Hunting the Akatsuki of the Shinobi World!

In a silent canyon, two ninja wearing bamboo hats and black robes patterned with red clouds, one fat and one thin, both of similar height, were walking slowly along. They were none other than the Jade Maiden of Akatsuki and the South Star of Akatsuki.

The slender figure on the left was Han Yu Mingshan. Like the vast majority of Kirigakure ninja, his face was perpetually covered in frost, as if someone owed him tens of millions, and of course it completely concealed any shift in his emotions.

The fatter one on the right was the Jade Maiden of Akatsuki, Sasori. At this point, though Sasori had not yet created Hiruko, he had already developed the habit of hiding inside puppets.

This tall figure was the puppet he was hiding in. That said, even though he was concealed within a puppet, Sasori's perception had not been affected much.

When the two reached the end of the canyon, they stopped almost in unison and looked around warily.

"Whoosh~"

After a while, a light breeze swept past, stirring up the dust on the ground. For a time, the area was extremely quiet, and nothing appeared that was worth the two of them being cautious about.

It seemed their vigilance was merely a misperception. However, neither of them relaxed because of it. Ninja who could make it this far generally did not lack patience, whether it was their enemies or themselves.

Forget just this short while. As long as they had enough energy, even three days would not make their expressions change!

And that was under circumstances where they had discovered nothing. Now, that went without saying.

Just like that, the area remained quiet. Aside from the occasional sound of a light breeze, there was no other noise.

Time slowly passed, and the