Chapter 15 ( bonus )

Sinbad gazes at the double staircase made of white marble inlaid with precious stones, leading to Baal's room. As he walks up the stairs, he reminisces about his journey here in Baal's tower. Sinbad sighs, "I don't know how long I've been in this tower, but I really need a vacation."

Sinbad ascends the stairs and enters the room, which appears a bit old. He starts searching for the lamp that contains Baal, and after a short while, he finds it. As soon as he rubs it, the room regains its color, treasures appear everywhere, and Baal emerges with a majestic and terrifying presence, embodying the power of lightning. His massive body is covered in blue lightning armor, his glowing eyes and mask give him a fearsome look, and his large wings are composed of electrical sparks, enhancing his imposing visual effect and reflecting his combative nature.

Baal looks at Sinbad, and Sinbad meets his gaze. Then, Baal smiles broadly and says, "Now I understand everything."

Sinbad, with question marks appearing over his head, asks, "You understand everything?"

Baal responds, "That's a secret," then adds, "But why do I feel you are so familiar?"

Sinbad explains, "That's because I am the reincarnation of Sinbad from another world, and now I am on my way to becoming complete again."

Baal says, "Aha, that explains why you seem familiar. It's been hundreds of years since Sinbad died."

Sinbad suggests, "So, what do you think about joining me on a new adventure, my friend?"

Baal, with a cheerful smile, agrees, "Alright, give me the item you want me to live in." Sinbad extends his sword to Baal, who then disappears into the sword, engraving a magical circle on it.

The tower begins to collapse, and as it does, Sinbad's body starts to vanish.

After a while, Sinbad appears in the middle of a forest of giant pine trees. He smiles broadly, then the sky darkens, forming gray clouds that start to weep, and thunder roars everywhere. With a storm centered around Sinbad, his smile turns into hearty laughter, "I have finally returned," he exclaims, raising his hands to the sky.

After a while, shinobi wearing animal masks arrive and look at Sinbad with sweat on their foreheads. Sinbad turns to them, and they step back in fear.

Sinbad asks, "Are you from Konoha?"

The man who appears to be the leader stammers, "Y-yes."

Sinbad, exuding his haki, declares, "It is I, Sinbad, the Supreme King."

One of the ANBU members exclaims, "That's impossible! Sinbad was killed by the Third Raikage a year ago."

Sinbad, surprised, says, "I died?!"

The ANBU leader replies, "Come with me to meet Sandaime-sama."

While leaping on the tree branches, Sinbad asks one of them, "What news of the war?" but receives complete silence in response. Sinbad playfully nudges one of them, "Come on, tell me, don't be so stingy."

The ANBU, internally shocked, thinks, "How can this young man be the same one who almost made me wet my pants?"

After a while, Sinbad follows the ANBU back to Konoha, over the rooftops, to the Hokage's office. One of the ANBU enters the office and reports what happened. Sandaime excitedly says, "Bring him in."

Sinbad, looking like a caveman and taller than the last time the Hokage saw him, enters, his body covered in scars. The Hokage looks into his eyes and sees the same light he saw the last time.

When Sinbad sees the Hokage's look, he says, "I am home, Hokage-sama."

Hiruzen replies, "Thank goodness for your safety. Go home, rest, and come see me tomorrow."

Sinbad responds, "Thank you, Sandaime-sama."

Sinbad returns home to find it clean, and smiles tenderly, "It must have been Anko-chan," then smiles like a fool.

Early the next morning, the sunlight wakes Sinbad.

Sinbad grumbles, "Damn you, my arch-nemesis. Don't think you'll win the war."

Sinbad quickly showers, ties his hair in a ponytail, and wears the clothes sent by the Hokage through one of the ANBU last night.

A knock on the door.

Hiruzen calls out, "Enter."

Sinbad greets, "Good morning, Hokage-sama."

Hiruzen invites him, "Come and sit," and Sinbad takes a seat in front of Hiruzen. The Hokage continues, "Tell me what happened to you during the year you were missing."

Sinbad tells him everything except about Baal's tower ticket, which he replaced with a story of a summoning technique that backfired and turned into a reverse summoning by pure accident, omitting the part about becoming contracted with Baal.

Hiruzen, with some sympathy, says, "You've been through a lot," then proudly adds, "You have become much stronger than the last time I saw you."

Hiruzen, amazed, thinks to himself, "Even I would struggle to survive against him now."

Sinbad asks, "So, Sandaime-sama, what happened during this year?"

To be continued in the next chapters...