Several days earlier...
After Kazemori Masaki escorted the prisoners of war to the front lines, a tentative location was chosen for the peace talks, and preparations were underway throughout Konoha Camp. Masaki had other matters to attend to, but Tobirama summoned him.
"Zhenghui, I'm afraid we really won't be able to recover your family's ninja tool. Since you didn't find anything suitable among my elder brother's ninja tools either, I'll do as I promised and have a new one made especially for you," Tobirama said.
"A new ninja tool?" Kazemori Zhenghui brightened at the news. That ninja blade was terribly awkward to use, and there was no telling how many opportunities in battle it had cost him. Being able to replace it was wonderful.
"According to Sister-in-law, we should seek out the Taketori Family and ask them to forge it," Tobirama said. "Once the fighting here settled down, I asked the Hyuga Clan for help. They told me that the Taketori Main Family happened to be in the Land of Hot Water."
"The Land of Hot Water? In a war-torn place like this?" Kazemori Zhenghui asked in surprise.
"The war probably came too suddenly for them to relocate, so they had no choice but to hide. Fortunately, no one found them. They were once a ninja clan, after all. Unless someone deliberately searched for them, there would be little chance of stumbling across them." As Tobirama spoke, he placed a piece of metal on the table.
"What's this?"
"Chakra metal, the best currently available. It should be enough to make you a decent ninja tool." Looking at the metal, Tobirama continued, "Still, I have little experience in this area, so I can't say for certain. We'll have to see what the Taketori Family can do. I hear they'll make a