Red sand dust

Although Daimaru understood Jiraiya's emotion, he couldn't empathize with it.

The story of a prince in trouble has always been an enduring legend among the people. The story of a heroic orphan like Naruto Uzumaki, who was treated roughly because he was not understood in his childhood, and who relied on his own perseverance to reverse his unfavorable image and become a savior, is really a story. So inspiring.

Because they are too far away from the general public, they feel admiration instead of envy and jealousy.

Listening to Jiraiya talking about the performance of his proud disciples during his travels and training, Daimaru could only smile in response.

After a long time, Jiraiya seemed to have thought of something and asked curiously:

"I heard that the fifth generation of your village also had a tailed beast taken away, but miraculously survived. Even if you are prepared, it is not easy! How did you do it?"

"Um?"

Daimaru was about to agree casually, but suddenly his heart moved,

"You mean, if Naruto also..."

Seeing Daimaru hesitate to speak, Toad Immortal nodded imperceptibly:

"Everything I have done so far is to give Naruto the basic ability to protect himself. If others can provide help, it mainly depends on his own efforts. However, there is no guarantee..."

Even the heavily prepared Sunagakure Village will not be spared, so Konoha Village must be sure that it can withstand the attack of the "Akatsuki" organization?

If something unexpected happens then, Kyuubi still can't be saved, at least Naruto must be safe.

This question was a bit sensitive. After Daimaru hesitated for a moment, he whispered:

"We Sand Ninjas are not as sure as the Konoha Ninjas, so we started preparations more than half a year in advance. We used the puppet technique to split the Fifth Generation's body in two. After the One-Tailed Shukaku was taken away, we took advantage of the jinchūriki's death. Tohru, when I used the soul-moving secret technique, it went smoothly because it was my original body and there was almost no rejection..."

"That's it!"

Jiraiya fell silent upon hearing this.

Regardless of the details, any ninja with a little experience would understand what Daimaru said.

Although it sounds easy, you can still understand the difficulty.

Not to mention anything else, using puppetry to split the body into two involves the combination of puppetry, biology, medicine and many other fields.

There is no doubt how determined Sunagakure Village is to implement such a plan.

The continuous supply of manpower and material resources, confidentiality work, aftermath matters, etc. cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

Finally, there are probably not many books of seals in Konoha Village about the key soul-moving secret technique.

As long as the five major ninja villages are determined to save a person's life, there are still a variety of secret techniques to choose from.

The only difference is whether it is useful or not, and whether it can be put to use in time.

If Orochimaru was still in Konoha Village, with enough support, I wonder how many magical secret techniques could be developed.

"What are the side effects?"

"It takes a while to adapt. The weak period is a bit long, and there is nothing else worth worrying about!"

Daimaru smiled and shook his head,

"Senior, what I want to ask is whether Naruto Uzumaki can use the same method to save his life in an 'accident', right?"

Jiraiya, whose thoughts were directly exposed, coughed twice in embarrassment:

"Please forgive an old man's concern for his disciples. I am too greedy..."

"It doesn't matter!"

Daimaru hasn't taken this little incident to heart yet.

"It's definitely possible to use it, but it's not necessary. It's not that I'm jealous of myself, but this matter may involve some reasons that I can't explain clearly..."

The Nine-Tails was divided into Yin and Yang and sealed separately. All those who knew about it are dead. Uzumaki Naruto's Bagua seal contains not only the Nine-Tails, but also the remaining souls and souls of Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina. There is also the reincarnation chakra of Asura in the depths. If Gaara transfers his soul to a spare body like Gaara did, who knows if he can still awaken Yin Yang Escape with the help of the Sage of Six Paths?

If the most important piece of the puzzle that seals Kaguya Otsutsuki is damaged, who will save the ninja world?

When he thought of the almost invincible Uchiha Madara and Otsutsuki Kaguya, who used the blood net to snare him as easily as eating and drinking, Daimaru couldn't help but feel interested in becoming their enemy.

"Ok, I trust you!"

Taking a deep look at Daimaru, he understood that the other person seemed to have a reason that was difficult to express. Jiraiya couldn't ask more questions, so he had to change the subject and said,

"I still don't quite understand why the Fourth Generation must make his son a Jinchuuriki. Although Naruto has excellent qualifications, it doesn't have to be him. If the Nine-Tails Jinchuuriki were replaced, Naruto's childhood would undoubtedly be much easier. Already..."

"One day the truth will come out..."

"Hopefully!"

He stretched out his hand and stroked the seal area on Naruto's abdomen a few times. After checking the Bagua seal and finding no abnormalities, he asked with emotion,

"Do you know the origin of the word Jinchuriki?"

Daimaru was stunned and immediately replied:

"It seems to be some kind of sacrifice to the gods..."

"Sacrifice is real, but gods?"

There was a trace of ridicule on Jiraiya's face,

"Perhaps 'Jinguo' was indeed a primitive belief related to prayers and sacrifices to gods at first, but then it changed. The malice and cruelty in it was almost shocking! When I was a child, I heard the teacher... that is, the Sandaime say It was only after the establishment of the five major ninja villages that this kind of foolish behavior gradually disappeared! I also thought that there were no such sad stories in the ninja world now, but the result..."

When he was young, Jiraiya, who traveled through the ninja world in search of the savior of his destiny, met again in a small mountain village that was inaccessible and had not communicated with the outside world for hundreds of years. He was cruelly treated by foolish men and women.

Listening to Jiraiya's words in a low voice, Daimaru asked in surprise:

"You mean... a human sacrifice?"

"The explanations vary from place to place, but the essence is the same! The so-called human pillars are originally sacrifices that were buried alive under the foundation during bridge repairs, road construction, and large-scale construction projects to suppress evil spirits. No matter whether the object of prayer is a kind god or a crazy demon, Stupid actions done out of ignorance are so unacceptable..."

Daimaru had anticipated such a thing. For example, when princes in ancient times were building palaces or tombs, the tradition of human sacrifice lasted for a long time. The more remote and small places, the more popular it became.

Until now, why is there the word "foundation"?

"Drinking" originally means placing sacrifices (especially wine bottles) on the altar to worship the deceased.

In ancient times, whenever there was a major event, there must be sacrifices, and if there were sacrifices, there would be sacrifices. As for what to use to "lay" this "foundation", it depends on the level of the era's moral values. In the ignorant era, the heads of hostile tribes or Trophies are used to show bravery. In the slave era, prisoners of war and slaves were used to show power and status. In a more civilized way, livestock and fine wine were used.

To be more perfunctory, just erect a monument or wooden stake to pay homage.

People are pillars, people are pillars, and people are called pillars. In form, they have been deprived of their qualifications as human beings and turned into tools.

To put it bluntly, doesn't this phenomenon not exist in the ninja world now?

Even Daiwan dare not guarantee it.

"The Jinchuuriki who sealed the tailed beasts within their bodies symbolized sacrifice and dedication from the beginning of their birth..."

The past was too long ago, Jiraiya could only pick up what he heard from his seniors when he was a child,

"Before the emergence of the Jinchuriki, there were still secret techniques to enslave tailed beasts to fight for ninjas, such as wood escape and sharingan, but they were not as immediate as the Jinchuriki. The Uzumaki family who created this secret technique sent out the most talented The tribe married the Senju family and became the first jinchūriki. She made huge sacrifices to end the Warring States Period, so everyone respects her..."

In fact, no Konoha ninja has ever called Uzumaki Mito as a jinchuriki, but those who came after him were not so lucky.

Sacrifice does not necessarily bring good reputation, especially for jinchuriki. Most of the time, it is replaced by fear and alienation.

The word "jinchuuriki" originally carries deep malice, and is nothing more than a tool sacrificed to the tailed beasts.

From what Daimaru saw and heard, most of the Jinchuuriki in the ninja world were not in a good situation. Except for those who were very close, they were basically not called by their names. They were all referred to as "that guy" or "Jinchuriki" and had a bad attitude. , just call it a "monster".

It is a normal choice to exclude beings who are different from you, because everyone does it.

"A child who doesn't know the truth just follows the crowd and alienates Naruto. It's not like a completely ignorant adult treats a child like this. I didn't expect it!"

Jiraiya, who had not returned to the village for many years, was a little disappointed when he understood Uzumaki Naruto's situation. He didn't know if Namikaze Minato would regret it after seeing this. He clearly wanted his child to become a hero, but he didn't expect that it would backfire. .

"Fortunately, Naruto is a great guy. I hope he can be recognized in the future..."

"It's not just personal efforts..."

Daimaru thought for a while and then added,

"There have always been various problems with the Jinchūriki. I think the biggest reason is that we have been working hard on the 'human' level, looking for ninjas with more suitable physiques, researching more reliable seals, and using various There are many ways to steal the tailed beasts' chakra for their own use, but no one has found a way to do it with the tailed beasts. Wouldn't it be better if we could reconcile with them, cooperate sincerely, and let them serve the ninja wholeheartedly?"

"This... is so ideal!"

Jiraiya laughed and said,

"Young people have more ideas. The ideas of those tailed beasts are too different from those of humans. They also have bad personalities and are really difficult to deal with..."

"How will you know if you don't try?"

Daimaru shook his head in confusion,

"Obviously Miaomu Mountain, Shigu Forest and Ryūchi Cave are not necessarily easier to talk to than the tailed beasts. There are still ninjas who have a good relationship with the three major spiritual beast holy places."

"Can tailed beasts and psychic beasts be the same?"

After thinking about it carefully, Jiraiya still felt a little unreliable.

"Maybe you young people can find a way. We old guys, I don't know if we can see that day..."

While the two were chatting, the unconscious Uzumaki Naruto's eyelids suddenly twitched twice, and his fingers trembled imperceptibly.

"Huh?"

Daimaru, who was at a close distance, suddenly lowered his head and looked at the face of the blond boy.

"Did you react just now?"

"Maybe!"

Jiraiya, whose perception is slightly less sharp than Daimaru, is not sure.

Logically speaking, it should take two or three days to wake up. The current Uzumaki Naruto should have instinctively shut down most of the body's functions, especially the energy-consuming thinking ability, to reduce consumption due to excessive overdraft. Avoid greater harm.

This is a self-protection mechanism. As long as his physical condition does not deteriorate, a short-term coma is not a bad thing. Uzumaki Naruto, whose physical data is slowly returning to normal, is no longer in danger.

Daimaru leaned down, carefully opened Uzumaki Naruto's eyelids, looked carefully, and used his mental power to briefly detect the state of his soul, but found nothing strange.

"How about it?"

"It's not a big problem. It's just that Kyuubi is too temperamental. It's probably a bit difficult to understand the situation deeply..."

The real reason is that Daimaru does not want to disturb the consciousness of Namikaze Minato and Uzumaki Kushina in Uzumaki Naruto. This boy has more troubles, so he should not interfere casually.

Daimaru had placed a heavy bet on Uchiha Sasuke, and there was no need to waste time on Asura's reincarnation.

"In the future, if you want to teach him the immortal mode and use secret techniques such as possession and joint transformation to help him understand and absorb natural energy, you probably won't be able to do it..."

There is a bad guest hidden in the body, so naturally he will not welcome another guy to pry into it at will.

"Let's put aside the future matters for now. Is he about to wake up?"

"It's not that fast, but the body has recovered to have instinctive reflexes. The one just now, I think, he might be dreaming..."

"Are you still dreaming?"

Jiraiya looked at Naruto's slightly relaxed face, showing no trace of distress at all.

"It shouldn't be a nightmare. This guy was so seriously injured that he doesn't even know what he was thinking about writing..."

In fact, the nine-tailed chakra began to wreak havoc. After the four-tailed state, Naruto's memory should not be left much, so the most painful time passed when he was in a daze.

"My original intention was to hope that he could retain this simple nature for a longer time, but with the current situation in the ninja world, I'm afraid there isn't much room for them to enjoy an innocent and romantic adolescence..."

Jiraiya seemed to have made up his mind a long time ago.

"It has been almost three years. At the turn of spring and summer next year, I will let Naruto return to Konoha Village. He can't just be with me. There are his companions and friends in the village. Only there can he learn how to live in the leaf village. What I can’t learn..."

Next, Jiraiya, who has collected a lot of reliable information, will begin to perform the duties of a Konoha ninja.

The investigation into the Country of Rain should have started long ago, but it was delayed by various incidents.

Of course, this time he will not be a lone hero who goes deep into the enemy's territory and exchanges his life for necessary information. Instead, he will be more fully prepared to explore the headquarters of the "Akatsuki" organization and look for possible clues. Nagato, Yahiko and Konan are alive.