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

It's more like, as expected.

"This tree belongs to the citrus family. I wonder what kind of fruit it will produce."

"But it seems like something's missing."

"I only just figured out the whole story."

"Then wouldn't I be a rogue ninja?"

Soil, water, sunlight, natural energy.

This is a gathering place for rogue ninja.

Uehara Osamu frowned and began to think.

Hozuki Izumo proved his loyalty to the village through his actions.

This search will certainly come to nothing.

"instant."

Instead, he took the initiative to come to the front of Suigetsu Hozuki.

"According to the theory of immortal plant cultivation, this orange tree is still lacking nutrients for life energy."

A Hidden Mist ninja approached, glanced down, and said in a mocking tone, "Falling from such a height, Hozuki Mangetsu would surely die."

The three people who followed Hozuki Mangetsu will never be able to open their eyes again.

"One wrong step can lead to a huge mistake."

“If you make this choice, Full Moon, I can be your fallback and your upline. When conditions allow you to return to the village, I can vouch for you.”

After Peach Fairy created the Garden Box, it attracted a lot of natural energy.

"The problem of natural energy can actually be solved."

"We failed our mission!"

The next moment, the body crashed heavily to the ground.

"But there is more freedom."

That is, the direction closer to the land of rivers.

The tree also expanded at an extremely rapid pace.

The pufferfish demon nodded.

It stopped when it reached a height of two meters.

"Defection?"

The surname Hozuki ended its own fate in a rather "unpleasant" way.

Neither Hozuki Mangetsu nor his body were found.

"Lord Fugu Demon, will your promise remain valid indefinitely?"

Yagura also rewarded Hozuki Izumo for this loyalty.

When they returned to the pufferfish demon, the ninja leading the group lowered his head very low.

"He attacked and killed someone from the same village, and he was Minister Uehara, who made great contributions to the village and was extremely important."

"It has absorbed natural energy."

The other conditions inside the cave are not suitable for plant growth.

"Becoming a rogue ninja means you won't have such stable living conditions; the outside world will inevitably be very dangerous."

"So this is the ninja environment outside the ninja village? It's really harsh."

This is Yagura's arrangement for Hozuki Izumo.

Hozuki Mangetsu flew up backwards.

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"Alright, I choose to become a rogue ninja."

A beam of light pierced straight through Hozuki Shun's body.

"Water escape, water dragon bullet technique!"

A water dragon suddenly rushed towards the direction where Hozuki Mangetsu was.

“Natural energy will flow through this pipe and into this area.”

"But we must see him alive or dead."

One reason is that it's not very necessary.

Hozuki Izumo arrived at the front lines but did not stay long before returning to Kirigakure.

But in reality, Hozuki Izumo was not loyal to Yagura.

When the Hozuki clan refused Uehara Osamu's ninja tools, Hozuki Mangetsu went to the Forging Island to apologize.

Hozuki Mangetsu was also well aware of Uehara Shu's contributions to the village and his significance to it.

"Only by receiving nourishment from life energy can one be considered complete."

Suddenly, the other party made a move.

As Uehara Osamu sat under the orange tree, he felt as if the air itself had become softer.

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It has become a mouthpiece for rebels.

"However, it is not suitable to continue cultivating them within the Garden Box."

"Let's cultivate this orange tree first and see how it goes."

“Arrange for the innocent members of the Hozuki clan to fake their deaths and escape to a safe area.”

If you're going to put on a show, you might as well go all the way.

Uehara Osamu scanned the area and then identified a location.

After Uehara Shu opened up the passage, it was clear that the orange tree's vitality seemed to have increased.

A figure appeared; it was Hozuki Izumo.

Hozuki Mangetsu pondered for a while.

"So now, you have two choices."

All signs of life vanished in an instant.

One reason is that these people are all "insiders" of the pufferfish demon.

"I can give you a brief explanation."

"How could they do something so outrageous?"

"If that's the case, then I probably wouldn't have had the chance to find out about it. I would have been killed before I did."

"You're right."

As fellow wandering ninjas, they rarely show any mutual respect or sympathy.

Whether we say it or not, it won't affect how things are handled afterwards.

Hozuki Mangetsu's figure plummeted straight down into the valley, taking Hiramekarei with him.

"Furthermore, if you become a rogue ninja, many people from other forces will want to contact you, and you can obtain some information that is valuable to the village."

Even his loyalty to the master was much higher than his loyalty to Yagura.

First, it's impossible for Hozuki Mangetsu to reveal that some members of the Hozuki clan faked their deaths and escaped.

“That’s right, I can create an opportunity for you to escape. With so many Hozuki clan members on the front lines, it’s actually quite normal for some to escape successfully.”

Hozuki Mangetsu's figure had already arrived in another direction of the Land of Fire.

The person he was truly loyal to was Uehara Osamu.

Once outside, Uehara Shu's figure recovered at an extremely fast pace.

The blades swayed.

"Then you can escape now. I will arrange for people to hunt you down. You will go through a difficult process to successfully escape the pursuit, and you will be injured."

"I made a suggestion to Lord Mizukage."

To cultivate orange trees, Uehara Osamu demolished all the nearby wooden houses, leveled the land, and built a wall around them, turning it into a huge yard specifically for planting.

"From now on, I am the future of the Hozuki clan!"

"But Minister Uehara and Elder Yuan Shi felt that innocent people should not be implicated, and that killing those who deserved to die was enough."

They left the Garden Box with the tree in their hands.

Hozuki Mangetsu doesn't want any innocent members of his family to be killed.

"Because it's a tube, it's easy to control the concentration of natural energy."

In other words, Hozuki Mangetsu was able to escape successfully only with the help of these Hozuki clan members and through their self-sacrifice.

"I've lost the opportunity to make a name for myself in the ninja world."

Near the residential area, not far from the wooden house built by Shangyuan, there are several vacant houses around it. Apart from the natural energy, the conditions are quite good.

"Resting under this orange tree has such an effect."

"It's all because of those narrow-minded and petty radicals in your family that you were influenced."

Uehara Osamu walked out of the courtyard.

Hozuki Mangetsu carried Hiramekarei on his back, using bandages to bind and disguise himself.

"There will be a qualitative change."

"Therefore, the Mizukage ordered the annihilation of the Hozuki clan."

Hozuki Mangetsu has deep feelings for the Hozuki clan.