Chapter 244: Artists’ Postscript

Danzo's Kotoamatsukami has serious flaws.

Limited by Orochimaru's crude biochemical technology in his early years, his right arm made of Hashirama's cells could not support Shisui's right eye to perform Kotoamatsukami-level illusions at one time. It had to be performed slowly over a long period of time, and its effectiveness was not even as good as Itachi's Crow.

In the original work, the crow entrusted to Naruto carries Shisui's remaining left eye, and it only takes a moment to cast Kotoamatsukami.

In contrast, Danzo had to use it continuously on Mifune in order to confuse the opponent, which left room for Ao to discover clues.

Hanabi could clearly see that a consciousness with a clear bias had been implanted in Mifune's brain; even though Mifune himself was inclined towards Danzo, casting illusions on him would likely backfire.

She didn't care what Danzo did to other people, as long as he didn't use such dangerous power on his own relatives and friends.

"Your Excellency Acting Hokage, we are going to meet Lord Kazekage and ensure the safety of the surrounding environment. We will leave for the time being. During this time, please..." Luo Yi openly skipped work with the little girl.

"Hmph, go ahead. If you can't even take care of your own safety, I'm not worthy of being Hokage." Danzo said he let them do whatever they wanted.

Is it really the grandfather who brought his grandchildren out to "see the world"? Mifune muttered inwardly, "The resting room for Lord Kazekage and his guards is inside, but please be careful not to disturb others' rest."

"Got it, thanks for the reminder. Let's go, Hanabi."

"Uh-huh."

As for why Danzo let the two of them go, it was because he was also interested in the rumored secret technique that helped Gaara escape death after losing Shukaku, and wanted to obtain valuable information through Luo Yi.

...

Wind Shadow Lounge.

"Is this true? We're still rolling in the mud in our house because of the heat, but the snow here is already ankle-deep. Are we really in the same world?" Leaning against the window, Kankuro marveled at the scenery outside.

In a country with long winters, wearing barefoot ninja shoes is a severe challenge to the joints.

"This is the third time you've expressed your feelings. Sit down and take a break." Shouju, who was sitting by the fire, was holding a teacup and chewing meatballs, eating and drinking non-stop.

That’s right, Gaara’s guards were exactly these two, and the visitors from the Sand Village were three familiar siblings.

Kankuro was about to sigh for the fourth time, but then there was a knock on the door.

"Long time no see, you three." After opening the door, Luo Yi in the corridor greeted them without any hesitation.

"Hello, sisters and brothers." Huahu smiled sweetly.

"It's you! How did you get here?" The three siblings in the room were overjoyed. They didn't expect to run into acquaintances during their boring official duties.

Not to mention Temari and Kankuro, even Gaara can now show a very sunny smile. I wonder if it has anything to do with Fu who is secretly hiding beside him.

"Ah? You know all this?" Kankuro had a better understanding of this boy's intelligence capabilities.

"It would be weird if I didn't know." Temari pressed her forehead in distress, "That little sister won't miss any opportunity to stick to Gaara, even though I warned her several times not to show her face outside."

It's actually true.

Luo Yi seemed to have seen the near future...

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"No, it's not a bad thing," Luo Yi tried to persuade the exasperated sister after satisfying his gossipy heart, "Doesn't this prove that Gaara is popular? You should be happy."

"Of course I have no objection to making friends, but this doesn't look like normal friends, does it? If Gaara really wants to fall in love, there are so many good girls in his own village, why does he have to be with someone from another village... What are you looking at?" Temari, who is like a mother to her elder sister, choked on a half-chewed meatball.

I didn't expect that this big sister is still so conservative at this stage. No wonder she was still fighting with Shikamaru to the extreme until the end of the Ninja War. These words should really be recorded and used to whip the corpse later.

"I told you we're not in love." The two younger brothers, Kankuro and Gaara, were speechless. Their sister was just worrying too much.

Luo Yi slapped his forehead, he almost forgot that every native ninja in the ninja world is a Flag Master. It can be said that raising a flag and then slapping oneself in the face one day is a compulsory course.

One day... I'm really looking forward to it.

"Luo Yi, what are you laughing at?" Hua Huo felt that her fiancé's smile was a little twisted, but he was still quite positive in his heart.

"Nothing, I just remembered something happy." Luo Yi waved his hands quickly.

"Ahem... Anyway, let's get down to business first." Temari thought it would be fine to just brush aside the gossip and get back to business, "You guys are here because of the Five Kage Tournament to be held the day after tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, just like you, Hanabi and I are here as the acting guards of the Hokage." Luo Yi answered bluntly.

"Is this true... I heard that the acting Hokage of your village is a troublesome old man, and he actually agreed to it." Kankuro remembered that even the Konoha envoys stationed in Sunagakure had complaints about Danzo.

"Because we "convince people with reason." Luo Yi took the little girl's hand, indicating that she should not use the hardcore application part as a topic of conversation, "After all, this Five Kage Summit is very important, and it concerns Akatsuki and Sasuke."

According to the intelligence of the initiator Raikage, Akatsuki has collected eight tailed beasts except the Nine-Tails, and the Eight-Tails was captured by Sasuke. Now Akatsuki's threat to the ninja world is so great that the ninja villages and "Kages" have to join forces to deal with it.

In addition, news had also come out that Konoha Village was destroyed and the Nine-Tails had nearly been lost, so the situation could be said to be urgent.

"Speaking of Akatsuki, about 'that side'..." Gaara looked around meaningfully.

Luo Yi understood what he meant and opened the Yindun barrier.

When the sound and the picture were cut off from the outside world, Gaara continued with confidence, "More than a month ago, Boss Bai learned of your trip to the fairyland inheritance during his regular contact with Konoha, and you...well, I'm glad to see that you are safe and sound."

Next up is information about the Land of Waves.

"According to the previous plan, I returned to Sunagakure a month ago. Because I lost Shukaku, my strength has declined a lot. In addition, Fu was willing to go with me, so Boss Bai agreed to let her leave the island and protect me secretly."

"Except for Fu and me, the other former Jinchūriki still live on the island. With the protection of Itachi-san and Kisame-san, there are no problems with safety and confidentiality... By the way, if there is anything wrong, the black cat that was often seen before is gone."

Gaara is really careful and always pays attention to everything around him.

"That guy ran into some troubles, but luckily they were all resolved." Luo Yi explained gratefully.

There are still many people in this world who value that guy.

"Is that so? At least everything's okay." Gaara had been worried for a long time, and finally the worry settled down.

"By the way, are you all doing well over there? For example, how is Scorpion?" Luo Yi remembered that Sand Village still had a lot of troubles left.

"Thank you for your care, everything is going well. Scorpion must pay for the crimes he committed and will be under the control of Granny Chiyo and the Kazekage Anbu." Kankuro has the most say in this.

Because Chiyo said she would take the same punishment as Scorpion, Scorpion's life was saved in disguise. Now he is serving the village with puppetry, even if his merits and demerits cannot be offset, it is at least better than dying.

Although it is difficult to define whether the scorpion meat can is still "alive" or not.

"His secret technique can provide a large number of laborers. The people who originally opposed Scorpion because they worshipped the Third Kazekage have gradually lost their voices of opposition due to the convenience of puppetry."

So true.

In the ninja world, where birth rates are low and death rates are high, there has never been a problem of surplus labor since ancient times. Like Scorpion's "Red Secret Technique: Hundred Machine Maneuvers", one person can do the work of 100 people, which can be said to be a natural worker.

"In the words of Granny Chiyo, after fighting with you, Scorpion seems to have changed a lot. She is very grateful to you and hopes that you will have the opportunity to visit Sunagakure in the future." Temari was also shocked by Granny Chiyo's transformation.

I heard from Mr. Maki that this old consultant was originally a stubborn old man who was harder than stone...

"Ah, Land of Earth, did you also send back the rebellious ninjas from Iwagakure of Akatsuki?" This was the first time that he had used a metaphor to associate a restless neighboring country with them.

You mean Deidara? There is such a thing in the plan. Luo Yi scratched his head, but the executor is the cat head. "Yes, what's wrong?"

Just think of it as your own doing.

"You sent a bomb back home. When old Tsuchikage sees you at the Five Kage Conference, I guess, hiss..." Temari took a breath.