Naruto: Starting from the time when the Six Paths of Pain was Kira Yoshikage

The Land of Wind is located southwest of the Land of Rain. A small part of its territory borders the Land of Rain, and it is also adjacent to the Land of Rivers, the Land of Birds, and the Land of Darkness.

Its land area is the largest among the five great nations, equivalent to 1.5 Fire Nations, 1.3 Earth Nations, and 5 Water Nations.

However, the Land of Wind is merely the largest of the five great nations in terms of area. In terms of development and population, it ranks last among the five great nations. Its territory is mainly composed of desert, with more than 90% of the surface covered by desert. Annual rainfall is extremely low, and arable land is very scarce. Its people settle in desert oases by building sandy structures.

The Land of Wind is a country with extremely scarce resources.

Because they have nothing, the purpose of Sunagakure's wars is different from that of the other major powers; they are purely for the purpose of competing for resources.

Due to the scarcity of national resources, Sunagakure, unlike other ninja villages, does not train a large number of cannon fodder ninjas to participate in ninja wars. The village is known for training elite ninjas, and it can be said that every Sunagakure ninja is a very valuable asset.

The main characteristics of Sunagakure ninjas are Sand Release, Puppet Technique, and Wind Release.

However, the extremely small number of ninjas still places Sunagakure among the bottom of the five great ninja villages in terms of overall strength.

Even so, Sunagakure has produced many genius ninjas, one of whom is Sasori of the Red Sand, who was known as a genius puppeteer from a young age.

At just thirteen years old, he had already distinguished himself in numerous missions, and with the endorsement of the grandson of a village elder, many Sand Village ninjas were very optimistic that he could become the Fourth Kazekage.

Unfortunately, this genius disappeared from the village one day without explanation, along with the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure.

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A desert in the Land of Winds.

"Who are you?"

Scorpion, with short, bright red hair, stared coldly at the mysterious man who had suddenly appeared before him, his fingers twitching slightly.

He was wearing a set of protective armor that he had made himself.

Although puppeteers are powerful and can unleash unexpected destructive force on the battlefield, their physical bodies are their fatal weakness and are extremely fragile. Almost every puppeteer's physical body is not good at direct combat.

That's why there's a saying that the moment a puppeteer's true form is found, it signifies the end of the battle.

For this reason, puppeteers are either protected by elite ninjas or hide their true forms.

Scorpion's undisguised nature undoubtedly demonstrates his extreme confidence in his own strength.

Pain raised his head slightly and said in a voice devoid of any emotion, "Sasori of the Red Sand of Sunagakure...at the young age of 13, he became known as a genius puppeteer. He disappeared without a trace a few years ago, along with the Third Kazekage of Sunagakure."

"One theory is that someone was worried about the rise of the Sand Village, so they arranged for a mysterious ninja to assassinate the Third Kazekage, and also killed the Sand Village's genius. Another theory is that the Sand Village's genius betrayed the village for some unknown reason and assassinated the Third Kazekage."

"You know me very well."

As Sasori listened to Nagato recount his information, his face showed no sign of panic; in fact, a hint of amusement played at the corners of his lips: "Are you planning to capture me and take me back to the village?"

"No, I'm here to invite you to join our organization."

Pain said expressionlessly.

To rebuild the Akatsuki organization, it's impossible to have only him and Konan. Obito and Zetsu are only temporarily cooperating, so Akatsuki needs fresh blood.

The first person Nagato took a liking to was Sasori of the Red Sand.

Compared to the other members of Akatsuki, Sasori of the Red Sand was the one Nagato liked the most, so he recruited Sasori first instead of Kakuzu, and he didn't send Konan but made the trip himself.

"Join your organization?"

Upon hearing this, Scorpion raised an eyebrow and decisively refused: "Not interested."

At this point, Sasori had no interest in anything. He only wanted to find powerful ninjas, quietly create his human puppets, and pursue his so-called art.

If he really wanted to become famous or do something great, wouldn't it be better for him to stay in the village, shine in the end, and eventually become the fourth Kazekage?

In terms of both background and strength, the future Fourth Kazekage Rasa is truly inferior to Sasori.

If the Third Kazekage hadn't disappeared, and if the genius ninja Sasori hadn't also gone missing, causing excessive panic in the village and heightened war sentiment, Rasa wouldn't have been forced into becoming the Fourth Kazekage.

"Our organization is called Akatsuki, meaning the light of dawn... and I am Pain, the leader of Akatsuki."

Pain seemed not to have heard what Sasori said at all, and continued, "You'd better write these down."

Scorpion's face already showed impatience: "I've already said I have no interest in you..."

Pain interrupted, "Some things aren't as simple as you think."

"Are you implying you want to use force?"

"I'm not asking for your opinion, I'm informing you."

Payne said calmly, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"Hmph, interesting."

Pain's words completely enraged Sasori. As a genius of the ninja village, he possessed his own pride, and having just killed the strongest Kazekage of Sunagakure, his confidence was at its peak...

Scorpion pulled a scroll from his pocket with the number 'three' written on it, then looked Payne up and down with ill intent: "You look powerful. I was just thinking of adding another collectible to my collection... Well, don't blame me for turning you into a puppet."

As a cloud of white mist rose, the Third Kazekage's puppet appeared before Sasori.

Although Sasori was extremely displeased with Pain, he also felt unprecedented pressure from him, so he had no intention of testing him and immediately used the strongest Third Kazekage puppet.

"Cheer up, I'll make you a collectible on par with the Third Kazekage."

"It's your honor."

The third Kazekage is known as the strongest Kazekage of all time.

Without the slightest hesitation, Sasori activated the Third Kazekage's strongest ninjutsu the moment he summoned him.

A slight tremor suddenly came from the desert beneath my feet, as if countless tiny creatures were wriggling between the rocks. The next second, specks of black sand burst out from the cracks in the sand beneath my feet. These were iron filings smaller than sesame seeds, with a cold, hard luster unique to metal. As soon as they came into contact with the air, they vibrated with a "hum" and rose up along the ground like a swarm of black bees.

What began as sparse black dots quickly coalesced into a surging black tide. The iron filings collided and rubbed against each other, producing a fine, rustling sound like silkworms devouring mulberry leaves, interspersed with the crisp clang of metal striking metal. They spread across the ground at a visible speed, covering the original yellow sand, and then climbed upwards with the wind...

The clear blue sky was swallowed up from the horizon by this black tide. First, the clouds on the horizon were dyed gray-black, then the sunlight was cut into fragments by the dense iron sand, and finally even the midday sun became a blurry golden-red spot of light, which struggled for a moment before disappearing completely.

PS: The recruitment I used is based on the storyline of the game "Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution". Originally, it was Konan who recruited Sasori.