"Tsuchikage-sama, the latest intelligence!"
"The whereabouts of the Seven-Tails, Four-Tails, and Five-Tails have been investigated; they are all located within the Land of Fire."
An Iwagakure Anbu came to report.
Muu's eyes narrowed, and he pulled down his Tsuchikage hat, then said, "Good, I understand. Return to the Tsuchikage building."
Whoosh!
Muu and Shichiba Fuma left the Ninja School using the Body Flicker Jutsu.
Upon returning to the building, Muu immediately summoned.
He quickly called upon twenty Jonin, preparing them for an expedition to capture Tailed Beasts.
In the original work, Iwagakure only had the Four-Tails and Five-Tails.
This time, Muu intended to capture the Seven-Tails as well.
The Seven-Tails is the only Tailed Beast among the nine that can fly.
This strategic value is immense.
In the future, it could form an aerial bomber unit with Deidara.
That would undoubtedly deliver an extremely devastating blow to ground Ninja.
"Why wasn't Deidara born earlier...?"
Muu rubbed his head.
After Deidara is born, he must keep him by his side and cultivate him, preventing him from becoming a Rogue Ninja.
Speaking of Deidara,
Muu felt a sense of exasperation.
Guess a character.
This character, as a youth, was 166 cm tall and weighed 50 kg.
He had blonde hair, blue eyes, and an unusual feature.
He was taught by a Kage.
He had a red-haired Sand Ninja friend.
After his old teammate left, he was annoyed by his new partner.
His combat record includes: Kakashi, Sasuke, Gaara, Itachi.
His companion, whose face couldn't be seen with a single Sharingan, was the Fourth's disciple.
Did you think I was talking about Uzumaki Naruto?
Wrong, I was actually talking about young Deidara!
Damn it, they're so similar, one's a supporting character and one's a protagonist, right?
"Eh! What if I just keep being the Tsuchikage?"
"Then, after Deidara grows up, I'll just give the Third Tsuchikage position directly to Deidara, and then the Fourth will be Ōnoki's granddaughter Kurotsuchi, which would also be compensation for Ōnoki."
Muu couldn't help but let his thoughts wander.
It was a wild idea, giving the Tsuchikage position to Deidara.
"But Ōnoki would probably explode..."
Muu shook his head.
If Ōnoki had been the Iwagakure Crown Prince for sixty years, trembling with anticipation, and then he ended up giving the Tsuchikage position to Deidara, Ōnoki might just die of anger.
"Leg Kage, Deidara... these two could be the Fourth."
Muu ultimately abandoned the idea of holding onto the position and giving it directly to Deidara.
If Ōnoki found out about that, Ōnoki would really stage a coup, pulling a Xuanwu Gate Succession on him.
Oh! Speaking of Ōnoki,
He hadn't seen him in a while.
"Where's Ōnoki? Call Ōnoki over too."
Muu suddenly remembered Ōnoki.
Ever since Ishikawa died,
Ōnoki had matured a lot.
He spent every day at home, or at the training grounds behind the mountain.
Coincidentally, this time for capturing Tailed Beasts, he could go find Ōnoki and bring him along, and also give that guy more training.
Otherwise, that guy's Will of Stone would soon become the will of history.
"Tsuchikage-sama, I'll go at once."
An Anbu instantly left the office.
Soon after, Ōnoki, wearing an Iwagakure vest, walked in.
Muu looked up at Ōnoki.
Hmm, his face had changed, he was even starting to get acne.
His big nose had also gotten bigger.
It's just... his height seemed to be the same as before.
"Tsuchikage-sama, what do you need me for?"
Ōnoki asked respectfully.
Muu subtly raised his gaze, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.
"Just call me Master when we're working."
Muu slowly stood up and patted Ōnoki's head.
Ōnoki's eyes showed a hint of cunning, then he chuckled, "Hehe, then I won't be polite. Understood, Master."
"Hey! No patting my head!"
"Master, don't you know that constantly patting my head will prevent me from growing tall?"
Ōnoki quickly dodged away.
Muu's face broke into a smile.
To be honest, he really wanted to tell Ōnoki the truth that he would only grow to that height in the future.
But, would saying that be too hurtful to him?
After thinking about it, he decided not to tell Ōnoki. One should always have some fantasies about the future, right?
"I'll still tell you the important matter. I'll be leaving the Village this afternoon to capture Tailed Beasts, and you're coming with me!"
Muu said with his hands behind his back.
Ōnoki's face quickly showed excitement, then he mysteriously stepped forward: "Master, I have a surprise for you."
Muu raised an eyebrow: "Oh? What surprise?"
Ōnoki slowly raised one hand, then began to condense.
"Buzz~~~"
Soon, a Rasengan appeared in Ōnoki's palm.
"That's interesting. As expected of my disciple, you've already learned the Rasengan, very good."
Muu nodded, praising him.
"Hehe, although this Ninjutsu was created by you, Master, I, Ōnoki, with my talent, learned it in just half a month!"
Ōnoki said proudly, striking a pose of being better than his teacher.
Muu smiled faintly and nodded. This learning speed was decent.
"Master, how long did it take you to create and learn the Rasengan back then?" Ōnoki asked proudly.
Muu slightly raised an eyebrow and said calmly: "Emm... I think it only took about 3 hours...."
"Huh?"
"Master, you..."
Ōnoki instantly became dejected, turning gray and petrified.
As expected, is Master still stronger?
As expected of the current number one in the Ninja World!
"Don't worry, your talent is very good, roughly T1 level in the Ninja World. Don't underestimate yourself." Muu said, comforting him.
"Hmph hmph! Understood, Master, I am the only disciple of the Ninja World's number one!"
Ōnoki perked up again.
Thinking that his Master was currently the number one in the Ninja World,
As the only disciple of the Ninja World's number one, Ōnoki couldn't help but straighten his back, feeling proud.
If he said Ōnoki, perhaps no one would know him.
But if he said the only disciple of the Ninja World's number one, that was much more resonant than the name Ōnoki!
Muu smiled slightly. In fact, setting aside the audience's perspective,
Everyone in Naruto is flesh and blood.
As Ōnoki's Master, he felt this even more deeply.
"Alright, go clean up. We're getting ready to catch Tailed Beasts." Muu slowly floated his clothes onto the hanger, putting on his old Iwagakure vest.
"Okay!"
"Oh, right, Master, I've also learned the Light-Weight Rock Jutsu! Now I can fly too!"
Ōnoki said excitedly, demonstrating his ability to fly.
"Not bad. The Seven-Tails is a flying Tailed Beast, so it's a good chance to show you." Muu nodded.
"Tsuchikage-sama, the Jonin are ready and can be deployed at any time." Shichiba Fuma appeared.
"Mm, good."
Just in case, Muu still left a clone in the Village.
There was no other way, the Village had no top-tier combat power.
He was currently Iwagakure's pillar of strength, its very foundation.
If he were gone, Iwagakure's backbone would truly crumble.
....
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Rumble!!!
A rumbling of hooves echoed through the jungle.
A Tailed Beast resembling a horse and a dolphin was galloping, occasionally emitting steam from its nostrils from its Boil Release.
Kokuō was running.
Suddenly, a group of people appeared in the distance ahead.
Kokuō frowned.
"More hateful humans! Beasts among beasts!"
Kokuō snorted coldly, directly using Boil Release to accelerate, intending to charge straight through.
"I don't care, I thought they were speed bumps!"
"We are Tailed Beasts, we don't understand public transportation!"
"Go tell the Sage of Six Paths!"
"We Tailed Beasts are also living our lives to the fullest!
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(Answering reader questions: Some readers feel that Sage Muu and the Four Kage clashing with Madara is a bit exaggerated, but I think it's possible. The Five Kage's setup is very luxurious, with many movement abilities, crowd control, large-scale attacks, high damage, and they brought a large group of "rabble." It's very difficult for Uchiha Madara without the Rinnegan to fight them. The reason why Kishimoto's Hashirama and Madara were so strong is because the pen was in Kishimoto's hand at the time. Now, in fan fiction, the pen is in my hand.)