The Reunion with an Old Acquaintance

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At Sasori of the Red Sands' request, Mi Xiang carved the two seals, "Wind" and "Lightning," onto Hiruko.

Just as she had said, all Sasori of the Red Sands had to do was drip a drop of his blood onto the seals to establish a connection with them. With a single thought, he could gather elemental power and unleash an extraordinarily powerful Element Cannon.

Each attack was no weaker than an A-rank ninjutsu.

Seeing that he seemed quite satisfied, Mi Xiang also smiled in relief.

"My skills are still shallow. Once I reach a level like Grandpa's in the future, the seals will be able to absorb more elemental power, and their might will increase as well."

Hearing Mi Xiang's words, Long Ye thought to himself:

This must be the means that noncombatant ninja craftsmen use to protect their lives. With a ninja tool that can fire Element Cannons anytime and anywhere, there's indeed no need to worry about facing ordinary ninja and having one's life threatened.

In the end, just as expected, Sasori of the Red Sands agreed to stay for the time being and continue cooperating with Long Ye.

However, Long Ye more or less understood that the man was largely interested in Mi Xiang's abilities. She could equip all of his hundreds of puppets with a weapon as lethal as the Element Cannon.

Once the equipment was completed, his combat strength would increase geometrically. It would be like carrying an army equipped with firearms wherever he went.

Early the next morning.

Pakura, Candle Tiger, and Scorpion followed his instructions and went to Takigakure to seize the Hero Water.

Meanwhile, Long Ye took Mi Xiang and traveled to Kirigakure aboard the Wooden Kite.

This time, he intended to uncover the full story behind that experiment and make