The One Who Controls the Tailed Beasts

That's right, stop staring at his wife all day long.

Although his wife is amazing, she's his wife, and she belongs to him alone. Whether you're Sarutobi Clan or Uchiha Clan, as long as you don't covet his wife, we're all good friends.

Namikaze Minato said that Shingen truly lived up to his expectations as a young man, and from today onwards, he and Shingen were best buddies.

"Cats are indeed good friends of the Uchiha Clan," Uchiha Shingen said with a smile.

He had seen Namikaze Minato's reaction just now.

Everything went as he expected.

In the series of power struggles between the Sarutobi Clan faction and the Uchiha Clan, this Hokage, who seemed to be merely an observer, cautiously used his Hokage authority to ensure that the two sides maintained a relatively stable situation as they moved from fighting without breaking down to a comprehensive easing of tensions.

Once Uchiha Shingen brings Matatabi to the village, a new balance of power in Hidden Leaf Village will be officially achieved.

In the fifty-fourth year since the founding of Hidden Leaf Village, the Uchiha Clan, led by the Uchiha Clan, was finally about to take shape.

When he was Senju Muzoku member of the Senju Hashirama), Uchiha Shingen neither approved of Senju Hashirama's idea of pinning his hopes for peace on so-called balance, nor did he agree with Senju Tobirama Uchiha Clan to advancement. His thoughts were the same as Namikaze Minato's.

Internal forces need to be balanced, while external forces need to establish absolute dominance.

"Lord Hokage, let's go down first," said Uchiha Shingen.

Although he reassured it Matatabi did not escalate further, it grew increasingly uneasy.

It can trust Uchiha Shingen, who just fought alongside it, but it has no trust in Namikaze Minato.

The mere fact that it Hokage caused it severe mental hypersensitivity.

"Alright." Namikaze Minato, understanding the situation, jumped down first.

Matatabi quickly took a few steps back and then breathed on him.

Extremely fierce!

Uchiha Shingen also jumped down and landed next to Namikaze Minato.

"Shingen, the Cloud Ninja's forces and the ANBU have confirmed their location." Namikaze Minato pretended not to notice the Two-Tails' seemingly provocative stance beside him, which actually suggested it was ready to flee at any moment. "The Leaf Village forces are also in position. I sensed very strong Chakra here earlier, and..."

After thinking for a moment, Namikaze Minato skipped over the rest and said, "Now that you've solved the problem here, let's go to the Cloud Ninja together."

"As expected of the ANBU! So efficient!" Uchiha Shingen immediately praised in front of his superior, the ANBU commander.

"Yes, everyone is working very hard." Namikaze Minato felt a sense of pride and satisfaction.

There's a saying in Hidden Leaf Village now.

The current ANBU's professional skills are on par with Shadow Assistant's calligraphy skills.

You could call that an insult... Uchiha Fugaku's original artifacts are said to be priceless.

But to say that's a compliment... I feel guilty.

The Hokage is the direct leader of the ANBU, and the fact that the ANBU is viewed this way puts Namikaze Minato, the Hokage, in a very awkward position.

"Let's get going without delay," said Namikaze Minato.

If Uchiha Shingen continued to praise him, he was afraid he would lose control of his expression.

"Yes, Lord Hokage." Uchiha Shingen pretended not to see that the current Hokage had completely lost control of his expression, inwardly sighing at his misfortune, and said to Matatabi, who was squatting to the side, "Matatabi, can the Hokage come with us? It'll be much faster that way."

Matatabi I looked at Uchiha Shingen, and then at Namikaze Minato.

Namikaze Minato quickly put on a smile.

"Hello, Matatabi, I'm Namikaze Minato. You can just call me Minato."

Matatabi showed a look of disgust.

However, it felt somewhat relieved.

It thought, "Someone this silly can't be too bad!"

So it lowered its head, indicating its agreement.

Chapter Forty-Eight: The One Who Controls the Tailed Beasts

Tailed Beasts were considered a nation's strategic weapon after the Kunimura era. Before that, Tailed Beasts were generally regarded by humans as a form of natural disaster.

Namikaze Minato is experiencing this firsthand right now.

Two-Tails Matatabi is running through the forest.

But it's like a human using Chakra to run across a meadow.

Wherever this giant beast went, it left a trail of devastation.

When it runs wild, the wind it generates blows the surrounding trees this way and that, causing them to fall down one by one. Those nearby are directly swept into the sky by the wind and then fall heavily back down.

Occasionally, it will even jump.

As he jumped and landed, the land trembled continuously. When he jumped, large amounts of soil and rocks flew up with him, and when he landed, the enormous mass caused that piece of land to collapse.

Matatabi it travels, it is as if the place has been swept by a hurricane or devastated by a sudden earthquake.

To stand atop such an overly lively Tailed Beasts, one really needs to be at least slightly weak.

Only powerful ninjas can summon powerful ninja beasts, and this is the reason why.

Otherwise, let alone fighting, they wouldn't even be able to stand up; these are ninja beasts, not car chassis.

Unless one reaches the level of the three sages in the three great secret realms, no ninja beast can compare to the Tailed Beasts.

In the records of various ninja villages, only Uchiha Madara of Hidden Leaf Village ever used the Nine-Tails as a ninja beast.

People generally believe that the more tails Tailed Beasts has, the stronger it is. However, even Shukaku, which seems to be the Kazekage in this setting, has never been seen fighting on its head.

At most, he'd stand on Shukaku's head and Shukaku it.

One of the Kakuzu on the head of the Eight-Tails Gyuki was broken off by the Third Raikage.

Therefore, don't even think about fighting someone while standing on the head of Tailed Beasts; it's too unrealistic.

Nowadays, everyone generally agrees that only Perfect Jinchuriki can fully control the power of Tailed Beasts.

As for those two from Leaf Village, it's common knowledge that they aren't human at all.

We're all human, so let's do something humane and not be overly ambitious.

"Shingen, your appearance before the Cloud Ninja like this is probably the biggest blow to their fighting spirit," Namikaze Minato sighed. "You will become a legendary ninja in Leaf Village's history."

The person who can fully control the power of the Tailed Beasts has finally reappeared in Hidden Leaf Village.

This is both a stroke of luck and a challenge for Hidden Leaf Village.

This will shock everyone, including the other Konoha Ninja.

"Lord Hokage, this is because the relationship between ninjas and Tailed Beasts has always been disharmonious," sighed Uchiha Shingen. "The two Jinchūriki who died in Kumogakure were the same. Killer B and Gyuki were trustworthy partners, Matatabi and Yugito Nii's relationship was also good."

He lowered his head and asked Matatabi, whose speed had noticeably slowed down, "Matatabi, am I right in my understanding?"

He knew that the Matatabi could hear him.

For humans to achieve this, they need to use Chakra, Matatabi is Tailed Beasts, which is Chakra.

"Yugito Nii is a good person," Matatabi said, then sped up again, "But I hate being sealed away by you."

"Lord Hokage, you see," Uchiha Shingen spread his hands, "In the end, sealing away the Tailed Beasts and expecting them to communicate properly with humans is a ridiculous thing. The idea of 'controlling' is very subjective. If you really consider the Tailed Beasts as your partners, you can't lock them up and use them. Would anyone in this world consider someone who usually handcuffs them as a partner?"

Namikaze Minato: "..."

Suddenly I felt like I'd become a tool.

Is he really that superfluous? He came specifically to help Uchiha Shingen because he was worried that Shingen would be at a disadvantage alone!

I wasted my time!

The two regained their speed, Matatabi the outline of the town appeared ahead.

However, according to Namikaze Minato, the town is now truly empty; there's not a single person left.

The Matatabi rushed directly into the town, and in an instant, debris from the buildings flew everywhere.

Uchiha Shingen began to consider who would pay for this.

It's definitely impossible for the original residents to foot the bill. Leaf Village isn't Cloud Village; they have a sense of shame. They can't just borrow an ally's territory, fight it, and then walk away.

Uchiha Shingen felt that Kumogakure should pay for it, since Matatabi was brought there by Yugito Nii.

The Matatabi rushed into the town but didn't see a single person from Kumogakure, which was somewhat disappointing.

However, Uchiha Shingen immediately re-established a mental link with it, allowing it to sense the location of the Third Hokage and others.

It sprang out of the town, full of energy, and raced northward.

At this time, to the north of the town, near the South Gate City of the Land of Frost, the forces of Cloud Village and Leaf Village no longer concealed their whereabouts from each other.

They showed up openly and confidently.

The Cloud Ninja Army entered the Land of Hot Water from the repaired South Gate City. By this time, they already knew that their negotiating team had been almost completely wiped out and that the Raikage was dead.

The reason it is described as "almost" is because they were led by Dodai.

With no intention of immediately seeking revenge against Leaf Village, this unit was hurrying back.

Meanwhile, the Konoha Ninja army, led by Tobirama Squad's team, blocked their retreat back to South Gate City.

At this point, the two armies had not yet engaged in battle, but had already entered visual range.

On the Cloud Ninja side, Dodai decided to launch a breakout.

After all, they definitely couldn't win in a head-on fight. The Second Hokage's students were all there, and the Akatsuki had already withdrawn from the mission, citing a major error in their intelligence, and had demanded compensation.

Whether or not there will be compensation is another matter. Right now, Dodai's idea is to try his best to ensure that as many Cloud Ninja as possible return alive.

However, just as he was preparing a breakout plan and about to give the order to implement it, he heard a very familiar roar.

He turned around abruptly and saw a giant beast charging towards the Cloud Ninja Army on the distant ground.

"Two-Tails!?" Dodai was stunned.

The colossal beast hurtling towards them—wasn't that the Two-Tails Beast, belonging to their Kumogakure!?

Dodai was taken aback because he thought the Two-Tails would definitely be captured by the Konoha Ninja and sealed on the spot.

The other Cloud Ninja were even more astonished, because Dodai hadn't had a chance to tell them about Yugito Nii's situation.

"Lord Dodai, is that Lord Yugito Nii?"

"No, Yugito Nii has already died because of the Two-Tails' rampage," Dodai said.

The Cloud Village asked the question Jonin his face that said, "I'm well-read, don't try to fool me."

Both of these Jinchūriki in this generation have achieved perfection, yet they can still go berserk?

What exactly are they researching in that village?

"Leaf Village must have done something to it," Dodai casually added.

He wasn't actually sure, but he felt that at this point, the truth was no longer important.

"Despicable Konoha Ninja!" The Cloud Ninja were all enraged.

"Dodai, we cannot let the Two-Tails fall into Leaf Village's hands!"

"Yes!"

"Let's risk it! Let's lure the Two-Tails to Leaf Village, and we'll die together."

"Die my ass! Those guys in Tobirama Squad could create a Jinchūriki on the spot... Wait a minute!"

Dodai, who was mentally complaining, suddenly slapped his forehead.

That's ridiculous. The creation of Jinchūriki takes time, and the ninja who becomes Jinchūriki during that time is also unable to fight. If you find the right opportunity to kill him, the Two-Tails will have to wait to be resurrected, just like the Eight-Tails.

"Alright! I'm not leaving today. Please help me out!" With a sense of responsibility for the village, Dodai decided to lure the Two-Tails to Leaf Village.

Soon, instead of retreating, the Cloud Ninja Army surrounded the Two-Tails.

However, they were scattered, and according to Dodai's plan, they needed to provoke the Two-Tails' anger first.

However, the Matatabi suddenly stopped.

Dodai suddenly had a bad feeling.

The Cloud Ninja on the front lines didn't sense this; they continued to close in.