Ultimate Ninja Tools of the Artisan Ninja Village

Under Jie's control, a large amount of seawater formed high waves that crashed down violently towards the direction where Kakuzu Kazashiro were located.

"Ice Release: Winter Descends"

Kazashiro didn't even try to dodge; he created a large amount of cold air, freezing the waves just as they were about to hit him.

Taking advantage of having Chakra's Isobu supply within him, Kazashiro simply froze all the seawater in this area into ice.

"It's Ice Release?!"

The thick fog dissipated at that moment, and seeing the enormous glacial waterfall beside him, Jie immediately realized Kazashiro's identity.

The White Death God of Konoha!

Jie's face turned extremely ugly at this moment.

However, deep down, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Kazashiro's self-disclosure of his identity gave him the leverage to escape.

Not only because the village had issued an order that if they encountered the "White Death God," they could abandon the mission and run away, but also because with the information that Kazashiro had set foot near the Land of Water, he could completely use this to offset the responsibility for the mission failure.

With that thought in mind, Jun no longer hesitated and began forming hand seals in front of Kakuzu Kazashiro.

He wanted to create the illusion that he was about to launch an attack in order to confuse the two of them and then use his Body Flicker Technique to escape.

"The idea is good, but it's useless."

Kazashiro flung out several Senbon, aiming them at a location that was difficult to detect.

The sudden attack caught Jie off guard, and several Senbon pierced straight into his flesh.

When did you realize it?

Barely managing to prop himself up, he couldn't believe that his Water Clone had been seen through.

"After activating Sage Mode."

Kazashiro readily admitted it, without any intention of hiding anything.

Without waiting for a reaction, Kazashiro Body Flicker Technique in front of the other party and struck him with a Curse Mark.

"Tell me, what is your purpose in coming here pretending to be a pirate? I'm very interested in that."

Kazashiro revealed what he thought was a kind smile, but to Jie, it was as terrifying as a vengeful demon from hell.

Kazashiro wasn't good at interrogation, so he confidently entrusted this glorious and arduous task to Kakuzu.

After a scene deemed inappropriate for children, Kakuzu finally let go of the incomplete segment and relayed the information he had obtained to Kazashiro.

After speaking, Kakuzu shook the blood off his hands with a hint of emotion. "As expected of Kirigakure Jonin Kirigakure, their mouths are tighter than I imagined."

"Of course. Jonin is a high-level fighter in a hidden village and cannot have any obvious weaknesses. If you could easily find out the answer, then he is definitely not Jonin from one of the Five Great Hidden Villages."

Frowning, Kazashiro glanced at the barely alive Jie, then kindly tossed out Senbon, Jonin the scattered Kirigakure to his Pure Land.

Of course, Kimimaro and Haku must not see any of this.

After signaling Kakuzu to use Fire Style to erase all traces in front of him and confirming that everything in his field of vision was covered in flames, Kazashiro took the two children and left, leaving Kakuzu alone to count the remaining valuables.

After confirming that he had not left a single coin at the scene, Kakuzu relayed the information he had obtained from the interception to Kazashiro.

In short, the mission of the interceptor is to disguise themselves as pirates, create an excuse for Kirigakure to send ninjas to approach the Land of Artisans under the guise of maintaining order, and search for the Ultimate Ninja Tools left behind by Seimei, the founder of the Artisan Ninja Village.

"Ultimate Ninja Tools?"

Kazashiro sat cross-legged on the ground, rubbing his chin with his right hand, trying hard to recall information about Seimei.

After racking his brains for a long time, Kazashiro had no memories of this Seimei, whether from his past life or this one.

Even his understanding of Artisan Ninja Village was limited to the most basic information that Jonin should know.

This is the second largest exporter of ninja tools after the Land of Iron, supplying a considerable number of ninja tools to the Five Great Nations during the war.

However, their own strength is relatively weak. Although they live under the name of a ninja village, most of the ninjas in the village are more skilled in craftsmanship.

"I have heard of it. The so-called Ultimate Ninja Tools are these four things: the Infinite Armor, the Dragon Eye Retractable Sword, the Peacock Twin Swords, and the Lightsaber."

Kakuzu living fossil of the Shinobi World, readily recited the names of the four ninja tools one by one, and also introduced Seimei's identity, "As for Seimei, he was the founder of Artisan Ninja Village, and his strength is quite considerable."

Seimei

For Kakuzu to rate the opponent's strength as decent, it seems this guy named Seimei is indeed quite capable.

"The reason Kirigakure is searching for the Ultimate Ninja Tools is because after the Third Shinobi World War, three of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen Ninja Blade taken by Konoha. The newly appointed Mizukage urgently needed to replenish the Seven Ninja Swordsmen's ranks, so he set his sights on Artisan Ninja Village."

I see.

Kazashiro nodded without saying a word.

He was very familiar with this matter; he had obtained both the Kubikiribōchō and Samehada himself.

Lightning Blade's capture was somewhat related to him.

However, it was Obito who did it.

Speaking of that Ultimate Ninja Tools, it sounds really powerful. It's a bit of a shame it stayed in Artisan Ninja Village...

Kazashiro had a bold idea.

Meanwhile, a unit of the Kirigakure Anbu appeared in the area where the final battle was about to begin.

"According to intelligence, this is the area where the pirates led by Jie are hiding."

A member of the Kirigakure Anbu looked at the large fire marks left on the ground, his expression turning serious beneath his mask.

"What exactly happened to them? This kind of Fire Style with such a wide range is not something an ordinary ninja can use."

A man with shark teeth and gill-like markings on his face shook his head with a cold laugh after hearing the report, "Pressure Massenet~"

Kisame Hoshigaki

If Kazashiro were here, he could identify the other person just by their voice.

Kirigakure Kisame Hoshigaki.

He was also one of the leaders of this operation, responsible for eliminating anyone who might leak secrets.

"Plans have changed; action is suspended."

After examining the charred corpse, the Anbu Captain approached and announced that the mission was aborted.

The corpses before him were unrecognizable; he couldn't be sure whether Jie had survived or was mixed in with the other corpses.

Therefore, he had no choice but to order all the corpses in front of him to be packed up and taken away, to be handed over to the Anbu department for investigation.

"This period is really unlucky."

As the body was being moved, one of the Anbu muttered under his breath.

"Yes, first the Kaguya Clan was attacked and all their property was looted, and now even the mission to find ninja tools has been forced to stop."

Another member of the Anbu quietly echoed.

"Tsk tsk tsk, someone actually dared to steal those guys' money. The Kaguya Clan is going to be furious."

"..."

During their conversation, the group collected all the bodies and then immediately left the area.

The ninjas from Artisan Ninja Village didn't arrive until several hours after the Kirigakure Anbu had left.