I will use the ninja world to aid my cultivation of immortality.

Chapter 54 Scorpion's Submission

"You have two choices: first, be killed by me; second, submit to me!" Naraku calmly stared at Sasori.

He made his stance very clear and straightforward.

In fact, from the very beginning, he had the idea of ​​subduing the other party.

Otherwise, why would he have shown mercy in the battle?

Although he only used chakra to fight during the battle, even so, his strength has increased significantly since breaking through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

If he really wanted to kill Scorpion, the battle should have ended long ago.

As for the reason for subduing the scorpion, it's quite simple.

In addition to expanding the number of troops, the military development of Xingren Village must also not lag behind in terms of quality.

Just like the arrival of Scorpion this time.

Naraku was originally training.

If the village hadn't lacked high-level combat power capable of defeating the scorpion, he wouldn't have had to stop his cultivation to deal with it personally.

"I choose to surrender."

Sasori adjusted his mindset quickly. When he heard Naraku's two choices, he did not hesitate for long and quickly gave his answer.

Given the man's strength, it wouldn't be shameful for me to submit to him.

Moreover, this is the fundamental rule of the ninja world.

The strong are respected!

"The right choice. Welcome to the Star Ninja Village!"

Naraku was very satisfied with Sasori's reply.

Then he gave a thumbs-up, pointing at the Third Kazekage not far away with his back turned.

"Your puppet is a bit lacking. If you're interested, you can come and discuss it with me later."

Upon hearing this, Sasori looked at Naraku with great surprise: "You also know how to make puppets?"

"Your Excellency is too formal. Remember to address me as Chief from now on."

Naraku first pointed out the other person's title, then smiled and gestured with his fingertips to the universe: "As for puppet making, I only know a tiny bit, but I should be better than you."

He's very familiar with weapon crafting now.

Compared to real magical artifacts, puppets, as mechanical creations, are extremely crude in terms of craftsmanship.

"Oh? Then I'd like to see the chief's skills for myself."

He lost, but that was a comparison of strength. However, when it comes to the skill of making puppets, Sasori was clearly not convinced.

He was quite confident in his puppet-making skills.

"You'll see."

Naraku didn't mind showing the other party something.

After all, the higher the skill level of the opponent in making puppets, the stronger they will be.

This was exactly the outcome he wanted.

"Let's go, I'll show you around the village first!"

Naraku gave a shout and turned to return to Hoshigakure.

Sasori retrieved the damaged Third Kazekage and Hiruko, and then immediately followed in Naraku's footsteps.

On the way, he did some simple repairs on his injured arm to allow it to move temporarily.

Office on the eighth floor of Xingying Building.

"How do you feel? Our village is pretty good, isn't it!"

Naraku, sitting on the sofa, looked at Sasori, who was standing by the window overlooking the entire Hoshigakure village, and smiled at him.

Sasori withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Naraku, and nodded, saying, "Not bad. Although it is not as large as a major ninja village like Sunagakure, it is clear that Hoshigakure is developing rapidly."

After returning to Hoshigakure, on the way to Hoshikage-ro, Naraku gave Sasori a brief introduction to the village.

Although it was only a general overview, it gave Sasori a certain understanding of the situation in Hoshigakure.

To be honest, Sasori was quite surprised when he actually entered the Star Village.

Just as he just said.

Although the current Xingnin Village is still smaller than the five great ninja villages, it is developing very rapidly.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Sasori would never have believed that the Star Village he knew from his time in Sunagakure was the same one.

"There are still many areas for improvement in the village's development. If Mr. Scorpion has any suggestions, please feel free to communicate with me at any time."

Not only Naraku and Sasori were in the office, but Nonou was also there.

Because there were outsiders present, Nonou sat on the sofa opposite Naraku.

Upon hearing Sasori's assessment of Hoshigakure, Nono greeted him politely.

Nonou was quite surprised when she learned that the person who attacked the village was Sasori.

And when Naraku brought Sasori back and learned that Sasori had joined the village, she felt even more so.

However, she has a strong ability to learn.

I immediately deduced that Sasori must have been defeated and subdued by Naraku.

At the same time, she welcomed Scorpion's arrival.

After all, the village's current military strength is limited, and adding a master of the level of Sasori of the Red Sand would definitely help in resisting any future wars that may break out at any time.

"Nonou is the village's head steward. Whether you want to learn more about the village or have any other needs, you can ask Nonou for help," Naraku said casually to Sasori, pointing at Nonou.

Scorpion's gaze shifted to Nonou, and he nodded, saying, "Then things will be much more troublesome from now on. Also, I really need enough materials to make puppets."

"There's no rush with the puppets. As I said before, your skills are far too rough. Come with me to the ninth floor later, and we'll exchange techniques properly before you start making the puppets." Naraku waved to Sasori, then looked at Nonou.

"How is the defense deployment on the border going?"

"They are almost in place, but due to limited manpower, most of them are just ordinary soldiers. If they really encounter an invasion by foreign enemies, they can probably only serve as a warning at most."

"That's enough. I never intended to rely on these people to defend against foreign enemies. As long as they can send messages in time when there is a large-scale invasion, they are qualified."

Faced with the possibility of war at any moment, Naraku naturally had made arrangements in this regard.

However, given the current military strength of the Star Ninja Village, his requirements were relatively low; he simply deployed troops along the border of the Bear Country.

After discussing the defense line with Nonou, Naraku took Sasori to the ninth floor.

He naturally wouldn't actually teach Scorpion the art of puppet making; he only extracted a tiny bit of skill and ideas from it.

Of course, even so, when Naraku explained these techniques and ideas, Sasori, who was originally indifferent, listened more and more attentively, and in the end, he became extremely excited.

"I never even thought of such a technique."

"What? Mechanisms can be made like this? I see!!"

"Wait, speak slowly, I need to write it down."

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As Naraku delved deeper into the subject, the arrogant genius puppeteer gradually became like a primary school student, frantically taking notes from a scroll without anyone noticing.

Chapter 55 Special Training and Progress

The construction of Xingren Village included not only houses for living but also facilities for ninja training.

For example, the training ground.

At this moment, in a training ground that had been set up, multiple people were engaged in combat.

These people are Nono, Natsuhisa, Ame, Wolf, and Naraku's shadow clones.

"Peacock's Wondrous Technique - Majestic Armor!"

Enveloped in tangible chakra, Xia Rixing not only had magnificent wings extending from her back, but she was also clad in peacock-shaped armor.

Soaring into the air, Xia Rixing looked down at Naraku's shadow clone fighting on the ground.

Its wings unfurled, and with a flap, a large number of feathers fell, transforming into arrows that swept towards Naraku's shadow clone.

Although it was just a shadow clone, Naraku's shadow clone remained calm and composed when facing Xia Rixing's attack. He reached out and unleashed a dense burst of lightning, blocking all the incoming arrows.

"Lightning Release: Thunderclap Finger!"

As the sword was pointed out and the arrow was blocked, the shadow clone launched a counterattack, shooting a silver beam of lightning towards Xia Rixing in the air.

With a flap of his wings, the dazzling chakra wings acted as a shield to protect him.

There was an explosion.

A hole was punched in the chakra wings.

However, thanks to the slowing effect of the chakra wings, Xia Rixing, who was at the rear, managed to dodge the thunder in time.