The Third Kazekage nodded in satisfaction.
Akasuna's gaze swept over the Third Kazekage.
He looked out the window.
On a nearby rooftop, a raven, completely black, was preening its feathers with its beak.
Its dark pupils met Akasuna's.
Akasuna curled his lips slightly, then calmly averted his gaze.
Konoha White Fang!
He sounds strong!
Akasuna touched the stitches on his head.
Can I get a new body so soon?
He quite liked the Kazekage's current body too!
"Yakura, Rasa."
The Third Kazekage quickly called out two more names from among the Jonin.
A male and a female Ninja stepped out of the ranks and approached the Third Kazekage.
"Kazekage-sama!"
The two respectfully called out.
The Third Kazekage looked at Yakura and Rasa before him.
Both of them were elite Ninja of the Village!
Although young, both possessed powerful Bloodline Limits!
"You two will lead two thousand Ninja and immediately head to the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain!"
The Third Kazekage commanded.
"Yes!"
Yakura and Rasa said in unison.
The Third Kazekage nodded and continued, "Although Hanzou's poison is formidable, Elder Chiyo has already produced an antidote. Since Hanzou can no longer threaten you, taking down the Amegakure within a short period shouldn't be a problem, right!"
His gaze was filled with pressure, sweeping back and forth between Yakura and Rasa.
"Yes!"
Yakura and Rasa immediately responded.
…
Rain Ninja Camp.
Miozawa was organizing the team and packing their gear.
A figure appeared silently beside him.
Shiratori Rin watched the Rain Ninja pack explosive tags, poison mist, and poisoned senbon, and knew what they were going to do.
"Why are you here? Why aren't you resting properly?"
Miozawa paused his steps, stood in front of Shiratori Rin, and stared at him, asking.
Shiratori Rin looked at Miozawa: "I've rested well, I can help now."
Miozawa frowned: "You're not needed here, go back and rest."
Shiratori Rin seemed not to hear him and continued to ask: "Brother Miozawa, are you going to set traps? Let me go with you!"
"No."
Miozawa refused mercilessly: "You can't help the trap squad."
He walked towards a Rain Ninja nearby, tallying the essential weapons and tools.
Shiratori Rin followed behind him: "I can help!"
Miozawa turned around: "What can you help with? Can you set traps?"
Setting traps did not mean there was no danger.
Shiratori Rin had only recently woken up, and he needed enough rest.
"I can make Puppets!"
"I can also control Puppets!"
"Puppets can definitely help!"
Shiratori Rin immediately said.
His eyes were filled with light, looking at Miozawa expectantly.
Miozawa paused, and not only him, but all the Ninja in the trap squad looked at Shiratori Rin in surprise.
"Rin, how can you know Puppet Ninjutsu?"
The Rain Ninja of the trap squad were unconvinced.
There were only a handful of people in the entire Ninja World who knew Puppet Ninjutsu.
Aside from Chiyo of Sunagakure and her son and daughter-in-law, they had never heard of anyone in the Ninja World who could control Puppets.
"I really know Puppet Control Ninjutsu!"
Shiratori Rin earnestly defended himself.
"Before, when I secretly followed Brother Qianyu to the border of the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire to sign a contract, we encountered an attack from Akasuna, a Puppet Ninja from Sunagakure, and I saw him use Puppet Ninjutsu!"
Shiratori Rin, seeing that they didn't believe him, anxiously explained.
Looking at Shiratori Rin's appearance, the Rain Ninja exchanged glances.
Why did it feel like Rin wasn't lying?
But to learn the opponent's Ninjutsu after only one encounter, such a thing was simply a fantasy!
But Rin was a Genius to begin with!
Two different thoughts fought in the minds of the Rain Ninja.
"Rin isn't lying."
A firm voice came from behind Shiratori Rin.
He turned around and saw that it was Iron Hail!
Iron Hail also brought Shiratori Rin's first Puppet with him.
Shiratori Rin: "…"
Iron Hail strode to Shiratori Rin's side and explained: "You left Unit One at my blacksmith shop before you left. I didn't know if you wanted to bring it to the battlefield, so I took the liberty of bringing it."
Unit One walked to Shiratori Rin's side.
Shiratori Rin looked at Unit One in shock.
He realized something was off.
Unit One had its own consciousness!
This thought flashed through Shiratori Rin's mind.
If Unit One was just a Puppet that only knew how to execute orders, it would be impossible for Unit One to act with Iron Hail without his command.
Unless Unit One itself wanted to come to the battlefield, it would follow Iron Hail.
What did this mean?
It meant that Unit One could only not speak or make facial expressions, but it had its own consciousness and could make its own decisions.
Iron Hail said apologetically: "It also helped me a lot along the way."
Alright!
Now Shiratori Rin could confirm that Unit One indeed had its own consciousness.
"This is the Puppet I made, and of course, Brother Iron Hail also helped me a lot."
Shiratori Rin said to Miozawa before him.
Iron Hail immediately explained: "I just provided some tools, this Puppet was made by Rin himself."
Miozawa's pupils constricted, staring intently at the Unit One Puppet standing beside Shiratori Rin.
Unit One actively stepped forward and extended its hand towards Miozawa.
Shiratori Rin: "…"
[Dear, please don't toy with the natives of this world, okay?]
Shiratori Rin: "You should say that to Unit One, not to me. I'm not the one toying with the natives!"
Miozawa stared at Unit One's outstretched hand, his gaze falling on Shiratori Rin.
"This… this is a Puppet?"
It wasn't that he hadn't seen the Puppets of Sunagakure's Puppet Masters.
This Puppet was completely different from the Puppets of Sunagakure's Puppet Masters!
Shiratori Rin smiled at Miozawa and explained: "The Puppets I make are a little different; they don't need to be controlled by Chakra threads to execute my commands."
Miozawa: "…"
He suspected he was dreaming.
Or rather, he had entered an illusion.
"This… how is this possible?"
The Rain Ninja stared at the Puppet before them in disbelief.
Shiratori Rin looked at Unit One and said to it: "Say hello to everyone!"
Unit One walked towards the Rain Ninja.
The Rain Ninja uniformly retreated simultaneously.
Unit One waved to them.
Rain Ninja: "…"
It must be their hallucination!
"I can make more Puppets!"
"Brother Miozawa, just let me go with you!"
Shiratori Rin pleaded.
Miozawa pursed his lips. If Rin could truly create Puppets that didn't require Chakra thread control, then the role these Puppets could play in the war would be too significant!
"First, let's report to Hanzou-sama."
Miozawa said, looking at Shiratori Rin.
"Okay!"
Shiratori Rin waved to Unit One, "Come with me!"
Unit One nimbly ran behind Shiratori Rin, shaking its head from side to side, greeting the Rain Ninja who were staring at it with uncertain eyes.
Master said to greet these people!
On the way to Hanzou's tent, Unit One's greeting hand never came down.