Who is Gekko Chizan? The Number Six of all Number Sixes—how could he possibly expose himself unless he was absolutely confident?
Before the Sunagakure ninjas could close in, he vanished with a Flying Thunder God technique.
Leaving everyone completely stunned.
Immediately after, familiar shouting and screams erupted from another direction.
"Konoha Style! Taijutsu Secret Technique—Thousand Years of Death!"
"Awoooo!!!"
A Sunagakure ninja clutched his wounded backside with both hands, soared into the air, and was promptly struck by a fireball that streaked across the sky, turning him into a charred corpse that hit the ground like a broken doll.
Standing behind his original position, Gekko Chizan was grinning like a little devil.
"Damn it! It's that brat!"
"Everyone be careful! That brat uses space-time ninjutsu!"
Chiyo, the commander-in-chief, though in the thick of battle, still kept a sharp eye on her surroundings.
Very soon, she saw the face that filled her with fury.
Last time! It was this very brat who had tricked her.
To think he'd appear again on the battlefield in the Land of Rivers.
"Hehehe... You dare to get distracted while fighting me?"
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
Orochimaru seized the opportunity, throwing out dozens of long snakes that shot toward Chiyo.
Chiyo waved her right hand, and a white puppet wielding twin blades instantly appeared in front of her, slicing the snakes into pieces with one smooth motion.
"The masterpiece of the founding puppeteer Monzaemon Chikamatsu—the Chikamatsu Ten Puppets..."
"Ten-Finger Puppet Technique... One puppet worth a thousand... Quite the jutsu."
Orochimaru, ever the pursuer of ultimate ninjutsu, couldn't help but praise her technique.
But his actions didn't slow—countless wind blades condensed in front of him and shot toward Chiyo in rapid succession.
Unlike Chiyo, Orochimaru, though a commander, had the support of reinforcements.
With the arrival of the Nara and Yamanaka clans, he could now fight freely.
He left all the logistics to them; after all, the Nara's intelligence and the Yamanaka's sensory and communication ninjutsu made them far more efficient than he was.
Of course, he had also noticed Gekko Chizan's actions.
What surprised him was that his excellent disciple had actually abandoned Transparent Release and joined the fight directly.
As a teacher, even he found this a little unexpected.
Now, Gekko Chizan was relying on the mobility of the Flying Thunder God technique, moving like a ghost across the battlefield. His sudden appearances and the screams that followed caused chaos in the Sunagakure ranks.
"Damn it! That Konoha ninja is too fast!"
"Fast? He's freaking teleporting! Right, it's space-time ninjutsu!"
"His moves are terrifying—can you even call that ninjutsu?"
Panic began to spread through Sunagakure's rear guard.
Every time that shadow appeared, one of their comrades went flying.
This was a battlefield, with attacks flying everywhere. The moment someone lost cover and was launched into the air, they were practically a walking target.
[Ding! Detected host has used Thousand Years of Death successfully 50 times. Bonus: Power increased by 5%. When power boost reaches 10%, a new trait will be unlocked!]
[Ding! Thousand Years of Death power increased to 11%. New trait unlocked!]
[Ding! New trait: Spiral! Causes stun upon impact.]
Just after sending another Sunagakure ninja flying, Gekko Chizan heard the system notification.
Unknowingly, he had already taken out more than forty enemy ninjas.
And finally, his Thousand Years of Death gained its first new trait.
But what the hell is Spiral???
A Rasengan?
Gekko Chizan was confused—he had no idea what the system meant.
But this was the battlefield—no time to pause and ask.
Dodging shuriken and kunai with Flying Thunder God, he skillfully formed the Tiger Hand Seal.
After locking onto a target, he struck again with Thousand Years of Death!
Since he couldn't figure it out, he might as well try it directly!
"Konoha Style! Strongest Taijutsu Secret Technique—Thousand Years of Death!"
As he thrust forward, Gekko Chizan immediately felt chakra surge around his hand.
The chakra wrapped around his fingers and began to spin rapidly.
Under his astonished gaze, the Thousand Years of Death struck a Sunagakure ninja.
"Awo? Awo???"
"Aaaaah!!!"
The victim opened his mouth to scream, but his brain was suddenly overwhelmed with dizziness—he couldn't even get a sound out.
Then, as if hit by an irresistible force, he was launched into the air in a spinning motion.
His screams echoed only after he was airborne.
Pain! It was agonizing! A spiraling ascension of pure pain.
But the scream lasted only a second. In mid-air, he was struck by kunai and lightning-style ninjutsu—falling to the ground as a corpse.
"Damn! Chizan, you're insane!"
"You added chakra rotation to that jutsu?!"
"Rotation? How the hell did you do that?!"
Chōmei the insect was stunned. As a tailed beast, its control over chakra was incredibly precise—otherwise, Tailed Beast Bombs wouldn't exist.
He had seen it clearly: chakra had flared around Gekko Chizan's hands and begun spinning—irregularly at that.
After impact, the rotating chakra burst outward, sending the enemy spinning skyward!
Terrifying! Absolutely terrifying!
Even Gekko Chizan himself was stunned—but then, the corners of his mouth curled up uncontrollably.
Powerful! Insanely powerful!
So that's what Spiral meant!
He had unintentionally merged Rasengan into the Thousand Years of Death!
He had wanted to try learning Rasengan—but now, it seemed utterly pointless.
Spiral Thousand Years of Death!
No! Konoha Style's strongest taijutsu secret technique—Thousand Years of Death: Spiral Ascension version!
"Keh keh keh!!!"
"Hahahahahaha!!!"
Gekko Chizan laughed wildly among the enemy ranks.
His laughter brimmed with excitement and madness!
"Damn it! He's laughing?!"
"Curse him! All together! Kill him!"
His laughter enraged the Sunagakure ninjas.
They charged at him without regard for their own lives.
Katanas, great swords, ninjutsu, shuriken—all came crashing down on Gekko Chizan.
Flying Thunder God!
All attacks missed—he had vanished, reappearing at another location.
But the ninjas there were just as furious. The moment he appeared, a barrage of attacks exploded.
"What the hell! Now that's just unfair!"
Gekko Chizan had just landed when he was overwhelmed by incoming attacks.
Three consecutive Flying Thunder Gods—same result. His markers had all been locked down by enemies.
In frustration, he teleported back to their own camp.
But because of Gekko Chizan's harassment, the rear of the Sunagakure army was in total chaos.
His final burst especially had thrown everything into disarray.
Chiyo watched it unfold and sighed helplessly.
A second later, her voice echoed across the battlefield.
"Retreat!"
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A/N: Don't ask why the first trait is Spiral Ascension.