Bunpuku the Undead

"Fa Yi, what you said is correct. I was indeed a paranoid madman before, but now I understand what love is."

I hope you can join me in protecting the Land of Wind. I believe your master's spirit in heaven would also want to see you do this.

Gaara walked over and slowly began to speak.

Gaara was right; the changes he made went far beyond just his personality and beliefs.

The original Gaara was the taciturn type; aside from when he was acting crazy, he was genuinely not good with words.

However, after Gaara's personality changed, he rose to become the leader of the Ninja Alliance in the original story, and was even able to issue pre-battle declarations to boost morale.

The original story focuses entirely on Konoha, so aside from a few original storylines, no one knows what Gaara has gone through in the past few years.

The transformation from a madman who spouts nonsense to a master of pre-battle mobilization is not something that can be achieved overnight.

The current Gaara, due to his rich practical experience, is probably even more eloquent than Gaara was during the Fourth Shinobi World War in the original story.

For example, when Gaara took over the power of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind Daimyo of the Land of Wind after his death, he gave a speech to the people.

It tells the story of how much labor it takes to earn a single rice ball.

As for why it wasn't "500,000 taels for a rice ball"?

As mentioned before, the atmosphere in the Shinobi World is quite peculiar; all countries speak the same language and use the same currency.

I wonder who was in charge of printing and issuing the currency in the Shinobi World before. It couldn't have been Black Zetsu, could it?

In short, since everyone uses the same currency, it's impossible for a rice ball to cost 500,000 taels.

However, the fact that the currency will not depreciate does not mean that people will live well.

If the currency doesn't depreciate, then we'll give less money, or even no money at all.

Distribute grain, vouchers, and QB (QQ coins).

Therefore, Gaara's speech was still successful.

The core issue is that after Gaara was "redeemed," he seemed to have suddenly become enlightened and was able to accurately grasp various key points.

Gaara's attempt to use persuasion to persuade Fa Yi is similar, directly addressing the core issue: the root of all Fa Yi's Jinchuriki lies with the previous Jinchūriki Bunpuku.

As expected, after hearing Gaara Bunpuku his master, Bunbuk, Fa Yi again burst into tears, his hands trembling as he raised them in front of him. "The technique I inherited from my master was born to separate the Tailed Beast from their Jinchuriki!"

Aside from this, I'm a complete failure; I can't do anything!

What else can I do? What else can I do?

Master? Master! What exactly do you want from me?!

As Fa Yi spoke, his tone became somewhat frantic.

It's clear that he wasn't trying to overthrow Gaara because of any conflict of interest.

It's something more important, something more abstract.

--The meaning of his own existence.

The Sage Separation Absorption he mastered is only effective against Jinchuriki; isn't this the mission Bunpuku entrusted to him?

Was it wrong for his master to Bunpuku?

Impossible! His master, Bunpuku, was clearly a kind person persecuted by Sunagakure!

Just as Fa Yi was struggling with his dilemma, his left and right brains fighting each other, Gaara placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Fa Yi, your master Bunpuku is a respectable senior... Well, actually I don't know much about him, because my birth was due to his death."

So, if you want to know what your master is thinking, I think another friend knows better. If you're confused, you can ask them.

Another friend?

Fa Yi was confused about who Gaara was referring to, Shukaku's sharp voice appeared in his mind.

Shukaku?!

Shukaku began to tell Fa Yi the story of it and Bunpuku.

The Book of Formation describes Bunpuku as "a monk who wholeheartedly accepts love and understands it One-Tail soulmate."

Bunpuku is not Perfect Jinchuriki.

The Perfect Jinchuriki is not a relationship, but a state of being.

A connection of minds is a necessary element for becoming Perfect Jinchuriki, but it does not mean that simply having a connection of minds will make one Perfect Jinchuriki.

The most crucial thing is to be able to work side by side when you are in sync with each other.

Bunpuku spent his entire life imprisoned. At first, he suppressed Shukaku's power, but later he gained Shukaku's approval. However, Shukaku only approved of his personal character and was still unwilling to contribute to Sunagakure.

So even if Bunpuku never used Shukaku's power in his entire life, Shukaku would never lend his power to Bunpuku for the sake of Sunagakure.

Shukaku will only agree to the Bunpuku if it is for his own benefit.

But if Bunpuku is fighting for himself, then his character cannot be recognized by Shukaku.

This creates a vicious cycle.

Shukaku is like this: its strength isn't that great, but its temper is as awful as Nine-Tails's.

It is one of the Tailed Beast with extremely low cost-effectiveness.

Then, Shukaku mentioned that in the later years of Bunpuku, it praised Bunpuku's temperament as being the same as that of the Sage of Six Paths, which directly broke the guard of the originally Shisui monk Bunpuku, causing him to cry.

This is actually quite easy to understand.

Bunpuku, who has been imprisoned for his entire life, is like many others online, almost like an undead creature.

I've gotten used to insults and contempt; I've just let it go.

But when faced with sudden expressions of concern and praise, they can't handle it.

"Kid, the technique that Bunpuku taught you wasn't to help you end the painful entanglement between the Jinchuriki and the Tailed Beast. He didn't feel any pain at all when he was with me!"

The purpose of this spell is to protect.

Tailed Beast are used by you humans in war as Weapons of war, and they must be deployed to the battlefield.

According to Nine-Tails, in Konoha, the Fourth Hokage took over the position of the previous Nine-Tails Jinchuriki Jinchuriki prevent him from going to the battlefield. He then fought his way through the battlefield, facing the Jinchuriki of Kumogakure Jinchuriki Iwagakure, and earned a formidable reputation.

Therefore, if a country wants to avoid using Jinchuriki, it must possess combat power capable of replacing Jinchuriki.

Bunpuku did not want war, but he did not want his village to be invaded by other ninja villages even more.

Therefore, he developed this technique targeting Jinchuriki and Tailed Beast, so that if Jinchuriki from other ninja villages went to the battlefield, he could take his place and, in a relatively peaceful manner, remove the opposing Jinchuriki from the battlefield, rendering them useless.

"How could this be? Why didn't Master tell me directly...?"

After Fa Yi Shukaku's explanation, Fa Yi felt that he understood everything, but it was a little too late for him to understand.

"He's been detained for so long, he can barely speak properly, how could he explain things to you clearly? Besides, how many opportunities have you had to contact him?"

Shukaku's rhetorical question left Fa Yi speechless.

After understanding all this, Fa Yi's mindset returned to normal, but he still lost his life goals.

His role is to maintain peace in the Shinobi World and prevent the outbreak of a war Jinchuriki.

But hasn't it already been achieved?

What else can he do?