"The legendary first Uchiha to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan was, as expected... incredibly strong!"
Watching the Chakra Blade of Chen Yiban's Blue Susanoo Second Stage pierce Tsunade Hime, Sasuke Uchiha couldn't help silently marveling.
After so many ninjas had hit him with one Fire Release and Earth Release technique after another!
Chen Yiban was actually fine—not even scratched!
Even Sasuke Uchiha was astonished.
However,
it seemed this was exactly what their Uchiha Clan's strongest leader had once been like!
At this moment...
Although he was a Konoha Genin and the other man was an enemy invading Konoha, Uchiha Sasuke couldn't help hoping that the Uchiha senior before him would win decisively.
They were always smiling!
They were always smiling!
It was time to let the others in Konoha taste what it was like to lose everything.
Uchiha Sasuke couldn't help having such dark thoughts!
Over here, Chen Yiban glanced at Tsunade Hime, who was pretending to be dead on the tip of his Susanoo's Chakra Blade.
Then, noticing something, he glanced at Naruto Uzumaki!
It was Naruto Uzumaki's actions that had caught Chen Yiban's attention for a moment.
"Don't rush!"
"Nine-Tails, I'll come put a collar on you in a little while."
Looking at Naruto, Chen Yiban's blood-red eyes seemed to see the little Nine-Tails inside him, and a faint smile appeared on his face.
"You bastard, Madara!!" Kurama roared furiously inside Naruto.
But more than anything...
he felt disgust and unease!
Clang—
Just then, hearing Chen Yiban speak to the Nine-Tails, Tsunade Hime suddenly sprang into action and chopped through the Susanoo Second Stage's Chakra Blade with one hand!
"Don't you dare touch Naruto!!"
Tsunade Hime roared.
At the same time:
Boom—!
She stepped forward and kicked hard at the "Susanoo: Second Stage" surrounding Chen Yiban.
Several cracks immediately appeared in the [Susanoo: Second Stage], which wasn't especially sturdy!
"What incredible strength. No wonder she's Lord Hokage," Might Guy exclaimed.
Tsunade Hime wanted to completely shatter the Susanoo before her, so she continued with a powerful punch. "Die!!"
Boom-crash—!!
But, to everyone's surprise, Chen Yiban stepped out of the Susanoo of his own accord and met Tsunade Hime's furious punch with one of his own!
The instant their two powerful fists collided, the Chakra that erupted generated a violent gust of force that swept in every direction.
And yet...
Tsunade Hime's punch had been stopped!!
"Th-this... How?"
All the Konoha Ninjas were stunned.
"You..." Even Tsunade Hime herself stared at Chen Yiban in disbelief.
She couldn't believe it!
Someone had actually dared to go toe-to-toe with her in strength?
And he hadn't even... lost to her!!
Tsunade Hime could hardly believe it.
In response:
"If it were Hashirama, I wouldn't meet him head-on like this."
"But you..."
"You're nothing but grains of sand. You don't even come close to me!"
Chen Yiban stared at the shocked Tsunade Hime with his blood-red Mangekyō Sharingan, his gaze filled with utter disdain.
Then
Boom—
Terrifying Chakra coursed through his fist.
In an instant, he overpowered Tsunade Hime in the very strength she had always prided herself on!
"What..." Tsunade Hime stumbled backward after being struck, her expression turning utterly incredulous.
She had lost in the very thing she had always been proud of—her strength?
How... could this be...
Just then, Chen Yiban swiftly dodged, as if someone had attacked him from nowhere.
Then:
Crack—!
With his blood-red Mangekyō Sharingan open, Chen Yiban dodged and then simply reached out and grabbed something invisible. His action was direct, yet impossible to resist.
But soon, as some kind of jutsu wore off...
a sickly-looking Konoha Ninja was left with Chen Yiban's black-gloved hand wrapped around his throat.
Gekko Hayate from the original story?!
Wasn't he supposed to have died at the hands of Sunagakure Ninjas not long ago?
How was he still alive?
Had the story changed a little?
Well, it didn't matter!
It was even better that he hadn't died. That meant another chance to draw a reward from an achievement!
"Humans are always saying they like the light, but... they're forever using underhanded, shady methods."
Looking at Gekko Hayate, whose throat he was gripping, Chen Yiban spoke calmly, almost as if to himself.
"Hayate..." Just then, among the Konoha Ninjas nearby, a beautiful purple-haired woman stared anxiously at Gekko Hayate in Chen Yiban's grasp.
"Let him go!!" The next second, she charged at Chen Yiban, katana in hand.
Perhaps she was so frantic to save her lover that she rushed straight at him without a thought for swordsmanship or jutsu.
Meanwhile, Gekko Hayate struggled desperately, thrusting the blade in his hand toward Chen Yiban's neck.
But:
Whoosh—
Chen Yiban's movements were as quick and simple as ever. He simply caught his opponent's hand with his own.
Then, with a wet stab, Chen Yiban used Gekko Hayate's own hand to drive the weapon in it into his throat, killing him.
In an instant, the blade pierced through from the front of his neck to the back!
"Ugh...!!" Gekko Hayate immediately began coughing up blood.
His body soon went limp and collapsed to the ground!
At this, Uzuki Yugao, halfway through her run...
could only stare blankly as Gekko Hayate slowly fell to the ground.
"Bastard!!" Naruto Uzumaki shouted furiously from nearby.
He even recklessly tried to charge in and punch Chen Yiban!
Fortunately, Neji, Tenten, Shikamaru, Choji, and the other Konoha rookies held back the impulsive Naruto.
"Calm down, Naruto!"
"We... can't possibly beat someone this strong. All we can do is watch this fight!"
Shikamaru grabbed Naruto by the shoulders and tried to reason with him.
If he could, Shikamaru would have wanted to avenge Asuma with his own hands.
But it was impossible. The gap in strength was just too great!
Against an enemy like that, even Lord Hokage Tsunade Hime and Kakashi and the others couldn't say they would win.
"Naruto, don't interfere with Lord Hokage and Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura Haruno came over and punched Naruto, looking somewhat exasperated.
On the other side,
Kurenai Yuhi glanced at Uzuki Yugao, who stood frozen in the distance, then looked at Asuma on the ground...
tears welled in her red eyes!
In response,
Chen Yiban simply didn't care who he had killed.
All he knew was that the system prompt in the air told him he had gained another chance to claim a beginner achievement reward.
"Eight Inner Gates, Seventh Gate, Gate of Wonder... Open!!"
Watching Chen Yiban slaughter two friends he knew, as well as dozens of Konoha Anbu Ninjas, Might Guy flew into a rage and opened the Seventh Gate!!
"You're unforgivable!"
"Daytime Tiger!!"
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