Konoha: The thirty-year-old Uchiha is not motivated.

Because Sakumo Hatake's remarks were difficult to digest in a short time, a deathly silence remained in the room for a long time.
Why are you two looking at me like that?

Sakumo Hatake, still reminiscing about his first encounter with his artificial wife, noticed the complicated gazes from Tsunade and Orochimaru, and scratched his head in confusion.
Orochimaru subtly shifted his position back, trying to create a safe distance between himself and Sakumo Hatake, because in his mind, this once repressed pervert had ceased to be human.
Even with his extensive knowledge and expertise in human anatomy, he felt utterly inferior to Sakumo Hatake, who dared to love.

"So, you took an artificial puppet, then... and finally...?"

As expected, women are much bolder on this topic. While Orochimaru was busy choosing his words, Tsunade had already uttered a string of words marked with asterisks, making the faces of the men around them flush.

"cough cough"

Hatake Sakumo blushed, choking on the water he had just drunk, which triggered a series of embarrassing coughs.

"Tsunade, isn't that a bit too blatant of you to say it?"

Kato Dan, still a novice, couldn't help but speak up to remind her, only to be met with a disdainful glare from Tsunade.

"You even hid it from me? Don't think I don't know that Jiraiya secretly mailed you a letter."

"Cough! Cough! Cough!"

Kato Dan followed closely behind Hatake Sakumo, coughing with a flushed face. At the same time, he thought to himself why Jiraiya was so unreliable and had no basic sense of secrecy. How could Tsunade find out about mailing erotic books?

"Yoha and I are truly in love."

"Sakumo, this is a fetish. If you intervene early, you can recover to normal."

Orochimaru shook his head. In his opinion, Sakumo Hatake suffered from a very rare mental illness because of the excessive pressure he had accumulated during his long-term undercover missions.

"That's right, I have some experience in this area. How about I help you develop a treatment plan?"

As a medical expert, Tsunade volunteered to raise her hand; when her friend was in trouble, she naturally wouldn't stand idly by.

"But Yoruha."

"Just seal her away; a period of abstinence will definitely be effective."

She's pregnant.

"Huh?" *2
Tsunade, who was enthusiastically treating Sakumo Hatake, stared wide-eyed in disbelief, while Orochimaru, expressionless, raised his hand and frantically formed hand seals, the surging chakra within him clearly visible.
“There’s no trace of illusion, Shuo Mao. I know it’s very difficult to get you to give up the doll, but you can’t tell a lie that has no scientific basis whatsoever.”

A few seconds later, Orochimaru, having used up a chakra ki, lowered his hand with a strange expression. Since he hadn't been affected by a genjutsu, it meant that Hatake Sakumo was lying.
How could an artificial puppet become pregnant?

If Sakumo Hatake's wife were an artificial life form created using biotechnology, then there would be a certain chance that she could conceive and reproduce with a human.
But as I just clearly stated, the puppet named Yoruha has a mechanical core inside it. Apart from its human-like appearance, its internal structure is completely different.
"Once the soul is loved, the flesh and blood will grow wildly."

Sakumo Hatake gently shook his head and said something that left everyone puzzled.
"No matter how long it is, the result will be the same; a machine is a machine."

With the mission pressing, and seeing his childhood friend so stubbornly unrepentant, Orochimaru's tone grew increasingly harsh.
"No, Orochimaru, Yoruha is really pregnant with my child."

"Sakumo, wake up!"

"stop!"

Just as sparks were about to fly between the two whose ideologies clashed, Might Guy's agile figure descended from the sky, landing steadily between them, his large eyes beneath his thick eyebrows filled with seriousness.

"Dai, you be the judge. Is Shuo Mao bewitched?"

Orochimaru's furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and his imposing aura instantly dissipated.

“Orochimaru, I can vouch for what Sakumo said; it’s all true.”

"what?"

"I can prove it too."

Kato Dan, who was in the corner, raised his hand and spoke with complete certainty.

"You two"

“We saw it with our own eyes; Sakumo’s wife is indeed pregnant, her belly is this big!”

As he spoke, Matt made an exaggerated arc in front of his stomach.

Seeing that the two seemed genuine, Orochimaru thoughtfully stroked his chin. This situation wasn't entirely without explanation.
"Could it be a bulge?"

"You're the one with the bulge!"

Sakumo Hatake angrily pointed at Orochimaru's slightly raised cleavage and said, "How dare you, a mere prop, talk about others like that?"

"Calm down, calm down. You just said your wife's belly is big, have you had it checked? If you don't trust others, I can help you."

Tsunade stepped in to smooth things over, saying that if what the others said was true, and the puppet was indeed pregnant with a human child, her expertise would allow her to examine it thoroughly.

"The power source of the Yoruha power unit is almost exhausted in order to nurture the new life inside it."

Recalling his wife lying in the incubation chamber, a look of pain crossed Hatake Sakumo's face as he recounted his current predicament.

"It's my fault, it's all my fault, if only..."

He clearly created the core of the Leaf, so why can't he create a second one now?
"Giving birth to life, exhausting energy"

After listening to Sakumo Hatake's account, Orochimaru, who had been frowning, gradually put away his previous skepticism, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

"Orochimaru, have you thought of anything?"

Tsunade, who was standing nearby, noticed his unusual behavior and curiously nudged him with her elbow.

Do you remember what Grandpa Gintoki told us about the nature of chakra?

"Grandpa Silver?"

Tsunade blinked, a hint of embarrassment on her face. She scratched her head and said somewhat awkwardly,

"Sorry, I was secretly practicing dice rolling during that class."

"Did Grandpa Yin say anything?"

Kato Dan, with his more pointed ears, leaned closer. Although the three of them had also received instruction from Uchiha Gin, their training time was still significantly less than that of Tsunade and her two companions.

"In addition to the five natural elements, chakra also has Yin and Yang Release."

"I know that. My Spirit Transformation Technique is a Yin Release ninjutsu, while my teacher's Expansion Technique is a Yang Release ninjutsu."

Kato Dan found this uninteresting; the knowledge point wasn't particularly profound, and any ninja of Chunin rank or higher would understand it.
"But do you know what happens when the forces of Yin and Yang combine?"

Orochimaru, with a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, left everyone in suspense. He recalled that Gin Uchiha had the same expression during class back in the day.
"what's up?"

These words immediately piqued the curiosity of everyone present.
"To create something from nothing, to give it life."

"Are you kidding me?"

The group of people, finding it unbelievable, all shook their heads. How could chakra possibly create life?
"Is this true?" Sakumo Hatake, desperate to save his wife, paused upon hearing this. Could it be that the power of Yin-Yang Release truly granted Yoriha life and altered her physical structure, allowing her to conceive his child using puppetry?

"That's all I know, but Grandpa Yin should be able to handle this."

Orochimaru wasn't entirely confident either; his understanding of chakra wasn't that thorough, and these words were merely a paraphrase of Gin Uchiha's lecture notes from a past class.
"Thank you, but given the current situation, I'm afraid Yoru won't make it back to the village with us."

Sakumo Hatake nodded to Orochimaru with a grateful expression. Having a solution was better than him running around aimlessly like a headless fly.

However, the mission is not yet complete, and Yoruha's condition is getting worse every day. The flames of the power unit flicker like a candle in the wind, as if they will be completely extinguished at any moment.

"Croak~ Croak~ Croak~"

Just as Hatake Sakumo was feeling dejected, a pure black crow landed by the window. Kato Dan quickly stepped forward and exchanged a piece of dried meat for the scroll the crow was carrying in its beak.
"Shu~"

As Kato Dan unfurled the scroll, his expression instantly became complicated.
"What happened?" Tsunade couldn't help but ask.

"Iwagakure has declared war."

"What?! What about our mission?"

Matt Day's eyes widened upon hearing this. The start of the war meant that their mission was about to be successfully completed.

"Speaking of missions, Lord Danzo sent us here this time to check on your mission progress."

Getting back to the main point, Tsunade and Orochimaru are here this time to do surveillance work.

"My current identity is a Jonin of Sunagakure, which means I have completed the infiltration mission assigned by the organization."

Kato pointed to the Sand Village headband on his body, a gift he had earned after conquering countless Sand Villages; only he knew the hardships he had endured.
Barely passable.

"Dai, what about you?"

The two then looked at Might Guy, who was dressed in a dojo uniform. There wasn't a single trace of a ninja on him, making it hard to believe that he was actually carrying out a mission assigned by the organization.

"Well... although I didn't become a member of Sunagakure, I currently run the largest martial arts school in Sunagakure, with countless noble disciples under my tutelage."

Might Guy, who served as a punching bag at the dojo, eventually won the coach's favor through his unwavering perseverance.
The elderly coach not only introduced his daughter to him, but also entrusted him with managing the dojo he had run for many years.

The former punching bag has transformed into a gym leader, spending his days mingling with the noble youths of the Land of Wind.
Tsunade and Dan couldn't help but nod. Although Might Dai's path was different from Kato Dan's, his influence was now comparable to that of an average Jonin.
"I don't need to say anything more, do I?"

Sakumo Hatake has just finished telling his story. He now holds a very important position in Sunagakure, and even the Third Kazekage speaks highly of him.

"I am the chief designer of the Yorha Legion."

"What exactly is the strength of this YoRHa Legion that you've been talking about?"

Orochimaru was more concerned about the combat performance of these artificial puppets.

"I had already sent information about the Yorha Legion back to the village before you arrived."

"Are all the members of that YoRHa Legion puppets like your wife?"

“Yoha is a special existence. Although other puppets have some human-like consciousness, they still need to be given commands to act.”

Tsunade raised her hand, interrupting Sakumo Hatake's introduction.

No, I mean, their shape.

She was curious: if the Yorha Legion all came from the same production line, wouldn't there be a vast green grassland above Shuo Mao's head?

The puppet bearing his wife's face was manipulated at will by others.

"Hmph~ How can they be allowed to use the same model as YoRHa?"

Unexpectedly, Hatake Sakumo snorted coldly. Long before mass production, he had suggested to Xiu that the puppet's appearance should be designed to be more imposing and awe-inspiring, since it was also a kind of spiritual weapon.

"So you?"

"Based on Grandpa Silver's story, I worked through the night to create a model called 'Pogang Demon.' Its appearance alone is incredibly lethal. Would you like to take a look?"

With a smug look on his face, Sakumo Hatake was about to pull out some indescribable design sketches from the bag behind him.

"No no no!"

Sensing a sudden chill, the group quickly spoke up to stop them; they weren't carrying drums.
"The individual strength of the YoRHa Legion is roughly between Chunin and Jonin. If the power reactor is detonated in a desperate situation, the resulting explosion would be enough to annihilate all organic life within a radius of tens of meters."

"So strong? How many are there exactly?"

Everyone felt a chill run down their spines upon hearing this. A suicide infantry unit disguised as a Pogan would be a disaster wherever it went.
"The number of them depends entirely on my work efficiency. Currently, excluding Yokoha, there are only 249 units in active service."

"Phew, I'm alright."

Hearing this not-so-exaggerated number, Tsunade and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

"Will Sunagakure be unable to create the same puppets again after you leave?"

"That's not necessarily true. Xiu's child is only eight years old this year, but he has already mastered the basic puppet making techniques. He also followed me to learn knife skills for a while recently. His talent for learning is so strong that it makes people jealous."

Recalling the red-haired boy who used to follow him around, Hatake Sakumo couldn't help but smile slightly. Putting aside his identity, he really wanted to pass on all his swordsmanship skills.

"I believe that soon he will be able to perfectly replicate the mass-produced energy core that I made."

"What's his name?"

Orochimaru raised an eyebrow curiously. Hatake Sakumo rarely praised anyone, so for him to be so effusive, this Sand Village child must have a very promising future; he might even become the Kazekage.

"scorpion."

After their exchange, Hatake Sakumo and his companions, whose identities were now vastly different, worried about being exposed and dared not linger. After agreeing on a time for their next meeting, the three donned cloaks and disappeared in three different directions.

"Hopefully our mission can end soon."

Standing outside the window, in the cold wind carrying sand, Tsunade's face was filled with melancholy.
After she finished this job, she wanted to resign from the root of the company.

The job offered excellent benefits, but there were practically no holidays. She hadn't had a chance to gamble freely at the casino in ages.

"almost."

Orochimaru leaned against the window, his eyes slightly narrowed as he looked at the bustling crowd below. Sunagakure would never give up its control over the Land of Rain. The invasion of Iwagakure was just an appetizer; the real flames of war were still brewing and fermenting silently.

"Clang!"

Just as the two were envisioning their future, Kato, who had only recently left, returned.
"Duan, why are you back again?"

Seeing his flustered expression, Tsunade blinked curiously. Kato Dan gathered his thoughts and spoke with an air of righteous indignation.

"I want to explain that those books were mailed to Sakumo by Jiraiya, but his current situation is sensitive, so I signed for them on his behalf. I really haven't read a single page." (End of Chapter)