Sasori's Self-Exposure

After Sasori joined the Akatsuki, he quickly received an unexpected mission. The leader actually wanted him to publicly reveal that he had assassinated the Third Kazekage and turned him into a Human Puppet!

Though Sasori usually acted without restraint, he had never taken the initiative to draw attention to himself. He had assumed that after joining an underground organization like the Akatsuki, he should keep a low profile. He never expected his very first mission to be making headlines.

Although the organization repeatedly claimed that this was meant to end the war between the two countries, Sasori knew of Yahiko's alliance with Konoha and vaguely guessed some of what was going on.

However, since he had already agreed to join the Akatsuki, and the organization had promised to protect him afterward, Sasori ultimately accepted his first mission.

Because his parents had died early, Sasori's heart was likewise filled with hatred for war, even harboring a dark desire to take revenge on the world. Though he deeply hated Konoha for killing his parents, his resentment toward Sunagakure was no less profound.

He also wanted to see the expression on the face of the grandmother who had always neglected him for Sunagakure's sake when she learned the truth behind the Third Kazekage's death.

Whatever the Akatsuki's true stance might be, Sasori felt no resistance toward this mission. In any case, he could use this opportunity to promote his eternal art.

On the second day after Sasori joined the Akatsuki, a major event that shocked the Shinobi World occurred. Sasori of the Red Sands, Sunagakure's long-missing genius, suddenly appeared on the battlefield in the Land of Wind and controlled a puppet identical to the Third Kazekage, launching simultaneous attacks on both Sunagakure and Konoha! After defeating the Shinobi Armies of both sides, Sasori