The Hidden Mist Blacksmith, forging the glory of the Ninja Sword Style!

"How about letting Fuguki give it a try? Fuguki has quite a talent for water-style techniques, and his personality might even be favored by Nautilus."

"of course can."

Uehara Shu immediately understood the Third Mizukage's purpose in bringing Suigetsu Hozuki with him.

Now I know why Suigetsu Hozuki seems to be in a low mood.

The Hozuki clan wants to reclaim the Seven Ninja Swords.

Then Samehada, which is in the hands of Suigetsu Hobutsuki, is naturally one of them.

It is now clear that Samehada, which was in the hands of Suigetsu Hozuki, has been taken by the Hozuki clan.

A dignified elite Jonin couldn't even protect the ninja sword in his hand.

Even if Suigetsu Hozuki has a good mentality, he can't stand it.

"Lord Mizukage, please wait a moment while I go back and get it."

"No need to rush, it's okay to go slowly."

Soon, Uehara Shu returned with the Nautilus.

“Senior Fugu Demon, please, just a light touch of your finger will tell you whether we are compatible or not.”

Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon nodded.

Reach out and touch.

Nothing happens.

This is inevitable.

Nautilus has completed its contract with Hozuki Suigetsu.

Furthermore, the Nautilus is a special existence among the ninja tools created by Uehara Osamu. Without a contract, it is impossible to invoke the power of the Fish Dragon, which is equivalent to being unable to use it.

Currently, there are only two people who can use the power of the Nautilus.

One is Hozuki Suigetsu.

The other one is Uehara Osamu.

However, Uehara Shuu certainly couldn't tell anyone about the Nautilus and Hozuki Suigetsu's contract.

Therefore, when the Third Mizukage wanted to let Suigetsu Hozuki try it out, Uehara Osamu had no choice but to bring out the Nautilus.

"Minister Uehara, how is it?"

When Xigua Shanhetun Gui looked at Shang Yuanxiu, a hint of nervousness appeared in his eyes.

Uehara Shu shook his head.

"Unfortunately, no."

Suigetsu Hobutsu loosened his grip, a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

The Third Mizukage looked at Uehara Shu and said, "Shu, then Fuguki and I will take our leave now."

"Goodbye, Lord Mizukage."

"Goodbye, Fugu Demon Senior."

Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon replied.

"Goodbye, Minister Uehara."

Finally, I added another sentence.

"Thank you, Minister Uehara, for today."

"Senior, you're welcome."

An ANBU ninja rocked a small boat over, and the Third Mizukage and Suigetsu Hozuki boarded the boat.

Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon was still somewhat puzzled.

"Lord Mizukage, why did you agree to let the Hozuki clan take all seven Ninja Swords? Their reasons are completely untenable. The Second Hokage is the second lord of the village, and that great blacksmith is also the great blacksmith of the village."

"It doesn't belong to the Hozuki clan at all."

"That belongs to the entire village."

The Third Mizukage lowered his head and looked at the water's surface.

"The Hozuki clan possesses scrolls that can summon the seven ninja swords, so they can find an opportunity to take them away whenever they want. The village can no longer afford to experience civil war."

"Moreover, launching a civil war against the Hozuki clan on such grounds is not enough."

"in addition"

The Third Mizukage's tone suddenly became somewhat melancholic.

"The era of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen is over."

"From now on, Kirigakure will be the era of Zanpakuto and the Shinigami squads!"

Chapter 99 The Skeleton Emperor is Completed

“Pufferfish Demon, you have lost Samehada, but that may not necessarily be a bad thing for you.”

"The Zanpakuto that was repaired and forged is even better than the work of that great blacksmith from back then."

"You can see the changes in the Ten Treasures."

"Pufferfish Demon, if you wielded Samehada, do you think you could be a match for Yokura?"

Watermelon Mountain Pufferfish Demon thought for a while and then shook his head.

"I'm afraid that won't work. Yekura's abilities completely counter Water Release. The only fighting styles I can use against Yekura are Samehada, Needle-Head Senbon, and Hair-Needle Senbon."

"And these abilities only work when you are close to them."

"Yakura won't give me that chance."

"Even if Yekura gave me this opportunity, my methods would not be enough to defeat Yekura."

The Third Mizukage patted Suigetsu Hozuki on the shoulder.

"The Nautilus didn't work with you this time, but Xiu will create more ninja tools in the future, and there will definitely be one that works with you."

"At that time, your strength will be even greater than when you wield Samehada."

Uehara Shu officially began the forging of the Skeleton Emperor.

Using the newly developed chakra melting technique, they melted the metal.

The temperature in the entire forging chamber became extremely high.

When Biwa Juzo returned, he continued to serve as the gatekeeper.

Qing, on the other hand, periodically uses his Byakugan to observe the surroundings.

Pipa Juzo leaned against the wall by the door and glanced back.

"The ninja tools being forged this time may be somewhat different from those before."

After learning Fire Release and returning to Forging Island, Xiu spent some time studying it in the forging room.

"Therefore, the forging techniques he has improved are definitely higher than before."

"With advanced forging techniques, we can forge ninja tools of better quality."

A large mass of metal was placed into the furnace by Uehara Shu, and gradually softened under the high temperature.

"Chakra Fusion Technique!"

Uehara Shu stretched out his hands, and fire-attribute chakra surged forth.

In order to forge the Skeleton Emperor, Uehara Shu almost completely stopped all other parts of the project.

Daily physical and technical training.

Practice of water escape techniques.

For practical exercises.

It can be said that, apart from the necessary three meals a day and rest, Uehara Shu spent the rest of his time on metal smelting, staying in the forging room.

Time seemed to pass very slowly.

A monotonous job always makes people feel like each day is an eternity.

Uehara Osamu's work was not only tedious and boring, but also required him to maintain complete concentration.

At the end of the day, one is often extremely tired.

After dinner, I took a quick shower and went to bed.

When Qing returned from his inspection, he looked at Uehara Osamu's room, where the lights were already off.

"Shizo, has Xiu already rested?"

"rest."

Pipa Juzo nodded.

"I don't know what kind of ninja tool Xiu is going to forge this time, but it will definitely be very complicated. No time before, Xiu's forging has been as tiring and time-consuming as this time."

"That's what Pipa Juzo said."

Qing's eyes flickered.

"It might be related to the Hozuki clan."

"The Hozuki clan has already taken back all seven Ninja Swords."

"Even though the Hozuki clan fabricated a reason and obtained the Mizukage's approval, such behavior still made many people in the village dissatisfied."

"One reason is that the Hozuki clan could have foreseen this outcome, but they still did it anyway."

"They also refused to repair the nautilus."

"Another thing is that some unpleasant rumors have been circulating from the Hozuki clan recently."

Pipa Juzo frowned.