Battle Star Ninja Three

"System! Exchange the Great Ball Rasengan for me."

"Great Ball Rasengan, item grade: A-rank, requires 8000 Points. Since the Host has already mastered the Rasengan, only 3000 Points are needed to use its advanced version, the Great Ball Rasengan. Note: This technique requires the user and a Shadow Clone to perform it together. Exchange?"

"Exchange!"

"Ding! Exchange successful. 3000 Points deducted. Remaining Points: 32000."

After exchanging the Rasengan, Chen immediately created a clone. A pale blue Rasengan formed in his palm, spinning at high speed and visibly growing larger until it reached the size of a watermelon. Then, Chen and his clone pushed the Great Ball Rasengan together, charging at Lord Red Star.

"Die!" Lord Red Star controlled the Bear Demon to lunge at Chen. But Chen didn't dodge; instead, he and the clone drove the Rasengan straight into the Bear Demon. The bear, formed from Lord Red Star's Chakra, was instantly shredded by the Rasengan and scattered as raw Chakra.

"How is it possible..."

Lord Red Star screamed in desperation, but he couldn't change reality. The Rasengan in Chen's hand slammed directly into his chest. Lord Red Star was hit by the Rasengan.

"Boom!" The ground around the Rasengan's impact cratered instantly from its sheer force. Lord Red Star, struck by the technique, spat out a mouthful of blood and was blasted backward.

"Da... damn it..." Lord Red Star, somehow still alive after being sent flying, propped himself up with his hands, trying to stand. But it was futile. He coughed up more blood and collapsed again, on the verge of death.

"I didn't expect a single Great Ball Rasengan to drain all my remaining Chakra. If the system couldn't restore it, that would've been dangerous. I need to find a way to increase my Chakra reserves fast. System, restore my Chakra now!" "Ding! Restoring Chakra requires 1000 Points. Exchange?"

"Exchange!"

"Exchange successful! 1000 Points deducted. Remaining Points: 34000."

As the system's prompt faded, a warm current flowed through Chen's body, instantly replenishing all the Chakra he'd spent in the fight.

"Still alive after that? Tough bastard." Chen walked up to Lord Red Star, looking down with a light smirk.

"Who... who the hell... are you?"

"Who am I? Just a stray dog, nothing more. But that's none of your business. Just die in peace." Chen moved to finish him off.

"Bastard! Don't you dare hurt Lord Red Star! Mysterious Peacock Meth—" Ang, standing nearby, shouted at Chen and tried to form the Mysterious Peacock Method to attack. But before he could complete it, Chen wrapped him up with the Shadow Snake Hand, immobilizing him.

"Let me go! Damn it, let me go!" Ang struggled and yelled.

"Shut up. If you weren't still useful..." Chen tightened the snake's grip, forcing Ang's face red and choking off his words, even making it hard to breathe.

"As for you... go repent to your Third Hoshikage!" Chen looked down again, sneering at Lord Red Star on the ground.

"No... I can't die. We have... a unique star. As long as we train around it, we'll become unstoppable. Our Star Hidden Village will rise above the Five Great Shinobi Villages. How is it possible I'd die here."

"Tch. Overreaching. Your ambition and your strength don't match at all. And that so-called star? You can't control it. Even if you use it to get stronger for a while, you're just speeding up your own destruction. I'd say the side effects from training with that star will kick in soon. Even without me, you'll suffer and die a painful death."

"Impossible... I won't die... I won't... I'll kill you!" Lord Red Star struggled to his feet, forming hand seals to gather the Mysterious Peacock Method.

"Hmph! Courting death." Seeing Lord Red Star, barely standing, still trying to fight, Chen snorted coldly. He stepped forward, gathered power in his right hand, and slammed it into Lord Red Star's stomach. The monstrous strength sent him flying. Before Lord Red Star hit the ground, Chen used the Body Flicker Technique, appearing in front of him instantly, and drove his foot down onto Lord Red Star's head, smashing him into the earth. But that wasn't the end. Chen charged at the prone Lord Red Star, concentrated all his power into his fist, and punched him. The force was so immense it carved a small crater into the ground, with cracks spreading around it. Chen pulled back his fist and looked at Lord Red Star lying in the pit. There was no sign of life left.

"Ding! Host killed 1 Jonin. Reward: 3000 Points. Host's remaining Points: 34000."

After finishing off Lord Red Star, Chen pondered how to find the star.

"Hmph. Done? Now I just need to find the star. It was probably taken by Natsuhi. If I find her, I'll find the star. But how do I track her down?" Chen glanced at Ang, still struggling in his grip. Her son's in my hands. She'll have to show up. She's all about protecting the village, right? I'll just destroy Star Hidden Village and see if she comes.

With that thought, Chen dragged Ang along with the Shadow Snake Hand, heading toward the village. On the way, he passed the unconscious Yoru and finished him off without a second thought.

"Bastard... you... you killed Lord Red Star! Who... who are you? Why are you slaughtering our Star Hidden Village? Why?" Ang, still bound, struggled and shouted angrily at Chen. He'd only arrived later, so he didn't know Chen's goal.

"Why? Hah. Your question's pretty naive. I killed your Star Ninja because they tried to kill me. And they tried to kill me because I wanted to take your star. Simple as that."

"The star? Your target is our star? I get it now. That guy earlier was your accomplice. You held off our ninja here while your partner stole the star, right? Damn it, you coward!"

"Tch. Accomplice? Coward? Do you really think someone at my level would need to go through all that trouble? That Lord Red Star guy was your village's strongest, wasn't he? I didn't even bat an eye at him. Who in your village could stop me?" Chen scoffed at Ang's words.

Seeing Chen's contemptuous expression, Ang thought bitterly, Damn it! Damn it! He's the same age as me, but how is he this strong? He even killed Lord Red Star... Damn it...

"Hmph. Your village's mistake was having a treasure but no strength to protect it. Weakness is a sin. Anyway, why am I wasting time talking to you? Let's go."

"You... what are you going to do?" Ang noticed the direction Chen was heading—toward the village—and asked in panic.

"You're annoying."

"Damn it, you—"

"Shut up."

Ang tried to say more, but Chen ignored him and kept walking. Before long, a village came into view. It was Star Hidden Village.

Suddenly, several figures darted out from the village, reaching Chen in a few breaths. They were just Genin-level kids, around Ang's age. They stared at Chen in shock, then noticed Ang wrapped in the snake hands.