When his subordinate came to report, Ōnoki had even thought he had misheard. How could a living person simply vanish?
"Didn't I order him to hide? Why did this happen?!"
"It's because..."
The man reporting looked troubled as well. The moment the order came down, they had passed it along, but who knew that the people below would still cling to their old attitudes, mocking Han with all sorts of sarcastic remarks and clear displeasure.
Although Han had been somewhat emotional at the time, no one paid attention.
For all these years, everyone had been the same. They talked about Jinchuriki as the village's war machines, but without the ability to control a Tailed Beast, what Jinchuriki could ever gain recognition in the village?
Not everyone was Yugito Nii.
Having endured enough for a long time, Han made the same choice Roshi had after being mocked again—he quietly left the village. This was the first time Han had made such a decision in all his years in Iwagakure.
By the time people realized something was wrong, Han was already nowhere to be seen. Everyone panicked then, knowing they had caused serious trouble, and immediately reported the news.
"Humph!!"
Ōnoki could tell the reason just by looking at the man's expression. His already dark face turned black with fury. What kind of nonsense was this?
"I don't care what methods you use. Find him as quickly as possible!!!"
Ōnoki might have been short, and his body had noticeably shrunk with age, but his temper was anything but small when he got angry.
"The Akatsuki Organization is searching the entire world for Jinchuriki, yet you people actually drove one away!!!"
"You must find Han before the Akatsuki Organization does!!!"
"Yes!!!"
Ōnoki reacted quickly. The moment he learned that Han had left the