"..."
Chiyo watched Sakumo leave in silence and let out a quiet sigh.
Sakumo was already a zombie; even if she could kill him, what would sealing him accomplish?
It would just be venting her anger; Sasori still wouldn't come back!
Chiyo clenched her fists, thinking of her agreement with Ryou: as long as she developed the Ones Own Life Reincarnation, Ryou would release Sasori.
Then, she could use Sasori's regeneration core technology to resurrect his parents and bring Sasori back.
After Sakumo left, Chiyo sealed the Kuroari Puppet Squad into scrolls and departed from the battlefield.
After Chiyo left, Konoha Anbu appeared to clean up the messy battlefield.
The Konoha Anbu were naturally cautious of every move Chiyo and the others made, as they were extremely dangerous and powerful Shinobi.
Even if Sakumo hadn't acted when Chiyo attacked Kakashi, the Anbu would have.
But Sakumo still couldn't help but intervene!
So the Anbu came out to wrap things up, erasing all traces of Sakumo's activities.
The matter of the Impure World Reincarnation could not be publicized.
Chiyo walked toward Konoha, her hand glowing with pale green chakra as she healed her arm.
She didn't have absolute suppression over Sakumo.
Sakumo's blade was incredibly fast; had her puppets not protected her firmly, she would have been cut down by him already.
Furthermore, Sakumo had held back.
There were several times he could have destroyed her puppets but didn't; his White Light Blade possessed the ultimate Lightning Release chakra nature transformation, capable of easily destroying her puppets.
But Sakumo didn't, because he knew Chiyo was going to face Madara, so he didn't destroy her puppets.
"Hmph, White Fang. Once the war is over, I'll capture and seal you so you'll never be reincarnated again!"
Baki and the Sunagakure Shinobi found Chiyo, looking somewhat anxious. "Grandma, where did you go?"
Chiyo then told them that she'd had a bout of senility; hearing a sound in the wind, she had mistaken it for the White Fang's incarnation and chased after it.
The Sunagakure Shinobi didn't find it strange; after all, the White Fang had been dead for a long time, and they were unaware of the Impure World Reincarnation.
After Chiyo explained things to the Sunagakure Shinobi, the group returned to the gates of Konoha to assemble.
Kakashi approached Chiyo and gave a ninety-degree bow. "Hontoni sumimasen (I am truly sorry)! Lady Chiyo, I apologize for the sin of my father killing your relatives."
Chiyo looked at Kakashi's Jonin uniform and snorted. "A Jonin at such a young age? Your talent seems decent, but you're still not as good as my Sasori."
"Train hard! After this war, you might just become Sasori's target."
"By the way, Sasori is a stronger Shinobi than your father."
Hearing this, Kakashi's pupils shrank, and he inwardly groaned at his misfortune.
How did he end up entangled in such a mess for no reason?
He really needed to go to his father's Memorial Stone and give him a good scolding!
Dad, why was your blade so fast and ruthless back then? Couldn't you have shown some mercy?
Kakashi knew his old man was a cold-blooded killer who had taken many lives.
But he shouldn't be screwing over his own son!
Killing Sasori's parents with a clean cut was all well and good, but it left him to deal with both Chiyo and Sasori.
Of all people to kill, why did it have to be Sasori's parents!
His dad was being a bit inconsiderate.
Obito was nearby, stifling a laugh and clearly gloating over his misfortune.
Chiyo frowned at the Uchiha crest on Obito's clothes. "Dreadful Uchiha... Uchiha Madara and Uchiha Ryou are both from your Uchiha Clan."
"Your clan is truly a nuisance to the Shinobi World; you should be the ones to deal with them yourselves."
Obito made a long face. "Lady Chiyo, all the Uchiha Shinobi have already joined the war. Please don't call it just an Uchiha trouble."
"Hmph!"
Chiyo snorted.
Just then, a teasing voice echoed from the air: "Chiyo, how old are you now, still bickering with juniors? You're really regressing as you age."
"Who's there?!"
Chiyo and the Sunagakure Shinobi turned to look; it was a group from Iwagakure.
Leading them was a short figure floating in the air, with hair and beard completely white, a face full of deep wrinkles, and eyes as sharp as a hawk's.
It was the Third Tsuchikage of Iwagakure—Ōnoki.
Below Ōnoki were the elite Shinobi of Iwagakure.
One was an old man wearing purple clothes and brown chest armor, his hair tied in small ponytail-like bunches at the back, sporting a large beard.
It was the Four-Tails Jinchuriki of Iwagakure—Roshi!
Another was a burly man wearing a bamboo hat, a red mask over his mouth, and red armor.
It was the Five-Tails Jinchuriki—Han!
Seeing Chiyo's youthful appearance, Ōnoki mocked her: "How old are you, and you're still pretending to be a junior? You old hag, have you no shame?"
Ōnoki, Chiyo, the Third Hokage, and Danzo were all Shinobi born in the Warring States Period.
Among them, Ōnoki was the oldest, five or six years older than Chiyo and the others.
Being from the same era, Ōnoki was displeased to see Chiyo looking thirty years younger.
"At your age, you're dried up, yet you're still acting young?"
"I wondered who it was. So it's Ōnoki of Iwagakure!"
Chiyo sneered, attacking Ōnoki's weakest point: "Why fly so high? Are you afraid that if you land, no one will be able to see you?"
"What did you say?!"
Ōnoki immediately huffed and puffed in anger.
Ōnoki's greatest regret in life was his short stature; his lack of height was a sore point.
Coupled with his stubbornness, vanity, and extremely strong self-esteem.
Anyone mocking his height or even inadvertently looking down on him would make his hair stand on end.
Thus, he often used the Ultra-Light-Weight Rock Technique to float, keeping himself at a high vantage point to look down on others.
To tell them: though I am short, I stand higher than anyone!
Chiyo pointed at Ōnoki's nose and cursed: "Ōnoki, you short stump, it seems you've really grown old; you're already hard of hearing."
Ōnoki got anxious: "Old hag, believe it or not, I'll send you to see your Third Kazekage with a single Dust Release!"
"Wait, I heard your Fourth Kazekage was killed yesterday, and your Tailed Beast was stolen!"
Ōnoki gave a mocking smile, finding a particularly ironic point for Sunagakure and poking hard at their sore spot.
The effect was immediate; the Sunagakure Shinobi began to seethe with anger.
The Kazekage being killed and the Tailed Beast being stolen were indeed their sore spots.
They didn't dare announce that Sasori had done it, so they could only pin all the blame on Ryou.
To save some face.
But with Ōnoki saying it like that, all their dignity was gone.