He planned to turn this one into a puppet as well—a Kazekage-level puppet. Together with the ones he had collected before, it would be enough for his needs.
"Third Kazekage," Sasori's voice drifted through the night wind, "our score over my parents is settled! Next..."
The corner of his mouth curved upward in a smile devoid of warmth.
"It's time to find Konoha's White Fang."
Things were a little different from the original story. In the original, Konoha's White Fang had already died, so Sasori killed the Third Kazekage and fled, vanishing without a trace.
But now, Sakumo Hatake was still alive. Sasori could not possibly let him go, even if he was inside Konoha.
Within Sunagakure, Mirai had already found the building where the One-Tail Jinchuriki was located.
When Mirai left Sunagakure, the chaos in the village was still ongoing.
Torches swayed through the streets, and shouts rose one after another. News of the Third Kazekage's disappearance was like a stone thrown into still water, its ripples spreading outward in ever-widening circles.
But none of that had anything to do with him. His goal had been clear from the very beginning.
Mind's Eye of the Kagura had long since locked onto the location of the monk Bunpuku.
The aged Jinchuriki had been placed in a meditation room deep within the village. Several layers of sealing barriers surrounded it, and entry or exit required permission from Hidden Sand's Anbu.
Mirai slipped over through the night, used Sealing Jutsu to undo the outer barriers, then pushed open the door and entered.
Monk Bunpuku sat on a meditation cushion in the middle of the room, his back to the door.
His hair was white as snow, his back hunched, and he wore a faded monk's robe. Thick sealing chains were wrapped around