Soon, Sosuke got the specially made kunai from the blacksmith. The smith had rushed to finish it.
To save time, he had it made to match Minato's design exactly.
As it turned out, Little Sun had indeed put a great deal of effort into this. The entire process of inscribing the Space Coordinate went very smoothly.
This showed that the kunai design he remembered was already perfectly suited to the Flying Thunder God Technique, saving him a great deal of work adapting and adjusting it.
"Here, these are the blueprints you wanted." The owner handed over the plans for the specially made kunai.
With them, the clan's craftsmen could make copies, and Sosuke wouldn't have to travel all this way every time he needed more.
"Thanks, boss." Holding the kunai, the boy looked extremely excited. The sight left the Ponytail Princess beside him quite puzzled.
It was only a kunai. Sure, its shape was a bit strange, but surely that wasn't enough to get so excited over?
Curious, she secretly picked one up and gave it a couple of experimental swings. Aside from being heavier, it didn't seem all that different from an ordinary kunai.
Ignoring her companion's reproachful look, Mito casually slipped the kunai into her ninja tool pouch.
Watching Sosuke pack up, she spread her hands, looking a little bored. "Where are we going next? We can't keep picking fights with bandits forever."
Without even looking up, the boy replied, "I'm planning to take down the Three Clans Alliance. Do you want to come along?"
"Of course. Why wouldn't I?" Mito looked eager to get going. "I've never liked the Fūma Clan. This time, we're taking them down no matter what."
"Sounds good." Sosuke nodded, accepting Mito's request to join him.
During this time, Ponytail had kept honing her Adamantine Sealing Chains. Her strength had improved so much that she was practically a different person.
Even if she couldn't keep it up for long, no one could deny how powerful she was in short bursts.
In the lingo of the games from his previous life, Uzumaki Mito, now able to use the Adamantine Sealing Chains, was undoubtedly a top-tier team-control expert.
With her by his side, Sosuke's efficiency in hunting down his targets would improve considerably.
"Let's go." After inscribing the coordinates onto the specially made kunai, Sosuke picked up his bag and strode out of the smithy.
Mito hurried after him, only to see the boy turn this way and that until they reached the back of an inn.
"This is the spot." Sosuke looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he took Mito's soft, pale hand.
The Princess appeared calm on the surface, but inside she was panicking. She did her best not to let it show.
What's he trying to do, bringing me to the inn in secret?
I'm still young, and besides, our relationship isn't solid enough yet.
Just because he saved my life, he thinks he can do whatever he wants? He... he should ask me first.
He could at least have picked a fancier hotel.
By the time Sosuke had finished getting ready, the Ponytail's eyes were already spinning. Her free hand instinctively clutched at her collar.
"Are you ready?" The boy looked extremely excited.
Even as she panicked, Mito couldn't help wondering:
Do boys always look forward to that sort of thing?
"W-wait. I'm not ready yet." At the crucial moment, Mito's reason won out.
Seeing that she seemed a little reluctant, Sosuke furrowed his brow in confusion. "You don't need to get ready. Just leave everything to me."
"Ah... have you done this before?" The Ponytail's mood suddenly sank.
"No, this is my first time too." As he spoke, Sosuke eagerly pulled the girl in front of him.
Startled, Mito could only close her eyes on instinct.
But after a few seconds, the sensation she'd imagined never came. Instead, the boy let go of her hand.
"Haha, it worked!" Sosuke was as happy as a grown man in his thirties.
Carefully opening her eyes, Mito looked around and was astonished to find herself in a forest.
Hadn't they been behind the inn just a moment ago?
She wasn't stupid. It only took a little thought for her to realize she'd misunderstood.
It made sense. They'd spent so long living out in the wilderness together. If they'd wanted to do anything, they probably would have done it already.
"Ugh, I'm such an idiot." She scolded herself, but for some reason her long red hair suddenly began to flutter despite the lack of wind.
Unaware of the danger approaching, Sosuke was still celebrating the first successful use of the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Before returning to town, he'd inscribed a Space Coordinate out in the wilderness. Once he got the kunai, he'd planned to use the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport straight there.
And sure enough, it had worked.
How could he describe the sensation of crossing space? It was as if, with a single step, he'd jumped directly from point A to point B, skipping the long distance in between.
For Mito, she'd simply closed and opened her eyes, and found herself in a forest three kilometers away.
After suppressing the inexplicable fury rising within her, she finally realized what that moment had meant.
"T-this is a Space-time Ninjutsu?!" As befitted the princess of the Land of Whirlpools, Mito quickly recognized the Flying Thunder God Technique for what it was.
She'd never imagined that a legendary Space-time Ninjutsu would suddenly appear before her one day.
Judging by how excited the boy was, it was probably his first time using it.
"Wait... was he using me as a test subject just now?" Mito bared her teeth again.
"That's right. This is a technique I just 'created.' I've named it the Flying Thunder God Technique." Sosuke's shameless ability to lie through his teeth had improved yet again.
Senju Tobirama was still just a kid. There was no way he could have created the Flying Thunder God Technique.
Since it had appeared in Sosuke's hands, the title of creator naturally belonged to him.
Tobirama, you'll spend your whole life living in my shadow.
Under Mito's speechless gaze, an utterly shameless smile appeared at the corner of the boy's mouth.
That jerk's definitely thinking up something bad again.
Having accomplished the main goal of the trip, Sosuke decided to hurry back to the Western War Zone and use the Flying Thunder God Technique's mobility to hunt down the Three Clans.
There was no other way to meet all the Points requirements in the system list. For now, he'd have to get them from members of the Three Clans.
Hopefully, they wouldn't be too stingy.
Along the way, Sosuke kept testing the Flying Thunder God Technique. He discovered that he still couldn't lock onto Space Coordinates that were in motion.
Whenever a kunai wasn't stationary, his sense of its Space Coordinate became extremely hazy.
Only when a coordinate was stationary could Sosuke cross over to it with ease.
"My reflexes aren't good enough. I can't land dozens of consecutive attacks in the time it takes to process the information."
"Luckily, the Sharingan can make up for that weakness."
Every ninjutsu came with its own risks, and the Flying Thunder God Technique was no exception.
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