Yet by a twist of fate, they had gathered on the outskirts of Sunagakure again.
And they intended to begin another operation to capture the One-Tail!
To be precise.
The person who had wanted the One-Tail before was Pain, the leader of Akatsuki, for his plan for world peace through the strategic deterrence of tailed beasts.
The person who wanted the One-Tail now was Orochimaru, Konoha's S-rank missing-nin.
As for why he wanted the One-Tail Jinchuriki...
Sasori of the Red Sands did not understand.
But he did not refuse him because of that.
This assassination of the Fourth Kazekage had gone incredibly smoothly from beginning to end.
Sasori of the Red Sands also knew that this had relied on the strength of Orochimaru and Kakuzu.
He had already paid Kakuzu's hiring fee, so naturally, he would not refuse to compensate Orochimaru.
"This is a map of Sunagakure's interior. These are the main areas where the One-Tail Jinchuriki is active, along with the specific locations..."
Sasori of the Red Sands took several intelligence scrolls he had prepared in advance out of the Ninja Tool Pouch he carried and handed them to Orochimaru.
"And this scroll records several of my contacts inside Sunagakure.
"One of them has already infiltrated the Anbu assigned to monitor the One-Tail Jinchuriki.
"You can go to Sunagakure yourself and bring the One-Tail Jinchuriki out. My subordinates will cooperate with you."
Orochimaru accepted all the intelligence scrolls without ceremony, but he was still somewhat dissatisfied.
"Sasori."
Orochimaru's snake eyes fixed on Sasori of the Red Sands before him.
"Aren't you going to infiltrate Sunagakure with me?"
After saying this, Orochimaru also glanced at Kakuzu beside them.
"And you, Kakuzu."
Sasori of the Red Sands's expression did not change.
Kakuzu swept his green eyes toward Orochimaru and raised the