"Whoosh!"
The powerful suction, like a hurricane, constantly pulled at the Tailed Beast cloak on Utakata's body, trying to strip it away from him.
Utakata resisted with all his might, but still couldn't stop the chakra cloak from being stripped away little by little.
He felt terrified inwardly.
What kind of ninja tool is that vacuum cleaner? To actually forcefully strip Saiken's chakra from my body!
"This won't do. If this continues, it won't be long before the chakra is stolen!"
Sensing danger, Utakata immediately opened his mouth.
A massive amount of dark purple chakra and a small amount of blue chakra condensed into a sphere near his mouth.
This was Yin and Yang chakra. Merged in an 8:2 ratio, it formed an S-rank ninjutsu capable of destroying a mountain peak.
"Tailed Beast Ball!"
"Boom!"
The sphere containing vast chakra blasted out like a cannonball.
It tore through the air, howling.
The airflow it generated upturned the earth, leaving behind a trench as if it had been plowed, shooting toward Jokichi with unparalleled momentum.
The attacker wasn't wearing a Kirigakure forehead protector, so his intentions were unclear.
However, as a Jinchuriki, Utakata was well aware of his importance to the ninja villages, and had encountered many people from other villages with malicious intent toward him.
He never showed mercy to such people.
However, the mighty Tailed Beast Ball, seemingly capable of destroying heaven and earth, actually began to slow down slowly as it was about to hit Jokichi, and was then swallowed by the vacuum cleaner like jelly.
After swallowing it, it even let out a burp as if full.
"Nani!"
Utakata's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
He was usually a calm person, rarely showing a loss of composure.
But this event before his eyes was simply too bizarre. Had he not seen it with his own eyes, he would absolutely never believe such a ridiculous thing existed in the world.
A vacuum cleaner actually ate a mountain-destroying Tailed Beast Ball like jelly.
"Although the chakra of a Tailed Beast Ball can also be forged, I don't have the ability to hold a Tailed Beast Ball in my hand."
Jokichi shook his head slightly, turned off the suction, then pointed the vacuum cleaner at the sky and activated the release function.
"Boom!"
A torrent of air broke through the clouds, like a distorted, invisible pillar of heaven connecting heaven and earth. Illuminated by the sunlight, it even turned into iridescent colors, resembling a rainbow bridge spanning heaven and earth.
What is this guy doing?
Utakata was stunned.
Such a powerful torrent of air, if released at him, would definitely inflict heavy injuries even with the protection of the Tailed Beast cloak.
Then, he saw the rainbow bridge.
That magnificent and spectacular sight left him dumbfounded.
This sight only lasted for a brief moment.
The chakra contained in the Tailed Beast Ball was completely released by the vacuum cleaner within a few seconds.
Next, Jokichi pointed the vacuum cleaner at Utakata again and turned on the suction switch once more.
Furious suction was generated once again.
Utakata snapped back to reality, wanting to resist with his life.
But he was a step too late. The majority of the Tailed Beast cloak had already been stripped from his body.
It was indeed too late to resist now.
The entire Tailed Beast cloak was sucked into the vacuum cleaner.
The forest fell silent.
In the messy clearing, Utakata fell to his knees in a wretched state, panting heavily.
Jokichi, carrying the vacuum cleaner on his back, walked up to him and smiled slightly. "As an apology for taking Saiken's chakra, I'll give you two pieces of intel and a friendly reminder!"
Hmm?
Utakata looked up, staring at Jokichi for a while.
What is this guy playing at?
He's not taking the Tailed Beast inside me?
"First, what the eyes see does not always represent the truth. You had better properly investigate the misunderstanding between you and your master!"
"Second, there is an organization called Akatsuki that is plotting to capture the Tailed Beasts from every village. The members of this organization are entirely composed of S-rank missing-nin. If you don't want to die, you had better return to your own village!"
Although returning to Kirigakure wouldn't necessarily guarantee his life.
But having comrades to protect him was surely better than fighting the entire Akatsuki alone!
That was impossible to succeed.
"Wait, what exactly do you mean by the misunderstanding between me and my master?"
Utakata's emotions became somewhat agitated.
He propped himself up on the ground, wanting to stand up and grab Jokichi's collar to interrogate him.
But due to weakness, not only did he fail to stand up, he instead fell flat on his face.
But he paid it no mind, standing up shakily.
Staring sharply at Jokichi.
"Don't you already have an answer in your heart?" Jokichi smiled casually. "If you lean toward the answer in your own heart, then even if I tell you the truth, you won't believe it, right? You might as well investigate it yourself."
Utakata froze, then fell silent.
He strongly agreed with Jokichi's words.
Ever since he killed his master, he had always held a doubt.
That was, why did his master, who had always been so good to him, want to kill him?
Was all their previous interaction just a pretense?
Did he also hate him, the Jinchuriki, just like everyone else in the village?
No, Utakata had always felt things weren't that simple.
His heart could feel that the feelings for him were absolutely not fake.
So, was his master really trying to kill him back then?
This question had been bothering Utakata ever since he fled the village and calmed down.
Only, he was unwilling to think deeply about it.
If he had misunderstood, didn't that mean he had killed the master who always loved him?
But now, Jokichi had laid the words out bare.
Having always run away from this problem, he had no choice but to face it head-on.
"My time isn't very abundant. Think about it slowly yourself!" Seeing Utakata fall into deep thought, Jokichi waved a greeting and left.
The vacuum cleaner's chakra storage time was only five minutes.
He had to forge the Ring of Saiken as quickly as possible.
Utakata didn't mind Jokichi's departure.
He stared blankly at the sky, murmuring to himself, "Was I really the one who was wrong?"
...
Jokichi didn't go far.
Just on the other side of the forest, he released the Six-Tails Saiken's chakra, and then forged the Ring of Saiken.
This was a ring as white as jade.
Aside from containing a chakra volume exceeding the Ring of Isobu, it also possessed the attribute of strong acid.
With the help of this ring, Jokichi could develop ninjutsu possessing strong acid in the future.
However, Jokichi discovered a problem.
That was, the chakra contained in the Ring of Shukaku, Ring of Isobu, and Ring of Saiken combined didn't even amount to one-third of the Nine-Tails'.
That guy, the Sage of Six Paths.
Talking about giving each beast an equal share of chakra.
Jokichi was completely speechless.
Putting the ring on his pinky finger, Jokichi set off toward the neighboring Land of Hot Water.
However, Fu was a Genin of Takigakure; she couldn't run away.
So, he wasn't in a hurry either.
He slowly traveled while forging Diluted Otsutsuki Crystals.
Occasionally, he would stop to admire the scenery.
The Land of Grass bordered the Land of Fire; both consisted of hills and basins, featuring many large forests.
Three days later, Jokichi entered the territory of the Land of Hot Water.
He had originally planned to head straight to Takigakure, but unexpectedly encountered some unanticipated people.