Naruto: Starting with a Challenge to Itachi Uchiha
Chapter 37

Blue Isn't Enough to Hang the Head

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By utilizing Flash Step, Chen is able to hover in the air to a certain extent.

Precisely because of this, seeing Chen appear in mid-air, Kakashi immediately formed a guess: that Chen is a shinobi from Iwagakure.

After all, in the entire Shinobi World, only the Tsuchikage possesses the ability to fly, and the ninjutsu he uses is only circulated among the high-ranking officials within Iwagakure.

"So that's how it is. I didn't expect it to be someone from Iwagakure. In that case, I have no choice but to make you reveal the purpose of this trip."

The Five Great Shinobi Villages appear very harmonious on the surface, but behind the scenes, various underhanded actions are constant; such intelligence gathering obviously happens from time to time.

Because of this, Chen's identity was subjectively determined by Kakashi.

As Kakashi spoke, he charged toward Chen.

Although Kakashi does not possess the ability to fly, Chen's current position is still within range for a ninjutsu strike.

"Fire Release, Great Fireball Technique!"

A massive fireball appeared and headed straight for Chen. Seeing this, Chen did not choose to dodge.

"Fire Release, Great Fireball Technique!"

It was the same ninjutsu, but the fireball released by Chen was far more massive than Kakashi's, and its power completely crushed Kakashi's attack.

"Damn it!"

Kakashi did not expect Chen to be this strong, and he couldn't help but feel worried.

After all, Flash Step is not a flight ability; after casting the Great Fireball, Chen returned to the ground, and at this moment, Kakashi charged directly at him.

"Lightning Release, Lightning Blade!"

With little chakra remaining, Kakashi understood that if he continued to drag this out, he would inevitably be the one to suffer, so he released the only ninjutsu that was uniquely his own.

Sensing the powerful chakra, Chen realized that such an attack was definitely not something he could handle.

"Why must you fight so desperately? I already said I didn't want to fight; forcing it like this is just too boring."

"If you would just surrender, I wouldn't want this either. It's unlikely that someone like you would appear here without a purpose, right?"

As he spoke, Kakashi charged toward Chen like a bolt of lightning.

Seeing this, Chen felt helpless.

However, just as the Lightning Blade was about to strike Chen, he vanished in a bizarre fashion.

Kakashi's Lightning Blade hit nothing, leaving him with a look of astonishment on his face.

"What was that just now?"

Kakashi was deeply confused, because in that instant, he felt it was a very familiar ability.

"Impossible. Only my teacher could use the Flying Thunder God, and even in Konoha, there is no one else. That guy couldn't possibly know the Flying Thunder God. Besides, that guy looks like nothing more than a brat; how could he possibly use the Flying Thunder God?"

It is no wonder Kakashi was so stunned; one must know that even the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, took several years to master the Flying Thunder God.

Although Chen was wearing a mask, his stature still betrayed his age.

No matter who it was, no one would believe that a four-year-old brat could use the Flying Thunder God.

After waiting for a long time, seeing that there were no enemies, Kakashi covered his Sharingan.

This battle had drained Kakashi significantly; although he wasn't on the verge of losing consciousness, his remaining chakra could not support further combat.

Consequently, Kakashi prepared to leave, intending to report what had just happened.

But at that very moment, Chen appeared in a bizarre fashion.

Seeing Chen appear, Kakashi became even more suspicious.

He had initially suspected that Chen used the Flying Thunder God, but when Chen appeared just now, there were no marks in the surrounding area that could serve as a Flying Thunder God seal.

Unless Chen's Flying Thunder God did not require a seal, it would be impossible to appear like this.

Chen's appearance immediately put Kakashi on high alert; he didn't even have time to lift his forehead protector because the Fire Dragon Flame Bullet cast by Chen had already appeared.

Although the rank of a ninjutsu does not entirely represent its power, Kakashi clearly did not possess the ability to withstand a B-rank ninjutsu head-on.

"Earth Release, Earth Style Wall!"

An Earth Style Wall with a dog head appeared, barely blocking Chen's attack.

"This 'Five-Five-Split' is truly a strange one. Not enough mana, yet he hangs a dog head on his wall. Tell me, does he have a thing with that dog named Pakkun?"

The system's voice sounded again, and hearing the system's snark, Chen was speechless.

"Can you not have such a wild imagination? It's probably just that Kakashi signed a contract with the dog and did it as a matter of convenience."

"If you go by that logic, will there be a beautiful woman on your Earth Style Wall after you learn it in the future? After all, the system is peerlessly beautiful, with a face that puts flowers to shame and sinks the moon, a beauty that topples cities, and a charm that is delicate, refined, and breathtakingly elegant."

"Can you have some shame?

Setting everything else aside, you don't even have a physical form, let alone a body—you're just a voice. How the hell am I supposed to hang you up?"

Chen was truly speechless. This system wasn't just a scam; it was incredibly narcissistic. Didn't it feel any shame saying those things over and over?

But thinking about it carefully, a guy without any integrity like this system probably didn't even know what the word "shame" meant.

"You dare call me shameless!

Just you wait!"

The system's voice was clearly furious, and hearing this, Chen couldn't help but have a bad premonition.

"Ding, system notification: Extra mission, forcibly kiss Hatake Kakashi!

Failure penalty: Forced to forcibly kiss Hatake Kakashi!"

(Kakashi: I'm so grateful.)

"Hey, System, are you playing for real? This kind of thing isn't a joke."

Chen was at a loss for words. This wasn't a system; it was a twenty-four-karat pure hooligan.

"That's for slandering this system. Go on and honestly kiss Hatake Kakashi.

If you dare slander this system again, I'll make you kiss everyone in the Shinobi World, and I won't even let Orochimaru off the hook."

Hearing the system's words, Chen instantly felt nauseated. This was simply too treacherous.

Forget about forcibly kissing Orochimaru; he absolutely, positively did not want to do this current mission either.

"System, listen to my explanation. That's not what I meant. You misunderstood."

"Explain what? Do you think I don't know what you're thinking?

Today, this lady will let you know how formidable I am, and see if you dare slander this lady again in the future."

"But you really don't have a form, so how am I supposed to hang you on an Earth Style Wall when I cast it later?

Even if you had a body and a form, I could hang you on an Earth Style Wall, but think about it: the purpose of a jutsu like Earth Style Wall is to block attacks.

To put it bluntly, it's meant to take hits, so it's inevitably going to be destroyed.

Think about it, if you were on it and it shattered every few days, wouldn't that be disgusting to watch?

That's why I said 'hang your sister'—this kind of behavior where you get shattered for fun is definitely not okay.

If you insist on being hung up there, wouldn't that be throwing away your own face?"

Chen tried his best to justify himself. Compared to forcibly kissing Hatake Kakashi, it was better to just cave in to the system.

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