Chiyo was so beautiful at that time.
Sunagakure is the most beautiful woman, Elder Chiyo, Puppet Technique is a genius.
The men who pursue her can line up from the Kazekage building to the entrance of the village. She has said this to Xie many times, and every time she said it, she was a little proud.
At that time, she was wearing the brightest clothes and the most beautiful jewelry, and she was the center of attention wherever she went. Those young men looked at her with their eyes shining.
She got married when she was seventeen. Her husband was also a ninja, two years older than her, not very handsome, but he was very kind to her.
She gave birth to a child at the age of eighteen. Holding that wrinkled little thing, she felt completely soft.
At that time, she thought her life would go on smoothly like this.
Raise your child, watch him get married and have children, and then hold your grandson and enjoy family happiness.
She even thought that when her grandson grew up, she would teach him Puppet Technique and pass on all her skills to him.
She would tell him how powerful grandma was when she was young, and even Third Kazekage admired grandma's Puppet Technique.
But what happened next?
The son and daughter-in-law died.
The husband also died.
Only she and Scorpion were left.
The laughter of those young female ninjas came again, as clear and clear as bells.
Chiyo stood on the edge of the courtyard, looking at them. They were so young, with no wrinkles on their faces, and their eyes were bright when they smiled.
They don't know yet how life will treat them. They don't know what it feels like to lose.
Chiyo sighed and continued walking forward.
She is so old this year.
When can I have my grandson?
It's late at night.
There is still no light in Scorpion's room.
Moonlight filtered in through the gaps in the curtains, casting a thin line of white light on the ground.
Everything in the room was shrouded in gray-blue gloom, except for the doll on the table, which glowed with a faint wood-colored luster under the moonlight.
Scorpio sat there, holding a small glass bottle in his hand.
The bottle contains a transparent liquid, the color of which is almost invisible under the moonlight. Only when it is gently shaken can one see a very faint ripple at the bottom of the bottle.
He deserved it himself.
Sunagakure Many poisons. Various poisonous plants grow in the desert around the village. Scorpions, snakes, and spiders can be seen everywhere.
The poison scrolls passed down from generation to generation in the village have accumulated the hard work of countless predecessors.
He has been interested in these things since he was a child.
While other children were playing outside, he was looking through scrolls of poison magic.
While other children were learning the basics of Puppet Technique, he was studying how to apply poison on the puppet.
When other children started to form teams to do tasks, he locked himself in his room and made adjustments and experiments over and over again.
After his father and mother died, he completely closed himself off.
No need for friends, no need to communicate, no need for those boring things.
He just needs puppets.
and poison.
He had been preparing this bottle of medicine for a long time.
Colorless, odorless, dissolves in water.
There will be no discomfort after drinking it. It will only make people more and more sleepy and tired, and then slowly lose consciousness, and finally die quietly in their sleep.
He held the medicine bottle in his palm, feeling the slightly cool touch.
The moonlight shone on his face, revealing a pair of dark eyes without any fluctuations.
There was a little cold light in his eyes.
The next morning.
Kazekage's Office's door was knocked.
Third Kazekage is sitting behind the desk, reviewing documents that will never be finished.
Sunagakure has been having a lot of things lately, there are riots at the border, there are some problems with task allocation, there are conflicts between several jounin, and he, Kazekage, has to deal with it all.
Hearing the knock on the door, he said "come in" without raising his head.
The door opened.
Third Kazekage continued to approve a few lines, then raised his head.
He was slightly stunned.
"Scorpion?"
The person standing at the door was the grandson of Elder Chiyo. The young man was wearing dark clothes and had no expression on his face. He stood at the door without moving.
Third Kazekage put down the pen and immediately smiled on his face.
"Come in, come in," he stood up, with a bit of deliberate enthusiasm in his voice, walked around the desk and greeted him personally.
"How come you have time to come to my place?"
Scorpion walked in and sat down opposite him.
"I have some questions about cultivation that I would like to ask Lord Kazekage." His voice was very calm, and no emotion could be heard.
Third Kazekage's smile deepened. He sat back on the chair, crossed his hands on the table, leaned forward slightly, and assumed a posture of listening carefully.
"Okay, okay, tell me, if you have any questions, just ask. I know your talent at Puppet Technique. Your grandma was a genius at Puppet Technique when she was young. You are definitely no different."
As he spoke, he looked at the young man in front of him.
To be honest, he doesn't really care about Scorpion's cultivation. What he cares about is Chiyo.
Chiyo's status is too high compared to Sunagakure.
How high is it?
His Third Kazekage may be able to beat Chiyo in terms of strength. His Magnet Release: Iron Sand is the strongest among Kazekage in history. He is very confident about this.
But in terms of prestige, he is far behind.
Chiyo has been serving the village since the time of First and Kazekage.
When First Kazekage was in office, she was already a well-known puppet master in the village.
When Second Kazekage was in power, she developed "White Secret Technique·Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets" and became famous in one battle, becoming one of Sunagakure's strongest puppet masters.
After Third Kazekage came to power, she was still the pillar of the village, unshakable in terms of strength and prestige.
Over the decades, she has made great achievements in battle.
She has participated in dozens of battles, large and small, killed countless enemies, and made great contributions to Sunagakure. Those elders, jounin, and middle- and lower-class ninjas all respect Chiyo when they are mentioned.
And what about him?
He is just a successor.
He reached this position through strength, no one can deny this.
But his qualifications are too young.
He doesn't have as brilliant a record as Chiyo, doesn't have as deep a foundation as Chiyo, and doesn't have as many connections throughout the village as Chiyo.
So he must please Chiyo.
At least he can't let Chiyo have any objections to him.
And the best way to please Chiyo is to please her only grandson.
"Tell me," Third Kazekage's smile couldn't be more sincere. He even leaned forward to make himself look more friendly.
"Do you have any questions that you need my help with? As long as I can answer them, I will definitely tell you."
Xie looked at him with no fluctuation in his eyes.
"It's about..."
He started talking about irrelevant questions.
Third Kazekage listened carefully and nodded from time to time. He could tell that these questions were indeed technical questions that some puppet masters would encounter, but the questions were not very in-depth.
With Scorpion's talent and Chiyo's teachings, these problems should have been solved long ago.
But he didn't think much about it.