Chapter 483: This Clone of Yours Truly Pleases Me

Konoha,

Uchiha Gin's residence,

Bang, bang, bang—

"Hello, Shunbo Express."

Uchiha Gin, slumped on the soft sofa, twitched his ears, moved his gaze toward Senju Itama, who was cleaning the house, and gave an instruction in a lazy tone.

"Kid, go get it."

"Seriously, can't you exercise after eating?"

"I have a bit of hypoglycemia~"

Uchiha Gin rolled over on the sofa, changed to a comfortable position, and yawned, spitting out an irrelevant reason.

"What would you do without me?"

Senju Itama raised the broom, her fair face full of indignation, the magnificent cleavage on her chest swaying with her angry movements, creating an eye-catching arc.

"Exactly, exactly, without you I might not be able to live for even a second."

Very naturally moving his eyes away, Uchiha Gin said the secret only he knew in a perfunctory manner.

"Shut up! You... what nonsense are you talking about!?"

Senju Itama, who was originally very angry, heard this meaningful answer, and her little face immediately turned red like a bubble tea pot.

Proudly turning her head to the side, the veins on her fair little hands betrayed the girl's uneasy mood at the moment.

Snap—

The fragile broom broke in response, ending its short life.

"What are you doing again?"

Hearing the sound, Uchiha Gin turned his head in confusion, but only saw the girl's happy back.

Before long, Senju Itama came back holding a large box and threw it in front of Uchiha Gin.

"Clang!"

"Eh?"

Listening to the dull sound of the box, Uchiha Gin scratched his head. He didn't seem to have done any TV shopping recently.

Could it be that Hikari bought some new props again?

Hehe~

"Who is the recipient?"

"Let me see, it's you, curly-haired baboon. What garbage product did you buy again?"

Senju Itama looked at the logistics information, her big white eyes rolling like a cousin's.

"For me?"

Driven by curiosity, Uchiha Gin reluctantly moved off the sofa, walked to the mysterious large box to check, and found that there were large Land of Waves logos on the box.

"Could it be..."

Seeing this, Uchiha Gin already had a rough guess in his heart, and then tore open the packaging with brute force.

"This is?"

"Wow~ curly-haired baboon, where did you buy these weapons online? They look like good quality!"

Senju Itama, on the side, saw Uchiha Gin's surprised expression, leaned over curiously, and also revealed a look of astonishment on her face.

"Just some local specialties sent by my relatives back home."

Casually picking up a uniquely shaped fist blade, trying the size on his hand, his narrowed eyes revealed a look of realization.

"Ah?"

"Swish!"

Before Senju Itama, full of question marks, could continue to ask, the short blade in Uchiha Gin's hand actually emitted a harsh buzzing sound.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz~"

In her surprised gaze, a streak of dark blue wind-attribute chakra covered the fist blade, creating a strong airflow that made people flinch.

"Tsk~ where did they get such good stuff?"

After verifying the goods, Uchiha Gin dissipated the chakra on the fist blade, looked down at the large box of weapons with various shapes, his heart full of curiosity.

Although the Land of Waves is rich in products, there is no chakra metal mine. Chakra metal circulating on the market today is also rare and expensive. Where on earth did his uncle get so many hot goods?

"Wow! So cool, curly-haired baboon, let me play with it!"

Senju Itama, who witnessed Uchiha Gin's entire verification process, grabbed his arm and begged coquettishly.

Feeling the warm and soft touch from his arm, Uchiha Gin forcibly pulled his hand back unobtrusively.

At this time, he found that there was also a letter in the box, so he threw the fist blade to Senju Itama, whose face was puffed up like a bun.

"You can pick whatever you want, take whichever one you like."

"Yay!"

Sending away the clingy Senju Itama, Uchiha Gin lay back on the sofa, opened the letter sent from his hometown, looked at the familiar handwriting, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

As the content of the letter was digested, the mystery in his heart was also solved.

It turned out that these weapons made of chakra metal were all imported by the Land of Waves from the Land of Iron.

Because the samurai of the Land of Iron have not yet accepted the power of chakra, this metal, which has a price but no market, is not very rare in their eyes. At most, it can only be regarded as a mineral that is relatively difficult to refine.

For many years, in order to prevent being coveted by petty people, the Land of Iron has maintained a state of closing the country.

In the case of barely being self-sufficient, external trade is basically zero. There have been chambers of commerce in the Ninja World that have tried to trade with the Land of Iron, but they all ended in failure.

Those samurai's brains are as rigid as their swords.

But the Land of Waves did it.

The cause of the matter has to start with a Ghost Soldier Squad performing a mission encountering a squad of Land of Iron samurai...

However, to avoid people complaining about the plot, this part will be briefly summarized.

As everyone knows, the Ghost Soldier Squad has a very wide range of business, basically covering every small country except the Five Great Nations.

The Land of Fields, adjacent to the Land of Iron, had a team of elite Ghost Soldier Squads stationed there. It happened that the climate changed drastically this year. Due to the influence of extreme weather, the Land of Iron's domestic food production dropped sharply.

In desperation, the Land of Iron general chose to buy a large batch of food from the neighboring food-producing country, the Land of Fields, to solve the urgent need.

A squad of samurai was sent to accept it. The leader was the Land of Iron's rising star, Mifune, and the one who docked with him was the Ghost Soldier Squad entrusted by the Land of Fields Daimyo.

When the two teams met, Mifune sensed a powerful sword intent from the Ghost Soldier Squad captain. Seeing the hunter and feeling itchy, he proposed a request for a sparring match.

And this Ghost Soldier Squad captain happened to be an Uchiha clansman who majored in swordsmanship, so he accepted Mifune's request.

The two exchanged martial arts. After several sparring matches, the two, who were both masters of swordsmanship, became soulmates, almost swearing brotherhood as different surnames.

While exchanging swordsmanship, Mifune accidentally cut off the Ghost Soldier Squad captain's sword. To compensate the other party, he said that when they reached the Land of Iron, he could choose any weapon of any style and material.

The Ghost Soldier Squad captain was originally very modest, after all, it was just a standard refined steel samurai sword, not worth much money.

As a result, when Mifune placed the dazzling array of weapons in front of him, this red-eyed big brother truly had his eyes turned red.

He never expected that chakra metal, which was worth a thousand gold outside, was so common in the Land of Iron.

Suppressing his excitement, he tentatively proposed to buy a batch of chakra metal, but was rejected by Mifune.

Because the Land of Iron, besides encountering a food crisis, had no intention of trading with the outside world. On one hand, it was to preserve the purity of the samurai, and on the other hand, it was to adhere to the principle of neutrality.

"Uh... Mifune-san, since that's the case, I won't make things difficult for you."

The rejected Ghost Soldier Squad captain, in order not to affect the pure friendship between the two, took the initiative to give up the idea of trade.

"Wait."

Mifune suddenly called out to the Ghost Soldier Squad captain who was turning away sadly, a look of cunning appearing on his serious face.

"Hmm?"

"I said I wouldn't buy, but I didn't say I wouldn't exchange. It just so happens that the Land of Iron has a food crisis this year. If you have any rare delicacies or fine wines, you can bring them to exchange."

"..."

"Yes, large quantity and full satisfaction!"

"Which smart person is this? I must praise him well next time I visit."

After reading the letter, Uchiha Gin turned the paper in his hand into fragments with a tsk, a strange expression mixed with gratification appearing on his face.

Just by relying on the Snow King's little sweet water, he exchanged for a whole ship of chakra metal. The kid who could do this, I'll let him sit in the front row at the next clan meeting.

"Curly-haired baboon! Look!"

Just as Uchiha Gin was sighing, Senju Itama ran to him with light steps, waving the golden finger tiger worn on her finger, her eyes full of joy.

"Didn't I give you a pair of gloves?"

Looking at Senju Itama's onion-like fingers, Uchiha Gin curled his lips. Even if chakra metal is good, can it be better than the equipment produced by the system?

"Too ugly."

"Uh... that's true."

Uchiha Gin agreed. The appearance of the critical hit gloves indeed didn't fit the girl's aesthetics, so it was natural to be disliked.

Senju Itama, who was playing with her new toy, suddenly raised her head and asked thoughtfully,

"Curly-haired baboon, why hasn't your brother come back yet?"

"Why are you asking this?"

Logically speaking, the cousin shouldn't have any intersection with this kid.

"Can't I be curious?"

Senju Itama rolled her eyes and continued to lower her head to admire the gift Uchiha Gin gave her.

Although he felt a trace of weirdness in Senju Itama, he didn't take it to heart, but touched his chin and analyzed it.

"Probably soon. Usually, after the meeting, they will definitely have a dinner. After eating the farewell meal, they should be back."

"Oh, that's fine."

Hope Second Brother is okay.

Land of Iron border,

Escorted by a team of samurai, Uchiha Madara's group successfully arrived at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Iron.

"Lord Hokage, we'll send you here. Please be careful on the way."

Mifune politely bowed to Uchiha Madara, then pointed to a main road at the border of the two countries and said goodbye.

"Thanks for the hospitality."

Although they didn't see the Land of Iron general on this trip, the Land of Iron, as the host, did indeed give everyone a feeling of being at home. Even Uchiha Madara, who was always cold, couldn't help but thank them.

"It was our loss of decorum, please don't take it to heart."

Mifune also felt sorry for the fact that their general didn't show up, but the Land of Iron general was indeed unwell, and with a serious illness, he was probably not long for this world.

After Uchiha Madara and the others left, Mifune, who was standing in place, remained silent for a long time. Suddenly, he looked down at the sword at his waist, and a look of determination flashed in his heart.

Samurai, it's time for change.

Having witnessed the great battle between F6 and Shi, Mifune was terrified to find that if they samurai continued to stick to their old ways, they would sooner or later become the dust of history.

Chakra, huh...

He suddenly thought of his foreign friend, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

Although it's a bit late to start learning the chakra system now, Mifune believes that with the profound foundation of the samurai, they will definitely be able to open up a world of their own.

After stepping onto the land of the Land of Fire, the mood of Uchiha Madara's group instantly relaxed, and their footsteps became much lighter.

The F6s, who had made a name for themselves in this meeting, were chattering about their gains and losses behind the team. Uchiha Kagami, who regretted not being able to play, was envious on the side.

"Kagami, don't be so disappointed. Next time there is a battle, I'll let you go first."

Seeing the envy in Kagami's eyes, Danzo smiled and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him with the posture of someone who had been there.

"Really?"

"Could we all lie to you?"

Danzo and the others looked at each other and nodded at Kagami in unison.

"I will definitely not live up to everyone's expectations."

Kagami's fighting spirit was burning!

"White-haired, what are you thinking about, absent-minded?"

At the front of the team, Uchiha Madara, the leader, glanced at Senju Tobirama behind him with the corner of his eye, and found that his eyes were scattered, looking like he was wandering outside the world.

"I'm thinking about the clones."

Senju Tobirama shook his head, pulled back his divergent thinking, and frowned slightly.

"Logically speaking, it should be your turn."

The One-Tails to Eight-Tails had all been attacked by clones, leaving only Uchiha Madara as the lone seedling. Senju Tobirama originally thought the other party would ambush them on the way to the meeting, but everyone arrived at the Land of Iron without any danger.

Now the meeting was over, and the other party had no movement at all, which made him very puzzled.

"Hmph! Attacking me, they aren't enough to look at. Even Haxi Lama himself is not my opponent, just a mere clone..."

"Rumble!"

As a result, before Uchiha Madara could reveal his arrogant look, a huge Wood Dragon appeared out of thin air in mid-air, the ferocious dragon head opened its mouth, and the half-human-high sharp teeth shone with cold light.

"Enemy attack!"

Senju Tobirama, who reacted extremely quickly, immediately used Body Flicker to dodge and shouted to issue a warning.

"Huh?"

The F6s who were bragging were stunned when they heard this. The few people with good perception instantly tightened their bodies. This kind of terrifying pressure...

"Big Teacher?"

"Roar!"

Before they could think too much, the Wood Dragon in the sky had already dived down, a black figure standing on the dragon head, staring tightly at the gloomy Uchiha Madara with emotionless eyes.

"Target found, start recovery."

"White-haired, where is your perception that you are so proud of?"

Uchiha Madara looked up at the familiar yet strange figure and questioned Senju Tobirama, who was retreating with a cold face.

He just believed in this white-haired man's perception, so he relaxed his vigilance. He didn't expect the other party to have touched their side.

"Something's wrong, something's wrong."

Facing Uchiha Madara's slightly reproachful questioning, Senju Tobirama didn't take it to heart. He frowned tightly, with a look of imperceptible astonishment on his face.

He had been perceiving while on the road, how on earth did this clone sneak onto their heads?

"Truly a dancer."

Seeing Senju Tobirama not paying attention to him, Uchiha Madara curled his lips, turned his attention entirely to the Wood Dragon diving down, and a hot fighting spirit emerged on his face.

"You guys step back, here, except for me, no one is worthy of a one-on-one with him." (End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 484 =====