Shukaku Joined the Group Chat
Leaving Konoha and walking for a while, Kakashi closed the book in his hand and said, "There's no need to keep staring at me like that, right? It's just a normal mission to find a small animal."
Naruto retorted, "What kind of normal small animal needs to be found near the border? And it's the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers."
Kakashi defended, "They're a merchant caravan, it's normal for them to lose things anywhere, right? Besides, we've taken so many C-Rank Missions these past few months, and nothing's happened, has it?"
"What if something does happen?"
"If something happens, I'll go practice one-handed rock climbing with Guy for a whole day."
Heh, Naruto thought, the flag has been set, just waiting for something to happen.
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This mission was commissioned by a merchant caravan. They lost a pet Ferret on the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rivers. The caravan couldn't stay for a long time, so they posted the mission in Konoha.
After finding it, they just need to send it to a small village nearby, and they will pick it up when they return.
Ordinary pet searches are usually D-Rank Missions, but this time the journey is long and it's on the border, so the client specifically reported it as C-Rank.
Sakura asked, "Kakashi-sensei, since the pet was lost on the border of the Land of Rivers and the Land of Wind, why did they specifically come to Konoha to post the mission?"
Kakashi explained, "On the one hand, it's because Konoha is conveniently on the way, and on the other hand, it's because Sunagakure Village hasn't completely stabilized yet."
Sakura guessed, "Unstable? Is it because of the Chunin Exams?"
Kakashi nodded and said, "Yes, and not only that, it's been almost half a year since the Fourth Kazekage died, but a new Kazekage hasn't been decided yet."
"How could that be?" Even Sasuke was surprised. They can't choose a Kazekage for so long, is Sand Hidden Village that weak?
Kakashi also found it quite ridiculous, saying, "It is indeed unbelievable, but it is said that the high-level officials of Sand Hidden are arguing over the choice of Kazekage. Currently, Maki is temporarily acting as Kazekage, and two retired figures have been invited to assist temporarily, but temporary replacements ultimately cannot reassure people."
Naruto guessed that one of those two was Ebizō, and the other was Granny Chiyo, who liked to fish, pretend to be dead, and hide. Speaking of which, he hasn't had a chance to open Jiraiya's eyes recently.
Sakura continued to ask, "Then is it okay for us to go to the Land of Wind during this period?"
Kakashi said, "It's okay, we are still allies with Sand Hidden. Just show the mission certificate at that time, but I heard that recently there have been bandits attacking villages and looting villagers on the border of the Land of Wind. We must be vigilant later."
"Is there any news about Gaara?" Mentioning the Land of Wind, Naruto naturally thought of him.
Kakashi recalled for a moment and replied, "Nothing special, I only heard that he has been carrying out missions all over the Land of Wind recently."
Not getting any useful information from Kakashi, Naruto had no choice but to turn on dual-thread mode, walking while trying to ask his own Fox Spirit:
"Big Fox, have you called Shukaku recently?"
Nine Tails wagged its tail and said, "What do I want to do with him? Argue? It's more convenient for me to just find Kushina."
"Hey, I'm just curious if he likes his new home, and shouldn't you brothers and sisters contact each other after so many years?"
Nine Tails lay on the ground, with one paw supporting its chin, revealing an expression of 'I have seen through everything': "You are concerned about that kid without eyebrows, right?"
Naruto wasn't being a tsundere, and directly nodded in agreement: "A little, I don't know if his dark circles have disappeared, please help."
"Really." Nine Tails sat up.
[Administrator invited Uzumaki Naruto, Shukaku to join the group chat]
As soon as Shukaku came in, he began to spout foul language: "Stinky Fox!"
"Pfft~" Naruto laughed out loud, quite inconsiderately, and retorted, "That line again? What an unoriginal way to greet someone."
Nine Tails added insult to injury with a smile, "Who says otherwise? Little Tanuki, after all these years, not only has your strength not improved, but even your insults haven't gotten any better."
"You..." Shukaku was about to explode with anger, he had been angry ever since he woke up from his slumber.
It wasn't because he lost the last fight. Losing was normal. Although he always verbally refused to admit it, he knew in his heart that he really couldn't beat that Fox Spirit. The old man was just too biased back then.
Shukaku was angry because of the Sealing Technique.
When he woke up, he found himself in the desert and was happy for a while. After frolicking like a husky, he realized it was fake!
Someone had added a layer of Sealing Technique to him, and even gave him a desert-themed skin!
"Kid! Did you do this!" Shukaku remembered this Little Blondie. The scale of that Water Release made him want to say that he lived up to being the Nine Tails' Jinchuriki.
"It was me. I specially designed a desert-themed Four Symbols Seal for you. Comfortable, isn't it?"
The look on Naruto's face, as if he wanted to be praised, made Shukaku want to slap him to death. To be fair, it was more comfortable than that broken Sealing Space he was in before, but now he could hardly interfere with Gaara, which meant it was difficult to take over Gaara's body and go out to play.
But Shukaku had no choice but to make empty threats: "I will definitely kill you next time!"
Before Naruto could speak, Nine Tails became unhappy: "Don't get too carried away. You still have to look at the Tailed Beast when fighting a Jinchuriki!"
"That's...?" Naruto pondered, feeling that something was off about this statement.
"Alright, let's get down to business. Shukaku, do you know Gaara's recent condition?" Naruto changed the subject.
"Why should this great one tell you?"
"Hmm... For the sake of the Big Fox? Or, I can discuss it with Gaara later and have him lend you a clone to go out and play?"
Shukaku and Nine Tails exchanged glances, not knowing what they were thinking. "Tch, that kid wants to become Kazekage, so he's been taking on missions day and night. He doesn't even sleep if I don't interfere with him."
Well, it seems like his dark circles won't be going away anytime soon. Naruto wasn't surprised that Gaara wanted to become Kazekage. He had said before that he wanted to change Sunagakure Village, but that mess in Sunagakure Village was not easy to clean up.
In the anime, after Gaara became Kazekage, he was knocked unconscious and taken away by Deidara in order to protect the village. As a result, many of the higher-ups didn't care about Gaara's life or death at all.
On the other hand, ordinary ninjas and civilians were more conscientious. After Gaara was rescued, they collectively went out to welcome him, the hero who protected the village.
"Then where is he now?"
"He's going to a certain seaside to drive away bandits."
"I see, thank you!"
Naruto exited the group chat. He vaguely remembered that Kakashi had probably triggered the Grael Stone plot this time.
The Grael Stone is a stone containing life energy. After processing, it can have many magical effects. It is said that there is also the secret of eternal life, but if the body is not suitable for it, it will die or turn into a monster.
A group of people came across the sea to the Land of Wind to find mineral veins. Their leader claimed that he wanted to use the power of the Grael Stone to establish an ideal country.
Naruto thought about whether he should pack that guy up and send him to Amegakure later.
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