The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 606 The Role of Scorpions

"Lord Hokage, are you planning to revive Karura?"

Chiyo asked with a curious expression.

Minato gently shook his head. Although the resurrection technique was not difficult, it was by no means something that could be performed casually.

At least when Qianyao isn't here, they can't easily handle this matter.

Minato paused for a moment, then continued to explain:

"The reason I brought this up was simply to give Gaira some emotional support."

Chiyo nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly that Konoha was indeed more humane than Sunagakure.

Just then, the door to the room was pushed open, and Deidara and Orochimaru walked in together.

Upon seeing this, Minato smiled naturally and greeted Orochimaru.

"Lord Orochimaru, you've arrived."

However, Orochimaru merely nodded slightly in response, without exchanging any pleasantries with Minato, and instead turned his gaze directly to Sasori standing to the side.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a thick stack of documents from his hand and handed them to Scorpion, saying at the same time:

"Chiyo once mentioned that you are the most outstanding puppet sculptor in the entire ninja world."

"Here are some relevant documents for you to take a look at. You may be needed to take charge of this aspect of the work in the future."

Upon hearing this, Scorpion was slightly taken aback, a look of doubt appearing on his face.

After all, he had never had any interaction with Qianyao before, and he really couldn't understand why the other party would approve of him so much.

But Chiyo is recognized as the pinnacle of ninja power, and Sasori was secretly pleased to receive such recognition from such a strong person.

However, Qianyao was not present at the moment, so he naturally could not inquire about the matter from him.

Sasori quite admired Orochimaru's decisive and straightforward approach to getting straight to the point.

In reality, he was eager to find out why Konoha had invited him, so he took the document from the other party without hesitation.

"Then I'll take a look first."

As he spoke, Scorpion quickly flipped through the documents.

The first thing that catches the eye is about the chakra energy storage device, or more precisely, a chakra version of a battery.

Next, what comes into view are all kinds of civilian facilities and various engineering equipment.

Scorpion only glanced at it briefly before he got the gist of it.

After all, handling such matters was a piece of cake for him, as these tasks were much simpler than the complex and intricate puppets he usually crafted.

Automating the process is not difficult once the chakra flow path is pre-set.

Low-Temperature Multi-Effect Seawater Desalination Equipment [Solar Distillation Seawater Desalination Equipment]

Scorpion's heart skipped a beat when he saw the two device names, and he quickly flipped through them.

It really is a desalination device. Konoha already has this technology? Are they researching and manufacturing it on a large scale now in preparation for dealing with Sunagakure?

"The Land of Lightning also possesses many similar devices, and we have basically acquired them all. You can certainly refer to and learn from them."

Upon hearing this, Sasori was initially somewhat surprised. After all, these things could be easily purchased on the outside market, so why would Konoha waste its resources and energy to develop them on its own?

However, when he recalled the fierce economic war recently launched by Raikage's side, he suddenly realized what was going on.

“Okay, I understand. In that case, I’ll get started today,” Scorpion replied decisively, his eyes brimming with confidence.

Just then, Deidara, who had been standing silently to the side, seemed to wake from a dream, looked at Sasori with a puzzled expression, and asked urgently:

"Brother Scorpion, what exactly do they want you to do? Don't tell me... you're not planning on leaving?"

Sasori nodded slightly and said calmly, "That's right, I have accepted Konoha's offer of service. From this moment on, I am a member of Konoha."

He paused briefly, then added, "I will be staying in Konoha for the next few days."

Deidara was completely stunned after hearing Sasori's words:

"What... what's going on? Brother Scorpion, you've chosen to stay. What am I supposed to do?"

Sasori looked at Deidara's shocked and helpless face and said helplessly:

"The reason I stayed was naturally because I had no other choice."

"As for you, you can go to Xiao Nan and ask her to arrange a new teammate for you."

Upon hearing Sasori's answer, Deidara's previously expectant expression instantly dimmed, and he deflated like a punctured balloon.

He pouted and complained, sounding aggrieved:

"But, Brother Scorpion, only you truly understand my art! Without you, who else can appreciate my exquisite works?"

During their last mission, Deidara risked his life to save Sasori, and after spending the last six months together, Sasori was already very familiar with Deidara's personality.

At this moment, he put away his smile and solemnly warned Deidara:

"Stop running around everywhere. Focus on improving yourself, or you might get killed without warning, let alone showcase your art."

Deidara now devotes all his energy and passion to the pursuit of art.

For him, combat was merely a byproduct of his artistic expression.

Given Deidara's current age, he is at a crucial stage where his personal abilities are rapidly growing and constantly improving.

It would be a great pity to waste such precious golden time.

At this moment, Deidara's face showed a hint of trouble, for no other reason than that he truly enjoyed the time he spent with Sasori.

However, what Brother Scorpion said seemed to make some sense.

Seeing his hesitation, Sasori guessed what Deidara was thinking.

"Have you forgotten the goal you've always wanted to achieve?"

"—Is this a perfect fusion of Dust Release and Clay Explosion?"

"If you can't do that, won't your future art exhibitions lack many truly impactful works?"

Deidara had already revealed to Sasori his ambition to hold the largest art exhibition in the entire ninja world in the future.

Although Sasori himself wasn't particularly interested in such activities, it's always good that Deidara is young and has aspirations.

Sure enough, after presenting this reason, Deidara was convinced.

He sighed with a conflicted expression and said helplessly, "Alright then, I'll go back to Iwagakure first."

Deidara had a target who combined Dust Release and Clay Bomb, so he needed to find a suitable person to assist him.

After all, Dust Release is an extremely dangerous ninjutsu. If he were to try it blindly on his own, he probably wouldn't even know how he died.

As a master who has immersed himself in the study of Dust Release for decades, Onoki is undoubtedly the best candidate to mentor him.

At this moment, Scorpion said with a smile, "Anyway, you can fly. We can meet again after this busy period is over."

Deidara was somewhat surprised and thought to himself:

[What's up with Brother Scorpion today? He seems to be in a good mood.]

However, hearing Sasori say that made Deidara feel a little better.

"Alright then, Brother Scorpion, I'll be going now!"

After saying that, Deidara left the meeting room without looking back or even saying goodbye to the other attendees.

Minato didn't pay any attention to this. He simply called over an Uchiha clansman at the door and instructed him to lead Deidara out.

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