Chapter 7
Even under such a relentless, the Elite Jōnin barely managed to defend himself.
The only problem was his blade, which had already been getting worn out.
With the enhancement of lightning, Sosuke's blade was far sharper than an ordinary weapon enhanced by lightning attributes!
If Sosuke hit him a few more times, he would likely be in serious danger.
Sosuke had been attacking so many times in a row that he was getting tired.
Even though he had Goro Goro No Mi and no longer needed to rely on chakra, moving around still consumed his physical strength
Over the years, Sosuke has focused on physical training, but unfortunately, his stamina is low, and he cannot keep up in a fight beyond his level.
As he fought against this Elite Jōnin, Sosuke finally realized that his strength and stamina were far too weak.
The Elite Jōnin wasn't even out of breath, but Sosuke was already exhausted.
After noticing this, the Elite Jōnin immediately seized the brief opening.
He parried Sosuke's attack with his right hand, and with a swift flick of his left hand, he threw a shuriken flying into the air.
Immediately after, he formed a hand seal with just one hand!
"Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
In an instant, the shuriken in midair multiplied in the air, and before Sosuke could react, nearly a thousand shurikens surrounded him!
The next moment, the Elite Jōnin pulled his left hand, revealing countless thin threads. The spinning shuriken in the air instantly changed direction, hurtling toward Sosuke at once!
This was actually the Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!
In the original story, Sosuke had only ever seen the Third Hokage use this technique.
Of course, when the Third Hokage used it, he could summon tens of thousands of shuriken at once, and compared to him, this elite jōnin was clearly not as strong as him.
Faced with such a massive, unstoppable attack, even with Sosuke's speed, he could only dodge a few, and with his stamina running low, escaping was even harder!
The shuriken thrown by the elite jōnin was no joke, and just one of them had enough power to take down an ordinary jōnin without issue.
Seeing this situation, Sosuke simply gave up on dodging. Instead, he continued his attack with the blade in his right hand while his left hand pointed directly at the elite jōnin.
The elite jōnin was startled at him.
The shurikens were about to hit in just a blink, yet he still didn't try to dodge.
Just as the elite jōnin was about to retreat, Sosuke suddenly spoke, "Ten Million Volts! Thunder Beast!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, without making any hand seal, a blue lightning-covered beast shot out from his left hand!
"He can he use jutsu without hand seals!?"
The power of this Thunder Beast was at least A-rank, yet Sosuke could unleash it without forming a single seal.
The Elite Jōnin had only ever seen such a feat from the First and Second Hokage!
The lightning was already terrifyingly fast, and this one was even stronger, like a million volts. Even if the Elite Jōnin wanted to use a Substitution Jutsu, it was already too late.
In the next moment, a huge blue flash lit up the whole forest as if bathed in holy light, making it impossible to look directly at.
The birds hidden within the trees screeched in panic and scattered in all directions.
At the same time, the thousands of shuriken rained down!
When the bright light finally faded, the Elite Jōnin was already lying on the ground, his body still crackling with electricity.
Sosuke knew that the strength of powerful individuals in the Naruto world was not necessarily weaker than those in the One Piece world.
However, in terms of physical durability, they were indeed inferior to those in the One Piece world.
Even the most overpowered shinobi in the Naruto world mostly relied on various ninjutsu to protect themselves.
Therefore, a million volts of electricity should be enough to stop an elite ninja from moving.
Just as Sosuke expected, the Elite Jōnin lost the ability to move.
However, despite this, he still struggled to lift his head—only to see something that left him completely shocked!
"A Jutsu similar to the Hozuki Clan's ability...? I let my guard down..."
After murmuring these words, the Elite Jōnin finally lost consciousness.
It turned out that the thousands of shurikens from before hadn't harmed him at all and simply passed through him by turning into pure lightning!
The Elite Jōnin saw Sosuke's body covered in holes, crackling with electricity.
This ability was indeed similar to the Hōzuki Clan's hydration technique, but the difference is Sosuke's elementalization required almost no energy while the Hozuki Clan jutsu consumed a large amount of chakra.
He had won this battle by luck. That final attack, the million-volt Thunder Beast, was forced out of his last remaining strength.
If that move hadn't been enough to defeat the Elite Jōnin, Sosuke would have had no choice but to run away!
Even though he was too tired to use his lightning powers, Sosuke still had enough strength to lift his sword.
"Goodbye... You were one of the village's strongest shinobi, but you shouldn't have come to assassinate me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his sword down.
This elite jonin had once been a powerful force in the shinobi world, but now he was nothing more than a fleeting memory.
After carefully checking the body and confirming that the elite Jonin was really dead, Sosuke finally collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.
'An elite Jonin truly lives up to their reputation... I don't think I could have won if I hadn't caught him off guard with my elemental form.
Just as he sighed in relief, a voice suddenly came behind him—Dan Kato's!
"So... suke..."
Hearing someone speak, Sosuke immediately became alert again.
He quickly turned around and saw Kato Dan in half and was still alive.
Somehow, Dan's life force was incredibly strong, and he managed to hold on until now without breathing his last!
Dan's upper body was facing him, and the ground beneath him was already soaked with his blood.
Seeing Dan in such a miserable state, Sosuke finally breathed a breath of relief.
Dan was now barely hanging on to his last breath and posed no threat to him.
As Sosuke looked at him, Dan mustered the last of his strength and spoke with great difficulty, "Please… you… Danzo… save… my… niece… Shizune…"
These few simple words took everything he had left. The moment he uttered "Shizune," his eyes lost their light, and his gaze became empty.
Sosuke could tell at a glance that Kato Dan had completely stopped breathing.
At that moment, the system's notification sound echoed once again.
[Ding! A choice has been detected. Providing three options for the host!]
[Option 1: Ignore the request and don't save Shizune.]
[Reward: Doton: Lightened Boulder no Jutsu.]
[Option 2: Immediately return to Konoha and rescue Shizune.]
[Reward: Jinton: Atomic Dismantling no Jutsu.]
[Option 3: Continue heading toward the border and wait for the right opportunity to save Shizune.
[Reward: One-day access to the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.]
[The system will determine the chosen option based on the host's actions.]