Sasori's Father
CharacterSasori's Father was a shinobi of Sunagakure, Chiyo's son and father to the puppet master Sasori. Killed in war while Sasori was still young, he lived on chiefly through the puppet his grieving son fashioned in his image.
Appearance
Very shaggy red hair topped the man, above a pair of purple eyes. His everyday dress was a long, loose garment finished with a poncho-style top, the sort of clothing common among the people of Sunagakure. When serving as a shinobi he instead wore Suna's standard uniform, marked by a forehead protector, a white ghutrah, and a flak jacket.
Personality
The story records little of the man's temperament, defining him instead through his absence. He and his wife left their young son behind to answer the call of war, a departure from which neither returned. It is Sasori's lifelong hunger for the love they could no longer give that fixes their place in the tale.
History
He and his wife both fell to Sakumo Hatake in a wartime clash, leaving the young Sasori to be raised by his grandmother Chiyo. Once Sasori learned the art of puppetry, he crafted a pair of puppets in his parents' likeness, hoping they might grant him the affection he had lost. Because they were only puppets, the effort failed, and he eventually set them aside, abandoning them when he defected from Sunagakure. The figures then passed into Chiyo's keeping, who once turned them against Sasori himself, and later into the hands of Kankuro.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Sasori's dad?
Sasori's Father was a shinobi of Sunagakure and the son of Chiyo. He died alongside his wife in a wartime clash while Sasori was still young, and lived on chiefly through a puppet his grieving son later built in his image.
How did Sasori's Father die?
Sasori's Father fell to Sakumo Hatake in a wartime clash, alongside his wife, leaving the young Sasori to be raised by his grandmother Chiyo.
What did Sasori's Father look like?
Sasori's Father had very shaggy red hair and purple eyes. He typically wore a long, loose garment with a poncho-style top common among the people of Sunagakure, and the standard Suna shinobi uniform when on duty.
How is Sasori's Father related to Chiyo?
Sasori's Father was Chiyo's son, making Chiyo the grandmother who raised Sasori after both of his parents died in the war.
Why did Sasori build a puppet of his father?
Sasori built a puppet in his father's likeness, along with one of his mother, hoping the puppets might grant him the affection he had lost. Because they were only puppets, the attempt failed, and he eventually abandoned them when he defected from Sunagakure.
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