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"Also, there's Sasori. It's been a while. He's grown so much in just two years and even joined the puppet squad."

The Third Kazekage patted Sasori's head, appearing quite concerned.

Finally, his gaze turned to the only young man in the field he hadn't met before.

"Lord Kazekage, this is Shimizu. He's a newcomer who entered the puppet squad this year with the top score in the selection!"

Yae quietly nudged Shimizu's calf, introducing him to the Third Kazekage.

Shimizu had no choice but to put on an excited expression and stammered:

"Lo… Lord Kazekage, my name is Shimizu, and I'm eleven years old!"

"Ah, I'll remember that."

The Third Kazekage extended his other hand and patted Shimizu's head, appearing like an approachable and good leader.

Those who can join the puppet squad all have decent talent as puppeteers. Being ranked first in the selection definitely makes one a promising elite Jonin candidate, especially considering Shimizu's young age.

As the leader of Sunagakure, the Third Kazekage would naturally pay attention to, befriend, and nurture these young geniuses.

At least as Kazekage, he did a decent job. Judging from the original story, the period when Sunagakure's overall strength was at its peak was also during the Third Kazekage's reign. Not only was his own strength among the top of the Kage-level, but the number of top experts in Sunagakure was also the highest during his time.

Even later, Rasa was assassinated by Orochimaru.

If the decline of Konoha during Naruto's time was due to the Fourth Hokage couple's death in battle + the inaction of the Third Hokage in his later years, then Sunagakure was truly unlucky. In just over a decade, only the two old folks, Chiyo and Ebizo, were barely holding on, and they couldn't even find a qualified Kage, so they had to force the Jinchuriki into the position of Kage.

If it weren't for White Fang's incident, when Sasori's generation grew up, Sunagakure might have been the strongest of the five great ninja villages.

It can be said that the Third Kazekage laid a good foundation for Sunagakure, but unfortunately, they encountered Konoha's White Fang, and one battle shattered Sunagakure's normal inheritance.

"Lord Kazekage."

Sasori suddenly called out to the Third Kazekage.

"Sasori, what's wrong?"

The Third Kazekage crouched down and stroked Sasori's head.

"Is White Fang dead?"

The Third Kazekage's movements couldn't help but pause, his eyes dimmed, but he forcefully forced a smile on his face.

"I'm sorry, Sasori. White Fang's strength is very strong. I couldn't kill him, but with the help of Jonin Ishito, I have severely injured him. If there is a next time, I will definitely kill him!"

Seemingly unwilling to see Sasori's disappointed eyes, the Third Kazekage turned around and smiled at everyone.

"I, as the Third Kazekage, announce that the original A-rank mission, the capture of Uchiha, has failed, but the mission has been categorized as part of the higher-level mission to ambush White Fang. Now, Hatake Sakumo has been severely injured, and even with Tsunade around, he will not be able to appear on the battlefield in a short time. Therefore, the mission is a success."

The A-rank mission failed, but the S-rank mission succeeded.

It can be said that Shimizu and Sasori are almost the first people in Sunagakure's history to participate in and complete an S-rank mission as Genin.

The mission reward received afterward will also increase by at least one time.

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DC World.

Gotham, slums, Gotham old industrial area, a certain abandoned factory.

"From today onwards, the Cole gang belongs to me, Flash Walter. Do you have any objections?"

Shimizu calmly sat on a chair, his left hand resting on the armrest, supporting his chin, looking at the thirty or so thugs in front of him.

The two-meter-tall Black Gold stood quietly behind him, together with a mass of blurred flesh at Shimizu's feet, forming an intimidating scene.

That mass of blurred flesh is the former boss of the Cole gang, Kiddy Cole.

The thugs looked at each other in confusion for a few moments, discussing among themselves.

At this moment, a bald man with a gold chain suddenly raised a pistol and aimed it at Shimizu.

"Now you're not wearing that iron lump on your body, Mr. Walter, and I can kill you just by pulling the trigger. It seems that I am more suitable to be the boss of the Cole gang."

Shimizu laughed heartily.

"I really like your courage. Your name is… never mind."

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Shimizu's palm on the armrest quickly flipped over, ejecting a slender steel nail, piercing the bald man's forehead.

If the opponent was someone like Deathstroke or Ra's al Ghul, they could easily react, but this bald man was just an ordinary human with a slightly stronger body.

"I'm not interested in knowing the name of a dead person."

The thugs trembled and changed their tune towards Shimizu:

"Greetings, Boss Walter!"

"Long live Boss Walter!"

"Boss Walter is mighty!"

They shouted all sorts of things, their voices noisy, making it clear that this was a motley crew.

A gratified smile appeared on Shimizu's face as he watched the luck value on the panel increase.

Although it was little, it was indeed increasing.

As expected, becoming the boss of a force can indeed increase luck value.

Next, it should be constantly expanding the force, right?

"Um… Boss Walter, there's something I wanted to report to you."

A thug with green, messy hair raised his hand and said to Shimizu.

"Speak!"

Shimizu crossed his legs.

"Kiddy Cole has an older brother named Caiman Cole, who is the leader of the Two-Face gang. Every month, our Cole gang has to collect dues to hand over to the Two-Face gang, so that we can be protected by the Two-Face gang and not be bothered by other gangs and the police."

"I understand being protected by the Two-Face gang so that we won't be bothered by other gangs, but what does this have to do with the police?"

Shimizu curiously asked the messy-haired thug.

"Hey, boss, you should be new to this business and may not be very clear, but the police in Gotham all have extra income to earn. Those big gangs are connected to the high-level officials in the police station. They cooperate with those police officers and pay tribute, and the police won't actively look for trouble with them, and sometimes they will even leak some information to them."

"When those police officers need achievements, the big gangs will also obediently push out scapegoats and actively restrain and manage the small gangs below, so as not to cause too much chaos, and the big shots can't save face."

Shimizu nodded in understanding.

That's right, with only that many dollars a month, why would those police officers bother fighting the gangs to the death.