I, who just wanted to be lazy, was forced to become the Hokage.

Chapter 393 Cloud Ninja, You Didn't Want This Either...

The Eight-Tailed Gyūki's appearance is not as "pure" as that of other tailed beasts.

Overall, the Eight-Tailed Gyuki looks like a bull-headed octopus, a mysterious combination of the upper body of a bull and the lower body of an octopus.

The "octopus tentacles" mentioned by Nara Rinka actually refer to the "octopus tentacles" on the lower body of the Eight-Tailed Gyukiki.

Of course, it has a name that is more easily accepted by ninjas—the tail of a tailed beast!

Nara Kano originally didn't know much about the Eight-Tails, but recently, his young clan leader had asked him to search for information about the location of the Eight-Tails' jinchūriki. (Chapter 335)

Taking advantage of that opportunity, Nara Kano also learned some information about the Eight-Tails, so he naturally understood what his young clan leader meant by what he had just mentioned.

However, let's not even talk about how difficult it is to "cut off the octopus's tentacles".

The eight-tailed creature has eight tails, which means it has eight legs.

If all these "octopus tentacles" were sold separately, along with Killer Bee, the Jinchūriki, and the Eight-Tails'—well, upper body—then...

That means one eight-tailed creature would have to be sold ten times!

The old clan chief had long known that Nara Rangsei possessed a unique talent in business and economics, as evidenced by the "empty area development plan" that had not yet begun.

But he never expected that he had underestimated Nara Ranke's business acumen!

With a Hokage like this who knows how to make money, the village should be able to develop very well in the future, right?

"I will go and contact Shikaku immediately."

Nara Kano stood up expressionlessly and gave instructions in rapid succession.

"But I'm only responsible for relaying messages. We'll have to wait for news from the Land of Iron to see what the Third Hokage plans to do."

After saying this, Nara Kano turned and left without looking back.

He was genuinely worried that if he continued listening, Nara Rinka would suggest things like "octopus horns sold separately" or even "octopus ink sold by the kilogram."

It can only be said that the way of thinking of geniuses is always different from that of ordinary people.

Seeing the old clan chief leave as quickly as he could, Nara Rinkei waved to his departing figure as a farewell.

"Since the topic of tailed beast trading was brought up at the Five Kage Summit in the Land of Iron, it won't end easily."

Nara Rinka sat alone at the table, savoring the still-warm tea.

"Nine-tailed, eight-tailed, three-tailed, and King Mu."

"Excluding the Two-Tails, which Konoha is unaware of, Hiruzen Sarutobi only has four tailed beasts to trade with."

"But the Nine-Tails and the Three-Tails already have their own Jinchuriki. Kushina Uzumaki and Kakashi Hatake are both very important figures. There's no way Konoha would take out these two tailed beasts."

"So, it's just King Mu and the Eight-Tailed Fox."

Nara Langui looked serene and melancholy.

He didn't believe that Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't considered buying and selling the Five-Tails, Kokuou.

As the Third Hokage of Konoha, it's understandable that Hiruzen Sarutobi would have thoughts of suppressing and inhibiting the Nara clan's development, given their sudden rise to power.

Disregarding the harmony within the village and wantonly suppressing the Nara clan is an act of irrationality; Hiruzen Sarutobi isn't that stupid.

By using the pretext of protecting the village, they could persuade the Nara clan to prioritize the greater good and send away the dangerous time bomb that is Five-Tailed King, which would seem quite plausible.

Your position is determined by where you stand.

On issues like this, Nara Rinkei always dislikes two types of people.

One type is the person who doesn't consider the bigger picture.

The other type is someone who only asks him to consider the big picture.

"If Hiruzen Sarutobi really intends to use this opportunity to send King Mu away, then I'll just have to let him know how I brought King Mu back in the first place..."

Nara Rinkei put down her teacup and, using the mark of the [Flying Thunder God: Shadow Blade], went to the Kikyo Orphanage. Only a soft sigh remained in the room.

"Hopefully, Hiruzen Sarutobi will consider the bigger picture for Konoha!"

……

The Land of Iron.

Hiruzen Sarutobi soon received a message from Kikyo Castle.

Spiritual arts, a fast-paced, sophisticated style.

"...That's the situation."

Nara Shikaku gave a brief report.

"In addition, the clan chief also suggested cutting up and selling the Eight-Tails."

Cut?

Not only Hiruzen Sarutobi, but also Minato Namikaze, who was standing to the side, was somewhat confused after hearing these words.

But the two of them soon found out what Nara Rinka really thought.

"Oh, this..."

Hiruzen Sarutobi quickly stroked his goatee to mask the shock he was feeling.

"Selling Jinchuriki and Tailed Beasts separately is indeed a good suggestion."

According to Hiruzen Sarutobi's original plan, if Nara Rinkei really agreed to sell the Eight-Tails to other villages, then he would directly extract the Eight-Tails from Killer Bee's body and sell it separately to other villages.

Selling an entire "Eight-Tails Jinchuriki" to another village was something Hiruzen Sarutobi could not accept.

Because the "Eight-Tails Jinchuriki" symbolizes not only the "Eight-Tails" but also "Killer Bee".

In the early stages of the Third Shinobi World War, Minato Namikaze fought against the A and B teams from Kumogakure on several occasions.

According to Minato Namikaze's previous report, both A and B of the Hidden Cloud Village are close to the level of a village's Kage.

If we put Killer Bee back in his entirety, wouldn't that be like giving away a "Kage" to other villages for free while selling the Tailed Beasts?

A Kage possessing the Eight-Tails within their body can unleash power levels far exceeding those of a regular Kage.

How can this be?!

Hiruzen Sarutobi sold the Eight-Tails with the intention of reducing potential risks within the village and earning sufficient development funds for the village.

Also.

The eight tails were sold individually.

Other villages simply cannot produce a qualified Eight-Tails Jinchuriki without several decades of work, nor can they use the Eight-Tails as a weapon on the battlefield.

In this way, even if the Eight-Tails is sold, it is unlikely that the tailed beast will pose any threat to Konoha for at least ten years.

But now, Nara Rinkei has proposed a completely new solution to the problem.

Sell ​​Killer Bee and Eight-Tails separately.

Well, let's not go into detail about the octopus tentacles and such...

Konoha could try cutting off the octopus's tentacles to study the Eight-Tails' chakra...

Hiruzen Sarutobi seriously considered Nara's suggestion and found the plan increasingly feasible.

The power of a Jinchūriki almost entirely comes from the Tailed Beast.

Unlike Rōshi and Han, Killer Bee did not develop specialized bloodline limits such as [Lava Release] and [Boil Release] through the tailed beasts within him.

If the Eight-Tails were extracted from Killer Bee's body, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki's strength would be greatly affected, and he might even be unable to recover.

But what does this have to do with Konoha?

Konoha detained Killer Bee without ever intending to recruit him; their only goal was the Eight-Tails within him.

Nara Rinka's suggestion was essentially a separation between the Eight-Tails and Killer Bee, giving Konoha another bargaining chip to use in external transactions.

but.

The eight tails can be sold to other villages.

Killer Bee can only be sold to Kumogakure...

Well, that's not necessarily true.

Perhaps other ninja villages will be willing to pay a price for the information in Killer Bee's mind?

"Shikaku, when the talks continue tomorrow, focus the core of the deal on Killer Bee, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, the big boss of Kumogakure."

Hiruzen Sarutobi.

"The ninjas of Kumogakure probably don't want to see their village's leader fall into the hands of another village, right?"

(End of this chapter)