Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 531 An Idea for Kanjiro

"Brother Bai Mo mentioned the Five Great Nations to me when we were in the Land of Snow. He said that Sunagakure was known for its beautiful women, Kirigakure for its effeminate men, and Konoha for its old men..."

I don't understand what the last two mean, but now it seems that at least in Sunagakure, Bai Mo was right, there really are a lot of cute girls.

Naruto looked at the stack of documents in Temari's hand and nodded thoughtfully.

"...Get lost."

Upon hearing this, Temari quickly put away the documents.

I originally thought Naruto was a bond-type ninja, and that as long as the male ninjas were careful, it would be fine. But I was careless. How could a ninja who developed the Seitojutsu be a simple bond-type ninja?

Temari thought of an idiom: "everywhere and nowhere."

We must be careful.

Temari, clutching the materials and with a wary look in her eyes, slowly retreated from the Kazekage's office.

Naruto Uzumaki is too evil.

He had a seemingly upright face, yet he was pretending to be stupid.

He himself is a veteran ninja produced by Konoha, yet he has the audacity to say he doesn't understand.

After Temari left, the others also went home.

Konohamaru left with Kankuro, Naruto left with Gaara, and Kakashi, based on the information Gaara gave him, went outside the village to find Fai.

The three siblings from Sunagakure originally lived together.

Of course, they weren't in the same room.

As the child of the Fourth Kazekage, and a Kazekage who was also able to make his fortune, he owned a rather luxurious mansion in Sunagakure.

However, with the death of the Fourth Kazekage, Gaara became the Kazekage, and Temari, the eldest, grew older, and Kankuro, as a puppeteer, needed more private space, the group eventually sold their original house and each bought a separate residence.

The three siblings certainly weren't short of money; they sold it simply because there was no point in just leaving it there.

The one who bought the original residence of the three siblings was the puppeteer Saya, a young lady from a wealthy family in Sunagakure.

Separating the family in advance also has its advantages. At least in the current situation, everyone can avoid each other and doesn't have to worry about being overheard and causing embarrassment.

Even after the family split up, Gaara's residence remained relatively large.

Although Gaara's actual training grounds are outside the village, his residence inside the village still provides him with a backyard where he can exercise.

Gaara brought Naruto to this place, intending for him to receive Naruto's instruction and begin his training.

Meanwhile, Kankuro brought Konohamaru to his residence.

"Kid, don't touch anything that catches your eye. There are traps in here that can shoot poison needles."

Kankuro thoughtfully reminded Konohamaru, who was looking on with curiosity.

At this moment, Kankuro is completely unrecognizable as the strange, painted-face man who scared Konohamaru during the Chunin Exams.

Next, in response to Konohamaru's question, Kankuro took the initiative to enthusiastically demonstrate the characteristics of various puppets.

Since his father Rasa died and Gaara became Hokage, Kankuro seemed to have grown up overnight.

Gaara became the Kazekage, and Kankuro, as Gaara's older brother, naturally could no longer remain childish.

On a small scale, a puppet is just a toy.

Kankuro often went to the ninja academy to amuse the children with puppets in order to cultivate the younger generation's interest in puppets.

Therefore, facing Konohamaru now is a piece of cake.

Konohamaru also sensed Kankuro's kindness.

As someone who inherited the Will of Fire and the spirit of the Third Hokage, Konohamaru naturally wanted to reciprocate by earnestly and properly teaching Kankuro the Sage Mode.

So, after Kankuro's first failed attempt at training, Konohamaru began to inquire.

"Brother Kankuro, have you never tried making your own puppet?"

Because of Kankuro's enthusiastic introduction, Konohamaru already knew the origins of his puppets very well, so it was only natural for him to ask this question.

"Of course I've done it!"

Kankuro answered somewhat excitedly.

After all, one of the questions he is often asked is why, as a puppeteer, he only uses other people's puppets.

"Konohamaru, you're from Konoha. There aren't any puppeteers there. You don't understand. Making puppets is very troublesome. It's not that making them yourself is more suitable or easier to use."

Kankuro led Konohamaru to a private room. Upon opening the door, he saw that the room was filled with various puppets.

"I made all of these."

"Are they all discarded?"

Konohamaru asked curiously.

"It's not that they're obsolete, it's just that they're not as practical as the ones I use now, so I've never used them. A puppeteer can only control a limited number of puppets."

Kankuro sighed.

For a puppeteer, being able to deploy several puppets is like assembling a team in a mobile game.

There are only a few seats available.

The ones he picked up, although not suitable for him, had high stats, at least being gold cards.

The ones he made himself, which seemed to have synergy and cooperation, were actually only purple cards with very low stats.

After listening to Kankuro's explanation, Konohamaru seemed to be deep in thought.

As someone with exceptional comprehension, Konohamaru quickly identified the problem.

Kankuro can make puppets, and the puppets he makes are very suitable for him, but the problem is that the stats are too low.

He himself was the same; not to mention Sasori's Hundred Puppet Maneuvers, even Chiyo's Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters couldn't do it, as the number of people he could deploy was limited.

In general, his own score was also low.

In this situation, don't even think about wasting chakra to create a shadow clone.

Contracting with a spirit beast would be putting the cart before the horse and would conflict with the intended purpose of a puppet.

and so……

"Brother Kankuro, when I was in the Kazekage's office just now, I accidentally glanced at the ninja's information. There was one named Saya, who was also a puppeteer. One of the puppets he used was a puppet doll, right?"

Konohamaru asked.

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"so."

Konohamaru's demonic mind kicked in, and he gave a knowing look. "Brother Kankuro, since you can't make puppets with strong combat power, you can make some special puppets to help you quickly enter Sage Mode."

"Oh my god, you mean those dolls in [Niu Zihao·Bottle-kun]'s shop?"

Kankuro was shocked.

He never expected that Konohamaru, the grandson of the Third Hokage, would come up with such a despicable plan!

But you know what, it seems feasible.

The secret to him making puppet dolls must be kept. If Granny Chiyo finds out, he might be considered a disgrace among puppeteers and expelled from the family.

"Uh, Kankuro-nii, how did you know? Did you buy it?"

Konohamaru gave him a disdainful look.

"I didn't buy it, I just looked at it... Wait, how did you know that?"

Kankuro was halfway through his explanation when he suddenly realized something.

It's strange that Konohamaru would know about this kind of thing at his age, right?

Is this all the discipline the Hokage of Konoha has?

"Uh, don't worry about the details, Kankuro-nii, let's get started making it! As Naruto-nii's successor in the Shitsumata Jutsu, I can offer you a lot of advice!"

Konohamaru was eager to get started and was looking forward to what was to come.