The Fifth village Hokage:Uchiha Douhuan

Chapter 234: Shukaku: The Advantage is Mine

"The Naka River Shrine Theological Research Institute?" Shion repeated the name, somewhat puzzled.

"Yes," Neji said with a cold laugh. "Many of the clergy in our Land of Fire have undergone further study there. After they come out, their understanding of theology becomes very profound."

Although this person was the target of their protection mission this time, Neji had a very bad impression of Shion. After all, this was their first meeting, and this person had already confidently cursed Sasuke to die on this mission. Who could tolerate that?

It was only because this was an S-rank mission, and if they messed it up, it would affect everyone's ninja resume. For ninjas born into prominent clans like him and Sasuke, it wasn't a big deal, but for a ninja from a commoner background like Lee, it would be quite troublesome.

Shion at this point also sensed that what Neji said was probably not something good, but her long-standing arrogance from being praised by others and her track record of her words never failing made her unwilling to argue with Neji and the others. In her view, she had seen too many people like this who were unwilling to accept their fate, but their endings were all without exception the same.

This first meeting between Sasuke's group and the mission client ended on bad terms.

And on the other side, Naruto, wandering the ninja world, after a few days of meandering, also arrived in the territory of the Land of Wind.

Originally, with Naruto's identity, it would have taken some effort to cross the border into the Land of Wind. But now, the entire Sand Village was too busy to take care of itself. The defense of the border was like air. Naruto just swaggered into the territory of the Land of Wind.

Speaking of the current Sand Village, the inside could be said to be surging with undercurrents.

Ever since their One-Tail Jinchuriki, Gaara, could no longer bear his own father's Jinchuriki training program and directly reached a temporary agreement with Shukaku to have it out with Rasa, although the ninjas of the Sand Village worked together to suppress the rampaging One-Tail, Rasa's death was not just a simple matter of a Kage dying for the Sand Village. With Rasa's death, the financial pillar of the Sand Village directly collapsed.

Furthermore, who would serve as the Fifth Kazekage was also a huge problem.

After Rasa's years of eliminating dissent, there were no longer any ninjas in the Sand Village capable of taking on the main responsibility.

And Gaara, who was originally supposed to take over as the Fifth Kazekage, was now locked in prison as a village criminal.

The Sand Village's eldest princess, Temari, in order to save her younger brother, was preparing to rack her brains to succeed as the Fifth Kazekage. It could be said that in the entire village, only if she succeeded as the Fifth could Gaara, who had killed the Fourth Kazekage, live. Otherwise, what awaited Gaara was only the fate of having his Tailed Beast extracted and dying.

However, at this moment in the Sand Village's prison, Gaara, in a straitjacket and his whole body covered in sealing jutsu runes, sat quietly in the corner of the prison. And in his personal seal space, Shukaku and a teetering Gaara were in a standoff.

"Brat, why are you resisting me? As long as you are willing to give me control of your body, these sealing jutsus on you now are not worth mentioning. You will regain your freedom immediately," Shukaku said, tempting Gaara.

Although among all nine Tailed Beasts, the One-Tail Shukaku's power was the weakest, among the nine Tailed Beasts, he was also the only one who knew some human ninjutsu and sealing jutsu. In his days with the old monk Bunpuku, Shukaku had learned many techniques. For him, aside from the sealing jutsu that sealed him within Gaara's body, the sealing jutsus currently on Gaara's body could be undone with a wave of his hand.

However, at this moment, Gaara was silent, sitting quietly in front of Shukaku, fighting against sleepiness with his willpower.

Seeing this, Shukaku was not in a hurry. Gaara hadn't slept for a long time. When he could no longer hold on, control of this body would belong to him, and then he could also be free.

...

In a small village in the northern part of the Sand Village, Naruto, currently in a linen cloak, was rubbing his palms together in an open space under the gaze of a crowd of ragged villagers.

"Big Brother Kurama, are you sure there's a water source down here? It would be very embarrassing if I fail to dig a well!" Under the gaze of a field of eager eyes, Naruto muttered to himself.

"If I said there's water, then there's water!" inside the seal space, the Nine-Tails said with some impatience. "As for you, aren't you supposed to be training? Why are you doing this kind of thing again, and even making me put in effort?"

"This is also part of training," Naruto said, looking at the surrounding villagers. "Only by gaining their trust will they be willing to connect their chakra with mine."

"Suit yourself," seeing this, the Nine-Tails simply changed its position in the seal space and lay down.

"Little brother Naruto, can you really dig a well here?" At this time, an old man from among the villagers came to Naruto's side, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"Of course!" Naruto smiled brightly, then gave a thumbs-up. "The reason you couldn't dig a well before was because the underground water source is buried too deep. Without the help of ninjutsu, it's very difficult to dig that deep with just manpower."

"Old sir, stand back a bit," after signaling the other to move away, Naruto began to form seals with somewhat clumsy hands.

"Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!" After Naruto completed the seals, his entire body submerged into the ground.

Naruto continued to move underground, and the pressure from the surrounding earth grew greater and greater. The main reason this jutsu couldn't be used for long-term movement underground was this very problem. Although the chakra of this jutsu could soften the surrounding ground a little, as one went deeper, the pressure of the earth on the human body couldn't be eliminated by chakra. However, this was not a problem for Naruto, whose physical constitution was comparable to a beast's. Naruto went straight down and soon arrived at the area where the groundwater was located.

"Rasengan!" Naruto, underground, condensed a medium-sized Rasengan in his left hand, then held it high as he went all the way up.

With a huge roar, Naruto burst out of the ground. Subsequently, gurgling clear spring water also spread upwards from the deep well Naruto had created.

"Water! It's water!" The surrounding villagers who were watching cheered loudly upon seeing this.

"Wait a minute before coming over!" Naruto said hurriedly. The most important thing now was to quickly reinforce the sandy ground around this new well. Otherwise, if it collapsed, all the previous effort would have been in vain.

With that, Naruto continued to form seals.

"Earth Release! Earth-Style Wall!" After Naruto formed the seals, the sandy ground around this new well began to harden under the effect of chakra, transforming into hard rock. Only then was this well truly completed.

"Old sir! It's done!" Naruto smiled and gave a thumbs-up to the watching crowd.

"Thank you so much! Little brother Naruto!" The old man from before walked up with tears in his eyes, grasped Naruto's hand with his somewhat cracked hands, and thanked him repeatedly. "Our village has been hoping for this well for too many years. With this well, we no longer need to travel more than ten li every day to bring back daily water from the village to the south."

"It's nothing, old sir. It was just a small effort. You were willing to take me in and give me a bite to eat before, so I should also do something for you," Naruto said, scratching his head with a smile.

But just at this moment, a series of explosions from afar broke the harmonious scene.

"Huh?" Inside Naruto's seal space, the Nine-Tails suddenly stood up after sensing something. This reaction startled Naruto.

"Big Brother Kurama, did something happen?" Naruto asked hurriedly upon seeing this.

"Something interesting has come!" The Nine-Tails licked its lips and grinned. "Brat, how about you give me control of your body for a while? In exchange, you can use my power as you please afterwards!"

"Huh?" Naruto was stunned upon hearing this. "What are you going to do?"

Besides the time on the battlefield when the Nine-Tails forcibly took control of his body to protect him, the Nine-Tails inside Naruto had always been in a lazy state of lying down and sleeping every day. This was the first time it had actively requested control of his body.

"An old punching bag I haven't hit in a long time is coming over. I want to see if the feel has changed after all these years," the Nine-Tails said excitedly.

"What is it? Big Brother Kurama, can you be a bit clearer!" Naruto asked.

"Heh heh, I think you'd better hurry over there. Otherwise, if that thing rushes over, not a single civilian here will survive," the Nine-Tails said.

"What?" Naruto's face changed upon hearing this. He hurriedly turned to the surrounding villagers, "Find a place to hide! There might be danger later!"

"Danger?" The village chief was first stunned, then looked in the direction of the explosions. "That direction is... the Sand Village?"

"I'll go stop that thing, but just in case, you should all find a safe place to hide as much as possible," Naruto instructed.

"You should hide with us, little brother Naruto! Hey!" the old village chief said hurriedly. He didn't want Naruto, who had just helped their village so much, to put himself in danger. But before he could finish his words, a layer of golden light appeared on the surface of Naruto's body, and he transformed into a streak of light, rushing straight in the direction of the explosions.

At this moment, Shukaku, who was being pursued by the Sand ninjas, first took care of a large patch of enemies with a Tailed Beast Ball. Then, the sand that made up his plump body suddenly moved without wind. Shukaku let out an angry roar to the sky, "Stinking fox!"

Shukaku, having sensed the Nine-Tails' aura, became exceptionally furious. After opening its mouth to spew a Tailed Beast Ball to take care of a group of pursuers, it rushed wildly in the direction where it sensed the Nine-Tails' aura.

When Shukaku's eyes saw that streak of golden light, it didn't even think before spitting out a Tailed Beast Ball.

This posture directly startled Naruto. He hurriedly stopped and condensed a Tailed Beast Ball of his own to throw over.

The two Tailed Beast Balls exploded with a boom in the desert, kicking up a large cloud of sand and dust. Within the sand and dust, a plump figure rushed rapidly towards Naruto.

"Hey! Big Brother Kurama! This is the punching bag you were talking about! If I'm not mistaken, he's also a Tailed Beast, right! Aren't you guys brothers?" Naruto said hurriedly.

After the number of Tailed Beasts in Konoha increased, it wasn't that Naruto hadn't interacted with other Tailed Beasts along with the Nine-Tails. But whether it was facing the Seven-Tails Chōmei or the Six-Tails Saiken who was currently in the Tailed Beast Nature Preserve, although the Nine-Tails' attitude towards them wasn't exactly good, it could generally be considered within the realm of friendly. But why did the Nine-Tails have such a huge reaction when facing the One-Tail!

"Who's his brother! Cut the crap! Give me control of the body!" inside the seal space, the Nine-Tails stood up, rubbing its fists.

In the next moment, a trace of red light flashed in the eerie, slit pupils of Naruto in Kurama Mode. Facing the charging Shukaku, two huge chakra arms condensed behind Naruto and viciously whipped at the rushing Shukaku.

Shukaku, caught off guard by this heavy blow while rushing at high speed, its huge body immediately began to spin like a top.

"Damn you, stinking fox!" After Shukaku regained its balance, it roared to the sky and charged at Naruto again.

The two became entangled in a back-and-forth fight in this desert.

"This is the feel! This stinking tanuki has actually gotten fatter over the years! It feels even better to beat him up! It's a pity I can't fully transform into a Tailed Beast because of this seal, otherwise it would be even more satisfying!"

Inside the seal space, Naruto, who had given control of his body to the Nine-Tails, looked up at the Nine-Tails inside the seal, who was swinging its fists and laughing wildly. He was somewhat speechless. To be honest, he had never seen his fox in such a state.

At this time, the Sand Village ninjas pursuing Shukaku also arrived at the edge of the battlefield. Seeing the golden figure entangled in a fight with Shukaku, the leaders Baki and Temari were stunned.

"Who is that person? To be able to fight with the One-Tail like that?" Behind the two, Kankurō said in disbelief.

"The amount of chakra... he should also be a Jinchuriki," Baki said. "But which Tailed Beast's Jinchuriki is he? To be able to fight the One-Tail like this without even transforming into a Tailed Beast?"

It wasn't their fault for not recognizing Naruto. After all, compared to other Tailed Beasts, this was the first time the Nine-Tails' Chakra Mode had appeared in the ninja world.

"So what now? Should we go and help?" Temari asked at this time.

"No, no need. We'll strike when both sides are injured," at this time, the Sand Village elder Ebizō, who had arrived with more ninja troops for support, had a greedy look on his face. "Heaven is truly helping our Sand Village. Today, besides reclaiming the One-Tail, we can also obtain another Tailed Beast!"

The Sand's troops quickly set up an ambush around the battlefield. The Nine-Tails easily detected their positions through malice sensing. However, the Nine-Tails didn't care much about their actions. For him, nothing was more important right now than smacking the spinning top in front of him.

"Stinking fox! Who is this brat? Your Jinchuriki?" Shukaku asked through gritted teeth while exchanging punches with the Nine-Tails controlling Naruto's body. "Even you have submitted to humans? You're really living backwards!"

"Hmph, cut the crap. You don't seem to have made any progress at all over the years," the Nine-Tails said dismissively while whipping Shukaku's huge body with its chakra arms.

"At least it's enough to kill you in your current state! If you can't fully transform into a Tailed Beast, how much of your strength can you even exert? Stinking fox!" Shukaku said through gritted teeth.

In Shukaku's view, the current Nine-Tails couldn't fully transform into a Tailed Beast, so at most, it could only exert half of its strength. And now, it was also on his home turf, the desert.

For Shukaku, today was undoubtedly the best opportunity to wipe away his previous shame! The advantage is mine!

(End of chapter)

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