"Sand Eye!"
The Fourth Kazekage formed a Sand Eye and carefully surveyed the sandy terrain within a ten-kilometer radius.
Just as he'd expected, he found nothing unusual.
The Fourth Kazekage muttered to himself, Sasori's more capable than I expected.
As soon as Chiyo saw the Fourth Kazekage release the technique, she asked, "Rasa, did you find anything suspicious?"
The Fourth Kazekage's expression darkened, and he shook his head slightly.
Chiyo's expression grew grim.
Although only a dozen or so hours had passed since the pursuit squad lost contact with the village, the wind and sand had had plenty of time to cover any traces they might have left behind.
Pakura was most likely dead!
Ebizo said gravely, "There aren't many who could wipe out over a hundred elite shinobi."
Chiyo snorted. "Stealing the Dragon Vein would've been bad enough, but killing so many people too? They've gone too far."
At her words, the Fourth Kazekage glanced at Chiyo and Ebizo, narrowing his eyes slightly.
Clearly, they believed that the people who had "killed" Pakura were the same ones who'd stolen the Dragon Vein.
But Rasa knew that wasn't the case.
Rasa had made a deal with Sasori of the Red Sands.
Sasori would get a perfect Information Release specimen, while Rasa would eliminate a major threat to his position as Kazekage.
It was a win-win.
Rasa knew Sasori's abilities very well.
With the Third Kazekage puppet and the Hundred Puppet Technique at his disposal, Sasori was even a little stronger than Rasa himself.
It was possible, if unlikely, that Sasori had caught the pursuit squad off guard and wiped them all out.
But the Fourth Kazekage was certain Sasori hadn't stolen the Dragon Vein.
Sasori might've been a master puppeteer, but he was a complete novice when it came to