My Name Is Jigen

Moreover, ninjas don't actually care that much about tradition.

However, the Tailed Beasts are special. This was a safety measure set up by the First Hokage, Senju Hashirama, to prevent the obvious clustering effect after the ninja village mode is activated, which would lead to a chaotic situation where ninjas and nations return to the Warring States period.

When the Tailed Beasts are simultaneously controlled by several of the most destructive organizations, the intensity of international warfare and the military activities of most ninjas are actively limited to a relatively controllable range by all parties.

During the First Shinobi World War, everyone was unfamiliar with the new system, which is why the fighting was so fierce.

But by the third time, he was very skilled and had excellent control over everything.

The fourth time, there was an extra slut who abused the Impure World Reincarnation technique, but it still didn't collapse.

But collecting Tailed Beasts isn't really anything new.

The last person to do this was Cloud Village.

Moreover, the Kumogakure had been doing this since the time of the Second Raikage, and continued until the time of their Fourth Raikage.

They tried to kidnap Uzumaki Kushina during the Second Shinobi World War, but they were unsuccessful.

The Third Shinobi World War was also triggered by their attempt to take advantage of the internal strife in Sand Village to destroy the One-Tail.

The Fifth Raikage quit, not because he became a vegetarian, but because his strength no longer allowed it.

The Jonin had no doubts about whether Leaf Village could do this; they only had one question: why should they do it?

For ninja villages, acquiring Tailed Beasts is, after all, a very costly endeavor.

Maintaining stable control over the Tailed Beasts is a technical challenge.

The Kumogakure claimed to have solved this problem, but after the Fourth Shinobi World War, the Leaf Village learned that the prerequisite for Perfect Jinchuriki was a place called Turtle Island.

Leaf Village currently possesses two Tailed Beasts, but still relies on the power of the Uzumaki Clan and Uchiha Clan.

This is not a purely technical solution.

Both clans were able to do this because they possessed special Chakra. The Two-Tails didn't even have Jinchūriki; it was entirely due to Uchiha Shingen's extraordinary personal strength that it was subdued. Strictly speaking, this was a gift from God and not something that could be easily achieved.

The Kumogakure dared to be so reckless in collecting the Tailed Beasts was because they had a method to seal the Tailed Beasts other than Jinchūriki, and they also had Turtle Island.

Most importantly, the Raikage clan is willing to sacrifice lives to feed Tailed Beasts.

If one of these three elements is missing, that is the current state of affairs during the Fifth Raikage's era.

There are no more Tailed Beasts in the Kumogakure now.

Because their Eight-Tails Jinchuriki has gone missing, supposedly having run away from home.

If we include Iwagakure and Kirigakure, the majority of Jinchūriki have already run away from home. Of the five great ninja villages, only Leaf Village and Sand Village still have Jinchūriki with stable positions. Hidden Mist Village lost the Three-Tails in the Fourth Shinobi World War, and the Six-Tails also ran away again for fear of retaliation from Leaf Village.

To put it bluntly, the safety measure of distributing Tailed Beasts has become practically defunct.

At this point, it wouldn't be surprising at all if some organization took over the role of the Cloud Village and continued to collect the Tailed Beasts.

"Lord Hokage," a Hyuga Clan Jonin forward, raising the question on behalf of everyone, "Collecting the Tailed Beasts isn't difficult for us now, but whether the village can stably control them remains a technical challenge."

"Technically speaking, that's true." Uchiha Shingen agreed, then said, "But we don't need to risk using our village comrades as new Jinchūriki. The Three-Tails is currently in a wild state, so we can handle it like we did with the Two-Tails. As for the other Jinchūriki, we can negotiate if we can, and if not, we can talk to the Tailed Beasts inside them."

Matatabi told him that both the Eight-Tails and the Seven-Tails were planning to Jinchūriki to flee to Leaf Village.

The disappearance of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki is most likely due to this reason.

"What do we do about the One-Tailed Beast?" the Hyuga ninja continued to ask.

"The One-Tail will remain as it is. If anyone tries to harm Tailed Beasts, it will go to Sand Village first." Uchiha Shingen understood the other party's concerns. "Currently, we are de facto allies with Sand Village, so of course we won't harm their Jinchūriki are on duty. As for others, there's no need to worry."

"Is Takigakure the same?" Hinata Shinobu asked, voicing his final concern.

"If the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki requests asylum from Leaf Village, we will accept it; otherwise, we will ignore it."

"Understood, I have no problem." Hinata Shinobu was relieved and returned to the group.

Uchiha Shingen waited a while longer and, finding that no one else asked any new questions, knew that the Jonin group had no more questions.

As the newly appointed Fifth Hokage, he currently does not have a dedicated advisory group, and unlike Namikaze Minato, he is not influenced by the previous Hokage's team.

After all, in the later years of the Fourth Hokage's era, the Uchiha Clan - Hyuga Clan alliance was the dominant force in the Hokage team.

With the Jonin's approval, the matter can be settled.

"Since everyone agrees, I, in the name of the Hokage, hereby announce the official commencement of the Tailed Beasts Collection Operation. This operation will be implemented simultaneously in different regions."

Uchiha Shingen stood up, gestured to his secretarial team to unfold a map of the Hokage world on the wall, and then Jonin to the wall.

"Following the directions of several major powers, our initial Jinchūriki who originally belonged to different ninja villages but are currently on the run. The Land of Earth will be a challenge, as there are many countries there and the situation is complex. It's uncertain whether the Jinchūriki on the run have severed ties with Iwagakure. In any case, we'll find them first, and then we'll discuss the rest."

The Jonin nodded in agreement.

Although the Land of Earth suffered a severe defeat in the last war, the Iwagakure Village itself actually suffered limited losses and its strength remains intact.

In this direction, Leaf Village needs to be wary of many ninja village forces, including Rain Village, Takigakure, Kusagakure, and the samurai groups of the Land of Iron.

The world's second-tier military organizations are all clustered in this region, and once they unite, they should not be underestimated.

" In the Cloud Village, the main focus is on searching for the whereabouts of the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. Yu and Taro are allies of the Land of Fire, so it's relatively easier. Then there's the Hidden Mist Village. We're no longer allies with the Hidden Mist Village, but the relationship between the Land of Fire and the Land of Water isn't completely severed. As for the escaped Six-Tails, we need to search in the Uzushiogakure and Chagoku provinces. As for the Three-Tails, we'll likely need to investigate in the Land of Water. This work will be handled by the ANBU ninja. Finally, within the Land of Fire, this task will be handled by the Police Force. The main purpose is to ensure that if Jinchūriki enters the country seeking shelter or hiding, Leaf Village must be informed immediately."

Having made the arrangements, Uchiha Shingen looked at the Jonin.

"Most of you should already know about the Ōtsutsuki Clan from your families, so I won't go into detail here. Times have changed, Lord Jiraiya feared could come at any time. For the sake of the village, please do your best!"

"Yes, Lord Hokage!"

All the Jonin knew the seriousness of the problem, and their voices were extremely loud.

"Alright, meeting adjourned. Everyone, go and make your arrangements." Uchiha Shingen nodded.

The Jonin obeyed and filed out. Watching their departing figures, Uchiha Shingen felt at ease. He knew what kind of effect they could achieve when all their efforts were focused on one goal.

Next, let's see how Uchiha Madara and that Ōtsutsuki Clan hiding somewhere will respond.

Chapter Twelve: My Name is Jigen

In the mountains and forests, two ninjas, clearly from different places, were running.

The two people were a man and a woman. The woman looked a little older, with short blue-green hair, brown skin, and dressed rather lightly.

Her name is Fu, and she is Jinchūriki of Takigakure.

Having been implanted with the Seven-Tails Chomei by the village when she was young, she was actually not so bad compared to the other Jinchūriki.

Because Takigakure's power had long since declined, they relied entirely on Jinchūriki.

In this situation, their attitude towards Jinchūriki is actually much better than that of ordinary ninja villages.

While the Seven-Tails, Chomei, is depicted as a large insect and is quite creepy, it's not really that scary. As a result, the Jinchūriki of Takigakure history.

Fu and Chomei are also able to communicate.

After Chomei explained the situation to her, she decided to seek refuge in Leaf Village.

Of course, running away directly is not an option. Even though Takigakure has declined, it is still a second-tier ninja village, and Fu doesn't have any issues with Takigakure.

So she carried a letter with her, written in her own hand by the leader of Takigakure, to be presented to the Hokage of Leaf Village's Inno Village.

Fu will seek the protection of Hidden Leaf Village as a special envoy of Takigakure.

Then she met another person traveling with her.

Unlike her, this colleague genuinely absconded on his own.

In the words of this fellow traveler, "I can't stay in Magogir's Kumogakure any longer."

To be honest, Fu didn't quite understand the other person's thoughts.

The Five Great Ninja Villages are the envy of all ninjas.

Even the Sand Village of the Third Shinobi World War was still an unapproachable behemoth in the eyes of the ninjas from those smaller villages.

Who got beaten up by whom among the five big shots has nothing to do with these little guys; they could all easily beat them to death.

If Takigakure had that kind of power, Fu wouldn't need to seek Leaf Village's protection.

But there's a reason she teamed up with this person.

"What a joke! How could there be such a terrifying monk!? And he chased us this far!" The Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, who seemed quite neurotic, exclaimed.

He is still very young.

His dark brown skin clearly reflected his ethnicity.

As the new Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of Kumogakure, his talent is far inferior to Killer B's back then, and his strength is even less.

He escaped from Kumogakure due to both the threat of the Eight-Tails and his inability to tolerate the demands placed upon him by the Yotsuki Clan.

The Raikage Clan is a thing of the past.

After lying low for so many years, the Yotsuki Clan has become the new Raikage Clan.

The former Raikage clan, represented by Killer B, has suffered a severe decline in talent due to the continuous attacks from Hidden Leaf Village, and is now a thing of the past.

Under the rule of the Yotsuki Clan, they became figures like Jinchūriki, Ku.

The Yotsuki Clan's reasoning was quite valid—for so many years, the Jinchūriki had always been produced and researched by the original Raikage clan; other people simply couldn't handle the task.

But now... Turtle Island is gone!

Back when Turtle Island existed, an entire family died.

Now, isn't that just suicide preparedness?

This Eight-Tails Jinchuriki's current name is also called Bee.

The A-B Combo is a pair, originating from the Second Raikage, A.

The Raikage, who developed the Lightning Release Chakra Mode and numerous Nintaijutsu, transformed Kumogakure into Hawks ninja village that championed swordsmanship and ninja Taijutsu.

The A-B Combo symbolizes the power of this clan.

But the new generation of Ai is gone.

He died in Leaf Village.

He encountered the Impure World Reincarnation Senju Muzoku.

With the decline of his family and the disappearance of the A-B Combo, the current generation of Bee naturally faced even greater pressure. The loss of Turtle Island and the threat of the Eight-Tails snapped the last thread in his heart.

He ran away.

If he doesn't run away, he'll die.

Heaven knows how an Eight-Tails, a Tailed Beasts, could develop the technique of suicide.

At that moment, Bi truly felt the threat of death.

His fate after becoming Jinchūriki also made him lose all hope for Kumogakure. His childhood friend A was gone, so why should he die for a group of people who treated him like a monster?

Goodbye!

I thought that going to Leaf Village would be the end of it, but the ordeal was far from over.

Having finally crossed the Land of Frost and fled into the Empty Zone, he encountered an extremely terrifying monk.

If it weren't for the older woman with brown skin next to him, he would have been dead on the spot.

They are still on the run.

"Stop complaining," Fu said. "Once we get to Leaf Village, we'll be safe."

"That's right... we'll be safe once we get there..." Bi's tension eased slightly.

He personally witnessed how that Leaf Village White Ghost, now the Fifth Hokage, threw stones into the Cloud Lightning Gorge.

No matter how terrifying that monk is, he can't be more terrifying than the Fifth Hokage.

"This time, will they find him again in no time?" Bi asked, quite worried.

Ever since they met that monk, he and Fu have been chased around and gotten lost many times.

They wouldn't have survived this long without the Seven-Tails' power.

"Instead of wasting your energy on idle thoughts, you should focus on getting on your way," Fu said.

If it weren't for the fact that this Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, she wouldn't have teamed up with him.

After all, she couldn't escape from that monk on her own.

As the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, close combat is not her forte; she has to rely on the Eight-Tails in this aspect.