The strength lost after the puppet's creation was immediately compensated by the dual Scorching Style.
The Scorching Style possessed by the puppet itself, coupled with Kaze's ability to use Scorching Style, would make the power of Scorching Style even greater.
In addition, some of the ninjutsu and genjutsu that Kaze mastered but Yekura originally couldn't use, when combined, would also make the puppet's strength even stronger.
In other words, the final strength should be close to that of a puppet disciple, the ceiling of an elite jonin.
Then, next is the skillful Shadow Clone paired with the Beast Man Clone.
Special puppet manipulation techniques.
The puppet slowly opened its eyes, glanced at Kaze, and said a little unhappily, "To be honest, you should really try it yourself, this is a female puppet."
Cross-dressing master?
Orochimaru directly transforms into a woman, while I control a female puppet with a Shadow Clone. Compared like this, it seems almost the same.
However, Orochimaru is more thorough.
"Actually, I don't really want to experience it, but once your mission is complete, I think I should be able to feel it." Kaze couldn't help but roll his eyes.
What else can I do?
He hadn't even thought about the cross-dressing aspect beforehand.
The puppet shrugged, "You're the original, so you decide."
Kaze took out a scroll and stuffed it into the puppet's hand, "This should be the place that Shizune mentioned. Go and see if you can find a suitable summoning beast. If you can, capture one."
"Understood."
As soon as the words fell, the puppet slowly sank into the ground.
Earth Style - Earth Dragon Concealment Technique.
Seeing the puppet disappear, Kaze stretched lazily, "Sigh, I'm gradually starting to like this life of leaving things to the puppet to solve. It's such a peaceful and leisurely day."
As for after dispelling the Shadow Clone, the original body will experience everything the Shadow Clone went through again...
Anyway, it's not now, so what's there to worry about?
Tomorrow's problems can be dealt with tomorrow.
...
Several days later.
Kaze arrived at Mount Akina in the Land of Rivers.
To be honest, every time I see the name of this mountain, I always feel a bit out of place.
The Land of Rivers is a small country like the Land of Rain and the Land of Grass. The difference is that the Land of Rivers has a very large land area, almost comparable to a large country like the Land of Water. Among the small countries, the only one that can match it in terms of land area is probably the Land of Hot Springs.
However, the Land of Rivers is full of continuous mountains and dangerous places, which are very unsuitable for human habitation. Instead, it has become the favorite place for wild beasts. The living environment is even worse than that of the Land of Wind.
This is also why the Land of Rivers has not become an object of envy by other countries despite possessing such a large land area, it is simply too barren.
Precisely because of the sparse population, the Land of Rivers has not even been able to form its own ninja village.
Only the Land of Rivers daimyo has recruited some wandering ninjas as protection.
Therefore, it was very easy for Kaze to enter the Land of Rivers, there weren't even border guards.
Thinking about it, the Land of Rivers daimyo is not a daimyo with great ambitions, he is just enjoying the treatment of a daimyo and doesn't care about the lives of the residents of the Land of Rivers at all.
And Kaze's destination, Mount Akina, is the most dangerous place among the dangerous places in the Land of Rivers.
Kaze, wrapped in a black cloak, looked at the jagged and steep rock walls, the overgrown weeds, and the scattered trees.
The war had not caused any impact or damage to this place.
Occasionally, a nimble wild beast would pass in front of Kaze, seemingly not caring about his existence at all.
Kaze narrowed his eyes and walked towards the depths of Mount Akina.
He reaffirmed his goal in his heart.
Possessing chakra, possessing enough intelligence, it doesn't matter whether it has combat power or not, of course it's best if it has combat ability, and if possible, it's best to have the ability to fly.
Adding up the many conditions, it may be relatively harsh, but there's no way, he doesn't have that much time to cultivate summoning beasts himself.
In the ninja world, most ninjas cultivate their own summoning beasts, or find professionals to cultivate summoning beasts.
For example, the Inuzuka clan of Konoha is a well-known summoning beast breeding family. They are best at cultivating canine summoning beasts.
In addition, there are ninjas like Kakashi who have cultivated a group of canine summoning beasts in their own way, each responsible for different tasks, including reconnaissance, combat, trap setting, etc.
Canines are also one of the best choices for summoning beast cultivation.
...
Deep in Mount Akina.
Under a towering tree.
"Boss, a ninja is here."
"Ninja?"
It's hard to imagine that the speaker is not a human, but wild beasts of different races, gathered under this tree.
It seems that these beasts, with not weak intelligence and different races, are under the rule of an even more powerful beast, and they are crowded together without any discord.
"Ninja? What kind of ninja?" A voice came from the dense canopy.
"The specifics are not clear, wrapped in a black cloak, but my little brothers can't feel any human aura on that ninja. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't dare to be sure."
"Only one person?"
Pushing aside the dense leaves, a huge bird appeared in the sight of many wild beasts.
"Yes, only one has been found so far, Boss. It's been a long time since any ninjas have come here. Should we take him out?" The speaker was a leopard, baring its teeth and revealing two sharp fangs.
"No."
The bird's sharp gaze swept over all the wild beasts, and it said in a deep voice, "Notify everyone, we... are transferring our base!"
"Eh?" The leopard was stunned.
