Land of Hot Water, a small city.
"Mm-hmm, this is pretty tasty."
Tobitake Tonbo sampled the Land of Hot Water's local snacks, occasionally buying another unfamiliar treat to hold in his hand.
At the same time, he did not forget to occasionally cast ninjutsu to gather information.
As for Itachi Uchiha, there was no rush.
He could wait until he had had his fun.
The Land of Hot Water was a great place, with entertainment far more developed than Konoha's.
He was also tinkering with the Puppet Technique he had just acquired.
Analyzing its principles and dissecting it.
Overall, it was still the puppeteers' usual stuff, except it incorporated a very advanced prototype of a Scientific Ninja Tool.
That was how Tobitake Tonbo saw it.
That tall puppet had adopted the concepts behind Scientific Ninja Tools, though the technology was likely still under development.
Many aspects had only been touched upon superficially.
That organization called the Sahara Club was truly advanced, he had to admit.
Konoha was currently researching this area as well, but it had not developed as well as the Land of Hot Water.
Konoha had not invested much into the research. People still believed in the power of the chakra within their bodies.
The Hundred Puppets Soul-Binding Technique, meanwhile, was a relatively advanced Puppet Technique. If Sunagakure had possessed it, even ninja like the Third Kazekage could have been caught off guard without intelligence.
"I heard the Evil God Cult has been active around Light Spring Mountain again. Everyone should be careful over there."
"Damn Evil God Cult, they're kidnapping our children for experiments again.
Why hasn't the daimyo sent people to wipe out that cult already?"
"Shh! I heard the Evil God Cult has eyes and ears everywhere. You can't say things like that, or you'll