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

"what sound?"

Qing said.

"The villagers are dissatisfied with the Hozuki clan, but they can't actually take action against them, so they resort to verbal attacks."

"In this situation, they would think of Xiu's ninja tools."

"Compare the ninja tools that Xiu has trained with the Seven Ninja Swords."

"It's useless to say that even if the Hozuki clan gets back the Seven Ninja Swords, it's because the ninja tools that Shu forges are superior to the Seven Ninja Swords. The Seven Ninja Swords are already outdated."

"The Hozuki clan was naturally very dissatisfied with this."

"They plan to rise to power by relying on the Seven Ninja Swords."

"Therefore, a lot of unpleasant things were said."

"The ninja tools that Xiu used are no match for the Seven Ninja Swords."

"The forging skills I've improved are far inferior to those of the great forging master of yesteryear."

As he spoke, Ao paused for a moment and glanced at Pipa Juzo.

But he continued speaking.

"Those who say they are weak are only the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, not the Seven Ninja Swordsmen."

"The Seven Ninja Swords can only unleash their true power in the hands of the Hozuki clan."

"Say Xiu is just a clumsy latecomer."

Pipa Juzo's face turned very ugly.

These words from the Hozuki clan were not just aimed at Uehara Osamu.

Instead, they attacked Uehara Shu, the ninja tools he created, and all the former Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Pipa Juzo was one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

"What the hell does the Hozuki clan know!"

"Xiu's forging skills have long surpassed those of that great blacksmith from back then."

"The Blue Rose Sword is far superior to the Decapitation Blade."

"Even if they obtain the Seven Ninja Swords, the Hozuki clan will never rise to prominence."

"The ninja tools that will be forged in the future will be far more numerous and far stronger than the Seven Ninja Swords."

Even though he rarely swore, Pipa Juzo couldn't help but burst into a tirade.

As for the villagers verbally attacking the Hozuki clan first, Juzo Biwa didn't see anything wrong with it.

They were originally the village's Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

The Hozuki clan, relying on their status as descendants of Hozuki Gengetsu, forcibly seized him as their own.

As a result, Hozuki Gengetsu's reputation was also affected to some extent.

In this situation, what's wrong with the other villagers not attacking the Hozuki clan but only verbally abusing them?

The Hozuki clan has received such great benefits, and they won't allow others to speak out?

Even the neighboring Uchiha clan isn't this powerful.

"The Hozuki clan will definitely regret this later."

Pipa Juzo said, "To be honest, it's not that I don't respect the Seven Ninja Swords, but those seven swords are indeed only limited in strength."

"Using myself as an example, you can see it very clearly."

"The me who wielded the decapitation sword and the me who wielded the Blue Rose Sword are on completely different levels."

Qing nodded.

“Like you, Juzo, I also believe that Shu’s forging skills are already superior to those of that great blacksmith, and that his ninja tools are already superior to those of the Seven Ninja Swords. Perhaps this is why the Mizukage agreed to the Hozuki clan’s request.”

"It's just that in the future, both sides will definitely continue to be compared."

"Zanpakuto and the Seven Ninja Swords of Hozuki."

"The Death Squad and the Seven Ghosts of Hozuki."

Pipa Juzo looked at the house whose lights had already been turned off.

"I believe that Xiu's Zanpakuto will completely suppress the Seven Ninja Swords."

Ten days later, Uehara Shu finally completed the first step in forging the Skeleton Emperor: smelting.

As chakra seeped in, the metal ingot seemed to undergo some kind of qualitative change.

The luster looks noticeably different from before.

Even with your eyes closed, you can feel the difference in breathing.

"Next comes the forging."

Uehara Osamu swung the hammer.

"Lava Forging!"

A series of rhythmic knocking sounds emanated from the forging room.

Having just finished training and returning from the training ground, Ringo Ameyuri heard the sound and looked in the direction of the forging room.

"teacher."

"Ok?"

"How long will it take for Senior Xiu to complete this forging?"

"I do not know either."

Pipa Juzo shook his head.

“Senior Juzo, Chief Uehara must have only recently completed the smelting process and is now starting the forging. At this rate, it will probably take quite some time.”

Arafuneji stopped as he passed by and overheard Ringo Ameyuri and Biwa Juzo talking.

Compared to Hibiki Juzo and the others, Arafune was more interested in Uehara Shu's forging this time.

However, unlike others, what Biwa Juzo and the others were interested in was what kind of ninja tool Uehara Shuukai would create.

What Arafune was more interested in was Uehara Osamu's forging process.

"The smelting process alone took so long."

"Minister Uehara certainly didn't use the charcoal-magma smelting method."

"Could it be... the Chakra Fusion Technique?"

Huangchuan Er thought of a possibility.

“That’s right, it should be this. Uehara has already mastered the Breathing Forging Technique, so there’s no reason why he can’t master the Chakra Melting Technique. Metal that has been melted by chakra is a completely different thing.”

"All aspects of attributes will be improved."

Lava forging, thirty forgings!

Breath of Water, Water Drop Hammer, Sixty Forgings!

Breath of Water, Water Hammer, One Hundred Forges!

Compared to the time spent smelting, the time spent forging was less for Uehara Shuu.

It took four days to complete.

However, the Chakra Fusion Technique only put pressure on Uehara Shu's chakra control.

This training put pressure on Uehara Shu's stamina and muscles.

Uehara Shu felt his arm was incredibly sore and swollen.

"The subsequent shaping process also has to be completed by hammering."

"It still has to be molded in one piece."

Uehara Shu looked at the metal ingot in front of him.

"I hope this Skeleton Emperor won't disappoint me."

"High-level blueprints, advanced forging techniques, and it took me so much time."

"continue!"

Uehara Shu picked up the hammer again.

However, it is slightly different from the forging process.

Uehara Osamu took out another document.

A white bone.

Uehara took out his tools, first smashed the bone, then ground it into a fine powder.

The white powder needs to be hammered in while the metal ingot is being shaped.

As Uehara Shu ground the ink, the scene from the Skeleton Emperor Dimensional Material Dungeon involuntarily came to mind.

"Could this bone be the one from Barragan's body?"

The more Uehara Osamu looked at it, the more it seemed to resemble him.

What appeared before Uehara Osamu was a white skeleton.

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

"Ding!"

Ghost Lantern Island.

The high-ranking members of the Hozuki clan gathered together.

A scroll was placed in front of Hozuki Kazuhiko.

"Everyone, the Seven Ninja Swords have been retrieved."