The Hokage, having traveled here, of course he'd unify the ninja world!

Chapter 605 Incidentally

At this moment, Orochimaru made one last confirmation:

"When the time is right, we will do everything we can to build momentum for you, after all, the position of Tsuchikage..."

Orochimaru stopped abruptly at this point, but his unfinished words were clear enough.

Deidara, however, did not show any signs of urgency:

"Let's think about this again after I've developed my new art. I'm still a bit lacking in skill. Hmm!"

Despite his confidence, Deidara was well aware that with his current abilities, he was probably not yet capable of securing the position of Tsuchikage.

Moreover, he has been very happy recently, following Brother Scorpion on missions around the world.

Compared to pursuing power and status, Deidara preferred to study artistic things.

Deidara was filled with anticipation for Chiyo's proposal to hold a grand art event.

Deidara longed for the idea of ​​holding a large-scale art festival, as proposed by Chiyo.

After all, this allows everyone in the ninja world to personally experience its unique artistic charm!

"In that case, you should fulfill your promise to Qianyao first. We will inform you of the follow-up matters when Qianyao returns."

Orochimaru was quite busy. After thoroughly understanding Chiyo's specific arrangements for Deidara, he prepared to leave.

Orochimaru believed that Chiyo's plan had a high chance of success, since that old man Onoki probably didn't have many years left to live anyway.

(Orochimaru also didn't expect Onoki to have such an incredibly long lifespan, living to be over ninety years old, and probably even a hundred if there hadn't been a rebellion.)

"Why did you send Brother Scorpion here? I need to go find him."

Orochimaru knew about this, since he still needed to entrust Sasori with many of his mechanical design-related matters.

He wasn't worried about whether Scorpion would agree to stay, since Scorpion's life story wasn't a secret.

“He is an excellent puppeteer, and we need his help with some things.”

Orochimaru never showed any respect to mediocre people, but if someone was a genius in a certain field, Orochimaru would still think more highly of them.

Although Deidara was young, he learned the Dust Release bloodline elimination technique before he was 15 years old.

Despite his eccentric personality, you could call him a genius or not.

Sasori was even more so; he killed the Third Kazekage when he was younger than Deidara, directly causing the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Moreover, he is the strongest puppeteer in the ninja world, bar none, and is also a genius.

"I'll take you to him."

Orochimaru also needed to see Sasori, so he took Deidara with him.

……

Uchiha meeting room.

Since Chiyo and Sasori weren't familiar with the route, they had asked someone from the Uchiha clan to inform Tsunade and the others.

Unfortunately, Tsunade was busy with an emergency surgery at the time and was unable to come over in time.

Finally, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, appeared before them.

When Minato learned that Chiyo and Sasori had agreed to accept Konoha's offer of recruitment, a look of joy appeared on his face.

"...There's no need for you two to rush back to Sunagakure. The post-war meeting will begin the day after tomorrow. You can wait for the others from Sunagakure to arrive before returning together."

Minato said with a smile.

He paused briefly before adding more.

"In the meantime, we might as well explore some other related matters in depth."

Upon hearing this, Chiyo keenly sensed that Minato's words had a hidden meaning.

A hint of curiosity flashed in her eyes, and she immediately asked:

"What exactly does the 'other aspects' that Lord Naruto mentioned refer to?"

Although Qianyao didn't say anything before he left, he always strived for perfection in everything he did.

In response to Chiyo's question, Minato said directly:

"Elder Chiyo, as far as I know, you have a younger brother who serves as an elder in Sunagakure. Would you be willing to bring him to Konoha as well?"

"Hmm..." Chiyo said after a moment's thought.

"I can only convince Ebizo."

Although Ebizo controlled a large number of intelligence personnel, all of them were loyal to Sunagakure. It would be difficult to get them to follow Ebizo away.

Minato revealed a gentle smile and said slowly:

"He alone is enough. After all, we will inevitably have a battle with Sunagakure sooner or later. It would be too inappropriate to let you kill each other at that time."

Upon hearing this, Chiyo couldn't help but show a look of astonishment.

At first, she mistakenly thought that the reason why Konoha valued Ebizo so much was simply because they coveted the vast intelligence system he controlled.

Unexpectedly, the other party had such considerations.

"Then I thank you in advance."

Chiyo was filled with mixed emotions; now, only Sasori and Ebizo remained of her family.

The fact that Konoha was so generous in accepting her few remaining family members is undoubtedly a great blessing.

"Elder Chiyo, there's no need to be so formal. We'll be working together for a long time to come."

Minato was always humble and polite, and even as Hokage, he never put on airs.

"By then, I wonder if Elder Chiyo will be able to find Gaara's mother's remains and bring them back?"

Minato suddenly changed the subject and made this request.

Chiyo was somewhat surprised, but she did indeed know:

“That’s no problem. I know where Gaara’s mother, Karura, is buried.”

Karura possessed the ability to control sand from birth, which led everyone to believe that she was the only candidate to become Shukaku's jinchūriki.

However, despite possessing such powerful innate abilities, Garuda's personality is surprisingly kind and gentle.

She harbored deep resentment towards becoming a Jinchūriki, which is why Shukaku was temporarily sealed within Bunpuku.

Later, until the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed, the sealing techniques of various countries and ninja villages made great progress, and they all began to create their own Jinchuriki power systems.

Against this backdrop, how could Sunagakure possibly lag behind?

Thus began an operation to select the Shukaku Jinchuriki, personally orchestrated by Chiyo and fully supported by Rasa.

In order to obtain descendants with the ability to control sand, they even resorted to artificial intervention to ensure that Garuda's descendants inherited her abilities.

Unfortunately, fate was unkind. Karura gave birth to her eldest daughter Temari and second son Kankuro, but neither of the two children inherited their mother's sand-controlling power.

Just when everyone was feeling disappointed, Karura finally gave birth to her young son, Gaara.

Perhaps due to a difficult childbirth, Gaara was extremely weak after birth and looked much smaller than a normal baby.

Looking at the premature and underdeveloped child in her arms, Karura worried before she died that Gaara would not be able to grow up safely.

Carrying this deep worry and boundless maternal love, Karura continued to protect her beloved son even after her death.

From that moment on, Gaara was protected by sand, and the power within Gaara came from Karura's love for him.

If there is anyone in this world who truly loves Gaara, it is his mother, Karura.

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