Anyo followed Sasori into the Kazekage's Office. To his surprise, there was a monk inside, standing quietly in a corner with his eyes closed and a biwa in his arms. He looked quite out of place.
Sasori introduced him. "Kurotsuchi, this is Fayi, a disciple of the monk Bunpuku, Shukaku's first Jinchūriki. The ritual instrument in his hands can easily extract a Tailed Beast from its Jinchūriki. Once Fū arrives..."
Anyo interrupted him. "Wait."
Sasori gave Anyo a puzzled look. "What's wrong?"
Anyo smiled. "I'd like to speak with this master alone."
"All right." Without another word, Sasori turned and left the office.
Fayi, who had been silent all this time, was stunned by what he saw. Who was this man, to make the Kazekage obey him so readily? His previously indifferent gaze grew wary. This man was certainly no ordinary person.
Anyo calmly took the seat at the head of the room and said to Fayi, "Master, please sit."
"No need." Fayi walked up to Anyo. "Whatever you have to say, just say it."
"All right, then. I'd like to ask you: after you extract a Tailed Beast with that ritual instrument of yours, what happens to the Jinchūriki?"
Fayi froze for a moment. He hadn't expected the man before him to lack even the most basic common knowledge.
"Without the Tailed Beast, the Jinchūriki dies, of course," Fayi said with absolute certainty.
"That's precisely why I wanted to speak to you," Anyo said gravely. "What if I wanted him to live?"
Fayi shook his head repeatedly. "How could that be possible? Once the Tailed Beast's enormous chakra leaves the body, the Jinchūriki's life force immediately begins draining away with it. Death is certain. He cannot survive."
Anyo wasn't discouraged. Instead, he asked earnestly, "Can you think of a