Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Chapter 213 The Released Tailed Beast

Everyone present understood what it meant to have the seal broken.

Once a Jinchuriki loses their Tailed Beast, it means death.

This is an ironclad rule in the ninja world.

"boom!!!"

A devastating burst of lightning chakra erupted from the Raikage's body, blasting away all the rubble within a radius of tens of meters.

The Fourth Raikage slowly stood up, his entire body enveloped in blue-white lightning, his bloodshot eyes burning with a fury powerful enough to incinerate everything.

"Find him—"

The Raikage's voice was as deep as if it came from hell.

"I don't care what methods you use, mobilize every available intelligence network, dig three feet into the ground, and find that guy for me!"

"I want to personally dismantle his bones, one by one!"

The roar echoed through the mountain valley.

And at this very moment.

Hundreds of kilometers away, in a dense forest, a huge blue figure is moving through the trees at an astonishing speed.

It was a huge, two-tailed cat demon with blue fur that looked like burning ghostly blue flames, and two tails that swayed behind it as it moved.

And on the head of this fearsome tailed beast in the ninja world, Aoba was sitting comfortably, feeling the lightning speed.

"I must say, this is the first time I've ever ridden on the head of a tailed beast."

Aoba couldn't help but exclaim, "But it was really awesome!"

Riding a tailed beast to travel.

Such treatment is something that probably very few people in the entire ninja world have ever enjoyed.

Even the Jinchuriki of previous generations only sealed the Tailed Beasts inside their bodies as weapons; he is probably the first to actually ride on the head of a Tailed Beast for a spin.

The two-tailed beast beneath his feet let out a low growl, as if in response to his sentiments.

To be honest, even Aoba himself was surprised that things had developed to this point.

After completely controlling the teakman with water prison techniques and sealing techniques, Aoba did not kill him.

Instead, a sample of Matatabi's chakra was extracted from Yuzuki's body.

The armor seal that Kumogakure was so proud of was full of loopholes in Aoba's eyes.

If you include the Two-Tails' chakra, he has already collected one-third of the tailed beast's chakra.

After the extraction was complete, Aoba immediately released the Tailed Beast seal inside Yuki's body.

The moment the seal was broken, a massive surge of chakra erupted from Yugito's body, rapidly coalescing in mid-air into the enormous cat demon form of the Two-Tails, Matatabi.

Just as Aoba had predicted, at this point, Yugito and the Two-Tails were only in a cooperative relationship, far from reaching the level of near-perfect synergy that they would later achieve as Jinchūriki.

So the moment the seal was broken, the Two-Tails abandoned the Yugito vessel almost without hesitation and leaped out.

Having lost his tailed beast, Yugito's heart gradually stopped beating.

Aoba glanced down at the lifeless Yugito, her eyes devoid of any emotion.

On the battlefield, no one is innocent.

From the moment the Cloud Village ninjas were determined to hunt him down, this ending was already destined.

The giant cat demon stood silently in place, its two tails swaying slowly behind it, its heterochromatic pupils, composed of gold and green, staring straight at Qingye.

"Yataru, shall we fight again?"

Aoba stood still, watching the two-tailed beast calmly.

Although he knew that the tailed beasts were intelligent, they were not human after all, and had been imprisoned and sealed by humans as weapons. It was not surprising that they would attack him.

However, to Aoba's surprise, the Two-Tails Matatabi, now free, did not launch an attack or turn to run away. Instead, he suppressed the chakra flames around him and quietly watched him.

There was no hostility or wariness in those heterochromatic eyes.

There was only pure curiosity.

And gratitude.

"Humans—thank you."

Then Lv spoke again, her voice low and gentle, carrying a tenderness completely disproportionate to her large size.

Aoba was stunned for a moment.

In that instant, he made many assumptions.

For example, the tailed beast could go berserk, or you could simply turn around and unleash a devastating tailed beast ball.

The only option that wasn't preset was "to be thanked".

"Hehe—she's quite polite."

Aoba's lips curled up slightly, but she was secretly sighing in her heart.

That's more like it!

After being locked up for so many years, and finally regaining his freedom, he knows to say thank you. His manners are far superior to those of a certain raccoon.

"You're welcome, please go now."

Aoba waved his hand casually, "But you'd better hurry up and leave. The Cloud Village ninjas are about to arrive. Once they see you run out, they'll definitely try to catch you and stuff you into a new Jinchuriki."

You Lu tilted his head slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in his heterochromatic pupils.

"How do you know my name?"

This sentence startled Qingye for a moment, then she realized what it meant.

That's right, the true names of the tailed beasts aren't known to just anyone.

These names were personally bestowed by the Sage of Six Paths, and apart from the Tailed Beasts themselves and a very few Jinchuriki who had deeply communicated with them, almost no humans knew them.

"What's so strange about that?"

Aoba smiled faintly, "I know the names of all nine tailed beasts: Shukaku (one-tailed beast), Matatabi (two-tailed beast), Isobu (three-tailed beast)."

Upon hearing Aoba rattle off the names of all the tailed beasts as if they were his own treasures, the wariness in Masato's eyes completely disappeared.

Their names were personally bestowed by the Sage of Six Paths, and they hold extremely special significance for them.

A human being, who knew it all.

Could this human be the one the Sage of Six Paths was talking about?

But his eyes weren't blue.

It gave Aoba a long look, then suddenly asked, "Um—Shukaku, did you release it?"

"Um?

Aoba raised an eyebrow.

When Mataru learned that Shukaku had regained his freedom, he was not surprised.

He knew that a special mental space existed between the tailed beasts.

But why would Taru ask him if he was the one who released Shukaku?

"Shukaku's release is related to me, but I didn't release it voluntarily."

Aoba truthfully stated, "It was his Jinchūriki who, after fighting me, came to the end of his life and, before dying, asked me not to make things difficult for Shukaku."

He paused, then added in a calm tone, "I don't have any ill intentions towards you tailed beasts, so I didn't stop Shukaku from leaving."

You listened quietly, a complex emotion appearing in your heterochromatic eyes.

Although the tailed beasts have a special mental space that allows them to communicate with each other, they usually go their own way and don't bother with each other.

Ultimately, being sealed inside a Jinchūriki's body was incredibly boring, and since everyone was in the same predicament, they were all in the same boat, so there wasn't much to talk about.

But everything changed after Shukaku regained its freedom.

That raccoon cat practically floated up to the sky.

He spends all his time showing off in his mental space that he has regained his freedom, while mocking the other tailed beasts who are still trapped inside their jinchūriki and used as tools.

From it to the Nine Lamas, not a single one was spared.

This infuriated the other tailed beasts.

Especially Kurama, who almost slapped Shukaku through his mental space.

Furthermore, the human's answer was almost identical to the version she had heard from Shukaku.

The wariness in You Lu's eyes completely disappeared.

Aoba, through the change in Nio's attitude, roughly deduced what was going on.

To his surprise, his decision to let Shukaku go was actually a way to gain favor among the tailed beasts.

"Alright, you should go now."

Aoba glanced in the distance. "If we dawdle any longer, the reinforcements from Kumogakure will arrive soon, and I'll have to leave too."

He had barely finished speaking when he prepared to turn around and use the Instantaneous Movement Technique to leave.

However, Two-Tails suddenly spoke up and asked a question.

Where are you going?

Qingye paused, turned around and glanced at it.

I'll see you off.

You Lu's tone was calm, but there was a clear hint of seriousness in his heterochromatic eyes. "Consider it—thank you."

Aoba really didn't expect such a good thing to happen.

Although tailed beasts are genderless, and the Two-Tails' voice is somewhat feminine, its personality is surprisingly good.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Aoba smiled and leaped, landing steadily on top of Yoru's broad head.

Unexpectedly, when not in combat, the blue-purple chakra flames around Matatabi completely subsided, with only his soft, silky blue hair swaying gently in the breeze.

The texture of sitting on it was surprisingly comfortable.

Then, with its long, slender limbs, it began to move quickly through the dense forest.

And so, the scene at the beginning came about.

Despite her enormous size, she moved almost without making a sound. Each step landed precisely between the trees, moving through the dense forest like a ghost.

This speed is much faster than his sandbag.

"Oh right, another trip."

Enjoying the exhilarating speed, Aoba asked curiously, "How's Shukaku doing now? Has he been caught by Sunagakure yet?"

"They probably haven't been caught yet, but it'll probably be soon."

When Shukaku was mentioned, there was a hint of schadenfreude in Mato's voice.

"Because not long ago, Shukaku started swearing at humans again, saying that a few annoying flies kept chasing it."

"Given its intelligence, it's only a matter of time before it gets caught and taken back."

"Hahaha~"

Aoba couldn't help but laugh out loud. "That guy is too conspicuous and has an outgoing personality. It was only a matter of time before he was targeted."

As expected of one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, they discovered so quickly that Shukaku did not die along with the Jinchūriki.

Of course, it is also possible that someone discovered traces of the crane-guarding activities.

A person and a beast traversed the forest at an extremely fast speed.

In less than half a day, they had already crossed most of the Land of Hot Water and arrived at the eastern coastline.

A sea breeze blew in my face, carrying a faint salty smell.

The journey ended at the edge of the cliff.

Aoba leaped off Matataru's head and landed steadily on the ground.

"I'll stop here. Thank you, Yotsuki."

Aoba smiled and waved.

You Lu looked at Qingye, a complex emotion flashing in his heterochromatic eyes.

"Human, what's your name?"

"Konoha ninja, Yamashiro Aoba!"