Captured Jinchuriki

News of the Stone Ninja's defeat spread quickly.

With Ōnoki dead, Konoha seized the opportunity to pursue, the Stone Ninja army was routed, and the Suna ninja also took advantage of the chaos, invading the Land of Earth, attempting to carve a chunk of flesh from the Stone Ninja.

Iwagakure was thus plunged into considerable chaos.

With the support of the Kamizuru Clan and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Roshi, Kitsuchi hastily inherited the position of the Fourth Tsuchikage. He did not hesitate to use violent and bloody methods to quickly eliminate the chaos, annihilating five or six clans that opposed his succession in one fell swoop. He ruled with an iron fist, sent a letter of surrender to Konoha, and then struggled with the Sand Village.

Shortly after the Stone Ninja submitted their surrender, the Mist Ninja also retreated to the Land of Water after a series of blows. During this time, a rebellion broke out, with two Seven Ninja Swordsmen joining forces to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage. One died and the other escaped, while the Fourth Mizukage remained unharmed.

However, after all this turmoil, the Mist Ninja no longer had the strength to fight Konoha, and had no choice but to submit a surrender document, declaring the Mist Ninja's defeat.

Currently, apart from the Stone Ninja and Sunagakure ninja still fighting, the flames of war have gradually subsided.

However, this series of changes was so rapid and dazzling that it was almost overwhelming.

The Land of Grass.

Although the Stone Ninja had been defeated, Konoha did not withdraw its troops. The Sand ninja, acting as reinforcements, were still fighting the Stone Ninja within the Land of Earth, and thus also took on some of the support work.

"You're saying the Seven Ninja Swordsmen rebelled? And assassinated the Fourth Mizukage!?"

When Katsuki received the letter from the village, he was also startled. The smooth progress of the war with the Mist Ninja was gratifying, and the Mist Ninja's rebellion was even more surprising.

"It's a pity the Fourth Mizukage didn't die."

Nawaki shook the documents in his hand and sighed with great regret.

"What nonsense are you spouting? He's a Kage, after all. Do you really think they're all as Katsuki as Mizuki, killing Kage like chickens... If I remember correctly, Mizuki, you killed several of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Katsuki, didn't you? I saw several strange-looking weapons at Otome."

Otoha first engaged in her usual bickering with Nawaki, and then looked at Katsuki.

"Hmm, three. I killed three, and another one died together with Jonin from the Yuki clan. It's a pity I didn't get my hands on that Ninja Blade... I only got three Ninja Blades, but without professional training, even Jonin can't wield those strange swords."

Katsuki raised her right middle, ring, and little fingers.

"So you killed four that time, and this time one died and one escaped... Wait, isn't there only one left? The Seven Man Group have become a One-Man Group..."

Nawaki quickly calculated on his fingers and immediately realized the truth: after a series of attacks, only one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist Ninja had survived.

"But why did they rebel when they were doing well? Are the Kiri ninjas so chaotic? People like the Seven Ninja Swordsmen should be very strong masters in any ninja village, right? Why would they do something like assassinate the Fourth Mizukage?" Otoha asked in confusion.

"It might be rare in Konoha, but rebellion..." Rokuro Kaguya took a sip of tea and continued, "Rebellion is very common in Kirigakure. Unlike other ninja villages, Mist Ninja is not only ruthless to enemies, but they never hesitate to kill their own people."

"As far as I know, during the reign of the Third Mizukage, there were about six rebellions. We and Yuki also took in some remnants of failed rebellions. The reasons for the rebellions in Eight Gates Mist Ninja varied: power, revenge, mental illness. In short, without personal contact, it is difficult to understand why the rebels acted."

After finishing his long speech, he slowly took a breath and relaxed his slightly racing heart.

After his Bloodline Disease flared up once, his body began to show signs of decline. The more he worked, the faster his body deteriorated, and even speaking was very physically demanding.

"Ew--! That sounds like a terrible place."

"Well, that's true, it's quite bad."

Rokuro Kaguya, holding his teacup, nodded in affirmation.

Nawaki and Otoha stared blankly at each other; having been born in Konoha, they found it hard to imagine what life in Kirigakure would be like.

"Lord Katsuki."

Yuki Yoizuki lifted the curtain, strode in, stood before the table, and said...

"The big guy we captured has woken up and is causing a ruckus. The guards are worried they won't be able to control the monster."

"You woke up so quickly?" Katsuki pinched her chin, a smirk playing on her lips. "As expected of Jinchuriki, your recovery ability is comparable to mine. You've developed resistance to the drug so quickly... Anyone want to come with me to meet our guests?"

He looked at the three of them, including Nawaki.

"Of course I'll go, that guy's a good opponent."

"Let's go together, let's go together! Liu Lang, you come too. Walking a little bit won't tire you out."

"Huh? I guess I'll pass, I..."

"Stop with the 'you' and 'me' Jinchuriki, let's go! You can't always find Jinchuriki."

Dragging along the reluctant Rokuro Kaguya, the five of them headed to the prison where serious criminals were held.

"Speaking of which, why lock them up underground? They're Stone Ninja, what if they escape using Earth Release?"

Walking down the steep, sloping steps, the light suddenly dimmed as you went down, with only a faint lamplight able to dispel a small patch of darkness.

The long corridor was deserted, the cells on both sides were empty, only old, rusty chains were half-hidden in the dust.

"There's no way he can escape." Katsuki smiled as she answered Otoha's question. "With my Fuinjutsu, there's no way he can escape. He can't even use a Chakra. He's bound by hundreds of pounds of iron chains. He can't get away."

As soon as he finished speaking, he stopped walking, and the deepest cell came into view.

Inside the thick steel bars, a burly man in red armor was bound in a spread-eagle position, his limbs and head tightly bound by heavy iron chains.

Even so, the prisoner did not give up struggling; the chains clanged loudly, echoing in everyone's ears.

"Lord Katsuki, the prisoner woke up nine minutes ago and has been struggling ever since."

The Anbu knelt beside the cell and reported.

"That's enough, everyone step back. I'll take care of this." Katsuki waved her hand gently, and the Anbu guards who were stationed there all retreated, leaving only Nawaki and the others.

The chains rubbed and clanged together, sending up tiny sparks that flashed and disappeared in the darkness.

The Five-Tails Jinchuriki stubbornly resisted.

"Hey, Katsuki, what are you planning to do with this guy?"

"Nawaki asked."

"... I'm going to do an experiment." Katsuki maintained her smile.

"Experiment?"

Everyone looked over, puzzled.

"That's right, an interesting experiment." (To be continued)