Meanwhile, after several days of searching, Kakuzu and the others had found someone in the Land of Grass.
Now that their group had grown larger, they stood out too much. After entering the Land of Grass, Miyashi Hizokurou suggested splitting into two teams.
That would speed up the search and make them less conspicuous.
Kakuzu took this new member Hyuga Shin had invited fairly seriously, and agreed that the suggestion made sense.
So Kakuzu, Hidan, and Sasori headed east in one group, while Miyashi Hizokurou took Inoue Hirohiko west, and they began their mission.
A few days later, Kakuzu and the others found a capable ninja through the Underground Black Market.
He was probably a little stronger than Inoue Hirohiko, and could just barely be considered an Elite Jonin.
The ninja was named Sajimaru. He was a Taijutsu expert, with fairly balanced abilities in other areas as well.
Most importantly, although Sajimaru was active in the Underground Black Market, he hated war.
In his view, war inevitably brought great suffering to civilians and disrupted their ordinary lives.
He was a ninja with principles.
He would never raise his blade against the helpless.
After investigating him, Kakuzu and the others invited him to join them.
To their surprise, Sajimaru was quite interested in the organization. After learning a little about it, he decided to join.
Meanwhile, Miyashi Hizokurou, who had headed in the other direction, went straight toward the area near Kusagakure.
He seemed to have a target in mind already, which left Inoue Hirohiko, following behind him, puzzled.
But out of trust in his companion, Inoue Hirohiko didn't question him. He simply followed Miyashi Hizokurou in silence.
After all, Miyashi Hizokurou was a ninja praised by even the leader, one with both strength and intelligence.
A few days later, Miyashi