At this moment, Sasori felt like a child who had finally found his guiding light.Uchiha Yato seemed to have illuminated the path ahead for him.
Now, as he looked at the once warm family of three, a sense of reverence arose in his heart.
Just then, Uchiha Yato spoke again, "In all things, you must stay grounded. You can start by helping these patients who have lost limbs regain a second life."
"Allowing them to stand again is practically giving them a new lease on life."
Sasori felt Uchiha Yato's words were somewhat exaggerated.
But Uchiha Yato liked this side of Sasori.
Problems didn't matter—they just needed to be solved.
Uchiha Yato then told Sasori a story.
"There was a girl born without limbs. To her, the entire world was bleak."
"Her biological parents abandoned her at a theater, where she was found by her adoptive father."
"Her adoptive father was the owner of that theater."
"The little girl, grateful for his care, wanted to earn money for him."
"Due to her deformed body, she crawled, which piqued the curiosity of some morbidly fascinated people who took great interest in such performances."
"This allowed her adoptive father to charge admission and profit, so he gave her a small room to perform in."
"But the good times didn't last. Once the thrill-seekers had their fill, they stopped coming, and her simple crawling movements couldn't hold any other appeal."
Here, Uchiha Yato deliberately paused.
Sasori boldly guessed, "So… did she become a Puppet Master?"
That would have been the usual story logic, but this tale wasn't like that.
Uchiha Yato continued, "She was sold."
"Her adoptive father sold her at a low price to another theater."
"Luckily, the girl had some fortune—there, she met a Puppet Master."
"That Puppet Master crafted prosthetic limbs for her out of Puppets."
"The final design was similar to your Hiruko, except hers took the form of a giant spider."
Hearing this part, Sasori was visibly moved.
With a hint of excitement, Sasori asked, "Then… the story must end with the girl happily performing while controlling a Hiruko-like Puppet, living joyfully ever after, right?"
Uchiha Yato paused again at Sasori's question.
After a moment of thought, he decided to tell him the truth.
Uchiha Yato spoke slowly, "No."
"The ending of this story isn't beautiful, though it has nothing to do with the Puppets."
"That girl… had her entire Puppet dismantled by her peers."
"In the end, she died on a freezing snowy day."
"Perhaps, even in death, she never understood… why no one would accept her."
"She could only leave this unkind world… with deep regret."
So, Uchiha Yato was truly a bad person.
He could have given the girl a perfect ending—even if just a white lie.
But he chose to tell Sasori the truth as he knew it.
And just like that, Sasori was plunged back into gloom.
Seeing the situation about to turn sour, Uchiha Yato quickly tossed out several small stories to revive Sasori's spirits.
Stories about helping paraplegics stand again.
About helping a one-armed girl eat with both hands once more.Stories like these reignited hope in Sasori's heart and reaffirmed his ideals.
Just as the two were about to part ways, Sasori suddenly said, "So that story you told about the girl must be true, right?"
Sasori didn't believe Uchiha Yato would fabricate a story just to make him shed a few tears and gain his sympathy.
Uchiha Yato replied, "Her first death has already ended."
"But now with me, her second death won't come until after I'm gone."
Hearing Yato's implication, Sasori understood the story was indeed real.
With some emotion, Sasori declared, "I'll pass this story down."
"That girl only died, in the cold snowy weather."
"The Hidden Sand has no snow, so she won't be forgotten in the freezing snow."
Listening to these somewhat chuunibyou-like words, Uchiha Yato wasn't sure how to respond.
He could only sigh inwardly - these were exactly the kind of words someone of this age, this child, should be saying.
Not the hateful disturbances of war that this shinobi world kept bringing.
In the end, Uchiha Yato decided to play angel investor one last time.
He expressed hope that Sasori could teach some basic Puppet Techniques to the Hidden Leaf exchange group - nothing involving lethal skills, just simple usage, operation methods, and how to create puppets.
Sasori wasn't particularly surprised by Yato's request. The only thing that puzzled him was why Uchiha Yato didn't want to learn it himself.
Wiping his nose, Uchiha Yato explained:
"I learn things extremely fast. If we're talking about Puppet Techniques without those complex control skills, I could probably master them in a day."
This wasn't empty boasting from Uchiha Yato - his talent had been officially recognized by both the Uchiha Clan and the Third Hokage.
However, such an answer left the young man somewhat speechless.
In the end, Sasori returned home with his newfound hope, determined to start making changes from tomorrow onward...
Meanwhile, Uchiha Yato casually glanced around.
After buying some food, he headed toward a less populated area of Sunagakure.
...
Outside Sunagakure.
Uchiha Yato had just finished eating the food he bought earlier. Wiping his fingers, he spoke to the surroundings.
"Alright, I don't know who you are, but you've been following me all day. Aren't you hungry?"
"If you come out now, I still have two buns left. If you don't, I'll treat you to two fists instead."
In truth, Uchiha Yato no longer had any buns left. Whether the person came out or not, they'd be getting fists either way.
Hearing his words, a figure clad in black emerged from behind a small sand dune.
Dressed entirely in a black cloak, their features were completely concealed.
The only distinguishing feature was the white mask covering their face.
Looking at the mask, Uchiha Yato felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if he had seen it somewhere before—but he couldn't quite recall.
"Mind telling me who you are?" Yato asked.
"No need to hide your face like this."
The black-cloaked figure said nothing. Instead, they immediately formed hand seals for a jutsu.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough."
"Wind Release: Vacuum Great Sphere."
In an instant, two Wind Release techniques surged toward Uchiha Yato.
Yato didn't bother with any tricks—he simply blocked them with the skeletal frame of his Susanoo.
With a smirk, he remarked, "Not even trying to hide it anymore, huh?"
"If this is all you've got..."
"Then, sir, prepare to die!"
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