The two women were both smart, and immediately understood what Gekko Chizan meant.
What he said was true. After all, if a jinchūriki went missing, it was an unbearable blow for any village.
A jinchūriki was the most important weapon of every village.
Pakura and Konan exchanged a look, each seeing a flash of shock in the other's eyes.
It was hard to imagine Kumogakure suffering such a disaster and still having to swallow it silently.
"Tch, that bastard teacher of mine didn't just abduct me."
"He even abducted the Island Turtle that Kumogakure raised for who knows how many years. It's probably somewhere on the northern sea of the Land of Waterfalls right now."
Hearing this, Yugito couldn't help giving Gekko Chizan a side–eye, full of helplessness.
Feeling Yugito's gaze, Gekko Chizan let out a loud laugh, his voice full of pride.
"You, you!"
"Hmph!"
Pakura shook her head helplessly. What else could she say?
This guy Gekko Chizan had abducted his wife from Sunagakure, and abducted his disciple from Kumogakure.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help looking at Konan.
The latter also shook her head, then slowly spoke:
"Originally, we were shinobi of Amegakure. Because we were ostracized by the village, and for various reasons, we listened to Chizan-kun and joined Takigakure."
Great — now even allies were abducted from Amegakure.
This guy Gekko Chizan… was there anything he wouldn't abduct?
"Alright, let's get to work, everyone."
For the next few days, Gekko Chizan completely became a Flying Thunder God express courier.
Every day he traveled back and forth between Konoha and Takigakure, while Chōmei turned into a chakra generator.
It took them a full ten days to sell all these goods, and that was only because on the third day Gekko Chizan dragged everyone — and the cargo — all the way to the Land of Birds.
That was one of his methods. After all, changing locations after each sale was the fastest and most efficient way to get rid of everything.
Ten days later, Gekko Chizan brought the group back to the shop in the Land of Frost.
But this time, he was here to divide the money.
"Konan, this is yours. Inside is 130 million ryō."
"I think that should be enough for you and Yahiko for a while."
"As for you, Yugito, take this — two million ryō. Don't waste it. Konan, keep an eye on her."
Gekko Chizan placed a passbook on the table and pushed it toward Konan.
As previously agreed, Konan got thirty percent, Yugito ten percent — a total of forty percent. Gekko Chizan handed it over without even a frown.
Although he treasured money like his life, he treated his own people very well.
Just like now — more than half of his wealth was kept by Pakura.
"Thank you, Chizan. With this money, Yahiko will be able to deal with those stubborn elders in the village."
"As for Yugito's identity, Yahiko and I understand. We will keep it secret."
No one understood how poor Takigakure currently was better than Konan — she was the one in charge of expenses now.
Seeing those endless sheets of bills every day, her head was ready to explode.
Afterward, Gekko Chizan sent Konan and Yugito back to Takigakure, then took Pakura to enjoy themselves in the Land of Frost.
Since they rarely got to travel, of course they had to have fun.
"You… I finally realized it — your courage is enormous."
"You just abducted a jinchūriki like that?"
Pakura supported Gekko Chizan as they walked down the street, feeling the snowfall. She enjoyed it greatly.
After all, Sunagakure was sandstorms all year round — where could she experience the feeling of snow?
"It's just the Two-Tails. You're not forgetting your man's identity, are you?"
Gekko Chizan smiled slightly, and the tailed beast's aura suddenly surged from within him. Seeing his smug face, Pakura immediately used a woman's instinctive and universally mastered ninjutsu — the Hands-on-Hips Technique!
With one move, she forced Gekko Chizan back to his original form, the pain making him bare his teeth.
After three days of fun, Gekko Chizan brought Pakura back to the village.
Immediately afterward, he was summoned by the ANBU to the Hokage's office.
The moment he entered, Gekko Chizan felt several gazes fall on him.
Then came a cold snort.
"Hmph. Mission completed, but instead of returning to the village, where did you run off to?"
"Do you not know that a shinobi should prioritize missions?"
Following the voice, he saw Danzō looking at him. The cold snort had come from him.
But Gekko Chizan didn't bother responding. Danzō targeting him wasn't new — and Gekko Chizan prided himself on his broad heart.
He had already killed plenty of Root operatives. Let Danzō sneer a bit.
If Danzō ever crossed his bottom line again… he'd see whether Gekko Chizan would deal with him or not.
Besides Danzō, the office held the two advisors and an ANBU — Shinnosuke, the current ANBU commander.
"Enough, Danzō."
"Chizan, report the situation in Amegakure."
Hiruzen Sarutobi gave Danzō a look and directly called on Gekko Chizan to report.
After all, the matter in Amegakure was the priority.
"Ah~ Amegakure."
"I fought Hanzo. As for the chaos — that was caused by my clones."
"Since I wanted to fight Hanzo inside Amegakure, creating chaos was the most effective method."
Gekko Chizan gave a simple and straightforward explanation, answering Hiruzen's question.
But clearly, no one present was satisfied with his answer.
Hiruzen looked at him and continued:
"We received intel that Amegakure suffered serious damage. Not only was Hanzo's fortress destroyed—"
"But crystalline structures appeared everywhere. Chizan, is that your ability?"
Hearing this, Gekko Chizan nodded immediately without even thinking.
After all, he no longer needed to hide Transparent Release. With his current strength, his safety wasn't an issue.
And the village treated him well — they wouldn't blame him for concealing a power.
"Hehe, yes. A new kekkei genkai I invented, Crystal Release."
"By combining water and wind chakra natures."
"It was thanks to this ninjutsu that I could fight evenly with Hanzo. His fortress was destroyed by my crystals."
Gekko Chizan casually waved his hand, and a fully transparent crystal appeared in his palm, glowing with shifting light under the lamp.
Everyone present was shocked.
But soon, their shock was broken by Hiruzen's hearty laughter.
"Hahahahaha! Excellent!"
"My Konoha shinobi truly are exceptional!"
"A newly created kekkei genkai — Chizan, your talent is indeed formidable."
It was obvious Hiruzen was delighted — after all, Gekko Chizan stood on his side. At least, that was what he believed.
Unlike Hiruzen's joy, Danzō's aura grew even colder when he heard the words "Crystal Release kekkei genkai."
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