Chapter 60: Third Ten Consecutive Draws, two Blueprints!
"Lottery, start!"
The roulette spun quickly.
[Physique +1!]
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[Congratulations, host obtained Dragon-Bone Blueprint X1.]
[Spirit +1!]
[Congratulations, host obtained Nikkari Ao'e Blueprint X1.]
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"Two Blueprints?"
A smile appears on Uehara Soma's face.
Compared to the Thug Recruitment Token, Blueprints are undoubtedly more valuable to Uehara Soma at the moment because theycan enhance his strength.
Uehara Soma already has two thugs.
And there are two Thug Recruitment Tokens remaining.
With a thought, one Blueprint fell into Uehara Soma's hands.
Dragon-Bone Blueprint.
A wave of information floods Uehara Soma's mind.
"Cursed Tool, Dragon-Bone."
"From the world of Jujutsu Kaisen."
"One of the Cursed Tools used by Zenin Maki and the masterpiece of Juzo Kumiya"
"A sword-shaped Cursed Tool."
"It can absorb impacts from collisions and use them in the next attack."
Uehara Soma raised an eyebrow.
"Absorb collision impacts and release them in the next strike, this is simply an excellent weapon for close-quarters combatants."
"The stronger the opponent's strength, the stronger the counter"
"It's like using the opponent's strength against them."
"It's practically the nemesis of Taijutsu Ninjas."
"If Juzo-senpai had this Ninjato, he wouldn't have been so passive against Might Duy."
"Of course, it also depends on the gap between them."
"If you can't even handle the impact of a collision, then there's no way."
"But indeed, this is a counter to Taijutsu Ninjas."
"With the same strength, or even slightly weaker, those wielding Dragon-Bone will emerge victorious."
"But the contractor..."
Uehara Soma pondered.
His previous experience with ninja tools taught Uehara Soma that the selection of a contractor for a ninja tool comes from two aspects: one is the compatibility between the two, and the other is the approval of the mission assignor.
That is, the approval of the user of the ninja tool itself.
Akame approved of Hoshigaki Kisame, so Hoshigaki Kisame obtained an Excellent level of compatibility with Kiriichimonji.
Eugeo approved of Biwa Juzo, so even though Biwa Juzo and the Blue Rose Sword didn't have much similarity in attributes, he obtained an Excellent level of compatibility with the Blue Rose Sword.
The approval of the user of the ninja tool itself seems to be more important than attributes.
Therefore, when Uehara Soma saw the God's Hand, he felt that this ninja tool might fit well with Orochimaru.
And the Dragon-Bone.
"Zenin Maki, from the Zenin family, a big family, but not valued."
"Has a younger sister."
"Shee cares a lot about this younger sister."
"Later, she clashed with the Zenin family, killing many of her own clan members."
Uehara Soma's expression became strange.
Because Uehara Soma felt a strange sense of familiarity.
"Many of these points are similar to Uchiha Itachi..."
"But I can't give this Ninjato to Uchiha Itachi."
Orochimaru, Uehara Soma could still consider.
After all, Orochimaru would eventually defect from Konoha.
As for Uchiha Itachi, although he also defected from Konoha, he always held Konoha in his heart. His defection was entirely for the sake of Konoha, killing his own clan members.
With a thought, the Dragon-Bone Blueprint disappeared, and another Blueprint appeared.
A wave of information flooded Uehara Soma's mind.
"Nikkari Ao'e."
"From the world of Toji no Miko."
"Yume Tsubakuro's sword."
"A short sword."
"It possesses a special Aradama ability."
Uehara Soma looked at the Blueprint in his hand.
"The main characteristic of Yume Tsubakuro is proficiency in Kenjutsu, genius, and an early death."
"In fact, there are quite a few individuals who fit this description in the Hidden Mist Village."
"The genius of the Hozuki Clan, Hozuki Mangetsu."
"Mayuko-senpai's clan member, Ameyuri Ringo."
"The young boy from Konoha who can control the weather, Yota."
"And, on the Nikkari Ao'e Blueprint, there isn't even a blank hexagram, which means that only I can go to Nikkari Ao'e's Materials copy, and I can't summon any thugs."
"Correspondingly, the difficulty of this Materials copy will also be smaller."
"However, after training all day today and making many ninja tools, I'm not in good shape."
"Rest well, recover mycondition, and then proceed tomorrow."
Uehara Soma returned to his room.
"Juzo-senpai hasn't come back for so long, could something have happened?"
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Soma, it's me."
"Juzo-senpai."
Uehara Soma opened the door.
Biwa Juzo's expression was somewhat grim.
"Soma, thank you for asking me to go deliver the scalpels to Mayuko-senpai today, otherwise by now Mayuko-senpai would have been killed by Kaguya Tai."
"Kaguya Tai? What happened?"
Biwa Juzo said, "Kaguya Tai made a move against Mayuko-senpai in order to help the Hyuga Clan of Konoha retrieve the Byakugan."
"I intended to capture him alive, but that guy is a lunatic, so I had to kill him."
"Afterward, carrying his body, I went to the Mizukage's Building with Mayuko-senpai, which delayed us a bit, and now we're back on Forging Island. Mayuko-senpai is very satisfied with that set of scalpels."
Uehara Soma's expression turned to astonishment.
"Kaguya Tai wants to kill Mayuko-senpai for the Hyuga Clan of Konoha?"
This exceeded Uehara Soma's understanding.
Initially, Uehara Soma sympathized with the Kaguya Clan because of their near genocide in the original plotline.
But Kaguya Hikari's appearance drastically changed Uehara Soma's impression of this ninja clan.
Uehara Soma learned a lot about the Kaguya Clan from Juzo.
If it's not entirely true that the Uchiha are inherently evil, then perhaps the innate evilness of the Kaguya Clan might indeed be real.
Even in a Ninja village like the Hidden Mist, known for its hostility, the Kaguya Clan's actions made them almost universally condemned, indicating the severity of their deeds.
However, Kaguya Tai's actions still shocked Uehara Soma.
This seemed a bit too extreme.
Is he crazy?
Biwa Juzo paused for a moment.
"In the coming days, Hidden Mist Village may face major changes."
"Soma, you need to be more careful, absolutely do not go out alone."
"I'll stay on Forging Island from now on. Let Arafuni handle things like delivering items."
"It may be slower, but your safety comes first, Soma."
Uehara Soma nodded.
"Okay."
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As Kaguya Neko's figure had just left the Mizukage's Building, an ANBU Ninja walked in.
Listening to the ANBU Ninja's report, the Third Mizukage's expression relaxed slightly.
"It's indeed not the actions of the entire Kaguya Clan, but just an impulse from Kaguya Tai alone."
"However, who can guarantee that there's only one Kaguya Tai?"
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