Naruto: The System Only Came After I Stood Up To The Five Kage Chapter 116: Knowing When to Fold - Novel Cool

Chapter 116: Knowing When to Fold

Chapter 116: Knowing When to Fold

"I am the Ultimate Ninja Tool! I was supposed to conquer the ninja world. I am the Ultimate Ninja Tool! I was meant to rule over all of ninjadom!"

Qingming's unwilling voice, accompanied by the clang of metalworking, echoed relentlessly within the tool shop.

Peacock, now accustomed to this behavior, paid no heed to the once highly revered Founder. Instead, he respectfully apologized to Sasuke, explaining Qingming's current state—that his brain seemed to have developed a glitch, and asked for Sasuke's understanding.

Once the illusion is shattered, it's hard to restore it.

The Four Celestial Beings had once naively believed that upon the Founder's resurrection, they would sweep through the ninja world and conquer it.

It wasn't until they witnessed the Founder's weakness before Huyi Xuan Yue that they realized how childish their thoughts had been, and their admiration for the so-called Founder plummeted.

Now, as captives in Suqian Village, unlike Qingming, who was essentially a ninja tool and thus slower to adapt, Peacock and his two companions had quickly knelt in submission.

So what if they were making ninja tools?

Back in the Artisan Ninja Village, that's all they did.

Compared to the constant pressure they faced in the Artisan Village, with the five great ninja villages constantly breathing down their necks, demanding they complete a certain quota of tools today and prioritize another village's order tomorrow, the work itself was stressful enough, not to mention the threats and the meager profits.

Now, in Suqian Village, at the very least, they weren't as busy. They didn't have to work overtime, and they even had days off each week.

As for wages?

Well, they were captives now, so what was the point of discussing that?

Just being alive was good enough.

Peacock and his companions had the right mindset. As for Huyi Xuan Yue, who had left a deep impression on them, they couldn't muster even a shred of rebelliousness. Naturally, they were exceedingly polite to his disciple as well.

After receiving the task of forging a ninja blade for Sasuke, Peacock and the others, along with Qingming, who grumbled but still did the work, crafted a sophisticated ninja tool with care.

At this moment, Peacock was attending to Sasuke, and Shuihu, holding a large ninja tool box, walked over from the backyard.

"Lord Sasuke, the ninja blade is ready. Please accept it." Shuihu presented the box to Sasuke.

Sasuke took the box, opened it, and saw a straight, slender ninja blade within.

"This blade has been crafted using the most popular Kusanagi sword in the ninja world as a model. With Qingming's superb crafting skills, it surpasses the quality of a genuine Kusanagi sword. Additionally, due to the incorporation of thunder minerals, this blade can also harness the power of lightning, just like the Sword of the Thunder God."

Peacock explained from the side.

For once, Qingming refrained from repeating his "grand ambitions" and, after listening to Peacock's description, let out a cold hmph, raising his head proudly.

"Kusanagi sword? Sword of the Thunder God? Those are mere toys crafted by a bunch of mediocrities. In my eyes, they are not worth mentioning."

While Qingming's strength might not match his grandiose words, when it came to ninja tool crafting, no one in the current ninja world could rival him.

Sasuke acknowledged this fact.

Drawing the ninja blade, he felt a chill as its sharp edge greeted him, and his eyes lit up. Infusing it with lightning chakra, he saw electricity coil around the blade, not only without any sign of resistance but also with a might that surpassed that of the Sword of the Thunder God he had once fought with.

Sasuke nodded in satisfaction.

Having already mastered a significant portion of the Chidori style, he now needed a blade that harmonized with his lightning-style jutsu.

"It's a fine blade. Thank you for your trouble."

Sasuke thanked them politely. Then, as Peacock and Shuihu sent him off, with Qingming's voice echoing his "ambitions" once more, he left the tool shop.

Next door to the tool shop was a newly opened medical clinic, which had only recently been established.

As Sasuke passed by, he happened to see the clinic's owner, a man named Shennong, enthusiastically imparting his medical knowledge to a young man named Cangjie, who had just returned from Konoha.

"Haha! If you ask me what I've learned in these fifty-plus years, it's this: know when to fold! You've got to know when to fold!"

"Cangjie, rest assured. You've made a significant contribution to Lord Huyi. I, who also reveres Lord Huyi as a deity, will pass on all the medical jutsu I know to you!"

Hearing this conversation, Sasuke didn't linger and continued on his way toward the training field.

Now that he had obtained the ninja blade, he needed to take the time to familiarize himself with it.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

A light set of footsteps, making no attempt at concealment, came to a halt in front of a three-story research building that stood out from the other wooden structures with its modern architectural style.

"Chieftain, the latest intelligence from the ninja world has been gathered."

The owner of the footsteps, a woman named Ali, bowed slightly and reported.

The next second, the seal on the door dissipated, and the door opened automatically.

Ali entered and made her way to the experimental zone, a place she was now familiar with.

Unlike the underground, cold, dark, and eerie experimental bases that came to mind when most people thought of such facilities, not to mention the bloodstained laboratories like Orochimaru's, Huyi Xuan Yue's laboratory was built in the open, basking in sunlight. Both its exterior and interior were clean and tidy, and its decorative style gave one the feeling of being in a futuristic sci-fi setting.

Anyone who laid eyes on it would be hard-pressed to believe that this was a laboratory that struck fear into the hearts of many and was the subject of numerous horror stories. Instead, they would feel delighted to be able to work in such an environment.

A pleasant working environment could stimulate one's creativity.

Huyi Xuan Yue strongly believed in this, which was why he hadn't been impressed by the root base he had visited.

Even the research building in Konoha lacked any aesthetic appeal.

Previously, in Konoha, he hadn't had much of a choice and had to make do.

Now that he was back on his own turf, Huyi needed to build a research facility that suited his preferences for his studies.

As for not building it underground and instead establishing it openly in the village, would that not make it too exposed?

Suqian Village was a self-enclosed community that forbade outsiders from visiting.

Even if someone managed to infiltrate the village and somehow breached the seal barrier surrounding the research facility, it made no difference whether the lab was underground or above ground.

"Chieftain."

Ali arrived at the experimental zone, her eyes scanning the row of large equipment and instruments, whose functions she still didn't fully understand, and the several White Zetsu bodies that were quite conspicuously soaking in nutrient tanks.

Noting that there was one less White Zetsu body than the last time she had visited, Ali approached Huyi, who was engrossed in something on the computer, and presented the intelligence scroll she had brought.

"Chieftain, this is the monthly summary of intelligence from the ninja world."

"I understand."

Huyi shifted his gaze from the screen, swiveled his chair, and took the scroll from Ali, beginning to read immediately.

(End of Chapter)

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