The Menace Returns! A Panicked Manda
The Land of Earth, Iwagakure.
After purchasing so many Steel Super Beast Imitating Drawing from Shinki, Ōnoki decided to put them into practice.
Five Steel Super Beast Imitating Drawing of airplanes were parked on the open ground of the training ground.
Ōnoki stood with his hands behind his back on the high platform of the training ground, looking incredibly dashing. ( •̀∀•́ )
"Take off!"
The next moment, he waved his hand dramatically!
"Buzz--"
Several aircraft accelerated and ascended over the open space of the training ground, eventually circling above the vast training ground!
Seeing this, Ōnoki said smugly, "That kid wasn't lying to me after all. This thing called 'Flying Chicken' is even faster than me."
What the people on the ground didn't see was that the pilot in the cockpit of the plane in the sky had a rather unpleasant expression on his face.
Why?
Because their Chakra is being depleted far too quickly.
On the ground, to test the performance of this giant steel bird, Ōnoki once again ordered, "You few fly over the ruins of the Kinrin Mountains and then fly back. I want to see how fast it is."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the wing of an airplane in the sky began to vibrate violently!
The next moment, the airplane formed from Ink vanished completely, and the ink fell from the sky like raindrops!
The pilot inside plummeted to the ground.
Seeing the pilot's body fall from mid-air, Ōnoki quickly leaped forward and caught him.
However, before Ōnoki could even take a break, the other four planes encountered the same situation.
A few minutes later.
Panting heavily, Ōnoki landed carrying five pilots.
"Damn it, that kid Shinki is dishonest! He actually tampered with the goods! (╯‵□′)╯┻━┻"
"Cough cough cough..."
As Ōnoki continued speaking, he became so angry that he started coughing.
The calm Kitsuchi analyzed, "It shouldn't be. Even if that kid is unreliable, he's still a sensible person and wouldn't make such a basic mistake."
At this moment, Ōnoki was pounding his back with his fist, his face filled with anger and exhaustion. "How do you explain this situation?! ╰_╯"
Kitsuchi couldn't answer either, so he went over to the pilots and asked them about their experience flying the plane.
One pilot replied, "Controlling this steel bird consumes a tremendous amount of Chakra. Even if I exhausted all my Chakra, I could only barely last five minutes."
Another pilot chimed in, "From the moment the plane took off, I could clearly feel the rapid depletion of my Chakra..."
Upon hearing this, Kitsuchi waved his hand, signaling the pilots to go down and rest.
Nearby, Ōnoki and the surrounding onlookers all heard the pilot's words.
Kurotsuchi stepped out from the crowd, puzzled. "When I saw Shinki piloting the plane, he didn't seem to be struggling this much. He flew us all over the Land of Rain without showing the slightest sign of fatigue, and even managed to Warrior God Susanoo at the end... (º Д º*)"
"Besides, this didn't happen when I test drove it last time."
Upon hearing this, Ōnoki recalled the time when Shinki took Kurotsuchi for a test flight and quickly understood the crux of the matter, "When Shinki took you for the test flight, that Steel Super Beast Imitating Drawing was materialized by him, so he was the one providing the Chakra..."
"How can an ordinary Ninja's Chakra compare to his... (ㅎ‸ㅎ)"
"Anyway, I still need to ask him carefully, otherwise this 'Flying Chicken' has such a short battery life! (｡•ˇ‸ˇ•｡)"
At the same time.
Konoha.
Shinki returned home, greeted Naruto, and told him he was going out.
After that, he arrived at a large open space outside Konoha.
He stood in the center of the huge open space, his expression solemn as he rapidly formed hand seals!
"Summoning Technique!"
Ryūchi Cave.
Manda is chewing on the body of some unfortunate Ninja.
It scoffed, "These Ninjas, Tenten dreaming of learning Senjutsu from our Ryūchi Cave, they're utterly ignorant of their own limitations. It's no wonder they got eaten." (▿▿)
Beside the Manda, three women dressed in white robes and wearing goddess crowns floated.
A woman said, "In the past hundred years, fewer than five people have passed the Trials, and only two have successfully learned Senjutsu from the White Snake Sage..."
"The Shinobi World is truly lacking in talent these days."
Manda: "There are more people who have mastered Senjutsu at Mount Myōboku next door than here."
The woman continued, "Ugh, what's the point of comparing yourself to those stinky Toads covered in pustules? ┑(￣Д ￣)┍"
The two chatted for a while, Manda said somewhat boredly, "It's been a long time since I've eaten human flesh on a large scale since Orochimaru died."
Another woman among the three replied, "At least you can leave Ryūchi Cave, unlike the three of us. Although we're called 'Divine Princess,' we're trapped in Ryūchi Cave for our entire lives, just to filter out those stupid Ninjas who want to learn Senjutsu Mode. T_T"
"We also want to see the outside world! We heard that a very powerful and handsome ninja has emerged in the Shinobi World recently. A Ninja like that must taste delicious! (´◊ω◊`)"
Upon hearing this, Manda's expression turned smug. "I think I know who you're talking about, and besides, I also..."
However, Manda fell silent after only speaking halfway through his sentence.
A certain Divine Princess looked displeased. "Manda, why did you leave things half-said, beating around the bush like that... (′д`σ)σ"
Another Divine Princess quickly nudged the complaining Divine Princess and said with a surprised expression, "Manda has disappeared!"
"'Whoosh!' and it's gone! (꒪⌓꒪)"
An open space outside Konoha.
Manda appeared through summoning, still sporting that smug expression. "And, I even became his Summoned Beast."
"To be honest, that kid does have some skill."
"However, you're still slightly inferior to me..."
ヽ( ຶ▮ ຶ)ﾉ!!!
"Shinki?!"
The sound of Manda was filled with shock!
That little devil, he hasn't summoned me even once in hundreds of years!
What evil spirit have I encountered this time?!
Shinki chuckled and said, "Go on, what's missing? ∩_∩"
The Manda stammered, unsure how to answer, and finally changed the subject. "You... you... you suddenly understood me, what's the matter?"
Shinki, too lazy to argue with him, said bluntly, "I want to learn the Senjutsu of your Ryūchi Cave."
Manda:(´°Δ°`)
"Didn't you already learn the Mount Myōboku techniques?"
Shinki shrugged. "Is there a rule that if you've learned the Senjutsu of Mount Myōboku, you can't learn the Senjutsu of your Ryūchi Cave? ┐(´-`)┌"
Manda smiled apologetically and said, "No, that's not true. However, no one has ever learned Senjutsu from two different lineages at the same time, and I don't know what the consequences would be."
"He might explode and die!"
Shinki: "Hmm?"
Manda: "Of course I'm not cursing you, it's just that learning Senjutsu from two different lineages at the same time is something no one has ever done before, so it's unknown and dangerous!"
Shinki waved his hand dismissively and said, "It's alright, just take me there."
"Besides, even if I really died, wouldn't that be a good thing for you?"
Manda continued with a fawning smile, "What are you talking about? Do I look like that kind of snake? ( ´▽` )