Naruto: I Survived Two Wars Without You, System!

"Uh... The plot feels totally out of whack..."

Kei Yamanaka hesitated for a moment before tossing his earlier worries aside.

So what if the original timeline has collapsed and reformed? With his current strength, he no longer needed to tread carefully or build things gradually.

If this collapse comes with massive rewards, let it happen.

Plip! Plip! Plip!

Shards of stone skipped across the lake's surface, rippling outward before vanishing beneath the waves.

"System, keyword draw..."

Kei started to say, only to realize halfway through that he hadn't actually earned any Keyword Draw attempts just now.

Damn it!

He'd grown used to doing a draw after each battle, but the system was breaking its usual routine!

He glanced at the long list of skills displayed on the System Interface.

And especially the [Dust Release Heir] listed at the end of the Inactive Skills section.

Sitting by the lakeside grass, Kei silently activated it in his mind.

Buzz~

A flood of Dust Release training knowledge and memories surged into his mind.

Training memories related to Wind, Earth, and Fire chakra nature transformations and shape transformations, as well as various Ninjutsu practices, were also forcibly implanted.

Unlike Wood Release, which Hashirama Senju had nearly perfected to its peak.

The exclusive techniques of the Kekkei Tota Dust Release, strictly speaking, were only two.

They were respectively: [Dust Release: Split Detachment of the Primitive World Technique] and [Atomic Dismantling].

In the original storyline, those fancy-sounding names were nothing more than using other techniques first—either restricting the enemy's movement or obscuring their vision—before employing the Dust Release.

[Dust Release: Split Detachment of the Primitive World Technique] had a relatively smaller range but offered controllable shaping.

It could be transformed into a cylinder and launched outward, or shaped into a cube to envelop and eliminate enemies within. It could freely shift between circular, fan-shaped, and elliptical forms, making it more adaptable to different scenarios.

[Atomic Dismantling], on the other hand, possessed greater power but a single form. Its effectiveness increased with wider range, yet it also drained significantly more chakra and required some preparation time.

Even with Kei's current level of chakra control, executing a wide-range [Atomic Dismantling] instantly remained extremely difficult.

After pondering over Dust Release for a while,

Kei shifted focus back to carefully experiencing the training memories of Wind and Fire chakra natures.

Ultimately, this was the key reason he copied the Dust Release technique.

Wind — cutting, fierce, soft, icy...

Fire — wild, overwhelming, blazing, searing...

"...Does it only merge upwards?"

After contemplating for quite some time and noticing that no system prompt had appeared yet, Kei frowned in mild annoyance.

Although with his current strength, most Kekkei Genkai techniques wouldn't even match the effectiveness of him simply charging forward and punching someone straight in the face.

Still, knowing more techniques allowed him to show off a bit, right?

Especially flashy ones like Ice Release. He could mimic Hyorinmaru and shout something dramatic like "Sit upon the frozen heavens!" at the start of a fight.

Though admittedly, that might sound a little cliché.

Still super cool, though, right?

Should he try developing it himself?

Scratching his cheek thoughtfully, Kei recalled that the difficulty of Kekkei Genkai fusion could basically be referenced from when he previously fused Wood Release, where the system had dumped a mountain of training knowledge into him.

Not difficult? Far from it—it's anything but simple!

First, fully develop the nature transformation of two chakra natures, continuously trying to fuse them in various proportions until they achieve a unique synthesis.

Then, through unyielding training, make this fusion process and its result second nature.

Finally, use the energy of a Kekkei Genkai to gradually influence the genetic information at the gene level...

"Whatever, why bother with the act..."

Kei muttered inwardly. Right now, he had bigger things on his plate—such an experiment that would take hours could wait until he had time later.

He glanced at the System Interface, where the titles [Yin-Yang Sage Ascendant], [Wood Release Jinchuriki], and [Dust Release Heir] appeared.

Shady, Yang, Earth, Fire, Water, Wind.

Just missing Lightning!

Copying just one Lightning Release master's skill listing felt like wasting his precious Keyword Copy opportunity.

Copying a Kekkei Genkai technique like Storm Release followed the same reasoning.

As for that bastard A, the Third Raikage.

The man had no less than three lightning-related skill listings on him—the Red-Tier Skill [Unbreakable Spear], the Purple-Tier Trait [Flawless Shield], and [Thunderstorm].

If those three could be combined, he'd copy them without hesitation.

But these three skills were each their own thing!

"Enough agonizing... whoever I meet, I'll just copy theirs. At this point, it's just one more step anyway."

Kei brushed the dust off and stood up.

His eyes drifted toward Tsunade and Hashirama Senju, who were still talking inside the lakeside pavilion.

Though he was too far away to catch their words, it was obvious Tsunade's mood wasn't great.

If Hashirama wasn't her grandfather, he probably would've been punched by now…

Boom~

Kei watched as Hashirama Senju's spirit body was sent flying backward with a punch, straight toward him.

His expression was full of disbelief.

Whoosh~

They even punched their own grandfather!

Tsunade, you never cease to amaze me!

Hashirama Senju's spirit body tumbled mid-air, as chakra burst from him, carving a long streak across the lake.

Only after retreating beside Kei did he finally dissipate the force.

He rubbed his seemingly uninjured chest with his left hand.

Hashirama Senju let out a strained chuckle.

Ha... Ha... Son-in-law! I've already calmed her down! We're going to Sunagakure together in a few days, right? See you then!

After finishing that sentence,

Hashirama Senju's spiritual form glowed with radiant white light, rising a few meters before vanishing straight back to the Pure Land.

"He ran off that fast..."

Seeing the scene unfold of Hashirama dashing away,

Kei didn't need to guess—he knew full well that the other had just left him in a huge mess!

Back at the lakeside pavilion,

Tsunade leapt down from the structure, channeling chakra beneath her feet as she stood on the shimmering lake surface.

As she walked toward Kei, she called out.

"No using all those strange jutsu—fight me head-on with Taijutsu! Show me what makes you think you can really boost my strength!"

"... Just say it if you wanna fight."

"I want to fight you! Can you at least stay still this time?"

"No."

"Then why are you talking so much? Fight me for real—use taijutsu!"

"Serious, huh... Tch. Onee-san Tsunade, I don't usually hit girls."

Kei Yamanaka clicked his tongue. Seeing Lady Tsunade's determined expression, clearly insisting on fighting him,

He shifted his stance, feet shoulder-width apart.

He took a deep breath, then growled deeply.

[Eight Gates Release – Open the Gate of Opening! Gate of Healing, open! Gate of Life, open!]

"Hmph. Eight Gates Release—three gates and..."

[Gate of Harm, open! Gate of Limit, open! Gate of View, open! Gate of Wonder, open!]

With Kei Yamanaka forcefully opening the first seven of the Eight Gates, the blood inside his body surged like a torrent through his body.

His skin flushed faintly red. The dark aura of Sage Mode transformed into a bright white light rich in Yang Release, continuously nourishing and repairing his cells—now under violent strain from immense power.

Water within his body vaporized into wild blue chakra streams, enveloped by the radiant white glow of Sage Art chakra blasting skyward.

Grasses and trees scattered into the air as the ground rippled outward, shockwaves of energy blasting in every direction!

"..."

Tsunade watched the lake's surface churn from his raging energy, her expression darkening.

Damn it, Kei Yamanaka!

I said fight seriously—not try to kill me!

Cursing under her breath, Tsunade wasn't about to back down like some fragile, flighty girl.

[Yin Seal: Release!] [Ninjutsu – Creation Rebirth: Strength of a Hundred Seal!]

Although the Strength of a Hundred Seal technique wasn't fully perfected—it consumed a lot of chakra—but it was still enough for a fight against Kei Yamanaka!

She stomped hard on the lake's surface, her form shooting toward Kei like an arrow loosed from a bow!

Boom!

Crack!

Thud!

Spit!

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