Naruto: The Abstract Strategist of the Akatsuki

Chapter 159 Tailed Beasts and Jinchūriki

"That's a great idea!"

As Lin listened to Bai Mo's description, her eyes gradually brightened.

The only difficulty with this method is how she comes back to life.

But since Bai Mo said it wasn't difficult, she decided to believe him.

"But wouldn't that be like using Xiaolin's life as a bargaining chip?"

Kushina had a conflicted expression on her face.

"It's alright, Kushina-nee. I was already dead anyway, but I have one more thought and request..."

Lin waved her hand, indicating that she didn't care. "But, could you set up a jutsu inside me so that if the tailed beast is extracted, I can activate that jutsu..."

Uh.

Hearing Lin's words, Kushina, Bai Mo, and Sakura and Ino, who were massaging Bai Mo's back and waist, were all stunned.

Lin is so cute, yet she's so crazy.

No wonder he's the one who physically collided with the Thousand Birds Purple Clay.

As I just said, if there's no other way, then kill Obito.

Now I've also thought that if Obito is truly "firm-willed" and insists on extracting the tailed beast to activate Infinite Tsukuyomi, then she will explode at the last moment.

That way, I can be of some help at the very end.

Bai Mo suspected that the reason Lin didn't mention how to treat Obito if they succeeded was because she knew that if they succeeded, Obito, having regained his former self, would choose to atone for his sins.

In other words, in Rin's mind, no matter what, Obito's fate was to die anyway.

Foygo is nicknamed "the broken clown," but the masked man, who shares a similar fate with Foygo, is no less so.

but……

"There are naturally self-destruction techniques, such as the Four Symbols Seal. If all else fails, sticking two heat packs on your body will have a similar effect, and they'll even activate faster."

However, his kaleidoscope ability is intangibility, so the damage can't reach him at all.

Bai Mo said.

"Oh well."

Lin was slightly disappointed. "Then I'll have to trouble you again."

"Rin, you'll have to work hard then. I'll pass on my experience as a Jinchūriki to you so that you can be as unaffected as possible by the Tailed Beasts..."

Kushina stroked Rin's head and sighed softly.

"Well, if I may be so bold, it's best not to pass on your experience as a Jinchūriki."

Bai Mo interjected after hearing what Kushina said.

The Nine-Tails' hatred accumulated layer by layer.

After being brutally beaten by Hashirama Senju, he said, "Your power is too great."

When it came to the previous Jinchūriki, Kushina, after binding the Nine-Tails, said, "You can suppress the world, but I can suppress you."

Nine-Tails said it really screwed Two-Tails. It suppressed the world for a damn reason. When did it ever suppress the world?

So you just spout nonsense, huh? You're slandering me, aren't you?

"Uh, okay then, you can teach Lin then."

Kushina thought about it and agreed.

If what Bai Mo said at Tsunade's house before is true—that tailed beasts aren't actually that terrifying and that they need to be understood—then her actions were indeed problematic.

"Oh dear, if that's the case, then if I had properly communicated with the Three-Tails back then, wouldn't I have avoided dying?"

Lin slapped her forehead, and suddenly a question came to mind.

"No, the Three-Tails should have been under control back then. It wasn't that it didn't want to communicate with you, it was that it couldn't."

Bai Mo had previously deduced that the Three-Tails and Yagura were controlled by Madara before Obito. Following this logic, when Rin became the Three-Tails' jinchūriki, the Three-Tails was also under control.

"I see, that's good. I thought I died for nothing."

Lin patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

The foreshadowing has been eliminated.

"Since that's the decision, then come with us to the Land of Water later. We can put the resurrection on hold for now. Let's put the Three-Tails inside your body first, so you can get used to it and make peace with it."

"Huh? The Three-Tails doesn't have a Jinchuriki right now?"

Lin asked curiously.

"No, the Three-Tails is currently the only wild one."

"...Okay, I'll try my best."

Lin clenched her fists.

"Actually, you don't need to do anything special. Just communicate with the Three-Tailed Isobu normally."

Bai Mo knew that gaining the approval of a tailed beast was both difficult and easy.

Except for a very few, the original Jinchuriki of each generation could only have a chance to reconcile with the Tailed Beasts after they died.

This is because of a vicious cycle.

To break this cycle, one needs a bit of "saintly compassion".

Naruto is one of the best among them.

Even though the Nine-Tails skewered his parents with one claw, he could still easily forgive the Nine-Tails and regard it as a companion.

Besides that, there's Lin.

Rin's saintly heart is different from Naruto's, but the Three-Tails she faces is also different from the Nine-Tails.

The Three-Tails and Rin didn't have any deep-seated hatred for each other, and after being reminded by Bai Mo, they naturally had no prejudice against the tailed beasts.

Then there are people like Fu, who have a naturally optimistic personality.

In Boruto, Himawari, who was used to crush and surpass the previous Jinchuriki, can only be said to be because of her ability or her bloodline, but it is definitely not because of her personality.

The claim that "compared to the Jinchuriki of the past, Himawari truly treats the Tailed Beasts as friends" is nothing but a false castle in the air.

Himawari does indeed have a good relationship with Shukaku and Kurama.

But there's still a gap between him and Gaara and Naruto.

If Shukaku had to kill a few people in front of Himawari to liven things up, and Kurama had to kill Hinata with one claw, then Himawari could forgive Shukaku and Kurama and continue to "truly treat Hinata as a friend." That would barely be on par with Gaara and Naruto, and wouldn't be enough to surpass them.

Bai Mo couldn't figure out what constituted surpassing.

After Shukaku and Kurama finished killing people, Himawari pulled Boruto and Naruto out and asked if they had killed enough and if they wanted to kill two more.

As for bloodlines, there's not much to say about Himawari being closer to a pure tailed beast.

Either they've regressed to their ancestral ways.

Either the [real] Nine-Tails would also be taken down.

After all, the underlying rules of the ninja world are not the same as reality. If Orochimaru and Kabuto's research doesn't have to worry about rejection, then maybe there's no reproductive isolation either?

For example, the Sage of Six Paths and the natives of the ninja world are completely different species.

The gap between the Sage of Six Paths and the native ninjas was even greater than the gap between him and Gamamaru.

Can't they still have children?

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"Alright, stop pressing. I should leave now. You two go soak in the hot springs."

Bai Mo stood up.

"oh."

Ino and Sakura stopped, but their gazes remained fixed on the entrance to the hot spring.

Lady Tsunade clearly told them that she would come in and replace them in ten minutes, but she hasn't come yet. That's strange.

Bai Mo left the hot spring area, and Kushina and Rin followed suit.

"what?"

Bai Mo saw Tsunade in the lounge outside.

Opposite Tsunade, Uchiha Hikaru was wearing a bathrobe, drinking black tea, and activating his Sharingan.

"I'm treating her."

When Uchiha Hikaru saw Bai Mo appear, he pointed at Tsunade and smiled.