However, it benefited Sakura, who always shamelessly came to rub for guidance.
After Tsunade discovered her excellent Chakra control ability, she taught these Ninjutsu to Sakura.
Although Naruto didn't learn Tsunade's series of Ninjutsu...
He received comprehensive guidance from a large number of instructors gathered in Konoha.
This allowed him to successfully master the nature transformation of Wind Release Chakra and refine his Chakra form transformation.
It directly allowed Naruto to develop new types of Rasengan, such as Wind Release Rasengan, Rasengan Shuriken, and Great Ball Rasengan, a year earlier than in the original story.
Of course, during this period, Naruto also tried to master the Nine-Tailed's power.
This then led to a major security incident in Konoha that nearly destroyed the Village!
That's right, the Nine-Tailed, missing one Four Symbols Seal, sensed that Naruto wanted to use its power again.
It directly flooded him with its power, almost causing Naruto to explode!
Naruto instantly lost all reason, and the Ichibi instantly transformed into Seven-Tails.
Then, he opened his mouth and fired a large Tailed Beast Ball towards Konoha.
The Forest of Death within Konoha was instantly transformed into a desolate Gobi basin.
This was only because Jiraiya, who had been severely injured by Tailed Beast Chakra, was vigilant.
He had already organized a large number of Ninja to guard the surroundings in advance.
Only then did they work together to interfere with the trajectory of the large Tailed Beast Ball, diverting it towards the Forest of Death.
Otherwise, this large Tailed Beast Ball could have destroyed at least half of Konoha's core area!
As for Naruto, who had erupted with seven tails...
He was finally subdued when Yamato used the Chakra Hashirama left for him to research, barely managing to suppress the Nine-Tailed Chakra with Wood Release.
In short, after that incident, the seal on Naruto's lower abdomen was reinforced again.
At the same time, Jiraiya demanded that Naruto no longer use the Nine-Tailed's Chakra.
He promised that when the time was right, he would take Naruto to Mount Myōboku to learn powerful Sage Mode to increase his strength... Meanwhile.
Somewhere in the desert region of the Land of Wind.
Rumble!
The massive Shukaku, covered in pits and hollows, lay sprawled on the ground, powerless.
On its drooping giant head, its eyes were covered by scarlet three-tomoe Sharingan.
"So powerful, to have dealt with the Ichibi so quickly..."
White Zetsu, hiding in the distance with only half of his pitcher plant body exposed.
Was staring blankly at the fallen Ichibi, and Feng Xu, who was slowly retracting his black Susanoo, standing in front of the Ichibi.
"Hey, Black Zetsu, next time, let my clone act with you. This is too dangerous, it's just like Madara..."
"Cut the nonsense, shut up!"
Black Zetsu interrupted the other half of White Zetsu with a headache, then quickly moved closer to Feng Xu.
Because this White Zetsu was originally a clone, and also a clone of a clone of a clone of a clone.
Damn it, every clone, after seeing Feng Xu's strength, had to say something like that.
Then they would send out a spore clone to follow Feng Xu with him.
It was utterly annoying!
As Black Zetsu re-emerged from the ground, Feng Xu's undeniable voice also rang out.
"Zetsu, take it to the nearest sealing point."
"This is the last one besides the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tailed. We need Pain to fulfill our previous promise."
... Chapter 200: The Capture Plan for the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tailed
Another day passed.
In a cave at a certain sealing point.
As ten blue Chakra dragons, carrying the body of the Ichibi Shukaku, dragged it into the mouth of the Gedo Statue...
Another eye on the Gedo Statue's face opened.
Now only the innermost eye and the one right next to it remained closed.
There were a total of seven open eyes, which indicated that the Gedo Statue had successfully absorbed seven Tailed Beasts.
Of course, absorbing these Tailed Beasts did not need to be done in order.
After all, in the original story, the Gedo Statue had already absorbed two Tailed Beasts before extracting the Ichibi from Gaara.
Seeing that the Ichibi was also sealed, the phantom of Pain, standing on the thumb, surveyed the crowd and spoke.
"Thank you all for your hard work."
Hearing Pain's condolences, Kisame on the side grinned, showing his sharp teeth, and laughed.
"It's only been a day, it's much easier than before."
Deidara opposite also nodded: "Like the Three-Tails before, these wild Tailed Beasts save a lot of time, un!"
Kakuzu, however, impatiently twisted his wrist.
"If there's nothing else, then let's disband quickly."
"The temperature is very high now, and corpses will rot and stink by the next day. I don't want to fight that bandage brat again."
The corpses Kakuzu referred to were naturally his bounty targets.
Because he was suddenly told to gather for the sealing, he hadn't had time to exchange them for money at the bounty station.
As for the bandage brat, it was naturally his partner, Zabuza, who was wrapped in a large amount of bandages.
Zabuza, with his Sharingan and Nine-Tailed Chakra,
Could fight Kakuzu, who also had Nine-Tailed Chakra, to a draw.
Therefore, the two often refused to submit to each other, and would fight at the slightest disagreement.
The most common cause of their fights was Kakuzu frequently tricking Zabuza, saying that the bounty target was Pain's mission, or Feng Xu's mission.
But Zabuza, after all, was not Hidan, and would quickly realize something was wrong, then refuse to go, and the two would fight.
It could be said that Kakuzu now fully knew Zabuza's pressure points.
And Zabuza also fully knew where Kakuzu's five hearts were.
These were deadly tacit understandings forged through real battles!
"Hmph, if it really stinks, you'd better think about where to find your next heart, old geezer!"
As he spoke, Zabuza's eyes roamed over Kakuzu, searching for Kakuzu's constantly shifting hearts.
Watching the two 'love-hate' partners, Kisame, who loved to watch a good show, chuckled and teased.
"Your relationship is really good, just like Itachi-san and me."
"Especially, I never thought that that reclusive Demon of the Hidden Mist Village would find a partner he could bicker with..."
Kisame's lighthearted remark instantly drew angry glares from both Kakuzu and Zabuza.
Seeing a war of words about to erupt, Konan quickly interjected, changing the subject.
"Alright, enough small talk, it's time for business."
"Pain, now only the Eight-Tails and Nine-Tailed remain for the final plan. You should make arrangements."
Upon hearing this, Pain's gaze stopped the others who wanted to speak.
Then he looked at Feng Xu opposite him.
"The capture plan has been so fast and smooth, thanks to Feng, so the Eight-Tails will still be captured by Feng and Zetsu."
"As for the Nine-Tailed..."
Pain paused slightly. Seeing Feng Xu's almost imperceptible nod, he looked at Itachi, who had been silent.
"Itachi, you don't need to continue following up on the Nine-Tailed."
"Iwagakure has a high bounty for the Four Stars Village mission. You go on that trip."
"Feng will prepare some irrelevant intelligence for you to fool Iwagakure."
Feng Xu also spoke at the opportune moment: "I will have the intelligence ready in three days. Itachi and Kisame just need to come on time."
"It's also a good opportunity for Sasuke, the rising star of my Four Stars Village, to see his brother whom he hasn't seen for a long time."
"After all, Sasuke has some misunderstandings about this brother. I hope this brother can explain clearly at that time."
"So as to avoid unpleasant things like brothers fighting among themselves."
"..." Pain and Feng Xu's words made Itachi silent for a long time.
He understood that Pain and Feng Xu were making him choose.
Whether to protect the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki or to protect his younger brother Sasuke.
Protecting the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki might lead to a complete falling out, and Sasuke would also face unknown dangers.
But if he abandoned the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and protected Sasuke, he might be able to take Sasuke away from the Four Stars Village this time.
After a long period of thought, Itachi's low voice finally sounded.
"I understand. I will go to Four Stars Village with Kisame in a week."
Itachi remembered the power of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, so he chose to protect his younger brother.
"Good, then I will personally follow up on the Nine-Tailed."
"After all, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki is a perfect Jinchuriki, and once injured Itachi and Kisame. The rest of you might not be his match."
Just as Pain himself said, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's strength was very strong, with many impressive battle records.
Sending Itachi, the first line of defense, away was just Pain's first step.
The second step was to follow the plan given by Feng Xu.
— Kidnap the person the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki cares about to make the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki lose control, thereby preventing him from exerting his powerful strength.
Thinking of this, Pain looked at the remaining two groups of people and said.
"Deidara, Sasori, and Kakuzu and Zabuza, you will have a mission to capture Ninja later."
"These Ninja are not strong, but they must be captured alive, and their bodies must be kept as intact as possible."
"Specific intelligence will be passed on to you by Zetsu."
Hearing Pain's words, the four all nodded without asking further questions.
After all, the four of them were Feng Xu's subordinates, Akatsuki Organization traitors who had secretly joined the Four Stars Village.
They already knew about this mission and which targets needed to be captured.
However, none of the four showed it, only appearing to obey the organization's arrangements.
"That's all I have to say. If there are no other questions, then disband."
Upon hearing the word "disband," the phantoms of Kakuzu and Zabuza quickly disappeared, first and second.
Kakuzu wanted to get out quickly to protect that already stinking corpse.
Zabuza also wanted to get out first, hack that stinking corpse to pieces, and then throw it away!
Seeing the two run so fast, the others also lost the desire to speak and successively disconnected.
Only when Pain was the last one left did he speak to Feng Xu.