Granny's Gift (Part 4)

Although he felt very unhappy about Zhang Miao's unreasonable request, for the sake of Sunagakure, Rasa had no other choice.

"Compared to the price I have to pay to defeat the Iwagakure, collecting 3000 cubic meters of gold dust and turning it into a statue is really nothing. It's better for me to work hard alone than to use the lives of my people!"

This was why Rasa could only agree to Zhang Miao's request with a bitter face. Then, he dragged his tired body and brought Gaara back to the village.

Gaara had lived with Chiyo for almost a year. He couldn't help but feel reluctant. It was only when he heard that his mother and Yashamaru were waiting for him at home that he reluctantly bid farewell to Zhang Miao and left with Rasa.

Zhang Miao stood at the door and watched Rasa and Gaara slowly walk away. A smile also appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"My arrival changed the fate of this father and son pair. Seems like it was worth it to travel all the way here from Konoha!"

Just as Zhang Miao finished speaking, Chiyo's voice sounded from behind him.

"Yes, and not only them, even granny became happy because of LIttle Ryu's arrival. Thank you. Come, this is a gift from granny for you!"

"A gift?"

Hearing Chiyo's words, Zhang Miao quickly turned around and saw Chiyo handing over a scroll to him.

This scroll was completely white, and there were red triangular icons on it. Seeing this scene, Zhang Miao's eyes flashed with a trace of surprise.

"What is this? A puppet?"

"Yes!" As soon as Zhang Miao finished speaking, Chiyo smiled and nodded, "Not just one, but ten!"

"Ten?" Hearing Chiyo's words, Zhang Miao was stunned, "Is it a set of puppets like your famous White Secret Art?"

"Hehe, that's right!" Seeing that Zhang Miao had guessed it, Chiyo smiled and nodded again, "Open it and take a look!"

"Okay!" Hearing Chiyo's words, Zhang Miao immediately nodded and opened the scroll.

"Release!"

With a low shout, ten balls of white mist suddenly exploded around him. When the white mist dispersed, ten blood-red mantis puppets with the same appearance but different sizes appeared around him.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Miao immediately revealed a hint of surprise.

"Are these the variants of my Swordmaster?"

"Hehe, that's right, these ten puppets are called the 'Ten Praying Swordsmen' This is something that Chiyu and I made based on your Swordmaster and my White Secret Art. Seeing Zhang Miao's surprised expression, Chiyo instantly revealed a proud expression.

"The height of these ten puppets varies from one meter five to three meters. The size of the blades they carry is adjusted according to the size of the puppets. The short blade is one foot long and the long blade is three meters long. They give up all defense in order to maximize the attack!"

"Moreover, the mechanism in the puppet's body has connected all the blades. It only needs a single chakra thread to control them. Although it is not comparable to the Fire Release you used that day, it can be used as a toy to kill time!"

"Haha, Granma, you are too modest!" As soon as Chiyo finished speaking, Zhang Miao grinned.

"As long as I can control these ten puppets skillfully and let each of them release its true strength, even if the opponent is a ninja with Bloodline Limit, it will not be enough to defeat me, hahahaha!"

Zhang Miao raised his hands and flicked his fingers to launch chakra threads at the ten puppets around him, then controlled them to move.

"Puppet Manipulation Technique - Ten Fingers Combo!"

This specialty was obtained by Zhang Miao when he recruited Chiyo, and now he could control ten puppets at the same time. Now, it just so happened to be of use.

With this specialty, Zhang Miao was naturally able to control ten Swordmaster puppets with ease.

Very quickly, Zhang Miao found a new way to play. That was to use pit five puppets controlled by his left hand with their counterparts that were controlled by his right hand!

"Wahaha, look at me go!"

Amidst Zhang Miao's wild laughter, the ten puppets immediately went into a rumble. Flashes of light from the blades, and the sounds of swords clashing kept appearing endlessly.

Seeing this scene, Chiyo and Pakura, who were standing next to Zhang Miao, as well as Ebizo, who had just walked out of the room, all stared with their eyes wide open.

"What a powerful puppet technique, what a terrifying swordsmanship!"

Looking at Zhang Miao's "play", the three people next to him did not make a sound at all, as if they were worried that they would disturb Zhang Miao's control of the puppets.

When Zhang Miao stopped, Chiyo nodded with a gratified expression.

"Well, it seems that my idea is right. This kind of puppet is the most suitable for you. Moreover, your puppet technique is already very strong. Granny does not know about other places, but no one in Sunagakure is your opponent, including granny!"

"Hehe!"

Hearing Chiyo's words, Zhang Miao grinned again.

"That is a puppet made by you, granny. I like this gift very much. Thank you granny. I will go prepare a return gift for you. Wait a moment!"

After saying that, Zhang Miao put away the Ten Praying Swordsmen, then turned around and ran back to the house. At the same time, he chanted in his heart.

"System, use the Chiyo's Ninja Fragment in the space for lotteries!"

As soon as Zhang Miao thought of this, the system's voice rang out in his mind.

"[Boss currently has 7-star Kage-level Chiyo Ninja Fragment x1680, use them all for lotteries?]"

"Yes, start immediately!"

Following Zhang Miao's command, the system notification rang out once more.

"[Ding! Obtained 7-star Kage-level, Sasori Ninja Fragment x622.]"

"[Obtained Puppet Materials Bag x19. ]"

"[Obtained Nerve Poison Potion x22. ]"

"[Obtained Antidote x8. ]"

"[Obtained 118.100 worth of silver notes]"

"[Obtained out-of-print Jonin (Male) Ninja Fragment x412]"

"[Obtained out-of-print Jonin (Female) Ninja Fragment x407]"

"[The system has put all the prizes into the system space. Please check it yourself. Thank you for your patronage! ]"

In the past, when Zhang Miao used other Ninja Fragments for the lucky draw, at most 60% of the prizes would be Ninja Fragments. The rest were all messy things. This was the first time that 90% of the prizes were Ninja Fragments.

So after hearing the system prompt, Zhang Miao sighed helplessly.

"Sigh... It seems that Chiyo really misses her family. Since that's the case, I will let her achieve her wish today!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Miao's eyes suddenly focused and he ordered the system again.

"[System, take out the two out-of-print Ninja Fragments from Chiyo's lottery. I want to recruit them!"

"[Yes, boss!]"