Light-Concealing Sword

At this moment, Masayo followed Kazahana Koyuki to a hidden underground treasury. The cobwebs and dust in the passage showed that no one had come here for many years.

Kazahana Koyuki began explaining, "This is one of the Kazahana Family's underground treasuries. My father only told me about it. It is something only the legitimate rulers of the Land of Snow throughout the generations have known, and it is the foundation that will allow the Land of Snow to endure."

"Hahaha... This is killing me. Kazahana Dōtō, that idiot—if he were still alive, he'd probably be furious enough to die all over again!"

Masayo laughed without the slightest concern for his image. Deep beneath the Daimyo Mansion lay the Land of Snow's final treasure. Even more ridiculous was that Kazahana Dōtō had lived in the Daimyo Mansion for who knew how long, while the Kazahana Family Secret Treasure he had always sought was actually a geothermal generator. It was too funny.

Kazahana Koyuki cast Masayo a captivating glance. The fact that she had brought him to a place like this made her trust and intentions self-evident.

After walking for a while, the two arrived before a mechanical door without the slightest visible seam. Kazahana Koyuki removed her Hexagonal Ice Crystal Necklace and placed it into the keyhole. The mechanical door opened to either side.

"Come in. What you want is inside!"

Kazahana Koyuki led Masayo into the vault. A bone-piercing chill made him shudder involuntarily.

"Damn, that much gold?"

Masayo's jaw nearly dropped. The gold bars engraved with the Land of Snow's script were dazzling enough to blind someone. He roughly estimated there to be at least ten tons. Compared to it, the money he had looted from Fishbeam Village was barely a drop in the bucket.

"I'll make it grow even more. I don't just want to make the Land of Snow prosperous—I want the entire Ninja World to be unable to do without the Land of Snow."

Kazahana Koyuki revealed her ambition before Masayo.

"I support you. Go for it. But Koyuki, are you planning to use the reserve gold here to ease the Land of Snow's current financial crisis?"

Masayo pointed curiously at the gold and asked.

Kazahana Koyuki hurriedly shook her head. "I'm not that stupid. This is the foundation of the Land of Snow. If we really use it, the country probably won't be far from collapse. Besides, haven't you already taught me personally what I should do?"

With that, Kazahana Koyuki revealed a sly smile.

Masayo looked at Kazahana Koyuki with interest. He sensed a familiar feeling from his previous life in her. What Kazahana Koyuki wanted was not as simple as making the Land of Snow strong and prosperous.

"Koyuki, seeing you like this makes me want to become Hokage too!"

"Really?!"

Kazahana Koyuki stared at Masayo in surprise, grabbed his shoulders, and hurriedly asked, "You really want to become Hokage? That's wonderful! In that case, with the Land of Snow's technology, Konohagakure's strength, and the minds of the two of us, we can definitely turn the entire Ninja World upside down."

Masayo smiled and nodded. "We'll see. Where exactly is the weapon you mentioned?"

Kazahana Koyuki brought Masayo to a room deeper inside. A whole row of bright luminous pearls was embedded in the walls, and beneath their dazzling radiance sat a sandalwood box over a meter long, placed atop a mechanical square table.

Kazahana Koyuki used the Hexagonal Crystal to open the sandalwood box. Inside lay a long sword entirely silver-white. Blue snowflake patterns were engraved on its scabbard, while a blue gemstone was embedded in the center of its silver, white-jade-like hilt. It was identical to the energy core of Chakra Armor.

"The sword is called Light-Penetrating. It was a product of the high technology of our Land of Snow's craftsmen. More than two hundred years ago, a meteorite fell from the sky, and its fragments were collected by craftsmen of that era while it was in the atmosphere."

Kazahana Koyuki took the longsword from the sandalwood box. Her words startled Masayo and reminded him of the meteorite in Hoshigakure. What made him even more curious, however, was why it was called Light-Penetrating.

Kazahana Koyuki continued, "The sword is 1.1 meters long. Apart from meteorite material, it also incorporates a special metal capable of conducting chakra. It can cut through hair with a breath. The blue gemstone in the center of the hilt is an energy core like the one in Chakra Armor. The difference is that the gemstone in the Light-Penetrating Sword can release a rainbow chakra barrier once each time. After releasing the chakra barrier, it needs an hour to recharge and restore its energy. The gemstone draws its power from sunlight, though I'm sure you probably won't need that..."

Kazahana Koyuki smiled and shook her head before continuing, "Besides that, it can devour other iron to repair itself. Its most important trait, and the origin of its name, is that it cannot be seen even when looked at. This was also the achievement the Land of Snow's craftsmen were most proud of."

With that, Kazahana Koyuki drew the blade. Under the radiance of the luminous pearls around them, its transparent, ice-crystal-like blade gave off a brilliant glow.

"This... you really want to give this to me?"

Masayo was tempted. The longsword in Kazahana Koyuki's hand could transmit chakra, meaning that besides infusing it with chakra attributes, he could also attach ninjutsu to the blade and release it. Beyond that, the transparent blade had truly captured his heart, and the scabbard could even maintain the blade.

"Of course I'm giving it to you. What, you don't like it? If you don't, then I'll take it back!"

Kazahana Koyuki pretended to take it back, but Masayo snatched it from her.

"How can there be any taking back a gift you've given someone?"

Masayo held the longsword fondly. Its silver hilt, engraved with blue snowflake patterns, gave off an artistic sense of beauty at first glance.

"Light-Penetrating doesn't sound very good. Let's call it the Light-Concealing Sword from now on. What do you think?"

Masayo drew the longsword and infused it with Wind Attribute chakra. The transparent blade flickered with white light. If he wished, he could also infuse it with Fire Attribute and Water Attribute chakra.

"Light-Concealing Sword?! That does sound better than Light-Penetrating. Fine, it's up to you. It's yours now anyway. But Masayo, since you've accepted the treasured sword passed down through the generations of the Land of Snow, shouldn't you do something for the Land of Snow too?"

Kazahana Koyuki suddenly changed the subject, making Masayo's expression shift. He hurriedly said, "Ha... Haven't I already taught you everything I should? Is there something you don't understand?"

Kazahana Koyuki shook her head. Beneath the luminous pearls' glow, she seemed to be draped in a thin veil, giving her an untouchable air.

"Eating, drinking, and having fun. Who knows when we'll meet again after this? You have to keep me company properly for these three days."

Masayo: ...

"Am I being kept as a man?"

Masayo looked speechless. Sure, he was handsome, but he was not as ridiculously handsome as Sasuke Uchiha. Unfortunately, he was too weak. His strength did not allow him to do that kind of thing with Kazahana Koyuki yet. Otherwise, he would have used the Partial Multi-Size Technique to take care of her long ago.

Kazahana Koyuki smiled and patted Masayo's shoulder. "Don't worry, we're just having fun. At most, we'll rub cheeks!"

Masayo: ...

"Koyuki, forget it. I won't marry into your family, so give it up! You won't abandon your Land of Snow, and I won't abandon mine either."

Masayo answered. As for why he would not take Kazahana Koyuki with him, first, he was too weak and lacked the strength. More importantly, Kazahana Koyuki would not leave. Though she had no talent for becoming a ninja, she was not some decorative vase with standard character settings either. She had her own ideals and wishes. Like him, she possessed absolute rationality and would never abandon everything for love.

Besides, in Masayo's memories, even Hinata Hyuga, known as the hardest worker in the Naruto world, was not a decorative vase. As for a human toy kept at his side and displayed like a vase, Masayo could not do that. People came in all kinds. He did not have the ability or charm to make a girl like Kazahana Koyuki, one with her own will, willingly become a decorative vase.