Mr. Shukaku, You're My Good Partner

Sasori was studying how not to become human, while Hidan soaked in the Blood Pool, waiting for a new round of evolution.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Simu finally freed up some time to begin studying Shukaku, the first Tailed Beast he had come into contact with.

Of course, claiming it for himself was out of the question.

At this stage, Simu still needed Akatsuki to provide him with intelligence and help capture the Tailed Beasts. Besides, he was quite interested in Nagato's Rinnegan and that Demonic Statue of the Outer Path.

The legendary Sage's Eye...

Moreover, according to Simu's research, the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path's genes contained multiple Gene Locks, seemingly concealing some enormous secret...

However, the samples of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path that Simu had acquired were simply too limited. For now, he could not analyze anything from them.

He could only wait until he handed Shukaku over to Nagato and see whether he could get more samples of the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path from him.

Before handing Shukaku over to Nagato, what Simu needed to do was put Shukaku on the operating table and study him properly.

Simu turned his gaze toward Gaara, who lay on the operating table.

Ever since escaping Sunagakure's pursuit, he had remained in this sleeping state.

It was not that Simu deliberately prevented him from waking up. Rather, Gaara's consciousness itself seemed unwilling to awaken for the time being.

Simu could only use his tentacles to continuously supply Gaara with enough nutrients to sustain his life.

"Since you still don't want to wake up, let me properly study the Tailed Beast inside your body."

Simu adjusted his glasses as a tentacle extended from the Blood Pool, wrapped around Gaara, and carried him into the pool.