"Chizan! I'm giving you chakra!"
"But I didn't tell you to beat up that big black guy, go hit the Eight-Tails!"
Chōmei furiously poured his chakra into Gekko Chizan's body.
Chizan snapped back, annoyed:
"Like I want to fight him?! That bastard's the one clinging to me!"
"I don't care! Chōmei, this time I have to beat him up! Give me chakra support!"
A burst of white smoke appeared—Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, the advanced version of the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
An A-rank ninjutsu invented by the Second Hokage, Senju Tobirama, which uses massive amounts of chakra to increase the number of shadow clones—allowing the user to create up to a thousand at once.
Due to the extreme chakra consumption, Tobirama deemed it too dangerous for those without large chakra reserves and classified it as a Forbidden Technique, recording it in the Scroll of Seals.
The only reason Gekko Chizan learned this ninjutsu back then was because he admired Naruto's talk-no-jutsu style.
But he rarely used it, since it consumed way too much chakra.
This time, however, he had no choice. Facing the Raikage's son, A, he had very limited ninjutsu he could use.
His reaction speed wasn't as sharp as Minato's—if he made even one mistake with Flying Thunder God, he was done for.
The only solution was to overwhelm the opponent with sheer numbers.
With Chōmei's chakra backing him, Gekko Chizan instantly became 500 Gekko Chizans!
"You really want to fight, huh?!"
"Then I'll fight you!"
Even a clay figurine has a temper—A's relentless provocation had finally pissed Chizan off.
The 500 Gekko Chizans charged at A in perfect synchronization, all raising their right hands.
At that moment, A was already entangled within Jinlin's massive body.
But with his speed and strength, A completely dominated Jinlin, leaving the snake with no chance to fight back.
Luckily, Jinlin had a body enhanced by Sage Techniques. If it had been any other giant snake, it would've been wrecked by now.
"You bastard! You're the one who ambushed Dodai too!"
Seeing the snake triggered A's fury even further.
New grudges piled onto old ones—there was only one solution: fight!
"So what if it was me?!"
"Hidden Shadow Snake Hands!"
"Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes!"
Of course, Gekko Chizan didn't actually know the Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes. Even if Orochimaru had tried to teach him, he would've refused—there was no way he'd do something as gross as spitting snakes from his mouth.
But with the sheer numbers of his 500 clones, he forcibly upgraded the Hidden Shadow Snake Hands into the Formation of Ten Thousand Snakes.
The 500 clones leapt onto Jinlin's body and began casting jutsu.
Originally, his Hidden Shadow Snake Hands could summon over ten snakes. But now, he had 500 bodies!
That meant over 5,000 snakes! Round it up, that's ten thousand!
Orochimaru: …My student, let's review some math together later, okay? Your arithmetic... sigh...
The forest was instantly filled with serpents. And they all had the same target—the Raikage's son, A.
"Damn it! What kind of ninjutsu is this?!"
Seeing the tidal wave of snakes rushing in, A felt a chill run down his spine for the first time.
His trypophobia was about to be triggered.
And he wasn't the only one feeling that way.
"Oh! Scary! So scary!"
"So many snakes! Brother! Fall back!"
Killer B had already been stunned the moment Jinlin appeared.
Now, seeing a literal wave of snakes, he was totally losing it.
He stopped fighting Tsunade and dashed toward his older brother.
No way Tsunade would let him go!
"Trying to run? Not happening!"
"Stay right here!"
Tsunade slammed her fist into the ground. With her monstrous strength, the ground shattered, and she grabbed a giant chunk of stone and hurled it at Killer B.
He quickly dodged with a sidestep.
"Damn it!"
Killer B scowled—being blocked by Tsunade wasn't part of his plan.
But Tsunade gave him no chance to recover. Her fists, brimming with monstrous strength, kept slamming toward him.
He could only block again and again.
While pinning down Killer B, Tsunade kept an eye on Gekko Chizan with the corner of her eye.
She was a bit puzzled—Chizan's strength right now was insane. Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu?
When did he learn that? And how did he have enough chakra to sustain it?
Meanwhile, Inuzuka Tsume and Hyuga Hizashi were completely unfazed by Chizan's actions. The two worked in perfect sync, steadily suppressing their three opponents.
...
The snake swarm had already reached A.
With no other options, he activated his Lightning Release Armor to defend himself.
He threw a punch—violent lightning-chakra burst out and destroyed dozens of incoming snakes.
But the snakes were endless. No matter how many he smashed, more came.
He couldn't even retreat. If he did, the snakes would sweep right into Killer B and the others behind him.
"Aren't you a great fighter?!"
"Then enjoy this fight to the fullest!"
Feeling the constant chakra surge in his body, Gekko Chizan cast Hidden Shadow Snake Hands again.
After so much teamwork with Chōmei, they had perfected the art of chakra transmission.
Chakra poured into him at just the right rate—enough to keep him saturated but not enough to trigger a Tailed Beast Cloak.
Their synergy was borderline monstrous.
"Damn it! Bastard!"
"Fight me head-on if you've got the guts!!"
"AAAAAHHH!"
Now completely engulfed by snakes, A was losing his mind!
His Lightning Release Armor flared to its peak, turning him into a humanoid lightning dragon.
Every punch and kick shredded through snakes.
But no matter how many he destroyed, more just kept coming!
"Face me directly? Fine!"
"Take this—Thousand Years of Death: Spiral Ascension!"
While A was busy dispersing the snakes, a cold voice suddenly whispered in his ear.
Even with his elite reflexes, A broke out in a cold sweat.
A split-second later, a sharp pain shot up from behind.
Even with his armor on, the pain pierced straight through.
"AHH!! BASTARD!"
At that moment, he finally understood why Dodai had ended up like that.
This little punk was totally shameless.
Enduring the pain, he let the snakes wrap around him and raised both arms high.
A massive amount of chakra began compressing between his palms.
"Hell no! I'm outta here!"
Seeing this, Gekko Chizan ignored his four broken fingers and instantly used Flying Thunder God to teleport away.
"BOOM!"
"CRACK!"
As A's arms slammed down, his attack detonated instantly. Originally, this technique was meant to slam an enemy into the ground.
Though he didn't hit anyone, his hands were charged with chakra, and that chakra exploded on impact.
A thunderous blast echoed out. The explosion of chakra annihilated every snake around, and even the 500 clones weren't spared.
Jinlin, who had been binding A, was severely wounded by the sudden blast.
"ROAR!"
With a furious cry, Jinlin vanished into a puff of white smoke.
The 500 clones disappeared with her.
"Bee! Retreat!"
With his chakra depleted and body wounded, A was furious but had no choice.
He gave the retreat command.
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