"There won't be any danger."
Licking his lips, Orochimaru once again guaranteed that it was absolutely safe. At worst, they could simply cut off the piece of flesh contaminated by the curse mark afterward.
"Teacher Orochimaru, Chiyo has a grandson named Sasori. He created human puppets. I studied the chakra cores of those human puppets—they're made from a ninja's flesh and blood and can use some of the ninjutsu they knew in life. This technique might be incorporated into the curse mark system."
Yang Hao recalled Sasori's human puppets from before. That technique had certain merits.
"Sunagakure's forbidden technique of human puppets?"
Licking his lips, Orochimaru was very interested in it.
Master and disciple immediately began discussing the forbidden technique of human puppets and trying to merge it with the curse mark system.
Mitarashi Shisui, standing nearby, could not understand much of it. He could only watch the surroundings, guarding against Sunagakure sending flying units to pursue and intercept them as well.
At the same time, something happened on Sunagakure's side.
After great difficulty, the Third Kazekage and the others sealed the One-Tail into a ninja's body, creating a new jinchuriki.
Though he was not as stable as Bunpuku, there was no immediate problem. But right afterward, they received more bad news.
"All of those places were infiltrated and looted?"
Inside the Kazekage Building, the Third Kazekage's face twisted viciously, as though he wanted to devour someone.
The news was simply far too terrible. Every secret site in their village had been breached, and everything inside had been swept clean. Even the personnel left behind had vanished without a trace; clearly, their chances of survival were slim.
"The enemy was thorough. Nothing of value was left behind. Even the granaries were looted—they didn't leave behind a single grain of food."