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Chapter 145 The Pinnacle of Shukaku's Life!

Some things shouldn't be said carelessly.

The tailed beasts in the ninja world have a very bad relationship.

The relationship between the number one Nine-Tails and the number one One-Tails is worse than the relationship between the top student and the bottom student in the Konoha Ninja Academy.

If Shukaku were to overhear Jiraiya praising the difference between it and Kurama, it would definitely have to work very hard to take care of Jiraiya in his old age and see him to his death.

Akihara Kagura is still young and doesn't need to worry about birth, aging, sickness, and death, so she doesn't need to be so careful when she speaks: "The example Jiraiya-sensei gave isn't very good. I feel that the difference between the One-Tailed and the Nine-Tailed might be greater than the difference between a dog and a human..."

"..."

When the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, and Gaara arrived, they happened to overhear the conversation between Akihara Kagura and Jiraiya, and also heard what Akihara Kagura said.

Although the One-Tailed Beast of Sunagakure is indeed not powerful enough...

But isn't it going too far to humiliate the strategic weapons of Sunagakure like this?

"He's insulting me!"

"How could that fox possibly be any better than me!"

"Shukaku-sama is going to tear that bastard to pieces! Gaara, you brat, let me out right now! I'm going to tear him to pieces!"

Shukaku inside Gaara could hear Akihara Kagura's words and was instantly enraged by her, shouting and yelling in the sealed space, demanding that Gaara release it quickly!

"..."

Gaara's brows furrowed immediately!

Because the One-Tailed Beast inside him was desperately trying to burst out, it was quite troublesome for the little boy to restrain its rampage, especially when the One-Tailed Beast was in a bad mood!

"Let it out."

Akihara Kagura stood up and began to flex her fingers.

"You said it yourself!"

Gaara's eyes suddenly turned sharp!

next moment!

A burst of violent chakra erupted from the red-haired boy, and Shukaku, whose chakra had been restored, suddenly shot out!

"Let Grandpa Shukaku teach you a lesson again!"

Shukaku sat in the desert with its plump body, and the sandstorm swirled around it. The desert was its home ground!

This time…

It won't lose as abruptly as it did yesterday!

"Little brat..."

Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, raised its claws, resembling a ninja's hand seal: "This time, I'll show you how powerful Lord Shukaku is!"

However, this time Shukaku suffered an even worse fate.

Before Shukaku could even unleash its power, Akihara Kagura was already eager to absorb its chakra, and a vine root sprouted directly from the ground!

The tree root quickly sprouted a huge wooden golem that pinned the One-Tailed Shukaku to the ground and beat it mercilessly, tightly gripping the tailed beast's neck and absorbing its chakra!

Until the chakra within Shukaku was absorbed by Akihara Kagura, it no longer had the strength to maintain its body and could only helplessly shrink into Gaara's body...

"..."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, remained speechless for a long time as he watched this scene.

The tailed beasts that had always posed a huge threat to Sunagakure were like kittens in Akihara Kagura's hands, unable to stir up any sandstorm at all.

"Day 1".

Akihara Kagura watched as the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, carried Gaara's body and continued, "It seems the experiment was effective. After beating it up today, it seems to have become more obedient."

"Perhaps."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, is truly flawless.

Because Shukaku did indeed obediently return to Gaara's body, instead of causing a ruckus even after being suppressed as it had in the past.

"Remember to come again tomorrow."

Akihara Kagura glanced at the chakra absorbed by the Ten-Tails' body within her body, and this method was indeed effective.

The chakra of the tailed beasts is enormous.

In addition, these tailed beasts can automatically absorb natural energy to restore their chakra, and their restoration efficiency is far higher than that of human ninjas.

the next day.

Shukaku, the one-tailed beast, remains very active.

The tailed beast's fate remained unchanged; it was pinned to the ground and brutally beaten by a massive wooden doll, its chakra completely absorbed...

Seventh day.

Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, isn't particularly active anymore.

However, the tailed beast's nature made it still very arrogant, but its fate did not change at all; it was unable to move because a vine tied around its neck.

Day 29.

Shukaku, the one-tailed beast, has finally undergone some changes.

The tailed beast realized that it might not be a match for Akihara Kagura.

Of course, Shukaku himself would never admit that after being beaten up by Akihara Kagura's Wood Release during the day, Shukaku called out to Gaara in the sealing space at night, demanding that Gaara do something.

Inside the sealed space.

Shukaku, dragging Gaara along, stared at the brat he hated: "Kid, do you want revenge on that bastard?"

"certainly!"

The red-haired boy frowned and said coldly, "But even you, a monster, can't beat him, so what can I do?"

That's because...

Shukaku, the large tanuki, hesitated for a moment before immediately shifting the blame to Gaara: "Because I, your great one, am inside you, I can't unleash my full power at all. Some of my abilities can only be used by a brat like you!"

Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, proposed his plan: "Starting tomorrow, you'll let me use your body to fight!"

"..."

Gaara didn't quite understand.

"All you have to do is behave!"

Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, patted Gaara's head with its claws, still sporting its arrogant demeanor: "Leave the matter of revenge to me!"

Day 30.

Outside Sunagakure Village.

The desert remains boundless.

When the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, took Gaara to see Akihara Kagura, Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, unusually did not appear directly. Instead, he let Gaara and Akihara Kagura fight first.

"The Hand of Sand!"

Under Gaara's control, a cloud of sand gathered into a giant claw resembling Shukaku, which directly grabbed at Akihara Kagura's body!

Because the One-Tailed Beast was willing to provide its chakra, Gaara's technique was amplified in power!

however…

This claw was blasted apart by the wooden figure's punch!

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, who was watching from a distance, sensed the change in his son. His eyes revealed surprise and joy: "Gaara... he used Shukaku's power... did he succeed in becoming a Jinchūriki?"

"This method... actually worked?"

Jiraiya couldn't help but feel somewhat surprised.

Does this animal taming method really work?

After all, Akihara Kagura beat up Shukaku with far greater efficiency and frequency than any previous Kazekage. Perhaps this method of taming beasts really works.

however…

Changes quickly occurred on the battlefield!

No matter what, Gaara was no match for Mujin. The somewhat irritable One-Tailed Shukaku immediately revealed its true form and was immediately grabbed by the head and beaten by Mujin. The first time Shukaku and Gaara teamed up, Shukaku lost even more miserably!

late at night.

Inside the sealed space.

Shukaku and Gaara are sitting here.

The large, fat raccoon and the short, red-haired little boy are both touching their chins, creating a rather adorable contrast.

"This can't go on."

Shukaku was very dissatisfied with the outcome of today's battle, and even shifted the blame: "It's all your fault, brat, for being too weak to unleash the full power of Lord Shukaku."

"..."

Gaara was utterly speechless.

As a child, Gaara hadn't learned much and didn't understand the specifics of tailed beasts and jinchūriki, so he could only let Shukaku throw the blame at him.

"What can we do then?"

Gaara frowned, unable to come up with a solution.

"Looks like Lord Shukaku will have to use his brain in this battle..."

Shukaku, unable to come up with a solution, could only think of setting up a trap during the battle tomorrow.

Time flies.

The weather in the Land of Wind remains one of endless yellow sand.

The villagers of Sunagakure gradually got used to one thing: Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, no longer went berserk when it was in the village; it was just often beaten up outside the village.

Outside Sunagakure Village.

Gaara is progressing incredibly fast!

The churning quicksand on the ground sank the wooden figure into it!

Because of the chakra support of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, Gaara's technique became increasingly powerful, as the wooden doll was trapped in quicksand!

Under Gaara's control, clumps of yellow sand transformed into a giant sandman, which crashed into the wooden doll controlled by Akihara Kagura!

During this period of battle, Gaara and Shukaku have become increasingly adept at using the Wood Golem Technique, deliberately setting up traps in the environment to limit its effectiveness!

Even so, Gaara's sand men were unable to defeat the wooden men, and were directly pulled over by the wooden men who were trapped in quicksand!

Akihara Kagura manipulated the wooden doll to grab the sandman's head, crushing it into a cloud of yellow sand, and then smashed its chest with a punch!

"Let the Shukaku inside you come out?"

As always, Akihara Kagura called out to Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, within Gaara.

"..."

Gaara silently raised his finger.

Shukaku suddenly revealed its true form, but a sand pit appeared on its head to cover Gaara's body. This form mode allows the two of them to fight together!

"This time is different..."

Gaara held up his finger!

"I know that too!"

Shukaku's hand slammed onto the ground, and clumps of quicksand tumbled up and covered Akihara Kagura's wooden doll, gradually transforming it into the shape of a pyramid!

Black runes appeared on the pyramid!

This is a sealing technique of Shukaku, which can seal people away!

This battle was the best performance by Shukaku and Gaara ever. They used traps to control the wooden golem's movements, and even the sand golem that was defeated by the wooden golem, the scattered quicksand was a carefully planned trap!

Because there is only enough quicksand...

Only then can the wooden doll that supports the sealing of Akihara Kagura by the tail of Shukaku be supported!

As the black runes fully materialized on the pyramid, Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, finally completed its seal and grinned wildly: "Hahahaha, let that brat die inside! Shukaku is the invincible one!"

Bang!

Just as Shukaku was laughing uncontrollably, and even Gaara's lips curled into a cold smile, a wooden doll's fist suddenly burst out from the pyramid!

The expressions on those two guys' faces suddenly changed!

Akihara Kagura's wooden doll grew rapidly, becoming even larger than the One-Tailed Shukaku. It stretched out its palm and pressed it directly onto Shukaku's head, as if it were holding down a disobedient child, and quickly absorbed the chakra within its body!

"How is that possible..."

Shukaku stared in disbelief at the hand pressing down on its head, struggling desperately: "How could my sealing technique possibly fail?!"

"It's alright."

Gaara's body was still trapped inside Shukaku's. He looked up at the wooden figure, which was as large as a mountain, and said in a deep voice, "You can definitely come up with other battle plans..."

"You little rascal..."

Shukaku didn't want to lose face by telling the truth.

Because this was the best battle plan that Shukaku had come up with, and it even progressed perfectly in this battle, the actual result was not quite the same as the result it had imagined!

What should we do?

Am I destined to never be able to defeat that guy named Akihara Kagura? Am I destined to suffer his beatings every single day?

far away.

On a sandstone rock.

Rasa and Jiraiya were still observing the battle.

The Fourth Kazekage's attitude was completely different from before; he sighed with some emotion, "Jiraiya's disciple is truly powerful..."

"Lord Kazekage's son is not bad either..."

Jiraiya chuckled and didn't hold back his praise: "It seems the results over the past few months have been quite good. Gaara's relationship with Shukaku has improved considerably, and he can almost be said to have completely controlled the tailed beast within him..."

"..."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, slowly nodded.

Although they were unclear about the true nature of Gaara's relationship with Shukaku, at least Gaara was able to borrow Shukaku's power, and Shukaku was no longer running rampant in the village...

Although they didn't know that Shukaku couldn't go berserk because its chakra was completely absorbed during the day and it had to work hard to recover at night...

"Oh, right."

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, was quite pleased with his youngest son's current situation and casually mentioned something: "Several corpses have been found in the village, and their faces have disappeared. It's very likely that someone is impersonating them. Jiraiya, who exactly is trying to assassinate me?"

"..."

Jiraiya hesitated and did not speak.

late at night.

The temperature in Sunagakure is very low.

Jiraiya lay on the inn's bed, looking at the still somewhat energetic Akihara Kagura beside him, and asked, "Kagura, how long have we been out of Konoha?"

"It's been over a year, hasn't it?"

Akihara Kagura pondered for a moment, then lowered her head to calculate.

Akihara Kagura and Jiraiya haven't been to many places yet. They first traveled around the Land of Fire, experienced the atmosphere of the ninja world, and learned Sage Mode.

The two of them went to the Land of Rivers. Jiraiya taught him training and how to live the life of an ordinary traveler. They also destroyed several of Orochimaru's experimental bases in the Land of Rivers, and ended up running into Orochimaru.

Later, they obtained some information about the Akatsuki organization from Orochimaru and a waitress in the Land of Rivers. They also went to the Land of Rain to deal with the Akatsuki organization and Amegakure.

Finally, they arrived in the Land of Wind to resolve the assassination attempt on the Kazekage. They stayed there waiting for Orochimaru to appear, and also to beat up the One-Tailed Shukaku.

"I wonder how Nagato is doing..."

Jiraiya was still thinking about Nagato. He had always believed that Nagato was the chosen one. He sighed and said, "After this experiment to tame the tailed beasts is over, I'll take you back to Konoha and hand you over to the old man..."

"You've been practicing alongside me all this time, yet I haven't been able to teach you much. I've taught you almost everything I could, and I've even learned a lot from you..."

"Today I will pass on to you my most precious knowledge..."

As Jiraiya spoke, he pulled out a magazine with a beautiful woman on the cover, his expression becoming extremely solemn: "How to properly distinguish a real beauty!"

"..."

Akihara Kagura rolled over and covered herself with the blanket.

Does Jiraiya really need to teach him something like this?

Jiraiya can't even tell the difference between a White Zetsu and a beautiful woman!

Inside Sunagakure Village.

Gaara's room.

The little boy with red hair was sleeping soundly.

Since Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, has been weakly returning to his body every day after exhausting its chakra, and given the recent subtle changes in his relationship with Shukaku, Gaara has been able to sleep soundly without worrying about Shukaku suddenly going berserk.

Inside the sealed space.

Shukaku was lost in thought, somewhat confused.

This fat tanuki, having no way to deal with Akihara Kagura, finally chose to remotely enter the space where the tailed beasts communicated through their unique communication methods.

Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, felt it lacked experience in Wood Release combat and decided to ask its kind for advice. It had heard that those guys had been captured by the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, and were definitely more experienced than it!

"Hey, you stinky fox!"

"How did you deal with the Wood Release ninjas back then?"

First update!

I was a bit tired from updating yesterday...

and also…

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