Naruto: Becoming Stronger by Pampering Your Sister

Suddenly, a large number of shuriken appeared out of thin air and slashed towards Orochimaru.

"Tu Dun·Tu Liubi!"

Orochimaru slammed his fist on the ground, and an earthen wall quickly rose up to block his way. However, in just a moment, the earthen wall was cut in half by the giant shuriken.

"what?!"

scoff!

Orochimaru was unable to dodge in time and had his arm severed by a shuriken. Blood gushed out, and his face turned pale instantly.

"Hmph! Nothing special."

Having only lost an arm was no big deal to him, given his ability to reincarnate.

"Heh, Orochimaru, you were careless." Hiruzen Sarutobi's deathly voice rang out.

Before anyone knew it, he had completed a strange hand seal, and a ferocious and terrifying figure appeared behind him.

"That is..." Orochimaru's face instantly turned somewhat terrified.

grim Reaper!

"Disarm the Four Purple Flame Formation and retreat!" Orochimaru shouted.

"late!"

"Don't underestimate the Hokage, Orochimaru." Hiruzen Sarutobi's voice suddenly rang out from behind Orochimaru.

Orochimaru was startled and quickly turned his head to look.

However, two of the tiles that had been dodged earlier transformed into Hiruzen Sarutobi, grabbing the shoulders of Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju respectively.

"How is this possible?!"

"Orochimaru, don't get distracted!" A shuriken that landed at his feet suddenly transformed into a monkey demon, tightly binding Orochimaru.

The Vajra Ruyi Cudgel that was originally stuck next to the old man had long since disappeared.

"Damn it! When?!"

"Hurry!" the ape demon shouted.

Forbidden Technique: Corpse Demon Sealing!

Just as Orochimaru and Hiruzen Sarutobi were locked in a fierce battle, Neji managed to stabilize Shukaku.

"I really want to give him a bitter pill."

Neji toyed with the kunai in his hand, his gaze towards Gaara filled with... eeriness.

When the Jinchuriki dies, the Tailed Beast also dies, but this is only temporary. After a period of time, the Tailed Beast will be resurrected in another location and gain its freedom.

In this way, Shukaku will regain his freedom and can act as his henchman in the future.

"But is this really true? I don't recall ever seeing anything like this before," Neji said hesitantly.

If this setting is true, the Tailed Beasts could easily find a way to kill the Jinchuriki. Compared to being sealed for hundreds of years or even longer, dying temporarily is nothing.

"But no tailed beast did that. Even the Nine-Tails, which initially harbored a great deal of resentment towards humans, was very worried about Naruto dying."

As for the three tails?

Ha, both deaths of Jinchuriki were secretly planned by Madara and Obito. Who can guarantee that they didn't intervene?

They all possess the ability to pull out the tailed beasts, and Neji strongly suspects that the Three-Tails inside Nohara Rin and Yagura had already been pulled out before they died completely.

Using the Rinnegan, this is incredibly easy.

"Shukaku, if Gaara were to die, how would that affect you?"

Neji was certain of one thing: the tailed beasts could not die; they were merely vessels for chakra and did not even possess "life."

There is evidence to support this. When the Nine-Tails was split into Yin and Yang, it was clear that it only became smaller in size, and the Yin Nine-Tails was only taken to the Pure Land, not killed.

However, the death of a Jinchuriki will still have a significant impact on the Tailed Beasts, otherwise the Tailed Beasts wouldn't be so worried about the Jinchuriki's safety.

Upon hearing Neji's question, Shukaku trembled slightly, but his slight tremor was quite noticeable to Neji.

It felt like the whole world shook.

"There's a problem!" Neji narrowed his eyes, becoming even more convinced of his idea.

"Shukaku, Konoha and Sunagakure are currently at war. If you lie, I really will kill Gaara," Neji said calmly. "You should think this through."

Shukaku remained silent for a long while before finally speaking in a low voice, his usual casualness and arrogance gone.

"Let's talk inside my heart."

Then, he raised his patterned claws and placed them above Neji.

Neji was one thing, but Shukaku didn't want anyone else to know about these things.

Neji raised his hand with practiced ease.

The scene changed drastically in the next instant.

Suddenly, everything went dark, and the water shimmered beneath my feet. Several thick chains stretched out from somewhere, binding Shukaku tightly.

"Alright, speak now." Neji walked directly up to Shukaku.

"This, this guy..."

Seeing this, Shukaku was even more shocked; he hadn't expected Neji to trust him so much.

At such close range, he could easily crush Neji to death.

At that moment, he seemed to see the old man's shadow in Neji.

The old man, who had always treated them like his own children, unknowingly shed a tear from the corner of his eye, but it quickly disappeared into the sand on his body.

However, Neji dared to do this entirely because he possessed the deadly weapon, Ash Bones.

Even though Shukaku is bound,... it's still better to get closer so Neji can feel at ease.

It must be said, this was a wonderful misunderstanding.

Chapter 49 Your Partner Got Beaten Up

"We tailed beasts are vessels of chakra, so even if the jinchūriki dies, we will not die."

"After the Jinchuriki dies, we will become scattered chakra again, drifting everywhere, but after a certain period of time, we will reappear."

Shukaku said with great pride, extremely proud of their ability, which was tantamount to immortality.

"So, what you're saying is that even if the Jinchuriki dies, it won't have much of an impact on you?"

Neji looked at Shukaku with a look of utter suspicion, as if to say, "Are you kidding me?"

If it really has no impact, why did you drag me into this?

Want me to keep you company and help you pass the time?

"No." A deep, indescribable sadness suddenly appeared in Shukaku's dark, cross-shaped eyes.

"Normally, if a Jinchuriki dies, he or she dies. We just need to wait a while for him or she to be resurrected."

"However, as time went by, more and more people began to cultivate chakra, and many powerful individuals emerged."

"Especially those two guys, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, even the Nine-Tails is no match for them."

When he got to this point, Shukaku was practically gritting his teeth. How arrogant the tailed beasts were! When did they ever come to be controlled by humans? It all started with Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha.

Those two despicable guys!

Thinking of this, Shukaku slowly turned into a troll, constantly complaining to Neji about how their tailed beasts were exploited.

That was truly heartbreaking to see and tearful to hear.

Unfortunately, Neji had absolutely no interest in any of these things.

Without saying a word, Neji started kicking her repeatedly: "Be serious, what are you trying to say?!"

Shukaku shrank his already obese body and said somewhat aggrievedly, "Simply put, when we are resurrected, we will become very weak. If someone controls us at this time..."

"We might really... be enslaved."

Neji frowned: "So, you might not be able to break free from their control?"

Shukaku nodded; this was the reason they were willing to stay inside the Jinchūriki's body.

Although it is sealed, there is still hope of getting out and it still has its own consciousness. But if someone takes advantage of the opening, then things will get really bad.

Therefore, they would never allow a Jinchūriki to die unless absolutely necessary.

How did you know? Have you tried it?

“How could I dare to try this? It’s just an intuition,” Shukaku exclaimed.

Yes, some things shouldn't be investigated too deeply.

"This is really troublesome." Neji rubbed his forehead. The henchmen he had finally managed to recruit turned out to be useless. He felt that the world was full of malice towards him.

no way.

I can't very well use Shukaku as a guinea pig for experiments.

"Shukaku, you can stay here for now. I'll come find you soon."

"Huh?!" Shukaku inwardly groaned. He had finally managed to get out of the village, but now he had to go back immediately.

But what could he say? He was the elder brother he had recognized; he had to keep going, even if he was crying.

Back in reality, Neji punched Gaara in the face, waking Gaara from the shock, and Shukaku turned into sand and disappeared.

"Big brother, remember to come and save me..." Shukaku cried out as he was about to disappear.

After losing Shukaku as a springboard, Gaara, whose chakra was almost depleted, quickly fell to the ground.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it's a good thing that Gallo was there to protect him, otherwise he probably wouldn't have survived falling from such a height."

Neji leaped down and shook his head as he looked at Gaara, who was lying on the ground unable to get up.

Gaara's gaze toward Neji was filled with hatred, and his already dark circles under his eyes added to the terrifying feeling.

At that moment, Naruto and Sasuke emerged from the forest, supporting each other, and were taken aback when they saw Gaara lying on the ground.