The Ecological Puppet's Debut

In the summer of Konoha Year 53, the Land of Wind was struck by unprecedented heat. The blazing sun was like a furnace, mercilessly scorching the boundless sea of sand. The air warped in the heat waves, and every breath carried the burning grit of sand. In this harsh natural environment, survival itself was an endless battle.

Yet along Sunagakure's eastern coastline, within a designated experimental zone, the atmosphere stood in stark contrast to the lifeless heat. A restless energy filled with hope and vitality was brewing.

Now seventeen, Shaye had grown even taller, shedding the last trace of youthful immaturity. His features were handsome, and his dark eyes held a composure and wisdom far beyond his years. He stood atop a massive reef by the sea, the ocean breeze ruffling his slightly messy black hair as he stared intently at the unusual creation before him.

It had not been created for battle. There were no sharp blades, no cold launch ports, and no streamlined assault armor. In their place were several enormous filtration units resembling the chambers of some marine creature, connected by countless winding pipes inscribed with complex Sealing Formulae. At its center was embedded a massive Natural Energy Puppet Core that radiated a gentle yet vast green glow—made from nearly the largest God Tree Fragment in Shaye's possession. The puppet was enormous, half-submerged in the shallows, its exterior covered in special corrosion-resistant alloy that gleamed with a practical metallic sheen beneath the sun.

This was the epoch-making creation Shaye had completed after leading the Sunagakure Joint Development Division through three full years of painstaking effort and immense resource expenditure—the Ecological Puppet: Seawater Purifier!

"Director, final inspections of all units are complete! The Sealing Formulae are functioning normally, and the energy channels are stable!" a researcher reported excitedly