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

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"I am not Hiruzen, I am Sarutobi Sasuke."

Sarutobi Biwako was suddenly stunned.

Orochimaru then explained, "Biwako-senpai, this is what happened."

Orochimaru briefly explained the dire situation Konoha faced after the Nine-Tails' attack, how he became Hokage, and who he resurrected using the Impure World Reincarnation technique.

Then, on the battlefield, Hiruzen Sarutobi was hit by the Mortal Blade and killed.

Sarutobi Sasuke was the one who added the information.

"I met Shinnosuke and Asuma not long ago."

"But their condition is not good, so I asked the Hokage to resurrect them with Edo Tensei. They are the future of our Sarutobi clan."

"I hope you can solve the problems between them."

It took Sarutobi Biwako a long time to process and accept this information.

"I understand, Father."

Then, he turned to Orochimaru.

"Hokage-sama, thank you."

"You are welcome"

Orochimaru smiled.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

"Have a good day, Hokage."

After Orochimaru left, Sarutobi Biwako slowly began to speak.

"Father, why are Shinnosuke and Asuma not feeling well?"

"After the news of Hiruzen's death came back, I didn't see much grief in Shinnosuke and Asuma. If they were like this towards their father, they probably were even less so towards the rest of the family."

Sarutobi Sasuke said, "A person who has no sense of belonging to the clan, a person who has no sense of honor for the clan, can never lead the clan to a better future."

"Hiruzen is not that kind of person."

"I don't know why the two of them are like this."

Sarutobi Sasuke's words contained a hint of blaming Sarutobi Biwako.

The problem lies with you, Biwako, because Hiruzen Sarutobi's genes don't contain filial impiety. The fact that Shinnosuke and Asuma are like this now is your problem.

Lake Biwa remained silent for a long time.

“Father, it is true that the two children were wrong in this respect, but I know that they both harbor resentment towards Hiruzen. Their nature is not that bad.”

Sarutobi Sasuke frowned, but did not interrupt Sarutobi Biwako.

Sarutobi Biwako continued, "At the beginning, Hiruzen valued Shinnosuke a lot."

“Give Shinnosuke a lot of resources.”

"To create momentum for Shinjiro."

"At a very young age, Shinnosuke has already earned the title of genius."

"He used the fusion ninjutsu very well."

"However, during the war with Kirigakure, Shinnosuke was injured and lost an arm, thus losing the possibility of becoming a top-tier ninja."

"Therefore, Hiruzen was disappointed in Shinnosuke."

"They took away all the resources that Shinnosuke previously owned."

"Shinnosuke had already suffered a huge blow, and at this time, Hiruzen's actions were incomprehensible to Shinnosuke."

"Even if Hiruzen's reasons for doing so were sufficient."

"It is thinking based on rationality."

"It's a better choice for Konoha and the Sarutobi clan."

“But as a father, Hiruzen was too hasty.”

"When I realized this and talked to Shinnosuke, Shinnosuke already harbored resentment towards Hiruzen."

Upon hearing this, Sarutobi Sasuke reluctantly accepted Sarutobi Biwako's explanation.

"And what about Asma?"

Sarutobi Biwako is explained again.

“Asuma was never valued by Hiruzen from a young age. He received far less resources and companionship than Shinnosuke, but Hiruzen always compared Asuma and Shinnosuke.”

"The same applies to people outside."

Everyone's saying how amazing Shinnosuke is.

"Asuma is so much worse than Shinnosuke."

“This is very unfair to Asma.”

"Asma grew up in this kind of environment from a young age."

"It wasn't until Shinnosuke lost an arm that Hiruzen seemed to remember Asuma, recalled him, and began to seriously train him."

Sarutobi Sasuke looked towards Sarutobi Biwako.

"From your explanation, Hiruzen does have some problems, but that doesn't mean that Shinnosuke and Asuma are right. Also, Biwako, what about you?"

Sarutobi Biwako paused for a moment.

"I?"

"As Shinnosuke and Asuma's mother, and with Hiruzen serving as Hokage and being extremely busy, don't you bear any responsibility for Shinnosuke and Asuma becoming like this?"

Sarutobi Biwako: "???"

responsibility?

What responsibilities do I have?

How much say do I have in this family?

Sarutobi Sasuke's accusations made Sarutobi Biwako feel very wronged.

On one side is her husband, and on the other is her child.

Both sides have their own distinct personalities.

Her husband doesn't listen to her.

The child started blaming himself as well.

At this point, should I blame myself?

How capable am I?

Sarutobi Biwako felt as if she were in a situation where...

A six-year-old child was standing next to two adults fighting fiercely when suddenly someone appeared and accused him of being unable to stop the fight, saying it was all his fault.

If a conflict arises, it's because at least one party has made a mistake.

Why blame someone else instead of the person who made the mistake?

Where did I go wrong?

If I had to say something, it would be that I'm not capable enough.

First, it was not enough to intimidate Hiruzen Sarutobi.

Second, it is not enough to suppress Shinnosuke and Asuma.

But if we say that, then Hiruzen Sarutobi is also wrong.

If you're so capable, then don't marry her.

“I don’t care what happened before, but now, Biwako, you have the responsibility and obligation to discipline Shinnosuke and Asuma so that they are capable of shouldering the responsibilities of the Sarutobi clan.”

Sarutobi Biwako lowered its head.

"Yes, Father."

Despite her resentment, in the world of Naruto, in the ninja world, in the Land of Fire, in Konoha, and within the Sarutobi clan, Sarutobi Biwako had no right to object and could only accept it.

This is an order of this world, existing outside the ninja power system.

"My lord, I've finished!"

Hanabi Uehara walked briskly to Osamu Uehara.

"Let me see."

Uehara Osamu walked towards the forging table.

A lump of metal is placed on the table.

As a master blacksmith, Uehara Shu was able to tell at a glance the level of smelting of this metal.

Not inferior to oneself.

"The fireworks are well done."

"It seems I can completely entrust the smelting work to you."

"Let's melt this material down."

"We are about to officially begin the creation of the Observer Imperial Arms."