With expectations for the new statue, Shukaku slowly moved its huge body and carried Zhang Miao on its journey back.
The tailed beasts' thoughts were actually very simple, not as complex and malicious as humans, and so was Shukaku.
Although he did not trust humans, but towards Zhang Miao, this "human-like tailed-beast", although he had a little fear in his heart, he did not have a lot of vigilance, and was more curious.
"Why did Kurama become like this? Why did it not only change its appearance, but even its personality?"
Among the nine tailed-beasts, Shukaku actually hated Kurama the most, because it felt that Kurama was too arrogant, taking advantage of its own strength and not putting other tailed beasts in its eyes.
But now, Zhang Miao gave him a different feeling.
Shukaku could clearly feel that Zhang Miao did not look down on him. Whether it was when he talked to him or asked for his help, he was no longer as arrogant and bossy as Kurama in the past.
Although he was somewhat doubtful, Shukaku still firmly believed that Zhang Miao was Kurama. Moreover, Zhang Miao was able to carve his childhood appearance, which in Shukaku's opinion, only confirmed his suspicion further.
"The Nine-tails doesn't seem to be that annoying. It's just that this human looks a little strange... Tsk... What a dishonest fellow..."
Zhang Miao naturally didn't know what Shukaku was thinking. At this time, he was holding a piece of wood and concentrating on carving. By the time he finished carving the wood, Shukaku had already returned to the place where it had fought with the Kiri Ninjas.
After half a day of wind blowing and sand burying, there was already a great change here.
The traces of the previous battle had now been erased by the wind and sand, and the corpses of the Kiri Ninjas had been buried by the sand. At a glance, there was nothing but endless yellow sand.
Even the big sand pit that was blasted out by Zhang Miao with the Tailed Beast Bomb was now half buried by the sand. It was estimated that it would be restored to its original appearance in less than a day.
"This is the power of nature!"
After sighing in his heart, Zhang Miao threw the completed wooden statue to Shukaku.
"Shukaku, then this is the gift I promised you!"
"Is it done?" Looking at the wooden sculpture that Zhang Miao threw down, Shukaku immediately opened its huge palm to receive it.
When the wooden sculpture fell into Shukaku's hand, his huge claw cracked several times, then turned into loose sand and fell to the ground. Not only its palm, but Shukaku's huge body also began to crack rapidly, and then collapsed.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Miao hurriedly flashed aside, and a trace of enlightenment flashed in his eyes.
"Is the duration of that specialty over? Sorry, Shukaku, before Gaara become a perfect jinchuuriki, I am afraid I will not let you out again!"
When Zhang Miao was talking to himself, Shukaku had once again turned into a pile of yellow sand, while Gaara was calmly lying in the middle of the sand. His breathing was very steady, and there was a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth.
Seeing that Gaara revealed a relaxed expression, Zhang Miao laughed again, "Hehe, this guy is sleeping soundly, looks like there should be no problem!"
With that, Zhang Miao walked over and carried him on his back, then directly returned to his residence.
When Zhang Miao came back with Gaara, Chiyo was already waiting at the door. When she saw the two figures, she quickly greeted them.
"So this child went to find you. I thought that his father secretly sent someone to take him away!"
"If only that was the case!" As soon as Chiyo finished speaking, Zhang Miao shook his head helplessly, "That can at least prove that his father has him in his heart!"
"Yes!" Hearing Zhang Miao's words, Chiyo also showed some helplessness on her face, "What a poor child!"
With that, she was ready to reach out to hug Gaara but unfortunately, before her hand could touch Gaara, it was blocked by a layer of sand.
Seeing this scene, Zhang Miao immediately laughed.
"Let me send him in!"
With that, Zhang Miao carried Gaara and returned to the house. Then he put him on his bed and covered him with a quilt. After doing this, he came out of the house.
He had just come out of the house when he saw Ebizo waiting at the door. He blinked immediately. "Uh... Is there something wrong, old man?"
"Yes!" As soon as Zhang Miao finished speaking, Ebizo immediately nodded. "I've already heard about it from my sister. What I want to ask you is, what do you think about the Sunagakure?"
Zhang Miao knew what Ebizo meant, so he immediately waved his hand.
"This has nothing to do with the Sunagakure. Most people don't know about it at all. The ones who betrayed me are only those black-hearted politicians in the upper echelons of the Sunagakure."
"Yes, that's true!"
Zhang Miao's words made Ebizo very satisfied, and he immediately nodded.
"I was right. Ryu, you are a good sensible child. Don't worry, this old man promises you that such a thing will never happen again!"
With that, Ebizo turned and left, and Zhang Miao did not see him until dinner time.
When Zhang Miao woke up the next morning, he found that Chiyo was gone, leaving only a table of breakfast and a note -
"Little Ryu, your Grandpa Ebizo and I are going to the village to do something. We might need a few days to come back. Take care of yourself."
After reading the note, Zhang Miao immediately shrugged his shoulders.
"So he went to find trouble with Rasa. This is also good, so that those black-hearted politicians in the village won't find trouble for me again."
Just as Zhang Miao thought of this, Gaara who was standing beside him, tugged at the corner of his clothes.
"Big brother, where did Granny Chiyo and Grandpa Ebizo go? Do they not want us anymore? Just like Yashamaru?"
"Of course not!" Looking at his worried face, Zhang Miao immediately reached out and touched his little head.
"Gaara. Granny and the others are only going out for a few days. Once they are done, they will come back. Alright, don't let your imagination run wild. Hurry up and eat. After eating, we will go catch scorpions!"
"Okay!"
When Gaara heard about catching scorpions, his little face showed an excited expression again. He immediately sat down on the chair obediently and began eating. Seeing him sit down, Zhang Miao pulled over a chair and sat down. Then he began eating.
In the process of eating, Zhang Miao clearly felt that he had changed a lot from before.
In the past, when he ate, he would feel strength constantly gushing out of his body. He could clearly feel the growth of his strength, but now this feeling disappeared and was replaced by a feeling of numbness.
Especially his teeth, this feeling of numbness was even more obvious, so when Zhang Miao put the soup spoon into his mouth, he could not help but bite it.
"Kacha!" With this crisp sound, there was only one spoon left in Zhang Miao's hand.
At the same time, the system notification rang again.
[Ding! Congratulations boss, your teeth have been strengthened. You can bite whatever you want in the future. There is nothing in this world that you can't bite! ]
Zhang Miao: "…"