Ten years might have been enough for Sasori to become unmatched by anyone. Thinking carefully about how Chiyo had killed Sasori, it had only been because she made him feel what family affection was, and he chose death for himself. If they had truly fought with everything they had, Chiyo might not have been able to kill Sasori. As for why Sasori chose to die beneath the puppets of his own parents, only Sasori himself knew the answer, whether in that world or this one.
"The secret to immortality isn't that only puppets can endure forever. Their ninjutsu may be sinister, but it is also quite an ingenious idea. I've already taken control of this cult. Your task is to oppose the cult, then quietly deliver the blood essence to them!"
Mingye laid out his plan to Sasori. Sasori knew that this disgusting, detestable being before him was concocting another mysterious scheme, but he did not expose him and simply answered according to Mingye's wishes.
"I'll handle it carefully. But what about Akatsuki?"
"It's still too early. As long as Yahiko isn't dead, Akatsuki isn't truly Akatsuki, and there's no point in you joining them. Before Akatsuki is truly reborn from the flames, you should work harder."
After saying that, Mingye vanished from before Sasori, silently and without a trace, in a way that was utterly irritating. Sasori crushed another piece of precious puppet material in his hand. Seeing two annoying people in a single day meant he needed somewhere to vent his anger. He muttered to himself, "One city is no longer enough to satisfy me! I'll wipe out a country to cool off!"
The Land of Grass lay in a basin. Due to the geography and climate of the Land of Rain, an enormous lake had formed between