LRAB Chapter 245 The Only Chance
Chapter 245 The Only Chance
Not far from the Sand Village's outpost.
Two figures are gradually approaching each other.
The two people were of different heights, but both were wearing black robes with fiery clouds on them.
"This mission is very lucrative."
Kakuzu was in a good mood, as the leader often gave them some good missions.
This time, the goal is to control the battlefield and maximize profits.
Scorpion usually controls Hiruko to speak, and her voice is always lifeless.
But today he seemed quite interested.
"Heh, to control the battlefield, the two of us might not be enough."
Kakuzu said nonchalantly, "Our mission is to lure out the enemy's experts."
"The remaining organizations will take over."
Scorpion paused for a moment before asking, "Is the leader about to make a move?"
"The leader didn't say, but I guess so, after all..."
"Who goes there!?"
The two of them swaggered towards the Sand Village's encampment.
The sentry at Sunagakure couldn't be blind, so he also called out to stop them.
Kakuzu stopped talking.
He remained amiable towards his employer, speaking to the Sand Village sentry:
"Go tell Chiyo that the person she's waiting for has arrived."
The sentries exchanged puzzled glances, and one of them quickly went to report the incident.
After all, they walked over openly and honestly, and didn't seem like people who were going to attack.
Chiyo arrived quickly with Yokura, accompanied by Maki.
Chiyo's pupils visibly contracted when she saw Sasori's Hiruko.
Although she was mentally prepared, Chiyo's heart was still unsettled.
Sasori didn't seem surprised to see Chiyo, since he was inside Hiruko.
The puppets outside have no expression.
However, Maki recognized the other party's identity; as a member of Sunagakure, it was impossible for him not to know Hiruko.
Maki didn't make a sound, but simply shifted his gaze back and forth between Chiyo and Sasori.
Sasori was a rogue ninja from Sunagakure, so normally they should have captured him or hunted him down.
But now that the other party is an ally from the Akatsuki, things are different.
At this time, Sunagakure did not know that the Third Kazekage's disappearance was caused by Sasori.
Otherwise, they would have swarmed in by now.
A rogue ninja and a rogue ninja who killed the Third Kazekage are two different concepts.
It's important to know that the disappearance of the Third Kazekage directly triggered the Third Shinobi World War.
Without a Kazekage, Sunagakure was forced into a retreat.
Because of their advantageous environment, the main force of Kumogakure went to fight Iwagakure and Konoha.
That's why Sunagakure wasn't destroyed.
The disappearance of the Third Kazekage is arguably a pivotal event in the entire history of the ninja world.
Sasori was well aware of the importance of the Third Kazekage, so he didn't plan to use him for this mission.
Seeing that Scorpion remained silent, Chiyo calmed herself down.
Kakuzu said, "Please follow me, both of you."
Kakuzu glanced at Sasori and Chiyo, then followed Chiyo to their camp's sand table tent.
Chiyo then said to Maki, "Let's discuss the details of the attack. You can go now."
Maki responded calmly and left.
Although he was sent by Rasa to supervise, the command was in Chiyo's hands.
Chiyo wanted to send him away, and there was nothing he could do about it.
To put it bluntly, if we win this battle, everything will be fine. But if Sunagakure doesn't gain any advantage, there will be a lot of trouble to come.
At this point, Maki decided to play the fool and wait until the battle was over before making any decisions.
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"It's you, Sasori."
After entering the tent, Chiyo spoke.
Scorpion, manipulating Hiruko, let out a hoarse laugh: "Looks like you're not planning on retiring."
Chiyo's expression remained unchanged: "It's a good thing I didn't retire, otherwise I wouldn't have had the chance to see you."
Scorpion let out a cold snort: "Unfortunately, I've waited too long and don't want to see you anymore."
Chiyo's expression dimmed for a moment, but then returned to normal.
She stopped talking to Sasori and went straight to Kakuzu, asking, "How are you planning to proceed? How can we assist you?"
After watching Chiyo and Sasori catch up, Kakuzu took over the conversation.
"You just need to hand over all the intelligence you've gathered to us; we don't need your assistance."
“Okay.” Chiyo didn’t waste any more words.
Since Sunagakure suffered no losses, they proceeded to reassign all the personnel from Iwagakure.
He also explained in detail to the two of them the current information regarding defensive fortifications.
Kakuzu's attention remained focused on the sand table.
Scorpion, however, glanced at Chiyo several times.
Although he did it very discreetly, he couldn't hide it from Chiyo.
The Scorpion of today is very different from the one of six years from now.
At least Scorpion's emotional detachment isn't that severe yet; he still has quite a few of his own emotions.
Although he appears cold towards Chiyo, he actually has deep feelings for her as his grandmother.
There is love, and there is hate.
However, he came with a mission this time, and he had no time to spare for anything else.
He only glanced at Chiyo a few times.
Chiyo looked much older than he remembered.
It doesn't feel like only a dozen years have passed, but rather twenty or thirty years.
Kakuzu here has obtained all the detailed information.
"We have the intelligence. Leave the rest to us."
After exchanging a few words with Chiyo, Kakuzu led Sasori outside.
Chiyo gazed at Sasori's retreating figure, her eyes filled with guilt and longing, but not hatred.
I really want to see what you look like now.
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The Land of Fire.
A village not far from Konoha Village.
The area around this town is full of medicinal fields, where all the medicines used for external injuries are grown.
The most common injuries for ninjas are various external wounds.
Therefore, these drugs have no trouble selling, and the area near Konoha is relatively safe.
This area gradually developed into a village.
There is a house surrounded by a plow and harrow on the west side of this village.
The courtyard was full of herbs drying in the sun.
A man with orange hair and a cold expression, and a woman with light blue-purple hair, were gathering all the herbs together.
These two were Konan and Pain, while Nagato was inside the room.
They have been living in seclusion here for more than two years.
While recovering, sun-dry some herbs.
Although they have no shortage of food and drink, they still need to do some things.
When they were young, they used to collect medicinal herbs, and now they are reminiscing about the past and clearing their minds.
After his inherent belief in himself as a god was shattered, Nagato's mental state naturally deteriorated.
It took me more than two years to gradually come to understand myself.
Xiao Nan took out a storage scroll and put all the herbs inside.
Although herbs may not be as valuable as storage scrolls.
But this one was sun-dried by myself, so it has a different meaning.
"Have you made up your mind, Nagato?"
After Xiao Nan put away the herbs, she asked Payne.
Payne nodded, then went into the room and pushed Nagato's wooden cart out.
"Think about it."
"This is the only chance."
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