"Hey, isn't this Kogumo?"
Chiyo, who had just finished the meeting and was walking down the street, met a boy holding three Puppet.
Hearing the sound, Kogumo raised the crow that was covering his sight and showed a smiling face, "Mr. Chiyo."
"Well, you are so good at carrying it..."
"Puppet is made by Scorpion for customers."
Chiyo was stunned, "Is it completed so quickly?" "
"Yes, Scorpio is a genius!"
Chiyo smiled slightly after hearing this, stretched out his arm, helped Kogumo lift Puppet up, and then asked, "Is there anything unusual about Scorpion recently?"
"Abnormal..." Kogumo pondered for a moment and shook his head, "Apart from being as withdrawn as ever, he has recently been making some precise Puppet arms, which are exactly like real people!"
"Yeah," Chiyo nodded without paying attention. "Then go ahead and be safe."
"Yes, Chiyo mother-in-law."
Watching Kogumo disappear around the corner holding Puppet, Chiyo turned around and walked slowly towards Puppet's room.
Kogumo is Scorpion's only friend, which can also be said to be the link between Chiyo and Scorpion. She usually uses Kogumo to learn about Scorpion's movements.
But today was a little special. After meeting Kogumo, she decided to go see her grandson, whom she had not seen for a long time.
Yes, long time no see.
In the past few years, the relationship between Chiyo and Scorpion has not been harmonious, it can even be said to be tense. Apart from occasionally discussing the issue of Puppet, there were very few other exchanges between the two.
Not to mention Ebizo, even Kogumo has more communication with Scorpion than Chiyo.
Looking back now, it was probably because she had just been redeemed at that time and she didn't know how to explain Toya and Yin's death, nor how to face Scorpion, so she chose to escape and alienate.
"I must have hurt him deeply at that time, right?"
Chiyo knew this clearly, but there was nothing she could do about it, because at that time, she was just a poor woman who had just lost her son and daughter-in-law.
Pushing open the door of Puppet room, under the dim oil lamp, the red-haired boy continued to be busy.
"Why are you back again?" Xie asked calmly.
But he found that the frequency of the footsteps was different from Kogumo's. He turned around and found that it was his grandmother Chiyo.
Xie didn't speak, pursed his lips, then lowered his head and continued making his own Puppet.
Chiyo felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he did not speak either, but stood silently behind Xie, watching him make Puppet.
Puppet Master's entire ability lies in Puppet, and controlling Puppet relies on his ten fingers. Therefore, Puppet Master's hands are more flexible and delicate than those of ordinary ninjas.
The same is naturally true for Scorpion. At a young age, he is already better than many Jonins in terms of Hand Seals speed. When playing with Puppets, he even flips his fingers, which is a bit dazzling.
Chiyo nodded silently. Xie's achievements in Puppet were really rare. Not to mention Toya, even at his age, he was far inferior.
"Are you going to the battlefield?" Xie, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked,
Chiyo was stunned and asked, "How did you know?"
"You rarely come to see me, let alone the Puppet room, but today is so abnormal, and..." Xie pursed her lips and continued, "I heard from Kogumo that the battle was lost on the front line."
Chiyo nodded, somewhat surprised by Xie's keenness.
"Yes, we will go to the battlefield soon. Konoha's White Fang is on the front line now. I want to avenge Toya and Silver."
"You couldn't kill him four years ago, can you do it four years later?" Xie said calmly.
Chiyo was speechless for a moment.
Yes, Sakumo was so powerful four years ago when she was not at her peak. Now that so much time has passed, how can she be an opponent?
"Don't go looking for Konoha's White Fang when you go to the battlefield. I will avenge you in the future."
Scorpion's tone was very calm, as if killing White Fang was nothing more than a small matter to him.
Chiyo frowned and remained silent.
Scorpion is indeed a rare genius in decades. He graduated from the Ninja Academy at the age of 7 and became Chunin at the age of 8. This is really rare among Hidden Sand Village.
But the question is, isn't White Fang a genius?
At his current age, he still has at least ten years of his peak period. Scorpion is still very young, so how can he take revenge?
Arrogance is a common problem among geniuses. Chiyo was a little worried that Scorpion's head would get hot, so he advised, "I believe you can take revenge in the future, but you are still young. If the front line is tight and you are sent to the battlefield, don't go to White Fang!"
"Why, are you afraid that I will die in his hands? I remember that Konoha Lightning defeated Shukaku at Land of Rain when he was ten years old."
Chiyo looked at Xie's amber eyes and didn't know how to answer.
She knew Xie's strength very well, and she also knew Uchiha Chen's strength when he was ten years old. Compared with the former, there was obviously a huge gap between the former and the latter.
Not convinced? Why don't you try calling Tailed Beast?
But there is definitely no way to say this. Not only will it damage Scorpion's self-confidence, it will also easily arouse his desire to win.
What if Scorpio is impulsive and really goes to Tailed Beast to prove himself?
After thinking about it, Chiyo had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "I just don't want you to take risks. You are destined to become Fourth Kazekage."
"Fourth Kazekage?"
"Yes, the reason why I came back this time is because I have an agreement with Third Hokage. He will support you to become Fourth Kazekage. Likewise, I will support him during the war."
Xie sneered, "Do you believe him?"
Chiyo nodded: "Rasa was defeated on the front line. This is a stain that is difficult to erase. Third Kazekage just wants to push him to the top. The ninjas in the village will be dissatisfied. Besides, Third Kazekage has no better choice." "
"What if he dominates the position and doesn't leave?"
"Third Kazekage is indeed a man who loves power, but since he made his decision to abdicate on Council of Elders, if he breaks his promise, those big families will completely destroy him."
Xie was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "I may not be the person you want me to be."
Chiyo was stunned and said in disbelief, "You don't want to be Fourth Kazekage?"
"I don't want to."
"But I remember you when you were a child..."
Scorpion's tone immediately changed from calm to cold. "I am no longer the person I was then."
Yes, he is not who he was then.
If Scorpios have learned anything over the years, it's probably that gentle and kind people always have a hard time surviving.
Because... this Shinobi World is neither gentle nor kind.
Wind Blow outside the window blew in. Although it was not cold, Chiyo felt her hands and feet were a little cold. For the first time, she discovered that scorpions were so strange.
Especially those amber pupils without any emotion, made Chiyo almost rush out of the door.
She finally sighed, patted the dust on the corners of Xie's clothes, stretched out her hand to help him adjust the holes on Puppet, and then slowly turned around and left.
In the meantime, not a word was said.
Scorpion sat on the chair and maintained his previous posture. After a long time, his stiff body gradually relaxed.
"Grandma, please don't die."
After showing some tenderness, Scorpio returned to being indifferent again.
"Konoha's White Fang, Third Kazekage, Konoha Lightning..."
He softly read a series of names. These people were all related to the death of his parents, or people who had offended him. They were also on his list of people to kill.
"When these people are killed..."
Scorpion raised his arm, gently pressed his slender fingertips on the location of his heart, and said in a fervent tone, "I will devote myself to eternity."