Gekko Chizan slowly retracted the long snake.
Only four corpses remained on the ground—four Iwagakure ninja who had died from the snake's venom.
"Just as I thought—poison really is the most useful."
"Tsk tsk. From now on, if I can use poison, I will. Saves me the trouble."
This comment resonated deeply with Chomei, who immediately chimed in:
"Exactly, Chizan! I've told you before, poison is the way to go."
"My scale powder is super toxic now. It hasn't killed anyone yet, but I'm sure it will!"
Gekko Chizan deliberately ignored Chomei's words.
Scale powder? Capable of killing someone? Wouldn't that just make it straight-up poison powder?
Sigh. Paralysis and sleep agents are still more reliable.
...
After dealing with the Iwagakure ninja, Gekko Chizan walked over to the three little ones.
Before he could even speak, Obito had already jumped up excitedly.
"Chizan-sensei! What was that jutsu just now?!"
"Was that a snake?! So cool! Can I learn it?"
Obito, whose Sharingan hadn't even been deactivated yet, was completely starstruck. He'd become Chizan's biggest fan.
"My jutsu? We'll talk about it later."
"Obito, I'm more curious—when did you awaken your eyes?"
As soon as he said that, Kakashi and Rin glanced at each other—then burst out laughing.
Even Obito, who'd been so fired up a moment ago, instantly deflated.
This scene took Gekko Chizan completely by surprise.
What's going on? Why the huge reaction just from asking when he awakened his eyes?
Could it be that something truly dramatic happened?
Like maybe... his grandma passed away? No, that doesn't make sense.
Didn't he still visit her while on missions?
The next second, Obito looked at Chizan with his single tomoe Sharingan—eyes full of grievance.
Now Gekko Chizan was seriously confused.
"You punk, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Don't tell me... you awakened your Sharingan because of me?"
Even as he said this, Chizan couldn't help but feel awkward. No way that was true.
He was alive and well, and he wasn't exactly Obito's closest family or lover. At most, he was just a teacher and team leader.
Kakashi couldn't take it anymore—he was about to laugh himself to death.
"Chizan-sensei, do you remember the graduation exam at the Ninja Academy?"
Graduation exam?
Of course he remembered—he was the examiner at the time.
As Kakashi spoke, Obito hugged his knees and crouched down, head bowed.
Even Honda Saburo and the coachmen nearby were left dumbfounded.
During the fight, they'd been hiding under the cart, unharmed.
Now, seeing the proud young Uchiha acting like this, they were all extremely curious.
After all, just earlier this boy had been unstoppable—spitting fire, looking all impressive.
"Do you remember what Obito said to you during the exam?"
Gekko Chizan rested his chin in his hand, thinking.
Then Rin smiled and spoke up:
"That technique—'Thousand Years of Death'—I've been hit by it once, and once is enough! Never again!"
As soon as she said that, Chizan suddenly remembered. Yeah, Obito had said something like that back then.
And what happened next?
Naturally, he got hit with 'Thousand Years of Death' again and sent flying.
"That time, Obito got hit with Thousand Years of Death and collapsed to the ground. According to him—"
"—he went completely nuts. He'd trained so hard, practiced so much ninjutsu—"
"—and still got taken down by Thousand Years of Death!"
"He'd sworn it would never happen again, but once more... "
"In the depths of his grief and frustration, that's when his eye awakened."
Kakashi tried hard not to laugh as he recounted the tale of Obito's 'awakening'.
Even Gekko Chizan couldn't hold it in anymore—he burst into laughter.
He laughed so hard that Rin had to cover her ears.
"AHAHAHAHA!! Obito, Obito..."
"What did I tell you? Some things you just shouldn't say carelessly."
"But hey, you actually gained something from that misfortune! I'd bet no one else in the entire Uchiha clan had such an easy awakening!"
"Ahahahahahaha!"
...
In the original story, Obito awakened his Sharingan while trying to save Rin.
Because he wasn't strong enough, he failed to detect the invisible enemy behind him.
Kakashi lost an eye trying to protect Obito, and Obito, overwhelmed with guilt and rage, awakened his double tomoe Sharingan—instantly defeating the enemy.
But now?
Obito's awakening came from one more hit of Thousand Years of Death... providing him with grief, humiliation, rage, and a cocktail of emotions.
Truly... an awakening for the ages.
"Argh! Stop laughing already!"
"No matter how it happened, I still awakened it! I'm now a Sharingan user!"
"Kakashi, I'm gonna catch up to you real soon—with these eyes!"
Obito stood up, face flushed red, shouting his declaration.
Gekko Chizan still couldn't stop laughing. The method of awakening was just too legendary.
Awakening the Sharingan from Thousand Years of Death—if word got out, it'd go down as a historic tale.
"Alright, alright, I'll stop. I'm exhausted from laughing."
"Obito, being able to awaken your Sharingan is a big deal. Nicely done. Your future's looking bright—keep it up."
"Now then—let's get this caravan moving again. We need to deliver the supplies quickly."
...
Under Gekko Chizan's lead, the caravan set off once more.
This time, without further interference from Iwagakure, they quickly entered the southeastern part of the Land of Grass.
Just as the group was moving forward, several figures suddenly appeared in front of them.
"Yo, Minato."
"Sashiburi-san."
Fortunately, this time it was friendly forces—a squad led by Minato.
At the front was Konoha's Yellow Flash, Namikaze Minato.
Beside him were Akimichi Tōdō of the Akimichi Clan, and Inuzuka Gaku of the Inuzuka Clan.
"Hahaha! Isn't this Chizan? I didn't expect you to be the one delivering supplies this time."
"Eh? Not alone either? So you're leading a team now?"
Minato glanced at the three little ones behind Gekko Chizan and smiled knowingly.
"Didn't realize it—our dear Chizan-kun has started leading squads now."
Gekko Chizan rolled his eyes.
This team was supposed to be yours. Who knows why it ended up under me.
Well, as long as you're not mad I stole your students, it's fine.
"Inuzuka Gaku-san, this is my peer—Jōnin Gekko Chizan."
"Chizan, these two are Inuzuka Gaku and Akimichi Tōdō. They're my current teammates."
Both sides nodded in greeting.
Inuzuka Gaku stroked his large yellow dog while curiously examining the young man before him.
After all, Gekko Chizan had recently made quite a name for himself in the village.
Disciple of Orochimaru, one of the Legendary Sannin, and someone who had completed numerous high-difficulty intel missions using his Transparent Release kekkei genkai.
And he was a genius—just like Minato—having mastered the Flying Thunder God Technique.
"These are supplies sent by the village to the front lines."
"Let's get them to the camp quickly so I can bring my team back."
Namikaze Minato nodded, and the group moved deeper into the forest.
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