Showing Off Skills

"Die!" After reaching the giant snake's head, Chen drove his right hand, crackling with Chidori, fiercely into the snake's skull. He channeled more Chakra inside its head, making the Chidori explode within the snake's brain. The giant snake let out a pained howl before collapsing to the ground, motionless.

"Ding! Host killed a giant snake, rewarded 2000 points. Host's Summoned Beast killed giant snake x2, rewarded points: 2000."

The other snake charging at Erha had its head lopped off by Erha in a few strikes. Chen also received half the points.

"As expected, war profiteering is the easiest way to earn, huh? In just a short while, I've made so many points, almost matching what I've accumulated over the past decade or so. And I didn't expect that I'd get half the points from Erha's kills. In that case, I'll let Erha act on its own. Splitting up like this will net more points, but I still need to give it some instructions."

"Yo! Not bad, Erha! All that size wasn't for nothing!" Chen teased Six Paths Dog.

"Hmph! Shut up, brat!"

"Hey! Still got that foul temper after all this time! But Erha, let's split up. You go elsewhere—any Sand Ninja or Sound Ninja you come across, kill them all. You can run wild to your heart's content," Chen said to Six Paths Dog.

"Oh? Haha! Just what I wanted!" Erha roared excitedly. "You scum, watch this master crush and flatten every last one of you!"

"But remember, don't lay a hand on Konoha's people, got it?" Chen warned the hyped-up Six Paths Dog. "Got it, got it! You're so naggy, brat! I'm off!" Six Paths Dog said impatiently, then bellowed, "My great blade has long been thirsting for action!" It eagerly dashed off elsewhere to hunt prey.

"This guy... forget it, let him have his fun. It'll help me rack up more points anyway!" Chen watched Six Paths Dog's back view and helplessly rubbed his forehead. Then he asked the system, "System, how many points do I have?"

"Ding! Host's total points: 9643. Open Exchange Interface?"

"Not for now! But..." Chen replied as he noticed several Sand Ninja closing in on him!

"System, is there a way to see through an opponent's strength?" Chen asked.

"Host can exchange for the Data Eye, which digitizes any character's strength and relays it to the host," the system answered.

"Data Eye? Exchange it!"

"Ding! Data Eye, item type: Talent, item grade: C-level, exchange cost: 500 points. Exchange?"

"Exchange!"

"Exchange successful. Points deducted: 500. Remaining points: 9143."

A warm current surged from within Chen to his eyes, causing a brief burning sensation that quickly faded.

By then, the group of Sand Ninja had rushed in front of Chen, forming an encirclement around him.

"Damn it! This guy killed the giant snake our ninjas summoned together before it could even do anything!" a Sand Ninja gritted his teeth, glaring at Chen with hatred.

Those giant snakes had been summoned by several Sand Ninja working together, meant to breach Konoha's heartland and wreak havoc. They never expected them to be taken down at the village's outskirts without achieving anything, infuriating the Sand Village ninjas.

"Don't think you'll escape from us!" the Sand ninjas jeered.

On the other side, Kakashi and Might Guy had originally come to block the giant snakes, but after seeing Chen engage them, they perched on a rooftop to watch the fight. They planned to ambush the snakes while Chen tangled with them, aiming for a one-hit kill—but they never expected Chen to finish them off so quickly. What surprised them was that Chen used Chidori to kill the giant snake. Everyone knew Chidori was Kakashi's self-created technique and his signature move. Apart from teaching it to Sasuke, Kakashi had never passed it on to anyone. How did this Anbu member learn Chidori? It piqued Kakashi's curiosity about Chen. Seeing Chen surrounded by Sand Ninja, Kakashi and Guy didn't immediately move to help but continued observing.

"That kid's in trouble. Should we go support him, Kakashi?" Guy asked.

"No, wait a bit," Kakashi said calmly.

"Heh... two Special Jonin and six Chunin, huh? A bit tricky, but perfect as my whetstone." With the Data Eye, Chen could gauge these ninjas' strength.

"Kill!" The six Sand Chunin charged at Chen simultaneously, kunai in hand. The two Special Jonin locked onto him, preventing escape.

"Heh! Ganging up on me? Just what I wanted!" Chen sneered, quickly forming hand signs before spreading his arms. Just as the Sand ninjas' kunai were about to pierce him...

"Lightning Style - Chidori Stream!"

In an instant, Chen's body erupted with lightning, paralyzing all the ninjas rushing at him. Then his hands transformed into six arm-thick giant snakes, jaws wide, baring fangs as they bit down on the necks of the six Chunin frozen by Chidori Stream.

"Kakashi, what's that? Is that Chidori? How did it change shape?" Guy asked in surprise, seeing Chen's Chidori Stream.

Kakashi didn't answer immediately, instead gazing at Chen below, deep in thought.

"Souka, I see. Spreading Chakra across the whole body and using Chidori's method to cover it in electricity—meaning he's not using his hands but his entire body to wield it. He's sacrificed Chidori's destructive power for a larger attack range. This can serve as both an offensive move and a special absolute defense!... To master Chidori so thoroughly? Such incredible talent—even Sasuke probably can't match this! And that technique that killed the six Chunin at the end must be Orochimaru's Shadow Snake Hand. Not only does he know my self-created Chidori, but he can also use Orochimaru's secret technique. Just who is this person?"

As expected of Chidori's creator, Kakashi grasped the principle and function of Chidori Stream after seeing it just once.

"Ding! Host killed 6 Chunin, gained points: 12000!"

In mere seconds, the Chunin who planned to gang up on Chen were instead killed by him. It happened so suddenly that the two Special Jonin couldn't react in time to stop it, staring dumbfounded as their subordinates were taken out.

They were only recently promoted to ordinary Jonin, their strength barely at Special Jonin level, elevated due to the Konoha Crush plan.

"Heh! Next up, you two." Chen grinned cruelly at the stunned Special Jonin, though his Anbu mask hid it.

"D-Damn you! How dare you—" one of the Special Jonin pointed at Chen, incredulous.

"Hmph! If you want to kill, be ready to be killed. What, did you expect me to stand still and let you slaughter me? Idiots!" Chen mocked them.

"Bastard! I'll kill you!" One Special Jonin, enraged by Chen's taunt, drew a kunai and charged.

"Heh! Come on!" Chen sneered, drawing the short sword from his back and rushing at the Special Jonin. In an instant, he was before him, swinging the blade down.

"Nani? So fast!" The Special Jonin flinched, barely blocking Chen's short sword with his kunai. "Damn it!"

"Heh!" Chen smirked, pressing down with force, pushing the Special Jonin to strain and hold his ground.

"You bastard!" The other Sand ninja cursed, quickly forming hand signs for a jutsu.

"Tch!" Noticing the other's movement, Chen shifted his short sword from a press to a slash, aiming for the kunai-wielding ninja's neck. The ninja ducked just in time. Chen followed up with a kick, sending the Sand ninja flying despite his hurried arm block, unable to withstand the force.

"Wind Style - Vacuum Sphere." The other Sand ninja finished his hand signs, spitting several wind bullets toward Chen. Chen leaped into the air, dodging the attack, and hurled his short sword like a kunai at the Sand ninja he'd kicked, while quickly forming new signs. The kunai-wielding ninja, seeing Chen airborne, prepared to throw his kunai but was beaten to it by Chen's thrown blade, forcing him to dodge. By then, Chen had completed his hand signs. The chirping of Chidori rang out again. Landing, he immediately sprinted toward the ninja he'd kicked.

"Watch out! That's the Lightning Style jutsu he used to kill the giant snake—highly lethal! Keep your distance, don't let him get close!" the jutsu-casting Sand ninja warned while rapidly forming more signs.

"Hmph! That move again? Strong as it is, if you keep your distance, it's useless, right?" The kunai-wielding Sand ninja, seeing a gap between him and Chen, stood his ground smugly instead of jumping away.

But...

"Lightning Style - Chidori Sharp Spear!"