A few minutes ago, in a secluded tower in the corner of the Sand Village...
"Sister..."
"..."
"Hey, sister!"
"It was just so noisy outside; I couldn't focus on fishing..."
An old man with white hair and eyebrows, his head wrapped in bandages, complained to the elderly woman holding a fishing rod in front of him.
Between the two elders was a small pond.
They both held fishing rods, appearing to have been fishing there for quite some time.
The elderly woman replied without any expression:
"From the sound of it, it seems the Jinchuriki has gone berserk again..."
"Could Gaara also be a failure? Sigh, finding a perfectly compatible Jinchuriki is so difficult. Or perhaps it's my fault..."
The elderly woman was named Chiyo.
The old man opposite her was her brother, Ebizō.
The Shukaku within Gaara was sealed by Chiyo's own hands.
After the previous Jinchuriki, Bunpuku, fell, Chiyo and the higher-ups had chosen three Jinchuriki candidates to protect the village from invasion. Unfortunately, all failed due to Shukaku's rampages, until Gaara was born. Using his body as a vessel, they managed to barely suppress Shukaku.
Now, with Shukaku rampaging multiple times, Chiyo couldn't help but question whether her decision back then was the right one.
Ebizō said, "Sister, don't overthink it. This isn't your fault. If anyone's to blame, it's Rasa for being so stubborn. If he didn't constantly provoke Gaara, things wouldn't have ended up like this."
Chiyo sighed, "If only my grandson were still here... I don't even know where he is now. The only reason I can still hold on in this boring world is probably because of my attachment to him..."
"Bang bang bang!"
At that moment, a rapid knocking sounded. A ninja dressed in Jonin attire rushed in, his face pale.
"Lady Chiyo! Lord Ebizō! Something has happened in the village!"
Chiyo shot him a disdainful look, "Hmph, we're relics of the past. You can't expect us old folks to handle everything whenever something happens..."
"Lady Chiyo! This is too strange. The high-ups said they must report to you and Lord Ebizō!"
"Lord Third Kazekage has appeared and easily suppressed Shukaku!"
"Oh?" Chiyo was slightly taken aback, then smirked.
"So, that guy finally returned. Hmph, I knew he wasn't dead. Alright, you can go now. While his return is indeed significant, I see no reason to let it disrupt my fishing."
"No! Lady Chiyo, Lord Third Kazekage's body is that of a puppet! He has already taken Gaara out of the village, and no one can stop him!"
"A puppet body? How is that possible! Could it be...!"
Such explosive news made Chiyo and Ebizō finally open their eyes wide.
A puppet body capable of using all the skills from its life.
The only puppeteer who could achieve such a feat was none other than Sasori of the Red Sand!
Chiyo threw down her fishing rod and stood up abruptly, "Take me to see!"
Ebizō, no longer calm, followed closely behind, "Let me see too. If the mastermind is indeed who I suspect... Sister, if he killed the Third and made him into a human puppet, then we..."
Listening to her brother, Chiyo's expression grew serious. After a while, she replied:
"If this is truly the work of my grandson, then I... will show no mercy!"