A Man Couldn't Get Rich Without Windfalls, Nor a Horse Thrive Without Night Feed

"Yuki! Yoru!"

"Ninja Art: Wild Hair Lion's Mane Technique!"

Watching Nara Enshui collapse, Jiraiya's fury surged beyond his control.

His immense chakra erupted violently. Stimulated by the chakra, his white hair grew without limit, spreading out completely like a lion's mane. Several thick bundles shot straight toward Yoru.

At the same time, he clasped his hands together and puffed out his cheeks.

"Ninja Art: Toad Oil Bullet!"

As his hair restricted Yoru's movements, he spat sticky oil from his mouth. It instantly formed an arc and fell toward Yoru.

And in that same moment, Jiraiya's hands shifted through another set of seals.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball!"

Dazzling flames roared to life across the oil. The terrifying blaze erupted, ready to engulf Yoru.

"I'm starting to feel like I'm becoming a Nara killer."

Faced with Jiraiya's all-out assault, Yoru grinned. He didn't even consider dodging.

"I'd love to fight you myself, but I'm not your opponent, Sannin Jiraiya."

"Suiton: Water Mirror Technique!"

The terrifying blaze rushed toward Yoru, but at that instant, Yagura appeared beside him.

At the same time,

water gathered into a transparent mirror.

In the next moment, a figure identical to Jiraiya emerged from the mirror, spewing forth an equally powerful stream of toad oil and a Great Fireball!

The roaring flames collided. Their immense reach swallowed up several unlucky souls, and for a moment, the two forces were evenly matched.

"Karatachi Yagura..."

Staring at the baby-faced boy before him, Jiraiya's killing intent blazed. "You think you're my match?"

"Only one way to find out."

Yagura held his Hook Ruler and smiled. "Besides, I don't have to beat you. As long as I keep Konoha's leading general occupied, we win this war, don't we?"

Yoru vanished from behind him, appearing in the blink of an eye behind a Konoha ninja.

His blade rose and fell.

The Konoha ninja hadn't even had time to react before his head and body were separated.

Yoru raised a hand and struck. Sokatsui erupted from his palm, blasting a Konoha ninja nearby to pieces.

With a casual slash, surging blade energy cut several Konoha ninja in half. Their blood drenched the lake beneath their feet.

"Damn it!"

Jiraiya's eyes nearly bulged with rage.

A powerhouse like Yoru, left unchecked on the battlefield, was like a tiger among sheep. It was nothing short of a massacre.

Fugaku, who was supposed to deal with Yuki Yoru, was now under attack from two or three Kirigakure Jonin, every one of them a kekkei genkai wielder!

Shikotsumyaku, Hyoton, Hydrification Technique!

Kirigakure had certainly gone all out to deal with the Uchiha Clan's leader!

"Don't get cocky, boy from the Yuki Clan!"

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet! Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet!"

Just as Yoru prepared to continue his slaughter, a figure blocked his path.

His hands moved through seals at a terrifying speed. In an instant, a massive earth dragon and a massive fire dragon surged up from the ground.

"Combined Ninja Art: Earth Dragon Flame Stream!"

Sarutobi Shinnosuke roared. The two dragons bellowed and charged at Yoru, hissing furiously.

"You're certainly fired up, Sarutobi Shinnosuke."

Yoru drew his blade and swung. An ice dragon, no less powerful, roared from its tip and crashed headlong into the two dragons of earth and fire. All three vanished into the sky.

"Killing the Third Hokage's son would certainly be an achievement worth boasting about, but I have other things to do right now. I can't waste too much time on you."

Shunpo burst into action.

Yoru vanished right before Sarutobi Shinnosuke's eyes and appeared behind another Konoha ninja.

His blade rose and fell, claiming another life.

[ Ding! Successfully killed a Jonin. Reward: 1,000 Points. ]

As the pleasant system notification rang out again and again, Yoru watched his Points keep climbing and couldn't stop the corners of his mouth from lifting.

"Kill and loot, and you'll strike it rich; leave a horse unfed at night, and it won't thrive."

War was still the fastest way for him to get rich overnight!

In Yoru's eyes, these Konoha ninja were walking bundles of Points. More importantly, many of them could trigger system missions.

The system's requirements for triggering a mission were simple: anyone who had appeared in the original story could generally trigger one.

There was no need to mention Yamanaka Inoichi, Nara Shikaku, or Hizashi Hyuga, whom Yoru had killed earlier.

Even Nara Suzaku and Nara Enshui, cannon fodder who had only appeared briefly in the Fourth Shinobi World War, had triggered system missions.

Their evaluations weren't high, only C-rank, and the reward was just 5,000 Points.

But with the 5,000-point mission reward and the 2,000 Points for killing a Jonin, that made 7,000.

One was 7,000, and two made 14,000. Damn, if he got ten or eight of them, he'd be set!

As the saying went, a man couldn't get rich without windfalls, nor a horse thrive without night feed. This battlefield was Yoru's true chance to reach the pinnacle of power!

"Great Ball Rasengan!!"

Just as Yoru was about to continue rampaging across the battlefield, Jiraiya suddenly appeared at his right side. He held a spinning ball of chakra several cubic meters in size and slammed it into Yoru.

The tremendous force erupted. Yoru only had time to release a layer of Circular Gate Shield.

But how could Bakudo #39 possibly withstand such a terrifying attack?

In an instant,

the Circular Gate Shield shattered, and Yoru was sent flying!

Damn you, Yagura!

You set me up?

Yoru turned his head and saw that Yagura was using his Water Mirror to trade jutsu with Sarutobi Shinnosuke. Jiraiya had taken the opportunity to attack Yoru.

"Ninja Art: Wild Hair Needle Binding!"

As Yoru was blasted away, several strands of white hair quickly wound around him. Fueled by powerful chakra, they tightened further and further, attempting to crush him to death on the spot.

At the last possible moment, Yoru vanished. A white ANBU mask was shredded to pieces by the strands of hair.

"Utsusemi!"

"Don't even think about escaping!"

White hair, hard as steel, swept across the battlefield. Combined with Fire Release mixed with oil, it couldn't be extinguished even by surging Suiton.

Yoru's figure flickered repeatedly, but many Kirigakure ninja weren't so lucky. Anyone caught in Jiraiya's jutsu almost always paid with their life.

"This can't go on..."

Yoru's gaze turned cold. He abruptly raised his hand and grabbed at Jiraiya as he pursued him, while shouting to the Kirigakure ninja nearby, "Everyone, get clear!"

The surrounding ninja had already scattered without needing Yoru to warn them.

Jiraiya and Yoru's attacks were simply too devastating. At this level of fighting, anyone caught in the crossfire would either die or be badly wounded.

"Bakudo #4: Hainawa!"

A rope of energy materialized out of thin air, binding Jiraiya tightly.

Jiraiya strained with both arms, but three enormous beak-shaped beams shot toward him and pinned his arms and waist to a wall formed from Earth Release.

"Bakudo #30: Mouth Spike Triple Flash!"

"Carriage of thunder, gap of the spinning wheel, with light, divide into six!"

Yoru's urgent chant rang out. He looked at Jiraiya, restrained for a brief moment, and clenched his right hand tightly toward him.

"Bakudo #61: Six Rods Light Prison!"

At the end of his full incantation, six beams of light shot in from every direction, binding Jiraiya tightly.

Then Yoru gripped Hyōrinmaru with both hands. His aura abruptly surged, and he brought the blade down toward Jiraiya's head!

"Sit upon the frozen heavens! Hyōrinmaru!"

"Vacuum Ice Blade Slash!"