"Sealing Team, move!"
With Yagura restraining it, the Six-Tails did not appear quite so invincible against the full power of Kirigakure.
The Six-Tails had erupted more than once.
It had also been subdued more than once.
It was just that every time, it caused enormous damage to Kirigakure.
As a Tailed Beast, being sealed inside a human body was like being locked inside a cage. It trapped it within, leaving it without freedom, facing only darkness day after day.
Over time, hatred toward humans was inevitable.
And the people of the ninja village, during the massive disasters caused by Tailed Beast rampages, often lost many things.
Family.
Friends.
Comrades.
Property.
…
Therefore, the people of ninja villages also hated Tailed Beasts, and even looked at jinchuriki with strange eyes because of it.
The hatred between both sides was too deep.
At this point, investigating who was right or wrong, who had been wrong first, no longer carried much meaning.
"Seal it for me!"
A sealing ninja's expression twisted, as if he had used every last bit of strength in his body.
One sealing scroll after another wildly wrapped around the Six-Tails.
…
After one night.
Kirigakure finally fell quiet.
Dawn arrived.
Large stretches of ruins connected together.
There were countless dead and injured.
Yagura sat behind his office desk, rubbing his brow.
He was very tired.
But on his face was a smile he could not suppress.
"I succeeded!"
"Now that I have succeeded, I am different."
Yagura clenched his fist.
"A nearly perfect jinchuriki."
"My ninjutsu is very strong."
"My previous weakness was my chakra volume."
"But now, chakra volume can no longer restrict me."
"As a jinchuriki, my chakra reserves are unimaginable."
"Hiruzen Sarutobi, Onoki, Rasa, the Fourth Raikage—none of them will be my opponent anymore."
"With one Water Mirror Technique, I can create a copy to fight them."
"The copy's strength and abilities will be exactly the same as theirs."
"No one can defeat themselves."
"Even if they truly perform better than their copies, I still have other ninjutsu. I can use the Mirror Flower Water technique to reflect their ninjutsu back at them."
Yagura looked outside the window.
"What are the Seven Ninja Swordsmen worth?"
"Even if Fuguki Suikazan and Jinin Akebino come at me together, they will not be my match."
At this moment, Yagura was extremely confident in his strength.
"In the current shinobi world, my strength is the strongest!"
"With enough strength, many problems are no longer problems."
"I no longer need to worry about the Mizukage position."
"If those sailing crews dare affect Kirigakure's stability, I can suppress them with one hand."
Yagura thought for a moment.
"Two matters."
"First, crush the Samehada Sailing Crew and the Blast Sword Sailing Crew."
"If those two sailing crews are dealt with, it will intimidate the other sailing crews. At that point, the other sailing crews will no longer be worth worrying about and will not be able to affect Kirigakure."
"Second, Sunagakure should more or less be ready to return those captives."
"Rasa wants me to go to the Land of Wind? Then I will go to the Land of Wind!"
…
…
Sunagakure.
[Points: 1568!]
"The rate of point growth has slowed."
"But that is within expectations. Relying solely on Ebizo's team to directly obtain three thousand points would be quite difficult. Without other operations, it would take a long time."
Waiting would eventually work.
But Rasa did not want to wait.
A card was taken out by Rasa.
It was the One-Person Ambition Expansion Card (Kirigakure Jonin Edition).
An ambitious Kirigakure jonin might very well develop the thought that Yagura could be replaced.
It was highly likely that he would secretly push the rumors forward.
His goal would be to destroy Yagura's reputation, but he could earn points for Rasa.
However, before that, Rasa wanted to try something else.
The One-Person Ambition Card was too precious. Rasa only had one.
If it was not used well and got wasted, he would not have another chance.
What Rasa wanted to try was a character interview.
A character interview relying on Ninja Major Events Weekly.
He would send a reporter to the Land of Water to interview Fuguki Suikazan and Jinin Akebino, deliberately choosing a few topics that were easy to attract attention. Afterward, he would selectively publish the contents of the interview.
With Ninja Major Events Weekly's current popularity, there would definitely be no small number of people reading this interview.
And after reading the interview, they would inevitably discuss the incident involving the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
If there was discussion, there would be spread.
If there was spread, there would be points.
"Let's do it."
Rasa passed his requirements to the newspaper office.
Ever since Shaki had become the president of the newspaper office, he had thrown himself wholeheartedly into the work.
First, this job was difficult to come by.
Shaki knew that with his own qualifications, he had somewhat benefited from his son's connection.
This was Rasa treating him generously.
Therefore, he had to do this job well. He absolutely could not make mistakes in this work.
Second, Shaki was also very clear about the importance of Ninja Major Events Weekly to Sunagakure.
Even though he was not particularly talented in this area, after investing so much effort, Shaki could still see the influence that this character interview matter could create.
Shaki's eyes lit up.
"Kazekage-sama's idea!"
"This idea is excellent!"
"A character interview is similar to news, but not exactly the same."
"Seeing the involved person's own view of the incident with your own eyes—this is too attractive."
"We need reporters with courage."
"But Sunagakure ninja have never lacked courage."
Shaki made the arrangements.
"An interview with me?"
Fuguki Suikazan looked at the Sunagakure ninja in front of him, his expression stunned.
Toward Sunagakure, Fuguki Suikazan definitely could not be called fond.
Even though he had been listed as a missing-nin by Kirigakure, before he became a missing-nin, Fuguki Suikazan had fought extremely intense battles against Sunagakure.
The Sunagakure ninja who had died directly at Fuguki Suikazan's hands numbered at least several dozen.
And the number of Sunagakure ninja who had died because of Fuguki Suikazan's operational orders was countless.
"What does interview mean?"
The Sunagakure ninja explained,
"I will list some questions and ask them to you. You can answer, or you can choose not to answer."
"In addition, I will also list some incidents and ask for your view on those incidents."
"I will record the entire process in written form."
"After returning to Sunagakure, the corresponding editor will organize the content and publish it in Ninja Major Events Weekly, so that everyone can see it."
Hearing this, Fuguki Suikazan's eyes lit up.