Back in Uzumaki Village, a certain young genius had also opened a small scroll.
"This is..."
With no password to block him, Shen easily opened White Zetsu's gift. The sharp blade without a handguard left him stunned for quite some time.
Upon realizing the truth, he was deeply moved: "No wonder Second Pillar's Sword of Kusanagi always changes handguards. So this is what Chakra Channeling Blade originally looked like!"
Handguard—or more accurately, tsuba—was commonly known as sword guard or crossguard in modern terms.
This transmigrator often grumbled about how, in his past life, that island nation insisted on calling daitō 'swords' when they were really just long blades.
Calling users of daitō "swordsmen"? Wasn't that just begging for ridicule?
The Extendable Kusanagi Blade was double-edged but still called a saber, while the Chakra Channeling Blade—a single-edged straight blade—got the title of "sword." What an utterly ridiculous naming system!
(Author's note: These names are all copied from online sources. None of them appear in the original work. Those who understand why I'm saying this already get it.)
After his long inner rant, Shen finally took up the Chakra Channeling Blade and examined it closely.
Its straight single-edged design triggered another wave of thoughts: "If I added Masamune's signature diamond-shaped guard, wouldn't it end up looking just like ancient Tang dynasty swords?"
Back in his past life, when he had some free time away from work, Shen used to surf the web aimlessly—pretty much like any office drone during downtime. As a result, he had become quite familiar with these ancient weapons.
His fingers traced the blade's surface, stirring a distant familiarity deep within him.
"Then I'll craft a proper handguard based on how Tang dynasty swords looked," Shen muttered, already obsessing over the idea as he started digging through boxes for materials.
Meanwhile, Orochimaru, holding two large tubes containing fresh blood, noticed the Chakra Channeling Blade lying on the table and was completely stunned: "Shen, where did you get this sword?"
"It's the kind old uncle's return gift. Anyway, after returning to the village, the Third will definitely give Team One the Extendable Kusanagi Blade as part of the S-rank mission reward. Snake Uncle, you can't even touch this one!" Immediately dropping the various materials in his hands, Shen hugged the Chakra Channeling Blade tightly toward himself.
Orochimaru's eyebrow twitched violently: "Fine fine, I won't touch it. But tell me, how did you know that's what Teacher intended?"
Shen instantly pulled a face: "Come on! Do you really think the Third—the guy who haggles over weapon prices—would ever pay us full commission for an S-rank mission? Total tightwad."
"Cough cough..." Orochimaru choked immediately.
Still coughing, he couldn't help but see the point.
"Forget it. I need to craft this handguard fast and test my skills," Shen said, pulling out a few small scrolls and rummaging through everything again.
Right at that moment, a little red-haired head stealthily approached from behind Orochimaru.
"Hmm?" Without turning his head, Shen glanced briefly before returning to his work.
But barely a second later, he already figured out who had arrived.
"Shhh—"
Realizing she'd been seen, the red-haired girl raised her tiny finger to her lips and gave him a look so utterly adorable it made his heart skip a beat.
"That's not true. I didn't do anything. Don't make things up," someone mentally denying everything said while shaking his head, trying to appear completely innocent.
However, this reaction only made Kushina, who had sneaked inside, even more furious, causing her to puff up her cheeks cutely.
"..."
Shen maintained his usual expressionless face.
As for what he was really thinking at this moment, it remained unknown.
Seeing this, Kushina puffed her cheeks even more, believing that the boy wasn't much older than herself and yet showed no cooperation toward her actions whatsoever.
Witnessing this adorable expression, how could Shen possibly resist? He did something completely out of character: "Snake Uncle, there's someone behind you!"
Orochimaru, who had been concentrating on analyzing blood data, casually responded without turning around: "Oh, Shen, you handle it."
Shen patted his chest and frowned, "Hey sis, don't cause a scene. How about I show you something cool? Like… uh… not goldfish or anything like that – maybe TV?"
Kushina initially looked confused, but when she heard the word "television," her eyes immediately lit up. "Great! Hurry up, big brother, I can't wait anymore!"
"Huh?" Shen was instantly filled with question marks upon hearing such shocking words.
He thought that compared to his own little slip just now, what she said carried far greater destructive power.
Hips in hands, Kushina puffed her cheeks again and gave a playful threat.
However, in the eyes of this particular transmigrator, this threat became significantly more powerful, nearly breaking through his poker face.
"All right." Shen silently handed over two small, unencrypted scrolls before bowing his head and continuing with his work.
Kushina took the scrolls and turned around with a victorious smile on her face, then left.
Unfortunately for this reckless transmigrator, one accidental glance behind him caused his expression to suddenly fall apart.
"These little tomatoes are wrong... So this Red-Hot Habanero is actually so cute! No wonder Minato, such an overly dramatic teenager, fell for her at first sight," Shen muttered with slight embarrassment evident in his tone.
Unfortunately, all his previous expressions had been clearly seen by Nayou using Byakugan.
She, who was currently studying lip-reading, released a chilling aura from afar.
"Why does it suddenly feel so cold? Could it be I've encountered a ghost during broad daylight?"
Feeling a sudden chill run down his spine, Shen took out a stove and started a fire, adding plenty of wood as his entire body felt icy cold.
"It must be that Uchiha bastard talking bad about me behind my back again."
Thus, the blame landed squarely on someone else who happened to be bored out of his mind and had gone outside to punch mountains.
What do you think, dear readers?
In a room somewhere in Uzumaki village decorated entirely in pink tones, Kushina blankly stared at a large number of discs in her hands.
"[Balala the Fairies]? [Pleasant Goat and the Wolf]? [Lanmao the Naughty Cat: 3000 Questions]? What even is this?"
Staring blankly at the disc covers, Kushina felt like she'd been scammed.
She figured these were just kid stuff.
"Hmph, that older Uchiha guy isn't much older than me anyway! Who does he think he is, assuming I'd enjoy watching stuff like this!"
Kushina pouted angrily. She grabbed a random disc and shoved it into the DVD player below, hoping to find some dirt on him.
"Chicken-selling stall? Found ya, Bili! Let's make a pizza together."
Within just a few seconds, Kushina was captivated by a man dressed in a suit on the TV screen.
Maybe it was because his suit had red gemstone armor that matched her fiery hair. She felt an odd connection inside.
"Alright, time to shine!"
Those words etched themselves deep into Kushina Uzumaki's young heart.
And those smooth, fluid movements made her eyes sparkle even more.
She pressed her hand to her tummy, clumsily copying the man's transformation pose: "From today onward, I, Kushina Uzumaki, shall become カメンライダー!"
Actually, not only Kushina—カメンライダー immediately went viral in the Naruto world, like everyone was saying "Not me!" but then instantly screaming for more. Seems this law is unavoidable, no matter which world you're from.
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