Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

"The next battle is mys, don't interfere."

Scorpion took out two more scrolls.

Bang!Bang!

The two puppets summoned this time are obviously much stronger than the one summoned before, and the weapons they are equipped with are also more ferocious!

Moreover, after releasing the two puppets, Scorpion took out four more scrolls!

???

Except for Toru Ito, Nagato and Kimimaro were a little shocked.

They now have a better understanding of Scorpion's strength.

good boy!

It turns out that you really didn't show your real strength at the beginning!

"This……"

Even Jiraiya was shocked.

As we all know, the more puppets one can control, the stronger the puppeteer is!

Judging from Scorpion's current performance, these six puppets are far from the limit of what he can control!

If he stayed in the Hidden Sand Village... his future would be limitless!

Why leave?

Jiraiya couldn't quite understand it, but - he suddenly thought of the Third Kazekage!

I see……

Jiraiya nodded thoughtfully.

The water in the Hidden Sand Village... is very deep!

The third Kazekage disappeared, and the genius puppeteer left...

It seems that a very serious civil unrest has occurred!

At this time, the Sand Ninja in the woods had also arrived at the edge of the woods and saw Toru Ito and his group.

“They’re dressed up as a caravan!”

"What a bunch of idiots! The caravan won't show up here!"

"Don't leave any one alive! Kill!"

"what!"

Finally there was a scream, and in silence, Scorpion's puppet had already reached the ninja running in front, and cut him with its sharp sickle like a ghost!

Swish-!

Blood and heads flew up.

"careful!"

The faces of the remaining few people suddenly changed. They forcibly stopped moving forward and then dispersed.

"Wind Escape——"

One of them was about to release a ninjutsu, and then felt a shadow looming behind him.

Boom!

Before he could even turn around, a huge hammer hit him on the head!

"what happened!"

"Is there more than one enemy? Are they all puppet masters?"

"Could it be that he is one of us?"

"What do you mean our own people? Have you ever seen our own people act so cruelly?"

"what!"

In the dark woods, screams and sounds of people falling continued to be heard.

And the sound of the puppet's dark shadow rustling through the leaves.

"Gulu."

Yahiko couldn't help swallowing when he saw this scene.

This new member...seems very strong!

Until ten minutes later.

The puppets sent out by Scorpion slowly returned, with blood spurting out of their bodies.

"ended."

He put the puppet back into the scroll.

"However, there should be other Sand Ninjas on this road. We'd better take another route."

"Do you have any good suggestions?"

"Let's go this way."

Ito Toru pointed in a direction: "This road should be relatively safer."

"it is good."

So everyone continued on their journey.

Under the leadership of Toru Ito, they traveled through the dense forest and finally came to a fork in the forest.

There are two roads ahead.

One leads to Konoha, and the other leads to the Land of Rain.

"That's about it, here we are."

Ito Toru let out a long sigh, then turned back to look at Jiraiya.

"Master Jiraiya, next..."

"Well, let me tell you."

Jiraiya knew it was time for him to take action.

After all, I am the teacher of Yahiko and the other two, so I have to say something when we part.

"what……"

Yahiko and the other two also realized something, and their originally happy and relaxed expressions suddenly froze.

“Hahahaha! Don’t make that expression…”

Jiraiya smiled brightly.

"To be honest, I didn't expect to see you again so soon."

"Yahiko, keep your faith and keep going."

"Xiao Nan, you have great potential. You will definitely become a great beauty in the future!"

"Nagato, one day you will be able to change this world. I have always believed so."

"Jiraiya-sensei..."

The three of them looked like they were about to cry.

The joy of reunion and separation again.

"Why are you crying? It's not like we'll never see each other again."

Scorpion was quite speechless nearby, but his words successfully interrupted the sad atmosphere.

"Scorpion! You are so heartless!"

Yahiko shouted while wiping his tears.

"Pfft hahahaha!"

Jiraiya laughed, and Nono also smiled kindly.

And Kimimaro is still thinking about how to become stronger.

"Okay! Just like Scorpion said, a man's farewell cannot be filled with tears!"

"I hope you'll be stronger next time I see you!"

Jiraiya encouraged.

"that……"

Ito Toru spoke up: "Let me explain a little more..."

"Yahiko, be careful Hanzo."

He said with a serious expression.

"what?"

Yahiko was a little confused, Konan seemed to be thinking about something, and Nagato felt a slight movement in his heart.

"Hanzo? The guy who calls himself a demigod?"

Scorpion heard this nearby and looked quite puzzled: "Why should we be careful of him?"

"You'll find out soon enough."

Ito Toru patted Scorpion's shoulder and said, "I'll leave Yahiko and the others in your care, Scorpion. If nothing unexpected happens, you're the one in Akatsuki who can deal with Hanzo the best!"

"can."

Although Scorpio didn't know why, a sense of pride rose from his heart.

"It's really not easy for these naive guys to outsmart those experienced ones in strategy, but it's not a big problem because I will help!"

"Hanzo, right? I'll show him... uh."

Scorpion suddenly remembered something and looked at Ito Toru with empty eyes: "That seal..."

If he didn't have the Third Kazekage puppet, he might not be able to let Hanzo see how powerful he is!

"Oh, I almost forgot!"

Ito Toru slapped his thigh, and Jiraiya next to him rubbed his thigh with a grin: "Can you slap yourself?!"

This palm is really powerful!

"Ahahahaha! Sorry, sorry, I didn't notice..."

"That Scorpion, let's go over there and remove the seal."

Toru Ito and Sasori went to the side, and after making sure that no one else around saw them, he fulfilled his promise and lifted the seal on the Third Kazekage scroll.

"You just trust me so much?"

Seeing how straightforward he was, Scorpion couldn't help but feel a little curious.

"Are you not afraid that I will attack them?"

"You're not that kind of person."

Ito Toru smiled confidently.

"Besides, I'm pretty sure you're going to love this organization."

"……hope so."

Scorpion curled his lips.

"If I am not satisfied with this organization, I will leave without hesitation."

"Then you won't be disappointed."

"And one more thing."

"what's up?"

"Are you Konoha's ninjas?"

"Correct."

"The ninjas from Konoha and the ninjas from the Land of the Rain... You don't look like temporary partners."

"I'm friends with them, just like we are with each other."

"..."

friend?

This word is very unfamiliar to Scorpio, and it also... makes him feel weird.

"Besides, you are our friend now."

"……whatever."

Scorpion turned away.

"Stop saying this word, I think it's a bit corny."