The Thousand Faces of Konoha's Weird Man

20 One side is nourished by water and soil, and the other side is Ninjutsu.

"Good morning"

"Good morning"

Along the way, Sakichi, who had suffered from severe lack of sleep last night, walked into the Tono Ninja Tool Shop with a wave of greetings of "I have you". Three years is enough time for this guy to establish a good relationship with most of the stores, and he is surprisingly "virtuous" for someone who considers himself a good young man in the new era. Zoji is willing to lend a hand to anyone who has something to do. After all, he is not the indifferent neon of modern times. Saki’s celestial character is very lovable in this time and space.

"You didn't sleep well yesterday?"

If you can sleep well, then there will be ghosts. If you are pinned down by three burly men and kneaded for a while in a deserted dense forest, and then you can sleep carelessly for a whole day and pretend nothing happened, then that would be a big problem. This kind of story that could be written happened to Saki, and it made him think about it all night, but he only gained so much.

"Yesterday, I asked my cheap brother a lot of questions about ninjutsu, so I went to bed late." Saki laughed, preparing to muddle through.

"Well, talking about ninjutsu," the little fat man Fangzuke suddenly thought of something and groped under the counter for a while, "Early this morning, someone sent this thing over, saying it was for you. It looks like a record of ninjutsu training."

The little fat man has a good eye, and he has been collecting these things for Sakichi in the past two years. Regarding the scrolls that record ninjutsu in Konoha, whether it is the material or the paste, he can basically be regarded as a semi-expert level figure. Combined with the historical and heavy materials of the volumes in his hand, the little fat man could easily tell that they were the work of the previous generation of Konoha ninjas.

"Okay." Zoji, who had just wanted to ask who sent it, suddenly understood the cause and effect of the matter.

This is Kabuto Yakushi's promise, right?

Sure enough.

As for why they were sent to such a place, I'm afraid it was also a deterrent. The subtext is that I have completely grasped your situation, and I want my family and friends to work well for me without any accidents.

“How childish”

"Well, what did you say, Zoji?"

Taking the scroll handed over by Fang Zhu, Zoji smiled: "I said thank you, this is indeed the scroll sent by my entrustment."

"It looks like high-end goods." Fang Zhu's eyes were poisoned.

"Yes, my brother's friend, the training experience of a ninja who is very good at water escape."

"This is really good. When the supply of chakra is sufficient, high-level water escape can directly improve your combat power." Fangzhu and Saki are friends who know each other well. For their friends' wishes to be realized, Fangzhu Sukeya was very happy, "By the way, the puppet we have been making before has been completed."

"Is it so fast? Didn't the two of us just finish the shell a few days ago?"

"The puppet you designed, that is, the shell is more difficult to fix. The ninja tools for filling are all ready-made. I came back early last night and put them in easily." Fang Zhu only likes to say this. The creative, not down-to-earth, hands-on guy rolled his eyes.

By the way, Sakichi mentioned to Fangzuke a year ago about the research on puppetry.

But in the past year, apart from perfecting a few war machines for Konoha and producing a bunch of training equipment, there has been no valuable progress in this project, let alone any epoch-making inventions.

At most, they have developed some small things that can improve the adaptability of ninjas. When Saki and Xiao Li fought before, the mask was also their invention. The main function is to limit the supply of oxygen and increase the supply of oxygen. Of course, it also has a certain role in defending against poisonous attacks.

The function of the former is to improve Zoji's exercise efficiency, which is the modern idea of ​​​​simulating a plateau environment, making it easier for exercisers to improve their cardiopulmonary function in a hypoxic environment. Have superior physical fitness and longer endurance.

The latter helps Saki achieve higher physical skills output in harsh environments. As long as the oxygen concentration is not too high in an oxygen-rich environment, it can increase the user's metabolism, making Saki's physical skills faster and more powerful. powerful. Even when faced with a technique like the second generation Shunsui, he has the ability to resist; or when faced with a ninja like Kisame Mikigakaki who is good at breathing underwater, he has the ability to minimize his disadvantages.

Worst of all, when faced with a large-scale poisonous gas attack, Saki can rely on this thing to run out of the poisonous mist, and can also isolate illusions induced by inhaling the gas during battle.

The only drawback is that this piece of equipment is really uncomfortable to wear, so most of the time Saki just hangs it around his neck.

Back to the topic, Sakichi and Fangsuke’s research on puppets is not outstanding. After all, they are standing on the shoulders of giants, and Sakichi has also incorporated a lot of theoretical knowledge about modern machinery. The puppets they made definitely have a certain level of influence in this era. advanced nature.

So why can’t the things they designed be eaten in Konoha?

The main reason is that Saki didn't consider the environment.

Puppetry is a good art, it is undeniable, and the Crimson Sand Scorpion has proved this with its own strength. There are characters who can destroy a country by one person, but the Red Sand Scorpion is definitely the most elegant one.

That's why this technique is widely spread in the sparsely populated Wind Country. After all, you don't have to go to the battlefield yourself, which naturally reduces the loss of personnel. For those who implement elite strategies and need to save and preserve their strength in previous ninja wars, For Suna Ninja Village, it is undoubtedly a road to maintain the last place among the five major ninja countries.

This is a bit like the shadow of the Ninja Sword in the Kingdom of Water. Why can't other Ninja Villages produce characters like the Seven Ninja Swordsmen? Isn't it because they don't have swords? Each of the seven swords has a special function. Obviously it cannot be made from ordinary materials, especially the same shark muscle, which is simply a kind of mechanical organic life form or silicon-based life form. In terms of rarity, it is almost equivalent to buying a scrapped second-hand car in the car market, and then the car deforms and stands in front of you and yells "bublebee" through the car radio.

Obviously those special materials can only be produced in the Kingdom of Water, or even under the sea. Only with the materials can someone research and develop those weird ninja tools.

Both of these things tell us that in order for a plant to thrive, it must have soil suitable for its growth.

Only with market and production capabilities can a product be quickly transformed into a company's flagship product.

So Sakichi made a mistake here. It's not that the puppet is not a good ninja tool, but that puppets are difficult to mix in Konoha.

There is no soil suitable for it to take root here

Apart from anything else, the ninjas in Konoha who rely on their eyes to make a living are not just one or two, but groups of two. Even a half-assed member of the Aburame family can use insects to crawl along the chakra lines and suck the person who controls the puppet dry. Therefore, the embarrassing situation in Konoha of the chakra threads that control the puppets is as obvious as the lice on a bald man's head. The puppet masters themselves are synonymous with weakness. If anyone traces their traces, basically half of them will die, and the remaining half will be on the chopping block. The fish is just waiting to be slaughtered.

So, you have been practicing the art of puppetry for a long time. Before you can successfully perform a puppet show, people can clearly see the strings you pull on the puppet, and then it is violently torn off. How do you feel?

Just like an actor standing in the spotlight, no matter how good your figure is, if you can't make a sound, you can't become a role.

Not to mention, the widely circulated powerful fire escape, which is the largest branch in the Konoha escape system, is also the natural enemy of the puppet's survival. The puppets, which are made of wood as the main body, are not properly fireproofed, or the production quality is slightly poor. It is possible that when faced with the group of guys from the Sarutobi family who are good at fire escape, they will be incinerated by powerful flames in just one encounter. For those who make puppets, what kind of gaming experience is this?

By the way, I almost forgot, there’s also Princess Ji’s weird power school.

Therefore, the development of a ninjutsu school or the development of a village's tradition cannot be accomplished in one day or in one generation.

Only after being tested in actual combat can ninjutsu be carried forward.

Of course, art is dead, but people are alive. If you are poor, you will think about change, and if you change, you will be flexible. There is not only one kind of puppet. At least Sakichi thought of a kind of puppet that can be used in Konoha and improved it. , which is the trial machine he and Fang Zhu just discussed.