"Oh! Hongshi-kun, your Medical Ninjutsu is truly divine! You can even reattach a severed hand."
Hongshi clapped his hands and chuckled, "Just a minor injury, nothing to worry about."
In the distance, a Sand Ninja carrying a wounded soldier waved to Hongshi: " Hongshi-kun! Can this head still be healed?"
Hongshi: "(°ー°) Come here, I'll move your head over so I can heal you."
"Oh? Never mind then, his figure isn't as good as mine."
The Sand Ninja with the severed arm moved her arm for a while and said, "It's exactly the same as before!"
Looking at the Sand Ninja with the severed hand, Hongshi suddenly felt something was amiss. "Brother, wait a minute, I have a question. These armored soldiers use flail hammers, so how did you manage to sever your hand so neatly?"
The Sand Ninja scratched his head. "It was too chaotic at the time. We charged in, and suddenly my hand was cut off by a sword."
Upon hearing this, another Sand Ninja lying nearby slowly sheathed his katana and remained unconscious.
The one-armed Sand Ninja looked at the Sand Ninja who had sheathed his sword. "Hey, Kazemaru, stop pretending to be asleep. You were right behind me; you should know something!"
Seeing that his act of pretending to be asleep had been exposed, Kazemaru slowly sat up and gave an awkward laugh, "Hehehe, Sakyū- kun, well, if I said the sword did it itself, would you believe me?"
Sakyū was taken aback at first. "Emm, so those armored soldiers can control enemy weapons to attack? This is brand new intelligence! I must report this to Lord Kazekage!"
"They fell to their deaths." Hongshi nodded. "No wonder the Sand Ninja were beaten so badly, so that's why. They're all a bunch of idiots."
"Swish, swish, swish."
At that moment, Gaara walked across the sand to Hongshi's side, paused for a moment, and then said, "Hey, Hongshi."
Hongshi: "What's wrong! Oh my~ Lord Kazekage, your dark circles are getting worse!"
Gaara looked at the surrounding Sand Ninja and said, "Get out of the way!"
Hongshi: "Oh, let's go, let's go."
The Sand Ninja sensed Gaara's killing intent and retreated. Unexpectedly, Hongshi also left.
Gaara the sand beneath his feet to bind the Hongshi: "I didn't tell you to move aside!"
The sand imbued with Chakra had absolutely no effect on Hongshi. He slowly emerged from the sand, saying, "Why the hell didn't you say so earlier?!"
Gaara watched as the Sand Ninja retreated, and slowly said, "I want you to do me a favor."
"Go ahead and say it."
Gaara said calmly, "I want you to help me sleep."
Hongshi: "Σ() Wh-how... how can you have such a hobby! I... I'm not that kind of person!"
Gaara: "??? I was talking about Shukaku. During the Chunin Ninja Exams, you suppressed Shukaku's berserk state. I saw it."
Hongshi waved his hand. "Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing. First, we need to find a secluded place where nobody knows us, and then..."
Lord God: "(°ー°) I suspect you're making a suggestive joke."
Gaara coldly replied, "No need, it's right here."
Hongshi rubbed his hands together. "That's so embarrassing."
After his father Rasa was assassinated by Gaara and Orochimaru ascended to the position of Kazekage, Gaara transformed overnight from a bloodthirsty demon into the hope of his village.
However, because he didn't receive the baptism of Naruto's talk-no-jutsu as in the original work, his will was much weaker, Shukaku inside him often caused trouble, which was almost impossible to suppress. In order to protect his mind and better manage Sunagakure, he made this condition to Hongshi.
Seeing that the once arrogant Gaara of the Sand Waterfall was now asking for his help, Hongshi rarely showed a serious expression. He took two steps forward and stood beside Gaara: "That's easy."
The reason Shukaku always causes trouble is that the Sealing Jutsu used against Gaara is too simple and requires extremely strong willpower to suppress him. Therefore, whether Gaara's consciousness breaks down or he falls into a coma or sleep, Shukaku will take the opportunity to take over his body.
While Hongshi and Gaara were having an intimate conversation, Kyōai had already pushed the frozen steel warship back onto the beach.
Baki ordered all the Sand Ninja to step forward, break through the ice, and drag out the shivering people inside, lining them up for interrogation.
Having regained some of his strength, Kyōai approached Baki and said, "Lord Baki, I am Kyōai Shunsui, the representative of the Nuclear Ninja Village. I would like to discuss a condition with you?"
Baki, still shaken by Kyōai's earlier sword strike, softened his tone considerably. "Ah, since we're allies, there's no need for such formalities. What are your requests?"
Kyōai pointed to the still-frozen steel warship. "As you know, our Nuclear Ninja Village focuses on technological development. I've never seen the structure of this warship before. I want to bring this steel warship back to the Nuclear Ninja Village. Chief Research Shelin will be very grateful to the Sunagakure."
Baki's expression turned serious. He was being polite, but that was only because Kyōai had helped the Sand Ninja out of a predicament.
However, one thing is one thing, and when it comes to matters involving the interests of Sunagakure, Baki has to consider it carefully. "This... is a matter of great importance, I can't make the decision myself, let me ask Gaara first."
Kyōai expressed her understanding and did not urge him.
Baki walked over to Gaara, interrupting his awkward conversation with Hongshi, and began to discuss things.
Temari returned the haori and straw hat to Kyōai: "I never expected your true nature to be as surprising as your strength."
Kankuro looked at Kyōai, who had eight arms. " Kyōai- kun, are all the people from your Nuclear Ninja Village like this? And what kind of technique did you just use? The power was way too exaggerated!"
Kyōai donned her haori and straw hat. "Our Nuclear Ninja Village's secret techniques are not to be passed on, but I can tell you that my strength is only average among the Thirteen Nuclear Guardian Pillars. Oh, by the way, the one who came to your Sunagakure before, Zenhō, she was ranked second."
Kankuro looked bewildered. " Zenhō? You mean that short, arrogant guy?"
Kyōai nodded. "That's right, Zenhō's temper is a bit volatile, what's wrong?"
Temari looked embarrassed. "Hehe, back then, Kankuro and Zenhō- Hō almost got into a fight in the village, but I stopped them. Now it seems Kankuro escaped with his life."
Choji also asked, " Kyōai- kun, you think your strength is only average? How strong must the number one be! I can't even imagine!"
Kyōai smiled wryly, "Brother Hōryūsai came back with us, is the one ranked number one."
As Konoha marched toward the Land of Rivers, Fang Liuzhai was also in the group, but he kept a low profile and only chatted about very chuunibyou (a Japanese term for someone with delusions of grandeur) things during the journey.
Choji was startled. "Huh? You mean that young man with the cross-shaped scar on his head? The one with the cane? He's the strongest? I've always wanted to ask, what's wrong with him, a young man, pretending to be an old man?"
Kyōai laughed upon hearing this, "Hahaha, Brother Hōryūsai is indeed a bit foolish, but his strength is at least three times that of me."
Choji and Hōryūsai chatted happily along the way, and after learning his true identity, Choji couldn't help but sigh, "Powerful people always have some quirks, right?"
Shino said casually, "I don't know if he has any quirks, but his brain is definitely a bit... watery."
Kyōai chuckled, "Oh dear, you'll still have contact with us in the future. You'll get used to it then. Don't let my eight arms fool you; among the Thirteen Nuclear Guardian Pillars, I'm the most normal one."
" Sealing Jutsu: Eight Trigrams Seal!"
"Puha!"
"Oh no! Gaara has been ambushed by this bald, muscular black man!"