Granny Chiyo gave a disdainful snort and spoke as she attacked:
"You think you can threaten me?"
Under the combined assault of the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets, Mujo, the badly wounded lord of Hozuki Castle, was in an utterly sorry state.
Even so, he forced himself to smile and said:
"Old hag, you're just taking advantage of my predicament. I admit that, as I am now, I'm no match for you."
Granny Chiyo snorted outright, cutting Mujo off.
"Hah! What a joke. Even at your best, you'd still be no match for me."
"I'll say it right here. If you disagree, we can fight again another day..."
"Oh! I forgot. You won't have 'another day'!"
After once again struggling to dodge the combined assault of the Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets, Mujo finally lost his smile.
"Hey! Old hag, you're strong enough that you don't need to worry about your own safety."
"But have you considered Sunagakure's future successors?"
Granny Chiyo, who had been fighting vigorously, immediately stopped what she was doing.
She pressed him at once:
"You know where Gaara is?"
The Chikamatsu Collection of Ten Puppets finally stopped attacking, giving Mujo a chance to catch his breath.
His eyes darted, and he immediately put on a smile and said:
"Ha! Never mind all that. I only have one question for you."
"Now that Sunagakure's future successors are in my hands, how are you going to ensure their safety?"
At that, Mujo immediately looked at Granny Chiyo's expression.
Sure enough, Granny Chiyo's expression changed sharply. After a moment's hesitation, she finally spoke:
"You really know where Gaara is?"
"As long as you tell me the answer, I can spare you."
Granny Chiyo had come here to find Gaara's whereabouts.
As for everything else, it was all "none of