Chapter 457: Sand Control Technique
The Land of Wind was the largest of the Five Great Nations.
South of the Yoshioka Mountain Range and north of the ocean lay a boundless desert.
Having escaped its seal and tasted precious freedom, Shukaku did not bother tangling with the Sand ninja, instead fleeing straight into the depths of the desert.
In truth, Shukaku predated the Land of Wind itself, whereas the Hidden Sand Village had only emerged in recent decades.
Shukaku had lived in this desert for thousands of years. It was one of the mythic natural disasters passed down through millennia of desert lore.
Travelers who mistakenly wandered too deep into the sands would be killed for disturbing Shukaku.
Humanity's ever-expanding footprint had encroached upon Shukaku's habitat, culminating in the Shodaime Kazekage of the Hidden Sand Village capturing the beast.
Just because the Sand ninja couldn't find Shukaku didn't mean Yako couldn't.
With Yako's strength, tracking down Shukaku took only two or three days.