Seeing Seii's serious expression, the Uchiha elder thought he was worried about his future situation.
So, he laughed heartily and said, "Don't worry, Seii. Once you arrive at the Kirigakure battlefield, soone from the clan will look after you."
Hearing this, Seii knew the elder had misunderstood sothing, but he didn't correct him. Instead, he went along with his words, "Thank you for the arrangents, Elder."
"Mm."
The Uchiha elder nodded, then seed to rember sothing and suddenly said, "Wait a mont."
With that, he turned and walked into the inner room, quickly returning with a book and two scrolls in his hands.
Seeing these three items, Seii's heart stirred. He had so guesses but still asked in confusion, "This is..."
"Didn't you request support from the clan? Here, these are the things you asked for."
As he spoke, the Uchiha elder handed the three items to Seii.
Seii quickly took them.
The Uchiha elder explained, "The book contains the insights of a senior on developing Water Release chakra."
Hearing this, Seii imdiately opened the book and skimd through it. It was indeed similar to the Wind Release chakra developnt insights he had obtained from the Uchiha library.
With this book, he could save a lot of ti and effort.
However, now wasn't the ti to read it. Seii quickly put it away and turned his attention to the two scrolls in his hands.
Seeing this, the Uchiha elder spoke again, "These two scrolls each contain a Water Release ninjutsu. They should be enough for you to study for a while."
Seii opened the two scrolls and saw that one of them recorded the ninjutsu - Water Release: Water Wall, while the other recorded the ninjutsu - Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique.
Both were B-rank ninjutsu, one for offense and one for defense. It was clear that they had put so thought into it.
The only pity was that both 'Water Release: Water Wall' and 'Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique' were just ordinary versions.
That is, creating a vertical water wall for protection and the 'Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique' with forty-four hand seals.
However, Seii didn't mind too much.
With the proficiency panel, he could improve their levels as long as he invested ti and effort.
Then, whether it was changing the ninjutsu's form or reducing the number of hand seals, he could decide according to his own preferences.
So, there was no need to be too concerned about whether they were optimized versions or not.
However, just as a hint of joy appeared on his face, the Uchiha elder in front of him gave him so bad news.
He said, "As for the Kusanagi sword you requested, the clan hasn't obtained it yet. We originally planned to give you these things along with the Kusanagi sword, but since you're back now, take these first!"
Seii didn't hear the latter part of the elder's sentence, nor did he care about the explanation. He only noticed that the elder said they hadn't "obtained" it, not that they hadn't "found" it.
"So, the clan has information about the Kusanagi sword?"
Seii's mind raced, and he asked directly.
Although he didn't know why Seii was asking this, the Uchiha elder still answered truthfully, "Yes, according to our intelligence, before the war broke out, the leader of the Craftsman Village accidentally acquired one. It seems he intended to replicate it, but he hasn't succeeded. So, theoretically, he still has one in his possession."
"Wait, you... don't an to take it yourself, do you?"
The Uchiha elder was speaking when he suddenly saw Seii's eyes light up and quickly asked.
Hearing this, Seii retorted, "Why? Can't I?"
Seeing Seii speak of seizing it as a matter of course, the Uchiha elder pointed at him and said with a smile, "You..."
In truth, he didn't know that Seii was judging the situation based on the person. If it were soone else, Seii wouldn't have been so obvious.
But this Uchiha elder clearly belonged to the radical faction.
And radicals, at best, were unconventional, and at worst, they didn't follow the rules.
Moreover, this was a world of extraordinary powers. In this world where power resided in oneself, strength often determined many things.
If those small ninja villages had sothing good, wouldn't the Five Great Ninja Villages just take it by force?
So, his expressed thoughts weren't anything out of the ordinary.
Perhaps, because of his thoughts, this radical elder might even see him in a more favorable light!
However, contrary to his expectations, the Uchiha elder directly rejected his idea and said bluntly, "No!"
"Why?"
Seii didn't hold back and asked directly.
Hearing this, the Uchiha elder shook his head and said, "You won't be able to find him."
"What do you an?"
Seii asked again.
"It's literally what I said."
The Uchiha elder replied, "Since the war broke out, the Craftsman Village has disbanded. All the ninjas from the Craftsman Village have gone into hiding."
"Huh?"
Hearing this news for the first ti, Seii was dumbfounded.
Seeing this, the Uchiha elder continued, "You know that the Craftsman Village is very skilled at making ninja tools, right?"
"Yes."
Seii nodded.
"Then do you know that during peaceti, more than seventy percent of the ninja tools in the Five Great Ninja Villages were supplied by them?" The Uchiha elder asked again.
Seii shook his head.
He really didn't know this. His past life mories about the smaller ninja villages were brief. Who would have thought the Craftsman Village had such a significant influence?
However, at this point, he had guessed why the Craftsman Village disbanded.
As arms... well, weapon suppliers, they were too weak to protect such vast interests.
They couldn't even remain neutral.
During peaceti, it was fine, letting them earn a bit.
But in tis of war, it wasn't about making money anymore. Their existence had, to so extent, affected the balance of the war.
With such powerful ninja tool manufacturing capabilities, if the Craftsman Village completely sided with a particular village and devoted all their efforts to making ninja tools for them, that village would have an overwhelming advantage in weaponry.
No one wanted to see such a situation.
And if they tried to remain neutral, they would beco a target for everyone.
So, to ensure that other villages wouldn't receive assistance from the Craftsman Village, the best way was to erase them.
Only in this way could the relative balance of the war be maintained.
Clearly, the leader of the Craftsman Village had realized this and sensed the hidden danger.
So, he disbanded the Craftsman Village early on, allowing everyone to scatter and hide in various parts of the ninja world.
The Craftsman Village could supply more than seventy percent of the ninja tools to the Five Great Ninja Villages during peaceti because they worked together and collaborated.
Now, with everyone scattered, they naturally couldn't achieve this anymore.
This way, even the Five Great Ninja Villages wouldn't expend much effort to search for and deal with them.
Thus, when the war ended and they gathered again, they could re-establish the Craftsman Village.
This was the Craftsman Village's way of survival.
Through his own reasoning and the Uchiha elder's explanation, Seii understood the reason for the Craftsman Village's disbandnt and why the elder had rejected his idea.
In this situation, it would be impossible for him to find the leader of the Craftsman Village!
(End of Chapter)
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