Red sand dust

Daimaru was almost unscathed except for a bit of chakra and mental drain.

As for what will happen to Xiang Rin, Uchiha Sasuke, and Deidara in the future, let Orochimaru worry about it.

Don't be too greedy, just give up when something is good and wait for the next opportunity. The things on hand are enough for Dawan to digest for a while.

After seeming to realize that there was really no problem, Kankuro lifted the alert and asked his nervous subordinates to retreat, and the surrounding civilians who had been evacuated also began to return.

After appeasing their subordinates a little and dealing with some urgent matters, Daimaru and Kankuro sat across from each other in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, enjoying afternoon tea leisurely while looking at the normal flow of people on the street below.

"Still don't want to say anything?"

Kankuro's face looked a little ugly.

"Am I not strong enough to know your secrets anymore?"

Daimaru withdrew his gaze, looking at his brother-in-law strangely and complaining with dissatisfaction.

"It shouldn't be. When did you become such an unconfident brother-in-law?"

The guy who even dared to dissuade the berserk Gaara from time to time, and silently regarded himself as the first puppet master of the new generation, actually showed his weakness in front of his peers.

"You'll understand when you get hit!"

Kankuro muttered angrily.

In less than two years, Daimaru, who was slightly inferior to him, could no longer even see his back.

Although he was sent to deal with emergencies because he was familiar with Daimaru, to be honest, if his subordinates weren't looking at him, Kankuro would have wanted to retreat.

The place where Orochimaru and others are located is more than ten thousand miles away from Sunagakure Village. Even for Daimaru, it is quite difficult to directly interfere with the distant battle situation through the undetectable rhythm of natural energy.

In a hurry, it is naturally impossible to hold anything back.

Ordinary villagers and middle- and lower-level ninjas just instinctively feel discomfort in their hearts because of their limited perception.

A jounin like Kankuro, who was not as good as his superiors but more than adequate compared to his inferiors, was vaguely aware of the surging natural energy around him.

It’s not that they are so powerful that they can already use natural energy, but that when Daimaru absorbs it with all its strength, the concentration of nearby natural energy rises sharply, and is then absorbed by Daimaru like a giant whale sucking water, just like a hole suddenly opened at the bottom of the sea of ​​natural energy. , like a bottomless abyss swallowing everything.

Kankuro, who was so close, felt it even more deeply. At the perceptual level, it was like being in a strong wind and huge waves, and he felt like he was about to be torn into pieces at any time.

Even if you know that this sense of threat is illusory, you still inevitably feel fear due to excessive pressure.

"Although I don't know what you are fighting, just the casual aftermath makes me feel invincible. This feeling of panic is really too bad!"

Daimaru put down the tea cup, chuckled a few times, and then explained slowly:

"The gap between us is not that big. You are worrying too much! Natural energy and magic chakra are a more efficient and threatening force. They suppress ordinary chakra at a certain level, just like a lion. They make a living by preying on buffalo, but the buffalo is capable of gouging a lion to death even if it gets mad. This is not because of lack of strength, but because herbivores have a natural fear of ferocious predators, making them unable to resist the lion's fangs and claws..."

"What you said made me even more frustrated. Are we no longer able to compete on the same stage?"

"Why are you so stupid? Go back and act coquettishly with Temari, she might be happy to enlighten you!"

As the eldest sister, Temari had been waiting for a long time for the day when her brothers relied on her.

"Her? Forget it, she will only be laughed at. If pressed, she might be greeted with fists..."

"Are you so violent? It feels like Temari's mood is very stable recently!"

"That's because she knows she can't beat you, but I can't. Even if I get beaten up, I don't dare to fight back..."

I see, it seems that I still don’t see them very much every day, and my understanding of the ecological relationship between the three siblings is a bit unclear.

But come to think of it, Temari is really the kind of girl who will use her fists when provoked.

Kankuro's doubts are actually a big problem that most Suna ninja puppet masters have to face after they reach the level of Jonin.

The upper limit is too low!

Unless you embark on the path of studying forbidden arts like the Red Sand Scorpion, it will be difficult to get closer by relying on traditional methods.

In the past, the development of the field of puppet masters was still at the level of "skills" without the expansion of "Tao". Young puppet masters like Kankuro who are talented but don't know where to exert their efforts can only rely on their experience in puppet manipulation. Kung fu, occasionally breaking through the bottleneck with puppets with better performance.

But after all, this is just a quantitative accumulation, and there is basically no possibility of qualitative change.

The "Cradle Garden" project initiated by Miss Saya actually has high hopes for its potential, but given the size of Sunagakure Village, it is actually very difficult to supply.

A majestic lion, if he was malnourished when he was a child, it will be difficult for him to grow up to the level of the king of the grassland in the future.

Without a little supplement of big pills, it may end up being tasteless and a pity to throw away.

"If you just want someone to complain to, I don't care. As for a solution?"

Daimaru shook his head slightly,

"Among the classic puppets left behind by the Red Sand Scorpion, you have just obtained the first two of them: Crow, Black Ant and Sansho Fish. Even Sansho Fish cannot be used proficiently. It's a little early to worry..."

If you ask Gaara to help you get started in advance, you might be able to do it, but just because they are brothers, it's hard to talk. Daimaru, a guy who calls himself his brother-in-law, has the right level of relationship.

"Temari is already the acting commander of the reorganized patrol ninja army..."

"Hey! Isn't he just the manager of the logistics reserve? He doesn't have much power, but he has a lot to do. He has to help in every aspect. If others make mistakes, he has to help..."

Its functions are roughly equivalent to the armed police plus urban management. It is a security department with the characteristics of Sunagakure Village. It is a department that is very close to the people and will go to the battlefield in emergencies.

This position is definitely difficult, and you can get some benefits. If you are a black-hearted person, you can still get some profit, but Temari is Gaara's sister, everyone looks at it with a critical eye, and some things are not right. Well done.

In the next few years, it will be a general trend for young people to take the lead, and Temari is just the beginning!

"That's also a senior cadre in the village. You don't look down on him. Some people are jealous!"

Kankuro was a little unconvinced. Although he knew that he had a quick temper and was not suitable for taking the lead, there was something unbalanced after all.

Looking at his brother-in-law who had "I want to make progress" written all over his face, Daimaru stroked his forehead. Gaara still had a lot of troubles to solve, and he was a little restless here.