After leaving the Kazekage office and going to his house to freshen up, Shota decided to go visit Sasori nii.
He washed away the dust of the long journey, changed into clean clothes, and ate a quick meal. Once he felt ready he left his home and walked through the streets of Suna toward the house that still belonged to the puppet master.
Shota had realised he needed to get himself a power up. Yup, he had just said that a couple weeks ago before he decided to get the nine tails chakra and become a pseudo jinchuriki.
The decision to take the nine tails energy had been a big step, yet it was only the beginning. But he now realised that it would take time to master the nine tails power and chakra. Full mastery would require years of training.
His dojutsu, Erasure, was still his main ability but people now came at him in groups with tactics prepared to deal with his Erasure.
Enemies had learned to stay spread out and attack from many directions at once. His recent mission had highlighted this fact when he was cornered by six skilled Iwa jonin. Even with the nine tails chakra and his eyes he had nearly lost the fight. The experience taught him that one strong ability was never enough.
He was already working on vacuum jutsus and would also soon start working on Fuinjutsu as well.
The vacuum techniques would give him long range options that did not rely only on Erasure. The sealing arts would become necessary against immortal enemies and jinchurikis.
Both skills would strengthen him, yet Shota knew that there was no limit to the number of trump cards that you can have under your sleeve. Extra tools always helped when the situation turned dangerous.
He had an excellent idea for his next trump card and for that he was going to Sasori. The plan involved the unique skills of the puppet master and the special materials gathered from the recent battle.
Shota walked with clear purpose until he reached the familiar house.
As he reached Sasori's house which he already had before leaving the village, he did not bother to knock. He entered the house and immediately climbed down to the basement which was Sasori's research lab.
The stairs led into a large underground room filled with half finished puppets that were covered with dust from a decade ago.
He could already see Sasori working on some puppet limbs. The red haired figure sat at a wide table and carefully fitted joints and mechanisms into wooden arms.
Tools moved with chakra strings. 'I guess that's the benefit of having a puppet body. You don't have to worry about having tiredness.' Shota thought.
A normal person would need rest after long hours of travelling, but Sasori could continue without pause. The artificial body never felt fatigue or hunger.
Sasori spoke without looking away from the limbs on the table. "Why have you come to disturb me brat?"
Shota answered in a calm and polite voice. "Well, I have come with a proposition for you. I would like to have puppet limbs." The simple statement made Sasori stop all movement at once.
Sasori dropped the puppet limbs in his hand. He excitedly said, "Finally! So you finally understand the greatness of my art. For the first time you have made me proud brat. Oh how long have I waited for you to acknowledge my art and give away your human body to take my art as your body."
Sasori stood up from the table and turned fully toward Shota. He began to speak about the beauty of replacing weak flesh with perfect wooden joints and hidden weapons. In his mind Shota had finally accepted the highest form of existence.
The idea of turning the young Erasure user into a complete puppet masterpiece filled him with artistic joy. He described how every muscle and bone could be replaced with superior materials that never aged or tired. He talked about installing the best weapons and mechanisms so that Shota would become a living work of art.
Sasori even took a step closer as if ready to begin the process right away.
Shota quickly shook his head in panic when he understood the misunderstanding. "I am not looking to replace my limbs."
Sasori asked in a confused tone. "What do you mean?"
The sudden change from excitement to confusion left him standing still with tools still in his hands.
Shota explained his real request clearly. "I want two additional hands. I want you to add two puppet hands to my body."
He wanted extra limbs rather than replacements for the ones he already possessed.
Sasori understood the idea after a short moment of thought. "Ah I see. You want me to add two limbs to your back connected to your chakra network. That way you would not only be able to fight with them but also use them for your jutsus like the Rasengan and for seals while you are fighting multiple opponents."
Sasori added,"A smart thing to do knowing your weakness against multiple opponents." The recent battle had shown that Shota needed better ways to handle several skilled fighters at the same time. The additional arms would solve part of that problem.
Shota continued with the second half of his request. "Well that's just the half of it. You see, I was thinking if you could attach the hands of Gaku Tetsu, the Iwa jonin with the Explosion Release you killed earlier."
The special bloodline hands would give the new limbs a powerful built in ability. Explosions could be released from the puppet palms during battle.
Sasori looked at him and Shota was sure this time he was glaring. "And why would I give the most prime material to you?"
Shota tried to convince him with calm reasoning. "Well, you are still making use of the material. And I am just asking for the hands. I am pretty sure you can make use of the rest of his body."
The compromise left most of the valuable corpse for Sasori's personal projects. Only the two hands would go to Shota.
After a long silence Sasori gave his answer. "Fine. I will do it as compensation for you removing the bounty on me. That I never asked for by the way."
'He tries so hard to act so cold.' Shota thought with a smile.
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