Skurge stood frozen under Kakashi's Mangekyou Sharingan, his massive frame still as a statue. His eyes were empty, trapped in genjutsu.
Kakashi turned to Sif, his voice calm. "He's your criminal. What do you want from him? And how do you want to deal with him?"
Sif's eyes hardened, but she hesitated, her warrior's pride warring with duty. "We can't have him on our journey. He might hinder us or sabotage us later. Keeping him prisoner isn't possible. He's tried to kill a guest of Asgard and murdered honorable Asgardians, both in the past and now. We'd have to execute him."
Kakashi nodded, his hand already reaching for a kunai. "Very well then."
Sif raised a hand, stopping him. "But can you find out what artifact or magic Amora used to make us forget her? If not, execute him for his crimes to Asgard."
Kakashi's eye crinkled slightly. "I'll give it a try."
He stepped closer to Skurge, and with a simple juinjutsu, he sealed his chakra to prevent resistance. He then let down the genjutsu. Kakashi's voice was low, commanding. "Tell me. What were you doing on the ship, and what artifact was Amora using?"
Skurge's jaw clenched, his loyalty to Amora unshakable. "I will never betray my mistress," he spat.
Kakashi expected this. Loyalty like Skurge's was a weapon, but it was also a weakness. Against someone so devoted, especially with no defense against genjutsu, there was a simple way to break him. Kakashi wove a quick series of hand signs.
"Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique."
Skurge's eyes widened, his body stiffening as the jutsu took hold. The Hell Viewing Technique forced its target to face their greatest fear, digging into the deepest corners of their mind to find the one image they dreaded most. For Skurge, that fear was losing Amora not to death, but to rejection.
In Skurge's vision, Amora appeared before him, her blonde hair glowing, her smile cruel. She stood close to Kakashi, her arms around his neck, kissing him deeply.
Skurge's heart shattered as she pulled away, laughing. "I love you, Kakashi," she purred, her voice dripping with mockery. "Skurge, you were never anything to me. A tool. A brute. You were never worthy of my love."
Skurge staggered, his axe clattering to the floor. The vision shifted. Amora stood over him, her boot on his chest. "I used you, Skurge. Every promise, every glance, it was all to keep you loyal. You're nothing but a dog, and I don't need dogs anymore." She turned to Kakashi, kissing him again, her laughter echoing as Skurge begged her to stop.
The scenes grew crueler. Amora danced with Kakashi under a starry sky, whispering, "He's everything you'll never be, smart, powerful, wanted." Skurge reached for her, but she slapped his hand away. "Don't touch me. You're pathetic. I never loved you. I never even liked you."
Skurge's loyalty crumbled. Tears streamed down his face, his massive frame shaking. "Stop… stop it," he choked, his voice breaking. "Just end me. I'll tell you everything."
Kakashi released the jutsu, his Sharingan still spinning. Skurge collapsed to his knees, sobbing. "She… she used an artifact," he gasped. "It enhanced her mind magic. She couldn't believe you weren't fully affected, but everyone else was. The artifact and her spell made people forget her the moment they looked away or distracted their minds. She stole it from an Asgardian high mage."
Kakashi's voice was sharp. "What was her purpose?"
Skurge wiped his face, his voice hollow. "She wanted to control you. She thought this mission would make you vulnerable, easy to manipulate. I don't know how, but… she's been in contact with Loki through magic. He was going to help her control you. She said he was capable. That's all I know." He closed his eyes, waiting for death.
Kakashi glanced at Sif, who shook her head, no more questions. He stepped forward, his kunai flashing. With a single strike, he ended Skurge's life, painless and swift. The warrior's body slumped to the floor, his weapon clattering beside him.
Sif thought,'Did he just manage to break the executioner Skurge without even doing proper torture?'
She had admiration in her eyes and also a little fear. She did not want to experience whatever Skurge experienced..
Kakashi sheathed his kunai, his voice steady. "Enchantress knows where Loki is. We find Loki, we find her."
Sif nodded, her jaw tight. "Agreed."
Natasha stepped beside Kakashi, her smirk sharp. "I'll have to report to Fury that you're way better at torture and interrogation than me."
Kakashi sighed, rubbing his temple. "Why do you want to increase my workload?"
"To decrease my own," Natasha said.
Kakashi groaned,"Fair enough."
"Well, if you can teach me some of your tricks, I might help you elss you workload." Natasha said as she reached out, grabbing his ass with a playful squeeze
Kakashi stiffened, his eye widening. "Oi, oi, oi! It's the man who does this in all the novels I read! And isn't this molestation according to U.S. law?"
Natasha winked, unfazed. "We're in space, Earth laws don't apply. Get out of your books and test the real thing."
Sif coughed loudly, her face a mix of amusement and exasperation.
-----Author Note-----
I am writing a new novel. It's called Naruto: The Eraserhead of Suna. The chapters would be available for free on patreon for now.
Check it out and here is a description of the novel!
Shota Aizawa was a tired soul in his past life , the kind of man who'd rather nap through the apocalypse than save the world.
Then he died… and got reincarnated into Naruto.
Now he's born in Sunagakure, the weakest of the Five Great Shinobi Villages. The land of sand, wind, and terrible employment benefits.
But Shota has one simple dream:
> "To live a lazy, peaceful life where no one bothers me."
Unfortunately, lazy lives require strong villages… and strong villages require strong shinobi.
So, our man reluctantly decides to make both happen but not because he's motivated. He's just too tired to die again.
Luckily for him, he's got a cheat code: the Quirk "Erasure."
Yes, that Erasure. The same one that cancels quirks in My Hero Academia.
Except here, it cancels chakra.
Pain yells, "Shinra Tensei!"
...and just stands there with his arms out like he's waiting for a hug.
Obito tries to phase away with Kamui, only to eat a Fireball Jutsu to the face.
"WHAT THE HELL, THAT'S ILLEGAL!"
Onoki was soaring majestically through the sky until he fell from the sky and shouted, "MY BACKKK!"
Even Madara himself smirks and says,
"Stop the meteor, boy!"
And Shota just tilts his head and asks,
"Which meteor?"
------Author Notes---------
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