Outside Iwagakure, Sasori stood with the Six Paths of Pain, watching Sunagakure's heavily guarded entrance.
Unlike Konoha, Sunagakure had a natural barrier. Sneaking into the village was not easy, and a large number of Sunagakure ninja guarded the entrance to the barrier.
In the original story, Sasori had used the spy he had planted to bring Deidara easily into Sunagakure, but now he had not deployed his spy.
"Do we need to wait for an opportunity?"
Sasori spoke indifferently.
"No." Among the Six Paths of Pain, Yahiko's figure vanished directly, and the other five left as well. The six of them brazenly charged straight toward Sunagakure's entrance.
"Who goes there?!"
With the Six Paths of Pain's speed, they could have approached covertly and caught Sunagakure off guard with a sudden attack. But Nagato had no such intention and controlled the Six Paths of Pain to charge forward.
If they had gone unnoticed like this, it would have been nothing short of a miracle.
The Six Paths of Pain had set out. Sasori stood unsteadily atop a sand dune and watched, with no intention of helping or personally entering Sunagakure. He was like a mere spectator, quietly observing.
As the Six Paths of Pain brazenly approached the village entrance, the Sunagakure ninja guarding it spotted them immediately.
Do not assume that, because Sunagakure's attention was focused mainly on its war with Konoha, its defenses would be lax. In reality, they had become even tighter. Konoha feared that Sunagakure and Iwagakure ninja would circle around from one side, enter the Land of Fire, and attack Konoha or cause trouble within its borders.
Likewise, Sunagakure and Iwagakure worried about the same thing, and they were even more vigilant than Konoha.
With the Six Paths of Pain being so conspicuous, it was impossible for