Apart from Iwagakure Village and Kumogakure Village, Kirigakure Village took this matter more seriously. After all, they only had one Jinchuriki, and the relationship between this Jinchuriki and Kirigakure Village wasn"t very good. Nevertheless, the Fifth Mizukage Terumi Mei dispatched quite a few Anbu to secretly protect the Jinchuriki"s safety and prevent them from being captured by the Akatsuki organization.
As for Takigakure Village, knowing they lacked the strength to protect their Jinchuriki, they sent their Jinchuriki to Konohagakure Village overnight, seeking protection. Minato saw no reason to refuse Takigakure Village"s plea for help and directly arranged for the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Fuu, to stay in Konohagakure Village, next to the Minato family"s home.
"Are you a Jinchuriki too?"
Naruto blinked and stared at the somewhat dark-skinned woman, his expression showing curiosity.
"Yes, I am the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, Fuu," the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki introduced herself.
"The Seven-Tails, huh? Two tails less than my Nine-Tails. I suppose the Tailed Beast inside me is stronger," Naruto said.
Upon hearing this, a "well" character appeared on Fuu"s forehead. Even if what he said was true, there was no need to say it so bluntly.
"Hmph, of course, I am the strongest Tailed Beast," the Nine-Tails said within Naruto.
Of course, this was just the Nine-Tails talking to itself, and Naruto did not hear it.
"Undeniably, the Nine-Tails is the strongest Tailed Beast, but as a Jinchuriki, your strength doesn"t seem to be that great," Fuu retorted without hesitation.
"What?"
Upon hearing Fuu's mockery, Naruto immediately became angry.
"Don't think that just because you're a girl, I won't dare to lay a hand on you."
Naruto rolled up his sleeves, as if he was about to start a fight.
"Calm down, Fuu, calm down."
The elders of Takigakure Village, seeing Fuu like this, immediately stood by her side, holding her arm, and their faces showed a look of panic. They knew that this Nine-Tails Jinchuriki was the son of the Fourth Hokage, and if they angered Hokage-sama, they might be in big trouble.
"Come on, see if I'm afraid of you."
Hearing Naruto's words, Fuu was not afraid at all, and the elders of Takigakure Village who were holding her were thrown away by her.
Minato, on the other hand, just showed an awkward smile. He felt that this girl's temper was somehow very familiar to him.
"Hokage-sama, I apologize, Fuu is still young and doesn't understand much. Please forgive her."
Seeing that he couldn't stop Fuu, the elder of Takigakure Village could only turn to Minato and said.
"It's okay, after all, she's just a child. It's normal for kids to have a temper and a personality."
Minato didn't mind too much about this matter. If Naruto could make some friends with strong abilities, he would be happy for Naruto.
"Thank you, Hokage-sama, for your generosity."
Seeing that Minato had no intention of pursuing the matter, the elders of Takigakure Village also breathed a sigh of relief.
Takigakure Village is located in the middle of the four great nations, but it has a unique geographical position that has never been invaded by other countries.
But this time it was different. The Akatsuki organization had a clear target on Takigakure Village, and within the Akatsuki organization was Takigakure Village's rogue ninja, Kakuzu, who could easily find the location of Takigakure Village.
So even if they continued to stay in Takigakure Village, Fuu would still become a target of the Akatsuki organization.
"Then, Hokage-sama, we entrust Fuu to your protection."
The elder of Takigakure Village said, although they didn't know how long they would have to leave Fuu in Konohagakure Village, for the sake of Fuu's safety, they could only ask her to stay in Konohagakure Village until the Akatsuki organization's issue was resolved.
Although Konohagakure Village can be said to be the richest and most suitable place for people to live in the ninja world, and also the place with the highest happiness index, after all, Konohagakure Village is not Fuu's home, and over time, she will inevitably feel homesick.
Now, the elder of Takigakure Village only hoped that the five great ninja villages could quickly resolve the menace of the Akatsuki.
"Yes, rest assured, we will definitely protect this young lady well."
Minato answered with a smile.
At the same time, he had his own selfish thoughts. Although the Nine-Tails is the most powerful Tailed Beast, there is only one after all. If he could develop Fuu into a person of Konohagakure Village, that would be even better.
If the elders of Takigakure Village knew about Minato's thoughts, they would probably regret their decision to bring Fuu to Konohagakure Village immediately, but they didn't know, and even if they did, it would be too late.
"However, Minato would not insist on her staying, as it was not in his nature to do so.
Even though Minato's character had become more decisive and ruthless over the years as Hokage, his essentially kind nature had not changed much.
"Then I"ll leave it to you."
After bowing to Minato, the elder of Takigakure Village left.
Before leaving, he had wanted to say goodbye to Fuu, but when he saw Fuu and the son of the Fourth Hokage arguing fiercely, he silently put that thought aside in his mind.
If he intervened now, he might become an innocent victim, like a fish caught in the crossfire.
At this moment, Fuu and Naruto's faces were almost colliding, staring each other down as if lightning was flashing between their eyes, and neither was willing to back down.
"If you dare, go ahead and hit me, but don"t blame me if I don"t hold back."
Fuu taunted Naruto.
"Thne come first if you"re so brave."
Naruto responded.
Although Fuu was arguing with Naruto, she had not lost her reason. She knew Naruto's identity, and if Naruto struck her, she could retaliate in self-defense.
But if she were to strike Naruto first, the implications would change. Attacking the child of the Fourth Hokage, even she knew, would be a grave sin.
So she could only provoke Naruto to strike first, but to her surprise, Naruto kept verbally sparring with her, making a fierce face but showing no intention of actually attacking.
Sakura and Sasuke, watching from the side, involuntarily shook their heads and thought to themselves.
"Idiots."
Indeed, at this moment, Fuu and Naruto's behavior seemed idiotic to Sakura and Sasuke. If they hadn"t seen Gaara, they might wonder if all Jinchuriki were this foolish.
(End of Chapter)