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

"The Hozuki clan isn't that useless."

Obito Uchiha gave orders to Kazuhiko Hozuki.

"Yes, my lord."

After Obito Uchiha left, Hozuki Kazuhiko immediately gathered the radical faction within the clan.

"Everyone!"

Hozuki Kazuhiko looked around.

"Next, I'm going to announce a very important decision."

"It concerns the future of our entire Hozuki clan."

"Everyone must listen carefully."

"I have decided to launch a surprise attack to assassinate Uehara Osamu, the head of the forging department."

"This is a joint effort by all of us, the members of the Hozuki clan, who are present here today."

Chapter 211 What's the difference between this and outright rebellion?

As soon as Hozuki Kazuhiko finished speaking, the entire conference room fell into absolute silence.

Even their breathing stopped.

Only the faint sound of a heartbeat could be heard.

This news came as a complete surprise.

And it was quite unexpected for everyone.

Even now, the members that Hozuki Kazuhiko has gathered are all radical members of the Hozuki clan.

There were neither conservatives nor neutrals.

When the Zanpakuto and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Hozuki clash, they are at the forefront.

When the Hozuki clan undergoes special training to become suitable users of the Seven Ninja Swords, they are the most diligent.

When Hozuki Kazuhiko, representing the Hozuki clan, bowed down and submitted to the forging department, they were the most opposed.

These radical members would never bow down, never back down, and never admit that their Zanpakuto was superior to the Seven Ninja Swords of Hozuki. They believed that through their own efforts, they could definitely restore the glory of the Seven Ninja Swords.

He can lead the Hozuki clan to its peak.

They are absolutely opposed to Zanpakuto.

However, the news that Hozuki Kazuhiko told them was still quite astonishing.

They thought they were already radicals.

But to their surprise, Hozuki Kazuhiko, who had become a conservative in their eyes, was actually more radical than they were.

Given the current situation in Kirigakure, assassinating Uehara Shuu...

What's the difference between this and outright rebellion?

"Chieftain, what did you say?"

So surprised was the member of the Hozuki clan that he forgot to use the full honorific.

“I said, launch a surprise attack on Uehara Shu and kill him.”

Hozuki Kazuhiko said, "The reason I bowed down and submitted to the forging department on behalf of the family before was actually a pretense, because I could see that there were people in the family who had different intentions."

"Therefore, I used this method to filter out those people."

“In their hearts, family is not the most important thing.”

"For their own benefit, they even disregarded the reputation of their families."

"The Seven Ninja Swords of Hozuki are the strongest!"

"It was Lord Gengetsu who held up Kirigakure back then."

"It is our Hozuki clan that has supported Kirigakure."

"It is thanks to the sacrifices of our Hozuki clan that Kirigakure is what it is today."

"But they've all forgotten."

"Our contributions and achievements have been overlooked."

"The honor of our Hozuki clan must not be tarnished."

“However, Uehara Osamu is deliberately targeting us.”

"I admit that Uehara Osamu's forging skills are good, and the ninja swords he forges are also good."

"But he achieved such success based on the foundation laid by the great blacksmith of our Hozuki clan back then."

"He profited from our Hozuki clan's Grand Blacksmith, but he wants to climb to the top by stepping on our Grand Blacksmith."

"Forcing a comparison between Zanpakuto and the Seven Ninja Swords of Hozuki."

"Deliberately targeting".

"When we had Hozuki Izumo wield the Raito and demonstrate its power on the battlefield, he immediately forged the Raito Blade and even specially made it for Kurosugi Raiga to use."

"They took the benefits from our Hozuki clan, but instead they targeted and suppressed us."

"ungrateful!"

"As long as someone like that is in Kirigakure, our Hozuki clan will never have a chance to rise in the future."

"Therefore, Uehara Osamu must die!"

Hozuki and Hiko paused for a moment.

Let's look around again.

"Only you are worthy of trust."

“During this period, I have seen your performance, and you have shown no intention of bowing down or backing down.”

"I am so grateful to have you all in my family."

"Only by killing Uehara Shu can our Hozuki clan rise rapidly."

"For the family!"

Hozuki Kazuhiko's words were very persuasive.

In addition, the Hozuki clan members who were summoned here by Hozuki Kazuhiko were quite radical.

However, even so, it would not be easy to convince these radical members of the Hozuki faction to agree with Hozuki Kazuhiko's decision to assassinate Uehara Shu with just these words.

These people may be radical, but they are not without brains.

“Clan Chief, that Uehara Shu is utterly shameless and deserves to die. However, if we kill Uehara Shu, I'm afraid the village won't let our Hozuki clan off easily.”

Hozuki Kazuhiko shook his head.

"You all know what the situation is like in the village."

"Lord Gengetsu led our Hozuki clan to make so many contributions to the village, but how does the village treat our Hozuki clan now? They have long forgotten our contributions."

"Now the village highly regards Uehara Osamu."

"His status and reputation are second only to Shuiying."

"Some people even consider Uehara Osamu more important than the Mizukage."

"But, as long as Uehara Osamu dies."

Who will speak up for the dead?

"As long as we act quickly enough, Uehara Osamu will die quickly enough."

"By the time they realized what was happening, Uehara Osamu was already dead."

"Then they won't do anything to us."

"The people of Kirigakure can forget the contributions of our Hozuki clan to the village, just as they can forget the contributions of Uehara Osamu. That is Kirigakure."

However, the crowd below remained unconvinced.

Such an action, whether successful or not, will have enormous consequences.

dark place.

Obito Uchiha's eyes flickered.

"It seems I'll have to take action again."

"These Hozuki clan members aren't brave enough!"

Complex patterns appeared in Obito Uchiha's eyes.

A surge of illusionary power emerged.

Then, Obito Uchiha took out another scroll.

A faint scent wafted out.

"Uehara Shu, I paid a heavy price to kill you. Tonight, you are doomed."

"The Hidden Mist Village cannot continue to grow stronger."

Obito Uchiha looked at the scroll in his hand, a hint of regret in his eyes.

"It can last for about half the night, but that should be enough."

"You guys, please don't let me down."

Gradually, the eyes of the Hozuki clan members changed, becoming somewhat unfocused and glazed over.

Excitement, agitation, and anger were all mixed together.

These members of the Hozuki clan seemed to have entered a state similar to "poisoning".

"kill!"

"Kill Uehara Shu!"