Uzumaki Jun helplessly looked at Frostmourne, which had returned to his hand once again, and sighed inwardly...
What kind of mess is this!
Especially since the Mizukage in front of him was staring at him angrily, as if he had committed some heinous crime!
It's just a ninja sword, isn't it?
Uzushiogakure has plenty of them. Is there really a need to stare at me like this?
It's really such a headache!!
"Lord of Uzushiogakure," the Mizukage said, looking at Uzumaki Jun and taking a deep breath. "If Kirigakure offers this ninja sword as compensation for our defeat, would it be possible..."
There's no other way now. He hoped this ninja sword, worth billions, could ensure the safe return of the Kiri-nin to their village. He did not want to become a criminal in Kirigakure's history!!
Suddenly, he understood the second Mizukage's difficulties.
This Uzushiogakure is simply a pit!!
However, before he could finish speaking...
"Stop dreaming," Uzumaki Jun said flatly. "This ninja sword..."
What would he even do with it?
Sell it again?
"When you started this war, you were destined to bear the responsib..."
Suddenly...
Uzumaki Jun seemed to notice something, his eyes widening as he stared at the Frostmourne in his hand...
"Whoosh!!"
The Mizukage and the Mizukage's assistant also seemed to notice something wrong and similarly stared at Frostmourne...
"This, this..." Yuki Kiyoi said in disbelief, looking at the Frostmourne that was suddenly emitting a cold light. "Could it be..."
The Sword Spirit!!!
Is the Sword Spirit about to be awakened?
Feeling the chilly atmosphere around them, even he, a member of the Yuki clan, could feel the cold...
"Stop him!!" the Mizukage shouted loudly. "We absolutely cannot let him awaken the Sword Spirit!"
Isn't this the national treasure of the Land of Water?
How can even the lord of Uzushiogakure awaken the Sword Spirit??
Damn it!!
If he really awakens it...
With the God of Shinobi plus a legendary ninja sword, who in the shinobi world could stop him??
The Mizukage's assistant also snapped back to reality and quickly formed hand signs...
"Water Release: Great Shark Missile Technique!!"
He could feel it too.
The cold!!
A wave of cold air was spreading from the lord of Uzushiogakure...
He never thought that Frostmourne would awaken at this moment.
Damn it!!
If only he had advised the Mizukage not to take it out earlier. Now look...
Their own national treasure was being awakened by the enemy.
This is simply a great humiliation!!
However...
Just as the Mizukage and his assistant's jutsu were about to hit Uzumaki Jun...
Instantly!!
All the jutsu were frozen solid?!
The Mizukage and the Kiri-nin on the ships all gasped in shock, their eyes wide as they watched this scene!
It truly lives up to its legend as a ninja sword capable of defeating ten Gods of Shinobi!
But...
Tears streamed down Yuki Kiyoi's face. Why wasn't it a ninja from Kirigakure who awakened the Sword Spirit?
What should they do now?
There was no time for them to think anymore...
Suddenly...
"Frozen..." Uzumaki Jun shouted with a grim expression, seeming to use all his strength. "Throne!!"
As soon as the words fell...
"Crack—!"
"Crack!!!"
The entire sea within a hundred miles, everywhere they could see...
In an instant...
All turned into thick ice!!
Even the Mizukage and all the Kiri-nin on the fleet were frozen solid!!
...
"Is it really this strong?" Senju Kimito's eyes widened as he looked at the sea surface. The coastline of Uzushiogakure was completely frozen. This was too exaggerated!
That ninja sword...
It truly lives up to being a legendary ninja sword!
Even the ships were frozen, solid blocks of ice, with several icebergs forming ahead...
And Uchiha Iketo...
Also nodded with recognition, saying, "This power..."
"Is too strong!"
Then, he glanced at Senju Kimito's chest...
"Your egg..."
"Oh, this?" Senju Kimito took out the crushed egg, saying helplessly, "What a pity~"
It was accidentally smashed during the battle earlier!
"I told you to eat it sooner!" Uchiha Iketo said flatly. "Now it's wasted!"
"It's fine." Senju Kimito gathered the broken eggshells, buried them, and said with a smile, "Anyway..."
The war is about to end~
Only Shijō took one look at Lord Jun and then shouted loudly, "Hurry up, stop looking. No matter how you look at it, it's Lord Jun."
"There are many people lying here injured!"
Now is not the time to look at the ice. Shouldn't they come to help?
"Oh, oh!"
Senju Kimito and Uchiha Iketo also snapped back to reality. Although they didn't know why the Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist had suddenly fallen unconscious for no reason, it...
Wasn't a bad thing. At least it was finally ending.
It's just...
This batch of newcomers was really too weak. There were actually shinobi trembling in fear during the war??
They're all teenagers already.
Indeed...
They still needed to learn from other shinobi villages. When they graduate from the academy, they should be sent to kill bandits, thieves, or rogue ninjas.
Otherwise, if this continues, accidents will happen sooner or later...
If their legs go weak when facing a strong opponent, what can they even do?
Might as well just surrender.
"Coming." Senju Kimito quickly ran over and said, "Anyone who can move, come help quickly!"
Saving people is urgent now. As for everything else, it can wait until Lord Jun returns.
"Why are you still holding that kitchen knife?" Pakkun Jūzō asked suspiciously, looking at Hoshigaki Fuguki, who had picked up the kitchen knife broken into two pieces. "It's unusable now."
And...
A knife that has tasted human blood, are you still planning to use it to scale fish?
Aren't you afraid of customer complaints or the health bureau shutting down your shop?!
"This is an honor!" Hoshigaki Fuguki said cheerfully, holding the two halves of the kitchen knife. "It represents that we two grilled fish shop owners remained calm and composed in the face of invasion in Uzushiogakure, stood up, and protected Uzushiogakure."
Once they hang it in the shop later...
Their revenue will definitely skyrocket!!
"..."
There's such an operation!!
Pakkun Jūzō looked speechlessly at Hoshigaki Fuguki, inwardly sighing with emotion...
He truly is the hero who betrayed the village for his Kiri-nin brothers back then!
His mind is so flexible, he can even think of this.
But no one noticed...
Behind the trees, a man with green bean-like eyes, his arms crossed over his chest, leaned against a tree, calmly watching Uzumaki Jun on the sea surface, muttering, "It seems the price of ninja swords needs to be raised again!!"
...
Meanwhile, in the northern part of Uzushiogakure...
"Why is it taking so long? We still haven't seen the Kumogakure forces!" Nagato said helplessly, yawning. "Is the Raikage coming or not?"
He had been on high alert for several days, yet...
Nothing happened?
The battle in the Land of Fire was over, and the one in the Land of Water...
Was probably ending soon too.
But their group here...
Hadn't fired a single shot the entire time!
Nagato sighed inwardly, muttering, "I still wanted to test my newly improved Rasengan!"
Now...
If the Kumogakure forces really dared to come ashore, they would definitely get ganged up on!
But...
Are they even coming??
...
In mid-June, the 43rd year of Konoha.
The war, which had lasted for more than ten days, officially ended!!
Most of the shinobi from Konoha, Sunagakure, and Iwagakure were captured...
The Third Kazekage died in battle, the Konoha commander Orochimaru was captured, and only the Tsuchikage of Iwagakure, relying on his Super Light-Weight Rock Technique and Dust Release, escaped with a small remnant of Iwa-nin.
As for Kumogakure...
They did not participate in the war. It seemed they immediately returned to their village when they saw the situation turning unfavorable.
As for the Third Mizukage and the Kiri-nin...
They died miserably!
Frozen to death on the sea surface by their own national treasure. It's said the ice still hasn't melted yet. The scene is spectacularly horrifying!
But it's said that the lord of Uzushiogakure's awakening of the Sword Spirit was just an accident. After using the ninja sword, his entire arm was frostbitten, and the condition was quite serious. It wouldn't heal without three or four months of rest.
As for a full recovery...
It's still unknown.
Suddenly...
The legendary ninja sword once again came into the view of the major shinobi villages.
While rejoicing that the lord of Uzushiogakure had not yet fully gained its recognition, they began digging pits everywhere within their own countries, wanting to see if they had any thousand-year-old ninja swords passed down through history.
As for Konoha...
Because of this awakening incident, they were once again targeted by a group of shinobi villages.
Especially since Konoha suffered heavy losses in this war, and the village's strength was greatly reduced...
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