This puppeteer is a bit... well...

Chapter 66 Reputation

Upon returning to Sunagakure, Ryuji didn't rush to find the Kazekage, but instead went home.

Hei practiced ninjutsu in a nearby open space. Although Hei had been implanted with a lot of ninjutsu knowledge by Ryuji, these were not the ninjutsu he had mastered in his previous life, and he needed to practice to master them.

Fortunately, Ryuji had seen the ninjutsu used by his predecessor, so the ninjutsu he was given was also lightning-attribute. Although the ninjutsu were different, they were still just changes in form and nature.

Mastering these two things will make it easy to master ninjutsu.

Black's body was born from the division of his predecessor's cells. He possesses the physical memories of his predecessor's practice of chakra nature transformation and form transformation. In addition, his ninjutsu knowledge and understanding were implanted through memory. He also made rapid progress by relearning other ninjutsu of the same attribute.

Like Itachi Uchiha, he can learn it in no time.

However, this is only the beginning; to use it skillfully in combat, you still need practice and experience.

Ryuji ignored him and went straight to the underground studio.

He first checked the cultivation status of the cactus cells; the quantity was only enough to make one forearm.

He immediately frowned and pondered, "It seems there's no way to upgrade Gin's body before going to Konoha."

Gin's strength is only at the level of an elite Jonin, but her physical structure and the ninjutsu she has mastered are very versatile and powerful, giving her an advantage against most opponents.

Therefore, even against a weaker Shadow, they can go toe-to-toe.

If we could use the immortal cells to upgrade her body, she would definitely be able to reach the true Kage level.

However, there's nothing we can do about not having enough time.

"Let's go to Konoha and change!"

Ryuji sighed with regret, then packed up some research equipment and materials and took them away on a roll.

He plans to build a temporary laboratory in Konoha, where many non-taboo experiments can be conducted, while taboo experiments will be carried out by switching bodies with Kurenai.

Yes, the plan works!

Half an hour later.

The things to take with us were packed up, and Kurenai had also prepared our daily necessities for Konoha in advance.

Wearing a cloak to protect against the sun and sand, Long Er stood at the door and instructed the maid, "Hong, I'm leaving the house in your care."

"My purpose in being is to protect this home. As long as I live, this place will not be damaged in the slightest. Please feel free to travel."

"Um!"

Long Er nodded and led Hei to the Wind Shadow Building to meet with the delegation.

Ryuji was very confident in Hong.

If something unexpected happens at home while he's away, something even Hongdu can't handle, then his return won't be of much use.

Because Red is stronger than him when he wears "armor".

That's why Hong was always kept at home.

……

One hundred Sand Village ninjas were arranged in neat rows of ten, one column of ten, on the open ground in front of the Kazekage Building.

They stood upright, looking straight ahead at the figures on the rooftop of the Fengying Building. No one spoke, and the only sound in the open space was the whistling of the wind and sand.

"So, are you satisfied with the mission personnel this time?"

Standing on the edge of the rooftop, the Third Kazekage looked at the red-haired boy beside him.

Ryuji scratched his head and said tactfully, "Weren't we going to study medicine and education? This group of people doesn't look like ninjas who work in medicine and education at all!"

They are not only unlike ninjas engaged in education and medicine, but even ordinary ninjas on missions do not have this kind of aura. You can tell at a glance that they are elite combat ninjas.

"Don't you know?"

Seeing the Third Kazekage's astonished expression, Ryuji asked, somewhat puzzled, "What don't I know?"

"Most of the medical ninjas in our Sunagakure village are puppeteers!"

Uh!

Long Er was speechless for a moment.

Because of the puppet's size, the power of the mechanisms that can be installed is very limited. Therefore, puppeteers will increase the lethality of their weapons by coating them with poison.

In other words, every puppeteer is also a poison master, proficient in pharmacology, and has some knowledge of medical ninjutsu; they are all murderous doctors.

Ryuji, on the other hand, took a different approach and hadn't studied poison much, so he subconsciously overlooked this point.

And since puppeteers are elites capable of taking on multiple opponents (of the same level), it's not surprising that they possess such an aura.

"The delegation consists of twenty teachers, fifty medical ninjas, forty-six of whom are puppeteers, twenty guards, and ten genin responsible for miscellaneous tasks."

"..." Ryuji was speechless once again.

Of the fifty medical ninjas, forty-six are puppeteers... Most of them are experts in pharmacology and human anatomy, and no more than five know the most basic healing techniques.

This is utterly disrespectful to medical ninjas!

Ignoring Ryuji's expression, the Third Kazekage continued, "You are the leader of this delegation, and Karura and Yashamaru are helping to manage the team. You can contact them directly if you need anything."

"Understood."

Ryuji took a deep breath and walked to the railing to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Third Kazekage.

He looked down at the crowd and said loudly, "I am Jonin Ayaki Ryuji, the leader of the puppet army, and the leader of this mission to Konoha."

These words immediately caused a stir below.

Ryuji was not surprised.

He is only 15 years old and has been a Jonin for only half a year, although he has been known as a genius puppeteer since childhood.

But a title is a title, and strength is strength. For most ninjas, seeing is believing.

The Yellow Flash went on a killing spree during the Fourth Shinobi World War, and his reputation spread so far that even the leaders of the opposing forces issued orders to "run away if you encounter him," but some people still wanted to try their luck after seeing him.

Moreover, there's Long Er.

However, he was prepared.

Building prestige is difficult for others, but it is very easy for him.

but.

Before he could even establish his prestige (or show off), the commotion subsided, and everyone stared up at him with unwavering eyes, their gazes filled with fervor and excitement.

(Wait, what's going on?)

Long Er was a little confused.

In reality, Ryuji still couldn't grasp the magnitude of his contributions to Sunagakure, nor could he comprehend the extent of his fame within the puppeteer community.

This excludes the prestige he gained from intimidating the enemy in previous wars and achieving overwhelming victories in negotiations.

His pioneering puppet design concepts, which he introduced when he was at the Ninja Academy, have influenced countless people.

The Sand Village Ninja Academy incorporated his ideas into its textbooks, and a new generation of puppeteers were influenced by him as they grew up.

The logistics department added the puppets that Long Er practiced to the armory. Although no puppeteer has been able to use them effectively so far, the functions and designs of those puppets always amaze people.

Countless puppeteers were inspired after seeing these puppets and designed more powerful puppets that suited them better.

The puppeteers of Sunagakure were deeply grateful to and admired Ryuji, believing that his contributions to the profession were equal to those of the first puppeteer, Monzaemon.

Some blind admirers even believe that he has surpassed the first puppeteer, Monzaemon.

Half of the team members are puppeteers, and puppeteers are an elite profession in Sunagakure, highly respected by the villagers.

Seeing how much the puppeteers in the group admired Ryuji, the others, though still unsure of his abilities, acknowledged him as their leader.

(Although I don't understand what's going on, I know that things are moving in a positive direction.)

Long Er muttered a few words to himself, straightened his back, and shouted in a strong voice: "This mission to Konoha requires everyone to strictly abide by the rules. No one is allowed to leave the group without permission, and no one is allowed to fight with others after arriving in Konoha."

Of course, if anyone provokes you, beat them up, but don't kill them.

If you can't beat them, come find me.

"Awoooooo!!!"

"Set off!"

Thank you to BigFaceCatMiaoMimi, Korsi, 669PeachGardenBrotherhood, and LubanMustDie for your generous donations.

Additionally, the author would like to apologize here. Due to a lack of personal common sense, the author made errors in some data. Therefore, the foundation thickness of the Mechanized City in the previous chapter was changed to three thousand meters. As for the statement that Yin's muscle density is a hundred times that of an ordinary person and his strength is equivalent to the sum of three elephants... I know how strong an elephant is, but I don't have a specific concept of it, nor do I know how to calculate how much strength a muscle density of a hundred times would have. Therefore, the author did not give specific values, but only used this to describe Yin's strong physical strength.

(End of this chapter)