To Make Sunagakure Great Again!

A few minutes later, at a corner with a road sign, Yahiko and Konan stopped, looked around, and then continued on their way.

Not long after crossing the bridge, the four of them Body Flicker Technique.

Hello, I am...

"We know you are Yahiko from Amegakure, and this must be Konan, right? The Lord Hokage has already explained the situation."

"I just didn't expect you to go to Tanzaku Town."

Gekko Shusaku sized up the two of them, his tone slightly strange.

Kyohiko was worried that Yahiko and Konan might get into trouble, so he specifically instructed him to secretly take care of them, but the result was...

Well, at least he's an adult.

He coughed lightly.

"Gentlemen, what insights have you gained from this investigation?"

"The Land of Fire is indeed very prosperous!"

Yahiko coughed lightly, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Gekko Shusaku chuckled, "The Shinobi World hasn't been very peaceful lately, so I'll take you all to Konoha."

"Is the Shinobi World in turmoil?"

Yahiko was slightly startled.

He had been in the Land of Fire for several days, but he hadn't received any information from Amegakure or the Land of Birds, so he lacked knowledge about the outside world.

He wanted to stop talking.

But then I thought about it again.

If the other party is unwilling to disclose it, why bring it up in the first place?

Yahiko immediately asked, "What happened?"

"Iwagakure has sent a large number of Anbu and intelligence ninjas into the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind, and some of our Land of Fire have also infiltrated."

"Iwagakure..."

Upon hearing this, Yahiko was initially startled, then his expression turned serious as he understood why Ōnoki had reacted so strongly.

If the Land of Fire, the Land of Wind, and the Land of Rain form an alliance, the Land of Earth will face immense pressure.

but.

The Land of Rain had no choice.

Given the current situation, if we don't cooperate with Konoha, we can only cooperate with the alliance formed by Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Kirigakure.

Regardless of which option they choose, they are both central to the Three Kingdoms battlefield, Amegakure can only choose the lesser of two evils.

"Please take us to Konoha."

Yahiko immediately lost interest in visiting the place.

Outside Minato Namikaze's house in Konoha, Rasa eagerly awaited his arrival.

Unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, the figure I was looking forward to did not appear.

inside the house.

"Temari, aren't you really going to go out and meet them?"

"We just met, what's the point of seeing each other again?"

Temari is cold and ruthless.

Kushina sighed helplessly.

She understood Temari's feelings, but regardless of her experience with Mito Uzumaki or the lessons she had learned...

The sealed Tailed Beast ' most effective method is to transfer their negative emotions to Jinchuriki Chakra.

To combat the emotional corruption of the Tailed Beast, one must possess an extremely strong heart.

Temari is in a very dangerous situation!

But.

It was obvious that she hated Rasa.

Kushina thought for a moment, then walked out the door, her gaze gradually turning cold. She said to Rasa with a hint of annoyance, "You'd better leave. You're not welcome in my house!"

"Temari..."

She doesn't want to see you. Your presence here will only annoy her more.

Kushina was very impolite.

Rasa's eyes dimmed, but he forced a smile and said, "I understand. Thank you for helping to convey the message. Also, thank you very much for being willing to take her in."

He said this while bowing deeply.

As the Kazekage, Rasa could not be said to be an expert on human nature, but he was by no means completely ignorant of it either.

He could tell...

Kushina really likes Temari, otherwise she wouldn't have gotten angry about it.

It's truly a blessing for Temari Temari be able to stay with such a family in Konoha, but—

Konoha!

Rasa sighed deeply, his mood growing increasingly heavy.

On his way back to his lodgings, he looked at the bustling streets, with caravans coming and going, more than ten times more prosperous than Sunagakure.

Do these children really want to go back to the village?

He wasn't sure.

But.

If we don't send a few people over to hold Temari back with bonds of friendship and other connections, Temari will only drift further and further away from Sunagakure in the future, fueled by hatred.

He had no choice in this question!

Outside Orochimaru's base, Kyohiko Hand Seals and pressed them onto the ground.

In an instant, trees sprouted and changed shape under the control of Chakra.

soon.

Under the control of Chakra, a tortoise-like puppet appeared before them.

The next moment, steel rods, under Kyohiko's control, swiftly pierced into the puppet's body.

In just a few minutes, a puppet was completed.

Orochimaru couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Even though it was just something made casually, your Puppet Technique are already quite remarkable!"

"It was just a casual experiment. This puppet is very simple; it can only perform basic manipulation, transformation, and hiding mechanisms."

Kyohiko spoke, his fingers moved, and the puppet began to move with a "click-clack" sound.

Its head suddenly stretched out and lunged at Orochimaru.

Orochimaru retaliated with a strike.

Can.

The turtle's tail suddenly transformed into snakes that flew out, spewing Chakra from their mouths.

Growth suddenly appeared beneath its feet, and its abdomen opened up...

This is a demonstration of how to use a puppet.

but.

Orochimaru, however, knew that Kyohiko meant more than just that.

His eyes lit up. "Earth Style puppet?"

"Earth Style is the foundation. Fire Style and Wind Style can be added on top of Earth Style to create a fusion of the three elements, but that's the ultimate state..."

Kyohiko explained his ideas.

Earth Style is its basic defensive and Earth Style abilities, while Wind Style and Fire Style are its offensive abilities.

"Three attributes, indeed. If this puppet armor were any larger, one person simply wouldn't be able to control it."

Orochimaru nodded. "And what about this one now?"

"We should at least show some appreciation to the little girl from Sunagakure Yamato their puppet shattered by Yamato."

Kyohiko grinned.

Orochimaru said, "Is it really necessary to care so much about those people from Sunagakure?"

"This is a necessary step to unify the Shinobi World."

Kyohiko put away the puppet. "Unification is not just about unifying territory, but also about unifying their thoughts and consciousness."

"Perhaps."

Orochimaru remained noncommittal.

Orochimaru wasn't particularly interested in Kyohiko's grand ambitions; in his view, unifying the Orochimaru Shinobi World was just an unnecessary effort.

Such unstable things, even if they are unified and integrated for a time, will eventually separate.

"They're gone."

"Give me?"

Rina looked at Baki with a blank expression.

Baki couldn't understand Kyohiko's thoughts for a moment.

Send Sunagakure puppet?

He's still a child...

"This is just to express our apologies. After all, it was our ninja who shattered your puppet yesterday, and it was also a symbol of the friendship between our two villages."

Kyohiko smiled.

Rina dared not accept.

At that moment, a voice came from behind.

"Take it."

"Lord Kazekage!"

Baki breathed a sigh of relief.

Rasa is back!

Finally, he no longer needs to make the decision.

Rasa nodded slightly, indicating that Rina should accept the gift, and then had her bow and thank Kyohiko.

Kyohiko nodded slightly and left.

Baki scratched his head. "He really came to deliver a gift?"

What do you think?

Rasa glanced at it.

Baki lowered his head. "I thought he was trying to gather information..."

"We have no information to gather, and you need to understand that you will be residing in Konoha long-term."

Rasa paused slightly at this point, "You will encounter many difficulties, Baki. You are their leader, and you must have sufficient discernment and decision-making abilities."

"Yes!"

Baki bowed his head.

Rasa sighed softly, understanding that he was putting Baki in a difficult position.

Even he couldn't handle something like this well, let alone Baki?

He looked at the puppet scroll.

"Take a look."

Reopening!

Soon, a tortoise-shaped puppet appeared before them.

Baki looked puzzled.

Can...

Rasa's expression turned serious.

As a ninja who controls Magnet Release, he can clearly sense the distribution of metal within.

This puppet is incredibly sophisticated!

Its construction and craftsmanship are extremely exquisite, almost on par with the Scorpion's pieces. The reason it's not as good as...

It's not that the other party can't do it, but that they don't want to.

The puppet-making technology in Konoha has actually reached such a terrifying level!

Rina moved her fingers, Chakra Threads attached to them, and soon the puppet began to move with a clattering sound.

However.

After a while, the parts came out one by one, and she used all her strength to put them all back together.

"Lord Kazekage, this puppet..."

"Keep it, but remember to study its technology carefully. If you can understand it one day, the puppet-making technology of Sunagakure might be able to improve significantly."

Rasa Road.

Rina paused for a few seconds, then looked at the puppet in front of her and realized that this thing might be extremely valuable.

Konoha's puppets...

In the past, she always thought that the Puppet Technique of Sunagakure was the strongest, and that puppetry geniuses like Sasori of the Red Sands were born in Sunagakure.

Even after yesterday's defeat, she still believes this.

Those in Konoha are not puppets at all!

But today--

This puppet shattered her illusions.

It's not that Konoha doesn't know how to make puppets; they genuinely disdain making such puppets, otherwise their technology would be no less advanced than theirs.

She bit her lip, all the pride and confidence she had as a Sunagakure in the past was destroyed at this moment, and she felt a sense of her beliefs collapsing.

It wasn't just her.

Baki was also somewhat disillusioned and found it difficult to calm his mind.

Konoha had never studied puppets before, but in such a short time, they were able to surpass decades of research by Sunagakure.

This only covers Puppet Technique.

Poison, medicine, Ninjutsu...

It seems that there's nothing Konoha can't do if they set their mind to it.

The power of Konoha far exceeded his imagination, making him unable to even entertain the thought of becoming an enemy of Konoha.

To be an enemy of such people and such a village...

Is there really a future?

He suppressed his sadness, looked around, wanting to say something, but couldn't find any encouraging words in his heart.

Judging from the current situation, the gap between them and Konoha is indeed so vast that it cannot be glossed over with words.

Rasa saw everything.

He himself was also in despair, as if the repeated defeats of the past were still fresh in his mind.

Can be done simultaneously.

He had to pull himself together.

Because he is the Kazekage!

"Children, you must face the gap squarely. Konoha is indeed strong, far superior to us, which is precisely why we need you to come here to learn."

"Sunagakure awaits your return, to rebuild the village, and to make it great again!"

Rasa's voice was impassioned.

Baki and the others were moved to tears.

At this moment, they truly harbored the idea of returning to rebuild Sunagakure after completing their studies, and even imagined the scene of their future return to the village.

As Rasa continued to recount their importance to Sunagakure, the children's faces flushed red.

"To make Sunagakure great again!"

"It's done!"

"Successfully? Third Generation Lord, what a coincidence, I succeeded too!"

Kyohiko smiled and handed over the puppet's blueprints, along with some basic parts. "All that's missing is yours."

"Ah?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi paused for a moment, then took it and looked at it.

Good heavens!

Earth Style, Wind Style, Fire Style.

A combination of three.

He's only just figured it out, and he's only just finished researching it, while Kyohiko has already raised the requirements to three?

Hiruzen Sarutobi silent. "Kyohiko, your design is good, but researching armor patterns isn't that simple..."

"My lord, we simply lack talent in this area. The next generation is still being trained, so please bear with us. As for the puppets, let's focus on creating defensive Earth Style first."

Let's get the wool first!

Kyohiko took Hiruzen Sarutobi's armor and skillfully fitted it into the pre-reserved slot.

Ordinary puppets are not Hashirama Cells versions, so they don't need such sophisticated protection at all.

Installation complete.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, then created Shadow Clone that entered the "turtle".

soon.

A layer of yellowish-brown covered the turtle's body.

Earth Style: Hardening Technique!

Next.

With a flick of his foot, the soil beneath him instantly turned into quicksand, and the enormous puppet vanished without a trace, soon emerging from beside Kyohiko.

Although it was Hiruzen Sarutobi's first time using it, he controlled it with ease.

"You have enough Chakra now, release that area in the middle."

"What's this?"

A sound came from inside.

Seal, release!

The next second, a Chakra erupted from within.

Boom!

The soil surged and quickly rose up, forming a high wall.

Hiruzen Sarutobi canceled his clone and asked, "Is that the Yin Seal?"

"Similar, but a completely idiot-proof version."

With Kyohiko's master-level Yin Seal, it wouldn't be difficult to improve and optimize it; a similar seal had been implanted on Pakura before.

It can absorb a portion of the user's Chakra, accumulating it over time, and then releasing it all at once during battle.

With no living organisms providing additional energy and the seal in place, there's no need for it to expand uncontrollably or cause further erosion.

"Good!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but marvel at the sight, and at the same time, he was filled with admiration.

As expected of Kyohiko!

"Is this considered a success?"

"Yes, the basic part is successful. All that's left is to add more features. This is much simpler than Yamato's."

Kyohiko nodded.

Hiruzen Sarutobi touched the puppet, then laughed and said, "Give it to me!"

Kyohiko glanced at the system panel.

[Your research team has successfully overcome the Earth Style Release Amplified Armor and completed the construction of the Earth Style Puppet Armor.]

[Reward: Earth Style: Added-Weight Rock Technique (Grandmaster)]

Added-Weight Rock Technique?

This thing...

Nice one!

If he could master it, it would greatly improve both him and Jiraiya and Kakashi.

The key point is--

Knowing how it works allows us to research more derivative techniques based on this Ninjutsu.

Kyohiko's eyes lit up, and his gaze toward Hiruzen Sarutobi was filled with fervor.

This is such a reward for just one type of puppet armor; imagine if all types were manufactured, or even if the ultimate Five Elements structure were completed...

That would be terrible!

"Lord Sandai, you'd better keep it up!"