Why was that?
Because Rasa had previously made a deal with Chiyo.
As long as he ignored the matter of Sasori killing the Third Kazekage, Chiyo would take Kankuro as a student and teach him the Puppet Technique.
Chiyo's Puppet Technique might not be the strongest, but she was the best at teaching others.
Sasori's Puppet Technique was all taught by her.
If Kankuro could train under Chiyo, he would become an excellent Puppeteer in the future, even if he didn't reach Sasori's heights.
Rasa had Yashamaru bring some fish and took Kankuro and Temari to visit Chiyo's house.
Sasori was very dangerous.
Rasa also knew he was dangerous, but with the Anbu and Chiyo present, he surely wouldn't just eat Temari and Kankuro, right?
Rasa also wanted to improve his relationship with Sasori.
After all, a war was coming. Everyone would be entrusting their backs to one another; he couldn't always be on guard against Sasori.
Hearing that he could go see Sasori, Kankuro was very happy. His bottom didn't even hurt anymore; he got up and grabbed Yashamaru's hand, wanting to rush to Chiyo's house.
"Kankuro, slow down, don't trip."
Kankuro, Temari, and Yashamaru walked on the road to Chiyo's house.
Yashamaru carried two Monkfish tied with rope in his hand.
Kankuro was full of joy: "I can finally see Lord Sasori. This is my first time meeting Lord Sasori."
Sasori's defection was three years ago, before Kankuro was even born. His admiration for Sasori was all heard from others.
Sunagakure's famous genius puppet designer, the most talented Puppeteer in Sunagakure's history, the God of Puppets in the ancient Land of Wind...
This series of flashy titles made Kankuro, who was already extremely interested in puppets, admire Sasori even more.
He had to hurry to Chiyo's house to stand at attention for Sasori and strive to become one of Sasori's soldiers.
Temari lectured Kankuro like a little adult: "Kankuro, you can't be unruly at Grandma Chiyo's house. Follow my lead when the time comes."
Temari was not interested in the Puppet Technique.
Puppeteers were a group of people painted in face paint, clad in thick robes, hiding themselves away completely.
They dressed strangely and hideously, and they were often accompanied by poison and lethal weapons.
Temari usually stayed far away when she saw them.
As a standout among Puppeteers, Sasori must look very strange, hiding himself tightly, covered in poison from head to toe.
Soon, Temari and Kankuro arrived at Chiyo's house.
Temari loved coming to Chiyo's house because there was a medicinal garden she cultivated, for which Chiyo had drawn up groundwater for irrigation.
This could be considered one of the few bits of green in Sunagakure!
At her age, Temari was very tired of Sunagakure's unchanging sandy yellow and wanted to see some green that represented vitality.
As they approached Chiyo's house, Temari, Kankuro, and Yashamaru smelled the delicious aroma of dog meat.
Kankuro took a sniff and immediately started drooling: "It smells so good. Is Grandma Chiyo's family eating this well?"
Dog meat tastes delicious, the texture is more tender than beef, leaner than pork without being greasy, and more flavorful than chicken or fish.
The Anbu secretly monitoring Sasori couldn't stand it either; they were completely captivated by the aroma of the dog meat.
Temari knocked on the door: "Grandmother, we've come to see you!"
"It's Temari and Kankuro! I haven't seen you two in a long time!"
Chiyo liked children.
In the original work, she didn't give Naruto or Gaara a good face at first, but she actually doted on children in her heart, especially those with tragic fates.
After Sasori left, she looked at the children in the Village as if she were looking at Sasori!
Gaara and Sasori were somewhat similar.
Both had red hair. Sasori became lonely because he lost his parents, and Gaara was lonely because of everyone's exclusion.
Chiyo saw Sasori's shadow in Gaara.
Part of the reason for Gaara's loneliness was also caused by Chiyo.
It was she who suggested Rasa seal Shukaku inside Gaara's body, and she personally performed the seal to make Gaara the Jinchuriki of Shukaku.
Chiyo also had a hand in Gaara's miserable fate!
Sasori's shadow, past mistakes, letting go of her obsession after Sasori's death, and the overall situation of the Village...
Chiyo had too many reasons to resurrect Gaara.
But the reason that truly made her willing to do it was that it was meaningful.
Chiyo was already in her twilight years. Exchanging her old life for a child's rebirth was more meaningful than dying of old age in loneliness.
"Yashamaru, you've come too!"
Chiyo didn't know what to say as she looked at Yashamaru carrying two Monkfish.
"Just come if you're coming, why bring gifts?"
"This was sent to you by the Kazekage, Grandmother."
Yashamaru was a Medical Jonin of Sunagakure and had studied Poison Techniquess under Chiyo.
Chiyo very much approved of Yashamaru's girl-like attentiveness; her greatest regret was that Yashamaru was a man.
If Yashamaru were a girl, he would have been a great match for Sasori—same age group and former classmates.
How wonderful it would have been if they had ended up together?
"Come, come, don't just stand there. Come inside and eat some dog meat."
Inside the house.
"A little Pakura thinks she's worthy of competing with me, Sasori of the Red Sand!"
Ryou was fighting with Pakura for food. Ryou didn't even use chopsticks; he extended Chakra Threads from his ten fingers to manipulate things.
Whenever Pakura wanted to pick up a piece, he would snatch it.
Ebizo watched speechlessly. The Sasori in his eyes had changed; he had become childish and competitive.
But Ebizo was very gratified by this change.
Sasori's personality had become much more cheerful. Previously, he had never sat at the same table to eat with them.
When he saw someone he didn't like, he would put on his hat and ignore them, always being alone.
Chiyo led Temari and Kankuro inside, greeting Ryou: "Sasori, Yashamaru is here, along with Rasa's two children."
"They were born to Karura after you left the Village. You haven't seen them yet, have you?"
Ryou stopped playing around with Pakura and looked at the young Kankuro and Temari with some curiosity.
Without his face paint and wearing his puppet suit, little Kankuro was actually quite cute.
Of course, the cutest was still Temari.
She wore a deep purple long-sleeved pullover and light gray leggings on her lower body, making it easy to move on the sand.
Temari's hair inherited Karura's pale gold color and was tied into four sharp, star-shaped pigtails, like sea buckthorn in the desert, looking both spirited and somewhat stubborn.
And little Temari was also seeing the famous Sasori for the first time.
At first glance, Temari was stunned.
Because Sasori was simply too handsome.
Such a handsome person completely overturned Temari's impression of Puppeteers.
In her eyes, Puppeteers were a group of oddly dressed people who spent all day with venomous scorpions and centipedes.
Their behavior was also extremely bizarre.
The only normal one was Chiyo, but she was also quite naughty sometimes, often faking death to trick children.
Temari wasn't obsessed with looks, but Sasori's appearance completely shattered her previous impression of Puppeteers.