All the Tailed Beasts Found Their Masters

Why did Jinchuriki only begin appearing in the various shinobi villages during the latter stages of the Second Great Ninja War?

Xun Uzumaki definitely did not believe the destruction of the Uzumaki Clan had nothing to do with that!

Otherwise, why would they go to such lengths to wipe out the Land of Whirlpools? Wasn't it because they were drooling over Konoha's luxurious Nine-Tails villa? And what about their own tailed beasts? They could only be kept half-dead and trapped inside seals. Whenever they could not win, instead of unleashing a Jinchuriki, they unleashed the tailed beast itself. Then, after the war, recovering the tailed beast became incredibly troublesome—they had to beat it into submission all over again. So...

They were all desperately coveting Konoha's Jinchuriki!!

Xun Uzumaki was certain that the major shinobi villages must have reached some kind of agreement, or everyone had silently come to an understanding. Otherwise, when Kirigakure invaded the Land of Whirlpools, why had none of the other shinobi villages come to grab a share?

Heh heh!!

They had probably already divided up the Land of Whirlpools cake among themselves, just waiting for Kirigakure to destroy the Land of Whirlpools, declare the war over, and then happily split the spoils.

Only...

They probably had not expected the Land of Whirlpools to win!

So this time, Kirigakure definitely would not be able to bring them Sealing Jutsu. The Land of Whirlpools could only deliver it to them personally. Their expressions would surely be quite entertaining when they saw Whirlpool shinobi presenting them with Sealing Jutsu!!

Otherwise, with people constantly watching them from behind, the Land of Whirlpools would never be able to develop. After all, someone might stab them in the back at any time.

However...

The Clan Elders did not know this. Or rather, only the Great Elder understood. The other Clan Elders had not considered this at all, and even the Clan Head looked reluctant.

It was not that they had not thought of it, but that Sealing Jutsu was simply too important. Calling it the very foundation of the Uzumaki Clan's survival would not be an exaggeration.

"Ah..." Seeing that the Clan Elders all looked ready to object and refuse, the Great Elder sighed and said, "It seems letting Little Xun take control of the Land of Whirlpools was indeed the right decision."

"Have none of you considered why, when Kirigakure invaded the Land of Whirlpools, the other shinobi villages did not come to take a share?"

"In some ways, the Uzumaki Clan is simply too strong."

The Great Elder shook his head. Perhaps this was the Uzumaki Clan's nature. Their immense Chakra gave them far too many advantages, but in some ways, it also limited them. For example...

They did not like using their brains!!

Their political awareness was far too lacking!!

"Once Lord Mito became a Jinchuriki, the Uzumaki Clan became a target for everyone. Every shinobi village wanted Jinchuriki," the Great Elder said helplessly. Perhaps they had been screwed over by one of their own!

If the Uzumaki Clan did not possess Chakra capable of suppressing tailed beasts, perhaps wars would not exist now.

"Therefore, only when all Five Great Shinobi Villages possess Jinchuriki can the Uzumaki Clan emerge from this vortex."

Hearing the Great Elder's words, all the Clan Elders fell into deep thought. They were not stupid; they simply did not want to think. If something could be solved with Chakra, why use their brains? Now that the Great Elder had laid the reason bare before them, they finally understood.

Sure enough...

"Sorry," the Second Elder said apologetically. "Perhaps us old fellows should stop meddling so much!!"

Their naïveté had put the Uzumaki Clan in its current situation, and their ignorance had nearly prevented the Land of Whirlpools from ever escaping the vortex of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. So these muddleheaded old men should simply obey the arrangements.

All the Clan Elders looked at Xun Uzumaki in shame, including the Clan Head. He had never expected that, despite being Clan Head, he could not see as clearly as Xun Uzumaki.

"It seems I can rest easy handing the Uzumaki Clan over to you," the Clan Head said with gratification.

Xun Uzumaki smiled. "I will definitely make the Land of Whirlpools strong."

This was a promise—the promise of the Land of Whirlpools' successor, and the promise of a transmigrator.

"Heh heh." Seeing that everyone understood, the Great Elder happily said, "Little Xun, what do you plan to do?"

What should he do?

Xun Uzumaki immediately sank into thought. Gifts could not be handed out casually. What if he ended up giving away resentment and trouble?

"Can we modify the Sealing Jutsu used to seal tailed beasts so that ordinary people can use it?" Xun Uzumaki asked.

After the First Great Ninja War ended and the Second Great Ninja War began, Jinchuriki from every shinobi village started appearing on the battlefield. Who would believe they had not gotten it from the Uzumaki Clan, the experts in sealing?

Konoha merely possessed the Uzumaki Clan's complete Sealing Jutsu, while the other major shinobi villages only had incomplete versions. Yet through unremitting effort, they still successfully created Jinchuriki.

And Konoha had probably had a hand in them obtaining that Sealing Jutsu.

After all, they claimed to inherit Lord Hashirama's ideals. For the peace of the shinobi world, they could only maintain balance among the shinobi villages, just as Hashirama had once sold tailed beasts like livestock. Only...

Konoha's Sealing Jutsu was more stable, and its Jinchuriki were safer. As for the other shinobi villages... heh heh!!

If something went wrong, it had nothing to do with Konoha!

Therefore, in order to keep the other shinobi villages from taking detours, Xun Uzumaki planned to improve the Eight Trigrams Sealing Jutsu and bring the Jinchuriki of every major shinobi village up to the same standard. He was doing this to inherit Hashirama's ideals too!

That way, Konoha would probably have nothing to say.

They were always eyeing other people's inheritance.

"Modifying Sealing Jutsu..." The Great Elder frowned and fell into thought. "That will not be easy."

How could modifying a ninjutsu be easy, much less a Forbidden Jutsu? This Sealing Jutsu had been created by their ancestors through tens of thousands of experiments, then revised and perfected by outstanding members of the Uzumaki Clan across generations. Altering it would not be simple.

"It does not need to be perfect." After thinking for a moment, Xun Uzumaki said, "It only needs to give people hope, or perhaps it can be achieved this way!!"

As for the results...

The Uzumaki Clan did not provide after-sales service. Besides, every shinobi village would probably modify the Sealing Jutsu to suit its own characteristics, since the tailed beasts all had different attributes.

"If that is the case!!" After thinking for a while, the Great Elder said, "Then it will not be difficult."

Because the Eight Trigrams Sealing Jutsu was meant for sealing tailed beasts, though it was better suited to the Uzumaki Clan. With a few simple modifications and thousands upon thousands of experiments, there was bound to be one lucky survivor among all those unfortunate test subjects. As for who that would be...

What did that have to do with the Uzumaki Clan??

"How should we provide it to the other ninja villages?" the Great Elder asked.

"Give them half first. Other than Konoha, give it to every ninja village. As for Kirigakure..." Xun Uzumaki said, "give it to the Yuki Clan." He had considered this issue long ago. It was best not to get close to Konoha so casually right now; they might just be treated as spies and wiped out. Don't think wearing a Whirlpool ninja forehead protector would keep them safe—what did Danzo do for a living?

This was exactly the sort of thing he did!

Konoha would probably be overjoyed to see them foolishly walk right in. They had no news from the Land of Whirlpools, and now someone had conveniently delivered it to their door.

So...

They should wait until the war was over before going to Konoha!!

Hearing Xun Uzumaki's words, the Great Elder nodded in understanding. They would not trust Konoha so easily now!!

"Once the war is over, give them the remaining half of the Sealing Jutsu." After thinking for a moment, Xun Uzumaki added, "And the forces we send cannot be too weak." What if they were wiped out halfway there?

"And Iwagakure..." Xun Uzumaki narrowed his eyes. He had sent Hozuki Gengetsu quite a grand gift!

He hoped that, seeing how strongly he supported him becoming Mizukage, the Yuki Clan would stop constantly eyeing the Land of Whirlpools.

As for Hozuki Gengetsu...

He should still follow the plot: explain the meaning of a Kage to the Tsuchikage, then perish together with him!!

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I wish everyone a happy New Year and overflowing wealth!!