I Punch the Tailed Beast Ball

”Mm, it’s me. The Hokage and I discussed it and felt that this matter may not be simple and that there may be some conspiracy, so we sent a shadow clone to come along and investigate the situation.” Nagasawa said.

”Right, don’t leak my intelligence later, in case we alert the enemy. The one who came here is only Konoha Chunin Xiao Yan, not Hokage Assistant Fujiwara Nagasawa.” Nagasawa reminded.

Hearing Nagasawa’s words, Rasa’s face became serious. He turned to Maki and said, ”Do you understand? You absolutely cannot leak the intelligence that Assistant Nagasawa has come.”

Maki nodded.

As for Chiyo, it was not Rasa’s turn to issue orders to her.

After that, Nagasawa did not speak anymore. The conditions had been put forward. If Rasa was unwilling to pay them, then wanting to fully recover was definitely impossible. Konoha was not running a charity hall.

Nagasawa’s side did not speak. Rasa was still weighing the pros and cons. Maki was not yet qualified to speak on such an occasion, and Chiyo was also happy to be free, beginning to let her mind wander beyond the heavens.

’How does Konoha know about One’s Own Life Reincarnation and Gaara becoming a Jinchuriki?’ Rasa was somewhat doubtful.

One’s Own Life Reincarnation was a forbidden technique that was rarely known even in Sunagakure.

Because One’s Own Life Reincarnation was originally a secretly developed forbidden technique. Only Sunagakure Village’s higher-ups and some people who participated in the forbidden technique’s development experiments knew about it.

One’s Own Life Reincarnation was a reincarnation Ninjutsu that could revive the dead, but the caster had to pay with their life.

Sunagakure Village developed this forbidden technique with the purpose of lowering the death rate of experts in war, thereby making the country stronger.

Experts from other countries died in war, while theirs could revive after dying. With one side weakening and the other strengthening, would Sunagakure Village not sooner or later have the strength to surpass all ninja villages?

But how could there be such a good thing? A forbidden technique related to resurrection was not easy to develop.

Sunagakure Village spent a lot of manpower and material resources on this, but still did not obtain a satisfactory One’s Own Life Reincarnation.

Sunagakure Village originally wanted to develop a technique that could consume a certain amount of life force to revive the dead, but the One’s Own Life Reincarnation they developed required all of one’s own life force, which meant one life had to be exchanged for one life.

Even more annoying was that the caster and the target had to be around the same strength. In other words, wanting to use a Genin to revive a Jonin was impossible. Both Chakra and life force were insufficient.

Then sacrificing a living Jonin to revive another Jonin, what damn use was that?

In addition, there were many other restrictions. For example, One’s Own Life Reincarnation was extremely difficult and very hard to learn. There were also requirements for the time since the dead person’s death. They could not have been dead for too long. There were also requirements for the completeness of the corpse. If it was too damaged, that was also a problem.

So in the end, Sunagakure Village sealed this forbidden technique away. Only those who participated in its development and some Sunagakure higher-ups knew about it.

Although there were many restrictions, this was, after all, a Ninjutsu that could revive the dead, so it still had great significance.

After all, although some people might not be too strong, their abilities in other aspects were outstanding, and they accidentally died. At this time, this forbidden technique could come in handy.

If it was using One’s Own Life Reincarnation to exchange for treatment conditions, Rasa might feel some heartache. After all, this was something Sunagakure Village had spent a lot of energy and money to research, but he would ultimately still agree.

Because the many restrictions meant that One’s Own Life Reincarnation was very difficult to put to great use, so Rasa could grit his teeth and give it away.

The key was, Nagasawa’s conditions also included Gaara!

It did not matter that Gaara was his child. The main point was that Gaara was a Jinchuriki.

Sunagakure was the same as Konoha and had only one Tailed Beast, the One-Tail inside Gaara.

So this only Jinchuriki was extremely important to Sunagakure. Otherwise, Rasa would not have gone to this extent.

Everything he did was in hopes that Gaara could become a powerful Jinchuriki who would not go berserk.

Rasa now suspected that Konoha’s spy had reached Sunagakure’s upper levels. Otherwise, how could they know such secret information?

But after carefully thinking about it, the upper levels should not be very possible. It should be the middle-high levels?

”About the exchange student matter, can the candidate be changed? Gaara is my youngest son. I think he is truly too young, and it is temporarily inconvenient for him to leave Sunagakure Village.

I also have a slightly older child named Kankuro. Why not let him go to Konoha as an exchange student to study?” Rasa probed.

Hearing this, Nagasawa was amused. You care so much about Gaara, why couldn’t that be seen in the original work? He was too young, so you sent people to assassinate him to let him grow, right?

”The exchange student candidate was decided by me and the Hokage together. It cannot be changed.” Nagasawa directly answered.

Kankuro had not suffered any inhuman abuse, so why bring him away?

Rasa’s expression became somewhat ugly. If before this, he still held a trace of luck and felt that maybe Gaara had been coincidentally chosen and that they did not know he was a Jinchuriki.

Then now it was almost hammered in stone. Konoha’s side knew Gaara was a Jinchuriki, so they insisted on Gaara and no one else would do.

Since it had already been confirmed that Konoha knew, Rasa no longer pretended and said himself, ”Assistant Nagasawa, this request of yours is somewhat forcing others into difficulty. I’m afraid I cannot agree to it.

Besides being my child, Gaara is also Sunagakure’s Jinchuriki. A Jinchuriki is of vital importance to the village’s safety. How can there be a principle of a Jinchuriki going to another village to study?”

Nagasawa said with a chuckle, ”Why can’t a Jinchuriki go to another ninja village as an exchange student to study? Kazekage, you have become attached to appearances. It’s impossible that just because there was none before, there definitely cannot be any in the future.”

”Could it be that you are still worried we will be unfavorable toward your child?” Nagasawa asked.

Rasa kept a stern face and did not speak.

If he was not worried about this, what else could he be worried about? If he was taken to Konoha, wouldn’t Gaara become shaped like Konoha?

As a Kage, Rasa knew there were too many methods to change a person’s thoughts, not to mention this person was still a three-year-old child, still at an ignorant age and most suitable for remolding.

If he went and never returned, then Sunagakure Village would truly become a joke, becoming a great ninja village that was clearly one of the Five Great Ninja Villages yet had no Tailed Beast.

They would be surpassed by Takigakure.

Rasa could not bear the consequences of losing Shukaku. In a certain sense, this had an even greater impact than the death of a Kage.

Because Tailed Beasts were resources that could be repeatedly used forever. Kage would die, but Tailed Beasts would not die, and there could always be powerful Jinchuriki.

”Kazekage, rest assured. The study I am talking about is truly study. It is only bringing Gaara to Konoha, and when he reaches the age, after he graduates from the Ninja Academy, we will let him return to Sunagakure Village.” Nagasawa said.

He brought him back to Konoha because he wanted to change a tragedy, not to snatch the Tailed Beast, or snatch a child.

When Gaara graduated, he would already have spent a cheerful childhood and, at the same time, possess the strength to protect himself.

At that time, after Gaara returned to Sunagakure, he would not receive the treatment he had before. Instead, he might become the next Kazekage.

”I will let Gaara enjoy the childhood a child should have in Konoha. He will not suffer disturbance from any force. This is my guarantee.”

Rasa was somewhat shaken. If it was only until he finished Ninja Academy, then it was not impossible.

Moreover, if these words were spoken by Nagasawa, he felt they were very credible.

Because in Rasa’s view, Nagasawa was an idealist similar to First Hokage Hashirama. They both longed for peace incomparably and also believed that eternal peace could be realized.

Otherwise, with the military force Nagasawa had displayed, no one could stop Konoha’s footsteps. Even if they resisted, there would only be a dead end.

They clearly could rule the entire ninja world, yet they only hoped everyone could coexist peacefully and have eternal peace.

Although Rasa himself could not do this, that did not prevent him from respecting such a person.

It was like how everyone hoped their friends were honest people while they themselves were not honest people.

When Nagasawa said he would return Gaara and would not tamper with Gaara, Rasa felt that this should be true.

This was the benefit of reputation and strength. If it were the Third Hokage and Danzo coming, Rasa definitely would not give them a good expression. Once Shukaku entered your pocket, would you still return him? Like hell I believe you, you rotten old men are very bad.

If it was Nagasawa’s words, Rasa would believe them.

Because according to Nagasawa’s performance, a Tailed Beast was something that could be solved with a casual hammer. Why would he need to deliberately use lies to deceive him?

”Since he has to reach the age before going to Ninja Academy, why not wait until he reaches the age for Ninja Academy before letting Gaara go to Konoha?” Rasa thought for a moment and took a step back.

He decided to trust Nagasawa, but he still did not want Gaara to stay in Konoha for too long.

”No.” Nagasawa shook his head and rejected Rasa again, explaining, ”That would not be good. If he goes only when he reaches the age, suddenly attending school in an unfamiliar place would definitely be uncomfortable. If he is brought there in advance, he can first become familiar with Konoha and also make friends with peers.”

Hearing Nagasawa’s words, Rasa thought about it and actually felt that what Nagasawa said was quite reasonable.

”Kazekage, since you like Gaara so much, you can visit him in Konoha at any time. It is not as if after he goes to Konoha, you can never meet again.” Nagasawa said leisurely.

Rasa did not immediately reply. This concern of his was not because of Gaara, but because of Shukaku.

Rasa thought for a while and came up with a decent solution, saying, ”Gaara is still too young. I’m afraid he will have many things he cannot adapt to if he goes to such a far place alone. How about letting his uncle go together to take care of him?”

Rasa still had one sentence in his heart that he did not say. Incidentally, it was also to monitor whether Gaara had been tampered with by Konoha.

Although Rasa was willing to believe Nagasawa, he did not want to gamble with his own belief. If he lost the gamble, the outcome would be too miserable.

”That’s fine. This is also not bad. Our Konoha side will not need to specially send someone to take care of him.” Nagasawa nodded and felt there was no problem.

”Elder Chiyo, I’ll trouble you with One’s Own Life Reincarnation.” Rasa said to Chiyo.

When Chiyo was young, she was an important researcher in the project to develop One’s Own Life Reincarnation. During the development process, she had mastered One’s Own Life Reincarnation.

Chiyo, whose mind had been wandering beyond the heavens, heard Rasa’s words and nodded, thinking that once she handed over the forbidden technique, she would be freed and could continue going fishing with her younger brother.

”The relevant materials were placed by me in a document room. Which of you two will come with me to get them?” Chiyo said directly.

”I’ll go. Tsunade, you start treating him.” Nagasawa answered.

Tsunade nodded and used the Summoning Technique, summoning a Katsuyu one meter wide and two meters tall, then letting Katsuyu cover Rasa’s entire body and begin treatment.

Nagasawa used the Transformation Technique to become the ordinary and unremarkable Chunin Xiao Yan and walked out of the room with Chiyo, heading to the document room Chiyo mentioned to get the things.

On the way, Nagasawa asked about the specific process of the attack, as well as the attacker’s characteristics.

Chiyo shook her head and said, ”This attack was very sudden. By the time I arrived, the Kazekage was already lying on the ground, his life hanging by a thread.”

”As for characteristics, that black-clothed person did not fight me. But according to Rasa and the Sunagakure ninja at the scene, the black-clothed person’s speed was extremely fast. There was even a Jonin who said he could not clearly see the other party’s figure.

Then there was his immense strength. Relying on his fists, he could blast through Rasa’s Magnet Release. Besides this, there was nothing else.”

”Fast speed and strong power... a Taijutsu ninja?” Nagasawa immediately felt that the black-clothed person was a Taijutsu expert like the Raikage or Guy.

He thought for a while, but could not recall what powerful Kage-level Taijutsu experts existed in the original work. Moreover, coming to attack the Kazekage was also a problem.

Who would benefit from attacking the Kazekage? Nagasawa tried to think from the perspective of those who would gain benefits.

But he discovered that Nagato’s group unexpectedly fit.

Not obtaining any useful information, Nagasawa temporarily gave up thinking about the culprit and instead casually chatted with Chiyo about other things.

Then Nagasawa was surprised to discover that Chiyo was still an old hand at fishing. She could speak confidently about all kinds of fishing topics and was much more spirited than when she had been in the ward just now.

The two of them walked all the way to the document room like this. Nagasawa watched Chiyo search through the cabinets, looking for the scroll.

Suddenly, Chiyo’s movements paused. Her eyes lost their highlight, her body stiffened, and she fell straight down, as if she had suddenly died violently.

Nagasawa looked at this scene and did not know whether to laugh or cry. This Chiyo was still a little expert at making trouble, even pretending to be dead in front of him. If it were not for Observation Haki, he really might have been fooled by Chiyo’s realistic death-feigning skill.

”Granny Chiyo, don’t lie on the ground. The ground isn’t clean.” Nagasawa said.

Perhaps Chiyo thought Nagasawa was tricking her, so she did not move and still lay on the ground motionlessly like a dead person.

”Granny Chiyo, I have an ability that can sense other people’s auras, so please stop pretending to be dead.” Nagasawa smiled and pulled Chiyo up. This Chiyo truly had a bit of childlike innocence. She would not get up unless she fooled him.

After Chiyo was pulled up by Nagasawa, she patted the dust off her clothes and sighed, ”As expected of a strong person considered absolutely impossible to oppose. I didn’t fool you.”

”I only took advantage of my ability. Your death-feigning skill is still very strong. I almost got fooled by you.” Nagasawa said with a smile.

When Nagasawa said this, Chiyo smiled. She quickly found the scroll of One’s Own Life Reincarnation, handed it to Nagasawa, then began telling Nagasawa about her successful experiences pretending to be dead to fool people.

For example, pretending to be dead during Sunagakure’s higher-level meeting, making everyone gather around her and carefully check whether she had died, or suddenly pretending to be dead while fishing with her younger brother, giving her younger brother, who was fishing, a big fright.