Mizuki's simple and rough exchange made the Sand Ninjas feel a little amused and helpless.

"Is that all?"

"What else do you want? I did it all as requested. If you don't want it, just give it back to me."

Mizuki's indifferent attitude immediately made Kankuro clench the "cross" in his hand.

The appearance and so on are just Shuimu's bad taste. It's okay to change it, but it looks more high-end this way.

This broken piece is actually the trophy that Mizuki obtained from Hidan a long time ago - the Bloody March Scythe.

A small part of it was made into a glove by Xiaochun and is now worn on Mizuki's hand.

Another part was taken away by Kakashi Hatake and made into a long sword, which is now on Uchiha Sasuke's back.

The last remaining handle of the Bloody March Scythe and the last piece of the blade became what Kankuro held in his hand.

Originally, Mizuki was going to send it to the Rain Country as a holy relic as a reward for his believers. It was one of Mizuki's means to win people's hearts and gather their faith. However, before he could take it out, it was given to the Sand Village as a bargaining chip.

This kind of passive transaction really tests Shuimu's quick wit.

If it weren't for the current situation, Mizuki would definitely not give Sand Ninja a good face.

However, it was not easy to refuse the last request of a dying old woman in person.

With so many Konoha ninjas watching, including his own students and disciples, it would be hard to go too far, but getting benefits from Mizuki is not so easy.

The two young Sand Ninjas, Temari and Kankuro, were somewhat dissatisfied, but Granny Chiyo seemed very calm.

"Mizuki Jonin has fulfilled my request, but everyone knows that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Although this ninja tool is useful and looks quite advanced, what should I do if something goes wrong one day?"

There is no such thing as after-sales service in the ninja world. If something breaks down or you don't know how to use it, no one will be kind enough to come to your house to repair it or provide training on how to use it.

"I think this should be the most equivalent way of trading..."

Shuimu said calmly.

"Although I have learned this secret technique of resurrection, I will not pass it on to others. After all, the moral dilemma and ethical issues involved are really difficult to resolve..."

Granny Chiyo is already very old, and the idea of ​​exchanging her life for another's exists. Under normal circumstances, would people accept this?

Moreover, this technique is quite dangerous.

If there is a powerful illusion ninja who can control others to forcibly use self-reincarnation and revive the person he wants to revive, the order of the ninja world will be completely broken, and the boundary between life and death will not be so clear and will no longer be frightening.

Life will become a resource for capable people to use, like food, minerals, war materials, etc. In this case, the moral level of the ninja world will plummet into the abyss.

More seriously, what if someone were to resurrect some unacceptable dead thing into life?

Just like Mizuki’s summoning beast, Umibozu. If there were more lives like this, or even formed a tribe, what would the ninja world become?

Fire, water, earth, thunder, and water are all things or natural phenomena that exist in nature. If all of these come to life, will the ninja world become the "elemental world"?

"I don't understand why this jutsu has never been used since it was developed, but was listed as a forbidden jutsu, with only the senior being able to use it. This jutsu should have disappeared from the ninja world, but I need it because it might be useful to me!"

"I see!"

Granny Chiyo nodded helplessly.

“So now I’m using it.”

"I hope you understand."

Shuimu also understood that it was basically impossible to deceive such an old and cunning guy.

"I think you also know that what I gave to the Sand Ninja must be able to meet the requirements you just mentioned. But whether it is ninja tools or specific training methods, they are all unreliable. Just like the last jonin in your village who was proficient in sealing techniques, Juan, didn't he die in battle three years ago, and the cloth binding technique was lost? Ninja tools may not be less reliable than specific ninjutsu, and..."

Mizuki paused, hesitated for a moment, and then continued.

"I know that it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. But are the Sand Ninjas going to stay in the Ninja World without any self-respect? I gave you such advanced Ninja Tools. You can study the sealing array on them carefully. Even if you don't have my stuff, can't you devote yourself to researching a set of training methods? To be frank..."

Mizuki glanced at Kankuro and Temari, who were standing by and were indignant at Mizuki's ridicule of the Sand Village.

"If the Sand Ninjas are unable to protect the ninja tools that you obtained in exchange for your life and forbidden techniques, or if the tools are damaged and we cannot research the sealing techniques on them or find a replacement, it would be better for the Sand Village to decline. Without sufficient strength and foundation, the title of the Five Great Ninja Villages will only be a burden..."

Just look at the Takigakure and you will know how much effort they put in to protect the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.

"You are such a sharp-tongued person. I am speechless."

The Sand Village has no successor, and Grandma Chiyo knows this. Even at her old age, she still has to rely on her seniority to plan for the village, which shows that the Sand Village is in a period of transition.

"Well, the old woman believes in you. Since you are the only one who has learned the Self-Reincarnation Technique and then it was lost, in exchange for a 'divine weapon' that can be used immediately, as well as some possibilities for the future, it is not a bad result. Seriously speaking, the Sand Ninja has gained a bit of an advantage."

"It's an equal transaction!"

Mizuki admired Grandma Chiyo's understanding.

"Temari, Kankuro, you heard what Mizuki Jonin said just now, right? You must tell Gaara exactly what happened just now. You guys, take care of yourselves..."

Almost all of the remaining Sand Ninja talents are here. As for the younger ones, I probably can’t see them with my presbyopia.

The Sand Ninja siblings nodded with blushing faces, moved by Grandma Chiyo's self-sacrifice and ashamed of their own incompetence.

Especially Kankuro, a young man full of vigor and vitality, was first beaten by Rasa's Impure World Body without any ability to fight back, and then he did almost nothing in the operation to rescue his younger brother. Such a blow was indeed a heavy one.

The "cross" that was tightly held in his hand, although nominally a weapon to assist the One-Tail Jinchuriki, but if used well, it might be another inheritance of the Sand Village besides puppetry and magnetic escape. Sealing techniques and spiritual secret techniques are the focus of research in any ninja village.