Sasori thought he was imagining things and opened his eyes in confusion.
Hatake Sakumo had finally broken free of the puppets and landed right in front of him.
Sasori glanced to either side.
The Father puppet on his left was entangled in Orochimaru's snakes, unable to move!
The Mother puppet on his right had been pinned to the ground by Xuanhui, every joint locked in place, leaving it completely immobilized!
"Kill me..."
Sasori smiled, though the muscles in his face did not even twitch.
He stared fixedly at Hatake Sakumo, his eyes vacant and devoid of life.
"Kill me!"
He shouted at Hatake Sakumo, but it sounded less like an order than a plea.
Someone should have taught him how to love the world, but those two people had died at the hands of the man before him.
Hatake Sakumo moved, walking toward Sasori.
"That's it! Konoha's White Fang! Kill me! Just like you killed my parents!"
Sasori sounded so hysterical that even Orochimaru felt a chill.
War really does hurt people...
That was what Orochimaru thought.
Hatake Sakumo's footsteps were heavy, each one falling in time with Sasori's heartbeat.
The fear of death seemed to be slowly numbing him.
He could not feel his hands or feet, could not feel his limbs, could not feel his heart.
Just as he could not feel love.
Watching Hatake Sakumo's actions, Xuanhui and Orochimaru exchanged knowing smiles.
Sasori of the Red Sands froze as well. Even though his body was cold, it was now trembling slightly.
Hatake Sakumo had actually embraced him!
The warmth in that chest was something he had yearned for through countless days and nights!
Yet now, it was his enemy who had given it to him!
Was this supposed to be humiliation?
"Why won't you kill me..."
Hatake