Naruto: From Extra to Savior

At this point in her development, Temari's strength wasn't particularly noticeable during the Chunin Exams against Tenten and Shikamaru Nara, but it became notably apparent during the support mission to rescue Sasuke when facing Tayuya. The same Tayuya that Shikamaru had great difficulty defeating was utterly defeated in a single strike. Tayuya at Cursed Seal Level Two could easily overcome four Konoha Jonin and Tokubetsu Jonin, yet she was completely overwhelmed by Temari in a single move? This power discrepancy seems far too extreme. Even if Tayuya had just finished an intense battle and was exhausted, it still seems exaggerated.

It can only be attributed to their contrasting ninja styles. In jungle environments, wide-area attacks and powerful ninjutsu act like bulldozers, making close-range techniques ineffective. Tayuya's close-range abilities simply couldn't be used effectively. During their long-range confrontation, Tayuya probably didn't even get a chance to utilize her genjutsu advantage before everything ended.

But now the opponent was Mizuki. Considering overall strength, Mizuki barely managed to gain a slight advantage. If he could remain hidden while his enemy stayed exposed, that would be ideal—but under current circumstances, things weren't too bad either.

Seeing Temari watching anxiously from afar, Mizuki weighed his options, grabbed Gaara, then leapt onto the treetops and hurled Gaara downward.

As Gaara fell, a worried Temari quickly rushed forward and caught him in her arms.

Before Temari could even feel relieved, a massive Great Fireball came barreling down on her. With no time to dodge, she could only block using her fan. While the impact was completely blocked, the heat couldn't be fully shielded.

In such dangerous conditions, Temari had no choice but to endure the temporary searing heat. With a swift reverse swing of her enormous fan, she forced back the raging flames and scorching hot air.

However, the flames rebounding backward didn't hit Mizuki—who had already vanished from the treetop long ago.

Just as Temari nervously scanned her surroundings, the Gaara she was protecting in front of her stirred. His hand behind her back silently formed a hand seal, followed by his right palm darkening as a miniature magical formation vanished into the back of Temari's head.

By the time Temari sensed something wrong, it was already too late.

Watching Temari slowly collapse, Mizuki revealed himself from hiding.

["This was way too easy."]

Mizuki hadn't expected everything to go so smoothly—none of his contingency plans were needed after all.

["Guess I underestimated how deeply these three siblings value their bond."]

Although manipulating someone else through family bonds wasn't particularly honorable, they were enemies now, weren't they?

Then Mizuki released his Shadow Clone, and the fake Gaara disappeared.

Looking at the unconscious Temari, Mizuki didn't give her another thought. The sealing technique itself wasn't harmful—it merely temporarily severed the connection between brain and body, enhanced slightly with genjutsu effects. Artificial sensory illusions would let the trapped person experience pleasant dreams—an added comfort, you could say.

Deciding not to bother further with this fifteen-year-old girl, allowing her to keep enjoying her sweet dream instead, Mizuki walked toward an open clearing not far away. He gestured casually, dispersing a small genjutsu formation and revealing the real unconscious Gaara within.

"Knowing full well that Temari is nearby, I should have prepared earlier. As the saying goes, 'a prepared mind defeats the unguarded'—it never fails."

Mizuki pulled out the prepared scroll and spread it open. As he formed hand seals, a magical formation slowly floated up, guided by his will and hovering over Gaara. Then, a barrier of light enveloped Gaara.

This formation required an enormous amount of chakra. Mizuki had only just learned it before the exam. Only by channeling as much chakra as possible could they ensure better results.

The barrier was actually the inverted use of the Genjutsu Magical Formation—a highly durable spiritual isolation field designed to completely seal away the Jinchuriki and repel any external spiritual interference.

Repelling all external influence while sealing everything within like a closed soul chamber, Mizuki now observed the Jinchuriki's reaction.

As the operator of the barrier, Mizuki immediately sensed the immense pressure upon it. Tailed beasts absorbed negative human willpower to sustain themselves, so interrupting this process would surely provoke retaliation from the natural order. The massive amount of chakra condensed into this isolation barrier aimed to maximize both effectiveness and duration, giving Mizuki ample time for observation and experimentation.

"[This is...Negative will? Impossible! What nonsense.]"

Upon initial contact with the blocked spiritual energy, Mizuki felt great confusion and surprise at its nature.

Tailed beasts originated from the God Tree, once worshiped as divine beings by humanity. How could such divinely inherited creations be classified as conglomerates of negative will?

Mizuki's findings confirmed exactly that. The isolated willpower mainly contained fear, prayers, and hopes—people pleading against disasters like storms and droughts. In other words, Shukaku was born from people's wishes for favorable weather—not an evil deity or malevolent god, but more like a god of fortune or a wish-granting spirit.

Therefore, the Sage of Six Paths did not separate the Ten-Tails into nine tailed beasts to harm humanity—at least, not originally. As to why things turned out this way, much of the blame lies in ninja abusing the tailed beasts.

"[Humans sure are unlucky. Mistakenly becoming traitors unintentionally wasn't enough—they even got abandoned by their own guardian.]"

It was true that the God Tree and the world were originally adversaries, since the God Tree had once served as a weapon for the opposing side. However, after Kaguya Otsutsuki was sealed away, the Sage of Six Paths became the first savior, and the God Tree's status changed accordingly—transformed from an enemy's weapon into spoils of war. Though the damage caused by the God Tree Fruit could never fully heal, at least its power hadn't dissipated completely. It simply became harder to control directly, switching from direct manipulation to indirect control through the God Tree itself. Although imperfect, the control was distributed between Kaguya Otsutsuki, Momo Otsutsuki, and any potential future Ten-Tails Jinchuriki.

Despite many problems, the God Tree and the tailed beasts had indeed become partially redeemed. Meanwhile, humans blundered into betraying themselves. After being rescued by the Sage of Six Paths, who split the Ten-Tails into nine tailed beasts to protect humankind, humans still treated them merely as battle weapons—capturing and cruelly mistreating these independent beings. Thus, another chance at redemption was lost. Eventually, humanity became what it is today—reviled and unwanted wherever they went.

If a family has only one child, no matter how unpopular that child might be, they will still receive everything that belongs to them. But what if there are multiple children? The eldest keeps making mistakes, loses their parents' favor, yet still has an inflated sense of self-worth. Meanwhile, the other children, while not particularly impressive either, sometimes come up with their own ambitions. What happens then?

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