Wok Shadow Ninja

Chapter 337: Gaara's Disciple?

Ino didn't say any more.

For someone to train their taijutsu to this level through day-after-day hard work, to put it nicely, they had perseverance. To put it bluntly, they were the type who wouldn't turn back even after hitting a southern wall. A few words were simply not enough to move Shira.

"Alright then. If you change your mind, you can come to Konoha Village to find us at any time."

Ino didn't interfere with Choji's learning. Choji's mind was very clear; if he felt that Shira's breathing method was beneficial to him, then let him learn. It was his own business.

For the next two days, Choji often used his rest time at night to learn the breathing method, occasionally using his taijutsu knowledge to help Shira modify it. When the two of them encountered problems and couldn't figure out the answers, Choji would bring the questions to Ino.

Ino's "Body" was at 8 points, about the same as Asuma's. In terms of taijutsu, she was a standard Jounin.

Not high, but not low either.

Tsunade herself was a top-tier taijutsu master of her time. The taijutsu of powerhouses like the Second Hokage, Shisui, and Minato was also not weak. If Ino were to practice it, she might not be able to do it very well, but she could talk the talk!

This is wrong, that's wrong. She was a professional at finding faults.

Her guidance wasn't necessarily correct, but for someone like Shira, who had never received formal education or communicated with a taijutsu master, it was like opening a brand new path.

In return, he taught Choji with even more dedication.

The "Seven Heavens Breathing Method" was a taijutsu training method that used a unique breathing rhythm to burst out a large amount of chakra in a short period of time.

Unlike the Eight Gates, which could be sustained for a period of time after being opened, this "Seven Heavens Breathing Method" needed to be maintained constantly. The breathing rhythm in battle absolutely could not be disrupted. At the same time, it had the same drawback as the Eight Gates of damaging the body. The Eight Gates damaged those eight chakra points; the "Seven Heavens Breathing Method" damaged the entire chakra pathway system.

What Ino pursued was the harmony of yin and yang, the path to immortality. She politely declined taijutsu like the Seven Heavens Breathing Method and the Eight Gates, which damaged the body's foundation. She wouldn't practice them, and there was no need to.

It took about five days for the Ino-Shika-Cho trio to cross the desert. Choji secretly said goodbye to Shira, and then they contacted Temari and secretly entered the Sand Village.

"I'm so pissed off!"

Temari's status in the Sand Village was equivalent to Ino's in Konoha. She was often surrounded by a group of pretty young girls. She stuck her Giant Folding Fan into the ground, and the young female ninjas of the Sand Village would chirp and flock around her, asking questions.

Temari sat down on a chair, fuming.

Ino and the other two watched from a distance.

Shikamaru nudged her with his elbow. "Go ask and see what's going on."

Ino pointed a finger at her own nose. Me? Go ask? Temari looks like she's about to explode on the spot!

A light sentence from Shikamaru made it impossible for her to refuse.

"You're the Jounin."

Alright! I'll go ask.

Ino walked over, put her arm around Temari's neck as if no one else was there, and the two walked out.

The group of Sand Village female ninjas, who were on par with Sakura in terms of being airheads, were dumbfounded at this moment, watching as she dragged their big sister away.

"What are you doing? I don't know you well! Stop pulling and pushing!" Temari pushed a couple of times, but Ino's current "Strength" was also 6 points; her "natural divine strength" no longer had an advantage.

Finding a place sheltered from the wind, Ino asked bluntly, "What are you all thinking? Are you going to completely defect to Konoha, or continue to coexist with those hardliners like this? I heard Kankurō was attacked by unknown ninjas a few days ago?"

Temari was under immense pressure. The village's conflicts all fell on her shoulders. Now, being pulled out as a target by the hardline elders every few days, she had had enough. But to defect directly to Konoha? She felt a little sorry for her parents and Gaara.

Ino held up two fingers. "There are only two paths now. First, you take your confidants and come back to Konoha with me. I'll call for support and can safely escort you back to Konoha Village. Second, you continue to be a Jounin in the Sand Village, and the three of us go back where we came from."

Temari's heart was in turmoil, unable to make a decision.

Ino gave her another idea. "How about this, let's take a step back. Let's say you and your brother are going to pay respects to the Fourth Kazekage. After reaching the border, you can then decide whether to go to Konoha with us. How about that?"

In reality, Temari, Kankurō, and Gaara had basically no feelings for the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa. Rasa might have been a good Kazekage, but he was definitely not a good father.

Orochimaru killed Rasa. After the Fourth Great Ninja War, he was granted a special pardon by Naruto and allowed to continue his research in Konoha. Temari married into Konoha and became Shikamaru's wife. Did she not know Orochimaru was in the village? Including Gaara and Kankurō, the three siblings had been to Konoha N times and showed no hostility towards Orochimaru, their father's killer.

The three siblings were so filial. My dad was killed by Orochimaru? What does that have to do with me!

At this moment, when Ino mentioned their father, the great filial daughter Temari showed no emotion of remembrance or nostalgia.

She thought about this excuse quite seriously. "Maybe we can try."

The Sand Village's Elder Council still recognized the Fourth Kazekage. Hearing that Temari and her brother were going to pay respects, they didn't see any problem and issued the order on the spot, agreeing.

Like a bird freed from a cage, Temari immediately gathered the ninjas still loyal to Gaara and prepared to leave the village.

Her list included old friends like Miss Maki, as well as a few pretty young female ninjas who were new friends.

Due to the existence of chakra, men and women were considered equal in the ninja profession.

However, most of the ninjas who died in war were male ninjas. This was caused by many factors. One main reason was that female ninjas often lacked sufficient ruthlessness and perseverance.

Female ninjas basically worked in the medical and barrier squads. The ones fighting to the death on the front lines were basically male ninjas. Over time, the lower ranks of the five great hidden villages had more female ninjas than male ninjas.

Now, Temari's, or rather, Gaara's supporters were mostly female ninjas.

"There are too many female ninjas on your side, aren't there?"

Ino looked at the energetic female ninjas in front of her, at a loss for words.

Miss Matsuri said she was Gaara's disciple. Even though Gaara was now branded a rogue ninja, she still called him "Master" with every word.

It was said that at that time, Gaara asked a few young ninjas what weapons they liked. Miss Matsuri said she liked to use a meteor hammer. Then Gaara picked up a meteor hammer and demonstrated a couple of moves for her. And then, and then, she became Gaara's disciple.

Ino was shocked after hearing this story. With Gaara's crappy taijutsu where he doesn't even move from his spot, how the hell does he know how to use a meteor hammer?!

Young lady, are you trying to learn a skill? Your intentions are not what they seem. You wouldn't happen to want to be the Fifth Kazekage's wife, would you?

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