Research on Tailed Beast Chakra

"Simu, aren't you going too far? By now, I'm afraid the entire Land of Wind is after me!"

Tobi sounded quite displeased.

Simu merely shrugged indifferently. He did not tell Tobi that the clone he had used to impersonate him had already self-destructed right in front of Rasa. Instead, he said nonchalantly, "It's not like this is the first time. Tobi, just switch masks."

"Simu really has a nasty sense of humor..."

Tobi stared at Simu's phantom, seeming to want to discern something from it.

Unfortunately, all he could see was Simu's faint smile and his calm eyes hidden behind the lenses.

"Enough. Since you've successfully captured the One-Tail, bring it back as soon as possible, lest complications arise."

Pain's words brought the discussion to an end.

Simu knew that Pain was giving him his final ultimatum.

More than a month had passed since the Sunagakure incident. The fact that Pain had not questioned him until now was already Nagato, his partner, showing him considerable courtesy.

After all, this was an obligation Simu was supposed to fulfill in his cooperation with Nagato. He had no reason to refuse.

So Simu merely adjusted his glasses and replied, "I understand. I'll return as soon as possible."

"Mm."

Pain nodded, and Simu's phantom vanished from the spot.

His consciousness returned to the base.

"Sasori, we need to speed things up." Simu, who had been experimenting with Sealing Techniques alongside Sasori, suddenly spoke.

Sasori did not ask any questions. He simply nodded. "I understand. There shouldn't be any problems with this Sealing Technique anymore."

As the genius who had created the Human Puppet Technique, Sasori was exceptionally accomplished in Yin-Yang Release and Chakra manipulation.

Although he was relatively ordinary when it came to Sealing Techniques, he was still able to provide Simu with tremendous