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

But if Uehara Shu insists on annihilating Hozuki's clan as revenge, only then can he vent his anger.

Therefore, Genji would not oppose Uehara Osamu's opinion for the sake of the Hozuki clan.

Uehara Osamu smiled and shook his head.

"Elder Yuan, in your eyes, am I such a cruel and murderous person?"

“Every injustice has its owner, and every debt has its owner.”

“Those who want to kill me, of course I don’t want to see them continue to live.”

"But there are so many people in the Hozuki clan, not everyone is guilty."

"Let's deal with the Hozuki clan using the same strategy we used on the Blood Mist Village."

"Those who deserved to die, have all been killed."

“Those who shouldn’t be killed, stage their deaths, and then send them outside the village.”

Everyone arrived.

Genji and Uehara Shu entered the conference room.

"Everyone, even the victim, Xiu, has expressed his outrage at the extermination of the Hozuki clan, yet Yagura still insists on exterminating the Hozuki clan. This must be the work of the person behind the scenes who controls Yagura through the power of the All-Seeing Eye."

"It's not yet time to alert them, so we cannot disobey Yagura's orders."

"The Hozuki clan will be wiped out in the open."

"However, we want to send the innocent people, those who did not participate in the operation against Forging Island and who have no ill intentions towards Forging Island or the village, to a small island outside the village for resettlement."

"This matter requires everyone's cooperation to completely deceive Yagura."

Does anyone have any other opinions?

The group exchanged glances and shook their heads.

Genji and Uehara Shu came in together.

Since Master Yuan has said this, then he must have reached a consensus with Uehara Shu.

They had no reason to exterminate the Hozuki clan.

"Hozuki Izumo, come in for a moment."

As the master's voice fell.

Hozuki Izumo walked in.

Genji looked at Hozuki Izumo and said, "You will lead this operation. After it is successful, you will go to the Mizukage to take up a post. The Mizukage will value you highly."

"Yes, Master Yuan."

Hozuki Izumo nodded emphatically.

Everyone left one after another.

After the others had left, Hozumo turned back to Genji and Uehara Shu.

"Master Yuan, thank you."

"Lord Uehara, thank you."

Hozuki Izumo bowed deeply to the two of them.

Uehara Shu looked at Hozuki Izumo.

"When you proposed to exterminate the Hozuki clan and vehemently condemned their crimes, wasn't that actually a tactic of feigning retreat to advance?"

Previously, when Uehara Shu saw Hozuki Izumo, he showed a similar feeling to that of the Taketori Neko back then, but there were subtle differences. Now Uehara Shu understands.

The Bamboo Cutter Cat truly intends to exterminate the entire Bamboo Cutter clan.

Hozuki Izumo, on the other hand, wanted to use a strategic retreat to show others that not all members of the Hozuki clan were "bad," and that there were indeed "good" people in the Hozuki clan.

It's true that Izumo Hozuki harbors resentment towards the Hozuki clan.

Many people in the Hozuki clan dislike Izumo Hozuki.

However, Hozuki Izumo still has feelings for the Hozuki clan.

However, Yagura directly followed Hozuki Izumo's words and made a decision to exterminate the Hozuki clan.

This was beyond Hozumo Izumo's expectations.

Just when Hozuki Izumo was in despair, the meeting organized by Genji surprised and delighted him.

To everyone's surprise, Yagura, the Fourth Mizukage, had been controlled and turned into a puppet.

The good news is that almost all the village's higher-ups know this, but they don't expose it simply to avoid alerting the person behind the scenes, and are just cooperating with Yagura in his act.

Even better, the village's higher-ups did not intend to exterminate the Hozuki clan.

Including Osamu Uehara.

This made Hozuki Izumo feel both guilty and grateful towards Hara Shu.

Furthermore, they harbored even greater hatred for the Hozuki clan members who participated in the raid on Forging Island.

"Lord Uehara, I'm sorry."

Uehara Osamu waved his hand.

“You don’t need to apologize. You’re not the one who’s wrong. Those people from the Hozuki clan are the ones who are wrong. You are you. I won’t equate you just because you share the same surname.”

"They are the ones who are wrong."

After a pause, Uehara Shu said, "By the way, I have a Zanpakuto that is about to be completed."

"Lightning attribute, it should suit you."

"You can come with me to the Forging Island later to complete the ninja tool contract."

"If you can form a contract with your Zanpakuto, it should make the upcoming operations go more smoothly."

Hozumo's pupils suddenly contracted.

"Uehara-sama?"

In an instant, Hozuki Izumo's eyes reddened.

A strong sense of guilt, mixed with gratitude, lingered in my mind.

The Hozuki clan has committed a grave error.

Hozuki Izumo thought that Uehara Shu would take his anger out on him.

Unexpectedly, Uehara Shu showed no resentment towards him whatsoever, and even asked him to contract the newly forged Zanpakuto.

"Pfft!"

Hozuki Izumo knelt down directly in front of Uehara Shu.

A standard dogeza (a traditional Japanese kneeling gesture).

"boom!"

A sound rang out, the sound of a forehead hitting the ground.

"Lord Uehara, not only have you not held a grudge against me for the Hozuki clan's affairs, but you have also been so kind to me. From now on, my life belongs to you, Lord Uehara."

Uehara Osamu helped Hozuki Izumo up and smiled.

"Izumo, don't underestimate me. With my magnanimity, I wouldn't do something like taking my anger out on someone else."

"However, I've made a contract with your Zanpakuto, so I hope you won't let it down."

"Bring out their capabilities."

"Loyalty to the village."

"Fight for the village."

Hozuki Izumo nodded emphatically.

"Yes, Lord Uehara!"

"I will do my utmost!"

Immediately, Uehara Shu turned to Genji.

"Thank you, Senior Master Yuan."

"Izumo and I will return to the Forging Island first."

Master Yuan escorted the two to the door.

"Be careful and walk slowly."

Two figures came forward to meet them.

Ota and Kaguya springs.

"Your Excellency, Minister."

After the two stepped forward, they followed closely beside Uehara Shu.

Hozumo Izumo deliberately fell behind.

"Let's go back."

Chapter 215 Judging Them, Thor's Wrath

Hozuki Izumo felt guilty because of his identity as a member of the Hozuki clan.

Even though Hozuki Izumo was already fighting hard against the invaders of the Hozuki clan on Forging Island.

But in fact, both Kaguya Izumi and Ota witnessed Hozuki Izumo's actions at the time.

Moreover, Uehara Osamu knew that Hozuki Izumo had not participated in the Hozuki clan's actions.

If Hozuki Izumo were to participate, the Hozuki clan's actions would be much faster and more precise.

It was precisely because he knew that Hozuki Izumo had not betrayed him that Uehara Osamu granted Hozuki Izumo the right to form a contract of wrath by the Raijin.

Otherwise, Uehara Osamu could have given it to Kurosugi Raiga or Ringo Ameyuri.