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

Uehara Osamu was very much looking forward to this.

These three points are actually just one thing: improving forging technology.

"Fourth, blue blueprints, one of six options, greatly increases my choices."

"The cost-effectiveness of a 40-pull will be much higher than that of a 20-pull or a 30-pull."

"I need to raise my reputation to 4000."

Uehara Osamu looked at the two blueprints he already had.

One of them is the blueprint for the Rotten Life Knife.

The other one is the blueprint for the Soul-Stealing Blade.

"In comparison, the Soul-Snatching Blade has a higher chance of finding a compatible user in Kirigakure."

"Absorb chakra, absorb ninjutsu, release ninjutsu."

"In other words, judging solely from attributes, ninjas who know chakra absorption techniques are more likely to be compatible."

"In Kirigakure, besides Kisame, there are other ninjas who can absorb chakra."

Suddenly, Uehara Osamu had an idea.

“I remember that in Kirigakure, there is a special bloodline limit called Dark Release.”

"It can absorb ninjutsu and return it to the other party."

"This is extremely similar to the attributes of the Soul-Snatching Blade."

"That ninja who possesses the Netherworld Release technique is named Nakayoshi."

"In the original story, he was killed by Hiruko and absorbed by the Oni-Garara technique."

"But this is a theatrical version."

"In the official version, Nakaji's ability is not Dark Release, but Sensory Ninjutsu."

Uehara Shu's eyes flickered.

"Which one is this Nakayoshi from Kirigakure now?"

"It's strange, but a bloodline limit ninja like Chukichi should have a pretty good presence in the village."

"But I've heard almost nothing about this ninja."

"It's like being in a war and not having fought or performed well."

A figure walked in.

"Your Excellency, Minister."

It is the Kaguya Spring.

They have successfully caught the fish that Uehara Osamu needed and returned with their haul.

As before, Uehara Shu dug a hole next to the orange tree and buried the fish in it.

Kaguya's spring water was very curious.

"Minister, what is this?"

For the past few days, Kaguya Izumi had suppressed her curiosity, but today she felt that Uehara Shu didn't mind watching this process, which resembled "fertilizing."

Unable to contain his curiosity any longer, he asked.

"Orange tree."

Uehara Osamu said, "It's a special orange tree that might be used as forging material in the future."

"By the way, Izumi, have you ever heard of the ninja Nakaji?"

Kaguya Izumi shook her head.

"never heard of that."

Then, he asked another question.

"Minister, should I investigate this?"

"Let's investigate."

"Yes, Minister."

Uehara Shu watched Kaguya Izumi's departing figure, his brows twitching slightly.

"That's the advantage of being in a position of power; no explanation is needed."

"Pass down the order,"

Even if you have doubts, you'll be more likely to guess than to ask.

"I don't need to answer why we need to investigate information about China and Kyrgyzstan, so I don't need to make excuses."

"And excuses are often lies."

Osamu Uehara dislikes lies.

One lie may require many more to cover it up.

Later on, the situation may very well become uncontrollable.

"If Zhongji's ability is indeed Netherworld Escape, then we can forge the Soul-Stealing Blade."

"With Thor's wrath and the reputation gained from the Soul Reaper, it should be close to 4000."

"Back then, I could easily reach 4000 by doing other things that boosted my reputation."

"Perform a second 40-pull!"

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.

night.

But it wasn't gloomy.

The bright moonlight shone down, shrouding the entire leaf in a layer of white gauze.

Most people were fast asleep.

Even though the situation in Konoha was already very bad.

But life must go on.

Not eating, drinking, or resting won't solve the problem.

This will only make the problem worse.

A secluded corner.

A woman lies in bed, her face contorted in pain.

Two figures stood to the side.

One was a medical ninja, and the other was Hiruzen Sarutobi's wife, Biwako Sarutobi.

Minato Namikaze stood anxiously at the entrance.

The day the Hokage's wife gave birth should have been something everyone eagerly anticipated.

However, due to the special nature of Jinchūriki, very few people know about them.

Kushina Uzumaki showed an extremely painful expression.

It's not just the pain of childbirth, but also the restlessness of the tailed beasts.

Compared to ordinary women in labor, Kushina Uzumaki endured far more.

But for the sake of Minato, Kushina Uzumaki did not feel it was painful.

Despite the intense pain, he even managed a smile.

Obito Uchiha remained expressionless.

"It really is happiness."

Chapter 220 Good News for the Master: The Nine-Tails' Rampage Erupts in Konoha

"Mangekyo Sharingan!"

Complex patterns appeared in Obito Uchiha's eyes.

An extremely powerful pupil force suddenly burst forth.

"who?"

Minato Namikaze, who was anxiously waiting at the entrance, suddenly seemed to sense something unusual.

The figure flashed.

Obito Uchiha was startled and his steps faltered.

And it was this tiny movement that Minato Namikaze caught.

Obito Uchiha's eyes flickered, and he quickly retreated.

"As expected of Minato-sensei, he's really alert."

"Having such strength, yet, something like what happened to Lin still occurred, and there was nothing that could be done."

"What use is such strength?"

The two clashed in an instant.

Obito Uchiha felt immense pressure.

Originally, Obito Uchiha thought that with Hashirama's cells, White Zetsu power, and a pair of Mangekyou Sharingan, Minato Namikaze would hardly pose a real threat to him.

Kamui's ability is that he's an expert at escaping.

However, when Minato Namikaze approached, Obito Uchiha felt the pressure.

Extreme movement speed.

Using his spatial abilities, he arrived in front of them in the blink of an eye.