Chapter 15: Minato’s Shock And Decision
With the caravan,
It was a smooth journey into the Land of Tea.
Uchiha Yuma also knew that this mission would be over soon.
He sat on the roof of the carriage and took out a knife with a rune engraved on the handle.
This was the handle of the beheading sword!
While cleaning up the battlefield, Yuma discovered that this was not completely dissolved by Lava Style.
The beheading sword—he knew exactly what this was.
A special ninja sword that possesses the attribute of "immortality."
This "immortality" means that even if this knife is broken, it can still cut people.
It absorbs iron from the blood to restore the blade.
Seeing that the handle was undamaged, Yuma thought the beheading sword should be able to be restored, so he picked it up.
Just as he thought.
The core of this knife was the handle. Runes were engraved inside it, and it could recover as long as it came into contact with blood.
But this wasn't the most important thing.
When Yuma grasped the hilt of the knife, something he didn't expect happened.
He actually extracted entries from ninja tools or special weapons!
[Bloodsucking Immortality (Blue)]: Able to restore metal tools by absorbing iron ions from the blood.
Special entry!
Similar to the [Eyes of God (Red)] given by Obito.
They were both conditional, one-time entries.
[Eyes of the Divine Realm (Red)] is limited and can only be used when the Sharingan reaches the Mangekyō realm. Once used, it disappears.
The [Bloodsucking Immortality (Blue)] entry of the Beheading Sword needs to be attached to a metal tool.
At this moment, Yuma had only one thought.
That is, after returning to the village, he would sell everything he had.
He also wanted to get a chakra metal sword!
Let this entry, which could make metal weapons "indestructible," be attached to it.
To accomplish this, he would have his future weapon!
Upgrade entries through the entry system to make his weapon a true artifact.
So that he could become stronger!
Right now, Yuma had a longing to return to the village.
Thinking of this, he shouted to Minato, who had been walking in front of him: "Sensei Minato, I've made a discovery!"
His idea was simple.
Now that the entry for the ninja sword had been obtained, this ninja sword could be summoned by the Mist Village.
It was useless to him, but it was useful to the village!
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen—seven special ninja swords were needed to truly form this group.
Why do the five major ninja villages create these well-known combinations?
It's simple—popularity!
The higher the popularity, the more noble customers would believe in the strength of your village.
Then your task share would be higher!
The higher the task share, the more money you would get.
With more money, there would be more resources, and the ninja village could develop and become stronger.
"So... after the Mist Village lost this ninja sword, they would definitely come to Konoha to inquire."
"Then the village could use this as a bargaining chip to negotiate some conditions that are beneficial to Konoha."
Yuma had arrived next to Minato and was speaking to him.
The above words were Yuma's true feelings.
There was also a selfish motive.
That is, he had no idea about Sealing Techniques for this ninja sword, so he probably wouldn't be able to keep it safe.
If someone with psychic abilities found it, they could easily take it.
It would be better to hand it over to the village to gain favor with Minato.
In the village, he would gain recognition.
Of course, due to the stereotypes given to him by the manga and anime,
He was a little afraid of Hiruzen Sarutobi, who was no longer the heroic ninja of his prime.
He had become the 'Appeasement Hokage' of the later years who would say a few more words to Minato.
Hearing this, Minato shook his head and laughed, then took the handle of the beheading sword from Yuma.
"Hey, Yuma... You don't think that the village's top leaders are all good guys to the outside world, do you?" Minato said, applying Sealing Techniques to the hilt of the knife.
He sighed to Yuma with some pain.
He felt that Yuma had gotten the news from somewhere.
He could feel it from Yuma's words.
The boy was very afraid that the village would directly and unconditionally return the beheading sword to the Hidden Mist Village.
In this regard, Minato felt that his disciple was having wild ideas.
"I won't tell you that the Third Hokage, the 'ninja hero,' won't do that!"
"And the 'Dark Ninja,' Danzo, an absolute hawk, would never allow this to happen."
Seeing Minato's helpless expression, Yuma was a little stunned.
Aren't the village leaders nice guys?
Indeed, there was a group hiding in the upper floors of the village.
It was impossible for all of them to be nice guys.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had always pursued a policy of 'appeasement,' and the team he led...
Wasn't that the case in the comics?
No!
Yuma thought of something.
He remembered that Hiruzen Sarutobi had the title of 'Ninja Hero' in the early days.
Thinking of this,
"So that's how it is, Sensei Minato... I feel relieved now." Yuma nodded in response to Minato.
He also figured it out. Since you said so, I believe it.
Anyway, I have handed over the special ninja tools. Considering your character, Minato Namikaze,
My contribution is indispensable, so I don't have to worry about this aspect.
Then, after handing over the ninja tools,
The team finally arrived in the capital of the Tea Country.
This mission had truly come to an end.
...
The mission of the Tea Kingdom was completed very smoothly.
After declining the caravan leader's request and signing the mission completion letter,
The team set out on the journey back to the village.
Konoha Village was located in the center of the Land of Fire.
The journey back from the Tea Kingdom was quite fast for the ninja team.
Soon,
Probably less than two days,
Minato's team returned to Konoha Village.
It was noon, and the sun was shining brightly.
Minato was outside the Konoha gate, facing everyone in the team.
He gave a warm smile:
"Everyone has worked hard, let's disband now."
"As the team leader, I will submit the mission report and collect the mission money for you."
"We'll gather at Akamichi's BBQ restaurant in the evening to celebrate the successful completion of the first mission!"
"Hi! Minato-sensei! X4"
Minato smiled and waved goodbye to his disciples.
After turning around, his expression suddenly became extremely serious.
At this moment, Minato was wondering how to submit the report!
This report was very troublesome!
As an extremely intelligent person, he was the only one among the village's senior officials, except for the Third Hokage,
The rest of the people were wary, disgusted, and jealous of Uchiha...
He could feel it.
Yuma really shone in this mission!
The hostile ninja, Biwa Juzo, was one of the signature characters of Kirigakure.
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen!
A ninja of this level was definitely among the top five ninja villages, with tens of thousands of ninjas.
But he was killed by Yuma, who had just debuted for a few years and was still a teenager!
Then, the problem came.
Yuma had awakened the Sharingan not long ago.
Directly from just opening the eyes, it rose rapidly to three magatama.
This Sharingan's talent was impeccable, except that he had opened his eyes too late.
It was truly jaw-dropping!
The learning ability was even more unexpected.
Flying Thunder God, Nintaijutsu, and Escape Technique.
And the ability to respond in battle!
And the unheard-of ability to copy bloodline limits...
When all these things were added together, Minato Namikaze was shocked at this moment.
What kind of genius was this?!
This was simply a monster!
The thought of such a monster becoming his disciple,
As a teacher... I must not let darkness contaminate Yuma and must guide him well.
Let Yuma truly become a ninja with the "Will of Fire" in his heart.
The only good news right now is...
Among the village's senior officials, he was the only one who didn't have a strong prejudice against Uchiha.
It just so happened that he was the Hokage himself!
It seemed that Minato really needed to have a good conversation with the Third Hokage.
Thinking about it,
Minato cleared his mind and strode towards the Hokage building.
...
Unlike Minato, who was having a headache about how to submit the report,
After returning home, Yuma began to take real inventory.
He expanded the system panel.