Meanwhile, Ryōsuke took several hours to return to the mainland.
Finding a secluded cave, he began the process of sealing the Tailed Beast.
He pulled open the clothing covering Killer B's stomach.
He began to analyze the sealing formulas inscribed there.
These formulas were different from the sealing techniques used in the Mist Village.
The analysis took a bit of his time.
Then, he gathered chakra at the tips of his five fingers.
A blue light radiated from his fingertips.
He directly manipulated the seal on Killer B's stomach, releasing the Tailed Beast's chakra within.
He then retrieved the final Sealing Bottle from his system space to absorb the chakra.
Naturally, Ryōsuke opened the seal to its maximum capacity.
This was to increase the speed of the sealing process.
It seemed that with the seal fully opened, the chakra flowed out much faster than it had for the Three-Tails and Six-Tails Jinchūriki.
This was likely because Killer B was in his prime; the Cloud Village was well-known for its powerful physical techniques and robust physiques.
However, Ryōsuke estimated that the total time to seal this beast would be longer.
After all, the Eight-Tails was the most powerful Tailed Beast second only to the Nine-Tails.
He set the Sealing Bottle aside, letting it automatically absorb the surging chakra.
He simply waited quietly nearby.
More than a day and a night passed.
Ryōsuke finally managed to extract the Eight-Tails from within Killer B.
Looking at the miniature Eight-Tails inside the bottle—with its bull's head and octopus-like body—Ryōsuke felt satisfied.
Ryōsuke was content.
Although the process took longer than before, it proved that the Eight-Tails' chakra reserves were truly immense.
Now, it was time to leave.
He needed to regroup with Haku and Zabuza, then head to the Stone Village to collect its two Tailed Beasts.
As far as he knew, the Stone Village possessed two: the Four-Tails, Son Gokū, and the Five-Tails, Kokuō.
The Four-Tails possessed Lava Style, and the Five-Tails had Boil Style; both were quite formidable.
The Jinchūriki for the Four-Tails was Rōshi, while the Five-Tails was hosted by Han. Both were shinobi of the Stone Village.
He wasn't sure if they were currently in the village, as in the original timeline, both had eventually become wandering ninja.
If they weren't in the Stone Village, it would actually save him a lot of trouble.
He would only need to track down their locations to seal them.
He wouldn't even need to use the Eight Inner Gates.
The fact that the Eight-Tails' sealing went so smoothly proved that his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan was truly impressive.
There were two ways to get from the Land of Lightning to the Land of Earth: by land or by sea.
The land route would take them through several smaller nations, including the Land of Waterfalls.
Within the Land of Waterfalls lay the Hidden Waterfall Village, which also housed a Tailed Beast.
It was the Seven-Tails, Chōmei, and its Jinchūriki was Fū.
Thinking of this girl, Ryōsuke felt a surge of interest.
'She is apparently a dark-skinned girl with a very striking appearance.'
'She also has green hair.'
'Based on her current age, she is likely in the prime of her youth.'
'With a Tailed Beast inside her, she should at least have Kage-level strength.'
'If not, I'll just have to train her until she reaches that level.'
'As long as she can control the Tailed Beast, it'll be fine.'
'And with these eyes of mine, making a Tailed Beast submit should be simple.'
Having reached this conclusion, Ryōsuke decided on his next move: they would take the land route.
Before leaving, he glanced at the unconscious Killer B on the ground.
He had left a small amount of Tailed Beast chakra in the man's body, so his life force had not been completely extinguished.
However, he would certainly be weak. Ryōsuke wondered if the man would even wake up on his own if left here.
Since he had promised Samui to spare his life, he had to take some responsibility.
He quickly decided to drop the man off in a populated area.
With his mind made up, he dragged the body back toward the port they had arrived at.
On a small path, he encountered several civilians from the Land of Lightning.
He dropped Killer B right in front of them.
"I'm leaving this man in your hands."
After leaving those words, he disappeared.
The civilians were stunned as a man in a black robe and a white mask suddenly appeared and dumped a person in front of them.
Looking closely, they recognized the attire; this was a shinobi from the Cloud Village—one of their own.
One of them nervously checked the man's breathing. He was still alive, causing everyone to sigh in relief.
They hurriedly carried him to the village doctor for treatment.
Though they didn't understand what had happened, they knew they had to save a shinobi of their own nation.
Moving at full speed, Ryōsuke reached the port in just a few hours.
He found Zabuza and Haku waiting there.
Zabuza looked at the appearing God King.
"Lord God King, has the Eight-Tails been sealed?"
Ryōsuke nodded in affirmation.
"Naturally. Next, we prepare to head to the Land of Waterfalls."
"Zabuza, go and procure three sets of black robes with red clouds, as well as three masks."
"One for me, one for you, and one for Haku."
"From now on, The Illuminati will operate under the name of the Akatsuki."
They had stayed here for a long time. With the Cloud Village's intelligence capabilities, it was impossible for them not to have been noticed. A disguise was necessary.
Pinning everything on the Akatsuki was the best option.
After all, he was already calling himself Uchiha Madara.
Zabuza was deeply confused and asked.
"Lord God King, why is that?"
He had never even heard of the Akatsuki.
Ryōsuke explained, "The Akatsuki is also an organization collecting Tailed Beasts. Furthermore, they were the ones who controlled the Fourth Mizukage and brought chaos to the Mist Village."
"Our collection of the Tailed Beasts will inevitably throw the shinobi world into turmoil. We might as well let the Akatsuki take the blame for us."
Zabuza realized the truth—so it was this organization that had manipulated the Fourth Mizukage.
A surge of anger rose within him.
He felt a sense of satisfaction at the idea of the God King throwing the blame for the Tailed Beast collection onto them.
"Understood, Lord God King. I'll take care of it immediately."