Chapter 51: Masked Woman

<{Anything else you wish to know?}>

Upon taking in the entire backstory of the Elemental Nations since his departure, Soren felt that the progress was a good thing, but it was not natural, as everything was going according to what appeared to be a psychopaths plan for world takeover.

'No thank you… I think I'll take a look around before deciding what I should do next': soren

Soren then began walking out of the alley when he noticed that there was quite the bit of trash and drug needles strewn throughout the streets, while the cars seemed to have been broken into and robbed, while others were entirely destroyed or dismantled.

[This place is gross… It reminds me of home, but it's not such a fond memory]: soren

As Soren continued walking about, he began to take interest in the cars that had been manufactured, as they all appeared to have the same Logo being a last name written in english, as it had some fancy highlight surrounding the name.

[Suzuki… Kinda reminds me of the vehicles back in my world, but instead of just an S, it's the entire name… And the metal seems to be of above average quality, but that's to be expected of a world that was built to be sturdy, and avoid self destruction]: soren

As Soren was walking down the trash fill of a street, he sensed that he was being followed by a group of 6 thugs with weapons ranging from pocket knives, all the way to metal pipes, while none had a gun in hand, but one of them had a gun holstered behind his back.

'Hehe… These thugs must be out of their minds… Those weapons wouldn't even harm a hair on my head': soren

Soren continued to walk down the street ignoring the presence of the thugs, Soren happened to notice a new presence observing from afar, as they seemed to be more focused on the thugs, rather than him, peaking his interest once more as to what this world had to offer.

'Hmm… A stalker, but why are they stalking these thugs?... Could it be that these thugs work as drug runners for some drug lord, and this is competition taking out the trash?... No… These idiots aren't even armed properly, while the only one with a gun seems to idiotic to be able to hold it right, and might even shoot himself in the foot': soren

As Soren finished his thoughts, the thugs seemed to be done tailing their prey, as the one who Soren could assume was the leader due to him having possession of the gun, spoke out.

[Hey there, buddy… You lost?... How about we give you some directions in exchange for all y'er money… Hehehe]: leader

Soren stopped and began to turn around to face the group of idiots who unknowingly began walking into their own graves, as he witnessed all the thugs begin laughing at the words of their leader, almost as if they heard the best joke of their lives, as they relished in the joy of potentially killing someone who tries to refuse their shake down.

[Oh?... A bunch of idiots I see]: soren

Upon hearing Soren's quipp, the leader got a little enraged as he spoke out in anger.

[Who are you calling an idiot!?... These guys, yeah, but me?... Hell no!... Listen!... I'm gonna take y'er money, then I'm gonna skin you alive, and leave y'er corpse to rot in the street here]: leader

When the thugs heard their leader call them idiots, they felt a little hurt, but there was no going against what their leader said, so they had to just bow at his words, even if it made them mad inside.

[Oh?... So you're stupid, AND you're igonrent… That's quite a package you're packing there in the "I'm asking for death DLC"]: soren

[Look, I don't know what the hell a DLC is, but I don't care… I'm gonna kill you now]: leader

As the leader spoke, he reached for the gun kept behind his back, as as he pulled it out and aimed it at Soren, the figure that had been observing for quite some time finally acted, as 6 Kunai were thrown at the thugs, killing all of them with lethal strikes to the head or neck, before they all dropped to the ground, while Soren just began to walk over to the dead bodies, and bent over to retrieve the gun that was held by the leader, before pocketing it for later inspection, as Soren felt the presence of his savior appear behind him.

[Hello… Should I say thanks, or are you here to kill me as well?]: soren

Soren began turning around as he spoke in a joking manner, as he knew nobody from this world could kill him, except for this being with a System, but it was highly unlikely, as they would only be at the peak of this world, while Soren surpassed that peak by millions of times over. When Soren turned around, he saw a figure of a person covered from head to toe in a black suit, while their face was also covered with a black mask, only revealing the area around their eyes, but the second they began speaking, Soren could tell they were female.

[Why are you not running?]: masked female

[Run?... Why should I run?... You saved my life… Also, it's not like I needed your help to begin with, I could have handled them]: soren

[Oh?...]: masked female

As Soren spoke, the masked woman seemed to eager to test Soren's claim, as she quickly threw another kunai towards Soren's left shoulder, a place where if hit, it would not be deadly, and as the kunai was thrown, Soren gave a slight smile that went unnoticed, as he simply raised his hand, and caught the kunai by its blade with his index finger and thumb, before inspecting it quite closely, as he spoke.

[Not bad… The edge is quite sharp, and heat treated to be as black as night… Quite hard to see in the dark, but to a trained professional, it's just a menial discomfort to the eyes]: soren

After inspecting the kunai allowed, Soren then threw the kunai back towards the stunned woman, at a speed much faster than she could even throw, much less perceive, as the kunai went right past her cheek, drawing a clear line of blood that began dripping down the side of her mask.

[Oh… Sorry… I didn't watch my strength]: soren

Soren noticed that he was still too strong for this world, as even a casual throw at not even a millionth of his strength was still too powerful, and looking at the building it struck, Soren noticed that the Kunai went so deep, that only the handle was left protruding from the wall. After a moment of silence, the woman finally broke from her shock, as she completely ignored the fact that she was bleeding from her cheek, and quickly went into questioning mode.

[W-Who are you?... What Hidden clan do you descend from?]: masked female

[Hidden clan?... As for my name, It's Soren]: soren

When the masked woman heard Soren's words, she felt that he was playing stupid due to a missions sake, and as for his name, she thought it must be the identity he was given for his mission.

[I understand if you can't tell me due to mission sake, but can you at least tell me if your previous actions were due to the help of the Infamous Chakra?... I know every clan has their secrets that they can't expose, but most of the clans know about Chakra, so if it is, can you please teach me?]: masked female

Soren was confused, as he knew that Chakra was something so rare no a days that it's a myth among your everyday civilians, and even clans were losing touch to Chakra training manuals, but Soren didn't know what Hidden clans were.

<{Hidden clans are groups of families who practice the ancient arts, and collect missions from modern society from people with lots of money… They are basically Ninja's for hire, or Mercenaries}>

'I see… So does this woman come from a line like the Uchiha? Or is it some other clan from back in the day': soren

<{No… Most notable clans had been closed to wiped out, so the remaining clan members opted to open up for breeding with others, and over time, the bloodline thinned to the point that awakening such powers from their ancestors was close to impossible, and while most notable clans are considered to be wiped out, civilian clans arose from nowhere, and began calling themselves Hidden clans… As for this woman, a scan had shown that she is actually a descendant from Naruto's family… Most likely his Great great great great great x40 Great Niece}>

'Oww… Why did you need to say "great" so many times… I get it, Naruto was her uncle from far back… Anyway, Does she even have enough Chakra in her body to consider training Chakra?': soren

<{With Uzumaki blood taking up a 0.000003% of her DNA, I could say that her Chakra reserves are just below Sakura back when she went to Ninja Academy, meaning she could train, but couldn't do much in terms of a prolonged fight… At most, she could stand on the side of a tree for 4 hours}>

'So it's that weak, huh?... Well I guess I could answer some of her questions… But how should it be done?': soren

After a moment of blanking out to talk with Ava, Soren snapped back to reality, making the masked woman flinch, as she thought Soren was thinking up a way to explain what just happened without exposing his clan techniques, or the mission he was currently on.

[What I did was not done using Chakra… And it could be considered an Art passed down by my clan… But the thing is, I'm my clan's progenitor, so they are my Arts]: soren

When the masked woman heard this, she was in utter shock, as Soren only appeared to be in the ages of 18-21, and saying that the "Arts" he just performed were made by him, meaning that unlike most clans who add on and perfect an art to its finest over the generations, Soren made his own art, and perfected it himself in the span of his lifetime.

'That sounds preposterous… Is he perhaps lying?... I would understand if that were the case, but why even explain it like that, rather just say it was a clan art and get over with it': masked woman

Soren noticed that the woman seemed to be thinking too much into the matter, and decided to snap her back into reality with her next words.

[So… Are we just gonna stand next to these dead bodies all night? Or are we gonna get out of here before the police come?]: soren

When Soren spoke, the masked figure snapped, and looked at him while focusing on a single word that made no sense.

[Police?... What is that?]: masked woman

Soren was once more confused, as he thought to himself.

'What the hell is wrong with this place… First, no meaning to "DLC" and now there are no Police?': soren

[Nevermind… We just need to move out of here]: soren

[Right… It would be quite hard if we were caught by the Military]: masked woman

Soren heard her words, and felt like slapping his face with his hand.

'Right… Military… What kind of world was that system user envisioning?': soren

Soren and the masked woman quickly departed from the scene after the woman collected her 6 kunai from the dead thugs, as leaving signs of her appearance there might stir up the military. Soon, Soren was brought to what appeared to be a safe house for the woman, and just like one would think would be in the safe house of a Ninja Merc, Soren saw a few crates with what appeared to be a wolf's head with a ninja star as it's background printed on the lid in black inc, and some empty cups of noodles that said Ichiraku, making Soren a little surprised due to the fact that Ichiraku Ramen was still a thing.

[Welcome to my place… It's not much, but it's home… For now… Stay here, I'm gonna go change]: masked woman

Soren then watched as the retreating figure went into a pitch black room, while he was just left to explore the small beat up and broken room, as empty ramen cups littered the floor, and kunai were sticking out of some of the wooden posts that held the roof up.

'Quite a shitty arrangement, but I guess since someone like her wouldn't stay in a single place for too long, this is the bare minimum one needs... A quiet place to plan with a roof over their head, and it's off the radar for anyone of interest to look into': soren

Soon, Soren heard the sound of running water, as slight humms came from the other room, and seeing as Soren was quite greedy, he wanted to peak and see what was under the mask, but decided that a mystery was better, and after a few minutes, the water was turned off, and a few more minutes passed before the masked figure came out from the room, no longer wearing a mask, but instead, she wore a plain white T-shirt, and black leggings that were skin tight, exposing all of her assets. Her short shoulder length black hair was loose, and unkempt from the mask that once surrounded her head, her black eyes and her jade-like white skin seemed to be perfect, except for a single cut caused by Soren himself, on the left side of her face, while her breasts weren't too big, they were still quite big, leaving her nice round ass for last, as the black leggings squeezed against her skin, exposing all her curves.

[What?... Never seen a woman before?... Trust me… You can't handle this]: unmasked woman

Soren smiled at her comment, as he watched her display her body with her hand, before she started walking over to one of the crates, and took a seat right on top, before staring at Soren, and upon seeing this, Soren spoke.

[So… You know my name, may I know yours?]: soren

[... Nikita]: nikita