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

Currently, Forging Island has two lines of defense.

One of them is the apparent guard of the forging island, Pipa Juzo.

The other obstacle was a squad of Anbu ninjas secretly guarding the area outside the forging island.

"Kisame, congratulations."

Kisame Hoshigaki was slightly taken aback.

"Xiu, you already knew?"

"However, it's not something to congratulate. My battle with Kakashi hasn't reached the point where a winner has truly emerged."

Kisame Hoshigaki said with some regret.

Juzo Biwa glanced at Kisame Hoshigaki.

"Among the younger generation, Kakashi Hatake is the number one genius in Konoha. Even in the entire ninja world, he is among the top. Kisame, it is already quite impressive that you were able to defeat Kakashi Hatake."

"The villagers have come to see Kisame as the future hope of Kirigakure."

"At this time, Kisame, you shouldn't underestimate yourself."

Kisame Hoshigaki's expression turned serious.

"Yes, Senior Juzo."

Then, Kisame Hoshigaki looked at Osamu Uehara.

"But this is all thanks to the Kiriichimonji that was repaired and crafted."

"Without Kiriichimonji, I might not be a match for Kakashi."

"Kiriichi's ability to write characters is really too strong."

"And it suits my ninjutsu very well."

In Kisame's view, Kirito's Ichimonji ability and his own chakra absorption technique were a perfect match. If he could master long-range water-style chakra absorption techniques, it would be even more perfect.

Upon hearing this, Uehara Shu was basically certain that the sudden increase in his reputation came from Kisame Hoshigaki's side.

"Kisame, could you tell me about the mission in detail?"

"no problem."

Now that the mission is over, there is no longer any need to keep it a secret.

Furthermore, Kisame Hoshigaki also wanted to share with Osamu Uehara.

Osamu Uehara didn't have many friends, only Kisame Hoshigaki.

Kisame Hoshigaki only had one friend, Osamu Uehara.

"The Mizukage gave Zabuza and me a mission: to defeat Kakashi Hatake and Asuma Sarutobi of Konoha."

"When Zabuza and I arrived at the battlefield, the ANBU ninjas had already prepared the conditions for us."

"My first opponent was Sarutobi Asuma."

"I quickly gained the upper hand."

"However, Zabuza lost to Kakashi Hatake."

"Zabuza and I have switched opponents."

"Compared to Sarutobi Asuma, Hatake Kakashi is much stronger. I gained the advantage by trading blows, and that was thanks to Kiriichimonji."

"But unfortunately, when Sarutobi Asuma was in dire straits, a Konoha ninja who was secretly protecting Sarutobi Asuma intervened and used explosive tags to isolate the battlefield."

"Our battle ended without a clear conclusion."

Kisame Hoshigaki paused for a moment after speaking.

"To be honest, I'm somewhat disappointed in Sarutobi Asuma."

"Before embarking on the mission, I read about Sarutobi Asuma. I felt that although Sarutobi Asuma was not as good as Hatake Kakashi, he was, after all, the son of the Hokage."

"However, after actually fighting him, I found that in terms of strength, Sarutobi Asuma was not bad, but in terms of mentality, he was far from being a qualified ninja. He was far too lacking."

"And I heard them say that the Konoha ninja in the shadows was deliberately arranged by the Hokage."

"This made my impression of Sarutobi Asuma even worse."

"Konoha's situation is not much better than our Kirigakure. They are besieged on multiple fronts. Under these circumstances, they even specially arranged for such a strong ninja to be secretly responsible for protecting Sarutobi Asuma."

"That's such a waste."

"If you're so afraid of danger, why go to the battlefield?"

The ninjas who emerged from the Village of Blood Mist held such behavior in even greater contempt than ordinary ninjas.

As a ninja, what is there to fear about death?

Bloodshed, fighting, and death—aren't these all perfectly normal things?

If you're afraid of even this, what kind of ninja are you?

If you're so afraid of dying, then just be an ordinary person.

Kisame Hoshigaki couldn't understand it.

Uehara Shu's brow twitched slightly.

In the original storyline, no such information about Asuma was mentioned.

However, Uehara Shu remembered that Asuma went to the capital of the Land of Fire a long time ago and served as one of the guardian ninjas of the Land of Fire's daimyo.

Now, hearing Kisame Hoshigaki's words, Uehara Osamu felt that it might be related to this matter.

"The Hokage is a bit selfish; the Mizukage wouldn't be like that."

The Third Mizukage introduced the policy of the Bloody Mist Village, which caused a lot of bloodshed and unnecessary casualties.

However, one thing the Third Mizukage did well was that he didn't apply double standards.

The Third Mizukage treated the young ninjas in the village the same way.

Even the Third Mizukage's own clansmen and descendants had to go through the elimination process in the Blood Mist Village to become qualified ninjas; no shortcuts were provided for them.

This is a very important reason why many people in Kirigakure are dissatisfied with the policies of the Blood Mist Village, but the voices questioning the Third Mizukage are not very strong.

Juzo Biwa said, "In the past, Shinnosuke Sarutobi also had Konoha ANBU ninjas secretly protecting him."

"That Hokage was indeed very good to his child."

Kisame Hoshigaki suddenly remembered something.

"Oh right, on the way back, I also saw a thunder sword. I thought it was Kurosuki Raiga-senpai, but I didn't expect that the one using the thunder sword was actually Taketori Hikaru-senpai from the Taketori clan."

"Senior Juzo, is Senior Raiga alright?"

Kisame Hoshigaki had great respect for the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Even after the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist suffered a crushing defeat, the same was true.

Unlike the other villagers, Kisame Hoshigaki did not ridicule, belittle, or say hurtful things to the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist because of their defeat.

Instead, they still maintained respect for the members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Pipa Juzo remained silent for a while.

"I don't know, I haven't seen Raiga in a long time."

"But Hikaru Taketori is no good. Kisame, you'd better keep your distance from the Taketori clan in the future. Hikaru Taketori caused trouble on Forging Island last time."

"They didn't leave until the ANBU ninjas sent by the Mizukage arrived."

Kisame Hoshigaki's pupils contracted, and he instinctively pressed his hand against the hilt of Kiriichimonji's sword.

Juzo Biwa noticed Kisame Hoshigaki's actions and nodded slightly.

Then, when he looked at Kisame Hoshigaki, his expression changed.

Chapter 40 The era of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen has passed.

Loquat Juzo knows about dried persimmon Kisame.

Outstanding young people.

Along with Zabuza, he is known as one of the twin stars of the Bloody Mist Village.

Juzo Biwa also knew that Kisame Hoshigaki was a friend of Osamu Uehara.

However, when it comes to the word "friend," Hibiki Juzo has little trust in it.

In the ninja world, betrayal between friends is a perfectly normal thing.

Especially the Hidden Mist Village.

Under the Blood Mist Village policy, countless friends have turned against each other.

However, upon seeing Kisame Hoshigaki and hearing Hikaru Taketori's reaction to the blacksmith island, Juzo Biwa's trust in Kisame increased somewhat.

"Is Taketori Hikaru causing trouble on Forging Island?"

"Because of what?"

But Kisame Hoshigaki soon realized it.

"Because of Kiriichimonji?"

"Xiu, are you alright?"

Uehara Shu shook his head.

"It's alright. Senior Juzo was guarding outside the forge at the time, and the ANBU ninja sent by the Mizukage arrived just in time. Taketori Hikaru probably didn't get the ninja sword from me, so he turned to the Raito."

Juzo Biwa said, "The Mizukage knows that Taketori Hikaru obtained the Raiga. Raiga should be fine, otherwise news would definitely have spread."

"I just hope that Taketori Hikaru won't tarnish the Raito."

As he spoke, Juzo Biwa couldn't help but think of the guillotine.

He silently wondered who would be the next wielder of the Executioner's Blade.

Juzo Biwa was overjoyed to receive the Blue Rose Sword.