It's been 24 years, why am I reincarnated in Konoha without a system?

Chapter 560 The Arrangements of the Fifth Generation, Starting with the Removal of the One-Tail

"Gaara has been captured, and the Akatsuki has finally begun their operation..."

In the Hokage's office, Jiraiya, having received the news, wore a solemn expression and a serious gaze.

"So, Fifth Hokage, isn't it a bit hasty to let Ishikawa, who is also a Shukaku Jinchuriki, lead the team to complete this kind of mission?" Tsunade stood to the side with her arms crossed and her eyebrows furrowed, clearly dissatisfied with this arrangement.

This kind of task would be much more suitable for the two of them!

"Hehe! Lady Tsunade, don't underestimate the strength of the Ishikawa team." Kakashi said confidently, without making any comment. "They are just two Akatsuki members. Even if they faced Nagato with the Rinnegan, they could escape unscathed or even defeat him."

"Nagato..."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya murmured unconsciously, thinking of the Rinnegan disciple who once dreamed of protecting his comrades and changing Amegakure.

"Fifth Hokage, regarding the information you mentioned about Nagato, I want to go to Amegakure to verify it. If possible, I want to bring Nagato back on track!" After a pause, Jiraiya still gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Go to Amegakure?" Tsunade's pupils contracted slightly, her expression becoming serious. "I'll go with you. I also want to see how much that Rinnegan brat has grown."

"no!!"

"no……"

Almost the instant Tsunade finished speaking, Kakashi and Jiraiya simultaneously refused.

"Uh, I meant neither of you are allowed to go." Seeing Jiraiya's strange look, Kakashi rubbed his nose and explained with an awkward smile.

"Why??"

Tsunade and Jiraiya asked in unison, not understanding why.

“Because you have a more important mission.” Kakashi took a deep breath, his eyes showing determination. “Lady Tsunade, didn’t you say before that the Cursed Seal improvement was successful and the experimental phase could begin? Then let’s start promoting it from the Anbu.”

Kakashi then shifted his gaze without pausing, "As for Jiraiya-sama, I need you to find out who's behind the Akatsuki. This mission is very important to us!"

"Now that Akatsuki has started taking action, the mastermind behind it will definitely slip up. Finding that guy is the key to dismantling the Eye of the Moon plan."

"I see... I see..." Jiraiya suddenly realized and nodded solemnly. "Then I'll take on this mission. I'll go to Amegakure after I've gathered information on that guy."

"I'll go with you then. I heard that guy's Rinnegan is really powerful," Tsunade exclaimed, her eyes gleaming as she spoke, as if she had just thought of something.

"By the way, would you like to try the power of the cursed seal, Fifth Hokage...?"

Kakashi—

Meanwhile, in a cave on the border of the Land of Wind.

"Sasori of the Red Sand, I never imagined that the Third Kazekage's disappearance was because of you. Do you know that the village suffered heavy losses in the war because of the Third Kazekage's disappearance, which eventually led to the Third Shinobi World War?"

Bound by the iron sand seal, Gaara glared at the Third Kazekage puppet, gritting his teeth.

Damn it, that bastard actually turned the Third Kazekage into a human puppet! Unforgivable!

And it was precisely because of this that he was turned into a war weapon Jinchūriki by Rasa, the Fourth Kazekage's father, and nearly lost everything due to the pain he endured!

"So what? It's his good fortune to become my work of art. Wars never stop because of this. Even if the disappearance of the third generation was the fuse that ignited the war, it was just an early outbreak..."

Sasori, hidden within the Hiruko, scoffed and stared greedily at Gaara, saying, "Naive brat, you should be worried about yourself right now. Soon, you will become my perfect art collection."

"Puppet Master Jinchūriki!!"

"Hmph, you won't succeed." Gaara snorted coldly, showing no fear, even though he was currently sealed and unable to use Shukaku's power.

But he believed in Konoha! He believed in that guy...

As a fellow Jinchūriki of Shukaku, he didn't believe that the other party would ignore Shukaku's Yang Release chakra.

"Brother Scorpion, art isn't some lifeless puppet; it's a dazzling explosion of brilliance!"

Deidara, who overheard their conversation, interrupted, expressing his disapproval of Sasori's art.

Sasori merely glanced at him coldly. "Shut up and hurry up and remove the One-Tailed Beast. I don't want any accidents to happen; the Sunagakure pursuers might be here soon."

Subconsciously, a kind and gentle figure flashed through Scorpion's mind.

With this invasion operation underway, that person might soon come out of the mountains to find us.

"Tch, so what if those trash ninjas come? My C4 Garuda hasn't even truly unleashed its power yet!!"

Deidara scoffed, but his actions still betrayed him as he conveyed the message through his ring.

A moment later, "So that's the Jinchuriki of the One-Tailed Beast? Sasori, Deidara, you did a good job."

"Rinnegan!!" Gaara blurted out instinctively as he gazed at the seemingly materialized phantom eyes.

His shock went unnoticed by the newcomers. After nodding to Sasori and Deidara, they formed hand seals and chanted, "Summoning Jutsu..."

With a deafening roar, the earth shook violently, and before Gaara's astonished eyes, a ferocious behemoth with shackles on its hands and intertwined tree roots on its back made a stunning entrance.

"That guy...that guy is...the Ten-Tails' shell." Seeing this as well, Yang Shukaku's expression changed drastically, and he was drenched in sweat. "Gaara, you've really gotten me into serious trouble this time!!"

"The Ten-Tails' husk? What is that??" Gaara asked, puzzled, clearly unaware of the answer.

"Heh... what's the point of saying all that now..." Yang Shouhe simply smiled. "Anyway, I'm now somewhat glad that guy took half of my chakra back then."

At least that way, my Shukaku wouldn't be completely wiped out!

【Shukaku...】

"Gather together." Almost at the same time that Gaara and Shukaku were contemplating their complicated thoughts, the Rinnegan phantom gave a low shout, and Sasori and Deidara each jumped onto one of the Ten-Tails' fingers.

The next second, the other seven fingers flickered and lit up one by one.

Beneath the feet of the ten people, ten fluorescent characters—zero, white, vermilion, south, green, jade, three, north, black, and empty—were reflected on their fingertips.

"Oh my, I didn't expect you to capture the One-Tailed Jinchuriki so quickly. No wonder the leader urged us to assemble immediately."

"After all, Sunagakure was Sasori's former village, so with him involved, there shouldn't be any problems."

"Oh? So someone here is also from Konoha, and failed to retrieve the Nine-Tails twice before!"

"Do you want to die, Hidan...?"

"Shut up, this isn't the time for you to bicker." The Rinnegan phantom interrupted the hand seals with a sharp voice, "Use that technique to seal the One-Tailed Beast first, we'll talk about the rest later."

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately shut up and simultaneously formed hand seals.

Under Gaara's tense gaze, nine chakra dragons spewed from the Ten-Tails' mouth and rushed straight towards it.

"Sealing Technique: Nine Seals of the Illusory Dragon..."