Shukaku saw Sasori's miserable state and secretly thought that it had entered a terrifying organization.
It quickly said: "Great Master Uchiha Ryou, I don't want you to let me go. I just want you to preserve a portion of my chakra so I can survive in the form of a clone."
Ryou stroked his chin: "Surviving in the form of a clone? That is actually possible!"
In fact, the nine Tailed Beasts were a necessity for the Ten-Tails, though it didn't particularly need all of their chakra.
In the original work, the resurrection of the Ten-Tails did not require all the chakra of the Tailed Beasts; a portion was sufficient.
What the Ten-Tails needed most was the will of the Ten-Tails synthesized from the will within the chakra of the Nine Tailed Beasts, which was the mechanism of the God Tree capable of devouring everything.
It was enough to just take a portion of the Tailed Beasts' Chakra; there was no need to exterminate them.
Moreover, Shukaku's chakra was actually not much; it couldn't even release a Biju Bomb, making it the one with the least chakra among the Nine Tailed Beasts.
Shukaku felt a bit happy. As long as it could survive, being a clone was fine!
But Ryou couldn't make a decision immediately: "Shukaku, the decision for this matter doesn't lie with me, but with my main body. How about this! I will tell my main body about your request and let him decide."
"Good, good, good! Tell him quickly!"
The Spore Clone transmitted the chakra information to the main body, and the main body shared the experiences in Takigakure over, while also agreeing to Shukaku's request.
After Ryou's Spore Clone received and synchronized this information, he felt a bit happy.
"The Seven-Tails has been successfully captured. Now we already have two Tailed Beasts!"
"What?!"
"Chomei has been caught!"
Shukaku couldn't help but be shocked.
Among the Nine Tailed Beasts, the Seven-Tails might not be the strongest, but it was definitely the best at running away.
No matter how fast you are, whether you are the Yellow Flash of Konoha, or the Raikage of Kumogakure.
As long as you cannot fly, the sky is your weakness.
The Seven-Tails can fly; this is its advantage.
If I can't beat you, can't I at least outrun you?
But now that the Seven-Tails has been caught, Shukaku felt a bit desperate. The one among them best at running away had been caught.
Then wouldn't the other Tailed Beasts be in the pockets of these terrifying organizations?
Shukaku pleaded with Ryou: "Brother, brother, can you help Chomei too? Don't absorb all of its chakra; at least leave a portion."
Ryou was a bit surprised by Shukaku: "Shukaku, I didn't expect you to be so loyal and righteous?"
Shukaku nodded: "That's for sure. After all, I am the first Tailed Beast created by the Sage of Six Paths, their big brother, and the strongest Tailed Beast."
"Of course I have to protect my brothers and sisters!"
"The strongest Tailed Beast?"
Snowy, Matatabi, and Sasori all looked at Shukaku in surprise.
Snowy couldn't help but say: "Isn't it said that the more tails a Tailed Beast has, the more powerful it is?"
"Bullshit—"
Shukaku suddenly got angry: "Who said that? Who said the more tails a Tailed Beast has, the more powerful it is?"
"Let him come out; I'll give him a piece of my mind!"
Shukaku was actually not weak. It knew Ninjutsu, sealing techniques, and had Magnet Release that could manipulate metal.
Deserts and areas with high metal concentrations were Shukaku's home-field advantage.
In the great battle of the nine Tailed Beasts vs. Madara, Madara was hit by Shukaku's Ninjutsu and bled all over.
Making Madara bleed—that was an achievement Shukaku could brag about for a lifetime.
The strength of the nine Tailed Beasts was separated by a gap, with the Nine-Tails being first and the Eight-Tails second. As for the rankings after that, it was hard to say.
Shukaku could have a good ranking based on its own mechanisms; it was impossible for it to be at the bottom.
Ryou didn't argue with Shukaku about the matter of tail count equaling strength; Shukaku was more serious about this issue than anyone else.
He told Shukaku: "We'll talk about the Seven-Tails later. Let's go back to Amegakure first! We are almost there!"
The closer they got to Amegakure, the closer they were to the Gedo Statue, and the more uneasy Shukaku became.
Not only had the Spore Clone and Shukaku arrived, but the fat Wood Dragon transformed from the Great Tree of Takigakure had also flown in.
In the wooden room where the Seven-Tails was imprisoned.
Konan grabbed Ryou's hair tightly, her face flushed red as she scolded him: "Uchiha Ryou, we've arrived at Amegakure, get lost already!"
The current Ryou had learned Orochimaru's soft physique modification technique, so his tongue could extend like a snake.
This was too terrifying for Konan!
"Get out quickly! Otherwise, I won't talk to you for the rest of my life."
Ryou got up, looking bewildered, and then kissed the delectable Konan.
"Uchiha Ryou—"
Konan felt like dying, because for her, this was truly too disgusting.
Amegakure.
"What a big dragon!"
"This dragon is so fat! How much did it eat?"
The villagers of Amegakure looked in amazement at the Wood Dragon flying in the sky.
Although the sky had dimmed, Amegakure had sufficient electricity, and the night was as bright as day.
Everyone could easily see the fat dragon swimming in the sky.
Immediately, a group of Shinobi Cats holding batons appeared, notifying Amegakure to impose martial law and asking the villagers to all go home and stay there, not to come out.
Because they could not face the dazzling light of the sun!
Central building.
Tsunade was trimming the lilies she had given to Ryou with a worried expression.
Looking at the bright flowers, Tsunade thought of Konoha and the partners in the Village.
She had married Ryou and was now a member of the Uchiha Clan.
She wondered how the Village would view her? And how would the Senju Clan, which had been opposed to the Uchiha for thousands of years, view her?
Her grandfather was the First Hokage, her granduncle was the Second Hokage, and she was also a disciple of the Third Hokage.
Tsunade was the least likely person to betray the Will of Fire.
But in the end, she had betrayed it.
Tsunade had been persuading herself in her heart: it was destined that she wouldn't have a good ending from the moment she was captured by Madara.
Her marriage to Ryou was Madara's decision; she had always been passive.
But she couldn't deceive herself; on their wedding night, she had taken the initiative once.
She convinced herself: I just married a Sage of Six Paths; I didn't disgrace the family.
But no matter how she deceived herself, betrayal was betrayal.
If the path is wrong, the further you walk, the more you do, the more you deviate from your original intention.
Tsunade had already betrayed Konoha!
Tsunade gripped the flower-trimming scissors in her hand tightly, the direction of the scissors pointing towards her own neck.
She trembled and moved it up slowly.
The only remedy now was to end her own life; this way, she could still preserve the dignity of Princess Tsunade of Konoha, not disgrace the Senju Clan, and not lose face for the two predecessor Hokage.
Knock, knock, knock—
The sound of knocking on the door rang out.
Tsunade put down the scissors, then went to open the door, and saw Kiyomi holding hot milk, with a Shinobi Cat on her shoulder.
It was Fried Rice; it was holding some fruits in its hands, bananas, oranges... all fruits that made people feel at ease.