Monster Strength and Thousand Years of Death

Since her younger brother and lover had died, Tsunade had retired from Konoha Village.

Though she traveled the world, she still kept in touch with Konoha Village.

From time to time, she would return with Shizune to take a look and report on her situation.

Tsunade happened to return to the village that night, only to see Chiye Jun sleeping soundly.

The instant she saw him, Tsunade froze.

"He looks so much like my little brother Nawaki when he was young..."

As she thought about it, she couldn't help pulling him tightly into her arms.

At that moment, the system issued another new mission.

This time, however, it was an action-art sign-in mission.

[Please act cute in Tsunade's arms.]

Piece of cake! Chiye Jun rejoiced inwardly.

The system's voice rang out.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the action-art sign-in mission. Reward: taijutsu, Monster Strength.]

An ability of the Senju Clan!

It could concentrate chakra into any part of the body, then unleash a powerful burst of force to enhance attack power.

A holographic panel appeared:

[Host: Chiye Jun]
[Age: 18]
[Chakra Nature: Wind, Lightning, Fire, Water, Earth, Yin, Yang]
[Mastered Ninjutsu: God-tier Clone Technique, God-tier Substitution Technique, God-tier Transformation Technique]
[Mastered Taijutsu: Dance of the Larch, Dance of the Camellia, Monster Strength]
[Mastered Genjutsu: None]
[Special Physique: Dead Bone Pulse]
[Kekkei Genkai: Dead Bone Pulse]
[Chakra Amount: ∞]

The next morning.

Tsunade and Shizune had already left, while Chiye Jun ran into the forest.

At six in the morning, most people still clung to the warmth of their beds.

But for a young man, it was precious time for training.

Before Rock Lee arrived, he planned to test the Monster Strength he had received the previous night.

Chiye Jun raised his arm and gathered chakra.

His fist immediately began to glow with a powerful blue light.

Then he bent down and punched a massive boulder.

Rumble!

The ground instantly shook with a deafening boom.

The struck stone exploded and flew everywhere, and the huge boulder was reduced to a field of rubble in an instant.

"Hiss..."

Chiye Jun sucked in a cold breath, his heart filled with shock.

Oddly enough, his hand did not hurt at all.

After the initial shock, a surge of wild joy rose within him.

That punch was insanely powerful!

Simple and brutal!

One move was enough to conquer the world!

Before long, Rock Lee arrived as well.

He taught Chiye Jun a weighted-training method, and Chiye Jun gave him a copy of the manga Sakura Haruno 18+.

After that, every morning, Chiye Jun trained in taijutsu with Rock Lee.

Although he had the system, Chiye Jun did not want to become too lazy.

More training was never a bad thing.

Because he was so focused, he failed to notice a cute figure watching him from the bushes ahead.

Short blue-black hair, white eyes.

Only after seeing Chiye Jun successfully reach the top did she reveal a shy smile and leave.

Hinata Hyuga.

Ever since Chiye Jun had saved her last time, she often found herself thinking about that handsome young man...

There were still several days until school began.

Chiye Jun received a new mission.

[Ding! Please proceed beneath Hokage Rock to complete the sign-in.]

In the month or so since he had transmigrated, aside from working as an apprentice at a blacksmith shop on the outskirts of the village, he had never really visited the village center.

As he looked around along the way, Chiye Jun was so excited he practically skipped like a bird.

Konoha Village was vast and boundless, stretching as far as the eye could see.

The Konoha Village he had seen in the anime had merely been a superficial glimpse.

Besides the residential area near the valley floor, there were also vast forests.

It truly deserved to be called the largest ninja village among the Five Great Nations.

When he arrived beneath Hokage Rock, he was awestruck by the majestic sight.

The system's reward notification followed:

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the sign-in. Reward: Thousand Years of Death.]

Thousand Years of Death...

An E-rank taijutsu developed by Sakumo Hatake. It was later passed down to his son Kakashi, then improved by Naruto into a version using a kunai with an explosive tag.

Commonly known as the "Chrysanthemum Blast Technique" and "Burning Butt Technique"...

In Chiye Jun's view, it was just a silly taijutsu.

He just had not expected it to come in handy so soon.

That day, just as he finished training and was about to leave.

He suddenly heard the sound of wind in the trees!

Was someone following him?

Chiye Jun stopped and hid in the bushes.

After observing carefully, he spotted someone in a tree across from him.

A black cloak, a patterned mask, ninja attire.

"Heh, Root!"

He made that judgment because Root's masks were more varied than Anbu masks and were not limited to animal designs.

The Dead Bone Pulse must have caught Danzo's attention...

A wicked thought suddenly rose in his heart.

Perfect. He could test Thousand Years of Death.

After thinking for a moment, he entered Universal Space and rummaged around before taking out a large cola bottle.

But it was filled with an enema solution...

He flashed beneath the tree.

Holding the cola bottle high with both hands, he leaped into the air!

A scream rang out.

Then came a series of flapping sounds.

A song seemed to drift in from afar: "Cold, cold shit rain slaps wildly against my face..."

Fortunately, Chiye Jun had moved quickly.

This was his improved version—Thousand Years of Death: Intestinal-Cleansing Enema!

"You little punk, following me? Here, have an invincible hemorrhoid!"

After returning home with a laugh, Chiye Jun suddenly thought of a serious problem.

As the system's rewards became more and more overpowered, they would inevitably attract attention.

Especially Danzo's!

There was only one solution now: become the Third Hokage's disciple!

It was like finding a solid backer in his previous world—acknowledging a godfather and clinging to his thigh.

"I'll find some time to sound out that old man. I wonder if he'll agree..."

The next morning.

Brushing his teeth, washing his face, then having toast with jam and milk for breakfast.

Today was his first day of school.

The system had issued the sign-in mission in advance the previous night.

[Ding! Please proceed to the Ninja Academy to sign in. Time limit: two days.]

After arriving at the school, the reward appeared.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for reaching the sign-in location. Reward: Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique.]

Pfft~~~

Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!

"Fine, the compassionate technique that has never burned anyone to death..."

Chiye Jun did not know whether to laugh or cry.

Still, he had finally received an offensive ninjutsu.

After leaving the administrative office, Chiye Jun was assigned to Iruka's class.

When he pushed open the door to Room 301, Chiye Jun was instantly dumbfounded.

The scene before him was completely different from the anime!

The classroom was a total mess.

Some were chasing each other, some were eating chips, some were sleeping, some were arguing, and some were setting dogs on others. It was incredibly lively.

Only after seeing Iruka's livid face did everyone return to their seats and sit properly.

Chiye Jun looked around, unable to contain his excitement.

Because familiar characters sat below him one after another:

Hinata, Sasuke, Sakura, Ino, Shino, Shikamaru, Kiba, and Choji...

Huh, where was Naruto?