The Land of Wind, the Yellow Sand Desert.
Endless dunes stretched to the horizon. The sun blazed overhead, baking the sand until it was scorching hot.
The wind swept over the dunes, stirring up fine golden sand that formed a hazy golden mist in the air.
This time, it wasn't Nekomata carrying Liao Wu. Instead, Liao Wu carried Nekomata, Candy, and Snow Leopard—the three cats.
Because cats were very sensitive to heat, even more so than dogs.
They were also poor at regulating their body temperature, and could only cool themselves through their paw pads and panting.
Even the Ninja Cats couldn't stand the extreme heat of the Land of Wind's desert. The moment Nekomata set paw on the ground, he started panting.
Liao Wu felt sorry for him, so he stopped making Nekomata lead the way.
Liao Wu summoned a Wood Dragon and had it fly through the sky, using it as a means of transport.
On the Wood Dragon, Liao Wu began studying Sasori. He channeled Chakra into Sasori's Regeneration Core.
"Quit pretending, Sasori. Your Chakra's still there, so don't play dead."
The term "Regeneration Core" meant that as long as the core remained intact, Sasori could keep regenerating.
Sasori's Regeneration Core was rather like the Nascent Soul of some great cultivator.
If paired with Orochimaru's Living Corpse Reincarnation, it would be a true Nascent Soul.
If the body was destroyed, the Regeneration Core would immediately flee and possess a fresh body.
"Head, armor, spear, chest rig, backpack!"
"Huai!"
Sasori snorted. His voice came from within the Regeneration Core. "Uchiha Ryobu, I guess I've fallen into your hands."
"Kill me or torture me, do as you please!"
Liao Wu laughed. "Sasori, we have no grudge between us. Why would I kill you?"
Sasori asked suspiciously, "If you're not