Rōran.
The commotion of the Nine-Tails appearing in the world was enormous. As the nine tails behind it churned, all the clouds above Rōran turned the color of burning fire. Even though it was only a mere half of it, it was still far stronger than the other tailed beasts by who knew how many times.
And in the boundless, unobstructed desert, such an abnormal sight could not be concealed at all.
Sunagakure.
The Kazekage's office.
"Lord Kazekage, bad news! The One-Tail has begun struggling violently inside the seal and may break through it at any moment!"
An Anbu ninja wearing a face covering reported urgently.
Rasa, who had been gazing at the fiery clouds in the distance, turned back at the words. "Take me there, now!"
Shukaku was Sunagakure's only tailed beast. Nothing could be allowed to happen to him.
But before leaving, he glanced suspiciously at the still crimson horizon in the distance and secretly guessed, Does Shukaku's abnormality have something to do with that?
Altar of Wind.
Ever since Master Bunpuku, Sunagakure's previous One-Tail jinchūriki, had died, Shukaku had remained sealed here because they had failed to find a suitable host.
As for why they could not find a host, it was not because the people of the Land of Wind had poor physiques, nor because their compatibility with Shukaku was bad, but because the Sealing Technique Sunagakure possessed was the most half-baked of all.
If the Sealing Techniques of other villages caused jinchūriki to go berserk when their emotions became too intense, then Sunagakure's Sealing Technique required the jinchūriki to possess an extremely calm heart. Otherwise, with even the slightest ripple, the jinchūriki would fall into a rampage.
The difference between the two was roughly equivalent to one treating going berserk as holiday entertainment, and the