Ch-7 ( Part-1)

"Price to Pay"

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They say that power is bittersweet.

'However, the cold war that is politics is worse, Jiraiya sighed in his head.

'With physical might, you can simply overwhelm and crush your foes to their defeat, Jiraiya hummed, rubbing his chin as he let his thoughts wander.

'However, it is a different story when it comes to political power. Even I have no idea how these men can deal with politics, Jiraiya sighed.

'Unfortunately, no one can escape politics.

Jiraiya believed that no enemy is closer to you than your own allies.

'I don't know what that bastard Danzo did, but he must be laughing in hell, Jiraiya inwardly scoffed.

He was sitting on a chair inside the Hokage office. Through the windows, he could see the azure sky and the clouds that loomed over the land.

It was a peaceful sight, so much so that Jiraiya nearly hated the idea of taking his gaze off of them...

'Especially when the other person in the room contrast that view.

"Sensei," Jiraiya called out, easily grabbing Hiruzen's attention. Both men ignored the scattered paperwork on the ground, as well as the numerous shards of glass on the floor.

"It's already been a week, chasing after Naruto may not be the best," Jiraiya sighed seeing Hiruzen's face crumble in displeasure.

"You should focus on yourself," Jiraiya shook his head. "A leader with a chaotic mind is deadlier than a legendary foe, you said that yourself."

Hiruzen remained silent.

He sat on his chair, his mind whirling in chaos, before he finally let out his thoughts.

"I know that... but Konoha is Naruto's home," Hiruzen let out a hollow chuckle.

"And Naruto is Konoha's treasure."

More time passed before Hiruzen listened to Jiraiya's request and called off the search for Naruto.

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"What am I?"

I looked at the sky.

'I'm not a lofty cloud, nor am I a majestic sun.

I looked down at my hands.

'I'm not as elegant as the moon either.'

"Hahaha..."

Letting out a chuckle, I shook my head. I was sitting on a fallen log, watching a small river that was not far from me.

'I'm just a small creature in that river.'

I am weak, but not too weak. If I was, then those masked men chasing after me would've caught me long ago.

'They were instead killed by these hands of mine, I smirked.

Several teams of masked men tried to bring me back to the village. They dared to use the Hokage's name, those soulless bastards.

'I don't respect the Hokage that much, but I don't like it

'I don't respect the Hokage that much, but I don't like it when they try to sully the Hokage's name either.'

I guess I still have lingering feelings for the village, as well as the Hokage who indirectly saved me.

'Maybe, this is how I'll repay my debt to the Hokage, I nodded to myself, standing up moments later.

"That should do it," I stretched my limbs, trying to get rid of the stiffness in my body.

Every time I used my unique powers, it feels like I was both being tickled and stretched.

'It's a weird feeling, though it mostly just feels itchy. The sort of itch that you can't rub.

Thankfully, there was a reward after each inconvenient torment.

'My body would feel stronger each time, and I can use my power more efficiently too.

Of course, there was a drawback. Otherwise, I would be constantly using my power which I now call "Demonic Chakra."

'I'm starving.'

The drawback of my rapid growth was a bottomless stomach.

Today alone, I ate more than a dozen times, and the amount of food I consumed would satiate a man's hunger for two or three days.

'Well, it's much better than during the first day of my journey.

Back then, I had to stop myself from eating the bodies of my enemies after each battle.

The hunger could drive a man insane.

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A/N: Part 2 will be uploaded shortly, thank you for reading!