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

"The Kaguya clan and Kirigakure had many conflicts, and as a result, the Kaguya clan disappeared, and the remaining members became the Kaguya clan."

"The Hozuki clan and Kirigakure are currently also at odds."

"If we can push for this, and make the Hozuki clan, like the Taketori clan, exacerbate the conflict between the Hozuki clan and Kirigakure, it would be a very good thing for other ninja villages."

"Shimura Danzo of Konoha is very good at this kind of thing."

"Even the conflict between the Uchiha clan and Konoha itself has become increasingly intense under the instigation of Shimura Danzo."

"It perfectly inherited the Second Hokage's hostility towards the Uchiha clan."

"They keep calling the Uchiha a born evil clan."

"For Danzo Shimura, stirring up conflict between the Hozuki clan and Kirigakure should be a piece of cake, as long as he can find an opportunity to break through."

Sand Hidden Village.

Luo Sha looked worried.

The stronger Kirigakure becomes, the worse the situation becomes for Sunagakure.

After all, they are two ninja villages that are currently fighting.

Not only are the current able-bodied ninja no match for Kirigakure, but even the future of the young ninjas is no match for Kirigakure.

Luo Sha felt that the future was bleak.

"Right now we have Pakura and me, but what about in the future? Who can Sunagakure rely on?"

Luo Sha really didn't expect this.

Both the ball and the maki are too mediocre.

Luo Sha pondered for a long time.

"The Hidden Mist Village rose to prominence thanks to its blacksmiths."

"Then why can't my Sunagakure rise to power by relying on puppeteers?"

"Even without Sasori of the Red Sand, my Sunagakure should be able to train other puppeteers."

"You don't need to know how to make puppets, you just need to be able to manipulate them."

That same day, Rasa arrived at Chiyo's residence.

I went up and knocked on the door. It was Ebizo who opened it.

A figure in Sunagakure similar to Danzo of Konoha.

Chiyo's younger brother.

"Kazekage-sama."

"Senior Ebizo, I would like to see Senior Chiyo. There is something very important I need to discuss with you."

Ebizo looked back.

"I'll go ask, but Lord Kazekage, don't get your hopes up too high."

Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi frowned deeply, his mood extremely bad.

Kisame Hoshigaki has regained his title as the number one among the younger generation, so it's not a big problem.

Danzo was defeated, so it's not a big problem.

Kirigakure has found a potential successor to the Mizukage, so the problem isn't too serious yet.

After all, Konoha already has Minato Namikaze.

Konoha has no shortage of Kage-level ninjas.

I, Jiraiya, and Orochimaru are all examples of this.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi could not accept that Shinnosuke Sarutobi had lost an arm.

Hiruzen Sarutobi placed high hopes on Shinnosuke Sarutobi.

It's been like this since Sarutobi Shinnosuke was very young.

We will give it our all.

All kinds of resources are being invested.

And Sarutobi Shinnosuke's performance did not disappoint Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Among his peers in Konoha, he can be considered exceptionally good.

Of course, this is related to the fact that there were no outstanding talents among Sarutobi Shinnosuke's peers.

Just like basketball drafts, there are big years and small years.

A great number of talented people emerge in the year.

They were all among the Five Tiger Generals, including Lü Bu and Dian Wei.

Even a Pan Feng would be hard to find on a small New Year.

Xing Daorong from Lingling was capable of serving as a commander.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was a seasoned ninja, so he knew very well what kind of impact losing an arm would have on a ninja, and if it couldn't be reattached, his strength would inevitably decline.

"New help"

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly finished processing the day's documents and headed towards the medical department.

A medical ninja arrived.

"Hokage-sama."

"How is Shinnosuke doing?"

The medical ninja sighed.

"I'm sorry, Lord Hokage, I've done my best."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's heart skipped a beat, and his face darkened.

The medical ninja continued, "We used all our strength, but we couldn't save Shinnosuke's arm."

Hiruzen Sarutobi remained silent for a while.

"I gonna go see."

"Lord Hokage, over here."

Hiruzen Sarutobi entered the ward.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke lay on the hospital bed, his face pale. Hearing the sound, he quickly looked up.

"Father"

"Don't move, take good care of your injury."

Hiruzen Sarutobi approached.

"Father, my arm is gone."

A look of horror crossed Sarutobi Shinnosuke's face.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to become a qualified ninja in the future."

Sarutobi Shinnosuke is a typical ninja who uses ninjutsu.

Most ninjutsu require hand seals.

Most hand seals require two hands.

Losing an arm means that Shinnosuke Sarutobi can no longer use many of the ninjutsu he previously mastered.

Unless it's Sarutobi Shinnosuke who can develop the technique of hand seals with one hand.

However, this is a very difficult thing.

Especially considering that Sarutobi Shinnosuke's strength is based on many ninjutsu.

Even though Sarutobi Shinnosuke developed all his ninjutsu into one-handed hand seals, his strength still decreased significantly compared to before.

It's fair to say that Sarutobi Shinnosuke's potential is far less than it used to be.

It's even weaker than when Kisame lost Kiriichimonji.

"Don't worry about your injury, you'll be fine."

"Shin-no-suke, as ninjas, we should never give up hope."

Don't be discouraged.

Hiruzen Sarutobi comforted Shinnosuke Sarutobi.

However, Hiruzen Sarutobi himself felt that Shinnosuke Sarutobi could not reach the level he had hoped for.

"Dried persimmon Kisame!"

"Sword of Wisdom!"

"Kihidden Mist Village!"

"And that blacksmith."

"If you hurt Shinnosuke, I won't let you off easily."

Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at the spot where Shinnosuke Sarutobi had lost his arm, and a thought flashed through his mind.

"Perhaps, Danzo should not be restricted."

"Let Danzo show Kirigakure how radical and insane an enraged Konoha can be."

This is Hiruzen Sarutobi's true opinion of Danzo.

Radical to the point of madness.

Hiruzen Sarutobi restricted Danzo because he felt Danzo was too radical.

Aggressiveness can lead to high returns, but it also comes with high risks.

Hiruzen Sarutobi felt that Konoha didn't need to be so radical.