Flying Thunder God Technique

Kushina shouted at Chiga without slowing her steps, running straight toward him.

However, at that very moment, two figures suddenly burst out of the ground, one of them grabbing Kushina tightly by the calf.

Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!

Kushina had been too concerned about Chiga's situation and neglected her own. Caught off guard, she was dragged underground, leaving only her head exposed.

However, before Kushina could break free, the other Earth Clone used another Earth Release technique.

Earth Release: Earth Flow River!

The earth around Kushina turned into liquid, sweeping her away.

In an instant, the distance between Kushina and Chiga widened.

"Damn it!"

Kushina had just gotten to her feet when she saw the two Earth Clones latch onto her again. She gnashed her teeth and cursed under her breath. She understood that the two Earth Clones' purpose was to tie her down and prevent her from supporting Chiga.

Although the two Earth Clones could only hold her back for a dozen seconds or so,

that amount of time was enough for a jonin to kill a genin.

Even if it was Chiga, Kushina couldn't believe he would be able to hold out.

Far away, after hearing Kushina's roar, Chiga immediately felt an intense killing intent envelop him.

It made him feel as though his entire body were buried in sand, with every movement requiring tremendous effort.

So this is a jonin!

Chiga sighed inwardly. The tomoe in his eyes slowly rotated, while the Samurai Sword in his hand once again blossomed with blue light.

Just then, Sida's figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Brat, die!"

Chiga's expression changed in shock. Even with the Sharingan's enhancement, he could only see a blur rushing toward him.

Clang!

The Samurai Sword collided with the Kunai. Chiga quickly borrowed the force to retreat, simultaneously letting out a sharp cry.

"Caw!"

After Chiga cried out, a flock of crows appeared behind him. Led by the foremost crow, the flock enveloped Chiga's figure.

Faced with this sudden development, Sida's expression did not change. He continued forward and charged into the flock without taking any precautions. He did not even allow Chiga to leave his field of vision.

In his view, escaping was already impossible, and he could not kill the jonin who called himself Konoha Scarlet Elegy, either.

Since that was the case, he would fight with everything he had and kill this new-generation Konoha prodigy. That would at least do justice to his identity as a Rock Shinobi.

One step after another, nothing could stop Sida's advance.

"Die, brat!"

Soon, Sida reached Chiga. The scratches left by the crows streaked his face with blood, making him look like an evil spirit from hell chasing souls and claiming lives.

Chiga seemed to have been intimidated by his aura, standing motionless where he was.

As the Kunai stabbed viciously toward his forehead, Sida seemed to have already seen the scene of the boy's brain bursting apart.

However, reality was vastly different from his imagination.

"What?!"

Looking at the deep pit before him, Sida was utterly stunned.

Before he could search for Chiga, he felt his heart tighten. A Samurai Sword had already pierced through it.

"H-how did you do that?"

Sida's eyes widened in disbelief. How had Chiga vanished so quickly, only to appear behind him?

He could say that after setting his sights on Chiga, he had never allowed the boy to leave his field of vision. Chiga had no chance to use Body Flicker Technique or Substitution Technique, let alone ninjutsu like Clone Technique.

Yet the boy had vanished from right before his eyes and abruptly appeared behind him, stabbing him.

"Sorry, but I won't reveal my secret, even to a dead man!"

Faced with Sida's confusion, Chiga offered no explanation.

Flying Thunder God Technique!

Ever since he had obtained this S-rank Space-Time Ninjutsu from Minato Namikaze, how could Chiga not try it out?

He had already made a Kunai engraved with the Flying Thunder God Formula while he was still in the village.

As for placing the Kunai beneath the crow's foot, Chiga had originally intended to use it to escape. He had not expected it to produce such an unexpected effect.

"I..."

Sida opened his mouth, but could no longer say anything. The light in his eyes was gradually swallowed by darkness. In the end, he fell to the ground in confusion and never moved again.

"Chiga! Hold on, Teacher Kushina is here!"

At that moment, Kushina finally broke free of the Earth Clones because of Sida's death. She merely thought they had disappeared after exhausting their Chakra.

"Chiga!"

Seeing no movement within the dense flock of crows, Kushina was filled with regret. Why had she insisted on showing off and stopping this team of Rock Shinobi? If anything happened to Chiga, she would never forgive herself for the rest of her life.

Within the flock, Chiga heard Kushina's frantic cries and quickly waved his hand, dispersing the crows.

At the same time, Chiga casually took the special Kunai from beneath the foot of the crow he had saved and placed it in his Ninja Tool Pouch.

As the flock dispersed, Kushina, who had been running toward him at full speed, seemed to slam on the brakes and stopped immediately.

The anxiety in her eyes slowly turned into astonishment, and finally, her face showed the same disbelief Sida had worn before his death.

What happened?

The Rock Shinobi is dead?

Kushina had been entangled with this Rock Shinobi for so long that she knew his strength well. Even she would have had to pay a price to kill him.

Yet Chiga had not only killed him, he did not even have a single wound on his body.

"Chiga, you killed a jonin!"

Kushina stared blankly at Chiga and said it aloud.

Chiga modestly replied, "Without the damage Teacher Kushina inflicted beforehand, how could I have done it?"

"Chiga, you killed a jonin!"

Kushina repeated the same sentence. Clearly, Chiga's killing of Sida had shaken her deeply.

"Teacher Kushina?!"

Seeing Kushina standing there in a daze, Chiga helplessly stepped forward and nudged her.

Kushina came to her senses. Looking at Chiga, she suddenly burst out laughing. "Hahaha, well done! You truly are my disciple!"

At that moment, Heiha and Kazuma also finished off their opponents. When they saw that Sida had died at Chiga's hands, shock appeared on their faces as well.

"How did he do it?" Heiha muttered, then looked toward Sida's corpse.

A Samurai Sword still pierced Sida's body, clearly delivering a fatal blow from behind.

"I don't know. The flock of crows was too dense. It was impossible to see what was happening inside."

Kazuma shook his head.

The two of them did not ask Chiga what method he had used to kill Sida. Among ninjas, that was considered taboo.

"You two, don't tell anyone about what happened tonight."

A tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. A slightly gifted genius could bring fame to Konoha and the Shinobi World.

But if someone was too monstrous, then things became harder to say.

The assassination forces of the various countries were no joke.

She did not want her disciple to be caught in endless assassinations, either.

"Don't worry, Kushina. The two of us are much better at keeping secrets than you are."

The two ANBU nodded matter-of-factly.