Naruto: Scourge of the Ninja World

As he got closer to Han, Gekko Chizan finally realized that what Chōmei had said was absolutely true.

A restless chakra fluctuation emanated from Han's body, his presence filled with savagery—it was clearly not human chakra.

It was the chakra belonging to the Five-Tails, Kokuō.

And yet, the man before him was actually suppressing Kokuō's chakra through sheer force of will.

You had to admit, that was seriously impressive. Chizan himself definitely couldn't have done it.

"Chōmei, go light on the scale powder. Don't wake him."

Chōmei nodded and began forming the scale powder, only this time, he used an even greater amount of chakra to compress its potency.

He guaranteed that if this scale powder touched anyone, they'd be in a full paralysis state within seconds.

Then, Gekko Chizan actually pulled out a bunch of cotton from his pocket.

"Whoa, Chizan, why do you have cotton in your bag???"

"Shouldn't that be filled with ninja tools?"

Chizan smiled slightly. Of course, he wouldn't admit he had prepared this specifically for Han.

Otherwise, why else would he set so many Flying Thunder God markers? Obviously to make resupplying easier.

"Soak the cotton in the scale powder and plug his vents!"

"Make sure that when he releases Boil Release, he ends up blowing himself up!"

"That's the only way we have a shot at triggering Kokuō's rampage!"

To make sure Kokuō went berserk, Chizan had accounted for every single detail.

With Transparent Release activated, Gekko Chizan tiptoed over and carefully stuffed each cotton ball soaked in scale powder into Han's vents.

Before long, more than half of the vents on Han's armor had been filled.

The other half wasn't because Chizan didn't want to—Han just happened to be sleeping against the wall, and Chizan couldn't reach his back. What was he supposed to do?

As he was wracking his brain for a solution, suddenly a voice rang out from outside the door.

"Han-sama! Han-sama!"

"There's a situation!"

The sudden noise gave Chizan a scare, and he immediately backed away.

Han's body stirred slightly and rolled to the side. Just as Chizan thought this brute of a man was about to wake up—

To his surprise, Han actually started snoring.

"Hoo... hoo…"

Chizan immediately felt like several crows had flown over his head.

"Don't give me that speechless look. Back when you became a Jinchūriki, you slept even deeper than he does."

Chōmei took the chance to deliver a savage jab, his hearty laughter echoing through Chizan's mind.

"Alright, enough with the jokes. Let's keep going."

"This is a golden opportunity—we have to finish the job in one go!"

Holding his breath and staying focused, Chizan's hands remained steady as he blocked every last vent on Han's back with cotton.

Then, with a Flying Thunder God technique, he teleported out of the room.

"Hehe, mission complete."

"But… I'm curious about what that guy outside said. There's a situation?"

"Could it be that they discovered some ninja from another village has entered Grass Country?"

Chizan was a bit intrigued. After all, if someone had come to report to the Jinchūriki, they had to be strong. Could be backup from Kumogakure.

But this time, Chizan was wrong. The ones who had entered Grass Country weren't from Kumogakure.

They were from Konoha—and they were coming straight for him.

…

On the outskirts of Grass Country, Uchiha Fugaku and Namikaze Minato walked the roads in disguise.

"Fugaku, why is Grass Country so quiet right now?"

"Wasn't Iwagakure supposed to have sent their Jinchūriki here?"

Minato glanced around curiously. After all, they were in foreign territory—they needed to stay alert.

"Hmph, who cares who Iwagakure sent? We're here for two reasons: First, to drag that bastard Gekko Chizan back, and second, to gather intel on Iwagakure."

"By the way, you both know Flying Thunder God. Have you sensed any of his markers nearby?"

Minato shook his head.

"Even though we both use Flying Thunder God, our markings are different. Unless he activates it right next to me and I sense the spatial distortion, I can't locate him."

Fugaku nodded. Since they couldn't rely on the jutsu to find him, they'd have to search all of Grass Country bit by bit.

Damn Gekko Chizan! Once we catch him, we'll make him pay!

What they didn't know was that Iwagakure's ninja had already noticed them the moment they stepped into Grass Country.

…

Meanwhile, Chizan had sneaked around to the exterior of a bathhouse to gather intel on who had entered Grass Country.

"What do we do? Han-sama's still not awake?"

"What else can we do? I've already had someone send word to Rōshi-sama. He'll probably arrive in Grass Country within two days."

"Well, it can't be helped. After all, the ones who came are from Konoha. Even if they're disguised, we saw them cross the border from the Land of Fire ourselves."

Konoha's ninja? At this time? Who could it be?

Chizan's mind was racing.

Face after face flashed through his memory, but he still couldn't pin down exactly who it might be.

But one thing confused him: he had already volunteered to come to Grass Country to gather intel with Hiruzen Sarutobi's approval. So who else could Hiruzen possibly trust enough to send here during such a sensitive time?

He didn't trust Chizan? Impossible. The old man was practically grinning when he approved the mission. Chizan was clearly the first pick.

If that's the case, then who else could it be?

Puzzled, Chizan returned to his previous hiding spot.

He felt like things in Grass Country were becoming increasingly complicated.

…

Another day passed.

Finally, Han woke up.

The first thing he did upon waking was eat. And man, for such a tall guy, his appetite was insane.

Watching Han eat was enough to make Chizan feel hungry himself.

Helpless, he activated Flying Thunder God and popped over to a restaurant to fill his belly, then teleported back to resume observation.

"Han-sama, while you were asleep—"

"Two shinobi entered from the Land of Fire. We suspect they're from Konoha."

Upon hearing this, Han immediately set down his chopsticks, clearly annoyed.

"Then why didn't you wake me up? Hm?"

"We tried! We called you one by one, but you were completely out cold. You didn't hear a thing."

Maybe it was because the guy had spent too long around Han and knew his hot temper, but the moment Han asked, this subordinate rattled off his explanation at lightning speed—he finished his sentence in one second flat.

Han paused, then his tone softened. "I see. My fault, then."

"So how did you handle it?"

The subordinate let out a huge sigh of relief and quickly reported,

"We contacted Rōshi-sama. You said before, if we encounter anything uncertain, we should report to him."

"He's probably already on his way."

Han nodded in approval. "Good. Well done."

The man silently wiped his brow. Of course it was good. I didn't want to be carried back to the village in a stretcher. My mouth nearly fell off from talking so fast—if I'd hesitated, I'd have been pummeled by this impatient hothead for sure.

"Konoha... Hmph! Sooner or later, Iwagakure will crush them!"

Hearing that, Chizan couldn't help but smile faintly.

So Four-Tails Rōshi is coming too? That's perfect.

If they want to stop the rampage of the Five-Tails, then Four-Tails has to get involved! This play is getting more and more exciting!

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