Not long after Yuuki led his team out of Konoha and into a forest, a figure quietly appeared where the team had just passed.
Looking at his appearance, it was Yuuki himself, so who was the person leading the Ninja forward?
That's right, it was a Shadow Clone.
The reason Yuuki let the Konoha and Hidden Mist Ninja get to know each other while he stepped away was to create a Shadow Clone and recover his Chakra.
This time, Yuuki learned from his previous lesson and, after almost giving all of his Chakra to the Shadow Clone, he specifically emphasized to it:
"No showing off, remember to be kind to people, and most importantly, do not commit suicide!"
Not wanting to be burned by Hellfire again, Yuuki didn't even leave any Hellfire for the Shadow Clone this time.
This time, the Shadow Clone was purely a manifestation of Yuuki's own Ninja strength.
However, Yuuki estimated that this Shadow Clone wouldn't even have many chances to make a move, after all, he was leading so many subordinates.
The Shadow Clone patted his chest while wearing a brilliant smile.
"Don't worry, Main Body, I'm also very afraid of pain, so I won't commit suicide."
Looking at that cloying smile, Yuuki felt relieved. "Hmm, he has my low-key and reserved personality. Not bad, not bad."
Yuuki's purpose for leaving the village was very clear.
What is most important in the Ninja World? Of course, it's talent. Without talent, nothing can be done.
As for chasing Obito, don't be ridiculous. With Obito's intelligence, what could he possibly do? He's not even worth taking for free.
It was only Madara and Black Zetsu who, due to special needs, valued such a unique existence as Obito.
If he was looking for talent, besides the major Ninja Villages, the gathering place for talent was the Akatsuki Organization, the 'Number One Idol Group' from the original story.
For his grand plan of developing his territory, Yuuki split his forces into two this time, specifically to recruit people.
Yuuki's Main Body didn't hesitate, he briefly identified the direction and headed straight for the Land of Earth.
Meanwhile, the Shadow Clone led many Ninja towards the Hidden Mist, after all, he still had to keep up appearances.
However, the real reason was that the guy he had been specifically watching seemed to be active again.
Since Sasori killed the Third Kazekage and defected eleven years ago, he had been living a very comfortable life.
On the Battlefield of the Third Shinobi World War, he secretly collected Ninja corpses and used his craftsmanship to create one figurine after another.
Every day, he wandered the world freely with his large collection of figurines.
However, after the war ended, Sasori gradually ran out of raw materials for making figurines.
With no other option, Sasori had to act himself. After slaughtering a village, Sasori found that figurines made from ordinary people were completely useless.
Subsequently, Sasori found an excellent material and sought it out, but the result was that Sasori, even with his top-tier figurines, couldn't defeat that paper woman.
Sasori was then forcibly pulled into a relatively unknown 'Akatsuki' Organization. Sasori, who thought his carefree days were about to end, was surprised to discover that in this organization, he didn't seem to have to do anything.
Although he didn't get paid, he didn't have to work either.
So Sasori resumed his wandering journey, but after a long time, he didn't find any good materials.
After all, good materials for making figurines were all in the Ninja Villages.
Unable to find materials, Sasori finally turned his attention to himself. After considerable effort, Sasori finally turned himself into a figurine.
However, learning from his previous experience of being beaten badly, Sasori added fire and water-style attacks to himself.
Since then, Sasori achieved his dream; he felt that he had become eternal.
As for the long years that remained, naturally, only figurines could alleviate his boredom.
Feeling that he had become eternal, Sasori's mindset completely changed. He became less impatient and full of patience.
Sasori's collection of figurines also increased little by little, at a rate of one or two per year.
Until war broke out again, Sasori saw an opportunity, a rare and precious opportunity.
Sasori reminisced about those happy times during the Third Shinobi World War.
Without any hesitation, Sasori came to the border of the Land of Fire, quietly waiting for the war to begin.
Sasori quickly picked up an excellent material: the corpse of a Hidden Mist Jonin, just casually discarded on the Battlefield.
The world was truly too ignorant; such a good thing was not cherished, but fortunately, it benefited him.
Sasori had originally intended to steal, but he didn't expect to find something ready-made on the way.
The Konoha Ninja were too unprofessional. Although they didn't have his craftsmanship, corpses also contained intelligence; this was a common understanding in the Ninja World.
Perhaps the Konoha commander was young and inexperienced, but Sasori said this was good, it made his actions more convenient.
This Hidden Mist Ninja had been beheaded, his body and head discarded in two separate places.
Sasori carefully gathered them, looking at the unsightly knife scar on the Hidden Mist Ninja's face.
"Hmm, I'll have to fix that up nicely in the end."
That night, Sasori found many good things on the Battlefield, but unfortunately, they were all corpses of Hidden Mist Ninja.
The corpses of Konoha Ninja had all been recovered.
Sasori left content. One night's harvest was enough to keep him busy for a long time.
But Sasori, who hadn't felt this exhilarated in a long time, wouldn't miss such a great opportunity. In less than two days, Sasori, after a simple preliminary processing of his harvest, rushed back to the front lines.
He was waiting for the next wave of abundance.
However, the subsequent direction of the war left Sasori speechless: the Hidden Mist lost!
"I just went back to get an orange—no, went back to put something away and immediately rushed back. As a result, Hidden Mist just lost like that! Trash Hidden Mist Village! Wasting my time, refund!"
Sasori later went to the Kirigakure Camp, which had been completely wiped out. Besides a deep explosion crater, the surrounding area was also burned to a barren wasteland.
Facing a ground full of materials that couldn't even be fully pieced together, Sasori felt that someone was intentionally making things difficult for him.
But Sasori was mistaken. Obito knew Sasori was nearby, but for the guy recruited by Nagato, Obito had no intention of helping to preserve a complete corpse.
"I'm not targeting you; I just didn't help you."
After the Hidden Mist's defeat, Sasori attempted to infiltrate the Konoha camp, as there were still many materials preserved there.
However, just as Sasori was about to act, White Zetsu appeared and stopped him.
Sasori was full of defiance towards the guy White Zetsu said absolutely couldn't be provoked, named Uchiha Tomoki.
But Sasori was no longer the young boy he once was. Although his appearance was as fresh as a youth, a 26-year-old heart beat within him.
And Sasori believed that this heart would beat forever. Since now wasn't the time, he would just wait.
After completing his transformation, Sasori gained extraordinary patience.
With nothing else to do, Sasori began deep processing the materials he had initially prepared.
After Yuuki left, Sasori began to infiltrate the Konoha camp, but unfortunately, this batch of Konoha materials was of too poor quality.
That's right, although Yuuki used sealing scrolls to bring back some corpses when he returned, those were the corpses of more important Ninja Clans or elites.
Most of the common Ninja and those with weaker strength didn't enjoy the treatment of being transported by sealing scrolls. This was the reality of the Ninja World.
Lower-level Ninja had no strength, no clan. After death, it wasn't that no one collected their bodies, but they weren't valued as much as clan Ninja.
The disappearance of the corpses was immediately reported to Yuuki. This was when Yuuki, habitually activating Shinatsuhiko, accidentally discovered the peculiar existence of Sasori.
He wasn't quite human, nor was he quite plant-like, and he was different from White Zetsu.
Yuuki, after a brief thought combined with the original story, directly pinpointed Sasori. But at the time, Yuuki, with a lot on his plate, had no particular thoughts about Sasori.
Moreover, even if Sasori was captured, how to deal with him was a problem. However, he still left a few clan members to keep a close eye on him.
And recently, Yuuki, feeling well-prepared, came with the elites of Konoha and Hidden Mist. His goal was naturally the Ninja World's strongest mechanic, Sasori!
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