Jurozaemon Biwa, Who Defected from the Akatsuki Organization, and Hyuga Sho's Swordsmanship Training

Would a ninja from the Bloody Mist Village dream of a messenger of peace?

Jurozaemon Biwa had no idea.

Right now... he was facing a nightmare that had awakened.

The outskirts of the Land of Rice.

Jurozaemon Biwa followed One, Two, and Three... three of Hiruko's overly vigorous subordinates.

After spending several months investigating across the entire Shinobi World.

The three of them had finally focused on a small village here.

There was a ten-year-old girl inside named Guren.

Although she was only ten years old.

She had already mastered ninja skills.

She had also formed a ninja group with others, roaming between various countries.

This girl named Guren possessed a Kekkei Genkai called "Crystal Style."

According to the three subordinates of Hiruko.

This Crystal Style was perfect for their master, Hiruko.

Hiruko needed to gather Yin-Yang and the five elements.

Only then could he become an Ultimate Lifeform.

Crystal Style...

Was the final element among the five.

For months, Jurozaemon Biwa had never stopped moving.

He felt the crisis of a middle-aged man approaching.

Although he was only in his thirties.

He had already planned his retirement in advance.

The exhaustion weighing on his body made things increasingly difficult.

At one point, Jurozaemon Biwa even thought, Why not just run away?

But...

He knew.

If he could not bring Hyuga Sho some useful intelligence, he probably would not qualify to join his group.

Jurozaemon Biwa was not stupid.

And as for valuable intelligence.

Naturally, the most valuable thing was the "Akatsuki Organization," Hyuga Sho's enemy.

So...

Jurozaemon Biwa carefully and diligently gathered intelligence on the members of the Akatsuki Organization.

He gathered it all and stored it in his mind.

He treated it as the necessary exchange for defecting.

For now.

After several months of contact.

Jurozaemon Biwa had