As planned beforehand, the heart destroyed was the earth-affinity one, which was also the easiest kind to obtain. With the two Kage-level fighters working together, a lone Earth Release ninja soon met with disaster, and Kakuzu took his heart.
With Kakuzu's missing heart replaced, he and Anyo rode the Eagle Puppet toward Sunagakure.
This time, Anyo intended to bring Kakuzu into Sunagakure's leadership as well. With the Kazekage Puppet, Sasori, and Kakuzu there, taking complete control of Sunagakure would pose no problem.
With his identity as Kurotsuchi exposed, Sasori and Chiyo were bound to have a conversation. That conversation was crucial. If she could not be persuaded, Anyo would have no choice but to act ruthlessly. He had brought Kakuzu along this time to guard against the worst-case scenario.
After listening to what Anyo had to say, Kakuzu showed little interest and merely asked again and again, "When exactly are you going to deal with that Rasa?"
Anyo rolled his eyes. "Didn't I tell you already? His current position is very important. Almost all of Sunagakure has its eyes on him. We can't act right now, not until the Third Shinobi World War ends, at least."
"How much longer will that take? This war has dragged on this long, and there's still no telling who will win." A note of dissatisfaction crept into Kakuzu's voice.
"That's why I'm taking you there now, isn't it? You can keep an eye on him every day. Happy?" Helpless to do anything about him, Anyo sighed. "Uncle, why do I feel like your appetite for money has only grown since you joined the organization?"
"You have the nerve to bring that up?" Mentioning the organization filled Kakuzu with resentment. "The three of us founded it together, but you disappear every other day, and Sasori