"Temari, I'm not talking about the Raccoon Dog Demon. I mean the Tailed Beast in our village!"
Liao Wu cast an Illusion Technique, drawing Temari into Liao Wu's Woven Illusion World and showing her Shukaku's appearance.
Temari immediately saw a gigantic, sand-brown Great Tanuki, its body covered in dark blue Curse Mark Patterns.
Its single tail was thick and long, and its ears were pointed and upright.
Its face was indented and tongueless, and its pupils were black four-pointed stars surrounded by four black dots. It was as huge as a mountain.
At that moment, it was grinning wickedly as it controlled the wind and sand, wreaking havoc on Sunagakure. It even unleashed large-scale Ninjutsu against the Ninjas rushing toward it.
"Daddy's boy, let's make a mess! Wind Style: Sand Scattershot!"
Temari suddenly saw her mother, Karura, holding a red-haired infant. That must have been her second younger brother.
The Sandstorm Giant Beast seemed to notice the mother and child. It reached out a huge hand to grab them.
"No—"
Liao Wu dispelled the Illusion Technique and said to Temari, "Temari, that's the village's Strategic Tailed Beast—the One-Tails Shukaku!"
Liao Wu then explained the Origin of Tailed Beasts and how terrifying they were.
After hearing him out, Temari's face was filled with fear. "Why does the village keep such a powerful demon?"
"It's for war," Liao Wu said. "Shukaku's power is the best weapon for fighting other villages."
"Now that the Previous One-Tails Jinchuriki, Monk Bunpuku, has reached the end of his life and passed away, the village has begun selecting a second Shukaku Jinchuriki."
"Your father has already chosen one: your second younger brother, the Unborn Child in Karura's womb."
Temari was horrified. "Sealing such a huge Tailed Beast in Mother's womb—could something go wrong?"
"Of course it could,"