Naruto: I traveled through time with the Samsara Eye.

A special piece of information was delivered to the Third Raikage, who decisively left the battlefield with several guards and took a detour into the Land of Earth.

In the Land of Earth, in a small valley somewhere near the border of the Land of Rain.

After having a big fight with the Tsuchikage Ohnoki due to a conflict of ideas, Lao Zi directly withdrew from the battlefield.

After withdrawing from the battlefield, he did not return to the Iwagakure. He was angry and did not want to see Ōnoki's ugly face again.

So Lao Zi found a secluded place to live.

He didn't want to go back to the village, nor did he want the villagers to find him.

Lao Zi has lived in this hidden place for some time.

Today, some uninvited guests came to the valley.

"The Third Raikage..."

Looking at the appearance of the person who came, Lao Zi recognized the other person's identity at a glance.

He really didn't expect that at this time, the Third Raikage would leave the battlefield, run such a long way, enter the Land of Earth, and find his residence.

It seems that my whereabouts have been revealed long ago.

After seeing the Third Raikage, Lao Zi realized that his whereabouts had been exposed and were known to the enemy.

Otherwise, the Third Raikage would not have been able to appear here.

As for why the Third Raikage came all the way to the Land of Earth and came to stand in front of Lao Shi, there is no need to think too much, because he came for Lao Shi, the Jinchūriki.

"Old Zi, long time no see."

The Third Raikage stood on a rock, with his arms folded across his chest, looking down at Old Zi below.

The guards of the Third Raikage quickly dispersed and blocked the escape exit of the valley.

The Third Raikage ran so far just to capture Lao Zi.

A jinchūriki is nothing, but a tailed beast is too important to the Iwagakure. Once Lao Zi is captured by the Third Raikage, the Iwagakure will be in a passive position.

"Raikage, you shouldn't be here."

Lao Zi's face looked very unhappy.

The Third Raikage smiled disapprovingly and was too lazy to respond.

"Die!!!"

Feeling provoked, the furious Old Zi launched a surprise attack, lashing at the Third Raikage with a red tail.

Facing the sudden attack launched by Lao Zi, the Third Raikage casually raised his left hand to block the tail that was thicker than a pillar.

In the entire ninja world, only the Third Raikage dared to do this, and dared to use his own body to withstand the attack of the Jinchūriki.

"boom!!!"

There was a loud bang.

The rocks under the feet of the Third Raikage shattered instantly, and he was shaken far away while enduring the attack. His two feet plowed two deep grooves on the ground.

"Four-Tails Jinchuriki? Nothing more than that."

As a fierce man who can fight the Eight-Tails head-on and completely tire the Eight-Tails out, the Third Raikage doesn't take Lao Shi seriously at all.

For him, who was known as the wielder of the strongest shield and spear, such an attack was no different from a tickle.

If Lao Zi was a perfect Jinchūriki, the Third Raikage would have paid more attention, but unfortunately he was not.

If the Eight-Tails can be defeated head-on, what about a Four-Tails Jinchūriki who can only rely on the power of the tailed beasts?

The power of the Four-Tail is far inferior to that of the Eight-Tail, and it is impossible for Lao Zi to fully utilize the power of the Four-Tail.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Third Raikage, Lao Zi was just a slightly stronger Kage-level ninja.

"hateful!!"

The Third Raikage took Lao Zi's attack head-on and was not only unharmed, but he also mocked him. Lao Zi, who already had a bad temper, was so angry that his face turned almost the same color as his beard and hair.

Knowing that ordinary attacks were basically ineffective against the Third Raikage, Lao Zi instantly entered the half-tailed beast state.

His whole body was covered in the dark red tailed beast chakra, and he was like a wild beast, crawling on all fours with four long tails dragging behind him.

Lao Zi, who had transformed into a half-tailed beast, was about to launch a new round of attack, but was shocked to find that the Third Raikage was missing.

not good! ! !

A powerful Jinchūriki, even if he fails to become a Perfect Jinchūriki, can withstand the effects of Half-Tailed Beast transformation and maintain his sanity.

The half-tailed beast Lao Shi only behaves like the Four-Tails, but he does not lose his mind because of it.

Wanting to launch an attack only to find that the enemy has disappeared is definitely bad news for anyone.

Lao Zi looked around frantically, trying to find the Third Raikage, but he only saw a purple lightning rushing towards him from the left. The speed of the lightning was as fast as lightning and it was in front of him in an instant.

"bump!!!"

The tall and strong Third Raikage hit Lao Zi hard in the face with his fist, which was bigger than a sandbag.

If an ordinary person does this, even if he can hit Lao Shi, he will not be burned by the tailed beast's chakra. However, the Third Raikage is not an ordinary person. He is completely immune to the burning caused by the tailed beast's chakra.

The burning of the tailed beast's chakra wasn't even enough to tickle him.

Lao Zi, who was hit hard, flew out like a cannonball.

Before he landed on the ground, the Third Raikage, who was covered in lightning chakra, stepped heavily on Lao Zi's stomach from above.

With a scream, Lao Zi flew out uncontrollably and sank deeply into the mud.

Under the powerful impact, the land around Lao Zi's body collapsed severely, and a huge shell crater appeared on the ground, with severe cracks around the shell crater.

"Vulnerable."

There was a hint of disappointment in the Third Raikage's tone.

Lao Zi’s strength was too weak for him.

"boom!!!"

Before the person under his feet could struggle to get up, a second heavy kick came again.

The shell crater continued to expand and deepen, and the surrounding cracks gradually formed gullies.

Too cruel.

The several Raikage guards who were in charge of blocking the exit of the valley all showed expressions of dismay.

As the Raikage's guards, they knew only too well how terrifying their own Raikage was. When Lao Zi encountered the Third Raikage, he was like a weak child and had no ability to fight back at all.

One kick!

Two feet!

Three legs!

what?

Still moving?

Add two more punches and the job is done.

"Take it away." After brushing off the dirt and dust on his body, the Third Raikage walked out of the valley without looking back.

One of the Raikage guards quickly stepped forward and dug the unconscious Lao Zi out of the pit.

At this time, Lao Zi was almost half dead. The Raikage guards took a lot of effort to dig him out of the pit, then carried him on their shoulders and left quickly.

A few days later, a piece of news that made Ōnoki furious spread from the Land of Lightning to other countries and villages.

The Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Lao Shi, of the Iwagakure was captured by the Third Raikage.

The Third Raikage's intention in spreading the news was very clear. The Four-Tails Jinchuriki is in my hands. You, Ōnoki, had better give in and admit defeat. We will start negotiations immediately.

If you don't do as I say, I'm sorry, the Four-Tails will belong to my Kumogakure.

A large amount of money and supplies were lost, as well as a turtle island, but having a four-tailed turtle as compensation was not bad.

After all, the tailed beasts are very important to the five major ninja villages.

The village's Eight-Tails Jinchuriki, Killer Bee, has become a perfect Jinchuriki. If the Kumogami Village can control the Four-Tails, the Two-Tails Jinchuriki and the Four-Tails Jinchuriki can be given to Killer Bee for teaching.

Who knows, the Kumogami Village might have three perfect Jinchūriki.

That scene is exciting to think about.

The Third Raikage could easily kill Lao Zi, but if Lao Zi died, the Four-Tails sealed in his body would also die, so Lao Zi could not be killed.

The only way is to bring the person to the right place, destroy the seal, let the Four-Tails break the seal and run out, then seal the Four-Tails up, select the right Jinchūriki to seal it, and that's it.

In this way, the Four-Tails became the tailed beast of the Cloud Village.

Even if the village suffered heavy losses due to the war and had one more tailed beast, the Third Raikage would be able to explain to the villagers and the daimyo.

This is a tailed beast. Except for the time when the five major ninja villages were first established, you cannot buy it no matter how much money you have or how much supplies you spend.

Back then, the Iwagakure, Kumogakure, and Mist villages spent a lot of money to buy the tailed beasts from Konoha.

You even have to beg Konoha for help.

Otherwise you can’t buy it.