Naruto: Nawaki was already dead, how could you bring him back to life?

That hill was a location carefully chosen by Jiraiya; it was extremely secluded and allowed him to live self-sufficiently.

With Tsunade and Orochimaru providing cover, they didn't have to worry about their whereabouts being exposed or being followed, so they were relatively safe.

"Tsunade and I will see you off here. We need to get back to the battlefield as soon as possible to help Jiraiya."

Upon seeing the small wooden house not far away, Orochimaru stopped and said.

"You all stay here and focus on your 'A-level missions.' Don't go anywhere. You're not allowed to leave until the battle is over, understand?"

Tsunade looked at Nawaki and Chiba with some reluctance, and gave them some words of advice with concern.

"Don't worry, Lady Tsunade, we know."

Nawaki, sulking, ignored Tsunade, and Chiba responded helplessly.

It's strange, because Lady Tsunade seems to treat this unreliable guy, Nawaki, like a child.

In reality, Chiba was more than happy to stay in one place and wait for the end of the Ninja World War.

If he could return to the village now, he would have gone straight back to Konoha!

After Tsunade and Orochimaru left.

Chiba and his two companions returned to the familiar cabin once again.

"Chiba-nii, Nawaki-nii, Kosuke-senpai, you're back!"

Upon seeing the three of them, the three little ones greeted them with great joy.

Konan buried her face in Chiba's arms.

"Brother Chiba, Minami misses you so much!"

"Hehe, I miss you guys too."

Chiba chuckled and ruffled Konan's hair. He had been longing for the rewards on Nagato and the other two!

Just thinking about how she would have to exhaust herself dealing with and satisfying Nana's needs every night made Chiba feel a little tired.

"Then I'll use this time to calm down and improve my skills," Chiba thought to himself.

The system rewarded him with many skills, and he felt that he also needed to spend time integrating these rewards and improving his strength, so that he could not rely too much on the system.

He plans to use his perfect chakra control to try to combine the fire and earth chakra nature transformations to develop a bloodline limit—"Lava Release"!

Of course, Chiba also wants to get the rewards from Nagato and the other two. It would be stupid not to use the system.

"I wonder what kind of reward I'll get this time. At least give me a rare skill!" Chiba was very excited.

……

Konoha, Anbu.

In the dimly lit hall, a figure draped in white robes sat on a high platform, his expression shifting between light and shadow, lost in thought.

"A master strategist, awe-inspiring to command the entire army, the qualities of a Hokage..."

After a long pause, the figure slowly spoke, "Onoki is trying to use my sword, Shimura Danzo, to kill someone. What do you think?"

Danzo Shimura's voice echoed in the hall, but none of the Root ninjas kneeling in neat rows below dared to speak, each one silent as if trembling with fear.

"Hmph, a bunch of mute people!"

Danzo snorted coldly and turned to look at the woman kneeling on one knee in front of him: "Priestess, do you have any other information to report?"

"...That's all, Lord Danzo." Nono replied expressionlessly after a moment of silence.

She did not reveal the information that "all three ninjas had their eyes on Chiba's talent."

She didn't want a sunny child like Chiba to be targeted by Danzo Shimura, falling into darkness like her and being unable to escape.

The three legendary ninja wouldn't spread this around, and neither would Kosuke or Nawaki. Shimura Danzo probably wouldn't be able to find out about it through any other channels.

"Okay, back off."

Danzo waved his hand at Nonou: "I've assigned you a new mission. Get ready and set off."

"...Yes, Lord Danzo!" Nono replied through gritted teeth, her knuckles turning white as she clenched her fists.

"You may all leave. I wish to have some peace and quiet."

After driving everyone away.

Danzo angrily crumpled the intelligence report in his hand into a ball and threw it heavily on the ground.

"What a fine Sakumo Hatake!"

"You command respect and win the hearts of the people on the battlefield, gaining the support of powerful clans like the Uchiha and Nara... Are you, Hatake Sakumo, trying to take the Hokage position from me?!"

Bang!

Danzo used so much force that he crushed the seat handles into dust.

"Sakumo Hatake, you'd better not block my way, or else..."

A sinister glint flashed in Danzo's eyes.

He has already done too many things he shouldn't have done in order to become Hokage, so one or two more wouldn't matter!

Chapter 32 An amazing reward: Chiba can fly!

Time flies when you're focused on something, and this is exactly what happened to Chiba, who poured all his energy into Minami.

"Chiba-nii, you're so fast! You can't finish again?!"

"Sigh, Xiao Nan, I've given you everything I can. I really can't squeeze out a single drop more."

Before we knew it, three months had passed.

Faced with the exceptionally talented Konan, who was eager to learn every night, Chiba vowed that he really had no more medical ninjutsu he could teach her.

"Well, alright then, I'll let you off the hook for tonight, Chiba-nii. Minami will come find you again tomorrow night."

"Hmm... Ah?!"

"Hehe~" Looking at Chiba's terrified face, Konan covered her mouth and chuckled, laughing like a cunning little fox.

"You little brat, you dare to fool even me?!"

Seeing Konan smirking, Chiba realized he had been tricked by a little kid. He was so angry that he picked Konan up and started slapping her bottom repeatedly.

"Ah, no! Brother Chiba, Xiao Nan knows she was wrong!" Xiao Nan's face turned red as she begged for forgiveness.

[Ding! Healing successful! Congratulations, host, you have obtained "Paper Dance"!]

At that moment, a system notification suddenly sounded, and Chiba's body froze on the spot, completely dumbfounded.

"WTF?!"

Chiba glanced at his own hands, then at the little girl in his arms, and was momentarily confused.

For the past three months, he has worked tirelessly to provide psychological counseling to the three individuals, yet he was unable to resolve Xiao Nan's psychological issues. How come now...?

What the hell is the principle behind this?!

"Brother Chiba, why are you ignoring Minami? Are you really angry?"

Xiao Nan secretly turned her head and saw that Qianye remained silent, which made her a little flustered.

"Brother Chiba, I shouldn't have scared you just now. Why don't you hit me a couple more times? Don't be angry, okay? Don't ignore me!"

Xiao Nan uttered a series of aggrieved words, and Chiba finally came to his senses. He gently rubbed Xiao Nan's head with a touch of heartache.

"Silly child, who said I'm angry? I'm happy right now."

【"Dance of Paper"】A magnificent "paper technique" that transforms the body into countless pieces of paper, allowing for free movement and deformation, fluttering like butterflies!

How could Chiba not be happy to have obtained such a powerful skill from Konan!

"Dance of Shikigami" not only makes him immune to physical attacks, making up for his lack of area-of-effect attacks, but most importantly, it also grants him the ability to fly that countless people dream of!

It's important to know that there are only a handful of ninjas in the ninja world who possess the ability to fly, and currently only Onoki can do it.

When Chiba first watched Naruto, he was amazed by the scene of Konan descending from the sky with her white wings, and now he has that ability too!

With further development, he could even master the "Art of the God of Paper," possessing the power to transform 6000 billion explosive talismans into a vast ocean.

With a wave of his hand, the world changes color... Damn, just thinking about it is exhilarating!

"Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous! And this skill suits me quite well too."

Chiba nodded in satisfaction. It was quite reasonable for a medical ninja like him to be able to transform into a white-winged angel.

Now, he is a true two-dimensional character.

"Are you really not angry, Chiba-nii?"

Konan blinked her big eyes, stealing glances at Chiba's expression.

"Of course, when have I ever lied to Xiao Nan?"

Chiba pinched Minami's cheek and answered with a smile.

"Hey, that's great!"

Seeing that Chiba wasn't really angry, Konan finally felt relieved and happily snuggled up to Chiba.

Upon seeing this, Chiba suddenly had an epiphany.

"Perhaps, a stable and intimate relationship is the most important thing that the three little ones are missing in their growth, what they crave most, and the key to unlocking their psychological problems."

Since that's the case... how about we try beating up Yahiko and the others tomorrow?

Chiba stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Spare the rod and spoil the child," as the saying goes. Maybe if you beat them up, you'll get a reward.

...Hmm, worth a try!

……

For several days.

Chiba nearly killed Yahiko and Nagato, but failed to obtain the reward and had no choice but to give up.

...Well, even if Nawaki and Kosuke hadn't stopped him, he couldn't have really killed the two little guys.