Following the merchant caravan,
they smoothly entered the Land of Tea.
Uchiha Shin also knew that this mission would soon end.
He sat on the roof of the carriage and took out a sword hilt with engraved runes.
This was the hilt of the Executioner's Blade!
While clearing the battlefield, Shin discovered that this hadn't been completely dissolved by Lava Release.
The Executioner's Blade, he naturally knew what it was.
A special ninja sword with the attribute of 'immortality'.
This 'immortality' meant that even if the sword was damaged, it could, when cutting someone,
absorb iron elements from the blood to restore its blade.
Seeing that the hilt wasn't damaged at the time, he picked it up, thinking the Executioner's Blade should be able to recover.
It was just as he had thought.
The core of this sword was in the hilt, with runes engraved inside; as long as it could still touch blood, it could recover.
This wasn't the most important thing yet.
When Uchiha Shin held the hilt, something unexpected happened.
He was actually able to extract an Ability from a ninja tool, or rather, a special weapon!
[Vampiric Immortality (Blue)]: Can restore metal tools by absorbing iron ions from blood.
A special Ability!
Similar to the [Eyes of the Divine Domain (Red)] given by Obito.
Both were conditional, one-time Abilities.
[Eyes of the Divine Domain (Red)] was conditional, only usable when the Sharingan reached the Mangekyo stage.
It would disappear after use.
As for the Executioner's Blade's [Vampiric Immortality (Blue)] Ability, it needed to be attached to a metal tool.
At this moment, Uchiha Shin had only one thought.
That was, after returning to the Village, even if he had to sell everything he owned,
he had to get a Tachi sword made of Chakra metal!
To attach this Ability, which could make metal weapons 'immortal', onto it.
To complete,
his future main weapon!
Then, through the System's Ability upgrade function, make his weapon a true divine artifact.
And thus make himself even stronger!
At this moment.
Uchiha Shin felt a sense of anticipation about returning to the Village.
Thinking of this, he called out to Minato, who was walking ahead: "Sensei Minato, I have a discovery!"
His idea was simple.
Since he had already obtained the ninja sword's Ability, this ninja sword, which could be summoned away by Hidden Mist Village,
was useless to him.
It was useless to him, but useful to the Village!
The Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, you need seven special ninja swords to truly form this group, right?
Why do the Five Great Shinobi Countries like,
creating these highly renowned groups?
It's simple, for renown!
The higher the renown, the more noble clients trust your Village's strength.
Then your mission share becomes higher!
When the mission share is high, naturally there is more money.
With more money, there are more resources, and the Ninja Village can develop and become stronger.
"So... after losing this ninja sword, Hidden Mist Village will definitely come to Konoha to inquire."
"Then the Village can use this as a bargaining chip to negotiate terms beneficial to Konoha with them."
Uchiha Shin had already reached Minato Namikaze's side and was talking to him eloquently.
The words above were Shin's sincere thoughts.
He also had a selfish motive.
That was, this ninja sword, which he knew nothing about sealing techniques, he most likely couldn't keep.
With just one summoning, it would fly away.
It was better to hand it over to the Village and use it to gain favor with Minato.
And gain some leverage with the Village.
Of course, due to the stereotypical impression given to him by manga and anime,
he was afraid that Hiruzen Sarutobi was no longer in his 'Ninja Hero' state at this moment.
but rather the later 'Appeasement Hokage', which was why he said a few extra words to Minato.
Hearing this, Minato Namikaze shook his head and chuckled, taking the hilt of the Executioner's Blade from Shin's hand.
"I say, Shin... you don't think the Village's higher-ups are all nice guys when dealing with outsiders, do you?" Minato Namikaze said after applying a sealing technique to the hilt.
He rubbed his head, feeling a bit of a headache, and sighed to Uchiha Shin.
He felt that his disciple had gotten his information from somewhere unknown.
From Shin's words, he could sense it.
This boy was very afraid that the Village would unconditionally return the Executioner's Blade to Hidden Mist Village.
Regarding this, he felt his disciple was being fanciful.
Not to mention that Lord Third, the 'Ninja Hero', wouldn't do that!
That 'Darkness of Shinobi', Mr. Danzo, an absolute hawk, would also not allow this situation to happen.
Seeing Minato Namikaze's helpless expression, Uchiha Shin was a little stunned.
The Village higher-ups aren't nice guys?
Indeed!
With Danzo present, the Village's higher-ups.
It was indeed impossible for them all to be nice guys.
But Hiruzen Sarutobi, who had always pursued a policy of 'appeasement', and the team he led.
Wasn't it always like this in the manga?
No! Uchiha Shin thought of something.
He remembered that Hiruzen Sarutobi had the title of 'Ninja Hero' in the early period.
Thinking of this,
"So that's how it is, Sensei Minato... then I can rest assured." Shin immediately nodded in response to Minato Namikaze.
He also figured it out; since you said so, I'll believe it.
Anyway, I've handed over the special ninja tool, and judging by your character, Minato Namikaze,
my contributions will not go unnoticed, so I don't need to worry about that aspect.
Immediately after handing over the ninja tool,
they finally arrived at the capital of the Land of Tea.
This mission had reached its true conclusion.
...
The mission in the Land of Tea was completed and handed over very smoothly.
After declining the merchant caravan leader's offer and signing the mission completion form,
Minato's Team set off on the road back to the Village.
Konoha Village is located in the center of the Land of Fire.
Returning from the Land of Tea was quick for a ninja team's pace.
Before long,
about less than two days.
Minato's Team returned to Konoha Village.
It was midday, with the sun shining brightly.
Outside the Konoha gate, Minato Namikaze addressed the members of Minato's Team.
With a warm smile:
"Everyone worked hard, you can disband now."
"As the Jonin leader, I'll submit the mission report and collect your mission pay for you."
"In the evening, we'll meet at the Akimichi family's barbecue restaurant to celebrate the successful completion of our first mission!"
"Yes! Sensei Minato! x4"
Minato Namikaze smiled and waved goodbye to his disciples.
Turning around, his expression instantly became incredibly serious.
At this moment, Minato,
was thinking about how exactly to submit this report!
This report was very troublesome!
As an extremely intelligent person, he could sense the high-ranking Village officials' wariness, dislike, and jealousy towards the Uchiha,
with the exception of Lord Third.
He could sense it.
Uchiha Shin was simply too outstanding in this mission!
The hostile Ninja, Juzo Biwa, was one of Hidden Mist's hallmarks.
A member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist!
A Ninja of this level was undoubtedly one of the pinnacles among the Five Great Shinobi Countries' hundreds of thousands of Ninja.
Yet he was killed by Uchiha Shin, who had only debuted a few years ago and was still a youth!
Then, the problem arose.
Uchiha Shin had only awakened his Sharingan not long ago.
He went directly from just awakening it to rapidly upgrading to Three Tomoe.
This kind of Sharingan talent, aside from awakening it too late, was flawless in other aspects.
It was truly astonishing!
His learning ability was even more unexpected.
Flying Thunder God Technique, Ninja Taijutsu, Ninjutsu.
And his adaptability in combat!
And that unheard-of Ability to copy Bloodline Limits...
Adding all these things together, it startled even Minato Namikaze at this moment.
How could this still be called a Genius?!
This was simply a monster!
Thinking that such a monster had become his disciple,
then as his Teacher... he absolutely could not let darkness taint Shin, he had to guide him properly.
To let Uchiha Shin truly become a Ninja who embraced the will of fire.
The only good news now was...
Among the Village's higher-ups, the only one who didn't hold excessive prejudice against the Uchiha
was none other than Hokage-sama himself!
It seemed he really needed to have a good talk with Lord Third.
Having thought this,
Minato, having cleared his thoughts, strode towards the Hokage Building.
...
Unlike Minato, who was having a headache about how to submit the report,
Shin, who had returned home, began his real inventory.
He opened the System panel.