Reincarnated as Naruto with Sukuna's Powers

Chapter 29: Unveiling

AO POV

The room was quiet, almost too quiet. Ao stood near the wall, his single visible eye fixed on Sukuna. The powerful shinobi had been silent for a while, seemingly lost in thought. Suddenly, Sukuna spoke up.

"Why don't you grab me a pen and paper, Ao?"

Ao blinked, surprised by the request. "If I may... why would you need those?"

Sukuna's lips curved into a slight smirk. "Well... I was thinking about a few things, don't worry you'll know why pretty soon."

Ao stared at Sukuna, trying to figure out what he was up to. After a moment, he decided it wasn't worth arguing over. With a nod, he turned to one of the masked men standing guard in the room.

"Get me what he asked for," Ao commanded.

The masked man disappeared without a word. Ao tapped his foot impatiently, wondering what Sukuna could possibly want with writing materials.

Within minutes, the masked man returned, pen and paper in hand. Ao took the items and walked over to Sukuna, who was now standing up, holding them out.

"Here," Ao said gruffly.

Sukuna took the pen and paper, a strange glint in his eyes. Ao watched, curiosity getting the better of him. 'Is he going to write something now?' he wondered.

But what happened next left Ao completely stunned.

Instead of putting pen to paper, the mouth on Sukuna's stomach opened wide, revealing rows of sharp teeth. Before Ao could react, he tossed both the pen and paper into the gaping maw.

Ao's jaw dropped. He stared at Sukuna, then at the now-empty spot where the pen and paper had been, then back at Sukuna. Words failed him.

Sukuna nodded to himself, acting as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. He met Ao's bewildered gaze with a calm expression.

"What?" Sukuna asked, as if eating office supplies was perfectly normal.

Ao struggled to find his voice. "You... you just... Why did you do that?"

Sukuna shrugged. "I told you, I was thinking about a few things."

"And that required eating a pen and paper?" Ao couldn't keep the disbelief out of his voice.

"You'd be surprised what can spark new ideas," Sukuna replied cryptically.

Ao shook his head, trying to make sense of what he'd just witnessed. He'd seen a lot in his years as a shinobi, but this... this was something else entirely.

"Is this some kind of technique I've never heard of?" Ao asked, still struggling to understand.

Sukuna's lips curved into another smirk. "Let's just say I have my own ways of processing information."

Ao decided he didn't want to know any more. Whatever Sukuna was planning, it was clear he wasn't going to share until he was ready. And if it involved more bizarre demonstrations like this one, Ao wasn't sure he wanted to be present for it.

"Right," Ao said, trying to regain his composure. "Well, if that's all you needed..."

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SUKUNA POV

Sukuna smirked, watching Ao's comical expression when he'd swallowed the pen and paper. Of course, he had plans for those items later, but the situation had been tense since his arrival. He'd decided to have a little fun with Ao in the meantime.