27 - Barrier Ninjutsu

a/n: Yo remember when I said I changed up the statuses? Yeah well I updated it on the auxiliary chapter. I made it some cultivator bs cuz I got too lazy to calculate it using numbers

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"Alright we're nearing Takumi village, all of you take out your headbands.*cough!* Even *cough!* if our village don't have a grudge against them. They still dislike ninja's" Hayate stated to his groups.

"Yes, Hayate-sensei!" The three said as all of them put away their ninja gear. Though they had some shuriken or kunai's hidden away. For Shigeo, he had each of his new short swords sealed on both his gloves.

"Alright let's go" Hayate said as the others nodded.

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Takumi no Kuni, otherwise knows as the Village of Artisans. It was a village located in the Land of Rivers. It was a village founded by a master smith called Seimei, who Hibiki told him was quite a terrifying shinobi in his own right. He was so strong to the point that the villagers of Takumi no kuni called him their ultimate weapon. T

Though thankfully he was already dead. Though there's still The Four Celestial Symbols Men that Hibiki said to be careful around. Four people who rare the most resentful towards the ninja villages, they trained themselves in the ninja arts to bring back the glory of their village. They also wield own unique weapons that are top quality.

'I need to be careful of them' Shigeo thought. Not that he was scared, no far from it. He actually wants to engage to feel the thrill of a good battle, but unfortunately the situation can't afford him to do so.

After all what would happen if he, a ninja, were to start a fight in a village who hates ninjas with one of their own. It would be disastrous.

'Though if I just act like a normal civilian I should be alright, I already have weapons but I wonder if they have any books or scrolls about advanced fuinjutsu' Shigeo wondered to himself before he was cut off his musings.

"Halt!" Shigeo heard a voice, looking at the source he saw that they arrived at the entrance of the village.

"What is your business in Takumi Village?" The guard asked. Shigeo looked at the mans stats and found that he was just about the level of a genin so he wasn't interested.

"Ah, we're here to visit an old friend of mine. I am a merchant and these are my entourage" Hibiki said as he unsealed his papers to the man.

"Hmm, it has been signed by some of the Daimyo's, alright" The guard said as he let them in.

When they were far enough Ren couldn't help but ask what those papers were about and why were they signed by some of the Daimyo's.

"Those were my authentications as a merchant. The others were papers signed by some of the Daimyo's giving me permission to trade in their land. You need to first be certified by one Daimyo to be a merchant, and before you go off to trade in a land, you must get the permission of their daimyo" He explained.

"Ah, alright" Ren said intrigued. "Maybe I'll be a merchant" He muttered to himself.

"Anyway, thank you all for escorting me. If you want you are all free to stay with me until you guys are ready" He said to them but Hayate only shook his head.

"We *cough!* *cough!* only followed you inside so we could restock up on food. It's been a pleasure Hibiki-san" Hayate said as Hibiki nodded.

"Alright, I'll be off then. Though be careful, even if you are all from the leaf" He said, though he whispered the second part as to make sure no nearby ears hear.

"Yes, take care" All of them said before Hayate looked back at the three.

"All of you can go look around but meet back here in an hour. Also make sure not to cause trouble" Hayate spoke in his usual low tone.

"Yes!" The three spoke before the jonin turned around and walked off.

"It's my first time being out the village, what do you guy want to do?" Akame said excitedly as she turned towards the two.

"I want to see if this village has any scrolls on fuinjutsu. I could pose as a beginner Sealer" Shigeo said.

"I want to check out cool weapons, if I can't buy any I'll just get some souvenirs for my family" Ren told them.

"Alright then, I'll check out some new sandals I saw in a stand. I'll catch you two later" She said before she ran off somewhere. Shigeo and Ren looked at each other as they sighed and turned to leave as well.

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Walking around Shigeo didn't find any stores or stands that interested him. He went to most of the stores to ask if they had any scrolls or books that taught seals but all they had were the basics which he himself already had.

'Status' He thought before a window popped up in front of him.

[ Shigeo Murakami ]

[Age: 12]

[Status: Healthy]

[Chakra : 13400/13400 [Low Tier] Jonin]

[Will: 6700/6700 [Mid Tier] High Chunin]

[Chakra Control : 89%]

[Strength: [High Tier] Chunin]

[Defense: [High Tier] Chunin ]

[Speed: [Low Tier]High Chunin]

Kekkei Genkai(Bloodline Limit):

[Goro Goro No Mi](Advanced 25%),

-Skills-

[Conqueror's Haki](Un-awakened), [Observation Haki](Advanced 12%), [Armament Haki](Intermediate 53%), [Soru](Master 36%), [Rankyaku](Master 23%),[Tekkai](Master 6%), [Geppo](Master 27%), [Kami-E](Intermediate 94%), [Shigan](Master 48%), [Rokugan](Intermediate 69%),[Seimei Kikan](Intermediate 78%), [Balanced Fist Style] (Master 15%), [Kunai Mastery](Master 34%), [Shuriken Mastery](Master 29%), [Water Ninjutsu](Intermediate 87%), [Lightning Ninjutsu](Advanced 23%), [Fuinjutsu](Basic 89%),

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'My current strength is good, I'm around the level of an above average chunin but aren't at the level of those experienced chunin that are war veterans' Shigeo thought to himself. 'And my Armament Haki... I wear long sleeved shirts and pants along with gloves and socks to hide the slight darkening when I use it. But after doing some research about bloodline limits, I found one that I could use as a cover'

'Steel Release, users of that bloodline limit can use it to turn their bodies into metal to make them virtually indestructible... worst comes to worse I could just say I have that bloodline limit.' Shigeo thought to himself. The only downside would be that it will bring him more attention than what he already has.

After silently pondering his feet stopped walking as he now stood in front of the last shop. 'Welp I hope they have any manuals for intermediate sealing.'

Walking inside the open entrance he heard someone greet him and came face to face with a middle aged man.

"Welcome, what can I do for you today?" He asked

"Uh yes, I was wondering if you have any manuals that taught the art of sealing. Anything that covers something that are not the BASICS" Shigeo said as he said basics with slight annoyance.

"pfft! Judging from that tone did you try scavenging the whole village for advanced sealing manuals? Well I don't know about the other shops but you came to the right place!" The man said making Shigeo's eyes light up.

"You have one?" He asked.

"Yup! I have a scroll on sealing, though the one I have primarily teaches the sub category of fuinjutsu. Barrier ninjutsu, still want it?" He asked.

"Yes, I'll take it!" Shigeo said happily "How much?"

"Ah, I'll give it to ya for free. I actually wanted to throw it away, after all there isn't anyone capable enough to learn them anyway. But since you want it I can just give it to you" The man said before he threw Shigeo a slightly bigger scroll than normal.

"Really? I really can't thank you enough then!" Shigeo said as he bowed slightly.

"Yeah whatever, if that's all you wanted then see ya around kid" He said as he waved him goodbye

"Hai!" Shigeo said as he left the shop.

'Fuin Kekkai, oh how I'm going to have fun with this' Shigeo said with a smirk