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

Chapter 7, give us some blood!

Why did you lie?

On the way home, Yekura caught up with him from behind.

She remembered very clearly what Ryuji had told her: This human puppet was modified from the corpse of the Third Kazekage.

In other words, the Third Kazekage was already dead before he was transformed into a puppet.

If the Third Kazekage cannot be saved, then the lie will fall apart on its own.

She didn't understand what the point of Long Er telling such a lie was.

"You know I'm lying, so why don't you call me out on it?"

"We were teammates for several years, and we had a bond that allowed us to entrust our lives to each other."

"Deceiving high-level meetings is a capital offense, and being an accomplice is no less serious."

"How did I help you?" Yekura asked, looking bewildered. "I just shared my reasoning."

"..." Ryuji paused for a moment, then laughed, "I never thought you, who have always been indifferent to power struggles, would have this side to you."

"Disinterest doesn't mean you don't understand anything." Ye Cang curled his lip in disdain, then changed the subject, asking, "To be honest, what exactly are you planning? This kind of lie is so easy to expose. How are you going to explain this to the higher-ups?"

"Easily exposed?" Ryuji chuckled. "No, as long as Sasori of the Red Sand doesn't let it slip, it won't be exposed."

"Then you're definitely going to die?"

"You two didn't get along back in the village, and now that we've brought him back, there's no reason for him to cover for you."

"Actually, I have a pretty good relationship with them." Long Er said without blushing or skipping a beat.

"Just the two of you?"

"That's right, just the two of us."

After saying this with absolute certainty, Ryuji started walking again.

He and Sasori of the Red Sand were hailed by the villagers as the most talented puppeteers in history, and were highly anticipated by everyone.

Although both Ryuji and Sasori scoffed at these so-called genius titles, Sasori, unwilling to lose to anyone, constantly competed with him in secret.

Over time, the two became acquainted.

They also recognized each other's talents and abilities, and there was a sense of mutual appreciation between them.

but.

If that were all, Ryuji wouldn't be so blindly convinced that Sasori wouldn't betray him.

After all, that guy wasn't a good person either.

Having just tricked him, I'm now hoping that our past friendship will allow him to keep this a secret... This is just like an ancient person going to a brothel hoping to find a virgin.

Ryuji's confidence has another reason.

"Even if you two have some connection, he can't possibly keep it a secret for you after something like this happened." Ye Cang still didn't have a high opinion of this.

"I have my own plans."

As they talked, the two arrived at a fork in the road.

Ryuji stopped and turned to stare intently at Yecang.

Feeling the boy's eager gaze, Yecang quickly lowered her head, her increasingly heavy chest revealing her inner unease.

"Yakura..."

"Um!"

"Could you give me some blood?"

"Um, um... huh?"

Yecang looked up, completely bewildered, a large question mark appearing behind his head.

"My mechanical bird is broken, and I want to install another high-temperature cluster explosive cannon on it while it's being repaired. Your Scorching Escape is the perfect trigger."

"That's all?"

"What else is there besides this?" Seeing the girl's astonished expression, Ryuji was puzzled. "What the hell are you expecting?"

"..." Ye Cang opened his mouth, but then stopped himself from speaking.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled, as if trying to expel all the frustration in her heart.

Yekura opened her eyes and looked coldly at Ryuji. "Do you have curtains on your walls?"

Why hang curtains on the wall?

"Because there's no way!"

After saying that, he left without looking back.

Long Er was stunned for a moment, and by the time he came to his senses, the girl had already walked far away.

"...Hey, wait a minute." Ryuji quickly caught up and said, "If you're afraid of the pain, you can give me one of your used sanitary napkins."

"Go look for it in the restroom."

"With so many toilets, how am I supposed to know which one you've used?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Cang stopped in her tracks.

She slowly turned around, her orange eyes wide. "You mean if you could tell which one I used, you'd actually go to the bathroom to look for it?"

"It's a bit disgusting, but it's nothing for the sake of science."

Ye Cang opened his mouth, wanting to say a thousand words, but in the end only uttered two words.

"abnormal!"

"Thank you for the compliment."

"..."

Looking at the boy who was not ashamed but proud, Ye Cang felt his head throbbing and couldn't help but want to swear.

Calm down, calm down, girls should be elegant.

Yecang tried hard to calm down his inner turmoil, and it took him a while to calm down.

She calmly gazed at the boy and said, "Ryuji, you should know the importance of ninjutsu to a ninja."

"Hmm!" Long Er nodded.

As an important means of attack for ninjas, once the enemy knows the effects of ninjutsu, it is easy to find weaknesses and develop countermeasures.

Therefore, keeping ninjutsu secret is very important.

"Generally speaking, all ninjas keep their ninjutsu secret, and if conditions permit, they'll even hide it from their teammates." Yekura coldly looked into the boy's eyes. "Since you know this, you still dare to ask me for blood for this reason. Do you think I'll give it to you?"

Yes, I will!

Looking at Ryuji's nonchalant expression, Yekura couldn't help but find it amusing. "Why do you think I'd give it to you?"

"Because we have a good relationship!"

"..." Ye Cang remained silent.

Seeing that Long Er was so confident, she thought he must have some special reason, but she didn't expect it to be just this.

but……

"You win."

Ryuji was right; Yekura indeed found it difficult to refuse this man's request.

……

"Welcome back, Master!"

When I got home, the front door opened automatically.

Behind the door, a woman with long, wine-red, flowing hair, a gentle face, and delicate skin, dressed in a maid's skirt, bowed to Long Er.

"Um!"

Long Er nodded and stepped into the room.

The older maid followed behind and said, "Hot water is ready in the bathroom, and food is prepared in the kitchen. Would you like to take a bath or eat first, Master?"

"Let's eat first!"

"Okay, please wait a moment."

The maid turned and went into the kitchen, while Ryuji lay down on the sofa and fell asleep shortly afterward.

The search operation lasted for several days, and he was exhausted.

"Master, the food has been served..."

The maid, who had just returned to the living room, was about to call Ryuji to eat when she saw him fast asleep. She couldn't help but complain under her breath, "Honestly, he'll catch a cold sleeping like that."

"It's okay."

Whether he was responding to the maid or talking in his sleep, Ryuji mumbled with his eyes closed, "Many of the puppets are broken during this mission. Go and help repair them."

"Understood, I'll take the master upstairs to sleep first."

"Um!"

The maid smiled gently, reached out her slender hand, and gently picked up Long Er, carrying him upstairs.

(End of this chapter)