Kamehameha

"It was a pity. The gap between the environments we grew up in was simply too great. If you had grown up like I did, then perhaps I would have been the one to lose today. But that was only a hypothetical. There were not so many hypotheticals in life, because reality was just this cruel. So, accept reality." As Qianbai spoke, he controlled his summoned beast to approach Zhou Yang once more, until it stood within reach of Zhou Yang's raised hand. Yet Zhou Yang no longer had the strength to attack.

Was that so? Had I ultimately still lost? But I'm so unwilling! I had already predicted almost everything, yet I never expected Hanzo to have such a powerful disciple under him. What a wild card!

Why not just give up, Zhou Yang? You've already worked very hard. Before his eyes, Zhou Yang seemed to see Nan standing before him, praising him.

Zhou Yang wanted to raise his hand and touch her, but he could not lift it.

That's right. I can't even raise my hand now. How could I possibly hurt him? Maybe I really should just give up!

The moment that thought appeared in Zhou Yang's mind, countless versions of himself seemed to repeat the same words over and over: Give up. Give up.

As a result, his bulging muscles gradually relaxed, and as his muscles loosened, his vigor and spirit sank another level.

Seeing Zhou Yang like this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. The three people above were relieved because if Zhou Yang continued to persist, Qianbai might be forced to kill him. A leader would not need someone so incapable of recognizing when to retreat. Qianbai, meanwhile, was relieved because, like Hanzo, he valued talent greatly. The future Rain Ninja Village needed people like Zhou Yang to become its pillars.

Just when everyone believed it was over, Zhou Yang slowly raised his head and said in a broken voice, "Although... I really do want to give up... my bloodline won't allow it!" As he finished speaking, no one knew where he found the strength, but his body actually began to move.

He slowly braced one hand against the ground, then used his mangled legs to support himself against the earth. He was actually trying to stand up.

Seeing this, Hanzo immediately shouted, "You idiot, stop right now! If this continues, your legs will be completely ruined! You'll be confined to a wheelchair for the rest of your life. Is that the kind of life you want?"

But Zhou Yang did not heed Hanzo's warning, because only one word remained in his mind now: Fight!

When he had tried to give up earlier, the spine in his back had suddenly turned scorching hot. Then an enormous current of heat surged through most of his body. This was the power of his Saiyan bloodline. As a race born for battle, they could die on the battlefield, but they would never surrender! That conviction then rushed into his mind, and the hot blood throughout his body was completely ignited!

On his first attempt, he failed to stand. Then, with a roar that seemed to last a lifetime, whether to bolster his resolve or endure the pain, he actually stood up!

After that, a weak force slowly emerged in his abdomen. As his blood surged rapidly, that force gradually grew stronger.

Zhou Yang had no time to think. All he wanted now was to vent this power. He planted his right foot against the wall, bent his left leg slightly, and placed both hands behind him.

What was he trying to do?

But the scene that followed answered everyone's question. Zhou Yang shouted, "Kae... kae..." The energy in his abdomen was gradually drawn forth, flowing through his meridians and gathering in his hands. Then a brilliant blue light slowly appeared between his palms. It was initially only the size of a seed, but suddenly began to expand.

"What kind of chakra transformation is this? How is this possible?!" Hanzo, who had risen to his feet earlier, cried out in shock. As for the other two subordinates, they were so stunned that they looked like statues.

Bzzzz~

As the power gathered and condensed, a sound none of them had ever heard before rang out. When that sound began, the blue sphere in Zhou Yang's hands was finally complete!

"Kamehameha!" As he finished the last word, he actually thrust both hands forward and launched the power!

"Not good!" Hanzo cried out. He had no time to wonder how Zhou Yang had condensed such an enormous amount of chakra and fired it out, because Qianbai was in danger!

He immediately used the Body Flicker Technique to save him, but Qianbai was simply too close to Zhou Yang. Even with a Shadow Level Body Flicker Technique, Hanzo had no absolute confidence that he could reach him in time.

Qianbai, meanwhile, had no reaction at all. He still seemed stunned by the fact that Zhou Yang had managed to stand again when a dazzling blue light, like a comet, shot straight toward him. Though Qianbai failed to react, the Salamander beneath his feet did. The moment the blue light appeared in Zhou Yang's hands, it sensed danger and spat out a Water Release technique to resist it.

However, the comet-like blue light directly forced the Salamander's Water Release back at it!

BOOM!!!

A massive explosion erupted. The Salamander was blasted straight back into its own space, while Qianbai collapsed to the ground and even lost control of his bowels. This was the closest he had ever come to death.

At that moment, Hanzo appeared in front of Qianbai. He had still managed to arrive in time.

He raised his right hand and solemnly pointed at Zhou Yang. "You, Zhou Yang, will become my successor. This decision will remain valid forever!"

Hearing those words, Zhou Yang fell over with a smile at the corner of his lips.

The instant he fell, Hanzo caught him. Then he said softly, "Kid, I know my own condition best. The Rain Ninja Village will depend on you in the future. I will certainly safeguard your growth." With that, he personally carried Zhou Yang toward the hospital.

The two people standing above, still dazed, looked at each other and swallowed. "Did we just have a dream?"

Smack!

"Apparently not."

"This Lord Zhou Yang... no, Lord Yang... is he really human?"

"I don't know whether he's human, but with talent like his, the future of our Rain Ninja Village may not be unable to become the sixth great ninja nation."

The two nodded at the same time. It seemed that the dream they once held might truly come to pass someday.

"Ah, we got so caught up in boasting. Hurry up and take this kid to the hospital."

"What about you?"

"What about me? Of course I'm going to rescue Lord Yang's wife. Look at how much he treasures her. If we fail to save his wife and he quits on us, what then?"

"Right, right, right. Go quickly, go quickly."

The two then went their separate ways.

Elsewhere, Nan had not seen Zhou Yang return for a long time, which worried her greatly. So she picked up a kunai and prepared to search for him in the forest. Although Zhou Yang had told her that his condition would not kill him, the forest was not safe either!

Being clever, she knew that whenever Zhou Yang had an episode, he would unconsciously strike everything around him. So she followed the trail of destruction.

However, when she reached the end—the place where the traces finally stopped—she still could not find Zhou Yang. Already worried, she became even more frightened.