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Chapter 144 Are you really not retaliating? (Thanks to xinhuitianmi)

Akihara Kagura really wanted to chat a little longer.

After all, the wooden dragon beneath her feet was still secretly drawing chakra from Shukaku's body and continuously flowing into Akihara Kagura's body.

Kagura Akihara could feel that her Ten-Tails body had gained a lot more chakra. The chakra that the One-Tail could provide was really abundant. She could easily absorb more chakra than she had absorbed from Kakashi Hatake in a short time.

"Jiraiya-sensei."

Kagura Akihara, seeing Jiraiya, continued to press, "His son can kill at will, and you can forgive him, so why do you criticize me when I want to kill?"

"That's because you, brat, want to kill too many people!"

Jiraiya angrily interrupted Akihara Kagura's questioning.

Akihara Kagura quickly shook her head, changing the subject and decisively raising the issue of identity conflict: "No, it's because I'm just a child from an orphanage, and that red-haired brat is the son of the Kazekage of Sunagakure, right?"

"The son of the Kazekage of Sunagakure can kill whomever he wants, but the children in the orphanage can't even kill those who hurt them. That's how the world works, isn't it?"

"Hey! Hey! Hey!"

Jiraiya was not intolerant of such accusations and quickly retorted, "You brat, don't try to use the Kazekage's ability to label people like this, putting such a charge on me..."

"Would you help me, an orphan, to investigate the Hidden Sand Village?"

Kagura Akihara ignored Jiraiya's rebuttal and silenced him with a single sentence.

"..."

Jiraiya remained silent.

This world is actually unfair.

Many unspoken rules exist, just as the children of Konoha's orphanages and the children of Konoha's powerful clans are inherently different.

however…

Jiraiya could not instill this concept in his disciples.

"Fairness does exist in this world."

Jiraiya shook his head, his resolve hardening.

There is no such thing as absolute fairness in the world…

However, there is also a kind of balance that maintains the unfairness.

Jiraiya didn't want his disciple to come into contact with those dark, unspoken rules of the ninja world, and he didn't want this child to touch upon these dark rules.

Because of discrimination based on identity, Akihara Kagura will inevitably feel the unfairness of the world and lean towards the dark side during her crucial educational years.

"Lord Fengying."

"I can't criticize your spoiling of the child..."

"Perhaps he can kill whoever he wants within Sunagakure..."

Jiraiya looked up at the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, and said solemnly, "However, attacking a Konoha ninja is something that cannot be easily forgiven. We cannot abandon the pursuit of his attempt to harm Kagura simply because he is the Kazekage's son..."

As Jiraiya spoke of these things, he recalled Akihara Kagura's healing abilities and added quietly, "Even though your son couldn't even cut off a single hair when he wanted to attack Kagura..."

"Psychological harm counts too..."

Akihara Kagura quickly added in the teacher's ear.

"..."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, twitched his forehead.

When the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, first heard that his son could kill whomever he wanted, he sensed that this matter might be very troublesome...

As Luo Sha listened, he found it increasingly strange. "My son couldn't even hurt a single hair on your head, so what are you all so concerned about?"

Gaara kills indiscriminately simply because he can't control that child, since the people Gaara kills are all people he sent to assassinate him...

however…

The gap between the ninja villages is too great.

Since Gaara was in the wrong first, Rasa, as the Kazekage and his father, must apologize.

"This is a misunderstanding."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was forced to repeat what Jiraiya had just said, his voice heavy with sarcasm: "Gaara, this child, became the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast, and his personality is far too extreme and dark..."

"certainly."

"A child with an extreme personality should be punished for making a mistake."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, never cherished Gaara, his youngest son, and naturally wouldn't care about punishing the child.

"..."

Jiraiya had no choice but to remain silent.

At that moment, he was a little confused about who Luo Sha was actually blaming.

If we're going to be serious, the most extreme child in the entire ninja world, besides Shimura Danzo, is right beside him at this very moment.

To be honest...

How many people can that little Gaara kill?

Kagura Akihara, who is right beside him, is always targeting the entire ninja world!

However, things cannot be judged in such a way as right and wrong. According to Jiraiya's educational philosophy, whether someone kills an innocent person or someone kills everyone in the ninja world, it is a mistake.

Akihara Kagura shook her head, not quite agreeing with Rasa's idea to punish Gaara, and took the initiative to say, "Jiraiya-sensei said that your son is still a child. We can't deal with a child, so we can only talk to his parents..."

"..."

Jiraiya wondered whether he had actually said such a thing.

"What do you want?"

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, frowned, believing that Akihara Kagura was acting under Jiraiya's orders: "How are you going to hold me accountable for my mistakes as my father? Do you want to kill me here?"

"He suggested it himself!"

Akihara Kagura quickly closed her hands, and the wooden dragon that had been binding Shukaku suddenly began to split apart, its body rapidly growing into another wooden dragon!

The second wooden dragon coiled up, watching the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa!

"Hey, hey, hey, calm down..."

Jiraiya had no choice but to stop his disciple.

"..."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was also taken aback by Akihara Kagura's words!

How could this kid from Konoha be so extreme? My casual, sarcastic remark actually made him believe it and even plan to attack?

Clumps of gold dust gathered around Rasa. He looked at the wooden dragon beside him and faintly felt the oppressive aura emanating from the Wood Release ninja…

This wooden dragon…

One of them easily overpowered Shukaku!

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, had to use some skill to deal with the rampaging Shukaku, but unexpectedly, a kid from Konoha was able to defeat Shukaku...

The depth of Konoha's resources is truly terrifying.

"Kid, don't be impulsive..."

Jiraiya grabbed Akihara Kagura's arm and questioned her in a low voice, "I absolutely will not allow you to kill the Fourth Kazekage here. This will start a war between the two villages..."

Akihara Kagura glanced at Jiraiya and continued, "Jiraiya-sensei, now that we've come to the Land of Wind, we should bring back some local specialties, right? Itachi and I are at a crucial moment in the struggle for the future leader of Root. Itachi has been staying in Konoha with Lord Danzo, while I've been training with you. I definitely can't compete with him when we go back, so I must make some contributions. Don't worry about any problems; I already have experience..."

"Why are you still thinking about this kind of thing!"

Jiraiya really wanted to knock some sense into his disciple: "You should know very well who Shimura Danzo is, and what we've encountered along the way. Stay away from him!"

You little rascal...

He's very likely to become Hokage in the future!

"I know."

Kagura Akihara lowered her eyes and said softly, "Lord Danzo has made many mistakes. That's why I must change the Root of Konoha in the future, change the way the Root protects Konoha in the dark, and make up for and correct the mistakes he made..."

"..."

Jiraiya sighed deeply.

The tall, white-haired man extended his hand and patted Akihara Kagura's shoulder, saying softly, "I understand what you mean, but Sunagakure is an ally of Konoha. We don't even need to lift a finger; if the old man extends an invitation, the Kazekage will rush over..."

"..."

Now, it's Akihara Kagura's turn to remain silent.

The alliance between Konoha and Sunagakure remains intact, and the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, has always been known for his mild approach to foreign affairs and has maintained a high level of credibility in this regard.

just now…

What should I say to keep delaying?

"Let go...let go of me..."

Just then, Shukaku on the ground let out a weak cry and its body suddenly disappeared, leaving only Gaara lying unconscious on the spot.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, swiftly landed beside Gaara and examined his body. It seemed that Shukaku had inexplicably returned to Gaara's body.

Actually...

Shukaku has exhausted its strength.

This tailed beast does indeed have a large amount of chakra, but its chakra recovery speed is far slower than that of the wood dragon.

Akihara Kagura took the opportunity to observe the Ten-Tails' husk inside her body and found that its chakra had increased significantly. At least she could see that it had chakra inside it, which might be able to support it in battle a few more times in the future.

Unfortunately, it seems that the Ten-Tails' body inside Akihara Kagura can only be revived for the time being by absorbing chakra through Wood Release.

of course.

Akihara Kagura didn't plan to use any other methods, such as directly absorbing the tailed beasts, because that method might cause him to lose one of his most useful future superiors...

This way of toying with Shukaku is pretty good.

Once Shukaku's chakra recovers, it will go berserk while Gaara is asleep, allowing Gaara to use Wood Release to absorb Shukaku's chakra. If this happens hundreds or thousands of times, the Ten-Tails' husk within Gaara might be fully restored.

The problem is...

Shukaku might hide for fear of being beaten.

There are nine tailed beasts in the ninja world. Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, is quite intelligent and can even learn ninja abilities. Its combat power far exceeds that of its tail, and it is not the weakest tailed beast in the ninja world.

This could also be because the One-Tailed Beast has the least chakra among the tailed beasts, and in order not to be ridiculed by the other tailed beasts, it works hard to learn ninja techniques.

"Does that one-tailed creature often go berserk?"

Akihara Kagura concealed her true nature.

"..."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, nodded, not denying the facts, because there was no way to hide it. If Gaara slept too soundly, Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, would emerge and go berserk.

"Why not seal away the One-Tailed Beast's chakra?"

As soon as Jiraiya asked the question, he immediately realized he had made a mistake. Not every village in the ninja world is as averse to using the power of tailed beasts as Konoha.

The Nine-Tails is too powerful and too difficult to control.

The tailed beasts from other ninja villages are not particularly powerful, and even if they go berserk, it is relatively easy to control them.

The Nine-Tails only went berserk once, yet it took the lives of the Fourth Hokage and his wife, as well as a large number of outstanding ninjas, causing Konoha to suffer heavy losses and severely weaken its vitality.

Moreover…

Other ninja villages also lack the complete lineage of sealing techniques like Konoha.

There's no way.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, looked at Gaara with a complex expression and said softly, "Sunagakure is not as good as Konoha; we can only hope that the Jinchuriki can control the Tailed Beasts..."

"Is there a way?"

Kagura Akihara glanced at Jiraiya and tentatively offered her idea: "Why not just have the Jinchuriki release the Tailed Beasts and continuously beat them, like taming animals? That should make them obey..."

"What a naive idea..."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Even I have to put in a lot of effort to suppress Shukaku when it goes berserk. Every time Shukaku goes berserk, if I can't suppress it in time, it will cause great damage to the village..."

however…

Jinchuriki are of great significance to ninja villages.

No ninja village dares to easily leave immature Jinchuriki outside; they can only keep them in the village for protection, which means they have to bear the damage caused by the Tailed Beasts going berserk.

"Pretty simple, right?"

Akihara Kagura touched her nose and glanced at Jiraiya: "Jiraiya-sensei, should we stay in the Land of Wind for a while to prevent anyone from assassinating the Kazekage...?"

"..."

Jiraiya nodded.

If the matter of Orochimaru's assassination attempt on the Fourth Kazekage remains unresolved, Jiraiya will really need to stay in the Land of Wind for a while longer to investigate Orochimaru's whereabouts.

After speaking with her teacher, Akihara Kagura turned to the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa: "Jiraiya-sensei forbade me from killing you, but we have to settle the score for your son trying to kill me. How about I use him as an experiment first?"

"If Lord Kazekage believes I'm trying to take revenge on your son, you can release Shukaku directly and kill your son to stop him from suffering any longer..."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Jiraiya tapped Akihara Kagura on the head.

Is that something a normal person would say, kid? Who lets another ninja village release the tailed beast and then kill the Jinchuriki?!

Especially since this Jinchūriki is the son of the Kazekage!

Kagura Akihara muttered somewhat discontentedly, "This debt can't just be left like this. The Kazekage's son can't just kill people randomly. I was just seeking justice, and I could barely consider it as using him to gain experience in dealing with tailed beasts..."

At this point, Akihara Kagura stared at the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, and asked, "Does Your Excellency Kazekage intend to wage war against us, and are worried that Konoha might discover a way to deal with the Tailed Beasts of Sunagakure beforehand?"

"..."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, seemed to have his thoughts touched upon.

In fact, Rasa had indeed had this idea recently. The only way to solve Sunagakure's financial problems was to wage war. Relying on gold mining alone had no chance of improving the village's finances.

but…

How could you possibly say something like that!

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, gritted his teeth and snorted coldly, saying, "I'm more worried that Konoha wants to attack Sunagakure and annex the Land of Wind..."

"..."

Jiraiya was somewhat speechless.

Akihara Kagura glanced at Rasa and reminded him, "The Land of Wind is all desert; its land isn't as fertile as the Land of Fire. Konoha's purpose in attacking Sunagakure... is to sell sand to other countries?"

"..."

This is so insulting!

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was trembling with rage!

This brat is too insulting. If I hadn't heard that this brat single-handedly defeated Kirigakure and captured the Fourth Mizukage, Yagura Karatachi, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, would have really wanted to have a ninja duel with this brat!

"Lord Kazekage, you are aware of what happened in Kirigakure, aren't you?"

Akihara Kagura looked at the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa: "We can't just let it go that your son tried to kill us. How about we launch a symbolic attack on Sunagakure, send the Kazekage to his release first, capture this brat, and then use him for experiments?"

After saying that, Akihara Kagura looked at Jiraiya and said, "That way, we can kill the Kazekage without having to stay here and worry about him being assassinated..."

"Calm down!"

Jiraiya quickly grabbed Akihara Kagura.

"Konoha and Sunagakure are allies..."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, gritted his teeth, sealing their alliance: "If Konoha ninjas attack their allies, other ninja villages will no longer trust Konoha's credibility."

"Your son attacked me first..."

"Let's let Gaara get some sleep first."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, glanced at his son and said helplessly, "I will talk to him about this tomorrow after he wakes up, but this must be kept absolutely secret. I must be present for every one of your experiments..."

"Alright."

Akihara Kagura nodded in agreement.

night.

Akihara Kagura and Jiraiya found an inn in Sunagakure.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, sent people to inquire if they had seen the ninja who had taken Gaara away, as someone had discovered that the ninja was missing.

Obviously.

Everyone believed that the ninja had fled out of fear.

No one knew that after the ninja took advantage of the chaos to leave, he had already secretly entered a house, reached out and tore off the human skin mask from his face, revealing Orochimaru's face.

"Did the plan fail?"

Sasori of the Red Sand is waiting for him here.

There was only one person in this household, a ninja from Sunagakure who was being controlled by Sasori using the Mind Control Sand Technique. Naturally, he wouldn't betray Sasori's information.

"It's not a failure."

Orochimaru shook his head, chuckled, and continued, "Didn't Pain send me to act as bait to distract Jiraiya? Now that Akihara Kagura and Jiraiya have arrived in Sunagakure, my mission should be considered complete, right?"

"..."

Sasori of the Red Sand couldn't find any fault with him. After nodding, he continued, "Then we should first ask Pain how long he wants you to keep him occupied here..."

"It can't take too long, can it?"

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and chuckled, "I still have quite a few experiments to complete... Is the Akatsuki going to force me to stay here indefinitely?"

"Of course not."

Sasori of the Red Sand quickly shook his head and continued, "However, are you really not considering killing the Kazekage? Your human skin mask is quite excellent; perhaps you could use the Face-Changing Technique to impersonate the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa..."

"Sunagakure is not a wealthy village."

Orochimaru shook his head, showing little interest in impersonating the Kage of such a village. The danger was great, the returns were low, and the worst part was that he might even lose money.

Yes.

The Kazekage of Sunagakure really has to work at his own expense.

The gold dust collected diligently by the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was all used to supplement the Sunagakure village's finances and to train the village's ninjas.

have to say.

Rasa is indeed trying his best to be an excellent Kazekage.

In order to allow Sunagakure to persist for so long after the Daimyo of the Land of Wind disarmed his army, the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, gave almost everything. Even his wife, before she died, instructed him to take good care of Gaara, but Gaara was turned into a Jinchūriki by him.

The next day.

Early morning.

The red-haired boy woke up.

Since his father sealed Shukaku into his body, making him the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast, this was the first time in many years that Gaara had a good night's sleep.

even…

Gaara also had a dream.

In that long dream, Gaara dreamed that he had grown up and encountered the guy he had met during the day. However, no matter what he did, he could not defeat him and could only call on Shukaku to come out and help him. But Shukaku refused to go out and get beaten up no matter what.

pity…

That was just a dream...

In reality, he hadn't grown up yet; Shukaku was still inside him, clamoring to get out and find that guy to get revenge.

"Gaara".

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, entered and coldly ordered, "Starting today, you will cooperate with someone in experiments. He will help you tame the tailed beast within you..."

"Yes."

Gaara lowered his head with a cold expression.

"Come on, I'll take you there."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, led him out of the room and said in a deep voice, "Remember, don't offend that brat named Akihara Kagura, and don't cause any more trouble for Sunagakure!"

"Yes."

Gaara responded coldly.

That guy…

Can it really help him control Shukaku?

That's ridiculous! Maybe it can only help control things in dreams!

Outside Sunagakure Village.

Akihara Kagura and Jiraiya waited here for the father and son.

Jiraiya looked at his disciple, seemingly understanding his thoughts, and spoke up, "You want to use the One-Tailed Beast for experiments because of that brat Naruto, right?"

Jiraiya had personally witnessed Akihara Kagura caring for Uzumaki Naruto and gently reminded him, "This might be a futile effort. Your experimental method is still a method of taming beasts. Tailed beasts are quite intelligent, almost as intelligent as humans..."

"The experiments on the One-Tailed Jinchuriki cannot be applied to the Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki..."

"The difference in strength between the One-Tailed and the Nine-Tailed is huge..."

"Just like the difference between a village genin and the First Hokage..."

Fourth update!

Thank you xinhuitianmi for being the leader!

The final 5,000 words are now complete! (Bonus chapter for the Alliance Leader!)

(End of this chapter)