Sasori-senpai didn't believe a word of Yuuki's flattery.
"Speak, Uchiha Tomoki, what is your objective?"
Their conversation finally brought Qing Yue back from her own world.
"Ah, Clan Head, this is the item you sent back. I took the liberty of making a body for it."
"But please rest assured, Clan Head, it poses no threat. All its mechanisms are specially designed."
Yuuki nodded. He naturally wouldn't blame Qing Yue. No matter how many people joined the research team in the future, Qing Yue would always be its manager.
This had nothing to do with ability, only with trust. Against someone like Sasori-senpai, if Yuuki tried to compete with him in his professional field, he'd probably be utterly defeated.
After all, Yuuki had seen Iron Man. For any mechanic, as long as you give him enough parts, he'll eventually give you a big surprise.
Yuuki placed great importance on research, as science wasn't just about physics and chemistry; it was a way of exploring the world.
In Orochimaru's eyes, Chakra was very scientific; it just hadn't been deeply researched before.
In Yuuki's eyes, the true purpose of research was to understand the principles, and then it could be mass-produced.
For example, if they understood the true essence of Chakra, even if they couldn't replicate the Divine Tree, making a low-end version of Divine Grass or something similar would be good.
The Ōtsutsuki plant trees, while the Uchiha plant grass. Of course, all of this was still in the fantasy stage.
Whether it could be achieved depended on the researchers of the Ninja World.
If conditions allowed, Yuuki even wanted to have his own template researched, but that was for the future. Without the power to be invincible throughout the entire world, it was better not to expose it.
Due to the importance he placed on this area, the team would definitely grow larger in the future. Yuuki needed someone knowledgeable to help him manage things.
He didn't need that person to have extraordinary talent or great ability, just to understand things. Most importantly, it had to be one of his own!
Therefore, Yuuki was actually very satisfied with Qing Yue's performance.
"Very good, Qing Yue, you've done an excellent job!"
Then Yuuki finally answered Sasori-senpai's question.
"Sasori-senpai, actually, I have no objective. At first, I was just pursuing the mastermind behind the Nine-Tails Disturbance and accidentally caused you trouble."
"How about I let you go right now, Sasori-senpai?"
This was pure blatant lying. Even if Yuuki released Sasori-senpai and didn't let the Military Police Force pursue him,
Sasori-senpai, after leaving the Uchiha Clan Grounds, would soon appear in Hiruzen Sarutobi's office.
Sasori-senpai saw Yuuki evading the question. Sasori-senpai was a genius, a genius mechanic, a genius Ninja.
But in terms of verbal sparring, how could he compare to someone like Yuuki, who had long contended with Hiruzen Sarutobi and consistently maintained an advantage?
Without any surprise, Sasori-senpai spoke again.
"Uchiha Tomoki, whatever you want from me, you must give me a different body. In this body, I can't do anything!"
Not only could he not do anything, but it was incredibly stifling. Sasori-senpai could now hear sounds and see the world.
But the sounds were not beautiful at all, and the world was not colorful at all!
This is how people are: once they have something, they want more.
But Sasori-senpai couldn't be entirely blamed. The sound reception equipment Sasori-senpai initially requested was too advanced and contained a large amount of Chakra metal.
Qing Yue felt it was too dangerous to put Chakra metal in the hands of a genius puppeteer like Sasori-senpai, so she ultimately gave him the lowest-spec version.
He could hear sounds, but he could hear *all* sounds, clearly hearing frequencies from one to over a hundred thousand.
Sasori-senpai was initially delighted, but over time, it was all just noise! Indeed, it was reasonable for the human body to select a smaller range of reception frequencies.
As for the eyes, Sasori-senpai initially even asked to see the world through a Sharingan, which Qing Yue unhesitatingly refused.
Ultimately, an animal's eye was installed for Sasori-senpai. As for what kind of animal, that's not important. In any case, the world in Sasori-senpai's eyes was not colorful at all, just black and white!
But even with such a terrible body, Sasori-senpai only had a trial card, and it didn't truly belong to him!
Sasori-senpai's resentment towards Qing Yue was imaginable, as was his longing for a normal body!
Yuuki's face broke into a brilliant smile after hearing Sasori-senpai's words. It's much easier to talk when there are demands!
"I don't know what Sasori-senpai can do. I know Sasori-senpai is a famous puppeteer, but I don't need puppets. How about Sasori-senpai tells me what he can do?"
"As for Sasori-senpai's request to change bodies, that's also very simple. As long as Sasori-senpai can provide value, everything is not a problem!"
Sasori-senpai also fell into deep thought after hearing Yuuki's words. He knew it was impossible for Yuuki to agree to his conditions if he did nothing.
But Sasori-senpai asked himself, besides making puppets, I don't seem to be able to do anything else!
Sasori-senpai had no choice but to humble himself and spoke again.
"As long as I can do it, I'll do anything!"
Yuuki's face was full of smiles upon hearing Sasori-senpai's reply.
"Since that's the case, then things are simple. Sasori-senpai, how about you take a look at this agreement?"
Yuuki took out the pre-prepared agreement and placed it in front of Sasori-senpai.
Seeing this, Sasori-senpai immediately understood that he had been cornered by Yuuki. Perhaps he shouldn't have been so impatient. Under someone else's roof, Sasori-senpai ultimately began to read it carefully.
The agreement was simple: it roughly meant working for the Military Police Force for ten years, and after ten years, if Sasori-senpai wished to continue working for the Military Police Force, he could renew the contract; if not, he could leave.
Yuuki watched Sasori-senpai's actions and, after he finished reading, added,
"Of course, Sasori-senpai, as long as you agree, you can immediately get a new body, which can be custom-made according to your requirements. And, since it's work, there will be a salary, and it will be substantial."
Then Yuuki's tone shifted.
"However, Sasori-senpai, as one of the top Ninja in the Ninja World, for the safety of other personnel, necessary restrictive measures will also be in place. I hope Sasori-senpai understands!"
Sasori-senpai felt the conditions were acceptable after hearing them. Sasori-senpai, who had no sense of belonging to the Akatsuki Organization, had no reluctance about leaving it.
Yuuki's conditions even seemed a bit better than the Akatsuki Organization's. After all, with the Akatsuki Organization, it was 'once Akatsuki, always Akatsuki.'
Here, it was only ten years, which, in the eyes of Sasori-senpai, who believed he had eternal life, was merely a fleeting moment.
Salary or no salary didn't matter. Sasori-senpai had no concept of money and wasn't interested in it. After all, anything he wanted, he either stole or plundered, so what was money for?
The subsequent body change was what Sasori-senpai most desired, and adding restrictive measures was also a common practice in the Ninja World.
However, regarding the claim of being one of the top Ninja in the Ninja World, Sasori-senpai was speechless.
If he truly were one of the top Ninja, he wouldn't have been forcibly recruited by the Akatsuki Organization in the first place, and now he wouldn't be facing the situation of being recruited by you, Uchiha Tomoki!
Sasori-senpai felt the conditions were acceptable. As for whether he would complete the full ten years, Sasori-senpai decided to see how things went after getting his new body.
"I agree!"
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