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Naruto Pokemon chapter 261
🕑 Added 2025-01-17 13:00:16 +0000 UTCChapter 261: New Shinsō
Kaito took out the strange bracelet from the wooden box and looked at the Elder Genji in confusion.
"This thing can temporarily protect you from the effects of the village barrier, although it looks like you've already done it yourself."
Kaito looked at the bracelet, then looked at Elder Genji, and put the bracelet back into the box.
The current situation is still a bit weird. Before he figures it out, it’s better not to bring this mess with him.
According to Elder Genji, the current situation was caused by the village's barrier, and this "attack" was not very powerful after being dispersed to himself.
Maintaining 'Safeguard' doesn't consume much mental energy, so he doesn't need this bracelet for the time being.
"Elder, what is going on? Could it be that the village did this on its own?"
Kaito couldn't figure it out.
‘Isn't it possible that the Kirigakure Village is pursuing a harmonious society? And can this thing be created just by thinking about it?’
However, this time, Elder Genji just smiled and shook his head. He did not give a direct explanation, but spoke vaguely.
"This matter is related to your next mission. Let's wait for the Third Mizukage-sama to explain it to you tomorrow."
"Um, tomorrow?"
"That's right. The Third Mizukage-sam has been dealing with this matter recently, so he can only show up for three hours a day. You can come to the Mizukage Building again tomorrow morning."
Elder Genji still had a smiling face, but he was very determined not to speak.
'Is it necessary to be so mysterious?'
That's what he thought, but after all, he was a real high-ranking official in the village. Since he didn't want to say it, Kaito had no choice.
"What about Commander Harusame?"
Kaito himself discovered the abnormality and flew over directly, but Harusame was left by him at the village gate.
However, Elder Genji didn't care.
"The barrier only absorbs negative emotions and does not affect a person's mind. Harusame should be coming soon."
'Absorb?'
Kaito immediately grasped the key words in Elder Genji's words, but quickly complained in his mind.
‘Everyone on the street is like that, and you still say it doesn't affect their mental health? The village leaders are really generous!’
Unfortunately, there was too little information and Kaito had no clue.
After saying goodbye to Elder Genji, he left the office with a lot on his mind.
‘I hope it was really the village's fault. I hope there won't be another mastermind behind it.’
‘But now that I think about it, Kakashi seems to have just become a jonin, right? There should be quite some time before Obito is finished being trained by Uchiha Madara.’
Maybe it's because of the appearance of a monster like Kaito in the Kirigakure Village that Konohagakure has been frantically promoting the story of Hatake Kakashi becoming a Jōnin at the age of twelve, as if they want to compete with the Kirigakure Village.
Although the battle of Kannabi Bridge in the original work is definitely gone, the important node of Kakashi becoming a jonin also allows Kaito to have some expectations about what will happen next.
Otherwise, judging from the current situation of the Kirigakure Village or the current situation in the ninja world which has long been completely changed, Kaito really is a little confused about the timeline.
‘Forget it. Even if it's Uchiha Madara who's behind this, I am not completely hopeless about dealing with him.’
Kaito clenched his fists and strode out of the Mizukage Building.
‘But since I won't know the mission until tomorrow, I can go check on old man Shimotsuki first.’
Kaito carefully avoided the friendly people on the street who greeted him, and always felt that he was the weird one.
It was not until he arrived at Shimotsuki's shop and saw that it was deserted that Kaito relaxed a little.
"Old man, I...ah."
Kaito let out a long sigh.
The whole village is in this state, how could old man Shimotsuki be spared?
But since it was something the village did, there shouldn't be any sequelae, right?
"Hey, is Kaito-boy back in the village?"
Although Shimotsuki greeted him warmly as usual, Kaito only responded with a lack of interest.
Even the old man's words of concern were only responded to perfunctorily by Kaito.
And seeing that Shimotsuki was still enthusiastic even though he was being perfunctory, the weirdness became even stronger.
It was not until Shimotsuki took out the newly modified "Shinsō" that Kaito regained some spirit.
"This is?"
Kaito noticed at the first moment that the scabbard of the Shinsō was completely different from the previous one.
‘No wonder the old man said he didn't want a scabbard last time.’
When Shimotsuki heard the question from Kaito, he seemed to become proud and explained with a smile.
"As I said before, it is too difficult to optimize the blade structure of Shinsō. Even if I continue to add materials, it will only increase the hardness and flexibility. The function of Shinsō itself is still based on the original pair of long swords, so it is difficult to strengthen it."
"It's just that the scabbard you used last time reminded me that since the structure of the blade cannot be changed, I can only try to find a breakthrough in the scabbard!"
Then Shimotsuki began to introduce the new Shinsō in detail.
The focus of this transformation was placed on the scabbard, just as the old man had said before, and the blade was simply strengthened.
Thanks to the previous "flying gem", the new scabbard has gained the ability to continuously accumulate energy.
Originally, this gem was embedded into the handle by Shimotsuki, but the overall enhancement of Shinsō was really average.
It was re-inlaid into the scabbard by Shimotsuki, and was reforged with a lot of materials that Kaito obtained from the system lottery.
Now, as long as the Shinsō is sheathed, it will automatically absorb free energy through the scabbard.
After the Shinsō is unsheathed, it can not only continuously increase the strength and sharpness of the blade, but also activate it all at once to greatly extend the attack range of the "Shinsō".
According to old man Shimotsuki, a one-time activation can extend the attack range of the "Shinsō" by a hundred times, that is, 40 meters long, and the activation speed and the hardness of the "blade" are also improved.
If the goal is simply to maintain the strength and sharpness of the blade, it can last for an hour. Ordinary swords will break as soon as they touch it, and even inferior chakra metal weapons can be shattered in a few strokes.
Moreover, these two additional capabilities basically do not require much consumption for the users.
Of course, he can also choose to actively inject chakra into the scabbard, but the speed is not very fast, and it takes about ten minutes to fully charge.
It's not that this action consumes a lot of chakra, but Shimotsuki took the initiative to limit the charging speed. Otherwise, with the quality of the "Flying Gem", it might not be able to support a few rapid charges before being damaged.
"However, if you find a more suitable energy storage gem later, you can replace it directly."
As he said this, Shimotsuki actually took the gem from the scabbard.
(End of this chapter)
