Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

"That child and his mother are working hard. Alas! It's a child with a tragic fate. I originally thought that with your guidance, Brother Shukaku, he would have a bright future, a talent capable of defeating Madara Uchiha and your Nine-Tails. But fate is cruel. His mother was already dying before he was even born. To give birth to him, his great mother gave her last breath and exhausted her last bit of life force... Brother Shukaku, the future of this child depends on you!"

With tears streaming down his face, he exaggerated the maternal love to the point of being incredibly great, hoping to make even the fat cat weep.

With this groundwork laid, he truly didn't believe that this fat cat couldn't coexist with Gaara. As long as the two had a deep bond, even if the Akatsuki members stormed in and forcibly pulled the fat cat out of Gaara's stomach, perhaps the fat cat would actually cut off its tail and save Gaara's life.

There's no need for Chiyo to use forbidden techniques to exchange her life for Gaara's.

He wasn't worried at all about Xiuli. Not to mention Xiuli's incredibly strong vitality, she had spent so many years with Nanami, and their relationship was probably even deeper than that of his man, Sasori.

Because of his existence, Sunagakure has changed a lot. So as long as that rice-carrying foreman is still mentally sound, he wouldn't let Deidara, who only knows how to make explosions and other weird things, and Sasori, this artistic duo, fight the tailed beasts in Sunagakure like in the original story. Given his relationship with Kakuzu, which is well known in the ninja world, he naturally wouldn't let Kakuzu and the immortal Hidan come over.

At that time, either Itachi Uchiha and Shark Face will come, or the rice-carrying foreman will come with his Six Paths of Reincarnation.

Whether it's to bring Kaguya out for the finale or because the power of Sunagakure really can't withstand the power of the Deva Path, the One-Tailed and Seven-Tailed must be sealed away.

All he can do now is plan ahead so that Chiyo can live a few more years, and have the One-Tailed Beast cultivate a good relationship with Gaara in advance...

814. Zhen Dou is truly a man of both literary and martial talents!

"Waaaaah.... So pitiful!"

It's unclear whether it was because the story told by Zhen Dou was so moving or because the story resonated with the fat cat, reminding it of its father who had died shortly after giving birth to them... Anyway, after Zhen Dou's story, while Handsome Scorpion's father and the others didn't react much, the fat cat was crying as if its own father had died, with tears and snot streaming down its face like a river, looking incredibly sad.

(⊙_⊙)?？

Handsome Scorpion's father and the others looked at the crying fat cat with blank expressions.

The story sounded touching, but none of them felt anything. Having lived in the ninja world for so many years, they were used to life and death. This fat cat, on the other hand, had been in the ninja world for far longer than them. Among these people, apart from Shinto, the one who had been in the ninja world the longest was Sasori's father, who had been in the ninja world for over twenty years. That was a long time for the others, but this fat cat had been in the ninja world for hundreds of years. He had seen everything in those hundreds of years of history. In recent years, just the fact that this fat cat had unleashed his power had caused countless deaths in the Land of Wind.

They initially thought it was a wicked, fat cat that had been tricked and crippled, but now it's crying like a three-year-old child, instantly shattering their worldview.

Several of the sealing class guys, who had been praising Fat Cat, almost wanted to bow down and worship Master Shindou.

God knows what they've been through all these years. To make the fat cat happy, they tirelessly read books and newspapers and learned new idioms every day after get off work, all to make the fat cat happy. As long as they make him comfortable and prevent him from losing his temper and going berserk, their mission is accomplished.

But this one task alone, in just a few years, drastically reduced their cultural level from a semi-illiterate student with six years of basic education to a graduate student. Even so, they still couldn't make the fat cat have much of an emotional reaction. However, their master, Zhen Dou, could make the fat cat cry and laugh with just a few words and a story. It was just too damn sharp!

"Sigh! Who can argue with that? As the child of the Kazekage, he lost his mother at birth. It's really... I'm entrusting this child to you from now on."

Seeing the fat cat crying loudly, Zhen Dou was also startled. He didn't expect that his story was so vivid that it could resonate with the fat cat's deep heart. But that's fine, he has achieved his goal.

If this fat cat doesn't try to fool Gaara like in the original story, at least Gaara can grow up normally and won't have to wait until the savior gives him a lecture to clear his name. In the original story, the fat cat and Gaara only had about two years of normal interaction. Moreover, Gaara didn't have the kind of persuasive ability that the savior could use to deepen their bond in just two years. The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, Little Sunglasses, spent decades with the Eight-Tails before he managed to get the Eight-Tails to cut off one of its tails to save Little Sunglasses' life.

It seems even the Savior couldn't do this. If it weren't for the protagonist protecting him, he would have been dead long ago. When Kurama was forcibly extracted, he didn't even have the thought of cutting off his own tail to save the Savior. This shows how difficult it is for tailed beasts to get along with humans. The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki had been a loving family with the Eight-Tails for decades since childhood. They truly developed feelings for each other before cutting off his own tail to save the little sunglasses. The reason why Kurama and the fat cat later coexist peacefully with Gaara is only because they formed a relationship under the threat of Madara and the Ten-Tails. It's not necessarily true that their feelings are that deep.

After all, the hatred that tailed beasts have harbored for humans for hundreds of years cannot be erased in just a few years. Even the old monk Bunpuku couldn't change the One-Tailed Beast's mind after spending decades. It was Shinto who had watched the anime and understood the One-Tailed Beast's personality and was able to fool it.

Currently, among the other Jinchuriki in the ninja world, only the guy in sunglasses from Kumogakure and Sasori's girlfriend can truly form a bond with the leader inside their bellies. As for the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, to put it nicely, they can control the power of the Tailed Beasts, but to put it bluntly, they are just the little brothers of the Tailed Beasts inside their bellies. If the big brother inside them gets unhappy one day, that power will be gone, and they are always in a passive position.

Therefore, the feelings that the fat cat with the first and second tail had for Gaara from a young age were very important. As long as the fat cat pitied Gaara or trained Gaara to become a tool for revenge against the Nine-Tails, as long as the two could treat each other peacefully for ten years or so, wouldn't the bond between them be formed?

Tailed beasts are even more sensitive than humans. Otherwise, they wouldn't have held a grudge against humans for hundreds of years just because they were hurt by them once. The One-Tail watched Gaara grow up in Gaara's belly from a young age. Instead of the resentment shown in the original work, it taught and guided Gaara from a young age, which helped to build a teacher-student relationship.

"Waaaah... No problem, I'll definitely teach that brat a good lesson from now on, waaaah..."

"I'm relieved to hear that."

"Waaaaah..."

"......"

The people around looked at the two figures, one big and one small. Masato kept talking and the fat cat kept crying. The scene was very incongruous.

"This is....(⊙_⊙)"

Just then, Luo Sha arrived at the altar carrying a baby, and was equally dumbfounded by the scene before him.

Especially seeing Fat Cat's wailing and sobbing instantly diluted the joy... ugh! the sadness of losing his wife.

I don't know what's going on, the tailed beast is actually crying!

Moreover, it was his grandfather's old subordinate who made him cry, which once again shattered his worldview.

I used to think that it was already pretty impressive that Seven-Tails was beaten to tears by his grandfather, his old subordinate. Now it's even more impressive that One-Tails, who has such a difficult personality, was made to cry by him.

Just how sharp is that mouth!

No wonder this old man has been the village's top performer for decades.

Zhen Dou is truly a man of both literary and martial talents!

"Ahem! Since we've brought the child, let's begin. Every newborn child possesses a vital energy, and the longer this is delayed, the greater the impact on their future..."

With all the parties involved present, Zhen Dou felt embarrassed to continue talking about the other person's wife's death, to avoid awkwardness for those above him.

Someone's wife just died, and you're using that to fool the Tailed Beasts? That's really despicable...

"It's finally here! Hurry, hurry, I can't wait any longer!"

The main character has arrived. Fat Cat still had two lines of tears on his face, but he stopped crying and was so excited that the sealing array trembled.

The main character who beats up Kurama's idiotic little brother's jinchūriki has arrived! Shukaku's grand plan has officially set sail! ヾ(^Д^*)/

"The sealing team is ready. Master Shindou, thank you for your help."

Rasa also came to his senses, and after notifying the surrounding sealing squad members, he handed his youngest son over to Masato.

815. The fat cat actively nuzzled into its belly.

The sealing process went smoothly. Even after the sealing team released the fat cat by removing the sealing array around it, the fat cat darted straight into the baby version of Gaara's belly, much to everyone's astonishment. All the sealing team had to do was add a sealing array to Gaara's belly.

However, judging from Fat Cat's behavior, Sasori's father and the others thought that the sealing formation was somewhat unnecessary. Fat Cat was clearly completely fooled. Before Gaara defeated the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha, even if you put a knife to Fat Cat's neck and asked him to come out, he probably wouldn't.

The members of the sealing squad felt as if they had been in a dream after the sealing ended, especially the squad leader, who was the main force behind it and had a sense of unreality after the sealing.

He has been in the industry for almost twenty years. He was involved in the sealing of the Seven-Tails back then. Even the sealing of the Seven-Tails was never as smooth as it is now. The Seven-Tails was just not resisting back then. How could it be like now, as soon as the tailed beast came out, it couldn't wait to actively crawl into the Jinchuriki's stomach?

"...Alright, there shouldn't be any problems now. If Gaara experiences any emotional changes in the future, just talk to Shukaku as you did before. You can't hear it, but it can hear you."

Shinto was speechless at the fat cat's impatient manner. After a long while, he came to his senses and saw the sealing seal on Gaara's stomach. He handed the child to Rasa and said something to him.

He wasn't worried that the fat cat would still try to fool Gaara; he was just worried that the fat cat was naturally lively. Gaara was still a baby, and it would take at least two or three years before he could talk. If no one talked to the fat cat during those two or three years, it would be strange if he didn't go crazy.

Locking someone in a small room for a year or two would drive someone with poor mental fortitude insane, let alone a naturally lively fat cat...

So all I can do is let Rasa occasionally brag to the fat cat in Gaara's belly and belittle Kurama to keep it in a good mood.

"Then I'll take my leave now."

After seeing Masato's expression indicating that he understood, Rasa left the altar with the child in her arms.

There were still many things waiting for him to handle tonight. His youngest son becoming a Jinchūriki was the most important thing. His wife had also died tonight, exhausting her life force to ensure the safe birth of their youngest son. After the birth of their youngest son, he rushed over without stopping. His wife's funeral arrangements were still waiting for him to take care of.

This was a woman who had been by his side since he was a nobody. She had only been the wife of the Wind Shadow for less than two years when she died before she could even enjoy her happiness.

Thinking of all this, Luo Sha, who had just left the altar with his son in his arms, began to moisten his eyes again. An indescribable sadness spread through his heart, and the guards around him were also affected by this emotion. Although the eldest son's youngest son was successfully sealed, each of them still had a deathly expression on their face.

However, none of this concerned Shinto anymore. After handing the child over to Rasa, he returned to the village with Sasori's father and "Conan's father," and each went home.

.......

"boom!"

"Shindou-kun, Kakuzu-kun is waiting for you at the First Line of Heaven."

Just as I got home, with a thud, Miss Slug appeared on Masato's shoulder and said softly, slightly drunk.

"...Kakuzu? Shouldn't he be busy running errands to support those idle bastards in the Land of Rain right now? What's he doing in Sunagakure? (⊙_⊙)?"

"I'm curious," Masato asked.

Kakuzu is truly a good brother to Chiyo. Not only did he help take care of her nephew, but he also entrusted Miss Slug to deliver a big gift when Sasori's daughter was born, making Chiyo extremely happy. If it weren't for Kakuzu's reputation, Chiyo would probably have asked him to trick Kakuzu into becoming a double-flower red stick in Sunagakure.

Doesn't everyone love money?

They have plenty of money, but nothing but plenty of sand dunes!

Nowadays, rogue ninjas as loyal and righteous as Kakuzu are extinct in the ninja world.

However, Kakuzu's reputation in the ninja world is too great, and his name is too prominent. It would be inappropriate for Sunagakure to recruit a famous rogue ninja.

If Kakuzu was originally a member of Sunagakure, that would be fine. They could just find a reason to change his file and let him return to the village without any problem. Just like Sasori now, although he was designated as an S-rank rogue ninja by Rasa, if Sasori wanted to come back, they could just find a reason. After all, he was the crown prince of Sunagakure. As long as it is not proven that Sasori did not kill Sunagakure, who would dare to say a word?

Moreover, Masato and Sasori's father had already laid the groundwork for Sasori. Sunagawa committed suicide for love, and there was also the old fox, Shirachi Umekawa, as a witness. No one would have thought that Masato and Sasori's father were covering for Sasori.

Even if Handsome Scorpion actually pulls out the Sunagawa puppet during a fight, there won't be any problem.

However, Kakuzu was, after all, a rogue ninja from Takigakure, and he was free to govern as he pleased. How carefree it would be for him to be the Minister of Finance in the Land of Rain. The rules of the great ninja villages were simply too numerous, so naturally he wouldn't actually listen to Shinto's tricks into switching sides and becoming a double-flowered red stick in Sunagakure.

However, ever since Kakuzu became the Finance Minister of the Land of Rain, there have been news reports all over the ninja world every few days that Kakuzu is running around doing business all over the map. He's even more frantic than before. It's not easy to support a country's idle people!

This is more stressful than raising a Tsunade.

That's why Shinto was curious about why Kakuzu had time to come and find him.

"Hiccup... I don't know, but Kakuzu-kun said he seemed to have some big business dealings with you."

Miss Slug let out a small burp; judging by the alcohol concentration, she probably drank quite a bit today.

"Sogga, I'm coming right now."

Zhen Dou understood, and flew towards the narrow pass. If it was for a big business deal, then it wouldn't be surprising if Jiao Du had time to come looking for him.

However, he was also curious about what big business in the ninja world could not be handled by Kakuzu, a double-flower red stick. Did he want to assassinate Onoki and get him to help him out?

If that's the case, considering how long Kakuzu has taken care of his nephew, he feels he has no choice but to apologize to Onoki...

"Brother Kakuzu, you really are something else. You've come all this way, why don't you come in and sit down? And you even had Miss Slug tip you off. You're being too polite!"

Upon arriving at the First Line of Heaven, Masato immediately spotted Kakuzu, his eyes glowing green, dressed in the Akatsuki's cool red cloud uniform, waiting for him. Landing in front of Kakuzu, Masato said in an annoyed tone.

"...After all, I'm a rogue ninja, so it's not convenient for me to enter your village. I came here this time to ask if you know who the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is, and if you're interested in pulling off a big heist?"

After Kakuzu shrugged and explained, his eyes gleamed with a bright green light, and without further ado, he excitedly got down to business.

816. Three plus six equals nine, right?

"Well... I don't know much about that. Although I was in Konoha at the time, you know that the Jinchuriki is a core secret of the village. I was just doing my job for money, so I couldn't pry too much into their secrets. Besides, Konoha wouldn't let an outsider like me know. That's why they sealed it secretly so I wouldn't see it. That's why Minato Namikaze, who looked like my son, died. If I were here now, would that Nine-Tails dare to say a word?"

"What? Brother Kakuzu, do you have designs on the Nine-Tails?"

After shrugging and feigning helplessness, Masato turned to Kakuzu with a question.