[Ding! Detected that the host used Thousand Years of Death on Rasa, causing him immense pain and deep resentment toward you. Special reward: Genjutsu +3.]
[Ding! Detected that the host gave Rasa a brutal beating and then swaggered away, causing his rage to reach its peak and resulting in unconsciousness. Special reward: Genjutsu +2.]
What? Rasa passed out?
From anger?
Also, Rasa is clearly a Magnet Release user, so why are all the rewards Genjutsu-related???
What the heck? System, are you sure you're not sending the wrong rewards???
Gekko Chizan leaned against a golden mountain, basking in the satisfaction that only gold could bring.
His whole body was aching terribly, and only a massive amount of money could ease his pain.
"Tch, I wonder if those two idiots are back yet. I've got no strength left at all right now."
"Hiss... I should really avoid using the Eight Gates so much. The side effects are brutal—my muscles are torn to shreds. Good thing I only used my right hand to beat him."
"Hey hey hey, Chōmei, can you use chakra to heal me a bit?"
Out of options, Gekko Chizan turned to his partner for help once again.
"You think I'm that smelly fox? His chakra might have healing properties."
"My chakra doesn't have that ability, but I can help numb your pain a bit."
"Want it? I mean, you do look like you're in a lot of pain right now."
Chōmei's teasing voice rang out. Gekko Chizan didn't mind, but he was a little annoyed that his body couldn't be healed.
"Sigh, guess I'll just have to recover on my own then."
"Chōmei, lend me some chakra. Let's at least take this gold sand out of here. This stuff's all mine—I can't let anyone else see it."
...
Deep in the forest of the Land of Rivers, the elite jonin from Sunagakure rushed toward the center of the battlefield after realizing there was no ongoing combat.
They soon found their own elite jonin—Rasa—only to discover that he had fainted from sheer rage.
"Damn it, where's the enemy?"
"Did they get taken out?"
Magen scanned the area as he heard his teammate's question. His face darkened slightly.
"Forget the enemy—get Rasa-sama back right away. He needs medical attention!"
As they hoisted Rasa up, Magen suddenly noticed a line of writing on his clothes.
He read it aloud, one word at a time: "Your... dad... is... here?"
His face turned pitch black after reading it… and he thought,
What the hell is this? Who's dad is here, huh?!
With that, he and the rest of his team promptly withdrew.
What they didn't see was that, after the message was read, the Flying Thunder God formula began to gradually fade away.
...
With Chōmei's chakra support, Gekko Chizan endured the searing pain and hauled a large amount of gold sand back to the Land of Fire.
Of course, he couldn't let anyone discover it, so he found a cave and stashed the gold sand there for now.
The rest would have to wait until he got back to the village to fetch some storage scrolls—only then could he fully bring it home.
After that, he started walking along the main road of the Land of Fire.
The sky was just beginning to lighten, and Gekko Chizan involuntarily slowed his steps—though in truth, the pain in his body made walking very difficult.
He hadn't gotten far before someone spotted him.
"Haru! Look, isn't that Number Six?"
"It really is! He made it out?"
"Quick! Go support him!"
Immediately, a squad of ANBU changed direction sharply and rushed toward Gekko Chizan.
Although his whole body hurt, Gekko Chizan's alertness hadn't dulled. Sensing people approaching, he forced himself to dive aside despite the pain.
But he had clearly forgotten one thing: he was in the Land of Fire. Why would there be enemies here?
"Number Six! Stop hiding, it's us!"
Haru saw Gekko Chizan try to hide and quickly shouted at him.
Hearing Haru's voice, Gekko Chizan finally relaxed and silently cursed himself for being too cautious.
"Come help me already—I'm dying here..."
Hearing Number Six's feeble voice, Haru and Rinkaku quickly ran to his side.
"How did you get out? What about the Sunagakure shinobi?"
"Don't ask. They just… retreated."
Retreated? No way.
Haru was a bit suspicious, but seeing how exhausted Gekko Chizan looked, he didn't say much—he just signaled to the ANBU behind him.
"Rinkaku, take him back. I'll lead a team to investigate."
Rinkaku nodded, then helped support Gekko Chizan and hurried back toward the village.
Meanwhile, Haru led his ANBU squad straight toward the forest in the Land of Rivers.
When they arrived at the previous battlefield, they were stunned by what they saw.
Countless trees had been destroyed—many were completely pierced through. Even some boulders hadn't been spared, crushed into powder.
"Such powerful destruction..."
"And traces of gold sand..."
"Was this Rasa's doing?"
"Hmm? Bloodstains?"
Haru approached the ground and examined the bloodstains, a thoughtful expression on his face.
When they saw Gekko Chizan earlier, he didn't have any visible injuries. That clearly meant this blood wasn't his.
There was only one possibility—it belonged to Rasa and his group.
No way… did that guy actually beat them and drive them off?
"Haru, over here."
Suddenly, an ANBU made a new discovery.
Several of them gathered around to find a Sunagakure jonin with a gaping wound in his chest, clearly dead.
"A penetrating blow—his heart was shattered instantly."
Haru looked at the fallen Sunagakure ninja and nodded.
"This one was killed by Number Six. I saw it at the time."
"Looks like what he said was true—the enemy has already retreated."
"Let's go. Take the body and report back."
...
On the other side, Gekko Chizan, supported by Rinkaku, quickly returned to the village. But the moment he crossed the village gates, he collapsed.
The pain had pushed his body past its limits. Until he made it to the village, he hadn't felt safe, so he'd kept pushing himself.
"Number Six?"
"Whoa, what are you? A brown bear from the woods? Back to your tree hole for hibernation?"
"Geez, whatever—let's just get you to the hospital first."
Hearing Gekko Chizan's steady breathing, Rinkaku felt completely overwhelmed.
But since Number Six had saved his life, he dutifully took Gekko Chizan to the ANBU's specialized medical facility.
When Haru returned with his team, the two of them went straight to the Hokage Building to report.
"Hokage-sama, the intruder this time was Rasa, an elite jonin from Sunagakure. He's a Magnet Release user—likely a direct subordinate of the Third Kazekage."
"We encountered him, and Number Six took one of their men down."
"The enemy has since retreated. Number Six is suffering from extreme exhaustion and is currently resting in the ANBU medical ward."
Listening to the report from Haru and Rinkaku, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, showed a thoughtful expression.
"Magnet Release? What's he manipulating?"
"Gold. Gold sand."
At the mention of gold, a flicker of emotion crossed Hiruzen Sarutobi's face.
"No wonder Sunagakure has been so active lately. Turns out they've produced a Magnet Release user like this."
"Looks like Sunagakure was well-prepared this time. After all, when money is no object, things tend to go more smoothly."
Clearly, Hiruzen Sarutobi also realized the significance of Rasa...
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