Chapter 143 The Glory of Forging Island Is Back!

"Teacher, I'm sorry. Wingdings: ♦︎♦︎⬧︎♦︎◆︎⌧︎♦︎♦︎□︎❍︎"

Genshi looked at Terumi Mei quietly.

The atmosphere became a little tense.

Suddenly, Master Yuan waved his hand and showed a smile.

"Don't be sorry, Ming, you did the right thing."

"Since you have judged that you cannot tell others, then even I, the teacher, cannot be an exception."

"That's exactly what I want you to be."

"Ming, do you know what I want to cultivate you into?"

Terumi Mei looked up, astonishment flashed across her face.

"What does it look like?"

Master Yuan did not speak directly, but first looked around to make sure there was no one else, and then spoke slowly.

"When I was born, there was no concept of a ninja village. Ninjas either fought as families or acted in loose groups. The ninja world was in chaos. In order to compete for resources, the war almost never stopped."

"Until the Senju clan and the Uchiha clan cease war and establish Konoha."

"We received responses from many nearby ninja families."

"And other regions have also copied it."

"The ninja world has officially entered the era of ninja villages."

"The first Mizukage, Senior Byakuren is extremely powerful, brave and radical, and has great courage. He has convinced countless people."

"The Oniden clan, the Taketori clan... all joined Kirigakure because of Senior Byakuren."

"The second generation Mizukage, Huanyue-senpai."

"In terms of personal strength, I think Senior Huanyue's strength is still higher than that of Senior Bailian."

"But when facing the second Tsuchikage, he was a little too impulsive and died together with him."

"If that incident hadn't happened, the situation behind Kirigakure Village would actually be much better."

"And the Third Mizukage."

Master Yuan raised his head and looked towards the sky, not knowing what he was looking at.

"It's not that I don't respect the Third Mizukage, but the fact is that the ability of the Third Mizukage is worse than that of the first and second generations. The situation in Kirigakure Village has declined during the Third Generation's tenure. "

"As for the candidates who can succeed the Fourth Mizukage, everyone previously thought they were members of the Kirigakure Seven, as well as Yagura."

"But, in my opinion, their talents are not enough."

"Until I saw you, Ming."

"I see in you the potential to surpass their Mizukage."

Mei Terumi asked.

"Because of my blood inheritance limit?"

"That's just part of it."

Yuanshi said: "To put it bluntly, blood successor limits are just a type of talent. Ninjas without blood successor limits can also perform extremely well."

"For example, the water escape of the Ghost Lantern clan and the Ganshi clan."

"In addition to your extremely strong ninja talent, Ming, your personality is the main reason why I think you can become a very good Mizukage in the future."

"In comparison, Kisame Kisame's talent is also good. Among the younger generation, he suppressed Kakashi Hatake of Konoha. Even with the help of the Zanpakutō, it also shows the strength of Kisame Kisame himself. ”

"But, in my opinion, Inigaki Kisame cannot become a good Mizukage."

"You can only become a powerful ninja."

Terumi Mei vaguely felt something was wrong.

Because he is not the only one participating in this mission.

In addition to himself, there are also Ao, Izumo Izumo, Kaguya Shinsui, and Ota.

These people should not leak what happened today.

Even if Kisame Inikaki, who Genshi said could not become a good Mizukage, participated in this operation, he would probably not leak what happened today, which means nothing.

The only difference is that the others don't have a teacher like Yuanshi.

As an elder of Konoha, he can be regarded as second only to Mizukage in Kirigakure Village.

Mei Terumi raised her own question.

"Teacher, if it was Kisame Kisaki, he probably wouldn't be able to say anything."

Master Yuan smiled.

"It's the same thing about not saying it, but there's still a difference. Others don't say it, maybe just because they received an order and couldn't say it, but you made your own judgment that you shouldn't say it."

"Based on how well I know you, I can still tell this."

"That's the difference between you and them."

"A qualified Mizukage must have strong enough judgment ability, and he must believe in his own judgment ability and be confident enough in his own judgment ability."

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While Osamu Uehara was smelting, Arafune Ni started preparing for the recruitment of blacksmiths.

Tanaka Shinnosuke assisted from the side.

Osamu Uehara selected from the list provided by the last three generations of Mizukage.

The blacksmith who had the best forging skills in the previous interview was eliminated, but the interview did not satisfy Osamu Uehara.

When the blacksmiths received the invitation, they all became excited.

Different from last time.

Several blacksmiths from last time were a little surprised by the situation in the blacksmithing department.

But now, it is completely gone.

The Forging Department has expanded and has become a formal department with real power. Many people already know this.

The Zanpakuto was created by the current head of the Forging Department, and many people know it.

With the current situation where the Zanpakutō is overwhelming the Ghost Light Seven Ninja Sword, the situation of the Zanpakutō will only get better and better in the future, and the scalpel business also provides a platform for ordinary blacksmiths.

It can be said that the current Forging Department has a bright future.

It is completely different from before.

In the past, many people left Forging Island because they could not see a future on Forging Island.

Now, many people want to join Forging Department because they see the future of Forging Department.

Those who stayed on Forging Island not because of talent problems, and did not leave Forging Island until they heard the order of the Third Mizukage to abolish Forging Island, now want to return.

Even if they are not formally organized as forgers, they will still be willing.

However, this is not what Uehara Osamu wants to see.

What Uehara Osamu needs is excellent talents who can help the Forging Department, make progress in the environment of Forging Island, and grow together with the Forging Department.

Rather than insects that swarm up to suck blood because they see benefits.

Even if those insects do not need much, they can still strengthen their momentum.

But Uehara Osamu does not like it.

He does not want to make the entire Forging Island a mess because of this.

"From this point of view, the decision of the Third Mizukage to abolish the Forge Island can be regarded as a favor to me."

"If the Forge Island had not been abolished and those people had not left, the situation on the Forge Island would be much more complicated now."

Uehara Osamu could certainly suppress them with tough means.

But after all, there is one more trouble.

Unlike now, those people are not qualified to make conditions and can only beg to come in.

"Minister Uehara."

Arafune II came to Uehara Osamu.

"Hmm?"

"The assessment venue and materials have been arranged, and the ten forgers who received the notice have also arrived on the island. Now they are waiting for Minister Uehara to go over."

Uehara Osamu nodded and stopped the work at hand.

"Okay, we will go now."

Similar to the last assessment.

The forging department provides materials, and the invited forgers will forge under the specified topic.

Afterwards, catch sea fish as the target for chopping.

The results will be determined by the effect of the sea fish being chopped.

But last time, it was just Uehara Osamu's temporary idea.

This time, it has been improved a lot.

The first thing is that this test has a formal name.

"Sword Forging Competition!"

A single empty forging room was transformed into a venue.

Ten figures stood in the center.

Some members of the forging department's guard team stood around.

Uehara Osamu walked in from the side passage.

Arafune II fell behind half a step.

The first time Uehara Osamu appeared, the eyes of the ten forgers all looked over.

"This is the forger who made the Zanpakuto."

"He is indeed as young as I heard."

"Really amazing!"

Some forgers had mixed feelings, feeling that they were old and lived like scrap metal.

But more forgers knew clearly the gap between themselves and Uehara Osamu.

They dared not be jealous, only admiration and awe.

The same is true for each other.

They are afraid that their companions will suffer, and they are also afraid that their companions will drive Land Rover.

If two people who know each other are ahead by one or two times, the remaining person will easily become jealous.

Some people can adjust their hearts, or use moral suppression to dispel these negative emotions.

Some people can't control themselves, and at this time, the relationship between the two will deteriorate.

But if one of them leads by dozens or hundreds of times, the situation will be different. The remaining person will most likely not feel jealous and can only look up.

Because the gap is too big.

Now these blacksmiths look at Uehara Shu, and this is how they feel.

Powerful ninja swords like Zanpakuto, one after another.

So far, there are already 5 swords that have appeared in the open and everyone knows about them.

Kiri Ichimonji, Blue Rose Sword, Lightning Blade, Water Dragon Possession, Dragon Bone.

Not many people know about the Skeleton Emperor, Nautilus, and Smiling Qingjiang.

And even fewer people know about the God's Hand and Tao Xianren's Garden Box.

Uehara Shu looked at the blacksmiths below and the translucent screen in front of him. The numbers in the reputation column on it were increasing little by little. The numbers were not very large, but they were continuous.

"Everyone, I'm glad you accepted the invitation."

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Uehara Osamu, and I'm currently the director of the forging department."

"This assessment is divided into two projects..."

Unconsciously, Uehara Osamu found that he had said a lot of things that he had not prepared before.

Mainly because he saw the rise in reputation, he was a little unsure.

He didn't pay attention for a while, and he "overplayed" a little.

It was not until the growth of reputation slowed down that Uehara Osamu realized and stopped.

"Welcome everyone again, now I declare that the sword forging competition is officially started!"

Tanaka Shinnosuke next to him took the lead in applauding.

Unlike Arafune II.

Arafune II is a pure forger. He doesn't really understand the ways of the world, but he has talent and works hard. Therefore, Uehara Osamu thinks Arafune II can be reused and is trustworthy.

And Tanaka Shinnosuke, after all, is older, so he knows more about the ways of the world.

Uehara Osamu raised his eyebrows.

Because Uehara Shu saw that this wave of applause caused the reputation bar, which had already stopped, to jump up a few more numbers.

Uehara Shu stretched out his hand and pressed it down.

Then, he signaled to Arafune II.

Arafuneji came to the ten candidates to be assessed.

"I am Arafuneji, the official blacksmith of the Blacksmithing Department. I will be responsible for presiding over the next first assessment. I hope everyone can listen to the rules I announced and perform well."

Arafuneji took the candidates to be assessed into the forging area.

Osamu Uehara looked over and felt that the scene in front of him looked very familiar.

"It's like the Chunin exam."

"Especially, the third round of the Chunin Examination."

The only Chunin exam that Uehara has any memory of was the one Uzumaki Naruto took.

The first session is the written test.

The second scene, the forest of death.

The third game was supposed to be the final, but because there were too many people left, a qualifier was held.

The final became Game 4.

Some people will call the third game the second half of the second game.

Uehara Shu only felt that he was now like Sarutobi Hiruzen at that time.

Arafune II was like the Moonlight Hayate of that time.

"Shinnosuke."

"Mr. Minister."

"You can keep an eye on Arafuneji here. The main test in this game is forging skills. However, if someone shows that his or her character does not meet the requirements of our blacksmithing department, then you should also record it."

"Yes, Sir Minister."

Osamu Uehara returned to his forging room.

Come to the smelting furnace.

"Chakra smelting technique."

A large amount of fire attribute chakra entered the furnace.

"The scale of recruitment this time is larger than last time. Logically speaking, it should bring me more prestige."

As soon as the ten candidates for assessment heard the word "start" from Arafune's mouth, they immediately started taking action.

I rushed to the material area and selected.

Even a scramble.

However, because Arafuneji was present and the escort members of the Forging Department were present, they did not dare to start a real fight.

But it can also be seen how much they cherish this opportunity.

Ten people compete for one spot.

Once successful, with the current situation of the Forging Department, it is equivalent to changing one's future.

Arafuneji felt a little emotional when he saw this.

At first, Arafuneji watched the blacksmiths leaving the forging island one by one.

But now, we can actually see these blacksmiths competing so hard for a spot in the blacksmithing department.

"Forging Island, back!"

"No, it's already better than before!"

Tanaka Shinnosuke felt a sense of urgency.

Because the last recruitment for the blacksmithing department was a bit rough.

In addition, at that time, the reputation of the Blacksmithing Department was not as good as it is now.

Many outstanding blacksmiths did not accept the invitation.

Tanaka Shinnosuke knew that his own level was not considered outstanding among these people.

It can be said that the last time was my only chance.

If you miss it, there will definitely be no possibility of joining the Blacksmithing Club again.

"Fortunately, I took advantage of the opportunity last time."

"I don't know why that guy was eliminated."

Tanaka Shinnosuke recalled the blacksmith who performed best in the process of forging swords at that time.

"But whatever the reason, I have to thank him."

"If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have this opportunity."

"Thank you very much."

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