Konoha: Unable to learn ninjutsu, they had to develop their own.

Even if it's only half.

"I shall take my leave now."

"Go."

Chiba nodded.

After leaving the mountains for three days, only Chiba, Shukaku's clone, and Gaara remain here.

Shukaku's clone pursed its lips and said, "Actually, we could extract even more."

"If you take more, your secret will be exposed, and Luo Sha will probably come looking for trouble with me. In reality, you only have 40% of the original, and the rest is what I'm giving you."

Chiba remained silent.

Shukaku truly doesn't care about the consequences.

But yes.

If there's trouble, that's Konoha's business. What does it have to do with them?

Shukaku's eyes lit up: "Otherwise, you can go to Kurama's place and steal some, then find a way to convert it and give it to me."

"Hehehe."

Chiba gave a cold, expressionless laugh.

Shukaku could only mutter, "I was just kidding."

"I'll bring the Nine-Tailed Fox to see you another day. You should seize the opportunity then and make a good laugh at it."

"Inevitable!"

Shukaku chuckled.

This is the key reason why it is willing to cooperate with Chiba.

The thought of Nine Lamas being imprisoned while he himself could roam freely in the forest made him realize that...

My sense of happiness instantly increased.

After dealing with all that, Chiba first took Gaara back to his room—

He'll be waking up soon.

The ultimate goal of this trip is to heal Gaara spiritually, not to solve Shukaku's problem, but Chiba knows the root of Gaara's problem.

Back in the room, after a while, Gaara woke up.

He opened his eyes, looked at Chiba, and a hint of fear and confusion flashed in his eyes.

Why……

How could this person be so powerful?

"You're awake? Let's have a good chat then. Hehe, you've been in quite a bit of contact with Naruto lately, haven't you? You should know that kid's true identity by now."

"..."

Gaara did not answer.

but.

He knew that Naruto was also a Jinchūriki—

The aura of tailed beast chakra, and the way Shukaku becomes agitated and angry when it gets close to Naruto, all these signs indicate that the creature inside Naruto might be an enemy of Shukaku.

"By the way, I've taken care of things a bit. Now the tailed beast inside you won't bother you anymore, and you can get a good night's sleep every day."

"why?"

Gaara asked, puzzled, "Aren't we enemies?"

"That's a good question. If it were Naruto, he might say something like, 'Even though we're enemies, I understand you...'"

Chiba chuckled as he spoke, "But I'm not that kind of person. I don't really understand what you're going through."

"Ah."

Gaara nodded.

Naruto said that he could indeed relate to this, because he is also that kind of person in real life; otherwise, he wouldn't have gained so much recognition as a Jinchuriki.

And Chiba said those words...

He found it all hypocritical and repulsive.

"If you act normally, it will benefit everyone. A weak Sand Village is not what Konoha wants to see."

Chiba's expression turned slightly serious. "In addition, there is an organization that wants to collect the Nine-Tails. I have reason to suspect that their goal is all the Tailed Beasts, but they just haven't started making a move yet."

"..."

Gaara finally reacted upon hearing this.

After a few seconds, he said, "Thank you."

"Heh, no need for thanks. To your Sunagakure village, I probably wouldn't be considered a good person."

Chiba chuckled to himself.

Gaara didn't know how to answer.

"gone."

Chiba stood up, paused for a moment as he walked to the door, and then said, "By the way, although I don't know what happened to you, I don't think Rasa is a good father."

"..."

Gaara looked up, but Chiba was no longer in the room.

He looked out the window.

Naruto and Jiraiya walked down the street, each with an ice pop in their hand, their faces beaming with joy.

He doesn't understand.

Everyone is a Jinchūriki, so why are the Jinchūriki of Konoha different from me?

Waiting for Naruto to come back.

He opened the door and went out, seeing Naruto returning to the dormitory under Jiraiya's escort. In the hallway, the two Jinchūriki stared at each other, and then...

Why are you so popular?

"Ok?"

Naruto was puzzled at first, then remained silent for a few seconds, his expression slightly depressed, before laughing again. "Everyone is the same, it's just... as long as you put your heart into it, they will gradually get to know me."

"Do it with your heart?"

Gaara frowned. "I tried my best, but all I got in return was betrayal."

"Maybe I was luckier."

Naruto recalled, "When I needed it most, one of my teachers told me that I was his best student, and he even protected me..."

Gaara opened his mouth, then silently returned to his room.

Bang!

He closed the door, sat by the door, and remained silent for a long time.

Chapter 210 Hyuga Neji of the Corpse Bone Pulse?

"Shukaku?"

Tsunade and the Third Hokage were discussing Konoha's future affairs in their office, figuring out how to allocate these so-called "life ninjas" to the Daimyo.

but.

He returned from three days in the mountains and reported a terrifying incident—

Chiba divided Shukaku in half!

"What?! He's incredibly audacious! We need to go and provide backup!"

The third generation's expression changed instantly.

That's no ordinary creature; it's a tailed beast. Even with only half its chakra, it's terrifying and far beyond what an ordinary ninja can handle.

Even if Chiba is a genius...

Anxiety flashed across his face, and he was about to break through the window to escape. Terrified, the three-day mountain dweller rushed over and grabbed the third generation, forgetting what he was saying.

"Lord Third Generation, please don't panic! Shukaku isn't causing trouble! Shukaku wouldn't dare to cause trouble!"

After thinking for a moment, she said, "It should be a mental ninjutsu."

The Third Hokage's lips twitched, then he looked outside the village and said, "In that case, Shukaku shouldn't dare to act recklessly. At least in the Forest of Death, there's Chiba's clone keeping watch, so there shouldn't be any trouble."

Tsunade raised an eyebrow.

The three generations may have their complaints, but they're all just complaints.

"Ah."

"Not impossible."

After three days in the mountains, he simply formed a hand seal and shared the sights he had seen with three generations.

"Yes!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi was puzzled.

He retreated from the mountains after three days.

The Third Hokage pondered for a moment, then nodded. "If all the members of Akatsuki are S-rank rogue ninja and interested in tailed beasts, Sunagakure simply cannot hold on."

Didn't they say the tailed beasts were split up?

Followed by.

The Third Hokage frowned and remained silent. Tsunade rubbed her temples, her head aching. After a long while, she stood up, kicked the chair away, and angrily shouted, "What the hell is this brat trying to do!"