Temari

The caster of Impure World Reincarnation could control the reincarnated from a distance.

They could also use the reincarnated's Kekkei Genkai.

However, the reincarnated were weaker than they had been in life.

This mainly depended on the quality of the vessel and the caster's personal wishes.

After all, with Su Yu's abilities, if he reincarnated a Kage Level expert, there was a good chance they could break free of his control.

So he didn't plan to let these reincarnated retain their consciousness, except for one person.

Since he could use their Kekkei Genkai from a distance, there was no need for him to act in person.

It was like having multiple powerful accounts that he could log into and use for free.

Of course, there was a chance they'd get banned.

If the opponent managed to suppress a reincarnated, they could use Sealing Jutsu to seal them.

Su Yu possessed the bloodline of the Uzumaki Clan, which excelled at Sealing Jutsu. His first thought was to find a way to counter Sealing Jutsu, so the reincarnated under his control couldn't be sealed.

It was an idea that even the Second Hokage had probably never considered.

After all, he had developed the technique to pair it with Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags.

The reincarnated's immortal bodies, combined with the explosive tags' endless blasts, were more than enough.

But Su Yu didn't have Mutually Multiplying Explosive Tags, nor did he want to use the reincarnated that way. He followed the puppet-user path, treating them as puppets.

His ultimate goal was to control several reincarnated at once in battle.

In other words, Su Yu needed to find a way to counter Sealing Jutsu and learn to fight while splitting his attention.

A few days later.

In the desert.

A middle-aged man was using Magnet Release to extract Gold Dust from the sand.

As soon as the man had been reincarnated, Su Yu had taken him straight to the desert and controlled him, making him extract Gold Dust from the sand nonstop.

It was probably the most valuable resource around Sunagakure.

Ordinary methods couldn't extract Gold Dust, but Magnet Release could.

The main source of Sunagakure's income in the past had probably been the Gold Dust extracted by the Fourth Kazekage.

Though his strength was now only at the Jonin level, his Kekkei Genkai remained unaffected. Besides, Su Yu had no intention of using him to fight.

Besides the Fourth Kazekage, Su Yu had also gained control of the Second Tsuchikage, who was also at the Jonin level.

The vessels Su Yu had found were only Genin from Kusagakure.

Neither of these two Kage Level experts had any consciousness of their own, so controlling both of them wasn't difficult for Su Yu.

He even kept Mind's Eye of the Kagura active. If he sensed unfamiliar chakra, it had to belong to a Sunagakure ninja on the move.

The Second Tsuchikage's abilities included Dust Release, Earth Release techniques, and an invisibility technique that even sensory ninja couldn't detect.

That meant he could fly into the sky and burrow underground. Most frightening of all, sensory ninja couldn't detect him.

Su Yu controlled the Second Tsuchikage, using his abilities to burrow underground before flying into the sky.

Honestly, the Light-Weight Rock Technique was really convenient.

Unfortunately, Su Yu didn't have Earth-style chakra. If he learned the technique directly, using it would double his chakra consumption.

If he could draw this technique, it would make things much easier, and he wouldn't need Wind Wings.

"Hmm?" Su Yu suddenly noticed a familiar chakra signature.

It belonged to none other than Temari of Sunagakure. He had sensed her chakra during the Chunin Ninja Exams.

Temari carried a large scroll on her back, and two Sunagakure ninja at the Special Jonin level accompanied her.

"Is this compensation for Konoha?" Su Yu wondered, then dismissed the idea.

After all, so many days had passed. The compensation had probably arrived long ago.

That meant she was likely carrying some of Sunagakure's stored Gold Dust, which could be exchanged for supplies.

Judging by their direction of travel, they were indeed headed toward Konoha. They were probably setting up a supply exchange with the village.

Konoha could buy cheap supplies in the Land of Fire's capital.

If Sunagakure bought supplies from Konoha, the prices might be a little lower than the market rate. They could save money and build a good relationship with Konoha—a win-win.

Su Yu thought it over and decided not to approach them.

But the very next second, he changed his mind.

Three Jonin had appeared along Temari and the others' route.

Seeing this, Su Yu controlled the Second Tsuchikage and flew toward them.

Once he was in the air, Su Yu quickly got a clear look at them.

All three wore Anbu uniforms, but Su Yu didn't recognize any of their chakra signatures. That meant they might not be Anbu members.

There was only one other possibility.

Members of Danzo's Root had been dispatched.

It wasn't hard to understand why.

If they killed Temari, relations between Sunagakure and Konoha would become strained. They could also get their hands on a large sum of money. It was the perfect opportunity.

Danzo had been pushed aside by Tsunade and had no supporters left. Doing this would undermine Tsunade's progress and stir up a conflict.

If Tsunade couldn't handle the situation, he could return to the forefront and might even take the Hokage's position.

Su Yu understood what was happening, but he didn't warn Temari. He merely approached the three men and observed the scene.

Temari carried a large scroll.

It held Sunagakure's reserves. Because they had to compensate Konoha, Sunagakure had been forced to use its reserves to deal with the crisis.

The reserves consisted of Gold Dust that the Fourth Kazekage had collected little by little during his lifetime. It was barely different from real gold, and had even been made into gold bars.

With these reserves, Sunagakure could buy many of the supplies it needed from Konoha. The supplies could help Sunagakure train new ninja and build good relations with Konoha.

In the future, the two villages would continue to support each other. For example, they could send Jonin from both sides to give lessons and guidance at the Ninja Academy.

At the same time, Sunagakure had already planned to host the next Chunin Ninja Exams, inviting other villages, including Konoha.

This would showcase Sunagakure's strength and let the other villages know about the alliance between Konoha and Sunagakure.

Konoha would secretly sponsor this Chunin Ninja Exams. It wasn't to rig the competition, but to increase its influence.

A successful Chunin Ninja Exams would showcase the strength of both villages and let them size up the other ninja villages. It was a win-win.

So this supply purchase marked the first cooperation between the two villages and was very important.

It was also a test for Temari to earn her promotion to Jonin.

When the Chunin Ninja Exams ended, she had become a Chunin of Sunagakure.

After training for some time, she was now qualified to become a Jonin. All she lacked was a meritorious achievement.

This escort mission was an S-rank mission.