Yuzhen quickened his pace and, after acquiring the Affix and tails for the Four-Tails and Five-Tails, immediately turned and headed south towards the Land of Wind.
Ninjas are fast-moving, not to mention Uchiha Yuzhen, who can fly and travel using the Flying Thunder God Technique. It took him less than half a day.
He arrived.
A desert region called ' Nara '.
The Nara desert naturally has an oasis called ' Nara '.
This oasis is the second largest in the Land of Land of Wind, and can be considered a place of cultural essence.
Coincidentally, the culture of the Land of Wind is rich in Buddhism, so much so that it completely excludes Shintoism from the neighboring Land of Demons.
The previous Jinchuriki of Shukaku was the famous monk Fenfu.
His passing away here meant that Shukaku was rightfully sealed away in the temple's teapot.
This was information he gathered through the underground black market when he was in the Land of Earth.
"It seems that since Sasori became the Kazekage, Sunagakure hasn't decided on Jinchuriki yet."
Stepping into the ancient city of Nara, surrounded by temples, he felt as if he had entered a Buddhist kingdom.
However, upon Yuzhen realized that this situation was perfectly normal.
In classical times, it was perfectly normal for Buddhist forces in Japan to engage in activities related to Buddhism.
The Daimyo of the Land of Wind, after all, just a daimyo, not an emperor. They have no say in what laws the lords who submit to them play by in their own territories.
"Todai-ji Todai-ji... Is Shukaku sealed here?" Yuzhen arrived in front of a temple, raised his eyes, looked at the temple's plaque, and said with some emotion, "As expected of a country that captures Tailed Beast on its own, even without Jinchuriki, they have other ways to seal Tailed Beast."
The Sunagakure should not be underestimated just because they are portrayed as weak and insignificant in the original story.
Living in harsh conditions, they are the only ninja village that was not assigned Tailed Beast by Hashirama Senju.
Shukaku,
They caught it themselves.
The hero who advocated capturing Shukaku... the Second Kazekage of Sunagakure — Shamon —had no intention of making Shukaku a Decisive Battle Weapon.
After all, the Fenfu this gentle and non-violent monk became his Jinchuriki is proof of that.
Shamon only allowed Sunagakure to capture Shukaku in order to study his Chakra and develop ninjutsu.
Of course, the results were also quite good...
Magnet Release and sand manipulation have become secret techniques of the Sunagakure.
When Yuzhen arrived at the gate of Todai-ji, the Sand Ninja who were guarding the Tailed Beast in the shadows immediately cast suspicious glances at him.
"You should all go to sleep."
--Buzz!
Yuzhen, having Sharingan, unleashed a wide-range Genjutsu using his Dōryoku.
[ Temple of Nirvana Technique ] activated!
In the sky, countless white feather phantoms drifted down, and with the enhancement of Yuzhen's extraordinary Dōryoku, these phantoms pierced directly through the walls...
In an instant, everyone in the temple, whether monks outside or inside, or Sand Ninja, entered a dreamlike state.
Uchiha Yuzhen arrived deep within the temple, before a shrine covered with sealing talismans.
Looking at the teapot with the sealing strip on it, he stroked his chin and said, "It's really easy. Of course, it's also related to the fact that Sunagakure doesn't value Shukaku much."
After all, judging from the original work...
The Sunagakure's actions were simple: after capturing Shukaku and figuring out Magnet Release, they felt the Tailed Beast had no further use and casually sealed Shukaku inside the body of a weak monk.
Given that, there was no expectation that they could become combat power.
However, considering that Shukaku couldn't even Kazekage the Kazekage in the desert, it's understandable that Sunagakure doesn't rely on his fighting strength.
--Sizzle!
Yuzhen tore open the sealing talismans around him, grabbed the teapot, and with a burst of Chakra, the sealing strips instantly dissipated.
Glug, glug, glug!
Once the seal was broken, the teapot seemed to boil, emitting bursts of steam and shaking violently.
This is clearly Shukaku inside the pot. It seems to have sensed that the seal has disappeared and immediately wanted to break free.
"Want to get out? Sorry, give me your Chakra first." Yuzhen raised an eyebrow, his eyes instantly transforming into the Rinnegan.
He held a trembling teapot in one hand and a pre-prepared sealing scroll in the other.
" Absorption Soul Technique!"
In an instant--
Shukaku absorbed large amounts of Yuzhen's Chakra and sealed it into the scroll.
When Yuzhen sensed that it was about the same size as the other Tailed Beast, he stopped.
Just then, with a 'clang', the teapot cap in front of them was lifted up by a small head.
That little yellow head... I can't tell if it's a raccoon dog or a tabby.
At that moment, his face was Orthodox Unity Sect, and that flushed state caused the teapot to hiss and boil again.
He shouted in utter fury:
"Who the hell absorbed so much of my Chakra! Damn it! Do you want to die... Shukaku... I... uh~"
As the enraged Teapot Shukaku, spewing curses, he also saw Uchiha Yuzhen above him, holding a teapot and looking completely calm.
Especially when he saw those Rinnegan, his voice became softer and softer.
"Whom do you want to die, Shukaku?"
"No... no... what I just said was all a lie. Chakra as you want, as long as you're happy." Seeing that things were going badly, Shukaku immediately said something against his will.
At this very moment.
Shukaku was internally ranting...
Look what he saw!
Rinnegan?
Just kidding, the Old Man is doing well in the Pure Land, and the 'scent' of this guy's Chakra is neither Indra nor Asura.
Where did this Rinnegan come from?!
However, it doesn't matter where he comes from; the person in front of me is someone I can't afford to offend.
Among the Tailed Beast, he possessed the strongest learning ability, and immediately began to learn human actions—admitting defeat.
Yuzhen found Shukaku in its teapot form quite adorable, especially the red-hot teapot form from before. He thought it would make a good tea pet.
Having made his decision, Yuzhen immediately reached out and rubbed Shukaku's tanuki head, gaining the Affix as he chuckled:
" Shukaku, let me introduce myself. I am Uchiha Yuzhen. From now on, you'll be working for me."
"Huh? Are you kidding me? Just... U... Chi... Ha... Yes! As you wish!"
"Very good, next targets: the Three-Tails and Six-Tails of the Land of Water!"
The Land of Water, within the Kirigakure.
Using Chakra Mimicry, Yuzhen infiltrated the area effortlessly.
However, when the sensory abilities are activated, the scenes unfolding at the Kirigakure's landmark and inside the Mizukage Building...
Yuzhen raised an eyebrow:
"Interesting. Has the Fourth Mizukage's manipulation been discovered?"
However, a thought struck him and he realized that during this period, Karatachi Yagura's rule should have been quite stable, so how could this situation have arisen?
Could it be...?
What unexpected changes occurred?