After they dispersed, Shisui headed to a ninja tool shop called Spin Spin Spin.
"Is the katana I commissioned finished?" Shisui asked the young owner.
Even before suggesting the appreciation gathering, Shisui had wanted to give Mu Yue-sensei a gift. Since Mu Yue-sensei had previously given him a short blade, Shisui decided to give him a weapon.
He had wanted to forge a weapon himself for Mu Yue-sensei, but he was still too young, making it inconvenient. So he settled for having a good weapon custom-made instead.
Since the appreciation gathering happened to be coming up, Shisui decided to give the gift then.
"It's finished. I'll take you to see it." The young owner smiled and nodded. He called his wife downstairs to watch the shop, then led Shisui out and to the warehouse behind his home.
The young owner walked to the weapon rack and handed Shisui the finished katana.
Shisui took the katana and examined it carefully. The weapon was predominantly red; the hilt was a deep crimson like blood, while the scabbard was an orange-red like flames, decorated with a pattern of burning fire.
Shisui nodded inwardly. He had specifically requested that design because Mu Yue-sensei had taught him Flame Breathing.
The one-meter-long katana was nearly as tall as Shisui. Not yet seven years old, Shisui was currently about 1.23 meters tall.
But Shisui was a ninja, so he easily drew the katana. Under the warehouse lights, the silver-white blade gleamed with a cold white radiance, and flame-like patterns ran along its body.
Shisui was extremely satisfied. He did not know much about swords, but this one looked excellent.
The young owner brought over a wooden dummy and a stone, then said with a smile, "Go ahead and test the blade."
Shisui nodded and walked over to