The giant wasp, struck head-on by the scale powder, froze in place, then suddenly charged straight into the swarm of wasps in the sky.
Its massive body turned into a bulldozer, and no wasp could stop its advance.
"Damn it! That trick again! My wasp!"
The face of the ninja from the Usuryu clan changed drastically, looking extremely grim. This giant wasp was his summoned beast.
One had to know that even in the Usuryu clan, such a massive wasp was rare.
And now, it had actually been bewitched by the enemy. This was already an enormous loss.
"Forget your wasp! Take that Konoha ninja down first!"
Kitsuchi shoved him aside, his tone full of irritation.
From that earlier ninjutsu, he had already made a preliminary judgment of Gekko Chizan's identity.
Snake techniques—this was clearly Orochimaru of Konoha's Three Sannin's specialty.
Even if the man before them wasn't Orochimaru himself, he must be deeply connected to him.
[Ding! The system has detected that the host forcibly seized the Usuryu clan's summoned beast, making the enemy feel as if they had swallowed filth. Special reward: physique +1.]
An unexpected gain—Chizan hadn't thought even a giant wasp could make the enemy mentally break.
He immediately felt that all of his earlier maneuvering had been worth it.
After all, his whole purpose in coming here was to collect attributes.
"Heh heh heh… Trying to destroy the disaster I've set up won't be that easy."
"Next, once I finish you all off, these disasters will still make the Land of Earth suffer endlessly!"
Chizan boasted proudly, his hands once again forming hand seals.
Under the moonlight, the Iwagakure shinobi couldn't see clearly what seals he was making, and could only react based on instinct.
"Hmph! Everyone, attack together! Knock him down!"
"Earth Release! Earth Flow Spears!"
"Earth Release! Rock Iron Cannon Jutsu!"
Spikes of earth and rocks all shot upward into the sky at once.
Without hesitation, Chizan spat out a torrent of flames.
"Fire Release! Great Fire Destruction!"
The fierce blaze was not something mere stones could block. The moment Kitsuchi saw the sky light up, he immediately prepared his countermeasure.
The Moving Earth Core technique appeared again, pulling everyone who had been elevated back down.
The massive fireball scraped right over the heads of the Iwa-nin as it shot past.
Chizan was left speechless.
"What the hell! Damn Earth Release!"
"But, with the giant wasp on my side, heh heh, they won't be having an easy time either."
"Chōmei, chakra—let's move to the other side!"
Without a word, Chōmei began supplying chakra, and Chizan instantly vanished from sight.
Seeing the enemy disappear again, Kitsuchi snapped to full alert.
This strange situation suddenly reminded him of something—space–time ninjutsu, the kind used by that blond brat from Konoha.
But what he hadn't expected was that someone besides that blond could use it too.
His heart sank.
"Everyone stay sharp! The enemy uses space–time ninjutsu."
"Group together—don't give him the chance to ambush us!"
At once, everyone gathered tightly, eyes fixed on their surroundings.
They didn't realize that their enemy was now in another location, watching a group of shinobi being mauled by snakes.
"Tsk tsk. Chizan, I have to admit—your snakes seem to work even better than my bugs."
"Look at those Iwa-nin. Pretty miserable, don't you think?"
When Chizan landed, he happened to step right on a black mamba, almost crushing it to death.
But the sight before him made him forget all about the snake underfoot—he froze in shock.
Why were there so many giant anacondas???
What the hell was going on?
Just then, a voice sounded beside him.
"No need to guess. I did this. The black mamba passed the message to me. I figured you wouldn't want to see all your carefully arranged plans ruined."
"So, I used the Reverse Summoning Jutsu to come here."
There stood Ichikishimahime, in a blue long dress, smiling at him.
Chizan was completely dumbfounded. Even the Snake Princess had come?
"Ichikishimahime? Why are you here?"
"Hmph? You still dare ask me that? Let me ask you—when Tagorihime came out to play, didn't you buy her a whole pile of snakeberries?"
Snakeberries?
Chizan nodded. After all, Tagorihime had been summoned to help him, so of course he had to give her some reward.
That was just how he was—soft-hearted like a bodhisattva.
"Hmph! Tagitsuhime isn't in Ryūchi Cave right now—she's definitely off enjoying herself somewhere."
"And now even Tagorihime has gone out for good food, leaving only me behind."
"If I don't take the initiative, I'll starve to death!"
"You damn brat, did you forget about me? My strength is just as great, you know!"
Seeing Ichikishimahime's slightly angry face, black lines appeared over Chizan's head.
So… she came out just to fight over food?
"So, when the black mamba delivered your message, I came straight over."
"These anacondas are my doing too. Well? Don't you think you should thank me?"
Chizan turned his gaze toward the Iwa-nin in the distance, surrounded by dozens of giant anacondas, and couldn't help but swallow hard.
He thought to himself: Hey, it's not me who wants you dead—it's this snake treating you as bargaining chips for better food.
"Fine, fine. This time I'll definitely satisfy your appetite."
"But for now, let's just enjoy the show."
While they quietly watched the battle, the system chime sounded again.
[Ding! The host's assigned giant wasp has successfully turned on its summoner, killing both the Usuryu clan's earthen wasp and its master. Their resentment is immense. Special reward: physique +1.]
Good lord—the giant wasp actually managed to kill its own master?
That guy was something else. Even at death's door, he didn't cancel the summoning contract—what was he thinking?
Still, the death of the Usuryu shinobi would definitely slow down Kitsuchi's group's progress.
Without the wasps that could counter the swarm, dealing with the insects wouldn't be so easy.
After finishing his thoughts on Kitsuchi's side, Chizan looked back at the battlefield before him.
A single anaconda might not be terrifying—but dozens of them? Good grief, that was a natural disaster.
The poor Iwa-nin force, though it had a few jōnin, couldn't withstand the pack.
And with snakes being top-tier predators, plus the ground crawling with venomous serpents, the twenty-five-man squad couldn't hold out for long.
In the end, they retreated, leaving eleven corpses behind.
At the same time, Chizan received a corresponding reward—but this time, the system's prompt was rather interesting.
[Ding! Because the host isolated Ichikishimahime, she took the initiative to strike, forcibly unleashing snakes to rout the Iwagakure unit. This perfectly matches one of the methods of a bloodless victory. Special reward: Genjutsu +2.]
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