In the doll shop, Deidara, who was obviously coming as a guest, sat down on the sofa very familiarly and looked at the decoration in the doll shop with curious eyes.

The products in the store are basically wooden dolls, with a small number of cloth dolls, 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 you can sell one piece, you can maintain your daily expenses for a long time.

Moreover, as far as Deidara knew, Scorpion's private treasury contained a staggering amount of reserve funds.

For him, opening this doll shop is just a casual interest, and it is not essentially to support his family.

Scorpion didn't react to Deidara's familiar behavior. He just made himself a cup of tea, then walked to the sofa opposite Deidara and sat down.

The appearance of a young man of fifteen or sixteen years old remains. Although his flesh and blood body has been restored, his eyes without much fluctuation still look like a doll, without much emotional expression.

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

After Scorpion sat down, his tone was filled with emotion, and then his eyes glanced at Deidara's body.

"Looking at the way you look now, you should be no longer in Akatsuki. It's not Bai Zetsu who noticed what happened to me here."

Scorpio seems to be very determined.

"After Brother Scorpion left Xiao, a lot of things happened. Anyway, due to various reasons, I am now working for Her Highness the Princess. Hmm."

Deidara nodded and replied.

"So, you are here on behalf of the Kingdom of Ghosts?"

Xie frowned and thought about it, and immediately understood who Deidara was referring to by 'Her Royal Highness'.

After leaving Akatsuki, it was not a 'suspended death' like him, but a betrayal, and the result was not dealt with by Nagato. It is conceivable that Deidara must have joined a powerful force that can arm-wrestle Akatsuki head-on.

In addition to the familiar title of 'Her Royal Highness', the only one left is that weirdo from the Kingdom of Demons.

Because he had a brief confrontation with him in the past, Scorpion was very impressed by the power displayed by the opponent.

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

"No, it's not the Kingdom of Ghosts. Coming here is a private mission given to me by Her Highness the Princess. Her Highness the Princess hopes you can join her team. It can be said to be an invitation. Hmm."

Deidara looked directly into Scorpion's eyes and directly stated his purpose.

He knows that Scorpios never like to make detours in communication. It is best to explain the purpose directly, otherwise it will make the other party angry.

"Team of Thorns? Not to mention that I no longer want to get involved in the rights and wrongs of the ninja world. Even if I want to join, I am no longer in my prime and can't help much in the battle. In her team, there should be

There is no shortage of ninjas of my level."

Scorpion refuses.

He has recovered his flesh and blood body, and most of the puppets were damaged in the battle with his grandma Chiyo and the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki. Both the quantity and quality of the puppets he controls have experienced a serious decline.

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

In such a turbid ninja world, you can only protect yourself.

What is important is that it needs to be hidden. Once exposed, it will attract crazy revenge from countless enemies.

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

This is the most realistic portrayal of the ninja world.

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

But the current state is very weak, and the strength is not even half of what it was in its heyday. Once the whereabouts and identity are exposed, one can imagine the consequences.

Only by avoiding it can you have a chance of survival.

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

"And, unlike you, even if I leave Akatsuki, Nagato still has a lot of kindness to me, and I will not fight against Akatsuki. In addition, I will not fight against Sunagakure's people. In other words

, I now have any value that can be used."

Scorpion said very simply.

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

"

"Um?"

Scorpion glanced at Deidara unexpectedly.

Deidara took out a letter from his arms and placed it in front of Scorpion.

Xie didn't think too much. He took the letter and took out a folded white paper. After folding it, he found words written on the white paper. In addition, there was a square metal nameplate.

.

"This is……"

Xie held the metal nameplate in his hands. It was soft but tough, made of a special alloy. He turned it over left and right, and finally fixed his gaze on the front of the nameplate.

"The specially invited senior technician position in the military research department... does not require going to the battlefield or fighting anyone, so you can enjoy the blessing of the ghost country's military. In addition to your daily work, you are completely free the rest of the time.

I will be subject to intervention for the rest of my life. Compared to the doll shop owner who hides and is afraid of being discovered by others, Brother Scorpion, it is also a job, so this job is more attractive, right? Hmm."

"Senior Technician……"

Scorpion frowned.

This is a senior position in the research department of the Kingdom of Ghosts, and even he has heard about it.

Most of the people inside are not ninjas, just a group of ordinary people, but the knowledge contained in their minds, and their understanding and penetration of chakra are beyond the reach of most ninjas.

They constructed extremely detailed and precise chakra and scientific concepts and applied them to various fields, allowing the Kingdom of Ghosts to achieve technological breakthroughs and bring about many changes that attracted the attention of all countries.

"That's why I said Brother Scorpion, you are too arrogant to belittle yourself. Brother Scorpion's strength is really not of much help, but the knowledge in Brother Scorpion's brain is a priceless treasure in the eyes of Her Highness. Under Her Royal Highness, talents who can be used

Although there are many, few of them are related to the research field. This is why Her Royal Highness the Princess values ​​Brother Scorpion. Hmm."

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

But this is also true. Looking at Scorpio's life experience, it is difficult to describe the word genius.

While others in the ninja school were still copying the knowledge from the textbooks, Xia had already independently started to study the forbidden arts on his own, and completed it in his teenage years. He had reached the peak of his 'human puppet' technology and completed a feat that people like Orochimaru had not been able to do for most of their lives.

Achievable immortality. Although such immortality comes with a certain price, it also shows Scorpio's intelligence and talent.

In addition, the bearings, wheels and other important parts of the Scorpion Structure Puppet were specially identified by researchers from the Kingdom of Ghosts. They are a very rare material, sophisticated and complex, including the anti-corrosion technology that can keep the corpse as good as ever.

They are all considered miraculous skills and involve many profound subjects.

Therefore, even if Xia cannot become a ninja, his own knowledge is enough to make him a scholar with rich knowledge.

This was the scene where Yi Ji asked Deidara to recruit Scorpion.

Xie frowned and did not answer.

"Besides, although Brother Scorpion wanted to live in seclusion, he looked for a small town like this instead of a no-man's land. He must not have wanted to be isolated from the whole world in his heart. Maybe Brother Scorpion was tired of his ninja career, but he was interested in people.

My love, but it still hasn’t changed at all. Hmm.”

Deidara glanced around the store. Every doll was a work of Scorpion's care, not a half-finished product made perfunctorily.

Rather, this is what Scorpion demands of himself. No matter what happens, the only thing that remains unchanged is his love and loyalty to the dolls.

Never allow inferior dolls to appear on your hands.

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

He does not object to working under others, but he still has some concerns.

As Deidara said, the reason why he did not choose to live in isolation in the mountains and forests was because he wanted to live in seclusion, but did not want to be isolated from the whole world. Although that could avoid vendetta, it also meant that

I will always be alone, completely closing myself off.

The desire to communicate seems to be human instinct.

As a result, he finally made the contradictory choice of living a semi-secluded life in such a small town.

Perhaps seeing Scorpion's wavering, Deidara took out a scroll from his arms again, with a determined smile on his face.

"This is the art of the soul that can give life consciousness to invisible things... It is said to be a by-product of the art of spiritualization. Even so, it is an extremely precious secret art. Brother Scorpion, don't you want to create it yourself?

Will the 'children' that come out have independent consciousness like humans? Maybe, it will be a brand new eternity. Hmm."

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

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"Why do you always like to recruit such dangerous rebellious ninjas?"

Seeing Ichiki's application, which was almost equivalent to killing him first and telling him later, Shiraishi felt a slight headache and knocked on his forehead.

I originally wanted to take a few days off before the war to recuperate my energy, but then I saw Ikki's application for recruiting the Red Sand Scorpions.

However... Shiraishi is sure that when he saw this application, the envoys sent by Yiji to recruit the Red Sand Scorpions had probably already been in contact with the Red Sand Scorpions.

Therefore, strictly speaking, Yi Ji's behavior has not completely crossed the line 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 rebellious person, I am sure to keep him under control and prevent him from messing 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 rebel ninja of Takigakure Village. In addition, there are other ninjas, and many of them are rebel ninjas."
To be continued...