Chapter 237: Intel Konan: Then Let's Continue with the Next Story
"The easiest? Why?"
Shiromo asked this out loud, but he already had a guess in his heart.
Based on how the other ninja villages treated jinchūriki in the real world, compared to how Kumogakure treated theirs….
If the Infinite Tsukuyomi world was the opposite…
"Kumogakure treats tailed beasts differently from the other villages. They deeply despise tailed beasts, yet have no choice but to use their power to win wars."
"So if Kumogakure learns that we intend to execute the tailed beasts, aside from a small minority who crave tailed-beast power, most people won't try to stop us."
[Konan] gave her explanation, exactly matching Shiromo's speculation.
"Huh? If that's the case, shouldn't we go collect… kill the other tailed beasts first?
"Once all the other tailed beasts are gone, and then we go to Kumogakure, they won't need tailed-beast power anymore to contend with the other villages. Wouldn't even the last bit of resistance give up then?"
Uchiha Hikari raised one finger and tentatively offered her opinion.
"That depends on the Raikage's personality."
Shiromo neither confirmed nor denied it.
"Personality?"
"Yeah."
Shiromo nodded slightly: "If the Raikage only uses tailed-beast power as a sword in hand, just to prevent invasion, then if we execute the other tailed beasts first and go to them afterward, your idea would be correct."
"But if it's the opposite, then seeing the other villages without tailed beasts would only make the Raikage feel that their own tailed beast is even more important. It would be the perfect opportunity for them to gain an absolute advantage in war."
"That's true. Then forget it, let's just go directly."
Uchiha Hikari suddenly understood. She activated Susanoo, let [Konan] and Shiromo climb on, and then flew into the sky.
After confirming the northeast direction, just as Uchiha Hikari was about to accelerate to full speed, she suddenly received a message.
It turned out that Tsunade in the audience seats was very curious whether a Pure Land existed in this Infinite Tsukuyomi world.
And from what perspective did the dead experience things?
So Tsunade switched her viewpoint to that of Infinite Tsukuyomi Tsunade.
Once she did, she discovered that Tsunade in this world hadn't died.
Although this world's Tsunade had no chest, she still possessed the Yin Seal and Creation Rebirth.
However, unlike the Pain invasion, this time [Konan] had acted with almost zero startup frames. [Tsunade]'s Katsuyu only managed to save the few jōnin who had followed her.
According to the message Tsunade sent back, this world's Tsunade had dispatched those jōnin to other ninja villages, informing them about the [Akatsuki] invasion and [Akatsuki]'s goal of capturing and killing tailed beasts.
They had to unite as soon as possible, or the ninja world would soon be destroyed.
Uchiha Hikari relayed this message to Shiromo, but Shiromo didn't care.
"Without Flying Thunder God, it'll take them quite a while just to run to the other villages. Ignore it."
"Okay."
After getting Shiromo's response, Uchiha Hikari controlled Susanoo and turned it into a streak of red light, disappearing from above the shattered Fire Temple with Shiromo and [Konan].
In the Amegakure Village audience seats in the sky, everyone finally relaxed and started eating snacks and drinking beverages.
"After watching what just happened, I feel like I'm going to have nightmares tonight."
Kushina looked enviously at everyone else eating, while she could only helplessly hold a lollipop in her mouth as a token gesture.
"I'm the one who's really going to have nightmares."
Tsunade rolled her eyes helplessly.
"What's wrong, Tsunade-sama? Is there something from that perspective earlier that you haven't said yet?"
Kushina asked curiously.
"Do you know how Katsuyu heals people in this world?"
Tsunade took a deep breath. She felt that she couldn't be the only one burdened with this knowledge. It had to be shared.
One share of happiness, once shared, becomes two shares of happiness.
Likewise, one share of suffering, once shared, becomes two shares of suffering.
But seeing others suffer too makes you feel much better.
"Katsuyu only has basic healing abilities, right? For real serious injuries or large-scale treatment, doesn't it require consuming your chakra, Tsunade-sama's, and preferably synchronizing hand seals?"
Kushina asked in confusion.
"That's Katsuyu in the real world. In this world, Katsuyu's healing ability has been enhanced. It doesn't need my assistance to complete mid- to high-level healing effects."
"Because Katsuyu in this world can secrete a medicinal fluid that helps recover injuries."
"Medicinal fluid? And then?"
"Kushina, you're not a medical ninja, so you don't know. There's an optimal location for absorbing medicinal fluids."
"So earlier, Infinite Tsukuyomi me, in order to ensure the surrounding ninja could survive the explosion, had Katsuyu burrow into that optimal location on their bodies."
Tsunade stopped speaking in riddles and directly described what she had seen.
"Optimal location?"
Kushina blinked.
"Mm."
Tsunade solemnly slapped Kushina's butt.
"Ah?!"
Kushina froze.
So that was the optimal location?
Then what kind of despair-inducing scene had Tsunade just witnessed?
On the other side, in the Kumogakure two-person audience seats.
Yugito and Samui also let out a sigh of relief.
But not because the torment was finally over—rather, after hearing [Konan]'s earlier explanation, they realized that in this world, their village was actually the most normal one!
How could that not be cause for joy?
"That's great. At least we don't have to worry about someone else wearing our faces and embarrassing us."
Yugito relaxed and sat down on the ground.
"Yeah."
Samui nodded in agreement.
Being smaller was fine. After all, didn't Tsunade also become smaller?
As long as it wasn't embarrassing, it was fine.
Besides, the two of them already found it hard to look directly at the Fourth Hokage's family anymore.
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While traveling through the air, with nothing else to do, [Konan] continued chatting with the two of them.
"I didn't expect you to have such a convenient method for completely eliminating tailed beasts."
[Konan] sighed.
It was precisely because of this method that [Konan] trusted them even more.
Whether tailed beasts were killed outright or killed by chakra exhaustion, they would still revive.
Unless someone gathered all nine tailed beasts and became the Ten-Tails Jinchūriki, the source of sin.
But by that point, their will would likely already be consumed by evil, uncontrollably becoming a furry enthusiast.
So originally, Akatsuki's plan was to ensure there was no tailed-beast chakra anywhere else in the ninja world, then gather the nine tailed beasts together and slaughter them.
They would leave a small amount of chakra nearby so the tailed beasts could reincarnate close by.
After they reincarnated, they would be slaughtered again, over and over, endlessly.
However, what Shiromo and the others had just done was make the tailed-beast chakra completely disappear.
It took a bit longer, but it was far better than the endless slaughter of the original plan.
"Since there's nothing else going on right now, I'll tell you about the story of the next tailed beast we're going to capture—the Six-Tails, Saiken."
[Konan] suddenly spoke.
"Ah?"
Uchiha Hikari, who was piloting Susanoo mid-flight, turned her head back with a helpless expression.
(End of this chapter)