Upon hearing this, even Katsuyu, who had lived for a thousand years, was a bit unsettled.
"Tōshirō, are you kidding?"
As Katsuyu's summoner, Tsunade was naturally happy to see her summon find a partner.
But she also understood Katsuyu's uniqueness. Having lived for over a thousand years, it wasn't that easy to find a suitable match.
Putting aside all the other complicated factors.
First, just the age difference would rule out many Katsuyus.
Where would you find a slug that had lived for thousands of years, just like her?
As if seeing through Tsunade's thoughts, Tōshirō smiled: "Don't be so quick to dismiss it. Just hear me out first."
Tsunade looked on curiously, and even Katsuyu looked over.
She wasn't interested in dating, but only in the "kind" that Tōshirō spoke of.
"Listen closely," Tōshirō coughed twice, then said, "The match I want to introduce to Katsuyu is none other than..."
At this point, he deliberately paused, drawing out the suspense and keeping his two listeners in anticipation, before finally revealing the answer:
"The Six-Tails."
Upon hearing this, not only Tsunade and Katsuyu were stunned, but the Five-Tails inside Tōshirō was directly startled.
"Hey, Tōshirō, what the hell are you doing?"
"What's with those 'you've seen a ghost' expressions?"
Tōshirō ignored the Five-Tails inside him, and seeing Tsunade and Katsuyu's expressions, he laughed without realizing.
Tsunade's mind was still in a daze: "The Six-Tails you're talking about, is it the one I know?"
"Is there any other creature in this world called the Six-Tails?"
Tōshirō tilted his head, looking puzzled.
Tsunade shook her head: "No, how did you even think of that?"
Tōshirō spoke in an obvious tone: "If I remember correctly, the Six-Tails seems to be a slug, and its age matches Katsuyu's."
After speaking, he winked at Katsuyu, grinning mischievously: "Want to consider it?"
Katsuyu lowered her head, deep in thought.
Tsunade punched Tōshirō: "Katsuyu, don't pay attention to this guy."
Katsuyu looked up, softly saying: "Speaking of the Six-Tails, it seems we used to live in the same country, nearby, for a period of time."
Tsunade looked at Katsuyu in surprise, not expecting her own summon to have such a history with a Tailed Beast: "Huh, you know each other?"
"Sort of."
Katsuyu's knowledge of the Six-Tails was limited to knowing that such a neighbor existed.
Both slugs lived in an area between the Land of Water and the Land of Whirlpools.
Tōshirō had just said it casually, but he didn't expect the two to actually know each other:
"I can't believe you two know each other, how interesting. When I get the chance, I'll see if I can bring the Six-Tails over so you can reunite. That'll be fun."
Katsuyu was exasperated; her master's man truly loved to find entertainment...
Tsunade's ears perked up, feeling this could work. Then, reconsidering, she thought it might be a bit difficult: "If I remember correctly, the Six-Tails is with the Hidden Mist, isn't it?"
Tōshirō casually said: "Just take it over, what's the big deal..."
"Easier said than done."
"After all, your grandfather collected the Tailed Beasts and distributed them among the nations to make them wary of the Tailed Beasts, preventing them from rashly starting wars, thereby achieving peace. But you've seen the result; this plan for distributing Tailed Beasts is truly hard to commend."
Regarding the problem above, Tōshirō considered Tsunade's feelings and didn't make his words too harsh.
"What the nations truly feared wasn't the Tailed Beasts, but your grandfather. As soon as your grandfather died, war immediately broke out. The Tailed Beasts in their hands merely strengthened their military might."
"When I gain power, I will correct this wrong decision and retrieve all the Tailed Beasts that originally belonged to the Leaf."
Tōshirō considered the Five-Tails' feelings inside him and added: "I will properly manage them in my own way."
Tsunade asked: "Your way?"
Tōshirō hummed in affirmation, replying: "I plan to treat Tailed Beasts as summons, not as Jinchuriki."
Madara Uchiha once used the Nine-Tails as a summon, so theoretically, other Tailed Beasts should be able to do the same.
Hearing this, the Five-Tails inside him snorted: "That's a pretty picture you're painting. Those guys aren't easy to convince."
"How would you know if you don't try?"
Treating Tailed Beasts as summons was the best way Tōshirō could think of to handle them.
While Jinchuriki could perfectly utilize a Tailed Beast's power, it would mean the Tailed Beast loses its freedom.
Through the Five-Tails as a bridge, Tōshirō was quite confident he could convince the other Tailed Beasts.
First, slowly trick them, lure them over, throw them into the Forest of Death, feed them well, and then gradually deepen the bond until it naturally becomes like with the Five-Tails.
Thinking this way, Tōshirō began to imagine: "With so many Tailed Beasts, who should I choose as my summon..."
He hadn't even hooked them yet and was already fantasizing. The Five-Tails was speechless, wondering if its Jinchuriki was an idiot.
Tōshirō stopped fantasizing and looked at the speechless Five-Tails: "It's a shame, Little Five, you won't have the chance to be my summon."
If possible, Tōshirō even wanted to someday ride the Five-Tails while driving his Susanoo, mimicking a scene that only appeared in the opening.
That was the correct way for Tailed Beasts and Susanoo to combine.
"Don't be so conceited! Who wants to be your summon?"
Tōshirō spread his hands and shook his head: "Oh my, oh my, you're still the same, not very honest, are you..."
Meeting this shameless guy was the Five-Tails' biggest mistake in its life: "You bastard..."
If the conversation continued, the Five-Tails would explode in anger. Tōshirō knew when to quit and exited the Five-Tails' chatroom.
He turned to Tsunade, leaving other topics aside, and dropping his joking mood, he seriously asked: "How's the Miko doing in the room?"
Tsunade asked Katsuyu, who was perched on her shoulder, to get an update.
Katsuyu received the message, telepathically contacted the other Katsuyu, understood the situation, and relayed: "It seems the Miko is about to give birth..."
Hearing this, Tōshirō nodded in understanding, clenched his fist, then opened it, revealing an ice crystal seed in his palm.
Ice Release: Eight Trigrams - Eight Directions Array.
This technique involves implanting octagonal ice crystal seeds into the ground beforehand. Once completed, the enemy's movements can be observed from outside the formation using ice crystal spheres.
This technique is a necessary step for using Ice Release: Ice Crystal Maze Technique.
Suiren was in the critical stage of labor, in her weakest state.
At this time, people influenced by Mōryō would certainly attack in an unexpected way.
Tōshirō didn't bother to think much and simply took a crude, all-encompassing approach, intending to activate a barrier directly around the area.
No matter the method, Tōshirō declared he would block everything. To get in, one would first have to break the barrier, which would definitely alert him.
Having been with Mito for these years, he still knew a trick or two when it came to barriers.
For example, the move he just used was a ninjutsu he developed by drawing inspiration from Crystal Release and with Mito's guidance.
Tōshirō quickly formed a series of hand signs, ending with the Tiger seal: "Bloom, Ice Release: Ice Crystal Maze Technique!"
With that, his hands separated, and a blue orb appeared in his palm, emitting blue light beams that spread outwards.
The ground around the shrine that was illuminated by the light began to sprout crystal flowers. This state didn't last long, and soon the crystal flowers grew into giant, thorny ice pillars, unfurling a barrier that formed a massive octagonal crystal, completely enclosing the shrine within it.
(End of Chapter)
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