Chapter 288: Six Paths Resistance

What was that famous saying?

A sack of rice has to be carried up several floors!

Well, now it's time to make him feel the pain!

Nagato, who was still looking for his teammates, suddenly felt a cold sensation rising from the soles of his feet, and he immediately became extremely vigilant.

His Rinnegan widened as he tried to see what was happening—only to realize he couldn't see anything at all.

Why? Because his vision had turned pitch black.

That was the result of pain.

"One Thousand Years of Death!! Die!"

"Ahhh!!!"

Nagato, right behind Yahiko, was launched into the air. The intense pain turned his vision dark, and his entire body began to tremble violently.

Two piercing screams in a row immediately made Konan uneasy.

Even though their voices were hoarse from pain, she still recognized Yahiko and Nagato.

This made her cry out in panic:

"Yahiko! Nagato! Are you okay!?"

Just then, a gust of wind blew across the battlefield, dispersing the smoke that had covered the area.

When the smoke cleared completely, Konan's eyes widened in disbelief at the scene before her.

What had been a battle of thirty people now left only her standing—everyone else was down.

Each and every one of them was curled up like a shrimp, clutching their buttocks, faces twisted in agony, as if the pain reached into their very souls.

And standing alone in the center of the battlefield, smiling at his handiwork, was one man.

"Who are you!?"

Konan tensed, gripping her kunai as her eyes scanned the miserable state of her teammates.

Yahiko and Nagato included—they were both lying on the ground.

It was obvious that the person in front of her was responsible for all of this.

Meanwhile, Kazuyama Gekkō was enjoying the system notifications.

[Ding! Detected that the host used One Thousand Years of Death to strike Nagato, causing indelible double suffering. Special reward: 20% resistance to the Six Paths Technique.]

[Ding! Detailed explanation of resistance to the Six Paths Technique. Resistance to six abilities:

Deva Path: Shinra Tensei, Banshō Ten'in

Human Path: Soul Extraction Technique

Asura Path: Superhuman Strength

Preta Path: Chakra Absorption, Blocking Technique Absorption Seal]

This chain of rewards delighted Kazuyama Gekkō.

He knew full well how terrifying the Six Paths techniques were.

Especially the Deva Path and the Preta Path—his eyes glanced toward Nagato, who was still writhing in pain.

He thought to himself, "I need to farm him for rewards more often."

This would be incredibly useful in the future.

"Me? I'm the one who saved you."

Konan was speechless.

Saved them? This was his idea of saving—knocking out all her teammates?

Feeling the fire in Konan's eyes, Kazuyama Gekkō chuckled.

"Hey, can't blame me. You all wore the same forehead protectors—I couldn't tell who was who. That white-haired guy only told me he had three disciples: one red-haired, one orange-haired, and a girl with light blue hair. That's all he said."

Konan: ...White-haired guy... Jiraiya-sensei?

Yahiko: ...Orange-haired? ...Sensei... that's harsh...

Nagato: ...Red-haired... That's just betrayal!!!

[Ding! Detected host redirecting blame, successfully causing Yahiko, Konan, and Nagato to complain about Jiraiya, labeling him as an unreliable teacher. Special reward: Taijutsu +5.]

A pointless reward—Kazuyama Gekkō didn't care for Taijutsu.

"Alright then, tell me who your teammates are. I'll sort them out and deal with the rest."

"Yugito! Come help!"

Kazuyama Gekkō shouted across the field, and a clearly annoyed girl walked over.

She muttered, "You ran off so fast! Weren't you going to let me fight too? Ugh, teachers really can't be trusted!"

"Hmph!"

Her voice was sharp enough to make Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan nod in unison.

Kazuyama Gekkō's face twitched hard at the sight.

Konan, realizing Kazuyama Gekkō knew Jiraiya, lowered her guard a bit.

After all, apart from the four of them, no one else knew they had studied under Jiraiya.

For someone to reveal that connection, he had to be related to Jiraiya somehow.

She quickly pointed out her eight teammates.

With her help, Kazuyama Gekkō swiftly moved Yahiko and the others aside.

Then, turning to the remaining twenty enemies, she grinned slyly.

"Hey, you crappy sensei, what about these guys?"

"What else? Bury them."

The moment he finished speaking, his hand seals were already complete.

"Water Release! Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"

The rain made it the perfect time for Water Release—taking full advantage of the environment.

A massive water dragon erupted from the ground, jaws wide, surging toward the Amegakure ninja below.

The display stunned Yahiko and the others.

Even Yugito and Chōmei were taken aback.

"Kazuyama, when did you learn Water Release?"

"And why does that jutsu look so familiar?"

Kazuyama Gekkō listened to Chōmei's musings and thought to himself, "How could it not look familiar? I was crushed by the Third Mizukage's Water Release back then."

Truth be told, that baptism-by-destruction method of learning really was effective.

After burying all his enemies with the Water Dragon, Kazuyama turned to Konan.

She was still in shock.

"Hey, snap out of it. The enemies are taken care of."

"Where's your base? I'm not about to keep standing here in the rain."

Konan finally came to her senses. She gave Kazuyama Gekkō a long look, then rushed over to Yahiko and Nagato to try to help them up.

Unfortunately, the enhanced version of One Thousand Years of Death hit like a truck.

After that strike, neither Yahiko nor Nagato could stand.

Kazuyama sighed, a bit speechless.

"Seriously? Is your pain tolerance that low?"

"Back in the day... Ah, forget it. A true man doesn't brag about the past."

In the end, Kazuyama pulled out a bundle of rope and tied the eight downed people together like dumplings.

Then he hoisted them all onto his shoulder.

Hard to believe, but somehow all eight of them were stacked and tied up as one.

Konan stared in stunned silence at Kazuyama Gekkō's actions, utterly at a loss.

"Stop spacing out! Lead the way—it's exhausting carrying them like this!"

And so, under Konan's lead, Kazuyama Gekkō carried the eight of them toward their base.

The eight people being hauled away felt as if they had completely died inside.

What a disgrace.

Of course, that familiar system notification still came knocking.

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