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"Dammit! Big brother, don't stop me! I'm killing this brat today!"
"Ah, Tobirama, calm down. No matter what bloodlines this child possesses, he is still a child of the Leaf."
Tobirama lunged for Chiba. Hashirama quickly grabbed his brother, soothing him with earnest words.
His brother was usually as steady as still water, never one to lose his temper. But the moment the Uchiha clan was involved, he lost his head. Every single time.
He could burn his mouth on barbecue and he'd still blame it on Madara Uchiha.
"Hmph!"
Hashirama held him tight. Tobirama struggled briefly before giving up with a cold snort, his composure returning.
He had researched with Orochimaru for so long, not to mention all the forbidden experiments in his past life. It only took him a moment to figure it out.
Chiba definitely wasn't from the Uchiha clan. Of course, he wasn't from the Senju clan either. The kid had somehow obtained the power of both bloodlines.
"I'll settle the score with you after we deal with Madara Uchiha!"
After Tobirama icily spat out those words, he turned his glare back to Madara.
"Whew… Fine, fine, Lord Tobirama. I'll give you a satisfactory explanation then, I promise."
Chiba let out a long sigh of relief, wiping non-existent sweat from his brow before shooting a furious look at Madara.
If Tobirama sabotaged his wedding with Tsunade later, it was definitely this old bastard's fault.
"Tsk, tsk. A pity they didn't fight. Has that white-haired Tobirama gone soft?"
Madara clicked his tongue in disappointment, a sense of anticlimax washing over him.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Just then, the Raikage and the others, assisted by Rasa's golden sand, "just happened" to charge up the battlefield. They acted as if they hadn't seen Chiba's crimson eyes at all.
No one doubted Chiba's allegiance. If their MVP was secretly on the enemy's side, they might as well just surrender.
So, even as thoughts swirled in their minds, none let it show. Privately, however, their minds were racing.
The Third Raikage, especially. He decided that after this battle, he would insist on inviting Chiba to the Cloud Village for a few days to secure some of that incredible bloodline.
The Cloud had plenty of blonde, blue-eyed beauties. He'd arrange a dozen for Chiba every day. There was no way a hot-blooded young man like him could resist.
"Madara Uchiha, since you're so eager to see my Mangekyō Sharingan, I'll show you," Chiba said, his voice cold as he stared Madara down.
His cover was blown, so he might as well drop the act. Time for a little Uchiha-style shock and awe.
"Susanoo!"
Chiba clapped his hands together. A vast tide of chakra erupted from him, solidifying in front of the Wood Golem. Within a silver-white haze, the outline of a war god became visible.
"What?! That's impossible!"
It wasn't just Hashirama and Tobirama who were stunned speechless. Even Madara Uchiha wore a look of genuine shock for the first time.
A Susanoo, towering like a mountain, rose from the earth. Its silver-white Tengu armor glinted brilliantly in the sun, and the twin wings unfurling from its back blotted out the sky.
This was, without a doubt, a Perfect Susanoo.
"That. Is. Impossible."
Madara gritted his teeth, the words squeezed out as he repeated himself in a low voice.
To manifest a Perfect Susanoo required pushing the Mangekyō Sharingan's power to its absolute limit. This kid had awakened his maybe a month ago, at most. How could he…?!
"Tobirama, Tobirama, look! The kid can summon a Perfect Susanoo just like Madara!"
Hashirama grabbed his brother's shoulders, shaking the stunned Tobirama wildly while pointing excitedly at the colossus in the sky.
"This kid can use the First Hokage's Wood Style and wield power that rivals Madara Uchiha… Just what kind of monster is he?"
The Raikage's gaze on Chiba was filled with awe, as were the eyes of Shigure and the others beside him.
"After this battle, no one will be able to challenge the Leaf's dominance again."
Shigure sighed, his feelings complex. Right now, his only regret was that Sasori wasn't a girl, or he would have offered her to Chiba in marriage.
"Brother Chiba, you've already grown to heights I can't even hope to reach."
Standing on his cloud of golden sand, Rasa wore an enigmatic smile. As Chiba's confidant, he took pride in Chiba's strength.
"Madara Uchiha. Are you satisfied now?" Chiba asked, looking at the disbelieving Madara with a flat tone.
The system's rewards were always the real deal. If it said it would give him Senju blood, it gave him Senju blood. If it said resurrection, it gave him resurrection. It never pulled any punches.
If it said it would give him the complete Mangekyō Sharingan, then it was delivered fully unlocked. No need for him to develop it stage by stage.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Under the shocked and uncertain eyes of the assembled ninja, the silver-white Susanoo moved.
It reached a giant hand behind its armor, between its wings, and drew out its unique weapon.
A massive…
"Medical kit?! What in the actual hell is that?!"
The sudden absurdity nearly threw out the Raikage's back. He turned a dumbfounded stare at Chiba, utterly failing to comprehend the ridiculous scene before him.
"Form follows intent. I'm a medic-nin who saves lives and heals the wounded. It's only natural my Susanoo uses a medical kit as a weapon, isn't it?"
Chiba met the Raikage's questioning gaze, his voice full of conviction. Inwardly, however, he was fuming.
Other people's Susanoo got cool weapons like legendary katanas, or divine artifacts like the Yata Mirror and the Sword of Totsuka. At worst, a Kamui shuriken.
But him? He pulls out a medical kit?
What about the dignity of Uzumaki-Uchiha-Senju Chiba?!
I should've just used the Susanoo-armored Buddha. Damn it. Even a scalpel would've been better… How the hell am I supposed to use this as a weapon? Hey!
But it was his own creation. After a round of internal ranting, he had no choice but to accept it.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Under his control, the silver Susanoo began swinging the medical kit like a flail and charged recklessly at the four surrounding Susanoo.
If your mind doesn't slip, there's always a way.
"This is just unreal. Are these bizarre things really supposed to exist in the ninja world?"
"Tell me about it. If our world were a manga, the art style would've completely collapsed by now."
Even in the midst of battle, some couldn't help but snark.
"Chiba… he really is one of us. No wonder he's always looked out for the Uchiha clan."
Watching the giant bathed in white light, Fugaku, standing in the crowd, felt a sting in his nose. It was the feeling of a long-suffering daughter-in-law finally becoming the matriarch.
After all these years, after enduring so much scorn, their Uchiha clan had finally produced their own Hokage. Once Mikoto married him, they'd be doubly family.
"Susanoo: Dual Blade Dance!"
"Susanoo: Med… Medical Kit Rampage!"
Chiba's Perfect Susanoo, swinging its medical kit, fought joyously against the four Stage Two Susanoo summoned by Madara.
The ninja present were all elites from their respective villages, each possessing considerable strength. With Chiba's Susanoo backing them up, the tide of battle instantly turned.
…
"Th-That is…!"
Meanwhile, not far from the battlefield, a figure standing on a giant toad looked on, his jaw practically on the floor.
"Little Jiraiya… are you sure they need our help?" the great toad asked, taking a puff from his pipe. He exhaled a cloud of smoke, his voice tinged with melancholy.
"I… I don't know anymore…"
Man and toad shared a silent look.
Dammit. The two of them combined weren't even as tall as the thing's knee. They could jump and still not touch its waist… Help? Help their ass!
Watching the Susanoo wreak havoc with a medical kit, Jiraiya's head buzzed. Once again, the Great Toad Sage's prophecy echoed in his mind.
"A youth bearing a medical kit, dashing across the battlefield, shall bring the ninja world unprecedented destruction… or peace."
"I feel like the Great Toad Sage might have some misconceptions about the word 'youth'… but then again, maybe not…"
Jiraiya muttered to himself, "It's absurd, yet there's a strange logic to it. Truly fitting for the Child of Prophecy, a being of infinite possibilities."
So what exactly had he rushed all the way here for?
Thinking about it now… wouldn't it have been better to stay in Nadeshiko Village with Amane, getting all… ahem… lovey-dovey?
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