Gekko Chizan curled his lips in disdain, his entire body radiating intense arrogance.
"I'm not bragging— even without Flying Thunder God, even if Sunagakure throws their entire village at me, they still wouldn't be able to do anything to me."
"Take a look at this."
He rolled up his sleeve, and in the next moment, Hatake Sakumo and Tsunade both widened their eyes.
What were they seeing...
The sleeve was lifted, yet there was no arm as expected—only strange, intricate patterns.
"No wonder... you're wearing gloves..."
"This is..."
From those patterns, Tsunade sensed a certain kind of strength. She already had a guess in her heart, but didn't dare confirm it, so she directly asked.
The corner of Gekko Chizan's mouth curled into a wide grin.
"One year. Even though it took me a full year… I succeeded."
"I fused Transparent Release, Crystal Release, my own chakra, and natural energy together."
"Using the power of bloodline limits as the core, with natural energy as support."
"I successfully constructed a Sage Technique system that belongs solely to me!"
Over this past year, Gekko Chizan had failed countless times and injured himself countless times. If not for the passive version of Yin Healing Wound Destruction and Chōmei's help, he might already be in a wheelchair.
But precisely through this kind of research, Gekko Chizan truly succeeded.
[Name: Gekko Chizan]
[Identity: Seven-Tails Jinchūriki, Konoha Jonin, Clan Head of the Gekko Clan.]
[Traits: Vigorous Vitality, enhanced resistance to damage, Genjutsu resistance (immune to all Genjutsu below B-rank)]
[Bloodline Limits: Transparent Release, Crystal Release.]
[Ninjutsu Mastery: Fire Release, Water Release, Wind Release, Earth Release, Summoning Technique, Sealing Techniques, Ninja Arts (Snake), Taijutsu, Forbidden Techniques.]
[Sage Techniques: Sage Body (exclusive! Crystal Release + Transparent Release fusion version!)]
[Tailed Beast: Seven-Tails Chōmei, Affinity 100%, Tailed Beast Transformation Progress: 100%, Tailed Beast Bomb (mastered, passive skills activated: handheld capability, compression bomb, Tailed Beast Bomb Laser), Tailed Beast Synchronization (reduced chakra consumption).]
[Base Attributes: strength 100, speed 100, chakra 100, physique 100, taijutsu 100, Genjutsu 100, hand seals 100.]
[Activated Attributes: chakra recovery, passive Yin Healing Wound Destruction, Light as a Swallow, doubled strength, mastery of all eighteen martial arts, clap hands and summon anything!]
[Resistance: Six Paths resistance 40%.]
[Ninjutsu Amplification: 75%, increased ninjutsu power and nature transformation.]
His original Sage Technique had completely disappeared, replaced by something called Sage Body.
A Sage Mode that belonged solely to Gekko Chizan.
However, although the Sage Technique was completed, his Sage Mode was extremely strange.
First of all, when natural energy entered his body, he could apply Transparent Release to different parts of his body.
The larger the area of his body that became transparent, the faster he absorbed natural energy.
So now, Gekko Chizan was fully dressed and even wore gloves.
That was because, aside from his head, his entire body was transparent and covered with patterns.
Other people's Sage Mode painted patterns on their faces—what about him? His whole body was covered in tattoos. Just tell me, isn't that insane?
At the same time, his taijutsu had finally reached its maximum value, granting him a skill called: mastery of all eighteen martial arts.
Now, as long as you gave him a weapon— even just a stick—he could wield it with incredible flair.
Though for him, it didn't seem particularly useful.
Hatake Sakumo and Tsunade stared at his arm full of patterns—no, it couldn't even be called an arm anymore, since the arm itself couldn't be seen at all.
"Sage Mode..."
"But it's not quite like the ones I've seen before..."
Tsunade looked puzzled. It wasn't like she had never seen Sage Techniques.
For example, Jiraiya and Minato, master and disciple, had both demonstrated Sage Mode.
On top of that, there was Gekko Chizan's previous Ryūchi Cave Sage Mode.
But the Sage Mode now displayed before her completely overturned her understanding.
And also—what was going on with this transparency? Could Transparent Release even be used partially?
"Ah, I'll explain it after I get back."
"I can only say this— a Sage Mode constructed from one's own power doesn't have those strange abilities from the Three Great Sacred Lands."
"This kind of Sage Mode only has one ability— infinitely amplifying one's own strength."
"For example, the attack that pierced through the Gold Dust Waterfall just now— that was actually my Crystal Release, but its power can no longer be described as Crystal Release."
"Alright then, I'm off to take on a disciple!"
Watching Gekko Chizan disappear from the spot,
Tsunade and Hatake Sakumo looked at each other.
Terrifying… he actually managed to research a completely independent Sage Mode...
And the most critical point—he only used one year???
...
Not long after Gekko Chizan followed Rasa toward Sunagakure,
Hatake Sakumo and Tsunade encountered Namikaze Minato and the nearly fifty Anbu he led on their way back.
"Sakumo-senpai, Tsunade-senpai."
"Where is that bastard Chizan???"
"Didn't he start fighting the Fourth Kazekage, Rasa?"
After receiving the news, Namikaze Minato immediately mobilized the Anbu and personally led the team over.
This group of Anbu were elites trained by Gekko Chizan and Shinnosuke.
And the one leading the Anbu was also Shinnosuke.
It could be said that this was a sharp blade unit.
"Hokage-sama, the battle between Gekko Chizan and the Fourth Kazekage Rasa has already ended."
"The two sides didn't fight to the death, but instead settled on two other matters."
Hatake Sakumo stepped forward and explained Gekko Chizan's proposal of forming an alliance with Sunagakure.
At the same time, he also revealed everything about him taking Rasa's son as a disciple.
Namikaze Minato hadn't expected that after rushing here with such urgency, he would receive these two shocking pieces of news.
"An alliance, huh?"
"Since the Second Shinobi World War, Konoha hasn't had any allies."
"This has caused the village to invest enormous manpower and financial resources in every battle."
"If we can form an alliance with Sunagakure, it's indeed a good proposal."
"But… what's going on with this taking a disciple???"
Namikaze Minato felt like Gekko Chizan had been sent by the heavens specifically to torment the Hokage.
Previously, he tormented the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen. Now it was his turn—the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato—being tormented to the point of utter exhaustion by Gekko Chizan.
"I'm not sure either. That's just what he said, and also what he did."
"Right now, he has already followed Rasa to Sunagakure."
"The two of us are just witnesses."
At the mention of "witnesses," Namikaze Minato felt his anger surge once again.
What kind of situation was this? After going into seclusion for a year, setting aside how many troubles he caused the village, the moment he came out, he went to fight someone— and even dragged two big shots from the village to act as witnesses?
"Witnesses to what?"
"His strength..."
"Strength???"
"Yeah… he succeeded..."
Namikaze Minato: ....
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