Xie Mao, who was walking on the road, saw the brilliance of the setting sun reflected in his eyes. He lowered his eyes unbearably, and his mood sank.

Something's wrong!

There is definitely a problem!

Xie Mao slowly recalled what Yi Mukui said. He was sure that there was something hidden in Yi Mukui's words, and there must be hidden malice, but what kind of malice was it specifically?

Xie Mao is not good at guessing riddles, nor is he good at pondering the words of the riddler.

But after becoming a "divineer", he can rely on extraordinary means to find out bit by bit.

You better really be the hero of the village... After thinking for a long time, Xie Mao thought to himself, and suddenly heard the loud noise of children.

He looked sideways and found that he was passing the ninja school.

The little ones are out of school.

Xie Mao ignored him and continued walking towards home - he was very cold and couldn't play with the children.

Ta-ta-ta!

There was a clear sound of running coming from the front, getting closer and closer.

"scorpion!"

A little boy about the same height as Xie Mao suddenly rushed in front of him, carrying Sunagakure's unique wind and sand aura, and shouted loudly: "Are you here to pick me up?"

Xie Mao looked up and found that it was Xiao Chong, an acquaintance of his original self. He said in the usual tone of "Scorpion": "I just happened to pass by here."

Xiao Chong has nearly black blue hair, his eyebrows are a bit thick, and his facial features cannot be called good-looking, but they are not too ugly either, just a bit rough.

After hearing Xie Mao's voice, Xiaochong let out a hearty laugh and said, "Then we just met by chance!"

Xiaochong is not a genius like "Scorpion". He is still studying in the ninja school and working hard to become a real ninja.

As a rare playmate of "Scorpion", Xie Mao didn't show any expression, nodded calmly and said: "So be it."

"Do you want to go to my house for dinner tonight? We can play some games together tonight." Xiaochong invited warmly, not caring about Xie Mao's cold tone.

Xie Mao shook his head slightly, noticing the slight disappointment on Xiao Chong's face. Xie Mao thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Chong, becoming a ninja is just the beginning, not the end."

"Huh?" Xiaochong was stunned for a moment in confusion.

"Will you be satisfied if you become a genin?"

Xiaochong immediately said: "Of course not, I want to be the hero of the village!"

"Me too, so both you and I need to work harder." Xie Mao said calmly.

"Hey, does genius also need to work hard?" Xiaochong asked in surprise.

"Of course, you should also practice hard at night and strive to graduate as soon as possible."

Xie Mao was about to leave when Xiao Chong suddenly said happily: "Xie Mao, you seem to be more cheerful today."

Xie Mao glanced at Xiao Chong and felt a little weird.

Was it spotted so easily?

"I just want to do something else." Xie Mao picked up the book in his hand and gestured.

"Well, what is this?" Xiaochong noticed the book in Xie Mao's hand and asked curiously.

"Related to divination."

"What is divination?"

It’s really a question that makes people think about it.

"Inferring future misfortune and fortune, obtaining revelations from the underworld, or finding people and objects, etc." Xie Mao briefly explained based on his ability as a "divineer".

"It's amazing." Xiao Chong didn't realize it.

Xie Mao ignored the child's admiration and said calmly: "I will go back first."

"okay!"

Xiaochong looked at Xie Mao's retreating back, clenched his fists to cheer himself up: "I have to work harder too!"

call!

Xie Mao breathed a sigh of relief. In a short period of time, he had no intention of finding a companion. He wanted to be promoted to a higher rank as soon as possible. Being able to protect himself was his first goal.

He said these words today. I think Xiaochong will seize the time and work hard before graduation.

Come on, roll it up!

Before the sun went down, Xie Mao returned to his home. At this time, both Chiyo and Ebizo were still at work, and the old servant was the only one at home.

The old servant breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Xie Mao returning safely. When he was about to prepare dinner, Xie Mao stopped him.

"Uncle Sen."

Xie Mao called the old servant, and when the other servant looked over in confusion, he showed the book in his hand: "Please prepare some materials and props mentioned in this book."

Uncle Sen took the book and glanced at the title. Although there was still confusion in his eyes, he nodded in agreement without saying anything, and then went to prepare dinner as usual.

After settling the matter regarding the divination props, Xie Mao went to the backyard before eating to continue to familiarize himself with and practice his chakra, but just over an hour was not enough for him to improve the level of the skills on the panel.

After dinner, Xie Mao went to the workshop where the puppets were made.

As a puppet master, "Scorpion" certainly has his own workshop at home.

The first "Father" and "Mother" were born in this workshop, and are now placed here.

Entering the workshop, Xie Mao glanced around and overlaid what he saw in front of him with the images in his memory.

This is a quite open room. The surrounding walls are made of loess and there are unfolded scrolls filled with strange symbols. The main body of the room is a rough model of a humanoid puppet hanging from the ceiling. Near the window,

There is a low stone workbench filled with various parts and tools.

It kind of smells like the Secret Puppet Master... Xie Mao looked at the hanging puppet with admiration, and then walked towards the workbench.

"This is where Scorpion gets a little familiar with the puppet."

Xie Mao stretched out his hand and stroked the stone platform, then picked up the human hand model on the table and turned it around, showing a slight smile: "It would be good to make a figure. It would be great if I could build a 1:1 Gundam."

In "Scorpion"'s memory, puppetry plays the most important role, and his experience in making and using puppets is exaggerated. In addition, his elder Qiandai is the pinnacle of puppetry skills. No matter what Xie Mao thinks, he feels that he

These resources should be used well and not wasted.

Even though the threshold for puppetry is very high, with the original talent of "Scorpion", Xie Mao has no reason not to give it a try.

Turning around, he looked at the puppets being hung up one by one, and said softly: "Let's start over from here."

Xie Mao, who has a complete memory of "Scorpion", does not need any books to start learning puppetry. Although the control of chakra is not up to standard, some content can be learned early and some tasks can be prepared early.

"Just in time, the materials in front of me are enough." Xie Mao scanned the circle, and various puppet drawings quickly appeared in his mind, which were all accumulated by "Scorpion".

Give it a try.

When Chiyo and Ebizo returned home, Xie Mao was still soaking in his own world in the workshop, until he suddenly woke up when he heard a knock on the door.

"Please come in." Xie Mao, who was still busy, said, and continued to assemble.

"Squeak~"

The door of the workshop was pushed open, and Chiyo said warmly: "Are you still making puppets?"

"Yeah." Xie Mao responded, twisting a puppet finger into his palm, briefly moving it to make sure it was tight, and then moved on to the next finger.

Chiyo walked forward and saw the puppet placed on the workbench.

The torso of the puppet has been completed, and Xie Mao is now working on the limbs, and has already reached the final part.

Xie Mao has never made a life-size puppet, but he has the experience of building a Gundam. With clear blueprints and sufficient tools, it is not difficult to make a puppet.

However, Xie Mao has not yet equipped the puppet with various weapons. All he has to do today is to put the knowledge in his memory into practice and experience the body structure of a puppet.

Soon, Xie Mao finished assembling the arms. The puppet's limbs and torso were completely assembled, and the head was a hollow head that Xie Mao had prepared long ago.

Not bad... Xie Mao stood up and looked down at his work, looking at every detail, and gave it a thumbs up in his heart.

Chiyo, who was observing from the side, showed a slight smile and said slowly: "Xiao, your craftsmanship is exquisite."

The original "Scorpion" paid more attention to the practicality of the puppet and did not care about the details of the corners, as long as it can achieve the expected effect. However, Xie Mao, who has experience in Jiao Lao, can't stand such roughness.

He used tools to polish many of the puppet parts back and forth to make them smooth, and he also fit the parts more carefully when assembling them. The final result was a puppet that was more delicate and had improved appearance.

"Maybe." Xie Mao's face was noncommittal, but he was quite sure of Chiyo's vision.

"Make the face more detailed, and then cooperate with the sand changes to disguise it as a real person." Chiyo suggested kindly.

Although it may seem biased to say this, when most ninjas face the puppet master, they will indeed choose to go straight to Huanglong and attack the relatively vulnerable puppet master himself.

The biggest weakness of the puppet master is himself (Kankuro nods)!

Therefore, compared to other ninjas, puppet masters need to pay more attention to their own protection and disguise.

Among various disguises, transforming a puppet into a real person to act as a puppet master is a very classic and easy-to-use method.

It's just that the chakra thread is something that the puppet master cannot hide after all. In high-level battles, a strong person can easily capture the movement of the chakra thread to lock the puppet master's true identity. Most disguise methods cannot afford it.

It worked.

Chiyo's pointers and suggestions are just in the hope that Xie Mao can use them to disguise himself and save his life at the middle and low levels.

"Yeah." Xie Mao nodded calmly, "Let's go here tonight."

"Okay, let's go to bed early." Chiyo nodded lightly. She came here to persuade Xie Mao to go to bed early.

Xie Mao, who had replaced his body, did not want to have more contact with acquaintances, especially Chiyo, whom he was most familiar with, so after hearing Chiyo's words, he immediately prepared to say good night and leave.

"That's right." Chiyo suddenly interrupted Xie Mao's "good night" as if he remembered something, and was so frightened that Xie Mao's body couldn't help but stiffen.

Chiyo grabbed it from his arms and took out a small stack of silver cards.
Chapter completed!