Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

The battle between Shikatoki and Minato ended in a draw.

Minato experimented with the Spiral Shuriken, and Shikatoki experimented with immortality.

Both of them were overjoyed.

Only the shocked crowd remained.

Especially the immortality of the deer.

Since Shikatoki's ninjutsu was already quite insidious, everyone agreed that attacking Shikatoki while avoiding the shadows was the best solution.

Now, not only is the deer's melee combat so overpowered, but it also has an immortal body. What's the point of playing this game?

After this exchange.

The heads of various families displayed unprecedented enthusiasm.

Shuimen and Lushi's house is always packed with people.

People came to deliver gifts, try to establish connections, and some even arranged marriages.

This infuriated Kushina, and she ignored Minato for several days.

The deer area is doing alright.

After all, with the Nara clan behind them, they could leave all the troublesome matters to their own uncle.

He himself hid away in the Senju clan to live a peaceful life.

"Shikatoshi-kun, is there any explanation for the frequency of this blood surging?" Orochimaru asked, holding a small notebook in his hand, looking as obedient as a student.

During this time, Tsunade and Orochimaru were genuinely curious about immortality.

Orochimaru wanted to see if immortality would help with eternal life.

Tsunade felt that her immortality could be used for medical ninjutsu.

"Orochimaru-senpai, aren't you a researcher at the research institute? Why are you so idle all day long?" Shikatoki sighed.

Orochimaru licked his lips. "I'm more interested in Shikatoshi's topic."

"Orochimaru, what brings you here again!" Tsunade emerged from the room, showing this level of dislike for Orochimaru for the first time. "I also have something to ask Shikatoki today!"

"Oh? That's quite unfortunate, but I was here first." Orochimaru didn't back down an inch.

Tsunade grabbed Shikatoshi and said, "Hehe, Shikatoshi is my fiancé! Of course he'll listen to me."

Shikatoki, enjoying the softness of Tsunade's body, naturally wouldn't refuse.

Orochimaru was taken aback. "Fiancé? You and Shikatoki?"

Tsunade's face flushed slightly, but she still put her hands on her hips and said with great authority, "Of course! This was personally approved by Mito-sama."

"I see." Orochimaru smiled knowingly. "Then I'll be going now. Shikatoki-kun, I'll come back to bother you this afternoon."

As soon as Orochimaru left, Tsunade put down the deer.

"Kid, you really enjoyed that just now!"

"Hey, I'm your fiancé now, what else can I say?" Lu Shi teased.

Tsunade took a deep breath and took out a large number of medical scrolls. "Take a look. If we use your blood circulation combined with natural energy, can we reduce the consumption of cells during division?"

It must be said that Tsunade's ideas are quite interesting.

He did not deliberately imitate Shika's ninjutsu.

Instead, it involves adapting and modifying its own system.

Shikatoki doesn't understand medical ninjutsu; he can only provide natural energy in Sage Mode and knowledge about blood from the evil god.

Even so, Tsunade still benefited greatly.

Life went on peacefully until Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned him again.

Upon entering the office, Minato and Kushina were already there.

"Yo~! Minato, Kushina, long time no see." Shikatoki greeted them with a smile.

Minato smiled gently. "It's been a long time since I've seen Shikato."

Kushina pouted, "You're with the Senju clan every day, we see each other every day!"

"Haha, I was just being polite." Shikatoki finished speaking and looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi. "Hokage-sama, is there anything you need from us?"

"Kushina has graduated too. The three of you are all genin. Why don't you take the Chunin Exams?" Hiruzen Sarutobi asked with a smile.

Minato: "?"

Deer: "?"

Kushina: "Really? I'm promoted to Chunin right after graduation?!"

"Old man, are you running a fever? Minato and I are taking the Chunin Exams. Are we taking exams? We're just going to bully the weak!" Shikatoki said, her voice full of confusion.

Hiruzen Sarutobi blushed.

He was well aware that with Shikatoki and Minato's strength, they were far beyond Chunin level.

They've already reached the level of elite Jonin.

Sending them to the Chunin Exams was indeed a bit of bullying.

"Ahem, there's a reason for this. Normally, the Chunin Exams wouldn't be held since the war just ended, but this time it was requested by the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, who also invited ninjas from the other four countries and neighboring small nations to participate."

"Because it involves the Daimyo, the people sent by each country are probably not ordinary Genin. It was only because Konoha had to win the championship that I thought of you and Minato."

"With Kushina, we can form a team."

At this point, Lu Shi understood.

It turns out it was all a political task from above.

That makes sense.

The Second Shinobi World War was triggered by the powerful rise of Shikatoki and Minato.

This significantly reduced Konoha's losses, and the addition of the Uzumaki clan even made Konoha stronger.

The daimyo of the Land of Fire was naturally very happy and it was normal for him to want to show off.

"I see! Okay then." Lu Shi nodded indifferently.

Minato knew about this connection, so he naturally didn't refuse. "Yes, Hokage-sama."

Kushina was even happier, "Hehe! Does that mean I'm the fastest ninja in history to be promoted to Chunin?!"

The Chunin Exams are scheduled for two months from now.

During this time, Lu Shi received an S-level mission—to deliver invitations.

The duties of a messenger.

Within two months, the invitations must be delivered to the leaders of the major ninja villages.

This mission was originally assigned to Minato, since he possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique, which is fast and versatile, making him the perfect candidate to deliver the message.

Shika was simply fed up with Orochimaru's annoyance.

He directly took over Minato's mission and went into hiding.

Hiruzen Sarutobi had no objections.

Shika received the mission in the morning, greeted Tsunade, and then ran off.

Our first stop was Sunagakure (Hidden Sand Village).

With plenty of time to spare, Lu Shi wasn't in a rush, so unlike the last time he came here for a mission, this time he brought a bit of a sightseeing mood.

It must be said that compared to Konoha...

Sunagakure Village was in a state of utter ruin.

Upon arriving at the entrance of Sunagakure Village, Shikatoki registered as usual.

The Sand Ninja who was registering was startled when they saw Shikatoki's name. They then looked at Shikatoki warily. "Shadow Ruler, Nara Shikatoki!"

"Tsk!" Lu Shi frowned slightly. "Don't call me that! It's me! What's wrong?"

Lu Shigang admitted it.

The Sand Village's signal flare has already taken to the sky.

Then a large number of Sand Ninja gathered at the entrance.

Lu Shi is not afraid at all. After upgrading Shadow Imitation Technique, it is undoubtedly powerful in dealing with mobs.

Soon the Third Kazekage appeared at the gate.

His eyes were fixed on Shikatoki, his body radiating killing intent. "Nara Shikatoki, what are you doing in Sunagakure? Are you looking for death?!"

Lu Shi was completely confused. "Weren't you told your full names?"

The Third Kazekage was taken aback. "Huh?"

"The Chunin Exams? Didn't the Daimyo of the Land of Wind agree? I'm here to deliver the invitation; you haven't received the news yet, have you?"

Shika's words left the Third Kazekage's expression uncertain.

The relationship between Sunagakure and the Daimyo of the Land of Wind is not very harmonious, and the Daimyo of the Land of Wind often cuts off Sunagakure's funds.

This also made it difficult for Sunagakure to train ninjas, resulting in repeated defeats in wars.

This made the Daimyo of the Land of Wind feel that his investment had not yielded any returns, and the funding he received was even less.

This creates a vicious cycle.

"Nara Shikatoki!" A murderous voice rang out, "You dare come to Sunagakure! Give me back my son and daughter-in-law's lives!"

A puppet flew towards the deer.

Lu Shi glanced at it indifferently, activated Sage Mode, and with a gentle wave of his right hand, used his superhuman strength to shatter the puppet.

The immense force of the punch, imbued with natural energy, hurtled directly towards Chiyo.

"Puppet Technique: Mechanical Light Shield Seal!"

"The White Secret Technique: The Ten Ninja of Chikamatsu!"

Ten puppets dressed in white appeared simultaneously, surrounding Lu Shi from different angles.

Lu looked very serious.

This is no joke.

These puppets were all made by the first puppeteer, Monzaemon.

In the original work, just ten puppets were comparable to Sasori's Crimson Secret Technique: Hundred Machine Manipulation.

boom!

The natural energy of Sage Mode repels all nearby people and puppets.

He stared coldly at the Third Kazekage. "Is this how Sunagakure treats its guests?"

The Third Kazekage pondered for a moment, then looked at Chiyo. "Chiyo, stop!"

"I'm going to kill him!" Chiyo gritted her teeth. The deaths of her son and daughter-in-law had always been a pain in her heart. Since Hatake Sakumo couldn't be found, Shikatoki, who was involved in this operation, was the best scapegoat.

Chiyo's killing intent was undisguised, and the Third Kazekage fell silent.

Lu Shi understood.

A slight smile played on his lips as black chains shot out, each one binding a puppet.

Chiyo's chakra threads snapped instantly, and she lost contact with the Chikamatsu Ten.

The sealing spell is present on every puppet.

"You all seem to think I have a good temper." The Chikamatsu Ten were dragged in front of Shikatoki. Shikatoki glanced at them and a mocking smile appeared on his lips. "The puppets made by Monzaemon are indeed quite good, but it's a pity that the people using them are not very capable. In order to prevent these puppets from being wasted, let's destroy them."

"etc!"

The Third Kazekage immediately spoke upon seeing this.

These puppets are the heirlooms of Sunagakure.

Shikatoshi ignored it completely, his feet imbued with natural energy, and stomped down hard, crushing the first puppet. "Sorry, I was a little delayed, just like the Third Kazekage. Sorry! From now on, don't call us the Chikamatsu Ten Puppet Masters. The Chikamatsu Nine Puppet Masters would be better."

"Leave the invitation and the puppet, you can leave now!" the Third Kazekage said, his face ashen.

Shika tossed the invitation to the Third Kazekage, saying, "This is the invitation, but the puppet is my spoils of war."

"How dare you! Nara Shikatoki, do you really think I wouldn't dare kill you?!"

A large amount of iron sand emerged behind the Third Kazekage.

"You can give it a try."

Deer Toki wasn't afraid at all. Do you think he's still the Nara deer Toki from two years ago?

The shadow behind him stretched out, as if it were about to devour the entire Sand Village.

Even the Third Kazekage found it difficult to withstand such a sense of oppression.

"What exactly do you want?" the Third Kazekage growled through gritted teeth.

"I want to see the puppetry secrets left behind by Monzaemon," Shikatoki said calmly.

Chiyo replied without hesitation, "Impossible! You Konoha people are insane! You even dare to covet the puppet techniques of Sunagakure."

The Third Kazekage immediately exclaimed, "Impossible!"

Lu Shi had anticipated this, and hadn't expected to get a complete one. When it comes to negotiating prices, he had to quote a high price.

"I'll compromise. I only need the secret techniques for controlling the puppets, not the manufacturing process. I'll just watch for ten minutes." Shikatoki said with an expression that suggested he had already sacrificed a lot.

Then he added, "If that still doesn't work, then I'll take these puppets and leave."