Chapter 1004 Breath

He couldn't understand why Chiyo-chan spent a huge amount of chakra to revive himself before she died. He had already decided to die in the arms of his parents' puppets, and greeted death with a feeling of relief.

Ebizo sighed softly and said slowly: "Right or wrong may not be that important. Sister finally chose to forgive you. She hopes that you can regain your life and feel more things in this world." Scorpion lowered his head slightly, and grains of sand were blown up by the wind, blinding his eyes.

"But I've gotten used to my old life. My hands are covered in blood. I don't know how to face the present." Scorpion clenched his fists. Ebizo patted his shoulder, "Then learn to adapt slowly, just like you learned puppetry little by little. Maybe this is a new beginning. You can use your abilities to protect the Sand Village and make up for your past mistakes."

Scorpion raised his head and looked at the outline of the Sand Village in the distance. He knew that everything could not go back to the past, but perhaps he could move forward in a new direction. After a moment of silence, he turned and walked towards the village. The wind and sand submerged his back, leaving only Ebizo standing in front of the tombstone with expectation in his eyes. Scorpion walked into the Sand Village, and the villagers cast complicated glances at him, with vigilance, doubt, but also faint expectations. He walked directly to the Kazekage Building and explained his purpose to the current Kazekage - he wanted to use his puppetry to protect the village. After thinking for a long time, the Kazekage agreed to his request.

Scorpion began to rebuild the defense system of Sand Village. He worked day and night, manipulating puppets to dig tunnels and set up mechanisms. During this process, some young ninjas gathered around curiously to watch. At first they were a little scared, but gradually they found that Scorpion was just focusing on his own business.

Once, a group of bandits attacked, and Scorpion dealt with it alone. He manipulated the puppets to shuttle through the enemy camp like a ghost, and easily defeated the bandits. The villagers cheered, and Scorpion stood there, listening to the cheers, with a long-lost feeling in his heart. He understood that this was the warmth of being recognized. From then on, Scorpion was completely integrated into the Sand Village. His figure became a symbol of the safety of the Sand Village, and the humanity and emotions that had been frozen deep in his heart were slowly revived under the tolerance of this land. As time went on, Scorpion's reputation became louder and louder in the Sand Village. The children began to admire him, always surrounding him to listen to his past adventures. Although Scorpion was not good at speaking, he still tried to respond to the children's enthusiasm.

One day, Scorpion was debugging a new puppet defense device when he suddenly sensed a familiar chakra fluctuation. He looked up warily and saw a mysterious man approaching from a distance. When the man came closer, Scorpion saw that it was an old acquaintance of his, a ninja who was also good at puppetry but had gone astray.

Seeing Scorpion's current appearance, the other party showed a mocking look: "You have become the guardian of Sand Village, how ridiculous." Scorpion calmly responded: "This place gave me a new life, I am willing to pay for it." The two did not agree with each other, and the battle was about to break out. Scorpion controlled the improved puppet to fight flexibly, and the other party was not willing to be outdone. In the end, Scorpion successfully defeated his opponent with the strong belief inspired by his love for the village.

Scorpion stood on the battlefield of victory, looking in the direction of Sand Village, and his determination to protect this place became stronger. In the days that followed, Scorpion became more and more busy with the protection of Sand Village. However, the peaceful days did not last long. After hearing that Scorpion had betrayed and joined Sand Village, the Akatsuki decided to send someone to deal with the traitor. On this day, the sky was overcast, and several shadows quietly approached Sand Village. Scorpion noticed something strange and immediately activated the defense system. The visitors were former members of the Akatsuki organization. They sneered at Scorpion and said, "Scorpion, do you think you can escape sanctions by joining Sand Village?" Scorpion was fearless, "I will not return to the darkness." The battle broke out instantly, Scorpion went all out, and the newly developed puppet exerted a powerful power. But the opponent was numerous and their strength should not be underestimated. Just as Scorpion was gradually struggling, the ninjas of Sand Village came to support him. They shouted in unison: "We fight side by side to protect our homeland!" Scorpion felt the power of the people behind him and his fighting spirit was high. After a fierce battle, the people of the Akatsuki organization saw that they could not get any benefits and had to retreat. After this battle, Scorpion truly became an indispensable member of the Sand Village. Standing high above the village, he looked at the prosperous scene, knowing that he had finally found his home. His once cold heart was filled with a sense of belonging. As the days passed, Scorpion's position in the Sand Village became more and more stable. He began to teach the young ninjas in the village puppetry, passing on his many years of experience without reservation.

One day, Xie received news that an ancient ruin was found outside the village, which seemed to hide a more advanced secret of puppetry. Xie decided to go and explore. When he entered the ruins, he triggered various traps, but he resolved them one by one with his rich experience.

In the deepest part of the ruins, he found a dusty scroll. When he opened it, he found a long-lost puppet soul fusion technique that could give puppets real life. Scorpion realized that this would greatly enhance the defense of the Sand Village.

Just as he was about to leave the ruins, the Akatsuki organization attacked again, this time with a more powerful force. Scorpion remained calm. He used the knowledge he had just acquired to quickly transform some puppets and fight together with the Sand Village ninjas. After an arduous battle, they once again repelled the Akatsuki organization. Because of this incident, Scorpion became the eternal hero of the Sand Village. His name was engraved on the village's glory wall for future generations to admire. As time passed, Scorpion still held on to the Sand Village. One day, when he was checking the puppet defense line as usual, he accidentally discovered a special puppet wreckage. This puppet wreckage exuded strange chakra fluctuations, which was different from anything he had seen before.

After careful study, Scorpion speculated that this might be from a distant ancient tribe. Out of his desire to explore puppetry, he decided to leave the village temporarily to look for traces of this tribe.

During the long journey, Scorpion encountered many dangers, but he was able to escape them all with his superb puppetry. Finally, he found a place that seemed to be the tribe. It was filled with all kinds of strange puppet structures.

However, the people of this tribe were wary of outsiders. After Scorpion told them his intention, the tribal leader offered him a test. If he could pass it, he would share the secret of puppetry. Scorpion accepted the challenge, went through many tests, and won the respect of the tribe.

Here, he learned more about puppetry and obtained some precious materials. After returning to the Sand Village, he improved the village's puppet defense line, making it indestructible. Scorpion stood in front of the Wall of Glory, feeling relieved. He knew that his legend was still continuing, and the Sand Village would be forever peaceful under his protection.