ninja puppet master

Chapter 178 The Dilemma of Hidden Sand Village
Seeing Qiandai's tears streaming down his face, Shi Lei was dumbfounded again.

"I was sealed... No, I have been missing for ten years?"

Because he was too shocked, he almost slipped his tongue, and looking at Chiyo like this, it didn't seem like he was joking with himself...

"Is it not me? Or is it actually me dreaming?"

Thinking of this, he slowly curled his fingers, and flicked the forehead of the tearful Chiyo with a "boom".

Chiyo: "╭(°A°`)╮"

Sarutobi Hiruza: "╭(°A°`)╮"

I haven't seen you in ten years, but what kind of operation is it to give the teacher a headache when they meet?
Seeing the shock of the two, Shi Lei immediately showed a face of shyness, and then scratched the back of his head embarrassingly.

"Hey, I just want to see if the teacher is pretending to be someone else. After all, the transformation technique is not a secret, right? Haha...hahahaha..."

"..."

Seeing him like this, Hiruzaru Sarutobi suddenly showed a speechless expression, while Chiyo broke into a smile with a "puchi".

While laughing, he reached out and pinched Shi Lei's face.

"Although I've grown up so much, my inconspicuous appearance hasn't changed at all, um... I'm taller than the teacher!"

"Forehead……"

Hearing what Chiyo said, Shi Lei realized that Chiyo, who was originally two heads taller than him, now only reached his chin.

"Um... Could it be that ten years have passed?"

Thinking of this, Shi Lei hurriedly asked Chiyo: "Teacher, have you brought a mirror?"

"No!" Chiyo shook her head, "What do I, an old woman, do with a mirror?"

"Uh... well!"

Hearing Chiyo's words, Shi Lei had no choice but to look at Sarutobi Hiruzen at the side.

"Hokage-sama, do you have a mirror?"

Sarutobi Hiyazaki: "..."

Do I look like such a stinky person?
Seeing Shi Lei's serious face, Hiruzaru Sarutobi's face flashed a trace of helplessness again, and then asked Konoha Anbe beside him:
"Which one of you has a mirror?"

"Report to Hokage-sama, I brought it!"

As soon as Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, a masked purple-haired woman Anbe stepped forward, took out a mirror from her arms and handed it to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

"Ok!"

Hiruzaru Sarutobi nodded, then took the mirror from her hand and handed it to Shi Lei.

"Thank you!" Shi Lei thanked, and then took the mirror from Sarutobi Hiruzen's hand, and shone it on his face.

With this move, his complexion changed drastically.

"It's me? How could it be? How could it be? It's not real!"

"Lizard..."

Seeing Shi Lei's shocked expression, Chiyo's face flashed a trace of unbearable, and immediately wanted to comfort him.

But before she could say the rest, Shi Lei's voice with a hint of surprise reached her ears again:

"How can I be so handsome?"

Chiyo: "╭(°A°`)╮"

Is this what you were going to say just now?

Looking at Shi Lei's intoxicated face, Chiyo felt that he was worrying for nothing just now.

But then she couldn't help laughing again, looked at Shi Lei with eyes full of doting, and cursed with a smile.

"This greedy, lustful and narcissistic little bastard!"

But Shi Lei didn't seem to hear what she said at all, still looking at himself in the mirror obsessively.

"You really are Yushu Linfeng. You are suave, handsome, and talented. You are worthy of being the most handsome little prince in the land of winds. You are responsible for the beauty of the ninja world. Admire! Admire!"

"..."

Hearing his words, everyone present showed strange expressions at the same time.

But of course Shi Lei doesn't care about these things.

After looking in the mirror, he conveniently tucked the mirror into his lower back, and raised his chin towards the purple-haired Konoha girl Anbe who borrowed the mirror.

"Thank you for giving me the mirror, I will return this favor to you in the future!"

Female Anbu: "..."

When did I send you the mirror?Besides, you don't even know who I am, so how can you return my favor?

face!

Of course, she was just thinking about this in her heart, because judging from Sarutobi Hiruzen's attitude towards Shi Lei, she knew that the other party's identity must not be simple.

The other party even had the coat of the third Hokage tied around his waist, so what is an ordinary mirror for him?

So after she heard Shi Lei's words, she didn't say anything, just bowed her head to Sarutobi Hiruzen, and then retreated.

Seeing this scene, Shi Lei didn't care, he just smiled and turned to look at Chiyo who was beside him.

"It seems that ten years have passed, sorry teacher, I can't help myself."

"I know!"

Hearing Shi Lei's words, Chiyo nodded immediately, and then looked at Hiruzaru Sarutobi with an unkind expression.

"This matter should have something to do with Konoha, can the Third Hokage give me an explanation?"

"Um……"

Facing Chiyo's questioning, Hiruzaru Sarutobi immediately picked up the pipe and took a puff, then looked at Shi Lei.

"I think you should ask Your Excellency Shi Lei about this matter, he should know this matter best."

"Three generations of Hokage are right, this matter cannot be blamed on Konoha!"

As soon as Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, Shi Lei spread his hands helplessly.

"Because they don't know about it at all, so you don't have to pursue it, teacher. Tell me about you. How have you been all these years?"

"Hey……"

Hearing Shi Lei ask about his situation, Chiyo's face suddenly showed a hint of relief, and then shook his head again.

"It doesn't matter if I'm good or not, it's just that the situation in Yinsha Village is not very good."

"Uh...what's wrong with Hidden Sand Village?"

"It's not because of you!"

Seeing Shi Lei's puzzled expression, Chiyo immediately gave him an annoyed look.

"Because of your disappearance, the daimyo blamed the incident on the Nation of Fire, and there were some conflicts at the border between Sand Hidden Village and Konoha."

"Uh...lost?"

"..."

Hearing Shi Lei guessed the truth, Chiyo was silent for a moment, then nodded bitterly.

"Yes, because of the failure of Hidden Sand Village, the daimyo was very dissatisfied, so the military expenditure of Hidden Sand Village was greatly reduced.

Even the tasks that should have been issued to Hidden Sand Village were handed over to Muye Village. Now Hidden Sand Village is not as good as before. "

"Eh... that's really miserable!"

Seeing Chiyo's disappointed expression, Shi Lei hurriedly comforted her.

"Oh, teacher, you don't have to be too sad. I'm back now? Don't worry about the military expenses. I'll go and tell him about the big name. It's just a few rounds of mahjong. It's just a trivial matter!"

"..."

Hearing Shi Lei's words, Chiyo's expression suddenly became strange.

It's not because he doesn't believe Shi Lei's words, but because of the problem that has plagued Shayin Village for nearly ten years, when it comes to Shi Lei's place, it becomes a trivial matter of a few rounds of mahjong.

In this comparison, she felt that they, the high-level officials of Hidden Sand Village, were nothing but waste.

Shi Lei didn't know what she was thinking, seeing her strange face, he thought she didn't know what mahjong was, so he quickly explained to her.

"Teacher, you don't know what mahjong is, do you? It's a kind of chess and card that can be used for entertainment. Its main function... um... is to gamble!"

"I know!"

Hearing Shi Lei's words, Chiyo nodded helplessly again.

"This thing was popular among the nobles of the Land of Wind at first, but now it has become popular in the entire ninja world. Shayin Village relies on the placer gold mahjong made by Luosha, and it has managed to support it until now."

"Uh... gold dust mahjong?"

Hearing this word, a pile of golden mahjong appeared in Shi Lei's mind, and he immediately gave Chiyo a thumbs up.

"What a great idea. I'll ask him to make me a custom pair later. My handsome face is printed on the back of the mahjong. Teacher, what do you think of my idea?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)