Chapter 23: Swift end of training... Troublesome!

Uncle A appeared and the second his eyes met Ringo's, I barely managed to stand in front of Mei and Shizuku while flaring my Lightning Chakra Mode as both Ringo and Uncle A disappeared only to reapper in the middle of the training arrea.

Ringo's kiba clashed with Uncle A two outstretched fingers. Lightning chakra flaring between Ringo blades covered in it and Uncle A in his Chakra Mode.

The violent tug-of-war sent a powerful electric current all around, ravaging the battlefield as lightning strikes impacted the ground, making craters. Wind powerful enough to bend trees was generated in the middle of their clash, making me and the girls behind me to bend our knees to not be blown away.

Only now I saw Ringo Ameyuri's real power. She was standing proud against the 3rd Raikage with shit-earing bloodthirsty grin on her face as both glared at each other as if talking. While neither moved in any other way than push more strength and chakra into the clash between the sword and two fingers. The screech it generated was piercing, forcing many observers to cover their ears.

I had to block multiple lightning strikes flying in my direction... Seriously. I am not dumb enough to not know they were sent my way on purpose by uncle A while Ringo tried to cover me and prevent him from doing it.

Alas, Unlce A's jutsu was stronger than Ringo and she started to be pushed back. It was slight but Uncle A's grin widened as he knew he is winning.

Ringo's grin also widened as she used her budding lightning chakra coating and covered her fingers in her lightning chakra, spreading it all over her blades as she didn't need to care about damaging them because Kiba were crafted for whitstanding huge amount of electric current and lightning chakra. This completely surprised Uncle A as the vibrations of lightning chakra were far faster than his Chakra Mode which made his fingers slid off and be redirected from the sword, sending his arm backward.

Ringo was not doing much better though. As Uncle A felt his fingers being pushed away, he for a second used his full strength and while it pushed his arm away with more force, it also sent Ringo sliding back as she dragged her feet on the ground trying to stop the force. She finally stopped and rested her arms along her body, holding both kiba blades.

"You are good girl!" Uncle A boomingly laughed. "I approve!"

Ringo smiled and slightly bowed. "Thank you."

"We are family now! Hahahahahaha!" Uncle A waved his hand dismissively and turned to me. "I give you permission to teach her the Chakra Armor! It might improve her lightning coating or whatever that was!"

"No..." I sighed. "Ringo's new technique is different from Chakra Armor. It would be better to let her develop it herself without any outside interferences." I told Uncle A who looked at me with a serious expression and then slightly smiled and ruffled my hair. Damn mountain of muscles over two meters tall!

"You matured, Rei!" He nodded and turned to the girls. "I see. Three women at once... Every single somehow special."

I just shrugged because... really, what could I do?

"Anyway, I came to inform you the Kiri clans were sorted out and will join Kumo."

"Oh... okay." I told him, shrugging. These clans have nothing to do with it. Well, other than me being paid for making it possible to bring them here. I of course won't care for them... why would I?

"But that's not all. The woman you asked my son to capture was captured." Uncle A told me and Ringo alongside Mei, and Shizuka looked at me, expecting further elaboration. They weren't jealous or anything. They knew I am going to get more women. They were however curious.

But...

"I-, wait... what woman I asked to be captured? I did no such thing!" I didn't freaking know what the heck was the man talking about!

Mei and Shizuka giggled while Ringo snickered at Uncle A's bewildered expression.

"You... didn't?"

"No. I did not."

"But..."

"No, buts..."

"But... we have an unconscious woman from Ame in our hospital, keeping her sedated." Uncle A rubbed the back of his head and... wait, did he say Ame!?

"The woman! There was only one woman I cautioned Brother A about from Ame! How does she look? Her ability?" I fired my questions at Uncle A.

"Ah. Bluish hair. Bright amber-orange eyes. Around twenty? Maybe less..." He started firing away her features. Heck, he even listed her three sizes! "... ah, she is a paper-user. That's all I remember."

I facepalmed. They captured Konan, of all people.

"When did you kidnap her?" I asked him dryly.

"Ah... she was retrieved," Retrieved my ass! "a five days ago. Some white-masked shinobi attacked them and our jonins were returning from mission. The girl was held a hostage and when they saw her features resemble the person that should be retrieved in Ame... They went for it." He shrugged. "They nabbed her sooner than the real fighting started without even being noticed."

"I told Brother A to be CAUTIOUS of her. Not to KIDNAP her!" I groaned.

"Well... was he, per chance, exercising when you were talking to him?" Uncle A asked awkwardly and I nodded. Yes, Brother A was quite flexing his muscles at Mabui at that time... Oh... He didn't!

"Haha, yes, he did!" Uncle A said. "He probably had a tad too much testosterone in his mind and thought... that if you are so descriptive of a woman you never had a chance to meet, she must interest you!" He laughed. "So, he must have decided to get her for you!"

"And you wonder why Kumo is called bandits and thugs..." I deadpanned, making Uncle A slightly sheepish.

"Well... to be honest... I... I have no excuse?"

"Of course you don't." I sighed and reached my hand towards him while giving look to Ringo.

The look basically meant: 'Take care of the girls and train them, I'll be right back.'

Uncle A shrugged and took a hold of my hand, we both flashed bright blue and disappeared.

The journey to Kumo lasted five minutes in Chakra Mode. We appeared straight in front of the hospital and walked inside as Uncle A led me to the ANBU section which was highly guarded.

I could see great many ANBU operatives bowing towards Uncle A. While for the outside world Uncle A was dead man. Here he was dead man walking. Every ANBU knew the secret. Alas, with my Seals of Truth, ANBU operatives were put through quite an intense questioning before being approved of joining the force.

We stopped in front of a room, two ANBU standing in front of the door at guard. They parted, letting us through.

Inside was a brown-skinned nurse and a single bed with blue-haired beautiful young girl. I couldn't help but groan.

These nutjobs really kidnapped Konan!