"Ha?" Edward stared at Sasori in shock.
Sasori held out a hand, blue Chakra gathering in his palm and flickering continuously.
"Chakra is our foundational energy. Any living being can possess it, learn it, and keep improving until they reach my level—or even surpass it."
Edward and Alphonse watched as the blue light in Sasori's hand gathered continuously, slowly forming two seeds.
The blue seeds flickered incessantly in his palm.
"Want them?"
Sasori asked directly.
"Then what's the price?" Edward asked in a low voice.
Learning and improving were precisely the fields they excelled in.
Of course they wanted it. Who wouldn't want such power?
"You'll be marked as belonging to Sand Ninja Star, and from now on, you'll fight for Sand Ninja Star."
Edward frowned. "I can't betray my planet."
If that was the restriction, he would not agree.
Sasori shook his head. "I think you've misunderstood something. Your planet has no autonomy to speak of. It has already been marked by Sand Ninja Star."
Edward looked at Sasori and said in a deep voice, "What you're doing is immoral."
This was naked aggression.
"You're too naive." Sasori shook his head. "War among the stars is far crueler than you imagine. You have no power to resist threats beyond your world. The only one who can protect you is Sand Ninja Star."
Sasori directly concealed the existence of Origin.
As long as Origin did not appear, Edward could only let himself be deceived.
Everything Sasori said was the truth, after all.
"You have no choice."
Edward fell silent. Without seeing what the stars were truly like, he had no way to judge the meaning behind Sasori's words.
"So you were the first to discover our planet." Edward spoke in a low voice. "How many powerful people like you are