I'm More Enduring

Konoha was deserted, its people all staring unblinkingly at the screen, afraid of missing even a single moment.

Even the men charging down mid at Moonlight Izakaya unconsciously stopped.

On the screen, Xiao Yun flew into a rage. He refined his Chakra to the utmost limit, blue energy enveloping his entire body. Veins bulged all over him, and his eyes shone like two lightbulbs as they fixed fiercely upon the three-headed monster before him.

"Oh no, that's the Eight Inner Gates!"

The female head stared at Xiao Yun in utter terror.

"What?"

The two male heads on either side gaped as though they had seen a ghost. Wasn't he a Wood Release ninja? How could he also know such a terrifying taijutsu as the Eight Inner Gates?

"Take this!"

Xiao Yun roared and charged at the three-headed monster. A trench was gouged into the ground along his path, showing just how terrifying his strength was.

"Use that technique, quickly!"

The female head shouted urgently.

That exaggerated aura was simply too frightening. If they were hit, they probably would not live to see tomorrow's sun.

The three heads exchanged looks, a trace of resolve flashing through their eyes. They formed hand seals and shouted in unison, "Rashomon!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three enormous iron gates bearing demonic faces suddenly burst from the ground, blocking Xiao Yun's path of attack.

Xiao Yun sneered. You three idiots. This technique works for blocking straight attacks like Tailed Beast Bombs and shockwaves, but against a living person? Can't I just turn?

Xiao Yun made a sharp turn and went straight around the Rashomon gates.

Boom!

The Rashomon gates moved with him, blocking his way again.

What the hell?!

Xiao Yun's eyes widened. The Rashomon gates could move automatically too?

Kishimoto, get your ass out here! Wasn't this just something you made up?

"Hehehe, this is our absolute defense. The Eight Inner Gates puts too much burden on the body. As long as we stall for five minutes, we'll still be the winners in the end. Little brother, don't tire yourself out too much. If you end up exhausted like a dead fish later, big sister still won't let you off. Hehehe."

The female head of the three-headed monster let out a bell-like laugh from behind the Rashomon gates.

Xiao Yun narrowed his eyes to slits, his mind racing. According to the law of conservation of energy, making iron gates this huge move automatically at high speed had to consume a massive amount of Chakra.

Fine!

Then let's see whether I last longer, or whether your Rashomon gates do.

Xiao Yun dashed about at top speed, constantly playing hide-and-seek with the three iron gates.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Three minutes.

Ten minutes.

"Big sis, didn't you say the Eight Inner Gates could only last five minutes at most?"

The male head on the right was drenched in sweat, struggling to move the first Rashomon gate.

"Yeah, big sis, what's going on?"

The male head on the left, controlling the second Rashomon gate, was suffering just as badly. In fact, he had it even worse than his companion controlling the first gate.

The first Rashomon gate was always in automatic mode, and when it moved, it could still coast a little on momentum. But his second Rashomon gate had to remain on standby at all times, ready to move at any moment to prevent Xiao Yun from rushing through.

In truth, his choice was not wrong. Several times, Xiao Yun had passed the first gate, only for the mechanisms on his second gate to force him back outside the first Rashomon gate.

Why was he suffering even more, then?

Think about it: when driving a car, does traveling at a constant speed save more fuel, or does stopping and starting over and over save more fuel?

The answer was obvious!

Of course, readers who had never driven might have trouble understanding.

Let me put it another way. When running downhill, is it easier to keep running nonstop, or run for a stretch, stop, then run another stretch and stop again? Obviously, the latter is easier!

If you don't believe me, go try it. If I'm wrong, come back and curse my ancestors for eighteen generations. Feel free to leave a one-star review.

At this point, some people might ask: then why didn't he just keep the Rashomon gates moving the whole time?

In fact, that was this technique's greatest weakness. Of the three Rashomon gates, only one could move rapidly at a time.

"Damn it! Did this kid take some kind of drug? Why can he keep it up for so long? At this rate, I won't be able to take it much longer either!"

The three of them were currently fused into one body and shared the same physical form. Cold sweat poured down the female head's forehead. Could the intelligence Lord Kazekage had given her have been false?

Time continued to pass second by second, yet Xiao Yun's speed did not diminish in the slightest. The reason was simple: the Eight Inner Gates could not last long because the technique inflicted tremendous harm upon its user's body.

But Xiao Yun possessed the Wood Release healing technique—Earth Rejuvenation—which could heal his body in time. Barring any surprises, Xiao Yun felt that he could keep going until tomorrow morning.

As time went on, the first Rashomon gate's movement speed had already slowed to less than half of what it had been.

"Ah!"

The male head controlling the first Rashomon gate finally screamed and fainted. Controlling the Rashomon gates not only required enormous amounts of Chakra, but also consumed a tremendous amount of the user's mental strength.

"Second brother!"

The remaining two heads cried out in terror at the same time.

Screech! The first Rashomon gate came to an abrupt stop, then crashed with a rumble into the rear of a small hill not far away and toppled over.

Xiao Yun grinned. The second gate began moving again, but it was clearly far slower than the first Rashomon gate had been. To Xiao Yun, that speed was basically about the same as a sixty-year-old man pounding away.

Heh heh!

Looks like he went too fast earlier and threw out his back!

Strike while he was sick and finish him off!

The curve of Xiao Yun's smile rose further. He immediately kicked his speed up another notch, easily broke through the third layer of Rashomon gates, and flashed before the three-headed monster. Leaping into the air, he delivered a kick straight into its crotch.

Awooo!

Even the unconscious male head woke from the pain. The three-headed monster clutched its crotch and groaned miserably on the ground with all three faces.

Another kick!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

A cloud of white smoke flashed past, and the fusion was undone. The three Sunagakure ninjas writhed on the ground in agony.

"Brother Yun, you're amazing! I want to have your babies!"

Hyuga Yumi ran to Xiao Yun like the wind, threw her arms around him, and began kissing him all over.

"Brother Yun, kiss me too."

Hyuga Yumi said shyly.

"Yumi, stop messing around. We're live!"

Xiao Yun was speechless. Tsunade had definitely seen this scene, and when he got back, he would surely get a beating.

No!

He absolutely could not be a scumbag. He absolutely could not betray Tsunade. He had once sworn to heaven that if he ever became the protagonist, he would never become a breeding stallion. Tsunade alone was enough for this lifetime.

He had to cut ties with the Hyuga Clan!

"No, I want you to kiss me!" Hyuga Yumi coquettishly insisted.

"Stop kissing me! Why aren't you using the Eight Trigrams Gentle Fist to give me a massage? Rub my shoulders, woman. Don't you have any sense?" Xiao Yun pretended to be angry.

"As you command, my Brother Yun."

Hyuga Yumi was as obedient as a kitten. She immediately used the Gentle Fist and began giving Xiao Yun a flurry of little punches.

"Don't keep pounding the same spot. A little higher on my right shoulder."

"A little lower."

"Lighter, damn woman! Are you trying to beat me to death?"

Xiao Yun roared repeatedly, but as he watched the incomparably docile Hyuga Yumi, he could not help feeling a little guilty. Still, there was nothing he could do. Sorry, Hyuga Yumi!

Damn you, Hyuga Hiashi. I've humiliated the prized flower of your Hyuga Clan like this—I refuse to believe you aren't angry.

It would be best if you got so mad you died, best if I had nothing to do with the Hyuga Clan from now on.

But... but... but this woman's massage felt way too good. Xiao Yun smiled bitterly to himself. Tsunade, do you know that for the sake of your one flower, I'm giving up a hundred flowers from the Hyuga Clan? If you don't bear me a hundred children in return, you'll have no conscience at all.