Chapter 5: Seven Swordsmen

It's been a couple of months since we had become a Genin team. I can say, this is the most boring thing that we could be doing...Peace-time hasn't let me reap any benefits at all. In the end, I'm going to stay in Konoha till the end of the 3rd shinobi world war and probably slip away during the Kyuubi incident. After all, there's nearly an 8-year gap before anything interesting happens after that incident...Teehee, I wonder how much Chakra I could gain from killing the Uchiha Clan.

I need to get my skills up to par to not die in the upcoming war though. I also need to get my hands on as many Kekkei Genkai in it as possible. Clans with Kekkei Genkai seem to start dying out sometime around the war and the answer as to why is quite obvious.

Currently, however, I was watching Guy getting taught the Eight Gates technique. I had planned my steps very carefully, as this is a great trump card for me. Especially with the choice of silent gaits that would allow me to see this interaction.

I watched as multiple emotions flashed over both the father-son pair's faces during this training. As it progressed further into the night, even I was having trouble keeping up with everything taught so I had to pull out a notebook that I got my clone to bring.

I got bored after listening past midnight so I left my clone there to take notes, then bring it back once it was done.

Hitting the hay, I smiled.

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The next morning, I woke up and checked my stats again

Name: Raiden Ambrose

Race: Human

Age: 10

Bloodlines: None

Rank: Low-Grade Genin Student

Strength: 77

Agility: 81

Fortitude: 75

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Total Current Energy: 240 Chakra

Other Energies N/A

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Mastery:

Beast Breathing 95%

Total Concentration Breathing 57%

Chakra Control: 27%

Fire Release: 54%

Eight Gates: 16%

Conclusion: Still a Weakling.

I had already started training my total concentration breathing and was currently on a mid-sized gourd. I'm almost there with my Breathing Style. Additionally, I had started training the Eight Gates in the forest as I got the boost from training in a habitat.

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Already having the Eight Gates Technique, Raiden didn't have to spend any points trying to attain it. Instead, he thought about what he could spend points on to increase his training of the technique or what he could fuse it with eventually.

'I could fuse it with beast breathing but then my sword abilities are tied into the amount of gate's I have open...which is kind of useless to me right now. If I want to fuse it, I should wait till both abilities are matured' I thought, 'I should just use some points on getting a further boost to my eight gates and then finalise all my physical abilities. Next, I should really focus on Chakra...sigh, I wonder if I could make a potion like Roy.'

Standing up from his bed, today I had a real mission for the first time. He whistled as I went on his way to meet up with his team outside the Hokage's Office.

"Yo, how are you Guy and Sensei?" I waved at Guy and Choza with a lazy smile on my face as I strolled towards them before thinking, 'and where the hell is that lazy Genma? He should've been born a Nara.'

As if reading his thoughts, Choza replied that Genma was probably training and was on his way here now.

I turned to Guy as I sweatdropped, "Sensei should have been born a Yamanaka..."

Genma soon turned up and we went upstairs to the Hokage's Office. I wasn't surprised or stricken by its set-up. It seemed exactly like it did in the anime.

"well-done team 3 for your efforts in the reparation of the village. I have been told many good things about your teamwork" He said eyeing us-no-eyeing especially me. Even noticing that, I still kept a calm mask on my face.

Fuck.

Don't you dare try to aim to add me to you and your boyfriend's f*cking root programme. If that did happen, I'd immediately leave the village under the guise of a massive accidental fire or something along those lines and never come back. I'd let these fools know what the Great Fire of London was truly like.

Continuing his explanation, he praised Guy and Genma's abilities as well. Especially Genma's control over his Chakra.

Now, this is just creepy. I don't know if he is flexing his knowledge over us but I realise now that I should probably stay low-key until the war starts.

"Your mission now is to deliver a revised proposal of the peace treaty to Kirigakure, hence completing a C rank mission." He concluded as he placed his hands on the desk with a thoughtful expression on his face.

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As soon as I got to the training ground, I grinned slightly. I remembered this scene from the anime. The team was eventually cornered by the seven swordsmen of the mist. However, just in time, Might Dai managed to intercept the team and kill the majority of the seven swordsmen. If I could catch the majority of those guys on their final breath and take them out...my eyes started shining with the light of opportunity. However, before going out, I needed to edit a few things...

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Sighing, I had just finished editing a few things to increase our chances against the seven swordsmen.

Grinning, I wanted to get my hands on at least one of those swords...Kiba. None of the other swords would benefit me as even Samehada would be useless. Kiba will eventually be recycled into my weapon of choice though, literally anything other than a mainstream sword. I always thought swords were overrated.

My mind wandered then to chakrams and tridents and all sorts of other weapons.

However, I snapped myself out of it before long as we'd all gathered.

"Remember team, This is your first C-Rank mission. However, Don't get cocky now that you've started moving up. Stay vigilant, always." Choza-sensei lectured, "let's go"

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We were currently jumping from tree to tree moving swiftly through the land of water towards Kirigakure. Sticking to an arrowhead formation, I kept sending pulses out every time we landed on a tree,

[Seventh Form: Spatial Awareness]

The pulse returns a relatively black and white image to my mind and any organisms other than myself are highlighted in red. This ability is quite useful as it allows me to scan roughly a 1km diameter range in any direction.

*Step*

"Fuck, Hostiles incoming" I curse out loud as I check how many are stepping into my sensory range, "...7 of them."

Choza's face became more serious as he urged us to hurry up our pace. Continuously sensing, I realised they were inching closer with every meter. Guy and Genma also started to worry as it became evident on their faces. Genma started to chew his senbon with more force and Guy clenched his fists tighter.

"Sensei, We can't outrun them, we should prepare for an assault." I broke the silence. He nodded as he thought about it for a split second.

"Basic Assault formation" I stated to my teammates and Sensei as they nodded, Understanding what I meant. Choza took the position of team leader, Guy in the rifleman position, me in grenadier and Genma as the Auto.

This meant that for any assault. Guy and Choza would head in first and I'd assist from a slightly further back position and Genma would assist from the back using water and wind jutsu. Whereas, I could assist with Taijutsu or using my new fire release.

Before long, 7 individuals appeared in front of us. They all had predatory gazes on their faces.

"Hello, little ones and leader of the Akimichi...Unfortunately, you have something we require. Hand over the document." The leader who seemed to wield the executioner axe stated.

Choza was tense as he thought about it. I signalled to Genma to use his Water Restriction technique on all those who sat down.

Casting only one jutsu sign, from under Genma, a pool of water suddenly appeared and multiple appendages split off from it and snaked their way towards the two sat down.

Juzo suddenly burst towards our front.

Swinging his sword at Guy, he had frozen up for a second. But that was all that Juzo needed.

*Clang*

Choza-sensei's expanded foot kicked the sword away and he asked Guy to wake up,

"Guy snap out of it, your life is on the life here! I won't accept any laziness!"

Guy suddenly shook his head as he got into a position that made me smile...

"Gate of Opening: Release" He shouted whereas I whispered it. I felt a tingle in my brain's left hemisphere, and suddenly my thoughts cleared and I could think about things more clearly. I no longer have mental inhibitions.

I smile as I pull out my two jagged butcher knives. Genma still had a grasp of the other two members as he kept supplying chakra to the jutsu.

I got down to a lower position as my eyes glimmered completely focusing on Samehada and Kiba's users...

[Gate of Healing: Release]

Taking a deep breath, I suddenly exhaled and burst forward...

[Eighth Fang: Explosive Rush]