Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

Chapter 81 The Arrogant Shukaku! (Please Subscribe)

The next day, in Sunagakure.

Although the One-Tailed Beast's rampage did not cause the same damage as Konoha, it still destroyed a large number of houses and resulted in the loss of many Sand Ninja.

After Luo Sha painstakingly resealed it, he also launched an investigation, and now the relevant information is on his desk.

Feeling somewhat tired, he picked up the intelligence report in front of him and examined it. He first discovered that the anomaly triggered by the barrier yesterday did not conform to the normal damage cycle.

Although this happens occasionally, it happened yesterday, which is not normal. The other party probably hacked from there.

Secondly, the secret agents guarding Yecang's disciple, Juan, reported that Juan showed no abnormalities last night, and was even ordered not to go out when the tailed beast went berserk.

Meanwhile, all the ANBU guards watching over Gaara were attacked. Only Yashamaru reacted and sent a signal, but he was powerless to stop it.

This increased Rasa's suspicions about Yashamaru, but given that the rest of the Anbu members were all Chunin, it was understandable.

They roughly figured out the other party's invasion route, but they still had no clue how the other party knew that Gaara was a Jinchuriki and found his exact location.

Luo Sha's expression was very unpleasant at this; he certainly didn't want this kind of thing to happen often.

Because the other party had already locked onto Gaara as their target long ago, plus the information he had learned from Konoha.

That traitor from the Mist Village appeared on the day the Nine-Tails went berserk and even secretly attacked the Uchiha clan.

This made it impossible for him not to make the connection, and he worried about whether it would come back again.

Moreover, there's a mole in the village who's constantly sending messages to Yekura!

Rasa made a judgment in his mind. At the same time, this person was not of low status and clearly knew that Gaara was a Jinchuriki and knew his location.

He gently rubbed his temples; all he felt now was exhaustion.

So he asked the secret agents who were secretly guarding the area, "Any results from Elder Chiyo's investigation?"

A member of the Anbu appeared, kneeling before Rasa and replying, "There is no new information yet, but according to Elder Chiyo's previous reply, the Jinchuriki's condition is currently stable."

"There seems to be some problem with the seal. We're still investigating, and we can't figure out what tricks the other side has played."

"At the same time, it was suggested whether to reseal the seal and replace the Jinchūriki."

Rasa frowned immediately, revealing a hint of displeasure. Although he didn't like Gaara, he still had value.

He sighed deeply and said, "Reporting to Elder Chiyo, we will observe for now. We cannot know whether the other party will take action again."

"Furthermore, Sunagakure doesn't have that many suitable candidates, so let's put this matter aside for now and simply change the location of their care."

"Furthermore, I want to find the traitor. Although the Jinchuriki are no longer safe, they are the best bait."

The ANBU ninja responded and then vanished instantly to report to Chiyo.

Rasa narrowed his eyes slightly. This time, he would only inform a small number of people about Gaara's arrangements, so that if the other party came again, they could easily find him.

He couldn't help but sneer. He would make that person who betrayed the village know what the fate of a traitor was.

Meanwhile, in a secret room somewhere in Sunagakure, countless sealing patterns covered the entire room.

The location where all the runes converged was where Gaara was, and Chiyo was examining him beside him.

However, given her level of sealing technique, she was expelled as soon as she probed Shukaku inside, making it impossible for her to proceed to the next step.

Gaara's physical condition didn't seem to be abnormal, so she was a little unsure, but she couldn't easily confirm that there was no problem.

The Anbu members who had just left the Kazekage's office appeared here and informed him of Rasa's decision.

"Okay, I understand!" Chiyo replied, realizing that Rasa's purpose was to let Gaara make the most of his remaining value.

The Anbu members also gave a respectful greeting and quietly left to report Chiyo's attitude to Rasa.

Chiyo looked at Gaara without saying anything more. She also needed to observe whether the Jinchuriki was stable. For the time being, she needed to rely on this room to suppress the One-Tailed Beast.

Once the external arrangements are complete, we can move them there and wait for them to come to us.

With the door closing, the only things left in the room were the burning flames and Gaara sitting obediently on the sealing stone platform.

At this moment, Gaara's mind was not on the outside world, but on the sealed space.

In the pitch-black sealed space, the giant Shukaku looked down at Gaara, who was holding it beside its claws, and seemed to want to flick the little guy away.

However, a figure appeared quietly, picked up Gaara, and gently teased the little guy.

This displeased Shukaku, who shouted, "Hey, that little guy was clearly clinging to me, why did you take him away?"

Izumi looked up at the tsundere One-Tailed Beast, smiled slightly, put Gaara down, and let him continue to play with Shukaku.

He likes guys with a confrontational mentality. When someone does that, he'll feel obligated to accept Gaara out of pride.

Shukaku was conflicted when he saw that the other party had let Gaara go so easily, and could only allow Gaara to cause trouble around him.

At worst, I'll just stay still. Anyway, I can only lie here with nothing to do. Now that this guy's clone is here, it can help relieve my boredom.

"Tch, this is boring. I just do whatever I'm told to do. Is it really that guy's clone?" Shukaku grumbled.

If the other party always obediently listens, he finds it meaningless.

Izumi yawned lightly and replied irritably, "You don't like him around, so I picked him up to keep him from bothering you, but you're still unhappy."

"Then you put him down again, but you're still not happy. What do you want?"

Shukaku was stunned, feeling a bit confused, and said somewhat angrily, "It's all because of you that I made a bet with you."

"Fighting with you consumed a lot of my chakra, and you also drained a lot of my chakra. I didn't even have time to cause a scene before I was sealed away."

"I don't care, next time I go out, I'm definitely going to stay outside for a long time."

Izumikawa directly rejected Shukaku's unreasonable and increasingly demanding requests.

With her arms crossed in a gesture of refusal, she said, "Dream on. You're already doing pretty well; you can at least go out and have some fun."

"In comparison, the Nine-Tails is in a much worse state. Ever since it was sealed, it has been suppressed by the Uzumaki clan."

"If you want to go out, you can't. If you dare to cause trouble, you will be bound by the Vortex Clan's Vajra Chains and severely punished without any ability to resist."

Mentioning Kurama's humiliation immediately piqued Shukaku's interest, and he forgot his earlier tantrum and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, is that stinky fox really that pathetic? It doesn't even have the ability to break free. I, on the other hand, can go out and cause trouble as soon as I get the chance."

"Compared to this, I am far superior, and I am the one in charge of the sealed space."

"That old hag tried to spy on what was happening here, but I just waved my hand and sent her flying."

Shukaku, beaming with pride, was now consumed by the joy of winning. He had once again triumphed over that stinky fox in some way, and he was overjoyed.

"Quick, tell me more about that stinky fox. I must make fun of it to its face when I have the chance."

"I remember you told me before that the only time you were released from lockdown, you were controlled by someone. What exactly happened?"

Having successfully piqued Shukaku's interest, Izumikawa didn't stand on ceremony and asked for a sand chair, to which Shukaku had no objection whatsoever.

The sand on his paws began to flow, transforming into a suitable chair. Izumikawa picked Gaara up and sat him on it, beginning his story.

I tease Gaara from time to time, teaching the little guy to speak. Anyway, he hasn't developed his intelligence yet, and his memories of this place will be very vague.

As for the One-Tailed Tanuki, it would be quite interesting if it could recognize Gaara and become the perfect Jinchūriki.

The rampage of the One-Tailed Beast caused changes in the Sand Village, with Rasa even taking the initiative to show goodwill to Konoha.

They also expressed their willingness to exchange information, wanting to know who was the mastermind behind the turmoil in Konoha.

Konoha was initially puzzled, but when they learned that Izumi Taketori had also appeared in Sunagakure, and at the same time created—

When the One-Tailed Beast went berserk, it already knew what was going on. It accepted the goodwill gesture from the Sand Village, and the two villages started joint military exercises again to deter the other three major ninja villages.

In reality, they were targeting the Iwa ninja and the Kumo ninja, because the Iwa ninja were eyeing the Suna ninja, and the Kumo ninja were eyeing the Konoha ninja, and both sides were wary of each other.

Under these circumstances, the pressure on Konoha was greatly reduced, and the friction with the Cloud Ninja also decreased significantly, allowing the Third Hokage to breathe a sigh of relief.

So inside the Hokage Building, the Third Hokage looked at the intelligence in his hand, smoking his pipe and slowly exhaling smoke.

The investigation into the incident that night had already reached a conclusion, but it has been brought up again because of the Sand Village.

Among them, the mysterious person who invaded Konoha, attacked Kushina's production site, released the Nine-Tails, and caused the Minato couple's sacrifice was listed separately.

There was no information about this person, no source could be found, and even after thoroughly investigating the Uchiha clan, no one matching the description could be found.

The man then introduced himself as "Uchiha Madara," which greatly worried the Third Hokage.

Meanwhile, information about Taketori Izumikawa was also organized and stored away; everything about him had been investigated.

Most of the information was not secret; Danzo even investigated the other party's birth, upbringing, and experiences.

However, the opponent exhibited abnormal behavior, whether it was stealing the Byakugan or infiltrating Konoha to attack the Uchiha.

It seems to be related to a mysterious person, but upon closer inspection, the two are actually unrelated.

In this incident involving the Sand Village, the mysterious masked man did not appear.

Even when One-Tail went berserk, there was no trace of Sharingan in its eyes.

Purpose!

What exactly is their goal? Is it the tailed beasts or something else?

The Third Hokage pondered slowly, but Konoha still needed to recover. As for whether to elect a new Hokage again—Orochimaru's image appeared in his mind.