139. Finally Back Home
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"So, how was your honeymoon?" Ino chuckled.
"It wasn't a honeymoon; I am not even married," Kakashi refused for the nth time.
He was already irritated about being the ambassador and now was unwillingly roped into other people's gossip.
He just wanted to read *Icha-Icha* in peace.
Again and again, till the end of time.
Or till the end of his lifespan.
Hopefully the latter, or he might get bored and have to find a talent who would write stuff on par with *Icha-Icha* or possibly its sequel.
In case Jiraiya dies early.
Even while alive, he is very slow in updating.
But Kakashi can't blame him; he really lives up to the reputation of his infamous research.
The quality of *Icha-Icha* is really unparalleled.
Only a few works in the history of the shinobi world could match it in the smut category.
Heck, for ninjas, this is the best, as it's hard to find literature that ninjas could relate to.
The life of a ninja is not a life of daily happiness or weak-to-strong stories of individual talents where everything goes right, and the protagonist always comes out on top.
(A/N: Lol, this applies to this fic too. In that case... do you want me to break the norm? I actually would, but readers would probably drop it if I take away the plot armor from Sora or show my frustration at how things could go wrong in one's life... Do you want to see my sadistic tendencies? Lol, never mind, this fic is already declining; it would just stop growing at this rate. xD)
One mistake in the life of a ninja could lead them to lose body parts, if not entirely lose their life.
It takes one wrong mission for your shinobi life to be over.
It takes one betrayal for your shinobi life to be over.
It takes one misregulation of your emotions, leading to anger, sadness, frustration, which makes you take a wrong decision, and your life is over.
It takes one prank for your whole career to be OVER.
(A/N: Lol, did the above line remind someone of LITTLE GLEE MONSTER? I might have gotten the name wrong, so I am not even sure.)
"Till where will you guys go? Or will you report to the Hokage with us?" Sora asked Kakashi.
"Nah, we will leave when we reach the border; I don't really want to meet Lady Tsunade anytime soon," Kakashi said with a neutral tone.
But to the people present, it was clear that he was frustrated about those responsibilities.
Why did he even accept Zabuza's proposal in the first place?
Well... he wanted to fight somebody at S-rank to consolidate his current combat system.
He also wanted Sasuke to gain more experience, as he had also grown rapidly in the last three days.
So, they were lacking in the actual application of what they had learned in fighting.
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"We are finally here—home sweet home!" Sora stretched as he got out of the cart.
Sasera also opened her eyes and looked around the bustling city or town.
Depends on one's perspective.
Shikamaru sealed it in a scroll.
"You guys can go home and tell your family that you are alive; I will report everything that happened, so, cya," Sora didn't give them time to reject.
He instantly body flickered away.
"Wait... and he is gone," Ino sighed.
"Well, I think he has good intentions for us to meet our family first, but I think it would be a drag to explain to my mother."
"We also can't tell them anything about the time-travel stuff; Kakashi-sensei warned us, just tell them it was an S-rank mission, which we can't disclose anything about," Choji munched on his potato chips.
His one-year stock of chips was somehow already over.
One year's stock for an Akimichi was a lot.
Seven generations of a civilian family could eat that and still not finish it.
Okay, that might be an overestimation.
Or was it? 🗿
Anyway, Sora reached the roof of the Hokage Tower.
He was in the mood for sneaking around a bit, so he might have startled some people here.
A sword was aimed directly at him just as he landed lightly on the railing.
He put his index finger in front and formed a mini-Rasengan.
It clashed with the wind-coated chakra blade and pushed the latter back as Sora increased the output of the Rasengan.
He needed to use the cheat powers of his Uzumaki lineage.
His very huge stamina.
Which translates to chakra.
(A/N: Stamina is directly proportional to chakra; just check the official databook or fandom. If this line confuses you, it did confuse me when I actually became a serious writer and had to research stuff.)
He instinctively stretched his palm, and a mini-Rasengan was created, aimed at the Anbu who was moulding his chakra for a jutsu.
Sora had to actively resist the urge to release the Rasengan at the guy before he completed his jutsu.
He didn't want to kill these guys.
He had completed his flying Rasengan variant, which he had first shown to Jiraiya when he learned the Rasengan. (A/N: I think it was between chapters 80-84, the peak of this fic... you guys believe that arc was the peak, right? Or did you like the recent arc?)
The analogy of turning it as a dial and how flying chakra blades are released, but chakra kind of bursts in this case.
Anyway, this jutsu was finally combat-ready, and it elevated his strength to elite Jounin level with the shapeshifting jutsu optimization he recently did.
He just had to work on his medical release and incorporate it with his shapeshifting jutsu to become a living zombie.
An Uzumaki zombie who has very high stamina and gets up every time you beat him.
"Guys, chill, it's me, your favourite prankster who painted the Anbu headquarters red that time," Sora dispersed the Rasengan and raised his hand in a surrender position.
Just for the other party to not see him as a threat.
He was also afraid that he might instinctively release a Rasengan at them.
He didn't want to go rogue; plus, one of the Anbu was the Neko-neechan.
So, he really didn't want to make the situation worse.
"Hmm, how do we know that you are Sora?" Yugao asked him; she really wasn't able to track Sora even when he came that close to her.
The other Anbu was also in the same boat.
Not only that, seeing how Sora was calm and used a Rasengan to deflect her sword but also aimed it at the other Anbu.
The other Anbu had predicted that he could release a Rasengan as a projectile.
They didn't want to deal with that in a fight.
Just using a Rasengan should be proof that he is Sora, but they were just making sure.
It seemed that not seeing him for three months and witnessing his progress startled them.
Who knows what their reaction would be if they knew that most of his gains were made in just one week?
Their reaction would have been interesting.
"Hmm, Nee-chan, I walked in on you when you were—"
"I get it, I get it; you are the real deal," Yugao suddenly flailed her arms, and in turn, the sword, to stop him from speaking further.
"Oh, nice. If you want me to use my trademark jutsu, I could do that too, but I am not sure if I should mould chakra," Sora looked at the other two.
"Yeah, please let Lady Tsunade come first; please don't use your chakra; we might be in danger," the other Anbu chuckled.
He easily admitted that he might not stand a fighting chance against Sora in the first clash only.
However, he was more focused at the moment on what Sora was going to say before he got interrupted.
In what scene did Sora walk in to see Cat this embarrassed?
He suspiciously looked at Cat from behind his mask.
Tsunade appeared on a rooftop a few seconds later.
She didn't really need to be called.
The chakra clash of the jutsus made everyone in the Hokage Tower aware that a battle had happened at the top.
Everyone was tense as this place was supposed to be the safest in the village.
Heck, one might argue that Konoha is the strongest village, so by that logic, the Hokage tower has to be the safest place.
One of the safest places, if not the safest, with just a few exceptions.
The other Anbu went to inform everyone that it was just a false alarm and that everything was alright.
"So, you're finally back from your vacation?" Tsunade smirked.
"Hmm, yeah, it was a very long one. Let's talk in your office, I don't think we should discuss it here."
They both went into her office, and Sora took a seat on the couch.
Tsunade also sat on the opposite couch.
"So, give me a brief mission report. How did your mission of catching Dorobou go?"
"Oh, right, I forgot that was our mission. We failed that mission," Sora said nonchalantly.
He had forgotten what the mission was in the first place.
Well, it would look bad on his record that he failed his first mission...
But it is what it is.
"Is that so? Now I'm curious, what took you three months?" Tsunade raised an eyebrow.
She was in a happy mood, as Sora hadn't been in the village to cause trouble, meaning less work for her indirectly.
Maybe she should send him on long-term missions more often.
Sora shivered without knowing why.
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A/n- Long chapter in a while, sorry for too many author notes in this chapter, I had to ask some questions I was curious about from you guys, It would be reduced in the next chapters?
Or curious, but what is random author notes or 4th wall breaks in the chapter.
Also, this chapter prolly marks the end of this Team 10 arc which started at 104, I really didn't expect it would go this long, Thanks for you continued support to make this arc possible 💖.
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