In the Land of Wind, amidst the boundless desert wasteland, three tiny figures hurried along like ants. They were none other than Hiruko, Sasori of the Red Sands, and Gaara, who had left Sunagakure.
However, Gaara had already been possessed by Zetsu. His entire body was pitch-black, with only half his face exposed. He had completely lost control of his body!
"Sunagakure's ninja are pursuing us closely. We need to find a way to shake them off!" Zetsu's Sensory Ninjutsu was exceptionally powerful. His widest-range sensory technique could even detect conditions nearly a thousand li away, rivaling the sensing range of the Second Hokage, Tobirama Senju!
Sasori said, "Leave it to me. I'll draw them away."
Zetsu said, "Then we'll leave by air!"
As he spoke, Zetsu began forming Hand Seals. Under his control, Gaara's hands also formed seals involuntarily. Before long, a vast amount of yellow sand gathered from all around, condensing into a cloud of sand that floated in midair.
Zetsu and Hiruko leaped onto it.
"The nearest base is in the Land of Rivers. Sasori, we'll meet again in the Land of Rivers!" Zetsu said.
"Got it."
Sasori took out two Puppets and used them to imitate the footprints of Hiruko and Zetsu, heading left and leaving behind three clear trails of footprints. Then, Sasori led the two Puppets in another direction, traveling farther and farther away.
Once he had put enough distance between them, Sasori put away the Puppets, then burrowed underground and swiftly departed.
Chiyo, Baki, and the others, who were hot on their trail, were indeed led astray by the footprints on the ground. In the end, they completely lost track of them!
"Damn it!"
Baki was furious. "This means we can only send out a large number of people to blindly search for