Naruto: A Thief’s Journey Starts with the Seven-Tails

"Kid, what's your name?"

"Chiyama Gekko, from the Gekko clan in Konoha."

"Ah, do you have any bugs on you? You know... um... the kind that can be eaten."

Chiyama Gekko was a bit confused. What the hell? Edible bugs??

Suddenly he remembered that he seemed to be carrying the bugs of Shibi from the Aburame Clan. Could it be those?

"Do you mean this?"

He casually took out the bugs that Shibi had originally placed on him.

To block Shibi's perception, he specifically got a bottle to put all the bugs in.

Looking at the bugs in the bottle, Chōmei laughed. Well, more like saliva started dripping out.

"It's been so many years since I last ate bugs."

"Ss... ha... And I can sense that there's quite a bit of chakra in these bugs. They must be delicious."

Seeing Chōmei drooling, Chiyama Gekko twitched the corner of his mouth. He had initially come up with a bunch of excuses.

But looking at Chōmei's appearance, it seemed he didn't need them.

Bugs? Well, at worst, he could interact with the Aburame Clan more often in the future.

Anyway, he was now the head of the Gekko Clan. Although there were only two of them.

"Here, eat."

He casually threw the bottle to Chōmei.

Chōmei swallowed it without even looking.

This scene left Chiyama Gekko dumbfounded. Aniki, there's still the bottle in there.

Can you even eat glass bottles?

"Crunch."

A crisp cracking sound rang out. The bottle had turned into a pile of powder and was gulped down by Chōmei along with the bugs.

At the same time, Shibi Aburame, who was still keeping watch outside the waterfall, his expression changed slightly.

"What's wrong, Shibi?"

"Just now, all the bugs I left on Chiyama Gekko died."

Hearing this, Nara Suzaku's expression changed as well. Logically, Shibi's bugs were well-hidden, and no one would target just some bugs.

Even if someone did target them, they wouldn't target all the bugs at once.

If all the bugs died, then what about Chiyama Gekko?

"Damn it, should we abort the mission?"

This thought immediately popped into Nara Suzaku's head.

But he quickly brushed it off. Now Chiyama Gekko was missing. They couldn't just declare him dead just because a few bugs had died.

"Wait a few more days. Maybe it was just an accident."

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"Ah! Delicious! Haven't eaten such delicious bugs in years!"

"Kid, you're not bad!"

After eating the delicious bugs, Chōmei just gave Chiyama Gekko a thumbs-up (in a sense of approval).

Although Chiyama Gekko didn't really want it.

"So, Chōmei, do you want to come with me and leave?"

"I promise I can make sure you eat bugs like this every day from now on."

Since delicious food was appealing to Chōmei, he might as well approach from this angle.

With his stealth ability, it was still fairly easy for Chiyama Gekko to get some bugs from the Aburame Clan.

"Humph, do you think I'm just a glutton?"

"I tell you, my appetite is very big!"

Chōmei's whole body started to quiver slightly with excitement.

He'd been trapped for way too long. Freedom... It was so long ago that his memory of it had gotten kind of fuzzy.

But a scene slowly emerged in his mind.

Back then, the nine tailed beasts were sitting in a circle. At that time, he wasn't the mature one he is now. He was just a huge Bug.

And the man standing in front of them was Otsutsuki Hagoromo, also known as the Sage of the Six Paths, who was their creator.

"Tch, old man, do you think I've met the person you mentioned?"

"Forget it. Anyways, I'm sick and tired of these days being trapped and having no freedom."

Thinking about this, Chōmei finally decided.

"Kid, even if I wanna leave with you, without the right Sealing Jutsu, how are you gonna seal me inside your body?"

You know, every jinchuriki needs to use a powerful Sealing Jutsu to seal the tailed beast inside their body.

You could say that the Sealing Jutsu is essential.

Besides, an ordinary Sealing Jutsu won't cut it. It's gotta be a powerful one.

"Korega? I know how to do this. Look."

As he said that, Chiyama Gekko pulled out a Scroll and opened it.

A really prominent Four Symbols Seal pattern showed up.

"This is called the Four Symbols Seal. I got it from a powerful ninja."

"With this seal, I'm absolutely sure I can seal you completely inside my body."

"By then, you can come with me and head to Konoha Village to have some good food and drinks."

Although Chōmei didn't understand, looking at the confident look of the little Chibi in front of him, it should be okay.

"Then seal me now. How do I need to cooperate?"

Chōmei's words left Chiyama Gekko speechless.

Talking about it was one thing, but when it came to actually doing it, he was lost.

Although he had learned the Four Symbols Seal, how was he supposed to seal such a huge tailed beast right now?

Maybe noticing the doubt in his heart, Chōmei suddenly twitched his body. Surrounded by dozens of chains, his body slowly shrank.

Soon, a mini Seven-Tails showed up in front of him.

"Is this size okay?"

"When it comes to changing the body size, Shukaku and Satori are more proficient. One of them is made of sand and the other is made of snot. Tch."

Chōmei shifted his body. Even though he was trapped by the chains, he could still move a little.

"But Chōmei, if I seal you directly, won't the people outside know?"

"Is there any way to fool the people outside?"

Chiyama Gekko thought of the scene when the The eighth tailed beast cut off its tail to escape. He felt it was really necessary to put on such a scene now.

Chōmei thought for a while and then said, "Korega you're right. What about the shell I shed?"

"It's got my chakra. I'll inject some more chakra into it to keep it going. It should last for about half a year."

"What do you think?"

Hearing this, Chiyama Gekko immediately burst out laughing. It seemed that Chōmei in front of him wasn't a pushover either. He actually had such a trick.

"What are you laughing at? I'm a tailed beast that has lived for who knows how many years! Can't I have some tricks?"

Perhaps it was because of Chiyama Gekko's staring that Chōmei felt extremely annoyed.

"Hahaha, Chōmei, I'm finding more and more that we hit it off really well."

"Alright, I'll start preparing the spell right away. You get ready to molt your shell too."

"Then, let's leave this place together and enjoy our freedom."

After the man and the beast looked at each other, they both nodded vigorously.

Then they started making preparations.

The Four Symbols Seal, originating from the Uzumaki Clan, is a powerful sealing spell that uses the cycle of the Four Symbols to seal evil forces. This seal leaves a mark on the human body or other objects, which can completely seal powerful enemies inside the chosen object for a long time.

It is a very powerful Sealing Jutsu. If it weren't for the detailed instructions given by Jiraiya, Chiyama Gekko would never have been able to learn such a complex Sealing Jutsu in his life.

Now he's just copying it blindly.

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