"Lord of the Land of Whirlpools." A short, obese middle-aged man bowed toward Uzumaki Jun, who had walked in with his right hand wrapped in a mysterious square iron box covered densely in technique seals, his face deathly pale. The man said respectfully, "I am Sugihara Aomi, representative of the official merchants of the Land of Water's Daimyo residence, here to pay respects to the Lord of the Land of Whirlpools."
It seemed the rumors circulating in the ninja world were not wrong. After using Frostmourne, this Lord of the Land of Whirlpools had indeed suffered very serious injuries!!
Otherwise...
Why would such a powerful person look so deathly pale and weak in the limbs?
Even his walking was slow and unsteady!!
And...
He glanced at the Lord of the Land of Whirlpools' right hand...
The technique seals on it should be sealing techniques, if he wasn't mistaken.
It seemed that legendary ninja sword was not something that could be used freely simply by awakening the sword spirit...
That made sense. If such immense power could be used without restriction, whoever obtained the recognition of the legendary sword would have probably conquered the ninja world long ago!!
How could it have been lost for over a thousand years!
"En." Uzumaki Jun nodded faintly, pretending on his face that he had not suffered any backlash. He walked to his seat and said expressionlessly, "What does the Land of Water's Daimyo want with me?"
He had spent over half an hour applying makeup, used Magnet Release to create an iron box, and then casually drawn some advanced-looking sealing technique symbols on it...
Since it was all just for bluffing, Uzumaki Jun had drawn them randomly. Now even he himself couldn't understand what those symbols meant...
As for the people before him, even if they had ninjas...
They probably wouldn't be able to understand them either!!
"I represent the Land of Water's Daimyo to offer our deepest apologies for Kirigakure's unauthorized war against the Land of Whirlpools last time..." Aomi said with a ashamed expression. "Our Daimyo was unaware of this matter. Kirigakure deliberately concealed it from our Daimyo."
"Tsk, tsk!!" Uzumaki Jun curled his lip disdainfully...
Who would believe that!
Stop with these empty words and get to the main point!
He had other things to attend to later!!
Aomi also knew that these superficial apologies would not be believed by the Land of Whirlpools. Still speaking earnestly, he said, "To express the Land of Water's remorse, the Daimyo residence has now ceased all financial aid to Kirigakure."
"And regarding the losses suffered by the Land of Whirlpools, the Land of Water is also willing to assist the Land of Whirlpools in seeking compensation from Kirigakure!"
"..."
They're selling out Kirigakure completely!!
Uzumaki Jun narrowed his eyes looking at Aomi and said lightly, "Just say directly what you want!"
I don't have time to wait here with you condemning Kirigakure!!
"Apologies!" Aomi nodded apologetically and said, "Considering that the Land of Whirlpools unintentionally obtained the national treasure of the Land of Water..."
"This is the spoils of war of the Land of Whirlpools!" Uzumaki Jun said coldly. "It is spoils seized from the Third Mizukage!"
Trying to get something for nothing??
Have you asked me... or rather, my clone Uchiha Shin if he agrees??
"Yes, this is the spoils of war of the Land of Whirlpools." Aomi quickly corrected himself. "Our Daimyo has no other intentions!" He wiped cold sweat from his forehead. The Lord of the Land of Whirlpools before him was no ordinary daimyo, but one of the few top-tier powerhouses in the ninja world!!
"It is our Daimyo's father, the previous Daimyo. After hearing about the emergence of the Land of Water's national treasure..."
"He recalled that lost history from over a thousand years ago and felt ashamed before his ancestors. He hopes to bring back the Land of Water's national treasure before his death!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the Lord of the Land of Whirlpools looking at him with a gloomy expression...
"But since it was Kirigakure that launched the war without authorization, and now this ninja sword has become the spoils of the Land of Whirlpools, the Land of Water's Daimyo does not intend to take it back without compensation. Instead, he has decided to redeem it at twice the price Kirigakure bid during the auction!!"
"To fulfill the former Daimyo's wish and fulfill his filial duty." Aomi sighed and wiped away tears. "Our Daimyo's filial piety is already famous throughout the ninja world."
"We hope the Lord of the Land of Whirlpools can accommodate our Daimyo's filial devotion!"
Saying this, Aomi wiped his tears while looking at Uzumaki Jun with expectant eyes…
How touching this filial devotion was!
Even he himself was moved!
"…Tw… twice?? That would be over twenty billion??"
Uzumaki Jun narrowed his eyes at Aomi, sighing inwardly.
Truly worthy of being one of the Five Great Nations!!So wealthy!!
But…
"Not enough!" Uzumaki Jun shook his head and said lightly. "This is still not enough!"
Then, with a difficult expression, he raised his right hand.
"This price cannot possibly compensate for the harm that war caused me!!"
Moreover… recalling history from over a thousand years ago??That history was something he… had told Black Zetsu to randomly make up!!
"This, this…" Aomi looked at Uzumaki Jun's expression and asked carefully, "Might I ask what this is…"
What's going on??
"Ai!" Uzumaki Jun sighed, wearing a bitter smile on his face. "You simply have no idea how terrifying that ninja sword is!!"
"…No, we know!!"
The Land of Water officials looked at Uzumaki Jun's hand with fear in their eyes.
When they came to the Land of Whirlpools, they had to detour around the sea because the ice surface over there still hadn't melted…
The legendary ninja sword was truly too terrifying!
But they quietly watched the Lord of the Land of Whirlpools without making a sound.
"Kacha!" (cracking sound — likely the sound of a hand seal forming)
Uzumaki Jun formed a hand seal, and instantly golden light burst forth from the iron box.
"Ahh ahh!!"
Uzumaki Jun cried out in pain.
"Be on alert!!" Komaki behind him also changed expression greatly and shouted!
"Shua shua!!" (swishing sounds)
All the Uzu-nin formed hand seals, as if resisting something.
The Land of Water officials, seeing this scene, wondered if something major was about to happen — startled inwardly. They were just a group of ordinary people after all!
Just as they really wanted to call for help and have the ninja guards behind them step forward…
"Don't be nervous…" Uzumaki Jun suddenly said weakly. "After this period of sealing, the sword's power has already diminished considerably."
If he didn't make the ninja sword sound even more terrifying, how could he possibly bluff them?
Look, don't you believe…
"This, this…" Aomi widened his eyes, looking at the Lord of the Land of Whirlpools' right hand with disbelief.
The massive crystallized ice pillar that had formed there…
Exquisitely clear, crystalline and wondrous, it appeared to be a mysterious ice sculpture wrought with superhuman skill, looking entirely natural and flawless. However—
"Ka ka…!!" (cracking sounds)
The chilling cold it emitted indicated it was not as beautiful as it appeared on the surface!
In just this moment, the entire table had been frozen solid, and…
The floor… was also slowly covering with thick, pure white ice.
"This power simply does not belong to me." It seemed that because the seal had been released, the Lord of the Land of Whirlpools' face grew even paler. He sighed, looking at his right hand with regret and fear, saying, "It is truly too terrifying!"
"I finally understand now why no one has ever awakened the sword spirit until now."
"It's…"
Uzumaki Jun's eyes focused.
"They were too weak!!"
He sighed with a bitter smile.
"Once the ninja sword is awakened, the person might be filled to death by its power!!"
"…So that's how it is!!"
The Land of Water officials immediately nodded in understanding. No wonder that mysterious Rinnegan user back then also immediately discarded the sword after awakening it!
It seemed he must have been unable to withstand the power and was forced to discard it.
And the reason he didn't appear during the crackdown on evil back then…
Could it be because he hadn't yet neutralized this power?!
Aomi seemed to think of something, his expression changing instantly. It seemed he must report this to the Daimyo upon returning to the country!
Suddenly…
The Land of Water officials shivered, looking down at the ground…
The cold had now spread to beneath their feet, even their shoes were covered with a thick layer of ice crystals.
So… could you please seal the arm again?
After so many days, this power was still so terrifying!
Simply… unimaginable what the true power of that ninja sword must be!
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