Naruto and Kakashi hurried over overnight. It was a bit of a shame they missed everything, but it was good that everyone was safe.
After taking care of Gaara after he was sent to the hospital for a while, Yamato and Maki took him to rest.
This level of activity wasn't enough to tire out Hatake Satoru.
Since he had some other things to do, he took Hozuki Mangetsu and Karna to the underground lab.
Since Gaara was badly hurt, there were plenty of people in the village to take care of him. There was no need for Hatake Satoru to have Karna join in.
Besides, Karna was a fighting puppet. There was no need to do things that weren't necessary.
After taking Gaara to the hospital, Karna returned to Hatake Satoru's side.
After entering the underground lab, Hatake Satoru didn't seem to want to leave.
Karna quietly looked around and then obediently sat down against the wall, silently using up the last of the power inside him.
Once the power that Hatake Satoru had put into him was gone, he would return to being a motionless puppet.
Hatake Satoru took out Sasori's core from his system space.
His desk was cluttered with reference books and unfinished puppet figures.
However, since the All Creation Rebirth didn't produce any unnecessary wood shavings or other trash, it still looked fairly clean.
Hatake Satoru casually swept aside the clutter on the desk and put the core on it.
"Ugh! What is this?".
The cylinder of flesh was surrounded by red, blood vessel-like things that stuck to the core.
It looked strange and disgusting.
The word "Sasori" was written on the front of the flesh. It didn't look right at all.
Although it didn't smell, it looked like a sample.
Hozuki Mangetsu frowned in disgust, carefully looking at the core.
Although Hatake Satoru sometimes made things that were creepy, this core clearly didn't match his taste.
At least in Hozuki Mangetsu's opinion, Hatake Satoru's puppets all gave off a feeling of...
Because they looked so much like people, taking them apart felt like dismembering a body, which made them scary.
This core felt like it was from inside a body. Hatake Satoru didn't usually mess with this kind of thing.
"It looks kind of... gross.".
Hozuki Mangetsu couldn't help but get closer and poke the core with his finger.
The soft, fleshy feel made Hozuki Mangetsu get goosebumps all over.
Although they were ninjas and often touched this kind of thing, this felt more elastic than flesh and felt stranger.
Then, before Hozuki Mangetsu could move his finger, he felt the core tremble slightly.
Before Hozuki Mangetsu could scream, Hatake Satoru slapped his finger away.
"Don't scream. It's alive.".
"But without a body, it can't do anything.".
Hatake Satoru sat in his chair. He didn't know how long Sasori's core could exist without a body.
But it was better to make a body for him as soon as possible.
If the core died, all of this would be pointless.
"I'll tell you the details later. First, help me go out and find some children's clothes.".
"About... five or six years old will do.".
Hatake Satoru thought for a moment, stroking his chin, and said to Hozuki Mangetsu.
Little kids are less likely to cause alarm... right?
Mainly, little kids are cuter and more pleasing to the eye. That was Hatake Satoru's personal reason.
"Huh? Children's clothes... I can get them, but there aren't any kids that small here.".
"There will be when you get back.".
Hatake Satoru smiled and watched Hozuki Mangetsu push the door open and leave.
Although Hozuki Mangetsu had many doubts, he still obediently went out to buy children's clothes.
Making a child's body didn't take much effort, and the materials were cheap.
The only thing to measure was the size of the core and the details of the blood vessels.
Although directly using the All Creation Rebirth could also detect and create it, it would take longer.
So Hatake Satoru simply solved the problem himself.
Except for the details on the core, everything else was fine.
Hatake Satoru made a rough draft, drew the shape and appearance, and then used the All Creation Rebirth to rebuild the body.
For the material of the body, Hatake Satoru used a human-like material similar to Karna's.
It looked like a person, but it wasn't.
Before Hozuki Mangetsu returned with the clothes, the body was almost finished.
The reason why it usually took so much time was that Hatake Satoru didn't have a clear goal, so he would just start making something roughly.
This time, he had a goal and a purpose, and even the most difficult details had been taken care of.
So creating the puppet was very fast.
A doll about a meter tall sat on the desk, most of its weight leaning against the bookshelf next to it.
Hatake Satoru put the core on the puppet's chest and pushed it in.
The core, which had been still and looked dead, suddenly perked up when it touched the puppet.
It went straight into the body.
Although Hatake Satoru could make puppets move by putting power into them, they were still puppets and didn't have things like body temperature.
Unless they were painted, their skin would be unnaturally pale.
However, when the core entered the body, the entire puppet seemed to come to life.
Its cheeks turned rosy, Chakra connected all the parts, and in an instant, it looked like a living person.
The puppet blinked its eyes and its pupils moved around in a confused way.
As soon as Sasori regained consciousness, he reached out to touch the parts of him, instinctively wanting to fight back.
But unexpectedly, he felt nothing.
He even touched something he hadn't felt in nearly fifteen years.
"Huh?!!!!?".
Sasori was shocked and put his hand in front of him. Both the feel and texture were those of a human body.
And this size was only that of a five- or six-year-old.
His last memory was of Karna taking his core out, and then he lost consciousness.
What to do when you pass out and wake up as a little kid. Asking for a friend, urgent.
Fortunately, although Sasori was shocked, he was still smart.
Then he turned his head to look at his surroundings and saw Hatake Satoru sitting with his cheek propped up on his hand, with a strange smile on his face.
"It's you...".
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