Of course, up until this moment, neither Sasori nor Chiyo had realized that they were talking about two identities belonging to the same person!
And unfortunately, each of them knew only one of those identities.
As a result, their conversation was completely talking past each other.
Sure enough, when Chiyo spoke, Sasori was confused again.
Wait, he had given Mizuki Ember the Hiruko puppet. What did that have to do with Hyuga Soji?
What was Hyuga Soji's business here?
In Sasori's mind, Hyuga Soji was merely an irrelevant person who happened to be very strong.
For a moment, Sasori was thoroughly bewildered.
"Old lady, could you make yourself a little clearer? I really don't understand!"
Sasori genuinely did not understand now; he was not pretending to be confused when he knew perfectly well!
At this point, Chiyo also sensed from Sasori's words that something was off, so she stopped speaking in riddles.
"Sasori, didn't you give your Hiruko puppet to Hyuga Soji of Konoha?"
Chiyo looked at Sasori with an unreadable expression as she asked.
"Give the Hiruko puppet to Hyuga Soji? What kind of joke is that? Who the hell is he? Why would I give him the Hiruko puppet?
Hmm, wait. Old lady, don't tell me the Hiruko puppet in your hands was traded from Hyuga Soji of Konoha?"
At that moment, Sasori finally understood something.
After all, Chiyo had made the implication far too obvious!
While Sasori stood there with his head full of question marks, Chiyo nodded and confirmed his guess.
Yet Chiyo's nod left Sasori completely dumbfounded.
If Mizuki Ember had traded with his grandmother and used the Hiruko puppet he had received from Sasori as a bargaining chip to fleece her, Sasori would have been surprised and puzzled, but he could still understand it.