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

"First, we need to complete the development of the Immortal Technique Refinement Technique."

"After that, by recruiting blacksmiths and guards, we can gain a wave of reputation until we can participate in the lottery."

"When I possess excellent forging skills, with the added benefits of Forging Island and the Divine Hand, I am likely to break through to mastery or higher."

"In that case, gaining reputation with blacksmiths will be even more effective."

"This is the only way to gain reputation this time."

"After all, it's almost impossible for Peach Fairy's Garden Box to give me a reputation boost."

"At least in the short term, that will be the case."

Uehara Shu didn't want others to know about the abilities of the Peach Master's Garden Box.

"Unless an intruder manages to infiltrate Forging Island."

After completing the creation of Peach Sage's Garden Box, Uehara Shu devoted all his energy to researching the art of refining immortal techniques, and his life became a monotonous routine.

"Natural energy converges here."

"It appears to be an irregular movement."

"But actually, it's like a lump of liquid."

"It will be affected by gravity to a certain extent."

"Airflow also has an impact on it."

"It's like a pool of water."

"I cannot control these natural energies, but can I guide them?"

Apart from water-style ninjas, no one else can manipulate water.

However, water can also be controlled.

For example, putting water into a container.

For example, give a water pipe and let the water flow along the pipe.

"Peach Immortal's immortal techniques cannot absorb the natural energy of this world, but guiding it is no problem."

After finding a solution, Uehara immediately put it into practice.

"Guiding natural energy into the state of flowing water."

"And I, in turn, hone the ninja sword within the flowing natural energy."

Uehara Osamu took out a ninja sword and placed it on the polishing workbench.

"start!"

A sharpening sound rang out.

Uehara Shu picked up the ninja sword and his eyes lit up.

"Just as I expected."

"This polishing effect is much better than ordinary polishing."

"During the polishing process, natural energy not only makes the ninja sword smoother and sharper, but also penetrates into it."

"This proves that my thinking is correct."

"If we continue in this manner, we will definitely be able to successfully research the art of refining immortal techniques!"

While Uehara Osamu was engrossed in studying the art of forging.

The country of soup.

Orochimaru finally arrived at the location where the Taketori Neko might be.

A small town.

The Land of Hot Water has no ninja village of its own.

It existed a long time ago, but it's gone now.

The main problem is that the daimyo of Yu-no-Kuni has come to his senses.

Given its circumstances, major powers are unlikely to be interested in it.

Aside from hot springs, there are almost no other resources worth having.

The vast majority of wars were caused by ninja villages.

Then we might as well just abolish the ninja villages.

The result was exactly as the daimyo of Yu-no-Kuni had predicted.

After the ninja village was gone, the Land of Hot Springs fell into peace.

Like the Land of Iron, it became a neutral country.

However, unlike other lands, the Land of Iron relies on its own strength and ninja tool industry.

The Kingdom of Tang, on the other hand, relies on simply giving up.

"I don't have any ninjas, so you can't hit my ninjas."

The Land of Hot Springs achieved peace through this tactic.

However, this does not mean that there are no problems within the Land of Hot Water.

The nobility was tyrannical, the officials were corrupt, and cults were rampant.

The reason why the Bamboo Cutter Cat chose the Land of Hot Springs.

One reason is that this place is relatively close to the Land of Water, so if anything happens to Kirigakure, I can provide timely support.

Another point is that after the Taketori Neko awakens the Shikotsumyaku bloodline limit, it will feel pain when using this bloodline limit.

Soaking in the hot springs of Yu-no-kuni (the land of hot springs) can relieve some of the pain.

The heat is steaming.

The entire body of the bamboo cat was submerged in the hot spring water, with only its head showing.

The cat-like creature was analyzing the information it had recently obtained.

"The Third Mizukage has disappeared; it is suspected to be the work of Orochimaru from Konoha."

"Yagura succeeds as the fourth Mizukage."

This news made the Taketori Neko (a mythical cat) feel rather down.

At the beginning, the Taketori Neko only cared about the village and was absolutely loyal to the Third Mizukage. No matter what the order was, the Taketori Neko would carry it out.

But now, the concept of the bamboo-trawler cat has changed.

However, the cat-like creature still felt grateful to the Third Mizukage.

The suggestion was made by Osamu Uehara.

Some members of the bamboo plough were preserved to prevent the clan from being wiped out.

However, the Third Mizukage's consent is required.

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter and the Cat: The Story of the Three Generations of Mizukage.

Furthermore, now that Yagura has taken over, Taketori Neko, like Kaguya Shinsui, is worried about Yagura's attitude towards the Kaguya clan.

Orochimaru of Konoha

The cat-like creature blamed all its bad moods on Orochimaru.

Just at this time.

A figure walked in.

"The Cat Taker".

After seeing the Taketori Neko and confirming its identity, Orochimaru felt a surge of excitement.

Even though Orochimaru was already a highly experienced veteran ninja.

However, Orochimaru lost face in almost the entire ninja world after being defeated by Yagura and others.

Moreover, Orochimaru was well aware that if he didn't achieve something significant enough to overturn the situation, his chances of succeeding as Hokage would be far lower than Minato Namikaze's.

People from Konoha are all like that.

One failure can negate all previous achievements.

Taketori Neko, a rogue ninja from Kirigakure.

Regardless of whether the Cat of the Bamboo Cutter truly betrayed Kirigakure.

There are hidden reasons behind the extermination of the bamboo troupe clan.

The cat that takes the bamboo cutter may just be a scapegoat on the surface.

However, the dragon bone in the hands of the bamboo cat was genuine.

This is a Zanpakuto.

Orochimaru didn't expect the Taketori Neko to cooperate with him. If they didn't cooperate, he would just kill the Taketori Neko and take the Dragon Bone.

By obtaining and studying Zanpakuto, one will not be so passive when facing Zanpakuto again in the future.

Instead, they are able to find solutions.

At the same time, information about the blacksmiths of Kirigakure can also be obtained from the bamboo cat.

"Orochimaru?"

The cat-like creature was startled when it saw the person walking in.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes narrowed slightly.

A moment of hesitation crossed the mind of the bamboo-cutter cat.

The first thing the bamboo-cutter cat wanted to do was make a move.

The incident involving the Third Mizukage instilled in the Taketori Neko an extreme hatred for Konoha and Orochimaru.

However, the Taketori Neko was worried that if he attacked Orochimaru, Orochimaru would suspect the truth behind the massacre of the Taketori clan.