Naruto: The Information Broker from the Uchiha Clan.

Chapter 352 The Favoritistic Old Man

"You want to help Konoha?"

"Um."

Shukaku was somewhat puzzled in the sealed land.

At this point, it could no longer understand Gaara's actions. After all, when it went to find the three genin from Kumogakure, it thought they were going to ambush and sneak attack.

"Dark circles under your eyes, you should know why they're targeting Class 7 this time, right?"

"Know."

Another brief reply left Shukaku speechless.

Temari, who was following behind her, was also puzzled at this moment.

Masaki quickly caught up, asking, "Are we going to help Konoha fight Iwagakure and Kirigakure? And even the Nine-Tails?"

Temari nodded but did not answer her, her gaze fixed on Gaara in front of her.

Masaki hesitated for a moment before saying, "But... but the Fourth Kazekage..."

Gaara, who was ahead, stopped and turned to look at Masaki.

"The Fourth Kazekage died from the resurrected First Hokage, and behind him was Obito Uchiha, who intended to destroy the entire world with the Eye of the Moon Plan. This is a consensus in Sunagakure, and I hope you share the same view."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gaara turned around and walked forward again.

Masaki stood there, stunned. She thought of her teacher, the ninja who was once hailed as a genius... Yekura.

She never felt sad about the death of the Fourth Kazekage. After all, some of the things involved became secrets that were no longer secrets after the Fourth Kazekage died.

As the son of the Fourth Kazekage, Gaara's inner world seems to be completely different from his father's.

At that time, it was to protect the village that Lord Gaara almost died.

but now……

Don't overthink it.

Temari, who walked up to her, sighed: "At first I didn't understand either, but after those commotions just now, it's no longer necessary to decide whether Class 7 is eliminated or not."

"But compared to the other three great ninja villages, Sunagakure has a great advantage. We have been allies with Konoha for a long time, the Fourth Kazekage is dead, and Gaara's life was saved by that person."

"All of these are our advantages. At this time, providing assistance to Konoha's future is the best choice for Sunagakure."

As soon as he finished speaking, Masaki nodded blankly, and then the two of them chased after Gaara.

Behind them, two genin from Kumogakure were still arguing.

Only Karui frowned, pondered for a moment, and then waved his hand to signal his two teammates to follow. This kind of flattery couldn't be left to Sunagakure to do alone.

Although I haven't figured out the key to it yet, there must be some reason why Sunagakure did it this way.

Uchiha Yun knew he had done a favor for that One-Tailed Jinchuriki, but that favor was absolutely incomparable to the fate of the village; there was no comparison.

……

Ten minutes later.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

Naruto, panting, had long since lost his Sage Mode. Since he had been on guard against Sasuke's Sharingan since the Nine-Tails, he hadn't been in a hurry to activate Sage Mode again.

After all, if it weren't for Sasuke's three-tomoe Sharingan genjutsu, given the Nine-Tails' perception and speed, it might not have been able to hit him.

The Rasengan, a ninjutsu without hand seals, was originally created by Daddy based on the Tailed Beast Ball.

"You two little devils are pretty good runners, but how long can you last like that?"

With its eyes closed, the Nine-Tails sensed the distance and said, "Your companions can't come to help right now. With just the two of you, you've already done a great job."

"Back in the day, even Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha couldn't get the better of me, yet you two have managed to drag this out until now... Heh!"

"Surrender... surrender and you'll lose half the battle. Aside from you two and that blond brat's girlfriend, I can spare the rest."

Naruto chuckled and asked, "You stinky fox, have you been on a diet lately?"

Little Nine-Tailed Fox paused for a moment, then quickly said, "Yeah, you haven't been eating or sleeping well lately. You've all been working too hard for the assessment..."

"hehe!"

Sasuke chuckled lightly: "Can't eat or sleep well? Some of the genin who came this time brought meat and alcohol, and you probably stole them all, right? Besides, you're a chakra aggregate, does eating, drinking, or sleeping have any effect on you?"

"There's only one reason you'll lose weight: you probably couldn't withstand that kind of attack very many times, right?"

"You're so eager for us to surrender, it seems even you are exhausted by now. The chakra of a tailed beast is almost limitless, and it also takes time to refine and replenish it."

"I'm curious... how much longer can you hold on?"

Enraged by being directly exposed, the little nine-tailed fox closed its eyes and slapped out with its claw.

After the dust settled, Sasuke, whose body was being stimulated by Lightning Release chakra, had already dodged away.

At this moment, the Nine-Tailed Fox sensed the arrival of several creatures that had previously made it somewhat uneasy.

"Hehehehe..."

A sharp laugh rang out, and Gaara slowly walked out of the jungle.

When I looked up, I saw the pupils of a raccoon dog.

"You stinky fox, you're such a loser! You got beaten up like this by a few genin?"

The little nine-tailed fox got a little angry: "Stupid raccoon, your other half has been eating and drinking well with me every day, shouldn't you show some appreciation now?"

It would have been better if he hadn't said those words, because the moment they left his mouth, Shukaku inside Gaara instantly flew into a rage.

"You bastard! You stinking fox, have you no shame?!"

"You think I don't know? You piece of shit, you go out partying all the time without me by your side. When you have money, you call me brother, but when you don't, you want to go out on your own. And when you're in trouble, you blame me. Do you think I'm an idiot?"

"And another thing! Did you take the 60,000 taels of silver that I hid halfway in the chandelier? Huh!"

"You're all tailed beasts, have you no shame?! You shameless scoundrel! I'm going to beat you to a pulp today!"

The barrage of angry curses left the little nine-tailed fox somewhat bewildered. After thinking for a moment, it scratched its ear with its paw.

"Hey! Don't be so fierce..."

Sensing Sasuke on the other side, Kurama opened its eyes with relief: "It's been thousands of years and you're still so impatient. Let me tell you, if Team 7 is eliminated this time, I can earn at least a million or two more ryo."

Shukaku retorted irritably, "What do I care about a hundred or two hundred taels? Even if you gave me half of my body, it wouldn't concern me!"

"Smack."

Little Nine-Tailed Fox pulled a wad of money from under its bottom and slammed it on the ground, followed by another wad.

Soon, 800,000 taels of silver were placed on the ground.

"Although you've become this dark-eyed brat's perfect human vessel because of Yun, we both know the lifespan of humans. In a few decades, when you're free, won't you need money?"

Shukaku stared intently at the little money on the ground, and for a moment he was indeed tempted.

Although Banshen was poor, he could still manage to get some food and drink a few bottles every day, which was incredibly good.

that……

"Help Class Seven, and I'll give you 1.6 million taels when we get back."

???

Shukaku was completely dumbfounded.

Did I... raise the price?

At this moment, Karui tossed a bottle of soldier pills to Naruto: "Recover first, we're on your side too."

Omoi was trembling slightly.

If Kurama were to unleash a large-scale Tailed Beast Ball at this moment, he would definitely not be able to dodge it.

If I die, will my teacher be sad because of me?

If that happens, will the teacher attack Konoha? If the other three great ninja villages unite against a common enemy, Konoha... doesn't seem to be afraid at all.

Then Konoha won a complete victory, and Akatsuki took the opportunity to attack, plunging the world into darkness and chaos.

Ruined……

In Omoi's mind, the world had already been destroyed three times because of him.

Naruto, who was holding the soldier's ration pills not far away, didn't eat them; he just looked at Sasuke with a puzzled expression.

What's going on? Weren't we supposed to be surrounded by enemies? How come Sunagakure and Kumogakure are on our side now?

"Gaara? No, it should be Lord Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, right?"

Sasuke ignored Naruto and looked directly at Gaara.

At that moment, Shukaku also looked over.

grown ups?

"This Uchiha brat is quite polite...that's the attitude allies should have!"

Sasuke bowed slightly: "Lord Shukaku, do you have a way to freeze Kurama in place for a few seconds? Or perhaps you could force it to look me in the eye?"

Kurama (the Nine-Tails) was a little annoyed: "Is it really okay for you to discuss ways to deal with me so openly? It's just the Sharingan, not the Mangekyou Sharingan or Eternity, what's the big deal?"

Sasuke smiled and replied, "The three-tomoe color depends on who's using it."

As soon as he finished speaking, a buzzing sound rang out from the ground.

"Whoosh!"

A swirl of quicksand swept up like a torrent, binding the limbs of the Nine-Tails, and its nine tails were slapped off by Shukaku.

"You stinky fox, can't you just behave yourself?"

Enraged by the slap, the Nine-Tails was furious. If it weren't for its current weakness, it would definitely have ridden Shukaku to fight!

The enraged Nine-Tails shattered the binding sand and slammed its claws down.

"boom!!"

A section of the forest was swept away, Shukaku's gaze sharpened, and the next moment, the perfect form of the One-Tailed Beast appeared.

"Hehehe! You stinky fox, here we go!"

"boom!"

The two giant, monstrous tailed beasts pinned each other down, and then miniature tailed beast balls began to gather in their mouths.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

The miniature Tailed Beast Balls collided, and the earth trembled once again.

In the end, Kurama (the Nine-Tails) proved superior, and Shukaku was sent flying with a single blow.

"asshole!"

Shukaku turned around and cursed angrily.

Meanwhile, the Nine-Tails, hands on its hips, laughed wildly, "I could take on ten of you, you stupid tanuki! You can only take advantage of others when they're down. Once this is over, I'll come to Sunagakure to play with you every day!"

Shukaku: "Hmph... I have a Jinchuriki. You dare come to Sunagakure to cause trouble for Dark Circle? I'll beat the crap out of you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shukaku moved again.

However, this time it did not act impulsively, but instead glanced at Sasuke.

"Practice with blank rounds!"

As the wind blades swept through, the little Nine-Tails leaped up and unleashed several miniature Tailed Beast Balls from its mouth.

"Boom boom boom..."

Trees were felled in swathes, and Shukaku scurried around trying to avoid them.

For a moment, Shukaku seemed to be running away with his tail between his legs.

The battle between the two tailed beasts forced the three members of the Cloud Village to retreat to a far distance, as such a fight was beyond their ability to intervene.

However, the next moment, Sasuke suddenly appeared behind Karui.

"Whoosh!"

He drew his long sword, but Sasuke simply said calmly, "Use the Transformation Jutsu to become my likeness, and then..."

Sasuke stretched out his hand, formed a hand seal, and a bolt of lightning was transmitted to Karui's right hand.

"This is my chakra, it won't last long, we're both acting with malice. It's fighting fiercely right now, let's see if there's an opportunity."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sasuke transformed into Karui's appearance using the Transformation Jutsu, and then instantly disappeared from the spot.

???

Karui looked completely bewildered...

I... I haven't decided whether to help you guys or not, you bastards! Although I just gave you the medicine, that's a completely different story from what's happening now!

"boom!!"

The intense aftershocks interrupted Karui's thoughts, and he mastered the form-changing lightning chakra.

That's terrifyingly strong!

……

Sasuke?

Guided by Shukaku to face this direction, the Nine-Tails quickly closed its eyes and then turned around.

"Don't you know I have the best sensory perception in the ninja world? What use is this kind of dangerous situation?!"

However, the moment he turned around and opened his eyes, Sasuke, who was in a semi-quiet state with Naruto's help, appeared in front of the Nine-Tails in the form of Karui.

A brat from the Hidden Cloud Village?

and many more!

"Buzz..."

In that instant of hesitation, the Sharingan's power erupted once more.

"Not again?!"

The next second, the Nine-Tails' vertical pupils turned into three tomoe.

"Naruto!"

"I've been waiting for so long!"

Naruto responded, his Sage Mode Shadow Clone Technique already complete, and eight or nine Giant Rasengans were unleashed once more.

Shukaku seized the opportunity, and a medium-sized Tailed Beast Ball suddenly formed, rushing towards the Nine-Tails.

"boom!!!"

The aftershocks snapped all the surrounding trees and created several circular craters in the ground.

After that attack, Naruto sensed that the Nine-Tails' chakra was already very weak.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Laughing wildly, Shukaku leaped into the pit, one paw landing on Kurama's body: "You stinking fox, you've finally met your match? Hahahaha!"

The Nine-Tailed Fox opened one eye and looked at Shukaku: "Stupid tanuki, give me your paws, or I'll beat you to a pulp even if Yun-kun doesn't give the order, you believe me?"

Uh?

Shukaku was stunned for a moment, but then very readily withdrew its claws.

It's not that I'm afraid of that stinky fox, I'm just worried that Yun will cause trouble for Dark Circles.

Yes, that's it.

Shukaku glanced at the seemingly weak Nine-Tails, and a sudden pang of sadness welled up in his heart.

Damn it! That old man is definitely biased!

When the chakra was distributed, it was said to be evenly distributed, so why did the Nine-Tails get so much more?

That wretched old man! Aren't raccoons cute? They're way cuter than those stinky foxes!

……

"It seems it's over there."

"It should be over now, you can leave."

"Um."

Shikamaru nodded, then led everyone to retreat.

Meanwhile, Chito and Muya, who were about to make a move, were stopped by Kurotsuchi.

"Get out of my way, you bastard! Do you even know who won? What if it's the Nine-Tails?"

"Wouldn't it have been a better choice to eliminate all of Konoha's members in the second match?"

"You Iwagakure bastard, if you don't get out of my way, I'll get rough with you!"

……

(End of this chapter)