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

"But now, my strength has improved."

"And he's even learned Fire Release; perhaps we should go check him out."

"I can't stay for too long, but going once is still no problem."

"If I want my forging skills to reach an excellent level overall, this is an area that must be improved."

Uehara Osamu stepped out of the forging room and into the passage leading to the Earth's core.

One step at a time, down the stairs.

The more rain falls, the higher the surrounding temperature becomes.

Even if he does nothing, the high temperature will make Uehara Shu sweat profusely.

"Clap!"

Sweat evaporates immediately upon hitting the ground, turning into water vapor.

At the point of impact, a white mark was left behind.

It is the salt in sweat.

"Half an hour."

"I can't stay any longer."

"It can cause severe dehydration."

Uehara Shu's expression turned somewhat serious.

Finally, a platform came into Uehara Shu's view.

This is the deepest part of Forging Island.

A circular platform.

Located in the very center.

Intense heat waves condense and entwine here, almost materializing.

Uehara Osamu arrived on the platform.

"Special fluctuations?"

When it comes to the word "ripples," the first thing that comes to mind for Uehara Osamu is the Ripple from the JOJO world.

But clearly, in this world, a substitute cannot exist.

“Besides chakra and heat, there seems to be another kind of energy.”

Upon realizing this, a name automatically surfaced in Uehara Shu's mind.

"Natural energy".

In the world of Naruto, there are only two kinds of extraordinary energy.

One is chakra, and the other is natural energy.

If the energy that Uehara Osamu sensed wasn't chakra, then it was most likely natural energy.

"If this polishing technique is infused with natural energy, it is indeed extraordinary and can bring additional effects."

"However, natural energy is very dangerous."

Uehara Osamu had no intention of trying it lightly.

Even in places like Mount Myoboku, where there has been a long-standing tradition of studying natural energy, many toads that absorb natural energy have encountered accidents and turned into stone.

This demonstrates the dangerous nature of natural energy.

"However, if it's not inhaled, it should be fine."

"We can look into it first."

Uehara Shu closed his eyes and began to feel it intently.

A ninja enters the tent.

"Lord Danzo."

Danzo sat upright in his chair, with an expression that suggested he was strategizing and winning battles from afar.

"How's it going?"

The ninja below replied.

"Reporting to Lord Danzo, the Kirigakure ninja have reported that Juzo Biwa has left. According to the information provided by Sunagakure, Juzo Biwa has likely gone there to confront Pakura."

"Yagura and Suigetsu Hobutaki are still here."

Danzo's eyes flickered.

Where is Kisame Hoshigaki?

"Kisame Hoshigaki and Suigetsu Hozuki are together."

This was Yagura's arrangement.

On the battlefield in the Land of Fire, Yagura took on the role of commander.

Just like Danzo on the other side.

In Yagura's view, Kisame Hoshigaki's abilities and Suigetsu Hozuki's abilities are a perfect match.

Therefore, they arranged for two people to work together.

Danzo frowned slightly.

"We need to find a way to separate them."

"To obtain a ninja sword, the Kiriichimonji in Kisame's possession is the easiest."

"After all, among the current Shinigami squad members in Kirigakure, Kisame Hoshigaki is the weakest."

Danzo was very interested in the ninja sword.

I really want to acquire a ninja sword to study.

And, capture a member of the Grim Reaper squad to obtain information about the blacksmith behind him.

the other side.

Orochimaru also became interested in the ninja sword.

After all, Orochimaru's defeat was largely due to the appearance of his Zanpakuto.

If it were just Yagura alone, he wouldn't have been able to lose.

"Kiriichimonji, Water Dragon Possession, Blue Rose Sword"

Orochimaru's interest in the Zanpakuto had, for a time, surpassed his interest in the experiments.

Orochimaru arrived at the Hokage Building.

"Sarutobi-sensei, I'd like to go out for a bit."

"Get out? Where?"

"I want to go find the bamboo-cutting cat."

Orochimaru said, "That Taketori Neko stole the Zanpakuto Ryukotsu and killed many members of the Taketori clan. He was labeled a rogue ninja by Kirigakure and must harbor resentment towards Kirigakure."

"Perhaps we can get some information about Zanpakuto, the Shinigami squad, and the blacksmith from the Taketori Neko."

"To defeat Kirigakure, the Zanpakuto is a problem that must be solved."

Hiruzen Sarutobi thought for a moment.

"That's fine."

"However, that Bamboo Cat is extremely vicious and its strength is also quite remarkable. Orochimaru, be careful. You probably won't be able to summon Manda to fight for you for a while, right?"

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Orochimaru nodded.

Given Manda's current situation, if Orochimaru summons Manda, Orochimaru will be the first to attack.

However, Orochimaru was not afraid.

There's just no way to get Manda to fight for me.

Leave Konoha.

Orochimaru arrived at a post town outside the village.

Enter the tavern.

"I need information on the location of the Bamboo Cutter Cat."

Every ninja village has its own intelligence system.

For ninjas, intelligence is of paramount importance.

However, the situation with the bamboo cat is a little different.

They do not belong to the ninja village faction.

Therefore, Konoha's intelligence system will not devote much effort to this aspect.

In comparison, bounty hunters' intelligence systems are more interested in beings like the Bamboo Cutter Cat.

A powerful rogue ninja.

If you kill him, you can go to Kirigakure and claim a huge bounty.

Instead of killing, you can recruit or hire them.

Normally, hiring such a powerful ninja from a ninja village would cost an extremely high price.

As for rogue ninjas, they can be hired at a relatively low price.

This is why Kakuzu is so popular in the world of wandering ninjas.