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Kaito didn't care what happened to the various ninja villages. At this moment, he had already set off on a journey to find his next target.
High above the clouds, Kaito lay lazily on the back of Gurē, basking in the sunlight.
"Why did you spare those ninjas?" Gurē's voice came. "Even if you could earn some money in the end, it doesn't really mean anything to you."
Kaito, resting his hands behind his head, replied with a contented expression, "Just maximizing benefits."
"What do you mean?" Gurē was curious.
"If I had killed those people, I would be facing relentless retaliation from the five major ninja villages." Kaito's voice was as lazy as his posture. "Don't forget my goal is to collect the demons that escaped from the Box of Ultimate Bliss. My exorcism journey has just begun; why get bogged down in that quagmire?"
"Now, they are preoccupied for various reasons, allowing us to act quickly before they react. At least we can secure the Zero Tails and Moryo without interference."
"Moreover, regardless of the goals of the Akatsuki members, they will inevitably ignite a war that will sweep across the entire ninja world. At that time, the five major ninja villages will need to be at the forefront."
"To act as cannon fodder?"
"You really have a way with words." Kaito pouted.
Of course, there was another reason he didn't mention. Their level of attack couldn't provoke even a bit of anger in him. He had always approached them with a playful attitude.
Just like an adult being softly punched by a child, would the adult think of retaliating?
Wait a minute...
Without realizing it, have I become arrogant?
Kaito suddenly reflected on his own attitude, wondering if he had become a bit too complacent.
In the following time, he adjusted his mindset and began to think about his next target. According to the order of emotions - joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness - the first demon he planned to seal was the Zero Tails, representing joy, which escaped from the Box of Ultimate Bliss. This was also the weakest among the four demons that escaped.
Although the Zero Tails could absorb the darkness within people's hearts to increase its power, the process was extremely slow. According to the information provided by Seimei, the Zero Tails was currently still relatively weak.
With detailed information, Kaito aimed directly at the border of the Land of Fire.
According to Seimei, the Zero Tails was currently being secretly nurtured by Shinnō, the leader of the Sky Ninja. The Sky Ninja were a group of ninjas who fought using mechanical power and were particularly adept at aerial combat using chakra wings. They were defeated by Konoha during the Second Great Ninja War.
After that, Shinnō disguised himself as an ordinary doctor, secretly gathering strength, intending to start another war to seek revenge against Konoha. He hid the Sky Ninja's headquarters, a large floating fortress named Anker Bandian, in a tropical rainforest, hoping to use the Zero Tails to generate massive energy to power the fortress.
Gurē flew Kaito straight over from the sky, avoiding detection.
Through his connection with Ryūmyaku, Kaito quickly located the Zero Tails.
After ending his perception, Kaito stood up and said to Gurē, who was squatting on a branch nearby, "I'll need you for backup, Gurē."
"No problem." Gurē, finally in a forest environment, felt much more comfortable.
"Then I'm off." Maintaining his connection with Ryūmyaku, Kaito sank into the ground.
The Sky Ninja fortress Anker Bandian was disguised as ruins, located in a nearby forest. The room where the Zero Tails was held was underground.
Kaito traveled through the earth, entering Anker Bandian without alerting the Sky Ninjas, and soon arrived at the room where the Zero Tails was kept.
It was a tall cylindrical room with walls inscribed with dense runes. A huge cocoon, suspended by web-like white threads, hung in mid-air. The Zero Tails, curled up inside the translucent cocoon, was asleep.
Shrouded by Ryūmyaku, Kaito had merged with the earth's aura, not disturbing the sleeping Zero Tails.
"Ryūmyaku Lock."
Countless chains shot through the air.
By the time the Zero Tails awoke to the sound, it was already tightly bound by golden chains.
Enraged, the Zero Tails contorted its ghostly face and roared at Kaito, "Who are you?"
The floor under Kaito's feet rippled like water, and a massive square box slowly rose from below.
"It's time for you to go home, Zero Tails." Standing on top of the Box of Ultimate Bliss, Kaito rose to eye level with the Zero Tails.
Upon seeing the ghostly face on the box aimed at it, the Zero Tails started struggling more violently, shouting in panic, "No, impossible, how do you know about this thing!"
"Come on, Zero Tails, return to where you came from." Kaito formed hand seals. "Soon, your companions will join you."
Crack...
The joyful ghostly face on the Box of Ultimate Bliss began to tremble, then detached and fell to the ground.
The beast head usually hidden by the mask opened its mouth wide, emitting a silent roar at the Zero Tails.
Strands of dark purple mist emerged from the beast's mouth, darting out like tentacles and piercing into the Zero Tails' body.
"Damn! Let go of me!!" Feeling its power rapidly drain away, the Zero Tails panicked, calling out for its accomplice.
"Shinnō!!!"
By the time Shinnō arrived in a hurry, most of the Zero Tails' power had been consumed by the Box of Ultimate Bliss, leaving it in a critically weakened state.
"You bastard!" Shinnō could no longer maintain his guise of a gentle doctor.
"That was my life's work!" With a face twisted in rage, he charged at Kaito with a punch.
Kaito, maintaining his hand seals, remained calm. Suddenly, a golden chain shot out from the side, striking Shinnō hard and sending him flying into the Zero Tails.
"Shinnō, you're here." The Zero Tails, now weak, spoke, its tone turning frantic. "If you can't save me, then become part of my power."
Its skin rippled, quickly absorbing half of Shinnō's body.
"Ahhh..." Shinnō screamed in agony.
"Release your inner darkness and join me in eternal life." The Zero Tails continued to consume Shinnō's darkness.
"What a futile struggle." Kaito coldly observed the scene, controlling the Box of Ultimate Bliss to speed up the absorption.
Even though the Zero Tails had gained some strength from Shinnō, it was of no help.
Soon, the Box of Ultimate Bliss drained all power from the Zero Tails, and its empty shell disintegrated into ash.
The dark purple mist tentacles retracted into the box, and the beast head closed its mouth.
The mask on the ground flew back to its original position, the eyes glowing purple.
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High above, Kaito lazily lay on Gurē's back again.
"Where to next?" Gurē asked.
"The Land of Demons." Kaito squinted at the blue sky.