"Soji, what you said makes a lot of sense. But what do we need to do to make Sasori let go of his emotional baggage and return to Sunagakure?" Chiyo's mind was already in complete turmoil. She could not think at all and was merely following Soji's lead.
That was perfectly normal. It was not as though Chiyo were a fool.
Think about it—if this had involved Soji's grandfather, Hyuga Kumokawa, Soji would likely have lost his rationality just as Chiyo had.
This was called prescribing the right remedy!
"Don't worry, Elder Chiyo. I heard Sasori mention that you were researching a ninjutsu in your early years, trying to give puppets life. Is that true?" Soji's eyes rolled as he suddenly asked.
"Hm? Sasori noticed even something like that when he was young? That child was so sensitive. Hiding the news of his parents' deaths from him really was a mistake!" Chiyo was filled with regret. Sasori's early descent into darkness had a great deal to do with her.
Back then, Sasori believed the village bore heavy responsibility for his parents' deaths, while his grandmother had concealed the truth from him. Was that not a betrayal of his parents in favor of the village?
That was why, even as Sasori grew to hate Sunagakure and the Third Kazekage more deeply, his feelings for his grandmother Chiyo also faded considerably.
In the end, he had not even opened his heart to Chiyo again before defecting from the village.
Chiyo had only finally understood and seen through all of this afterward.
Because of that, Chiyo still felt deeply guilty toward Sasori.
"But what does this have to do with Sasori?" Ebizo asked Soji in Chiyo's stead.
He had already noticed that his sister was being completely led around by this youngster. If