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

"If I were strong enough, I wouldn't need to worry about so much."

The series of great victories won by Kirigakure boosted the overall morale of the village.

Facing Konoha and Sunagakure, they seemed to have gained the upper hand.

For a moment, everyone in Kirigakure became somewhat complacent and careless.

Uehara Shu knew that in the future, Kirigakure, the ninja world, and there were extremely powerful enemies.

Both can threaten one's life.

However, these big wins have made us a little complacent.

Now, Obito Uchiha's sudden revenge has made Uehara Osamu feel the pressure.

"The Third Mizukage and Master Yuan have placed all the blame on Konoha."

"The things Madara Uchiha did, and the things Obito Uchiha did, were all the same."

"Therefore, this plan was formulated for the future of Kirigakure."

"However, I am very clear about the truth."

"There's really not much to worry about in Konoha."

"The danger I need to worry about is whether Obito Uchiha will target me."

"Next, Obito Uchiha will definitely come to Kirigakure again."

“Besides controlling the future Fourth Mizukage, Obito Uchiha hates the entire Hidden Mist Village, so he will definitely target me, the blacksmith of the Hidden Mist Village.”

"After all, I can make Kirigakure stronger."

"However, they probably won't take the same approach as they did against the Third Mizukage."

"The forging island I'm on isn't on the edge of a village."

"The security around us is very tight."

"Senior Qing is still on Forging Island."

“Obito Uchiha definitely knows about the Byakugan, so he won’t come here easily.”

"They didn't even dare to let the Fourth Mizukage, whom they controlled, come over easily."

"More likely, they will deal with me indirectly."

Uehara Shu's eyes flickered.

"As long as it's not Obito Uchiha, Nagato, and Konan all rushing to the Forging Island to attack me at the same time, I don't need to be so wary of other methods."

"The chances of it threatening my life are slim; at most, it will just cause me trouble."

"If Obito Uchiha still had any sense, he would never have taken the approach of pushing through Kirigakure with Nagato."

"If the Tailed Beasts Collection Plan is exposed too early, and Nagato and the others' abilities are revealed, it will be much more difficult for Obito Uchiha to complete the Eye of the Moon Plan."

"Furthermore, the attack delivered after the Mizukage's death will surely still make Obito Uchiha wary."

"I should have time to improve my skills."

Regarding strength, Uehara Shu was very clear about what he lacked.

Uehara Shu has no shortage of ability, methods, and ninjutsu.

The only thing missing is the basic attributes.

You can get random attribute points by participating in the lottery.

These random attribute points can improve Uehara Shu's basic attributes.

The fact that Uehara Shu was able to advance from Chunin to Special Jonin so quickly was largely due to the fact that he obtained basic attribute points through the lottery.

After being promoted to Special Jonin, Uehara Shu has already done two 10-pull gacha pulls and one 20-pull gacha pull.

I gained more than thirty random attribute points.

"In fact, physical training, ninjutsu training, and even forging can all improve my basic attributes. With the help of random attribute points, I am not far from becoming a Jonin."

"If my judgment is correct, with another forty or so random attribute points, I should be able to raise my base attributes to the level of a Jonin."

"At that time, my overall strength was not bad."

"Overall strength: Jonin."

"With the addition of Nautilus, he will be even stronger than an ordinary Jonin."

"Once I dive into the water, even Obito Uchiha can't do anything to me."

"After all, intelligence plays a large part in determining Obito Uchiha's strength."

"Without the intelligence advantage, Obito Uchiha's strength will be greatly reduced."

"And I know the specifics of Obito Uchiha's abilities."

Uehara Osamu organized his thoughts.

My gaze once again fell upon the semi-transparent panel in front of me.

"My reputation has reached 1600, and it's not far from 2000."

"Hopefully next time, I can draw a better ninja tool blueprint."

"If this matter could be eliminated, it would be even better as it would interfere with the way I collect reputation."

Fire Nation.

battlefield.

The Hidden Mist Ninja Camp.

A small team of ninjas quickly entered the tent.

"Yakura-sama."

"What's the matter?"

Despite his advanced age, Yagura still maintains a small stature and looks like a teenager.

Even when they try to be authoritative, they don't have much of a deterrent effect.

However, the ninjas of Kirigakure knew Yagura's strength, methods, and personality, so they were very careful about their attitude when facing him.

People tend to care more about what they lack.

Like Yagura, because he doesn't look big enough, he hates being looked down upon and treated like a child.

"Lord Yagura, something terrible has happened in the village. Lord Mizukage has gone missing."

Yagura's expression suddenly changed.

"What do you mean?"

"I don't know. It seems like there were intruders in the village. After the Mizukage issued a martial law order with the ANBU ninjas, he disappeared without a trace. It's very likely that he has met with some misfortune."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

"Lord Yagura, it's true. I've come on Master Gen's orders. The Mizukage has disappeared without a trace. The village ninjas have been searching for him for a long time, but they haven't found any trace of him."

The ninja below said, "Therefore, Master Yuan sent me to the battlefield."

"Please give the order, Lord Yagura, to stabilize the situation on the battlefield and retreat to a safe area. Lord Yagura, please return to the village as quickly as possible. The village needs you."

"The Hidden Mist Village cannot be without shadows for even a day."

"And after the Mizukage disappeared, only you, Lord Yagura, are qualified to succeed him as Mizukage."

Yagura frowned.

When the ninja below said this, Yagura knew it couldn't be fake.

The Third Mizukage has truly disappeared.

Yagura's feelings became complicated.

On one hand, with the Third Mizukage missing at this time, Yagura knew that no one but himself could succeed him as Mizukage.

The old Seven Ninja of the Mist are no good.

Even now, the likes of Hibiki Juzo are not enough.

Master Yuan is too old; there's no point in him succeeding as Mizukage.

Yagura coveted the position of Mizukage.

Not just for himself, but also for the village.

Yagura did not entirely agree with the Third Mizukage's political views.

This includes, but is not limited to, the Village of Blood Mist.

Even before succeeding to the position of Mizukage, Yagura was already thinking about what kind of reforms he would make to the village and what changes would occur if he did take over.

However, the disappearance of the Third Mizukage was too sudden and too abrupt.

They suddenly disappeared.

No sign at all.

Just like the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure.

"It's too difficult to make the Kage of a large ninja village simply disappear into thin air."

Who can do that?

But Obito Uchiha, Nagato, and Konan were not ordinary people.

In the original storyline, Nagato single-handedly wiped out almost the entire Hidden Leaf Village.

Obito Uchiha orchestrated the Nine-Tails' rampage, leading to the deaths of Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze, and bringing Naruto Uzumaki an extremely tragic fate.

If the Third Mizukage had been even slightly careless, there was a high probability that he would have been killed by Obito and his two companions.

In the original storyline, Obito Uchiha brought Nagato and Konan to Kirigakure and lured Yagura to the edge of the village, where he directly subdued him.

Yagura was very worried about the situation in the village.

"I see."