Chōmei began to exert strength, and Gekko Chizan was not idle either.
"Water Release, Wave Giant!"
"Water Release, Great Waterfall Technique!"
"Water Release, Violent Water Surge!"
Taking advantage of the terrain, Gekko Chizan was like a perpetual motion machine, crazily using Water Release techniques.
After the Water Giant appeared, it started working immediately, its enormous body pushing the waves forward.
There was no need to mention the other techniques—everything was simply rushing headlong toward the land.
The focus was on overwhelming momentum, the kind that had to trigger a tsunami.
"Chizan, you bastard, I'm still in the sea!"
"Hei-tui! What the hell is with all this water crashing down on me?! You've gone too far!"
Chōmei, who was still tumbling around in the sea, was the first to suffer. He had been having fun, but wave after wave slammed him straight down.
Gekko Chizan's current chakra reserves and ninjutsu quality were completely different from the insignificant level he had back then.
This was absolutely Kage-level quality. Especially his chakra quantity—once his passive ability was triggered, it rivaled that of a tailed beast. It could be said that he had already taken a step ahead of Kisame Hoshigaki, becoming a humanoid tailed beast first.
As for power, there was no need to elaborate. It was definitely stronger than the Third Mizukage back then.
Surpassing the master, after all.
"Hahahaha, Chōmei, I'm giving you a free shower. And you're still not happy?"
"If this were someone else, I'd definitely be charging a fee!"
Chōmei was almost provoked by Gekko Chizan's shameless words, but after a second thought—ah, after all these years.
What kind of person Gekko Chizan was, how could he not know?
Arguing with him over this was just asking for trouble.
Under the insane operations of one man and one insect, the originally calm sea surface instantly turned into a massive tsunami scene.
Through the observation of insect eyes, those fishing boats closer to land had already begun to return. Seeing this, Gekko Chizan couldn't help but smile.
"Fishing operations will be suspended for now."
"Summoning Technique!"
But that wasn't the end. Gekko Chizan bit his thumb and smeared the blood across his right arm.
Then he circulated his chakra and directly unleashed a summoning technique.
Such a formal sequence made it clear—this summoning was definitely done with ill intent.
The next second, white smoke rose from the sea surface, and more than a dozen gigantic sea snakes appeared neatly before him.
"Hehehe, Ryūchi Cave is the gathering place of all snakes in the world. These sea snakes finally have a place to shine."
"Go—seal off this entire sea area. No one is allowed to go out to sea to fish!"
Natural disasters and man-made calamities always come together. Since the tsunami had already appeared, adding a few giant snakes into the mix wasn't a problem at all.
"Whoa! So many snakes!"
"Chizan, you kid are rotten to the core. Sea snakes of this size—even if Kumogakure sent out an elite squad, they'd probably have a hard time dealing with them."
"Tsk tsk, sure enough, you can offend anyone except this kid. Too vicious."
Chōmei suddenly poked his head out of the sea, a trace of shock still on his face. Clearly, the appearance of more than a dozen sea snakes had genuinely surprised him.
With such gigantic sea snakes entering the sea, it could be said that this entire sea area was now completely dominated by them.
"This is just the beginning."
"Fishing is only one aspect."
"Cutting off all of Kumogakure's supplies—that's the key."
Gekko Chizan's gaze turned toward the distant land. He believed his four disciples would not disappoint him.
...
At the same time, at a strategic pass west of Kumogakure.
"A merchant caravan?"
"Sorry, for the sake of Sensei's plan, you probably won't be able to pass."
Guarding this place was the only female among the four-person squad—Nohara Rin.
Having long studied medical ninjutsu, she had already become an excellent doctor. But that didn't mean her other abilities were weak.
On the contrary, precisely because she was proficient in medical ninjutsu, her control over chakra had grown increasingly refined. Even small ninjutsu could unleash considerable power in her hands.
After all, she had studied under two great teachers—Pakura and Tsunade.
"Jinlin-san, hide yourself for a bit. I'll go stop them."
"Don't you need my help?"
"Hehehe, no need. It's just a merchant caravan. Shadow Clone Technique."
Nohara Rin naturally wouldn't go alone. After all, a single person robbing a caravan would look rather strange.
Using clones to put on a show was quite reliable. Of course, she didn't forget to use the Transformation Technique as well.
Soon, a group of masked bandits charged toward the merchant caravan.
...
On the merchant caravan's side.
"Captain, after we finish this delivery, can we go back and rest for a while?"
"Hahaha, what? Tired?"
"Of course. We've been running transport nonstop lately. I'm exhausted—I really miss those little girls."
"You bastard! Look at how little ambition you have! Being able to deliver goods to Kumogakure—what a great business deal! How could we not do it a few more times!"
In the Land of Lightning, all merchant guilds shared a well-known understanding: doing business with Kumogakure was guaranteed big profits.
After all, Kumogakure was backed by the Daimyō's estate of the Land of Lightning and enjoyed strong support from the Daimyō. Whether in finances or manpower, support was generous.
And the commissions—they were downright lavish.
"Hehe, that's true. This batch is all daily necessities. Otherwise, we wouldn't make this much money."
This merchant caravan had more than a dozen carts in total.
But very soon, they stopped laughing.
"Fire Release, Flame Burst Technique!"
A cold voice reached the ears of all the workers. The next second, the entire convoy was surrounded by flames.
"What's going on?! Bandits?"
"No! This is ninjutsu! Someone's robbing us!"
The captain was the first to react, a trace of fear and confusion appearing on his face.
For many years, the Land of Lightning had rarely seen robbery. After all, it was a nation that revered martial strength above all else.
Coupled with the existence of Kumogakure, there were practically no bandits in the entire country.
So how did they end up running into this?
"Hehehe, quite a lot of goods. Looks like we'll make a decent haul this time."
"Leave the goods. You can go."
After all, Nohara Rin had never done this before. She could only recall her teacher's words in her mind and then piece together a couple of lines.
Surprisingly, once she said them out loud, they actually carried a bit of that ruthless bandit vibe.
Most importantly, after saying those words, Nohara Rin unexpectedly felt a hint of pleasure in her heart.
So frightened was she by this realization that she hurriedly steadied her mind. She was a medical ninja—how could she feel delight from robbery? No, no, this was absolutely unacceptable.
This was only because her teacher, Gekko Chizan, didn't know.
Otherwise, he'd definitely sneer and say, tsk tsk, figures—you learn whatever you're taught, depending on who teaches you.
As for Kakashi now, he was wholeheartedly focused on improving himself. But behind the scenes, he had already started browsing quite a few books—his thinking firmly drifting into questionable territory.
Obito? A regular at the gambling house, even if his luck wasn't great.
And now even Rin had been led astray—actually developing a liking for robbery. Truly, they had carried forward all of their teacher's fine virtues in full.
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