After disappearing, Anyo had not returned to Konoha's army. Instead, he had arrived beside a valley where around a hundred fleeing Konoha ninja were hiding. Outside the valley, an army of puppets was launching fierce attacks into it. Once the ninja inside exhausted their chakra, they would be lambs to the slaughter.
A closer look revealed that all these puppets were controlled by a single young, red-haired man. Without a doubt, the only puppeteer with such talent was Sasori of the Red Sands.
While using medical ninjutsu to treat Tsunade, Anyo had recognized from the toxins in her body that they were Sasori's handiwork.
But Anyo had never expected the Tsuchikage to hire the Zero Organization. He had no idea how the two sides had gotten in touch. Standing beside Sasori was none other than Kakuzu, his face full of murderous intent. Both of them had come. The Tsuchikage must have paid quite a sum, or Kakuzu would never have worked so hard on the battlefield.
Anyo felt a little strange about it, but he was also delighted. In that case, the Tsuchikage, who seemed to hold every advantage, was actually surrounded by Anyo's people. He had hired Anyo's own men, and the tailed beast jinchūriki were countered by the Mangekyō Sharingan.
If Anyo truly intended to kill him now, killing the Tsuchikage was not necessarily impossible. There was simply no need to fight to the bitter end.
After finding the two through the Soul Division Technique, Anyo was in no hurry. He quietly waited for Sasori to finish his attack.
"Who's there?"
Though Kakuzu had been standing quietly beside Sasori, he had actually been watching their surroundings the entire time. Earth Grudge Fear's black wind monster had been roaming in the shadows, and with his many years of combat