Red sand dust

Because Hinata Hizashi's filthy earth body has not yet been obtained, the research on Hyuga Neji's Byakugan and Cursed Seal: Caged Bird can only be done at a superficial level.

It would be bad if he went too deep and touched the trap, causing Hyuga Neji's Byakugan to be injured or Hinata Hizu to notice.

After sending Hyuga Neji away and putting this matter aside for the time being, Daimaru had to worry about another trouble.

Ever since he rescued the three incomplete three-tailed Jinchuuriki from Orochimaru a few days ago, Daimaru had been prepared for someone to come to his door.

Putting aside the ownership of the tailed beasts, the three "root" ninjas who don't even have names and only have one code name have no normal human thoughts and emotions at all. It is almost impossible to betray Shimura Danzo and switch to the "Quick Rescue Team". Because there is no so-called "loyalty" in their minds. Taking orders from Shimura Danzo is similar to how worker ants are controlled by the ant king and naked mole rats are controlled by the queen. They have the power of life and death, even if they are ordered to commit suicide. , will take action without hesitation.

The training of the "Root" organization is indeed quite cruel, completely obliterating their humanity, leaving them with only the instinct to serve the "Root" organization as tools.

Even in such an environment, "heresies" like Sai and Tenzo were born. It can only be said that Shimura Danzo was careless or deliberately indulged.

It is not incomprehensible to look at the possibilities of "tool people" with special talents who can control everything.

Unfortunately, Tenzo, a rare "material", eventually escaped control.

With the lessons learned from the past, they were selected as the "Jinchuuriki" who sealed the three-tailed chakra. After the three people were rescued, they have been imprisoned in the temporary prison of the "Quick Rescue Team".

It's not that they made a mistake, but that their boss Shimura Danzo had to admit failure and compensate for the losses.

During this period, besides busying himself with his own affairs, Daimaru also took the time to visit the seriously injured Uzumaki Naruto.

With the Uzumaki family's physique and the resilience of the Nine-Tails chakra, even without Tsunade, Haruno Sakura, who had acquired some true skills, could be treated well.

In less than a week, the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki, who was still covered in large bandages, could barely walk on the ground.

The popularity of a ninja depends largely on how many people come to see him after he is injured and hospitalized.

Uzumaki Naruto has no relatives, and only Jiraiya and Hatake Kakashi often visit him. Haruno Sakura will also come to chat with him after training.

Others, only classmates from the same class came to visit the patient. Hinata Hinata mixed herself among them and quietly sent a lot of medicinal materials and precious fruits to express condolences.

Even Hyuga Neji and Tenten were dragged here twice by Rock Lee.

Uzumaki Naruto, who has never received so much attention, is upset that he did not recover Uchiha Sasuke. At the same time, he is also complacent about his recent encounters and has the illusion of being recognized.

Until today, Daimaru, a young man with a fake smile who didn't like it but had to see him, came to the ward carrying a fruit basket.

"It's really rare. Why are you here?"

Looking at Uzumaki Naruto who was chatting reluctantly, Daimaru replied with a smile,

"At any rate, we have had many fates and have interacted with each other several times..."

Last time, Jiraiya took a risk in order to open a hole in the Bagua Seal so that Nine-Tails Chakra could be better used by Uzumaki Naruto. Fortunately, there was no accident due to Daimaru's raid.

More than half a year has passed, and I still vaguely remember the unpleasantness of being ravaged by Daimaru. Even the Kyuubi in his body showed his disgust towards the person in front of him.

There are very few ninjas who can master the secret technique of truly restraining tailed beasts, and Daimaru is one of them. It's no wonder that they can't deal with them.

"Anyway, thank you for coming to see me..."

"This is not my first time here. The first two times I came to visit you, you didn't wake up, so you don't know..."

Daimaru approached without showing any signs of disturbance. He placed the fruit basket on the table next to the hospital bed. He put the bouquet into the vase, changed the water once, and then sat down on his own.

"How does it feel to fight Orochimaru? There are not many people alive in the ninja world who have had this experience. You are already amazing..."

"I still have some impressions of the first half, but I can't remember the rest at all..."

Uzumaki Naruto said suspiciously,

"Were you there at that time?"

Daimaru shrugged:

"I am the current commander of the 'Rescue Team'. All jinchuriki and tailed beasts that are ownerless, out of control, and authorized are under the management of my department. Although you are not within the terms of the original agreement and did not trigger the emergency intervention warning, When you leave Konoha Village and your life is in danger or there is a possibility of losing the Nine-Tails, the 'Rescue Team' can also act cheaply and help you or arrest you..."

"Arrest?"

Uzumaki Naruto, who was a little sensitive to this word, shouted,

"I'm not a traitor, Orochimaru is. You should deal with him..."

"Then Uchiha Sasuke must be treated similarly?"

Daimaru chuckled,

"Do you know how the major ninja villages deal with rebellious ninjas? Catch them if you can. If they resist, they will be killed without mercy. Their heads will be exchanged for bounties..."

"Sasuke is not a traitor..."

Uzumaki Naruto, who had his back scale poked, immediately retorted,

"I will definitely bring him back..."

"Incoherent!"

Daimaru sneered,

"It's up to you. You're not a traitor to our Sunagakure Village. It's just that you don't seem to be able to do this with your current strength..."

In the battle that day, the battle between Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke didn't last long. They blocked a few moves and tested them.

However, judging from the preliminary situation, Uzumaki Naruto is capable of fighting against Uchiha Sasuke, but his strength is obviously inferior.

"I want you to take care of it!"

Rolling his eyes at Daimaru, Uzumaki Naruto retorted unhappily,

"There are lustful immortals who help me practice. I will become stronger soon..."

Daimaru smiled and did not retort forcefully. He stood up and patted Uzumaki Naruto on the shoulder.

"Then work hard! You are making progress, and Uchiha Sasuke has not stopped! People who are more talented than you have to practice harder than you. Think about where you rely on to catch up from behind..."

Next, after the two exchanged some pleasantries, Daimaru stood up and said goodbye.

After closing the ward from outside, Daimaru turned his smiling face and saw Hatake Kakashi lazily leaning against the wall beside the door, listening quietly.

"Hey, senior, why are you eavesdropping here and why don't you go in and sit down?"

"Seeing that you are having a lively chat, I won't interrupt you..."

Putting away the health book in his hand, Hatake Kakashi smiled and rolled his eyes, pretending to be familiar with the greeting:

"It's a good thing for Naruto to communicate more with outstanding peers, but are you stimulating him too much?"

The operation to recover Uchiha Sasuke failed again, which must have been a huge blow to Uzumaki Naruto, and the pressure caused was far from what it seemed.

For a jinchuriki, there is no worse situation than an unbalanced mentality, especially the tyrannical nine-tailed jinchuriki.

"There are some things you are unwilling to say no matter what. Wouldn't it be better for me to be the evil-minded guy?"

"That's what I said..."

Kakashi Hatake rubbed his chin helplessly and sighed,

"I went away for three years, traveled around the ninja world, was taught by famous teachers, and came back after completing my studies. I found that I was still a long way behind, and I had to take some time to digest my depression..."

Companions who love and kill each other are really important to a boy like Uzumaki Naruto who has lacked love since childhood but cares about him and desperately needs the approval of his partners.

Without being there personally, it’s hard to talk too superficially about Daimaru.

"A ninja cannot grow up slowly in a comfortable environment forever, especially for the Nine-Tailed Jinchuuriki. There is not much time left for him. Think about the five-tailed Jinchuuriki Han and the One-Tailed Shukaku. In the end, if the five major ninja villages hadn't responded promptly, I don't know how many of the tailed beasts and jinchuriki under the 'Quick Relief Team' could have been saved..."

"What you said makes sense, but there is no need to be so direct! Some words are more convincing when spoken by peers who have no stake in it. However, please inform us in advance next time..."

"No problem. In fact, visiting patients and the above-mentioned issues are secondary. I just want to see if the current Uzumaki Naruto can take on more responsibilities in the near future..."

"This...is what Lord Jiraiya ordered?"

"How can it be?"

Daimaru waved his hand,

"No matter what, it's not my Suna Ninja's turn to worry about. I'm observing the state of the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki to prepare for another matter. It involves privacy, so I'm sorry to tell you..."

"Then I won't ask!"

Whether it's the secrets of the "Rescue Team" or the secret plans of Sunagakure Village, Kakashi Hatake has no position to deal with it now.

Daimaru saluted politely and was about to leave. Suddenly he paused and seemed to remember something. He turned around and asked:

"Senior's Mangekyou Sharingan should be barely usable now, right? The pupil technique is a space-time type, which is really rare and very powerful. This is great news. It should be of great use in the future. Please give me your advice... "

"You know this as well?"

Kakashi Hatake asked in surprise.

Daimaru smiled reservedly:

"The other pupil technique is also the Mangekyō Sharingan, which is a time and space ninjutsu. I have encountered it several times. I hope I can kill him completely next time we meet again..."

"Yeah, then I wish you good luck..."

Hatake Kakashi's face couldn't help but froze, and after forcing out a smile, he watched Daimaru leave.

In the entire ninja world, only Suna Ninja, or to be more precise, Daimaru was the only one who had directly faced the enemy who claimed to be Uchiha Madara and possessed the Mangekyo Sharingan of the Time and Space Eye Technique.

Although there is only a small amount of evidence, many people firmly believe in the conclusion that the mysterious man is Uchiha Obito.

The ninja world is so big that there are inevitably many coincidences, but the possibility of them all coming together is really low. For example, the Mangekyō Sharingan in Hatake Kakashi's eye sockets that can display divine power is enough to explain a lot of problems.

In fact, there is another trouble, which is already imminent. It has been almost three years since Orochimaru performed the forbidden technique: Fuzhi Reincarnation, and Uchiha Sasuke may be poisoned at any time.

Orochimaru, who has obviously recovered most of his strength, can Uchiha Sasuke be able to deal with him?

Not to mention Hatake Kakashi, I am afraid that few people in the world think that the two can be compared.

The operation failed in the past few days, and he once again passed by Uchiha Sasuke, which in fact lost the possibility of intervention.

Whatever the final result is, Uchiha Sasuke can only wish for happiness.

…

About an hour later, after wandering around the street for a while and eating some snacks, I sat in the reception room of the Hokage's house and exchanged opinions with Tsunade face to face.

The so-called compensation, favor exchanges, and apologies are all false. The real focus is on the control of the three incomplete Jinchūriki.

"If Elder Danzo insists on redeeming his three subordinates, it is not impossible to agree..."

Daimaru forcefully swallowed the burp that was about to come out of his throat to avoid being rude at this time, and then said seriously,

"It is true that the 'Rescue Team' does not have the right to control non-Konoha ninjas, but the Three-Tails and its Jinchuuriki are indeed managers entrusted by Kirigakure Village and recognized by the Five Kage Conference. If you insist on mixing the two identities, It's troublesome to get entangled. It's better to extract the three-tailed chakra and seal the jinchūriki again. In this case, all disputes will cease to exist..."

"But if the tailed beast chakra is taken away, wouldn't a person die?"

Daimaru pretended to be helpless and spread his hands:

"Then there's nothing we can do. There are so many things that can't be done both ways, and there's no shortage of this one..."

"Why is this so!"

Tsunade pressed her temples painfully.

As the Fifth Hokage, she originally disapproved of Shimura Danzo's reckless behavior, but Mito Kaden and Koharu were persuaded to support it. Tsunade could not forcefully refuse, so she had to acquiesce.

Even for the head of a village, it would be difficult for him to go against the opinions of the elders and suppress actions that seemed to benefit the Konoha shinobi.

In the end, the benefits were not reaped, which made the Kiri ninja feel unhappy, and it was true that the Sunagakure Village did not want to stand with the Konoha ninja because of something that had no benefit to them.

The Sand Ninja and the Mist Ninja clearly have no direct alliance, but they vaguely intend to compete with the Leaf Village, which is really troublesome.

In multi-polar diplomatic relations, if it loses its dominant position, it will greatly damage the prestige of Konoha Village. If it no longer shows the ability and determination to maintain order, but actively breaks the rules, it took decades to establish its hegemonic position. It's not very stable.

Daimaru and Tsunade discussed it several times, but they couldn't come up with a solution that could convince everyone. Especially this time, the long delay in making a decision inevitably made them a little impatient, and they even said they wanted to choose another Jinchuuriki.

"Tsunade-sama, I, as an outsider, should not interfere with the internal affairs of Konoha Village. However, the fact that you are unable to agree on an opinion makes even the Suna Ninja, who is an ally, feel a little at a loss. I think the Mist Ninja feels the same! It is impossible for a village to There are two foreign policies, otherwise there will be serious misunderstandings..."

Daimaru, who was thinking about his words, said slowly,

"Vague attitudes and expressions are not a problem, just don't let petty profits affect your overall strategy! With all due respect, will you accept the possibility of protecting Konoha Village and annihilating the Akatsuki organization at the expense of turning against Kirigakure? ?”

There was a record of trying to "purchase" the Four-Tailed Jinchuuriki Lao Zi, but was blocked by the Five Kage Conference. Later, he actually took over the Three-Tailed Jinchuuriki and didn't intend to return it. What was he going to do?

Daimaru is a Suna Ninja, so doing something that violates the rules is not a big problem. Konoha Village is the founder of the order of one village and one country, the decision-maker of the distribution of tailed beasts and the maintenance of the balance of combat power. If it is only because of Shimura Danzo's personal It is understandable that one may be frustrated occasionally due to ambition.

But if Tsunade supports it on behalf of Konoha Village, then the trouble will be big.

Even the "Akatsuki" organization knows that it wants to seize the nine tailed beasts and conquer the ninja world with absolute force. Can the five major ninja villages also try?

"The fact that we can sit here and talk is actually an effort to prevent the nine tailed beasts from belonging to the Akatsuki family and destroying the peace of the ninja world. Do you want to give up on this purpose now?"