Experience Harvester!

The enormous snake heads flew into the sky, then crashed heavily to the ground, snake blood spraying down like a torrential rain!

The massive, headless snake body hurtled forward a little farther under its own momentum before collapsing with a thunderous crash.

One slash, three kills!

The earth-shattering sight not only stunned the Konoha ninja, but also terrified the invaders out of their wits.

Even Jiraiya, standing atop Gamabunta's head, felt his pupils contract at the sight of that incomparably powerful slash. He looked down in astonishment at the boy standing with a sword in hand.

What an incredible slash! Was that... Sword Aura just now? This brat... Jiraiya praised him inwardly.

To have such strength at such a young age... looks like he could have dealt with that giant snake alone, even without me stepping in.

Since when did Konoha have such an impressive swordsmanship prodigy?

Meanwhile, within the relatively safe Hyuga Clan Compound.

Hinata, who had successfully brought her younger sister Hanabi home, happened to see that enormous slash soaring into the sky in the distance.

"That was..."

Hinata's Byakugan saw it clearly. Although he was far away, she recognized the figure swinging the sword!

"Big sister! Who's that? He's amazing! He cut down such a huge snake with just one slash!"

Beside her, Hanabi Hyuga asked, her eyes wide and her face filled with admiration:

"Is he your boyfriend?"

"Huh?! No! Hanabi, don't say things like that!"

Hinata's face instantly turned as red as an apple. She hurriedly waved her hands in denial, but her heart fluttered wildly.

On the battlefield, Ye Chuan did not pause after slaying the giant snake.

His figure once again disappeared into the chaotic battlefield.

Dealing with those ordinary Sand and Sound ninja was as easy as slicing vegetables for him.

Every swing of the Wado Ichimonji claimed one or more lives.

Observation Haki made him like a ghost on the battlefield, evading every attack flawlessly, while Armament Haki made his slashes unstoppable.

[Sunagakure Chunin killed. Gained +50 inheritance experience!]

[Sound Ninja Genin killed. Gained +25 inheritance experience!]

[Sunagakure Jōnin killed. Gained +200 inheritance experience!]

The system notifications kept ringing in his mind.

Ye Chuan's gaze was cold, his movements efficient, like a precision killing machine.

His goal was clear: kill as many of these invading enemies as possible and turn Konoha's disaster into his own feast of experience!

Before long, blood had stained the earth dark red.

Not a speck of dust marred Ye Chuan, but the Wado Ichimonji in his hand, once white as snow, now seemed steeped in ink, its blade an ominous pitch-black.

This was the effect of Armament Haki coating the blade.

Through the insight he had gained from slaying Zabuza in the Land of Waves, further spurred by the fierce fighting just now, his use of Armament Haki had progressed from barely coating parts of his body for defense to steadily coating a weapon.

Although he was still far from Hawkeye's level of permanently forging a sword into a black blade, this undoubtedly multiplied the power of his slashes.

The twenty-odd Sand and Sound ninja surrounding him stared at the boy who resembled a demon from hell and the pitch-black Tachi in his hand that radiated an ominous aura. Already terrified out of their wits, none dared step forward for a moment.

"We can't let him keep killing! Use Wind Release! Obscure his vision!"

Several Sand ninja reacted immediately, forcing down their fear as they formed hand seals!

"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"

"Wind Release: Sandstorm!"

Several fierce gusts swept up the sand and dirt from the ground, instantly forming a sand tornado that blotted out the sky and swept toward Ye Chuan.

However, interference of this level meant nothing to Ye Chuan, who possessed Observation Haki.

"Too naive."

A moment before the sandstorm swallowed him, Ye Chuan closed his eyes.

His Observation Haki spread out at full strength. Everything around him, including the ninja hiding in the sandstorm, preparing to ambush him, and even their heartbeats quickening with fear, appeared clearly within his perception!

He did not even bother dodging the kunai and shuriken concealed in the sandstorm.

He simply raised the Wado Ichimonji, coated in pitch-black Armament Haki, once more, aimed at the ninja casting Wind Release ninjutsu, and slashed down hard!

Shhhk-!!!

A terrifying streak of pitch-black Sword Aura erupted from the blade like a giant black wave!

The Sword Aura tore through the raging sand tornado with irresistible force, then slammed into the position of those Sand ninja without losing any momentum!

Boom!!!

A violent explosion rang out!

An enormous trench, deep and wide, was plowed through the ground, while the three or four Sand ninja engulfed head-on by the Sword Aura were reduced to fragments of flesh and blood scattered through the air before they could even scream!

Not even their bones remained!

The sand and dust dispersed, revealing a trench whose bottom still lay out of sight.

And... Ye Chuan, standing at its edge with a pitch-black Tachi in hand and an indifferent gaze.

"..."

The dozen or so remaining invaders completely broke down at the sight of the trench before them, like an impassable chasm.

"A devil! He's a devil!"

"Run!"

No longer caring about missions or orders, they screamed in terror and scattered like headless flies.

But how could Ye Chuan let these walking experience points escape?

His figure once again became a phantom, weaving through the fleeing crowd.

Every swing of the pitch-black Tachi coated in Armament Haki precisely claimed a life.

Blades flashed, and screams rang out one after another.

Blood stained the hem of his clothes red, but he paid it no mind. His eyes even held a trace of... exhilarating satisfaction!

The ferocity of the strong that he had obtained from the Hawkeye Inheritance was fully unleashed at that moment!

He could clearly sense every enemy's fear before death and hear their desperate breaths, then cut them short with clean efficiency.

That feeling... was quite peculiar.

In the distance, Ibiki Morino, who was directing the Konoha ninja in their defense and counterattack, also noticed what was happening there.

When he saw Ye Chuan cutting down the invaders as easily as slicing vegetables, especially that enormous black slash of Sword Aura with its terrifying power.

Even this Special Jōnin, renowned for his cold ruthlessness, could not help feeling his heart pound in alarm.

That child... just where did he come from?! Ibiki was utterly shaken.

On another part of the battlefield, Jiraiya had also kept a portion of his attention on Ye Chuan.

"Tsk, tsk. What an incredible brat."

Watching Ye Chuan's astonishing slashes, which did not rely on chakra fluctuations at all, Jiraiya rubbed his chin, his eyes full of puzzlement.

"This way of fighting... doesn't resemble the swordsmanship of any school in Konoha. It seems more like some technique entirely outside the ninja system..."

"What an unconventional genius."

"Still, fortunately, he's a ninja of our Konoha."