Akichi Chōza looked grim. A puppet made from a Kage, and one whose strength rivaled Tsunade's monstrous power at that—that was an opponent none of their squad had much of an answer to.
"You're insane... you're completely insane! Do you know what consequences your actions have caused? Your Sunagakure could very well be wiped off the face of the shinobi world because of you!"
Sarutobi Shinnosuke looked at Sasori and growled, his eyes filled with shock and gravity.
The truth behind the origin of this war that had swept across the entire shinobi world was actually this absurd.
Someone had assassinated his own village's Kage and turned him into a puppet... Sarutobi Shinnosuke simply could not comprehend such a thing.
And now, Sarutobi Shinnosuke's mind was full of what Sasori had just said. Someone in Konoha had traded a piece of intelligence for their lives?
It was... utterly absurd!!!
At his words, Sasori lowered his eyes indifferently, his voice carrying a trace of almost pathological obsession and arrogance.
"What does that have to do with me? The world's most perfect works of art should endure forever. Decaying life is nothing but a burden. Only puppets can be eternal.
"Besides, allowing him to become my puppet was a gift I bestowed upon him. What he owed me... simply becoming my puppet hardly repaid it. As for Sunagakure... it has nothing to do with me. Instead of lecturing me, you should think about how to survive."
As his words fell, his killing intent boiled over.
Whoosh-!!
The Third Kazekage Puppet suddenly burst forward at an extreme speed exceeding the speed of sound!
The yellow sand beneath his feet instantly exploded, blasting out a massive crater several meters across, while overlapping sonic booms rang through the air.
The puppet's body became a streak