Sand Ninja Puppeteer, First Deal

Sasuke and Naruto tensed up upon hearing that Kankuro and his two companions planned to rob them.

The two slowly reached out and grasped the Kunai in their Ninja Tool Pouches, ready to launch a sudden attack and subdue the three people opposite them.

On the Central Tower, Mitarashi Anko witnessed this scene through the monitor screen and casually remarked to one of the supervising examiners beside her, "If those two teams were to actually fight, which team do you think has a better chance of winning?"

The supervising examiner shook his head after hearing Mitarashi Anko's words.

"I don't know either."

Another supervising examiner said, "According to reliable information from the Anbu, the kid carrying the gourd is the son of the Fourth Kazekage, and the current One-Tail Jinchuriki from Sunagakure."

"And this kid was completely unharmed in the previous exams."

"One-Tail Jinchuriki? No wonder this kid is so good at playing with sand; he even seems to have a sand shield on his body..."

A look of surprise appeared on Anko's face.

"This Sand Ninja team is arguably the best team in this Chunin Ninja Exams," said another supervising examiner.

"Outstanding?"

Looking at the Shinki in the picture, Anko chuckled, "No matter how outstanding they are, they still haven't obtained two Scrolls."

"So, our Konoha kids are still the ones we should be looking forward to."

At the foot of the Central Tower.

Kankuro slowly lowered the humanoid object he was carrying on his back.

When the layers of white bandages covering the humanoid object were removed, Shinki realized that the black- Sand Ninja was carrying a puppet with three eyes and four arms.

"What are you doing? If you want to fight, then fight. Why did you bring out a puppet? Are you planning to trade the puppet for the Scroll?"

When Naruto saw Kankuro mysteriously pull a puppet out of his back, he mercilessly mocked him.

Kankuro gritted his teeth in hatred. "You brat, just wait and see how I kill you!"

After saying that, Kankuro used Chakra Threads to control the puppet's movement, instantly rushing to Naruto's side!

Naruto at the moment, never expected his opponent to suddenly launch an attack, and he was unable to dodge in time.

Seeing that Naruto was about to be attacked, Sasuke quickly pulled Naruto aside.

At the same time, Sasuke raised his foot and kicked the puppet's head hard!

"Whoosh!"

The puppet controlled by Kankuro reacted extremely quickly; just as Sasuke's foot was about to land, he manipulated the puppet to retreat rapidly.

As it retreated, the puppet opened its mouth.

"Swish!"

Three Kunai were fired in quick succession from the puppet's mouth, heading towards the Shinki behind the Square Table!

Shinki calmly pulled two Shuriken from his Ninja Tool Pouch!

"Whoosh!"

"Ding ding!"

The two Shuriken were thrown and collided with the Kunai at an extremely tricky angle!

The Shuriken in front deflected three Kunai!

The next Shuriken was aimed straight at Kankuro's eye!

"Amazing!"

Naruto was watching from the sidelines, was completely stunned.

Shinki's Shuriken manipulation technique is simply exquisite!

After completing this operation, Shinki quickly formed hand seals!

"Shuriken Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Shuashua!!"

Moment!

The Shuriken aimed at Kankuro multiplied into hundreds!!

"Whoosh!!"

Hundreds of Shuriken rained down on Kankuro!

Faced with Shuriken, Kankuro had no way to dodge.

It felt as if he was about to be turned into a hedgehog by hundreds of Shuriken!

However, at this critical moment, Gaara, who had remained motionless, finally raised his hand.

A cloud of sand rose up and blocked Kankuro's path!

"Swish!"

All the Shuriken rained down, striking Gaara's sand shield.

Kankuro, having narrowly escaped death, wiped the cold sweat from his brow, looked at Gaara who had been keeping a cold expression, and said gratefully, "Thank you, Gaara!"

Although his younger brother was always withdrawn and violent.

But Kankuro felt a warmth in his heart when he saw that the other person had used sand to block the Shuriken for him.

"It's in the way."

Gaara with a look of disgust.

Kankuro:┓( ´∀` )┏

Meanwhile, Sasuke, looking at Naruto with disdain, said, "Are you out of your mind?! The man in black is using the Sunagakure's Puppet Technique. He can control puppets and corpses in battle, and it has extremely strong destructive power!"

Naruto realized he had been too careless and quickly nodded, saying, "I understand, I understand."

Across from him, after cursing Kankuro, Gaara looked up at the Shinki and slowly walked forward.

Just as Shinki thought the kid was about to attack him, Gaara held up five fingers.

"Fifty thousand, that's the highest I can go."

Shinki frowned.

Fifty thousand, that's a bit low compared to my target price.

Meanwhile, Naruto and Sasuke, standing nearby, looked at the Shinki and frantically winked at it, implying that it was time to sell.

Refusing to sell could escalate the conflict.

These three Ninjas from Sunagakure seem like they're not to be trifled with.

It wouldn't be good if someone else benefited from a real fight!

"Too low, not selling! ┑(￣Д ￣)┍"

After thinking for about half a second, Shinki answered decisively.

After he finished speaking, Gaara's aura suddenly became fierce, as if he was about to attack at any moment.

Shinki remained fearless and slowly extended four fingers.

"Add another 40,000, or I might consider it. ┐(´-`)┌"

Gaara clenched his fists.

Naruto Sasuke, who were standing nearby, noticed this small detail and continued to frantically wink at Shinki, signaling Shinki to stop while he was ahead.

Shinki selectively ignored the expressions of the two and turned his head to the side.

Sasuke and Naruto: "..."

Gaara really wanted to use a 'Sand Burial' combo to send the Shinki away.

He is inhabited by the One-Tail beast Shukaku, making him arguably the most short-tempered person in the entire Sunagakure.

However, in preparation for the upcoming battle, he cannot reveal too much of his strength now.

Moreover, this red-haired boy doesn't seem to be someone to be trifled with either.

Therefore, he could only suppress the urge to attack and said, "Eighty thousand, eighty thousand at most."

"Make a deal!"

Shinki chuckled Ichiraku, nodded in agreement, and then, seemingly oblivious to everyone else, began rummaging through the scrolls on the table. "Are you lacking Heaven Scrolls or Earth Scrolls? I can't give you the good ones; at this price, I can only give you one that's been dropped on the ground, or has scratches and damage..."

Sasuke and Naruto standing nearby had twitching lips.

Shinki truly embodies the nature of a businessman; he's unwilling to suffer even the slightest loss.

The two remaining Sand Ninja were indignant, but since Gaara had already said he would buy it, they had no choice but to obey.

Finally, Gaara two companions bought a Scroll from the Shinki that had been dropped on the ground and stepped on.

After completing his first transaction and earning 80,000 Copper Coins, Shinki suddenly felt his life was fulfilling.

Naruto excitedly exclaimed from the side, "Eighty thousand Copper Coins! At 16 Copper Coins a bowl of Ichiraku Ramen, that's about enough to buy... well, how much again...?"

Sasuke: "Illiteracy.(ー_ー)!!"