Naruto Arrows

When Yamanaka Haiichi and others, especially Yamato and Tanaka, were deeply anxious, Neji, who was not under any pressure, was too lazy to participate in sending Qingmei's body back to Konoha.

He is a ninja trainee who has not yet graduated and is not even a genin. He is also the sponsor father who prompted them to form a team and come to the Takumi Ninja Village. Being able to participate in the previous battles is considered an act of kindness. It is natural that he does not participate now. .

If any blind person dares to accuse something, he can just take the power of attorney and shout at the other party:

"RNM, refund the money!"

Of course, this is just the self-comfort in the mind of Ningji who is wandering around the Tinker Ninja Village. The real reason is actually that several official ninjas don't trust him, a little fart who has never even experienced the Will of Fire exam. The child is worried that if he gets involved, he will accidentally reveal the secret or become a breakthrough point for the enemy.

Zhou Yu beat Huang Gai, one is willing to beat and the other is willing to suffer.

So, he walked around the Craftsman Ninja Village alone and openly.

Ever since the news came out that Qingming, who was a "zombie fraud", was suppressed by Yamato Taoist Priest who was proficient in wood escape, the villagers of Takunin Village who originally fled in all directions have also returned to the village.

Compared to those idiots from the Four Four Elephants who are so superstitious about Qingming and the so-called ultimate ninja tools left behind by Qingming that they can't even keep their heads clear, the other villagers of the Artisan Ninja Village have obviously seen it clearly a long time ago, or Say you accept your fate.

Compared to the five major countries with more people and larger territory, their small country of craftsmen, not to mention the resurrection of its founder Qingming, even all the excellent ninja craftsmen who died in the past few decades have been resurrected, and they are probably still working for the five major countries. In the end, I can't make any waves.

Therefore, no one would doubt the accuracy of the news that Qingming was suppressed.

Especially when they saw many Konoha ANBU wearing masks suddenly "standing on duty" around the Takumi Ninja Village, the last trace of worry in their hearts disappeared.

Therefore, within half a day, the Takumi Ninja Village, which originally had only a few wild dogs roaming the streets, was once again lively.

Although it is definitely not comparable to before, at least those arrogant wild dogs will no longer appear on the streets.

Of course, it is unknown whether they were adopted by kind-hearted people or picked up by people who like to eat.

. . .

"Excuse me, is there any craftsman-nin in the craftsman-nin village who is good at making bows and arrows?!"

Although Mirai had found a suitable craftsman for Ningji when they parted ways, considering that the craftsman-nin village was now full of spy spies, he could only pretend to be ignorant and ask around on the street.

"Bows and arrows? These things have been eliminated a long time ago. Little Ninja, look, I have a carefully crafted pure steel shuriken here, which is both sharp and durable. It is much easier to use than any other bow and arrow."

However, it is a pity that after decades of establishment, the folk customs of Takunin Village are no longer as simple as before. Neji's inquiries basically started with the shopkeeper's look of disgust, and then ended with the shopkeeper's sincere face. Sales pitch over.

In other words, Ningci was well-informed in his previous life and was used to salesmen who liked to tell lies with open eyes. Otherwise, the complaints in his heart would have been blurted out long ago.

'Brother, you are bragging, no, can you please polish off the rust on the shuriken before selling it? !No matter how much you bully me for being young and ignorant, you can't treat me like a blind person. '

Neji was very tired, but he still had to summon up all his energy, pretend to be full of fighting spirit, and continued to inquire from house to house until he came to a store with a very new sign. It must have just opened. 's store.

"A bow and arrow? Not many people can make these things nowadays. But you are lucky to have met me."

"Can you make bows and arrows?!"

Looking at the young craftsman in front of him, who was about 20 years old, with the fluff on the corners of his mouth still intact, Neji couldn't help but feel a "thump" in his heart.

'Have I encountered so many random salesmen that now even the liars have caught up with me? '

"I happen to know a craftsman who is very good at making bows and arrows."

Fortunately, with his next words, Neji relaxed a little. However, in order to prevent any mistakes, he still asked cautiously.

"Do you know the name of this craftsman?"

"Oh, that craftsman's name is Kuwata Masakiyoshi, and he is quite famous in the entire Craft Ninja Village."

For some reason, when the young craftsman mentioned this, he had a strange and complicated look on his face, like emotion, admiration, but also seemed to be mixed with a hint of dissatisfaction and resentment.

'The hard work pays off.The pain I just suffered was finally not wasted. '

However, when Neji heard the name "Kuwata Masaaki", he was so excited that he almost cried, but he did not notice the complicated expression on his face. .

"However, this craftsman's residence is very remote. Well, let me take you there."

'It's really rare to find an honest person with such a warm heart in this village of commercial craftsmen and ninjas with old hearts and materialistic desires. '

And when the young craftsman looked at Neji, and after a brief hesitation, decided to take Neji there in person, Neji was filled with emotions.

Until he and the other party walked into the deserted and deserted shop as if they were in no one's land, and then walked straight through the lobby to the very messy-looking backyard.

Until he followed the other person, skillfully bypassing the many debris in the backyard, and walked up to a middle-aged man with a Tsukiyo haircut, wearing a gray-brown kimono, who was playing with a samurai armor.

Until he heard the other party looking at the middle-aged man, and after a slight hesitation, he bowed respectfully and shouted to the middle-aged man.

"Father".

His emotion was immediately like going to the toilet after eating Wallace's special constipation meal. The water flowed through the rotating toilet and flowed into the darkness.

'Give me back my touch, you bastard! '

Neji, who felt that his feelings had been deceived, just wanted to complain loudly.

"Didn't you no longer agree with the way of the samurai? You grew your hair again, and even became Bizen's apprentice, determined to become a craftsman? Why are you coming back?"

Compared to Neji, who only dared to complain aloud in his heart, the middle-aged Kuwata Masakiyoshi, who was cleaning the armor, glanced at his son expressionlessly and asked in a cold tone.

As for Neji, who was standing behind his son, looking like a little kid, I don't know if he could ignore it, or if he didn't see it at all.

"This customer wants to customize a bow and arrow."

The son, who was still bowing in salute, straightened up, made way for Neji behind him, and replied in the same cold tone.

"In the entire Craftsman Ninja Village, you should be the only one still making bows and arrows, so I brought him here."

"Hmph, what does a brat with an arrow shaft as tall as a bow know about bows and arrows?"

I don't know whether he was annoyed by his son's attitude, so he was angry at coming to Ningji with his son, or whether he really looked down on the short Ningji from the bottom of his heart. Kuwata Masakiyoshi glanced at Ningji, snorted, and turned around with a look of disdain. He turned his head and continued to play with the armor, as if it was his real son.

He was already consciously feeling deceived emotionally, and felt very unhappy. He had just been caught in the emotional exchange between the awkward father and son, and felt uncomfortable. Naturally, Neji would not endure this kind of "verbal violence" in vain. There was a big bow in the distance. He stringed it skillfully. After looking at it for three breaths, he took out three arrows from the quiver beside the bow and fired three arrows in succession.

Seeing that Neji, the brat who came with his son, dared to touch his own things, Kuwata Masakiyoshi, who originally had a look of disdain on his face, immediately showed a look of worry and anger on his face.

The worry was undoubtedly because of his collection of precious bows and arrows, and the anger was undoubtedly because of Neji's "atrocities".

However, before he could utter the angry words of scolding, after seeing the three arrows flying out of the corner of his eye, the look of rage on his face immediately turned into surprise, and the words of scolding that had already reached his lips , and disappeared without a trace.

"Now can I talk to you about custom-made bows and arrows?"

"Of course, of course."

Kuwata Masakiyoshi, who was originally very disdainful of Neji, immediately changed his attitude 180 degrees, nodding his head excitedly and saying.

"but,"

Then, as if something suddenly occurred to him, Kuwata Masakiro looked at Neji hesitantly and asked softly.

"May I ask, are you Hyuga Neji, from the Leaf Village of the Land of Fire?"

Neji couldn't help but feel tense when he heard this, but he immediately relaxed again.

"Well, I am Hinata Neji."

Knowing clearly in his heart that it was Neji who had told Kuwata Masaki about himself in the future, he nodded and admitted his identity.

"So you are Master Hyuga Neji. The young man told me before that there was a boy from a wealthy ninja family in Konoha who practiced archery. I didn't believe it. I didn't expect that your archery is really so superb."

Kuwata Masaki's face turned a little flushed with excitement.

As an old-fashioned person who is inflexible in the eyes of others, there are still people who appreciate his unique skills. Whether he is a samurai who has always lived a samurai life, or a craftsman who adheres to ancient skills, he is happy in his heart at this moment.

"You are rude."

Neji couldn't resist his enthusiasm and didn't want to waste any more time, so he took the initiative to talk about custom-made bows and arrows.

"However, the bows and arrows I want to customize may be very different from the bows and arrows you have made in the past."

"Well, I already know something about this from the young man before."

Speaking of business, Kuwata Masaki's expression became serious again.

"You seem to want a short bow with a string length of about one meter?"

"Exactly."

Ning Ci nodded.

"This is no longer the era of samurai. The emergence of chakra has allowed ninjas to replace samurai. Compared with samurai, ninjas' fighting methods are more flexible. Huge long bows like this are no longer suitable for battles between ninjas."

Although he knew that what Neji said was true, Kuwata Masakiyoshi couldn't help but his face darkened, and the excitement he had just felt due to Neji's performance completely fell silent.

"But the power of such a short bow..."

Fortunately, since he learned these long-abandoned skills from his father, he had already become accustomed to them, and he quickly returned to normal, and said to Neji with a look of embarrassment on his face.

"Is it feasible to use mulberry and eucalyptus as the base and mix it with metal?"

Neji, who had already made up his mind after his bow shattered due to the "Waste Arrow Falling Star" that had not yet fully exerted its full power, spoke up.

Although he is not sure whether he can draw this kind of iron bow now, but now it seems that except for this kind of composite bow with metal mixed in it, I am afraid that other bows will be difficult to afford. , Jie arrows, Nie arrows, and Fu arrows are all powerful archery techniques that put great pressure on the bow.

Not to mention the even more powerful archery techniques mastered by those divine archers later on.

Of course, the more important point is that compared to the composite horn bow that needs to be made from ox horn, the production time of this iron tire bow will be greatly reduced.

"Today's big bows are made of bamboo slices covered with hardwood, mixed with some metal. It may be possible, but metal is stronger than bamboo..."

Kuwata Masakichi, who had been making bows for decades, was not too surprised by Neji's "imagination". He was just worried about whether Neji could draw the bow made by this method.

"Oh, don't worry. Chakra allows ninjas to replace samurai, and it also gives people the opportunity to create more possibilities."

After hearing his worries, Neji pretended to be relaxed and replied with a smile.

"That's true."

After hearing this, Sang Ban was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but sigh again.

"Also, please help me make the limbs of my bow into this shape."

When Neji saw that he had fooled Kuwata Masakiyoshi into agreeing to try to help him make an iron bow, he took out the blueprints he had prepared and handed them to him.

Although he has been using a Japanese bow for nearly three years, he still prefers the traditional Chinese bow that his grandfather used when he was a child in his previous life.

Although it was the first time for Kuwata Masakiyo to see this kind of bow blade, as a craftsman who has made bows for many years, he quickly understood the drawings and nodded with a somewhat disappointed expression, indicating that he would try to make it according to this shape. of.

"In addition, if possible, some metal wires can also be mixed into the bow string."

"Do you want a bow string too?"

Kuwata Masaaki finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked again with a worried look on his face.

"Since you want to pursue the draw power of the bow, then follow it to the end."

"Well, I hope you can actually draw the bow by then."

Unfortunately, Kuwata Masaki clearly didn't understand the meaning of Neji's words.Seeing how persistent he was, I could only helplessly shake my head and stop persuading him.

Good words are hard to persuade a damned ghost.

He has already said what he needs to say and what he needs to persuade. If the guest doesn't listen, then he won't be able to blame him.

For him personally, it is undoubtedly a very happy thing to have someone pay him to try to make a new bow that has never appeared before.

After wasting half a life, the skills I learned since childhood are finally put to use!