Hidden Mist Village, in front of the "Iron Cutting" Merchant Guild.
Under the mediation of the Third Water Shadow, the tense atmosphere eased slightly. The Hidden Mist ninjas sheathed their swords, and Shin'yu slowly explained his purpose.
"Thirteen years ago, the Hundred Hands Style Oikawa Family, which Gengetsu Hozuki illegally split off from the legendary Forging Blades Workshop Merchant Guild of the Land of Iron, should now return."
Minazuki Sora hesitated for a moment, "If I'm not mistaken, the 'Oikawa Family' that Lord Shin'yu is referring to is the 'Iron Cutting' Merchant Guild, correct?"
"That's right. The chairman of the Merchant Guild should be a man named Oikawa Genzo." Shin'yu nodded. Seeing that the Third Water Shadow was so amenable, he was a little surprised. He had originally thought it would take more effort.
"It seems that the famous Forging Blades Workshop Merchant Guild of the Land of Iron is also Lord Shin'yu's asset. However..."
Minazuki Sora wore a troubled expression. "As far as I know, the current chairman of the 'Iron Cutting' Merchant Guild is named Kaguya Qiong, not Oikawa Genzo as Lord Shin'yu mentioned. I have never even heard of that name..."
"Heh heh heh, are you trying to deny it now that things have come to this? If you dare to lie to us, I wouldn't mind wreaking havoc directly in your Hidden Mist Village!" Kakuzu let out a low laugh, his wrists opening and closing, revealing dense Black Lines, his words filled with blatant threats.
"Wait, there must be some misunderstanding!"
Minazuki Sora hurriedly stopped the eager Anbu, and said urgently, "First of all, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with the Hidden Mist higher-ups. Back then, this matter was entirely handled by Lord Gengetsu alone, and we have no right to question it. If Lord Shin'yu wants to take back the Merchant Guild, our Hidden Mist can fully cooperate!"
Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. There was no way around it; the current Hidden Mist Village seemed strong, but in reality, it was just a paper tiger. He, as the Water Shadow, naturally knew this best.
Due to the Second Water Shadow's system, the strongest combat power in the village was represented by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but these seven people had died cleanly on the battlefield. The new seven sword masters had not yet gathered, and the village was currently severely lacking in high-end combat power.
If a fight really broke out, only he, the Water Shadow, could handle a few moves, but... it would really just be barely handling a few moves.
Which of these three people in front of him didn't have a deep aura, and whose Chakra wasn't above the Kage-level? Especially that killing star, even the Hidden Leaf Village in its prime was crippled by him!
Fortunately, Shin'yu's emotions had been stable, without any killing intent.
"You just said that the Oikawa Family's Merchant Guild is now managed by your Hidden Mist's Kaguya Clan?"
"That's right. This was appointed by Lord Gengetsu at the very beginning of the 'Iron Cutting' establishment."
A bitter look flashed across Minazuki Sora's face. "The Kaguya Clan is the strongest clan in the village, but also the most arrogant. They are warlike, cold-blooded, and cruel, difficult to tame, and don't even put the Hidden Mist higher-ups in their eyes. To be honest, even Lady White Lotus back then had a headache because of them..."
He said helplessly, "Lord Shin'yu is a smart man, so the true intention of Lord Gengetsu choosing them to lead the Merchant Guild should not need me to explain it clearly, right?"
Shin'yu stroked his chin, lost in thought. Under the cover of the black ribbon, his expression could not be seen clearly.
Light said softly, "Using the Merchant Guild's resources to win the support of the Kaguya Clan, consolidating the Water Shadow's position while also ensuring that other families and Powerful Figures of the Land of Water would not exploit the emerging Merchant Guild?"
"Yes, that's exactly right. You are indeed intelligent." Shin'yu unreservedly gave a thumbs up.
Kakuzu snorted coldly and said in a muffled voice, "In my opinion, there is another intention, which is to solidify the resources that were plundered, and legitimately turn them into one's own."
"Oh?" Shin'yu was a little surprised and looked at Kakuzu with new eyes. "You can think of this too?"
Kakuzu smiled disdainfully, "It is said that most of the Kaguya Clan are simple-minded fools who only know how to kill. The core of the Merchant Guild's operation is probably still in the hands of Gengetsu Hozuki himself. It's just a matter of hanging the name of the Kaguya Clan, and then offering them a small profit, using their power to check and balance the other families in Hidden Mist, while he himself is an exploiter who reaps the benefits."
"I've noticed that you understand these things very well..." Shin'yu hesitated, in his inherent impression, Kakuzu had always been a rigid executioner, just like a tireless worker bee, diligent and foolish.
But now it seems that he was one-sided. His economic mind is not just talk, no wonder he has always branded himself as a businessman.
On the other side, Minazuki Sora listened to the few people talking eloquently, and brazenly exposed the fig leaf of the Hidden Mist higher-ups to the public. He could only smile bitterly.
Seeing that the few people finally believed his information, Minazuki Sora then timely extended an invitation, asking the few people to move to the Water Shadow Building to discuss the matter of the Kaguya Clan together.
Shin'yu naturally would not refuse. He was not a bloodthirsty tyrant. Since others had put their sincerity in front of you, there was no reason to be ignorant of current affairs.
He wasn't afraid of whether the other party harbored malicious intentions at all, because his strength was enough to suppress everything.
On the very day he opened his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, he had already mastered the ultimate power of the Complete Body Susanoo.
Moreover, after nearly perverted development, his Susanoo was no longer what it used to be.
Shin'yu had realized long ago that his physical body was harder than Susanoo, so in the time before the transplant surgery began, he didn't waste his Eye Power blindly, but took the opportunity to develop Susanoo.
After adapting to Hashirama's Wooden Style power, he gained the ultimate control over Chakra's form transformation, changing the Chakra density according to the arrangement of metal atoms, thereby enhancing power and hardness, which is the so-called "Gold Gathering".
Since 'Autumn Dew on Leaves' could be turned into a peerlessly sharp slash that even Hashirama felt a chill about, how terrifying would the power become if it were applied to Susanoo?
First of all, the principle of Susanoo is to materialize energy with Eye Power, releasing Chakra in a high-output form to form a Chakra body with extremely high density. In theory, this is the same as the principle of "Gold Gathering".
The actual operation was also the same. Shin'yu first tried to apply the arrangement of metal atoms to the skeleton. Under the terrifying micro-control ability, he spent ten days finally completing this technique, making Susanoo's external release perfectly compatible with "Gold Gathering", and the flow of Chakra tended to stabilize.
Compressing and strengthening the already high-density energy body, the result was obvious.
His Susanoo skeleton suddenly shrank. The original third-stage "Crow Tengu" Susanoo, which was the size of a hill, actually turned into a war god only the height of an adult. Even the divine weapon shrank proportionally, its entire body dark and deep, with a strong metallic luster, floating behind him.
Sacrificing size in exchange for strength and hardness.
This degree of firmness has surpassed his Sea God Body, and he can still move freely under the extreme water pressure of the deep sea.
If he continues to inject Chakra on this basis, then Susanoo will also gradually become larger, although it will still maintain the hardness after being armed, but such consumption can be called terrifying.
Shin'yu couldn't even remember how many times he had gone back in time to restore the third-stage Susanoo to its original size.
He tried to swing a spear, and on that day, the huge black light seemed like a crescent moon descending into the world, the earth collapsed and the mountains shattered, and a bottomless canyon was added to the western Land of Fire.
If he releases the Complete Body Susanoo, blesses it with the Gold Armament, and then unleashes a strike after restoring its original size, that kind of mountain and sea power can be called world-destroying, and it is not as simple as splitting a few mountains.
Therefore, the current Shin'yu can be said to be fearless. Even if it is a dragon's pool or a tiger's den, he might as well break into it.
At worst, he'll take off his blindfold, and you can guess the damage.
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