Ryōsuke looked at Haku in astonishment; this guy actually wanted to become the Five-Tails Jinchūriki.
Of course, unlike ordinary people, he didn't believe that Tailed Beast Jinchūriki were evil.
On the contrary, becoming a Jinchūriki meant gaining the power of a Tailed Beast and becoming a formidable powerhouse.
If Haku became a Jinchūriki, his future achievements would be at least Kage-level.
In that case, any child they had would likely reward him with a gorgeous treasure chest, which was quite a nice prospect.
With him around, he naturally wouldn't let Haku suffer persecution from ignorant villagers like other Jinchūriki, nor become an object of hatred.
Naturally, Haku wouldn't be tortured by the Tailed Beast's malice either.
Now that he had reached an agreement with the Five-Tails, it definitely wouldn't negatively affect Haku.
However, this was still a major matter, so he asked Haku again.
"Haku, are you absolutely sure?"
Haku replied with certainty, "I am sure."
The Five-Tails spoke up with a hint of a smile, "Not a bad little girl. I agree to this as well."
This child seemed quite nice. Having this little one as its new home wouldn't be bad.
Ryōsuke looked at Haku and said, "Alright. I don't have the materials to create a Tailed Beast seal right now. Once we return to the village, I'll prepare a sealing vessel to seal the Tailed Beast. Of course, I'll create a sealing jutsu that allows the Tailed Beast to come out freely."
Tailed Beasts were not sealed directly into a human body; they required a vessel to hold them before being sealed inside a person.
Haku and the Five-Tails naturally agreed. "Understood, Lord God King."
At this moment, Fū asked, "Lord God King, could I also communicate properly with the Tailed Beast inside me, and then use that kind of seal that allows it to come and go freely?"
The seal currently inside her definitely kept her Tailed Beast completely locked away.
Ryōsuke glanced at Fū, thought for a moment, and said, "To apply a new seal, the Tailed Beast must first be extracted."
"You are still too young right now. Extracting the Tailed Beast could cause severe trauma to your body, and might even be life-threatening."
"We can only extract the Tailed Beast and set up a new seal after you grow up."
Hearing the God King's words, Fū accepted that this was the only way.
After all, she had witnessed Lord God King extracting the Five-Tails. Even a strong Five-Tails Jinchūriki was left with shallow breathing and obvious severe bodily trauma after the extraction.
It would just have to wait until she was older.
Next, the three of them sat on the Five-Tails' back, leisurely heading toward the Stone Village.
Although it was only walking pace, it wasn't slow, and it was quite comfortable.
Meanwhile, after dragging the former Five-Tails Jinchūriki, Han, to a small town, Zabuza casually tossed him to a local family, telling them to take care of Han and just keep him alive.
He figured this was already the utmost extent of his mercy.
He then found some people in the town, directly threatened them into searching for the Four-Tails Jinchūriki, Rōshi, and gave them a description of Rōshi's appearance.
Of course, he didn't just threaten them; he also promised a hefty reward.
He wasn't as soft-hearted as Lord God King.
After all, this country was so large that searching for him alone would be far too difficult.
Moreover, he wasn't familiar with this country.
It would be much easier if the locals did the searching.
Even so, it would probably still take a long time. There was no helping it; this was the only way.
As for those who were threatened and promised rewards to do the job, they didn't feel the slightest bit upset.
Because finding the person he was looking for would earn them 200,000 ryo.
This was a massive sum of money.
This money would be enough to last them for several years.
All they had to do was find his location.
Truth be told, this was an opportunity for them.
If they found him, they wouldn't have to worry about anything for years.
A hefty reward always brings out willing participants, so they used every method at their disposal to gather information.
A few days later, a commoner from the town successfully obtained news about Rōshi and excitedly came before Zabuza.
"My lord, I have found out where that man is."
A hint of joy appeared on Zabuza's face.
"Speak. Where is he?"
Although it took a few days, finding him in such a short amount of time was extremely lucky.
The commoner immediately replied.
"He is in a small village over thirty miles northeast of this town."
"The person I found closely matches the physical description you gave. I believe he is the one you are looking for, my lord."
Hearing this, Zabuza realized the distance wasn't actually that far.
"Are you certain it's a man wearing purple clothes and a breastplate, with his hair tied up in a small ponytail, and sporting a large beard?"
The commoner who brought the news said with certainty.
"I am certain."
Upon hearing this, Zabuza pulled out a small pouch.
"Here, this is the 200,000 ryo. If you dare deceive me, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth and take your miserable life."
Terrified by Zabuza's words, the commoner hurriedly said.
"My lord, I definitely wouldn't deceive you. Please rest assured."
Only then did Zabuza actually hand the pouch over to him.
Looking at the man's expression, it didn't seem like he was lying. A commoner couldn't possibly possess such great acting skills.
Next, he needed to hurry and notify Lord God King, though he didn't know where Lord God King might have traveled to over the past few days.
Naturally, he wasn't worried that Lord God King would face any danger heading to the Stone Village.
Rather, it was because he lacked the ability to capture the Four-Tails that Lord God King needed; he simply didn't have that level of combat power.
If he arrived too late...
The Four-Tails Jinchūriki might move to a different location, and he would have to waste time searching all over again.
The Four-Tails Jinchūriki was undoubtedly a powerful ninja, and certainly wouldn't just stay confined to one general area like a commoner.
Meanwhile, in the Rain Village, atop a massive tower.
An orange-haired man wearing a black cloak with red clouds looked at the blue-haired woman beside him in the same attire.
"Konan, leave the village for a bit and head to the Waterfall Village to check on the situation."
"Kakuzu, Kisame, and Jūzō went to capture the Tailed Beast of the Waterfall Village, but they still haven't returned."
"Based on the timeline, they should have been back by now."
"I wonder if something happened to them."
"Alright."
Konan nodded in agreement.
She was also a bit worried.
Given the strength of those three, and with Kakuzu personally leading the team to the Waterfall Village...
It shouldn't have taken this much time.
Although the location of the Waterfall Village was highly secretive, Kakuzu was a rogue ninja from that very village, so they wouldn't have needed to waste time searching for it.
The Waterfall Village was no longer the powerful ninja village it once was.
Even if those three had faced the Waterfall Village in its prime, they still would have had a chance to capture the Jinchūriki and retreat unscathed.
Not to mention that the current Waterfall Village was nothing more than a minor ninja village.
Since this concerned a Tailed Beast, she had no choice but to make a trip out of the village.
Nagato was not suited for long-distance travel.
His legs had been severely injured in an explosion orchestrated by those two treacherous bastards, Danzō and Hanzo. Furthermore, using the Rinnegan placed a massive burden on his body, further weakening his physical capabilities.
Pain looked at Konan.
"I'll have to trouble you to make this trip. Be careful. If anything happens, return immediately and inform me; I will go personally."
Konan was now the only precious companion he had left.
He didn't want any accidents befalling her.
Konan nodded.
"Rest assured, I will. I'll head out right now."
Immediately, her body dispersed into countless sheets of paper and flew out of the room.
Outside, the paper reformed into a giant paper crane, with Konan standing atop it.
The paper crane took flight, heading straight toward the northwest.
The Waterfall Village was located to the southwest of the Rain Village. Both were small countries, so the distance wasn't actually that far. She should be able to arrive in just a day or two.