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

"This technique has endless possibilities. It can be good, but it can also become a weakness that I can control. It all depends on how I improve it."

Chiba didn't hide anything, "So, if you don't trust me, I won't force you."

After a moment's hesitation, Honglian said, "I need time to think about it."

"No problem, I'll stay in Otogakure for the next few days, so you still have some time."

Chiba nodded.

He then left the prison with Kabuto.

The seal on Honglian's body had been broken, and she was able to leave the cell on her own, but she did not get up for a long time after Chiba and Kabuto left.

She was no stranger to the curse mark.

Orochimaru's cursed seal has a major flaw; many people who have had it implanted have died. She desperately wanted the cursed seal, but later...

She was abandoned.

Honglian didn't get Orochimaru's cursed seal; instead, she was neglected for a long time, and she still can't figure out why.

but.

Now another opportunity has presented itself, and it's safer and more reliable, provided that...

Betrayed Orochimaru.

She was very tempted.

After a long while, Honglian walked out of the prison.

We got outside.

"Sister Honglian, you're finally out!"

"You are?"

“We used to be from your base, but we recently moved here. Master Dou said that we can live in the village from now on and won’t have to do experiments anymore.”

"Really."

Looking at the smiling children, Honglian was momentarily lost in thought.

……

"Actually, it's not necessary to do that."

"Yes, I have overstepped my bounds."

Kabuto immediately bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

Chiba shook his head and smiled, saying, "But you mean well. Besides, it's right to bring all the children from those bases back. A ninja village can't become strong without a strong roster."

"Yes."

Kabuto lowered his head, suddenly remembered something, and said, "By the way, Lord Chiba, there is one of those children who is rather special."

"Oh?"

"That green-haired child is called Yukimaru, and he has the power to control the Three-Tails."

Kabuto lowered his head and said, "If you need to capture the Three-Tails, he is an essential helper."

"Yukimaru."

Chiba read it aloud and felt that it sounded somewhat familiar.

After a moment, he was slightly taken aback and remembered who this person was.

It seems that Guren betrayed Orochimaru by accepting the mission of escorting Yukimaru, and then developed some feelings for Yukimaru that resembled familial affection.

But the ridiculous thing is—

Yukimaru's mother died at the hands of Guren.

He paused for a few seconds, then said, "I heard the Three-Tails likes to live in water?"

"Yes."

"Bring him along then, but he doesn't need to do much. Just have him help summon the Three-Tails, and I'll take care of the rest."

Chiba said calmly.

"Yes, then I'll go prepare the materials first."

Dou lowered his head and left.

Nine-Tails narrowed his eyes and said, "He must be very afraid of you right now."

"You are not afraid?"

"Tch, what's the use of being afraid? If you're going to be scared over something so trivial, I would have gone mad long ago."

Nine-Tails pouted.

The beatings it endured were far more severe than those suffered by Dou and Honglian.

Chiba smiled but didn't say anything.

The Nine-Tails looked up and asked, "What are you collecting the Tailed Beasts for?"

"Currently, the Akatsuki organization is my enemy, so I must fight against them, it's that simple."

"Makes sense."

Nine-Tails thought about itself.

If Madara had been able to consciously control himself, would he have wanted it to cooperate and help him fight Hashirama Senju?

There are no doors!

The principles are the same.

only……

If that's the case, why should I cooperate with this brat?

It tilted its head and couldn't help but think to itself—

Could my personality have already been affected?

Nine-Tails was startled and said, "You didn't already use that technique on me, did you?"

"If I use it, won't you be able to tell?"

"Who can say for sure!"

Tailed beasts have far more energy than humans, and they wouldn't even notice if half of their time was taken away from them.

The Nine-Tailed Fox clone fell into deep thought.

Chiba ignored him.

He didn't actually create a new personality for Nine-Tails; he simply added a little bit of subtle guidance in his daily life.

These are different concepts.

Simultaneously.

Doesn't the Nine-Tails know whether it's sleeping or not?

The tailed beasts have such boundless energy.

Its mental state is never weak, so this method won't work.

"Lord Chiba, the information is ready."

"it is good."

Chiba followed Kabuto to a laboratory.

soon.

He saw a huge amount of data, and after a moment of silence, Chiba created a shadow clone.

"Alright, you can go back now. We don't need your help here anymore."

"Yes, please contact me if you need anything, and I will come right away."

Dou bowed slightly.

Immediately afterwards, his figure disappeared.

The shadow clone has been dispelled.

Nine-Tails narrowed its eyes, then looked at Chiba and the room.

"You watched all of them?"

"It's not like you're looking at it, why are you in such a hurry?"

Chiba remained calm, and with one clone of himself, he quickly began to work.

Nine-Tailed Fox is bored.

It's not a tailed beast that likes to study. It gets a headache just looking at this kind of complicated data. Fortunately, it can still look outside.

Nine-Tailed Fox looked out the window.

The Sound Village is built on a plain, and as far as the eye can see, there are only houses and fields, which is a different landscape from Konoha.

however.

Even the most beautiful scenery can become tiresome after a few days.

not to mention.

Chiba's sleep was very short, and Kurama suffered greatly.

Fortunately, five days later...

"it's over?"

"Well, I've seen most of it; the rest won't be of much help to me."

Chiba tidied up the room and sealed it off.

After leaving the house, he pondered how to solve Kimimaro's problem.