The Journey (Naruto x Solo Leveling Fanfiction)

Moon And Pure

I don't own solo leveling or Naruto

Going through the mounds of forensics and photos within his own personal office, Chief Jin Chul couldn't help but rub the temples of his head. He'd stuck them up on the board and to help better understand what happened from start to finish.

'It's worrying though…' the orange-haired agent thought morbidly, flashing his mind back to the recent development at the crime scene. A gate had formed at that abandoned warehouse factory merely six hours after they'd left the scene. The world still doesn't know what forms a gate, but it was an undeniable possibility that the potent mana he'd felt could have swarmed and swirled enough to weave open a crack in space-time. Or it was merely a coincidence that one formed at that area specifically, because no one knows really how or why gates form, just that they do.

He snapped his attention when he heard a knock on the door, "Enter." he uttered his one-word command, turning back to examine the board. "What is it?" he asked, which translated to spit out everything to him right now. "This new case sure has got you wound up tight, Chief." Tae Shik commented with his usual nonchalant cadence. He languidly strided over to a chair and sat down with a sigh.

Jin Chul huffed, "You're telling me?" he sighed tiredly and turned around, crossing his arms, "So what is it Tae Shik? Come hand your monitoring report from yesterday?"

The assassin had a laugh, "I already did. I'm just here because of a recent development on Instagram," Jin Chul raised a brow, incredulously, "Insta? Are you joking?"

"No way! I promise it'll be worth your time. Just check." Tae Shik insisted, but his cheshire grin made it hard to believe he wasn't messing around.

Jin Chul scoffed but still pulled out his phone anyway and when he read through the first post that pulled through on his feed he felt the urge to crush his phone to bits. Tae Shik immediately sensed the shift in his demeanour, "It seems that Choi Jong-In has made a very public appearance with Sasuke Uchiha now. You know what this could possibly mean, don't you?"

"Yeah…" the chief murmured, silently mulling over the picture of a smiling Choi Jong-In next to a less than disgruntled Sasuke Uchiha. The assassin continued, "My sources tell me that the place the photo was taken was the storage facility for his many magic armours, weapons, and items." 

Tae Shik crossed his legs together and leaned back in his seat, "His intention is very clear to me, sir. He plans to have the Uchiha brat join Hunters." he said with certainty.

'I'll have to check in on the chairman and find out how soon he can get back from his visit to Japan. Choi Jong-In may be able to deny my attempts at an interview with the Uchiha but that'll be impossible with the chairman,' Jin Chul contemplated internally.

He looked up and scrutinised his subordinates' languid posture, "Tell me something Tae Shik," the assassin perked from his seat, "You've met the boy. Is he worth all this trouble?"

Tae Shik scratched at his spiky purple hair, searching for the right words, "I'll say that Cha Hae-In was a missed opportunity for you guys. He's B-rank but there's something strange about him. He's different…" Tae Shik fell silent, the look on his face clearly showing that he was thinking back to something. What it was, Jin Chul had no clue but it was definitely telling if he was comparing a teenager to one of the country's finest like Hunter Cha Hae-In.

Jin Chul sighed tiredly once again, "Thanks for that, agent Tae Shik but…" he started calmly before exploding furiously, "When you come into my office sit up straight! How many times must I tell you this!" The chief's presence nearly took the assassin's breath away causing him to sweat nervously with a wry smile as his orange eyes glowed furiously.