I rely on myself

Chapter 696: The Appeal of Ingenious Technology

After a simple treatment, Temari was able to regain her mobility. She did not continue. After thanking the ninja who treated her, she slowly walked back with Kankuro.

Seeing Temari's slow steps due to the injuries in her body, Kankuro said with concern: "You should go and rest for a while. The medical ninja who treated you just now said that it's better for you to lie down and not move..."

"I know. I know my body best. It's just a few steps. It's not a big deal. I'm more worried about Gaara. Let's go back."

Before Kankuro could say more, Temari interrupted him and reminded him of something more important.

Hearing the name Gaara, Kankuro's face immediately showed a fearful expression, and he said tremblingly: "Gaara? Then there is no need to worry. After all, Mr. Maki should be with him now, so it's okay."

"well---!"

Temari didn't know what to say about Kankuro's fear of Gaara. Although she knew that this was normal, she also felt sad about the relationship between her two younger brothers.

The two quickly walked back to where their team was, and joined up with Gaara, the last member of the team, and their leader, Jonin Maki.

Seeing the two of them coming back, Maki, their team leader, immediately stepped forward to greet them and said, "You're back, both of you. How's Temari's injury? Is it serious? Do you need me to arrange for someone from the village to come..."

"No need, Mr. Maki. After treatment, although I can't say I've fully recovered, I'm fine now."

Although Temari said so, Maki would not believe it. After all, looking at Temari's pale face and her body that was not even stable when she stood, how could anyone believe it?
However, Maki also knew Temari's personality and knew that it would be useless even if he continued to persuade her. It would be better to notify the villagers in advance to make preparations, and then give Temari treatment directly when the time comes, without giving her the chance to refuse. This would be better.

Thinking of this, Maki suddenly became alert and stopped persuading him. Instead, he comforted him, "Okay, that's it. Also, don't worry too much about losing the competition. Although it's not nice to say this, the ninja from the Snow Country is indeed very powerful. At least neither you nor Kankuro can compare to him."

"Mr. Maki."

Kankuro complained. He was originally listening quietly at the side, but he was unexpectedly dragged into the topic.

"Don't complain, Kankuro. As a puppeteer, you should know better how powerful that girl... no! To be more precise, those three puppets are."

Maki said in an unusually serious tone, and Kankuro realized the other party's perception and became equally serious.

Although he didn't want to admit it, not to mention the puppet operating skills, just the difference between the puppets, it had to be said that Crow could not compare with any of the Moon Phase People. The gap between the two sides was even so big that Kankuro began to doubt which side was famous in the ninja world for puppetry.

"And there's one more important point. I don't know if you've noticed that the three girl puppets are not connected by chakra lines, yet they can move freely."

At this time Maki said one more thing, and it was the most crucial one. Kankuro's face suddenly changed when he heard this, and he confirmed to Maki with an incredible look.

“Teacher, you are not mistaken! This, this is not something to joke about!!” “…”

Maki did not answer immediately, but looked at Kankuro with a serious look, while Kankuro also began to recall the battle just now.

At first, Kankuro didn't see the chakra lines connecting the three girl puppets, and he thought that Chiyomi had made the chakra lines extremely small, or even hidden them. But when he thought about the final moment when Temari was defeated, the two girl puppets named Sakutsuki and Crescent Moon burst out with such amazing power.

If they were to use the puppetry of the Sand Village to unleash that level of power, they would have to consume a considerable amount of chakra, and the chakra lines used for conduction and control would no longer be able to remain hidden. However, that was undoubtedly not the case at the time.

In this case, there is only one possibility, that is, the Snow Country is not using chakra lines to control the puppets, but some more covert means.

When Kanjiro thought of this, he became anxious. No one knew better than the puppet masters how much their strength would be improved if they had such technology.

"Calm down! Kankuro!!"

Maki, who had expected this, looked at Kankuro who seemed to be rushing towards the Snow Country impatiently, and immediately put his hand on his shoulder and shouted at the same time.

"It's useless for you to go there now. It would be more like alerting the enemy. It's better to report to the Kazekage first and make long-term plans. After all, there is still a month after the Chunin Exam, which is enough time for us to prepare."

After listening to Maki's advice, Kankuro calmed down and was no longer so excited. After taking a deep look at the Snow Country, Kankuro returned to his original state. However, his occasional glances towards Chiyomi still exposed his inner restlessness.

Maki naturally saw this, but as long as Kankuro didn't rush forward impulsively, this level of behavior was acceptable.

The competition venue below was also cleaned after an emergency cleanup. Of course, the scratches and big holes on the walls and the ground could not be repaired in a short time, so they could only be left like that.

At this time, the drawing for the next round of the competition began again, and soon two names appeared on the screen, namely Nobuo and Mizuiro. After Chiyomi, the other two members of the Fatui team were also selected, but unfortunately, they were opponents.

Looking at this pair of players, the other ninjas present were somewhat gloating. After all, they could see from Chiyomi that her strength was amazing. Even if there was some gap between the two people in the same team, it was not that big of a difference. Now they could see the two of them colliding, and one of the players from the Snow Country would be eliminated no matter what.

Xin and Shuise, the two people who were chosen, looked at each other, both feeling a little surprised, and feeling that it was quite a coincidence.

But Shuise quickly reacted and said, "What should we do, Xin? Should we fight, or..."

"...To be honest, if possible, I don't want to fight. After all, it always feels weird for my own people to fight each other, especially in front of people from other ninja villages."

Xin was a little hesitant, but still expressed his thoughts, and Shuise also agreed with it very much, so he said directly: "Mr. Examiner, there is no need to continue this competition, I admit defeat directly!"

(End of this chapter)