Taking Your Eye

Fortunately, one shock had made Sasori of the Red Sands face reality. His Regeneration Core behaved itself after that.

A wise man knew when to yield. As long as he survived this time, he would have another chance to escape.

Once he had collected more powerful Puppets, he would come back and take revenge on Konoha!

Fortunes could change. Never underestimate a young man!

Kakashi had no intention of killing him, either.

After all, The Shogun had said everyone in the Akatsuki Organization was talented. It was best to capture them alive whenever possible.

For one thing, Sasori of the Red Sands had ties to Elder Chiyo of neighboring Sunagakure. She was the pillar holding Sunagakure up.

No matter how poor Sunagakure was, there had to be something they could squeeze out of it.

Sasori was Elder Chiyo's only remaining grandson. Kakashi refused to believe she would not care.

Without realizing it, Konoha's leadership had picked up a little of Xuanye's way of thinking. Their first thought on capturing someone was to demand a ransom from the prisoner's family.

Pure kidnapper logic.

Unfortunately, Xuanye no longer needed money. He had specifically asked for these people to be kept alive because they could all be put to good use.

Suddenly, Kakashi's sharp gaze settled on Itachi's eyes.

His left eye, the one he had used to cast Amaterasu, seemed fine despite the streak of blood that had run from it when he overexerted himself.

But Itachi's right eye was visibly clouded.

"What happened to your eye?"

It was only Kisame Hoshigaki. You even had detailed intelligence on him. Did you really have to push yourself this far?

In truth, if Kakashi had not had an old score to settle with Sasori, he would have regretted taking on Sasori of the Red