Naruto Reborn: The Rise of the Tsar

Chapter 199 Blade Competition
"That guy named Fujihara was one of my former associates." The old man sat in a simple tavern and took a big sip of wine. "I used to be a well-known ore merchant of this generation, but later... a batch of goods was stolen. There is a backlog in the warehouse and I owe a lot of money to others.”

"How can the ninja tool business be backlogged?" Fukawa was a little confused, and wasn't it during the war some time ago?Strategic materials such as cutting tools are in short supply.

"That Fujihara deceived grandpa at that time," Kuyu Maru on the side interjected, "Grandpa trusted him very much at that time and entrusted him with the purchase of all goods. As a result, he secretly replaced the high-quality ore that grandpa purchased at a large price with low-quality raw stone. The resulting knives are simply incomparable.”

"As a result, grandpa destroyed all the goods, and then spent his own money to rebuild them all. All his savings were used up in this process."

I didn't expect there to be such a story, Fuchuan felt a little emotional.

Honest businessmen are on the verge of bankruptcy, but unscrupulous businesses are getting bigger and bigger
This kind of thing is not something he can control. No matter what era, as long as human nature still has bad qualities, this kind of thing cannot be banned.

Luo Sha and the other three were wandering aimlessly on the street, and they saw Kauruo complaining slightly, "What are you talking about? You said you are not allowed to drink alcohol if you are under the age of [-], so why can cuttlefish balls be allowed in?"

"This may be Mr. Fukawa's family rules."

"You're obviously just stingy, okay?"

"Huh? Is there a cutting tool shop in front?"

In front of him was a large stall filled with nearly a hundred blades, including kunai, long knives, fans, scrolls and even detonating charms.

"Let's go up and have a look!"

"But."

"Look, it doesn't cost any money."

The three of them walked closer and discovered that the shop owner here was the middle-aged fat man from before.

I saw him introducing with a flattering face next to a young man wearing strange clothes.

"Sir, the cutting tools in my shop are of high quality and low price. If you don't mind, I will pack a copy for you to take away."

"What we say about money or not is just what we talk about with foreign merchants we don't know well."

"You can tell us about our relationship."

"Look," Garura gently poked Rosa beside him, "are the weapons in these people's hands made of chakra metal?"

Sure enough, Luo Sha took a quick look and saw that the blade hanging on the young man's body had a luster of chakra metal.

The same thing happened to the companions beside him. One of the guards saw several children coming from nowhere and stepped forward to chase them away.

"Kid, go ahead, the adults are talking about something here!"

Kaura didn't say anything, and immediately lifted the brim of the hat in front of him, revealing the forehead protector on his forehead.

The guard was stunned, but the leading young man saw this and greeted him with great interest, "I didn't expect to meet the ninjas from Sunagakure Village. Are you also here to buy blades?"

"Let's take a look"

"Go, go, go." The middle-aged fat man on the side also recognized the three people in front of him, and said with an unkind expression, "Go to your employer and mess with my business. How can you be like this!"

"What, you still have a rift with the Sunagakure ninja?"

"I'm not the same ninja as Sunagakure. I went bankrupt because of selling fake and inferior blades. I don't know where I got these little ninja guards this time. I guess I'm trying to trick people again!"

"You're talking nonsense!" Squid Wan, who had just walked nearby, said angrily, "It's obvious that your blades were shoddy, causing my grandfather to lose all his property and get into debt."

"Children, don't talk nonsense! The goods in my store are all genuine!"

At this time, when the middle-aged fat man saw Rintaro coming here, he thought about it and his voice suddenly raised three points, causing the passers-by around him to stop.

"Since you dare to say that my cutting tools are inferior products, why don't we have a public competition?"

"If it is true that your cutting tools are of good quality, I am willing to give away all the cutting tools in the store for free."

At this time, the fat man showed a cunning look on his face, "But if it turns out that my cutting tools are of high quality, the batch of rough stones you previously deposited at the notary office will be lost to me. How about that?"

The old man glanced at the cutting tools displayed in the other party's shop, his eyes darkened slightly, and when he was about to refuse, Fuchuan on the side spoke first.

"This is a good suggestion, but I don't know how to test it."

"Of course when two blades meet, the one with no gap wins."

"In that case, let me add another bonus." I saw a young man in strange clothes on the side nodded slightly towards Fuchuan and others, "I just happen to have a batch of chakra metal rough stones in my hand to sell, which one among you two will win? Whoever wins, these rough stones will be given to whomever."

Chakra Metal Raw Stone. The middle-aged fat man swallowed a mouthful of saliva. This is big business.

Even Rintaro couldn't help but widen his eyes. As we all know, chakra metal raw stone is the most suitable ore for making blades. As long as you mix a little chakra metal raw stone into ordinary iron ore, the blade you create will have good chakra. The conductivity, hardness and flexibility are unmatched by ordinary cutting tools.

I didn't expect that the other party actually had a chakra metal rough stone in his hand. Could it be this costume?
At this moment, civilians gathered around to watch the excitement. Although buying cutting tools is a far-off thing for civilians, this ninja tool shop is also the largest in this port town. Everyone is interested in this day-long activity. The fat man walking around the town had an impression.

"Who is this old man?"

"Boss Fujihara is probably the biggest businessman in the area. The items in his store are all for ninja use. Is the quality comparable to ordinary weapons? I think this old man is destined to lose!"

"I think I've seen this old man before. He seemed to be a knife dealer before, but he declined for some reason."

Listening to the buzzing discussions around him, the old man no longer hesitated and said in a deep voice.

"In that case, it's settled."

Then the old man slowly took out a kunai from his arms. He saw that the kunai had an ordinary appearance, and its surface had been wiped spotless, which showed that it took good care of it on daily basis.

The moment Fushikawa took it out, he could see that it was a well-hardened blade that had been cared for with great care. Not only was there no trace of rust, but its sharpness was restrained. He must have taken it out frequently to polish it, and then brushed it frequently. Because of the oil film protection.

This is a reliable comrade on the battlefield.

However, the people around him obviously don't know much about the goods.

"What is this? It's so ugly!"

"It's just that it's gray and doesn't look very sharp."

"Does anyone really want this?"

Squidward saw a slightly anxious look in his heart, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. Blades are related to the life and death of ninjas and the success or failure of the mission. What's the point of being beautiful? Will they be used as burial objects if they fail in the mission and are killed?"

(End of this chapter)