Chapter 58: Chapter 58: The Furious Raikage

Natsuki reached out and grasped the Longsword Nuibari.

Chakra surged from his palm, gradually enveloping the blade and seeping into it.

A moment later, he used Projection Magecraft.

An exact replica of the Longsword Nuibari appeared.

The speed was due to the Longsword Nuibari’s unremarkable material composition.

The seven ninja swords of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen each had their own characteristics.

The Longsword Nuibari’s characteristic was its senbon-like shape—possessing extremely strong piercing ability.

In terms of special materials, the Greatsword Samehada, the Executioner’s Blade Kubikiribocho, and the Lightning Swords Kiba were the notable ones.

The Greatsword Samehada was a living organism.

The Executioner’s Blade Kubikiribocho could absorb the target’s blood to repair itself.

The Lightning Swords Kiba attracted lightning, allowing Lightning Release ninjas to save massive amounts of chakra.

For Projection Magecraft to closely resemble the original, the user needed to have seen the item and possess a certain level of understanding.

In short—the more you understood it, the more real it became.

Natsuki then picked up the Bluntsword: Kabutowari.

Its characteristic was its weight—suitable for strength-type ninjas.

Before long, Natsuki successfully projected it as well.

When it came to the Greatsword Samehada, he encountered trouble.

Because the chakra he infused was being swallowed by the blade.

It seemed he couldn’t project it.

Natsuki considered for a moment, took out the Sword of the Thunder God, and projected that instead.

After the projection completed, a progress bar appeared for Ability 3 of the EMIYA template—showing three-sevenths completed.

Half an hour later, Tsunade, Uzumaki Keisuke, and the others emerged from the meeting hall.

Natsuki looked up at them.

He noticed Keisuke’s expression was not good.

Did the negotiations fall through?

"The matter has been settled. We’ll rest for the night and return to Konoha tomorrow."

Tsunade met Natsuki’s gaze.

So the negotiations had been successfully completed.

Keisuke’s sour expression was most likely because he had guessed Sarutobi Hiruzen’s intentions.

But he had no choice but to agree.

"Teacher Tsunade, I’d like to study the Greatsword Samehada a bit more."

Natsuki nodded and added.

He wanted to try again. If it truly didn’t work, he would give up.

"Then I’ll leave it in your care for now."

Tsunade said carelessly.

Although the Greatsword Samehada was precious, its use was limited to ninjas skilled in swordsmanship.

To her, it was just a passable spoil of war.

"If you like it, you can keep it."

Orochimaru suddenly spoke. "With your contributions in this battle, it is completely sufficient."

The Greatsword Samehada would most likely be traded back to Kirigakure.

First, because Kirigakure would definitely pay a satisfactory price.

Second, because no ninja in Konoha was willing to use enough merit to exchange for it.

Natsuki was slightly taken aback.

The Greatsword Samehada was indeed excellent—but he had no intention of keeping it.

After all, he now had the EMIYA template. Once he unlocked Projection Magecraft, he could project various swords.

Besides that, there was another reason: the Greatsword Samehada was a traitorous sword.

It favored ninjas with high-quality chakra.

In the original story, it had followed Killer B because it was infatuated with the Eight-Tails’ chakra.

Although Natsuki currently had four Kakashis’ worth of chakra, that was far inferior to a Jinchuriki.

He suddenly let out a soft sound of realization.

Could he give it to Uzumaki Kushina?

But she didn’t know swordsmanship. She was better with her fists.

Moreover, based on Natsuki’s understanding of her, the Greatsword Samehada didn’t fit her aesthetic.

However, as the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, whether she had Samehada or not didn’t really matter.

If Kushina didn’t want it, perhaps he could give it to Nawaki.

As a member of the Senju clan, Nawaki’s chakra quality was also high—second only to a Jinchuriki.

Although he didn’t know swordsmanship either, he could learn from Orochimaru.

"Kushina and Nawaki might be more suited for it."

Natsuki considered and said.

"Why?"

Tsunade asked instinctively.

"I studied the Greatsword Samehada just now. It favors ninjas with abundant chakra."

Natsuki paused. "Besides, Samehada isn’t suitable for my kenjutsu style."

He couldn’t imagine using such a clunky weapon to execute the techniques from the Zoro template or the Kamado Tanjiro template.

That scene would be simply too painful to watch.

"I see."

Tsunade nodded slightly.

She had originally had no interest in Samehada—but after Natsuki’s explanation, she wanted to keep it for Kushina and Nawaki.

With her status and merit, keeping it would be easy.

"The only problem is that Kirigakure has a ninja sword summoning scroll that can recall it."

Jiraiya reminded them.

"Regarding that, our Uzumaki clan can help."

Keisuke had recovered his composure. He smiled. "The Uzumaki clan possesses a Contract Seal that can sever summoning contracts."

"There’s actually such a sealing jutsu?"

Jiraiya asked in surprise.

Tsunade and Orochimaru also looked startled.

Reminded by this, Natsuki recalled.

In the original story, Namikaze Minato had used the Contract Seal to free the Nine-Tails from the masked man Uchiha Obito’s control.

Jiraiya and the others didn’t know because Uzumaki Mito had never used it—nor had she ever mentioned it.

In the original timeline, because the Uzumaki clan was annihilated, their sealing techniques essentially became Konoha’s property.

But things were different now. Without the clan’s destruction, Uzumaki Mito couldn’t possibly teach the clan’s core techniques to Konoha ninjas.

That would cause alienation and even enmity between the Uzumaki clan and Konoha.

"In terms of sealing jutsu, the Uzumaki clan is very comprehensive."

Keisuke said with a smile.

Tsunade and the others nodded. It was indeed an irrefutable fact.

A new day.

Natsuki followed Tsunade and Orochimaru back to Konoha.

Jiraiya didn’t leave. He stayed behind with other Konoha ninjas to guard against another attack from Kumogakure and Kirigakure.

Although the possibility was low, it was always better to be prepared.

While Natsuki and the others traveled, the defeated ninjas of both villages had already fled home.

Kumogakure. Raikage Building.

BANG!

With one punch from the Third Raikage, the entire desk shattered into pieces.

"Lord Raikage, please calm yourself."

Dodai spoke up.

He was a Kumogakure Jonin—the evaluator of the Double Lariat—and his status was second only to the Third Raikage.

The Double Lariat referred to the combination technique used by successive Raikage and the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki.

"This matter is most likely due to a leak on Kirigakure’s end. Konoha received advance warning."

Dodai added. "With Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru leading the response, plus an ambush... our loss isn’t unjustified."

"Kirigakure is truly incompetent!"

The Third Raikage said with great dissatisfaction.

"After this incident, Konoha and the Uzumaki clan will definitely be on guard. Another sneak attack will be extremely difficult to succeed—unless we launch a full-scale war."

Dodai spoke slowly. "We can observe the battle situation in the Land of Rain first before deciding whether to participate."

The Third Raikage nodded.

Although Kumogakure’s current situation wasn’t bad, problems remained.

For example, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Blue B, had developed psychological issues due to bullying from the villagers. His state was unstable.

Another example: his son was still young. If something happened to him, his son couldn’t hold the position.

The Third Raikage’s plan was to focus on picking up easy advantages in this Shinobi World War. The next war would be when Kumogakure truly made its move.

Of course, Konoha’s strength also made him wary.

The current Konoha was at its peak—its strength even slightly superior to Kumogakure’s.

In comparison, the Third Mizukage’s reaction in Kirigakure was very calm.

He simply said one sentence: send someone to negotiate with Konoha and exchange Suikazan Fuguki and the others back.

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