Sarutobi Toru thought of this and did not hesitate. He stored his physical body in the Reincarnation Warehouse, then directly used the Spirit Transformation Technique and headed for Sunagakure.
He did not greet Kazemaru, who was also heading to Sunagakure. This time, Sarutobi Toru intended to seek out Sunagakure's higher-ups for information. Kazemaru was merely a lowly Chunin; he did not even know what Pakura had gone to do, so he could not possibly help Sarutobi Toru.
The Spirit Transformation Technique was far faster than his physical body. With Sarutobi Toru's Chakra, maintaining the Spirit Transformation Technique consumed virtually nothing. Moreover, his Incarnation, Kinnara, knew the Sunagakure of the Original World extremely well, so Sarutobi Toru soon arrived at Sunagakure.
Good. It seems Sunagakure's layout in this Parallel World is almost identical to the world I came from. That saves me a great deal of trouble, Sarutobi Toru thought as he surveyed the village's layout.
"This should be where the Sand Village elders are," Sarutobi Toru said. He casually emerged somewhere, returned to his physical body, and was about to push the door open.
Though Sunagakure's elders were advanced in years and their Chakra had weakened, their soul power would not decline. Furthermore, the Sand Shinobi had always done considerable research into souls. They might well have developed some Sealing Jutsu that destroyed one's soul upon death.
Do not doubt it. The high-ranking officials in every ninja village, those in their sixties or seventies, often possessed Ninjutsu meant to perish alongside their enemies.
With Sarutobi Toru's cautious nature, even though his soul power could already be considered among the strongest in the Shinobi World, he still did not dare rashly use the Spirit Transformation Technique against these old ghosts.
"Who goes there?!" Just as Sarutobi Toru revealed himself, an angry