Inside the Uchiha residence in Nakano Ward, Uchiha Naruto opened the window and looked southeast, his expression slightly weary.
Staging such an elaborate spectacle had consumed quite a bit of his chakra.
"With this swastika mark, the Metropolitan Police Department shouldn't make things too difficult for Kanbara."
Considering the questioning and scrutiny Officer Kanbara might face, Uchiha Naruto had used sealing jutsu to leave a swastika mark on him before departing, indicating that this man was under the holy monk's protection.
As long as the Metropolitan Police Department wasn't ready to openly break with Chiriku, it wouldn't go too far.
That swastika mark wasn't merely decorative. In a genuine crisis, it could save a life.
It also gave the Metropolitan Police Department something to hold on to. Otherwise, after mobilizing so many people and going to so much trouble only to get nothing, who knew what desperate measures it might take?
Returning inside and drawing the curtains, Uchiha Naruto swept a hand across the table, and two scrolls appeared.
They contained Hiruko and the Third Kazekage, respectively.
Both human puppets had been redeemed from the Item Shop.
Uchiha Naruto was a little obsessive about such things. Since he was impersonating Sasori of the Red Sands from the Akatsuki, naturally, he had to use his most iconic puppets.
The Third Kazekage human puppet was a simplified version, capable of using Magnet Release at no higher than LV3. The authentic Third Kazekage human puppet was still beyond what Uchiha Naruto could afford with his current tomoe.
The Item Shop also offered "Father" and "Mother," Sasori's own human puppet, and the hundreds of puppets that went with his ultimate move, Red Secret Technique: Performance of a Hundred Puppets.
With enough tomoe, Uchiha Naruto could redeem an enormous puppet army.
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