Chapter 1024

"Mm, someone I don't want to see right now has arrived, so congratulations, you get to live—however…" Scorpion effortlessly hoisted Gaara onto his shoulder. "The One-Tail, I'll be taking it."

The so-called Tailed Beasts—rather than living creatures, to be more precise, they are better described as aggregates of energy. Perhaps the Sage of Six Paths' original idea was very simple.

Simply wanting to break apart that immeasurable, vast power of his mother, so as to smoothly complete the sealing. After all, even she at that time had used the Rinne Sharingan to peer a thousand years into the future, to see the plight of these nine Tailed Beasts.

The Goddess's child is still a Goddess, and Gods and humans are ultimately two different species. The Sage of Six Paths completely underestimated the malice within human hearts. Perhaps this is the essence of humanity, who knows. In any case, during these thousand years, human emotions were continuously transmitted to the Tailed Beasts through energy.

They were no longer as pure as they had been at the start. And the absurdity is, the more humans used the power granted to them by the Sage of Six Paths, the more they would attribute the mistakes they themselves committed to these innocent Tailed Beasts, until they completely became the embodiment of slaughter and evil.

Loulan—the residence of Tsukuyomi Xiaomeng and the others.

"What should we do now… Young Yuanzi left in a very bad mood."

During the Chunin Exams in Konoha, Tsukuyomi Xiaomeng had acted as everyone's reliable team captain, occasionally teasing little Mimi on the bed. For some reason, from the time they returned to Loulan until now, she still hadn't shown this strange summoning beast she had picked up to Young Yuanzi.

"Wouldn't it be the same to tell Lady Kazumi or Lady Xinjianai?" Lin Nai said while adjusting her longbow. The results of this Chunin Exam were not very satisfying—not just for her, but possibly for all six of them.

Since it was already over, they could only make up for their shortcomings in other ways. Even in relatively completely danger-free Loulan, they had gradually developed the habit of remaining constantly vigilant of their surroundings and being prepared to contribute their strength. After all, only by doing so could they repay Loulan for the wonderful life it had given them.

Knock knock knock—a knocking sound came at this moment, and Jiliang Miye's voice drifted in from outside.

"Xiaomeng, Lin Nai, Lady Kazumi has a mission to give us…"

And upon hearing what Jiliang Miye had said, the spirits of the two inside were instantly lifted—finally, they could begin to act!

After experiencing this special Chunin Exam, they were no longer naive rookies who had never seen blood. So after they returned, Mizuki no Kyoumi naturally wouldn't just let them remain schoolchildren. The ninja missions awaiting them in Moon Ninja Village next were not the make-believe games of a village like Konoha that could be compared!

"Zhao Afu and the others must be getting anxious. Since that's the case, let's depart as well." Holding Mimi-chan in her arms, the already-prepared Xiaomeng said.

"This arrow will never miss its target again." Releasing the bowstring, pale purple ripples dispersed with a slight tremor. Dressed in a short-skirted miko outfit, Fujikawa Linnaizi slung the longbow diagonally across her body and followed behind Xiaomeng.

The location where Gaara and the others were ambushed by Scorpion—this symptom is Kankuro's own poison, but this is a formula he never mentioned.

Puppet remains were scattered everywhere, and Kankuro and Temari, just like broken dolls, were discarded on the ground. This was the scene that met Chiyo as she rushed over with dozens of elite-level Sand ninja.

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"You few, spread out and search for the direction the enemy left! While looking for clues, be careful not to touch those fragments—the poison on them is already enough of a headache with just those two."

With such a major incident occurring, naturally it wasn't only Chiyo. The Fourth Kazekage had actually also come fully armed, but halfway there, they encountered the heavily wounded Ma Ji.

After receiving simple treatment, Ma Ji also played his role, giving a complete report of the intelligence. After hearing it, Chiyo was absolutely certain that Scorpion's target was only Gaara, the Jinchuriki—although the motive for doing so was completely unclear.

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During the rescue rush, the sensory ninja reported that Scorpion had detected their arrival and chosen to withdraw.

The Kazekage considered the possibility of survival for Kankuro and Temari after being defeated, and even so, their lives were already hanging by a thread.

After a brief consultation with Chiyo, they decided to split into two groups: the Kazekage, who had the advantage in speed, would continue the pursuit, while Chiyo, who was more skilled in medicine and poisons, would bring them in for emergency rescue.

Facts proved this was correct. Chiyo, as Scorpion's grandmother and the one who raised him, naturally taught him all her poison-making skills. Although Scorpion had already surpassed her in this area, the style of his core poisons and his eye for selecting materials still left traces to follow. After injecting an emergency antidote, Kankuro and Temari's lives were temporarily saved.

"Lady Chiyo! Please come look at this…" a Sand ninja called out in disbelief, precisely because of her own grandson who had vanished from sight. End.