The Tenseigan started from the Hyuga main family.

With a thought, Deidara sent the giant bird beneath him soaring into the sky once more, barely grazing the yellow sand.

However, the speed of this yellow sand exceeded Deidara's expectations. With an incredibly agile turn in the air, it caught up with Deidara, grabbed Deidara's left forearm, and continued to surge upwards, gradually enveloping Deidara's entire arm and spreading to his shoulder.

Deidara's pupils dilated violently, and a thin, clay centipede erupted from his right palm, coiling twice around the surface of the yellow sand, causing flames to rise again.

When the smoke cleared, the yellow sand that had been wrapped around Deidara's arm was unharmed, much to Deidara's surprise.

"Sand-bound coffin!"

Gaara stretched out his palm and grabbed Deidara from afar. Amidst the splattering of blood, Deidara's left arm shattered under the pressure of the yellow sand.

"Wow, Gaara-sama is amazing!"

Witnessing this exhilarating scene, a considerable number of Sand Ninja gathered and cheered.

Perhaps, as Lord Yura said, Gaara will become a qualified Kazekage?

Noticing the yellow sand continuing to spread to his body, Deidara gritted his teeth, and the giant bird beneath his feet increased its speed, allowing his left arm to be torn off by the yellow sand.

So that's how it is. These special sands were specially refined from chakra, and they must have been released from the sand gourd on his back.

Despite having one of his arms crushed, Deidara smiled.

I've discovered your weakness, Gaara the Sandstorm!

Deidara opened his right hand, and a strange winged doll grew enormous in the white mist, then, under Gaara's gaze, plummeted straight down towards the Sand Village below.

What a terrifying chakra reaction! If it landed in the village, it would be enough to destroy half of the Sand Village!

This clay figure incorporates Deidara's highest-level chakra, C3, and is one of Deidara's most satisfying artistic masterpieces.

boom!

A massive fireball, covering an area of ​​over a hundred feet, rose from the Sand Village. The dazzling flames, like the sun falling to earth, engulfed everything and rose into a huge, dark mushroom cloud.

However, once the flames subsided, a massive sand shield appeared above the Sand Village, having withstood the explosion.

Great, everything is going as I expected!

Deidara's attack failed, but he instead revealed a bright smile.

With the help of a special device in his left eye, Deidara could clearly see through the gap in the Absolute Defense that Gaara was panting heavily inside the sand sphere. It was clear that Gaara's chakra had been severely depleted in order to block this attack.

Just one last step.

A clay bird appeared at the edge of the sand ball's opening, less than a foot away from Gaara.

boom!

Another explosion was heard, and sparks flew everywhere.

As the smoke cleared, the intact sand sphere was revealed, clearly indicating that Gaara had filled the gap in the sand sphere in the nick of time.

"The One-Tailed Jinchuriki has been successfully captured!"

A sinister smile appeared on Deidara's face.

Gaara, still panting inside the sand sphere, suddenly had his pupils shrink and felt a chill run through his body.

The yellow sand inside the sand ball fell down in a rustling sound, and clay spiders emerged from it. It was Deidara who, taking advantage of the gap when his left arm was torn off, mixed explosive clay into Gaara's sand.

"Art is...an explosion!"

A muffled explosion echoed inside the sand sphere.

Inside such a confined space, all the power of the explosion landed on Gaara.

Splash...

A large amount of sand flowed down from the surface of the sand ball, revealing Gaara's appearance. His sand armor was completely shattered, making Gaara look extremely ferocious.

Gaara was powerless to resist as Deidara drew ever closer, his heavy eyelids drooping precariously, threatening to lose consciousness at any moment.

"Your situation is not good, Gaara."

Just then, a familiar voice rang in Gaara's ears.

Could it be that Shukaku has awakened?

Gaara's expression changed drastically.

In the present-day Sand Village, even the number of Jonin is extremely limited. If Shukaku were to awaken and go berserk, the consequences would be even more terrifying than those of the Akatsuki.

No, that's not Shukaku's voice.

Despite being on the verge of death from severe injuries, Gaara's consciousness remained remarkably clear.

"You are, Hinata Sawatatsu?"

Gaara vividly remembered the opponent who defeated him during the Chunin Exams.

"it's me."

Gaara's left eye, which was usually surrounded by dark circles, had somehow acquired a green glow.

At this moment, far away in Konoha, Hyuga Zetsu sat in his room, and in front of him, a mirror reflected the current scene in Sunagakure.

Looking at the figure riding on the giant white bird reflected in the mirror, Hinata Zechen's face showed surprise.

Akatsuki no Seiryu, Deidara?

The Akatsuki's plan to capture the Tailed Beasts was actually brought forward by almost three years?

During the Chunin Exams, Hyuga Tsuru not only extracted a large amount of chakra from Shukaku, but also secretly transferred some of the Tenseigan chakra back into Gaara's body, all in order to seize the opportunity of Akatsuki's plan to capture the Tailed Beasts.

When Goara's consciousness is extremely weak, the Tenseigan chakra will be activated.

However, Hyuga Zechen never expected that the Akatsuki organization would act so quickly, which was truly unexpected.

Thanks to absorbing the power of the purple Tenseigan and having the golden Tenseigan as a backup, Hyuga Zetsu was able to intervene in this matter.

"Gaara, you now have two choices."

Hinata Sawatatsu's voice rang in Gaara's ears once again.

"First, with the help of Shukaku within you, I will defeat the enemy before you. However, Akatsuki usually operates in pairs, so there must be another Akatsuki member, no less capable than the enemy before you, lurking in the shadows."

"Secondly, I will transfer you and Shukaku to another dimension to prevent you from falling into the hands of the Akatsuki."

Now, tell me your choice.

Is there another enemy in the shadows?

Gaara glanced down at the Sand Village below, his tone extremely firm.

"I choose the first one."

Chapter 101 Controlling the One-Tailed Shukaku

"Very good, as you wish. Now, hand over your body to me for control."

In Konoha Village, Hinata Zetsu's eyes shone with a brilliant blue light, and the space behind him distorted, revealing a huge castle with dazzling golden light reflected from its windows.

Compared to Nagato's remote control of Pain through the Rinnegan, Hyuga Zetsu's current situation is undoubtedly more difficult. Only by relying on the power of the golden Tenseigan can Hyuga Zetsu focus more of his power on Gaara.

"I'm entrusting everything to you."

At this moment, Gaara had no choice but to trust Hyuga Sawatatsu. Like a drowning person, even if he only grabbed a straw, he had no choice but to place his hope of survival on that straw.

Gaara, who was already severely injured, could no longer hold on. His heavy eyelids slowly closed, and he fell into a coma.

"Although we encountered a minor problem, we managed to retrieve Shukaku at least."

Deidara's voice carried a hint of lightness as he urged the giant white bird toward Gaara.

Just then, Gaara's eyelids twitched, and under Deidara's gaze, he opened them again, revealing another pair of completely different eyes.

Despite it being the same body and the same expressionless indifference, Deidara immediately recognized that the aura emanating from Gaara was completely different from before.

What exactly happened?

Deidara's pupils contracted, and the white giant bird that had just been flying towards Gaara flapped its wings wildly, flying backward and widening the distance again.

Glancing at Deidara ahead and then at the crumbling sand shield below, Hyuga Zechen, who had already gained control of Gaara's body, felt his consciousness sink as he entered the sealing space of the One-Tailed Shukaku.

Compared to the foolproof and massive cage inside Naruto's body, the method of sealing Shukaku was obviously far inferior, and could even be said to be full of flaws. As a result, Gaara, as the Jinchuriki, was constantly subjected to Shukaku's mental influence, and even had to be on guard at all times to avoid his spirit being devoured. He dared not sleep for many years, which left him with a dark circle under his eye that could never be removed.

"It's you! You stole my chakra last time, and you still dare to show your face? I'll kill you right now!"

Sealed inside a huge stone cave, with only a few simple railings blocking the entrance, Shukaku's yellow pupils contracted. With a loud roar, it manipulated yellow sand to pour out from the seal, forming a Shukaku claw with blue patterns that reached out to Hyuga Sawatatsu.

"It seems the lesson I taught you last time wasn't profound enough."

Facing the menacing claws of Shukaku, Hyuga Zechen neither dodged nor evaded, but simply slowly raised his head, revealing his pair of azure eyes.

"your eyes……"

Shukaku uttered only four words before freezing in place, its originally yellow pupils now completely filled with azure light.

Is this the power of Shukaku?

With a wave of his hand, Hyuga Zechen's Shukaku Claw in front of him suddenly collapsed, turning back into countless yellow sands that danced around Hyuga Zechen's body.

"It's not just Magnet Release, it also has the power of sealing techniques..."

As Hyuga Zechen pointed, the yellow sand suddenly fell to the ground, forming a three-layered, pyramid-like sealing structure. Black lines that were extremely similar to the patterns on Shukaku's body surface emerged, tightening on the surface of the structure like chains, and the sealing power continued to spread.

It's unclear whether Shukaku learned sealing techniques before being captured by the Sand Village, or whether he became bored after being sealed and started researching sealing techniques in an attempt to break free from the seal one day.

Unlike other tailed beasts, Shukaku was captured by ninjas from Sunagakure and did not encounter the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju. Therefore, where Shukaku learned its sealing techniques is probably unknown to anyone but itself.

Later, we could try it on Deidara and Sasori.

Shukaku, completely controlled by the power of the Tenseigan, lay motionless on the ground, allowing Hyuga Sawatatsu, who had entered the seal, to leap a few times and stand on top of Shukaku's head.

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Could it be that I was just scaring myself?

Gaara's eyes remained closed even though the sand on his body had almost completely disappeared, leaving Deidara somewhat puzzled.

But that unfamiliar gaze just now definitely didn't come from Gaara; Deidara had absolute faith in his intuition about that.

Just then, the massive sand shield below suddenly moved, and streams of yellow sand transformed back into waves that rose up and swirled around Gaara.

What exactly happened?