This arrogant genius puppeteer had finally accepted his crushing defeat.
Sarutobi Hiruzen remained calm, utterly unsurprised.
The Fujin and Raijin combination could even suppress a physical freak like the Fourth Raikage, let alone Sasori, who hadn't yet come into his own.
In the current Ninja World, while the Rinnegan had yet to fully mature, the Fujin and Raijin combination—with their incredible recovery and physical strength—had virtually no rivals.
First, he used Sealing Jutsu to seal Sasori's Chakra, preventing him from causing any more trouble.
Sarutobi Hiruzen wore an amused expression.
"So, what do you think?"
"My Puppetry. The puppet prodigy of Sunagakure—what's your opinion?"
Sasori's mouth twitched. He was about to loudly protest, What kind of Puppetry is this? It's just ganging up on me!
But then he remembered the two monsters beside him, fighting with vacant expressions and no fear of death. He couldn't help thinking that this really might be some kind of variation on puppetry.
No! It was even more sophisticated than Sunagakure's Puppetry!
After all, Fujin and Raijin didn't need to be controlled by Chakra Threads. They could act on their own!
On that point alone, they far surpassed Sunagakure's Puppetry!
Having understood this, Sasori looked at Fujin and Raijin with curiosity.
"How did you do it?"
Sasori asked.
Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled. After all, Sasori was still a child, and it was easy to get him interested.
"What do you mean?"
Sasori pointed at Fujin and Raijin, his gaze probing.
"How did you make these two able to act on their own to some extent?"
"By your definition, they're puppets."
Sarutobi Hiruzen asked in turn,
"Have you ever heard of the Sage of Six Paths?"
Sasori frowned. Of course, he'd heard of the Sage of Six Paths, but he was nothing more than a legend. What