Konoha: I have a clone in One Piece.

Chapter 160 How could I let you destroy my nursery?

Actually, losing weight isn't without its benefits.

At least Shukaku felt that he was much more agile than before.

"Hahaha, die, you damned bastard!"

The enormous claw, imbued with Wind Release chakra, brought a tearing gale as it hurtled towards Suzuki.

"Bang!"

The next moment, Shukaku froze in shock.

A tiny human finger, so small it was almost invisible to the animal, was placed against its sharp claws, easily blocking them.

"impossible!"

Shukaku found it hard to believe.

It was certain that it had used considerable force this time, and that even a small mountain should have been easily shattered by this blow.

How could a mere human possess such immense power?

"Little squirrel, what's impossible in this world?"

Suzuki's fingers were covered with a thick and solid Armament Haki as he easily raised his huge claw.

At the same time, Shukaku was instantly furious.

"I've already told you, I'm not a squirrel!"

"You're the squirrel, your whole family are squirrels!"

"Wind Release! Practice Air Bullet!"

A ball of wind containing a large amount of chakra was spat out from its mouth and flew rapidly toward Suzuki.

Knowing that Suzuki was powerful, Shukaku, though still arrogant and haughty on the surface, had already begun to take him seriously.

Therefore, it changed its attack method, no longer fighting the monstrous humans in front of it in close combat, but instead using its much lighter body after becoming thinner to move around and release ninjutsu.

Numerous air-training bullets, torrents of iron sand unleashed by Magnet Release, and even sealing techniques were all skillfully unleashed by Shukaku at this moment.

"Useless effort."

Suzuki glanced at Shukaku, who was running around him at high speed, and casually swatted away the incoming wind ball.

Immediately afterwards, his entire body released Armament Haki, and the torrent of iron sand suddenly stopped a few dozen centimeters in front of him, as if it had encountered a towering mountain.

As for sealing techniques...

Suzuki looked at the incantation at his feet and a slight smile appeared on his face.

He knew that Shukaku was a hardworking and studious tanuki.

Long ago, when the Sage of Six Paths was giving a lecture, all the other tailed beasts were distracted and drowsy, but it was the only one that listened very attentively!

Even after being sealed within a temple and the body of a Jinchūriki, it never stopped learning.

It uses many ninjutsu techniques even better than ninjas.

However, even so, it's still not enough to compare with Suzuki.

A dazzling burst of lightning erupted from Suzuki's feet, instantly destroying the incantation beneath them.

"Damn it, when did such a powerful ninja appear in the ninja world?"

"Aside from the Six Paths Elder and his ilk, how could a normal ninja be this strong?"

"Could it be that what that bastard Kurama said back then was true?"

Shukaku stared intently at the scene, and after realizing that all his methods were useless against Suzuki, the tanuki's face grew increasingly solemn.

It had never met Hashirama Senju or Madara Uchiha; it had only heard about their deeds from other tailed beasts.

Shukaku used to think that Kurama was too careless, which was why he lost.

But now...

"Alright, stop being so irritable."

Suzuki stretched out his right hand, which transformed into a hundred-meter-long thunderous hand and grabbed Shukaku, who was running around rapidly.

"ah--"

"Let me go..."

Shukaku struggled and twisted its body incessantly, trying to escape from the giant hand.

Suzuki moved it in front of him as if picking up a kitten, smiled at Shukaku who was baring its teeth like a small animal, and said slowly:

"obedient."

"Don't worry about your and Master Bunpuku's safety. This place is much better than Sunagakure."

"I'll break the seal that Sunagakure has set up later. After that, you'll have a chance to go outside and breathe some fresh air. Nobody will care, so don't worry."

Ok?

Destroy the seal?

Can we get out?

Shukaku immediately stopped struggling and stared at him with wide eyes.

"Hmph! You think you can buy off Master Shukaku with such a small favor?"

"Let me tell you, if it weren't for the safety of Fenfu, I would have been out long ago!"

Even as it said this, a longing was still evident in its eyes.

"Yes, I know."

Suzuki chuckled lightly, offering no further rebuttal, and then dispersed the thunderous giant hand.

In fact, Shukaku is the one with the most tragic fate among the nine tailed beasts.

Not only was it initially allocated less chakra, but it was also the first and longest-sealed tailed beast.

Before Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha could capture it, it was sealed in the temple altar by the ninjas of the Land of Wind.

In other words, the other tailed beasts have only been sealed away for a few decades, while Shukaku has not ventured out into the outside world for a very, very long time.

Of course, this is also why Suzuki treated the little raccoon cat so well.

Despite the ups and downs of his life over the years, he remains hardworking, ambitious, and courageous, daring to challenge anyone. What an outstanding little guy!

……

Outside, Suzuki broke the seal placed on the Jinchuriki by Sunagakure and emerged from the sealed area.

"Waaaah... I'm sharing this blessing..."

"Okay, okay, don't cry. You'll recover eventually, won't you?"

"But, but, how long will that take..."

"Wow--"

"..."

After the seal disappeared, Shukaku created a clone, which is now sitting on Bunpuku's shoulder, hugging its tail and crying bitterly.

Suzuki glanced at it and then looked away, focusing on the quiet little ten-tailed fox.

After absorbing the One-Tailed Beast's chakra, the little guy grew a lot and is now taller than an adult.

After standing there for a while and thinking it over, Suzuki took out a Den Den Mushi from his pocket.

"Beep beep beep beep—"

"Suzuki-kun?"

"Okay, Nono, please inform all the Level 1 members to attend the online meeting promptly at 8 PM tomorrow."

"Okay, Suzuki-kun."

The call was quickly disconnected.

Suzuki put away the Den Den Mushi, looked at the little ten-tailed fox, and silently estimated its growth rate.

If the tailed beast chakra can continue to grow, then it shouldn't be long before I can absorb it into my body.

In that case...

"Perhaps it's time to go find the Six Paths Ten-Tailed Coffin Seal."

Suzuki walked out of the Dragon Vein Sealing Hall.

Unlike other tailed beasts, normal sealing techniques are ineffective in becoming the Ten-Tails' jinchūriki.

The Six Paths Ten-Tails Coffin Seal, as its name suggests, is a technique specifically designed to absorb the Ten-Tails and seal it within the body.

In today's ninja world, only a handful of people know of the existence of this technique.

The Sage of Six Paths, Hagoromo Otsutsuki, from the Underworld; the aged Asura of the Ninja World, Madara Uchiha; and Kaguya Otsutsuki's will, Black Zetsu.

as well as……

For thousands of years, they have maintained their lineage intact, possessing a massive Tenseigan, and have been monitoring the ninja world. The greatest threat to the current ninja world is the Otsutsuki clan, descendants of Otsutsuki Hamura on the moon!

"How could you possibly destroy my nursery?"

Suzuki looked up at the crescent moon in the sky, his eyes filled with coldness.

(End of this chapter)