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

Uehara Shu shook his head.

"Then, Lord Mizukage, what about the Akatsuki?"

"They were killed outright."

That's not what I want to see.

Which of the Hokage, Tsuchikage, Raikage, or Kazekage can compare to me?

"Humans are actually a very lazy species."

"What they're restraining are those dead people from Konoha!"

“That’s right, Cold War. Xiu, you used that word very well. If things go as planned, we and Konoha will enter a period of Cold War.”

The Third Mizukage frowned slightly.

"Konoha now probably thinks the same way."

Moreover, Konoha's goal was not merely to defeat Kirigakure and Kumogakure.

"We have ninja swords that can be repaired and forged."

The more easily Kirigakure (Hidden Mist Village) can subdue the other ninja village, the easier it will be for

"It seems that he can no longer be resurrected. In that case, the advantage of Konoha's Impure World Reincarnation Technique is not so great, and it can be countered by our Hidden Mist Village."

"No, no, no, Master Yuan."

"Moreover, I think we even have to do it."

"We must all go and unify the ninja world."

"Absolutely true."

The stronger Kirigakure is, the closer the ninja villages that did not choose Kirigakure will be to Konoha.

However, Master Yuan felt that there were many other issues besides determining the timing of the decisive battle.

Yes!

Can enemies cooperate?

can!

The ninja world is no longer an era where multiple ninja villages coexist.

"With Hiruzen Sarutobi's death, Tobirama Senju had no choice but to issue the order to retreat."

However, with the Mortal Blade and the Skeleton King, the situation changes.

Moreover, Konoha is currently at a temporary disadvantage.

"Another point."

"Hashirama Senju's body is in Konoha."

Master Yuan's pupils contracted slightly.

The Third Mizukage's initiative to propose this is exactly what Uehara Osamu hoped for.

This will prevent other ninja villages from having the opportunity to gamble and gain benefits.

"What Tobirama Senju could do, we can certainly do too."

"Once you get used to it, you're less likely to change it subconsciously."

"It is easier for us to bring other ninja villages into our camp when Konoha exists."

"That is, the question of when to have a decisive battle with Konoha."

"good very good!"

"Most of our energy is focused on improving the village's strength."

"It was just a small-scale battle."

"Shu, can Minato Namikaze, who was killed by the Mortal Blade, be resurrected? And what about Hiruzen Sarutobi?"

The physical body collapses.

"Lord Mizukage, I think it's a good idea. Konoha will definitely try to form an alliance as well."

"In this situation, I think we need to bring more ninja villages into our alliance."

Corresponding.

Even as an elder of Kirigakure, Master Yuan's style and personality are inclined towards maintaining the status quo. In other words, his way of thinking and doing things is rather conservative.

The Third Mizukage paused for a moment.

To act now would be a forced move, resulting in mutual destruction. It would be a far worse outcome than allowing Konoha to develop against Kirigakure under the current conditions.

"Whether we accumulate enough strength through the Cold War to achieve a two-way battle and then fight Konoha, or we fight Konoha to the death now, if Konoha can revive Hashirama Senju, they will definitely revive him."

"Therefore, the two points that you are worried about will not be factors influencing our decision."

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The Third Mizukage continued.

"Moreover, Master Yuan."

You need to understand one thing.

"It's not that we don't want to defeat Konoha now."

"It's not that we want to give Konoha time to develop."

"The problem is that we can't defeat Konoha in a short time."

"We really only have two choices in front of us."

"First, continue the fierce attack now, so that both Konoha and Konoha are severely damaged, allowing the other ninja villages to benefit."

"Secondly, both sides develop and become the two strongest in the ninja world, then have a decisive battle, and the winner will unify the ninja world."

"For us, Konoha also presents us with these two choices."

Master Yuan remained silent for a long time before nodding.

"I understand."

"Then, Lord Mizukage, how should we determine the timing of this decisive battle?"

The Hidden Mist Village and the Leaf Village are developing in opposite directions, and their development speed and efficiency are definitely different.

And there will be fluctuations.

The timing of the decisive battle becomes extremely important.

At this point in time, Konoha might have the advantage.

At that point in time, Kirigakure might have had the advantage.

"The key to timing lies in intelligence. Orochimaru previously contacted Taketori Neko. If Taketori Neko can obtain Konoha's intelligence from Orochimaru and infiltrate Konoha, we will have a huge advantage."

Then, the Third Mizukage looked at Uehara Shu.

"That's one of them."

"However, for our Hidden Mist Village, the more crucial and essential thing is to repair you."

With that, the Third Mizukage sighed.

"The Hidden Mist Village has never been a powerful ninja village."

"The foundation laid by our predecessors was not solid enough."

"In the past, Kirigakure was either the last or second to last among the five great ninja villages."

"If it weren't for Sunagakure setting us apart, we would probably have become a disgrace to the great ninja villages."

"And the ninja clans in the village are strange and stubborn, with too much selfishness."

"The same applies to the Kaguya clan and the Hozuki clan."

"Even if we solve their problem, it will still have a significant negative impact on our Hidden Mist Village."

"As their strength declined, their reputation also suffered."

"Of the Seven Ninja Swords of Kirigakure, apart from Hiramekarei, Samehada, and Raito, which are considered quite good, the other four are not very good. I'm telling you the truth, and they also require a high level of skill from the user."

"Until Xiu came along."

"Zanpakuto, a Great Grade Sword, goes without saying, is much stronger than the Seven Ninja Swords of Kirigakure."

"The mass production of the fine swords greatly helped ordinary ninjas."

"In the future, it's actually quite simple for Konoha to become stronger."

"That is, to find corpses suitable for the Impure World Reincarnation technique."

"Even if they weren't Konoha ninjas, but corpses from other ninja villages."

"And we, on the other hand, have no choice but to rely on the Zanpakuto you forged."

"You could say that Xiu is the hope of our entire village."

“In the village, there is no other way to achieve a significant change in strength in a short period of time.”

Uehara corrected color.

"Lord Mizukage, I will do my utmost."

After a pause, Uehara Osamu continued.

"However, as you know, Zanpakuto are special. They can only unleash their full power when wielded by a recognized compatible user. Some can even only be used by a compatible user."

"Compatibility, on the other hand, depends on the ninja's talent and attributes."

"Therefore, some Zanpakuto may no longer have suitable users within Kirigakure."

“But if we include ninjas from other ninja villages in the pool of potential matchmakers, then I think it would be more appropriate for our village to have control over that ninja and that village.”

The third Mizukage nodded.