Just as Gekko Chizan was about to speak, a sudden system notification interrupted his thoughts.
[Ding! Great news! Great news!]
[The host, who refused to act human, has finally taken the first step toward becoming a real man! The system is deeply gratified!]
[Big gift pack! Big gift pack! The growth gift pack has arrived!]
[Reward for the host: Ryūchi Cave Sage Art upgrade! Enhancement! Exclusivity!]
[Ding! The host's current Sage Art ability has been directly enhanced!]
[Ding! The host has now preliminarily mastered Ryūchi Cave Sage Art!]
[Ding! The host has acquired the ability to absorb and transform natural energy!]
A surge of strength instantly flooded into his body.
Gekko Chizan immediately felt his mind become incomparably clear, and his senses grew sharper.
This is...
Natural energy?
As he felt the natural energy continuously pouring into his body, Gekko Chizan was enveloped in a feeling of comfort.
Was this his reward?
An exclusive transformation ability?
Wasn't this something he could only use in Transparent Release mode?
He didn't expect it to be strengthened to this extent so suddenly.
Awesome! This feels way too awesome!
...
"Hey! Gekko Chizan! Are you even listening to me?"
"You believe I won't turn you into a mummy?"
Suddenly, a wave of scorching heat came right up to Gekko Chizan's face.
By the time he reacted, a massive fireball had already appeared before him.
Whoa, that's a huge fireball!
Whoa! Pakura looks furious!
Gekko Chizan quickly pushed aside the system notifications and turned his attention to the beautiful woman in his arms.
"Hey, hey, I'm listening!"
"Pakura, let's put the fireball away first. This thing isn't exactly safe!"
Seeing the fireball drawing closer and closer, Gekko Chizan felt like he was about to be vaporized!
The next second, he moved.
His left hand twitched slightly, triggering the Crystal Release.
"Huh? What is this?"
Pakura's voice carried surprise as she saw crystals forming around her fireball, quickly encasing it.
The Scorch Release fireball was sealed within the crystal, and in an instant, it was extinguished.
After all, the crystal blocked the surrounding air, so the flames naturally went out.
Seeing this, Pakura was utterly shocked.
A Kekkei Genkai...
"Heh heh, how about this Crystal Release of mine?"
"With this Kekkei Genkai, I'm not afraid of any opponent."
"So, just stay by my side as my wife and don't run off."
"Even if Sunagakure finds us later, so what? Rasa? I'm not afraid of him at all."
The flames gone, Gekko Chizan held Pakura in his arms even tighter.
Pakura looked at the man before her, who was three years younger than her, and for a moment, she felt a sense of security.
"Pakura, have you ever flown before?"
"Huh? What?"
"Flying."
"....."
Before Pakura could react, Gekko Chizan swept her off her feet and soared into the air!
The speed was so fast that before Pakura could even process it, they were already high above the ground.
The wings behind him, the high-altitude wind currents—Pakura's eyes widened in disbelief.
She was, after all, an elite jōnin with strong mental fortitude, but this scene still left her utterly shocked.
"So, Pakura?
"Feels good to fly, doesn't it?"
Gekko Chizan was overjoyed as he flew through the sky.
Inside his body, Chōmei suddenly spoke up:
"Chizan, are you sure it's okay to reveal my power like this?"
"Tch, what's the problem? She's my woman—she'll find out sooner or later. Why not tell her now?"
"...Fine, do what you want. I'm going back to sleep."
"Sleep? I was planning to introduce you to Pakura!"
"What?"
Before Chōmei could respond, Gekko Chizan had already flown with Pakura to a nearby mountain peak.
...
"Chizan, what's going on with this flying ability of yours?"
Pakura looked at the wings on Gekko Chizan's back, her brows furrowing slightly.
What kind of ability was this? She had never heard of anything like it—something that could make someone grow wings...
"Pakura, what I'm about to show you—you must never tell anyone. This is my final trump card, my greatest secret."
Gekko Chizan folded his wings and looked at Pakura seriously.
It was only because Pakura had become his woman that he was willing to reveal this secret.
Otherwise, he would have never told her.
"Chōmei!"
"Come out!"
Before Pakura could react, crimson tailed beast chakra erupted violently.
In the jungle, the massive figure of a tailed beast quickly took shape.
Fortunately, this mountain was in the Land of Birds, usually deserted.
Otherwise, this scene would have terrified countless people.
Even Pakura was utterly stunned at the sight of the crimson chakra.
"A tailed beast..."
"A jinchūriki..."
As an elite shinobi of Sunagakure, Pakura knew about the tailed beasts, but this was her first time actually seeing one.
The suffocating pressure, the scorching chakra—everything bombarded her senses.
"Pakura, I'm a jinchūriki—the jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails."
"This is my brother, the Seven-Tails, Chōmei."
Gekko Chizan stood clad in the tailed beast cloak, a faintly sinister aura about him.
Chōmei folded his wings and descended slowly.
Though its body was formed of chakra, it felt solid and carried an overwhelming presence.
"Yo, Chizan's wife, I'm his brother!"
"Don't worry, I didn't see what you two were doing just now. He wouldn't let me watch."
"Yeah, and I wouldn't want to see anyway..."
Gekko Chizan: ????? I! @#!#%!#%!
Pakura: Oh my god!!!!!
"Chōmei! You bastard!"
With a furious curse, both Chōmei and the tailed beast chakra vanished.
Only Chōmei's snickering voice lingered.
"That's what you get for blocking me! Hahaha!"
Gekko Chizan was utterly speechless.
He never expected Chōmei to stab him in the back like that!
That bastard!
Pakura's initial shock at the tailed beast was completely erased by Chōmei's words.
What replaced it was an indescribable shyness.
Gekko Chizan was so embarrassed he could have dug himself a hole big enough to hide a mansion.
"Pakura, that Chōmei guy is completely unreliable. Just pretend you didn't see him."
"I only wanted to tell you—I'm a jinchūriki, the jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails."
Pakura nodded. She had seen clearly—the aura of a tailed beast was unmistakably real.
Though she was shocked that Gekko Chizan was a jinchūriki, what really puzzled her wasn't that...
But the fact that Gekko Chizan was the jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails???
If she remembered correctly, the Seven-Tails belonged to Takigakure, didn't it???
How could Gekko Chizan possibly be its jinchūriki?
...
"Are you curious how I became the jinchūriki of the Seven-Tails?"
"Well, let's just say... yeah, it's exactly what you're thinking."
Pakura froze.
What she was thinking...
Did this guy actually go to Takigakure and take the tailed beast for himself?
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