Border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Rivers.
Sand Ninja rear headquarters.
Inside the tent, the atmosphere was oppressive.
Looking at the intelligence sent back from the front lines, one of the Sand Ninja Jōnin found it hard to believe. "What kind of joke is this?"
"An eleven-year-old brat killed nearly a hundred of our elites and crippled an entire battalion?"
"Even an S-Rank Ninjutsu with a thirty-million bounty wouldn't be this terrifying!"
Chiyo raised her eyelids. "Sand Dune, don't underestimate kids these days."
"Especially someone who developed the Scorch Release Bloodline Limit himself!"
Another Sand Ninja Jōnin, Ryōgen, nodded. "Yeah. Sasori isn't much older than him either!"
By now, they had basically confirmed that the Third Kazekage had been assassinated by Sasori.
If the Iwa Ninja had not suddenly invaded the Land of Wind, they would probably still be hunting Sasori all over the world.
Chiyo frowned. After taking a deep breath, she said, "We absolutely cannot allow a genius like that to keep growing, nor can we let him have such a huge impact on the war. We must find a way to gather our elites and eliminate him!"
A gleam flashed through Ryōgen's eyes. "It would be best if we could capture him alive. If that's impossible, we must at least bring his corpse back to the village for research. Perhaps we can create another Scorch Release Ninja!"
Jōnin Sand Dune immediately stood up. "Leave this matter to me!"
Chiyo and the others had no objections.
In the forest, Hatake Sakumo gathered the captains of the various squads once more.
"Before dawn, the Sand Ninja's main force should arrive. We cannot wait for the village's reinforcements to save us. We must first break through the encirclement, then continuously harass and attack the Sand