"And what he does.".. — a thoughtful voice was heard. "I told Fukasaka and Shima that if Jiraiya asks them to fight Uchiha Yue, they should definitely refuse. Until the turning point comes, Uchiha Yue is invincible!
— They're probably discussing an action plan. Nothing terrible should happen.
The Great Toad Sage sighed. Of course, it couldn't be ruled out that another genius had appeared in the Shinobi world, capable of defying fate itself and finding a way to kill Uchiha Yue ahead of schedule. But now Konoha... She seemed completely unreliable to him!
—Trouble, Great Sage, trouble! Go quickly! Mr. Fukasaku and Mrs. Shima are dying! The messenger toad suddenly rolled into the room and screamed in panic.
- what? Again?! The Great Toad Sage's voice rose several tones higher.
He had just thought that nothing should happen to Fukasaku and Shima when his worst fears were confirmed. Before he knew it, he was led to a hospital bed where two elders lay silently.
The two toad sages were unconscious, completely covered in bandages. They looked like two mummies who seemed fit to be ground into a powder for potions. The air was saturated with the thick smell of medicines, but if you sniffed, you could catch another, subtle scent... fried toads.
Yes, it was in this state that they returned to Mount Myoboku. Almost fried, with torn flesh, they resembled two skinned toads, generously sprinkled with spices and baked over a campfire. If it wasn't for the remnants of the senjutsu chakra keeping them alive, they would already be dead.
"What the hell happened?" Looking at their deplorable condition, the Great Toad Sage asked angrily. — How did they get to this point again? Didn't I tell you that you can't fight Uchiha Yue right now?
Fukasaku and Shima looked even worse than last time!
Unfortunately, Jiraiya had only summoned the two of them, and no one else on Mount Myoboku knew what had happened. All that remained was to send messengers to Konoha for news.
Soon, Mount Myoboku found out about the incident. The Nine-Tails' jinchuuriki was out of control. And this was no ordinary outburst of rage— he seemed to have gone mad, plunged into darkness. He instantly entered full Tailed Beast mode and, enhanced by senjutsu, almost wiped Konoha off the face of the earth.
In addition to the news about jinchuuriki's rampage, the scout toads also gathered information about Naruto himself. It turned out that although he was a vessel for the Nine-Tails, he had never posed a threat to the village. Moreover, he dreamed of becoming Hokage and was the bearer of the indestructible Will of Fire. And such a nice guy suddenly lost control and swore to destroy Konoha.
— Konoha... What have you done? The Great Toad Sage muttered, puffing on his pipe.
There was confusion in his heart. He couldn't figure out what had to be done to turn a child who was boundlessly devoted to the village into a madman thirsting for her blood.
— Ah-ah-ah-ah!
A furious roar echoed through the laboratory. Gaara was lying on the operating table. He was desperately struggling in agony, glaring at the figure in front of him with a hateful gaze.
"Accept it, Gaara. This is your destiny! All this is for the sake of the village! Rasa said with icy indifference, looking at his son.
However, even though Gaara was his son, he had never seen him as a child. Just a weapon, a tool.
"I'll kill you!" I'll kill you! Ah-ah-ah-ah! Gaara growled and wheezed.
"Rasa, are you really going to do this?" Elder Chiyo's voice came from behind him. "He's your son!" He's going to die!
"All for the sake of the village," Rasa smiled coldly. "If it allows us to get Uchiha Yue's power, what difference does it make whether he's my son or not?" Get started!
He didn't care about Gaara's life at all. Elder Chie sighed heavily and looked at the boy with pity.
Soon, under his agonized screams, Shukaku was forcibly extracted from his body and sealed into a strange artifact. It resembled a heart made of many blocks and covered with a dense pattern of runes. As soon as the Tailed Beast was inside, the artifact began to pulse like a living heart.
Nearby, there was a giant, unfinished puppet made of high-density golden sand. Several Shinobi were moving across its surface, putting the finishing touches.
With the extraction of Shukaku, Gaara's life ended. He was dead.
There wasn't a village in the Shinobi world that didn't want Uchiha Yue's invincible Mangekyo Sharingan. Hidden Sand Village was no exception, and this was their answer.
A super puppet created from a huge amount of high-density gold sand and chakra metal, which took almost the entire village treasury and funds specially allocated by the Daimyo to fight Uchiha Yue. A real weapon of war! Moreover, they gave her the power of senjutsu.
According to their plan, when the creation is completed, this machine will become an absolute weapon. A body capable of self-healing by absorbing golden sand, impenetrable armor, powerful senjutsu, high mobility, and gigantic size... An ordinary Shinobi wouldn't stand up to such a monster for a moment.
However, this machine needed an energy source. A mighty spring. No Shinobi could provide enough chakra for her to work. No one but the Tailed Beast.
Initially, some in the Village of Sand suggested simply putting Gaara inside the super puppet. But Rasa resisted. As a Kage and as a father, he found it too risky. To put a living person in a metal shell... What if Gaara couldn't take it anymore and died?
His son's death didn't matter. But Rasa couldn't let the Shukaku sealed in him die with him! Previously, they had plenty of time, and even if the Tailed Beast died, they could wait for its rebirth. But now there was no time.
Therefore, Rasa suggested extracting Shukaku from Gaara directly.