Naruto: Scourge of the Ninja World

"Damn brat! You actually dared to use the technique I invented against me!"

"Hmph!"

Gritting his teeth against the pain, Hatake Sakumo punched Gekko Chizan hard on the head.

A massive lump immediately swelled up on the latter's forehead.

"I was wrong… Sakumo-sama…"

He had clearly executed the technique perfectly, so why didn't it cause any damage?

Gekko Chizan stared at the seemingly unscathed Hatake Sakumo, falling into self-doubt.

"Hurry up and get on with your mission!"

With Hatake Sakumo's furious roar still echoing, Gekko Chizan reluctantly activated Transparent Release again and headed toward Sunagakure.

"Damn brat!"

"He's driving me insane!"

Seeing Hatake Sakumo's slightly twisted expression,

Nozuki couldn't help but ask,

"Sakumo-sama, are you alright? Should I take a look at you?"

It was a genuinely kind offer, but what he got in return was a cold glare and an even colder response.

"No need! I'm fine!"

"I'm going to patrol. You all stay here and rest."

With that, Hatake Sakumo walked alone toward the perimeter of the temporary camp.

Once he was out of sight, he could no longer hold it in.

"Tch! Haah!"

"Damn it, that little bastard didn't hold back at all! Right on target!"

"Damn brat, using my own technique against me!

Ahh…"

"That kid really has a vicious hand!"

...

As Gekko Chizan approached the gates of Sunagakure, he was still reflecting on the Thousand Years of Death from earlier.

He had done everything by the book: charged up, aimed at the target, and struck with force.

So why hadn't it worked? Could it be that since Hatake Sakumo invented the technique, he was immune to it?

That didn't make any scientific sense.

"Alright, Chizan, stop overthinking it. That guy Hatake Sakumo was clearly just gritting his teeth and enduring it."

"That strike of yours definitely landed. But seriously, where did you learn such a disgusting technique?"

"It's way too twisted…"

Chōmei had seen Gekko Chizan form the Tiger Seal and thrust two fingers with precision—just watching made even a Tailed Beast like him shudder.

Too freaky.

"It was Sakumo-sama who invented it! He's known as the White Fang of Konoha, the White Fang nickname literally came from this technique."

"Damn, so my Thousand Years of Death actually worked, he just forced himself to endure it."

"Click click… gotta admit, White Fang really lives up to the name. That endurance is insane."

Gekko Chizan stared at the main gates of Sunagakure, gathering his focus. Though his head still throbbed, the mission came first.

Even at night, Sunagakure had plenty of shinobi on watch.

Though he had activated Transparent Release, caution was still necessary.

He crept along the wall, slowly heading deeper inside.

Once he entered Sunagakure, it was just… sand. Everywhere.

Even the buildings were made of sand and earth. At that moment, a question popped into Gekko Chizan's mind.

How do people bathe in a place that's just sand everywhere?

Puzzling over that, he wandered through the village.

Then suddenly, he saw two familiar characters: Bathhouse!

Oh? Sunagakure actually had a bathing facility?

Gekko Chizan smacked his forehead—he'd been stupid.

Water was more precious than gold in the desert.

The very fact that Sunagakure was established here meant there had to be an underground river beneath it. Otherwise, how could such a large shinobi village survive?

Without realizing it, his legs began carrying him toward the bathhouse.

Mm-hmm, he was just going to look. It wouldn't delay the mission.

Driven by curiosity, Gekko Chizan arrived at the women's side of the bathhouse.

He cautiously climbed onto the roof and activated Insect Eyes. Instantly, everything inside the bathhouse came into view.

It was already late at night. Only a few people were inside, and on the women's side, there was only one person.

Through the heavy steam, Gekko Chizan saw an image that would be etched in his memory forever.

It was the flawless back of a woman.

Beautiful. Mesmerizing.

He felt his nose heat up and quickly covered it with his hand.

He considered himself a veteran in this kind of thing, so the fact that just a view of her back could make his blood boil said a lot about how lethal it was.

But he quickly suppressed his excitement, because he had recognized the person.

Brown and green interwoven hair, the most captivating back in all of Naruto.

And she was in Sunagakure.

The person before him was none other than Sunagakure's future hero—

The Scorch Release kunoichi, Pakura.

Gekko Chizan's gaze turned serious. He didn't expect to run into this tragic hero of Sunagakure so soon after arriving.

But bathing this late at night?

That raised some questions. Normally, this would be sleeping time.

If she wasn't asleep, it must mean she had just finished something important.

Given her current state of relaxation, it clearly wasn't a mission.

Which left only one possibility—she had just been summoned by someone, and came to unwind afterward.

Considering Pakura's strength and status in Sunagakure, the only people who could call on her were the Kazekage or the elder council, like Chiyo.

She definitely had intel.

No doubt about it—Gekko Chizan's intel-gathering instincts were on par with Jiraiya's.

Same places, same thoughts, and often the most effective intelligence comes from this kind of recon.

In that moment, Gekko Chizan set his sights on her.

She was it—Pakura of the Scorch Release.

But then he fell into deep thought.

Her strength was no joke. Scorch Release, a powerful kekkei genkai, could instantly evaporate all the water in someone's body, turning them into a dried-up corpse.

And Gekko Chizan wasn't ready to die yet. Definitely not as a mummy.

The best approach would be a surprise attack.

But trying to ambush an elite jonin in the heart of Sunagakure?

That was no easy task.

He had no choice but to rely on his partner Chōmei.

"Chōmei, can your powder paralyze her?"

"Paralyze? Hypnotize? No problem."

Chōmei immediately perked up at the question.

"Of course it can! Who are we trying to paralyze? Let me see."

"Huh? A woman? Chizan, you're not planning to—what, take advantage of her? I'm warning you, that kind of thing is really bad."

"You're still young. That woman looks way older than you—you won't be able to control yourself."

After nearly a year living together, Chōmei knew exactly what kind of guy his jinchūriki was.

But he didn't expect this kid to get so distracted by hormones—even during a mission.

"Ugh! Chōmei, stop talking nonsense!"

"This is for the mission! I want to probe her mind for intel, got it?"

"Of course, she is incredibly attractive, tch… haah…"

"Enough already, just tell me—can your powder handle it or not!"

"I'm telling you, this woman has a kekkei genkai, Scorch Release! I'm worried your powder will evaporate before it even reaches her."

Hearing that, Chōmei finally relaxed, and confidently declared:

"Relax, even Son Goku's Lava Release wouldn't be able to melt my powder."

"C'mon, I'm a Tailed Beast. My powder is one of a kind!"

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