If it weren't for the rebellion of the Fusa Clan, Shukaku's humiliating journey would have continued.
Mukai originally planned to try out various mechs he liked in this high-level consciousness space.
However, being able to fully experience the Freedom Gundam was a small way of fulfilling one of his dreams.
Even Shukaku's consciousness space began to tremble, clearly indicating that the Jinchūriki Bunpuku, had also encountered an accident.
If the Jinchūriki dies, Shukaku will also die!
Since the incident happened so suddenly, Mukai didn't hesitate and immediately launched into a soul-searching question at Shukaku:
"To submit, or to be destroyed?"
If Shukaku stubbornly refuses to obey, Mukai wouldn't mind just smashing it to pieces in the consciousness space!
Even if he doesn't intervene, once the outside world's Bunpuku is completely dead, Shukaku will only have the fate of dying along with him.
Since its birth, Shukaku, with its proud and aloof nature, has only ever seen fear and hatred in the humans it has encountered.
People like Bunpuku, who have been trying to communicate with it through love and understanding, are already considered outliers.
When had it ever seen someone as unreasonable as Mukai, who would immediately give it a good beating?
This is its consciousness space!
Just how powerful must the other party's mental world be to allow them to do whatever they want within it?
Shukaku simply couldn't imagine how powerful the real-life Mukai would be.
Of course, it was blinded by the concept that the spiritual power of the Shinobi World was equivalent to the strength of a ninja.
On one hand, there's the option of finding a powerful backer to live a wretched life; on the other hand, there's the option of defiantly following Bunpuku to die.
Shukaku didn't hesitate for even a second before making the final choice!
Bunpuku, Fenfu! I, Lord Shukaku, will follow my new master and avenge you!
The rest is quite simple; with the help of Hatake Sakumo is skilled in Summoning Technique...
Using Dan Katō's Spirit Transformation Technique, Summoning Technique was implanted into Shukaku's spiritual world.
All of these operations were carried out exceptionally smoothly, with Shukaku acting voluntarily.
After withdrawing from the spiritual world, Mukai only needs to set a psychic anchor point for Shukaku.
This is why Mukai only returned after the war had begun.
It wasn't that he deliberately waited until the crucial moment to appear.
Now that everything has settled, Shukaku of Sunagakure did not perish along with the Jinchūriki.
It nestled in the warm sand dunes, enjoying a rare moment of freedom.
As time went by, the body that had been shrunken by Mukai began to slowly recover.
The feeling of freedom is quite nice!
Just then, the Summoning Contract deep within its soul began to tremble, and Mukai was summoning it.
Shukaku opened its star-shaped eyes and roared, sending sand dunes flying.
It pounded the ground a few times in a fit of rage before finally responding to Mukai's call.
Wait, why isn't the passageway big enough for it to pass through?
Shukaku didn't think much of it, only assuming that Mukai didn't need to summon its complete form.
Once Shukaku acknowledged Mukai, he had already prepared an explanation for Mukai.
Having recovered to a height of over thirty meters, Shukaku compressed itself to a height of just over ten meters before passing through the communication array.
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Mukai to the fortress and told Konan, Xie, Shisō, and Pakura about the ups and downs of the Shukaku Trial.
Of course, he couldn't resist showing off that he had captured Shukaku as a summoning beast.
Everyone was naturally very curious about this, so they put down what they were doing and came to this open space to wait for Mukai come out of the Spirit Shukaku.
With the Summoning Technique incantation complete, Mukai pressed his palm to the ground, but there was no reaction.
It wasn't a failed spell, was it? Could there be a delay in Summoning Technique?
None of these people had ever used Summoning Technique, so they assumed this was a normal phenomenon. They discussed the village's situation while waiting.
When Sasori heard that the Third Kazekage had been assassinated, he merely snorted dismissively.
"The so-called strongest Kazekage, during World War II, made all sorts of idiotic commands because he was concerned about the unreasonable demands of the Daimyo of the Land of Wind."
If it weren't for his unprincipled compromises, which left the area around the village deserted,
My parents won't be killed by Konoha White Fang!
Those members of the Fusa Clan were all his trusted confidants whom he had promoted; they deserved their fate!
Mukai was well aware of Scorpion's attitude.
In the original timeline, he directly assassinated the Third Kazekage and even turned him into Human Puppet, indirectly triggering the Third Shinobi World War.
With his constant guidance in this timeline, Sasori did not turn to the dark side. Unexpectedly, the Third Kazekage still could not escape the fate of being assassinated.
It's all a matter of timing and fate.
Just as they were discussing the upcoming Jonin meeting, a large cloud of white smoke suddenly erupted from the spot where Mukai performing his Summoning Technique.
Mukai's Chakra was also drained.
As the white smoke dissipated, the over ten-meter-tall Shukaku, swaying its thick tail, prostrated itself before Mukai.
" Mukai, did you summon me?"
"It really is Shukaku!"
Pakura's eyes began to light up as she looked Shukaku, whose body was covered in runes, from left to right.
Sasori and Konan were no exception, tentatively touching Shukaku's sand-formed body.
Isn't Shukaku supposed to have a very bad temper?
Why are you so docile now?
Was he truly moved by Mukai's love and understanding?
Mukai is truly remarkable!
In an instant, Mukai's image in everyone's mind soared as he was able to subdue Shukaku.
Mukai, somewhat displeased, asked Shukaku:
"Hey, Shukaku, why is this Summoning Technique taking so long?"
Are you resisting my channeling?
Shukaku's lips twitched a few times, and he hurriedly explained:
"This... no, no, it took me some time to compress my size."
Mukai didn't infuse much Chakra into the Summoning Technique.
My body has recovered to a size of over thirty meters, requiring a large number of Chakra channels.
Only by compressing it to its current size can it work. Please don't mind, Mukai.
So that's how it is. Mukai blushed slightly.
It turns out that with all his Chakra, he can only summon Shukaku, which is a dozen meters tall.
Based on the fifty-meter specification in the consciousness space, he will probably need to undergo further training before he can summon his complete form.
But it doesn't matter. Being able to form a contract with Shukaku was already an unexpected bonus, since his main fighting force has always been mechs and technological weapons!
Knowing that the delay in communication was due to his own fault, Mukai did not blame Shukaku.
However, since it took Chakra to summon it, it shouldn't be wasted.
" Shukaku, you should have no problem manipulating sand, right?"
Since you're here, do me the trouble and help me clear a sand trench outside the fortress!
Shukaku, naturally, would not disobey Mukai's orders, and asked in a muffled voice:
"It's a small matter. How big of a sand ditch are you planning to create, Mukai?"
Mukai Body Flicker Technique above Shukaku's head, pointing to the towering fortress to the north:
"Starting from this mountain range, just leave a 50-meter-wide passage here at the fortress."
Sand from other areas was brought to both sides, creating a trench more than fifty meters deep!
Even if they can't stop the ninjas from other villages, they can still cause some trouble for their advance!