Ryou snorted at Rasa: "Fourth, under your leadership, the Village's war against Konoha has been a series of defeats."
Sunagakure's war against Konoha was a complete failure; after losing the most important Battle of Kikyo Pass, Sunagakure could basically withdraw from this Ninja World War.
Rasa was not angry at Ryou's tone.
Sasori was an arrogant person in the Village; even his Chiyo got that cold face from him. For him not to call them a bunch of useless trash was already showing respect.
Rasa smiled self-deprecatingly: "Sorry, I don't have the powerful strength of my teacher; the gap between the Village and Konoha is still too large."
"But as long as you return, Sasori, the gap between the Village and Konoha will grow smaller and smaller."
Chiyo said: "Let's not talk about those things. Sasori, you came back this time for the matter of Uchiha Madara, right?"
Ryou nodded: "That's right, Uchiha Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan is to turn the world into a world of genjutsu."
"I will never agree to such a world."
Chiyo was startled: "I thought you would go seeking a world where your parents exist?"
Ryou paused, and the Sasori inside him was also startled.
No one understood Sasori better than Chiyo.
Ryou snorted: "I don't care about parents or anything anymore. Besides, that's a world of genjutsu, an illusory world controlled by others."
"I am a Puppeteer; only I can control others."
Chiyo felt somewhat relieved; an ordinary person would have already cursed Ryou as a beast.
But Chiyo was relieved; she was afraid Sasori couldn't step out of the shadow of his parents' death.
It was good that he could.
Chiyo pressed Ryou's shoulder: "Good, we Puppeteers are the ones who control others."
"Sasori, I've already looked into it. White Fang has a son named Kakashi Hatake."
"After this Five Kage Summit, Sunagakure will ally with Konoha. At that time, I will secretly capture Kakashi."
"And let you dispose of him as you wish."
Chiyo really doted on Sasori! Fearing he couldn't escape the psychological shadow of his parents' death, she was even prepared to use Kakashi to comfort Sasori's heart.
Ryou nodded: "Good, I heard White Fang raised a bunch of dogs. When the time comes, catch all the dogs in White Fang's house and make a dog meat hotpot."
Chiyo found it a bit strange why Sasori liked eating so much now?
But then she thought, Sasori hadn't grown taller in these three years, probably because he was starving.
After returning home, she must order the servants to make a delicious meal for Sasori.
Coming out of The Pass, there was the sound of dogs barking.
"Woof woof woof!"
Ryou was startled and saw an unexpected figure.
Inuzuka Tsume and Kuromaru!
Ryou was puzzled; as Konoha Ninja, why would they run to Sunagakure?
Chiyo introduced them to Ryou: "Sasori, this is Konoha's envoy. They've come to prepare for the alliance between Sunagakure and Konoha to form the Shinobi Allied Forces to deal with Uchiha Madara."
"Oh!"
Ryou realized, then looked at Inuzuka Tsume.
This look was significant because Inuzuka Tsume's belly was slightly bulging.
She was pregnant.
Even pregnant women are sent on missions? The Land of Fire is truly wicked!
Kuromaru seemed to sniff something and ran over to circle around Ryou.
Ryou's heart jumped into his throat.
His scent also simulated Sasori's scent based on the replicability of White Zetsu cells; theoretically, there shouldn't be a possibility of his true identity being sniffed out.
In the original work, the Shinobi Allied Forces also used dogs, but no one could discover White Zetsu's disguise.
White Zetsu could even replicate scent.
Inuzuka Tsume walked over, looking at Kuromaru in confusion: "What's wrong? Kuromaru!"
Kuromaru snorted: "He smells like cats! He's definitely a cat person."
After Ryou absorbed Sasori's Chakra and became Sasori, he had also come into contact with Candy and Snowy; Kuromaru likely smelled their scent.
Chiyo asked: "Sasori, do you keep a cat?"
Ryou nodded: "I keep one, raised on grass."
Chiyo and Rasa both thought it was natural; after all, Sasori must have felt lonely outside, and keeping a cat to relieve loneliness wasn't particularly strange.
They felt that a person like Sasori should keep poisonous scorpions as pets, which didn't quite match a cat.
Tsume looked at Ryou curiously: "So this is Sunagakure's famous genius Puppeteer—Sasori of the Red Sand?"
Chiyo nodded, showing pride: "That's right, this is our Sunagakure's most talented Puppeteer."
Ryou showed Sasuke's arrogance, squinting his eyes to look down at Kuromaru, just short of giving Kuromaru two slaps.
Kuromaru always felt that Ryou was a Cat Demon in disguise, his dog eyes glaring at Ryou, full of hostility.
Ryou snorted: "Old woman, I want to eat dog meat tonight."
"Woof woof woof..."
Kuromaru cursed Ryou vigorously. The people present didn't understand dog language, but Ryou was a real troll and could tell that Kuromaru was swearing like a sailor.
Tsume also showed hostility towards Ryou. Who didn't know the Inuzuka clan loved dogs and regarded them as their most loyal friends?
Chiyo was a bit embarrassed; Tsume was currently Konoha's envoy and wasn't easy to offend.
She pulled Ryou aside, telling him not to pick a fight with a dog.
It's a dog, you can't be such a 'dog' yourself!
Chiyo felt her grandson Sasori was a bit strange, but didn't think of him being an impostor.
Ryou's Chakra and scent were both Sasori's; there was absolutely no Transformation Technique this advanced in the Ninja World.
Chiyo whispered to Ryou: "Sasori, I'll make you dog meat hotpot later. Don't provoke Konoha's envoy now."
"She's from Konoha's Inuzuka clan, they are dog lovers."
Ryou nodded.
Speaking of dog lovers, his cousin in his previous life loved dogs the most.
Although he ran a dog meat shop, he used an eight-ounce scale.
For every pound of meat sold, he could save two ounces of dog.
Dog lovers working all year could save at most two or three stray dogs, but his uncle could save over ten tons of dogs a year.
It's obvious who the real dog lover is.
Tsume was very angry that Ryou wanted to eat dog meat, but she didn't have an extreme reaction.
After all, no matter how much they liked dogs, they were still just animals.
In this war-torn Ninja World, some people would even swap children to eat, let alone eat dog meat.
Tsume left with Kuromaru, out of sight, out of mind.
Tsume still welcomed the return of the famous Ninja Sasori of the Red Sand to the Village.
Because to deal with Madara, Konoha no longer cared if the other party was a rogue ninja.
Anyway, they were all cannon fodder; give them a forehead protector and send them to the battlefield to block Kunai.
Especially a top-tier Puppeteer like Sasori of the Red Sand.
Tsume had stayed in Sunagakure for some time and had heard some rumors about the Third Kazekage.
It seemed the Third Kazekage was assassinated by Sasori, who then defected with his body.
Tsume looked back to observe Ryou, who was disguised as Sasori.
Seeing Ryou's messy red hair and a face so handsome it was prettier than a woman's, she shook her head.
Could such a good-looking youth be the cruel person who assassinated the Third Kazekage?
Because of the return of Sasori of the Red Sand, the Village elders and Jonin all rushed towards The Pass.
Chiyo's younger brother, Sasori's granduncle Ebizo, was among them.
There were also Baki, Yashamaru, Pakura along with her disciple Maki, Sasori's former subordinates, and a group of Puppeteers... Sasori's subordinates and the Puppeteers crowded around Ryou as if they had seen their devout faith.
"Lord Sasori, you've finally returned."
"Yes, Lord Sasori, if only you could have participated in the previous war with Konoha."
"With Lord Sasori here, we would have definitely been able to defeat Konoha."
Ryou was a bit surprised by Sasori's reputation in Sunagakure, so much so that he almost couldn't resist revealing his Sharingan to give them a wave of brainwashing.