"Very well, that's the answer I wanted to hear. Don't worry, I will go back, but not yet. I still need to take a good look at this country."
Kirito heard Hanzo's reply and nodded with satisfaction.
"Masanari..."
Hanzo heard this and thought that Kirito still feared him. He wanted to speak up to show his sincerity, but was stopped by Kirito's hand.
"I know what you want to say. You, Hanzo, are a detestable person, but you have a good character. Don't worry, I will definitely go back after I speak. But I still have some things to confirm, so just give me a few days. You, Hanzo, don't mind waiting a little longer, do you?"
Kirito smiled slightly.
"I understand. I will wait for you to return in Amegakure."
Hanzo saw that Kirito was determined, so he didn't say anything else and nodded.
After saying that, he led the other Ame-Nin away without delay, leaving no loose ends behind.
"I didn't expect there to be any unexpected gains. This is truly an amazing development,"
Kirito sensed that Hanzo and the others were quick and immediate, and he laughed playfully.
The next moment, he formed a seal and vanished into white smoke.
Something unexpected had happened, and the current plan would need to be changed a bit.
Kirito had to think about how to make the most of this disguise as Masanari Hattori.
...
A few days later, in the early morning hours of the courtyard of Gojo Makoto's mansion in the country of Waves.
Kirito, disguised as Gojo Makoto using a White Zetsu clone, was carrying out his daily morning exercises. The persona he had created for Gojo Makoto was that of a down-on-his-luck noble's model of a comeback, as well as a highly capable Shinsengumi Samurai.
At this moment, Kirito was polishing his sword skills with a long, narrow katana in his hands, every move looking very impressive.
Kirito has only had a short time to practice his sword skills, and he has very little time to do so in his daily life, as he only practices when he is playing as Shin Gojo.
Therefore, his sword skills can only be considered mediocre.
However, as a Shinsengumi Samurai, the essence of his sword skills is not important; what is important is that his sword skills are strong enough.
In Kirito's opinion, so-called sword skills are actually ninjutsu skills disguised as sword skills.
Ever since the emergence of the mysterious power of chakra, ninjas have emerged, and the samurai have begun to decline.
In order to revive the samurai class, many knowledgeable people among the samurai began to pay attention to the power of chakra, and worked hard to apply this power to the traditional swordsmanship that the samurai relied on for their livelihood.
Thus, the Shinsengumi Samurai, who combined the power of traditional swordsmanship and chakra, were born.
The country of Iron is currently the stronghold of the Shinsengumi Samurai.
Learning swordsmanship is precisely the defining characteristic of the Shinsengumi Samurai.
Kirito learned some of his sword skills from Gofune, and the rest he created himself based on his own whimsical ideas.
After practicing traditional swordsmanship, Kirito sheathed his sword and then suddenly a powerful burst of chakra erupted from his body.
The next moment, he drew his sword in an instant.
Several blue sword lights condensed from chakra appeared, cutting the several wooden men in front of him more than ten meters away into two.
Sword Technique: Sword Qi!
This is the most commonly used sword technique among Shinsengumi Samurai, and it is a basic sword technique. By covering the sword with a high concentration of chakra, the sword is strengthened, and then swung at high speed, transforming the chakra into a sharp sword energy attack.
A powerful Shinsengumi Samurai can use this technique to behead an enemy from hundreds of meters away.
Many powerful Shinsengumi Samurai created their own secret sword techniques based on this basic technique.
For example, the new sword technique that Kirito will use next.
He once again sheathed his sword, once again quickly condensing his chakra on the katana, and then drew his sword.
A blue bird of prey appeared in an instant, flying much faster than an ordinary blue sword light. Hundreds of meters away, a wooden man was hit in the blink of an eye and turned into a pile of wood.
Sword Technique: Bird Slash!
Kirito learned these two sword techniques from Gofune. Because the principles are very simple, they simply require a high level of chakra control, and Kirito was able to learn them after just watching Gofune use them once.
This shocked Gofune, who said on the spot that Kirito had the potential to become the strongest warrior of his generation.
Kirito wasn't interested in becoming the strongest warrior; practicing sword techniques was just a tool for him to compensate for his lack of a cool outfit and attack methods.
After all, the strongest warrior might be a Shinsengumi Samurai like Mifune, who could fight Hanzo, and the Shadow Level was almost the ceiling.
It would be better for him to set his sights on becoming the strongest ninja.
Next, Kirito used two more sword techniques in succession.
These two sword techniques were his own creations, which he had created by combining Gojō Makoto's own chakra attributes.
Gojō Makoto's chakra affinity attributes were fire and wind.
Kirito had spent nearly a month successfully mastering these two chakra attributes.
Therefore, the White Zetsu clone currently has mastered the six variations of chakra attributes: Fire, Wind, Water, Earth, Yang, and Wood.
The names of his self-created sword techniques are Sword Technique: Flame Dragon and Sword Technique: Dragon Tornado.
The former combines Fire Release Chakra to slash out a fire dragon with a single sword stroke, and its power is similar to Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique.
The latter combines wind-divination chakra to slash out a tornado, which can knock enemies in its path into the air.
For a while, a huge fire dragon and a powerful tornado appeared one after the other in the courtyard, which made some ninjas who were hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to assassinate Gojo Makoto, break out in a cold sweat on their foreheads. They very tactfully sneaked away.
After Kirito performed the two self-created sword techniques, he stopped training.
At this time, a young and beautiful red-haired maid quickly came over with a towel and tea, and it was Uzuki Uzumaki.
''Master Shin, please use it.'>
Uzumaki Ryoko held the towel in both hands and brought it to Kirito.
''Ryoko, thanks.''
Kirito took the towel and pretended to wipe away the sweat.
The White Zetsu is a plant creature, so naturally it does not sweat. The sweat he is currently sweating is actually water with a little salt, which he actively secretes.
While Kirito was wiping the sweat off his face, Uzumaki Ryoko skillfully arranged the tea table, brewing a pot of fragrant tea for Kirito.
After more than two months of life as a maid, Uzumaki Ryoko had become completely familiar with life here, and had initially gained Kirito's trust. She had become the big housekeeper in the mansion, taking care of Kirito's daily life and monitoring every move in the mansion.
At the same time, Uzumaki Ryoko had been marked by Kirito with the Night Seal, and had officially become a core member of the Night Organization.
The Night Seal is a great thing that can enhance one's strength, and in the later stages, it also has the benefit of allowing one to sense natural energy. Naturally, Kirito would not just give it to anyone; he would only give it to people he trusted and trained.
The exceptions were Fuma Ichiro and Gofune, who were forced to join when the group was first established.
However, the Night Organization is already on the right track. There are already hundreds of people in the organization, but most of them are peripheral members who basically don't know the internal situation of the organization. Only a small number of people are core members. As an extension of Kirito's will, they manage a large number of peripheral members.
The Night Seal is currently the treasure that Kirito rewards the core members with, and it is also the symbol of the core members of the Night Organization.
As a core member of the Night Organization, Uzumaki Ryoko naturally cannot be too weak. She is now a ninja, and is also a rare sensory ninja who can confirm the location of others by sensing their chakra.
It's just that the range of perception is a bit small, only a mere few tens of meters.
Since Uzumaki Ryoko was unwilling to learn the sealing techniques of the Uzumaki clan and preferred to learn the escape technique with its powerful destructive power, Kirito gave her an improved version of the Akamichi Secret Technique that he had learned from the Soft Physique Modification Technique obtained from Orochimaru.
The improved version of the Akamichi Secret Technique no longer makes the body larger, but directly uses yang attribute chakra to temporarily strengthen the physical strength. As long as the body has sufficient carrying capacity, the more yang attribute chakra is consumed, the greater the strengthening effect.
Uzumaki Ryoko has the constitution of a member of the Uzumaki clan, and her physical carrying capacity is far greater than that of an ordinary person. Coupled with her own abundant chakra, she is exactly suited to use this improved version of the Akamichi Secret Technique.
Since yang-attribute chakra also has excellent healing powers, and combined with Uzumaki Ryoko's own outstanding healing abilities as a member of the Uzumaki clan, as long as the chakra is not used up and she is not killed instantly, she is a human-shaped tyrannosaurus that is not afraid of injuries.
Uzumaki Ryoko doesn't like to fight with her fists, so after learning an improved version of the Akamichi Secret Technique, she chose to use a huge mace.
During this time, Gojo Makoto, played by Kirito, has been assassinated many times by assassins, but not many assassins have managed to get close to him. Most of them were discovered in advance by Uzumaki Ryoko, and most of them were killed by her mace.
Kirito estimated that Uzumaki Ryoko's comprehensive abilities should now be at the level of an elite chūnin, but if a Jonin ninja were to be hit by her mace accidentally, they would most likely be killed instantly.
"Makoto-sama, Mr. Gato just sent a letter, asking if you are ready to start the layout of the Land of Rain,"
Uzumaki Ryoko said with a smile as she brought a cup of hot tea to Kirito.