Kamishiro was pacing around his house, sizing up his Puppet, Kanna, which he had painstakingly crafted.
Like a human, Kanna had a metal skeleton inside, which meant Kanna could perform extremely delicate movements.
Just now, Kamishiro had installed a Missile in Kanna's left arm, and a poisoned ninja sword in the right arm. At the joints, retractable poisoned blades were installed, along with various small mechanisms capable of releasing jutsu through Scrolls.
Kanna's chest cavity was loaded with a large number of Kunai.
Moreover, Kamishiro had filled Kanna's body with Iron Sand.
This Iron Sand was infused with Kamishiro's chakra, allowing him to manipulate it as easily as controlling one's arm (with full dexterity).
What Kamishiro was super proud of was that he'd developed a material almost the same as human skin, which made Kanna look almost identical to a human.
However, upon closer inspection, there were still differences because human skin had pores while the artificial material did not.
At the same time, Kamishiro combined the limited knowledge he'd learned in Sunagakure Village with the insights in his mind. Then, he developed a driving device, a control system, and a power device, and successfully installed them in Kanna.
That is to say, as long as it was fully charged, Kanna could move autonomously.
However, this system had many flaws, only able to execute simple commands and unable to allow Kanna to act independently without his control.
There were also Mondai like having to charge for ten hours for only three minutes of operation, among other Mondai.
This was the limit that Kamishiro could achieve at present. After all, the research environment here was really too harsh, and Kamishiro had no way to conduct in - depth research and improvement.
However, Kamishiro was not satisfied with this.
Kamishiro wanted to develop Scientific Ninja Tools that would only appear in the future.
By storing the chakra required to cast jutsu in them and loading miniaturized Scrolls with jutsu, one could release the sealed moves, which was much more convenient than Scrolls.
If Kamishiro could develop this, it would greatly enhance Kanna.
But what troubled Kamishiro was that he did not have much relevant knowledge and information. Even if he had the data, Sunagakure Village could not support his research.
Because Sunagakure Village was really too poor.
Also, only Sasori could make human Puppets, to be precise, chakra cores, and Kamishiro was quite interested in them.
Sasori could transform the dead into human Puppets with chakra cores.
Sasori was the only Puppet master who could make human Puppets while retaining the deceased's former chakra, so he could completely preserve all of the person's former jutsu and blood - line limits. The chakra core was the key, and this was the greatest advantage of human Puppets.
However, in Kamishiro's view, Sasori's human Puppets were somewhat unique in terms of their chakra cores. By utilizing the chakra cores and the original bodies, they could use the ninjutsu and Kekkei Genkai of the deceased. Other than that, they couldn't compare to his Kanna at all.
This was because Sasori's human Puppets focused on the strength of the original owners, while Kamishiro focused on the Puppets themselves.
Kamishiro didn't dare to approach Sasori for a chat. The fact that Sasori made human Puppets was a secret. If he went to Sasori like a hot - headed idiot, he'd definitely be attacked.
Moreover... the process of making human Puppets must be extremely bloody and Cruelty, which made Kamishiro a bit spooked.
"Sigh... I really want to meet Orochimaru. Although Orochimaru is also Cruelty, he was able to create the mech Naruto. A scientist like him, if I could talk to him, I'm sure I'd gain something."
Kamishiro sighed. He who had never felt lonely before now felt a strange sense of loneliness. He hoped to find someone who shared his interests to have a chat with.
Feeling a bit tired, Kamishiro took a few bites of a cake, washed it down with a few sips of water, then lay on the bed and went to sleep.
...
At this time, a meeting was being held in the Kazekage Building of Sunagakure Village.
The Third Kazekage, Chiyo, Ebizo, and the high - level officials of Sunagakure Village were all present.
Ebizo said gravely, "According to the reports from my secret agents in various countries, the entire ninja world is now in a state of unrest. It's been many years since the last war, and the major countries have recovered their strength. They're planning to start another war."
The Third Kazekage frowned and said, "Are they planning another war? So, is it possible that this local conflict will soon turn into a full - scale war?"
Ebizo nodded. "That's right. All it needs is a fuse, and a full - scale war may break out."
Chiyo sighed. "It hasn't been a few years since the Second Ninja World War, and there's going to be another war. Our Land of Wind can't compare with other major countries. Our environment is harsh, and we lack resources. We still haven't fully recovered our strength. How can we fight this war?"
The Third Kazekage's expression was extremely gloomy.
Although the Land of Wind was one of the Five Great Nations, it was the weakest among them. Its population, military strength, economic power, and resources couldn't compare with those of other countries at all.
Moreover, after the end of the Second Ninja World War, the Fang Daimyō of the Land of Wind proposed to downsize the army.
The Third Kazekage naturally tried his best to stop the Fang Daimyō from downsizing the army. He sort of succeeded, but not really.
Because the Fang Daimyō only gave the Third Kazekage the minimum amount of military funds, and the rest of the funds had to be solved by the Third Kazekage himself.
The Third Kazekage knew very well that he couldn't cut the funds for the ninjas. Only when the ninjas were strong could Sunagakure Village be strong.
So, in order to raise military funds, the Third Kazekage couldn't catch a wink at night. As long as there was a chance to make money, he'd do any dirty and tiring work.
Thinking of this, the Third Kazekage suddenly slammed the table and angrily scolded, "That narrow-minded Fang Daimyō really deserves to die!"
The high-level officials in Sunagakure Village were startled and looked at the Third Kazekage strangely, not knowing what had suddenly gotten into him.
Chiyo asked, "Third Kazekage, what's wrong with you?"
The Third Kazekage gritted his teeth and said, "If it weren't for the Fang Daimyō only willing to give us the minimum military funds, we would have trained a group of ninjas to participate in the war long ago. This Third Ninja World War is a great opportunity for us!
Since the other four great nations won't launch an attack on us, if we participate in this war, all of them will want to cooperate with us. Besides the rewards, we're definitely going to make a fortune. What a golden opportunity! It's just gone to waste!"
Chiyo and Ebizo immediately understood why the Third Kazekage was so angry.
Because the Land of Wind is too barren, even if the other four great nations attacked them, they wouldn't get any benefits. They wouldn't be so stupid as to attack the Land of Wind, which offers no rewards.
But the four great nations have to worry that the Land of Wind will attack them, so they will definitely want to cooperate with the Land of Wind to prevent the ninjas of Sunagakure Village from attacking them.
After all, a person with nothing to lose has no fear. For those with nothing, even stealing a pair of worn-out shoes is a huge gain.
But now, Sunagakure Village hasn't recovered its strength yet, and the military funds are insufficient. The existing ninja forces don't have the ability to directly compete in the war.
Just because of the lack of money, this great opportunity for Sunagakure Village to profit has been lost.
That's why the Third Kazekage is so angry.