"Chizan, where are you going?"
"Do you even need to ask? Grass Hidden Village. Those bastards actually dared to spread rumors about me, so they must receive my punishment!"
After leaving Takigakure, Gekko Chizan didn't think twice and had Chōmei activate supply mode. Although the Land of Waterfalls wasn't far from the Land of Grass, he had already gotten used to treating Chōmei as a power bank. For long-distance movement like this, using Chōmei's strength was far more suitable.
"Yo, Konoha's perverted madman is heading out again, huh."
"Tell me, how are you planning to get your revenge?"
Chōmei's giggling voice instantly put Gekko Chizan in a foul mood.
"Chōmei, you've crossed the line. If I'm a perverted madman, then at least half the credit belongs to you."
"Don't forget, we're a combo. If I'm the pervert and the madman, you won't escape either."
"In the future, when you go out, you'll be the madman's partner, the pervert's partner. What do you think the other tailed beasts will think of you?"
"If Shukaku finds out after he revives and sees you again, he'll laugh you to death."
"I don't care. I'm not afraid. After all, this is just communication among you tailed beasts!"
This completely stunned Chōmei. He thought to himself—how did I forget how shameless Gekko Chizan is?
After spending so many years together with Gekko Chizan, Chōmei knew exactly what kind of temperament he had.
That was—once someone loses all shame, they become invincible. Even though he looked furious right now, it was mainly because the other side had slandered him and pissed him off.
But if the rumors really spread, he'd just get used to it.
After all, the things he himself had done—how could he not know?
Unfortunately, Gekko Chizan underestimated Chōmei's level of enlightenment.
"Hmph, Chizan, who are you looking down on?"
"I learned all this from you long ago."
"Go on, say it. We'll hurt each other—who's afraid of who!"
"Besides, how many tailed beasts are there anyway? Including me, there are only nine. We're scattered all over the world, and we don't see each other for decades at a time. Why would I be afraid?"
You really do learn from whoever you hang out with. Chōmei understood this very clearly—once you throw away your shame, your combat power skyrockets.
The man and the insect stared at each other like this as time ticked by, second by second. Suddenly, both of them burst out laughing, pointing at each other as they said:
"Hahahaha! Good! Evil enough!"
"Hehehe! Of course! Learned it from you!"
After that, the man and the insect laughed together in an extremely lewd manner.
"The things that need to be done, we've got to do them. After that, whoever wants to talk can talk!"
"Exactly! But Chizan, you've got to keep my meals coming. The variety's been a bit lacking lately."
Ever since life had calmed down, most ninja had returned to their villages. The Aburame clan's territory had more and more people, but fewer and fewer insects being raised.
Chōmei was practically running out of food.
"Don't worry. I've already figured out where those guys are raising insects. Once we're done with this Grass Hidden Village and Stone Hidden Village round, I'll add an extra meal for you when we get back!"
"Good. Truly good."
When he arrived at Grass Hidden Village again, he realized that the village seemed to be under martial law.
Using Flying Thunder God, he appeared beside his disciple, only to find that this disciple of his was really unreliable.
In broad daylight, she was actually lying in a tree, sleeping????
"Dammit, Yugito! What the hell are you doing?!"
"Sleeping in the middle of the day!"
Gekko Chizan's fist was already coming down, but Yugito suddenly snapped her eyes open and dodged it in a posture completely incomprehensible to normal people.
This left Gekko Chizan dumbfounded—not because Yugito dodged it, but because of how bizarre that posture was.
It was like a snake having a spasm, twitching bit by bit in strange waves.
"Hey! Damn teacher, don't you know that scaring people can scare them to death?!"
"And don't you know that cats need to sleep twelve to sixteen hours a day?"
"I was busy all night. What's wrong with sleeping a bit during the day?!"
Uh… Yugito's words left Gekko Chizan completely speechless.
Was Yugito a cat? She was the jinchūriki of the Two-Tails Matatabi, and Matatabi was a cat demon—its true form was literally a cat.
And looking at Yugito's combat style, her taijutsu used cat claws, and her ninjutsu involved mice. Come on—cats catching mice made perfect sense.
"What you say makes sense, but stop sleeping for now."
"What's going on with Grass Hidden Village? Why is it under full martial law?"
He almost got led astray by Yugito. Was he here to discuss whether she was a cat or not?
Grass Hidden Village was the real focus.
As soon as Grass Hidden Village was mentioned, Yugito immediately perked up, her eyes filled with gossip.
"I know! Apparently Grass Hidden Village lost someone—a woman."
"So? My intel-gathering is pretty good, right?!"
Looking at Yugito, who was asking for credit, Gekko Chizan really wanted to slap her straight into the ground, the kind where you couldn't even dig her back out.
The entire Grass Hidden Village was under martial law—anyone with a brain knew something had happened. And she called this intelligence gathering?
Sigh. He really had issues. Why did he even let Yugito handle this job? This was like stir-frying beans with a kerosene lamp—pure nonsense!
"Alright, keep sleeping."
"Why are you not curious at all? Seriously. Forget it, I'm too lazy to deal with you. I'm going back to sleep!"
Yugito glared at her teacher, then directly left the spot.
Watching Yugito leave, Gekko Chizan helplessly shook his head. Life was just too hard.
"It seems Grass Hidden Village is making such a big fuss because Ruzuki disappeared."
"That makes sense. A member of the Uzumaki clan, who awakened a special talent, suddenly vanished. They really should be cautious."
"If that's the case, then it's going to be harder for me to stir things up."
Gekko Chizan floated in midair, looking down at the village under martial law.
Suddenly, a flash of red light flickered over his body. The red snake Tagitsuhime flicked her tongue and complained:
"Come on, does martial law even matter to you?"
"Invisibility, flight— even the other four great ninja villages can't do anything to you. What can a tiny Grass Hidden Village possibly do?"
"But I feel like you're getting a bit eager to try."
Gekko Chizan chuckled. Ever since he had a son, his attention had been on his wife and child. He hadn't done his old job in a long time.
Grass Hidden Village wasn't big, but it was a pretty good place to get his groove back.
"Tsk tsk, that smile of yours is way too evil. I truly pity the people of this village below."
"I'll rest on you. If you need help, just say the word."
Tagitsuhime glanced at Gekko Chizan with disdain, then concealed her divine presence.
With the coiled snake technique linking the two of them, she didn't need to stay visible all the time.
"Chōmei, refine various kinds of powders for me."
"Got it!"
He had Chōmei start preparing first. Since he was going to make a move, all kinds of powders were indispensable.
These were essential items for traveling.
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