Naruto: Scourge of the Ninja World

"Hallucination? Probably not..."

"My scale powder does have a lot of effects, but causing mental damage isn't one of them."

Gekko Chizan nodded. It's impossible to have something that's absolutely perfect.

No matter how strong the scale powder is, it still has its limits, so he didn't mind.

"Then we'll have to try a different method—force him into a Tailed Beast Transformation."

Originally, Chizan had planned to use hallucinogens, but now it looked like he'd have to change tactics.

"I'm thinking, judging by his state just now—he got so worked up after using Boil Release—"

"If we block up his armor and cause him to explode, maybe that'll enrage him enough to lose control."

Gekko Chizan's observations and reasoning, one had to admit, were impressively sharp.

He directly set his sights on the armor Han was wearing.

"But Chizan, are you confident you can get close enough to sabotage it without him noticing?"

Gekko Chizan shook his head. No one could be sure about pulling something like that off.

After all, the guy was an elite jōnin—and a Jinchūriki, no less.

But for Gekko Chizan, the greater the risk, the more it excited him.

At this point, he was practically itching to get started.

"No rush. Let's trail him for now and see where their camp is."

After all, they were still on a mission and couldn't afford to blow their cover. The enemy had just been through a battle and was bound to be on high alert—Chizan had no intention of poking the hornet's nest just yet.

Set the long line, catch the big fish—that's the way to do it.

...

At the same time.

Konoha.

"That damn bastard! He actually ran off!"

"Lord Third must have been deceived by him! Letting him go to the Land of Grass on a mission?!"

"Damn it! Damn it!"

Kushina was already fuming outside the Hokage Office.

Beside her, Pakura was massaging her temples in defeat.

Because of Chizan's sudden departure from the village, her supervisor had changed from him to Hatake Sakumo.

Now, she actually had to report to the Ninja Academy.

"Kushina, don't worry. I already spoke to the Hokage."

"Fugaku and I will head to the Land of Grass and drag Chizan back ourselves—while completing the mission too."

"Right, Fugaku?"

Uchiha Fugaku's face was dark with murderous intent, the killing aura rolling off him almost forming a solid presence.

Even Namikaze Minato didn't dare approach him at that moment.

Only Uchiha Mikoto could speak to him.

"Fugaku-san, good luck! Catch that bastard!"

"And give him a good beating!"

Hearing Mikoto's words, Fugaku gave a firm nod.

Then he turned and headed toward the village gates.

"Pakura-chan, I'll leave Kushina in your hands for a few days. I'm heading out too!"

"Fugaku, let's go! We'll move out together!"

But as soon as Namikaze Minato walked up beside Fugaku, he was met with a pair of eyes full of killing intent—no, it was a pair of Sharingan.

"Get away from me! Or I might just cut you down."

"Until I deal with Gekko Chizan, you're still a suspect!"

Namikaze Minato: ...Damn it! All Chizan's fault!

...

Back in the Land of Grass, Gekko Chizan, who had been silently tailing Han, suddenly felt his nose itch.

He quickly suppressed the urge to sneeze.

Inwardly, he was thinking: which bastard is cursing me right now?

But the moment he saw Iwagakure's temporary base, he froze completely.

No wonder he hadn't been able to find where these Iwa-nin were hiding.

What the hell... they're not even human...

Right in front of Gekko Chizan stood... a hot spring inn! (An actual hot spring hotel!)

Damn it! How did he not notice this before?!

As Han walked into the hot spring inn, the manager quickly came out to greet him.

"Han-sama, you've returned."

"Hmm. Prepare a room. I need to rest."

Han's voice was deep and rough, exuding a strong, unyielding will.

Unbeknownst to him, his every move was being closely watched by Gekko Chizan.

"Chōmei, how much scale powder do you think it'll take to clog all those holes?"

"Hard to say. Probably a few pounds at least. Doesn't matter—I'll help you refine as much as you need."

The thought of scheming against the Five-Tails' Kokuō had Chōmei fired up.

"But that's not the main issue—we still need a trigger. Without an enemy, he probably won't do anything."

"You're right. But how do we give him a worthy opponent with some real strength?"

Both Chōmei and Gekko Chizan fell into deep thought.

It was indeed a problem—without an enemy, that guy would just keep using Boil Release, and all their efforts would be wasted.

"No worries. Since there are Kumogakure ninja in the Land of Grass, there's no way he's the only one. We can just wait a couple more days."

"Perfect chance to gather intel too. See how many bases like this they have."

And so... two days passed.

Of course, Gekko Chizan wasn't stupid enough to camp in a tree the whole time.

He'd already set up Flying Thunder God markers and would teleport away for breaks in between watches.

He had over a dozen coordinates across the Land of Grass—some near restaurants, some beside inns—all well hidden and fully functional.

As for this Five-Tails Jinchūriki, it was unclear whether he couldn't suppress the Five-Tails or what, but ever since entering the hot spring inn, he had remained holed up in his room training.

He hadn't even taken off his armor, which really frustrated Gekko Chizan.

He was seriously starting to wonder—does this musclehead not even need to use the bathroom???

"Chizan, is it possible—I'm just saying, maybe—"

"He fell asleep?"

Chōmei suddenly voiced his thoughts.

Gekko Chizan froze. Fell asleep? Slept for two days?

Wait... asleep???

"You saw it too. The seal and connection between him and Kokuō is really unstable. Sleep could be a way to repair it, right?"

Actually... that makes sense. When he first merged with Chōmei, he'd also fallen asleep.

After all, when a Tailed Beast's chakra gets too active, it really is hard to suppress.

Shit, does that mean he just wasted two whole days?

"Chōmei... why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Uh... you didn't ask me?"

And so, man and Tailed Beast stared at each other in their inner world.

"Damn it! Let's go test it out."

Gekko Chizan felt like a complete idiot.

He thought: it must've been Fugaku and Minato who freaked him out—how else could he make such a rookie mistake?

Activating Transparent Release, Gekko Chizan slipped inside.

As he gently cracked the door open, he saw that the Jinchūriki really had no reaction.

"Son of a—he's really asleep?!"

"Damn it! Two days down the drain!"

"Chōmei, get the scale powder ready! Strike first, ask questions never! Who cares when he fights—let's prep him in advance!"

Looking at Han sleeping like a log, Gekko Chizan decided to act.

"Got it! I'll start now!"

"Oh right, Chizan—what kind of scale powder should we use?"

"Paralytic! The stronger, the better. Once it kicks in, he definitely won't be able to suppress Kokuō."

By the end, both Chōmei and Gekko Chizan were laughing.

Kokuō, get ready for some divine stimulation—from the sky above! (Because the Seven-Tails can fly~)

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