"What are you two talking about?"
Ren chuckled, leaped onto Isobu's head, and sat down cross-legged.
As for why he didn't sit on the ground, it was, of course, because the view from above was better!
The two Tailed Beasts began to look at each other, falling silent. The atmosphere became a little subtle.
They were already considered the quietest and most reserved among the Tailed Beasts. Even when old friends reunited, they genuinely didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Sigh!"
Ren looked at the two silent Beasts, single-handedly supporting his forehead, and spoke with some helplessness.
"Why are you two so quiet? Are your other companions like this too?"
When this topic came up, they were no longer bothered. Chomei, with his armored face turned towards Ren, was the first to speak.
"Not really, all our companions have different personalities; it's just that the two of us don't like to talk much."
"Yes."
Isobu nodded, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes as he looked at Chomei.
"If Shukaku and the others were here, it would probably be very lively."
"Shukaku? That's Ichibi, right?"
After a moment of thought, Ren's eyes lit up. He lowered his head to look at Isobu and smiled.
"I think your names are all so cool: Shukaku, Isobu, Chomei."
"Really?"
Chomei looked at the human in front of him, as if transported back many years to the human who treated them like children.
The Six Paths Sage.
"We never expected that our regaining freedom would still be because of you humans."
Isobu said in a deep voice, his heart filled with mixed emotions for a moment.
They, the Tailed Beasts, were sealed and lost their freedom because of humans. Now, they were unsealed and reunited with their companions because of humans. It was, admittedly, quite ironic.
"Well, well, how should I put it?"
Ren lay on his back, speaking in a somewhat lazy tone.
"No matter what it is, it has both good and evil. Even if I hadn't rescued Chomei today, you might still have met a very good Jinchuriki in the future.
Of course, the same goes for you, Isobu."
As Ren spoke, he thought of Chomei's original Jinchuriki, Fu, the girl from Taki Ninja Village.
By taking Chomei, he should have helped her change her situation of being isolated and disliked as a Jinchuriki.
"Oh, right!"
Ren suddenly sat up, looking at the armored face opposite him, his expression stiffening.
"What's wrong?"
Chomei, seeing Ren's troubled expression, asked with some confusion. Although Isobu was also puzzled, he couldn't see Ren on his head, so he could only lie there helplessly, waiting for Ren to speak.
"I think… I forgot how to settle you…"
Ren's expression became a little subtle, and he said somewhat awkwardly.
He had been so focused on betting with Isobu earlier that he completely forgot how to arrange Chomei.
This place was absolutely not suitable. Although this deep forest was the largest and most dangerous jungle within the Land of Fire, there were still humans passing through, albeit few.
Moreover, Chomei was such a large target; exposure was only a matter of time. At that point, Ren dared to say that it wouldn't even take two days before the major nations, even if they temporarily ceased hostilities, would definitely send people to fight for Chomei. And at that point, whoever took Chomei would not be what they wanted to see.
"Damn it!"
Ren cursed under his breath, sitting cross-legged on the ground, frantically scratching his hair, a look of annoyance on his face.
He should have told Isobu to tell Chomei to keep a low profile earlier. Now, the sealing container was gone, and his own was left with Minato Namikaze, making it inconvenient to move Chomei.
They were still in wartime. If he took this big guy out, he would be caught before even leaving the Land of Fire. Flying would be useless. Ninjas had many anti-air techniques.
"Hmm?"
The two Beasts were confused for a moment before they reacted. Although they were Tailed Beasts, their intelligence was no less than that of humans. After a little thought, they understood Ren's concerns.
But after a long silence, seeing that they still hadn't come up with any good ideas, Ren spoke up.
"How about…"
Ren hesitated for a moment before speaking, looking at Chomei, who had moved closer, and said softly.
"I'll help you find a reliable Jinchuriki?"
Although this sounded a bit shameless, Ren was indeed thinking for Chomei's benefit. After all, according to the current Ninja World situation, no matter where a Tailed Beast hid, it would be discovered by humans, followed by endless capture and sealing.
Since that was the case, it would be better to keep him close, where he could be looked after at any time.
"Hmm…"
Chomei was silent for a moment upon hearing this news.
He also understood his current situation. Although he was somewhat unwilling to lose his freedom, there was nothing he could do about it.
As for a Jinchuriki, although Ren had changed his impression of humans, he still didn't really want to accept other humans in his heart.
"Ren."
Just then, Isobu below suddenly spoke, calling out to Ren above him.
"Hmm?"
Ren lowered his head in confusion, asking aloud.
"What's wrong, Isobu?"
"How about… we let him in too."
"Huh? In where?"
Ren was stunned for a moment before he somewhat understood. His expression immediately became a bit blank.
"Damn it, you're not talking about here, are you!"
The next moment, Ren pointed to the sealing space above his head, kneeling on Isobu, and shouted in extreme shock.
Sealing two Tailed Beasts within one's body was simply unheard of.
No, it shouldn't be called sealing. Ren had already unsealed them and had begun to trust Isobu. But sealing two Tailed Beasts… it seemed not impossible!
Ren's eyes lit up, and he sat down again, beginning to consider the feasibility of this matter.
Theoretically, it seemed like it could indeed be tried. After all, no one had ever said that a Jinchuriki could only seal one Tailed Beast.
But if put into practice, there might be many problems.
First, even one Tailed Beast was enough for a Jinchuriki to handle, requiring constant vigilance against being eroded by the Tailed Beast's Chakra and going berserk. Only by being able to suppress the Tailed Beast's Chakra within could one begin to learn to master the Tailed Beast's power.
Further on was managing the relationship with the Tailed Beast. Only when the two were in sync could they further become a Perfect Jinchuriki.
This alone stumped the vast majority of Jinchuriki; currently, there were only a handful of known Perfect Jinchuriki.
If one Tailed Beast was so difficult, what about two Tailed Beasts?
What if two Tailed Beasts started fighting inside the body? Then the Jinchuriki might…
"Hmm…"
Ren stroked his chin with his left hand, looking at Chomei in front of him, his eyes narrowing.
Chomei and Isobu were considered the most gentle among the Tailed Beasts. If Ichibi and Nine-Tailed were to fight, I would believe it. As for these two, with their introverted and steady personalities, the possibility of fighting was almost zero.
It seems… there's something to this!