Chapter 99: Naraku Forges B+ Grade Uchiha Weapons, Fire Scale Sword & Thunder Travel Sword, White Zetsu Surveillance Suspicion, and Political Delivery Plan
Ding...
[Congratulations to the forger for creating B+ grade Fire-attribute Ninja Sword]
After thinking for a moment, Naraku recalled that in One Piece there was a sword with roughly similar effects and grade called the "Blaze-Cutting Sword," so he directly named it Fire Scale Sword—after all, it was forged using the Fire Scale Beast as biological material.
He had a premonition this sword would become famous alongside Uchiha Sengoku.
[Fire Scale Sword: B+ grade vassal weapon. This sword is double-edged, 1.19 meters long, blade wrapped in Fire Scale Beast scales, edge presenting dark red. Possesses "sturdy," "sharp," and "burning" traits, can smoothly conduct chakra, has extremely strong heat resistance and thermal conductivity. Skills:
Flame Absorption: Uses precious scales from the Fire Scale Beast, allowing the weapon to absorb Fire-attribute damage and retain the flames, further increasing the sword's damage. (Flame Absorption has a certain limit! Exceeding the limit will make Fire Scale Sword extremely prone to shattering.)
Flame Attribute: Injecting Fire-attribute chakra enhances attack power and can even produce flame trails when swung.
Blazing Flame Technique: Injecting a certain amount of Fire-attribute chakra allows the sword tip to release flames; specific effect proportional to chakra amount.
Self-Purification: The blade may possess self-purification ability, able to eliminate any substance clinging to it through flames.]
Naraku slowly picked up this weapon and couldn't help feeling a surge of pride. No matter how strong or weak this weapon was—damn, it was really handsome!
It looked stunning even without chakra—the blade emitted a flowing dark red luster, and the fire scales on the body were extremely cool.
As Naraku slowly infused Fire-attribute chakra, the entire weapon lit up, and the earlier special effects were further enhanced. Naraku lightly swung it, leaving a trail of flames in the air.
This effect was simply "belt dipped in iodine" for enemies—beating while disinfecting, wounds instantly cauterized upon opening.
Additionally, the blade normally maintained around 50°C temperature—perfect as a hand warmer in winter.
If he had to name one drawback, it was that this sword was too flashy—too ostentatious to look like a ninja's weapon. On the battlefield it would easily draw focused fire.
Naraku put the Fire Scale Sword down with great willpower. If he forced it for himself it would just become a collectible.
And after all, this was just a vassal weapon with its own flaws.
Naraku decided to forge himself something better in the future—how could it be less than using a fire dragon or something as raw material?
Ding...
[Congratulations to the forger for creating B+ grade Lightning-attribute Ninja Sword]
Following convention, Naraku named it Thunder Travel Sword.
[Thunder Travel Sword: B+ grade vassal weapon. This sword is single-edged, 1.22 meters long, blade purple with dark purple edge. Possesses "sturdy," "sharp," and "paralysis" traits, has extremely strong Lightning-attribute chakra conduction. Skills:
Lightning Rebound: Uses Thunder Beast as biological material, can rebound Lightning-attribute attacks and natural lightning back at enemies. (Natural lightning rebound has a certain limit; in necessary cases the wielder must inject large amounts of Lightning-attribute chakra, otherwise lightning on the sword will flow through the wielder's body into the ground.)
Attack Enhancement: Injecting Lightning-attribute chakra increases cutting, paralysis, and penetration power; can also inject large amounts briefly for a powerful strike.
Conductive Trait: Any conductive weapon contacting this sword will paralyze the enemy.
Thunder Ball Technique: Injecting a certain amount of Lightning-attribute chakra allows the sword tip to release thunder balls at enemies; specific effect proportional to chakra amount.]
Actually for this weapon, Naraku had some special expectations—thinking Lightning-attribute weapons might be even stronger—but in the end it didn't break through to A-grade.
Overall it didn't look as handsome as Fire Scale Sword, but it had its own unique flavor.
As Naraku injected chakra, the blade became noticeably brighter, but because it was mostly purple overall, it didn't catch the eye as much as Fire Scale Sword.
Naraku checked the time and saw it was already late, so he decided to leave the rest for tomorrow.
Although he had many clones, equipment was limited—so no matter how awesome he was, he couldn't forge all weapons simultaneously.
Forging four B+ vassal weapons today was already truly impressive.
As Naraku released the Wood Clones one by one, a flood of information rushed into his mind.
Naraku rubbed his dizzy head.
Suddenly Naraku felt the urge to urinate, so he went to the toilet.
Abruptly, the powerful stream of Naraku's urine slowed dramatically—not because of frequency, urgency, or incomplete emptying.
It was because he truly felt something. Lately, every few days he had this feeling.
Previously it might have been less frequent, or perhaps because Danzō or Sarutobi Hiruzen's people were nearby.
This time he felt it was absolutely abnormal—because this perception illusion appeared especially frequently when he was using the toilet.
In an instant Naraku thought of a White Zetsu beside Madara—and precisely because of this, his urination speed suddenly dropped sharply.
He felt he couldn't handle the current Uchiha Madara. If this Uchiha Madara wanted to sneak attack, he'd have even less chance.
So even in this situation he felt slightly tense.
But then he thought: right now he was probably just being monitored, meaning Uchiha Madara had only noticed him—no need to be too nervous.
There should be quite a few White Zetsu like this across the ninja world.
All these thoughts flashed in an instant. Naraku controlled the flow to continue normally, then followed his usual habits and returned to his room.
Lying in bed, Naraku began thinking.
After a while, Naraku realized there was no need to care too much about this. If he acted particularly abnormal or tried to catch and kill the White Zetsu, it might backfire.
The only thing he needed to do was hide anything that couldn't be revealed. Everything else could proceed as normal.
The only problem was feeling a bit uncomfortable using the toilet now—at this moment Naraku didn't know the one monitoring him was "White Zetsu Headquarters General" Shinju no Ko Obito (Afei).
Later Naraku prepared to deliver the four completed vassal weapons, but Uchiha Min told him this was a great opportunity to win hearts.
It would be best to wait until all forging was finished, then have him personally deliver the weapons to their owners.
Naraku thought about it and suddenly felt his previous self was shallow. When it came to politics, he still had much to learn from these old foxes.
Actually the main reason was that Naraku had never truly intended to let the weapons stay with their owners forever. In his heart, if the weapon owner's ability didn't match the weapon, he would definitely take it back.
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