"You have information about Amatsukami?" asked the members of Akatsuki looking at the puppet in shock.
"Indeed!" nodded the puppet, and added, "I won't say that I know everything, but I do know quite a lot, more than anyone in the entire Shinobi World."
All four people of Akatsuki were surprised by the puppet's claim.
After recovering from the shock, Tendo looked at the puppet and asked, "Answer me, who is the leader of Amatsukami?"
"Not so fast… firstly I want my puppet. So, as long as the Akatsuki Organization creates the kind of puppet I want, I will give all the information that I have." The puppet added, "Trust me when I say this… without the information I give you, you won't ever be able to guess who the leader of Amatsukami is, and where their base of operation is!"
Konan spoke in a sharp tone, "And why should we trust your words?"
"Hahaha… right… right, I need to at least show that I am credible enough." Muttered the puppet, as it raised its hand toward the members of the Akatsuki Organization and said slowly, "Be careful!"
Then without waiting for the members of Akatsuki to respond, it released a strong repulsive force towards them, 'Shinra Tensei!'
Instantly, a strong repulsive force acted on the four members of the Akatsuki Organization.
Everyone was caught off guard by the puppet's sudden move, and their bodies were being pushed back by a violent repulsive force.
Just as they were about to lose their footing, Tendo raised his arms and muttered, 'Shinra Tensei!'
Instantly a strong repulsive force was released by Tendo Pain. The two repulsive forces collided and a loud explosion occurred.
Boom!
As the confrontation became more and more intense, the air inside the cave was compressed and the space was distorted.
BOOM!
Another ear-piercing explosion occurred, and the whole cave shook violently.
As a result of the explosion, both Tendo and the puppet were pushed back violently.
This was just a short exchange of power, however, it shocked not only Tendo but also Konan, Shinichi, and Sasori.
Everyone had a serious expression as they looked at the puppet.
As per their knowledge so far, the only people who are capable of using Shinra Tensei and Bansho Ten'in are Nagato and Yama. And now, out of nowhere, a puppet appears that has a similar ability, what's more, shocking is that the power the puppet displayed is also not inferior to Tendo.
Compared to others, Shinichi is more shocked, in fact, rather than shocked he is afraid.
If until a while ago he scoffed at the puppet's claim of knowing Yama's identity and secrets of Amatsukami, then now, he is no longer so sure. Considering that the puppet is capable of using those Jutsu, it is indeed possible that it knows the identity of Yama and the secrets of Amatsukami.
And this is bad… very bad!
'He must be killed at all cost!' Shinichi made up his mind.
In order to keep Kuroto's identity a secret and to make sure that the secrets of Amatsukami remain protected, he made up his mind to destroy the puppet and kill the master of this puppet before he can give out any information.
The puppet and its master, unaware of Uchiha Shinichi's thoughts, smiled at the members of Akatsuki, and asked, "I think, you should be able to trust me now, right?"
Konan asked sharply, "Just who are you!?"
"Hmm, well, I guess I can say that we have a common enemy that is Amatsukami. And since the enemy of an enemy is a friend, so I am a friend for you guys!" said the puppet, and added, "Trust me when I say this, without knowing the information that I have, it is impossible for me or your Akatsuki to defeat Amatsukami. And even if we know this information, we would need to work together if we want to defeat them because their full strength is beyond anyone's imagination!"
Tendo pondered over the puppet's words. He could sense that the puppet wasn't lying, so after a while of thinking, he spoke in a deep tone of voice, "All right, I agree to this deal of yours!"
"A very wise decision." Responded the puppet as its master sighed in relief.
Earlier, the master of the puppet planned to teach Tendo a lesson in order to get the upper hand in their cooperation. However, from that short confrontation with him, the master of puppets realized how terrifying this person is, and as if that's not enough, this is just one of the six puppets that Uzumaki Nagato controls.
If the information he has on Nagato is correct, then these puppets even when combined don't hold a candle to Nagato, so it's really hard to imagine just how strong Nagato is.
Fortunately, this was just a test of strength and none of them had any plans of killing the other party so it went all right, otherwise, even with the massive chakra support that the puppet has, it wouldn't be able to suppress Tendo.
Unaware of the puppet's thoughts, Sasori looked at Tendo, then shifted his gaze to the puppet, and asked, "So, what kind of puppet do you want?"
"The strongest!" replied the puppet.
"Huh?" Sasori looked weirdly at the puppet, and said, "Even if you say that strength is of various forms… What qualities do you want the puppet to have, do you want it to be speed type, strength type, or overall type… what is your preference and what is your standard?"
The puppet replied, "This is your business… and I am not a puppeteer!" and added, "I will leave these things to you, just know that I want the strongest puppet. As strong as you can make."
The master behind this puppet doesn't really have that much knowledge about the puppets, most of the puppets he has now are either broken junk or old puppets he found at that temple, so he doesn't have any specific standard to define what is the strongest puppet.
Knowing that everything was up to him, Sasori nodded helplessly, "All right, I'll make you the Strongest puppet!"
"I will wait for my puppet to be completed!" it said, then left the cave under the watchful gaze of the members of Akatsuki.
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At the border of the Land of Tea
Crossing the Land of Tea, the puppet suddenly stopped on a tree branch, and shouted, "Come out, I know you are there… don't try to hide!"
As soon as these words were spoken, a figure revealed himself and spoke in a regretful tone, "Yare yare… I didn't expect that you would discover me so soon… it seems my skills are getting dull."
The puppet's tone darkened noting the identity of the person following him, "Uchiha Shinichi? Why are you following me? Does Akatsuki want to break the deal?"
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