Naruto: The Tavern Speech Begins to Make the Land of Rain Great

Hidden Cloud Village

"Lord Ai, you've worked hard."

The Third Raikage, A, walks on the streets of Kumogakure.

The ninjas on the street enthusiastically presented him with various gifts.

Food, household items, and souvenirs.

"It's what I should do."

The Third Raikage's expression softened somewhat, but he still maintained his image as a tough, muscular man.

"As expected of Lord Ai, he has suppressed the Eight-Tails again."

"Yes, our Hidden Cloud Village is truly fortunate to have Lord Ai."

The Eight-Tails possesses one of the strongest fighting abilities among the nine tailed beasts.

Throughout the entire Hidden Cloud Village, few could rival him.

The Third Raikage was that outstanding individual.

Every time the Eight-Tailed Foxes wreaked havoc and was about to cross the canyon, threatening the lives of everyone in the village, Lord Ai would immediately take action.

The village's genin could only see a flash of blue light streak past the Eight-Tails before it collapsed heavily.

When Lord Ai walks back to the village from the canyon, he will have many more scars on his body.

The Third Raikage is the guardian deity of Kumogakure (Hidden Cloud Village).

Ai enjoys the feeling of being respected and recognized.

As the Raikage, he should give everything for the village.

He could not tolerate the eight-tailed fox rampaging through the village.

He must stop this!

Ai returned to the Raikage Building and then leaned back on the sofa.

"Lord Raikage! Are you alright?!"

Just as Ai was about to take a short break, a figure rushed anxiously into his office.

This is his secretary.

"I'm fine."

Ai thought back to when he fought the Eight-Tails, many of the ninjas who accompanied him died.

He suddenly frowned.

"The damage this time was quite severe."

Recently, the Eight-Tails has been causing trouble frequently, and every time the village tries to suppress it, many of the Cloud Village's elite ninjas are sacrificed.

It is for this reason that he has always wanted to find an opportunity to seal the Eight-Tails.

The best way to seal a tailed beast is through a Jinchūriki.

Jinchuriki is someone who seals a tailed beast into the body of a ninja.

This has two advantages.

Firstly, it can enhance the village's strength, allowing them to use the tailed beasts for their own purposes.

Tailed beasts won't help the village, but the ninjas who carry them will.

Secondly, it allows for constant monitoring of the tailed beasts to prevent them from causing chaos.

The tailed beasts are all inside the ninjas, so isn't their movement clearer now?

For these two reasons, A had always wanted to seal the Eight-Tails into the Jinchuriki's body.

but...

The village has never had a suitable candidate.

It is best to choose a child under ten years old as the Jinchūriki.

Ai rubbed her forehead.

If Takai's plan hadn't failed, and he hadn't managed to kidnap the Uzumaki clan girl from Konoha, things wouldn't have been so complicated.

The Uzumaki clan has an additional suppressive effect on tailed beasts.

Legend has it that their chakra is the bane of tailed beasts.

If Kushina Uzumaki were brought to Kumogakure, everything would be much easier.

What a pity...

However, since the plan failed, it can't be blamed on Takai.

The plan to kidnap Kushina Uzumaki had two main motives.

One option is to bring Kushina Uzumaki back to Kumogakure and make her the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, while also leaving the Uzumaki clan's bloodline in Kumogakure.

On the other hand, it was also an opportunity to assess the strength of Konoha Village and whether it had suffered any major damage in the Second Shinobi World War.

If Konoha is truly so slow-witted that it couldn't even protect Kushina Uzumaki, then A thinks it's necessary for him to take some more radical measures to extort money from Konoha.

Takai was the pawn that was testing the waters.

However, judging from the current outcome, Takai's complete silence is one answer.

It seems there's no need to attack Konoha anytime soon.

It's a pity.

Takai is, after all, an excellent ninja.

But then I thought about the other person's personality.

Arrogant and haughty.

Perhaps the other person's death was inevitable.

He has already arranged for many Hidden Cloud Village ninjas to provide support at the border.

As a highly skilled Jonin, Takai should be able to escape the border with the boost from Lightning Release Chakra Mode.

But the other party did not do that.

Is it because they are too arrogant and think they can handle everything?

Or are they so arrogant that they refuse to accept failure?

But none of that matters anymore.

The Third Raikage pulled himself out of his reverie and looked back at his secretary.

"How's Ni-O been lately?"

The secretary adjusted her glasses and replied.

"Erwei has always been quite docile. It plays around in the bamboo forest and sleeps most of the time."

The Third Raikage nodded; this was good news for Kumogakure.

If the Two-Tails and the Eight-Tails go berserk at the same time, he alone will not be able to protect them.

At that time, quite a few problems may arise.

"If the Two-Tails is docile, we don't need to worry about it. We should deal with the Eight-Tails first."

Ai was almost unable to contain his frustration as he thought about the Eight-Tails' recent behavior.

He really wanted to kill the Eight-Tails with one strike, but firstly, it would be difficult for him to do so, and secondly, it wouldn't be of much benefit to the Hidden Cloud Village.

On the contrary, we will lose a powerful combat force.

He had tried to reason with the Eight-Tails, but that stinky octopus wouldn't listen at all.

Ai looked up and asked.

"How's your mastery of the Iron Seal coming along?"

"The sealing team said there are basically no problems."

Ai nodded.

The Iron Seal is one of the few sealing techniques in their Hidden Cloud Village that can be used to seal tailed beasts.

Although not as strong as Konoha's Four Symbols Seal, it is still usable.

"We need to deal with the Jinchuriki issue as soon as possible; we can't let the Eight-Tails continue its rampage."

"Understood, I've already started screening children of the appropriate age."

The secretary placed the folder she was holding on the table and then took a page from it.

The above lists the names of children under ten years old.

Next to it are labels indicating personality, abilities, interpersonal relationships in the village, and an overall assessment.

Ai glanced at it casually and noticed a name at the top of the list.

Fukai.

Ai handed the form back.

"Very good. We must select a qualified Jinchuriki within a week. The matter of the Eight-Tails cannot be postponed any longer."

"Understood, Lord Raikage."

The secretary picked up the documents and bowed slightly.

"Also, have the sealing team prepare so that we can seal the Eight-Tails inside a Jinchuriki the next time it rampages."

Ai paused for a moment after saying this.

He then added.

"Don't let too many people know about this."

"Are you afraid..."

Ai nodded.

Recently, quite a few undercover agents have been discovered in the Hidden Cloud Village.

If the news leaks, some unexpected things may happen.

And what he, the Raikage, fears most is the unexpected.

...

Kumogakure quickly began operating under the Raikage's arrangement.

The sealing class began practicing the Iron Seal frequently.

The ninja academy has begun screening eligible children.

The number of field missions sent out by the Raikage outside the village has also decreased significantly.

All of this is for the purpose of sealing it during the next Eight-Tails rampage.

At that time, the Hidden Cloud Village will seal the Eight-Tails inside a child.

And the Hidden Cloud Village will welcome its first Jinchūriki.