Fantasy Realm — Naruto: Blood-Mist

The group stares at Alex's newest acquisition with surprised faces.

[Ditto's Corrupted Essence]

World: Pokémon

Quality: Deep Purple

Effect: Transforms into a copy of the target item. It only works on non-special items of Deep Purple or lower quality.

Effect: Warning, this essence is corrupted and might cause unwanted random changes in the copy of your target item.

Effect: Remaining Duration: 2 days, 21 hours, 14 minutes

This item will be destroyed if not used within the appropriate time window.

Note: The outcome of a chain of experiments conducted by Team Rocket. This is the corrupted essence of multiple Ditto's, used as guinea pigs. The purification was not successful and this is considered a faulty and unreliable product that will bring forth chaotic changes.

"This… I don't know what to say. This certainly sounds incredible, however… the effects seem random," Alex notes.

"Use it on your rarest item!" Menchi says.

Alex snickers, responding with a grin, "Duh… but what is my rarest item? Quality is not everything. I have many Deep Purple items, there's also the good old [Destiny Supporter Token]."

Jewel climbs on Alex's chest and stares him in the eyes.

Is Jewel's Dearest Soulmate still not satisfied? Menchi, Tereza, and of course, your beloved Princess Jewel should be more than enough women.

Menchi laughs, "Don't be like that, Jewel. I think we're still lacking a very strict teacher that—unlike me and Tereza—is willing to finally be a little stricter with our dear Alex."

NO! Princess Jewel does not want that!

Alex sighs. "You're continuing with that madness. Look, there's a good reason why I acted a bit submissively at the start and I certainly don't regret it, but I don't plan on turning this into my new lifestyle. I'm not planning on specifically recruiting more women—especially not for lower reasons like that. Also, forget it. You and Tereza are way too dominant already, and then there's this damn Glimmerwhisk. The last thing I want is a strict teacher type. Fuck off. How about an elder wise guy who can advise me and keep your bullshit to a minimum? Like Gandalf, or maybe Saruman. I think both of them would be incredible."

Princess Jewel agrees!

"Boo… how boring. I don't want to spend my entire time in the Realm with a geezer!" Menchi says.

"I still think it might actually be the smartest choice to use it on the token… Supporters can even get traded and sold, and they're probably worth a fortune. That girl—forgot her name—was willing to pay a fortune for you, Menchi. If I get a copy of my token, even if I don't get along with a follower, I can simply sell them. The copy should be more or less the same. Since there's a duration, it's better to use it early. System, use it on my [Destiny Supporter Token]!"

[Destiny Supporter Token]

World: Fantasy Realm

Quality: Purple

Effect: While carrying this item, there is a small chance that certain NPCs may decide to follow you into the Fantasy Realm and become your permanent followers after you finish a mission. You cannot control when this effect activates. This item only works on Purple-quality NPCs and below.

Note: May Destiny choose your next comrade. Non-tradable. Can only be used once.

[Forceful Recruitment Token]

World: Fantasy Realm

Quality: Purple

Effect: Allows the user to try to forcefully recruit a Character, allowing them to become a permanent Follower and join the player in the Realm as a Supporter. The base chance of success is 10% for Purple Quality followers, 40% for Blue Quality followers, and 80% for Green Quality Followers. Success is guaranteed on Light-Green characters or below. It does not work on Light-Gold Quality Characters or above. Each attempt uses up a Medium Soul Crystal, and this item can only be used once on every character.

Note: You don't need to rely on Destiny to recruit your comrades! Non-tradable. It can be used endlessly as long as the effect is not successful. After a successful activation, this item will be used.

"This is… pretty good!" Alex analyzes. "It's expensive and the chance of success is not high, but there's no risk of recruiting someone I don't actually want to recruit! In fact I can freely choose! This is an incredible item!"

Princess Jewel approves.

"Maybe we can recruit… Linne…" Menchi says, looking slightly melancholic, her eyes slightly twitching in realization.

"We can try, Menchi," Alex reassures her.

She would be happy if we do that… but would Linne be the type to want that? I also don't really think she could contribute much or would fit into our group.

"No… she probably wouldn't accept… also, she'd feel out of place. Forget it. It was a stupid idea," Menchi admits.

"Probably… not like we have to think about it now. Hehe, of course, we could recruit Haku or Zabuza. But seriously, we shouldn't. Zabuza is a madman and Haku would try to kill us if we kill Zabuza. They're both very bad choices," Alex says, carefully weighing his options.

"Anyway, let's open the rest. We shouldn't waste so much time," Alex says.

He opens both chests at the same time.

You received Soul Crystal (Small).

You received 3,000 FC.

You received 10,000 FC.

You received Poisoned Gauntlet-claw.

[Poisoned Gauntlet-claw]

World: Naruto

Quality: Deep Green

Type: Gauntlet/Claw (left-hand)

Required Stats: STR - 5, AGI - 7

Durability: 35/35

Damage: 15-20

Effect: 10% Chance to poison your enemy, dealing 5 damage per minute for up to 60 minutes. Does not stack with other poisons.

Note: A poison-imbued claw that also offers decent protection.

"Not bad, but I'd have to unequip my Purple-quality [Gauntlets of Pluto], so they'll be sold, sharded of course," Alex concludes with a disappointed smile.

"Still, I am satisfied with these gains… let's find Tazuna and ask him for Gatō's location," Alex says.

Alex, followed by Menchi, approaches the bridge, which is not too far away. They spot Team 7 sitting on a bunch of construction material, Sakura talking wildly, apparently screaming at Naruto, while Sasuke looks bored.

Looks like they are just fine…

He then spots Tazuna and approaches him.

"Tazuna, I want to do some recon on Gatō. He acts like a legitimate businessman, right? Where is his headquarters located? Surely he has a front!"

"Alex… you shouldn't. Gatō is backed up by the local lords. Even the nobles in Konoha respect and appreciate him. He probably bribed them all… you'll bring disaster on yourself if you act against him," Tazuna explains with a shocked face.

"Of course, I merely want to find out what he is doing, and maybe learn about Zabuza's condition," Alex says, acting all panicked.

Tazuna carefully eyes Alex and cautions him, "Really, I won't stop you, but please be careful! He is located nearby, on the largest island of the Land of Waves. It's connected to this island by bridge—you can get there in an hour. However, I must warn you again, Gatō rules these parts. His Gatō Company is one of the world's richest corporations. Don't underestimate him, as he commands countless thugs!"

"We just want to take a look, Tazuna, don't worry," Menchi says with a sweet smile.

Tazuna finally explains how to reach his company, and the group leaves.

I can't wait to use my new sword, hehe.

"I take it we just lied to him, right? We will cause a lot of chaos," Menchi explains with a grin.

"Fuck local politics, fuck his hired thugs, and fuck his henchmen. We are here for profit, and even if I kill anyone associated with him, I wouldn't feel guilt. It's time we take this a little more seriously!" Alex commands.

"Understood," Menchi says, looking at Alex with an approving smile.

Understood Soulmate!

The group begins to jog towards the headquarters of the Gatō Company, Alex feeling the weight of his new [Executioner's Blade].

Despite the weight and the difficulty in using it… this weapon gives me a strange feeling of confidence… I almost feel drunk on Power! It may only be a Light-Gold item, but it feels way more impactful than my other gold-quality items, I can't describe it. Combined with my Alexandrian Royal Swordsmanship lvl 5 I feel… complete. I love this sword!

After only half an hour of speedy running, Alex spots a large building in the distance, constructed directly next to the water. it is easily 10 floors tall and next to it are dozens of warehouses and hundreds of ships.

"Company indeed, I think it wasn't a lie to call him one of the richest men in the world. He indeed has total control over shipping. The bridge would ruin his businesses," Alex notes, finally realizing why Gatō is acting like he does.

"This explains a lot," Menchi says, agreeing with Alex.

Let's approach the main building. I know how Gatō looks! He is a small wanna-be gangster with a weirdly long-shaped head. I think I'll most likely recognize him.

Jumping over a wall, bypassing a security checkpoint separating the public space from the company's property, Alex and Menchi enter the premises. They quickly walk towards the main building, using Zetsu, causing everybody nearby to blatantly ignore them, as they're staying out of everyone's line of sight.

As he reaches the walls of the building, Alex uses En.

Now… His office is probably near the top of the building. Let's see… a few people guarding the door, one man sitting alone in his room, a huge desk in front of him. Hehe, got you.

"Got him. Highest floor. He is sitting behind a window on this side of the building."

"We just need to climb then!" Menchi says with a smile, beginning to climb up the window in an almost superhuman manner.

Alex follows after her, struggling a little because of his sword, not yet used to the additional weight.

It takes him two minutes to reach the top floor, while Menchi is already sitting on the roof, her feet dangling front and back, acting bored.

Yeah… brag more. And yes, I think those feet are pretty, you don't have to make it so obvious you know, you damn bitch. I am not dressed in slutty clothing and prefer to actually wear armor!

"Ready?" Alex asks.

"You wanna barge in? Bad idea. Let me handle this," Menchi says in a confident tone.

Menchi jumps towards the window, using her Aura and one of her knives to quickly open it, immediately jumping inside.

Gatō, noticing the sound, turns around—but before he can speak, Menchi grabs his head and presses it against his hard desk, one of his teeth breaking immediately, but not a sound coming out of his mouth.

"One word, and I'll slice off your head!" she says, holding one of her knives in front of his eyes and releasing just enough Aura to scare him, causing his body to shiver all over, blood dripping out of his mouth.

Alex and Jewel follow silently.

Not bad… she is a skilled hunter. I sometimes forget this because of her constant focus on cooking and her teasing. When she is not cooking, acting all serious and depressed, she is acting like a tease—however, her true identity is that of a hunter.

Menchi continues her interrogation, increasing her Aura output.

"Now… I'll slightly raise your head. You will answer my question. One unrelated word or noise, and you'll die. Is that understood?"

"Where are Zabuza and Haku located?"

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