Yuho City's Industries

The Land of Tea

Yuho City

Naraku in the main seat of the Lord's Mansion, below him were the Akahi Squad and several bound ninja craftsmen.

Naraku had only been back in Konoha for a few days when Uchiha Seki's team sent a reply, saying they had recruited ninja craftsmen and brought them to the Yuho City in the Land of Tea.

Naraku his Taijutsu instructor Might Duy leave and once again led his guard squad to Yuho City.

Looking down at the bruised and battered, tightly bound Artisan Ninja, Naraku had some questions about Uchiha Seki's recruitment method.

Naraku's thoughts returned, and he said with an anxious expression:

"Quickly untie these gentlemen!"

"Hi!"

Uchiha Seki and the others untied the ropes binding the several Artisan Ninja.

These four members of the Baogui, bruised and battered, were doing quite well developing their ninja tools in the Land of Snow. They sold most of their tools to the ruler of the Land of Snow, making a high profit with no danger.

Uchiha Seki said he came to recruit people, Baogui originally intended to capture a few people, plunder their Chakra, and raise ninja tools.

Although they knew the Uchiha Clan was a powerful clan in the Shinobi World, they never expected their team to be so easily defeated.

The Baogui, its face now swollen and red, had lost all its former elegance in the Land of Snow.

"My lord! Spare my life!"

"What's going on, Stone-kun? Didn't I say that when recruiting Artisan Ninja, we should treat them with courtesy?"

"Clan Chief, the journey has been long. We sparred with several Artisan Ninja along the way, but we didn't control our strength, so..."

Uchiha Seki replied, then glanced at the several Artisan Ninja and said coldly:

"What's wrong with you guys? Nobody's trying to kill you, why are you asking for mercy?"

Baogui watched the two perform in the arena and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!"

The four Artisan Ninja are named Baogui, Suihu, Kujaku, and Longyan, and each possesses unique ninja tools.

"Bring chairs for these gentlemen and ladies, so they can sit and talk."

Naraku was toying with a pair of peculiar swords. These swords, when infused with Chakra and swung, could transform the Chakra into wind-attribute nature, directly nature-transforming Chakra —a rather magical feat.

For a regular ninja, achieving Chakra nature transformation is no easy feat.

There is also a tiger-head half-body armor, which can absorb the enemy's Chakra invisibly, causing the enemy to run out of Chakra without realizing it.

"These ninja tools are rather unusual. Can you forge more?"

"It can be forged, but it can't be forged to such a fine quality. This is a ninja tool passed down from our ancestor."

Naraku understood. Wearing these strange ninja tools, it must have taken Uchiha Seki to a lot of effort to capture them, and there was even a risk to their lives if he was not careful. No wonder Ishi didn't treat them well.

"Passed down from the patriarch? Are there only four of you Artisan Ninja? Are there any other survivors?"

"When our Artisan Village was destroyed, more than a hundred of us fled to the Land of Snow. I can recruit them for you."

"Will they listen to you? Do you have that ability?"

"Sir, we are the disciples of the founder of Artisan Village, and we are high-ranking members of the Artisan Village. They will listen to us!"

Naraku and said nothing more.

The Land of Snow Chakra Armor, if Naraku remembers correctly, can protect the entire body.

It can activate a protective shield, reduce Ninjutsu damage, and amplify physical strength. It can also stimulate the body with chakra to break Genjutsu, among other functions.

This kind of armor, once it's made, will definitely fetch a lot of money. Perhaps Five Great Nations will purchase it to equip their lower-ranking ninjas.

They are descendants of Artisan Ninja who lived in the Land of Snow, so it's quite possible that the Chakra Armor of the Land of Snow was forged by them.

"This armor that absorbs Chakra is quite nice. Is there any way to forge it?"

"This technique of absorbing Chakra has been lost, but we have created a new technology that can amplify the wearer's power! Amplify the power of Ninjutsu! Reduce the damage from Ninjutsu, and the Chakra Armor stimulates the body, making it immune to Genjutsu!"

"It really was these people who came up with this scheme, "Naraku thought to himself.

Naraku examined the ninja tools used by the four people closely; they resembled the ninja tool set he remembered the one they used to revive the Seimei.

However, the people below were older and didn't quite resemble the four executors.

Naraku thought to himself, "These people must be plotting to resurrect their ancestors. Their Seimei, must be quite good at crafting ninja tools. If we let them resurrect their ancestor, we can capture him and have him do manual labor for me. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Naraku his mind, coughed lightly, and said:

"You can recruit other Artisan Ninja, right, um..."

"Yuho City is a ninja village built by order of the monarch of the Land of Tea, and it needs some sharp ninja tools. If you are willing to serve Yuho City..."

Naraku pondered for a moment, then continued, "I appoint all four of you as Jonin of Yuho City. You will manage and arrange the recruited troops yourselves; your only task is to provide ninja tools for Yuho City."

"In that case, this might be another form of revival for Artisan Village. And with our Uchiha Clan taking care of you, your future will be even brighter."

Naraku treated them the same way Konoha treated the ninja clans: they were free to make their own arrangements, and their Ninjutsu and secret techniques could be retained, but they had to serve the ninja village.

That's how Konoha operates; Ninjutsu and secret techniques are secrets that ninja clans don't easily pass on.

The secret techniques of the great ninja clans are well preserved, but the secret techniques of the smaller ninja clans are exploited everywhere. They may have long been smuggled into the Scroll of Sealing by various methods.

Naraku first coaxed these Artisan Ninja with kind words, promising that whether they would be round or flat would be up to Naraku.

Especially their ancestor, who was clearly a skilled blacksmith.

Upon hearing Naraku's words, the four members of the Baogui somewhat flattered, not expecting the Uchiha leader to value them so highly.

However, they still lacked an understanding of the Uchiha leader's character and dared not trust him too easily.

However, since he is now a prisoner, the fact that the other party is treating him with courtesy is already quite good.

Seeing the four people below with flickering eyes, seemingly deep in thought, Naraku continued:

"The area surrounding Yuho City is mountainous, and mountains and seas are the foundation of a nation. These Yamanaka minerals. You were originally Artisan Ninja, so I will allocate a mountain for you to carve out your own resources."

Naraku used his trump card: offering assets and mines. If they still didn't appreciate it, then he'd have to teach them a lesson.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir! I am willing to serve you like a dog or a horse!"

"Haha, good. From now on, you will be residents of Yuho City, with the rank Jonin Yuho City. I hope you will recruit followers and contribute to the development of Yuho City."

"Yes, sir!"

Naraku high spirits. He was ready to build up the weaponry and ninja tools in Yuho City. When the Third Shinobi World War came, wouldn't he make a fortune from the war?

They're fighting, and here they're handing them knives and cannonballs, adding fuel to the fire.

Furthermore, the Chakra Armor technology is also of great help to ninjas. The Chakra Armor can automatically stimulate the human body and help dispel Genjutsu.

The methods to dispel Genjutsu generally include painful stimulation or external Chakra transfer.

This Chakra Armor can stimulate the human body, which doesn't seem to be a good thing for the Uchiha, who are skilled in Genjutsu.

Naraku stroked his chin, looking at the four people below.