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

Withdrawing his gaze, Uehara Shu returned to the forging room.

At this point, the forging work of the four blacksmiths was nearing its end.

The three blacksmiths chose to forge a katana.

One blacksmith chose to forge a long sword.

"Minister Uehara."

"Arafuneji, how are you?"

Huangchuan Er said, "Reporting to the minister, the forging skills of these blacksmiths are all quite good, and they each have their own strengths, but none of them are comprehensive enough to forge a scalpel on their own."

The second ship cannot be built on its own.

In terms of forging, it is slightly lacking.

However, apart from forging, the rest of the work can be done by Arasen II.

In other words, these four blacksmiths were older than Arafune, but their forging skills were not much better than Arafune's; more likely, they were about the same.

This is why Forging Island declined.

The impact from the Land of Iron is one aspect.

On Forging Island, the skill level of the blacksmiths is also a factor.

These four blacksmiths are among the more skilled ones.

The above is based on the "good" rating of the original blacksmith system.

Almost none of the blacksmiths on Forging Island are above the good level.

There isn't even one as exceptionally good as Uehara Osamu.

It's like there's an invisible bottleneck.

The limit to the number of blacksmiths on Forging Island is this upper limit.

Uehara Shu considered his situation.

If he hadn't been bound to the Forging Island and obtained the God's Hand, which boosted his forging skills to the master level, mastering the Chakra Fusion Technique and Breathing Forging Method wouldn't have been so easy.

Even if you have an idea, it would probably take dozens or even hundreds of times longer to draw it.

Even that is not necessarily something we can master.

"Besides talent, the inheritance system is also a major problem."

"The master blacksmith back then had no intention of passing on his forging skills."

"It only provided some technical concepts and names."

"There is no learning method."

This is equivalent to a ninja school teacher, when facing students, neither explaining ninjutsu nor showing them how to perform hand seals, but simply saying the name of a ninjutsu and having the students learn it.

No one but those with extraordinary talent can learn it.

Even for someone like Itachi Uchiha, Fugaku Uchiha had to explain and demonstrate the Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique to Itachi before Itachi could immediately learn it.

If Fugaku Uchiha had only told Itachi Uchiha the words "Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique," Itachi definitely wouldn't have been able to learn it.

"I finished!"

"I'm done too!"

The four of them completed the task in succession.

"Then let's conduct the test."

Uehara Shu glanced at Arafune.

"Arafuneji, put on the props!"

"Yes, Minister."

Immediately, Huangchuan Er pushed up a small cart, inside which were four large fish.

The knife-forging competition likes to use pigs.

However, pigs are relatively expensive and scarce in Kirigakure, so Uehara Shu used fish instead.

This fish is large and has hard scales, making it harder to chop than a pig.

"let's start."

The four blacksmiths exchanged glances; this was the first time they had ever seen such a brutal and bloody test.

However, there was no hesitation.

The four of them stepped forward at the same time.

"Ding!"

Uehara Shu heard a crisp sound and saw a katana forged by a blacksmith suddenly break in two when it touched the big fish.

Uehara Shu's eye twitched slightly.

"This sword-forging competition has really turned into a sword-breaking competition."

The corresponding blacksmith turned pale.

Clearly, he knew that his test results were terrible and that he had no chance.

Another katana got stuck in the bones of the big fish.

After being drawn, a small notch appeared on the katana.

Only that long knife cut the big fish in two.

However, it's not just about the quality of the knife; the person wielding it also needs to be strong.

"The Great Self of Tongcao"

From the beginning, Uehara Shu had a high opinion of this person, and as it turned out, he was right.

There aren't that many stories of people who initially went unnoticed but later made a comeback.

We moved on to the interview stage.

One-on-one interviews.

"Please give a brief introduction to your situation."

However, two blacksmiths who performed poorly during the forging process have already been eliminated from Uehara Osamu's list of those to be eliminated.

However, during the interview, Uehara Osamu changed his mind.

The successful katana blacksmith seemed to feel that the spot was already his, and took the initiative to bring up the issue of priority between him and Arafune, hoping that he could take the lead.

The reason given was that he was older and more experienced.

Then, requirements were set regarding the work content and environment.

To be honest, in Uehara Osamu's opinion, the requirements were somewhat demanding.

They don't seem to be here to "start a business," they seem to be here to "retire."

This greatly diminished Uehara Osamu's impression of him.

Meanwhile, another unsuccessful katana blacksmith happened to resonate with what Uehara Osamu cared about.

"Minister Uehara, I really need this job."

"I can't be a mission ninja."

“I have a large family that needs this income to support.”

"Besides forging, I can make a lot of other odds and ends."

"Minister Uehara, please."

Uehara Shu looked at the blacksmith in front of him.

This blacksmith's skill level ranks third among the four, but the attitude he displays is exactly what the forging island needs right now.

I entered the conference room.

"sit down."

"Thank you, Minister Uehara."

I sat down and hesitated for a moment.

"Minister Uehara, I actually prefer to be a mission ninja now. I want to improve my strength. The Tsubasa clan is just a small ninja clan. Before, we had Tsubasa Norihito supporting us."

"But now, Kusanagi no Yaijin is dead, and the blunt sword has been taken by the Hozuki clan."

"A blacksmith is not enough for me."

"Moreover, my talent is indeed better suited to combat ninja."

"It's just that I didn't like it before."

"But now, I have to support the Tongcao clan."

Uehara Osamu wasn't particularly surprised by what Tetsuya Taiga said.

From the very beginning, Uehara Shu could tell that Tsukusa Taiga's attitude was different from that of the other three blacksmiths.

What is your current skill level?

"Jonin".

Tetsuka Taiga said, "Over the years, I have mainly focused my energy on forging, but I haven't made much progress. After seeing Captain Uehara, I understand even more that I don't have enough talent in this area."

To be honest, I was a bit discouraged after seeing Uehara Osamu.

Despite my years of hard work, my forging skills are still just so-so.

Uehara Osamu, at such a young age, has already surpassed me by a great deal.

"it is good."

Uehara Osamu nodded.

"Since you don't want to be a blacksmith, I won't force you. Senior Wild Bait Man is also a senior I respect. But don't be in such a hurry to leave. Are you interested in making a deal?"