Konoha: Start from untying the caged bird

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Hyuga Yuzuru smiled slightly at him, then glanced at Gaara, whose face showed a hint of anger because of his attitude, grabbed Gaara's shoulder with one hand, and activated the Flying Thunder God Technique.

The first place the two arrived at was the Hokage Rock.

The Hokage Rock is both a representative symbol of Konoha and the best viewpoint for Konoha's scenery.

Hyuga Yuzuru flew him to a corner of the Hokage Rock, where he looked down at the stretching Konoha below. He released Gaara's shoulder, and Gaara, who was standing on the ground, stretched his body for the first time in a long time, his face still gloomy.

"Konoha and Sunagakure are different, and so am I different from Rasa."

To Rasa, you are the weapon of Sunagakure, and his goal is to make you, this weapon, even stronger.

But for me, I neither need the power of the One-Tailed Beast nor do I need a Jinchuriki to exist in Konoha as a mere weapon.

To me, Jinchuriki are no different from ordinary ninjas; they are all part of the village.

As soon as Hyuga Yuzuru finished speaking, Gaara let out a cold laugh.

For him, there was nothing left in this world that he could trust. Emptiness, loneliness, solitude, and sadness filled his short life. Whether looking back or looking forward, this cold world meant nothing to him.

Hinata Yuzuru simply said, "I know you have your own opinion, but I also need to make my stance clear to you."

He spoke calmly, and just when Gaara thought the other party would continue to 'persuade' him, Hyuga Yuzuru's deep blue eyes, filled with a chilling aura, stared into his eyes.

"What I said just now wasn't because I hoped you could become a ninja of Konoha, nor because I hoped you could change your bad habits from Sunagakure. Rather, it was because I wanted to tell you..."

I don't care about your identity, your abilities, what kind of life you want to live in Konoha, or even whether you want to become a ninja. None of that matters to me.

If you're willing to stay put, I can let you live a good life in Konoha as a Konoha villager.

However, if you are arrogant or harbor ill intentions towards Konoha.

I'll consider sealing one of my tails into someone else.

When he uttered the last sentence, Hyuga Yuzuru's expression was indifferent and calm. His words were not a threat. Gaara looked at him coldly, but found that the other party seemed to be simply stating a fact, calmly saying such words.

He lowered his head, his mind filled with complex thoughts, and in the end, he simply snorted coldly without responding.

"Of course, before that, I need you to cooperate with me and do something."

"what?"

Gaara turned his head and looked at Hyuga Yuzuru, who reached out his hand again and, in the next moment, led him to the outskirts of Konoha Village.

Gaara felt a chill run down his spine. This place seemed to be near the Chunin Exams venue, far from Konoha.

He instinctively wanted to control the sand, but the sealing technique made it incredibly difficult for him to even mobilize his chakra. However, the next moment, Hyuga Yuzuru reached out and touched him directly. The black patterns of the sealing technique instantly disappeared, and Gaara once again sensed the immense power.

He not only broke the seal on my chakra... but he even broke the seal on my tailed beast?

Gaara instantly realized that he could use the Sleep Technique to enter the One-Tailed state at any time. He turned his head, his cold eyes looking at the Hokage in front of him. The sand around him shimmered, swirling around him and slowly forming sand armor on his body.

What do you want me to do?

Hyuga Yuzuru simply shook his head and said, "It's not that I need you to do anything... it's that I need the guy inside you to cooperate with me."

Before Gaara could ask anything, the world spun before his eyes, and in the blink of an eye, a colossal being appeared before him.

"Woo..." The deep voice sounded very familiar to Aragaki. He looked up and the terrifying One-Tailed Beast appeared before him. At this moment, the One-Tailed Beast was pretending to sleep in its cage. It was only when it sensed someone coming to its side that it slowly opened its eyes and revealed a terrifying grin.

"It's you... Hokage."

A deep voice rang out, and a curious gaze pierced the other's yellow eyes: "What, are you planning to have me leave this kid's body and find another host? Or perhaps..."

"I hope to study the nature of the Tailed Beasts, so could you please cooperate with my research?" Hyuga Yuzuru's words undoubtedly worsened Shukaku's mood. It pressed its face against the cage and let out a cold laugh, a hoarse sound that was almost a low growl.

"you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hyuga Yuzuru reached out, through the cage, and pressed his hand against its face: "Don't get too close, speak properly."

The mighty One-Tailed Beast had never been treated like this before, and immediately opened its mouth wide in anger: "I..."

Hyuga Yuzuru turned to Gaara and said, "Forget it, I'll just let him out, beat him up, and then we can have a proper chat."

The tailed beasts distrust humans, especially those that have been sealed for a long time and whose senses are not very good towards humans. Let's let them calm down first and then have a proper talk.

Gaara stared blankly at the other person, but the next moment, the other person simply placed one hand on the cage and said calmly, "Don't worry, I'll make it obediently go back before your body can't hold on any longer."

Also, I'm currently researching how to separate a tailed beast from its jinchūriki without harming the jinchūriki—if the One-Tailed Beast cooperates, you might not need to be with that big guy anymore in the future.”

Gaara felt a sudden dizziness, and the world before him changed again. After returning to the real world, his vision suddenly went black. When he regained his senses, the One-Tailed Beast was already violently breaking free of its seal and began to fight him for control of his body.

Countless grains of sand surged up, and the raging One-Tailed Chakra began to shape its form. Hyuga Yuzuru, however, said leisurely, "If you don't mind having another spectator, let him keep his senses, how about that?"

"Gaara, you wouldn't stop me from beating it up, would you?"

"You brat... I'm going to kill you!" Shukaku's furious voice rang out, but Gaara just looked at Hyuga Yuzuru with a calm expression, unable to describe what he was feeling at that moment.

What is a terrifying and powerful tailed beast to oneself and others, how come it looks like an ordinary summoning beast in the eyes of the other party?

Where does this guy get his confidence from?

"Do as you please." Gaara left only this brief sentence, and then completely handed his body over to Shukaku's control. Seeing that the other party had no intention of fighting for control of his body, Shukaku simply didn't care whether Gaara fell into a complete coma.

Strangely, the two sides reached a tacit understanding, like perfect jinchūriki, while remaining conscious.

The colossal Shukaku materialized, reappearing on this land, blotting out the sky, and let out a furious roar: "Let me see where you get your confidence from, you brat!"

"Hmm..." A slightly troubled voice sounded in Shukaku's ears. Its eyes looked to its side in disbelief. Beside its tall body, Hyuga Yuzuru, with golden and blue wings on his back, was standing on its shoulder.

"It probably came from here." He raised his right hand, aimed it at Shukaku's head, and gently touched it with his finger before the sandstorm swept in.

"If you're careless... you'll die, Shukaku."

The last sound was barely audible to Shukaku. The only thing he could see was the increasingly intense golden chakra shimmering on his fingers. The next moment, the raging chakra surged and transformed into a golden beam cannon, blasting towards its head.

"boom!!!"

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Shukaku's massive body was blasted to the ground by an unstoppable force.

Although it roared furiously a moment later, countless grains of sand surged and repaired its head, and it stood up, the immense pain and the burning sensation on its forehead clearly told Shukaku that the man floating in mid-air had not lied.

He truly possesses the power to kill a tailed beast!

Although death is merely the beginning of a new life for tailed beasts, for the proud Shukaku, being defeated and killed by humans is an unacceptable thing.

"Practice with blank rounds!"

The terrifying wind pressure shot out into the distance in a spiral, tearing and twisting the air and swallowing the sound, but the place it was aiming at was already empty.

"Wind Release: Sky Bullet Training!"

In contrast, another almost identical Sky Bullet came from behind, carrying the aftershocks of Sage Chakra, and once again hurtled straight toward Shukaku's head.

Shukaku was unable to dodge again and was hit in the back of the head by the huge Sky Bullet. If it weren't for the fact that the One-Tail's body was reinforced with Magnet Release and Cursed Seal, this blow would have seriously injured it. Even so, Shukaku felt a sharp pain in its head, and sand was sent flying. The state of its head could almost be described as 'shattered porcelain'.

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!"

Shukaku let out a furious roar, and the yellow sand in the sky was pulled by his Magnet Release, forming a huge spiral in the air. While enveloping his head to strengthen his defense, he stared wide-open with cold and cruel eyes at Hyuga Yuzuru's figure in the air.

Yin-Yang Release chakra coalesced, and the black Tailed Beast Ball gradually began to appear in its mouth. However, even faster than its movement was a hand that pressed down on its wide-open mouth before the Tailed Beast Ball could solidify.

"How is this possible...!?"

Shukaku let out an incredulous whisper.

When faced with Hyuga Yuzuru's hand, the ferocious Tailed Beast Ball began to dissipate on its own in a strange way, escaping unstablely and almost exploding in its mouth. Shukaku had no choice but to cancel the Tailed Beast Ball, and then saw the other party looking at him calmly.

"So that's what a Tailed Beast Ball is..."

Hyuga Yuzuru was deep in thought, which made Shukaku feel a sense of humiliation at being looked down upon. It roared angrily, and the yellow sand in the sky once again condensed into a towering sand wave that engulfed Hyuga Yuzuru.

"It seems your existence is still quite necessary... So much sand, it would cost a lot of money to buy it from Sunagakure."

Hyuga Yuzuru's words undoubtedly fueled Shukaku's anger, but what terrified Shukaku even more was the feeling he got from the opponent's current fighting style.

This strange chakra, the unbelievably powerful physical strength, and this feeling... a sage... this guy gives off a feeling similar to the Sage of Six Paths!

No, and not exactly the same...

Shukaku's eyes were filled with surprise and uncertainty, but what frustrated him even more was that its attacks seemed too 'slow' against Hyuga Yuzuru!

This guy seems to be able to foresee the future. Whether you want to attack with your huge body or use ninjutsu, he can dodge at an even faster speed and retaliate in a 'teasing' manner.

"Kid...who are you?!"

This was the first time Shukaku had encountered such a being. It raised its tanuki-like head and looked at Hyuga Yuzuru, who was flying high in front of it, with a serious gaze.

"The Fifth Hokage of Konoha, Yuzuru Hyuga."

After finishing speaking, Hyuga Yuzuru paused for a moment, then said, "Shukaku, calling someone a brat isn't very polite."

"You brat..." Before Shukaku could finish speaking, a fist landed hard on its forehead.

"Kid, huh?" Hinata Yuzuru's voice came from beside him.

Even if Shukaku was wary, all he felt at this moment was anger. How dare you!

"I'm going to kill you!!!"

A foot flew in from the other side of his face, the force of which caused Shukaku's body to tilt slightly.

"Kill me, huh?"

Hyuga Yuzuru's chakra surged, and more and more golden chakra appeared, giving his body a golden outline.

"I am Shukaku!!!"

The color of the Tailed Beast Ball flashed again in Shukaku's mouth.

"Shukaku, is it?" Another iron fist came crashing down on his face.

Sand flew everywhere as Shukaku's face was struck – its body was covered in sand armor reinforced with cursed seals and Magnet Release, just like Gaara's absolute defense, but now it was teetering on the brink of collapse.

But immediately after that punch, countless grains of sand shimmered in the air, forming a giant hand that gripped Hyuga Yuzuru tightly. A deluge of sand surged towards him as Shukaku roared with glee, "Kid! Beg for mercy now, and I might spare your life..."

Before it could finish speaking, a huge golden fist, the size of its head, landed on its head, knocking it down again.

Hyuga Yuzuru floated in the air, the chakra fist that had gathered beside him being absorbed back into his body.

"Ok?"

His question made Shukaku's black and yellow beast eyes, which had been knocked down, almost turn red—this was too much of a bullying of the tailed beast!

It couldn't hit it, yet the opponent possessed inhuman destructive power; even a single punch or kick could cause it unprecedented pain.

That bastard!!!

I'm fucking...

Shukaku tilted its head back, mouth agape: "I'm not fighting anymore!"

Hinata Yuzuru raised an eyebrow and crossed his arms in front of him: "Oh?"

Shukaku, however, stubbornly refused to get up, stiffening his neck: "This is pointless! This brat's body is dragging down my strength. If I use any more power, this brat will be dead for sure. Do you really want to see this guy die?"

Hyuga Yuzuru descended to Shukaku's face and said leisurely, "Pretending to surrender, were you just secretly preparing to use a sealing technique?"

"By the way, your sealing techniques are not bad—but not good enough to deal with me."

As Hyuga Yuzuru spoke, Shukaku's eyes widened in disbelief. "You can really see the future!?"

"So, now, are you going to cooperate with me obediently, or are you going to refuse to cooperate non-violently?" Hinata Yuzuru looked at it calmly.

Shukaku's expression was surprisingly gloomy, almost human-like, with a grumpy tanuki face as he squatted on the ground, looking utterly disgusted: "What exactly do you want!"

At worst, they can just be sealed away again, or killed and resurrected.

"Let's make a deal."

With his wings gone, Hyuga Yuzuru, now in Sage Mode, is able to fly independently, though perhaps a little slower than when using wings.

He also sat cross-legged in the air, his gaze level with Shukaku's, looking at the big cat with a resentful expression, and reached out to touch its head—it was hard and didn't feel good to the touch.

I wonder if Nine-Tails will feel better to handle.

Shukaku tilted his head in annoyance, but he could only suppress his temper. Facing this guy, he couldn't use his strength to his advantage at all and was completely powerless to fight back.

I wonder if Nine-Tailed Fox has ever fought with this guy. I wish that stinky fox had been dealt with like this by him.

The thought that even the Nine-Tailed Fox had been beaten up by this guy made it feel a little better.

"What deal?" Shukaku's voice sounded uninterested.

“I want to study the nature of the Tailed Beasts. Ideally, you would lend me your chakra and cooperate with me in some research experiments,” Hyuga Yuzuru said. Shukaku quickly revealed a disdainful look, giving him a knowing look: “And what will you give me in return?”