Shindai walked aimlessly through the streets, calculating his finances.
Originally, with some investment from Jiraiya and the profits from this charity event, opening a shop would have been more than enough.
But now, with this disruption, it might still be tight even after getting Jiraiya's investment.
Although Minato Namikaze said he would reserve a good shop for him, a good shop's rent would certainly be expensive, and he would also have to front the capital for the puppets as merchandise, so in that case, the money wouldn't be quite enough.
But then again...
Shindai pulled a scroll from his pocket, opened it, and saw "Kannabi Bridge has treasure" written on it.
The handwriting was clearly his own.
But Shindai couldn't recall when he had written it.
Kannabi Bridge has treasure? The bridge was blown up, what kind of treasure could there be?
It felt somewhat inexplicable.
Shindai sighed: "It seems I'll have to think of another way. Sister Kushina said she's quite rich, but I just said I didn't need it, so it's a bit hard to ask now... Forget it, I'll secure Lord Jiraiya's investment first."
Just as Shindai was about to head home, he suddenly saw Asuma Sarutobi, whose head was swollen like a pig's, not far behind him.
Shindai narrowed his eyes at Asuma Sarutobi and provoked: "What's up? Re-grouped to get revenge? Come on, I'll see it through to the end, but have the guts not to call your parents!"
Asuma Sarutobi angrily retorted: "You're full of it! I didn't call my parents! I was being beaten by you at the time, where would I have the time to call someone!"
Shindai was stunned.
Huh? He has a point!
So it was just a coincidence?
Feeling a little guilty, Shindai avoided Asuma Sarutobi's angry gaze and asked: "So, are you blocking my way now because you want to fight me again?"
Asuma Sarutobi said resentfully: "You're the one blocking me! I'm leaving Konoha, get out of the way!"
Shindai asked in surprise: "Huh? You're leaving Konoha? To do what?"
Asuma Sarutobi retorted: "None of your business!"
Shindai said with a subtle expression: "I say... looking at you, you're not trying to run away from home, are you? How old are you, still playing these games?"
"Mind your own business!"
Asuma Sarutobi walked towards Shindai, and as he passed him, he gritted his teeth and said: "When I return to Konoha again, I'll definitely let you know how amazing Asuma Sarutobi is!"
After delivering his threat, Asuma Sarutobi quickly left.
Shindai rubbed his nose, oh well, why argue with a kid who's running away from home?
Inside a pavilion in Konoha.
Tsunade was sitting on the long bench in the pavilion, drinking from a sake flask, her gaze unfocused on the water.
Tsunade's gaze suddenly focused and she looked to her right: "Why are you here?"
Jiraiya leaned against a pillar and asked: "I heard from Hiruzen Sarutobi that you're planning to leave Konoha? Why?"
Tsunade replied concisely: "I'm tired."
Jiraiya asked, puzzled: "The war is over, isn't it the perfect time to rest?"
Tsunade's gaze returned to the water: "Staying in Konoha, I'm constantly reminded of them. I want to go out and travel."
Jiraiya sighed helplessly: "It seems I can't persuade you. Minato's wedding is coming up soon, how about you attend that first and then leave? Maybe we can even go together then."
Tsunade asked in confusion: "Minato is your disciple. After he becomes Hokage, won't you, his master, stay in Konoha to assist him?"
"I'll definitely assist him, but you know me, I'm a wanderer, I can't stay in one place. So I'm thinking after Minato gets married, I'll go out and gather some inspiration for my writing. Oh, by the way, this is my newly finished book, it hasn't been published yet."
Jiraiya took out a book and handed it to Tsunade.
Tsunade took it and saw the title was "The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi."
Tsunade flipped through the book: "Oh? I heard you talk about it before, I didn't expect you to have finished it already."
Jiraiya smiled and said: "Yes, you're my first reader."
Tsunade put the book away: "Alright, I'll read it carefully."
...
Days passed one by one.
Orochimaru's science department base was already under construction.
However, because it was still under construction, Orochimaru and Shindai were still conducting experiments in the old research base.
In a laboratory.
Shindai looked at the fair-skinned, beautiful, curvaceous beauty in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.
"Hmm, very good, definitely Lord Jiraiya's type."
Shindai pressed a button, and the beautiful puppet struck an amazing pose, saying in a sweet voice: "Master~ I'm at your service~"
"Tsk tsk tsk, I don't believe Lord Jiraiya will be able to resist when he sees this beautiful puppet."
Since this puppet wasn't needed for combat, Shindai only needed to focus on the realism of the beautiful puppet.
Shindai made improvements, making the touch extremely realistic, and also added a constant temperature heating system inside, so it wouldn't feel cold to the touch, just like human body temperature, very realistic.
Furthermore, Shindai also installed an intelligent system that could engage in simple conversations and perform actions according to conversational commands.
At the same time, the battery capacity was increased, allowing for 6 hours of use after a 1-hour charge.
Since it was just a sample, Shindai didn't make it too complex.
For formal sales, the intelligent system would need to be thoroughly refined to be more human-like.
Shindai was not a crooked businessman; his business philosophy was to give customers the best experience.
"What should I name it? Hmm, I'll call her maria no. 1!"
After sealing maria no. 1 into a scroll, Shindai took the scroll and ran out of the base to find Jiraiya.
"Lord Minato!"
Since he didn't know where Jiraiya was, Shindai simply went directly to the Hokage Building to ask Minato Namikaze.
Now he was a connected person; no one would stop him from going to the Hokage Building to find Minato Namikaze.
When Shindai entered the office, besides Minato Namikaze, Hiruzen Sarutobi and Jiraiya were also there.
Minato Namikaze asked: "Shindai, what do you need from me?"
Shindai saw that Hiruzen Sarutobi was also there, his eyes darted around, and he said: "It's nothing now, I came to find Lord Jiraiya and Sandaime. I have something I'd like to discuss with Lord Jiraiya and Sandaime privately. Could you come with me?"
Jiraiya, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Minato Namikaze exchanged glances. Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, agreeing to Shindai's request.
In an empty conference room.
Jiraiya asked: "Shindai, what do you want to talk to me and Hiruzen Sarutobi about?"
Shindai said mysteriously: "Don't blink!"
Shindai unrolled the scroll and summoned maria no. 1.
The summoning smoke enveloped maria no. 1, adding a hazy beauty to her.
Shindai pressed the button, and Maria blew a kiss towards Jiraiya and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Master~ You can command Maria however you like~"
Jiraiya's and Hiruzen Sarutobi's pupils instantly dilated, their cheeks turned super red, their nostrils flared to their limits, and then... nosebleeds gushed out.
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