Chapter 45 Jinchuriki

Konoha.

Death Forest.

"Hey! Shikamaru, why is it so quiet there?"

Finally, the vast amount of water dispersed, and Ino and the other two came out of their hiding place.

But the strange silence confused Ino as she looked at Shikamaru and hoped he would take a look.

"What a drag…."

Shikamaru rubbed his temples in annoyance, but nonetheless, he moved forward cautiously as Choji and Ino followed him.

Finally, they arrived where the fight occurred earlier and were stunned after seeing the completely razed ground.

"Hey~ we should retreat."

Just seeing this destruction scared Shikamaru as he didn't want to go forward anymore.

What if one of those two monsters suddenly popped out? He didn't even dare to imagine what would happen to him.

"Satoru-Kun just saved us, Shikamaru; we can't leave without seeing him."

Ino tried to convince as Gojo has saved their lives indirectly; otherwise, that red hair guy would have killed them already.

"Sigh~

Hearing her words, Shikamaru thought for a moment and sighed eventually as he knew she was right.

If it wasn't for that guy, he might have been in another world now.

Shikamaru wasn't an ungrateful guy, so he decided to look for Gojo.

Quickly, they arrived at the center of the razed ground and spotted the figure they were looking for.

"What happened to them?"

Kankuro, who saw Gojo beside him in a trance, and so was Gaara, couldn't understand what happened.

Temari took a deep breath as she waved her hand before the eyes of Gojo, but his eyes didn't even blink for once, entirely in a trance.

"Is he under a Genjutsu?"

Kankuro has seen such a situation before; eyes seem lost when a shinobi is under Genjutsu.

"Maybe…"

The answer of Temari didn't sound confident as it was hard to believe someone who could take down Gaara would fall under a Genjutsu.

"Should we?"

A fierce look flashed in the eyes of Kankuro as from his sleeves a Kunai suddenly appeared in his right hand.

"No___"

"Shadow Possession Jutsu Complete!!"

Temari wanted to stop Kankuro, but suddenly she found Kankuro stiffening in his place, and a voice sounded the next moment.

"Well done, Shikamaru!!"

"Hey!! you Sand Konuichi, move away from Satoru-Kun."

Ino praised Shikamaru for the successful sneak attack and ordered Temari to move away from Gojo.

"I think you have a misunderstanding; we are this guy's hostage."

Seeing the angry Ino, Temari tried to clarify the matter as they were the victims.

"Huh?"

Hearing her words, both Shikamaru and Ino were confused, and as for Choji, he, without a care for the world, was devouring the last pack of chips.

"I'll restrain this guy; you take a look but... be careful."

After thinking for a while, Shikamaru let Ino go forward and look at Gojo, who hadn't moved at all and was sitting on the ground, his back facing them.

Cautiously, Ino arrived beside Temari, who raised her arms, showing her she wasn't hostile.

"Wow… so handsome!!!"

Ino couldn't help exclaim after seeing the whole face of Gojo.

Those wild looks, as well as those blue eyes, mesmerized her deeply as she unknowingly sat beside him and even forgot to notice the dangerous Gaara lying on the ground.

Ino's cheeks turned red seeing Gojo so close and gazing at those lips of his, she licked her own lips subconsciously.

"Hmm, ~ Jinchuriki and Tail beasts never expected such a thing."

Just when Ino had an urge to taste those lips, Gojo, who was in a trance, woke up, and the expression on his face was slightly gloomy.

After giving that fat cat a harsh beating, Gojo was finally able to tame it.

After being beaten, the fat cat was cooperative as it, without any hesitation, told Gojo its identity and why it was sealed in Gaara.

Gojo was really surprised as he never expected that other than the monsters in Naruto and Gaara, seven more to exist.

Gojo also learned that those who had these monsters sealed in them were called Jinchuriki and used by villages as war weapons.

Gojo is angry because he always thought that the Nine-Tails Fox was sealed inside Naruto to save the village.

But now, learning the truth from Shukaku, he knows those sitting at the top didn't care for a child's future and treated them as tools.

"It seems that Old Man isn't that innocent after all."

Thought Gojo with a disappointed expression on his face as he didn't believe Sarutobi was totally innocent.

"How…?"

Gaara, who was in a trance, also woke up, but his eyes were slightly different from before.

He naturally heard everything Shukaku said; he was shocked to know that more people like him existed.

Just the thought that he wasn't alone and someone who shared the same pain as he was present calmed the heart of Gaara.

"Hehe~ try not to get infatuated with me."

Gojo, shaking his head, threw these thoughts to the back of his head as it wasn't the time to think about it.

Looking up, he met the passionate gaze of Ino, causing him to smirk as he reminded her.

"Ah, !!"

Hearing his words, Ino finally woke up from the daze and, embarrassed, moved back.

"Hmm~ I have decided to let you go, take him away."

Gojo didn't care much about the nympho Ino and said to Temari, who was shocked hearing his words.

She was long prepared for a fight to the death but never had expected to let them go.

"Let's go, Kankuro."

Gojo looked at Shikamaru and nodded, and Shikamaru, who had heard his words after hesitating a little, undid the Jutsu on Kankuro.

Kankuro putting the weak and confused Gaara over his shoulder, left with Temari quickly, fearing that this monster might suddenly change his decision.

"Hmm~ I'm curious; how will you react, Naruto?"

After knowing the past of Gaara, Gojo didn't have any desire to kill him, but he was curious about how Naruto will react after learning the history of Gaara.

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