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

This is a fact.

The strength of the Grass Ninja Village is not considered strong.

However, among the small ninja villages, the Grass Ninja Village is still among the strongest.

Takigakure, Amegakure, and Kusagakure are collectively known as the three minor ninja villages.

Second only to the five great ninja villages.

There are no ninjas strong enough to reach the Kage level, but there are still quite a few elite Jonin.

It possesses Fire Release, which is quite unique.

The kind that can seal chakra.

"Elder Yuan, what if we hire someone else?"

"Who to hire?"

"Kakuzu".

Uehara Osamu said, "Before, I needed to improve my forging skills, so I had to learn Fire Release, Lightning Release, and so on. Therefore, I hired Kakuzu to come to the Land of Water to teach me."

"The transaction went relatively smoothly."

"With Kakuzu's abilities, he should be able to kidnap two people from Kusagakure."

"As for Kakuzu, he basically takes on any mission, as long as the price is high enough."

In a one-on-one fight, I doubt there's anyone in Kusagakure who could defeat Kakuzu.

After all, Kakuzu was someone who single-handedly wiped out almost all the elders of Takigakure.

Furthermore, Takigakure's strength surpasses that of Kusagakure.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements."

"Elder Yuan, there is another matter."

"whats the matter?"

"My next ninja tool forging requires some blood. The better the quality of the blood, the better the effect. Therefore, I need Elder Yuan Shi to help me collect some."

Uehara Osamu said, "The blood of the Uchiha clan, the blood of the Hyuga clan, and the blood of the Senju clan."

The blood extracted from bamboo does not require the intervention of the Yuan Master.

The blood of the vortex will naturally be available once Karin and Karin's mother are brought back to Kirigakure.

“The blood of the Uchiha and Hyuga is easy to obtain, but the blood of the Senju is probably not so easy to handle.”

Master Yuan said, "The Senju clan voluntarily gave up their surname and assimilated into the common people of Konoha. Now, it is very difficult to find a pure-blooded Senju clan member in Konoha."

"Except for Tsunade."

"But Tsunade isn't in Konoha. Finding her location won't be easy."

"Xiu, isn't there any other alternative?"

Uehara Osamu explained.

“Using other people’s blood is certainly possible, but using their fresh blood will be more effective.”

"Understood, I will make the arrangements and do my best."

"Elder Yuan, this is troublesome."

Master Yuan waved his hand.

"It's all for the village."

Back on Forging Island, Uehara Osamu briefly summarized what he needed to do next.

First, collect reputation points to try and do more consecutive draws and obtain higher-level blueprints.

Second, study the ninja tool sealing scroll.

However, this requires the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan, as well as the assistance of summoning ninjas.

Third, complete the forging of the Yamato Staff.

This is a long process; collecting blood alone takes a considerable amount of time.

All three things require waiting.

"Then, I can use this time to go to the Water Temple."

Uehara Osamu arrived at the Mizukage Building.

"Mizukage-sama."

"Xiu, you've come at the right time. I was just about to come looking for you."

"What business does Lord Mizukage have with me?"

"About Zanpakuto and the Shinigami Squad."

Yagura paused for a moment, then said, "The situation in the ninja world is becoming increasingly complicated, and Kirigakure's predicament has become difficult once again."

"Therefore, I think we must prepare for the worst."

Uehara Shu hesitated for a moment.

"What are your thoughts, Lord Mizukage?"

Yagura said, "I think we need to be prepared for the three ninja villages of Kirigakure, Kumogakure, and Iwagakure to work together against the full-scale attack of Konoha and Sunagakure."

"Including but not limited to the ninjas who have now been resurrected."

Yagura took out a list with two rows of names on it.

One row, that's Konoha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Orochimaru.

There is a separator in the middle.

Tobirama Senju, Sakumo Hatake, Might Guy, Kushina Uzumaki, Dan Kato.

This has been reborn through the Impure World Reincarnation.

There is a gap in the middle.

Hashirama Senju, Mito Uzumaki, Minato Namikaze, Kagami Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, Butsuma Senju.

This is something that could be reborn through impure world resurrection.

The second row is Sunagakure (Hidden Sand Village).

Luo Sha, Chiyo, Ye Cang.

There is a separator in the middle.

Retsudou, Shamon, and the Third Kazekage

In Uehara Osamu's view, this list was a bit too serious.

They even created a Thousand-Handed Buddha.

However, Senju Butsuma was indeed an ambitious figure back then.

If Konoha's goal this time is to conquer the ninja world, then Butsuma Senju might also be interested.

But Madara Uchiha would absolutely not help Tobirama Senju.

Madara Uchiha has already found his own path to save the ninja world, and he would never abandon his own path to sacrifice himself for Tobirama Senju, someone he completely despises.

Madara Uchiha acknowledged Hashirama Senju, but he never acknowledged Tobirama Senju.

Besides Tobirama Senju's personality and strength, Madara Uchiha could never forgive Tobirama Senju for personally killing Izuna Uchiha.

Madara Uchiha never concealed his emotions.

This may be one of the reasons why Tobirama Senju harbored such great hostility towards the Uchiha clan.

Furthermore, the possibility of these ninjas from Sunagakure being resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique is not very high.

Normally, Sunagakure wouldn't feel comfortable letting Konoha use the Impure World Reincarnation technique to resurrect their ninjas.

Sunagakure cannot determine whether the reincarnated individuals will be subject to Konoha's control.

If those ninjas are controlled by Konoha, wouldn't Sunagakure become Konoha's puppet?

Moreover, with Konoha so powerful, can the alliance between Sunagakure and Konoha really remain stable?

There is no friendship between ninja villages.

All that matters is self-interest.

The alliance between Konoha and Sunagakure was formed under pressure from external forces.

Without external pressure, the alliance between the two ninja villages becomes less stable.

Konoha would definitely not allow Sunagakure to continue dividing the spoils according to the previous agreement.

The Sand Village, on the other hand, was more worried that the powerful Konoha would take the opportunity to annex them.

"Shu, let's take care of half of the ninjas on this list, since we'll be the ones to deal with them."

"I've calculated the strength of Kumogakure and Iwagakure. They might have a slight advantage in ordinary ninjas, but they are far inferior to us in top-tier ninjas. Therefore, we will inevitably bear greater pressure."

At this point, Yagura's feelings suddenly became somewhat complicated.

Because it was during the early stages of the Third Shinobi World War.

The three ninja villages of Kumogakure, Konoha, and Iwagakure are widely recognized as the top three in terms of strength.

After that, Konoha declined.

Now, he has risen again by relying on the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Unsurprisingly, Konoha's overall strength has once again become number one in the hearts of everyone in the ninja world.

However, Kirigakure seems to have climbed to second place without anyone noticing.

As expected, Sunagakure remained at the bottom of the list.

This point seems to have remained unchanged from beginning to end.