therefore……

"Scorpion, what are you doing now..." Kakuzu's gaze turned to Amegakure, his tone slightly gentler as he inquired.

"Where?"

Meanwhile, at the barbecue restaurant.

Sasori, watching his family eat grilled meat, suddenly received a call from Kakuzu. Hearing Kakuzu's gentle tone, his instinctive warning kicked in, and his vigilance spiked...

Some troublemakers are trying to harm me!

The scorpion, having this thought in mind, immediately became wary.

To be honest, Scorpion's puppetry skills are truly impressive. After turning himself into a human puppet, he was even able to retain expressions like a smile.

"I need your help with something."

Jiao didn't explain things clearly, seemingly trying to cover it up.

"what's up?"

After all, they had been colleagues for a long time, so he knew Kakuzu's character quite well. His main characteristic was that he loved money, and many things related to him could be solved with money.

Once he approaches you in a gentle tone, without a doubt...

It's related to money.

Four words flashed through his mind, and Scorpion's expression became subtle.

The family members sitting next to Scorpion looked puzzled when they saw the change in Scorpion's expression.

Chiyo's gaze swept over the communication ring as she silently asked Sasori if he needed help.

Scorpion shook his head slightly, indicating that he was alright.

"Xiao Nan just issued a task: expand the greenhouse." Kakuzu still didn't tell the whole story, only revealing half of it.

Perhaps he was worried that if Scorpion heard what he was going to do, he would hang up the phone and blacklist him.

"Expand the greenhouse..."

By linking an ordinary matter to "money," Sasori could guess why Kakuzu was looking for him.

"Go hire ninjas and ordinary people, don't come looking for me."

Scorpion's expression instantly darkened: "Let me tell you, my puppets are works of art, not tools for carrying bricks."

“Hiring ninjas costs money,” Kakuzu retorted.

"You mean you want my help... without spending any money?" Scorpion's tone was somewhat gritted.

"I wasn't planning to pay," Kakuzu answered truthfully.

Sasori: "..." As expected of you, Kakuzu!!!

If Kakuzu were here right now, Sasori would definitely throw out a puppet of the Third Kazekage to let him experience what Magnet Release is all about.

Having lost interest in continuing the conversation, Scorpion hung up the phone, composed himself, and smiled at his parents.

"Are you okay?"

When asked by his parents, Scorpion slowly shook his head: "It's nothing, keep eating."

As he said this, Scorpion picked up a piece of meat and placed it on the metal mesh, staring at the meat that was gradually changing color, his thoughts drifting a little.

I want to eat with my parents, but…

Her eyes shifted slightly, her gaze falling on her fair arm, and she sighed silently.

'The puppet can't eat!'

'Should I have a device implanted inside my body that can break down food, or should I spend some points to restore my physical body?'

'This is such a difficult decision!'

At the same time, looking at the light on the communication ring that had gone out, Kakuzu sighed slightly: "I didn't manage to get any. It seems I'll have to find other ways to find free laborers."

With that, Kakuzu rubbed his communication ring again to contact another person.

"Xiao Nan, there's something I need your help with."

"explain."

“I need some help, but they didn’t accept my invitation.”

"who."

"Scorpion, Deidara, Zetsu."

"They will contact you in ten minutes."

After saying that, Xiao Nan hung up the call and contacted three other people in succession.

As the trio's superior, Konan directly asked them to assist Kakuzu in expanding the greenhouse under the guise of issuing a task.

Sasori, Deidara, Zetsu: "..."

Kakuzu, you liar!

Ignoring what Sasori and the others were thinking, Kakuzu turned his gaze to the surrounding open space, pondering how to expand the greenhouse.

"Let's demolish the mountain!"

"There's no point in keeping it anyway."

"It's bare and looks terrible."

Then his gaze turned upwards, where thick, dark clouds blocked out most of the sunlight.

"As for the irrigation issue..."

“In Amegakure, there is no need to worry about this.”

"It's more accurate to say that there's too much rain, so we really need to make sure the waterproofing work is done properly!"

Countless tentacles emerged from his body, combining to form an umbrella that sheltered him from the wind and rain.

Then, he took out paper and pen from his ninja tool bag and began to write down his thoughts.

"Leave the waterproofing issue to Scorpion."

"The task of pushing the mountain down will be handed over to Deidara."

“Some of the finer tasks were assigned to Kakuzu.”

Although Deidara and the others have not yet arrived at the construction site, Kakuzu has already made clear arrangements for them.

After Deidara and the others read Kakuzu's plan, they immediately gave him a severe beating.

As expected of you, Kakuzu!

Three people were being used as if they were hundreds...

They proudly and openly displayed the words "inhuman" on their foreheads.

Kakuzu said he didn't care about being beaten up; as long as it didn't cost him anything, being beaten up wasn't a big deal...

As the project began, loud explosions echoed continuously over Amegakure Village.

Considering that there are many ordinary people in Amegakure, Konan forbade Deidara from using high-powered bombs, and instead made him use low-powered bombs to gradually shatter the mountain peaks.

but……

The group's act of blasting the mountain attracted a lot of attention, not only from ninjas but also from many ordinary people.

'That's a really convenient capability; it would be incredibly useful for mining.'

Many wealthy businessmen expressed their envy of Deidara's abilities.

'I wonder if he would be willing to accept the mining contract...'

As for the ninjas, they were focused on Deidara's strength...

"This ability..."

'Without anti-air capabilities, the ninja village would probably be destroyed in ten minutes.'

Each ninja village has blacklisted Deidara, prohibiting him from approaching the village.

"This is your apprentice?"

The Second Tsuchikage's gaze fell on Deidara, his eyes full of admiration.

You have great talent!

The probability of successfully mastering the Dust Escape technique should be quite high.

"Yes, he is my apprentice."

Onoki's lips twitched slightly. He had thought that Deidara had run away from home and would return to the village sooner or later.

But unexpectedly... he actually joined the Akatsuki organization.

How can I... get him to obediently return to the village?

Appeal to their emotions and reason with them.

'I doubt it. That kid will probably answer me with some kind of weird, nonsensical art.'

"It's better than..."

'Just tie them up and take them back!'

Onoki already had a plan in mind, and he also had a plan on how to deal with the Akatsuki organization.

At the same time, Deidara, who was blasting the mountain, suddenly felt a chill, which made him shiver. He turned his head left and right to look around and find the source of the chill.

"……what happened?"

Chapter 266 The Second Examination

At night, the stars twinkle in the sky.

Fang Rui observed the stars and located the hiding place of Otsutsuki Isshiki.

He then told Kaguya, Hagoromo, Hashirama, and others about this, and shared his thoughts with them.

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