Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

Ten minutes later...

"Hey! I have such a short temper."

Masato rolled up his sleeves and threw a punch—he really didn't know what was good for him! (▼へ▼メ)

"boom!"

"Oh! You two gentlemen are still here? I thought no one was inside... And you're here too, beautiful lady! Honestly, I knocked for so long and no one opened the door. I've been out in the wind and sun for so long, look how rough your skin is..."

As soon as he entered the Kazekage's office, Masato was just starting to rant when he saw old woman Chiyo. He immediately sought refuge by coming to Chiyo's side and said pitifully.

"That bastard....(▼へ▼メ)"

Ebizo and Sunagawa watched as this bastard walked in, immediately trying to play the victim and find a backer. Their foreheads bulged with countless wells. Sure enough, that polite knocking earlier was all fake; this was the proper way to do it...

"Hehe... Such a grown man, yet he acts like a child. I thought he had made a fortune and was out there having a good time before coming back."

At first, Chiyo was a little angry that this brat didn't know his own limitations, but looking at his pitiful face, she was completely charmed and all her anger vanished. Even though he was getting older, he was still single, so it was normal for him to be a little immature and act without considering the consequences. Didn't she see that her precious son only became mature and stable after having a son? Once this kid hooks up with a girl, settles down, and has kids, he'll be fine. ヾ(^Д^*)/

"..."

Ebizo and Sunagawa watched the mother-son duo's "filial piety" begin again, speechless. Didn't they agree to take turns yelling at each other when that bastard came back? You play the main role, we'll support... What the hell is going on now? -_-||

Before that bastard returns, Ebizo and Sunagawa decide they can't tolerate this brat any longer. Although he's caused trouble from time to time, his initial intentions were always for the village's benefit. For example, when he went to Iwagakure to hunt wild monsters and teamed up with the Raikage to fight Onoki, he didn't even die, giving everything to the village. Maybe he's still a single dog who was spoiled by the First Hokage and Chiyo since childhood, and he's still acting crazy even now. But these are all minor issues. After all, he's a super genius, and what super genius doesn't have a little temper? So they'll just tolerate it. As long as it's beneficial to the village's development, it's okay for him to take the blame occasionally.

But the things this kid did this time made them realize that their indulgence would only make this brat more reckless. Now, in order to woo that Tsunade, he's even reaching into the "national treasury." What will happen in the future?

Tsunade has visited their Sand Village several times, and they've witnessed her extravagant spending habits firsthand. She's incredibly carefree and extravagant. Honestly, even they, who aren't short of money, can't match Tsunade's nonchalant attitude towards wealth. This brat is only embezzling public funds now, but who knows what he might do to harm his own village after being scammed by that spendthrift woman Tsunade a few more times? Like… selling the One-Tailed Beast?

So they decided to take this opportunity to teach this brat a lesson, to give him a good scolding! To give him a good scolding!

However, it's not easy to criticize this brat. He's never given them any face since he was a child, so they went to ask Chiyo for help. The kindness of raising a child is greater than the kindness of giving birth to them. This brat has always listened to Chiyo since he was a child, so they plan to use a triangle offense, with the two of them as support and Chiyo as the finisher.

After their artistic embellishment, Chiyo agreed to their plan. This child definitely needed to be kept in check; he was too reckless and prone to causing trouble. Before their precious grandson had fully developed and they could gather the essential equipment, the village still needed him to support it...

When this brat knocked on the door so politely, they were thinking of first wearing down his arrogance, and then they could confidently criticize him after his arrogance was gone.

Unexpectedly, this little bastard was so clever; he actually saw through their tactics, completely dismantling their triangle attack strategy that they had been studying for days, and directly turning Chiyo, their finisher, to their side...

"By the way, what...why did you call me here? I've been traveling for two months, and I'm so hot, tired, and covered in sweat. I just want to go home, take a shower, and sleep. You all know how awful the weather is in our Land of Wind—it's just too hot!"

After dealing with Chiyo, Masato gave Ebizo and Sunagawa a smug look.

Damn it, you think I can't defend against Chiyo just because you brought her in? Don't you know my idol is Lakers number 24? I know the triangle offense better than you guys... (????)

635. Insisting on picking roses with thorns.

This bastard....(▼へ▼メ)

Seeing this bastard's smug face, Ebizo and Sunakawa were so angry that their faces turned red. However, seeing Chiyo's smiling face, which looked like she was treating her precious nephew, they couldn't bring themselves to scold this scoundrel in front of her.

"...It's nothing, I just wanted to ask how Scorpion and the others did on their first trip out of the village. But since you're tired, you should go back and rest."

Ebizo took a deep breath and forced himself to act nonchalant, casually saying...

We can't exactly tell this bastard we called him here to criticize him, can we? Damn it, you've already turned our core players against us, what are you complaining about now...?

"Hey! We didn't even encounter a single monster on this trip. What kind of performance can we expect? It's strange, isn't it? Usually, my underlings get killed by people from one village or another as soon as they go out. I led them across several countries at a leisurely pace, and we didn't encounter a single monster. It's really weird... Is the world at peace, or am I just too invincible?"

Masato stroked his chin and began to speculate earnestly.

"Alright, you can go back now..."

Ebizo waved him away impatiently, thinking that if his sister weren't around, he really would have fucking killed him.

I've never seen anyone so arrogant. Is the world at peace? Since the end of World War II, every time their underlings go out, two or three of them have been killed by him. If you're saying this guy is invincible... I guess people are afraid of being messed with by him, so they all avoid him...

This guy's appearance is too "outstanding"—a head of messy blond hair, an ever-present stubble, a flashy floral shirt and shorts, and flip-flops. It's impossible not to recognize him. Blonde hair is already rare in the ninja world; besides that blond-haired boy from Konoha who's been making headlines lately, this bastard is practically the only other one. And I heard that Onoki recently erected a statue of him under the Tsuchikage's tower, and every morning he organizes some kind of extremely humiliating ritual with the villagers…

"Tch, I'm leaving."

Shindou glanced contemptuously at the two old geezers who dared not utter a word of complaint, then turned and left.

"That little rascal, look what you've done to him, sister...(▼へ▼メ)"

No sooner had Shinto left the Kazekage Tower than Ebizo said resentfully to Chiyo, "We agreed that you'd be the finisher and we'd support you, but this bastard played the victim and then betrayed us..."

"Hehe, hasn't he always been like this since he was a kid? This is a bit excessive... Didn't Mifune reply and say he'd give us a 20% discount on business from now on? It's a bit embarrassing, but it's still a good thing...ヾ(^Д^*)/"

Chiyo laughed nonchalantly. Although Sunagakure was wealthy, they were still somewhat resentful of being treated like suckers for so many years. In the past, whether the major villages bought ninja tools from the Land of Iron or the Land of Craftsmen, Sunagakure often had to pay much more money than other villages to buy the same amount of ninja tools. Sometimes, when supplies were scarce, they even had to pay twice the price. Although they were not short of money, it would still be unpleasant for anyone to do it.

Although my dear nephew broke the village's tradition of not haggling this time, it's still a good thing in the long run...

"...Sigh! How did this kid fall for Tsunade?"

Hearing Chiyo's blatant protection, Sunakawa sighed deeply and felt a toothache. He had a premonition that, judging from the pace at which this brat was trying to seduce Tsunade, it would take him one or two decades to win her over. But if he was male after one or two decades, that wouldn't matter, but Tsunade would be in her forties or fifties by then. Even if he won her over, did he expect her to give him a big fat baby?

This is quite difficult. It's very dangerous for older mothers to give birth. But if they don't have the baby, wouldn't all of this kid's amazing talents be wasted?

Just thinking about Sunagawa gives me a toothache. There are so many pretty girls in the village, why does this guy have to go and pick that thorny rose...?

"...Oh well! Let it be."

Listening to Sunakawa's lament, Chiyo remained silent for a long time before finally letting out a helpless sigh. This child had always been opinionated, and besides, matters of the heart were not something she could easily interfere with. Having read so many Buddhist scriptures over the years, she wasn't so fixated on such things anymore. Anyway, she still had her precious grandson to continue the family line, and with the Uzumaki clan's genes, this powerful combination meant that if the next generation wasn't a super genius, she'd eat feces on live stream...

........

"Clap clap clap!"

Is the teacher home?

"Clap clap clap!"

"Teacher, help me!!!! ╥﹏╥"

"Clap clap clap!"

"..."

Before dawn, a flustered figure arrived at the Gong Lie clan's door, crying and banging on it.

"Kudo boy, what's wrong with you...?"

The elderly woman doesn't sleep much, and every night she has to keep an eye on whether the handsome Sasori and Karin's mother have gotten pregnant. So Chiyo basically goes to bed early and gets up early every day. She goes to sleep after dinner and gets up at two or three in the morning to keep an eye on whether Karin's mother has raided her precious grandson.

Just as dawn broke, I heard cries for help outside the door. When I opened it, good heavens, my precious nephew's disciple was crying and sniffling like his father had died, and his whole body was glowing green. How many doors had he opened?

If she remembered correctly, this guy had been living the high life lately; his family was practically well-off, and he was practically surrounded by girls practically offering themselves to him. Why was he crying so miserably now...?

Although she had retired from public life and devoted herself to Buddhism for several years, rarely concerning herself with village affairs, she naturally kept an eye on her beloved nephew's students. After all, they were the next generation of the village. The boy from the Meichuan family was practically a wasted life, spending all his time at home aspiring to become a man like Tobirama Senju. Without Tobirama's face, she believed it was impossible to become such a man. Never mind...

The only scorching ninja is doing quite well in the Anbu. Although her beloved nephew has retired from the Anbu, his influence remains. As his student, that little girl has always had a smooth life. Although going out with the title of her beloved nephew's disciple makes it easy to attract hatred, she always manages to escape danger. She is still a bit lacking in seniority, but in a year or two, she should have no problem becoming a Jonin and a squad leader.

What she cared about most was Kudo Yusaku. As a commoner chosen by her beloved nephew, his talent was bound to be exceptional. Moreover, the boy was hardworking and diligent. She had seen the Eight Gates Formation; it was incredibly powerful and monstrous. It was truly remarkable that the boy had persevered. Especially his commoner status was what she valued most. She and the First Hokage had always shared the idea of ​​a close-knit community among commoners, but putting it into practice was difficult. After all, commoners had far fewer resources than children from powerful families. In such a unequal power dynamic, the idea of ​​a close-knit community was merely a slogan. Currently, none of the village's high-ranking officials were commoners.

636. Handsome Scorpion's Addiction Syndrome After Killing Someone

Therefore, this young man is the vanguard in breaking the village's monopoly held by the upper echelons. Once he takes power, it will be much easier for him to rise to power again if he discovers any commoner geniuses, even without relying on her beloved nephew's identity. Although Chiyo's status in the village is high, the village still belongs to everyone, and the village cannot function without those families. As it stands now, the village relies on the underlings of those families to fight and raise horses; the commoners' fighting strength is simply too weak...

So even she couldn't disrespect those families. If those families united to fight against her, she would find it troublesome. She couldn't very well let her nephew kill all of them, could she?

Fortunately, this kid is quite capable. After his nephew tricked him into giving him the Eight Gates Formation from Konoha, he has been focusing on training his taijutsu. His nephew's efforts have not been in vain. However, the drawbacks of the Eight Gates Formation are too terrible. If the higher-ups insist on opening seven or eight gates when a problem could be solved by opening five gates and wasting some effort, they will end up ruining themselves. They will have nowhere to cry. So, not only is he given a job with long hours and high pay, but his health is also monitored every day. Even his medical check-ups are done by his beloved son.

She was perfectly fine before, so why is she crying like her teacher... ugh! Or rather, like her own father has died.

"Chiyo-sama, is the teacher home? ╥﹏╥"

When Conan's father saw that it was Chiyo who opened the door, he was speechless. It's easier to talk about this kind of topic with a male teacher.

"He's not up yet, please come in and sit down..."

"Ugh! You woke me up before I was even awake, you brat! What's wrong? Coming here so early in the morning to mourn? I'm not dead yet, and someone stole my virginity?"

Before Chiyo could finish speaking, Masato yawned and came out of the room. He saw "Conan's dad" crying like he had lost his virginity. Good heavens, he even opened five doors to come over. He had just given handsome Sasori psychological counseling until the middle of the night last night, and had only just fallen asleep when this traitor woke him up. What a disaster!

It's been half a year since he went to the Land of Iron to negotiate with Mifune. According to his original plan, he should have already teamed up with Tsunade in the Land of Fire to wreak havoc. But who knew that these kids would be so troublesome? For the past six months, he's been constantly running missions with Sasori and his two companions. In these six months, Sasori has lived up to his title of genius, surpassing even Chiyo and the grandmaster of puppetry. It just so happens to be his golden period of strength growth, and his strength is increasing rapidly. At the age of twelve, he can easily become a Jonin. However, during one of his escorts of the Lady of the Daimyo of the Land of the Moon on her way back home... oops!

For those bounty hunters who value money over their lives, his title of Golden Lion Shiki wasn't enough. In fact, many people wanted to step on him to rise to power. So when they reached the border of the Land of the Moon, they finally encountered some easy enemies, and elite ones at that. With the aim of training the three of them, Masato watched his "Uchiha Greatsword" supervise the battle from the side, leaving the experience to the three of them. However, he underestimated Sasori's combat power. While Little Motor and Karin's mother were still in the initial stance, those elite enemies were instantly killed by Sasori's few green Senbon family chakra threads. Even the replica of the Chikamatsu Ten Ninjas didn't have a chance to appear.

It was just a minor incident. Although Sasori's combat power was a bit beyond Shinto's expectations, as he could easily defeat two Jonin and more than a dozen others, it was still just a minor incident. He didn't pay much attention to it. After all, in the original story, someone who could steal Sunagawa's head at the age of fourteen or fifteen was quite reasonable to have such combat power.

But to his surprise, ever since he personally killed a living person, Handsome Scorpion has become unusually bloodthirsty... well, not quite accurate. Anyway, it's no longer enough for him to use dead corpses for human body art research. He started using living people who had just been killed and were still warm for his research. So, Handsome Scorpion soloed all the experience points along the way, and Little Motor and Future Karin's mother didn't get a single penny. There was no team-up experience sharing function, which was already a bit much.

Anyway, in the future, Karin's mother will have the cowardly Seven-Tails protecting her, and the Uzumaki clan's physique will be able to perfectly withstand the power Seven-Tails lends to her. Just like Big Mom, she will start at level 90, so whether she needs experience or not doesn't matter.

Little Motor's talent is really average; his ceiling is just a slightly stronger elite Jonin, so it doesn't matter whether he trains early or late.

But when they returned to the village to rest, he noticed that something was wrong with Handsome Scorpion. If he woke up at night and used his Observation Haki to spot a little brat sneaking out of the house next door, he would quietly follow him to see what this "little thief" was up to. Luckily, he intervened at the crucial moment, otherwise this "little thief" would have attacked the village's underlings.

If it were anyone else, he would have slapped that traitor and murderer to death on the spot. But when he saw his nephew's pretty face in the moonlight, he was stunned.

Is this some kind of addiction syndrome after killing someone?

Finally, under his gentle persuasion and the threat of being thrown into Karin's mother's room if he didn't tell the truth, Sasori finally confessed. It turned out that his previous research into human body art using the corpses after killing people had given him a lot of inspiration. In particular, he discovered that puppets made from still-warm corpses were more effective than those made from corpses that had been cold for who knows how long. Although they couldn't fully retain the abilities of their predecessors, they had inherited three or four layers. Now, it was the most crucial period for his research into human body art, and he needed a large number of recently deceased corpses, so he set his sights on the village's underlings...

Hearing Handsome Scorpion's explanation, Zhen Dou had a headache. A kid like his nephew, who had been highly independent since childhood and knew what he was doing, was completely ineffective with his verbal attacks unless he had a savior's halo. Besides, he couldn't very well stop him from studying human body art, could he? After all, his talent was in puppetry, and stopping him from studying it would be hindering his progress. Moreover, this was his own nephew. As long as he didn't turn himself into a wooden doll that was neither human nor ghost and leave a lineage for their family, that would be fine.

However, he discovered that Sasori's values ​​seemed to be skewed. Killing people was one thing, but the ninja world was always killing people. Killing people from other villages was fine, but killing one's own people was unacceptable. So that night, he took Sasori out of the village and flew for several days to the neighboring Kusagakure village to hunt down a few weaklings for him to study. Every night, he would go there to give him a lesson on the idea that everyone has a responsibility to protect the village.

After all, he's his own nephew. He can't just abandon him and let him go crazy and start flirting with girls, can he?

If Chiyo found out, at her age, she'd probably end up in the ICU like Hiruzen Sarutobi...

637. Handsome Scorpion: What do single dogs know?

"It's worse than having your virginity stolen... Lady Chiyo, I'm in trouble with you..."

"Conan's dad" was about to speak, but when he saw Chiyo next to him, he looked at her with a bewildered expression.

"boom!"

"What can't be said? She's my aunt, so by relation she's your... Oh right, beautiful lady, what should he call you according to our relationship? (⊙_⊙)?"

Masato, annoyed, delivered a critical hit to "Conan's dad," then, counting on his fingers, he couldn't quite make sense of the relationship and looked at Chiyo with a puzzled expression.

"...Child, just say what you have to say. I'm already decades old, what's there to be ashamed of?"

Chiyo rolled her eyes at her nephew and said to "Conan's dad," who had a big bump on his head.

We're complete strangers, who knows how to address each other...

"The thing is... @#￥％@@#￥％@...."