Land of Rain, Six Paths City.
Sasori woke from his sleep, listening to the patter of rain outside as his brow furrowed slightly.
The days of drizzling rain had made the already foul-tempered Sasori even more irritable.
He crept to the door, cracked it open slightly, and cautiously surveyed the surroundings.
After confirming that no suspicious ninja were watching him, Sasori shut the door, returned to bed, and continued trying to refine Chakra to break the Sealing Jutsu within him.
Ten minutes later, Sasori opened his eyes, undisguised disappointment written across his delicate face.
"His Sealing Jutsu is actually this powerful. It has formidable restraining power, yet it can also remain active indefinitely." Sasori frowned deeply.
Sōsuke's Sealing Jutsu was far stronger than Sasori had anticipated.
He had thought that, with his abilities, he would eventually wear down the seal with enough time. Yet more than two months had passed, and he had made no progress at all.
Sasori rubbed his tightly furrowed brow and sank into deep thought.
If he could not remove the seal on his body, then even if he escaped Six Paths City, he would be unable to continue his revenge. He might not even be able to protect himself.
A ninja who could not use Chakra was no ninja at all.
How could someone who was not a ninja possibly kill Hatake Kakashi? Hatake Kakashi was not only a ninja, but a genius ninja.
"Do I really have to wait ten years for Ninshu to release me?" Sasori clenched his fists, his face full of unwillingness.
If he could successfully take his revenge in the end, Sasori could fully accept waiting ten years.
However, there was one problem: ten years from now, his chances of succeeding in revenge would drop drastically.
During those ten years,