I'm in the Dragon Clan, bound to the Naruto Counterattack System

"Snake" is Ye Sheng's power of words.

They usually dwell in the depths of Ye Sheng's mind, dormant, and only Ye Sheng can awaken them.

When the Word of Power was activated, these snakes acted like thousands of scouts, exploring the surroundings for Ye Sheng.

In the scientific explanation, "snakes" are a kind of bioelectric current, while in the understanding of dragons, they are servants subdued by Ye Sheng.

In a good conductor, the "snake" becomes many times stronger. At this moment, the water greatly enhances this ability. The snake quickly moves through the water, helping Ye Sheng to explore the surrounding environment.

Ye Sheng's consciousness followed the "snake" as it explored this mysterious underwater space. He observed the world through the eyes of the "snake," and the originally pitch-black underwater space was now clearly visible to him.

Keep going, keep going, we must find the exit...

Aki Shuto hugged Ye Sheng, feeling Ye Sheng's body gradually getting colder. This was when the boy was at his weakest. His heart rate would drop to thirty beats per minute, and his blood temperature would also decrease. Aki could see that Ye Sheng's face turned ashen.

Aki hugged Ye Sheng even tighter, letting him feel her body heat. Usually, Ye Sheng took care of her, but now it was her turn to protect him.

"Click!"

A strange sound came from above. Aki looked up and saw cracks spreading little by little in the rock wall above her.

Without the slightest hesitation, Aki grabbed Ye Sheng and sped away from the area shrouded by the rock wall.

The rock wall above crashed down, and the enormous water pressure it generated continuously sucked Aki into the central rockfall area. Aki dodged nimbly in the water, but she was still inevitably scratched by the falling rocks, and her communication line with Ye Sheng was also cut off.

Aki struggled to swim outwards, but the strength a person can exert underwater is too limited. She was pushed closer and closer to the rockfall area by the water pressure.

Gritting her teeth, Aki used all her strength to throw Ye Sheng out of the area, and the recoil from the throw brought her closer to the center of the falling rocks.

The snake's vision was suddenly interrupted. Ye Sheng recovered from his Word of Power state and immediately saw Aki falling.

With a powerful push of his legs, ignoring Aki's urging to leave quickly, Ye Sheng tightly gripped Aki's hand.

The two people thrashed about in the water, dodging falling rocks that crashed into the bottom, stirring up mud and sand that blurred their vision.

A moment later, the rock stopped falling.

Aki looked at Ye Sheng, who was holding her hand tightly, and checked her own and his body. She found that both of them had only scratches on their skin.

As Jiu Deya breathed a sigh of relief and was about to communicate with Ye Sheng in sign language, she noticed that Ye Sheng was staring intently behind her, his eyes filled with fear and an indescribable sadness.

Shudeya also looked back with Ye Sheng, and saw bubbles constantly rising behind him.

After a slight pause, Aki realized that her oxygen tank had been slightly damaged by the falling rocks, and the bubbles were the oxygen that was constantly leaking out.

Ye Sheng stared at Aki's face. The girl's face did not show any despair, but instead had a faint smile, as if she had finally been freed from her restraints and could say things she had not said for a long time.

Ye Sheng's snake had just explored the water, so he knew there was no exit for at least forty minutes, and a bottle of oxygen could only support one person for a maximum of one hour.

Shudeya took off her oxygen mask, cupped Ye Sheng's head in her hands, and smiled faintly. Ye Sheng couldn't see the girl's tear stains underwater, but he knew she must have cried.

Aki stared at Ye Sheng, as if trying to imprint Ye Sheng's image into her mind forever.

The girl's lips moved slightly.

"I……"

But Ye Sheng was faster. He put his oxygen mask over the girl's face, interrupting her before he could say anything, and shouted at her, "I love you! Jiu Deya, I love you!"

Ye Shengsong turned off his oxygen mask and gently kissed the girl's lips.

Aki was stunned. Ye Sheng looked pained from choking on water, but his face still wore that signature wicked smile.

Aki sometimes hated that wicked smile, but more often it made her forget all her troubles. Aki remembered when she first entered the school, she was splashing around in the pool, and Ye Sheng slapped her butt at the finish line.

"Are all Japanese people short-legged and unable to swim fast?"

"We'll be diving partners from now on, so don't hold me back!"

"Sake Deki, I love you!"

Scenes from the past flashed through Aki's mind, finally settling on the scene before her eyes.

Ye Sheng gently pushed Ya Ji and slowly sank to the bottom of the water. For some reason, he suddenly thought of his conversation with Cheng Sui earlier.

"The reason the executive department stipulates that couples cannot act together is because they are worried that the impulse of love will outweigh rational judgment. If a crisis really occurs, can you guarantee that you will remain calm at all times?"

"I can't guarantee it, but if that happens, I will do everything in my power to let Aki go first, even if it costs me my life."

I guess I haven't broken my promise.

Ye Sheng's consciousness gradually faded, and Aki's vision became increasingly blurry.

By the way, junior brother, how is he?

For some reason, Ye Sheng suddenly thought of his seemingly omnipotent junior brother at the end.

Inside the collapsed temple, a pair of large, hairy hands emerged from the rocks.

"Cough cough cough!"

Cheng Sui stood in the cage made of Vajra Ruyi Cudgel, coughing repeatedly from the smoke and dust.

Ahmed is ruthless. He detonated the bomb buried inside the rock wall as soon as he pulled out the receiver. Luckily, I reacted quickly enough and summoned the Ape Demon as soon as I was blown away, otherwise I would have really died here.

[Mission Completed: Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai successfully expressed their feelings for each other]

[Reward for completing the mission: Mastery of Wind Release Chakra Nature Transformation]

Cheng Sui raised an eyebrow. So he's confessing his feelings already?

But the first thing to determine is...

Cheng Sui looked down at his feet. Ye Sheng and Ya Ji should be down there. He needed to make sure they were safe first. Who knew if this confession was the kind of confession that resembled a last will and testament in the original work?

Taking a deep breath, Cheng Sui began to awaken the spirit within his body. The dragon blood within him surged, and the spirit in his bloodline was driven, creating a magical domain. The bloodlines of all the mixed-race species within the domain resonated with it.

Cheng Sui looked up, and his slightly dim golden eyes lit up.

"Words of Power: Blood Ties"

Within Cheng Sui's golden eyes, there were four blood lines connected to him, two originating from his feet and the other two from outside the temple.

Blood Ties is Cheng Sui's Word of Power, which enhances the caster's sensitivity to bloodlines, allowing them to search for people with dragon blood within a vast area.

The caster can experience mysterious visions, seeing themselves connected to other individuals with dragon blood by red threads, even if the other party is far away or obscured.

Blood Ties is number 2 in the Word of Power sequence list. It is a harmless Word of Power. When the target of resonance is a high-ranking dragon, the caster may even die on the spot.

At the moment of releasing the Blood Ties, Cheng Sui had a faint inspiration: could he combine the Chakra Perception Technique with the Blood Ties? Chakra and bloodline power are both energy bodies, so it was theoretically feasible, but further development would be needed to realize it.

But now is not the time to think about these things.

Cheng Sui looked at the two silk threads at his feet and decided to save these two first.

Cheng Sui raised his hand, and the Rasengan in his hand continued to expand until it was the size of a stone block before Cheng Sui stopped outputting chakra.

"Rasengan!"

A massive chakra ball slammed into Cheng Sui's feet, instantly shattering the rock wall.

"Thump!"

Cheng Sui went straight into the water and immediately saw Ye Sheng and Aki, who were slowly sinking and desperately trying to grab him.

Seriously? I just got here and they're showing me this ridiculous stuff?