Naruto

The birthday deadline is approaching day by day, anyway, Scorpio is buried in the studio now, and Chiyo is taking care of him, Yun simply depends on Takeuchi Takeshi's side and will not leave, eating, drinking, and messing are all taken care of here. Holding the flint stone, Ri kept pondering.

Takeuchi Takeuchi is a shadow after all, it is impossible to really throw the work there and leave everything alone.Except for pointing out some key points, Takeuchi Takeuchi was nowhere to be seen the rest of the time, and he didn't know whether he was going to process documents or was dragged to drink tea by the elders.

After two days, Yun had treated the stone to look like a scorpion.There are no other parts of this ring, the key is its scorpion feet, which is the most important thing.The meaning of the cloud is to make it move like a real arthropod.But this makes Yun a little bit difficult.

"Moveable feet?"

Takeuchi raised his head, and looked at the boy who was standing in front of him just in line with his eyes.Well, after not going out for a few days, Yun's face became a little pale, and there was a tired look between his brows, but even if he didn't get a lot of rest, his dark eyes were still so energetic.The long black hair hasn't been taken care of well these days, it's just scattered there casually, but it won't look sloppy.

It's so similar, just like when I was still in ninja school.

Facing the copy of the young You Ji, Takeuchi was absent-minded for a moment, which gave him a slight illusion that maybe all this is just a dream, and we are all just little ghosts in the ninja school.But……

After all, the person in front of him is not You Ji, after all, there is still a little difference in appearance, and the gender is also different.If all this is really just a dream, if I choose not to let go this time, will she choose herself?

"...Uncle Takeuchi? The third generation?..."

"Ah, sorry, I lost my mind."

Takeuchi Takeuchi, who was called back by the cloud, felt a little bit of regret in his heart, this is not a dream after all.

"Where did you just say that?"

A person who can become a shadow is naturally not bad at dealing with emotions. Just a few breaths, Takeuchi calmed down and asked.

"I mean the scorpion foot part, how should I deal with it?"

The upper part of the ring has been carved by Yun, the scorpion tail, front pincers, carapace, and even the barb at the top of the tail have been processed, and the rest is the more critical feet.

"Didn't you say to make it movable? Then you are better than me. You just follow the puppet making method, make parts and then assemble it."

"Hey, can it still be like this? I thought it would be carved out little by little."

After Takeuchi Takeshi's suggestion, Yunmao was enlightened, and continued to be busy happily.The one he is holding in his hand is no longer known to be a dozen or so works, and the front is all scratched.Yun estimated that he would have to scrap dozens of flint stones for the production alone.After all, this is a ring, a miniature thing, and it is not as easy to carve as a puppet, not to mention that Yun's method of making a puppet is only general.

After signing his name on the document and changing to another document, Takeuchi looked up at Yun who was still working.In order to prevent the hair from hanging in front of her and causing trouble, Yun tied up her black hair with a hair tie, letting her hair hang obediently behind her like a ponytail.I don't know who said that people at work are the most beautiful. Looking at Yun's focused eyes, Takeuchi felt his heart stop beating for half a beat.

Hmph, children these days are really precocious, or it should be said that they have inherited good genes. They have already shown such a demeanor at a young age, and they don't know what it will be like when they grow up.Speaking of growing up, Takeuchi Takeuchi couldn't help combining Yun and Youji, imagining the appearance of a heroic Youji, Takeuchi always felt that there was something wrong, or it should be said that no matter how similar they looked, the two After all, different people are different, and their temperament and demeanor are different.This is also the first time Takeuchi Takeuchi realized that Yun is not You Ji's substitute, he is him, and she is still her.

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The time was approaching day by day, and finally, two days before his birthday, Yun rushed to produce a work that satisfied him.

The scorpion is carved by the cloud into an attacking form. The front pincers look like Zhang Feizhang, and the barb at the tail is also on standby, ready to sting the enemy at any time.The scorpion feet have been made into the openable and closing type that Yun expected, and can firmly grasp the wearer's fingers, and will not fall due to the fierce battle.

This flintstone was not the one that Yun had found, but a substitute with almost the same quality among the pile of flintstones that Takeuchi Takenong brought.It's a pity that the piece that Yun originally prepared had been accidentally engraved and had to be thrown into the waste pile.

"Here, take this box and put the ring in it."

After a while of work, Takeuchi took out a boxy wooden box from somewhere and handed it to Yun.The box is not big, square and only about ten centimeters in length and width. Its style is a wooden base with a wooden cover. If you want to compare it, Yun can only say that it is very similar to the box for storing seals and seals. picture.A layer of black cushion is specially attached to the base to prevent the valuables stored inside from bumping.

"Even the gift box is ready, you are really thoughtful. But, you won't just give me this box as a birthday present, will you?"

Yun knew that was not the case, but still asked jokingly.

"Don't worry, I'll send you a gift for your birthday the day after tomorrow. Don't dislike me for being light-hearted."

"Etiquette is less important than affection. As a junior, how dare you dislike the love of the elders."

As soon as Yun brought out his seniority, there was inevitably some embarrassment between the two of them.Over the past few days, the tone of conversation between Yun and Takeuchi is almost equal, and Yun's honorifics are appearing less and less frequently, but neither of them thinks there is any problem.But now when Yun mentioned it, the two of them suddenly realized that there was a gap of more than twenty years between them, and this was not a relationship of equals.

"Then, I'll take my leave first. It's really embarrassing to disturb Uncle Takeuchi these days."

With just one sentence, the relationship between the two of them, which had finally become close these few days, suddenly returned to the situation where they were unfamiliar at the beginning.

"It's okay, go back and prepare early."

Takeuchi Takeuchi frowned slightly, he didn't like Yun's tone now, it sounded like the two of them had just met a few times, they were completely unfamiliar strangers.

"Hi."

Yun didn't seem to feel anything, he packed his things and left as usual.

"Ugh……"

Putting down the documents in his hand, Takeuchi sighed.

He still couldn't see some things. He knew that this child was more than 20 years younger than him and was his nephew, but he would treat him as his mother.Even though Yun has his own distinctive personality and temper, Takeuchi still remembers the dead through his eight or nine points similar face.

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When Yun returned home, Xie was still busy in the studio.Think about it too, the production of puppets is not that simple.

What Yun made was just a simple ring, and the materials were all ready, just cutting, polishing, and carving.Even if Yun's handwork is not good, after nearly a week, he still carves decently, and it's not a big problem to go out and pretend to be an expert.

But the production of puppets is not that simple.

First, the material is to be disposed of.Ordinary wood needs to be soaked in potions, and then exposed to the sun. After nine soaks and nine suns, the basic materials are ready.The material for Xie this time is iron birch, which is known as the hardest. It is not enough to soak it nine times. In order to prevent it from breaking easily, Chiyo, as the guide, insisted on doubling the number.

After treatment, the wood will become strong and flexible, and it will be (relatively speaking) impermeable to water and fire, and this is only a preliminary step.Later, it is necessary to shape the wood into the required structural shapes, polish the joints, process the interior of each structure, and prepare the mechanism parts.

The most important thing is to design a sketch before making the puppet, to determine the role of the puppet, as well as the design and assembly drawings of many organs.Making a good puppet is no less than building a skyscraper.

Originally, if there was only Xie alone, then this birthday gift might have to be postponed. It is very likely that the birthday has passed before Xie made the puppet into a rough shape.

But after Chiyo met Xie, he resolutely decided to stay and guide his dear grandson. He didn't even bother to go to the elders' meeting, and spent all day making puppets with Xiewo in the studio.

Yun knew that Scorpion was very talented in puppetry, and might even become a puppet master comparable to Monzaemon.Seeing Liexin happy, Chiyo will definitely give all the knowledge and experience of puppetry to Xie.As for his lack of aptitude, he didn't bother to be a light bulb, so he went to Takeuchi Takeuchi to prepare a gift for Xie.

Back home, Yun just took a glance and knew that the old and the young were still bored in the work city.Really, how could these two people forget to eat and sleep when encountering puppet art (hey, you are not much better).

But Yun didn't intend to disturb the two people in the room, but stayed quietly in his room alone, sorting out some materials.

This second ninja world war has been fought for more than two years. Although the sand ninja side is pressing every step of the way, Konoha can only hide in the country of fire, but this is only the current situation.The addition of the Kingdom of Thunder turned the battle situation into a pot of porridge, trapping everyone in it, making it difficult for them to move forward.

Don't look at the current scenery of Sand Ninja, as long as Iwa Ninja can't withstand the joint attack of Yunnin and Konoha, they will be defeated like a mountain and retreat back to their own country of soil, then Sand Ninja will be in danger.So Yun is sorting out a lot of information now, thinking about what to do next if Iwanin is unreliable and retreats.

"elder brother!"

"Huh? Came out? Is your present ready?"

Yun put down the documents in his hand and looked up at his younger brother.Similar to himself, Xie has been bored in the studio for the past few days, and he can't sleep well even if he thinks about it. His face is pale and bloodless, and even his fiery red hair is wilted, hanging down weakly and losing its luster.

"That's natural," the little head raised high, but when he thought that his gift had been guessed by Yun, but he didn't even know what Yun was doing, the little mouth muttered in dissatisfaction. Get up, "What about you, brother?"

"Of course I'm ready."

"Can you let me know what it is in advance?"

Xiaoxie Baozi rushed forward, half-hanging on Yun's body coquettishly and asked.

"No."

"mean."

"This can only show that your intelligence and reconnaissance work is not done well, Scorpio."