Speaking of which, perfect Tailed Beast transformation seems to have incredibly strict conditions: one needs to be in sync with the Tailed Beast, resolve inner darkness, possess enough love, and a whole host of other things to achieve a perfect Jinchuriki. It appears this ability is extremely rare.
But in reality? In reality, besides Naruto and Gaara, every single Jinchuriki at this time was a perfect Jinchuriki!
If you weren't at the perfect level, you wouldn't dare speak loudly among other Jinchuriki.
Roshi was precisely one of those 'extremely rare' perfect Jinchuriki.
The Four-Tails is named Son Goku, and as its name suggests, it is an enormous red ape.
This ape was ill-tempered, heavily muscled, and full of power. The moment it appeared, it unleashed a powerful punch towards Jiraiya and the hill behind him.
The massive fist created a whistling sound as it tore through the air. Jiraiya narrowly dodged it, and the rocks behind him were pulverized, sending a rain of scorching hot stones into the sky.
The Four-Tails clenched both fists and slammed them into the ground.
The three old comrades didn't need to exchange glances or speak. Years of cooperation hadn't made them rusty with time. Fighting side-by-side once more, Jiraiya was the most excited among them.
He was the first to form hand signs.
"Summoning Technique: Gamabunta!"
Tsunade and Orochimaru also formed hand signs in turn.
"Summoning Technique: Slug!"
"Summoning Technique: Manda!"
The three Summoning Beasts arrived on the battlefield and looked at each other.
"Huh? We're on the same side again?"
"Good!"
"Attack that old monkey!" Gamabunta drew his forty-meter-long greatsword, leaped high, and brought it down on the Four-Tails.
Manda coiled and wrapped around one of the Four-Tails' legs, while Slug sprayed a large amount of viscous liquid at the enraged ape. The acidic, corrosive mucus splattered all over the Four-Tails' head and face.
Jiraiya's Big Ball Rasengan and Orochimaru's Grass Kusanagi Sword also struck him.
Tsunade's performance was the most eye-catching. First, she launched tens of thousands of Shadow Clone Shuriken at the Four-Tails. Then, clapping her hands together, countless vines sprouted from the ground, trees shot up, the earth cracked, and the trees, as if possessing their own life, were propelled by Ninjutsu, growing rapidly and forcefully transforming into a dense forest that tightly enveloped the Four-Tails.
". Wood Release? Is that Tsunade?" Orochimaru was a bit stunned.
As he brushed past Jiraiya, he couldn't help but ask.
Jiraiya knew what was going on. Nothing else, the woman just wanted to show off.
Facing Orochimaru's question, he mumbled and brushed it off.
Kakashi, observing from a distant treetop, sighed. He didn't even need to participate in this battle.
These three elders probably forgot that they still needed to test the Four Red Yang Formation! Alas, what could he do? He could only watch obediently.
A weakened Orochimaru, a normal Jiraiya, and an enhanced Tsunade—the three Sannin and their Summoning Beasts ganged up on Roshi. With his Tailed Beast transformation being completely suppressed by Wood Release, he didn't even last twenty moves. The old Ninja, who was less than 1.5 meters tall and affectionately called "Bearded Grandpa" by Naruto, fell to his knees.
"Teacher, hello? Do you still remember? We need to test the Four Red Yang Formation!" Ino loudly reminded Tsunade in the mental world.
She had provided Tsunade with a large amount of wood-style Chakra using her Spirit Transformation Technique.
Originally, the plan was just to have a bit of fun. Ino estimated that her cheap teacher wanted to show off in front of Orochimaru, but she didn't expect her to get more and more into the fight, with the enemy clearly on the verge of defeat.
Tsunade was startled: "Ah? What? Oh, right! I remember that, mm-hmm, it's a problem."
"What problem?! I'm going back to my body now, let's prepare the Four Red Yang Formation!"
Ino returned to her body, called Kakashi, and as if performing a ritual, they used the Four Red Yang Formation on the barely standing Roshi. Can he not escape? That's right, he can't escape, the Four Red Yang Formation succeeded!
Tsunade gave Roshi a long-term sedative, and Jiraiya placed a Five Elements Seal on his chest to seal the Tailed Beast within him. This Sealing Technique could seal the Nine-Tailed, so sealing the Four-Tails was no problem.
Ino used the Mind Body Switch Technique to suppress the Tailed Beast within him, while also taking some of the Four-Tails Chakra and modifying Roshi's memory.
"It wasn't us Konoha who ambushed you, it was Ebizo of Hidden Sand Village. Seek revenge where it's due, don't come looking for us."
Besides Ino, the other four present were experienced Ninja. They were experts at cleaning up battlefields. After a thorough check to ensure nothing was missed, they left the Land of Frost with the unconscious Roshi.
Zetsu only noticed something was wrong two days later and tracked them down.
He pursued them with all his might for another two days, finally reaching an incredible conclusion: "Damn it, the Four-Tails Jinchuriki was abducted! Who is so outrageous? How dare they steal the Akatsuki Organization's business?"
He immediately went to discuss it with Obito.
Ninja are like thin-skinned dumplings with a big filling; Obito's lightning strike was truly deadly. He had just emerged from the danger period in the past few days. He was now sitting in the old-fashioned wheelchair Uchiha Madara once used, only having recovered a little mobility.
He had finally managed to implant a Sharingan in his left eye, and combined with his own Mangekyo Sharingan, he barely managed to suppress the restless Hashirama cells.
In truth, Obito was never a smart person from beginning to end. In the original timeline, he appeared cunning, but that was entirely due to the foundation laid by Madara and his advantage in intelligence.
Now, Konoha's unconventional moves completely disrupted his plans.
He sat in his wheelchair, pondering until his head ached, but he couldn't figure out who had captured the Jinchuriki.
Zetsu, after all these years, hadn't resurrected Kaguya, nor did he possess a brilliant mind, nor was he a master detective. The two fools, having lost their intelligence advantage, just stared at each other, dumbfounded.
"Who do you think would be interested in a Jinchuriki?" Obito asked.
Zetsu felt a bit of a toothache. Besides them, who else would be interested in a Jinchuriki?
He shook his head, indicating he didn't know.
Obito analyzed to himself: "To defeat the Four-Tails Jinchuriki in such a short time, the opponent's strength must be very high."
Zetsu didn't say anything. Did he really need to state the obvious? It was completely useless!
In his eyes, Uchiha Madara was overly arrogant and often seemed not so intelligent. Now, looking at Obito, this guy was even dumber than Uchiha Madara.
"Are there any traces of Ninjutsu at the scene?"
Zetsu shook his head: "The opponent is an old hand; the ground was turned over twice by Earth Release. There's really nothing to see."
The two couldn't come up with a concrete plan. Since the Three-Tails hadn't "respawned" yet, they decided to hide in the shadows and observe patiently, hoping to find some clues.
At the same time, Obito, through Nagato, gave orders to Deidara, who had the strongest mobility.
"Since the enemy wants to capture the Jinchuriki, we will do the opposite; we will protect the Jinchuriki! Deidara, this mission is yours!"
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