At this moment, Sasori of the Red Sand looked only five or six years old, but one could vaguely glimpse his future charm.
Especially that expressionless look.
Haruki recalled his entire life.
As Chiyo's grandson and a genius puppeteer, Sasori should have had an extremely bright future.
If he hadn't defected, perhaps The Fifth Kazekage wouldn't have been Gaara, but him.
However, the tragedy began during The Second Great Ninja War.
His parents died at the hands of Sakumo Hatake, the Legend of the White Fang.
As a result, Sasori became extremely withdrawn.
Loneliness made him develop a special affection for puppets. Coupled with his own superb talent, he finally embarked on a path of no return.
He turned his only friend into a puppet, and even transformed himself into one.
Just as he was about to avenge his parents, Sakumo Hatake committed suicide.
So Sasori transferred his hatred to The Third Kazekage, believing that his negligence and incompetence led to the death of his parents.
He launched a sneak attack on The Third Kazekage and turned him into a puppet, which became his proud work.
Later, at Konan's physical invitation, he joined The Akatsuki Organization. Eventually, during the battle with Chiyo and Sakura Haruno, he intentionally lost and died.
How should I put it? He was a tragic figure created by war.
"Why do you want to kill me?"
Haruki squatted down and looked at the boy who had remained silent since just now. "If I remember correctly, this is our first meeting. We have no grudges against each other."
"You're a ninja from Konoha, and you know Sakumo Hatake. You're his friend. I also want him to feel the pain of loss." Sasori spoke, his voice with the crispness unique to a child.
Just as I thought.
Haruki wasn't surprised.
Children in the ninja world matured early. Sasori, a genius, was no less talented than Kakashi and the like. At the age of five or six, he could control the two puppets, 'Father' and 'Mother', and combined with the poison he got from Chiyo, even a Jonin might be in trouble if they weren't careful.
Not to mention him, a useless Medical Ninja.
Speaking of which, Sasori was also a bit speechless. How unreliable was the Anbu's information? The guy who easily destroyed his two puppets was actually said to be a ninja with excellent medical skills but mediocre Taijutsu, Genjutsu, and Ninjutsu.
I really fell for your nonsense!
Haruki was thinking about how to deal with this guy.
Killing him directly didn't make much sense. Instead, it would lead to the breakdown of the cooperation with Sunagakure.
After all, he was Chiyo's grandson.
"Killing me won't do you any good." Haruki shook his head and said. "If you really want to avenge your parents, you should go after Sakumo Hatake."
Sasori glanced at him but didn't say a word.
Of course, he wanted to kill Sakumo Hatake, but it was currently impossible. So after reading Haruki's information, he decided to kill him first to vent his anger.
But he didn't expect that his mission would end in failure.
It could only be said that he was too young to think things through.
"Are you a puppeteer?" Haruki pointed at the two lying puppets. "Did you make them yourself?"
"Yeah."
Although he didn't understand why Haruki was chatting with him instead of killing him, he didn't want to die before avenging his great hatred, so he started chatting with him.
Come to think of it, Haruki was the first person to talk to him after his parents' death.
It was just too strange.
Chatting with a hostile ninja.
"Your skills are quite good," said Haruki with a smile. "I've met quite a few Puppeteers from Sunagakure, but for someone your age, you're the first to reach such a high level."
Sasori felt a bit confused.
Was this guy complimenting him?
What on earth was going on with this guy in front of him?
"But it's not perfect," Haruki shook his head. "Have you heard of Human Puppet?"
"Yes, I have."
Sasori felt a slight shock in his heart. Since he started learning puppetry from Chiyo, he had also come across the concept of Human Puppet.
Making people into Puppets was a violation of Sunagakure's rules, as bloody as human experiments.
Although he didn't really care, it just felt so out of place to hear it from Haruki.
Weren't you supposed to be a well - known Medical Ninja?
"But Human Puppet is still Puppet. Have you ever thought that making Puppets look like humans could be even more stunning and beautiful?"
"Is... is that possible?" Sasori had never considered such a thing before, and for a moment, he was extremely uncertain.
"When a Puppet awakens a human's consciousness, it becomes another kind of human, eternal and charming. Isn't this art?"
Haruki was trying to persuade this future Sasori of the Red Sand. Well, it wasn't really persuasion; he was talking about robots or Gundams from his past life.
In a way, everything Sasori was after could be achieved by robots.
They wouldn't disappear, decay, or rot, and they even had intelligence.
"Eternal art..." A glint appeared in Sasori's small eyes, and his expression was no longer numb.
"Isn't this interesting?"
Haruki patted his little head and said, "I won't kill you. I hope you can surprise me next time we meet. Also, here's a little advice for you. Do you want revenge?"
"Yes!"
"Based on my knowledge of Sakumo Hatake's strength, it's very difficult for you to kill him with Human Puppet. It'll take a long time, and you also need to be lucky enough to find some very powerful Ninja Puppets. Even so, it's still not enough for you to get out of Konoha alive."
Haruki pointed out of the window. "Unless it's... Tailed Beast."
Sasori instinctively looked at him.
Right, a Tailed Beast!
A powerful Tailed Beast could cause chaos in Konoha, greatly increasing his chances of killing Sakumo Hatake in the chaos.
"If a Human Puppet can use the Ninjutsu and Kekkei Genkai they had in life, what if the person was a Jinchuriki?"
Haruki coaxed him patiently. "Can they also control a Tailed Beast?"
This chapter isn't over!
It was still a long time before Gaara was born, and the Jinchuriki of Shukaku in Sunagakure should be Bunpuku.
Sasori took a deep breath, his heart pounding with excitement.
He finally saw the hope of killing Sakumo Hatake.
Haruki smiled.
Although things might not turn out as well as Sasori thought, he was truly happy at the moment.
Sorry.
Haruki glanced at Sasori. In the original story, his ending wasn't very good.
But perhaps being involved in his plan could give him another path.
At this moment, he finally felt like a mastermind.
His plan came to him after seeing Sasori.
Because of his intervention, whether the Nine - Tailed Fox Incident could happen again was a question.
But he needed a valid reason to deal with Hiruzen Sarutobi and Tanzo Shimura.
And Sasori was his spare.
How can I put it this way?
It can be regarded as being prepared for all eventualities.
Moreover, there were still many problems to solve.
For example, if Shukaku attacked Konoha, how can we stop the Nine - Tailed Fox from acting? And how could the civilians in Konoha be protected?
He didn't want to see a devastated Konoha.
But Haruki didn't feel worried.
Because his own strength was strong enough.
If things go as he hopes, that's the best. If not, he'll just destroy it.
"Thanks."
Sasori didn't know what his future held, but his thanks at this moment were sincere. He had found his own way.
He put away the two Puppets and left the room.
Haruki's busy day finally came to an end.
The excitement faded away and silence took over.
Night fell, and darkness enveloped everything.
A new dawn was waiting to dawn.
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