Big Bear, Your Life Is Mine!

Konohagakure, the Forest of Death.

"Hmm, why hasn't any prey shown up yet?"

Miya, a small shoulder bag on his back, strolled through the Forest of Death, a place where countless ferocious beasts were kept and which many people went out of their way to avoid.

He walked along at ease, looking no different from someone taking a stroll through his own backyard.

He even looked forward, just a little, to a towering beast appearing before him.

Though it was midday, little sunlight reached the Forest of Death. Only a few scattered beams shone through gaps in the leaves, dispelling the layers of dampness in the forest.

Miya was in a slightly bad mood as he muttered to himself:

"Prey has been getting harder and harder to find lately!"

If anyone who knew the truth had heard him say that, they would surely have given him an earful.

Didn't he have a damn clue why there were so many fewer large beasts in the Forest of Death now?

If he hadn't come hunting every day, how many large beasts had he wiped out in a little over a year? Had he never bothered to keep count?

Miya peered intently in every direction, hoping to find prey to his liking as he ventured deeper into the Forest of Death.

Suddenly, Miya saw an enormous dark shape appear in the gloomy forest.

There it was, there it was, it had finally appeared!

Chakra Particle Battle Armor.

Azure Chakra particles spread through Miya's body like starlight, forming an orderly protective layer beneath his skin that covered his entire body.

This was one of the many ways Miya used Chakra particles.

In the more than two years since discovering the nuclear fission reactor inside him, Miya had made a discovery through his research.

There was a force field of mutual attraction between the Chakra particles.

When the Chakra particles enveloped his body, this force field provided considerable protection.

He had experimented and put it to use, step by step.

He discovered that, protected by the Chakra particles, even if he fell backward from a tree over twenty meters tall, the impact had very little effect on him.

Miya also discovered that when the Chakra particles spread throughout his body, they helped him control it better.

His balance, coordination, reaction speed, and so on all improved significantly.

The force field between the Chakra particles also let him use its force to exert tremendous strength and speed.

Miya had even discovered that when he released Chakra particles to cover the surface of his body at the maximum level he could withstand, he could actually hover in the air.

However, because of the number of Chakra particles and the limits of his body's endurance, he could only hover for a very short time.

To solve the problem at its root, he had to strengthen his physique so it could withstand a greater output from the nuclear fission reactor.

When the nuclear fission reactor was operating, the strength of his physique determined the upper limit of what he could withstand. An overload would injure his body or even cause it to burst apart, killing him.

Then there was the amount of Chakra. If he had too little, he likewise couldn't hover in the air for long, because the force field wasn't strong enough to support him against gravity for an extended period.

That was also why Miya was devoted to training his body. A powerful physique not only gave him Taijutsu far beyond that of others, but also let him better develop and use the nuclear fission reactor inside him.

It could also increase the amount of Chakra he had.

In the end, Miya summed up the functions of Chakra particles.

They could be controlled at will, possessed tremendous destructive and protective power, greatly enhanced his physical abilities and control, and allowed him to float against gravity.

Miya had now concealed the Chakra particle protective layer beneath his skin, so naturally its protection couldn't compare to releasing the particles over the surface of his body.

But it had the advantage of being discreet, leaving no trace visible from the outside.

Moreover, even if Miya encountered a powerful attack, he could instantly release Chakra particles to cover his body's surface. He could also use them for a surprise attack.

Thus, this was the opening move Miya had developed through trial and error.

When the Chakra particles covered him, they provided powerful protection and enhanced his control over his body and his physical abilities. It was as though he were wearing armor made of energy particles.

And so Miya named this move:

Chakra Particle Battle Armor.

Feeling the Chakra particles permeating his body, Miya looked at the enormous dark shape in the forest. In the gloom, brilliant azure starlight seemed to flicker in and out of sight in his eyes.

"Big bear, your life is mine!"

All at once, Miya let out a mighty roar in his heart and burst forward at tremendous speed, launching a flying kick straight at the big bear drinking water.

Bang.

As soon as he made his move, azure particles bloomed abruptly in the gloomy forest like the light of a starry sky, dazzling and enchanting.

Who am I, where am I, and who just smashed me in the head?

That hurt!!!

The big bear, happily drinking from the stream, was suddenly kicked in the head by Miya and sent flying.

It could hardly believe its life as a bear.

My life was going great. Who the hell did I ever provoke, to get beaten up for no reason?

Boom.

The big bear, weighing over a thousand jin, crashed into the ground and left a crater. At the same time, it realized something was wrong.

It was one of the overlords of the Forest of Death, a big bear that did as it pleased and had never met its match. Just what blind fool dared provoke it?

Growing angrier the more it thought about it, the big bear immediately rolled over and scrambled to its feet. The instant it saw Miya standing where it had just been drinking, it let out a big bear's furious roar.

"Roar..."

The roar tore through the silence. Countless animals living in the Forest of Death fled in terror, while birds took flight with beating wings.

They all had the same thought at that moment.

The forest bully, the big bear, is angry again!

That word "again" was used with remarkable precision.

The next moment, however, the big bear's furious roar came to an abrupt halt, because Miya had already sliced halfway through its neck with his hand.

Bear blood gushed out.

The azure Chakra particles gathered on Miya's palm, like a starry sky, slowly faded and disappeared. He looked back at the big bear's enormous body as it toppled backward and gave a sudden smile.

Fortunately, that charming smile wasn't shown in a crowd, or everyone would have swooned.

"Hehe~~"

"A big bear this size means tomorrow's food is taken care of too."

Speaking with a giggle, Miya ruined the smile that would have made everyone swoon, but his magnetic voice was even more charming.

Oh, that damned charm, with nowhere to put it.

The reason Miya had just been able to use a blade to sever the big bear's head so easily was proof of the Chakra particles' tremendous destructive power.

If Miya had been asked to slice halfway through the big bear's neck with just one hand, without Chakra particles covering it-

How could that possibly work?

Wouldn't that be asking too much of him?