Seniority Cannot Be Disrupted, Little Ghost, Call Me Big Sister!

"I'd like to see just how much ability you really have. Hey, Chiba, raise your hands, lift your blade." Young Master Sheng Yue revealed her canine teeth slightly, her long golden hair fluttering in the wind. Then, her figure vanished in an instant.

Clang!!!!

Uchiha Chiba raised his Kusarigama to strike behind him.

"Not bad speed. I actually thought you were just a pretty face. Now, I apologize for thinking you were a vase at the start." Uchiha Chiba gave a faint smile. Although he was a head shorter than Sheng Yue, his composure did not match his age.

"How did you see through my movements? This is a special technique; with your strength, you shouldn't have been able to track it." Sheng Yue suddenly relaxed her grip, flicked the Kusarigama upward, and her body soared along with the weapon, landing steadily on the ground in the distance.

"Guess." Uchiha Chiba wore his signature smile.

How did he see it?

If it had been his previous Single Tomoe Sharingan perception, he truly wouldn't have been able to track her movements. However, Chiba now possessed the Double Tomoe Sharingan. Not only had his ocular power increased, but his perception of chakra within his body had also greatly improved, allowing him to track Sheng Yue's footwork.

"Damn it... This Young Master hates guessing games the most. Master Hanzo's Right Hand is always like this too... Damn it! So annoying!" Sheng Yue gritted her teeth. Her figure closed in on Chiba instantly. This time, she didn't choose a feint; the Kusarigama landed squarely in front of Chiba.

"Master Hanzo's Right Hand? You wouldn't happen to be... intentionally picking a fight with me to vent because the master was injured, would you?" Uchiha Chiba didn't choose to block it head-on; anyone who took such a heavy, powerful blow would be a fool.

Boom!!!!!!

Mud and rainwater splashed across the training ground.

"I-I am not!" Sheng Yue's face flushed red, a look of shame appearing as if her intentions had been seen through in an instant.

"I was actually planning to go see Hanzo's Right Hand tomorrow. Regarding that matter, I truly am sorry to him. Since you're also concerned about him, if you need to vent, I'll let you hit me a couple of times." Uchiha Chiba put away his Kusarigama and spread his arms, looking as if he were at her mercy.

However, the scene of reconciliation he imagined did not occur.

Instead, Sheng Yue slowly clenched her delicate hand into a fist.

"Oh? Then I won't hold back." Sheng Yue smiled.

Chiba: Wait, you're actually going to hit me?

The next second, a soft, fair fist magnified infinitely in Uchiha Chiba's pupils!

Hum!!!!

His body instinctively moved, and he lunged forward to grab Sheng Yue!

"Eek!?!!" Sheng Yue let out a strange sound.

Then, Uchiha Chiba slowly looked at the Sheng Yue in front of him. He saw that his left hand was gripping the girl's right wrist, pinning her tightly against his body, while his right hand had grabbed the girl's prized mountain; the mountain on the left was deformed by his large hand.

"Pervert! Lecher! Bastard!"

Uchiha Chiba hurriedly let go.

"Um... if I said I didn't mean to, would you believe me?"

Boom!!!! Boom!!!!

A long while later, inside the training ground, Uchiha Chiba sat on the spectator bench, bruised and swollen, with Sheng Yue sitting beside him, arms crossed.

"Alright, I've apologized, and I've been beaten up by your... er, fist. Sheng Yue, I'm heading out." Uchiha Chiba rubbed his cheeks. This woman hit hard; his face was still throbbing, though thankfully, he hadn't been disfigured.

"Wait." Sheng Yue hummed.

"Since you couldn't beat me, you're my underling from now on. But, since you're this Young Master's first underling, we can't mess up the hierarchy. This Young Master allows you to call me Sister Sheng Yue, you hear me?" Sheng Yue grabbed Chiba's arm and twisted it.

Hiss!!!

"Got it, got it..." Uchiha Chiba just wanted to hurry back to his hospital bed and sleep. His body hadn't even fully recovered, yet he'd been dragged out for a no-holds-barred fight—what a disaster!

However, as for this title... he would just consider it the price for the penalty of touching that surprisingly soft spot... it wasn't a big deal.

Three months later, the Konoha forces were stationed within the Land of Rain. Because of the antidote for Hanzo the Salamander's toxin that Tsunade possessed, the Konoha ninja had gradually adapted to the environment of Amegakure and begun their counterattack.

Hanzo the Salamander's army was slowly retreating. This wasn't because Hanzo was afraid; he was gathering strength, attempting to ignite an even bloodier war.

Meanwhile, because Chiba was frequently out on missions, the trio had returned to their original, dilapidated little nest. It was worth noting, however, that whenever Chiba had free time, he would return. What was slightly concerning was that every time Chiba and Sheng Yue returned together, Konan would always act like a bristling, angry kitten.

In Amegakure, inside Hanzo the Salamander's strategy department:

Knock, knock, knock!

"Lord Hanzo, Young Master Sheng Yue has taken Chiba to the side battlefield again..." Hanzo's Right Hand clutched his forehead. His heart felt like it was breaking. The young man he had finally come to appreciate and favor was being dragged off to kill people every single day by his leader's daughter and his own student. He felt like jumping out the window—not taking the elevator, and certainly not the stairs.

Hanzo the Salamander sighed.

"Send word to Katsuzuki! Tell her and Chiba to get back here immediately! The battlefield is no longer just Konoha's people; there are also the subordinates of that woman who plays with puppets. It's too dangerous, and experiencing the battlefield once is enough." The woman who plays with puppets that Hanzo the Salamander referred to was none other than Chiyo, who still retained a hint of charm even now.

At this moment, Katsuzuki was sprinting through the forest with Chiba.

"Chiba, are you sure that lousy map of yours is correct? We've already circled this area four times." Katsuzuki stared at the map in her hands, her willow-leaf brows tightly knitted and her pearly teeth biting down on her jade-like lip.

"It's not... I've been wanting to say this since the second lap, but... are you holding it upside down?" Uchiha Chiba caught his breath. His physical stamina still couldn't compare to this woman; her secret technique allowed her to increase her speed rapidly, making her far too difficult to keep up with.

Katsuzuki waved her jade hand.

Thud!

"Don't question me! I, Katsuzuki, have been learning these things from Master Youzo since I was a child. How could I possibly misread a mere map? Hmph! It must be a problem with your map!" Katsuzuki slapped the map against Chiba's chest.

This girl... she was perfect in every way, except for her personality...

Chiba looked at the map in his hands.

He fell silent.

Then, he silently flipped the map over.

Chiba: ...

Katsuzuki: ...

"I... I told you, it was the map's fault. The map just hadn't been flipped over yet; it has nothing to do with me, absolutely nothing at all!" Katsuzuki's cheeks flushed bright red. She tried to whistle to cover up her embarrassment, but failed, which only made her feel even more awkward.

"Yeah, sure, sure. Let's just keep moving. I've been curious about the secrets of this map for a while now..." Uchiha Chiba took a few steps forward and ducked into a hidden crevice between some rocks, where a faint glimmer of light could be seen.