What none of the Sand Ninja and villagers saw was an eyeball watching the flow of people from high in the sky.
Several miles away from the Sand Ninja and villagers, atop a small sand dune,
A youth puppet with short crimson hair stood on the dune. A living flesh core engraved with the character for Scorpion was embedded in the left side of its chest.
Its entire body was covered in hidden weapon mechanisms. Poisonous stingers and steel cables were concealed in its abdomen, while spinning blades on its waist and back gleamed with chilling light.
This was Sasori, Sasori of the Red Sands.
At this moment, Sasori was using the Kazekage lineage's secret technique—the Third Eye—to scout the migration of Sunagakure's villagers and ninja.
Sasori intended to hunt these people and turn them all into members of his puppet empire.
What could be more artistic than turning one's former fellow countrymen into puppets?
What was more, Sasori had spotted a shadow of hatred he had longed to see day and night.
That man had silver hair, a solemn face, and the White Fang Short Sword strapped to his back. He was the Leaf White Fang, also known as—Hatake Sakumo.
It was White Fang who had killed his parents during a mission.
Back then, Sasori had painstakingly cultivated his Puppet Technique precisely because he wanted to make Sakumo his enemy.
He wanted to kill the Leaf White Fang and avenge his parents.
But Sakumo had committed suicide after being unable to endure the villagers' bullying. Having lost his target, Sasori turned his attention to the Third Kazekage.
"White Fang, heh heh..."
Sasori chuckled mockingly, his expression indifferent as his fingertips manipulated the threads.
The only people in Sunagakure worthy of Sasori's notice were the Third Kazekage, Rasa, and Sakumo.