Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

597. Madara is just that awesome!

Although Huang Tu is still a bit young, it's not a big problem. When Huang Tu was that age, he was already a famous romantic talent in the village. In short, if this generation can't do it, then the next generation will. Konoha's White Fang's son has already made a name for himself. If their village doesn't produce another talent, will they continue to drift along like this?

The Third Raikage, compared to Onoki, was not as "proactive." Although he was just as worried about the village's future as Onoki, he also knew that things couldn't be rushed. In the past, with the policy of allowing two or three children, newborns were born in Kumogakure almost every day. If a genius was going to appear, he would have appeared long ago. If not, even if you gave his son a girl, it wouldn't make a difference. Moreover, his son had the same bad temper as him and never liked being forced. When his son got angry, he might do something that would leave someone's girl to live a life of widowhood. So, in order not to harm himself or others, the Raikage only thought about it in his mind and did not take any action.

Besides, he'd already seen through the nature of geniuses; the more anxious you are, the less likely they are to appear. It's better to be practical, repair the ancestral graves, move the two elders to a more auspicious location, and patiently wait. After all, everything is fate...

........

"Lord Madara, Konoha has produced another extraordinary young man, the son of White Fang, that brat...!"

In an underground entertainment complex somewhere in the Land of Water, a white-haired henchman was excitedly reporting to his boss. His clones were scattered throughout the ninja world, but Konoha had the most clones over the years. Since a suitable successor for Madara hadn't yet been found, Konoha had been his primary focus of investigation. Recently, White Fang's son had become incredibly famous, and he felt it necessary to inform his boss so he could keep up with the times and not remain stuck in the past. After so many years of being a recluse underground, he shouldn't be completely out of touch with the times…

"Hmph...! That brat White Fang's son, so-so... Did I find the brat I was looking for?"

After listening to the introduction from the underlings, Madara simply nodded slightly. He wasn't uninterested in White Fang's son. If it were White Fang, he might have paid more attention. In his era, who wasn't a genius? They wouldn't dare to challenge him. It was impressive that a five-year-old could take on a genin, but it wasn't enough to warrant his attention. He and his brother had been fighting alongside their father, the clan leader, since they were three years old. In his time, what five-year-old didn't have several lives on their hands? A one-on-one fight with a genin was nothing.

In his eyes, the only ones in the ninja world who could truly make it in his and his best friend's era were White Fang and that brat Shiki. As for the others... there were too many examples of children who showed promise but didn't live up to their potential. Whether they could grow up to be anything special remained to be seen in ten years. If White Fang's son could reach White Fang's level in ten years, perhaps he would catch his eye. As for now...

He'd be better off spending his time on his successor.

"...Lord Madara, the Uchiha clan has declined since you left. In recent years, apart from Uchiha Kagami, even his son has been rather mediocre... However, I have discovered an interesting kid. That kid is completely different from the Uchiha clan. Apart from his poor talent, his way of thinking is somewhat similar to Uchiha Kagami."

When it comes to the question of Madara's successor, White Brother was also somewhat helpless. He had been investigating the Uchiha clan for many years. In his opinion, although the Uchiha clan can still be called the number one clan in the ninja world now, it is entirely due to Madara's reputation and a group of ordinary geniuses. There is not a single high-end combatant. Therefore, in his eyes, the Uchiha clan had already declined when Madara left Konoha. What use is the number one clan in the ninja world if it is only supported by its numbers?

Over the years, he had also been observing and searching. There were many geniuses in the Uchiha clan, but he had not found anyone who met Madara's requirements for awakening the Mangekyou Sharingan. So, in order to avoid his boss getting angry and being scolded, and to allow his boss to live a few more years, he quickly changed the subject.

"Wow... there's such a brat?"

Hearing what the white-clad junior said, Madara became interested. As the most powerful figure in Uchiha history, and the only one who had experienced the evolution from Mangekyou Sharingan to Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan and finally to the Circle Eye, he understood the Sharingan better than anyone else. Everyone in the world thought that the evolution of the Sharingan into the Mangekyou Sharingan was due to talent, but only he knew that talent only accounted for half of it. The biggest factor that truly allowed the Sharingan to evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan was a person's emotional line. The Uchiha clan were originally the most emotionally sensitive people. As long as they received a great emotional stimulus that affected their brainwaves and stimulated their mental power, they could awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. However, not everyone had such emotions.

Back then, Uchiha Kagami was someone he had high hopes for. Unfortunately, when Uchiha Kagami was still alive, he hadn't yet formulated this plan. In addition, Kagami had been brainwashed too much by Senju Tobirama and was difficult to fool. Thinking about it now, it's a bit of a regret. So when the white-clad underling said that he had found a kid who looked somewhat similar to Uchiha Kagami, it piqued his interest. As for talent, Madara didn't care. The greater the love in one's heart, the more hatred one can generate once that love is destroyed, enough to destroy the world. Talent was nothing to Madara.

As long as this kid's heart is full of love, even if he hasn't awakened the Sharingan, Madara has the ability to make him skip the Sharingan and directly awaken the Mangekyou Sharingan. Don't be surprised, Madara is just that awesome!

"That kid is White Fang's son's classmate. He doesn't have the innate arrogance of the Uchiha clan. Instead, he spends all his time with kids other than the Uchiha, and he helps old ladies cross the street every day. You can tell he really loves Konoha..."

The white-clad clone recounted everything about Obito Uchiha from childhood to adulthood, including when he started bathing himself, when he started wearing underwear, and when he started having censored dreams. However, the clone only paid a little attention to the kid because it found him amusing, and didn't know many details. But just the fact that the clone knew everything about Obito Uchiha as if he were its own son, and that it had such a surveillance ability, was terrifying.

However, the white-clad underling repeatedly mentioned that this kid's talent was terrible; he'd been learning a simple Fireball Jutsu for ages and was still just spewing ash...

"...He's definitely an interesting kid. Keep an eye on him; maybe he's the one we're looking for."

After hearing the white-clad young man's explanation, Grandpa Ban exclaimed in his heart that it was fate!

Isn't this just for those who have to wait? God really does favor him!

However, in order to maintain his image as the boss, Uncle Ban restrained himself and didn't get so excited that he slapped his thigh...

598. It all depends on whether Sunagawa is tough enough.

"Hey! You're got some energy, young man. You're up and working so hard before dawn. If I had worked as hard as you back then, Sunagakure would have unified the ninja world and reached the moon long ago. But aren't you afraid your grandma will find out about you being so blatant? Hmm... this thing is quite creative, but I wonder how durable it is?"

"dong dong dong..."

As dawn broke, Masato got up to go to the bathroom. Passing by Sasori's toy house, he noticed the lights were on and a small barrier had been set up outside, presumably to prevent sound from coming out. Masato slapped the barrier to the door and arrived at the toy house. Sure enough, he found Sasori working on his "human body art" project. It looked almost finished. He went inside and looked at the lifelike puppet, which was almost like a real person except for its dull eyes and lifeless appearance. He gave the puppet a good critique and tapped it on the head.

Yes, it is indeed a real human head.

"Stop, you bastard... I've set up a barrier outside, they can't hear me. You don't object to me researching human puppets?"

Handsome Scorpion watched as this bastard pounded on his artwork, and after gritting his teeth, he turned around and asked curiously.

Human puppetry is listed as a forbidden art because it goes against the natural order. After all, using the dead for research is not a good thing, and it's even a bit immoral. But judging from this bastard middle-aged man's appearance, he doesn't care at all. He didn't even tell his grandmother when she found out he was researching human puppetry.

It's clear that this bastard middle-aged man doesn't care that he's researching human puppets.

"What's there to object to? If I hadn't awakened Magnet Release and gained a cheat code back then, I might be the one researching human puppets. In the end, this world is all about who has the bigger fist. Weakness is the original sin. Hmm... you might not understand what I'm saying now, but you'll understand when you're older and have more experience. If we weren't strong enough, countless people would have died in the first and second wars of Sunagakure. Loyalty and kinship only come from the mouths of hypocritical strongmen. Look at those small villages and countries now, aren't they just struggling to survive in the cracks between us great ninja villages because they're too weak? Takigakure, back then, dared to call itself the sixth strongest because it possessed the Seven-Tails." Even Konoha, a major ninja village, doesn't give it much respect. Now that the Seven-Tails is gone, aren't they obediently serving Konoha like dogs? So, life is short, only a few decades. Only with the strongest fist can you live freely in this world, unrestrained, and protect your family. What's a mere puppet? I've seen far more cruel things, let me tell you. Tobirama Senju even used his own elder brother's corpse for experiments to create Wood Release. Yours is nothing. But remember, everyone has their bottom line. I won't object to your research on puppets, but you can't use your own village's people like that. Otherwise, I'll show you why flowers bloom so red…”

As he spoke, Masato pinched Scorpion's pretty face with a wicked grin. He knew it was pointless to say anything. Scorpion's genius-like thinking was similar to Snake's. Snake initially used the corpses of his enemies for experiments, but as the demand for materials increased and ordinary materials could no longer satisfy them, they would choose to take the risky path in order to achieve perfection.

The same goes for Handsome Scorpion. He's just starting out, and these low-level ninja corpses are enough for him to practice on. But once he's no longer satisfied with these low-level ninja corpses, he'll definitely turn his attention to those "high-level materials." Geniuses often stand on the edge of madness, so he guesses that Handsome Scorpion will definitely turn his attention to these "high-level materials" in the future. But he doesn't have the ability to control people's minds, so even though he knows Handsome Scorpion will do this, he can't do anything about it. However, in the original work, Handsome Scorpion secretly killed Sunakawa because both Jie and Yusaori were on the battlefield. Handsome Scorpion attributed all of this to Sunakawa, who initiated the war. Moreover, Sunakawa's Magnet Release control of iron sand is said to be the strongest Kazekage in history, which is itself "high-level material." Handsome Scorpion will naturally turn his attention to him.

However, because of his appearance, Jie's fate has become a bit more bumpy. Fortunately, Handsome Scorpion now has both parents. Perhaps it's because of this little butterfly, Handsome Scorpion's personality is very different from the original work. In the original work, when both parents were alive, Handsome Scorpion was an adorable little baby, but now he is very cold. Apart from reacting to what Chiyo and his mother say, he is sometimes indifferent to what his father says, and even more so to strangers. Although Masato has not read much, he has watched a lot of TV dramas and read many novels. When such a person appears in the plot, wow, he will at least be a small boss in the future.

He said that to Handsome Scorpion just to see if he could restrain him a little. Although the hope was slim, he really didn't want Sunagawa to be used as a human specimen by Handsome Scorpion. After all, he and Sunagawa had been together for decades and still had a basic brotherly bond. But Handsome Scorpion was also his nephew, so he was family. If that day ever came, he could only... pretend he didn't see it.

Nonsense! One is practically a brother, the other is family. Anyone would know which to choose!

It all depends on whether Sunagawa is tough enough...

"Hmph! My affairs are none of your business..."

Handsome Scorpion was initially quite moved; he hadn't misjudged him after all. This bastard, though a bit of a scoundrel and unserious, was quite open-minded. However, the burning pain on his pretty face extinguished that little bit of emotion.

After breaking free from those large hands, he gave a haughty snort and turned around to continue his unfinished mission.

The human puppet is complete, but only in its initial stages; it cannot yet inherit the abilities of its predecessor...

"Don't be so arrogant. I'm your uncle, we share the same blood. If I don't care about you, who else can I care about? I'm just worried you might go astray and do something foolish. Think about it, we have such a large family business to leave to you. If something happens to you, our family's century-old legacy will just go to outsiders, right? You can play with puppets, but you can't play with the people in your own village. Unless you can beat me someday, then I won't be able to control you, right?"

Shinto continued, relentlessly rubbing the red hair on Scorpion's head. He had another thought in mind: He didn't care if this kid played with human puppets, he could even tolerate killing Sunagawa and using him as a specimen. But what if this kid turned him into a wooden puppet like in the original story? That would be terrible! Hard, lifeless wood has no feel to it!

599. The highly sought-after "Conan's dad"

"Kudo-kun, you're working so hard! Take a break, this is a bento I made myself..."

"Kudo-kun, I also made a bento box, why don't you try it..."

"And mine..."

"Kudo-kun, eat mine first..."

"Eat mine first..."

"........"

In a training ground in Sunagakure, several pretty girls, none of whom wore ninja headbands, formed a circle around Kudo Yusaku, who was covered in sweat after a workout. They didn't mind his sweaty appearance at all; instead, they held out homemade bento boxes to him, and a fight almost broke out over who should eat first.

"Sigh... I'm so envious!"

A group of Sand Ninja watched this scene from a distance with extreme envy and hatred, but when they thought of the other party's muscular build and fists the size of sandbags, all their words turned into a sigh.

"There was nothing I could do. Even though he's Master Zhen Dou's disciple, if I hadn't stopped him, my parents would have wanted my sister to come too..."

Another Sand Villager spread his hands and said to his companion who had just sighed, sounding somewhat helpless.

They were the security guards and managers of the practice field, and this scene was already commonplace for them. Basically, every day at mealtimes, whether it was breakfast, lunch, or dinner, these girls would arrive on time.

Normally, training grounds are only open to ninjas, and civilians are not allowed to enter. However, with so many girls who were unarmed, even the Kazekage couldn't do anything about it. How could these peripheral underlings dare to stop them? The village now prioritizes people, and anyone who lays a hand on a civilian would definitely be imprisoned for life.

Their Sand Village is covered in yellow sand, and any open space can be a natural training ground. So, the training ground has always been a desolate place, a place where chickens don't lay eggs and birds don't poop. But ever since Kudo was promoted to Chunin and was assigned here by the Kazekage, this place has almost become a famous historical site. Every day, all kinds of girls can be seen coming here in an endless stream, with the purpose of finding their new colleague, Kudo Yusaku!

That's right!

Since the three members of Team Shinto were promoted to Chunin, Team Shinto disbanded. Yekura's Scorching Release is a bloodline limit even rarer than their village's Magnet Release, so she was taken into the Anbu for protection. Every time she goes on a mission, she is accompanied by at least three Jonin as her captain and bodyguards. The reason is simple: rarity makes it precious. In addition, she is the disciple of Shinto, the first person in the history of the Anbu Hall of Fame. Yekura is doing quite well in the Anbu so far.

Mei Chuan Neiyi, who has become deeply passionate about ninjutsu development, has switched careers to become a researcher. He stays in his study at home every day, rarely venturing out, working diligently to develop awesome ninjutsu for his clan. His spirit of not leaving the house until he develops awesome ninjutsu has impressed everyone in the Mei Chuan clan. If it weren't for the fact that he eats all the food that servants bring him every day, and if he also takes out all the random wind-style techniques he has developed during his ninjutsu development process, and if Mei Chuan Bai finds them somewhat useful, he would probably be carrying a machete to go and take Masato down with him.

His most promising grandson, a perfectly good puppeteer, was tricked into becoming a researcher by this bastard, and now he's turned into a complete shut-in...

The distribution of Conan's father, Yusaku Kudo, is giving Ebizo and Sunakawa a bit of a headache. Although Masato told them to make arrangements normally, they really can't. They've only seen the power of the Eight Gates when it's opened to five, and although the endurance is lacking, the explosive power is strong, completely capable of crushing the other kids in the same grade. They can foresee that if this kid opens the sixth, seventh, or eighth gate in the future... my god, this is a gem!

The only drawback is that his early development is too slow, requiring a lot of time and money to nurture him. If he were allowed to run missions every few days like a regular underling, it would not only waste his time, but if something happened to him and he got killed along the way, they would be devastated. Therefore, the allocation schedule for this kid is designed to allow him ample time to work hard while also providing him with a stable salary, without having to run missions every day. This is quite a headache, because apart from the Anbu, school teachers, and clerical staff at the Hokage's office... only that bastard Masato's hundred-plus secretaries have stable salaries. Everyone else in the village doesn't, let alone a kid who has just been promoted to Chunin. Right now, he is at the age where they are working hard and building their careers. Giving this kid a stable income would not be in accordance with the rules, and it would be difficult to explain to others!

So the two thought it over and thought, and it seemed that there really was such a place in the village, which was the training ground security guard and manager. In Sunagakure, the training ground was practically useless, but it was built by the Second Hokage by copying Konoha, and it was not easy to demolish. So the village always arranged for some people who were disabled from the battlefield to look after it. It was a kind of idle job, a place for those people to retire. It was just right to put the child there. There was plenty of time, a stable income, and no need to run missions every day. The three conditions were met.

So, after Ebizo and Sunagawa exchanged glances, Sunagawa casually assigned Kudo Yusaku to the training ground.

This was originally just a trivial matter that wouldn't have caused much of a stir in the village. However, Kudo Yusaku had another identity: he was the disciple of the legendary Sunagakure ninja, Golden Lion Shiki. The key was that he was born a commoner, which made him quite popular among the common people. Although Sunagakure had been promoting some commoner ninjas in recent years, the talent and strength of commoner ninjas were limited, and they were mostly stuck in the middle ranks. None of them had risen to the top. Therefore, many people in the village regarded Kudo Yusaku as the hope for commoners to rise to the top. He was not bad in terms of talent, and his strength far surpassed his peers. In addition, he was the disciple of Master Shinto, which destined him to rise to the top in the future.

The saying goes, "It's better to offer help in times of need than to add flowers to brocade." Anyone with eyes could see this potential, so the gossipy aunts and uncles next door started plotting, persuading their daughters or nieces to deepen their ties with this promising young man...

This is how "Conan's dad" suddenly became so popular.

In this era, there's no such thing as parents or children. It's an age that champions freedom of love and values ​​looks. No matter how high your status, if you're just an old man, they wouldn't go for you even if you were beaten to death. But to be fair, while Conan's dad's looks don't quite reach the ceiling of handsome Sasori, he's still quite good-looking. Plus, years of hard work have given him an undeniable masculine aura, especially his superhuman twelve-pack abs...

Turn a group of girls who champion freedom in love into all sorts of rare and exotic creatures!

600. I can't be a couch potato anymore.

"Um... thank you all, but I'm not hungry right now, you guys can eat it yourselves....-_-||"

Looking at the girls around him, Yusaku Kudo suppressed the urge to cry and cruelly refused.

For so many years, such treatment had only existed in his childhood dreams. Now it had finally come true. To say he didn't care would be pure nonsense. However, he wasn't the naive child he once was anymore. The village law stipulated monogamy; having more than one wife would get him dragged into a public denunciation! Besides, there were so many... Furthermore, he hoped to meet a girl he genuinely liked, not these people who approached him with ulterior motives or to harm him. Wasn't that just being a scoundrel?

Mealtimes were the most unbearable time for him every day. As a former top student who was good at everything, how could he not know what these girls wanted from him? It was because he was Master Shindou's disciple, and after a few years of experience, he could wait to rise to the top of the village. Most of these girls came with this purpose in mind. Although he thought about that censored scene countless nights, he couldn't dare to do it.

Teachers are very concerned about their image. If any scandals were to spread about him and cause any negative impact, making him lose face, who knows if the teacher would cut off his manhood? He'd heard plenty of stories about his teacher. He seemed cute and approachable on the surface, but once he got angry, he was a ruthless person who would even cut off his own people. If he were to cause any scandals that made the teacher lose face, he really couldn't guarantee that the teacher would spare his manhood.

Besides, Lord Kazekage and Lord Kaizo are still single. If he dared to be so reckless, even if his teacher was magnanimous and didn't punish him, Lord Kazekage and Lord Kaizo would probably make things difficult for him. So, for his own future and for the sake of his little brother who had shared joys and sorrows with him, he couldn't go against his conscience and accept these adorable... bento boxes. Once he ate one, he couldn't stop...

"It's alright, I'll leave the bento here. Kudo-kun can eat it whenever he gets hungry..."

Perhaps used to being politely rejected, these girls weren't hurt. They still eagerly stole glances at "Conan's dad's" unusually large twelve-pack abs, their minds wandering, their faces flushed as they placed their lunchboxes on the ground and turned to leave. Humans are such strange creatures; the more unattainable something is, the more obsessed and persistent they become. Like these girls, rejected by "Conan's dad" for so long, anyone with an IQ of 60 or higher would have accepted reality. But these girls, with their unwavering spirit, completely ignored "Conan's dad's" words, simply leaving their lunchboxes on the ground and turning away, planning to come back tomorrow or at the next mealtime...

"Sigh...when will this ever end...(╯︵╰)"

Watching the girls' backs as they walked away, "Conan's dad" sighed helplessly, ignoring the murderous glares around him.

"...Why do I feel like killing someone? (▼he▼メ)"

"Me too."

Same as above.

"Same as above...(▼ヘ▼#)"

.......

"You're planning to go see Tsunade again? Sigh, it'll be a waste of your time. I think Yusa's youngest daughter, Yusa Akane, is quite nice. Now that she's grown up, she's not much younger than Tsunade..."

All three disciples are working hard towards their goals, and Shinto can't be a slacker either. After all, he's been idle for many years. He finally got his chance after Tsunade left Konoha. With the best defensive players like Hiruzen Sarutobi either hospitalized or in Konoha, this is his best chance to hit a home run. How could he let the opportunity slip away? Considering the time, Tsunade probably already squandered all the gold dust she took from him. It's time for a hero to descend from the sky.

So, bored in the village, Shinto decided to head to the Land of Fire to carry out his "Home Run Operation." However, before setting off, he needed to ask Chiyo for some travel expenses. He was born into a wealthy family in Sunagakure, where even the toilets were gold-plated. He didn't care much about money. After all, before Konan rose to prominence, who in the ninja world was richer than his family? Even the Daimyo of the Land of Wind wouldn't dare to say that. Don't be fooled by the fact that the Land of Wind is full of gold dust. Just because someone is the head of state of the Land of Wind doesn't mean they are rich.

While the Daimyo of the Land of Wind is considered one of the wealthiest among the five Daimyo, that wealth comes from what his sons inherited after the previous Daimyo's death, derived from his personal coffers. This wealth is further supplemented by inheritances from his brothers who fought in the Daimyo power struggle. Therefore, the Daimyo's fortune is largely tied to his personal treasury. But how much is in his coffers? The Miyako clan, despite its current small size, is a family with over a century of history. While they can't compare to the royal families of the Land of Fire, the birthplace of the ninja world, like the Uchiha, Senju, and Hyuga clans, their accumulated wealth over generations, though not as large as the Land of Wind's treasury, is still more than enough to easily defeat a Daimyo.

So he never worried about not having enough money. But ever since he decided to seduce Tsunade, he realized for the first time that money really doesn't last. With Tsunade's extravagant lifestyle, no amount of money could satisfy her. He was even a little worried that if he really won Tsunade back, how long would his half of the family fortune last...?

Chiyo looked at her nephew, who was over thirty and still shamelessly asked her for pocket money, her tone full of helplessness. She knew what kind of trouble he was going to cause the moment he poked his butt in. Ever since he got a stable salary, he rarely asked her for pocket money anymore. And every time he did ask her for pocket money, it was definitely to give it to Tsunade from Konoha. She had heard that besides being the God of Shinobi, Hashirama Senju also had a little-known nickname: the God of Gamblers. You could imagine how superb Hashirama Senju's gambling skills were. Unfortunately, Tsunade was Hashirama Senju's granddaughter. Although she gambled heavily, she had very little faith in her luck and skills.