At Uchiha Yato's words, the two of them stopped their performance.
"Sunagakure's days haven't been easy lately, have they?"
"I want to use your grandson as a bargaining chip."
Chiyo had no particular reaction upon hearing Uchiha Yato's opening line, but when she heard the second, she was a little stunned.
What did this have to do with Sasori?
So Uchiha Yato roughly explained the current situation to Chiyo.
Of course, Uchiha Yato would not be foolish enough to tell Chiyo about Valleta's relationship with Sasori of the Red Sands.
Otherwise, once Chiyo got hold of some leverage, who knew how she would exploit him? He would not even entertain such a thought.
After roughly understanding the situation, Chiyo did not know how to express her feelings for a while.
As a grandmother, learning that her grandson was doing fairly well outside and that everything was beginning to move and develop in a positive direction should have made Chiyo happy.
But as one of the village's leaders, she also hoped she could use Uchiha Yato to bring Sasori back to take charge of the overall situation.
To outsiders, Sunagakure was nothing more than a shinobi village.
But every step of this village's founding had been built by Chiyo and her husband, the First Kazekage. She truly could not let it go.
It would not be an exaggeration to compare Sunagakure to Chiyo's own son.
Yet Sunagakure was now in an extremely precarious situation. One misstep, and the entire village could face collapse.
This left Chiyo in a real dilemma.
Seeing his older sister remain silent, Ebizo knew his chance to perform had come.
"Lord Yato, why did you tell us about this matter for no reason at all?"
Uchiha Yato rubbed his forehead, then sighed.
"Can't be helped. Your grandson