Chapter 93.2- One Thousand Hands

“And we know for sure that that was what she used for the civilian areas?”

“Yes.”

“The question then becomes how. Sure, our security was at less than full strength, but we still have measures to prevent shinobi gaining entry through that entrance, don’t we?”

“We have suspicions as to how she managed it. We think she used one of those human puppets of hers. That she turned a civilian into one of her puppets, and the lack of a developed chakra network saw us overlook them.” Uraume said.

“Any evidence of this?”

“There is a man at the hospital right now who bears similar symptoms to human puppets she left after her death. The same empty eyes, the lack of motion, the inability to do anything but breathe. We have forwarded the man over to the medical corps for evaluation” She said.

“Kagame?” I called.

“The symptoms are consistent. I am holding off on cutting him open for the time being until someone from the seal corps can be dispatched to make sure the body is not trapped like the last one” She said.

“Reiji?”

“We are fully occupied implementing the new barrier around the whole village. I should be able to free someone up in a week or so.” He said.

“Unacceptable. Kagame, I will look into it by your side” I said. She nodded. Okay, that was a small win at least.

“And the Raikage?”

“The body resists most forms of damage. Even attempting to cut it open with the chakra scalpel just gets thin slices in the skin too small todo anything with, and which close up in a matter of minutes” She said. Of course that insane durability would be a thing even while mentally incapacitated.

“Then how did Chiyo do it?” I asked.

“What?”

“I asked how Chiyo did it. You said the human puppetry technique relies on two implantations. One in the head, and one in the chest. How would she have opened his body up to make the implantations?” I asked.

“I haven’t the faintest. Perhaps some sort of poison from what we know of her specializations” She said.

“Look into it, then”

“Now, is that all?” I asked, turning to the rest of the meeting.

“Accounts have asked me to confirm just how much of the repairs shall come out of the treasury and how much shall be postponed until further incomes.”

“No, fix everything. Let the village return to its full glory. Approve whatever it takes to see it done.” I said. Shika nodded, making a note of her scroll.