"Hey, how's the teacher's research base doing over there?"
"I remember a lot of people came last month, didn't they?"
Hozuki Mangetsu perked up and asked Hatake Satoru.
Gaara also showed some interest, raising his eyes slightly. He knew that Hatake Satoru had been planning a medical research base since he arrived.
This matter was quite well-known, after all, it was someone from Konoha doing research in another village.
Tsunade and the Sunagakure Village elders were a bit confused. It's not that it was impossible, but it just felt a bit strange.
If you want to do research, wouldn't it be safer to do it in your own village?
"Well...if you call it research, it's not really that, I guess."
"I just wanted to find some doctors to study some incurable diseases, with other things on the side."
After all, if it involves medicine, the scope is quite broad.
Given Hatake Satoru's way of doing things, it wouldn't be surprising if he wanted to research and develop some medical equipment.
And most importantly, Hatake Satoru is in Sunagakure now. If he were idle in Konoha, he might come up with something like this anyway.
But he might have less support in Konoha, since they already had an Orochimaru.
It inevitably makes people think that people who do research are a little bit crazy.
Konoha's reputation is taking a hit.
"Well, jointly creating a medical base can be considered cooperation between Sunagakure and Konoha."
"Since Tsunade took office, Konoha's medical level has improved a lot. Sunagakure Village is better at using poison than medicine, right?"
"Interaction between the two isn't a bad thing."
That's what Hatake Satoru said to the Sunagakure leaders.
Well, although building the research base and recruiting people are entirely for his own selfish reasons, everyone likes to make their words sound impressive.
The Sunagakure leaders didn't think there could be any real interaction.
In their view, the so-called alliance was just a piece of paper, with no real use.
Regarding Hatake Satoru's plan to build a research base, they were more concerned with whether there would be any information leaks, or how much information they could gather.
A group of old men and women in the leadership whispered among themselves.
Chiyo has never had much goodwill towards Konoha because of the White Fang incident, and doesn't trust the alliance treaty.
Hatake Satoru is a smart man. He isn't a typical advocate for peace. He should also realize that if Konoha and Sunagakure establish this kind of research base,
it may eventually become an information transfer station.
Although that's the worst-case scenario, Chiyo doesn't think Hatake Satoru wouldn't think of this possibility.
Although this project was approved, most people were taking a wait-and-see approach. They couldn't figure out Hatake Satoru and didn't understand what he wanted to do.
But since Konoha has agreed to let Hatake Satoru use funds for research here,
Sunagakure, as an allied nation, has no reason to refuse.
...
A few days later, Chiyo met Hatake Satoru near the unfinished research base.
Hatake Satoru was blowing bubbles with a bottle of bubble solution.
The wind and sand in Sunagakure Village are strong. The bubbles either disappear in a gust of wind or are broken by the fine sand.
"I've met a lot of people in my life, and although I can't say I can see through everyone at a glance, I can pretty much see through what kind of person you are."
"You don't seem like someone who's working hard to deepen the relationship between Sunagakure and Konoha, and you don't seem like someone who can save people. Why are you developing a research base here?"
Chiyo thought for a long time but couldn't figure out this question.
Because the only answer she could think of was that Hatake Satoru might want to start a spy operation here.
If it's a spy operation, she'll find a chance to get rid of Hatake Satoru.
Hatake Satoru's ideas don't align with Chiyo's, and Hatake Satoru doesn't have much goodwill towards stubborn old women either.
The only reason they can chat a little is that they have a slight, subtle similarity in their unpleasant personalities.
"Save, people, huh? Although it doesn't look like I'm the type to save people, everyone has someone important to them, right?"
"I'm here, so I want to build a research base and save someone."
"It's not that hard to understand, is it?"
The bubbles blown from the soap solution floated in the air for a few moments, the colorful illusion rotating, quickly condensing into a spot of cloudy water. After falling, the bubble also burst.
It's similar to how Chiyo developed the Reincarnation Jutsu to revive her son and daughter-in-law.
Hatake Satoru can't develop ninja skills, so of course, he has to take the normal route: medical research.
"Well, but the old woman isn't wrong, I'm not the type to do anything for the village."
"This is my personal wish—."
Honestly, Hatake Satoru is also a little interested in Chiyo's forbidden art, but that's not urgent.
Let's plan it slowly.
From then on, the Sunagakure Village leaders eased their restrictions on the research base.
Until last month, when the research base officially started operating, Hatake Satoru began to widely gather skilled doctors for research.
Because he didn't want to take up too many medical resources, Hatake Satoru's research base only accepted top medical ninjas and scientists who were needed, and not ordinary doctors.
But the doctors are coming in to research diseases, and Hatake Satoru isn't a doctor. He can handle temporary wound treatment.
Doing research isn't within his job scope.
"Well, it's just progressing step by step, nothing special."
Hatake Satoru scratched his cheek thoughtfully.
"Huh...? Does the teacher want to hide information from us too?"
Hozuki Mangetsu immediately felt isolated in this sad place full of sand.
He was the only one, and the teacher was starting to hide things from him.
Yamato looked at the people next to him, then at Gaara, whose face almost had the word "clueless" written all over it, and was speechless for a moment.
He was a ninja who had been in Root and Anbu.
He valued the confidentiality of various tasks and information.
Or rather, even if he hadn't been in Root and Anbu, he was someone with normal analytical skills.
Gaara, who's standing right here, a big presence, how could he be made to look like a transparent person.
There are people from Sunagakure Village here, okay!?
How can these two chat so freely!?
"You've been Mizukage for too long, what kind of conspiracy theories are you making up?"
"Researching diseases and saving people, there are barely any medical ninjas inside, where are you going to get intelligence."
"Unnecessary brains can be donated to those in need, Mangetsu-chan."
Hatake Satoru stretched out his long leg and kicked Hozuki Mangetsu.
"Ouch!"
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