After coming to Kirigakure and sinking into the Land of Tenderness, Anyo had forgotten something very important. Sasori's reminder finally brought it back to him.
Why had Orochimaru been unwilling to let Sasori come over? Was his aim to keep Anyo quietly in Kirigakure for a while so that he would miss certain things?
What would happen during this time? Very few things mattered to Orochimaru. His most pressing concern at present was none other than Sasuke's body, so the brothers were bound to fight soon. That would also be the perfect opportunity for Orochimaru to seize Sasuke's body.
"What's wrong?" Sasori grew tense as well.
Anyo had no time to explain further and said urgently, "Go find Itachi and bring him to see me. If he refuses, you can bring him by force. There's no need to hold back."
Sasori understood. "Is it because Sasuke has appeared? But how could he possibly beat Itachi?"
Anyo sighed. "You don't understand. Itachi is certain to lose this fight."
Sasori trusted Anyao's judgment and said firmly, "All right. Don't worry, I'll bring him back in one piece."
With that, Sasori immediately set out.
After awakening the Mangekyō, one would understand just how laughable it was for a Three-Tomoe Sharingan to defeat it. The gap between them was absurdly vast. Leaving aside the abilities that came with the Mangekyō, Susanoo alone represented a qualitative difference. But with an entire Pacific Ocean's worth of holding back between them, it made sense.
With Sasori's current strength after mastering Ryūchi Cave Senjutsu, even defeating the Six Paths of Pain would pose no difficulty. Bringing Itachi back would be no problem at all, and Anyo felt somewhat reassured. He had already made a grand promise to Mikoto. If the brothers really fought to the death, he would