10 - Niobium

After falling to the ground with strong pains in the back, the warrior gave up the fight. The patriarch was surprised by this attack from Karou, although it was strange the ability needed to move to that blind spot and wound that sensitive area was incredible.

No man or even woman would expect to receive a blow there. The patriarch laughed as he watched the warrior stir on the ground with his hands in the bands.

- Really weak. - Karou was not an expert in combat, even though he had no experience he could see the mistakes in the fight. They didn't have technique, they didn't have a good base, they lacked training, they would probably be below a common konoha genin. - From today I will be the leader of the warriors, I will train and give orders personally, soon we will return to the hunting grounds!

The warriors looked scared and down knowing they would have to train every day, this did not go unnoticed by Karou's eyes.

- Do any of you not wish to follow my orders? - All the warriors were silent - you can talk now, but remember that if you don't listen to me you will have to enter a combat with me, you can choose.

After Karou said this, he smiled, all the warriors looked at the man fallen to the ground and instinctively put their hands on their own asses.

- I think we understand each other, right? - Karou asked.

- Yes, Lord! - shouted all the warriors.

- Patriarch take me to the mines please. - Karou got ready and spoke to his grandfather again.

- Of course, accompany me... - Falcon had mixed feelings, on one hand he felt a great pride of his grandson, on the other his mind kept saying that he had created a monster.

They walked to the mines, getting there Karou observed, there were servants working, it was an underground mine, so one did not know the size. They used an old method, but there were already trails and carts.

As soon as the servants saw Karou and his grandfather coming kneeling on the ground, they had never seen the clan chiefs, but they knew that these two were not normal people.

- You can get up, I'm the heir of the clan, I'd like to meet the mine. Who is the supervisor? - Karou asked being polite, the men were surprised with him being polite.

It was very rare to see a young master who didn't humiliate his servants, even rarer to see one being polite.

- I am the supervisor, young master. - Said a bald man about fifty years old.

- Ah, you, please guide me. - Karou said with a smile for you.

- Agh... ...of course.

The man was very nervous, he took a kind of lamp and put on a helmet.

Mine had been stopped for some time, it was said that its copper resources had completely exhausted, entering the darkness of the mine after a few steps the darkness took over the area, one could only see the light of the lamp, the torches were out.

- As the mine is stopped, we stopped putting torches, so be careful when walking. - said the supervisor.

- So the reserves really dried up? - Karou asked.

- Yes, you rarely find copper ores.

They continued walking, the mine was winding and difficult to walk, so they reached the end point.

- This is it, the end of the mine. - said the man.

Karou looked at everything, soon he saw a cart of the mine full of ores.

- Is that iron? - Karou asked

- No, we thought it was, we did some tests and weapons, but this metal is very fragile.

Karou took the metal in his hand, he then activated his Sharingan, to his surprise the metal had lines in it, it was a great conductor and it seemed more resistant than the metal, its color and shape was exactly a metal he knew.

- Niobium. - He spoke to himself.

Niobium was a very good metal, its price was almost 400 times more expensive than that of ordinary iron, he was a great conductor, its weight was very light and it was resistant to corrosion, thanks to the influence of the chakra Niobium had also acquired a great conduction of chakra.

- Grandma our problems are solved! - Karou shouted. - Sir, when of this ore do we have?

- We collected this ore and separated it from copper years ago, we have tons of it, but why?

- Tons?! - Karou was very happy at this moment. - Grandma we are rich!

Falcon and the supervisor didn't know what Karou was talking about, he was very confused. Karou took a few grams of metal and had a smile from ear to ear.

- Let's go to a blacksmith, do you know any? - Karou asked.

- Yes, there are some in the clan. - Falcon said.

- Let's go back immediately, thank you supervisor, please take us back.

- Agh... ...of course. - It sounded like the supervisor only knew how to say that.

As soon as they left Karou ran back to the carriage, next to his grandmother they left for a blacksmith.

- Mr. Patriarch! - The blacksmith was scared to see him. - What do I owe the visit?

- The heir to the clan has business with you. - Falcon said pointing to Karou.

- Agh... of course, what would you like, young master? - The man asked.

"Everyone will say the same thing" agh... of course" thought Karou silently.

- I'd like you to make a sword for me. - Said Karou.

- A sword, of course I'll make it. - Said the man.

- Wait, I wish you would use this metal here, in a ratio of ten to one. - Said Karou delivering the Niobium to the man.

- Okay, would you like a long sword or a shorter sword? - asked the man.

- I want a normal one, with wire on both sides, about 90 centimeters long. - Karou said describing a common medieval sword, also known as a Viking sword.

- Agh... ...of course. - The man started his work, Falcon called Karou to eat, but he waited inside the blacksmith shop the whole time.

The blacksmith took iron ingots, he found the metal given by Karou very interesting, it was light and malleable, although the melting point of niobium was higher than iron it was easy to work with both, of course the man wasn't used to this ore, so there were many impurities, even so he did a good job.

After a few hours everything was ready, he even created a good base and dragon shape and put the blue Jade insignia on the handle.

- Here is young master. - The blacksmith was proud of his work, it hadn't been the best, but it was great.

As soon as Karou took the sword he turned around, put the sword between two tables.

- Lend me that hammer. - Karou asked the blacksmith.

- Ah? Here. - The man delivered without knowing Karou's intentions.

Karou then took the hammer and with all his might hit the sword, Falcon and the blacksmith were surprised, the blacksmith almost started crying when he saw it, but to their surprise the sword was intact.

Karou returned the hammer, took the sword and left the blacksmith's shop, Falcon followed right behind. The blacksmith still stood there in shock.

- Karou, what is this? - He asked Falcon pointing to the sword.

- That? That's the end of our problems. - Karou said smiling.