So, half an hour later.
Karasu Sayama, the vice-captain of the Second Division of the Puppet Brigade, received a mission issued by Chiyo, the head of the Puppet Brigade.
He was the chief examiner when Shimizu participated in the Puppet Brigade selection, with a rough and sturdy appearance, developed muscles, and arms wide enough to race a horse. He looked more like a Taijutsu ninja than a puppeteer.
Shimizu only accidentally heard after entering the Puppet Brigade that, in order to overcome the weakness of puppeteers not being good at close combat, this person would specifically set aside time every month for Taijutsu strengthening training, and even pay great attention to nutritional balance in his daily diet, which is how he forged a good body no less than an ordinary Taijutsu ninja.
Shimizu felt that Chiyo's choice was very appropriate, because this person's body was indeed as strong as an ox.
"Elder Chiyo, what is the mission? Is it to have me cooperate with Captain Shimizu in the operation? Are there any other team members?"
Karasu Sayama walked into the dungeon with a calm expression and asked Chiyo.
In his opinion, a mission that requires two or more Jonin to be dispatched should be a very important S-class mission.
"That's about right, as for the other team members… perhaps I can be counted as one?"
Chiyo replied.
Karasu Sayama's expression became even more serious now.
Chiyo is leading the team!
This is no ordinary mission!
"Elder Chiyo, please give your instructions!"
"Go in and test the poison."
Chiyo pointed to the room separated by glass.
In the corner, the Kusagakure Chunin was sitting on the ground with his legs spread open, foaming at the mouth, looking like he had been played to death.
Karasu Sayama: ? ? ?
Another dozen minutes later.
Karasu Sayama walked out, pale-faced, supporting himself against the wall.
"Very good, it seems that the resistance of Jonin is indeed stronger. They can barely maintain autonomous consciousness in the fear illusion, but their perception of the surroundings and their own judgment will be greatly affected, and the release of ninjutsu will be even more unstable."
Shimizu muttered to himself, continuing to record on the paper.
"Elder Chiyo, should we end this now?"
Chiyo just shook her head silently.
"Shimizu, use your medical ninjutsu to treat Jonin Sayama, and then give him a regular antidote pill. Try it again later."
Karasu Sayama only felt his eyes go dark.
However, in reality, Chiyo was still quite generous.
She promised to add Karasu Sayama's name to the list of personnel involved in the production of this type of poison and submit it as an A-level mission to the Third Kazekage.
And when Karasu Sayama walked out of the compartment again with trembling legs, there was one more person outside.
A handsome young man with red hair.
"The effect is acceptable."
Chiyo threw a small bottle to Karasu Sayama.
"This contains the antidote I concocted based on the medicinal properties. After you use it, write down your feelings, and then come here again in two days to see if your body will develop antibodies against this toxin."
"In other words, I have to go through it again in two days?"
Shimizu could actually hear a hint of trembling in the tone of Karasu Sayama, a veteran Jonin.
Chiyo smiled and nodded.
"Alright, it's still two days away anyway, so don't feel wronged. I will remember your efforts today."
He knew that when the current captain of the Second Division was either discharged or transferred, this position would definitely fall on him.
"Let's go! Sayama, you come over and see what Shimizu and Sasori have been busy with these past few months in terms of new puppetry techniques. Now it seems there have been results, and I'm quite curious."
Chiyo walked ahead with a smile.
Sasori came over because the first fully automated production line in the ninja world was completed.
Ten minutes later.
Chiyo arrived at the base of the Sixth Division, which had been completely transformed.
Since Shimizu took over as the captain of the Sixth Division, half of it has been separated and become the most important laboratory for him and Sasori.
Miyabi and Yuki sometimes come here to help.
The siblings showed considerable interest in this new puppetry technique created by Shimizu and Sasori.
The former is at least a Jonin with good skills, and his absorption and understanding of many knowledge is very fast, which can help a lot.
As for Yuki, in the past two years, she has decided to shift her main development direction to medical ninjutsu. Although puppetry has not been abandoned, the speed of progress has slowed down. She usually runs between the Puppet Brigade and the Medical Corps, her energy is scattered, and she is still only a Chunin. She usually just comes over to help out from time to time.
"This is…"
Chiyo looked at the pool of rising mist, then looked at the several furnaces in the distance, and finally turned her gaze to the rows of kunai shimmering with cold light on the shelf next to her.
"This is the ninja tool production line we built."
Miyabi walked out from the back room, acting as a guide.
"That is a furnace for melting steel. After high-quality iron ore, lime, and coke are put into it, you only need to start the switch, and this ninja tool production line made by the new puppetry technique can start working."
"The entire production line is divided into two parts. After the slag and molten iron in the blast furnace are separated, it is then transferred to a converter for oxygen blowing and new ingredients are added to make the quality of the generated steel higher, and finally it is cast into steel ingots. This is actually already a complete steelmaking production line.
After that, it is casting kunai, and not only kunai, but also ninja swords, shuriken, etc. can be cast by changing the molds and programs.
Here, the steps of craftsmen forging ninja tools are mainly realized by using fixed programs of puppets. The newly produced steel is heated again, forged and stretched, and then folded and forged, repeated many times, and finally cooled down for cutting and grinding to make rough blanks.
Then heat it to a red-hot state, and finally put it into a medicinal pool for cooling and quenching, and finally tempering to enhance the toughness, until it cools down."
Miyabi placed a kunai that had just been cooled in front of Chiyo.
"After the cooling is completed, the steps require manually putting these kunai on an angle grinder for sharpening and polishing, and finally obtaining the finished product."
Chiyo picked up the kunai in Miyabi's hand, then picked up the kunai on the shelf next to her that had been completely polished, and then tried to trim her nails with it.
"It's quite sharp, although it's not as good as those more excellent craftsmen who make ninja tools in the village, it's still usable."
Chiyo commented, her eyes slightly moving.
Anyone with a little brain knows what this represents.
As long as several more production lines are built, then as long as there is no shortage of raw materials, during wartime, Sunagakure can quickly prepare a large number of ninja tools and improve its combat capabilities.
