Inside a tower in Amegakure...
Ning Feng and Orochimaru stood before a Cultivation Vessel, their expressions grave.
It would still take quite some time before they could extract the Three-Tails without harming Hozuki Zangetsu.
Since A and Ōnoki had already instigated the Shinobi World War, Ning Feng intended to take control of all the remaining tailed beasts as well.
He knew that, in the original story, sealing all nine tailed beasts inside the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path was precisely what had set off that series of events.
"Lord Feng, it looks like extracting it without causing fundamental harm will take at least another two months."
After a long silence, Orochimaru spoke softly.
An eerie light kept flickering in his snake-like eyes as he looked Hozuki Zangetsu up and down in the Cultivation Vessel, his body half liquefied.
Extracting a tailed beast from a jinchūriki's body without endangering the jinchūriki's life was already inconceivable in itself.
The progress Orochimaru had made proved that he had not slacked off during this time.
And as long as Orochimaru could extract the Three-Tails, the Seven-Tails Ning Feng had left with Fū could also be extracted without endangering her life.
When the time came, Ning Feng could fuse with two tailed beasts at once!
The One-Tail, Shukaku, was also imprisoned in Amegakure, and he could go and fuse with him at any time!
That would leave him with only the Two-Tails and the Six-Tails to collect before he had all nine tailed beasts!
The Two-Tails was still in Kumogakure. When the time came, he could simply wait for the Raikage to head to the battlefield, then enter their village and seize it by force.
The Six-Tails was sealed inside Utakata of Kirigakure. Although Ning Feng had used a technique like Tengai Shinsei in