"Don't be nervous. A few days ago, I saw two ninja kick over a stall selling sweet potatoes. They said things like, 'You're not worthy of eating sweet potatoes, you're only fit to gnaw on mud and sand,' and afterward, they ground the sweet potatoes into mush. I think people like that have already earned their deaths."
"If the two of you can capture them, then kill them in front of the three of us, this cooperation will officially begin."
Sasori finally set down the work in his hands and turned to them.
"Fine. That will remove the misgivings between Pakura and me."
The matter of offering up a pledge went very smoothly, and the three gathered once more at Sasori's residence.
Sasori's eyes were still empty. Only when the Third Kazekage was mentioned did a hint of savagery flash through them.
"The Third Kazekage keeps to himself. He always has two Shadow Guard members at his side, and he only leaves the Kazekage Building twice a week—high-level meetings, or inspections of the mines."
"The route to the meeting is full of ninja, and there's no shortage of elites among them," Pakura immediately rejected it. "And the surrounding area is all residential. If a fight breaks out, civilians will get caught in it."
"The mine." Lan cut them off and walked to the wall, drawing a simple map. "The tunnels have complicated terrain, perfect for an ambush. And most of the guards there are chunin. Their strength is average."
He tapped a fork in the map with his finger. "Three tunnels meet here. We can set an ambush in the middle."
Sasori stared at the map. The puppet strings at his fingertips unconsciously wrapped around a puppet arm beside him. "I have many puppets. They can launch surprise attacks