In the doll shop, Didala, who obviously came as a guest, sat down on the sofa very familiarly, and looked at the decorations in the doll shop with curious eyes.

The products in the store are mainly wooden dolls, and there are also a small number of puppets, but it can be seen that each product is not repeated, from human figures to animals, each one is a unique selection.

As long as one can be sold, the daily expenses can be maintained for a long time.

Moreover, as far as Didala knew, there were jaw-dropping reserves in Scorpion's private vault.

For him, opening this doll shop is nothing more than an interest that came along with him, not to support his family in Hukou.

Scorpion didn't respond to Didala's familiar behavior, but just made himself a cup of tea, then walked to the sofa opposite Didara and sat down.

The appearance of a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old boy has been restored. Although he has recovered his flesh and blood, he does not have too many fluctuating eyes. He still looks like a doll, without much emotional expression.

"It's hard for you to find my whereabouts, Deidara."

After Xie sat down, his tone was emotional, and then his eyes glanced at Didara.

"Looking at your current appearance, you shouldn't be in Akatsuki anymore. It's not in vain to realize that I'm here."

Scorpio seems to be very determined.

"After Big Brother Xie left Xiao, many things happened. In short, due to various reasons, I am now working for Her Royal Highness. Hmm."

Deidara nodded and replied.

"So, you are here on behalf of the ghost kingdom?"

Xie frowned and thought about it, and immediately understood who Didara was referring to by "His Royal Highness the Princess".

After leaving Akatsuki, it wasn't his "fake death" personnel, but betrayal, and Nagato hadn't dealt with it in the end. It is conceivable that Didara must seek refuge with a powerful force that can wrestle Akatsuki head-on.

Coupled with the familiar title of 'His Royal Highness', there is only that freak in the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Because there was a short fight with him in the past, Xie was very impressed by the strength shown by the opponent.

If the other party guarantees, then it is not impossible for Akatsuki to be helpless against Didara.

"No, it's not the kingdom of ghosts. Coming here is a private mission given to me by Her Royal Highness. Her Royal Highness hopes that you can join her team. It can be called an invitation. Hmm."

Didara looked directly into Scorpion's eyes, and directly stated his intention of coming.

He knows that Scorpion has always disliked detours in communication. It is best to explain directly what the purpose is, otherwise it will arouse the other party's anger.

"Squad of Thorns? Let's not say that I no longer want to get involved in the right and wrong of the ninja world. Even if I want to join, I am no longer in my prime, and I can't help you in battle. In her team, should There is no shortage of ninjas of my level."

Scorpion refused.

He has recovered his flesh and blood, and most of the puppets were also damaged in the battle with grandma Chiyo and Nine-tailed Jinchuriki. Both the number and quality of the puppets controlled have suffered a serious decline.

Even Didara, with a little effort, can easily get rid of him.

In such a turbid ninja world, he can only protect himself.

The most important thing is to hide, once exposed, it will attract crazy revenge from countless enemies.

After leaving Sand Hidden and joining Akatsuki, he killed countless ninjas, and their families would be like sharks smelling blood, eager to eat him alive.

This is the most authentic portrayal of the ninja world.

In the past, his strength was strong enough, and he could not care about these boring revenge actions.

But the current state is very weak, and the strength is even less than half of the heyday. Once the whereabouts and identity are exposed, the consequences can be imagined.

Only by avoiding it can there be a chance of survival.

Although it was shameful, after he was reborn, he didn't want to die.

"And, unlike you, even if I leave Akatsuki, Nagato has a great kindness to me, and I will not fight Akatsuki. Besides, I will not fight the people of Sand Hidden. In other words , I now have any value I can exploit."

Scorpion said very bluntly.

Hearing Xie's self-deprecating words, Didara smiled and said, "Brother Xie really likes to belittle himself. Although Brother Scorpion, your strength has indeed dropped a lot now, but the things in your mind have not been lost. "

"Um?"

Scorpion accidentally glanced at Didara.

Didara took out a letter from his arms and put it in front of Scorpion.

Scorpion didn't think too much, took the letter, and took out a folded piece of white paper from inside. After opening it, he found that there were words written on the white paper, and besides that, there was a square metal nameplate.

"This is"

Scorpion held the metal nameplate, which was soft and tough. It was made of a special alloy. He flipped it left and right, and finally fixed his eyes on the front of the nameplate.

"The position of a specially invited senior technician in the military research department... You don't need to go to the battlefield, and you don't need to fight anyone, you can enjoy the protection of the army of the ghost country. Apart from the daily work, the rest of the time is completely free, and you are not affected by it." Intervention until the end of life. Compared to the doll shop owner who hides and is afraid of being discovered by others, Brother Xie is also a job, isn't this job more attractive? Hmm."

"Senior Technician"

Scorpion frowned.

This is a senior position in the research department of the ghost country, even he has heard of it.

Most of the people inside are not ninjas, but a group of ordinary people, but the knowledge stored in their brains, the understanding and penetration of Chakra, is beyond the reach of most ninjas.

They constructed extremely detailed and precise chakra and scientific concepts, and applied them to various fields, making the kingdom of ghosts achieve technological breakthroughs and bringing about many changes that have attracted the attention of all countries.

"That's why I said, Brother Scorpion, you are too self-deprecating. Brother Scorpion's strength really can't be of much help, but the knowledge in Brother Scorpion's brain, in the eyes of Her Royal Highness, is a priceless treasure. Under Her Royal Highness, talents who can be used Although there are many, few are linked to the field of research. This is why Her Royal Highness values Big Brother Scorpion. Hmm."

Deidara talked so eloquently, trying his best to look like a qualified lobbyist.

But the fact is the same, looking at Xie's life experience, the word genius is hard to describe.

When others were still copying the knowledge from textbooks during the ninja school, Scorpion had already independently started to study the forbidden art, and completed it when he was a teenager. Longevity that can be completed. Although such a long life has a certain price, it also shows Scorpio's intelligent talent.

In addition, the bearings, runners and other important parts of the scorpion puppet are specially identified by the researchers of the ghost kingdom. They are a very rare material, precise and complex, including the anti-corrosion technology that can keep the corpse intact. They are all amazing skills and involve many profound knowledge.

Therefore, even if Scorpion can't be a ninja, his own knowledge is enough to make him a scholar with rich knowledge.

This is the scene where Yi Ji asked Didala to recruit Scorpion.

Scorpion frowned and didn't answer.

"Besides, although Big Brother Scorpion wanted to live in seclusion, he found such a small town instead of a no-man's land, so he probably didn't want to be isolated from the whole world. Maybe Big Brother Scorpion is tired of his life as a ninja, but to people My love, but it still hasn't changed a bit. Hmm."

Didala glanced around the store, every doll was made by Scorpion with heart, not a half-finished product made half-heartedly.

Rather, this is exactly where Scorpion is demanding himself. No matter at any time, the only constant is his love and loyalty to the doll.

Never allow inferior dolls to appear in your hands.

Scorpion still didn't speak, he was indeed a little moved.

He doesn't reject working under others, but he still has some concerns.

As Deidara said, the reason why he didn't choose to live in the deep mountains and forests and live an isolated life is because he wanted to live in seclusion, but he didn't want to be isolated from the whole world. Although that can avoid vendetta, it also means that he will always be alone with him and completely close himself.

The desire to communicate seems to be human instinct.

Therefore, he finally made the contradictory choice of living a semi-reclusive life in this small town.

Perhaps seeing the wavering of the scorpion, Didara took out a scroll from his arms again, with a determined smile on his face.

"This is a soul technique that can endow invisible things with life consciousness... It is said that it is a by-product of the spiritization technique. Even so, it is an extremely precious secret technique. Brother Scorpion, don't you want to create it yourself? Does your 'child' have an independent consciousness like a human being? Maybe, it will be a brand new eternity. Hmm."

As soon as Didara finished speaking, he saw Xie's unwavering eyes staring at the scroll without saying a word.

"Why do you always like to recruit such dangerous traitors?"

Looking at Yi Ji's application form, which was almost equivalent to cutting first and playing later, Baishi knocked on his forehead with a slight headache.

Originally, he wanted to take a few days off before the war to recharge his batteries, but he saw Yiji's application letter for recruiting the Red Sand Scorpion.

But... Baishi is sure that by the time he saw this application form, most of the envoys sent by Yiji to recruit the Red Sand Scorpion had already made contact with the Red Sand Scorpion.

Therefore, strictly speaking, Yiji's behavior has not completely surpassed, and is hovering on the edge of the bottom line.

"Now is the time to employ people. Although there are certain risks in appointing such a traitor, I am sure to keep him in check so that he will not mess around. Besides, old man, didn't you do similar behavior in the early days? Kakuto, the gold medal debt collector who works in the chamber of commerce, was once a rebellious ninja from Takiyin Village. Besides that, there are other ninjas, and many of them are from rebellious ninjas."

Yi Ji retorted in a dignified manner.

"The present cannot be compared with the past..."

The kingdom of ghosts in the early days needed to accumulate, so in this regard, Shiraishi made a certain tolerance.

"Furthermore, when I recruited these rebels, I carried out a standardized rectification of them, and the reasons for their defection were not heinous, but were framed by the village's senior management. And look at the one you recruited... Didara , in order to pursue art, he caused explosion crises many times in Yanyin Village, disrupted the security of the village many times, and refused to mend his ways after repeated admonitions. If it wasn't because his teacher was Tuying, he would have been imprisoned in the torture room for reform. Red Sand Scorpion is even more Trouble, his motive for defecting, and also assassinated Gokage..."

"Old man, didn't you plan on several Gokages? There are only a lot more Gokages who died indirectly in your hands than the red sand scorpions, and you even connived Uchiha Sasuke to carry out terrorist attacks in Konoha."

"It was Zuo Zhu's personal act of revenge. I have no reason to prevent a person from avenging his parents and clan."

"Ah."

Yiji smiled coldly.

There may be such a reason, but in the eyes of outsiders, this is Shiraishi conniving at criminals like Uchiha Sasuke to carry out terrorist attacks on Konoha.

Even the clerks in the Kingdom of Ghosts who were responsible for recording this incident had difficulty accurately defining the terms terrorist attack and revenge, so they modeled them and kept silent about the so-called motives.

After all, Uchiha Zuosuke's attack on Konoha is not only related to Shiraishi, the high-level executive, but also the reputation of the entire Uchiha clan in the country of ghosts.

Even if this is the case, the Uchiha clan will never let the reputation of terrorist attacks be confirmed.

Therefore, the bait thrown by the country of ghosts is very conspicuous-revenge for the Uchiha clan who was framed by Konoha's former high-level, which is the reason for Uchiha Zuosuke to attack Konoha.

Moreover, it was also released that Zuosuke was officially recognized by the Uchiha clan of the ghost country after attacking Konoha. It has been in the investigation period before, and the Konoha attack has nothing to do with the ghost country.

Hearing Yiji's "heh", Baishi felt a surge of anger.

Even the rhythm of the fingers tapping on the table suddenly became much faster, which proved his inner unhappiness and irritability.

However, on the surface, Shiraishi did not show any emotion.

Seeing Shiraishi's gesture, Ichihime didn't panic at all, but met Shiraishi's gaze calmly.

"Let me ask, what would you do if I refused?"

"Then there is no other way, let's set up a private company abroad and register it under the banner of the Ziyuan Flower Chamber of Commerce."

If the old man's way doesn't work, it's also an option to get a relationship from his mother, and Yiji has already made two-handed preparations.

However, starting from the Ziyuan Flower Merchant Association is only a backup plan for Yiji.

What she wanted was for the Red Sand Scorpion to enter the research department of the military and serve as a senior technician there.

Although the research department does not participate in actual military government affairs, their proportion in the military is also very high.

"...It seems that you went out to kill the bounty hunters on the black market and made a lot of extra money."

Shiraishi knew that Yiji paid a lot of money to the national treasury when he returned from exterminating the bounty hunters on the black market, but he felt that there might be more concealed by Yiji.

Regarding this matter, Shiraishi just turned a blind eye to it.

After all, when the Thorn Team was dispatched to wipe out the bounty hunters on the black market, it meant that Yi Ji could deal with the Thorn Team on their own with the black money they got from the bounty hunters, not to mention turning in a lot of it.

"It's all small money. It can't be compared with mother's treasury, but it's definitely higher than you, old man... Well, you don't seem to have your own private treasury."

Yiji casually uttered a very cruel reality.

"Who said"

Shiraishi, who wanted to prove something, suddenly stopped talking.

I am in the interlayer of books, or in the wall panel of the study, and cover it with spells. I can't leak out the matter of hiding my private money at will.

Although he doesn't have any special desire to consume, and usually only buys a few out-of-print series of books by the dead Sannin, as long as he thinks that he still has a sum of money that he can control privately, even if he keeps putting it away, the satisfaction and The sense of happiness is something that outsiders cannot experience.

Sensing Yiji's half-smile face, as if she wanted to say something, Baishi hurriedly changed the subject first: "Although you are a bit out of order in recruiting the Red Sand Scorpion, as long as you can ensure that he enters After researching the department, I can give him a chance if he can keep his work in peace. Then, you should bookmark this responsibility. If he has any accidents in the future, or damages the interests of the ghost country, you will be responsible for the crime alone , then I will not show mercy to you just because you are my daughter."

After Baishi drew up a document, he turned it upside down and put it in front of Yiji.

Yiji didn't hesitate, stepped forward, picked up a signing pen, and signed her life on it very readily, as a guarantee.

Baishi kept one copy of this letter of responsibility, and Yiji took the other one away.

Regarding the matter of the Scarlet Sand Scorpion, it is settled here.

"By the way, that one called Hidan..."

After Yiji finished signing, she still wanted to say something.

Baishi's face darkened directly, and his eyes were stern: "Don't worry about the cultist who is digging potatoes in the frozen land of the Snow Country. He is different from ordinary rebels. His personality is very extreme. So destructive, it simply cannot be reinvented."

Didala and the Scarlet Sand Scorpion packed it up a bit, so he could persuade himself.

But Fei Duan, a Protestant who digs potatoes in the frozen soil of the Snow Country, is an extremely difficult thorn.

So far, they have been arrested 131 times for escaping from prison, insulted guards 473 times, and fought countless times. The guards are too lazy to count.

This kind of cultist who refused to change after repeated admonitions and yelled to kill everyone all day long, if he didn't have a certain research value, he would have been sentenced to death long ago.

However, after digesting all the secrets of the opponent's physique, Shiraishi planned to take his soul away and use it as waste.

Yiji let out a sigh of regret, but didn't say anything.

Although she is indeed in urgent need of manpower, but not everyone is considered.

Hidden dangers in Fei Duan were beyond his control.

Ordinary ninjas, no matter what they want to do or kill, have certain definite motives.

But Fei Duan is not like that, he kills just for pleasure, for fun, to satisfy the sublimation of his soul... and he kills without distinction.

In comparison, Didala's waywardness pales in comparison.

"Also, from now on, just stay here honestly."

Shiraishi reminded.

"Is the Fifth Ninja World War about to start?"

"Well, according to the recent movements of the alliance army, it will only be in these two days...the thorn group will be the vanguard of the army and prepare for it."

In any war, the most important thing is to win the first blow.

Morale is something invisible, but it does exist, and in many cases, it can be inspiring and improve the combat effectiveness of combatants.

Therefore, it is the result of Shiraishi's deliberation to hand over the first battle of the war to the Thorn Group.

"So, which side is it aimed at? Akatsuki... or the Alliance Army? Or, fight against them at the same time?"

Ichiki asked.

Baishi thought for a while and replied: "Generally speaking, when three parties participate in a war, two parties are combined to exclude the other party. Otherwise, the situation will only fall into a strange balance state, and all parties have concerns, which will delay the start of the battle and waste Timing. The Alliance Army and Akatsuki are probably also thinking about the same thing as me at this time."

"In other words, do you want to form an alliance with one of them?"

"Well, that's why I participated in the previous Five Kages Conference, just to leave a seed of fear of 'Infinite Moon Reading' in the hearts of the Five Kages. It depends on whether this seed can take root and germinate now."

Shiraishi showed a rare smile.

The return of Terumi Mei is expected.

But the rest of the Five Kages, headed by the Fourth Raikage, showed surprise when they saw the old man who followed Terumi Mei into the headquarters of the Alliance Army.

This old man is none other than the third generation of Mizukage who has long since abdicated in Wuyin Village.

As early as the establishment of the one country one village system, Kirigakure was already a well-known Jonin.

The disciple of the second generation of Mizukage Ghost Lantern is also a ninja who inherited the will of the previous two generations of Mizukage.

At the first Five Kages Conference, the first generation of Mizukage Hakuren, who had followed Kirigakure, attended and witnessed the feat of the first generation of Hokage's Senshou Pillar to divide the Tailed Beast.

"Long time no see, Ohnoki, you are older than before."

Mizukage Mizukage glanced at the contemporary Gokages, and finally settled on Onogi, an old acquaintance.

"Tch, you old **** is not dead yet, I thought you were already dead after being overthrown by the men you trained yourself."

Onoki seems to have a deep grievance with Mizukage Mizukage, and there is a hint of hostility in his eyes.

"Is there any festival between these two?"

Luo Sha, who was puzzled by the grievances, asked in a low voice.

Tsunade next to him replied: "The grievances of the older generation. The teacher of the third generation of Mizukage, the second generation of Mizukage Ghost Lantern, and the second generation of Iwakage, Tsuchikage Wu, are fateful opponents. The two met for the first time. During the Ninja World War, they died together on the battlefield. This grievance, as well as the desire to win, have also been inherited by their disciples."

Luo Sha nodded knowingly.

The disciple of the second-generation Tsuchikage Wu who created the Blood Succession Elimination Dust Dun is none other than Ohnoki, the third-generation Tsuchikage.

What Ohnoki inherits is not only the elimination of blood successors from the previous generation Tsuchikage, but also the grievances and entanglements of the previous generation.

In this regard, the same is true for the three generations of Mizukage.

If it weren't for the fact that the five major powers have now formed an alliance army, these two old men with deep grievances would have been ready to fight.

To be feared by ninjas like Ohnoki and to be extremely concerned about, the Mizukage Mizukage, who looks old, is obviously not mediocre.

Compared with the help brought by the three generations of water shadows, in Luo Sha's eyes, the grievances between the two shadows are not a big problem.

In the face of such big right and wrong, I believe they will temporarily join forces to fight against powerful enemies.

Luo Sha felt very stable.

For the unexpected addition of the third Mizukage, the fourth Raikage, who is the leader, is also a little happy.

The Alliance Army, which is in short supply of the Five Kages, any strong ninja would be an improvement.

What's more, it is even more worthy of attention if it is a ninja whose loyalty is worthy of guarantee like the former five shadows.

Although he didn't like some of Kirigakure's past deeds, but this time he also invited the three generations of Mizukage who lived in seclusion out of the mountain gate, which shows Kirigakure's overflowing sincerity.

"In short, let's go to the meeting room to talk first. The preparations are almost complete. Next is to think about the time for the start of the war and some issues about the march."

Tsunade proposed at this time.

Everyone did not object.

The fourth generation of Raikage stood upright and led everyone into the conference room. He specially set up a brand new seat for the third generation of Mizukage who was coming. It is inevitable.