A Strange Competition?
"Hoo~"
So satisfying! Lin Ke rubbed his little belly. For nearly a month, he hadn't had a decent meal in the Land of Rivers.
Hunting in the wild and grilling the spoils, well...
Eating it once in a while for a change is okay, but without seasoning or marinating, and with no grilling skills to speak of, the result is just not tasty.
Whether it's the Naruto World or Earth, modern people's taste buds have long been spoiled by various seasonings. No matter how fresh the meat, it's just not as good as seasoned meat.
Like ramen, why is ramen so delicious? Because it's heavily flavored, incredibly so.
What's more, to reduce their profile and avoid being tracked, they often made do with dry rations or Soldier Pills. In such circumstances, a few bites of seasoned Barbecue Q were a real treat.
Wonderful.
If I'm going to be living in the wild for a long time in the future, I should find a way to learn how to grill, and maybe use a Seal to store some barbecue grills, seasonings, and stuff like that.
Lin Ke considered his future life in the wild. Anyway, he wouldn't have to do the grilling himself, as long as he learned how, he could let his shadow do it—
Wait, there's a serious problem.
The shadow replicates his physical fitness and skill level at the time it separates from his body. If he learns how to grill now, will the shadow he already split off know how? Or, should he find time to let the shadows learn it themselves? You're all grown-up shadows now.jpg
"Lin Ke Teacher." Kankuro said with a beaming smile, "About the puppet you mentioned selling to me..."
"Since you cleaned it up yourself, you can buy whichever puppet you want. Just bring the money tomorrow and we'll trade."
Lin Ke replied. He could hand over the stuff from Orochimaru's base, but he wouldn't be foolish enough to hand over the captured puppets. He might consider letting the village study the 'Sasori' puppet, but he'd sell the other human puppets himself if he could.
The problem was that the Puppet Technique was unique to the Sand Ninja Village, and it was a very expensive art. Given the Sand Ninja Village's economic situation, how many puppeteers could there be, and how many could afford good puppets?
That was indeed a question worth considering.
"Okay, okay." Kankuro nodded happily. Even if he couldn't get 'Sasori', the other puppets would keep him entertained for a long time.
Those were Sasori of the Red Sand's works!
"I'll pay the bill." Lin Ke stood up, stopping Temari from taking out her wallet, and pulled out his newly filled little wallet, saying generously.
Money wasn't just an expense for him, it was also related to his combat power. As long as it was his own money, that he recognized, that could circulate, real money, he could use it to release the Body Binding Technique.
Fake money and Hell Money wouldn't work, he had tested it before.
Whether self-made, circulating, valuable money could be used as a material for the Body Binding Technique was still unknown, which was why he had considered creating a monetary system for the dead in the Pure Land.
Anyway, without the Sage of Six Paths interfering, the Pure Land was just his backyard. There were quite a few dead who wanted to return to the human world, although only a few ninjas were willing to cooperate. Right now, he only had four 'people' he could contact at any time and who trusted him—
It was all that naturally evil Senju White-Haired Old Ghost's fault.
But he believed that the number would definitely increase slowly.
Starting a dream-fulfilling company would be a good idea if I don't become a ninja in the future.
Lin Ke thought, opened his wallet and paid the bill. A Barbecue Q meal was nothing to him, now that he had tens of thousands of ryo in his pocket.
As long as he didn't run into the Akatsuki again, or fight with some Kage, he wouldn't need to use the Body Binding Technique.
"Since Teacher is treating us to dinner, how about I treat you to a movie?" Temari said with a smile, leaning against the counter.
"No time." Lin Ke's head was already filled with various training regimens, and he casually brushed her off, "If you have time, take Gaara out. Oh, and meet at the Seventh Training Ground tomorrow morning."
With that, he used the Body Flicker Technique and left.
This guy, he's like a block of wood. Temari's smile immediately collapsed. Pursuing a guy was really a bit difficult.
If she could, she'd rather wave her Three-Tomoe Fan and knock him down, then drag him home.
But...
What if she couldn't beat him?
"Good luck!" Kankuro said softly as he left the Barbecue Q restaurant.
He was rewarded with a Byakugan glare from his sister.
Gaara silently observed, Does Temari also want to hug Lin Ke Teacher? That's why she's trying to get closer and hang out together. Is she trying to compete with me...?
He quickly remembered what Lin Ke had told him to remember with his fists during daily 'training': Don't attack your comrades, or I'll punish you.
Interesting, but also troublesome.
Gaara stood on the street, yawning, I'll go back to sleep first, and ask Kankuro when I wake up.
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Lin Ke's new home, training room.
[Sasori of the Red Sand joined an organization called Akatsuki after killing the Third Kazekage...]
Well, the phone line is down.
Lin Ke immediately followed up with a Summoning Jutsu. He had gained some inspiration for developing the Summoning Jutsu during his mission in the Land of Rivers.
Since ordinary verbal deception wasn't working well because of the evil Senju old ghost, he would switch to storytelling.
He had some confidence in his storytelling abilities. After all, an evil Uchiha brat had already fallen for it and obediently become his solid meat shield.
[Speaking of this terrifying organization called Akatsuki, it actually originated from the internal strife in Rain Hidden Village. All of its members are S-rank missing-nin. Orochimaru, the missing-nin from Konoha Village, and Uchiha Itachi were once...]
Lin Ke spoke as he thought, carefully considering the amount of information. He couldn't say too much. Unless he randomly or specifically summoned someone, the Summoning Jutsu was like a wide-area radio broadcast.
Except for the deceased who had blacklisted him and those who willingly died and didn't want to return to the world, basically many 'people' could hear him.
Considering that some people would be resurrected with the Impure World Reincarnation in the future, it would be a bit troublesome if he knew too many secret messages.
Especially considering the possibility that the evil Uchiha old ghost was secretly eavesdropping, he had to be even more cautious. If the Uchiha old ghost who was resurrected with the Impure World Reincarnation thought he knew too much, it would be troublesome if he gave him a dance performance on the spot.
[You're talking nonsense! The Third Kazekage was the strongest Kazekage. How could he be killed by that brat Sasori!]
Oh ho, someone was quickly moved by the story and came out to curse him. But what was disgusting was that this guy hit and ran, cursing and then going anonymous.
[Hey, hey, hey, I'm talking about you. Where's the person who just cursed me? Stand up. I even seized the Third Kazekage puppet from Sasori of the Red Sand's hands...]
Lin Ke wasn't afraid at all. He was very experienced in dealing with Sand Ninja Village netizens.
[You just said... Akatsuki is a terrorist organization that takes in S-rank missing-nin?] A slightly hesitant voice sounded.
Huh?
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