On the New World Continent, at a larger farm, a tall, thin man waved to a burly man standing at the farm's entrance.
"All right, head back. No need to see me off. I've received your token of sincerity, so this whole area is yours from now on. Do a good job and don't cause me any trouble, understood?"
A fawning smile spread across the burly man's face.
"Thank you, sir. Rest assured, I'll take good care of this area."
"Mm, I believe you're capable of that. Head back. I'll be on my way."
With that, the tall, thin man stepped into a sedan chair. A group of natives immediately lifted it, and eight bearers carried it steadily away.
As he watched the sedan chair disappear into the distance, the fawning expression vanished from the burly man's face.
"What an idiot. Just you wait. Sooner or later, I'll turn you into one of my human puppets."
With that, he turned and returned to the villa on the farm.
Sasori stepped out of the human puppet and stretched his limbs.
"All right, everyone, come out. That idiot's gone."
Only after hearing Sasori's voice did Deidara and the others emerge from hiding.
"So this is our new base? It really is a lot more spacious."
Deidara looked around curiously.
Kisame, however, asked cautiously.
"Have all the people here been dealt with?"
"What, you don't trust me to do the job?"
"No, I'm just making sure."
"All right, enough of that for now. Let's get ready to gather intelligence."
No sooner had Sasori finished speaking than he saw Hidan's skin suddenly turn black.
It was Death Controlling Possessed Blood.
"Hidan, what are you doing?"
"Me? What did I do?"
Hidan looked utterly baffled, still unsure what was happening.
Kisame and Deidara looked at