In Konoha, they wiped out the Sarutobi clan at the start.

Yamato tried to use Wood Release to force Chiya back, but before the wood could even get close to Chiya, it was shredded to pieces by the giant Rasengan.

Everyone was suddenly plunged into immense despair.

Kakuzu's fate is still fresh in my mind.

"No, stop, Brother Chiya." With a weak voice, Naruto struggled to his feet, supported by Ino Yamanaka and Choji Akimichi.

Like Sasuke, he couldn't sever his bond with Chiya, the only person who had ever been kind to him, the first to acknowledge him, and the first to care about him.

Although Chiya only invited him to eat ramen on a whim.

Chiya ignored Naruto and instead threw a huge Rasengan shuriken at Kakashi.

"No!" Ino-Shika-Cho, Naruto, and Yamato cried out in despair. Kakashi, too, felt a sense of hopelessness, closed his eyes, and recalled his own failed life.

My father died, my best friend died, and my teacher and his wife also died.

Now he's finally going to find Obito, Rin, and their teacher.

However, the expected attack did not arrive. To Naruto and the others' astonishment, the giant Rasengan shuriken bypassed Kakashi, leaving a shallow bloodstain on his neck before transforming into a streak of light and flying towards the distant mountain peak.

boom.

A deafening explosion rang out.

Accompanied by endless light and heat, it came into view of the people of Konoha.

The air was forced apart by the enormous force, forming a milky-white shockwave that rapidly spread outwards from the center of the explosion.

The blast wave continued unabated.

Trees, each several people's embrace thick, were torn apart inch by inch by this terrifying force, as if made of paper, turning into countless fragments flying everywhere, and then completely reduced to ashes under the impact of the subsequent forces.

Even from a great distance, the fierce winds carrying dust still managed to blow the Konoha members away.

Only Karin and Chinatsu escaped being thrown around in a daze because Chinatsu used Earth Release beforehand.

After the storm subsided, Kakashi and the others unconsciously looked in the direction of the explosion, their mouths agape in astonishment.

In the distance, the steep mountain peaks have completely disappeared.

A rough estimate revealed a massive crater, at least two or three hundred meters long, before their eyes.

A jet of water, large enough for three or four people to encircle, shot out from the center of the crater, soaring into the sky before falling back down, submerging the crater and gradually filling it.

"Is this the real Spiral Shuriken?" The crowd stood frozen in fear, gazing at the distant, vanishing mountains, before finally uttering this question.

"Ahem..." Qianye coughed lightly, feigning nonchalance. "Looks like I threw it in the wrong place. I guess I can't deny getting old."

At this point, Chiya looked at Kakashi.

"What is it?" Kakashi touched his still bleeding neck with lingering fear. In addition to his fear, he couldn't help but wonder why the attack just now could have easily torn him apart. Why did it suddenly change direction?

Could it be because of Naruto?

Thinking of this, Kakashi couldn't help but glance at Naruto, only to find that he was still in shock.

"I suddenly feel that killing you like this would be too boring. I'll take Kakuzu's body away later," Chiya said. "If that's the case, then please pretend you didn't see me today?"

Upon hearing this, the Konoha members exchanged glances, their brows furrowed, their faces filled with confusion.

Seeing this, Chiya added, "Then let me put it another way. If any of you tell anyone that you saw me, or if any information spreads that I was here, then I will throw a Rasengan shuriken at Konoha."

"Don't let my lack of bloodline limit sacrifice or special physical talents fool you; I have a lot of chakra."

"If you create a thousand shadow clones and simultaneously unleash a ninjutsu of that scale, you could probably activate it three times in a row. What do you think would happen if three thousand shadow clones of that scale fell into Konoha?"

"Perhaps by the time the thousandth shot is fired, Konoha will have already ceased to exist." Kakashi sighed and closed his eyes. He knew that the other party was not exaggerating; Chiya, who had wiped out the Sarutobi clan, was also capable of destroying Konoha.

It's just a matter of whether it's necessary or not.

"Then it's settled. Farewell, everyone. I look forward to fighting you again. Perhaps that will be the final battle."

After saying that, Chiya winked at Chika, and with a bang, the smoke dissipated and he disappeared from everyone's sight. At the same time, Kakuzu's 'corpse' in the pit also vanished.

"I'm saved." As soon as Chiya left, Akimichi Choji, who had been blown to the ground by the storm, rolled over and lay on his back in a T-shape, panting heavily.

"Chika, Karin." The cautious Kakashi immediately had them sense Chiya's chakra.

After confirming that Chiya was really gone, his tense nerves finally relaxed. Exhausted of chakra, he landed face-first on the ground.

"Kakashi-senpai, how are you feeling?" Yamato hurriedly stepped forward to help him up.

"Well, it's alright. I'm lucky to be alive. I have to thank Naruto for that." Kakashi forced a smile as he looked at Naruto, instinctively assuming that Naruto had called out to Chiya.

"Just now..." Yamato was stopped by Kakashi's eyes before he could finish speaking.

"I understand. Everyone, no one should tell anyone about what happened to Fujiwara Chiya today. We'll report to the Hokage ourselves later. What about Chika?" Yamato turned around and scanned his surroundings, but couldn't find Chika's voice.

"Uh, Chika just used Reverse Summoning to go back." Karin made up a reason, but inwardly she was groaning, thinking, "I also want to go find Lord Chiya."

On the other side, not far from where Chika had gone, a hand suddenly landed on her shoulder.

Without any hesitation, Chika turned around and threw herself into someone's arms.

"Aren't you afraid of mistaking someone else for someone else, being so sure?" Qianye gently stroked his daughter's head and said tenderly.

"Hehe, because only Qianye can deceive my senses and prevent me from reading my mind, so I will never mistake him." Qianxia greedily inhaled the scent of Qianye, her cute little face rubbing against him, her two slender little hands tightly wrapped around his neck, as if she didn't want to let go for even a moment.

"Nothing in this world is absolute. Don't rely too much on your special abilities, or you'll suffer greatly when you encounter truly powerful figures in the future," Qianye warned.

"I understand, Chiya." Chika kissed Chiya on the cheek.

"How many times have I told you to call me Dad?" Qianye sighed helplessly, then asked, "By the way, how's things at home?"

"It's great at home now. To make it easier to take care of my unborn little brother, Mom brought Aunt Hong to live with us. Chiya, when are you going to come home for a visit?" Chika raised her beautiful face, revealing a mischievous smile.

Chiya's lips twitched. In an instant, he lost all desire to go back. Good heavens, Tsunade, that tiger woman, was lying in wait for him to come to her.