Chapter 258: Food and Asauchi
The 'Zanpakutō' is not an innate ability of the Shinigami, but something forged. Naruto had known this for a long time.
However...
He had always assumed the Shinigami who discovered the "forging technique" had long since passed away, as he had never heard of or seen them. Yet, here stood this person, a member of the Royal Guard, right before him.
Naruto took a closer look.
The man was thin, short, and unremarkable. Compared to his strange and unique companions, there was nothing striking about him. His hairstyle wasn’t as flashy as the pompadour, nor was his physique as imposing as the monk or the large woman. As for his looks, there was nothing noteworthy. He wasn’t shockingly ugly like the pompadour man, nor was he stunningly beautiful like the woman with long black hair.
He didn’t seem to resemble someone from the "blacksmith" profession.
It was surprising, to say the least, that the one who forged hundreds of Asauchi every year for the students of Shin'ō Academy could be so unassuming.
"Not what you expected, huh?" Ōetsu Nimaiya chuckled. "Hard to believe someone as dashing as me would be stuck with such hard labor, right?"
Naruto pursed his lips.