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

Chapter 572 There's nothing that money can't solve!

Tanuki?

Yekura quickly searched her mind and figured out what the "tanuki" Nara Rankei was referring to.

Ichibi, Shukaku!

Gaara has been the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast for several years now.

Due to his young age and relatively lack of mental energy, coupled with the fact that the quality of the "Tailed Beast Sealing Technique" possessed by Sunagakure was not very high, and especially the occasional "madman-like assassination attempts" from his own father and uncle.

Gaara's out-of-control incidents still occur from time to time.

As for Gaara, who is a Jinchūriki, every time he loses control, a fat, big-eared, pot-bellied "tattooed tanuki" will appear in Sunagakure.

Therefore, Yekura was quite familiar with the general appearance of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast.

Of course, if any ninja dares to call Shukaku "Big Tanuki" in front of him, Shukaku will definitely spray sand all over them.

To be precise, Shukaku is not a "tanuki" (raccoon dog); it just looks somewhat like a "tanuki," and its overall appearance is based on a "raccoon dog."

But just like how Nara Rinkazu always likes to call Go-O-Kou "Great White Deer".

In Nara Rinkaku's eyes, Shukaku was indeed a "socially conscious yellow raccoon cat with tattoos"!

but.

"No!"

Almost without hesitation, Yekura rejected Nara's request to take on the role of the cassia tree.

joke.

The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, has been successfully captured by Nara Rinka. If nothing unexpected happens, this guy will soon be meeting the Sage of Six Paths.

If Nara Rinkazu were to take Shukaku away from Sunagakure at this point, how much would Sunagakure's overall strength drop?

"The One-Tailed Shukaku is an inseparable part of the Tailed Beast power that has been part of Sunagakure since ancient times!"

"Oh!"

Nara Rinka chuckled.

Yekura was absolutely right.

The Five Shadows Summit has been held twice so far. (Originally, it was once.)

The "Tailed Beast Trade" was also carried out twice.

However, none of the "tailed beast trades" involved Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast.

When the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, captured and sold the Tailed Beasts, he only managed to capture eight.

Shukaku, the one-tailed beast, remained obediently in the hands of the Land of Wind from beginning to end.

Although Nara Rankei didn't know how the seal on the One-Tailed Shukaku was transferred from the "Wind Country Ninja Temple" to the "Sunagakure Village"...

However, for Yekura, Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast, is indeed a tailed beast power that Sunagakure has possessed "since ancient times".

"You regard Shukaku as your own power."

Nara Rinka's smile remained unchanged.

"But from the time of Bunpoku until now, to Gaara, has Shukaku ever truly served your Sunagakure village?"

Lies don't hurt people.

The truth is the fastest way to cut.

As early as the time of the Second Kazekage, Shamon, Sunagakure began its plan to "weaponize the Tailed Beasts".

However, the power of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast Weapon, has never been truly mastered by the Sand Village.

Even ninjas from other villages have never encountered a strike from the power of the One-Tailed Shukaku.

On the contrary, Sunagakure has frequently had to deal with the out-of-control and rampaging One-Tailed Shukaku in recent years.

For a ninja village, every time a Jinchuriki loses control, it causes immense destruction.

The successive Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure are a good example of this.

Moreover, due to its unique environment, Shukaku can unleash its full power in Sunagakure and even receive a certain "field bonus" effect from the surrounding natural environment.

Sunagakure was not very wealthy to begin with.

With Shukaku's frequent rampages, the already impoverished Sunagakure village suffered even more.

If it weren't for Rasa's [Gold Sand Technique], which allowed him to forcefully suppress the rampaging One-Tailed Shukaku from the front,

The once vast Sand Village would probably have been reduced to ruins long ago due to Gaara's repeated loss of control!

"in addition."

Nara Rinka added another sentence.

"Can Sunagakure really continue to withstand Shukaku's frequent rampages?"

Nara Rinka personally went to Sunagakure to eliminate Rasa for Pakura, thus advancing the "New Kazekage Plan" that the two had previously planned.

Luo Sha is gone!

just now.

Who else can Sunagakure send to suppress the rampaging One-Tailed Shukaku?

Is it Yekura?

Her strength was indeed enough to withstand the rampaging One-Tailed Shukaku.

According to the intelligence gathered by Nara Rinkei.

After returning to Sunagakure, Yekura also had several encounters and battles with Gaara who was out of control.

Although "fighting the One-Tailed Beast, demonstrating one's own strength, and gaining the trust of the Sand Village ninjas" was originally Nara Rinka and Yotsugu's plan.

However, it must be admitted that in the matter of "fighting against the One-Tailed Shukaku", Pakura's [Scorch Release] and [Swift Release] are indeed not as powerful as Rasa's [Magnetic Release].

Faced with the seemingly endless yellow sand of Shukaku, Pakura's [Scorch Release] couldn't even break through Shukaku's "Sand Shield" defensive wall.

Although the temperature of [Scorching Release] is high, it is not high enough to melt sand instantly.

To defeat Shukaku, Yotsuba mainly relied on the "Swift Escape" technique taught to her by Nara Rinkei.

The advantage of [Swift Escape] is speed, but its disadvantage is that it is "only about speed".

Yekura was able to use her extreme speed to effectively damage Shukaku.

However, Yekura was unable to restrain Shukaku's movements!

Simultaneously facing the rampage of the One-Tailed Shukaku, the post-battle losses of Sunagakure are calculated numerically.

If we say that Sunagakure suffered a loss of "10" after Yekura resolved the rampage incident.

If Rasa were to intervene, the losses suffered by Sunagakure might only be "4", or even lower.

after all.

The unique geographical environment of Sunagakure Village, with its endless yellow sand.

This is Shukaku's "home turf".

It's also "home turf" for Rosa!

Rasa's [Gold Sand Technique] can even be actively mixed into the yellow sand controlled by Shukaku, thereby restricting Shukaku's power.

This is something Yekura simply cannot do.

Yekura pursed her lips tightly.

Although Nara Rinka didn't elaborate on some points, Yokura herself was still aware of them.

Moreover, what Yekura is thinking about now is even deeper than what Nara Rinka has considered.

First of all, Sunagakure has never truly mastered the power of Shukaku, the One-Tailed Beast.

Secondly, having lost Rasa, Sunagakure can no longer withstand the rampage of Shukaku with minimal cost as before.

Finally, due to Rasa's bizarre actions, Gaara, as the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast, had absolutely no sense of belonging or identification with Sunagakure.

This also means that the number of times Shukaku goes out of control in the future will not decrease, but will increase!

Gaara, who is hostile to Sunagakure, may not only fail to restrain Shukaku's rampage, but may also actively allow Shukaku to go out of control.

Thinking about this, Ye Cang broke out in a cold sweat, and his hands and feet turned ice cold.

The problem of Luo Sha has clearly been solved.

She was clearly about to become the new Wind Shadow.

Why would two excellent things coming together lead to a more troublesome situation?

Could it be...?

The right choice would have been to hand Gaara and Shukaku over to Nara Rinkachi and Konoha.

Emotionally, Yekura was unable to accept this situation.

But reason told her that handing Gaara over now was indeed in the better interest of the village.

"you……"

Ye Cang remained silent for a long time before finally speaking with great difficulty.

"The village has been working hard to train a human guardian for the crane."

"Furthermore, Gaara is the son of the Fourth Kazekage..."

Nara Rinka raised an eyebrow, subtly foreshadowing something.

He looked amused.

"I'll pay more!"

First update.

The second update might be very late, very late.

Goodnight everyone.

(End of this chapter)