Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

Onoki's carefully cultivated little schemer, Koto, may lack the natural talent to learn Dust Release and become a leader, but his eloquence is undeniable. He's the kind of person Hiruzen Sarutobi, who's secretly spying on him from the Hokage's office next door with his personal crystal ball, seething with envy. While his eldest son is also excellent, his younger son has significantly lowered his educational standards. His eldest son is too upright, and while uprightness is good, it's still lacking in Hiruzen's eyes. And that slight deficiency is perfectly embodied in Onoki's son. In the ninja world, without a bit of cunning, you're easily outmaneuvered, and that's precisely what his eldest son lacks…

That bastard Onoki sent his son to provoke him!

749. Your photo album must be very valuable.

Clang!

"scorpion!"

"It must be tough working out there, you've lost weight..."

"..."

While the two intellectuals on the outskirts of Konoha were still arguing, Masato, with the handsome Sasori, flew back to the village after several days. Without disturbing the villagers, they went straight home.

As soon as the two landed, Chiyo looked at her beloved grandson, who had been away from home for several years, beside Masato. The scissors in her hand involuntarily fell to the ground. Looking at that thin and pretty face, tears streamed down her face. What had her precious grandson gone through these past few years? He had become so thin and his skin was rough, completely unlike the tender skin he had a few years ago. If it weren't for that pretty face that looked exactly like hers when she was young, and that head of bright red hair, she wouldn't have been able to believe that this was her precious grandson.

"...This kid's living the high life, starting a business with a few dream-chasing young people, but they're a bit poor, they can't even afford to eat properly."

Looking at Chiyo's expression, Shinto rolled his eyes. Sure enough, a doting mother spoils her grandson. Who doesn't have to endure wind and sun in the ninja world? This kid's been through so much! He's probably having a much more carefree time outside. According to Kakuzu's description, this kid had already completely let loose while he was still working for him. In just over a year, he'd killed countless of Kakuzu's bosses, causing a slight drop in Kakuzu's credibility. It took him two years to finally regain it by running all over the ninja world. If it weren't for Chiyo's connection to Kakuzu and Jie, Kakuzu would have turned on him long ago.

According to incomplete statistics, this brat has been out there for over three years, and the number of people he's killed is at least eight hundred to a thousand—he's practically slaughtered entire cities and destroyed entire countries...

"Bastard! Let me go! o(▼皿▼メ;)o"

The handsome scorpion, who had been restrained the whole time, was furious and struggled desperately. "Bastard! We're home and he's still making sarcastic remarks!" He glanced around and secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he realized that Xiuli, that tiger, wasn't there.

"boom!"

"Hey! You little brat, you really think I won't beat you up in front of your grandma? I won't beat you up in front of outsiders because I don't want to air my dirty laundry. You've been out there for years and your skills haven't improved much, but your temper has gotten worse, hasn't it? Let me tell you, this is your job: work well with your girl to lay a few eggs for the family. After that, you can go wherever you want, but before that's done, if you dare to leave your room... I'll make a photobook out of these pictures and sell it. Hey! I have to say, with your pretty face and the title of the most handsome ninja in the world, these pictures would definitely be worth a lot of money if made into a photobook...ヾ(^?^)?"

Ignoring Chiyo's presence, Masato pulled out a bunch of handsome photos of Sasori from childhood to adulthood and waved them in front of him, saying in a cheeky tone.

"Damn it! When did you take this picture?! o(?Д?)っ!"

Looking at the embarrassing childhood photos in front of him, especially pictures of his mother or grandmother bathing him when he was very young, Handsome Scorpion panicked. He wasn't afraid of death; since he started studying the Basic Law at the age of three, he knew that in this world, death is inevitable. He wasn't afraid of being beaten either; he'd been beaten by this bastard since he was a child, and although it hurt a lot, his tolerance was top-notch.

But people have a sense of shame, and this bastard is so despicable, he's capable of anything. But... when did this bastard take so many embarrassing photos of him when he was a child?

Thinking of this, Handsome Scorpion looked at his grandmother.

"...I just took the picture as a souvenir."

Chiyo, seeing her beloved grandson's questioning gaze, glared at her precious nephew with a hint of annoyance. But it wasn't just Masato who had them; she had them too, even more...

However, she did not expect that her beloved nephew would use those photos to threaten her beloved grandson. Judging from the way her beloved grandson seemed to care, Chiyo had a sudden thought and seemed to have found a way to control her beloved grandson.

Her beloved grandson had always been withdrawn and sharp-tongued, with few friends. Now that he was older, she could barely exchange a few words with him each day. The only thing that interested him was puppetry. He wasn't as emotionally attached to those around him as she thought. If he ran away from home again, she couldn't stop him. However, seeing his strong reaction to these photos... Chiyo decided against it. Like she'd told her eldest nephew, she could keep him physically, but not emotionally. He had to leave eventually. She wasn't as despicable as her eldest nephew; she couldn't let her image as a grandmother crumble...

"asshole..."

"boom!"

Seeing that his grandmother wouldn't help him, and looking at the smug face of the guy holding the photo, Handsome Scorpion gritted his teeth, glared angrily at the blond bastard, and then dashed into his toy room, slamming the door shut in one swift motion. All he wanted now was peace and quiet...

"Oh...! This child..."

Chiyo looked at her beloved grandson's toy house with a sigh of relief.

Every super genius has some personality flaws, more or less. She knew that White Fang was straightforward, his precious nephew would never grow up, and his precious grandson was aloof... In the past, she didn't think much of it. White Fang was straightforward, but it did not affect his important role in Konoha in the slightest.

Her beloved nephew was a rambling, immature child, yet he could still become a pillar of the village. So when she discovered her beloved grandson's withdrawn personality, she didn't think much of it. She just paid a little attention, hoping he could grow up to be the next pillar of the village after her beloved nephew. In addition, her beloved nephew had been teaching him, and Xiuli had also been working hard. She originally thought that even if her nephew couldn't change her beloved grandson, Xiuli could at least reach into his withdrawn heart.

But now it seems that her precious grandson's situation is much more serious than she imagined. As for her beloved nephew, she has already given up hope. He is already over forty years old, and he has spent a lot of money, but he still can't win over Tsunade. She doesn't know when he will be able to defeat Tsunade and give birth to a few great geniuses for the village. So she can only place her hopes on her precious grandson. After her nephew gets old and his condition declines, her precious grandson can also support the village for decades like her nephew.

There are differences even among the Double Flower Red Sticks. Although Rasa is already a Double Flower Red Stick, he is still far behind his beloved grandson. During the Third Shinobi World War, he was on the defensive from beginning to end against the "Yellow Flash," and there were no highlights to be seen. This is why Rasa was criticized even though he won two MVPs. Everyone knows that Minato Namikaze is the next head of Konoha. Their head of Konoha can only be on the defensive when they encounter him, which is really embarrassing.

If it were my precious grandson facing off against Minato Namikaze, my precious grandson definitely wouldn't be passively defending. Even if Tobirama Senju's Flying Thunder God Technique is incredibly powerful, she has confidence in my precious grandson!

750. Possesses great martial arts skills, but is utterly hopeless at flirting.

But now her beloved grandson is in this state, needing his nephew to drag him back home. He clearly doesn't want to stay in the village. How can she not feel helpless? Two generations of her family have risked their lives for the village, and now the third generation has turned out like this...

"Take it easy. If he doesn't want to, so be it. We can't impose our will on others. That's not fair to him. I'm not old enough to be unable to fight. I can fight for decades more. If he and Xiuli work hard, maybe they'll give birth to another super genius, right?"

Seeing Chiyo shaking her head and sighing, Masato knew exactly what she was thinking. If it weren't for him, their family would have been a bunch of martyrs. Sasori's father and mother were killed by White Fang in World War II, sacrificing themselves for the village. Chiyo used a deadly forbidden technique to save Gaara. In the end, only Ebizo was left.

This family's contributions to Sunagakure are absolutely unprecedented. Now, because of this little butterfly, Sasori's parents didn't raise the village flag during World War II, and he's fought for the village for decades. He thinks that Sasori just killing one Sunagawa and leaving the village doesn't seem like such a big deal after all...

Thanks to the plot hole in the One Piece world and the existence of Sage Chakra, while he can't be immortal, at least his peak period is guaranteed to be long enough to last until Kaguya appears. By then, with the male lead and the second male lead around, he won't need to save the world; his existence will only be enough to ensure the village's status doesn't decline. Otherwise, like in the original story, after Gaara took over, the entire Sand Village didn't have a single person who could be considered respectable, making it even worse than Iwagakure. At least Iwagakure had Onoki, a veteran double-flower red-ranked official, while Sand Village didn't have a single double-flower red-ranked official at that time. Gaara was at most a red-ranked official. During the Five Kage Summit, Gaara represented Sand Village just to make up the numbers, and in the subsequent Fourth Shinobi World War, he became a mere bystander, almost becoming an auxiliary character, even less important than Onoki, his son, and his long-legged granddaughter.

At least they still managed to get several shots even when they were being taken down by Madara Uchiha...

"Being a super genius isn't easy. Even Hashirama Senju's son and grandson were just like that..."

Chiyo knew her nephew was trying to comfort her. Even Konoha, known as the cradle of geniuses, didn't have many super geniuses, let alone Sunagakure. The village had been established for almost fifty years, and producing only two was already incredibly rare. Even Hashirama Senju, the god of ninja, whose son was at least a double-ranked ninja, had only a mediocre grandson. If it weren't for Tsunade, the Senju clan would probably have been lost to history.

Although her beloved grandson is indeed a super genius, and Xiuli is also a top-tier member of the Uzumaki clan, their next generation's talent is certainly not lacking, but she can't guarantee that they will definitely be super geniuses, after all, this thing depends too much on feng shui and luck.

There are far too many examples in the history of the ninja world of powerful and weak individuals.

However, if it were her nephew, she would definitely make sure that his next generation would at least be a Double-Flower Red Staff. After all, in her opinion, her nephew's talent was comparable to that of Hashirama Senju, even stronger than her precious grandson. Even if the next generation could not inherit her nephew's extraordinary talent, just inheriting his Magnet Release would guarantee them a Double-Flower Red Staff.

But my nephew, despite his great martial arts skills, is utterly hopeless at flirting...

"Alright, alright. If they can't produce any super geniuses, I'll take the loss and get Tsunade to force herself on you and produce a few super geniuses, okay? Hurry up and go find Shuri to prepare. They're the most important thing right now."

Looking into Chiyo's eyes, he knew exactly what she was thinking. He could sense that after so many years of tireless effort, Tsunade had accepted him. However, due to her status, he hadn't taken the next step. If Tsunade had been born into an ordinary family or a small clan in Konoha, it wouldn't have been a problem. The key was that she was born into the Senju clan, so she couldn't accept him so easily. The reputation of the Senju elders was very important to her, especially since Nawaki was still not up to par. The reputation of the Senju clan depended entirely on her.

So, Shinto probably has to wait until the end of the world, when the entire ninja world is united as one family to fight the big boss, and when Senju the Great and the Second are summoned. At that time, the concept of ninja villages will not be so strong, and he can just fool Senju the Great and the Second.

Anyway, Tsunade's perineal seal means she'll still be a young girl decades from now, and he can still use her. Waiting is fine; he's gotten used to her all these years, and suddenly abandoning her is truly a bit hard to bear...

"Hehe, you're the one who can make me happy the best..."

Upon hearing Masato's assurance, Chiyo beamed and casually went to inform Karin's mother.

“…”

Shindou stared blankly at the sky, speechless.

However... if Karin's mother and Sasori really do have an egg in the future, and the egg hatches into a female, could it be Karin from the original work?

The humble Shinobu from the original work has undergone a magnificent transformation into the Super Fourth Hokage. Fate is truly unpredictable!

"Hey bro, that brat's back?"

While Zhen Dou was still letting his imagination run wild, Handsome Scorpion's father had already received the news and returned with a sour face, holding a belt with seven wolf heads in his hand.

Even though his status at home was far lower than his son's, he still had to play the role of a loving father. For his son's sake, he could go against his conscience and help his older brother cover for him and lay the groundwork. However, having been taught to protect and cherish the village since childhood, he could never ignore what his son did, secretly killing three generations and triggering a world war that caused countless deaths and injuries in the village.

It's not wrong to pursue great power, and he could tolerate researching human puppets, but he still couldn't accept killing the Third Hokage.

The thought of all this made him anxious. When he received his mother's notification that his son had been brought back, he hurriedly clocked out of get off work, went home, pulled out a belt with seven wolf heads on it, and angrily charged over.

He seemed determined to teach this disobedient son a lesson, completely disregarding whether he could even defeat him...

"You're back, but... what are you planning to do with that belt?"

Shindou's eyelids twitched as he looked at his furious older brother. Was this kid about to switch roles, from an incompetent, loving father to a strict one?

To be honest, this kid might not be able to beat his son right now. If Handsome Scorpion suddenly gets angry and a fight breaks out, the family scandal will really be aired in public...

751. Handsome Scorpion really can't take it anymore.

"Of course we're going to teach that brat a lesson! (▼he▼メ)"

"Handsome Scorpion's father said with a murderous look in his eyes."

"Forget it. I've been beating your son since he was a baby. Even tailed beasts couldn't withstand my punches, but your son's endurance is astonishing, like the Grim Reaper who never cries. What good will it do you to pull out a belt? Your son isn't a baby anymore; if he's lucky, he could be a father himself. What's the point of beating him now? I brought him back secretly because I didn't want our family scandal to be aired in public. If he really fights with you, our Miyagi clan will be utterly disgraced. So many people are waiting to see us make a fool of ourselves, and Onoki is definitely one of them..."

Masato said speechlessly.

“The child has grown up. Being older won’t solve the problem. His thinking is mature now. All we can do is leave him a way out. Your son is in his toy room. Go in and have a good talk with him.”

Seeing that Sasori's father's eyes had dimmed, Masato patted him on the shoulder and said.

........

At the end of Konoha 48.

The peace talks officially ended on the fifth day of the heated debate between the two top literary figures, Tu Mu and Mitomon Homura, with both of them parched and sprawled on their chairs, resulting in another draw.

Minato Namikaze, representing the next generation of Hokage, and Hiruzen Sarutobi, representing the Third Hokage, signed the peace treaty and handed it over to the representatives of each village. After the representatives of each village returned the peace treaty to their own village kage for signature, the Third World War officially ended. Sunagakure didn't have to go through so much trouble, as the Kazekage, Rasa, signed the peace treaty on the spot and then hurriedly left Konoha.

This experience finally made them realize the power of cultured people. Even though they left on the third day, they were still shaken. Even though Konoha treated them to meals for the next two days, they didn't enjoy themselves enough. So, after receiving the message that the memory was over, Rasa didn't even look at the compensation terms. He signed his name on the peace agreement and left with his underlings overnight, afraid that Konoha's cultured advisor might not have had enough fun and would come to chat with him the next day.

Anyway, the scale of this war between Sunagakure and Konoha was relatively small, and the losses on both sides weren't huge. Konoha's biggest losses were concentrated in Kirigakure and Iwagakure. So even if they paid full reparations, they wouldn't lose much. Besides, they've always used gold dust as reparations; Sunagakure has plenty of gold dust, and Rasa is a master at manipulating it. He can simply find an open space, form a hand seal, and a huge wave of gold dust will appear. You can fill it up as much as you want; Rasa never judges people by how much money they have—nobody's richer than him anyway…

Especially in Kirigakure, where the entire nation mobilized for the war, Konoha suffered enormous losses. However, Kirigakure did not send a representative this time, so Konoha could only shift the main focus to Iwagakure, who had initially been the most aggressive opponent. This is why Tsuchiki argued with Tsuchiki for several days.

Adding to the fact that the main force of this discussion is Huang Tu, who has never shown any kindness to Minato Namikaze, who kicked his own father, Huang Tu will naturally not agree to Konoha's demand for compensation so easily. Although Iwagakure is very strong, their strength lies in military power, not economic strength. In addition, when he saw the casualty ratio listed by Konoha, even Tsuchiki, who was in charge of the matter, couldn't help but gasp.

Since the start of this war, they have deployed Onoki, Hirotsuchi, Tsuchimaki, and Ozaki.

The three of them were constantly being watched and couldn't get any attitude data. The person who actually got that data was me. Almost half of Konoha's casualties were killed by Lava Release. So even if Tsuchiki and Mitokado Homura both shouted themselves hoarse, they still had to compensate Konoha for half of the damage.

In the Third Shinobi World War, Iwagakure suffered heavy casualties in their efforts to kill the Third Raikage. If they didn't agree, they really couldn't afford to fight anymore, not to mention there was another Raikage waiting to avenge his father next door. So even though Huang Tu was unhappy, he could only accept the compensation that the Civil Engineering Department had fought for.

Meanwhile, the Cloud Village, unable to bear the two old men's relentless verbal abuse, was the first to leave despite being cultured, and thus agreed to Konoha's compensation terms. However, the battle between Cloud Village and Konoha wasn't particularly fierce; the most intense fighting was the Third Raikage's brutal beating of Orochimaru. At most, they only compensated Orochimaru for the snake skin he had shed...

.......

"Here, drink this. This is a tonic I bought for you from the Nara clan. It's very effective. Your father survived by drinking this back then; he just gritted his teeth and got through it. But to be honest, you've become lax these past few years without your uncle. You've trained with me in martial arts for so many years, and you can't even last a month. Once your grandmother's checkup is done, you'll be free to roam the skies..."

In Sunagakure, early in the morning, Karin's mother went to practice handstands. Masato brought a large tonic from the Nara clan to Sasori, and seeing his pale face, lifeless eyes, and haggard appearance like a ravaged chrysanthemum, he gently comforted him.

After a month, with everyone's support, Karin's mother could confidently devour Sasori every day. Although Sasori was a double-flower red stick, most of his skills were in puppetry. Since his return, his ninja tool bag had been taken away by Shinto. He had no weapons except a stick, and was completely controlled by Karin's mother, who was a Jinchuriki, without even a chance to resist.

To be honest, the physique of the Uzumaki clan is truly damn powerful. Although Sasori doesn't have any One Piece bugs, he hasn't had any real combat training in those years, so his physical fitness is absolutely top-notch. I wouldn't dare say he can open six gates, but he's definitely at least at the level of opening five gates.

But in just one month, Handsome Scorpion had already become a tuberculosis patient, and that was only because he was using Nara clan supplements to keep him going. Without the Nara clan supplements, he probably would have died within a week.

Even with his exceptional talent, Handsome Scorpion is at most just an ordinary person with a normal physique. He can't compare to royalty or nobility like the Whirlpool Clan!

"Let...let me leave, I really can't take it anymore..."

Handsome Scorpion was too exhausted to continue cursing this bastard. Even his voice was trembling as he spoke. As he spoke, he seemed to recall some terrifying scene, and tears of pain inadvertently streamed down his face.

He really couldn't take it anymore!

Although he sometimes enjoyed the process, most of the time he was completely passive and tormented. That woman was just too terrifying. It wasn't that he wasn't capable, but he hadn't slept every night for a month, and during the day he was being lectured by this bastard so much that he couldn't sleep. Even an iron man couldn't withstand such torment!