Chapter 148 Chakra Chain

Chakra surged around Naruto, gathering and becoming active, like nerve endings waiting to be activated, dancing around the silk bandages that sealed the armor.

Naruto clenched his fists and gave the order.

The chakra responded instantly, flowing along the seal on the silk and merging with each other.

Finally, a long chain appeared in his hand, with links as thick as his wrists, dancing around his arms and shoulders like a flexible ribbon.

Chakra Chain. The name is simple and direct, but it belies its great power.

The chain was so strong that it could not only sense his movements but also react to his every slightest movement.

This is the result of months of careful practice. He kept adjusting, improving and practicing until he finally completed it last week.

Each seal, each chakra particle, is like the note of a symphony, echoing each other in perfect harmony.

Naruto took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement.

Because this is not just a technique, it carries so much, memories, respect, and promises.

Ever since he returned from the Land of Whirlpools, ever since he first saw the chakra chains in his mother's memory - that pure energy, powerful, changeable, and destructive.

But these were not his mother's chains.

Its form might be similar to his mother's chains, and the seal also contains his bloodline power from the Land of Whirlpools, but in essence, it is more like another kind of inheritance, another kind of teaching.

The chakra control techniques that formed the core of this jutsu were what he learned from Jiraiya.

The lightning chakra that penetrates the seal was what he learned from Kakashi, which made the chain more flexible and responsive. With the help of his teacher, his parents, his bloodline, his friends, and everyone else, he finally found what belonged to him.

He found his own weapon.

It has both offensive and defensive capabilities, can advance or retreat, can both block chakra and guide chakra.

When he finally completed the jutsu, when he showed it to Jiraiya, he was filled with pride, joy, and relief.

Jiraiya smiled with satisfaction and said in his hoarse voice:

"Very suitable for a guardian."

Naruto took a deep breath.

Although Neji is arrogant, he is not a reckless person.

He was keenly aware of the changes on the battlefield, and after a brief shock, he reacted quickly, seizing any possible flaws in Naruto and launching an attack.

However, despite his speed, Neji was no match for Naruto at this moment.

Naruto was in pain, every muscle twitching, but the power of the Kyuubi burned through his body, making the pain bearable.

He felt his muscles filling with strength, and the chakra chains in his body surged with his will, as if they were integrated with his heartbeat.

Those chains made of chakra were as flexible as his hands and feet. They became a part of his body, as inseparable as his flesh and blood and breath.

He could manipulate them as he pleased, as easily as he manipulated his own fingers.

Neji approached Naruto, but it was too late.

Naruto had already released a chakra chain that wrapped around his arm like a snake, blocking Neji's attack on his ribs in time.

Chakra flowed like water, and the chains were stronger than steel. Neji was stunned for a moment, then launched a new round of attack.

He thought Naruto would continue to defend, but Naruto had changed his tactics.

Before Neji's attack was completed, Naruto swung his chain-wrapped arms and forced Neji back with lightning speed.

Neji obviously didn't expect Naruto to have such powerful strength, and fell backwards unexpectedly.

Taking advantage of this opening, Naruto suddenly raised his other arm, swung the chain like a whip, and hit Neji's unprotected buttocks.

The chains made a sound of breaking through the air, and Neji barely avoided the fatal blow.

The tip of the chain brushed past Neji's collar, although it was only a few centimeters away, but from Neji's surprised eyes and his robe almost torn by the airflow, he knew that he had brushed shoulders with the god of death.

Neji tried to close the distance while the chains were swinging, because he knew that the power of the chains lay in long-range attacks.

However, Naruto had anticipated his intentions.

Naruto quickly formed hand seals, the first time he had used a ninjutsu since the start of the game.

He injected chakra into the chain, and every link in the chain was filled with power, making a buzzing sound.

At the moment when Neji approached, Naruto jumped into the air and spun his body, swinging the chain in an arc on the ground like a whip.

The chain did not hit Neji because Naruto was not targeting him.

When the chains infused with Earth Style Chakra touched the ground, the entire arena shook.

Before Neji could react, the ground began to shake violently.

"Earth Escape: Sawtooth Earthquake!"

Sharp rock spikes burst out of the ground, and Neji's foothold collapsed instantly. He jumped up in a hurry to avoid the deadly rock spikes, but fell into the trap set by Naruto.

The chains quickly wrapped around Neji's body like a cobra, and Naruto pulled hard, throwing him to the ground.

There was a loud bang, and gravel flew everywhere. A piece of gravel flew past the ear of Konoha Jonin Genma, but he stared at Neji who was tied to the ground in chains in the arena.

Xuanjian counted silently in his mind, watching Neji struggle to break free of the chains, but eventually he lay powerless on the ground.

Xuanjian nodded and announced:

"Ningji is incapable of fighting! The winner is Uzumaki Naruto!"

The arena fell into an eerie silence for a moment.

Then the crowd erupted into a deafening roar.

But Naruto turned a deaf ear to the sounds around him, no matter whether it was ridicule, cheers or angry shouts, none of them could reach his ears.

He stood at the edge of the pit and flicked his wrist lightly, retracting the chakra chain.

The chains untied themselves from Neji's torso and returned to Naruto like a snake, wrapping around his arms and finally settling quietly on his shoulders.

Genma was about to call a doctor over when he saw Neji coughing and sitting up.

Neji blinked blankly, his eyes filled with anger. He turned to Naruto, his eyes cold.

"Why did you show mercy?" Neji asked through gritted teeth. He tried to stand up but almost fell because he stumbled.

Naruto rubbed his neck and said casually:

"I do not know what you're talking about."

"Don't play dumb, Naruto," Neji growled angrily, staggering out of the pit.

Naruto wanted to go forward and help him, but then he thought that Neji would definitely misunderstand his good intentions, so he just put his hands in his pockets and stood there.