The Body Is the Vessel of Chakra

The morning wind dispersed the heavy smell of scorching and charred flesh from the basin.

Qian Ye stood atop a pile of rubble, brushing the dust from his sleeves.

Deep in his mind, the notification window of the Cross-Border Mutual Aid Group kept flashing red.

It was not the usual crisp notification of points being credited, but a gray hourglass that kept spinning.

Qian Ye opened the system panel, and a long stream of densely packed code popped up inside.

"Ding. A major deviation has been detected at the key main-story node: the Battle of Kannabi Bridge."

"The Hidden Stone supply line has suffered a devastating blow, and the frontline defense forces have collapsed."

"The fate of key figure Minato Namikaze, who was severely wounded and near death, has been altered."

"Madara Uchiha's Eye of the Moon pawn-guidance plan has encountered an unknown obstruction."

"Due to multiple causal disturbances and the immense volume of data involved, the system evaluation is currently operating at full capacity."

"Settlement of deviation points for this event has been delayed. Please wait patiently."

Qian Ye could not help rolling his eyes inwardly.

Could this crappy group chat's system server have been built out of rotten sprouted potatoes?

It lagged and delayed at the slightest provocation. Even processing some data required waiting in line.

Still, that long string of notifications made it obvious that the commotion this time had indeed been enormous.

He had overturned Madara Uchiha's retirement plan and casually flattened the Hidden Stone camp while he was at it.

Once this account was properly settled, the rewards definitely would not be small.

Qian Ye withdrew his awareness and turned to look behind him.

Chaotic footsteps came from the forest outside the valley.

Following the traces of battle along the way, Kakashi, Obito,