The Marriage Disaster

Chiyo stormed into the Kazekage's office in a rage, her fierce gaze as if she wanted to devour her bald teacher in one bite.

"Damn bald bastard, I'm going to fight you!"

Chiyo rushed toward Shamon, but before she could take a few steps, four puppets that leaped out from around her completely restrained her body, leaving her unable to move.

"That's still far from enough. No defense at all. Did you really think this is the Kazekage's office and completely safe?"

"Also, you should call me sensei!"

Shamon put down his brush pen and scolded with a smile. But that sinister face always looked like it was sneering.

"Bah! You bastard, you don't deserve to be a sensei!" Chiyo cursed angrily.

"Did you just run away from home? Seems like you already know about the incident?"

"All of this is thanks to you! I will never marry that man, Chikamatsu Fujimaru!"

Chiyo finally explained her purpose.

It turned out that the sudden marriage arranged by her family had triggered her rebellious and angry nature.

Chiyo, who had always been obsessed with and specialized in puppet techniques and medical ninjutsu, didn't actually need it at all, but her age was indeed no longer young.

Many ninjas married and had children at the age of 18 or 19, so it wasn't too early for Chiyo, who was already 22 years old.

Seeing Chiyo getting closer to that man named Danzo, her family became extremely worried.

No matter how great Danzo was, he was just an outsider and a traitor from Konoha. He wasn't a good person.

It was only then that they hurriedly found a match for Chiyo and quickly settled it.

The reason Chiyo vented her anger at Shamon was that this marriage had actually been arranged by Shamon, who served as the officiant, the witness who united both parties to formalize the marriage.

"Your grandmother and the family head together asked me to be the officiant to witness your marriage! And what reason do I have to refuse?"

Shamon had anticipated Chiyo's rebellion and her coming to cause trouble for him.

Since he was willing to act as the witness, trouble was bound to happen.

But it was all for Sunagakure!

In fact, the difference between Sunagakure's system and Konoha's system was very obvious.

The main body of Konoha was almost all united ninja clans, including the Senju, Uchiha, Sarutobi, Shimura, Hyuga, and other families.

However, it was different in Sunagakure. Almost all Sunagakure ninjas, whether father and son or brothers and sisters, had different names, and no one shared the same family name.

It was clear that there were almost no real ninja clans in Sunagakure.

This was also related to the harsh environment in Sunagakure and the Land of Wind.

Limited resources made it difficult for ninja clans to develop; and the intense battlefield environment also made everyone afraid to use the same family name, otherwise, it would be easy for them to exterminate your entire family based on your family name alone.

Of course, the Land of Wind and Sunagakure were so vast that there were still exceptions.

There were still some forces throughout Sunagakure that weren't ninja clans but were similar to ninja clans.

The most famous among them were the Haneda clan and the Chikamatsu clan.

The former was solidified together by a bloodline inheritance of magnetic escape techniques. The Third Kazekage Haneda Zaemon, the Fourth Kazekage Rasa, and the Fifth Kazekage Gaara were all descendants of this clan, and all of them mastered various forms of magnetic techniques. The latter originated from the inheritance of puppetry skills, and its representative was the puppeteer Chikamatsu Monzaemon. Although it had developed to this day, the Haneda lineage was no longer as strong as before. But they still controlled many puppet resources and technologies and were a rare and promising family in Sunagakure.

He asked his disciple Chiyo to represent her family and marry into the Chikamatsu clan.

It would not only enhance his strength and prestige as the Kazekage but also further unite the organizations in Sunagakure, and it would help Chiyo obtain valuable puppet skills from the Chikamatsu lineage.

This was a three-pronged approach, and the monk couldn't find a reason to refuse!

"Disgusting! My marriage is my own decision. You don't need to force it on me."

"You agreed to the marriage just for your own benefit. Damn bald bastard, you don't deserve to be a sensei!"

Chiyo became increasingly angry as she cursed.

At her age, and with such an eccentric personality, how could she possibly agree to such a forced marriage?

"Yes! This marriage is dirty. It's a trade-off between adults, and I can also benefit from it!"

Shamon nodded calmly, with a sincerity that left Chiyo slightly confused.

"Chiyo, you're still young, but you've been through a lot. You've also experienced how meaningless and powerless war is, like the battle at Uzushiogakure."

"The village's current situation is far more dangerous than you think. Everyone wants to pursue happiness, but it's impossible for everyone to achieve happiness!"

"In this cruel ninja world, to protect the village and family, some people inevitably have to bear responsibility and guilt. As a ninja, you often have to learn to sacrifice yourself to protect the entire village!"

"I'm like this, and so are you. Don't say it. You don't even have this much awareness!"

Shamon treated Chiyo, his last disciple, with great care. A genius was always worthy of love and affection.

"..."

Chiyo fell silent upon hearing Shamon's sophisticated rhetoric.

From the perspective of the village and justice, no one could deny this willingness to sacrifice.

She might not agree, but she couldn't say it was wrong. After all, the bitter reality only gave her one way to do it...

"Think more positively. After you marry into the Chikamatsu family, all of their secret puppet techniques will belong to you. And don't you want to get all the puppets of the Ten Chikamatsu? They are the treasures of the Chikamatsu lineage..." Shamon said in a weak and tempting tone.

Previously, Chiyo's family paid a high price to help him exchange for some Chikamatsu puppets.

Even Shamon was envious of the quality and technology of those puppets.

"Thinking about it! But I will never sell myself for that. I will get it my own way!"

Chiyo's momentum weakened, but she still didn't give up so easily.

She continued to retort while gritting her teeth.

"How do we get it? Stealing? Robbing? That would only destroy the internal unity of Sunagakure. Or should we keep exchanging interests? Is there any difference between that and now?"

"I... I don't agree!"

Shamon watched Chiyo's intense reaction. After being silent for a while, he suddenly asked, "Why are you so opposed?"

"Of course, I don't want you to arrange my entire life."

"Is that all?"

"That's all!"

"Let me guess, maybe you're attracted to that Danzo?"

"Nonsense! I'm not!"

Chiyo was very anxious and immediately denied it.

Shamon waved his hand and interrupted with experience:

"Don't deny it so quickly. Being attracted to someone isn't love. Maybe you can't even be sure of it yourself."

"You've experienced life and death together, and you've saved each other's lives. It's natural for you to have feelings for each other."

"Many ninja couples come here this way..."

Chiyo opened her eyes wide, somewhat disbelieving, but still said stubbornly:

"Impossible! There's no way I and he could be together in this life!"

Shamon smiled faintly and continued to press his advantage:

"Chiyo, it doesn't matter if there's a possibility for you and him in the future. I just want to say, I don't mind if you unite, but everything must be based on the village's interests!"

"The marriage must take place. After that, I won't care what you do..."

Shamon promised sincerely.

Chiyo was shocked and opened her mouth wide.

O(ｏﾟДﾟ)っ!

"Sensei, what do you mean?"

"Understand it in your heart!"

Shamon smiled wickedly.

First of all, his position was very clear: the benefits must not flow to outsiders.

Letting their talented puppeteer with a promising future get stuck in this for the rest of her life, not only would Chiyo's family not allow it, but Shamon wouldn't allow it either.

But on this basis, there was more room for maneuver.

He didn't mind if something happened between Chiyo and Danzo. After all, who hasn't been young?

Maybe it could even tempt Danzo to be more loyal to Sunagakure?

Besides, Danzo and the like, just have fun.

Men will get tired of playing, and women will get tired of playing too.

At that time, that person's ninjutsu would be almost exhausted, and he could be kicked out.

Small group, easy to understand!

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Chiyo stood there in a daze, unable to recover for a long time.

Her three views had been shattered by Shamon's shamelessness and romanticism; but she had to admit that this outcome was far better than before.

"Sensei, I..."

"Don't worry, you still have time to think about it. I believe you will find a way out..."

Chiyo clenched her fists, suppressing the urge to punch her bald teacher. She turned around with mixed and confused feelings, ready to leave the office and go home to think it over carefully. But just at this moment.

An Anbu ninja rushed into the Kazekage's office at high speed and handed the latest urgent information to Kazekage Shamon.

When Shamon opened it, his face suddenly changed.

"Sensei? What's wrong? What happened?"

"It's bad! Kirigakure has gone mad!"

"Huh?"

"They actually took the initiative to attack and declared war on Konoha!"