Feels Good

Although Chen had long known the system disliked being human, he hadn't expected it to interfere at a time like this.

At this moment, an enraged Yomi charged toward Chen.

Such behavior actually made Chen wary.

After all, for the vast majority of ninja, their strength lay in ninjutsu, and losing a left arm basically meant being unable to perform techniques.

Under such circumstances, if it were Chen, he would definitely choose to flee.

The abnormal behavior left Chen deeply suspicious, so he immediately put some distance between them.

"Fire Release, Great Fireball Technique!"

A ten-meter fireball appeared and headed straight for Yomi, yet Yomi charged directly through the attack.

Although his body was charred black in large patches, he seemed to grow more valiant the more he fought.

"Is this the power of Moryo?"

"That's right! To force me to use the master's power, you should be proud. You must die today!"

With that, Yomi rushed straight at Chen.

Just then, the severed left arm of Yomi on the ground suddenly lunged up and grabbed Shion, who was behind Chen.

Shion had been relying on her own strength to hold onto Chen, but how could her strength compare to Yomi's, let alone a Yomi who was now utilizing a portion of Moryo's power?

Under the pull of the severed arm, Shion was snatched away. Seeing this, Chen understood he had to go to her rescue.

Consequently, Chen feinted to create distance from Yomi and charged straight toward Shion's direction.

"Want to save the Shrine Maiden? Don't forget, your enemy is me!"

"Fire Release, Fire Breath!"

A massive amount of flame erupted. If Chen chose to save Shion, he would inevitably be swallowed by the flames; conversely, Shion would be consumed by them.

It could be said that Yomi had struck at a point Chen was forced to defend.

Seeing this scene, Shion couldn't help but close her eyes. In her view, no one would die for a stranger.

Then, in the current situation, she would surely be the one to die.

This is fine, this way I can go see Mother.

Shion thought to herself, yet after waiting for a long time, she did not feel the expected pain.

She opened her eyes in confusion, only to see that she was being held in Chen's arms.

"You saved me?"

"Do you think there's anyone else here?"

Chen was speechless; could this Shion be an idiot?

"You're hurt?"

Shion was deeply puzzled. In her view, the situation just now meant either she died, or Chen was swallowed by the flames.

"It was just a C-rank ninjutsu; I'm not that weak."

Although he said that, the back of Chen's outer garment was still charred black.

At the critical moment, Chen had used a Shadow Clone to perform a Substitution Technique, using a rock to block the vast majority of the flames, while the Shadow Clone remained behind the rock.

By the time the flames destroyed those two things, they had little power left, so Chen naturally didn't sustain any injuries.

"Hold on tight, let's deal with this disgusting guy first."

Chen spoke while looking at Yomi.

At this time, Yomi's arm had recovered, but the thing connecting his arm looked very much like a tentacle monster, appearing extremely repulsive.

"Damn, you didn't transplant Moryo at this stage, did you? Why choose to be a beast when you could be a human? How bored are you?"

Chen complained helplessly.

"Brat, you must die!"

With a roar, Yomi charged at Chen.

Shion, in Chen's arms, saw Yomi transformed into a monster and was so frightened she burrowed into Chen's chest, as if trying to crawl inside his body.

Chen felt somewhat helpless about this; Shion's actions invisibly restricted his movements, but there was no way to just toss her aside right now.

"Forget it, let me show you my new move."

An Asauchi appeared in his hand, and the next second, flames erupted upon it.

"Flowing Fire Blade!"

The flame-imbued blade struck Yomi directly, severing him along with his tentacles, and the scent of cooked meat wafted from the wounds.

"What a pity, the power is still insufficient."

Chen looked slightly disappointed; the attack just now had looked imposing, but in reality, its power was no greater than a Great Fireball.

However, since this was a technique Chen had only just developed, it was obviously unlikely to succeed on the first try.

"Hey, wake up, the sun is already hitting your backside."

As he spoke, Chen slapped Shion on the bottom.

I have to say, the feel was actually quite nice.

"You, you, what are you doing!"

Stung by the slap, Shion instantly blushed. Even though she was just a child, she was a girl after all.

Furthermore, people in the Naruto World tended to mature early, making Chen's actions undoubtedly very...

"Hurry and get down; I can't walk while carrying you like this."

Shion climbed down, looking depressed, her eyes filled with a mix of shame and anger as she glared at Chen, but Chen didn't care at all.

"Get on."

Chen crouched down, intending for Shion to climb onto his back so they could continue moving forward.

However, Shion caught sight of the injuries on Chen's back.

"You're hurt..."

"Oh, you mean my back? It's just a scratch, it's fine. Hurry up and get on; don't you want to see your mother?"

"I..."

Shion was at a loss for words, not knowing what to think, and it was at this moment that an unexpected change occurred.

Yomi, who had been cut in two by Chen, suddenly stood up. Before Chen could react, Yomi fled at an incredible speed.

The sudden turn of events left Chen with no time to react, let alone stop him.

"Ding, system notification: Mission to kill Yomi failed!"

Hearing the system's voice, Chen immediately realized things had taken a turn for the worse; after all, the mission penalty was being buried alive.

However, Chen was ultimately a step too slow. A violent explosion erupted, causing the ground where Chen and Shion stood to collapse, and the two of them, caught off guard, fell straight into the abyss.

"I might have played a bit too hard this time. Perhaps I should give him better rewards for the next mission."

Both Chen and Shion had fallen into a coma, yet the system's voice rang out. Not only that, but the system actually projected a physical body into the outside world.

The body appeared to be that of a young girl roughly the same age as Chen.

Chen was unaware of what was happening outside. A long time later, he finally woke up, and cradled in his arms was Shion.

Clearly, when Chen fell, he had instinctively protected her beneath him.

However, their current position was extremely awkward, and just then, Shion groggily woke up. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw the strange posture she and Chen were in.

"Don't look!"

Shion instantly blushed and tried to struggle, but she was surrounded by earth and stone, making it impossible for her to move.

"Don't move around. There was just a collapse here; if you move, you might trigger a secondary collapse, and we might end up buried even deeper. Are you hurt?"

Although Chen understood why Shion was acting this way, now was clearly not the time to worry about such things.

"I, I think I'm fine."

"Good, then hold on tight to me."

As he spoke, Chen pulled Shion into his arms to prevent any further danger, while simultaneously cursing the system under his breath.