Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece.

Chapter 159 Shukaku, the Tanuki Turns into a Squirrel

"Master Fenfu, please forgive me."

Suzuki bowed slightly to show his respect to this benevolent Jinchuriki.

Since his birth in the temple, Bunpuku has been imprisoned by Sunagakure in a dark prison, and his only companion is Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast.

Therefore, facing Suzuki and his companion who seemed to have ulterior motives regarding the Tailed Beasts, Bunpuku stood up, sighed deeply, and bowed, pleading:

"If you truly feel sorry for me, please do not harm Shukaku."

"You can do whatever you want with this monk's life!"

Although he was a Jinchūriki, he had never used the power of the Tailed Beasts. His own chakra was not even comparable to that of an ordinary Jonin, and he had never experienced any battle. With Shukaku sealed away, it was entirely accurate for Bunpuku to say that he was completely powerless.

This was the only way he could hope to protect his friend Shukaku from harm.

however……

"I'm sorry, Master Fenfu."

"I'm not sure if I can guarantee your request. Come with us. Whether you survive or not depends on your luck."

Suzuki rejected the offer without hesitation.

He didn't know how greedy the sapling of the divine tree would become, but while he respected it, he still had to achieve his goal.

"Sigh~ okay."

Fenfu wore a bitter smile.

Then he remembered Shukaku, who had inexplicably stopped making noise at the beginning, and asked with a worried expression:

"Shukaku now..."

"Don't worry, it's fine, it just fainted."

Suzuki answered calmly.

As one of the nine tailed beasts, Shukaku can communicate with the other tailed beasts through methods unique to tailed beasts.

Therefore, in order to prevent the other tailed beasts from being alerted too early, Suzuki deliberately knocked them unconscious beforehand.

"Kakuzu".

"Got it, boss."

Kakuzu nimbly walked over and supported Fenfu.

"Let's go back."

Suzuki nodded, then turned and walked out of the prison.

The operation to capture Shukaku has now come to an end.

Compared to the disheveled state of the Akatsuki organization in the future, Suzuki and Kakuzu seemed as relaxed as if they had just gone out for a casual meal.

It's not difficult at all.

……

Not long after, Loulan.

The sapling of the divine tree stretched out a tentacle, which pierced deeply into the abdomen of Monk Bunpuku, greedily absorbing the chakra of the One-Tailed Shukaku.

Watching the little ten-tailed fox dance wildly, looking quite happy, Suzuki smiled slightly.

"Lord Suzuki, is it almost full?"

Shennong pointed to the increasingly thick tentacles, which had even bulged out, and asked with some doubt.

Suzuki squinted and walked over to touch the tentacle.

"Indeed, the little one has a bit of indigestion."

Sensing the incredibly dense Shukaku chakra emanating from the bulge, Suzuki decisively gripped the tentacle and pulled it out of Bunpuku's abdomen.

The next second, a heavy, gusty pressure swept through the air.

The massive amount of Tailed Beast chakra that spilled out damaged the entire Dragon Vein seal beyond recognition. Precise instruments were blown over, and cracks or gaps appeared in the hard stone ceiling, floor, beams, walls, and other structures.

Shennong looked at the collapsed equipment with obvious distress.

However, Suzuki didn't pay attention to those things.

He calmed the agitated little ten-tailed fox for a while, then glanced at Bunpuku, who had been blown to the ground by the strong wind, and said with a smile in his eyes:

"Master Fenfu, it seems your life has been saved."

"Cough cough..."

"Can I leave now?"

Fenfu got up from the ground and said, enduring the pain.

"cannot."

Suzuki replied calmly.

Although the little ten-tailed fox looks a bit overfed, we'll have to test it a few more times after it finishes digesting to find out if it's indigestion or some other reaction.

"However, you also know that the chakra of tailed beasts can be replenished automatically."

"Don't worry, Shukaku won't die."

Sensing that the fat tanuki inside the seal had lost weight, Suzuki chuckled and comforted it.

"Really? I understand."

A hint of relief appeared on Fenfu's face. He then lowered his eyebrows and sat cross-legged on the ground again to chant scriptures.

……

after a while.

Suzuki looked thoughtfully at the small Ten-Tails that had devoured a large amount of Shukaku's chakra.

At this moment, the sapling of the divine tree underwent a strange change.

The little ten-tailed fox, which grew up consuming dragon vein energy, originally had a very pure aura. But now, its chakra is emitting a strangely grand aura.

That wasn't Shukaku's chakra, or even the chakra of the other eight tailed beasts.

This is... being assimilated by Kaguya Otsutsuki's Ten-Tails?

Is it because it absorbed chakra from the mother?

Suzuki's eyes were deep, and he quickly put aside his thoughts, waving his hand to signal Shennong, who was standing next to him, to help Fenfu up.

"Master Fenfu, the experiment should be coming to an end for now. I apologize for the time that has passed."

"Of course, you still can't leave."

"Also, Shukaku can wake up now."

Suzuki looked at Bunfuku and announced the good news to him. Then he walked over and placed his hand on Bunfuku's abdomen, and his consciousness entered the seal.

Inside the seal, darker than a prison.

Looking at Shukaku, which had gone from a fat tanuki to a squirrel, Suzuki smiled slightly, walked over, and gently tapped its head.

"Well……"

What's wrong with me?

At the seal, Shukaku, whose tail had grown larger than its body, shook its drowsy head.

"woke up?"

"Who are you?"

Shukaku looked at Suzuki, who was so close at hand, and immediately became wary.

At the same time, it remembered what had happened before it fell into a deep sleep, and quickly and cautiously began to sense its surroundings.

"Fenfu, are you alright?"

"It's okay, I..."

"Stop! Get out of my way!"

But before Bunfuku could finish speaking, Shukaku noticed that the strange human inside the seal was touching its fur, and it was so enraged that it swung its claw at Suzuki.

however……

Suzuki effortlessly caught Shukaku's massive claw with one hand.

"Hehe, don't be so irritable, little squirrel."

Suzuki chuckled.

squirrel?

Who the hell is a squirrel? I'm...

Wait… this is…

Looking at his much thinner claws, Shukaku's eyes widened, and then he stiffened as he looked down at his body.

"Ah... damn it, what did you do to Master Shukaku?"

Why did I become like this?

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it all!"

Shukaku's fur stood on end, and it roared angrily.