[Temporary mission: Puppet of Thousand Winds Sands: The event time is 11:42 on September 22, 1942, Konoha 42. You are about to explore the old ruins where Monzaemon was buried]

[Task content: Exploring old ruins and the truth behind them]

[Task progress: 100%]

[Task reward: pending settlement]

It's really over... Xie Mao looked at the description of the task and let out a sigh of relief. When he was about to settle the account, he heard the sound of running not far away.

Xie Mao, who was worried that something was wrong with the settlement, stopped and looked with Chiyo in the direction of the sound. They saw several ninjas who were in relatively good condition hurriedly arriving.

"Chiyo-sama!"

The leading ninja was a chuunin. When he saw Chiyo, he immediately fell next to Chiyo, knelt on one knee and lowered his head and said: "I'm sorry, we are late!"

"It doesn't matter, I was late in notifying you."

After Chiyo finished speaking, she coughed. It took her a while to regain her airway, "The seal has been completed."

The chuunin had long seen the "mummy" lying on the ground. He said with admiration and awe: "As expected of Chiyo-sama."

"You clean up the battlefield, recover the battle damage, and I will bring back the sealed artifact myself." Chiyo ordered.

"yes!"

Chiyo turned his head, looked at Xie Mao and said, "Xie, let's go back."

"Okay." Xie Mao glanced at Chiyo, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground with weak breath, thought for a while and said, "I will take back the ten Chikamatsu people first."

"Yes, please." Chiyo smiled sincerely and handed over the seal scroll.

After recovering the ten Chikamatsu people who were all damaged, Xie Mao controlled the [Sand Wolf] and picked up Chiyo and Kazama.

They were on their way back to the camp.

"Scorpion, you have really grown a lot during this time."

Chiyo looked at Xie Mao gently and praised: "Finally, I was able to come up with that method to seal the Glazed Snake. It was really well done."

"Thank you. Even without me, the ninjas who came here can complete the seal." Xie Mao was actually still a little frightened. If he hadn't had the inspiration to warn him, he might have been hit by the Glazed Snake during its first sneak attack.

"They may not be able to help." Chiyo looked back and said, "This time, both [Father] and [Mother] were damaged. Grandma will help you make them again after she returns."

Actually, it's weird to fight with a puppet that looks like your parents... Xie Mao couldn't refuse, so he could only respond: "Okay."

Seeing that Xie Mao showed no obvious abnormality due to the damage to [Father] and [Mother], Chiyo smiled happily.

She did not want her grandson to be immersed in sorrow all the time. The only ones that were created were [father] and [mother] with the same appearance. In the end, they were just lifeless puppets.

As a battle puppet, it is normal for it to be damaged. If it causes excessive sadness and pain, it would be too fragile.

People have to look forward.

"This mission involves a high level, enough to be promoted to an S-level mission. It is really rare to complete the S-level mission as a genin when you are a genin. If the conditions are looser, you may be able to directly rise to the S-level mission with this mission.

Chunin." Chiyo said with a proud tone.

"I'm not the key. Grandma, you and Master Ye Cang have put in more effort. You are worthy of being the pinnacle of puppetry skills." Xie Mao has no idea of ​​taking credit. He knows how much he weighs now.

If he really wanted to be promoted to chuunin, he would have to accept more difficult tasks. He really didn't know how to write the word "death".

Not every mission is as lucky as this one.

After hearing Xie Mao's words, Chiyo smiled, shook his head slightly and said, "I'm not."

"Ah?" Xie Mao looked confused, not understanding why Chiyo denied it.

"The true pinnacle of puppetry skills is you in the future." Chiyo said firmly with a confident tone and longing, "You will definitely surpass Samana-sama, surpass Monzaemon-sama, and surpass me."

"..." Xie Mao pursed his lips and said no more.

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After returning to the camp, Xie Mao and Qianyo met Ye Cang who came to greet them.

Although she has been working outside for many years, Ye Cang's skin has been well maintained, showing a healthy white color. This whiteness can even slightly hide the fatigue and weakness on her face.

The short rest did not allow Ye Cang to recover, but she was worried about Xie Mao and Qianyo, so she took the initiative to greet them.

Seeing that they were fine, Ye Cang smiled sincerely and said: "Welcome back."

Chiyo nodded slowly and said, "Return to the village after a while of rest."

Chiyo's current condition is not good. If she rushes back to the village, she will hardly be able to cope with any emergencies.

"yes."

Ye Cang agreed with Chiyo's decision. She glanced at the "mummy" on [Sand Wolf]'s back and asked, "Where is Kazama?"

When Xie Mao heard this, he glanced at Ye Cang.

The previous chuunin had no intention of asking, but Ye Cang asked without hesitation.

"Right here." Chiyo patted the "mummy" in front of him and said, "We'll talk about it later when we go back to the village."

Ye Cang frowned. She didn't know the Glazed Snake and didn't know exactly what happened. Fortunately, her trust in Chiyo outweighed her worries. Ye Cang nodded slowly and asked no more questions.

The three of them entered the camp together. Xie Mao handed [Sand Wolf] to Qianyo, then found an empty tent and went in to rest.

Hiss~ Xie Mao was lying on the mat, feeling sore and sore all over his body, but there was also a faint feeling of comfort, which made Xie Mao almost fall asleep.

Let’s settle the task first! With this obsession, Xie Mao didn’t think much about it. He managed not to fall asleep, looked at his system, and chose to settle.

Ding!

[Task progress: 100% (settled)]

[Task reward: Digestion progress increased by 80% (doubled), a special reward (to be drawn)]

Xie Mao blinked, gone?

That's it? It's really just the progress of digestion...

It's too crude.

Xie Maogang wanted to draw a special reward to see if there would be any surprises, but the blink of an eye just now made him feel sleepy. His already very tired body could no longer hold on and fell into a deep sleep immediately.

When I woke up again, the first thing I saw was the female ninja named Gan Qingya.

Xie Mao pressed his head, which was still a little dazed, and said vaguely: "Is it time to leave?"

"Uh-huh!"

Qian Qingya said full of energy: "Just wake up, I have to wake up other people, so don't fall asleep again."

"... Got it." Xie Maozhen almost fell asleep and went back to sleep. He felt that his eyelids were like glue, and it only took a light touch to completely stick them together.

So sleepy! Xie Mao sat on the mat, half asleep and in a trance for two minutes. It wasn't until obvious sounds of movement and conversation came from outside the tent that he woke up, got up and walked out of the tent.

The sun was not warm when it first rose. At dawn, the darkness in the sky had not completely faded away. The intersection of light and shadow blurred into one. Xie Mao looked up quietly for a while before looking back.

The team of ninjas has almost assembled, and Xie Mao is the last group to come out.

Ye Cang, the leader, counted quickly and then said to Chiyo beside him: "It's time to go."

"Um."

Chiyo nodded lightly and waited until Xie Mao came to her side before speaking again: "Let's go."

On the way, through the chat between Chiyo and Hayakura, Xie Mao learned that Kazama himself had certain problems. For example, he had secretly collected information about the second-generation Kazekage who was good at ninjutsu in [Michen Kingdom]. This kind of illegal behavior

Punishments will be made based on the situation after the wind returns to normal.

He harbored hatred towards the Nidaime and suspected that the Nidaime had killed Monzaemon, but what did this have to do with him collecting information on forbidden techniques? Xie Mao did not ask the question because he had an intuition that Chiyo and Yegura were not the same.

It's not clear, and it's not an issue suitable for public discussion.

By the time a group of ninjas returned to Sunagakure Village, it was already early in the morning, and the entire Sunagakure Village was already bustling with activity. Chiyo and Hayakura would take Kazama to report on their work, and the others could go back to rest first, or they could go and collect their rewards first.

Xie Mao's reward would be collected by Chiyo, so Xie Mao chose to go home to rest and receive the special reward at the same time.

After parting ways with Qianyo, Xie Mao stood at the entrance of the village and raised his eyebrows slightly, seeing a large number of ninja teams about to leave the village.

This is not entirely a good thing.

The Second Ninja World War was still considered the most powerful Fire Nation's final victory. The weaker Wind Nation sacrificed a lot of ninja lives, but only gained a few resources from the war. It can't be said that it made much profit.

The Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind, who was disappointed with the performance of Sand Hidden Village, took this opportunity to start reducing the military expenditure of Sand Hidden Village. Probably because he thought that no matter how hard he tried, he could not compare with the Country of Fire, the Daimyo of the Kingdom of Wind chose to enjoy life.

Sunagakure Village, which was forced to lose part of its key economic income, was naturally greatly affected. Not only was the scale of the ninja school reduced, but also the price of commissioned tasks was reduced. Only in this way can people be stimulated to spend money to commission more tasks, so that the village and

Ninjas can earn more.

But the massive increase in tasks will undoubtedly make the ninjas more tired. After all, they are not machines but human beings. Doing arduous or dangerous tasks for reward will naturally accumulate stress and pain, and will also greatly increase the rate of damage to the ninjas.

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This is an inevitable problem.

Xie Mao didn't look again. Running all the way had made him fully awake, but the injuries he suffered had not been relieved. His whole body was still aching, especially the parts that had been hit hard, such as the abdomen, which hurt so much that it felt like he was missing.

generally.
Chapter completed!