Thorn Book.

Ibaragakure

Village Stats

Military Strength - 5 Stars
Population Size - 4 Stars
Economic Strength - 3 Stars

Ecology

Geography - Lush Forest
Village Secrecy - 3 Stars
Wildlife Threat Level - 4 Stars

Clans
KG Clans
- Arashi
- Bakuhatsu
- Makihoshigo

Hiden Clans
- Hokkai
- Hidratacion
- Sasori

Special Clans
- Mishura

Summoning Contracts
Salamander
Cat
Chameleon

Shinobi

Kage

1st Tetakage - Hinata Hokkai : Deceased
2nd Tetakage - Angel Mishura : Deceased
3rd Tetakage - John Clyde : Retired
4th Tetakage - Ryuujin U. Arashi : Active

Sannin

Lexiane U. Arashi : Active
Saisho Kugeki : Rouge
Lunus Takeda : Deceased

Hunter Nin

Head : Rayne Arashi
Captain : Kimiko Hokkai
Captain : Kain Arashi
Captain : Tikatchi Mishura
Other : Haru Arashi
Other : Kai Arashi


Med Nin

Head : May Clyde
Sub Head : Kyoto Mishura
Other : Rin Ayumu

Jonin

Head : Inokihi Odaku
Squad : Suo Verin
Squad : Kuzimaru Hidratacion
Squad : Kenji Bakuhatsu
Squad : Roshi Yonbi
Tobetsu : Soul Setsuna
Tobetsu : Renji Arashi
Tobetsu : Eon Hishiganka

Chunin

Academy Instructor : Logan Hokkai
Gate : Mordecai Mishura
Gate : Saya Odaku
Gate : Shana Shakugan
Gate : Kouta Gamori

Genin


Team Yonbi
- Tetsu Kurogane
- Sylvia Hyori
- Mona Ulfric

Academy
- Devin U. Arashi
- Jikei Kugeki
- Pyua Odaku
- Saeko U. Arashi
- Sora Sasori
- Wendy Mishura
- Ken Satsuma
- Yumi Hokkai
- Akiari Kata
- Wolf Bakuhatsu
- Crow Inakamono
- Leo Ryukyu

Authors Note & Back story:

Okay so this is my first story so please forgive me if it is not as...epic as you'd expect.

This Fanfic is the first of many and is set in an alternate reality version of Naruto about four hundred years post canon. Meaning no friendly faces >.< Sorry guys. Anyways due to the large time gap the old clans and myths have been pretty much lost so it will be a completely different take on the manga. I hope you enjoy it.

Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu, Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak Lack of color: Narration

Disclaimer: Yeah I don't own Naruto..Never will. If I did then it would probably resemble my Fanfic.

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For the love of Kami, what can a girl do to not have to go to school! A small silver haired girl said quite loudly as she clung to her bed post having been forcibly awoken by her mother in preparation for the big day ahead. The effort itself was rather futile as the older woman who was still in her nightgown simply exhaled before grabbing her daughters leg and giving a small pull causing the girl to be flung out of her room, right into her half awake younger sibling.

..Good Morning..Onee-san Came a muffled voice as the younger brunette was currently half buried in a pile of clothes as well as being the cushion to her older sisters fall. She remained still for a moment before her sister recollected her wits and got off of her allowing her to sit up and breathe freely as the dirty laundry was close to suffocating her.

Devin, didn't I say you shouldn't leave your dirty clothes lying around, you almost killed your sister. Who I might add woke up on time and was already finished dressing before I had to come and wake you up. The silver haired woman said as she strolled over to her daughters picking the younger one up and holding her in her arms before walking out of the room. By the time I come back you better be dressed or I'm going to tell your father about your latest exploits in the village. she added before closing the door. Right before it slammed shut Devin's younger sibling mouthed sorry as she was always used as the better comparison between the two.

Yes mom. Ugh its okay Saeko its..not your fault. Devin said with a smirk when the door closed as she eyed her bed with adoration. If not that her mother terrified her beyond belief she would of hopped right back in, instead she rushed to the bathroom to take a quick shower. After about ten minutes she stepped out and surveyed herself in the mirror. At the young age of ten Devin Uchi Arashi stood at about five foot four and had the body of a fifteen year old. It was mainly due to her Nova heritage her unique body chemistry causing them to mature at a much faster rate than humans and remain in their prime for far longer. Luckily for her she was also half human so she didn't age as much as she would have in comparison to her mother who quite literally speaking was only eight years older than her but had the fully functioning body of a twenty-five year old. Then again she didn't like to think of the differences in her parents age as it would make her father, Ryuujin, seem like a pervert. Well he was a pervert but at least he kept it on the down low.

Devin shook her silver hair and then frowned as she noticed how long it was, it was currently reaching almost all the way to her waist and she knew she would have to cut it soon. Her attention turned away from her hair to her eyes, the most striking of her features as she had heterochromia with her left iris being an electric blue while her right was violet just like her mothers. Her self admiring was brought to an abrupt halt when she heard her mother call her name causing her to quickly rush out of the bathroom and back into her room. She quickly flung on her favorite outfit: A white blouse with a navy blue jacket which reached past her waist and had numerous pockets on the inside used for storing scrolls and other shinobi tools, navy blue shorts which didn't even reach up to her knees and navy blue knee socks which complemented the black steel toed boots she got on her 10th birthday.

She was just about to grab her longsword from under her bed when the door burst open and her mother came in the room. Oh? It seems you are already dressed. Sure its a bit...concealing for a kunoichi but I'm sure it will do. Hurry up your father and sister are waiting for you. You know how much he is looking forward to dropping you two off at the academy together. she had a different look than earlier as she had on a black tight skin fitting sleeveless top which had a very high collar which extended to covering the bottom half of her face like a mask which was complemented by the black leather pants and silver steel toe boots that adorned her lower half. Her Ibaragakure forehead protector rested around her neck and her face was even more concealed by the black eye-patch she wore on her right eye. Her hair was much shorter than her daughters only reaching up to her ears and had a wild spiky look to it. Her figure was also different she wasn't much taller than her daughter only being five foot six but her presence suffocated those around her, thought many were intimidated due to her piercing gaze and the numerous tattoos which adorned her arms, waist and chest.

I'm sorry Mommy. But I'm ready now see? Devin said once she had placed her weapon in its sheathe on her back and spun around so that her mother to view her outfit and its entirety. Wait a sec? What do you mean to concealing for a kunoichi. Mom I'm Ten!. she said her eyes locked in horror at the revelation of her mother attempting to make her dress more like her.

True. You are. Devin mother said before turning and walking out of the room ending the conversation and also wordlessly dismissing any lingering thought that Devin had of her attempting to dress her like a whore. She believed kunoichi should show off their assets it served as a nice distraction for shinobi not to mention due to the nature of missions that the fairer sex received it helped ease the embarrassed of being ogled at like some sort of sex toy.

The pair eventually descended the stairs to arrive in the kitchen where the other two residents of the house were currently eating. Saeko was cutting off the crust of her sandwich with a kunai and wouldn't look up even though she heard her mother and sister enter the room. Her outfit was more more fitting for a shinobi as her dark brown hair was tied into a ponytail with a red ribbon and a dark grey mask adorned the bottom half of her face almost mimicking her mothers. Her top was exactly the same just less tight fitting and also a dark grey and stopped right above her stomach and had a red Arashi clan symbol on its back. On the other hand her arms were covered in white bandages and was wearing black finger-less gloves instead of the long black leather gloves that her mother favored. She had dark grey baggy pants which were cut in a way that it showed the skin on her thighs yet at the same time covered up all the important areas and like her father she wore sandals for footwear as it was lighter. She was more petite than her sibling, just standing at four foot nine even though they were merely a year apart, but made up for it by training much harder which was made evident by the various nicks and cuts which adorned her arms and legs.

Once she finished cutting her sandwich she looked up her crimson eyes looking into her fathers as she played the "game" that they always did at breakfast. She was currently learning how to eat and replace her mask in record speed so that her face would not be revealed and her father was her official timer as her mother lacked the humor and her sister the patience. This time she had managed to finish her sandwich in about 10 seconds and replace her mask before swallowing with some difficulty and having to drink some orange juice so that she didn't choke.

Almost there squirt. Ryuujin said with a laugh after seeing his younger daughter fail before tossing an apple and a plum at his wife and older daughter respectively. Lexi-hime some...unsettling news just came in about Team Yonbi so when you can meet me in my office so we can discuss what we are to to fill the..void. he said with slightly strained facial expression before he flashed a smile at Devin who was eyeing him with curiosity. Just some boring Kage duties Dev. No worries. Now then how about you finish eating so your old man can take you and your sister to the academy. he said walking away from the kitchen and shaking his red mane of hair which extended down to his waist mirroring his youngest daughter with the sheer volume of hair.

That was his most striking feature which none of his daughters inherited much to his dismay as he and his family all had the characteristic trait of having vibrant crimson hair. He wasn't overly built but his body was toned with lean muscle gained from training and numerous battles with rival shinobi and it was distributed evenly over his six foot one frame. Though this couldn't be seen by just a glance as he was adorned in his Kage robes and his hat with had the Kanji for thorn embroidered on it, was on the dining table where he had been seated about ten minutes earlier. Of course he was in no hurry to return to his office were mounds of paperwork was awaiting him, had he known how depressing paperwork was he would of never let Lexiane con him into accepting the job.

Of course my beloved. Lexiane said catching the apple as it was thrown and walked to the door before throwing the apple pit into the trash bin about 10 feet away. During those few seconds she had eaten it completely and no one in the house save for Ryuujin had even seen her do so. She turned and blew kisses to each one of her family members before opening the door and vanishing as she made her way to her village duties.

Kage duties aren't boring! Well..except paperwork but that's the only exception Devin said with her mouth half full from taking a bite out of her plum prompting Saeko to look at her with an appalled facial expression. She open her mouth and kept chewing with the food still inside but was interrupted by a tap on her head by her father as he knew she loved messing with her younger sister.

Oto-sama are you sure she's related to us? Saeko quipped before getting up and staring at her sister with her usual impassive gaze while waiting for her to finish eating as she was actually very excited to go to the academy. After all it was her first day while it was the start of Devin's second year.

Be nice. Both of you. Ryuujin said with a small chuckle as he picked up Devin and then Saeko before walking out of the open door revealing the house where they lived was actually situated in the tallest tree in Ibaragakure. Yeah..besides you two and your mother, this is the only reason I go to work in the morning. he said taking in the view of the village before he set off towards the academy moving like a crimson blur in the sky.
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Ibaragakure wasn't the largest of the now Five Great Hidden Villages but to most it was the most beautiful. Numerous houses were interwoven with the forestry having been erected by the first Tetakage and improved greatly by his predecessor the 3rd Tetakage. Numerous bridges and zip-lines connected the village while various staircases encircled trees linking one level of the village to the other. It was very stealth orientated due to the tension between the various Hidden villages and each tree house was painted in camouflage colors and the village as a whole was enveloped in a 10 layered genjutsu from the outside which caused those not native to the village to bypass it completely on the journey to it as it would be projected as normal trees in the massive rain forest that made up most of the Land of Thorns.

This beauty however sharply contrasted what the village was known for, namely its strength. It was the strongest out of the then six and thanks to Hakagakure's destruction it now had no rivals in terms of military might. Regardless Ibaragakure maintained an isolationist type of policy having no interest in expanding further or waging war against the other villages. This didn't say they had no rivalries as it was common knowledge that Ibaragakure had a long standing enmity with Dipugakure ever since both villages founding. They were currently in an alliance with Shigakure as both villages placed high emphasis on molding the best shinobi and had little to no interest in expanding their influence across the land. They were on speaking terms with Hakagakure when it still existed, and recognized Kaosgakure as a powerful village especially since it was known Dipugakure had allied with them about two years prior to Hakagakure's destruction. On the other hand Samuigakure being the fledgling village that it was had not yet perked Ibara's interest even though its isolationist policies mirrored their own.

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Looks like we're here. Ryuujin said as he put down both of his daughters upon reaching the academy tree house and knelt down so he could look them both in the eyes. Alright Devin this is your second year in the academy so look after your sister and try to tone down with the pranks your chunin instructors keep sending complaints to me. Now run along that friend of yours is waiting for you. he said before kissing her on the forehead.

Err..I dunno about the pranks but I'll look after Saeko no worries and her name is Pyua! Kami you would think my father would learn the name of my best friend in the whole world especially since her father is one of your close friends. Devin said flashing a smile, having finished her plum on the way over, and would then run away to go and tackle hug her friend who was currently waiting by the door to their classroom.

Alright Saeko Ryuujin began as he only used her name when he was being serious as he preferred to call her squirt knowing she hated how small she was. This is your first year at the academy though I know you've been training with your mom so your probably at the same level as a second year academy student. For that reason I want you to just continue in the classes as usual and say nothing to your sister about this. That way you'll be able to take the genin test two years from now the same time as she does you would like that right? he said beaming at Saeko and patting her on the head.

Yes. I would like that very much Oto-sama. Saeko said in a calm voice her mouth in a thin smile but it was completely hidden by her mask, she would then hug her father and kiss him on the cheek. Don't you have paperwork to get to? she whispered in his ear before letting go of him and walking away with her hands in her pockets as she made her way to the group of first years who were currently being spoken to by one of the chunin instructors.

She takes too much after her mother. Looks like fun time is over..time to get to business. Ryuujin said his eyes still widened in shock at his daughters comment. He quickly collected his wits got up, dusted himself off and took off towards his office where more pressing matters needed his attention.

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Jikei stop being creepy your scaring Pyua. Devin said rescuing her friend from her rival's smooth talking upon reaching the classroom door and stood between her and the taller boy.

D-Devin! the shy girl said upon hearing her friends voice covering her face as she had been blushing furiously from whatever Jikei had been telling her. Pyua Odaku was the object of cuteness and innocence as she had long steely blue hair which framed her face and extended way down past her shoulders. It was unique in that it started out straight but the longer it got the more curled it became. She had a simple outfit of a long light pink blouse which extended down past her waist and a black hat which matched the black skirt she wore which stopped just short of where her knees were. She was shorter than her friend only being about four foot five albeit being older by about a couple months, though it wasn't really her fault she was completely human so she grew like how a normal eleven year old girl would. Her eyes were what caught most peoples attention, like the rest of her clan Pyua was blind but the way she carried herself one would not notice until they looked closely into them her hazel iris's having a clouded look to them as if they were merely decorations meant to beautify her already above average face.

Oh really? You sure your just not jealous because I'm not interested in speaking to you about seeing the sites? Jikei Kugeki said flashing a smile his neck length raven hair contrasting his jovial facial expression upon seeing another familiar face. He was shorter than his self proclaimed rival by about couple inches being only five foot 1 and was the same age as Pyua but already had a mini fan club of not only second years but also third and even some fourth year academy students. He had on a gold and red sleeveless jacket with a hood and had black bandages which covered his arms stopping just short of his wrists. He had unique gauntlets on his hands almost constantly which served as a reminder not only to himself but to everyone else of his heritage. He wore slate grey three quarter baggy pants which served to complement his silver eyes which had the adverse effect of making the academy fan girls swoon if he ended up blanking out deep in thought. His footwear was simple jet black sandals and the parts of his legs that were exposed were also covered in the same jet black banadges as his arms.

Um yeah no. Devin said taking Pyua by the hand and pulling her into the classroom away from Jikei and his advances. The last thing she needs is for those damn fan girls attempting to kill her in her sleep. Devin thought to herself as she guided her friend to their seats which were all the way in the back. Pyua what did I tell you about him. He's just trying to add you to his list of achievements. Devin said sitting down and tilting her chair back so she could put her feet on her desk.

W-what are you trying to say. I-I would even consider doing anything with him. Pyua said with her head on her desk trying to hide her embarrassment of what her friend was trying to insinuate. In Pyua's mind her and Jikei were well... acquaintances mainly because he was constantly surrounded by his army of fan girls and the fact that she could see through his outgoing facade and probably knew the real him better than anyone else. I don't like him...right? she thought to herself as she had a habit of spacing out and only snapped out of it when Devin poked her in the side causing her to almost fall out of her seat.

Stop fantasizing about him. Sensei's here. Devin said with laugh after seeing her best friend's reaction to her comment. She wondered for a moment what was it her dad was saying about that other team but shrugged it off when their Chunin instructor began the roll call...

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So your saying my sister is dead. Lexiane said with an icy voice as she stood in the the Kage Office having arrived about twenty minutes prior and was debrief on the status of Team Yonbi.

Judging by the report by one of the surviving genin, Tetsu Kurogane. Yes Lexiane. You have my condolences. Inokihi Odaku said his rich baritone weighing down the hearts of everyone present at the meeting. He was a sharp contrast to his daughter in terms of personality but they shared numerous physical features. His steely blue hair was cut short stopped at his neck and his face showcased his boyish good looks. He wore somewhat regal attire with his family blade in its sheath at his waist and a white long sleeve button down shirt with a high collar. He had white pants and silver sandals to match as he rarely ever wore his Ibara Flak Jacket. He was decently tall about five foot eleven and albeit being a well mannered man with a kind appearance he hid the aura of the trained shinobi which earned him his rank as head jonin.

Lexi-hime, it is for this reason that we are taking you off your on going mission searching for Saisho Kugeki. Ryuujin stated with a frown as even though his wife had the utmost skill in keeping her emotions in check he could see exactly how her younger sisters death was affecting her. Starting today he and their daughters were now her only family and even though he didn't want to tell her to take a break she needed one.

I..see.. Do you know. Who committed the act and how this..happened. Lexiane said after being silent for a couple of minutes with her single visible eye closed. More importantly tell me the individual, or individuals responsible for the death of my sister...and her jonin sensei. she said as she opened her eye and stared at Inokihi before switching to Ryuujin.

Team Yonbi had the unfortunate luck of taking a mission which had been given a false description. They are were veteran squad and were going on what should of been a simple C-rank mission to the Land of Graves however reports confirmed the actual rank of the mission to be a high B or a low A-rank. Inokihi began only stopping when he saw Lexiane visibly tense up and continued when her body relaxed.

It was a set up, a group of missing nin had staged the mission in an attempt to collect the bounty on Roshi Yonbi's head. Upon noticing them Yonbi instructed his squad to flee back to the village while he held them off. There were two A-rank missing nin, one a Jade Zankokuna who defected from Kaosgakure about five years ago and the second a Valencia Raizen daughter of the notorious Mercury Raizen the same individual that you killed eight years ago. Inokihi said with a visible frown as he was sure Lexiane now realized why exactly her sister had been targeted but he would continue his report as he knew she needed full details on what exactly had happened.

Jade stayed behind and engaged Roshi in a one on one duel while Valencia took off towards the group after your sisters name was mentioned and after she confirmed that Mona was indeed the younger sister of the woman who had ended her father's life. Mona knew her teammates were in danger and willingly traded her lives for theirs when she directly engaged Valencia and bought them critical time to make their escape. However the last sighting of Mona by a Tetsu Kurogane, genin, revealed that this Valencia tortured her...extensively..before ending her life. Roshi Yonbi's bounty has also been taken out of the Bingo book so he is also presumed K.I.A

At least her death wasn't in vain Lexiane said quietly as her the cloth of her forehead protector visibly shook in rage the sentient cloth reacting to the dormant emotions of its host. Valencia Raizen.. I swear on my life. I will kill you to avenge my sisters life. She had no reason to suffer for my actions.. she swore to herself as she waited for the secondary reason why she was here knowing that wasn't just it.

...No it wasn't she will get posthumously promoted to chunin rank for her sacrifice and putting the lives of her comrades over her own. Lexi-hime you are free to take time off to mourn her. Ryuujin said his voice saddened as he too felt the loss of his sister in law who had just started her shinobi career only a year prior.

That is why you took me off of my mission? There is no need, I will miss my sister yes, but taking a break from active duties is avoiding my duties as an Ibara Kunoichi. I request to take the remains of Team Yonbi under my tutelage after they have recovered from their injuries and the mental rehabilitation. Lexiane said her voice giving no hint of the various emotions running through her body at the current moment. It was as if a part of her had died with the memory of her sister, her laugh, her insecurities about her measuring up. She realized she hadn't even got to say goodbye, to tell her she was proud of her but she wouldn't let them know how she really felt. That was why she was a sannin ranked kunoichi, she knew the difference between personal feelings and what was good for the village.

You will take a break for 1 year. Your overworking yourself and that plus this added stress will impair your duties no matter how good you can conceal your pain. Ryuujin said writing up a transfer notice of the squads That will also give you ample time to take one of the academy students from last year under your private tutelage bring them up to speed and draft them into the new squad. I don't doubt your teaching skills as this isn't your first squad nonetheless give them time to recover and adjust to the change. Not everyone can appear to bounce back as quickly as you my hime. he said looking into her eyes and nodding to indicate that she was dismissed.

Understood. Lexiane said with a small bow before the cloth on her forehead protector enveloped her body and she vanished once more.

How do you think the kids will take the news. I could of sworn Devin was rather close to Mona Inokihi said as he too began to leave the room with a stony facial expression.

I doubt Lexiane will be the one to tell them and I don't think I'd have the heart to break the news to either of them. They will find out when they are mature enough to handle it. Ryuujin said putting his head in his hands and exhaling. I definitely need a smoke. he thought to himself as he heard the door close.

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End Note: Whew finally done. So yeah that's the opening I didn't have a definite plan save for the Team Yonbi tragedy. I tried to keep it descriptive while giving back story for the village as a whole. Sure Shinobi life is action packed and all but at the end of the day they are still people.

Anyways the following chapters will explore some more into the various aspects of academy life but don't expect copious amounts of action so early on.

New Faces

Jikei Kugeki - He's the son of Saisho Kugeki and Kaira Denkou, Crazy combination yeah I know. You'll be seeing him a lot actually quite an important character in Thorn Book.

Jutsu Used in this Chapter

Storm Release: Cloud
Neoport

Authors note: Omfg people are mad distracting when I want to write. Oh well now that I finally have some peace of mind I can do the next chap. I hope you enjoy it. P.S write reviews in the discussion topic okay >.<


Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu, Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak Lack of color: Narration

Disclaimer: Owning Naruto requires one to be Japanese or have a massive amount of money. I'm Venezuelan and Colombian...and poor.. therefore, I can NOT own Naruto.

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And Last up Leo Ryukyu. Alright looks like everyone is here. Even..the ones that I wish weren't. The chunin instructor said marking everyone present on his attendance chart. He was rather short for a twenty year old only being about 5'3 and still looked like he was a teenager. Of course no one questioned his authority as it was obvious he was of the right rank. He wore a white short sleeved top with a high collar under his bright green Ibara chunin flak jacket. He had matching white pants with his forehead protector tied to his right leg right above a pouch which contained scrolls and other ninja tools.

Alright guys I'm your chunin instructor Hokkai Logan. Although..you guys already know that. he said flashing a small smile trying to make a joke and when no one laughed he ran his finger less glove clad hands through his jet black spiky hair. Alright so all last year we were going through Ibaragakure History and Inter-village relations for theory. While for on the field everyone here has mastered the basic E-ranked jutsu that is given out by the academy. Most of you passed, the others that didn't..well aren't in the class anymore he said getting up from his seat and walking around his desk while eyeing the classroom which was eerily silent.

Now we get to do the fun stuff. We will start to explore in detail each and everyone of your heritages and as for those not in a clan or of Nova or Zireh background you will be learning general jutsu which will aid you in mastering your preferred jutsu type. he said flashing another smile and the classroom erupted into cheers of joy especially from the back row which he knew as the row of troublemakers seeing as Devin, Pyua, Jikei and Leo all sat there. All for different reasons of course: Devin he noted sat in the back because it had the most leg room and seeing as she apparently thought all desks doubled as footstools it was the most comfortable for her; Pyua was shy to a default and if she didn't sit next to Devin her grades, social skill and otherwise mental stability would suffer greatly; Jikei liked flirting with Pyua, teasing Devin and set up wires along the rows so that the rushing fan girls who stalked him would trip and fall while attempting to get to him and finally Leo liked the back corners due to their lack of light so he could sleep peacefully and not have to listen to lectures.

Ugh. If they weren't so gifted I'd love to kick them out of my class. Logan thought to himself frowning as his eyes went from one troublemaker to the other. LEO! State your name and a brief summary of your preferred jutsu types. Logan suddenly bellowed attempting to attract the sleeping boys attention the remaining members of the class snickering save for the back row.

Jeez you would think he wouldn't shout so loud. Leo said picking his head off of his desk and yawning while staring at Logan with obvious disdain. Leo stood up and stretched out a bit shaking his red unkempt hair about as he did so. He was the youngest in the class at age nine and was also the shortest at four feet tall. He wore red long sleeved shirt which was the same color as his hair with black and white shorts which had weights sewn into the fabric. Before he spoke he looked around at the rest of the class and frowned as he had successfully obtained their undivided attention.

Alright so I'm Leo Ryukyu.. Wait you marked me present right? Leo said glaring at Logan again who smirked as a recurring joke between the class was Leo being constantly absent since he was never awake to hear his name. No seriously because my mom yelled at me when she got my grades. Er okay so. I like Kugujutsu, it involves the manipulation of puppets through chakra strings rather than engage in hand to hand combat with others. I also like kenjutsu which involves swordplay and using chakra flow to imbue one's blade of choice with various effects and resistances. Finally I like Ninjutsu which is molding ones chakra with the aid but not limited to hand signs to preform various techniques in battle. he said before sitting down again and looking around before putting his head back on his desk and getting ready to go back to sleep.


Very Good. Put your hand down Wendy and wait your turn Logan said seeing a girl clad a black jacket and a fishnet top raise her hand once Leo sat down. Next Sora state your name and a brief summary of your clan and their abilities he said calling on a blond haired girl who was chatting with her brunette neighbor.

I'm Sora Sasori. My clan revolves around their unique dojutsu the Osoregan which is used in conjunction with our unique barrier ninjutsu for various purposes in battlef. Sora said with a smile happy to tell the class of her clans prowess. She was wearing the atypical Sasori garb; body hugging beige robes which covered up to her hands and feet, large white weighted beads which draped her neck, matching her sandals and finally an ornate mask which covered the top half of her head as well as shielded her eyes from view. She only said what was needed as she knew divulging more of the finer details of her clan would give away priceless secrets so she stuck to what was written in the academy textbook.

Alright Wolf your next, Pyua, Jikei Pay Attention Logan said throwing a blunt kunai in between the two to end whatever conversation they were having yet again. I should really change seating arrangements he thought to himself rubbing his temples before pointing to a small girl with shoulder length green hair.

Yumi Hokkai. My clan initially was based on Eagle Mimicry and assimilation however in recent times we have become more known for animal Mimicry and assimilation as different sub-branches now exist in our formidable clan. Yumi's high pitched voice caused a snicker from the back row and she turned around to give the perpetrator, Devin a death glare. Her outfit for the most part was simple, she wore a dark green tank top with black slacks and wore white finger less gloves which matched her sandals. Why Don't you go next since you are apparently disinterested in my clan's abilities. she said her eyes narrowing as she gazed upon the one girl she had absolute disdain for.

Sure thing Four-eyes. You all know my name so I'm not going to bother saying it. I belong to the Arashi clan also known as the strongest clan in Ibara. Devin said still tilted back in her chair and gazing at the ceiling which 3 clouds were chasing each other. We control the weather to an extent focusing on manipulating and harnessing various natural storms with our bloodline limit. Because of that we have numerous pseudo-releases inside of our main release which allow us to simulate the conditions the storm actually stimulates with our techniques. She casually lifted her left hand which caused the clouds to stop before all three turned into balls and she pointed forward each cloud moving forward and hitting Yumi sending her crashing into her desk. Oh yeah we can do that too she said which was the cue for the whole class to uproar in laughter.

DEVIN! I want you to report to the Kage office right now and I will be sending a note to your mother to alert her of how you misbehave in class. Logan said a giant eagle flying in the class from the window grabbing Devin by the shoulders before flying out once more. Are you okay Yumi? he asked the now bright red girl who had been the victim of Devin's tirade, he received a stiff nod from her as she sat down and looked down at her desk sure to erupt into tears at any moment.

Looking for some sort of distraction a red haired girl with short spiky hair stood up and slammed her desk loudly to quiet down most of the class with a groan coming from the back row as Leo was awoken once more. Wendy Mishura, My clan is known as Mishura albeit there actually being two branches in the clan depending on what eye you are born with. Our clan has two powerful dojutsu and mastery over Blaze Release. Which is why we have the title of being the strongest clan in Taijutsu and Genjutsu in the village while the holder for Ninjutsu is the Arashi clan. So really which do you think truly has the title of the strongest clan. Wendy said as she had grown tired of waiting and couldn't just sit down and hear someone belittle her clan to second place. She wore a slightly provocative outfit as her black leather jacket matched her shorts, gloves and she finished her outfit by wearing fishnet stockings and knee high boots.

Very good but next time wait your turn Wendy. Alright Pyua your up next. Logan said starting the shy girl who immediately put her head on her desk in embarrassment prompting Jikei to take her place in introducing his clan.

See people have been talking about being the strongest clan in Ibaragakure and you know what I'm going to let them have that. Because the Kugeki clan is the strongest clan period and that's all you guys need to know. Jikei said before poking Pyua in the side causing her to let out a sultry scream and upon realizing what she did she turned bright red and fainted from embarrassment.

Why is my class so dysfunctional...is it a curse... Logan thought to himself as he rubbed his temples the only joy he was currently relishing was the thought that Devin, the student who gave him the most problems would be receiving punishment for assaulting the other student. How dare she..Yumi is a member of my clan? Has she no respect, I don't care if she is the daughter of the Kage she will not misbehave in my class and get away with it. a small smile began to sneak across his face as he picked the next student to make clan introductions...

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So Devin, what brings you here with....Talon? Ryuujin said looking up from the piles of paperwork on his desk and frowning when he saw his daughter engaging in a staring contest with the massive eagle. Let me guess...you got in trouble again and they sent you to me because I should punish you.. he sighed and glanced at Talon who had looked at him after beating Devin in the contest. Your dismissed allow me to talk with my daughter. he said the eagle bowing before flying out of the open window which it used to enter after roughly dropping Devin on the floor.

I hate that bird. Devin said picking herself up and rubbing her shoulders before walking over to her father and smiling at him. But Daddy!!!! Its so boring in class. They just make us talk and read and write and...and...do boring stuff. she said pouting when she saw his serious face. I'm pretty sure I can beat Logan-sensei in a match so why is he teaching me, why can't you or mommy teach me instead

First off, you wouldn't be able to do that, you are an academy student and while you are as strong as a newly promoted genin, Logan Hokkai is a chunin and that rank is earned just like any other. You lack both the experience and raw power to best any of the chunin in the village. Second your not in trouble I understand you are bored because you already know everything being taught, I blame your mother for training you so early but it is mandatory you have to spend four years in the academy. Finally, as much as I would love to teach you I have Kage duties you know and a responsibility to the village, and your mother would train you to near death if she was your actual sensei. He ruffled her hair when he finished and smiled as he looked into her now sad face. Look if your a good girl for the rest of today I'll give you something cool he said and upon seeing her face light up he started to chuckle to himself.

So I'm not punished? Sweet. Alright then I'm going to go back to class and be good but you better not try and con me or I'll tell mommy that you haven't made any progress with your paperwork and are stuffing them under your desk. Devin said with laugh before turning and jumping out of the window onto a small white cloud.

She's such a handful... Ryuujin said while watching her zoom away and looking under his desk to see the mini mountain of "completed" paperwork awaiting him. I hate this job...

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Alright then that's everyone Logan said as Devin entered the classroom with a sober facial expression before sitting quietly at her desk. He smirked but then it vanished when he remembered Pyua had to see the nurse after she fainted Jikei vanishing sometime after she left the classroom. Alright class we will now divide the class by gender and you will have the option to take 4 supplementary classes in addition to this which will help you as a Shinobi. he said as he watched the class get up the boys moving to the left and the girls to the right. Talon flew overhead and began to drop multiple sheets of paper one to each desk having the list of classes available to either gender and some being available to both.

Hmm...lets see...the only things worth taking are Botany or Acupuncture. Devin said looking at the list of classes available for Kunoichi with a disgruntled facial expression. Not that anyone could blame her with classes like Flower Arrangement, Geisha Training it was quite obvious the academy was sexist after all the classes available for Shinobi were more interesting namely; War Tactics, Eloquence, Code Breaking and Siege Training. Well at least I can pick up two from the non gender-specific courses like Assassination Basics and Sword Play she said as she looked down the list having little to no interesting in Sealing Basics and her mother warning her not to take Introduction to Summoning. Hey Pyua, Welcome back Pervert. she said as Pyua strolled into the room being led by Jikei who's face was full of smiles.

Not a pervert just more experienced than many. Jikei said as he took War Tactics, Siege Training, Code Breaking and Sealing Basics. Once he was done marking what he wanted passed it forward and looked at the clock obviously waiting for the class to end.

Y-you two should stop getting into arguments Pyua said quietly as she picked her classes which consisted of Geisha Training, Flower Arrangement, Botany and Sword Play. I hope the classes aren't too...difficult. she said in such a low voice that the two next to her wouldn't hear before passing up her sign up sheet as well.

After a few minutes of shifting paper and chatter the bell rung and the school day was finally over and judging by the numerous cheers echoing all around the school, it was about time. Numerous students poured out of the classrooms some waiting for their parents others leaving through the zip lines and bridges.

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Tikatchi, Shana, Suo. This is the last team meeting that we will have, first I want to congratulate you, Tikatchi, for becoming Hunter Nin Captain. Suo you have become a jonin and I am sure you will become a fine sensei for the next generation. Shana you have accepted the Gate guard position, remember you are the first line of defense for our village do not let us down. Lexiane said as she stood in front of three individuals two male one female.

The first was Tikatchi Mishura, the first member of Lexiane's first squad he was a powerfully built man who towered over the other two members of his team at six foot seven inches and clad in a jet black outfit with a gold trim. He wore black glowing gauntlets on each hand and had a black katana sheathed on his waist. He let a faint smile grace his otherwise stony face as he was praised before turning and waving goodbye before he body flickered away going back to his Hunter nin duties as he couldn't really stay for idle chit chat.

I hate when he does that, trying to act all cool and stuff. Shana said with a slightly sad look in her eyes upon seeing Tikatchi exit and realizing she was stuck with Suo. Her outfit consisted of a sleeveless dark green chunin jacket which was unbuttoned revealing a fishnet tank top which revealed her assets. Her bright red hair extended past her waist and ended right below her black shorts which was complemented by her black sandals. But no worries Lexiane-sama I will protect our village with my life. Now then I have to head out as well, I'd rather not be stuck with buzzkillington longer than what is absolutely necessary. she said sneering at Suo before taking off into the sky after turning into a shining blue phoenix.

I hate that bitch sometimes. Suo said quietly his green hair spilling out of his Ibaragakure forehead protector. He was clad in burgundy armor with a long sleeved fishnet shirt underneath it and currently had his bandaged hands inside of his grey pants. He turned back to stare at his former sensei with the large bandaged urn that was on his back wobbling slightly with the motion. I take it you want me to be Devin's sensei. After all I doubt any of the other squad jonin would be able to bring out her potential like I can. he said giving her a blank stare reminiscent of her own just lacking the coldness that radiated from her exposed eye.

I wouldn't expect anything less. After all though you are not my favorite, nor are my strongest student. You are the most mature and well rounded and unlike the other two you took my teachings to heart not just at face value. Lexiane said looking up into the sky before returning his gaze with such intensity that it would make an ordinary man tremble. But not him after all he was used to such gazes, devoid of blood lust but so icy cold that one couldn't help but feel a shiver go down their spine. Protect her..with your life Suo. Because if she ends up dying before me..I will end your life shortly after. she said before her cloak wrapped around her as she neoported away.

If I didn't know you Lexiane. I would of thought you were bluffing, and if I wasn't so afraid of you I would hate you sometimes as well. Suo said his jaw clenching before he looked into the sky and knew he had to learn some new things before he took on a squad.

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(A few hours later back at the Uchi Arashi household)

No fair I thought I was the only one getting something and then I get stuck with a dumb scroll while Saeko gets some cool gauntlet arm thing. Devin whined after seeing Ryuujin give her sister the weapon he used in his jonin years.

You should appreciate your fathers gift Devin, or I could simply take it away if you think the scroll is not comparable to the weapon Saeko received. Lexiane said scolding her daughter while the cloth on her forehead protector sprouted four arms and began to wash the dishes which piled the sink as they had just finished dinner.

Thank you Oto-sama, I will be heading to bed soon. Saeko said admiring her new weapon before running over and hugging Ryuujin tightly. She would eventually let go and tip toe while her mother bent down a bit so that she could kiss her on the cheek, after which she would make her way to her bedroom leaving Devin alone with their parents.

That isn't a dumb scroll Devin. That is a very important Arashi scroll. Inside is the one of the few sub-releases of our clan that I haven't mastered, Gale. Ryuujin said proudly not at all angry from his daughters comment after all at her age he would of probably said exactly the same thing. I know you have always wanted to make a path for yourself and this is your window of opportunity. By mastering the Gale Storm Cloud you'd automatically have an edge against the competition as it is rare for an Arashi clan member to be skilled in a storm type other than Blaze, Ice, Thunder or Dust. he explained to her having seen her eyes perk up when he mentioned that he himself hadn't mastered this particular cloud type. It wasn't that he couldn't it was more so that he didn't need to after all having mastered the four primary storms in addition to the clan's kekkai Tota he had no use for the remaining lesser known storms that the clan's bloodline limit offered.

If you can master it, it would prove you are no longer in either of our shadows Devin. So it is of the utmost priority that you do so before you graduate. I am not your father so I would not reward you for doing so just know you would make me proud to call you my daughter. Lexiane said as her null cloak finished washing the dishes and dried itself off with a paper towel. Thank you Neko that was much appreciated she said petting it causing it to emit a low screech which sounded albeit much more sinister, like feline purring.

In that case I'll have it done by this year just you wait, I'll be the best Gale Cloud user ever. Devin said before running upstairs not bothering to say goodnight to either of them as she was in a rush to brag to Saeko about how much better her gift was. Sure they might of been a year apart but the sibling rivalry was still very much evident.

Heh to be honest, if its her I don't doubt it. It seems we made something wonderful right Lexi-hime? Actually no, not even just her, Saeko as well I can rest easy knowing they will surpass us. Ryuujin said as he got up out of his seat and walked over to his wife before pushing her back into the sink cabinet Today was so stressful..if only there were some way to alleviate my stress.. he said before leaning forward and kissing her neck.

W-wait. What if they aren't asleep yet. Lexiane said blushing a bit but pulling herself up before sitting on the counter and wrapping her legs around his body. They'd end up traumatized she said as she stroked his hair absentmindedly as she relayed what could possibly happen in her head with a slight grimace.

Why so pessimistic my hime..don't think just act. Ryuujin said kissing her lips as numerous white clouds crept upstairs and sealed off the staircase in order to prevent one of their children walking in one what they were about to do...

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End Note: Bleh another chap done. Sorry it took so long fucking people distracting my life. Anyways I had sort of planned out this one, not really. I wanted to introduce more characters and at the same time give some insight into the academy system. The classes involved are actually important later on as you'll see in the upcoming chapters. Also for you action junkies that are patiently waiting no worries that will happen soon enough. Don't get me wrong I love action but I can't have mindless action with no explanations you know?

New Faces

Yumi Hokkai - Classic class bookworm, she's also an important character in thorn book so expect a lot of her. I think readers will find it interesting what animal she'll be paired up with.

Sora Sasori - Yeah I know people are like the fuck is the Sasori Clan? Does it revolve around scorpions? Puppetry? No. Their clan symbol is a scorpion sure enough but they have nothing to do with bugs. Instead they have a kick ass dojutsu which isn't a bloodline limit (Wha???! Yeah it happens.) and some trippy Barrier Ninjutsu. Sora herself is also an important chara in thorn book and she was very fun to make ^.^

Jutsu used this chapter
Body Flicker
Mythical Phoenix
Cloak Multi-Arm

Authors note: So here we are third chapter, to think its going so smoothly I am really overjoyed. Alright people I hope you enjoy this one after all its set 1 year after the last chap.

Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu,Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak, Lack of Color: Narration

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights for bleach otherwise I would of saved it from Kubo's tyranny and ended it when Ichigo defeated Aizen. Fml. Wrong disclaimer um just insert Naruto yeah that should do the trick.

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(1 Year later - Academy Classroom)


Numerous students were in different classrooms getting taught their respective lesson plans, the past year was relatively uneventful other than a few outbursts by some of the more..repressed individuals of the class, like a Wolf Bakuhatsu who had instantly become friends with Crow Ikanamono and more surprisingly Leo Ryukyu. Then again it wasn't that surprising when one looked into their class schedules they all had taken the same four supplementary classes namely; War Tactics, Assassination Basics, Sword Play and Sealing Basics. They had taken a shine to one another in each of the respective classes with Crow showing his prowess in Assassination Basics, Wolf revealing his talent with sealing in Sealing Basics and finally Leo showing off his genius level intellect in War Tactics that of course with their bonding in Sword Play made them the best of friends despite their greatly differing personalities.

They weren't the only group who had started to get together as over the span of a year Yumi Hokkai had befriended Sora Sasori as well as Kata Akiari a delicate looking silver haired girl who was always full of smiles and wore a regal looking kimono albeit its practicality in battle. All three had met in Geisha training and became fast friends the other classes they took together were Flower Arrangement & Sealing Basics however the final classes differed due to their conflicting interests; Yumi & Sora both had an interest in Summoning Basics while Kata on the other hand felt more at ease with Assassination Basics.

Of course Devin, Pyua and Jikei had continued being friends even though their classes differed, Pyua & Devin luckily still having the chance to chat in Botany but Jikei had a completely different schedule from his friends and when he did get a chance to talk it was mainly in the hallways or during free time in the afternoon. They all hadn't grown much even though they were all a year older however it was obvious that their respective skill levels had increased. For one Devin was now always seen with green clouds orbiting around her body, Pyua had made progress with her clan's dojutsu and although still lacking self confidence she had attracted numerous instructors praise and finally Jikei had gotten a bit more serious in training having stopped for the most part with pranking others and quickly rising to be a candidate for his years number one spot.

Only two students hadn't made any progress in terms of acquiring friendships, one was Wendy Mishura who's attitude and completely lack of respect for others cause the other students to shy away from her and Ken Satsuma the resident class dunce who always tried to ask the girls out on dates only to be turned down albeit violently most of the time.

Logan was overall proud of his students achievements and he could already see potential drafts for future teams, he already had picked Crow, Wolf and Leo for a well rounded capture, interrogation and assassination squad. Jikei, Yumi & Sora would be good for a powerful assault squad and finally Devin, Pyua and Wendy had the makings for a formidable tracking & reconnaissance unit. Kata had attracted the eyes of the Bloody Vixen and Logan knew it was only a matter of time before the girl was pulled out of the academy and drafted into her squad, as for Ken it was doubtful that he would be able to pass and would probably be held back a year until he managed to improve or he risked getting dropped from the shinobi program all together.

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Hmm if this class wasn't so interesting in the beginning I think I would of dropped it already. Jikei said as he took down some note as his instructor went on a rant about basic strategies that were.

The class itself was stimulating for the mind and occasionally academy students were pit against each other unique a unique simulator which was created by one of the instructors jutsu. They would be given ten simulated shinobi each and instructed to make groups of 5 with the other ten members in the class which would bring each army to fifty. Of course each of the simulated shinobi reflected what each of them could do in battle so it was essentially like fighting wars among the classmates. Each group had specific roles which ranged from Command, which headed the whole army and one of which was the general who's death triggered the end of the game, Artillery which comprised of ranged units, Assault which were the powerhouses and were generally short to mid ranged attackers, Support the well rounded unit who's duty was to back up the Assault and Artillery units and finally Recon who doubled both the eyes and ears of the army and occasionally were dispatched for assassination missions. At the moment Jikei was operating as the support unit under Leo's command while backing up Ken Satsuma as he was their assault unit. Unfortunately Ken was horrible and most of his units got wiped out fairly early but Wolf's artillery was top notch while Crow usually split his units diverting five to pick up the slack left by Ken while using the other five to preform his recon duties.

It is after all the only class I can stay awake for. Leo said with a small smile as he partially zoned out the teachers rambling having picked all the knowledge the class offered within the first week. Now he just stayed simply for the war games and to monitor the progress of his friends. Sure he was a slacker but he only did so due to how advanced he was in terms of class material and this offered some sort of release as he could test out the numerous battle strategies he came up with in his spare time. His team for the most part was flawless with the only drawback being Ken but he had his uses as great bait for the enemy as well as cannon fodder, everyone else however fit their roles perfectly and he even gained a bit of insight into the enigma known as Jikei Kugeki. I wonder who he is attempting to fool it is obvious he's not academy level. he thought to himself as he spared the kid a glance before looking away and returning back to thought after all he hadn't expressed any desire to cause any of them harm for now but he would continue to place tabs on him considering his..background.

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You know, I thought Botany would be more fun but its been like forever and we still haven't gotten into the advanced poisons. Its just been about identifying all these stupid herbal plants I feel like its preparing me for life as a dumb medical ninja Devin said putting her head on her desk and sighing loudly attracting the attention of Pyua who until that moment had been pleasantly daydreaming.

D-Devin...Its important t-to learn this stuff. After all what if we get stuck somewhere in a mission and you get injured and we don't..have medicine or a medic nin on ready. Pyua said looking down at the floor as she began to over think the situation in her head.

That's why I have you duh. I mean who else would have my back in that situation because I know I sure as hell wouldn't remember herbs and crap when I'm bleeding out. Devin said with a wide smile as she subtly tried to boost her friends self confidence, it wasn't a lie in all honesty Devin was reliant on Pyua for some of the more finer aspects of being a Shinobi she didn't have the patience to learn essential things like stealth or medicinal herbs so she over compensated with perfecting her fighting skills.

[orange] What if I'm not there..[/color] Pyua said in a low voice before looking her friend in the eyes as if to convey her desperation and genuine fear in case that she wouldn't be present to at least help her if she was hurt.

Then I'll die. Devin said with a blank facial expression almost causing Pyua to face vault. Ssh. Before you start that just means you have to make sure your always there for me. Just like I'll always be there for you. she said putting a hand over her friends mouth to cut off the sputtering which was about to start based on her comment. After all what are best friends for other than having each others backs no matter what.

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Lexi-hime just wait one more year, they still haven't recovered from their injuries, Sylvia is still in critical condition while Tetsu still has lingering mental scars. Give them one more year. Ryuujin said as his wife sat on his desk and looked into his eyes.

What you thought I came for business I merely wanted to check on my beloved is that a crime now? Lexiane said as her mask slid down her face as she leaned down to kiss Ryuujin on the lips.

You lie. Usually you restrain your hormones until we are home. Right now your trying to persuade me to do something...what is it... Ryuujin said pulling back and placing a single finger on his wife's lips to stop her kiss.

You read me like a book. Lexiane said planting a small kiss on his finger before moving back and getting off the desk. One of the academy students, Kata Akiari I want her on my squad, I came to ask permission to pull her out of the academy so I can train her privately. she said as she proceeded to walk out of the door.

Only if you promise not to kill her, experiment on her like you did Tikatchi or mentally cripple her with your torture exercises. After which I'll make preparations for her transfer.. Ryuujin said plainly looking at his wife's retreating figure with slight dismay, sure her logic was sound she needed to bring the girl to genin rank level and she would be able to do so at a much quicker pace than the academy but he knew her methods weren't exactly forgiving and he didn't think the girl would be able to cope with her more cruel methods of achieving results.

I promise, I will not break her...permanently at least. Lexiane said turning and smiling faintly as her mask slid back up her face. Its a pity I was looking forward to kissing you. she said with mock sadness before she Neoported away.

Tease.. Ryuujin said with a forlorn look before shaking his head and returning to work he was still expecting the rest of the members of his storm ops to return from the mission he had sent them on to the Land of Anguish. He had received word that the Rokubi had been sighted in the village and he was looking to expand the number of jinchuriki Ibara had in its arsenal. Then again there was always the chance that it had been captured by Kōhaigakure which would obviously make them more of a threat in case of potential war. Hmm not that it would be enough to pose a threat to us, after all with the Nibi and the Nanabi in our control we are only rivaled in bijuu might by those Dipugakure bastards. he said making a note of the other villages as he always did, he knew tensions were mounting up once more as the reeling from Hakagakure's destruction was quickly fading away. No matter what happens..we will be ready..

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So your saying after I sign this contract, I won't be able to sign any others without voiding the initial one? Suo said as he spoke to a large summoning animal which stood before him. He received a firm nod from the creature before he shrugged and signed his name in blood which quickly burned before becoming permanently etched in the summoning contract. Your also saying that although I managed to obtain the contract you haven't accepted me as your summoner until I consult with your boss. he added before the creature nodded again before vanishing leaving him standing alone in a clearing within the forgotten forest. Just a year left, halfway there sure those annoying creatures were a pain to get but I'm sure they'll be useful in the future. he said with a sigh looking into the sky before he set off back into the village to inform them that there was a new summoning contract native to the village.

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One hundred and three, One hundred and four, One hundred and five.. A shinobi said doing one handed pull ups by gripping the door frame of his room in the Ibaragakure hospital. Even though he had fully healed of his injuries they still kept him here for mental rehabilitation, not that he blamed them, not everyone could see their teammate ripped to pieces and be fit to continue as a shinobi. One hundred and six, one hundred and seven, one hundred and eight, one hundred and nine he had blood red hair and numerous black tribal tattoos adorned his currently shirtless body.

In the room lay a white tiger who was currently sleeping peacefully, the day it happened he hadn't brought her along with him on the mission so Sora was spared of the grizzly nightmares which plagued her owner. He could still visualize Mona's screams as the missing nin tortured her and how those screams only got louder as her limbs were ripped off joint by joint. It was so traumatizing that he shut off his hearing as he fled and refused to turn it back on until several months after as he was afraid he would still hear the screams. As he pulled up he got a visualization of her broken body when he had returned along with a squad of Tobetsu jonin and his grip faltered causing him to fall to the ground waking up his pet.

Its fine Sora..just fell..go back to sleep Tetsu Kurogane said as he stared at the ceiling his forehead protector that he used as a belt reflecting the sunlight that seeped into his room. You would think after all this time..I'd forget..Mona I'm sorry..I couldn't protect you..but that won't happen ever again I will get stronger much stronger so that I would protect each and every person close to me. he thought to himself as he put his head back against the ground where he lay and would quickly fade out of consciousness having overexerted himself yet again.

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In the room beside his lay a still heavily bandaged Sylvia Hyori, the current jinchuriki of the Nanabi who had overexerted herself during the battle and had damaged her chakra coils so severely that it was thought she'd never be able to return to functioning as a shinobi. Her long spiky white hair spilled out of the bandages which covered half of her face and her arms were still in casts as well as the majority of her upper body still bandaged from the extensive stitches she had needed to receive.

Mentally however she was fine as her bijuu had helped her through what would otherwise of made her comatose the powerful insectoid construct of chakra showing its soft side and its genuine interest in the mental well being of its host. Sure it was motivated primarily by selfish interests but it did have, albeit scarce some moments of good will, it knew no larva should have to of undergone what the girl had and offered its counsel and fashioned a series of mental blocks which would have her forget the more gruesome imagery which currently plagued the mind of her teammate.

At the moment Sylvia was still in the hospital garb which only a few feet away hung her normal outfit which consisted of a long beige jacket with a red vest, the black ribbon which she used to tie her hair lay on a seat on top of her black pants. Her white boots were under the chair and not far away from them leaning against the chair was her repaired sword which had been snapped in half during the fight but was luckily fixed during the time span that elapsed between the confrontation.

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A few more months would pass and the village would continue on as usual although it would receive multiple visits from tourists from the Land of the Forgotten as it was widely known in the land of the current generation of shinobi's potential. The Daiymo himself would be making a visit within a few weeks to see these particular academy exams simply due to the current Tetakage's daughter participating in it as well as the most clan heirs from the various prominent clans that Ibaragakure had to offer. Sure it wasn't as big as the chunin exams but it was still a glimpse into the future as they gave insight into what Ibaragakure would eventually become.

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Logan Hokkai stood in front of his classroom with a serious facial expression, he gazed at each one of them getting an image of how they used to be when they just entered the classroom he had signed up 9 students for the exams with Kata Akiari having been drafted into Team Lexiane about six months earlier and Ken Satsuma being dropped out of the Shinobi program after he failed to improve. As he looked at his students he made mental notes as to how they had improved and grown over the years and internally smirked at his teaching ability.

Leo Ryukyu had grown in two years how looking much like a teenager despite being only eleven, it was mainly due to his soulless heritage but now he was 5 foot 4 and had a slender build, his outfit changed as well as he now sported a white long sleeved jacket over his top which he always wore unbuttoned and had discarded his shorts in favor of black baggy pants which covered his black and red boots. A massive bandaged sword lay right by his desk having come across the sword during training in the forgotten forest and claimed it as his own. His demeanor had changed as well he still had that laid back, slacker like appearance but his eyes reflected that of a tactician just waiting to prove themselves in real battle. Over the time span of two years he had gotten much better in puppetry having created his own puppet which he christened Tao and resembled a hulking statue that was constantly praying.

Wolf Bakuhatsu had grown as well however physically he hadn't changed much, he still looked like the girly boy he always had at twelve and was now always seen lugging a huge silver cannon, ornamented with numerous blue gems, around which matched the white and blue body armor which he never seemed to take off he was now at five feet and his sapphire blue eyes were still full of the innocence they first possessed when he first started out in the academy. He had become a bit more outspoken over the years but still had a reserved personality and only spoke when necessary or when it was about something he felt strongly about. He had become a budding seal master and his instructor for his Sealing Basics class had spoken very highly of him and his potential in a few years. It was no surprise after all he was the son of the head of the Bakuhatsu clan who till date produced the best explosive tags in the five Great Nations.

Crow Ikanamono was the oldest of his students now at age fifteen having been held back due to him never showing up for class. He had found motivation when he became friends with Leo and Wolf and that was when his talent showed its splendor. He was a genius at stealth and spying on others having spent his free time peeking in the hot springs and becoming notorious among the women in the village as he would often be spotted only to vanish from sight shortly after. Albeit his menacing appearance seeing as he was the largest in the class towering above the others at 5 foot 7, had a mechanical claw arm for a left hand, and numerous scars riddled his upper body he was otherwise a very jovial person who knew exactly which buttons to press while talking to a person to get them to fume in rage only to laugh about how immature they were being. Overtime he had adapted long black pants and wore silver bandages on his right hand in which he wore a dark grey gauntlet which he held his pure black broadsword. His jet black hair was contrasted by a single streak of white and he had a widow's peak which made his spiky hair look even more formidable.

Sora Sasori had grown as well both mentally and physically, at 13 she was already mid way through her growth spurt as she was only 5 foot 1 and already had a C-cup which was accentuated by her body hugging beige robes which were now shorter, revealing her legs but still covered much of her upper body. She still wore the large white beads around her neck however now she sported small white beads on each of her legs as well as beige sandals. Her face mask remained the same, save for a new scorpion decoration right below her right eye. Mentally she had become a lot more secretive and maintained a level of maturity uncommon for her age, unlike most of the girls she hadn't a crush on a single boy deciding she would keep her feelings in check until she became a powerful kunoichi.

Yumi Hokkai on the other hand had only made noticeable growth in her kunoichi training only growing to about four foot nine and had changed her outfit just a bit, she now wore a fishnet jacket over her dark green tank top and had changed to wearing black three quarter baggy shorts. Now at age thirteen, she still wore her white finger-less gloves but now wore black sandals instead opting to wear a white ribbon which was used to tie back her long green hair into a ponytail in order to match. In terms of training however she had improved in leaps and bounds mainly due to finally being bonded with an animal a gryphon by the name Renji which had been bred by a Shinu clan member in exchange for money. Yumi was never far from her companion and with its help she rose to being the 3rd strongest academy student in the class tied with Crow Ikanamono.

Wendy Mishura was still the same as ever loud, over confident and very annoying. One would think now that she was fourteen she would of matured but she hadn't in the slightest. She had a very high intelligence and memorized everything that was required by the academy but in terms of physical aptitude she was borderline. The only thing that gave her an edge was her book smarts however it was common knowledge that a shinobi needed to be well rounded but clearly she still didn't get that.

Jikei Kugeki hadn't changed much over the years besides growing a bit taller as he was now standing at five foot five now age thirteen and had cut his hair opting for a black Mohawk which extended about three inches above his head making him taller than he really was. His outfit as a whole hadn't changed in the slightest save for a slender gold chain that he had received for his birthday a year ago and the two steel chains which hung from his belt hoops. In terms of growth as a shinobi he had improve somewhat as he started slacking off less and became more well rounded having focused on the mainly political aspects of a Shinobi's career as his battle skill level was already above average. He was currently ranked as the strongest academy student in the class and was a favorite to win the academy's shinobi of the year award. He didn't let it go to his head however and still maintained his usual flirtatious self occasionally returning glances to his growing fan club only to chuckle to himself when they blushed, he also kept in contact with Pyua his subtle advances still going on and to an extent reciprocated by his now good friend.

Pyua Odaku was still shy, unfortunately and had remained in the same stagnant growth as she seemed like a late bloomer having only grown an inch in the two years that passed. The only noticeable physical change being her chest as instead of the ironing board which she had a eleven she had begun to wear a bra albeit a training one much to the teasing of her best friend Devin. Unknown to most she had received praise by her chunin instructor in Geisha training having said she was like a completely different person and exercised complete control in those situations that required...feminine charm. She had kept a low profile and was very knowledgeable with plant life especially the medicinal kind and it was obvious that later in life she most likely would get into the medical ninja program.

Finally Devin Uchi Arashi, the former troublemaker of the class hadn't changed at all physically but in terms of maturity she had grown just a bit. She still had her fun loving adventurous personality however she had ended up obtaining a flirtatious personality with age which when coupled with her teenage body was notorious for making the male and occasionally female genin of the village be labelled as perverts. Her abilities in combat however were top notch and she was known to have the best chakra control in the academy albeit being ranked as the second strongest genin in her class. It was known however when she got serious she was every bit as strong as her rival Jikei but due to her fun loving personality that rarely ever happened.

The time has finally come my students, to show off your stuff against the other classes. The Academy exams have arrived and you must prove to not only the village but yourselves that you are ready to become genin. I have registered nine of you to represent my class and I'm sure you will all make me proud. Logan said in a proud voice while addressing his students. Tomorrow you all will be going against the other two classes so I want you to rest up so that you can do your best. Class dismissed. he said as a cheer erupted amongst the students and they all strolled out of the classroom, tomorrow would be extremely interesting and he knew his students were ready for it, he couldn't wait to win the bet he had with the other instructors for getting the most students promoted to genin.

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End Note Whew another chapter done ^.^ that was fun to write, I wanted to introduce some new characters and set up the mood for the Academy exams not to mention give a little back story into some of the academy classes offered in Ibara and what not. Yes I know people action <3 I bet you've been waiting for it and I've decided to deliver. No worries fight scenes will be full length and the Ibara Academy exams in the fic will be what I intended them to be.

New Faces

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Authors note: Fourth Chapter is up. Now watch some Academy students go BEAST MODE. Of course its not all about the fights right???

Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu,Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak, Lack of Color: Narration

Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto, I'd have all Electronic Rock mixed with Rap music for the openings. Right now the openings are J-pop. =.= The fuck is J-pop?!

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Tick Tick Tick.. Each of the academy students in the training grounds stared at Ryuujin as he spoke to himself seeing their eagerness to get started and he was trying to weed out the weak willed ones who would crumble from the anticipation. None of them however fell for his little trick and he held back his smirk as he clapped his hands in order to attract attention, not that it was needed. Behind him were four academy instructors who's classes were participating in total there would be forty academy students that would partake in this years academy exams.

Today only half of you will make it to genin rank. Twenty who will be recognized as adults from the moment they put on their forehead protector and will be remembered as Shinobi upon their death. Today marks the Genin Exams which are held every year and is one of the most important events in our great village. You are Ibaragakure's future and it gives me great satisfaction to see so many of you here today. It shows that even our children can strive for success and it motivates the rest of the village to work even harder. Now then..Let the Exams Begin! Ryuujin said standing on a elevated platform which would over look the examinations, after his proclamation a chorus of cheers arose from not only the Academy students but the rest of the village that were watching the exams.

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These exams were always held in the same place every year, the Forest Arena which served as a colosseum of sorts for important events such as the Genin & Chunin exams it was not only important for the military aspect of the village but also economically as well. This was due to various wealthy individuals including the Daiymo attending to view the future strength of the village. A greater show meant more money flowing into the village, more missions assigned as well as potential business migration to Ibaragakure due future prospects of security.

The exams last three days and are split into two parts the first being a group war of sorts dividing the participants into numerous groups of five. These groups then are assigned "territory" in the Untamed Arena the fifth out of the five arena's in the Forest and by far the most dangerous due to the various amounts of creatures situated in it. The Untamed Area was actually situated in a separate dome from the rest of the Forest Arena simply due to the wild life that lived inside of it. These creatures were for the most part let alone save for keeping them healthy and fed. Now with the influx of academy students these creatures would become agitated and would actively seek to kill the academy students hence why the groups of five were commissioned. Ibaragakure wasn't a brutal village however and those close to death would be rescued by the numerous chunin which were supervising the exams unlike during the time of the second Tetakage in which the village gained the infamy for academy students slaughtering those they considered weak for the "betterment" of the village.

Territories were simple areas ten by ten meters large in which the academy students have to maintain control over for two days or they must maintain control over two areas for just one after which they move on to the second part of the exam. Each Group is structured by roles, one student plays as the Leader whose defeat results in the area being automatically captured, one student plays as the Defender who is primarily in charge of defending the area and isn't allowed to enter other area's controlled by the other academy students. The third role is the Scout who is sent to locate the other areas as well as trade equipment if need be between two friendly groups. The Fourth Role is the Hunter who is primarily in charge of attacking other areas to steal either equipment as well as combating Leaders in order to take over areas. Finally the last role is Medic, who is in charge of obtaining food, medical supplies and the general mental health of their group during the duration of their stay in the area.

The way groups were split up were simple they were picked first and foremost by ability and secondarily by class. Groups were almost always consisted of individuals comprised of the same class so as to discourage infighting and to promote the competition against the other classes to bring the most out of all of the students. In terms of gender it was mostly evenly distributed with some groups having more boys than girls or vice versa but rarely ever their being an all boy or all girl group.

As for equipment the academy students were given a wide selection choice which was selected by each Student out of a list of items and each were handed an empty pack along with a storage scroll containing the items they selected. The items in question that the Academy Students were allowed to bring were: one primary weapon and one secondary weapon or pet which were the only two items that they were allowed to possess that weren't supplied by the exam instructor; ten sealing tags which came from a selection of either explosive, oil, smoke, healing ointment, barrier or water with a max of up to five from one category; twenty-five throwing weapons which came from a selection of either square shuriken, four pointed shuriken, kunai, sleeping gas bombs, flash bombs, senbon or basic shots with a max of twenty from one category, and finally three miscellaneous items which came from a selection of either blood pills, adrenaline pills, food pills, soldier pills, blank puppets, telescope or chakra transmission communication devices also known as com-links with a max of up to two from one category. Once they have decided what they want to bring into the exam they are drafted into teams before being given a designated area. They will then be transported too the area via Body Flicker while blind folded so as to minimize the chances that they know where they are located.

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Alright class, due to us only having nine participants in the genin exam we have received a third year who has been allowed to take the genin exams due to her far excelling past the rest of her year. Please be kind to her as she is recognized now as one of the members of this class. Logan said before stepping away from the doorway to reveal Saeko U. Arashi, she hadn't changed much in terms of outfit only her height differed in the last two years as she was now standing at five foot one.

Please take care of me Saeko said with a short bow before walking over and standing next to her sister who was staring at her with slight annoyance. Saeko understood fully why her sister would be annoyed after all now she had more competition not to mention she hadn't said a word yesterday about her participating in the exam a year earlier than she should have knowing fully well that Devin had wanted to graduate early but hadn't been allowed by their father. Onee-san..I'm sorry for not telling you she said looking up at her older sibling her eyes slightly sad at the deception but such emotion was only recognizable by her family members or to a lesser extent by a trained eye.

Its fine Saeko...just be careful, daddy won't forgive me if I have to bring you back in a body bag. Devin joked with a slight edge of seriousness associated with the last part after all even though she was the careless type she knew that the genin exams were dangerous after all sometimes the chunin didn't reach the participants in time.

The groups are as follows: Group One Fen Mishura.. May Clyde said her voice silencing the chatter of the various participants as the moment they had been waiting for had arrived. She was a proud woman after all she was head medical nin as well as the daughter of the Third Tetakage and was the spitting image of her late mother with golden blond hair which reached up to her shoulders covering her gold hoop earrings, vibrant green eyes which took away attention from her curvaceous body which she gladly showed off due to the nature of her attire. She generally wore a white long sleeved jacket with a short sleeved fishnet shirt underneath the jacket always being unbuttoned which graciously displayed her generous bust size, as for bottoms she wore white shorts which stopped at her knees along with white sandals. Group Seven, Devin U. Arashi, Pyua Odaku, Yumi Hokkai, Wolf Bakuhatsu and Jikei Kugeki. Last but not the least Group Eight, Saeko U. Arashi, Sora Sasori, Leo Ryukyu, Crow Ikanamono and Wendy Mishura. All groups please proceed to the chunin standing to the chunin standing on the left for placement in the Untamed Arena. Kami Speed. she said before returning to the Ibaragakure Hospital, she would not actively be overseeing the exams rather she left it to some of her other medical crews and would only be called in when it was absolutely necessary.

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(An Hour Later - Group Seven Area)

So this is Area Seven, doesn't look like much don't you think Pyua? Jikei said as he looked around the area that they had been assigned to. It was a small expanse of flat ground which was bordered by numerous trees isolating it away from the rest of the Untamed Arena. Three tents were in the center of the area as well as a fire pit, inside one tent was five sleeping bags, inside another was cooking materials and inside the last was rope, bandages and tape.

A-At least we d-didn't get swamp lands or some area u-underground. Pyua said as she tried to hold in her panic from being in an unfamiliar area. Sure she was with Devin and Jikei as well as two other member of her class but she was still scared after all what if they were constantly attacked by creatures then they wouldn't have any time to rest and be vulnerable to attack from other groups.

I think its a bad area. Our opponents can use the trees as cover to pick us off, of course that also means we can station someone in the trees to act as a look out, I volunteer myself because I'm a primarily long range fighter. Wolf said his quiet voice being surprisingly calm and determined.

Before we assign posts we have to pick the remaining roles since Jikei was picked to be leader. I want to say it was a good choice after all besides myself he is the best qualified to lead. Yumi said with an obvious sneer at Devin who had been a bit sad after she wasn't declared leader by group vote, sure she had Pyua's vote but Wolf had voted for Jikei which put Yumi out of the running prompting her to vote for Jikei due to the fact that she disliked Devin greatly.

Actually Yumi you are more suitable for our scout after all Hokkai excel at tracking it would be useful for you to search for Group Eight after all they would be our friendly group that we can use to relay information and trade materials if need be. Pyua will be our medic due to her knowledge on plant life and the fact that she most likely picked medical tools as the majority of what she would bring to the exams. Devin said with a frown at Yumi's comment before smiling at Pyua who blushed at Devin having predicted what she would bring. That leaves Defender and Hunter. Wolf would be a better Hunter due to his long range fighting style it would be useful to pick off opponents from a distance while I'll be the Defender because save Jikei I doubt there is anyone in our year who could defeat me in combat. Devin said with the last bit being a bit louder than the rest of her words.

Agreed. Those roles seem perfect. Jikei said while looking at the others getting a nervous nod from Pyua, a thumbs up from wolf and a reluctant shrug from Yumi as confirmation of the roles. Alright then. Lets see equipment, I have My Gauntlets as my primary and secondary Weapons, five explosive tags, two water tags, a medical ointment tag and a smoke tag. As for throwing weapons I have ten four pointed shuriken, ten kunai and five flash bombs, Misc items I have a com-link, 1 blood pill and 1 soldier pill. he said before biting his finger to draw blood and unsealing the items from the scroll to display them in front of the others. He began to put them away in the pouches he wore on his body for items and placed the com-link in his ear.

Well I have my Battle Fan and Renji. Yumi said while petting her faithful gryphon. I also have five explosive tags, four smoke tags and one oil tag, for throwing weapons I have twenty square shuriken and five flash bombs. Lastly I have a Com-link & Blood Pills. she said as she had unsealed hers as well before placing her items away and putting the com-link in her ear as well noting that both Jikei and her com-links were on a fixed frequency which would allow them to communicate with each other and presumably with the other members of the group who had com-links.

Um..I-I have my rapier and Matashin as well as five medical ointment tags, two water tags, one oil tag and one explosive tag. Pyua said as she unsealed the scroll inside of her bag. Um for throwing weapons I have ten sleeping gas bombs, ten flash bombs and five senbon.[/color] she said as she began to put them away before blushing as she noticed she hadn't a com-link U-um...for miscellaneous items I have a food pill, a soldier pill and a blood pill... she said before looking down as she knew via hindsight not asking for a com-link was a grave error as she wouldn't be able to communicate with the others on their team if they got seperated.

No worries Pyua I asked for Two Com-links knowing you'd forget to ask for one. Devin said with a smirk sure it was a risky bet as if she hadn't been paired with Pyua that would of been a pointless as well as potentially risky maneuver but it was fine due to them being on the same team. In addition to that I have an adrenaline pill, my long sword and a standard issue projectile accelerator. For throwing weapons I have twenty basic shots, 3 kunai and two sleeping gas bombs and finally for tags I have five barrier tags and five explosive tags. she said unsealing hers and handing Pyua her extra com-link while putting hers in her ear.

Thank you.. Pyua said with a small smile before putting the com-link in her ear and turning to look at Wolf who had unsealed his items but was still looking at Devin's choice of a secondary weapon with admiration. Pyua thought it was a bit odd but then thinking back about Wolf's choice of weaponry it was only natural that he'd express interest in someone who used the same type of weapon as he did.

I didn't know you used a ranged weapon Devin. Wolf said with a small smile as he pulled out his own two specially made projectile accelerators, they were unique in that on top of the barrels were six inch blades which would allow them to double as knives for close range combat, they both held ten shots in comparison to the eight that the standard issue ones held sure they took a little while longer to reload but it was worth it. Uh anyways I have twenty basic shots, and five flash bombs, as for tags I have five barrier tags, 3 explosive tags and 2 smoke tags. For Miscellaneous items I have one com-link and two soldier pills. he said while he put the com-link into his ear.

Alright it looks like we are all se- Jikei began as their heard a roar in the distance.Perfect timing. Alright, Wolf I want you in the trees. Devin I want you to secure the area by placing your barrier tags in a pentagram facing outward that way we can go out but nothing will be able to get in. Pyua stay mobile in case we need medical support and Yumi I want you to go and find Group Eight as well as possibly the locations of the other groups, when you can give us co-ordinates and return alright? I'm going to set up this area. Jikei said as chains shot into the ground from his gauntlets as he began to create one of his Luminous Gylphs.

Be back in a flash. Yumi said as she made hand signs before using Gryphon Human Transformation her appearance changing drastically as she sprouted two powerful feathery wings from her shoulders her hands turned into five clawed digits while her feet changed into lion paws her legs now having fur and increased muscle mass and she gained a long lion tail. She would then take off into the sky at Crashing Ground speeds as she began her search for Team Eight. Guys be careful there is an Aoashira which is heading towards our area, apparently its part of its territory. she said via com-link as she flew past said predators being able to read their minds thanks to her transformation.

I see it. Its charging I don't think we should put up the barrier yet otherwise it just might break through. Wolf said as he stood in a tree to the north of the rest of the group having spotting the large creature running on all fours at Bullet release speeds. Yep its definitely coming in fast. I'll leave it to you Devin. he said not wanting to waste ammo due to the fact he might need it against another group.

Heh my pleasure. Devin said pulling out one of her kunai and attaching a single explosive tag to it while a white cloud formed next to her. The Cloud quickly turned green before changing yet again to an odd gate like form while Devin would pull back her arm in preparation for a throw.

The Aoashira roared as it burst into the clearing before suddenly stopping at standing at eight feet on its hind legs as it looked around for the intruders into its home with its long tongue hanging out of its body. Upon seeing Pyua who had frozen in shock as its loud roar had nearly defended her as she had activated her stage 1 eye. It began to roar again before being rudely interrupted at a kunai moving at swift release speeds was thrown at its mouth before being detonated causing a large spray of blood from the creature as its tongue and part of its face had been blown to smithereens. It turned making a pained sound towards the source of the kunai and hit the ground sending a chunk of earth flying towards Devin. It wasn't finished there as its body became covered with earth armor and leaped forward attempting to maul Pyua.

Hey sorry about your face Devin said as she ran through her Gale Gate being boosted to swift release speeds and avoided the rock chunk heading towards her as she ran in an arc another white cloud was changed into a Gale Gate which she ran through as well being boosted to Bullet release speeds and interrupting the beast in the air by jumping and attempting to slice its stomach with her long sword. The action itself while futile had the effect of causing it to land prematurely allowing Pyua to recollect her senses and barrel roll away to collect some distance between her and the creature.

C-Close your Eyes! Pyua said quickly standing up and alerting the rest of her squad as she quickly threw a flash bomb at the creature to cause it to cry out in pain as it was blinded by the sudden flash of light. I-I'm sorry for what I'm about to do. she said quickly as she pulled out two senbon and threw them aiming for the only parts of its body that weren't covered by the earth armor, namely its eyes. The Senbon struck true and painfully blinded the creature causing it to roar in pain and cover its eyes with its forearms.

Heh chance. Devin said as she had landed on her feet even though her sword had bounced off of the creatures stomach. She quickly turned and started running forward again passing through two Gale gates before passing through the third Gale gate which was just created to move at Crashing Ground speeds. She would rush past the creature while placing an explosive tag on its stomach. I put a boom tag on its stomach Wolf your up

No problem Wolf said as he opened his mouth wide before launching a Paper Soul Sphere at the creatures stomach while it was still reeling from losing its eyes. The Soul Sphere would absorb the explosive tag on the creatures stomach before releasing a powerful explosion which sent the creature flying backwards. However when the smoke cleared it revealed that it wasn't enough to kill it albeit blasting off a huge chunk of its earth armor.

Earth Armor huh? Its a pity because my primary element..is Lightning. Jikei said as he finished his Luminous Glyph - Entombed Lightning, and causing the Aoashira to be electrocuted, however even though his lightning had an elemental advantage it still wasn't enough to get past the armor which was quickly reforming to cover the creatures stomach.

Oh no you don't Devin said as she moved her Gale Gates before throwing another kunai forward causing it to be accelerated to Crashing Ground speeds before piercing the Aoashira in the stomach before the earth armor fully covered its body. This kunai was used as a lightning rod for Jikei's Glyph focusing the electricity to that single point and electrocuting the creature directly causing it to fall to the ground dead.

Double Tap to make sure its dead. Wolf said via com-link to Jikei who laughed before shocking the Aoashira carcass once more only stopping went smoke started to rise from its body. Now if the other creatures in this arena are at or below that strength.. we'll be fine. I'm going to get some firewood so when nightfall comes we won't be blind..err..no offense Pyua he said with an after thought to Pyua's condition before jumping to another tree branch and vanishing from sight.

N-none taken.. Pyua said slumping down to the floor, she had been so scared when the Aoashira had attempted to pounce on her and mentally scolded herself for being so stunned when the roar had been so loud. She should of known not to use her Stage one since they had heard its roar about 20 meters away it would only be much louder up close and even more so when she enhanced her senses. She looked around and saw how calmly Jikei, Devin and Wolf handled the situation and wondered where they got that confidence from and how she wished she had that strength.

Looks like we are having roasted bear. Jikei said as he retracted his Denki chains back into his gauntlet now that the threat was dealt with and would walk over to the tent which contained cooking materials and grabbed a knife. So who wants to help me skin it. he said with a smile looking at Pyua and then Devin.

Not it. Besides you'd get alone time with your girlfriend Devin said promptly before jumping on a white cloud that formed next to her and taking off into the air leaving the flustered Pyua who had blushed red upon the comment.

He's not my boyfriend! ...Ah..M-My dad said I'm too young to have boyfriends... Pyua shouted back before quickly adding the last bit upon seeing Jikei's semi-serious hurt face. Um...J-Jikei.. you can't be serious about wanting to eat that....right?

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Somethings coming.. Saeko said as she alerted her team via com-link of the approaching figure in the trees her right arm already morphing into a shield just in case. Rightly so as multiple kunai numbering about five total flew towards her causing her to block them with her arm shield and punch forward with her non morphed hand causing the tree that the kunai came from to fall over. The startled yell from her opponent confirmed that she had been successful in knocking them out of it and a blur passing her alerted her that Cobra had returned from his scouting mission.

Fun fun, a big bully picking on a little girl. Now now we can't have that now can we? Cobra said as he moved like a tornado at Swift release speed before using Hell Raid to intercept the opponent falling out of the air. He would land on a tree branch while flicking his hand to deposit his opponents blood on the tree branch before vaulting off it and using Hell Crazed to slash his opponent numerous times before sending the boy flying at Saeko.

Mid flight however the boy managed to body replace with Saeko before making hand signs and releasing a Great Fireball jutsu while another academy student threw about ten senbon at Saeko while she was still disorientated from the body replacement.

A white cloud was formed right under Saeko as she fell from being body replaced into the air and she spun before kicking off it to avoid the senbon just as the bracelet on her left arm transformed into a gauntlet. She slashed forward absorbing the chakra out of the fire technique while a Thunder Cloud formed into a hammer would hit the boy who attempted to barbecue her from his blind sight knocking him to the floor unconscious.

The girl upon seeing that threw more senbon at Saeko and made hand signs before using Lightning Release False Darkness the electricity from her attack evenly distributing itself with the senbon to create a net like shape of electricity which headed straight towards her.

Oh no you don't, Wind Release Great Breakthrough Wendy said after making the hand signs for her technique and scattered the senbon as well as deflected the lightning technique right back to the girl who had to jump to another tree branch in order to get out of the way. She's mine. Wendy said throwing ten kunai each with explosive tags attached before using Wind Release: Great Breakthrough yet again and detonating the tags when they reached the girl the wind amplifying the explosion to completely engulf the girl causing her to sustain heavy damage. A Chunin body flickered into the area before body flickering out and Wendy fist pumped knowing she had seriously damaged the girl meaning one less enemy for them to face.

Perfect. He has a com-link. Leo said via com-link as a puppet picked up the boy and threw his com-link to Cobra who had since descended from the tree tops. Hunt Successful. Return to base. he added before the puppet withdrew to the south still carrying the boy in its arms. It was followed shortly after by Saeko, Cobra and Wendy the latter of which had a smug grin on her face...

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(A few minutes later Group Eight Area)

Leo Ryukyu stood in front of the boy with a small smile on his other wise bored looking face. The boy, named Matt was a member of Group four and was their hunter, the girl was their scout who had spotted Leo's diversion group while they were looking for an opportunistic team that would see and attempt to attack them with their guard down. Matt was currently gagged and tied up with rope so that he couldn't get away as Leo was considering bartering him for items.

It seems the rest of your team is looking for you. Leo said as he had muted the mic but was listening in on Matt's com-link. Wendy was sitting down about two feet away from Leo her face ecstatic as she was still reveling in her own success. On the other hand Cobra was engaging in a conversation with Saeko while their hunter Sora was still no where to be found. ...uh...scratch that..it seems Sora found them.. Leo said with a frown as he heard numerous screams of agony before removing the com-link from his ear.

Isn't that a good thing why are you frowning? Wendy said slightly confused by Leo's change in expression upon finding out Sora's position after all she had disappeared after being appointed hunter and they had been looking for her ever since.

It is a good thing..for us anyways..

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(35 meters due West, Team Four Area)

What used to be a peaceful oasis located area concealed by high grass and some trees was now what remained of a vicious battle. Standing among the blood and bodies of her victims was a single Academy student looking into the air as the giant blood stained white beads that used to be around her neck floated aimlessly around her. Body flickering chunin appeared around her picking up the viciously beaten academy students before body flickering away. She sighed before the beads floated back to her and recreated the giant necklace which turned white once more as the blood of her opponents was sucked into them.Area Four secured... Sora said as she sucked on her blood stained fingers..

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End Note: Woah..Finally done. This is my longest one at Five Thousand and 12 words. Tbh I didn't even notice it was this long till I finished writing ^.^, Anyways I kind of just winged this one I mean I knew I wanted a creature fight so I picked from the Monster Hunter wiki (Omfg Epic Game) by random. Anyways you get a peek into the characters varying styles of combat ^.^.

New Faces:

May Clyde: She's the daughter of the third Tetakage and the Head of the Medical Ninja, but don't let that fool you to thinking she's nice and kind hearted. WRONG. She's a home-wrecker who is notorious for stealing away married men (and women) who's number of sex partners per day is only exceeded by her number of patients. Perhaps being a sex addict is her way of dealing with the horrors of Kunoichi life, eh who's one to judge.

Wild Life:
New End Note Segment. This is where I'll be giving an in depth description of the creatures in this fan fic.

Name: Aoashira
Chakra Nature Native to the Species: Earth, Steel,Crystal
Temperament: Aoashira are usually peaceful creatures unless their territory is breach in which their personalities do a complete one eighty and they become vicious brawlers only stopping their rampages when their opponents are either dead or manage to escape their grasp.
Food Preferences: They are Omnivores whose diet consists primarily of fish, berries and honey the latter of which is their most coveted food item. Often travelers who have said food on their person have been ambushed solely to have their honey stolen and eaten.

Size: Anywhere from 6-11 feet tall.
Native Lands[b] Aoashira are native to the Land of Thorn however a white variant dwells in the Land of Frost albeit being larger than the normal Aoashira reaching 13 feet in height. They are usually located in the outskirts of Thorn Forest.
[b]Appearance:

Spoiler:

Jutsu:
Various Earth, Steel or Crystal Release Techniques, they are usually quite found of using Armor based techniques to coat their bodies while in combat.

Natural Tiers
Strength A-rank
Speed C-rank
Endurance C-rank save for its mouth, and belly which are E and D respectively.
Defense B-rank on its forearms
Reaction E-rank
Barrier E-rank

Jutsu used This Chapter

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Authors note: Fifth Chapter contains the second part of the exams and all the other good stuff like squad placement and fluff. <3

Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu,Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak, Lack of Color: Narration

Disclaimer: If I owned Naruto he would of gotten over Sakura pre-shippuden right after he failed to bring Sasuke back after which he would of noticed Hinata's affections and post shippuden he would of fucked the shit out of her. <3

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Alright since Sora captured area four she's going to be the Leader of that particular area. I want Wendy to go and back her up while Saeko and Cobra stay here in our area. Is that Okay Sora? Leo said while pacing back and forth in front of his tent, he had known something was up with the girl but to think she was this strong...it would really be a pain if he had to fight her in the second round.

Wendy you say?...I see it is...fine I just hope she isn't disheartened by the...state I'm in. Sora said via com-link as she was still in area four watching it just in case it was attacked by a creature that smelled the blood.

No worries I'm medic for a reason I'll patch you up as good as I can. Wendy said with a confident voice as she moved at the fastest speed she could muster through the forest floor, in part due to her thinking Sora was injured and secondly because she didn't want to be caught by a creature and/or another group.

Ah..yeah. Cleaning up might be in order Leo said having caught the deeper meaning behind Sora's words before he turned to the rest of the group left behind, he had done this split purposefully after all Wendy was a little more than dead weight with her reckless habits while Sora's strength...hadn't been accurately measured by him but if it was enough to wipe out 3 fellow academy students then it was good enough even with the added burden of Wendy. Crow and himself worked perfectly together and Saeko's co-operative nature reminded the two of them of Wolf, sure her style was a bit different but it served its purpose nonetheless.

I will go search for some more food. Saeko said waiting to be dismissed and when Leo nodded she took off in search of small animals that she could quickly kill and bring back for food..

Such a cute little girl. Right Leo? Crow said turning to look at his teammate blush at his offhand comment before Leo scowled at him and went into his tent. Its always fun messing with you Leo-kun. Crow thought to himself as he threw a stick into the fire pit.

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Looks like I've found you. Yumi thought to herself as she saw Devin's younger sister Saeko attempting to pounce on a rabbit. She would swoop down and grab the rabbit with her talons killing it before she would stop about seven feet away from the startled girl. I believe this is yours. Yumi said throwing the dead rabbit to the girl who caught it before looking back at Yumi's appearance. I'm surprised you didn't attack me, perhaps your eyes are better than I thought. she said with a smirk dropping to the ground and folding her wings which caused them to drape her shoulders like some sort of shawl.

Your in Group Seven the same as my Onee-san..What are you doing here? Saeko said half speaking to Yumi and half speaking into the com-link to alert Leo of a potential threat, sure they were in the same class but it didn't mean that they couldn't attack them because of it.

I'm here to propose an alliance duh. Not to mention Devin wanted to know the location of her beloved sister. Anyways take me to your leader. Yumi said unknowingly marking the start of a age old saying which would be in verbal circulation for many generations to come.

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I found Group Eight and Devin's sister they are fine, albeit having two area's under their control how are you guys? Yumi said via com-link as she had started to make her way back to the team.

Kind of in the middle of something. Devin said as she dodged a powerful jet of water by jumping through one of her Gale Gates, the jet of water would continue forward and land on the floor of their area putting out their fire causing Devin to become instantly annoyed. Do you know how long it took me to make that? Wait a second What did you do to Pyua?! You bastard! she said jumping through another Gale gate and moving at Vacuum Release speeds to diagonally slash one of their opponents in the chest opening a large wound which spurted blood. A chunin would body flicker in an out taking with him/her the injured academy student.

Two down. Wolf said as he pulled the trigger embedding 3 basic shots in a female academy students leg causing her to scream out in pain and make the signal that she had given up, prompting another body flicker.

More like three and four. Jikei said as the boy he was fighting with and another boy who had been pursuing Pyua were electrocuted thoroughly before crumpling to the ground initiating two body flickers as they were carried out of the exam. Sorry about that Yumi, when you were away Group One attacked us with almost everyone save the leader, we think there area is nearby due to them being able to risk that many team members. Jikei said as he looked around first checking Pyua who had small cuts on her arms and legs were she had narrowly dodged multiple senbon. He would then look at Wolf who had a bruise right under his eye as he had gotten sucker punched after he had daydreamed while keeping watch, and finally Devin who other that having her hair messed up and an annoyed facial expression was otherwise unscathed just like him.

Yeah. Their leader is left behind the bastard must of been to cowardly to face us. Devin said letting her anger take away from her intellect as it was obvious why the leader had stayed behind, after all if at least one person wasn't in the area given to a group then it would be an automatic disqualification. She would attempt to calm herself while she moved over and pat the trembling Pyua on the back, poor girl had been terrified during the confrontation as one of the boys had felt her up hence why Devin wanted to slice him in half. Hey..you okay.. she quietly asked her friend who looked up at her, swallowed and then nodded apparently putting it behind her.

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No Worries already found the bastard. Eat This! Gryphon Bomb Yumi said as she swooped down from the sky at Crashing Ground Speeds before jetting back skyward while releasing a blue chakra afterimage of a diving Gryphon to hit the unsuspecting Academy student. The explosion of chakra knocked him flying backward before he exploded into smoke revealing it was nothing more than a shadow clone.

You gotta do better than that. He said while making hand signs before he created a medium sized bird which headed straight towards Yumi in the air. His intent was to blow her up or at least seriously damage her so he could start to pick off Group Seven one by one.

His attack however wasn't successful as Yumi would flip in the air while flapping her wings causing multiple powerful gusts of wind which would cause the bird bomb he had fashioned to prematurely explode. She would then use the smoke as a distraction to use the transformation technique and turn herself into a kunai which would fall from the sky at a diagonal of course he would dodge it easily looking up and raising his eyebrows when the smoke dispersed and Yumi was nowhere to be seen.

My victory. Yumi said as the kunai burst into smoke and she slashed the boy multiple times with her talons while running past him. She'd look back just as the cuts would spout blood as she had targeted major arteries during her assault and chunin would body flicker in and out of the area confirming her win. Alright guys it looks like we have two areas as well. Yumi said with a smirk before she and Renji separated so that they'd have a bit more manpower to guard their new territory.

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Alright I'll send Wolf to your co-ordinates Jikei said with a sigh as he slumped to the ground and laid there looking at the sky, it was almost noon, that was a good sign they only had twelve more hours to go and they'd be able to go the second round. He noticed Wolf wave by to Devin before he left prompting the girl to tilt her head to the side in confusion. She's so dense sometimes. he thought to himself before his eyes lingered on Pyua who was warming her hands in the newly lit fire. Then again..so is she.

Okay that was..odd.. Anyways Pyua your boyfriends staring at you again. Devin said seeing Pyua visibly stiffen at her friends comment before blushing red and attempting to bury her face in her jacket. Sigh its so sad, my little Pyua growing up, soon enough you and him are going to ha- Devin started to say before a hand was clamped tightly over her mouth her eyes smiled at they looked at Pyua who was now shaking albeit being bright red.

D-Devin..d-don't say such things...t-they are i-improper. Pyua said as her mind started to wander to dark..dark places prompting her to shake her head vigorously in order to dispel them. It wasn't her fault she thought this way it was all Devin, after she explained where babies came from and her extensive knowledge on how to start the process gained from undoubtedly stumbling upon her fathers "stash", Pyua's mind had been corrupted past redemption. That plus the additional..research..she did in the village library by reading various romance novels had changed her mind causing it to go into overdrive any time such things were brought up. T-Thank you. Pyua said when her friend nodded and would remove her hand from Devin's mouth which unfortunately was curled into a devious smile, a chill went down her spine as she thought of what her friend was planning and knew it couldn't be good. ..Its going to be a long day.. Pyua thought to herself as she looked away from her hands to lock eyes with Jikei who promptly smirked causing her to blush and look away.

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The hours that passed after Group Seven's battle were boring and long however they were internally thankful that no other attacks had happened during them, they wouldn't want to be weakened during the second round due to too many injuries. A chunin would body flicker into their area to inform them that they were moving onto the second round and after numerous body flickers Group Seven were now in the Center Arena along with three other Groups, Six, Five and much to Devin's happiness, Eight. Apparently each of the four remaining groups had taken the initiative and either defended or launched attacks against the other teams in order to shorten their stay and reduce the amount of injuries that they would sustain.

Considering the exams took three days the teams that had qualified would be given a short rest period before the final day of the Genin Exams which they all spent catching up with their friends, final training sessions, flirting with girls and in the case of a one Leo Ryukyu, sleeping..the entire day.

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(A Day Later: Center Arena)

Today is marks final day of the Genin Exams. This is the last challenge some of you will undertake as academy students as after today you will be officially known as genin and be drafted into various teams. Ryuujin said as he looked at the eighteen academy students who were still remaining as two were too injured to be able to compete in the third round. The First match is between Wolf Bakuhatsu and Damien Genova. he said as the two academy students would walk to opposite sides of the center arena. Unlike the first match now the academy students would be allowed to use their own equipment for a real match, of course killing wasn't allowed but there were encouraged to fight with the best of their ability in order to win.

The match opened with a display of power as Damien release two Great Fireball Techniques back to back heading straight towards Wolf who frowned as he strafed right while unloading multiple shots into the fireballs. These shots would detonate the explosions muffling the fireballs while Wolf would begin to reload while keeping his eye on his opponent. Damien would rush forward while throwing four kunai with explosive tags attached before detonating them when Wolf continued reloading and didn't dodge.

Your mistake of not knowing the power of my clan. Wolf said quietly as he threw up both of his projectile accelerators as the explosion consumed him however when the smoke cleared Wolf was unharmed while his clothes were damaged severely with large chucks of it being burnt up. He calmly caught his weapons before pointing them forward and pulling the trigger pelting his stunned opponent with six explosive shots in his arms and legs. If he was a cruel person he would of detonated them causing the boy to be unable to continue as a shinobi but he didn't and went Damien passed out from shock he was proclaimed as the winner.

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The Matches continued on with the second match ending in Sora's victory her opponent having to be carted away by the medical team, the third match was Yumi's having bombarded her opponent with her strong offensive techniques, the fourth match was almost a draw however Pyua managed her victory by detonating an explosive tag she had planted on her opponents arm during their vicious taijutsu exchange, the fifth match however was a landslide victory for Devin as her opponent couldn't even keep up with her speed. The Sixth match was more interesting albeit it being a controlled match as it became evident that Crow was toying with his opponent the whole time before finishing her in one blow.

Seventh Match Over. Winner Jikei Kugeki Ryuujin said as Jikei had at first appeared to have a disadvantage due to his chains being unable to penetrate the extremely hard floor of the Center Arena however he quickly switched up strategy revealing that he was more than capable of fighting in close combat surprising his opponent and delivering a brutal blow to the boys mid section which electrocuted him thoroughly. The Eighth Match is between Leo Ryukyu and Kimiko Arashi.

Great..I'm up against a girl...this should be over quickly. Leo said upon stepping into the arena, the kunoichi in the area visibly stiffening upon hearing his comment. Kimiko on the other hand who initially had an apprehensive facial expression had instantly changed to have a face with steely resolution. Looks like she's made her move...to bad it was already predicted. Leo thought to himself as he sighed and would grip the sword on his back before beckoning her to come forward. The girl frowned before she ran forward while throwing numerous senbon prompting Leo to dodge and occasionally block them with his bandaged weapon. This is..boring me... he said enraging her further as she gripped the two cloud swords which had appeared next to her both of them turning purple as they were changed into Thunder Clouds, she would then charge forward and attempt to slash him. What she as well as everyone else in the area had not expected was for Leo to smirk once she was within 10 feet of him he spun his banaged blade elongating at high speeds and slashing the girl horizontally causing a large torrent of blood to burst out of her body. Heh. She took the bait, hook, line and sinker. he said as his sword returned to its normal length and he turned walking out of the arena after he was proclaimed to be the victor.

Well now that was a nice display, Leo Ryukyu. Interesting his data book did mention his intelligence but to think he had planned out that whole battle in advance...that is truly frightening for an academy student. Suo thought to himself as he and the other jonin watched what had happened during the eighth match, he looked around briefly seeing their expressions and knew that they were thinking roughly the same thing as he was..it would be very..interesting to see how the boy grew that was for sure.

Now for the Ninth and final match is between Wendy Mishura and Saeko U. Arashi. Ryuujin said easily disguising his pride in his daughter competing in the Genin exams ahead of schedule, sure he would have to apologize to Devin later but he had a good reason for not allowing her to graduate, after all her friend Pyua would most likely of dropped out of the ninja program if her friend hadn't been beside her all those years and that would of been a waste of talent in his eyes.

I don't care if your the Kage's daughter, that you are attempting to graduate early or that we were in the same group, I'm going to wipe the floor with you just so you can know the difference between a fourth and third year. Wendy said confidently before Saeko had a chance to speak. However instead of her opponent becoming disheartened like she thought she would Saeko stared blankly at her while her bracelet changed into a clawed gauntlet. Fuck..that gauntlet of hers absorbs chakra..that means Ninjutsu is out, and she has Nova heritage..that means genjutsu is also out..damn..it looks like I'm going to have to go with taijutsu. Wendy thought to herself before jumping back startled as her opponent was right in front of her.

You should keep your eyes...on your opponent. Saeko said as she swung her gauntlet clad arm and would smack her opponent sending her flying several feet and crashing into a wall. Age doesn't matter in life it only means you've been around longer to make more mistakes, just because your older than me doesn't mean you are at my level in combat you would do well to remember that. Saeko said to her opponent who was quickly slipping out of consciousness as her gauntlet turned back into a bracelet.

Aw Yeah You tell her Squi-- Ryuujin started to say before he realized his mic was still on and coughed loudly. Ahem..yes..the final match is concluded. The List of genin that have been promoted are as follows. Wolf Bakuhatsu, Sora Sasori, Yumi Hokkai, Pyua Odaku, Devin U. Arashi, Crow Ikanamono, Jikei Kugeki, Leo Ryukyu and Saeko U. Arashi. Congratulations and upon receiving your forehead protectors you are now formally Genin of Ibaragakure and henceforth recognized as adult. May you action and future contributions to our village propel us even further than your predecessors. Ryuujin said proudly as he personally gave each one of them their forehead protectors. As for the rest of the competitors you put forth a great effort albeit not succeeding but do not grow disheartened keep at it and improve and perhaps next year you will become genin as well. he said addressing the defeated that weren't too heavily injured during the match ups and would make a note to visit the ones who were still in the hospital. For now the genin would be dismissed to tell their parents of the news and celebrate as tomorrow they would be assigned into squads.

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(Two hours later Odaku household)

D-Dad...I-I made genin Pyua said with a small smile as she interrupted her fathers meditation to inform him of her promotion. She was happy inside as she thought she wouldn't of made it and would have to be separated from her friend as she knew Devin was going to be promoted, in all honesty she won by chance as her opponent had been too focused on defeating her to notice when she managed to put one of the explosive tags she still had from the first round on his arm. Sure it wasn't a nice..strategy but she was in such pain from his attacks that she was desperate to win.

Inokihi exhaled slowly before beckoning his daughter to come to him, when she did he opened his arms and embraced her while patting her on the head. I am both sad, and happy at your success my daughter. Sad because my beloved child is growing up happy because you are steadily making a name for yourself in the world that we live in. he said before letting her go and smiling. I'm very proud of you Pyua...your mother..she would be proud of you as well. I'm sure wherever Kami has placed her she must be crying tears of joy at her daughter turning out so well. he said while wiping his daughters tears at his comment still smiling at her even though his eyes were clearly saddened when he spoke of his wife, the wounds of losing her still ran deep inside of him albeit him taking numerous precautions so that his daughter wouldn't his his vulnerability.

Its okay Pyua, smile. Smile knowing now you are a genin of this village and although you have been saddled with new responsibilities I have the utmost faith in you. All I ask is for you to be careful the world is much crueler than you could ever imagine and while I may just be an overprotective father I wouldn't know what to do if I lost you as well. That is why you must train..train and become strong enough not only to protect yourself but everything and everyone you hold dear. Only then will I be able to rest easy when you are out on missions. Inokihi said before kissing his daughters forehead as she nodded. Now then lets go to that restaurant you like so much, after all we should celebrate..

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(Kage's Office)

Ah..it seems you all are here. Ryuujin said as when he looked up from his paperwork he was greeted by three pairs of eyes belonging to the three jonin who had expressed an interest in heading a squad this year.

The first was Suo Verin who was taught by his wife Lexiane and was the most unexpected out of the three having just been promoted to jonin rank. His skill set however was nothing to scoff at as he was a well balanced shinobi who had expressed talent in two rare areas of combat, Kyujutsu and Kugujutsu. His talent was obviously still growing and based on Lexiane's reports he was the only one out of her former team to have completely grasped her doctrine and although altering it to suit him would most likely pass it on to any of the genin he took on.

The second was Kuzimaru Hidratacion a genius level shinobi who had suffered much due to the actions of Ryuujin's predecessor who had succumbed to the councils pressuring in his old age and had attempted to kill the boy seeing his withdrawn nature as a threat to defect. He was also someone who Ryuujin didn't think wanted to lead a squad however due to his skill set which in addition to his unique clan abilities he was proficient in Ninjutsu, Genjutsu and had even began to dabble in the sealing arts. Meaning he would have a host of knowledge to pass on to the squad that he lead.

The third and last was Kenji Bakuhatsu a veteran jonin who had repeatedly refused to teach a genin squad despite the numerous requests Ryuujin had sent to him, this time however he had expressed an interest upon finding out the potential this particular graduating class had. He was extremely proficient in ninjutsu being rivaled by only three other people in the village, one of which being himself, the other being Lexiane and the last being the Hunter Nin Head Captain Rayne Arashi. So that was a testament to his immense still.

Alright then we will go by seniority Kenji please state two squad set ups that you would be willing to lead as well as the individuals in them. Ryuujin said calmly as Kenji stepped forward.

He wasn't a young man sharply contrasting the two other jonin who were in the room with him as he was about thirty-three, however he was still in his prime the only tell being the slight grey hairs which mingled in with his long mane of jet black hair. His outfit consisted of a his Ibara jonin flak jacket along with arm and leg guards, two large spiked gauntlets which he wore everywhere having stolen them during the Forsaken War. His azure blue eyes gave his face life while the long scar which started at his forehead and went down to his right cheek crossing over his right eye gave him depth. He was obviously a man who had been through numerous battles and had the strength to live through them.

Thank you Lord Ryuujin. I would first like to create a heavy assault squad, I have been looking at the data books of the promoted genin and I think that Crow Ikanamono, Sora Sasori and Jikei Kugeki would be perfect for this team. Crow as you've seen excels in physical combat and along with his unique twist on Kyujutsu he would serve perfectly as front line attacker. Sora possesses the brutality and cunning and although her skill set for the moment is limited I'm sure I will be able to bring out the most in her potential. Jikei on the other hand has shown us that not only is he capable of elaborate strategies with those gylphs of his, he is also capable of being equally if not even more formidable in active combat, also I believe putting him in such a squad would bring out his leadership qualities. Not to mention..Crow and Sora are more than enough to..keep him in check if I some how am not able to watch him. Kenji said with a level voice with the last part being said simply because of the boy's parentage. It was no secret that he was the son of two notorious S-rank missing nin and till date it was still suspected that he had been sent to the village to obtain information and would probably defect later on in life.

The second squad I propose is a rapid response team which would be dispatched to rescue mission and aid other squads which have bitten off more than they can chew. I request Wolf Bakuhatsu, Yumi Hokkai and Leo Ryukyu. Kenji said noticing Suo shift uncomfortably at the mention of the last name. Simply put Leo is an amazing genin who's genius level intellect would be perfect for the leadership of the team, Wolf Bakuhatsu who is friends with Leo have demonstrated in the academy that they work perfectly together and would provide vital ranged support to complement Leo's Short-Mid range combat style. Yumi on the other hand would be the glue to hold the team together as she would provide tracking, aerial support and likewise an additional Short-Mid range fighting style which unlike Leo who leans more towards mid range, she would be perfect with her powerful Hokkai clan techniques. What all of them lack however is a strong ninjutsu base which I can gladly correct with my extensive knowledge in it.

Alright..your requests have been heard..now Kuzimaru what are your requests? Ryuujin said as Kenji would step back while Kuzimaru would step forward. He was the youngest out of the three at only seventeen, he was bare chested only wearing long flared black cargo pants with purple rope wrapped around the waist to serve as a belt. His forehead protector was wrapped around his neck while white bandages adorned both of his forearms stopping at his wrists. His short black hair stopped right below his ears while his bangs stopped right above his eyebrows allowing his piercing topaz color eyes to brighten up the rest of his face.

My Kage, I would like to request a C.I.A squad which would be assigned to the more difficult missions later on in their career. It would suit Crow Ikanamono, Wolf Bakuhatsu and Leo Ryukyu. Like Kenji said Leo is friend with Wolf but he failed to mention he is also friend with Crow and based on the results of their War Tactics class when all three are assisting each other their teamwork is unparalleled. Cobra has all the makings for a stealth shinobi with his Ikanamono heritage and by refining his fighting style he would excel at interrogation as it is obvious that it would make a fine torture base. Wolf has already shown his skill at ranged support and would be able to develop said skills even further to eliminate opponents as well as targets from a distance. Sure he would eventually have to discard those projectile accelerators for modified ones which would improve his range but I'm sure with my guidance he would adapt into his role. Finally Leo is a genius simply said, he would be able to lead the squad and create advanced tactics which would minimize the risk of being caught, detected while casually remaining out of harms way himself via his puppetry techniques. Kuzimaru said also noticing Suo's twitch at his mention of Leo Ryukyu but hiding his smirk.

Proceed. Ryuujin said calmly after putting the team request to memory.

My second squad would be a tracking and sensing team which would provide necessary aid to other teams during more difficult missions. For this squad I would like Yumi Hokkai, Pyua Odaku and Jikei Kugeki. Yumi hails from the Hokkai clan which till date are the best trackers in the village and Yumi is no exception with her unique bonding animal, I believe that I would be able to bring out her potential and hone on her tracking skills while retaining her battle capabilities. Pyua Odaku has demonstrated her intellect and also hails from a clan noted for having a heightened sense of awareness thanks to their dojutsu, her confidence however needs a boost which I think Yumi would be able to supply not to mention her..interest in Jikei would motivate her to grow stronger. Drawing on said interest Jikei would mature even further knowing that Pyua is in the team and seeing as Saisho was not only known for his battle prowess but also his sensing techniques it would come as no surprise to see Jikei surpass his father by leaps and bounds especially due to him having the potential to unlock the the Denkou kekkai genkai. That coupled with the potential of him and Pyua's relationship to manifest further would give him a more solid reason to remain in the village as Pyua while not the most confident girl has never displayed fan girl tendencies and is loyal to her village just the rest of her clan. Kuzimaru stated having researched on the relationships between the new genin by asking the various chunin instructors that had taught them.

Likewise your requests have been heard. Suo your turn...though I wonder are you okay you've been twitching. Ryuujin said actually surprised that neither of his children had been mentioned by the two jonin. Rather they both seemed intent on exploiting Jikei Kugeki and Leo Ryukyu with the teams they requested.

Ah..yes yes I'm fine Lord Tetakage. Suo said stepping forward when Kuzimaru stepped back and swallowing before he spoke, sure he hadn't calculated that both of his fellow jonin would want Leo Ryukyu but he had something that they didn't he had diversity. Okay well first and foremost I would like to have a well balanced team which comprises of Devin U. Arashi, Pyua Odaku and Saeko U. Arashi. While the two are siblings as you obviously know Lord Tetakage, they have different skill sets which complement each other. Devin prefers a more speed based reckless combat style which makes heavy use of her clouds, her control is amazing and I'm sure that recklessness is just her way of having fun. With my guidance I'm sure I can curb her thrill seeking tendencies and make her mature more as a shinobi. On the other hand Saeko is more physical based and relies heavily on her origin curse seal. That particular aspect I have extensive knowledge on as like you, Lord Tetakage, I possess one. Her physical combat style however at the moment is also reckless as while she has obviously obtained the same brute strength as my former sensei she lacks the discipline to make it even more devastating. As it is a well versed opponent could pit said strength against her however I will offer her additional ways to curb her strength and put it forth towards a fighting style which would suit her perfectly. Finally for Pyua as has already been noted by the academy Devin has a beneficial impact on her shinobi career, I've seen Pyua's clan in action and I feel that she could easily pick up Kugujutsu to make her even more of a treat in battle, add that with her sensing capabilities and the team is iron tight ready for any threat. he said noticing Lexiane Neoport into the room and frowning.

Don't let my visit to the Kage dishearten you Suo. I merely want to be a spectator to potential allies to my squad. Lexiane stated clearly before sitting on Ryuujin's desk and staring at the three jonin with an unreadable facial expression.

Continue. Ryuujin said chuckling a bit at what his wife said before looking at Suo once more.

Ah yes.. My second request is for an assault team which would be aimed at the counter offensive, and useful for taking missions which would involve rival shinobi or numerous opponents. For this squad I would request Devin U. Uchi, Pyua Odaku and Leo Ryukyu. I've already explained how Devin would be an asset however in this squad I would expand even more upon her control and gave her begin to amass a collection of ninjutsu techniques with that eye of hers. Suo said causing inhaled breath at Kenji and a head tilt from Kuzimaru

It seems you noticed when many others didn't. Yes like my Devin has the Hakaigan. I should of known you would pick up on that Suo. Lexiane said her voice still devoid of emotion albeit Suo accepting the "praise".

You were my squad leader after all I can recognize that dojutsu even in its inactive form. Suo said seeing Kenji tense up at having missed that item when he looked over Devin's data book, knowing fully well that that dojutsu was one of the many reason Lexiane was feared across the elemental nations. Now then Pyua would still function the same way as the balanced squad albeit having a slight twist, instead of having her learn Kugujutsu I would attempt to teach her in the ways of Fuinjutsu, it is obvious that she is a very smart girl and while she doesn't have a genius level intellect like Leo does she is a lot more patient and focused which is required to learn such a difficult art. Leo on the other hand would provide a skilled rival to Devin as both of them would share the leadership position, Devin would be the official one as Leo would obviously shy away from the position knowing his attitude towards responsibility. However it is undeniable that when the situation requires it he is an effective strategist and the fact that his laziness would contrast it so much would infuriate Devin prompting her to get stronger as a result. Of course that wouldn't leave out Pyua as seeing her friend and her new teammate would motivate her as well and due to the fact that Leo would never hear the end of it if Devin did manage to surpass him would constantly keep him on edge and at the top of his game unlike in the other teams that my fellow jonin suggested. Suo said finishing and stepping back in order to wait for the Tetakage's decision.

If I might add Ryuujin-sama, my squad is a rapid response team. So the presence of another one may diminish the effectiveness not only mine but the other one as well. Seeing as I have said what I had came here for..I will be taking my leave Lexiane said looking at her husband who nodded prompting her to turn and neoport out of the office.

Alright. First and foremost, Kenji both of your squads have been denied based on the simple fact that you focused to much on the stats of the genin rather than the genin themselves. Kuzimaru, are the complete opposite having focused too much on the inter-relationships between said genin and using that as speculation for their development. Suo, your first squad, it can not happen not because it is not a good tactic but due to the genin involved, placing both Saeko and Devin in the same squad is a huge liability and would make the squad targets from numerous individuals which have scores to settle with either myself or Lexiane. One squad already has suffered from that type of development, as you know Team Yonbi was attacked due to the express reason that the now deceased Mona Ulfric's blood relation to Lexiane. Ryuujin said calmly silencing the protests that were about to manifest him denying the squads with a simple glare.

The last team however is approved due to it fulfilling both the statistical and character aspects of the genin involved. Ryuujin said as he signed the document which had the team request printed on it. From now on Devin U. Arashi, Leo Ryukyu and Pyua Odaku are members of Team Suo. On the other hand Team Kenji will include Saeko U. Arashi, Wolf Bakuhatsu and Yumi Hokkai for a Recon and Support squad . Team Kuzimaru will be Jikei Kugeki, Sora Sasori and Crow Ikanamono for a Capture Interrogation and Assassination squad. he said while signing documents as he had already prepared his own squad set ups ahead of time two of the eight he jotted up being those two mentioned by him.

Tomorrow you will report to the Academy to receive your squads, you are all dismissed. Ryuujin said before slumping into his chair after all three jonin had departed, why did being a Kage have to be so stressful...

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End Note: Oh...my fucking God... This chapter was huge!!!!! almost 6500 words... >.> to think I was averaging at 3-5 per chap.. Anyways yeah its over, sorry I didn't go through every single fight...yeah I won't be doing that till like the Chunin exams....academy fights aren't as important lol. Anyways I hope you guys enjoyed it as this is one of the few chaps I actually planned out. Well at least the last half of it.

Yeah I know some people are like wait wtf? The squads they are different yeah I know what part of non-canon did I not mention. There are no Prodigies in the fics they are just normal kids in their villages so expect other team changes as well in the other books. Don't worry just because teams are altered does some people will get less screen time I'm doing it all for good reason so please TT..TT no hate me for it.

New Faces:

Kenji Bakuhatsu: Yeah the typical hard as nails post war veteran who kicks much ass and has a zero tolerance for failure. He'll become a very deep character later on however so don't be tuned out on him so quickly please.

Jutsu Used this Chapter
Explosive Release: Morpher
Explosive Release: Exploding Bird
Swooping Currents
Water Release: Water Trumpet
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
Storm Release: Thunder Cloud
Storm Release: Cloud Nine
Explosive Release: Human Bomb

Neoport

Name: Gryphon Human Hybrid Transformation
Classification: Kinjutsu
Rank: B
Class: Supplementary
Range: Self
Description: An awesome jutsu which shows the bond between man and gryphon. The gryphon lends their partner their power and together they become one. In this transformation the user has pronounced avian features however it is blended with humanoid features as well. They obtain two feathery wings which are located at their shoulder blades a feathery tail, their hands turn into 5 digit claws while their legs become a lot more muscular and gain lion like paws for feet, their hair extends to form a golden mane. In this form they are much stronger gaining all the B-rank tiers also they gain flight, their senses are heightened and they gain the ability to read the minds of other animals. This technique ranks up with the user gaining, A-rank strength,endurance and speed at Jonin rank and the S-rank tiers at Sannin rank.

Name: Gryphon Bomb
Classification: Ninjutsu
Rank: B-A
Class: Offensive
Range: Short - Mid
Description: The speed of an incredible eagle harnessed into energy is even more terrifying. The Gryphon flies high into the air before swooping down at high speeds (Crashing Ground) and then breaks off again into the air releasing a gryphon made of chakra as its "afterimage" which continues to head towards the target before exploding upon contact creating a compressed explosion which has a blast radius of 5 feet however unlike the original technique which it is based off of, Eagle Bomb, this technique gets a boost to A-rank when the user is is Gryphon Human Hybrid Transformation.

Authors note: Alright so this is the Sixth chapter of the Thorn Book I hope you people enjoy ^.^

Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu,Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak, Lack of Color: Narration

Disclaimer: I. Do. Not. Own. Naruto. Owning it is an insult to my attractiveness I mean look at me and look at Kishi... =.= I do not look like him nor will I ever look like him.

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Class! Settle down. Logan said loudly as all of the academy students that had graduated to genin were present and were all buzzing about who they would get in their squads. Even Leo who usually would be sleeping in such a situation was wide awake and was giving his opinions on the possible squads formed. If you don't quiet down I won't tell you the squads you are in. he said with a smirk on his face when the whole class became deathly silent. That's what I thought. Now then first off I want to say I'm extremely proud of you guys for passing, and you helped me win the bet I had with the other instructors. Heh...ten thousand ryo for having the most students who became genin, plus an additional thousand ryo for each one of you that passed. he said having a blissful facial expression as he began to think of all of the things he could do with the money before coughing and regaining his composure.

Alright now then to assign you guys into squads. Teams one through ten are still in service from last year to be honest this graduating class was smaller than what we are used to but, considering you guys make up it with strength its a nice trade off. Logan said still buying time considering the jonin squad leaders weren't exactly there yet but realizing the newly minted genin were getting impatient he decided to go ahead and tell them the squads they were assigned to. Team eleven consists of Jikei Kugeki, Sora Sasori and Crow Ikanamono. Logan said and heard multiple groans the first ones begin heard when Sora Sasori's name was mentioned as Yumi Hokkai, Jikei Kugeki and surprisingly Pyua Odaku had simultaneously voiced their opinions on the team placement. Sora merely nodded before looking at Jikei with kind eyes to which he brightened up and smirked at her albeit being a bit bummed that he wasn't paired up with Pyua or Devin. The second chorus of groans was heard by Leo, Wolf and Crow when the last member of their friendship's name was called ruining any thought of the three of them being on the same team.

Well that kills my interest. Leo said putting his head on his desk as he mentally berated himself for showing off to much in the second round match. He already realized that by showing that much of his skill he would either be in a team with his friends or all three of them would be broken up into different ones, and considering the first option had been thrown out the window his only thought was that he wouldn't be paired with someone...difficult.

... Pyua after groaning unconsciously at the mention of Sora had gone quiet while Devin had moved over to the right as her friend was leaking copious amounts of killing intent. Jikei at first was going to comfort her by saying it wasn't as if they couldn't be friends but upon reaching over to pat her on the back the killing intent spiked so he quickly reconsidered that course of action.

Team Twelve will be Saeko U. Arashi, Wolf Bakuhatsu and Yumi Hokkai, leaving Devin U. Arashi, Pyua Odaku and Leo Ryukyu as Team Thirteen. Logan said with a smile on his face as he watched the commotion unfurl at the last team's placement. Sure Devin was undoubtedly happy to be on the same squad as Pyua but it was the last individual who she opposed greatly especially when said individual had woken up, asked who he was paired with and cursed loudly upon finding out.

So you mean to tell me I'm paired up with two girls? I'm screwed...I mean sure Pyua is nice and meek and will eventually make a nice submissive wife..but Devin...she's so..difficult... Leo said with the last but being muttered in a low voice before having to dodge a kunai which had been aimed at his head. That is exactly what I mean! he shouted when he spotted Devin giving him a death glare having heard exactly what he said about her.

You think I'm happy about having a sexist slacker like you on my team? As if! No way, Daddy did this to punish me..why? Why does he hate me so much. Devin said standing up and punching the wall behind her in frustration as her eyes began to tear up, with Pyua who had snapped out of her blood thirsty mode earlier attempting to comfort her friend.

U-um..a-at least your on the same s-squad as me.. Pyua said patting her friends shoulder as she noticed the tears of anger threatening to fall. L-Leo isn't that lazy he's just...different..a-and I'm sure he has his reasons for being s-sexist. she said placing a hopefully look in Leo's direction prompting him to sigh before mouthing a sorry.

Squad Eleven, follow me. Hello Wolf. Kenji Bakuhatsu said walking into the room prompting Wolf to wave at his uncle before Crow punched him in the arm before getting up to join his sensei and Sora who had gotten up immediately after Kenji had mentioned he was the squad leader.

Well I guess I'll see you around Pyua. Jikei said with a wave before turning and walking out of the room after his new sensei and squad mates completely missing Pyua slumping to the floor after his comment.

This..is going to be a long day.. Logan thought to himself absentmindedly while waiting for the other squad jonin to arrive while Devin snapped out of her rut to distract her now depressed best friend.

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(20 Minutes later)

Uh...I'm here for team Thirteen? Suo said walking into the room with his hands in his pockets and frowning when he saw Devin choking Leo for his comment about Pyua officially being dumped. Oi! Break it up and meet me in Training Dojo Eight with your equipment. he said before calmly Body Flickering out leaving behind a light breeze.

Wait a second...I think I've seen him before. Come one Pyua lets go. Devin said upon Suo vanishing attempting to hoist her still depressed friend onto a white cloud while Leo sighed before walking out of the room with his hands behind his head clearly not interested in his teammate's problem. I hate him so much. Devin said her brow furrowing as she managed to slump Pyua onto the cloud before running out of the now almost empty academy with the white cloud following suit.

Ah..they are all gone.. Logan said with a small frown on his face as he looked at the class picture on his wall before sighing and looking down at his now empty classroom and thinking about each one of his students one last time before he would be forced to push back there memories and place all of his effort at teaching to his new class..

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Took you guys long eno- ...Whats wrong with the small one? Suo said seeing Pyua being carried on a white cloud obviously the product of Devin's kekkei genkai while the latter frowned at the state her friend was in. Suo knew Pyua was quiet and lacked confidence but he didn't think it was to the extent that she would completely give up moving, not to mention Devin's usual exuberance was missing from this situation so he knew something had happened.

Oh her? She's still reeling from being dumped. Leo calmly said before dodging a cloud sword that was close to taking his head off. Hey hey I thought we were done with this. he said backing away with both hands up obviously not wanting to be the victim of another, as he called it "Devin Rampage".

I see. Suo said cutting off Devin before she protested and moving his hand ever so slightly resulting in a senbon being thrown and pricking Pyua on the side forcing her to wait up and let out a small gasp in pain. I don't have time for petty fan girl worries. State your name, your likes, dislikes, goals for the future, three technique types you are good in and three you are bad at. he said glaring at the girl who nodded slowly having pulled the senbon out of her arm. I dislike doing this but I must keep up the facade that I am strict for this test. he thought to himself seeing the raised eyebrow of Leo and the glare Devin gave him due to his words, the most troubling being Pyua's reaction as she was visibly shaken by his words and was most likely afraid of him now.

I see none of you understood what I meant so I will go first. I am Suo Verin, I like Shogi, training and reading books. I dislike disrespectful people, ones who speak with foul language, sluts and those who insult my pride. My Goals for the future are to become strong enough to directly contribute to our village's well being. I excel in Kyujutsu, Kugujutsu and have a good array of Ninjutsu Techniques. My primary weak point is Genjutsu I only have enough skill to break myself out of them. Other area which I have been improving but pale in comparison to my primary technique bases are Fuinjutsu and Kinjutsu. Alright Silver your up. he said looking at Devin who had stopped glaring at him the moment she he said his name.

So that's why I felt like I've seen him before, he used to be in moms squad..no wonder he's like this. Devin thought to herself before clearing her voice. I'm Devin Uchi Arashi, I like my friends, my family, kittens because they are the cutest things in the world, the sky because its wonderful and sushi because well..its delicious duh? Devin said with a smirk quickly regaining her usual attitude in a bid to cheer up her friend who was still holding her the spot on her arm that had gotten pierced by the senbon. I don't like perverts, bullies, people who bad mouth or try to hurt anyone in my clan, friends or family and lazy people. My Goal in life is to become a better Tetakage than my father so that people will stop respecting me only based on my parents achievements. she said her smirk fading as her face became determined.

Huh? So I guess there was more to being the daughter of a Kage than I thought. I wonder what her sister is like.. Leo thought to himself after hearing Devin's goal as he sat down on the dojo floor putting Hiramekarei down beside him while Tao stood eerily behind him.

Um..Well I'm really good at Ninjutsu and although not a lot of people know this Kinjutsu as well as Taijutsu. I suck at Genjutsu, I have like no experience with Fuinjutsu or Kenjutsu..which is funny because I carry this sword around so much. Heh. Devin said with the last part causing her to grin again having been forced to reveal her bluff.

So you carry a sword which you have little skill with using..that seems clever initially but it is a stupid idea for the long run. Your up next Broody. Suo said shifting his gaze to Pyua who flinched at the eye contact before looking at the ground. Perhaps I came across too strongly as a jerk..ugh this will be annoying to work with. he thought to himself noticing his genin's actions.

I-I'm P-Pyua O-Odaku...I-I like D-Devin, f-flowers, my father and...someone else.. Pyua began with her signature stuttering her eyes darkening at the last part before she regained her composure and began to speak once more. I d-dislike c-crowds, p-people who l-look down on m-my clan and l-large a-animals. M-my goals i-in life is to c-create an e-encyclopedia on a-all the plant life in the world, g-get married to t-the one I l-love and retire t-to take care of my children. she said with a blush adorning her face as she had previously only shared the first dream with only Devin and her father. I-I'm okay at k-kenjutsu, taijutsu and my c-clan's d-dojutsu techniques...I'm b-bad at ninjutsu..g-genjutsu..and I don't know anything about k-kyujutsu... she said with the last part being mumbled out and being barely audible.

Uh huh. Alright your up Slacker. Suo said with a frown on his face as he knew one of the first things he would have to work on would be Pyua's lack of confidence. He hoped that Devin's excess amount of it would rub off on her friend with time but Leo was sure to have a dampening effect on it with his blunt remarks.

Whatever..I'm Leo Ryukyu, I too like Shogi as well as any game that involves serious thought, sleeping, my friends, calm music and watching nature. I dislike difficult people of which the female gender tends to comprise most of, my difficult mother, when people make me do difficult things, people who in addition to being difficult are loud and finally snakes...because they creep me out. I'm good at kugujutsu, kenjutsu and I'm decent in genjutsu. My weaknesses are taijutsu and soul tech, I'm attempting to improve my ninjutsu because at the moment its quite lacking. Leo said with a bored facial expression as he thought this whole introductions thing was dumb even though he knew it was to give the squad some air of familiarity.

Alright then now that everyone's introduced yourselves I'm going to give you three a test of whether or not I should even teach you in the first place. In order to pass this test you each will have to deal a significant blow to my puppet which would be the equivalent to killing another person. Suo said before he channeled chakra into his summoning urn which caused its lid to open releasing a copious amount of black smoke which concealed the puppet climbing out of it. Suo would then make a couple hand signs while using the hiding with camouflage technique before moving to a tree at high speeds some twenty meters away outside of the dojo where he had called the meeting. He wouldn't even wait for the smoke to clear before he vaulted his puppet forward, Shiroi Sukafu moving forward and would smash the ground where Devin was a few seconds ago causing a numerous cracks in the dojo's floor

Crazy bastard. Leo said his eyes widening in shock at the strength of the puppet before he grabbed Hiramekarei and manipulated Tao with his right hand. He would send his puppet to combat his sensei's with four additional arms emerging from the compartments on Tao's sides as it would attempt to grab the human puppet. That action would result in failure as Shiroi Sukafu would glide back before punching forward her arm literally setting the air ablaze and would deal a devastating blow to the Tao sending it back several meters even though the former hadn't hit it with direct contact.

T-That puppet it used to be a person! Pyua said shocked upon seeing the puppet use that taijutsu technique as she knew that normal puppets were unable to learn jutsu or use elemental chakra flow that didn't belong to the original user of the puppet. She had instantly activated her dojutsu to stage four and would throw a punch as Suo's puppet released numerous senbon from its right hand with her burst luckily sending them back toward the puppet. It was a fruitless gesture however as the puppet wouldn't be affected since it wasn't alive however before it could move forward to attack her it would duck down to avoid getting decapitated by Devin's sword.

Crap...he has really good eyes. Devin said as the puppet would spin so that it could face her before making a swiping motion releasing 10 bone spikes which were heading towards her at high speed. No way in hell something that slow is going to hurt me. Even if I'm in the air Devin said as she knew the reason Suo had taken that course of action was because she had jumped in order to slice the puppets head off and now that she miss would be vulnerable until she landed on the ground to keep walking. Or so he though as a white cloud would manifest in front of her for her to kick off of to pass through her three Gale gates which had been why she had managed to dodge the puppets first attack. She had learned in the past always to keep her guard up so while they were talking she was making use of her clans ability to condense the moisture in the air to make clouds and upon the mention of the test had converted those white clouds into gale clouds which she finally converted to Gale Gates.

I think that was his point watch out Leo said as he had inspected he damage to his puppet while converting Hiramekarei into its cannon mode and shot a blast of chakra right at the puppet in order to attract Suo's attention. Of course it failed and the puppet simply clapped its hands together burning up the chakra blast before it had a chance to even hurt it. The puppet would then be pelted by numerous concussive blows all of which would be stopped by its technique before they had a chance to affect it and it would shift its attention to Pyua while rotating its arms rapidly. Soon enough the moisture in the air condensed while coiling around the arms to create who orbs of water one of which was launched towards Pyua while the second one was used smash a high speed moving Devin into the ground causing her to cry out in pain.

Devin!!!! Pyua said tears threatening to come out of her eyes upon hearing her friend receive the brutal blow and would rush forward while spinning out of the way of the ball of moisture that was launched towards her. Upon getting close to the puppet she would begin to release a flurry of blows all of which were destroyed by the puppets technique however her goal had been accomplished, unknown to Suo his puppet would become weaker due to being within range of the particles that were being vibrated around Pyua thanks to her stage four eye.

Ugh..I'm fine..don't worry Pyua... Devin said managing to get up from the vicious blow despite feeling like she had just gotten hit by a bag of bricks. Her body trembled still recovering form the blow and her stomach was searing in pain as the moisture technique had really hurt her with its heat. Note to self never get hit by that technique again. she thought to herself before taking a deep breath and using the pain to motivate herself to start running again which she quickly increased in speed as she ran through her now four gale gates before running past the distracted puppet with a blur and picking up her long sword which she had dropped after getting hit.

Devin. Boost me while I distract it with Tao. Leo said manipulating his puppet attempt to pin it down once more before severing the chakra strings which connected him to it when Shiroi Sukafu delivered a brutal uppercut which nearly took his puppets head off. He would begin running just as five Gale Gates would move in front of his path causing him to be rapidly accelerated to Blinding Light speeds just as he changed Hiramekarei to its hammer mode and would smash into the puppets back causing it to be knocked flying forward heading straight for Pyua.

Devin!!! Pyua said screaming again while kicking upward as she fell backward in order to release a burst which would knock the puppet into the air while it was still vulnerable as the mini atmosphere that it had created around itself had been displaced with the rapid movement that wasn't native to it.

I'm already on it! Devin said as she fell from the sky at Blinding Light speeds while pointing her sword downward so that she would pierce the puppet's back and would pin it to the ground upon landing. While in a real match that would of resulted in her death as the puppet felt no pain so it would only be hindered by the sword in terms of limiting a small part of its movement but the goal of the test was to see if they could work together to bring down a stronger opponent.

Good job. You three managed to pass, which means I'll be teaching you from now on. Sorry about the lethality of the attack but I wanted to give you three a real challenge and push you to the edge. Suo said as he stepped in from a window and walked up to the group noting Leo was frowning as he saw the damage wrought on Tao, Devin who was panting while her eyes were closed in pain and had dropped to the floor once Suo mentioned that the test was over prompting Pyua to come to her friends aid albeit not knowing how to better her condition.

Alright..Might want to get Devin fixed up.. Ah yes..from now on you three will be meeting me here every morning at seven in the morning. From then until noon we will be training after which we will take one or two missions depending on how long it takes us to complete them. After that you three are free to do anything you want for the rest of the day, dismissed. Suo said as his puppet would get up pull the long sword out of her body before dropping it on the ground and climbing back into the urn before being resealed inside. He would turn on his heel and walk out of the dojo leaving the three to deal with themselves after the test nearly took everything out of them, sure it wasn't the nicest thing to do but it would force them to mature faster with him not being their to tell them what to do.

As much as I hate to admit it. The jerk is right..come on Pyua lets get Devin to a medic. Leo said as he manipulated his puppet and would pick up Devin's curled up body Pyua nodding albeit having a pained facial expression. He sure is a lot different than Logan right Pyua he said without looking back causing Pyua to nod and follow him out of the door.

Very different...I just hope that he was just in a bad mood today..because if he was like this all the time..I don't know how I'll be able to survive.. Pyua thought to herself as they made their way to the Ibaragakure Hospital not noticing a person sitting on the top of the dojo.

It seems you aren't playing favorites after all, that's good Devin needs more of a heavy hand..as much as I'd want to I simply can not inflict serious harm on her during the rare times we spar. Lexiane said as she looked at the retreating figures of the three genin as they walked across one of the many bridges that connected the trees in Ibaragakure.

You act as if I enjoyed it, because I didn't but I do realise that all three are too relaxed, they aren't prepared for the real world just yet. This way they'll grow to bond with each other before we actually set out on something serious. Suo said as he materialized standing on the edge of the dojo once the genin were out of sight. I also do not appreciate your spying on my training sessions. Even if you are related to one of them. he said with a stony facial expression to match the icy gaze that Lexiane had fixed upon him at the comment.

My mistake I was only being a concerned parent. Lexiane said her voice level albeit her body tensing up for a split second at his comment. She would stare at him blankly before looking away from her former student and vanishing with a neoport.

If I didn't know you Lexiane..I would of said you were lying. Suo said putting his hands back into his pocket before spying a chameleon slowly crawling up to him.

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End Note: A decently sized chapter its just a little over 4000 words but its a nice break from the long ones I've been writing lately lol. That coupled with numerous distractions and a slight writers block had delayed me considerably. But now its done so enjoy <3.

New Faces
None.

Jutsu used this Chapter
Body Flicker
Storm Release: Cloud
Storm Release:Cloud Nine
Chakra Threads
Puppet Technique
Scorching Palm
Friction Palm: Burning Jab
Moisture Palm: Boiling Burst
Life Release: Meteor Drizzle
Natural Law: Burst
Natural Law: Solidity
Hiramekarei Unleashing: Cannon Mode
Gale Cloud
Gale Gate

Weapon Encyclopedia:

Puppet Name: Tao
Size: Humanoid (human sized)
Appearance: Tao resembles a stone statue as its body unlike most puppets which are made of wood or metal, is comprised of stone which was crafted by Leo's father who although being an outcast of the Naito clan still retained knowledge on their mastery of weapon making. Other than being made out of the unique stone material Tao has four spirals which are all under its arms on either side of its body. Tao wears a jet black pants with a white rope which serves as a belt to keep them on and its body is crafted to look life like albeit it being a puppet. On its bald head is a straw hat which covers the top half of its face revealing only its mouth.

Arsenal:
The spirals on Tao's mid section open and four additional arms albeit being smaller than the original two emerge. Each of these arms can be controlled by the puppeteer and are useful as a surprise factor albeit being weaker than the original arms in terms of durability as those arms can only be harmed by objects 1-rank above Leo while the smaller arms can only be harmed by objects equal to Leo's rank.

Tao's mouth contains a mechanism which allows it to launch the shortened senbon which are contained in its throat cavity, each one of those senbon have been dipped in a unique poison which causes hallucinations and weaken the opponents mind causing genjutsu techniques to be 1-rank stronger when used on them.

The Hat on Tao's head is actually bladed and can be rapidly spun at Crashing Ground speeds to saw through physical defenses C-rank and below.

Authors note: Alright so this is the Seventh Chapter I decided I wanted to fast forward just a bit and give some more character background and inter-relationships but hey since I haven't finished or for that matter even started it yet lol I dunno how this chapter is going to go.

Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu,Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak, Lack of Color: Narration

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Nor do I own various characters in my story, that privileged goes to all the wonderful people on my forum...and Kenji =.= I do own however the various new characters in the story, and the various other things that the people on my forum hadn't a) thought about adding to their characters, b) didn't think their characters could do that, c) just didn't want their character to have it and finally d) died to early to implement things into their characters.

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I officially hate being a genin. Leo said as he lifted an axe over his head before slamming down and chopping a log in half. It had been three weeks since being drafted into Team Thirteen which their Sensei had decided to nickname Team Suo, not like they would ever call themselves that, and they were still doing D-ranks or what Devin called manual labor.

C-come on L-Leo its not that bad. Pyua said suppressing a small giggle at her squad mates antics. She would pick up the split logs and throw them into the wagon where her last team mate stood as they each preformed a specific thing so that the work would go by fast.

I don't know whats worse, getting trained into the ground or being worked to the point of passing out. Its like a fucking cycle. Devin said as she took hold of the wagon and pushed it all the way to the large pile of split logs which would be used for firewood all over the village. She spared a glance to their squad leader who was nowhere to be found instead of helping them out or at least watching them to make sure they completed the mission. I doubt I'll ever be able to hate anyone more than him. she said before pushing the wagon back to where Pyua and Leo were standing.

Finally the last one. Leo said as he had finished splitting the last bit of logs in half and would put the axe on the ground before he would dramatically "collapse" That was so difficult..Pyua quick..I'm dying...help me. he said as he lifted a shaky hand to where his giggling teammate stood.

Na don't help him he'll be doing us a favor by dying quickly, more air for us to breathe. Devin said once she returned from making another trip to the pile to deposit the logs. She was tempted to hit Leo but restrained herself as she saw Suo get up and start to walk over to them. Great....here he comes quick everyone pretend to not be having fun. she said rather loudly so that he'd hear her.

Very funny Devin. Alright that's our second mission for today and I've received the mission payment in total its four thousand ryo and with the village deduction that comes with all D-rank mission brings it to twenty four hundred. Splitting it equally among the three of you would give you guys eight hundred ryo each. Suo said handing them each their payments for the mission.

Oh my Kami..that's a lot of ryo. Leo said his voice sounding delighted albeit his facial expression and demeanor projecting otherwise. He would stuff the bills into his pocket before staring blankly at his sensei waiting to be dismissed so he could go work on his new idea for a puppet before taking a nice well deserved nap.

L-Leo...e-eight hundred ryo could only buy a couple of items..or m-maybe p-pay for a c-cheap meal in one of those f-fancy restaurants Pyua said giving Leo a concerned look when he made his comment, she would open her small white purse with vibrant flower patterns decorating it before neatly folding them and placing them inside.

He's being pointedly sarcastic Pyua, he knows we just got ripped off. You know sometimes I worry about you, your so naive sometimes I can't help but think some guy is going to con you into marrying him. Devin said shaking her head at her friend as she held the money in her hand intending on going to the sushi place that was near her house and blowing her earnings on as much as she could buy.

D-don't speak l-like that! W-What if it comes t-true. Pyua said blushing and looking away having long since returned to her usual shy but not gloomy self. The reason was just a day after the squads were assigned Jikei had began talking to her again destroying all of her thoughts that he was no longer interested in being her acquaintance. Although Devin had mentioned to her that for him just being an "acquaintance" Pyua had seemed awfully hurt by the mere thought of not being able to talk to him, after which Leo mentioned he had lost the bet about them, namely her and Jikei, not getting back together. That bit...which, Pyua vividly remembered, was the second out of the now twenty times in which Devin had attempted to strangle the boy.

Enough with the lovers quarrels. Suo said with a level voice forcing Devin to quickly detach herself from Leo and wipe her hands on her clothes as if they were contaminated or something. Leo simply narrowed his eyes as he inhaled deeply readjusting to the normal flow of air into his lungs.

Lover? Me and her would never work I'd never fall for such a difficult woman, maybe someone nice and calm like Pyua who would make me sandwiches and answer to my beck and call but Devin? ...Marrying her is a fate I wouldn't even wish on my enemies... Leo said quickly standing up as the last part had set Devin off again prompting him to dodge out of the way of her latest attack.

Settle down...anyways you three are dismissed, like always seven sharp, training ground eight tomorrow. Suo said before body flickering away leaving the three genin to their own vices.

Well then...that's my cue to leave. Leo said turning around and was going to walk away before he was suddenly grabbed by Pyua the boy inwardly cursing at his luck. Sure the shy girl was nice to him and didn't bother him often but like all females she occasionally wanted to disturb his peace. Yes Pyua..whatever is it that you want? he said with a tired voice Even though I'm going to regret asking this. the last bit popping into his mind when he saw his team mates facial expression.

U-Um...L-Leo I-I k-kinda told J-Jikei's s-squad that a-all the g-genin squads w-were meeting w-without their s-squad leaders t-today...s-so I-I need you t-to come with us....o-otherwise he'll get s-suspicious...a-and won't come... Pyua said with the extra stuttering being a key indicator that she was embarrassed in addition to being sorry about using him in her "white" lie.

Yeah I helped, Team Twelve is coming as well after I told Saeko this morning and Team Ten is going to be a part as well since they haven't really spoken to us much. Team Nine and Eight are on missions and all the other Teams are much older than us...Its going to be at Tree Top Plaza Devin added after counting off the number of people that were going to be present with her hands.

Of course you had to have a hand in this, Pyua is much to sweet to formulate such a devious, conniving plan meant to gradually seduce and eventually trap men in binding contracts for the rest of their lives. Leo said under his breath before looking at Pyua and sighing before nodding his head prompting a cheer from Devin which brought a smile to Pyua's face prompting her to release her grip on his wrist. As long as you promise to keep this difficult woman away from me during the gathering she might try to poison my food or something. he said before taking off to avoid Devin's lunge prompting the latter to explode into numerous curses before chasing him with Pyua walking behind them suppressing the urge to laugh.

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(2 Hours Later)

This has to be the most awkward group gathering...in the history of awkward group gatherings. Devin said breaking the silence that had plagued the various teams for about ten minutes after Team Ten arrived. What its true everyone stopped talking after they came here as if there is something wrong with them or something. They are a genin team just like us no matter what might as well talk to them and recognize their existence because we are eventually going to go on missions with them and what not. she said as all eyes focused on her before they looked around at each other and the chatter began again with some people walking over to where the three members of team Ten were.

Kata its been too long. Sora said upon seeing her former best friend who she hadn't spoken to since she was drafted out of the academy. I take it you've become much stronger now that you've been part of a squad. she said moving over to hug her friend as she had missed her dearly.

Sora...I'm sorry for not being able to get in touch with you, between training and missions these past months I haven't really had time to socialize.. Kata said as she embraced her friend for almost a minute before letting go before sweeping her long silver hair behind her ear. Her outfit hadn't changed much even though she had grown a bit since they last spoke as she now stood at five foot two being a miniature version of her late mother. While still retaining her delicate girly appearance it was evident by her sea green eyes that she had a hidden strength behind it her new sensei most likely being the motivation behind that change. Her kimono was still her favorite color navy blue with the red sash albeit and was exactly the same albeit being a bit shorter since her height increased giving her a revealing yet at the same time modest look. Her forehead protector was being used to tie up her flowing hair into a long pony tail which stop just short of her mid back.

Your the Kurogane huh? Jikei said still sitting down at his table having paused his conversation with Pyua to address Tetsu who was currently silent as no one had bothered to address him but instantly perked up when Jikei spoke. Cool Cool, that means we are similar in a sense. he said turning his head and smirking at him

You mean with our appreciation of the fairer sex, yeah I think we are pretty much the same when it comes to that. Tetsu said with a smile the tension that had been in the air having lessened dramatically. He had undoubtedly recovered from his mental wounds about a year ago and although initially being somewhat disinterested in his new teammate as he viewed her as Mona's "replacement" he eventually warmed up to her and now had a friendly relationship as he had put his guilt behind him. It still however lurked inside of his subconscious which was one of the reasons out of the three members of his squad he trained the hardest.

Of course only three other people present had picked up on this two being both members of his team and the third being Saeko who knew he had been close to her aunt but chose not to say anything as she too hadn't fully gotten over her untimely passing.

So Kata when were you going to introduce me to your lovely friend? Tetsu said casually putting his arm around Kata and flashing a smile at Sora who merely blushed at his forwardness. A few seconds later however he would be on the floor gasping for air as Sylvia had "accidentally" slammed her sheathed katana into his stomach.

Pervert. Sylvia said as she walked past him and sat down in a deserted table before waving down a waiter and ordering something to eat. She was a bit surprised however when Saeko sat down next to her and order the same thing she did, revealing that they both shared the same favorite food dango. Sylvia would turn and smile at the withdrawn girl who would upon seeing the smile give her a thumbs up with a blank facial expression causing Sylvia to burst into laughter at how awkward the gesture looked.

..How does it feel?..You know being a Jinchuriki. Saeko said her voice low so only they would be apart of this conversation, her emotionless gaze was fixed on the girl who upon hearing Saeko's comment gradually stopped laughing and frowned. Make no mistake I know you are the warden not the prisoner, after all my mother is one as well. I'm just interested since she never tell me about hers. she said dispelling any fears that Sylvia had of her being discriminated against due to what she kept inside of her.

Its like..carrying the world on your shoulders, and even though you're tired and weak from having to stress of lifting something so massive, you can't ask another to take upon your burden. Nor can you simply drop it even for a moment to rest, because the moment it slips out of your hands the world plummets into chaos. Sylvia said closing her eyes as she spoke and only opening them when there waiter returned with their food. Even though with recent years serving to thin out the hate towards the other oddities in the world like Nova and Zireh there were still some people who held resentment toward Jinchuriki as they still viewed them as the embodiment of chakra beings themselves. Luckily among the civilian populace Sylvia's status was still unknown as unlike the other jinchuriki of the village Lexiane, Sylvia didn't have a prestigious family name which would help dissipate the hate should they find out what she really was. Most Ibara Shinobi however did know what she held and where either completely apathetic or very sympathetic to the burden she carried which served well as she wasn't subjected to the abuse that most jinchuriki underwent in the minor villages.

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So you mean to tell me that your sensei merely gave you hide and seek as your genin test? I mean sure it was a genjutsu based game where you had to dispel it by finding the real one but come on that so easy compared to what we had to do. Devin said as she had listened to Jikei's summary of what they had to endure for their genin test.

No way. Ours was harder, Crow had no clue what to do, I'm weak against crummy mental attacks and Sora..well..she kind of got owned first. Jikei said mentally recalling his teammate breaking down due to the horrors the genjutsu technique showed her. We failed miserably but we managed to pass the real goal of the technique which was not sacrificing our teammate for the sake of the mission. he said with a smirk on his face looking at Crow engaging in a conversation with Wolf and remembering how he managed to convince him not to leave Sora to her fate.

Whatever I still think our team was the worst. We had to sit through the most boring lecture in all of existence and then give him an essay on what we learned from it. It was horrible I would of failed if not that Saeko let me copy off of her. Yumi said as she munched on a cinnamon bun.

Damn..a lecture..what kind of evil person would do that...and I thought having to fight Lexiane-sensei was bad Tetsu said as he fed a steak to his pet tiger who was currently under his table after being brought in disguised as a kitten. But no seriously I would of won if she didn't take Sylvia hostage, and if I knew she could cop- he began to say before stopping suddenly when he felt a familiar spike in killing intent.

So this is where you three decided to go. I was stopping by each of your households to inform you that we have a mission. Hello Saeko, Devin sorry to take your....new...friends away but this is time sensitive. Lexiane said as four arms emerged from the "cloth" on her forehead protector and would pick up all three of her students as well as Tetsu's pet before placing them next to her. Enjoy yourselves. she said with her normal monotonic voice the "cloth" shifting into a large cloak and enshrouding them all before vanishing as she used neoport to transport the five of them away.

Each one of the genin had become deathly silent at Lexiane's entrance and exit, as to some of the kunoichi she was a role model, others knew of her reputation and were afraid of meeting her, two knew the subtle workings of her mothers "coldness" to know that something was seriously bothering her in regards to the mission. All of them however knew that their night had just been ruined..

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Where are we? Kata said as they had finally stopped moving via neoport. Sensei?Where are w- Kata's slightly panicking voice being silenced by a wave of Lexiane hand forcing her too look at her squad mates who were just as confused as she was.

We are on a C-rank mission that is actually a high A-rank mission in disguise. Lexiane said as she started walking north to the mission objective knowing they would need to start moving if they wanted to reach it within three days. Ryuujin-sama gave me special permission to take it because he knows how I...feel about this matter and I brought you three because two of you would of been furious to know I had undertaken such a mission without informing them while you Kata were brought along because you are now a member of this team and as such couldn't be left back home. she said noticing they weren't walking behind her before turning back to see her immobile genin squad. Ryuujin-sama..and myself have reason to believe that this mission was mean't to lure one of the new Ibaragakure squads to their death or more specifically this mission was an attempt to assassinate one of my children. By the same person who ended my sisters life. she said her voice and gaze completely level despite the tears that threatened to fall from Kata's face, the shock which had caused Sylvia to drop her sword, the rage that Tetsu was trying so hard to suppress that it gave the impression that he was shaking and the low roar that was being projected out of the tiger's throat.

But I'm giving you three the option to turn back now. I will not hold your cowardice against you nor will I approve of it. The decision is yours but if you do choose to return to the village you will walk back by yourself, or with any others who wish to turn back as well. If you do choose to follow however..make haste the Land of Ash is three days away by foot. Lexiane said before turning around and continuing her walk, she didn't exactly care if they would come with her or not, it wouldn't affect her goal in fact if she didn't bring them it would increase her payment when the true rank of the mission was revealed. She just thought it would be only fair that they would get to see the demise of one that had brought them all mutual grief.

After about two minutes Tetsu began to walk after her without looking back, it wasn't entirely about the revenge, but he did know that was one of the reasons why he would follow her. That and he felt that he could finally ease the guilt in his heart even if it was just for a little bit if he could even just be present to see the death of that woman. Sylvia would recover from her shock once she saw he left and would spare a glance at Kata which conveyed everything she felt at that moment; fear,sadness,anger, anxiety but most of all determination. She was scared of course but she didn't let it get to her, she had survived the encounter one and she had swore that fateful day that she regained consciousness that the next time she and that woman crossed one of them wouldn't live to see tomorrow.

Kata hesitated, sure she knew how her team felt and she knew this was important to each one of them but where exactly did she fall in this. She wasn't there for the attack, she had no clue of the horrors besides seeing the damages it left behind on each one of her squad members, she could turn back and return to her blissful ignorance and repress the thoughts that were already swarming in her mind. ... she couldn't say anything..after all there was nothing more to say, she only could take action and she did just that as she would slowly start to walk after them...

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(The next Day Later Ibaragakure Kage Office)

Alright team. You three have shown me that you are ready to go on a C-rank mission. Kuzimaru said as he walked out of his meeting with the Tetakage. Its an escort mission nothing too fancy but we'll be in charge of making sure our clients get to the Land of Echoes safely. he said with a small smile seeing his three genin brighten after all he knew none of them liked doing those horrible D-rank missions. After all they were mainly the tasks of newly minted genin to build bonds between them while preparing them overtime for the eventual C-rank that would start their official shinobi career.

Finally. You have No idea how long I've been waiting for this. Not to mention I get to rub it in Devin's face that our squad went on a C-rank before hers. So when do we leave? Jikei said as he stretched and cracked his neck obviously eager to do a real mission for once.

Sensei what sort of opposition could we possibly face during this?...I mean..its not like any of us have killed anyone yet.. Sora said as even though she was just as excited as Jikei she had more of a reign over her emotions. She also was the most level headed of the three and already had the ability to see underneath, the underneath being able to figure out that the mission was simply to test their resolve as shinobi.

Not much..possibly bandits but no enemy shinobi. Kuzimaru stated before looking at Crow who shrugged indicating he didn't have anything to say about the mission. Alright I want you three to gather everything you think you would need for active combat and meet me at the village gate in an hour. Dismissed. he said before sighing when he saw Jikei and Crow take off, while Sora calmly walked away, he too would begin to walk towards the gate having all the tools he needed either in the various pockets in his cargo pants or sealed within the various scrolls he kept on his person. If I had known taking up a squad would be so fun. I would of done it the moment I became a jonin. he thought to himself before body flickering away.

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End note: ^.^ Cliffhangers <3 you know ever since I started writing these fics I always wanted to do one. So yeah next chapters are going to be switching the focus away from the main team to give the others there own chance in the limelight. But I know you guys will be itching to know whats going to happen in the next two chaps so I'll give you a hint. Shit. Just got Real.

New Faces
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Jutsu Used in this Chapter
Gale Gate
Cloak Multi Arms
Neoport

Authors note: Sorry about the delayed Authors note I had to retype a huge chunk of it when my browser crashed. If not that I love writing these fics that would of been enough to make me quit lol.

Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu,Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak, Lack of Color: Narration

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. I own this Fanfic though which is why its like this, don't hate me for not including things or excluding other things like your precious Uchiha, This isn't something based on Naruto, Its based on My Forum which is based on the Idea of the Naruto Franchise. GET IT RIGHT.


We have been on this mission for like almost twelve hours and no signs of anyone other than a few furry creatures. Jikei said as he lay on top of the carriage that he and his team were supposed to be guarding. He stared up into the sky bored out of his mind as he would of expected they'd get attacked at least once by now. He was eager to fight blocking out the thought of taking the life of another sentient being, he didn't want to think about it there was no need to as being a shinobi mean't one had to do certain things for the sake of the village, he of all people understood that.

Yep nothing to do. Nothing at all well except Sora, possibly Jikei if he's up for it. I call him if he does though. Crow said as he was balancing himself with a hand stand on top of one of the horses mid trot. It was merely one of his usual acrobatic stunts albeit being very difficult for the average shinobi not to talk of civilian. A wide devious smile spread on his face when he locked eyes with his sensei who was obviously displeased with the sexual connotations of his joke.

No thanks Crow although perhaps Jikei would take you up on that offer perhaps his flirtations with women are meant to overcompensate for his innate homosexuality Sora said silently as she wrote in a small red book which Jikei and Crow suspected was her diary considering she never let them see it. She was sitting on the carriage as well albeit being on the south side of it parallel to where Jikei was laying down. She would tense up before putting her book away and looking to the left staring at a tree with slight apprehension.

You noticed it as well didn't you Sora. Kuzimaru said as he was sitting in the front of the carriage and motioned the driver who was sitting next to him to go into the carriage where it would be safer. Everyone act normal. Kuzimaru said before making a single hand sign a small fly appearing next to him before he swatted it away causing it to fly over to the tree Sora was staring at.

The next few seconds were flew like a blur, the fly would burst into smoke revealing a shadow clone of Kuzimaru which would punch the tree causing it too to burst into smoke revealing a log. During that multiple figures about ten total would emerge from the foliage while a figure would grab Jikei and take off into the trees. Kuzimaru would make a move to chase after the figure but would be blocked by two bandits running his way.

So this mission was a farce..but why? Kuzimaru said to himself quickly making hand signs and stomping on the ground causing an earth slab up earth to brutally launch the two bandits into the air. Kuzimaru would begin to pull out two explosive kunai to finish them off when a four white beads flew past him into the air all four of them connected by lines of chakra which then changed into nets and expanded slicing the bandits into fine pieces. Thanks Sora. Kuzimaru said with a grim facial expression as he started forward stopping again when he realized that they were trapped in a barrier ninjutsu trapping them inside with the bandits. Bastard! he shouted as knew this barrier it could sustain a couple of A-rank techniques before it faded away..they weren't going to be leaving any time soon.

Crow bobbed and weaved through the lunges that one bandit was giving him before another tap on the shoulder as he spun past him causing the second of the bandits two arms to lose feeling, the axe he was holding dropping to the floor with a clang. Wait just one sec okay? I have a present for you. Crow said before throwing two kunai one in each shoulder both with a roll of 5 explosive tags neatly attached to the handles with tape. You love it? Awwh I'm glad. Okay so...I have to go now. Cobra said as the man started to scream Crow twisting around his body and tapping him in the chest to shut him up. He would then run away and transform into a rock as another bandit ran up to where his ally was being confused by the man attempting to scream at him to get away. The second bandit would realize his fate a few seconds to late as once he was within range Crow detonated the tags killing both of them in the explosion. Double Tap. I wonder if anyone saw that? Crow said as he returned to his normal form with a puff of smoke.

Sora had switched into her battle self, her quiet reserved nature belying how she brutally attacked her opponents. As of now there were three bodies around her she was currently using the white beads that were usually around her neck to parry the swords of the three bandits who wanted her dead. I'm sorry.. Sora said as the four beads that had been used to kill the other two bandits returned each one of them having a line of chakra between them. This caught the bandits off guard with one of them jumping and having his ankles cut off by the first set while being split in half by the second, another bandit was decapitated by the first by failing to dodge while the third casualty had attempted to block it with his sword the inanimate object passing through the line with ease and remaining intact while its owner was split diagonally in half. One however managed to dodge both of them however upon seeing she was the last one turned tail and attempted to run only be be knocked back by the concussive barrier which surrounded an area of twenty feet around the carriage.

Wait. Sora, we need him for information...and you two are surprisingly okay with your first kills? Kuzimaru said looking at Crow who was otherwise fine before seeing Sora inspecting the barrier jutsu which they had been caught in and writing notes. Ah...you both have killed before..well then that explains that... he said receiving a stiff nod from Sora as she was too interested in the barrier technique as well as a sad smile from Crow before he went to check if the driver of the carriage was okay. Now for you. Kuzimaru said turning to look at the whimpering woman who became deathly silent upon seeing his serious face. If you make this difficult, this will be extremely painful, if you don't make this difficult I will spare you. I do not like killing unless absolutely necessary understand? he said in a calm voice the woman slowly nodding..

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Ugh Let me go you bastard! Jikei said thrashing in the grip a somewhat tall man who was draped in a cloak. They had been travelling for just a short while yet they had already put several meters between them and the rest of Jikei's squad. The man would stop in a clearing before throwing Jikei roughly on the floor prompting the boy to attempt to punch him his hand charging with grey lightning the man simply palming his fist nullifying the blow by equaling the amount of chakra being exerted by him.

That isn't the way to greet your father you know. Saisho said as he took the cloak off of his head revealing his face with a wide smirk. To think I went through all this trouble finding what mission you were on just so I could give you your present for making genin. he said holding out a scroll while watching his son's stunned face with much amusement. He did have some of his son's features albeit Jikei looking much more like his mother they had the same eyes, nose and the same spiky hair but that was where the similarities ended Saisho having a toned musculature which had been gained by years of training and being around six feet tall his height only accentuated by his hair which at the moment was somewhat long extending past his ears similar to how Jikei's hair looked during his academy years and the most significant trait was a long scar which trailed down his face where a particularly strong opponent had taken away his vision in his left eye, not that he didn't get her back for it. At the moment the rest of his outfit was covered by a black cloak which he had been using to mask his identity due to the massive bounty placed on his head. After all Saisho was one of the few S-rank missing nin having struck fear in the hearts of many, even before he defected from Ibaragakure a few years before Jikei's birth, as a sannin.

Dad... Jikei said snapping out of his trance and repressing the urge to hug him, he wasn't a child anymore he couldn't just go back to his obliviousness about who his parents were, they were missing nin and had killed numerous people but then again, so had many shinobi in his village so the question that had always plagued his mind was why, missing ninja were considered evil and not the shinobi in the villages themselves. What is it.. he said reaching out and taking the scroll before opening it and seeing only two names on the contract, one being his father and the other being his mother.

Its a summoning contract, your inheritance pretty much. Besides how much longer are you going to keep up this facade you and I know you aren't supposed to be a genin, that's an insult to your actual strength....and what's up with the Mohawk..your mothers going to be pissed when she sees that. Saisho said his smirk vanishing upon saying the last bit as he didn't exactly like the new hair style. Oh well not that it matters come on lets go back home to the castle. he said walking past Jikei and ruffling his hair only stopping when he realized his son wasn't following him.

I'm not going. I'm staying in my village, thanks for the contract but I'll have to decline. Jikei said dropping the scroll and looking up at Saisho with slight anger. Sure he didn't have exactly the worst upbringing but he wasn't like his father, he wasn't focused on getting the next fight or getting challenged nor did he get off on serious battles or the joy in defeating a particularly strong opponent. He just wanted a normal shinobi life which he had already done a pretty good job of creating for himself, sure he didn't trust everyone in the village but he had actual friends for once, not loyal underlings or members of his father's organization. I'm not like that anymore. That's why I left in the first place why can you and her just get that. he said as he started to back up and was going to run back to the carriage before he stopped as his father had moved in front of him at high speeds with the summoning contract in hand.

Look..I get you want to make your own decisions, new life and all that other fun stuff. Just, take the contract it'll make your mother worry less its eating her up inside that her only son left her before he turned five, admittedly you were much smarter than the average brat but hey it still got to her okay. Saisho said his face in a slight frown albeit him finding his son's rebellious attitude quite amusing. That frown would disappear once he saw Jikei stretch out his hand while looking at the floor, after all like him, the boy had a soft spot for his mother. He'd drop the scroll in his sons hand and pat him on the back before walking away. Oh by the way, you and that blind chick are an item right? I mean she's pretty and all but I thought you would of put the moves on Lexi's kid. Then again...she's probably like her mother so I see why..Eh I'm too young to be a Grandfather so wrap it up. he said with a laugh before body flickering away leaving behind black sparks of electricity and a body of the head bandit who he had stolen the black cloak from.

Stupid pervy old man... Jikei said before cutting his index finger with a senbon and signing his name in blood. The contract would begin to smoke before turning into electricity and shocking him a bit as it created a tattoo on his right arm. It was an odd one as the creature looks like some sort of demonic chimera a fusion of a snake,spider and some sort of demonic entity. I gotta get back to my team... he said before hearing his team calling his name in the distance and thinking quickly impaling himself with his kunai in the shoulder while clenching his jaw so he didn't cry out in pain he would quickly move over to the man inspecting and sighing in relief as he had been killed just about twenty or so minutes prior to the engagement before falling to the ground just before his squad leader entered the clearing.

Kuzimaru would burst into the clearing ready for the worst but sighed when he saw the motionless bandit and the still alive Jikei. Sora I found him but he's injured! he shouted to alert her as she had followed him the moment the barrier had been removed leaving Crow to guard the carriage. He would quickly inspect the injury before pulling the kunai out as the wound as long as it received proper treatment would heal fine with no lasting effects to the use of his arm.

Sora would emerge from the foliage a few minutes later quickly running to Jikei's side and making a few hand signs creating a small barrier inside of his arm which would basically "freeze" it keeping it from getting infected, bleeding or getting worse until they could get a qualified medic. Do not move your arm until we can get you fixed up. You had us worried Jikei why did that man carry you off? Sora asked her eyes visibly full of concern, it always did freak Jikei out a little bit how she could change moods, in battle she was quiet but cruel and bloodthirsty, out of battle she was just as quiet but acted like a well mannered kind girl.

He was going to use me for ransom, he knew a couple of villages would pay a fortune to have Saisho Kugeki's son.. Unluckily for him I proved more skilled than he hoped. Jikei said managing a smile before cringing in pain. My fucking shoulder..note to self do not stab Self. Whew..it looks like they both buy it luckily Kuzimaru-sensei is oblivious to the subtle details... he mentally scolded himself as in a rush to keep his cover he sort of panicked.

Yeah..well I'm glad your alright, and judging by your reaction..your the third member of the squad to have experienced your first kill ahead of schedule. Just my luck actually..it would of been a pain to comfort you three. Kuzimaru said as he held out his hand which Jikei grabbed and pulled himself up with his not injured arm. Alright well since your injured we'll have to take you off primary guard duty until you get fixed up. he said frowning when Jikei let loose numerous curses. I wonder where he got that...rich of a vocabulary Kushimaru thought to himself before they turned and began to walk towards the carriage.

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(A few hours later Land of Echoes)

Alright looks like we're done with that. Perhaps I can begin to teach you guys new techniques on the way back...well except you Jikei you'll be doing chakra control since your still injured. Kuzimaru said with a small smirk as Jikei would start cursing before panicking slightly and then glaring at Crow when no sound same out. Just a few minutes before the other genin had lightly tapped him on the chest after Jikei had cursed him out for delaying their departure by having to use the restroom. The mission itself was a success and the squad would be getting their payment which totaled to twenty thousand ryo when they returned to the village.

Um..Sensei...I don't me to be rude or anything but how would you be able to do that. Only you and I share the same chakra nature namely earth while Crow has scorch while Jikei has lightning release. Sora said as she wrote in her red book, she had been like this since the mission ended and it was miraculous how she knew exactly where she was going having not tripped or bumped into anything during the whole way back.

Yes I know Sora, that is why I'll be teaching you ninjutsu techniques, I and by now the rest of the team have noticed that you only know your clan jutsu and while they are formidable a lack of diversity will screw you over in the long run. You might not see it now but what will happen if you ran into an opponent who knew the weaknesses to your techniques and you had nothing else in your arsenal. Death, plain and simple. For that reason I will start teaching you how to harness your elemental nature. After which I will teach you a versatile defense jutsu Earth Release: Earth Style Wall, as well as a common offensive jutsu Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet. If you manage to master them in a short enough time period however I'll teach you one of my favored techniques. Kuzimaru said with a small smile as he noted Sora nod. Crow on the other hand will be starting from the scratch when I begin to teach him genjutsu, I've noticed that you have little to no skill in that area other than recognizing when you are in it so I've decided to improve that. Hopefully before we get back to the village we can determine which type you feel most comfortable with. he said as he kept walking forward with his hands in his pockets.

Okay so..I'm going to pretend I know what your talking about. Crow said with a smile before sticking his leg out in a bid to trip Sora. Much to his dismay and eventual pain she didn't fall for his prank instead she would sigh, raise her left leg over his before stomping down on it and stepping over his body as he fell to the floor holding his leg in pain. Jikei would burst into silent laughter before realizing he still couldn't speak and fold his arms before storming away to the front of the group.

See this is why there are no more genjutsu specialists in the world. The ninja academy isn't doing genjutsu justice, all they are focused in are ninjutsu or taijutsu with lesser points being discussed about fuinjutsu,kenjutsu and kugujutsu. The more interesting arts are getting swept under the rug. No matter I will educate you three thoroughly on genjutsu, each shinobi is governed by five main senses namely; Sight, Smell, Taste, Touch and Hearing. When one uses genjutsu they use their accumulate their chakra and extend it using one of these five senses as a medium to establish a mental link with there target. Once said link is established one is able to manifest complex illusions, subtly suggest thoughts into the victims mind as well as a host of other deceptive plots which can bring down even the strongest of shinobi. This is done by targeting a special part of the brain which all complex animals, namely mammals, birds, reptiles, most amphibians and most fish have. Lesser creatures however for example insects are completely devoid of such a structure hence them being immune to it. Due to this genjutsu is not only effective on shinobi opponents but can be used on wildlife and even summons making it a powerful threat to almost any foe. Kuzimaru said smiling when he saw the attention that each one of his squad genin were giving him apparently they were all absorbing this information like sponges making him wonder perhaps if he could possibly teach not just one, but all three to appreciate and eventually embrace the illusionary arts...

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(5 Hours later, Land of Ash)

We are here. Lexiane's calm voice said as she stood in the middle of a deserted village along with the rest of her squad, the journey itself hadn't taken much if any of their stamina as they had rested appropriately and paced themselves allowing them to reach their destination just a few hours behind schedule. Upon seeing the state of the village however Lexiane's suspicions about the mission were confirmed there were blood stains everywhere but no bodies, obviously the work of a group of people her deductions confirmed when Tetsu noticed a sound using his superior hearing.

A woman standing at five foot six with long black hair which had bright orange tips and stopped just short of her waist came into sight about twenty feet away from the group. She had on a spiked choker with matching bangles and a black sleeveless leather vest which was partially unbuttoned revealing her rather sizable bust. She had on black shorts which barely reach up to her mid thigh and long heeled black boots which matched her finger less gloves. On her waist was a her the forehead protector of Owarigakure (Village Hidden in the End) with its symbol scratched out and shining in the setting sun. Ara Ara...what do we have here. It seems I snagged quite a big fish. This is most fortunate because once I'm done with you, I'll get to play with both of your daughters, I wonder if their screams will be just as cute as your sister's. Valerie said her eyes glowing crimson with a sinister smile spreading across her face as she recognized the woman who had killed her father and consumed her heart with revenge.

Flanking her was another woman a bit shorter than her being about five feet four and having a more toned build with a steel umbrella hanging loosely from her side. She had icy blue eyes which matched the color of her snake bite piercings as well as the form fitting tank top which stopped just under her cleavage showing off her six pack. Her arms were tattooed with numerous roses and thorns while she wore her slashed Kaosgakure forehead protector on her forehead is black color contrasting with her short bubblegum pink hair. She wore camouflage cargo shorts which extended past her knees and black steel toe boots the left of his was still covered in blood. She was currently eating what looked to be someone's heart and each time she opened her mouth one could see the unnaturally sharp teeth which were usually concealed by her stoic facial expression. She would throw the organ away before wiping her mouth smiling a bit when she saw the genin. Since I take it you'll be dealing with her, that means I get to play with the kiddies? How fun..I'll enjoy them..children are so...tender. she said as she saw Kata start shaking in fear when she noticed that in addition to those two nine more figures would emerge from the various destroyed houses in the town each of them starting to laugh and release bursts of killing intent

Tetsu was shaking in rage as he saw Valerie's face his mind flashing back to that fateful night that he lost both his squad leader and friend, he wanted nothing more than to rip her to shreds and glancing at Sylvia despite the saddest which shone in her eyes he knew she wanted the exact same thing and that was what brought him over the edge his body rippling as he began to transform. You sick twisted bitc- he said before he was cut off by the massive surge in killing intent which caused his knees to buckle.

Lexiane Ulfric Arashi was known as a stoic woman by her fellow shinobi, a loving caring mother by her family and wore a mask which was rarely ever broken. But that moment, the moment her brain flashed back to the day she had heard what had happened to her beloved sister, her mask was broken causing absolute silence within a mile of the current location. Ever living being felt it, the pain, the sadness the sheer anguish she had kept bottled inside..but most of all she sheer hatred and blood lust she was radiating out of her body at the moment. I'm going to show you why...they call me the Bloody Vixen Lexiane said quietly breaking the unearthly silence which had been imposed on the land as her uncovered eye stared unblinking at Valerie. Her Null cloak began to dissolve into smoke before enshrouding her body and forming two tails...

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End Note ....

New Faces

Saisho Kugeki: Not really a new face but just thought I should include him for the new members. Saisho is an extremely powerful S-rank missing nin who used to be on Lexiane's squad in Ibaragakure, about fifteen years before the start of this fic he defected and in the process of ensued a battle which claimed the life of Lunus Takeda. He is the father of Jikei Kugeki having fallen for another S-rank missing nin Kaira Denkou. He currently has the third highest bounty in the world right now at 275 million ryo making him one of only ten which have passed the 100 million ryo mark two of which being diseased. He's a rather important character in both Thorn and Rouge Book but you'll have to wait till the latter to get more on him.

Valerie Raizen: So yeah this is the woman who viciously murdered Mona Ulfric and is a S-rank missing who is in Saisho's missing nin organization and is one of his strongest Lieutenants and is the daughter of the late Mercury Raizen the Boss of the now disbanded Senken. She is notorious for being brutal in combat and has a bounty of 74 million Ryo on her head and hailed from Owarigakure in Land of the Envoy.

Jade Zankokuna: This is Valerie's best friend having been picked up by the former after her defection from Kaosgakure. Her defection was the first of many that plagued the village under the reign of the current Yamikage as due to her violent usurp of the former Kage most were not fully loyal to her. Jade at just 19 years of age is equally if not even more brutal than Valerie having acquired a taste for human and occasionally nova flesh during the year before joining up with Valerie. Hence why her bounty 83 million Ryo is higher than that of her friend as her cannibalism had earned her the fear of many despite her relatively short shinobi career.

Jutsu Used this Chapter
Transformation Technique
Shadow Clone Technique
Acrobatic Joint Beat
Acrobatic Touch: Silence
Earth Release: Earth Style Wall
Cloak Tails: Nightmare Tail

Name: Sasori Secret Technique: Chakra Solidification
Classification: Kinjutsu
Rank: D-SSS Rank
Class: Passive
Range: Self

Description: This is the hidden technique of the Sasori clan which involves the gradual compression of ones chakra into solid physical form over time within clear beads which are given to each member of the clan at birth. These beads gradually change color over time as the Sasori clan member grows in strength starting at White each bead holding a D-rank amount of compressed chakra, Yellow each bead holding a C-rank amount of compressed chakra, Orange each bead holding an B-rank amount of compressed chakra, Red each bead holding an A-rank amount of compressed chakra, Violet each bead holding a S-rank amount of chakra, Indigo each bead holding a SS-rank amount of compressed chakra and Blue each bead holding an SSS-rank amount of compressed chakra. These Beads can be worn in chains of 4, 8 or 16 depending on how much of a limit the Sasori clan member can endure. Due to the beads gradually compressing the chakra of the user it lowers their chakra levels to Samurai levels if 8 beads are worn and Dakar levels if 16 beads are worn however with more beads the Sasori clan techniques are strengthened by 1 or 2 ranks respectively.

Name: Sasori Secret Technique: Living Barrier
Classification: Barrier Ninjutsu
Rank: C-rank
Class: Offensive/Defensive
Range: Varies

Description: This technique activating the beads on the Sasori clan members neck which orbit around the user at equal rank speeds. Upon the users command each bead is able to create a barrier connecting them which is able to extend, shrink at will. Various combinations produce variable barriers where in 1-dimensional, 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional forms. This particular barrier restricts living things from entering or exiting its domain while everything else is unaffected, due to these conditions the barrier is extremely strong being able to completely eradicate living things that attempt to pass it bypassing physical,mental and even chakra based defenses. These barriers however can be stopped by other barrier techniques, as well as destroyed/combated by Fuinjutsu, Kinjutsu and Senjutsu techniques.

Authors note: Chapter Nine I have to be honest..I'm going to really enjoy writing this one.

Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu,Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak, Lack of Color: Narration

Disclaimer: Do I own Naruto? No =.= Why would you think that otherwise I would be swimming in money instead of writing a fanfic.

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Excuse me? What could someone with only a 50 million bounty even do, I admit you had luck against my father but me? I'm going to wipe the floor with y- Valencia said before she was forcibly cut off as Lexiane had jolted forward at extremely high speeds. The result would of been fatal if not for her body replacement with a rock nearby said rock getting pulverized into dust upon contact with Lexiane's fist setting off the battle.

Jade would move forward attempting to attack the children before she would be forced to block a massive fist which was almost the size of her body, the blow itself didn't harm her really with her unique physiology cushioning the crimson red Cloak Fist that had sprung out of smoky shroud which was encasing Lexiane but it wasn't supposed to hurt. It was to make a point, she wasn't getting past Lexiane to attack her squad and if that didn't make it clear then the large fist opening and firing a point blank Cloak bullet that knocked her flying about twenty feet did. At the moment in addition to her normal limbs Lexiane's Null Cloak had sprouted four additional arms which she was using to assist herself in combat, she was focused on the two S-rank missing nin in front of her albeit the nine other missing nin descending on her squad but they would just have to handle themselves.

The bitch is fast. Jade said getting up from the vicious attack with little to not injuries and a big smirk on her face. As Valerie would begin to make hand signs Lexiane attempting to interrupt her but Jade appearing in her path. The two would engage in a brief fight with Lexiane who was fighting on an equal par albeit being currently physically stronger and faster. Jade was a taijutsu specialist however and could guess Lexiane's movement simply by noticing the minute twitch of a limb before it would fly out and was parrying all six arms which were flying towards her while managing to counter attack. The taijutsu battle would go on for second with Jade hitting away a Cloak Fist and drawing first blood hitting Lexiane with a blow to the side of the head and knocking off her eye patch in the process.

Ugly eye you've got there no wonder you keep it hidden. Jade taunted as Lexiane activated her Hakaigan as she would dodge a powerful uppercut by a hair's breath before Jade would suddenly blur in to six forcing Lexiane to dodge and block just as Valerie completed her string of hand signs. Lexiane would frown as she would sacrifice getting two additional blows while her 2 of her Cloak Fists would begin making hand signs in rapid succession Jade's eyes widening in shock before she withdrew from Lexiane's immediate vicinity.

The Hakaigan was a feared Dojutsu for two reasons, the first and foremost being the primary ability of the eye which was the ability to analyze and replicate techniques that require chakra, this ability gained from experimentation with genetic material from a long lost clan was even more formidable when paired with the second ability dubbed Annihilation Release which was an extremely destructive line of techniques knowing for disintegration. These two abilities amongst others had led to the extinction of the Gouzen clan during the First Great Shinobi War. Lexiane wasn't a member of the clan rather she had salvaged the eye from the carcass of her first successful assassination and due to that amongst other reasons she was only able to use the primary ability of the clan, which is exactly what she did in the split seconds before Valerie released her devastating technique.

Fire Release:Dragon God Fire Technique Valerie and Lexiane said at the same time before inhaling and then releasing two massive three headed oriental dragons of fire at the same time both of them consuming each other and snuffing each other out. Valerie gritted her teeth in frustration before she pointed her hand forward and began to generate a ball of chakra which resembled a mini sun which quickly grew in size Copy this!! she screamed as she released the powerful technique which would quickly consume Lexiane who had been distracted by another interference from Jade who had came in from behind while she was distracted with preforming her technique to deliver a brutal axe kick to the ground.

The technique itself would hit the ground and a sickening sizzling noise was heard as all of the moisture within fifteen feet of the area was scorched out of the earth. In the center stood Lexiane with her ever stoic face reappearing as she stared into the disbelieving faces of her opponents. Didn't need to... she said as her Cloak Fists withdrew into her body instead swirling around her body and forming a from fitting crimson battle armor.

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Tetsu was struggling against four C-rank missing nin opponents albeit being in his first transformation state. He had been caught off guard when one of them had locked eyes with him and before he could look away had trapped him in one of the notorious techniques, Bringer of Darkness. He wasn't at a complete disadvantage however as he could still hear and smell with both senses being raised to compensate for his current lack of sight. He would jump backward avoiding a Great Breakthrough boosted Great Fireball Technique before body replacing with the closest missing nin as a Chidori would of pierced him in the chest. One down. Tetsu said as the missing nin had killed her ally in the process with Tetsu landing on the ground before being hit by an kunai on the top of his right shoulder. He was lucky to have heard it as it was travelling through the air but the speed at which it was thrown hadn't allowed him a clean dodge. He wasn't complaining after all if it had hit directly it would of actually had actually drilled cleanly through it regardless of how high his natural endurance in his transformed state was.

He would grab his shoulder in pain before being forced to let go as he leaned forward while kicking upward smashing in the Chidori user's face before she had a chance to impale him with the technique. Goddammit! Where are you, Sora? he thought to himself as he collected the blood from his shoulder into his left hand before spinning and throwing it backwards finishing off the female as it disemboweled her just as fleshy wings emerged from his back. He was pissed sure he had her scent and could hear her snarls and roars instantly knowing she was clashing with one of the missing nin but his lack of visibility and the constant interruptions didn't give him enough breathing time to pinpoint her location.

A loud roar distracted him for a moment as he heard her get hurt the smell of burnt flesh meaning she had gotten hit by an incendiary be it technique, or weapon but he now knew exactly where she was and was going to fly towards her location. Unfortunately that action was never meant to be as another powerfully thrown kunai almost severed his right wing from his body Tetsu having missed the spinning kunai flying through the air in the sound of Sora's pain.

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Ugh...I'm running out of chakra Kata said as she gritted her teeth as she deflected the bloodstained sword of her opponent with her kunai. At the moment she had numerous cuts and scrapes form her brushes with death and was currently bleeding from a nasty cut over her right eye having had to fight two opponents at the same time, one of them being a B-rank missing nin. She would tilt her head to the side while moving her body avoiding another slash before channeling her chakra through her kunai she would throw the kunai as she made eye contact with her opponent. He would visualize a tree wrapping around him before she came out of it and would stab him in the heart just as the kunai hit its mark piercing through his body as he would sink to the floor.

She wouldn't have time the celebrate her victory however as she would be swept of her feet with a water colliding wave, and getting slammed into the ground underwater by her opponents attack. He smirked his sharp shark teeth showing before he dived in after her his speed increasing in the water with the man moving as if he was the actual apex predator. No this can't be it...I have to win...no matter what... she said to herself as she thought of her teammates as the man quickly swam in the water while pulling back his trident clad hand. She would make a quick set of hand signs before releasing a current of electricity which would spread through the water shocking both of them into unconsciousness as she had put every ounce of her remaining chakra into her last attack.

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Kata?! Sylvia said seeing her squad mate become immobile after a bright flash of yellow light she wanted to help but was blocked by the three opponents she was fighting in her one tailed cloak. So far she had the easiest fight as although she wasn't losing she was managing to break even. She quickly made hand signs before her sheathed sword would glow having been imbued with her venom release chakra. Before she could initiate her attack she would be bombarded with numerous kunai with explosive tags attached which detonates damaging her body beyond repair.

The missing nin that had "killed" her would go to inspect just as she would shed her skin and turn into liquid form entering his mouth and suffocating him to death while his body decayed on the inside. He would slump to the floor and she would emerge from his body moving slowly on the ground while the second missing nin created a unique cube around his fallen ally, thinking she was still inside, before clapping his hands and sealing him away into nothingness. She would reform a couple of feet away and unsealed her sword from a summoning scroll before unsheathing if for a brief moment and swinging it forward before replacing it back in its sheath numerous swords made out of a unique mental energy embedding themselves into her opponent while he was still of guard.

I need to help Tetsu...but Sora she's really hurt..Sensei...we need you right now... she said biting her lip as she began to run towards Tetsu who was getting double teamed by the two missing nin after Sora had been incapacitated.

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The surprise and shock on the two missing nin's faces didn't stay for long as Jade decided to up her game and would move forward while creating after images behind her in a bit to confuse Lexiane, for the most part it worked as she had dodged wrong only to get punched in the stomach causing the wind to get knocked out of her. She would jump back attempting to put some distance between her and Jade as the latter attempted to axe kick her to the floor only for it to be another misleading attack as she was elbowed from behind. It was backed with enough strength that it would knock her forward while Valerie attempted to catch her in an ocular jutsu considering her main form of attacks just weren't getting through.

Enough. Lexiane said as she Neoported behind Jade who smirked and began to use the after images once more moving at high speeds but Lexiane was done with her she had served her purpose as unknown to her each time she had been hitting her, Lexiane's null cloak was absorbing some of her chakra in the process, sure an all physical fighter like Jade wouldn't be bothered but for Lexiane it had been enough to put her back at full offsetting the chakra wasted by using her Neo Tech: Allow ability. She would disappear from sight starting Jade who would be punched in the chest the first blow that Lexiane had managed to land on her. The blow itself would cause her to spit up blood as her chest would concave inwards from the strength of the attack. Lexiane would reappear with her left hand cut and holding a marble shaped ball of chakra which she would press into Jade's mouth before she vanished once more as Jade's body exploded leaving a deep gorge in the ground where everything within five feet, of where she stood just seconds before, was completely devoid of anything the vacuum left in the wake of the attack quickly filling with air.

Jade!! God Damn it you weren't supposed to be this strong?! Valerie said as she began to make extremely complex hand signs upon seeing Jade's death however before she finished her hands were sliced off causing her to scream in pain before she could do anything however she was lifted off the ground before Lexiane became visible again lifting her by her throat as she had cut off her hands with the edges of each of her tails.

Stop screaming. Lexiane said her voice icy once more as she applied more pressure to her grip choking the younger woman before looking at her bleeding stumps and slicing off her forearms as well clenching tighter so that she wouldn't be able to get lungs into her air to scream. I'm not going to torture you I don't relish in the pain of my enemies. I'm not sick like that..the reason my bounty is so low is because all of the murders I've done up to this point, there have been no witnesses. Do you understand what that means? she said her voice in a calm monotone before she drew her hand back while staring into the eyes of the once confident woman. All she could see was fear it was...pitiful, so she decided to end Valerie's pathetic existence by punching a hole straight through her chest, removing her hand once the light had left her eyes and letting the carcass drop to the floor.

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Tetsu was tired, frantic almost his sight still gone so he knew that the one who had taken it away from him was still alive, sure now he was a little bit better thanks to Sylvia coming to his aid but he was bleeding a profusely and his transformation was running out. He managed to dodge another one of those spinning kunai while still searching for the bastard who kept throwing them as he was smart obviously cloaked in some technique as he couldn't hear or smell him and neither could Sylvia.

Sensei Sylvia would say her voice full of relief and Tetsu would hear a body slumping to the floor his sight being restored as he looked around wildly for Sora while Lexiane fished out the last missing nin ending his life with a Cloak Tendril through the skull. He found her passed out on the ground about ten meters out with bad burn marks on her left side, his eyes dripping tears when he saw the state she was in but being unable to do anything about it. The change itself caused his body to shake and ripple as he was about to forcibly transform into his second transformation before he was suddenly knocked unconscious by a chop to the back of his head.

I'd rather not have to give you more injuries in addition to the ones you've already sustained. Sleep, you've earned it. Lexiane said as her null cloak would sprout fists once more which would open and hold Tetsu while gently picking up Sora. Upon walking to where Kata lay she killed the unconscious missing nin by smashing his body with one of her free cloak fists before she picked up her second squad genin's limp body. The mission is complete Sylvia. Decapitate Valerie and destroy the body we will need her head for proof. Its over, so its best that we get back to the village. she said seeing Sylvia nod and cut off the now dead woman's head before sealing it in a scroll and setting the body ablaze by infusing her blaze release chakra into the headless corpse. After which she would exhale before looking at Lexiane as she shifted out of her tailed state slipping out of consciousness but being caught by a cloak fist before she fell to the floor.

Be glad I have four arms.. Lexiane said with a small smile adorning her usually stoic face now that all of them would be unable to see it. She was a bittersweet feeling that rested in her heart, sure she had avenged Mona's death, but revenge wouldn't bring her sister back, it just made her feel a bit better, and her squad, it was obvious that they had grown fighting off the missing nin, sure they had sustained injuries but that came with experience that would mold them into better shinobi. They were never really in true danger as she had only dragged out her fight with the two in order to state her squad, now instead of just watching they had been apart of it, they had released their pent up emotions in the heat of battle and eased the guilt each one felt in their hearts, they had found the one thing they had desired...closure.

...It's time..to go back home. Lexiane said as she picked up the last member of her squad with her fourth Cloak fist and began to walk out of the now lifeless town..

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(2 Days Later Ibaragakure)

The mission was a success and by cashing in Valerie's bounty squad ten had gotten an immense profit from the mission that otherwise would of gotten them no more than pocket change. Even with the village deduction and the hospital bills for Kata, who had mild contractions in her circulatory system due to the electric shock and chakra exhaustion, Sylvia who had severe chakra exhaustion and had to undergo mental screening due to using her bijuu ability to escape death yet again, Sora who had second degree burns and had to go through some reconstructive surgery by a med nin from the Hokkai clan due to their specialization in veterinary medicine and Tetsu who had to undergo surgery in order for him to regain full use of his arm and right wing, they would still have enough money to store in the bank and possibly if they chose to, retire early and live comfortably.

Not that any of them were going to as what they had endured only had strengthened their resolve as Shinobi, much to Lexiane's prediction. Sure she had engaged in a heated argument with May about the possible risks Lexiane had her squad endure but it was well worth it. They all had grown as shinobi and would use that gained battle experience to become stronger, not to mention they had proved that they were ready to begin their training for the chunin exams later during the year.

No seriously, I'm not giving discounts for "recurring customers" stop giving me your genin to fix up every time you break them. May said as Lexiane walked out of her office before Neoporting away. She sighed before hanging her coat on her door as her shift was finally over, she would head to the bar her usual one where the loose men and cheap liquor helped ease the tension that her line of work always seemed to create for her. As she walked to the village she heard the high pitched squeal of a girl turning the corner and seeing Yumi Hokkai bouncing up and down obviously due to something their sensei had informed the squad. She shook her head as she knew that particular glee, yet another squad would be going on a mission, hopefully these ones would return in one piece.

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End Note: Wow That was fun to write ^.^ I hope you guys enjoyed it sure I know not as long as the other chaps but it is pretty long when you consider the most of it was pure fighting. Anyways next chap won't be as >.> intensive lol I'm going to be going back to my roots with more chakra depth and fluff.

New Faces:
None Important

Jutsu used this Chapter
Body Replacement Technique
Neoport
Cloak Multi-Fist
Cloak Tails: Nightmare Tail
Red Supernova Cloak
Red Supernova: Kratos Loins
Scorch Release: Extremely Steaming Murder
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
Kurogane Secret Art: First Transformation
Blood Release: Blood Shuriken
Flesh Release:
Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death
Venom Release: Venom Imbue
Nen: Bishamon-Mura
Lightning Release: Wave of Inspiration
Kurogane Secret Art: Control Over the Five Senses

Name: Scorch Release: Wrecking Ball
Classification:Ninjustu
Rank:S-rank
Class:Passive
Range: Long (explosion 20 feet, moisture drain 10 feet)

Description: Mercury gathers chakra into his palms creating a small sphere of energy which then grows tremendously until it is about 15 feet in diameter. The sphere resembles something akin to a mini sun as it constantly spins and gives of an incredible amount of heat. Mercury then releases it at the opponent where it explodes instantly draining the moisture of everything within 10 feet of the initial explosion which evaporates everything S-rank an below caught in it.

Name: Born Strength
Classification: Taijutsu
Rank: D-rank
Class: Passive
Range: Self

Description: Being born with abnormally higher strength than normal people the Zankokuna clan at genin through chunin have B-rank strength, able to break through B-rank weapons and defense jutsus with pure strength. At jonin and sanin they have A-rank strength, able to break through A-rank weapons and defense jutsus with pure strength.

Name: Bukyoku
Classification: Fighting Style
Rank: D-rank
Class: Supplementary
Range: Short

Description: The Bukyoku is a form fighting revolving around the use of mirages generated by speed, in combat these mirages are used to create "Dances" which serve as the main driving force in this combat style.

Name: Mirage
Classification: Taijutsu
Rank: D-rank
Class: Supplementary
Range: Short

Description: The user creates after images of themselves so fast that they are virtually indistinguishable from the original shinobi. This justu is a requirement for the Dances of Bukyoku. With this one is granted Bullet Release speeds at genin, Crashing Ground speeds at chunin, Vacuum Release speeds at jonin, and Blinding Light speeds at sanin.

Name: Dance of Falling Falcons
Classification: Taijutsu
Rank: C-rank
Class: Offensive
Range: Short

Description: The user will raise their leg into the air and slam it down upon the target performing a heel drop. To make this a “Dance” the user will create 4 after images surrounding the target having all of them perform a heel drop on the target with only one of them being real.

Name: Dance of Raging Falcons
Classification: Taijutsu
Rank: A-rank
Class: Offensive
Range: Short

Description: The user will charge at their target creating 4 after images as they charge at them. Each after image will move on their own, making it so the target cannot tell the difference, and attack the target. This may not seem like much of a “Dance” but because each after image is moving on their own they chain the other “Dances” with this one as long as the “Dance” is B-rank or lower. Using their speed the user can bounce from after image to after image making it so each one can literally hit the target, with all of them still technically being after images so they can avoid damage themselves.

Name:Null Eraser
Classification: Bijuu Tech/Cloak Tech/Kinjutsu
Rank: A- Rank (C-rank Blood Price)
Class:Offensive
Range:Long

Description: Lexiane has mastered the Eraser technique to the point that she has created alternate variants for it. This particular one doesn't even require hand signs only the initial set up of cutting the middle of her hand. A marble sized crimson sphere of null appears in her hand which she then presses into one of an opponents orifices. Once done the technique is triggered at will and will explode sealing S-rank damage and erasing everything in a five feet radius that is below SS-rank and above. Unlike the original technique this technique has no set limit due to it being weaker in power and range the only real limit being due to the blood price.

Authors note: Alright so this is chapter Ten I'm sorry for being so delayed and as an apology I'm going to make this one a potentially long one.

Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu,Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak, Lack of Color: Narration

Disclaimer: Do I really need to say I don't own Naruto? Because I don't if I did ramen wouldn't be Naruto's favorite food it probably be suishi, why? Because Ramen is really bad for you I mean look how scrawny he was Pre-Shippuden! Totally unworthy of Hinata's sexiness >.> okay not quite I do admit her eyes were creepy...

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(Three Weeks Later Training Dojo Eight)

Devin dodged a rain of arrows which was being launched at her from her sensei, Devi jumping and running as they almost riddled holes in her body, she was sweating her usual happy prankster face almost completely absent. She would spare a glance to her right and saw Leo doing a bit better as he was using Tao to block most of the arrows only having to dodge a few and behind him about five feet was Pyua who was panting as she released bursts to knock the arrows off course. It wasn't exactly going well however as every time she knocked them back ten to fifteen more would be sent to her with Suo not showing any sign of growing tired. This was how training had been going, he would constantly pit them against himself in combat situations and force them to learn how to adapt and beat him by landing a clean blow. The past week he had be combating them himself just using arrows and since then none of them had been able to land a finger on him without sustaining a severe amount of damage.

It was annoying her really she couldn't use her gates because of his stupid chakra disrupting arrows and without that she was next to useless, Leo was attempting to cover both himself yet go on the offense but the constant barrages of arrows always made that nigh impossible, and Pyua...Pyua was always getting it the worst, sure Devin had to dodge constantly and Leo had his puppet riddled with arrows but Pyua couldn't dodge only attack and after a while she ran out of steam and her body was pelted with them. Of course he was using semi-lethal force, the paintball arrows didn't pierce them they just dealt very painful impact damage which would cause the spot to swell up and leave very nasty bruises on their skin.

Devin ducked behind a tree which gave her safety for the time being she was breathing heavily as she tried to regain her bearings she had some chakra left over so she was good in that department but she couldn't make gates and get fast enough to dodge Suo would make sure of that focusing all his attention on her for that specific moment. That's it! Devin said as she made hand signs and used doppelganger another one of her forming in front of her before planting its body on the tree as well once arrows started heading towards it. Alright I need you to be a decoy while I go link up with Pyua. she said the doppelganger nodding before turning the white cloud that appear in front of it into a Gale Cloud and running through it being boosted to swift release speeds. Just as Devin predicted Suo began to concentrate his arrows at the doppelganger knowing the threat of how quickly Devin could move when given enough time to set up. The real Devin would quickly run in the opposite direction using this opportunity and would throw a smoke bomb at her distracted sensei which would explode allowing her to reach Pyua and Leo the latter of which smirked at her.

Thanks for the save but we aren't done just yet. Leo said as he retreated while sending Tao forward, with Pyua standing beside him and would begin to knock away the arrows that were heading for his puppet. Devin on the other hand was no where to be seen while her Doppelganger was still running from the arrows. Suo would frown when he saw the charging puppet and would pull back on his bow the arrow getting enveloped in chakra before he shot it forward, that specific arrow didn't get knocked off course and headed straight through Tao moving quickly and would hit Leo in his shoulder causing him to cry out in pain and loose control over his puppet temporarily. This distraction cause Pyua to panic in which Suo took advantage off and released five more arrows all of which hit her in the stomach and caused her to collapse to the ground in agony.

It seems this training session is over yet again. Suo said calmly as he simply now completely focused on "Devin" and soon hit her after destroying her Gale gate battering her multiple times with arrows when she refused to just stay down. His eyes would widen when "Devin" would smile and flip him off before vanishing that shock would be compounded when he was hit in the family jewels with a particularly powerful Soul Palm sending him flying upwards and getting knocked into a tree.

We...we...finally did it...now..Now you have to take us on a mis- Devin said panting as she had used the transformation technique to turn into a snake which would slither to him amongst the commotion and drop under his guard waiting for the perfect moment to switch back and hit him, of course she was aiming for his stomach but in the hype of the moment her aim faltered resulting in mutual discomfort for the both of them. As she passed out she made the mental note to wash her hands numerous times, but she was happy they had finally done it..he'd have to take them on a C-rank mission now..

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(A Few hours later)


What do you mean we aren't going on a C-rank mission! Devin said screaming at Suo while being restrained by Leo as they waited in front of the Sushi shop that Devin frequented often. Pyua had her head on the counter and was holding her stomach as it was still hurting her she had been crying earlier because of the pain but now it was a bit better she didn't know why he was so cruel to them but Leo had mentioned he was probably doing it to prepare them for later battles so she couldn't get mad at him. Devin on the other hand was furious and wanted to pounce on her sensei who was still holding ice on his crotch from the vicious blow.

Unfortunately..Devin. Your...strike to my important areas has left me in less than top shape, not to mention your teammates have still not recovered from today's training session. For that reason I'm dismissing you for today for everyone to recover and I'll see if you are ready for a C-rank later on this week. Suo said as he got up his face slightly pained as he sort of hated the girl for hitting him like that, what if he couldn't have kids now it would be all her fault. Once he left Devin screamed loudly in frustration before sitting down on the stool next to Pyua her face contorted in rage while Leo ordered food for the three of them.

Cheer up. At least we finally passed his test for us to go on a C-rank besides now we have the rest of the day to chill and relax. Leo said as the shop owner came back with their order, Leo flashing a smile before passing the food to Devin and Pyua the latter who was closing her eyes and holding her stomach. Whats wrong with you its not like you haven't been hit in the stomach before, what are you like on your period or something. Leo said absentmindedly before his face contorted in horror when Pyua blushed red and hid her face.

Yomf! Ididoh! (You! Idiot!) Devin said her mouth half full as she created a cloud hammer which would attempt to smash Leo on the head only for him to use Tao to block the blow. Devin would quickly swallow before glaring at Leo who began to apologize over and over again as she had gotten the crazed look in her eye which was only going to bring him pain in the near future.

D-Devin! D-Don't h-hit him h-he didn't know... Pyua said as she opened her eyes and looked at her friend her eyes hiding the pain she was in and she managed a small smile at the two as their theatrics had cheered her up. She would lift her head off the table and begin to eat her food while thinking about the time that past since they began genin. She knew they had grown as a team after all Devin and Leo didn't hate each other anymore while she had become a bit less shy in general. The other teams were progressing farther than they were though, Team Ten having completed an A-rank, two B-ranks and numerous C-ranks, Team Eleven had just went on their first B-rank about a week ago and had completed 5 C-ranks, and Team Twelve had embarked on their seventh C-rank just a day earlier. They were really behind when she thought about it but..she supposed Suo knew what he was doing...

Hey I know! Since our stupid sensei won't teach us anything good and doesn't take us on mission how about from now on we train ourselves? Devin said prompting Leo to raise an eyebrow and Pyua looked at her with a puzzled facial expression. Come on it'll be easy. I'll go to my house, borrow some of my clan's scrolls, Pyua will go to her house also borrowing her clans scrolls. Then we can each go to the library pick out just scrolls for the three of us but have them actually be for you Leo. she said with a wide smirk as she was already formulating how she was going to steal..borrow the clan scrolls.

D-Devin I can't! My f-father w-would punish m-me if he knew I-I w-was stea-! Pyua said frantically before Leo put a hand over her mouth silencing her potential outburst. She was surprised because usually he always had her side when Devin suggested some sort of complex scheme but her eyes widened in shock when she saw him actually considering it, based on the look in his eyes.

You know, for a difficult woman...You actually make a valid point. Our squad leader is useless, and our teammates are leaving us in the dust. The only thing he is teaching us is how to work together, and while that is admirable its not going to help us if we don't learn new things. Leo said removing his hand from Pyua's mouth and frowning before rubbing his temples. While this..is sure going to get us in trouble...I'm in. Just because when we do get in trouble I'm going to say Devin forced my hand and bullied Pyua into agreeing. he thought to himself before looking at Devin with a small smile. Alright well the Library allows genin to take out a max of 1 C-rank jutsu scrolls or 3 D-rank jutsu scrolls per week before having to give it back or else get fined. A genin team however with the approval of their sensei can take out 1 B-rank jutsu each, since we lack that it means each of us will only be able to take out 1 C-rank jutsu scroll at once, we will be working on a clock meaning from now on each one of us gets 1-3 days to master the jutsu before we give it back to the library. No worries about me, I have my families techniques, my father has already expressed an interest in teaching me on the weekends. he said before getting up as he had finished his food and putting three hundred Ryo on the counter.

So the three we pick out in the library they would be for helping the team as a whole..While the second batch would be improving our diversity and if we are able to pick up a third batch it would be for our own personal preferences? Devin said looking at Leo who nodded as Pyua got up as well Devin reach over and finishing her friends food before ordering another to go. But we will have to find somewhere to train? Not individually I mean collectively not to mention we have to set days of the week and other stuff. Devin said as she put down one thousand Ryo for her orders and two hundred Ryo for Pyua's before grabbing the small brown bag which held the rest of her lunch.

U-Um I-I have a place..my m-mom...she had a garden n-not to far from m-my families area...o-only me and m-my father have t-the key to it...it has a wide s-space in the back...w-we could use that t-to train Pyua said with small blush on her face as up to that point she hadn't told anyone but Jikei of the garden's location and even he hadn't been inside of it.

You know Pyua, if Jikei wouldn't kill me I would kiss you right now. Leo said with a smirk causing Pyua to blush bright red and collapsed allowing him to get a head start to the library while Devin caught her friend and prevented her from hitting the ground. Same time as training! It'll give us more time! he shouted back as he ran both excited and fearing for his life at the same time.

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(Ryukyu Household later that Afternoon)

Alright..Tao...your finally fixed up and I finally got that Note Arm working, I think I'm going to stop bringing you to training but at the same time..without you I'd get owned as quickly as Pyua. Leo said to himself as he fixed up his puppet in his "backyard" if you could call it that anyways it was more like a tree that had been completely hollowed out into a house and a large branch had been altered to create a large platform with grass growing on it making it look like some sort of tree yard. He always found it odd how his village was constructed obviously the third Tetakage had an interesting sense of humor in his younger days.

He looked at Tao and frowned as he simply lacked the inspiration to create another puppet to assist him in battle. Earlier in the day when they had went to the library he had picked up three different basic genjutsu scrolls prompting his teammates...well actually no only Devin to look at him as if he was slacking. He quickly explained that he wanted to expand his arsenal of genjutsu without having to waste to much chakra and at would be a major contribution to the squad seeing as Devin had no skill for it and Pyua wasn't interested in deception. He also picked up a book on taijutsu styles as he intended on gradually creating his own style which would help him in taijutsu based combat as currently he lacked skill in that department.

Considering I'm not doing anything else might as well start practicing. Leo said sighing and looking over the scrolls in question. Demonic Illusion: Hell Viewing Technique, Mist Servant Technique and Illusion Technique: Fog, all of which would need a training partner in order to preform them on. Well then time to get my difficult sister..perhaps I can convince her to listen to the music I can make Tao play..yeah..that should get her attention. he said with a small smirk, he was glad he was the smarter one otherwise that intelligence combined with her inheriting their mothers....difficulty...would of made her quite the she-demon, now she was only...partially a she-demon.

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(Arashi Household later that evening)

You know if your looking to take your father's clan scrolls you should do a better job of sneaking around. Lexiane said turning on the light in Ryuujin's library causing Devin who was holding about ten scrolls to drop them on the ground in shock. Devin, I'm not mad at you, you are attempting to train to get stronger I'm proud. But you need to pace yourself and have more diversity. For instance, More Gale storm scrolls? You don't need this, your Gale Gate technique is perfect expand upon it further, if you want new storm techniques...here. Lexiane said as the scanned her husbands personal library picking out a navy blue scroll and handing it to Devin while her cloud created small arms and began to put the other scrolls back in their places.

Rain clouds? But Mommy, Daddy said I couldn't train another one until I mastered Gale Clo- Devin began before Lexiane put her finger over her mouth to silence her. She was scared, yet confused at the same time as she never did get her mothers reasoning sometimes, ever since two weeks ago her mom had been a bit different sure it wasn't noticeable in public but at home she had become a lot more involved with them giving them hugs and kisses, it was starting to freak Devin out.

You have mastered the principles of Gale Clouds, which is why you will move on to a new cloud type. But before you do that, I want you to learn the other aspects of your heritage. Lexiane said pulling a scroll out of her pocket just as one of her cloak arms pulled a crimson scroll from the top shelf. This is the dojutsu scroll of the Nova, more particularly of the Soulless branch and the second one is your fathers own technique, Eye of the Storm, you have until this week to unlock it and then replace the scroll before your father notices its missing. she said before turning around and walking out Devin quietly following her while deep in thought.

She too had gotten a scroll during her trip to the library, Water Release: Wild Water Wave, and had spent the greater part of her afternoon attempting to master it, as of yet she wasn't that successful as her whole life she had been focused on using just Storm release techniques, so the fluidity of water was getting to her. But she wouldn't give up just yet she wouldn't sleep until she succeeded at that jutsu just so she could rub it in Leo's face. So what if he took three D-ranks I show him just how much of a slacker he is by mastering my C-rank in a day. she thought to herself as she made her way to the roof of their house to go practice. Lexiane smirked when she saw her daughters determination, sure she wasn't like her when she was a child, but she was grateful she wasn't..she had friends and a life other than being a shinobi and to be honest Lexiane didn't want it any different.

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(Odaku Household Midnight)

Inokihi sighed finding Pyua in the middle of her mothers garden her body looking worn out with scrolls scattered around her. He smiled picking one up and seeing that it was in braille, his little girl was growing up and despite his initial protests at her becoming a shinobi he couldn't help but notice she was happier. Revolution Fist..huh..that's and old style...to think they still had this in the village library. he said as he read it before seeing another based on the same fighting style and spotting two of his own personal collection a small frown forming on his face but it quickly vanished as he understood his daughters reasoning for it. She knew he wouldn't of allowed her to pick up that...style but she knew its risks and went ahead with taking it. She had grown a backbone away from his watchful eye, undoubtedly due to Devin and perhaps her new friend Leo, initially he had despised the boy for being so close to his precious daughter but seeing his reaction to the female gender he now understood that she was safe.

Inokihi would gather the scrolls and put them away in the small shed knowing that was where Pyua always kept the items she viewed as important, he found a small teddy bear inside about two weeks ago and when he brought it up, she had blushed before snapping at him for invading her privacy. Kami help the boy that gave her that... he said with a small smile as his daughter shared some of his wife's more...interesting personality traits. He would emerge from the shed before locking it and taking the key out of the lock before putting it in his daughters pocket and picking her up, Pyua only stirring in her sleep a small bit of drool trailing from her mouth. Don't grow up too fast...Pyua. he said as he pet her hair before he would carry her back to their home for her to sleep in an actual bed rather than on the forest floor.

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(A week Later Training Dojo Eight)

Alright. I've decided to take you three on your first C-rank mission. Suo said bracing himself for the cheers which never came, Pyua had an anxious facial expression while Leo was bored as usual but it was Devin which had surprised him completely, she was indifferent, he didn't even know she could express that emotion! ...Am I missing something here? Weren't you three practically begging me to go on one just last week? he said folding his arms across his chest when none of them changed their demeanor.

You hear that guys? Sensei decided we were ready for a C-rank mission. I'm so excited aren't you. Leo said his voice overly happy while his face and body still gave off the aura of boredom. Over the course of a week he had learned the three D-rank genjutsu, two C-rank genjutsu techniques and three of his families Rune Generation Techniques. It wasn't like he wasn't excited to go on the C-rank but it was more like he disliked Suo even more than he used to, he understood his logic yes, they were supposed to grow as a team before he'd take them on missions but his faith in them was surely lacking if it had taken him almost two months before he considered them ready for a C-rank, it was more of an insult than anything.

L-Leo... Pyua said looking at him before looking back at Suo managing to look him in the eye for the first time since he became her sensei. T-The reason why they aren't e-excited is because they know we w-will have to...k-kill another person on one of those missions.. she said before looking down at her feet, over the week she hadn't learned as many techniques as Leo she had tried her best, at the moment she had unlocked up to her Stage 6 eye, had trained 3 different techniques in the Revolution Fist taijutsu style and had unlocked the first two out of her fathers secret techniques. She had been overjoyed when both of her teammates commended her progress even though she thought she had been left behind by the two of them, but like they said what she lacked for diversity and numbers she made up for it in skill.

Yep. We are so excited to kill people so what do we have to do. Devin said in a smug voice as she refused to look Suo in the eyes, she like the rest of her squad had been holding back in their training sessions with him and rightly so, she honestly was annoyed when he said they'd be going on a mission, it meant they'd lose out days on valuable training something that had been the source of her entertainment this week. She had learned 1 C-rank water technique, 3 D-rank techniques revolving around water, created two new Gale Gate techniques, unlocked her Eye of storm as well as Kurichagan and eventually her Shishigan which had unexpected results which had forced her to delay her Rain Cloud training, which she was going to start today but, thanks to him wouldn't be able to.

Odd...they've become a lot more hostile to me..perhaps I missed something..no matter they are ready, sure it took a lot of begging but, I managed to snag a B-rank mission for the team. They'd be the first genin group since Lexiane's squad to start of with B-rank missions instead of C's.. Suo thought to himself before frowning and putting his hands in his pockets. We will be going to one of the towns on the outskirts of the Land of Forsaken, the mission itself is to protect our client's daughter from getting kidnapped during his departure from his home town. This is a high C-rank level mission so I want you three to pack for active combat because we will be spending a week there. he said before body flickering away. Actually...its a high B-rank..as the client thinks enemy ninja could be involved but I know they are ready, there teamwork has increased by leaps and bounds.

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(An Hour Later)

Aw..That's so cute, Suo's taking his little genin on a mission. Shana said as she saw her former squad mate walking casually with his hands in his pocket and a large bandaged urn on his back. He'd pull his left hand out of his pocket to flip her off before walking past her only stopping when she put her leg out to trip him. Now now just formalities, where you guys off too? she said smiling seeing his obvious discomfort when she got close to him when he stopped.

We are going to Rose Village, we will be back in a week and a half. Time is of the essence, Shana so can we stop with these unnecessary questions and get moving I'd rather my squad be spared from your toxic presence. Suo said his facial expression obviously annoyed at Shana's delighted smirk despite him insulting her, nothing ever did seem to faze her.

This is your squads first C-rank right? That's odd usually genin are excited on their first C-rank mission. You sure must of pissed them off because they all look like they don't want to be here, then again its you so they probably all hate you by now. Anyways good luck. Shana said before stepping away letting all four of them pass through.

As much as I hate to agree with that bitch...she was right...I need to find out whats up with them perhaps all that training broke their spirit? Ugh! This is a serious problem... Suo thought to himself as they walked out of the village wall. He looked back at his squad all of which he was sure hadn't been out of the village before, it was as if their was nothing there but forest yet they knew the village was right there, one of them even at tried to go back but couldn't and to the others as well as Suo it looked as if Devin kept walking into the forest. I will explain that some other time right now we need to go. Suo said before he took off running at a steady pace so that they'd make it to their destination before nightfall with his squad following behind him closely.

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End Note: Whew..finally done a long ish chapter about a little over 4500 words. This was mainly a character interaction chapter as well as giving insight into the teams relationship. Oh I know some people are like Wait What about Team Kenji? Well, it happens I've decided my main focus in terms of teams will be Team Suo, Team Lexiane and Team Kuzimaru but no worries you'll eventually see more of Team Kenji just not at the moment.

New Faces
None <3

Jutsu used this Chapter
Doppelganger
Natural Law: Burst
Puppet Technique
Chakra Strings
Storm Release: Gale Gate
Junsuina Style: Concentrate
Body Flicker
Cloak Multi-Arm

Authors note: Alright so this is chapter Eleven, yeah I know what the fuck Cassie why have you not updated in such a long time >..> sorry guys I had it up two weeks ago but my comp crashed and I lost all 6k words...yeah..I wanted to die.

Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu,Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak, Lack of Color: Narration

Disclaimer: *cough* I don't own *cough* Naruto.

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Finally here.. A disgruntled Leo said as they approached the gates of the Rose Village. They had been walking for hours, due to Suo getting lost, then lying that he didn't get lost so they had walked in a circle for hours until Devin got tired of it and took to the sky to see where the correct way was. Leo would slump to the ground just as the gate opened startling the two guards who had gone to welcome them to the village.

Don't worry about him he's just...over dramatic. Devin said as she would walk past the guards who stood puzzled before shaking their heads as Leo would start crawling to the village all the while crying out in "pain" Pyua would silently follow Suo who was currently showing the guards his identification and the mission scroll so that they would be allowed in without having to go through strip searches and all those other unnecessary securities.

After a short conversation they would be pointed in the direction of their target destination, it was a large mansion in the middle of the village. As they walked they decided to take in the sights after all it was a lavish village that was full of flowers that lined the streets and ornate houses which complemented them. However even though the village itself was aptly named there was this lingering sadness around it, almost as if the villagers weren't happy to belong to such a village. It struck the squad as odd, though Pyua could sense that this wasn't a usual thing, something was off and even though she could see it her natural instincts were telling her that something was wrong with this setting.

They would eventually get to the mansion which had its own gate, a single guard standing in front of it, after seeing they were from Ibaragakure he calmly opened the gate allowing them to walk through. Devin was the first to reach the door and would knock on it the rest of her team catching up as the door opened..

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(About 5 miles east of Rose Village)

The faint panting of breath was heard as a bloodstained teenager fled his pursuers, his whole unit, decimated in combat and he was the only one left, he needed to get back home, to inform them of what happened. Fuck. he thought to himself as a massive arrow whizzed by his head, he knew they had found him, but he couldn't fight them all off he was out numbered..and outgunned he had no choice but to run. A bandit would drop down from above prompting him to jump to the side to avoid him, the boy drawing his sword his eyes hard. The bandit would lunge and the boy would spin while running forward cleaving the bandit in half with his long sword. He wouldn't stop to admire his kill rather he would keep running a wise choice as another massive arrow landed where he was just seconds before.

He was fast, and that was what kept him alive as his opponents couldn't match his speed, he didn't make any unnecessary movements nor did he make any pointless kills, it was merely a means to and end a simple get from point A to B without stopping for anything. Another Bandit would burst out of the bushes causing him to block an axe with his sword, only to duck down as an arrow flew over head. I need to keep moving. the boy thought to himself with a quick parry and a thrust, claiming his opponents life as if this was child's play. If he only had to deal with bandits it would be fine, he could slaughter them all..but no that wasn't it, it was the archer that was who he feared. He wasn't a shinobi, sure he knew how to mold chakra but not in the way the shinobi did, he just knew chakra flow a basic technique here and there the best a Rose Village guard could learn. Everything else was earned by sweat and hard work, but it mean't nothing when you were against an skilled opponent.

He would keep running almost tripping on one of the bandit's masks, it was an odd one really black and white one side being happy the other sad, they alternated sometimes white was happy other times black was, but the masks symbolized something more than just bad fashion sense. The gates...I can see them.. he breathlessly spat out as his limbs were aching from a combination of fatigue and injury. He looked back only for a second his face paling as he saw five massive arrows made out of rock heading straight towards him, his body rippled as when the arrows hit him his body would change into a gust of wind only to reform several feet away. He was panting as he had used the last remnant of his pitiful reserves but he didn't falter and kept running once he made it back he would be safe...at least for a while..

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Oh my fucking Kami...she's gorgeous Leo said out loud as he stared at their client's daughter, they had been listening to her talk while they were being shown around the mansion. His face went bright red when he realized he had said it aloud Devin snickering in the background Ah..uh..I'm sorry.. he said looking away clearly embarrassed, he couldn't help it, she was nice and homely not difficult at all, yet she wasn't a pushover like Pyua, and she seemed to be interested in the same things he was...it was like a match made in heaven.

You flatter me with how highly you think of my appearance...but please don't pursue me as I'm betrothed..and my fiance will not appreciate the competition.. The client's daughter said as she glanced at Leo and flashed a smile, she was the same age as them but like Devin looked older. She was about 5'3 but her body was perfectly proportioned so she looked like a miniature adult her red hair stopping at her shoulders and contrasting her vivid green eyes. At the moment she was wearing a black skirt with a black tan top which accentuated her bust, she was wearing black heels which made her about two inches and her nails were also painted black which when compared to the rest of her get up and her makeup she had a goth like look going on.

Betrothed? Wait a sec aren't you like the same age as me? What gives. Devin said folding her arms over her chest with a frown on her face. [/color=lavander] Don't tell me your going to get married to some old geezer because of money or politics or I'll personally kick his and your dad's ass.[/color] she said angrily prompting Pyua to put a hand on her friend's shoulder in a bid to calm her down.

Devin I don't believe it is your business who she can and can not marry, besides we are guests here and it would be in your best interest if you didn't attempt to assault one of the locals. Though it does strike me as odd when someone as young as you is already planning to be someone's wife. Was it a consensual agreement or perhaps were you pressured or persuaded into it? Suo said speaking up for the first time since they all introduced themselves to Jessica, he was more so keeping watch and memorizing the location of every thing inside of the house.

No no it isn't like that, Lance and I have been friends since childhood and our parents are friends as well, sure they always did want us to get together but it was him two proposed on his own, and I accepted, neither of us were forced into it, it just kind of happened. Jessica said with a blush before her face changed as the front door burst open five guards rushing in. Yes? What is it? she said concerned upon seeing their distraught faces.

Sorry to distract you Miss Jessica but it's Lance, his unit was decimated in combat with the New Order, he himself made it back but he is injured and we are currently undergoing another raid, we need to get you to safety. he said as the other guards moved forward.

Lance?! No I will not go and hide I must see him. My body guards from Ibaragakure have arrived they will protect me, go and secure the village I will be fine in their care. Jessica said her voice frantic as she wasn't really able to hide her concern and worry over Lance's condition. Let's go. she said before moving forward Suo stopping her. Before you say anything remember I'm your client and if you don't assist me I'll fire you and get another group to help me out. Now please step away from my path I need to see him. she said her voice pained as she spoke uncharacteristically, Suo would frown before turning around and opening the door first with Jessica following second as well as the rest of the team following close behind

She sure told him. Devin said with a laugh as she was the last to exit simply because she was taking in how Jessica had just in a sense told off her sensei, the girl had guts that was for sure and had earned the team's respect..minus Suo of course.
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(30 Minutes later)

There were screams and blood littering the streets of Rose as the New Order attacked, the guards were doing there best to repel them and even though they had superior numbers the attackers had superior skill as well as the presence of a shinobi. Currently he was overseeing the attack as they were scheduled to take over the village now that the lord was no longer within it however his body tensed up when he saw a group of his minions getting slaughtered by a young boy wielding a large broadsword which changed shape. Interesting.... the figures voice said before he would blur out of existence for a moment as he ran towards the boy who was tearing through his grunts.

Leo felt a massive killing intent directed at him and literally froze in place as a hulking man appeared in front of him, he was wearing a long half white half black cloak which had a hood which concealed his face. He was easily eight feet tall but what was most frightening about him wasn't his build but rather his arms as they both ended in large ball like gauntlets which had eyes painted on them and when they opened instead of revealing his hands they had rows and rows of teeth making them look like some sort of demented Mr and Mrs Pac-man. The man would move forward yet again however the killing blow which was intended on striking Leo was stopped by Tao with Suo walking calmly up to the scene of the battle.

Leo retake control of Tao and go back to assist Devin, I will handle him, after all he is a B-rank missing nin and way out of your league. Bounty, 20 million Ryo, Minerva Kakeru. Suo said as his gourd opened and two puppets climbed out, the first being Shiroi Akuma, the second being Shiroi Kumo. Leo would quickly reattach his chakra strings to Tao before fleeing the area just as Suo's left pinkie twitched slightly tending the first puppet heading straight towards his opponent.

Minerva would twist before launching his left arm forward the gauntlet opening and attempting to take a large bite out of Shiroi Akuma Suo replacing with his puppet and hitting the arm down with his blades sheathe as he coursed chakra into his unsheathed blade slashing at his opponent who quickly withdrew backwards. Suo stood in an odd combat stance with both of his pinkies outstretched while holding both his sword and sword sheath in his left and right hand respectively.

I didn't know that there were hired Shinobi here...this complicates things. Not by much however it seems you are the only one who can pose a threat to me so if we get rid of you...we will be able to take this place over. Minerva said as she crouched to the ground both arms still straight before the gauntlets opened and began eating the ground. She would then run forward Suo remaining rooted in place as his sword became enshrouded in buzz-saw like wind chakra. She would raise one arm and a massive arrow made out of the stone that arm consumed would be launched forward at pointblank distance and would hit Suo, whose body would release a white cloud of smoke revealing that he was actually the one of his puppets, namely Shiroi Sukafu. The puppet would fly backwards with the arrow damaging it but its body still in prime fighting condition while the real Suo was no where to be found.

Sorry to disappoint you but I'm not that easy to kill. the puppet would say before swinging both arms in an "X" pattern releasing 20 sharp rods of bone each of which ignited upon being about 5 feet away from the puppet. Minerva would dodge quickly avoiding five of them, another five hitting her chest, leg and face before having to parry away the remaining 10 with her arms which for some reason didn't bleed upon getting hit. A puppet user. That explains it. Suo said as Minerva's "face" was revealed being nothing more that a ball with the same look as the gauntlets only half being black and the other half being white.

...It seems I underestimated your strength...this time I will retreat...next time however...the outcome will be much different. Minerva said before releasing a smoke cloud from her mouth as she fled the scene. Suo's puppets would linger for a few moments before all three would withdraw.

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(20 minutes later Rose Hospital)

Why do I get the feeling that this isn't a C-rank mission Devin said as she parried blows from a mercenaries axe with her long sword, a white cloud would form by her legs quickly turning into a gale cloud and attacking him from the right and slicing away into his stomach the man collapsing to the ground Devin's face contorting in both disgust and guilt before she forced herself to turn away. ...I didn't mean to kill him...No..snap out of it..you are a kunoichi..Mom told me this is one of the things I'd have to do if the mission called for it...and it was in self defense... Devin thought to herself quickly before being snapped out of her guilt by a hammer swinging towards her, luckily Pyua had her back and launched a punch the burst knocking the hammer's wielder off his feet before the blow landed and another one of Devin's Gale Clouds finished him off just as the mercenaries started to retreat.

T-T-They are l-leaving D-Devin. Pyua said as she was guarding the distraught Jessica who was currently by the unconscious Lance's bedside. The majority of the hospital staff was safe thanks to Team Thirteen's presence on the battlefield as Suo was on the roof picking off opponents with his arrows with deadly accuracy. He would go back into the hospital building when he saw the bulk of the mercenaries had retreated and Leo had made it back into the hospital gates, he didn't know when the next attack would be but one thing was for sure, he needed to get these villagers ready.

Leo would find the rest of the genin members of his team watching over their client and would sigh before slumping down into a chair with Tao being resealed back into his summoning scroll. The room was silent for the most part just broken by the occasional sob which came from Jessica after seeing Lance's condition. Leo knew his injuries weren't life threatening nor career ending but he didn't want to risk his input enraging the girl after all seeing one's loved one injured often makes one very volatile. For now he merely stared at the wall in silence while Devin paced around waiting for Suo in order to ascertain the exact rank of this mission. Pyua on the other hand sat next to Jessica after the area was secure patting her on the back as she was the only one to comfort her when Jessica first saw how badly Lance had gotten hurt.

About time you got here. What the hell was that Sensei?! This isn't a C-rank mission they had enough manpower to completely overrun the village! Devin said as Suo entered, mentally willing herself not to storm up to him instead she clenched her fists and glared at him with only Leo coming close to matching her fury at the moment.

I agree with her, a B-rank missing nin? Is this some sort of sick joke Sensei, a team's first mission after doing D-ranks is a simple C-rank to ease them into killing. This didn't ease us into anything, Pyua hasn't said a word ever since her first sure Devin and I handle ourselves better than she does but its not as if it didn't affect us. You could of warned us, said something about this, you owe us that much right Sensei?! Leo said actually standing up out of his seat for the last bit while Devin nodded earnestly.

First, although I did not tell you the specifics of this mission I never did mislead you into thinking that it would be easy. Every mission is to be taken with the utmost seriousness, so you three not being prepared for it is not my fault but your own. Second, I am your Sensei I will not condone such disrespect, I understand you three are still pumped full of adrenaline so I will let this slide just this once, next time there will be severe punishment. Third, this was supposed to be a low B-rank mission though seeing what has occurred this is easily a mid A-rank and much more for a genin squad to handle. Suo said with a frown as he walked up to where Jessica sat. But we were paid to protect her, and seeing as she obviously had no knowledge of this attack I will not blame her for putting us at a disadvantage. We will continue with this mission, and I will prepare you for combat now that our teamwork exercises have been completed, any objections? he said looking around first at Pyua who nodded silently, then at Devin who tried albeit poorly to hide her excitement and finally at Leo who frowned before sitting down in his chair once more.

This mission seems like it will be...difficult. But I can't just leave a damsel in distress, the question is however...who were those guys? Leo said with a sigh before looking at the bed as Lance had slowly opened his eyes and was currently staring at the ceiling.

Perhaps I can help you with that. They are called the New Order, a missing-nin organization who's primary objective is to take over this village...

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(New Order base)

I see..so Thorn shinobi are currently guarding the village? That does set back our plan for the village, nonetheless it is nothing to worry about, we will lay low for a week, then this time I will send Jack to accompany you, Minerva. I trust that you will not disappoint me again. A slender man wearing a white and black mask with a crown attached said to the two who knelt before him. You may go. he said with a wave of his hand the two nodding before leaving his domain. Soon..the Rose will be mine.. he said with a cackle which got louder and louder the two guards stationed outside of his domain shaking their heads.

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(Back at the hospital 10 minutes later)

So your saying the New Order is headed by an A-rank missing ninja and has two lieutenants one of which was Minerva. Meaning...they'd both be at the same level so we are dealing with two B-rank missing nin..and 1 A-rank missing nin. Suo said his face deathly serious as the past few minutes Lance had explained the New Order in as much detail as he could. Their leader had been head guard of the Rose village and had always been described as power hungry however when he was repeatedly denied the leadership position of the village he defected and vowed to return and take over the village, overtime he rose in notoriety and developed his own organization which was mostly filled with mercenaries however he had managed to win over two other missing ninja to his cause.

In the past week there have been repeated attacks but none as bold as this.. Lance said sitting up prompting Jessica to look at him alarmed. No worries Jess, this is nothing luckily one of the few things I have inherited from my mother was her vitality. I should be up and running in a few days at most. I'm sorry to worry you. he said before kissing her forehead and turning back to look at Suo. There strength lies in numbers and ambush tactics, that's how they caught me and my unit off guard, if it was a fair fight we would of done much better and I wouldn't of gotten this injured. he said clenching his fist in anger when he remembered how they had decimated his unit with brute force.

So um...what are we going to do. Devin said being the first out of the genin to speak as Pyua was speechless while Leo was busy formulating strategies in his head in preparation for another invasion. She looked at her best friend who was obviously overwhelmed by the severity of the situation, she didn't blame her either, she was scared as well and if not for her state of mind she would of been silent as well, she knew Leo was just as scared as she was but he held himself better occupying his brain with something other than the fear of battle.

We are going to train. Our main objective is making sure our client is safe, the defense of this village will be our secondary objective but first and foremost you three need to be prepared. The bulk of the force are mercenaries which you three can handle with ease but right now I'm going to have to prepare you for a possible confrontation with one of the lieutenants, if all three of you work together you will undoubtedly bring him or her down and your experience with various combat situations with myself have given you essential experience against a puppet user. Suo said as Leo snapped out of his daze and pulled out a scroll quickly writing down battle plans.

That kid....scares me at times. Suo thought to himself as he noticed it before turning and making his way to the door. Our training starts tomorrow same time as usual. That'll give you enough time to prepare yourselves and rest from the exertion of today. Lance, I suppose when you are up for it, you may join us, after all it would be good to gain some...practice against a shinobi in a non life or death situation. He would pause before looking at Pyua opening his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but reconsidered and walked out of the door, he didn't have any advice on what to do after her first kill, it wasn't exactly his specialty, he kept his emotions lidded only expressing them when not in the field.

Well that was fun. Now we are going to be training to fight B-rank missing nin...so fun I can't wait to get started. Leo said his voice painfully sarcastic as he finished writing down tactics. He would get up and pickup Hiramekarei before walking over to Lance and giving him the scroll. Your guard has a lot of holes in its defense, I wrote up ways to improve that as well as better defensive tactics in preparation for another attack. I'm not trying to be rude or anything but if they learned these tactics the amount of casualties would be greatly decreased. he said with a frown before turning around and walking out as well. If anyone needs me I'm going back to the mansion, there are twenty eight beds just calling my name.

Slacking bastard. Devin said before walking towards the door, just when she was about to exit she would turn around and smirk at Pyua You might want to leave to, after all those two probably want to fu- D-Devin! Pyua screamed before running after her friend who simply giggled before walking out of the room leaving Jessica and Lance who were both blushing bright red.

I'm glad your okay... Jessica said breaking the awkward silence which had occurred after the genin left. I don't know what I would of done if I had lost you.. she said squeezing his hand her eyes tearing up once more as her body was overtaken by emotion. The tears wouldn't fall however as she would suddenly be kissed fiercely, at first she was caught off guard but then she went with it her eyes closing and deepening the kiss, they continued for almost a minute before breaking apart Jessica in a daze as her heart fluttered rapidly.

You will never lose me my beloved, I promised you that the day I became a guard. I will always come back to you no matter what, in fact if not for that promise I wouldn't of made it back to the village. But I knew I couldn't fail, I couldn't burden you with the pain of losing me nor could I break the promise I made to you. Lance said stroking her hair Jessica snuggling up to him with a content smile on her face.

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Oi Pyua. Devin said as they waited outside of the room eavesdropping on the occupants conversation. Do you and Jikei have conversations like that you know all lovey dovey and crap. Devin said teasing her friend who began to sulk albeit a blush appearing on her face. Look, you know your going to have to work on your confidence, you know he likes you and you like him so what's stopping you, you know? How about when we are done with this mission the first thing you do when we get back home is ask him out. she said Pyua staring at her as if she had grown a second head before blushing even more.

B-But what if your wrong..a-and he d-doesn't l-like me.. Pyua said silently, Devin internally rolling her eyes but happy that she managed to get her friend to break her silence, she hated it when Pyua brooded it was like a rain on her parade. W-What if he t-thinks of m-me o-only a-as a f-friend. she said frowning her eyes lowered to the ground.

Hey don't think like that. Honest I know he likes you the way he looks at you and stuff. Sure it makes me gag but it's obvious he really does like you, besides if he doesn't accept I can just kick his ass until he says yes. Devin said with a smirk as Pyua's jaw dropped at her comment. Just kidding. But no seriously, ask him out or you might lose your chance. she said her smirk vanishing Pyua's face becoming steely as she nodded sharply. See that's what I'm talking about, confidence so that another girl doesn't steal him away from you. she said as she thought about her own life, she didn't have time to really waste looking for guys and that coupled with many of the ones her age not being strong enough or good looking enough to perk her interest really lowered her interest in pursuing any relationship at the moment.

Eh..why am I never worrying I'm super awesome I don't need anyone to tell me that on a daily basis. she thought to herself while sparing Pyua a glance her friend obviously day dreaming about the date based on her facial expression. She's such a perv.

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End Note There you have to people. I am super sorry for not releasing this chapter earlier and to make up for it I'm already starting the Twelfth chapter just as I'm typing this end note. Note this wasn't the original version of the 11th chapter that one had much more battle scenes in it but I couldn't do it because...well..I lost the inspiration lol that and when I write something I don't want to write it again.

New Faces:

Jessica Rena: She's the daughter of the current ruler of the Rose Village and and is betrothed to Lance. She's also a civilian however she is strong willed and passionate about her ideals just like her father which is why she is most likely to be the next ruler of the Rose village.

Lance Gand: He's the head guard of the Rose village now that the former ones have defected and more recently died, he is very skilled despite his experience lacking and has been training ever since he was a child just like the Ibara shinobi. He proposed to Jessica 2 years prior to the present date and is very committed and loyal to her.

Minerva Kakeru: A renown puppeteer hailing from Kōhaigakure, not much is known about her past other than her parents fully supporting her defection from her home village and being killed in the process of aiding her escape. She is more idealistic than she is ruthless and is the most loyal to the New Order cause.

Jutsu Used this Chapter
Wind Release: Body Flicker
Tenmetsu Style: Blinding Light
Tenmetsu Style: Vacuum Release
Chakra Strings
Puppet Technique
Hiramekarei Unleashing
Junsuina Style: Rain
Storm Release: Cloud
Storm Release: Gale Cloud

Authors note: Booyah ^.^


Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu, Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak Lack of color: Narration

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did I would of killed off Sakura in some sort of gruesome accident during the Haku-Zabuza arc and instead of Haku dying she/he would of taken Sakura's place on team 7

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(The Next Day)

The group was currently admiring Lance and his ability to heal, as he was physically fine and had met them in the mansions backyard for training. He was the first to arrive followed by Jessica who was watching from her balcony then surprisingly Leo who was looking around the area and scoping out potential hiding places and what not, then it was Devin and Pyua who arrived next with Pyua slightly out of breath as she had been forced to run while Devin had frowned upon seeing Leo had gotten there before her. The group had chatted a bit as Leo figured Suo would probably stick the four of them together against himself so he decided to clue Lance into their most basic strategy against their Sensei.

Well I see everyone has arrived, forgive me for being late I had to check with the hospital whether or not Lance would be able to join us in training. Seems like you've healed completely as astonishing as that might sound, it seems you inherited an accelerated healing factor from one of your parents, were they Shinobi? Suo said as he walked up to the group causing all of them to halt their conversations.

My mother was actually, she used to be a Ibaragakure shinobi before she damaged her chakra coils beyond repair and was forced to retire, she relocated to the Rose village where she met my father who was apart of the Rose Guard and was one of the few nova that wasn't interested in joining Ibaragakure as a Shinobi. So that leaves me a human-nova hybrid with an accelerated healing factor, though in terms of being a shinobi I only know the academy basics. Lance said with slight sadness in his voice as he narrated his heritage.

I see, coupled with your experience I'd put you at mid genin rank, which will be perfect, as of now in training you four will function as a four man squad. Suo said as his gourd began to open as three puppets emerged. These are my puppets, the White Demon, the White Scarf and the White Spider. I simply want to gauge your skill levels as well as your ease at working as a four man unit, so feel free to do your best to subdue each one of my puppets. Suo said before body flickering away while using the transformation technique to disguise himself as a rock inside one of the bushes about twenty-five feet away from the group. The puppets themselves stood alert with the white scarf in the front the two others behind it.

Yeah. Seems like he still is underestimating us. I hate it when he does that. The strategy he is employing is simple, he expects us to break even with Scarf while you, Lance, have to deal with both Spider and Demon. Leo said looking at the puppets his thumb jerking a bit a Tao would burst up from the ground near him "cracking" its neck as if it was ready for battle.

What he doesn't know is...we are not to be underestimated. Devin said as three clouds orbited her body as she began to make hand signs, they would then shift into gale clouds before they turned into Gale Gates and stacked as she finished her technique. Water Release: Wild Water Wave. she said before expelling a trumpet of water which was accelerated to crashing ground speeds upon passing her gate and was aimed directly at the White Scarf puppet. It surprised Suo as he didn't know that Devin even knew water techniques but the way it was executed, made indication that it was a recently mastered technique, it would seem his squad was holding out on him.

He would quickly maneuver his puppets out of the way however he was startled when he saw Devin making more hand signs the water turning into mist before it hit the ground. S-Sorry S-Sensei. B-But we've been h-holding back. Pyua's voice rang out as she activated her stage six eye the temperature around her being raised and spreading the mist even further as the water particles in the air began to hum. Pyua's stance would then drop low as her rapier was still sheathed her hands outstretched as she slipped off her sandals touching the ground with her bare feet. She would then launch forward moving at Crashing Ground speeds and move like a vortex before hitting the White Spider with an open palm knocking it back the area that she hit being ground into fine powder as well as the area around it burnt a little. The mist worked in tandem with her eyes not only allowing her to visualize the area around her body but also doubled as an effective offense as the scalding water vapor could easily inflict first degree burns on opponents that just entered her range.

Suo couldn't see a thing at the moment and that bothered him even with his telescopic vision he couldn't pick out any of their shapes save Pyua simply because of the heat radiating off of the area where she was, deciding he would pick them off one by one he moved the White Scarf using Moisture Palm Boiling Burst, using the increased moisture of the air against them however before he could make his move a figure would axe kick his puppet to the ground. He would lash out releasing the ball of moisture at the figure who simply dodged out of the way with ease before vanishing into the mist, another figure would emerge and would launch his puppet into the air with a massive hammer sending it into the air where it was brutally sliced in half by a katana. They've already incorporated Lance into their strategy.. Suo thought to himself as he noticed when his puppet suffered that damage. He quickly reverted from his transformed state and body flickered away from a fast moving vertical slash from Devin's long sword.

Sensei... I can see you. Devin's voice rang out before her figure disappeared into the mist once more. Suo's eyes narrowed as he wondered just how much had his squad progressed without his supervision, he quickly made hand signs and used his camouflage technique which extended to his chakra strings as he knew that was how they found his location in the first place. What he didn't expect however was him having to parry another attack from Devin with his own sword he managed a glimpse of her face for the first time during the training session and saw her eyes both eyes were glowing faintly and were completely unique, it was definitely not the Hakaigan. I can still see you.. she whispered before jumping back into the mist her laughter being heard around him.

How is she still seeing me.. Suo thought to himself while another figure emerged from his gourd, it was spectral in appearance and used chakra strings to control the puppets allowing Suo to use his sword more effectively. Suo parried another strike from Devin before jumping back and rapidly making hand signs before using Wind Release Pressure Damage the massive vortex of wind dispelling the mist around him and revealing Devin's position. He moved forward and would hit her with the broad side of his sword frowning when the sword passed through revealing it was just a clone. He spun before his sword became coated in wind chakra and split in half another jet of water coming from Devin before he body flickered away as the water turned into mist.

S-she isn't t-the o-only o-one S-sensei a voice came from behind him as he felt the area around him get hotter, he turned rapidly before using Junsuina Style: Rain and watching for a split second with marvel as Pyua shifted her center of balance from her feet to her hands and spun on her left hand while kicking outward creating numerous concussive waves which repelled and then rebounded his chakra arrows right back to him. She would then push her self into the air just as an odd Gale Gate would hover over her pausing her motion for a split second before launching her higher into the air. She would tuck her body in as she concentrated in preparation for showcasing one of her recently gained techniques, namely one of those she got from her fathers scrolls.

Chichi no himitsu: Ōpuningu no mon. Pyua uttered without a single stutter as her body rippled and she lost her sight as the chakra gathered in her eyes was redirected into her brain opening the first gate. She was launched once more back to the ground by another one of those strange Gale Gate and would land perfectly on all fours. Anubis would send the white spider to attempt to blitz Pyua before she landed however it was quickly intercepted by Leo who had body replaced with Pyua and would smash the puppet to the ground with Hiramekarei in puppet form. However the white spider simply separated and would launch its limbs at him all at once which would of been the end for Leo if not for him planning ahead, Tao appearing hovering over him before grabbing on to Leo and throwing him into the air away and taking the attacks instead.

The White Demon was currently having its hands full with Lance as they were engaging in an intense physical fight, which was actually even thanks to Lance's cover with the mist. Lance would pull back after a smooth melody played in the air and multiple Lance's began to emerge from the mist. As the white demon destroyed them they would merely multiple and begin to overwhelm it and pretty soon its limbs were severed and the multiple lances disappeared into the mist once more.

Something isn't right with this..he said he had basic academy training..the clone jutsu isn't that advanced Suo thought to himself as he body flickered once more and upon appearing was bombarded by numerous kunai each moving at at least Vacuum release speeds. He quickly unsealed one of his puppets and it tanked the kunai which bounced off of its hide. For them to force me to use the White Chimera..they have been holding back quite a lot. he thought to himself as he partially emerged from the puppet before using another Wind Release Pressure Damage and withdrawing inside of it once more just as one of the heads released a flamethrower which coated the wind vortex creating a massive sphere of flame which devastated the area.

What the?..KAI! Suo said outloud as the mist didn't disperse after that attack however upon dispelling the genjutsu he saw that the mist had been almost completely removed save for a fog pocket that was quickly approaching him at high speeds. He would move his puppet which would then release a compressed shot of water at the fog Suo raising an eyebrow as some of the water turned into steam immediately upon impacting the fog cloud. What surprised him however was when the water was them swirled around the fog before being completely redirected back at his puppet forcing him to match the strength of his own water shot with another one.

Was that wise...sensei? Devin's voice quickly snapping him back to reality as the water was turned into mist concealing the cannonball of chakra which was heading towards him. It would hit his puppet dead on not dealing damage to its outer shell but knocking it off balance which was further accented when Lance, who was moving at a speed matched only by Devin, dealt horizontal slash with his Katana which actually cut open some of his puppet. Lance's short victory however was combated by the entrance of another puppet which clashed directly with him however due to the low visibility as well as the superior speed that Lance was moving it quickly turned into a one sided battle as the puppet was bisected in half Lance quickly moving on and hiding within the mist.

Alright...then. It seems you've improved but its time to show you why I am your Jonin Sensei. Suo said as four more puppets entered the fray and the puppets they thought they had destroyed began to piece themselves back together. Lance, Pyua, Devin and Leo exhaled sharply upon seeing that Suo wasn't going to be playing around anymore, the latter two actually managing a smile as they had finally earned some iota of respect.

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(20 Minutes Later)

Jessica was simply amazed at the skill and co-ordination of the genin, of course she was proud that her betrothed was keeping up with them and had been blended into their strategy as if he was a missing piece all along. She continued watching albeit being a bit put off as she couldn't see them when the mist covered the battle field but whenever it dispersed she could piece together what had happened judging by the state of everyone.

What the... Jessica managed to say as the mist dispersed once more and all three genin as well as lance were on the ground badly bruised with Suo emerging out of thin air panting but otherwise being fine albeit his clothes and hair slightly singed. Is it over?! Jessica yelled Suo raising his hand in a thumbs up to alert her but she gasped when he suddenly had to block a last ditch strike from Lance his sword being cloaked with a buzz-saw like wind chakra cloak. She would then see Suo point his other hand forward and release a chakra arrow which would stop just short of Lance's heart the latter admitting defeat.

Jessica would go back into the mansion before running down the stairs and out the back door attempting to make sure Lance and the others were okay. Upon getting there she saw Lance sitting down on the floor while Suo leaned back against his White Chimera puppet. Devin was laying on the ground her eyes open and normal once more while Leo was creating runes on his and the still unconscious Pyua's body. Is everyone alright? Jessica said in slight shock as she saw how banged up everyone was except for of course Suo.

Yeah, we're fine. I'll have Pyua up and running soon enough, Devin just finished getting healed now her body just needs to recuperate and Lance is fine, his natural healing coupled with my Rune's mended him up the quickest, oh and I was the least injured so my injures are more superficial than anything. Leo said his voice cheery albeit slightly pained. So Sensei. How did we do. Leo said temporarily taking his eyes off of Pyua to look at Suo who was deep in thought.

You three, have been training separately from our joint training sessions haven't you. Suo said calmly with Leo nodding slowly, Devin gritting her teeth in anger and Pyua still unconscious. Well, I'm quite proud of you three. It seems you finally got the gist of what I was attempting to do. Not to mention your teamwork was impeccable even with Lance's addition you three moved like a well oiled machine. Suo said allowing a smile to grace his otherwise stoic face for the first time since he got his squad.

So this was all part of your plan Sensei. Heh to think I thought you had such little faith in us, your real plan was to motivate us to earn your respect. Devin said with a smirk before pushing herself off of the ground as Pyua woke up. She would then force herself to stand up, swaying a bit before she got her bearing and would walk over to where Pyua lay. You okay Pyua? Devin said smiling at her friend who slowly nodded her head. Seems like us training together was all part of Sensei's plan. Devin said beaming at Pyua who looked shocked before giving a smile of her own.

I can't believe I fell for that. Leo said face-palming as when he thought about it, it made perfect sense, Suo did have faith in them, otherwise he would of never signed them up for a B-rank mission in the first place. I'm sorry for doubting you sensei. he thought to himself before looking at Suo with new found respect, sure he was a crafty man but he meant well, it was a pity that it took them that long to realize it.

S-so what now S-Sensei? Pyua said as she looked around with her third stage eye active, she was the only one out of the three who hadn't given up on their Sensei and although she didn't show it she was really happy at the moment. He had only been trying to motivate them, and now that he saw that they would be able get real training from him, not to mention she saw the worth of all the teamwork exercises he made them go through, she now knew what Leo wanted in battle without him having to say anything, she also knew that Devin was constantly watching her back in addition to Leo's just in case they managed to get into a bad situation, sure with Lance joining they had been a bit off but he was a quick learner and soon enough adapted to their strategies.

Now we will train as a team. I've been collecting scrolls prior to taking you three up as a squad which I thought you three might use to your advantage. Leo I have a couple C-rank genjutsu techniques as well as a B-rank genjutsu that I think you will find most useful, your puppet you've outfitted it with some sort of device that produces melodies when swung. Right? Suo said prompting Leo to nod with a grin. Smart. I like it. Now then Pyua I see you picked up the Revolution Fist, that is a very old combat style, though it seems you are pretty good at it so its a perfect taijutsu base for you. However I picked up some books in braille which I think will introduce you to sealing, it is always nice to have a few seals in your arsenal, you know, just in case. he said with Pyua nodding as well.

Devin, your really good at the Hidden Mist Technique as well as Silent Killing, you just need to refine your movement a bit more and you will be undetectable. I picked up a couple water technique scrolls that might prove useful to you, in addition I picked up a C-rank lightning technique that would work perfectly with your current techniques not to mention will introduce you into the other part of your elemental heritage. Suo said before frowning slightly Devin those eyes, of yours they aren't the Hakaigan...we will talk later about...their capabilities. Your parents have been informed of this correct? he said Devin nodding his face relaxing before turning to look at Lance. I picked up a few Nova techniques for Devin, that you can learn Lance, I don't particularly mind considering Devin would already be overworked with the technique scrolls I already picked up for her. It would be good to expand your jutsu library for the upcoming battle, not to mention I'll have Devin teach you Silent Killing, with your speed and swordsmanship it would make you that much deadlier in combat and unlike the others you haven't completely adapted to the loss of sight in Devin's mist.

Thank you. Suo, I really appreciate it, oh and Leo I gave my men the battle strategies you are really something, you noticed weaknesses I would of never been able to spot. Lance said as he managed to break free of Jessica's doting. So I suppose for the rest of the week we will be training, sweet. he said with a laugh when he saw Jessica's shocked facial expression.

You are a glutton for punishment you know that Lance? Jessica said with a pout after collecting her wits, she just didn't understand why he was looking forward to getting beaten up again. Sure she got he wanted to be stronger so that he would be able to protect the village but she knew that wasn't his only motivation, he had found rivals among the genin, and she knew it was his competitive streak that was pushing him to be better than them by the end of the week.

Yes we will be and judging by all of your facial expressions you all are eager to learn. Suo said his faint smile reappearing as he looked at his students, he could see they all had potential, even Lance. He knew he was quite lucky to be able to train them, though the way they were growing did worry him a bit, soon he would have to start training himself once more, it was annoying really, they wouldn't grow like normal students instead they got strong quick, now he couldn't slack off with his training anymore.

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(2 Hours later Mansion Grounds.)

So Devin your new dojutsu, how did you manage to obtain it? Also what happened to your Hakaigan are you still able to activate it? Suo said in a low voice after making sure they were the only ones around, it was mainly to keep the dojutsu a secret as Suo had realized that what Devin now possessed could possibly be a mutation of the Hakaigan.

Um..well it happened after I mastered my dad's dojutsu technique, Eye of the Storm, along with two of the Nova ones with the weird names. Um my eyes started burning and I passed out and when I woke up and tried to activate them my eyes changed into this. I immediately told my mom who after taking me to the hospital told my dad, both of them realized I had developed an additional kekkei genkai when it even spread to my clouds. Devin explained Suo's eyes widening upon hearing that.

Yeah I can now make a new cloud type, I call them Heat Clouds, not to mention I keep hearing a voice in my head, my mom says it most likely derived from one of the Nova dojutsu so I call it The Personality. As of now it is the one that is managing my clouds which is why I can use them so smoothly now in comparison with before. Oh by the way it's called the Uzugan. My parent's haven't learned exactly what it can and can't do but seeing as its a mesh of those dojutsu they assume that at most it will be able to do everything each of its components can and more. she said with a small smile Suo nodding his head in understanding.

Alright then in that case I want you to keep it under wraps for now, I suppose your teammates have already found out but from now on until they are able to determine its nature I want you only to use it when you are concealed in the mist agreed? Suo said with Devin nodding slowly. Alright lets head back to the others...


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(Six Days later - Mansion Grounds)

I've managed to teach you all each one of the techniques I had on hand, that's pretty impressive, you three picked up things much faster than I expected. Suo said as he spoke to his three students with Jessica watching from her balcony as she had been doing for the past couple of days in order to observe their training sessions, Leo was currently at the guard barracks as he had joint training sessions with the rest of the Rose guards every Sunday. When we get back to the village our training sessions will definitely become more intense, and if you guys impress me enough I might register you three to participate in the chunin exams. he said chuckling inwardly as a cheer came from Devin was was beaming eagerly.

Of course we'll impress you. Devin said as she placed her hands behind her head and stretched out a bit, she had managed to learn three additional C-rank water techniques along with a C-rank lightning technique and a B-rank water technique that was sure to give her an edge against their enemies. In addition she had been able to create a new gate line which revolved around her Heat Gates using her Gale Gate line as inspiration of course they all did different things but the principles were pretty much the same.

B-Because w-we've w-worked h-hard. Pyua said with a small smile, she had taken some of her Revolution Fist books with her along for the mission so she was able to learn 3 additional techniques not to mention she had learned how to create explosive, barrier as well as flash tags from just paper thanks to Suo's teaching and had even managed to create a unique sealing array which she christened a Burst tag due to it combining the light intensity of a flash tag with the explosive power of an exploding tag, though due to its danger she had been instructed to take care when using it around allies.

Yep. Leo said as he placed Tao back in its storage scroll as he had been making sure that it was in top condition as during the last training session it had been used as a test dummy for Devin's new lightning technique. He too had improved after learning three additional C-rank genjutsu as well as the B-rank genjutsu that Suo had recommended to him. He had also managed to develop a B-rank Rune technique which was sure to surprise his opponents in battle.

There you guys are.. The New Order has been spotted about fourty feet from the main gate. I've already told Jessica to go into hiding in one of the many secret passages in the mansion. I came to get you guys so we can move to protect the village. Lance said as he had appeared like a blur, he too had improved after learning the Nova techniques that Suo had in addition to getting a few pointers from not only Devin but Leo and Pyua he had expanded his technique arsenal by a lot even managing to develop some special techniques of his own.

Alright.. It's time Let's show them what we've got. Suo said as he began to run towards the village gates quickly followed by Devin, Pyua, Leo and Lance. Devin, Lance take the east, Pyua, Leo take the west I will take the main gate and attempt to ease the load that the Rose guard will have to endure with my archery techniques. Suo said as his students split up and took off towards their respective posts...

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(West Gate)

Minerva walked calmly behind her squadron of elite mercenaries of course they didn't stack up to her, but they would be more than enough to deal with those pesky genin after all they were just weaklings they would be easy to take care of. She gritted her teeth in anger when she thought of the squad leader who had managed to force her to retreat, she would make sure to carve him into a nice human puppet.

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(East Gate)

A Cloaked figure walked alone as he approached the East gate, his squadron had been rerouted to the main gate to assist the bulk of the New Order grunts so that he would have more ease slipping in and devastating the village. Besides he worked better alone, he always had.

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End Note: Here you go ^.^ The 12th Chapter This is another 4k + word one, I decided a nice training session would show just how much Team Thirteen has grown and will make you guys familiar with how its going to be like next chapter. As for the splitting as you have guessed the East group Devin and Lance will fight Minerva, while the west group Leo and Pyua will fight Jack. I made the pairings to give diversity and give a chance for the other two members of Team Thirteen to show their stuff not to mention give both challenging fights. No worries Suo lovers he'll get his fight but I didn't think it was fair pitting a jonin against B-rank missing nin.

New Faces:

Jack Vazquez: Not much is known about him (Sowwy Guys can't spoil anything.)

Jutsu Used This Chapter
Hidden Mist Technique
Silent Killing
Natural Law Burst
Puppet Technique
Wind Release: Pressure Damage
Junsuina Style: Rain
Junsuina Style: Concentrate
Storm Release: Cloud
Storm Release: Gale Cloud
Storm Release: Gale Cannon
Genjutsu: Mist
Transformation Technique
Genjutsu: Haze Clone Technique
Hiding With Camouflage Technique
Junsuina Style: Tunnel Vision
Hiramekarei Unleashing
Body Flicker
Water Release: Wild Water Wave
Tenmetsu Style: Blinding Light
Chakra Strings
Secret Technique: Anubis

Name: Revolution Fist
Classification: Fighting Style
Rank: D-S rank
Class: Offensive/Supplementary
Range: Self

Description: This is an ancient taijutsu style practiced by monks throughout the world as they attempted to gain enlightenment, it is a taijutsu style which revolves around heightening one's senses in order to sense the minute vibrations through the ground in order to gauge the distance between them and their opponents in order to do this the user opts to go barefoot allowing them to pick up on the vibrations much easier thanks to a honed sense of touch. It is a highly mobile taijutsu style as the user is able to shift their center of gravity to any body part and balance themselves perfectly. It has a unique graceful yet fluid movement scheme where the user moves like vortex using motion as a weapon being able to guide and redirect the flow of things opposing their own movement flow. In addition the user gains the ability to vibrate the chakra within their body and when concentrated in their hands, or feet they can deal devastating damage to opponents literally grinding the bones in their body into fine dust.

Name: Revolution Fist: Twirl
Classification: Taijutsu
Rank: C-B rank
Class: Defensive/Offensive
Range: Short-Mid

Description: This involves the user switching from the normal Revolution Fist stance to their hands while spinning rapidly at least at Bullet Release speeds. The user then can further more use one hand to guide their body as they spin on another, this technique is powerful on its own however when combined with elemental techniques it gains its true power. Pyua has combined this technique with her Natural Law Burst to create a vortex which has the ability to revolve a B-rank or below technique around it and redirect it back to the opponent with equivalent force while moving at 1-rank higher speed than she is currently moving.

Authors note: Here we go Chapter Thirteen, we have boss fights so that's going to be fun to write about. Lets see just how far Team Thirteen has come.


Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu, Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak Lack of color: Narration

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If I did, then I wouldn't have to write these stupid Disclaimers every time I write a chapter lest Kishi bring the wrath of his copyright upon my site and close it down.

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(Rose Village East Twenty-five minutes later)

We do not have time for small fries, why won't they get that? Devin said to Lance as both of them tore through enemy lines, it wasn't like she enjoyed it rather she hated the ease at which she could kill them, it wasn't her fault they couldn't keep up but at the same time she felt as if she was killing civilians with weapons, it didn't make much of a difference to her and it sickened her on the inside. Perhaps the civilians were right when they didn't let their children join the shinobi program, kids became trained killers being too young to understand the sanctity of life. Ow..my head...I hate when I think too much for my own good. Devin said out loud as she flipped over a man with an axe embedding a kunai in the back of his skull as she continued forward.

Lance was silent mainly because he was better adjusted to the art of killing his katana did all the talking slicing off arms, legs, heads mainly those who got in his way although occasionally he would assist one of the rose guard in battle. As they made there way to the gate he saw that the mercenaries began to thin out We are managing to push them back, this is good Leo's tactics are working. Lance said in a low voice Devin smirking when she heard what he had to say, her smirk disappeared however when she heard a scream coming from near the east gate, both of them doubling their pace.

When they got to the gate they grimaced as they saw a gruesome site, there were bodies everywhere most of them with their entrails torn out of their body the culprit was currently finishing off the last guard, dispatching him with a single horizontal strike which cut a deep slash in her stomach. The woman would sink to her knees still alive as she clutched her stomach her intestines spilling out. You two seem different from the others. Perhaps you can give me an adequate challenge. the hooded individual said as he turned around to face the two. His posture didn't change however the amount of killing intent he was pouring out had made Devin freeze in place.

Devin, come on I need you for this. Lance said looking at her concerned as he needed her to be in top form if they were to have any chance at this. He's definitely a lieutenant just our luck..but we can't back down now. We need to protect the Rose Village. he said gripping his now sheathed Katana as Devin exhaled and regained her composure. There we go. he said with a small smile his own composure unaffected by the killing intent the man was pouring out, it was mainly due to him putting his duty over his own life, and nothing would be powerful enough to shake his conviction to protect his village.

Yeah..let's do this. We didn't train with sensei just to let it go to waste. Devin said as 5 Gale Gates swirled around her body along with an additional five white clouds. Bring it! she screamed as she began to make hand signs, Jack would move like a blur attempting to deliver a diagonal slash however the blow was parried by Lance's katana before it even could reach Devin.

Indeed...you two are different. Jack said his hooded cloak covering most of his body but it was now revealed that on his left hand he wore a bladed gauntlet. Lance would smirk as they would take off in different directions just as a water jet headed straight towards the two of them. Devin making another string of hand signs as the water turned into mist and spread over the whole area

Hidden Mist Technique...

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(West Village five minutes later)

Leo was a genius, everyone his rank knew that, he was also lazy, sexist and for the most part interested in music. What he was not however, a fool. He knew his opponent wanted to enrage him and at the moment she was succeeding, he hadn't been prepared to fight one of the lieutenants neither had Pyua, but unlike him Pyua didn't have a puppet to hide behind when their opponent launched a rain of rock arrows at them. He had been fortunate that Tao was able to block the ones he couldn't dodge but Pyua hadn't been so lucky and was now sporting a deep wound in her left shoulder, her left arm hanging limply on her side. Leo's mind began to work, he needed to take action, to counter attack before the woman assaulted them with another arrow rain as she had been doing for the past three minutes, he would come out relatively unscathed from another barrage, but Pyua wouldn't be so lucky.

Enough games. Leo said causing Minerva to chuckle, he knew she didn't take him seriously after all she thought it was a fluke that he and Pyua had managed to kill her elite guard, but it wasn't a fluke, it was strategy and skill. But he realized he couldn't rely on just strategy anymore, he needed brute force. Leo pulled Hiramekarei from his back the bandaged sword humming as chakra was coursed through it quickly changing shape into a Hammer Now, I'm going to be fighting for real. he said before taking off heading straight for her.

Minerva cackled seeing the boy blindly rush at her, her body shifting and one of the mouth gauntlets opening up and eating a piece of rubble near her before firing a rock arrow at the boy, he didn't have his puppet near him anymore so she figured he'd be incapable of stopping it, the desperation that was preserving his teammates life causing him to take a risk. What she didn't expect however was Leo swinging the hammer and hitting the rock arrow head on causing it to stop in place before being ricocheted right back to her hitting her large body in the chest. You little brat. How dare you. Minerva's voice rang out no blood coming from the gaping hole in her torso.

A puppet I figured as much your a girl, girl's don't have male bodies. Leo said as he continued forward Tao taking off behind him moving in an arc. That mean's poison won't work, I have to destroy it and force her out. Leo thought to himself before smirking at he saw a blur pass his vision as Pyua had recovered from her initial fear of the opponent.

Minerva was suddenly assaulted by numerous concussive blasts which came from behind causing her to be knocked forward a bit the puppets large bulk preventing it from being knocked flying or to the ground. It's head would swivel backwards before opening and releasing a rain of kunai each one being knocked astray by Pyua's bursts. Pyua moved gracefully despite her left arm being injured, spinning on her left arm and kicking out with her legs continuing the assault and forcing Minerva to attempt to move. Mid movement however a whizzing attracted her attention as Tao's hat flew towards her cleanly bisecting the puppet in half a black blur emerging from it.

You brat's...my beloved puppet ruined because of you.. Minerva said her appearance finally revealed, she had short blonde hair that was kept in a ponytail her eyes an icy blue. She was wearing a skin tight black battle vest and a scratched out Kohai forehead protector. She had on grey cargo shorts and matching fingerless gloves and sandals. Actually no, I lied. she said with a laugh as the bisected puppet began to twitch and more parts separated revealing the puppet was comprised of six different puppets, five snake like ones which made its arms, legs, head and spinal cord while the last one was a cylindrical container of sorts which was currently split into two halves.

I-I have a bad feeling about this.. Pyua said as she had backed up upon seeing the puppet get bisected and was currently about 10 feet away from Minerva opposite Leo and adacent to Tao of them having the advantage of surrounding her from three sides creating a sort of triangular formation around her. She noticed Tao had retrieved its hat as it was currently wearing it again and she braced herself, trying not to focus on the throbbing of her arm.

You should know, I didn't think you brats would be able to force me to go serious, to bad for you that it will result in your death. Don't worry I'll be sure to salvage your bodies.. Minerva said as her puppets began to move towards the container entering it before emerging fully formed. Each snake like puppet now had its own design, the first being formed from the head had numerous blades running along its length and was the only one to completely retain a snake like form. The arms had changed with both of them combining together, along with additional parts gained from one of the halves of the container, and now resembled a twin headed lizard with its head's being the gauntlets. The Legs had also been combined together before opening up and now resembled a leech with wings its mouth opening and revealing rows upon rows of sharp teeth.

... Leo narrowed his eyes as he held Hiramekarei, sure it was tiring carrying such a large sword not to mention tasking to simultaneously control Tao. But he didn't say anything rather he looked at his sword before a rune appeared on it, the sword lightening significantly. You really think so? Because I wouldn't be so sure of myself if I were you. Now that we know what your real body looks like. We can go all out right Pyua?! Leo said with a grin as he sent Tao charging forward Pyua managing a smirk as well as she activated her Stage six eye.

Chichi no himitsu: Ōpuningu no mon Pyua said clearly her body rippling as her vision disappeared and she opened the first gate, Minerva's eyes widening before she sent her snake puppet into the ground as her twin headed Lizard puppet opened its left mouth and released a flamethrower while its right mouth released a vortex of air, the two combining and creating a massive fire vortex which heading straight for Tao. Chichi no himitsu: Hīringu no mon Pyua said as her vision returned as she opened the second gate and activated her Stage Six eye. She quickly jumped into the air as the snake puppet burst from the ground where she was standing just seconds before...

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Something is off...I would of thought the leuitenants would be at the main gate...could it be they decided to go to the other two... Damn it. Suo said as he used Junsuina Style: Gatling Shot to mow down another wave pouring in from the main gate, the rose guard were grateful to him and could now focus on the forces that had managed to infiltrate the village already. I wouldn't make it in time to either...but I have to try... he said as Anubis appeared behind him his gourd opening up and six of his ten puppets emerging. He would then brace himself intending on heading to the east gate when something caught his eye, about a mile into the forest he saw a massive dragon moving through the forest is body covered in armor and wearing a unique black and white mask which was specially outfitted for it

It seems a more pressing threat has started to move. I will have to conserve my chakra. Suo thought to himself as Anubis took charge of defending the gate sending in Shiroi Sukafu, Shiroi Akuma, Shiroi Kumo and Shiroi Hansha into the fray while Shiroi Chimera was kept behind Anubis floating beside it. The puppets dove into the middle of the wave and carnage ensued as they began to rip the unprepared mercenaries to shreds..

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(Within the Forest)

Those damned shinobi are ruining everything..but no matter..I will personally deal with them if my Lieutenants fail. The leader of the New Order said as he finished hearing the report of one of his men. His voice was calm although his body was shaking with rage, he had prepared months not years in advance only to be stopped by the entrance of just three shinobi..how dare they do this to him.. Those shinobi will not stand between me and what is rightfully mine!

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(East Gate)

The clashing of steel was the only thing heard from the mist as Devin and Lance fought against the missing nin. Jack despite having his vision robbed managed to keep up with the two his body surprisingly agile and fast. He quickly dodged another strike from Devin's longsword before catching Lance's katana between his left index and thumb claws. Perhaps I was wrong. he said as he thrust his right claw forward only for it to stop just short of stabbing Lance through the heart as Devin had grabbed on to him. Pointless he said letting go of Lance who withdrew while he slashed at Devin who melted into water causing a chuckle from Jack as he jumped into the air to avoid a crescent of wind which came from behind him.

How is he keeping up.. Devin thought to herself as she was launched into the sky by a series of gale cannons and made hand signs before expelling a massive jet of water as she used Water Release: Water Trumpet. Her opponent looked upward before releasing a large sphere of acid which matched it in strength and thanks to elemental superiority took her attack and kept moving forward. Devin spun a Gale Cannon catching her as she began to free fall through the air and launching her to the right in order to avoid the earth sphere.

Lance used the moment that Jack had used to counter Devin's attack to his advantage and spun rapidly before colliding with his opponent as a vortex of wind surrounded his body. Jack was hit with the attack and was knocking flying flipping through the air and being sent towards a tree. Instead of crashing through however he would land on the tree trunk with his feet and in one smooth motion would kick off of it and head towards Lance at high speeds while spinning rapidly. His cloak had been torn to shreds by Lances attack revealing his body. He was of average height and sported short spiky blue hair his face completely covered by a black and white mask, his body was completely covered in chain mail and he wore a black battle vest and grey cargo pants over it. That was all they could see before his body was suddenly engulfed in vortex of earth and collided with Lance's wind vortex both techniques fighting for supremacy.

They were evenly matched however that quickly changed when acid began to seep out of the earth vortex and pushed through the wind one Lance having to quickly Teleport to safety. Just what are..you. Lance said panting as that was an extremely close call, he knew if that attack had hit him it would of been the end of him. You don't use hand seals yet are able to preform jutsu, your obviously not human. he said Jack chuckling at his observation.

So it seems I was found out? No matter it won't change a thing, I am a Nova-Zireh hybrid. I bet you've never fought one of those before. That's fine, I'll be your first and last. Jack said slashed forward five crescents of acid heading straight towards Lance forcing him to dodge out of the way, however as he moved to the left Jack had already anticipated his and released a Beam of earth which slammed right into him.

Lance! Devin screamed as she heard the sickening crunch and knew he had broken a couple ribs from the attack, she took his place in the offense flying down from above with her longsword her slash blocked by Jack's left gauntlet. He opened his mouth and another Beam of Earth was sent this time at Devin who was pushed back and launched into the air. Jack crouched down before pushing off the ground and would launch into the air a vortex of earth surrounding him as he spun slashing her multiple times the numerous rocks battering her body, or so he thought. A blast of water which came from behind him told him otherwise and knocked him off course as what he thought was Devin sunk to the ground.

A Doppelganger. Smart. Jack said as he parried a mid air slash from Devin who then continued slashing resulting in a mid air battle between the two of them. Jack was thrilled at the girl's tenacity as her arms and sword actually matched the speed that both of his gauntlets were going allowing them to trade blows back and forth as Jack fell towards the ground. But. I'm done playing around. he said as his gauntlets became transparent and he teleported reappearing behind her and punching her in the back before teleporting in front of her and halting her sped up descent with a brutal blow to the stomach causing her to spit up blood. He would then teleport once more before delivering an axe kick which send her straight to the ground.

Her body would hit the floor Jack landing a few moments after her and walking over to her body before suddenly leaning back as a wind crescent attempted to decapitate him. Don't worry I didn't forget about you. he said as Lance follow shortly after with a flurry of slashes Jack quickly parrying them his hand shooting out and hitting Lance directly in the chest. Say good night. he said as the gauntlet began to spin and drilled a hole cleanly through his chest Lance smirking weakly before vanishing revealing that he was just a doppelganger. Wher- Jack said before he received a diagonal slash which split his mask, his body spurting purple blood.

Lance didn't have much time however to celebrate his clean hit as his opponent's body was suddenly covered with armor before he was suddenly smashed to the ground, Jack having increased his strength,speed and endurance drastically with the technique. Lance was then picked off of the ground before being lifted into the air by his throat while he tried futilely to pry his opponents gauntlet off of his neck. You kids tried your best. You even managed to destroy my mask but its over now. Jack said with a smirk before he pulled his right hand back and drilled through Lance's stomach the latter screaming in agony...

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(Devin's Mindscape)

Where...am I.. Devin said out loud as she lay on a cold floor, she slowly picked herself up and noticed that her body was perfectly fine, clothes intact and all. It's so cold...I can't see a thing...Uzugan she said activating her dojutsu as she wrapped her arms around her body in an attempt to stay warm in this sightless world. Now with her dojutsu activated she still couldn't see through the darkness however a bright light a distance away from her appeared just as she was about to give up hope. It's warm...it's like its calling out to me.. she thought to herself as she subconsciously began to walk towards it, soon enough she began to run without even realizing what she was doing and right as she was about to make it a hand grabbed her by her shirt and threw her backwards sending her to the ground.

Ow what the fuck Devin said quickly getting up both fists raised but dropped them when she saw the person in front of her. Auntie? What are you doing he- she began to say as a hand was put over her mouth. Mona stood facing her with a sad smile before shaking her head and pointing behind her causing Devin to look back her eyes widening in shock as she heard Lance scream in agony.

It isn't your time yet, Dev-chan. Go back, your friend needs you... Mona said as the area began to crack and then suddenly shattered Devin falling through..

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Devin's eyes snapped open and she managed to push herself off the ground her body aching and bleeding all over, but she didn't have time to wallow in her own pain, she reached into her pocket and pulled out half a soldier pill it was saved from the genin exams and Devin had almost forgotten about it until now, she quickly popped it into her mouth and felt her chakra being replenished but not by much. It's enough..to use that technique. she thought to herself as she began to make hand signs..

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(Ibara Training Grounds)

Well, how about a little show and tell. Ryuujin said before jumping back and flashing through hand signs; Ox, Rabbit and then Monkey, before pointing his right hand downward and gripping it with his left as his chakra began visible his hand beginning to glow with a white light and cackle with electricity as a chirping sound rang through the air as if a thousand birds were chirping at the same time. This is called... he said before he made a mad dash forward..

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Chidori! Devin screamed Uzugan blazing as she ran forward moving through gale gates her speed climbing quickly her technique growing more and more powerful. She would move like a blur as Jack would hear the sound and turn before jumping and launching himself into the air dropping Lance in the process. It's over! she screamed as she jumped a Gale Cannon moving in front of her and propelling him straight at him Devin thrusting her arm forward as her Chidori sliced through his armor like a knife through butter. The electricity wouldn't even discharge out of his body due to him being in the air and instead would cycle through his body after she pierced his reactor core.

Both of them would hit the ground shortly after Devin hitting the ground and rolling before groaning in pain while Jack would hit the ground his armor receding back into his gauntlets his eyes blank and lifeless. It's over...I..I did it..now I just want to take a quick nap.. Devin said weakly as her dojutsu deactivated and the mist began to fade her eyes slowly closing..

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(West Gate 10 minutes earlier)

Leo gritted his teeth as he dodged a rain of explosive kunai which fell from the leech puppet's wings, he was beyond pissed off having lost Tao to the Lizard puppets inferno. He was completely and utterly done with this woman and when the leech puppet when in for another dive bomb of explosive kunai he jumped upward and then changed Hiramekarei into its Longsword form slicing the puppet cleanly in half. Leo however didn't stop there as while he fell back to the ground he changed his sword into its cannon mode before firing a blast of chakra which hit the remains and detonated the various explosive tag kunai within the puppet destroying it completely. Take that bitch! Leo shouted as he saw Minerva's shocked face and beamed when he saw her pissed off facial expression.

Not that he didn't blame her that was the second out of her three puppets that she had lost to the genin, snake had been easily dealt with by Pyua as it attempted to sneak attack her its body being ripped to shreds by her new technique. Speaking of Pyua, she saw how their opponent had lost concentration for a split second and capitalized on it running forward at blinding speeds and would spin forward as a violent vortex of her Natural Law burst was released from her limbs tearing the Lizard puppet to shreds the same way she had done to the snake one. Three down. Pyua said her voice clear as when she was in her gate mode she never stuttered gone was the shy, quiet girl, replaced with a blunt and confident kunoichi, perhaps it was the increased blood and chakra flow going to her brain one would never know.

You fucking brats! I'll fucking kill you! Minerva screamed as she pulled out a scroll biting her thumb and unsealing something black smoke covering the area where she was. A fresh surge of killing intent would blanket the area actually causing the two genin to stagger as six puppets shot out of the smoke each one looking exactly the same. They resembled a knight with blue hair draped in armor with a cape and a glaive three heading to Leo while another three headed straight for Pyua. The three heading to Leo who split up the first slashing at him furiously causing Leo to back up and attempt to parry the blows, the second would release numerous explosive kunai Leo body replacing away as they detonated. He wouldn't get a breather however as one of the puppets would appear behind him and slice horizontally as its glaive coursed with electricity. The attack would slice Leo's chest open blood spurting out of the large wound the puppet quickly changing course and heading straight for Pyua.

The initial puppets sent to Pyua however charged right at the girl before splitting up each pointing their free arms forward all of which opened up and hundreds of puppet arms emerged as each one had used Thousand Arms Manipulation Force. Pyua paled and began to spin using her non injured arm as support as she desperately kept the arms at bay by kicking out with her legs her Natural Law Burst repelling them backwards and destroying the puppets. She then let up but was suddenly pinned to the ground by the puppet that had slashed Leo its body rippling before becoming coated with electricity Pyua screaming as she was shocked into submission. It didn't stop there however as its stomach opened up revealing a cannon which released a cannonball which brutally crushed her rib cage smashing her to the ground.

What's wrong brats?! You ain't saying shit now are you?! What happened to all that mouth you had?! Minerva shrieked as she withdrew her puppet back to her as the black smoke dispersed and her opponents lay beaten on the ground. The funny isn't over yet brats! she said laughing as her human puppet glided towards Leo its body completely coated in electricity. The puppet would reach forward and attempt to grab him however was suddenly attacked by a flamethrower coming from the twin lizard puppets head forcing it to withdraw.

You bitch, don't think I'm going to just roll over and die just yet. Leo said as he gingerly rose off the ground his wound rapidly healing as four pink colored runes adorned his body. No way in hell am I dying a virgin. Leo thought to himself as he looked over to where Pyua lay. I need to get to her.. he thought to himself before he suddenly had to dodge out of the way of a lightning imbued slash from Minerva's puppet. It would open its mouth black smoke pouring out and obscuring his vision as this time seven puppets emerged and surrounded Leo I need..a distraction. Leo thought to himself as he dodged another blow having to switch Hiramekarei into one of his new forms, dual swords just to keep up.

There we go. Leo thought to himself as he spotted one of Pyua's kunai, he quickly attached a chakra string to it before flinging it towards Minerva and using the twin lizard head puppet's flamethrower to set it off. Minerva jumped back expecting an explosion however she wasn't prepared for a large explosion of light which blinded her eyes temporarily causing her to make her puppets attack wildly as she couldn't see anything.

Leo expertly dodged a slash before and stabbed another puppet however instead of the normal vanish effect he was expecting the clone simply passed through and slashed at him. This isn't a puppet...or a clone. It's a fucking genjutsu. That crafty bitch. Leo thought to himself as he recombined Hiramekarei and threw it upward a chakra string attached to it as he quickly made hand signs stringing together four genjutsu, the first two being his newest genjutsu, followed by Genjutsu: Haze Clone and finishing up with Genjutsu: Mist, the mist concealing the numerous butterflies heading towards Minerva. Leo would then run and pick up Pyua, who had long since fainted, before he began to sprint away from his opponent.

Minerva would regain her vision only to see Pyua's body gone and a dense mist covering the area, she squinted her eyes attempting to see and two figures running away from her. Cowardly brats! she screamed and used her puppet to chase them it quickly caught up to the first one slicing it in half however when it replicated she knew something was off. Kai! she shouted the mist and clones vanishing revealing the butterflies which were now swarming around her. Pitiful, trying to distract me with insects?! she screamed in rage as she finally had enough of their tricks and quickly made hand signs before exhaling a large fire ball.

Oh! By the way. Those aren't butterflies. Leo shouted back at her from on top of a nearby roof dispelling his genjutsu and revealing that each one of those butterflies was actually a burst or explosive tag, and by using Great Fireball Jutsu she had just sealed her own death. Once the fire technique hit one tag it exploded with an intense flash of light which set off the chain explosion which released a large dome flash of light which completely illuminated the area...

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(Main Gate)

Pyua?[/i] Suo thought to himself seeing flash in the air as he stood on the decapitated head of the dragon his sword still clad in a buzz-saw of wind chakra. I didn't think it would take me this long to kill the Tigrex, but it really proved to be a pain... he thought to himself as his sword changed back to normal and he turned about to set off to where his genin were, he stopped however when he felt a flood of killing intent Suo turning around to see a man with a black and white mask staring at him. Huh...I thought I killed all of you.. Suo said deliberately as he noticed the difference between this man and the grunts, his mask was different it had an ornate crown on it, not to mention the amount of killing intent he was putting out belonged to a seasoned shinobi not some "experienced" mercenary.

My plans....you dare...ruin my plans..Tell me Shinobi. What is your name. The New Order Leader said as he stared at the Ibaragakure jonin his hands shaking with rage as his mask had informed him that the second of his lieutenants had just perished in battle. He couldn't believe it, surely he hadn't made all of those plans, trained all of those men for naught...no it wasn't his fault..they were just weak, weak fodder who died because they couldn't keep up with his ambition. He on the other hand was completely different, he would not be denied of his right, the Rose village belonged to him..and him alone.

Suo. Suo Verin. Ibaragakure Jonin. Suo said with calm voice as he saw his opponent, he knew that he wouldn't be a pushover like the rest nor could he afford to hold back. He began to think up a strategy before his thoughts were interrupted as he saw hundreds of spiders begin to crawl towards him at high speeds. Suo pointed his hand forward and used Junsuina Style: Rain each dart hitting a spider causing them to explode with surprising force the area blanketed in smoke. A Bakuhatsu Huh...not worth my time. Suo said as he vanished completely from sight as a massive dragon emerged from the smoke and roared at him with the man calmly standing on top of it.

Suo...I am Kain...remember that name..for it is the name of the person that will end your existence. Kain said as his mask scanned the area revealing Suo's exactly location, he pointed forward and his dragon releasing a spherical blast from its mouth which headed straight towards him. On the ground a large spider emerged from the forest surrounded by hundreds of smaller spiders which began to head towards Suo as well.

Okay what is with people and being able to spot me when I'm using this technique. Suo muttered as he released a single chakra arrow from his hand at the blast causing it to detonate prematurely Suo quickly scaling the wall of a nearby building in a bid to put some distance between him and his opponent. Anubis quickly withdrew the puppets that were near the gate each of them climbing into the Raku Urn as it knew explosions and puppets didn't mix. However a single puppet did emerge and it resembled a tall heavy set man with his arms and head completely wrapped in bandages Anubis was about to send it forward however stopped before looking at Suo. Don't worry Anubis..I've got this, I just need to even the odds. Suo told it telepathically as he bit his finger and made hand signs before slamming the ground and using the Summoning technique a large cloud of smoke appearing behind him.

Yo Whatcha want Boss? A feminine voice rang out as a smoke cleared revealing a massive pink chameleon who had an Ibaragakure forehead protector around her neck and wore a black and pink flak jacket with numerous spikes protruding from its shoulders.

Cleo We are facing a Bakuhatsu so take care we need the village in one piece after all. Suo said, Cleo smiling revealing rows of sharp teeth before she flicked her tongue forward snatching the explosive dragon out of the air and into her mouth where it exploded Cleo burping out smoke Your excused. Suo said as he began to make hand signs in preparation of a technique.

Kain gritted his teeth in anger as he hadn't expected the jonin to have a summoning contract.You will not deny me of my birth right Kain said as he began make hand signs as he fell through the air. Cleo wouldn't give him a chance to complete what he was doing as she released a large Typhoon of air which sent him further into the sky. She then made hand signs before releasing a Dragon comprised of fire which headed straight towards the large spider causing it to detonate creating a series of chain explosions which filled the sky with smoke.

He isn't done.. Suo said as the smoke dispersed revealing Kain finishing up his hand signs before exhaling an air which ignited creating massive vortex of chain explosions which headed straight towards the village. Is he insane? An attack of that magnitude would wipe out most of the village, Cleo we have to stop it. he said making hand signs as he prepared another technique. Cleo's normally carefree demeanor changed to a serious one as she nodded and began her own string of hand signs before using Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work just as Suo used Wind Release: Pressure Damage creating a massive firestorm which managed to muffle out the explosive release technique.

I will not be denied!!! Kain bellowed his sanity completely gone as he made another string of hand signs preparing to release another technique, he was interrupted however by a massive arrow which headed straight to him before penetrating right through his chest as Suo had used the distance between them to his advantage using Junsuina Style: Decimate. Kain's body would fall to the ground as tears began to flow from his eyes, his ambition...his plans all for naught..he couldn't achieve his dream because people stood in his way, he had let his anger consume him and couldn't fight effectively and was now going to die in this pathetic way. I can't...believe this.. he managed to say with his dying breath as his eyes closed moment before his body hit the forest floor.

He was more so an over glorified B-rank. Suo stated with a frown Cleo smirking before dispelling, he had used up a lot more chakra than he wanted to but it was worth the effort. I hope they're alright.. Suo thought to himself before he head towards the West Gate Anubis heading towards the East. If any of them died..I wouldn't be able to forgive myself..

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End Note: Yes. I know I just pulled a Kishi.... BWAHAHA FEAR THE CLIFF HANGER NO JUTSU!

Anyways I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter, it was extremely fun to write I got to explore some things and reveal others, its another big one clocking at 6K plus words (Took me all day) but yeah there it is ^.^

New Faces

Jack Vazquez: A B-rank missing nin hailing from Kohaigakure just like Minerva, he is of mixed heritage being Soulless, Yoroi and Cypher (I know a fucking Tri-Hybrid). He defected from his village during the genin exams hosted in Kaosgakure and soon joined up with the New Order simply out of boredom. He is a free spirit who loved a good challenge and would deliberately prolong fights in order to enjoy them thoroughly however when he loses interest he tends to go all out.

Kain Bakuhatsu: An A-rank missing nin who was born in Ibaragakure but was taken to the Rose village as a child. Growing up he knew he was different from the other children and was determined to be the very best, at age 15 he joined the Rose guard quickly rising among ranks to become the head guard however he began to crave more tha that and started a coup which lasted for a month before his forces were defeated. Humiliated he fled and travelled the world training to become stronger and recruiting people to his cause creating the new order, an organization mainly comprised of mercenaries and a subset of Senken which was reformed by Vincent Yakunan after Hakagakure's destruction. He is mentally unstable prone to fits of anger and laughter at the simplest of things and his driving force is conquering the Rose village as his own. The reason he has his A-rank status is mainly due to the amount of civilians he has slaughtered indiscriminately over the years but his overall strength is about a high B-rank.

Wild Life:
New End Note Segment. This is where I'll be giving an in depth description of the creatures in this fan fic.

Name: Tigrex
Chakra Nature Native to the Species: Fire, Blaze, Lightning
Temperament: Tigrex are usually peaceful creatures unless their territory is breach in which their personalities do a complete one eighty and they become vicious brawlers only stopping their rampages when their opponents are either dead or manage to escape their grasp.
Food Preferences: They are Apex Predators and usually feed on large Herbivores however they have been known to eat the occasional human or nova if they could get their claws on one.

Size: Anywhere from 17-35 feet tall.
Native Lands Tigrex are native to the Land of The Forsaken however a black variant dwells in the Land of Shadows albeit being much more violent and slightly smaller being around 15-30 feet tall. They are usually located in the Grasslands.
Appearance:

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Jutsu:
Various Fire, Blaze or Scorch Release Techniques, they are usually quite fond of using projectile based techniques and are prone to charging opponents recklessly

Natural Tiers
Strength S-rank
Speed A-rank
Endurance B-rank save for its mouth, and belly which are D and C respectively.
Defense C-rank on its Tail
Reaction B-rank
Barrier S-rank

Weapon Encyclopedia

Puppet Name: Inu
Appearance: Inu has a blue ponytail tied neatly however has forehead bangs which reach its eyes which in question are a navy blue and lifeless due to it being a human puppet. It is clad in oddly metallic armor which further exemplifies this puppet to be used as a front line attacker and is often seen with its unique Glaive which it carries everywhere. On its back it has a cape making it have a whole "knight in shining armor" like appearance.

Arsenal:
Inu has several compartments which include:

Spoiler:

Weapon: Jolt Glaive

Jutsus:

Taijutsu & Kenjutsu

Spoiler:

Dojutsu

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Ninjutsu

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Genjutsu

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(I know the other puppets aren't there but they AREN'T THAT IMPORTANT. Well I mean sure the Twin Lizard one saved Leo's ass but that's not the point)

Jutsu Used This Chapter
Storm Release: Cloud
Tenmetsu Style: Blinding Light
Storm Release: Gale Gate
Storm Release: Gale Cannon
Water Release: Wild Water Wave
Water Release: Water Trumpet
Hidden Mist Technique
Earth Element Soul Sphere
Earth Element Soul Beam
Earth Element Soul Jet
Acid Element Soul Jet
Fourth Reaction
Tenmetsu Style: Vacuum Release
Wind Release: Great Slashing Tornado (Lance Style)
Wind Release: Vacuum Sword
Chidori
Puppet Technique
Chakra Strings
Thousand Hands Manipulation Force
Imperfect Lighting Fall
Voltage Surge
Chichi no himitsu: Ōpuningu no mon
Chichi no himitsu: Hīringu no mon
Revolution Fist
Revolution Fist: Twirl
Wind Release: Pressure Damage
Wind Release: Great Task of the Dragon
Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work
Junsuina Style: Refined Archery
Junsuina Style: Rain
Junsuina Style: Gatling Shot
Junsuina Style: Decimate
Genjutsu: Mist
Genjutsu: Haze Clone Technique
Demonic Illusion: Butterfly Evolution

Name: Revolution Fist: Vortex
Classification: Taijutsu
Rank: C-B rank
Class: Defensive/Offensive
Range: Short-Mid

Description: This involves the user jumping into the air before spinning rapidly at least at Crashing Ground speeds. The user then can furthermore outstretch their limbs to guide their body as they spin, this technique is powerful on its own however when combined with elemental techniques it gains its true power. Pyua has combined this technique with her Natural Law Burst to create a shredding effect around her body which has the ability to tear through a A-rank or below opponent or physical object within 5 feet of her around it.

Name: Genjutsu: Hidden Within Technique
Classification: Taijutsu
Rank: C rank
Class: Defensive/Offensive
Range: Short-Mid

Description: This is a specially made genjutsu technique which is to be used after others as well as having at least 1 other follow up genjutsu being used after it as its true power is being used in a genjutsu chain. Upon the genjutsu placed after it being released by Kai, pain or other method's this genjutsu is triggered preventing the genjutsu layered before it from being dispelled. This is especially useful as it further deceives opponents into think that they are safe meanwhile they are still under the effects of the hidden genjutsu.

Summoning Contract's Featured
(New End note Segment ^.^ This will be for the Summoning Contracts revealed and what not. I only put it when a summoning creature has been featured.)

Chameleon Contract

Authors note: Here we go Chapter fourteen, What has happened to our heroes will they make it out alright? Who knows. Heh actually I do...not really I kinda just make it up as I go (Or do I ^.^)


Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu, Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak Lack of color: Narration

Disclaimer:
Devin: Cassie-Kami why is it that you always have to write these things. I mean its not like anyone will find out if you don't.
Me: ...Seriously?
Devin: Yeah, I mean the odds that one of Kishi's agents finds your site and decides to put a copyright over your work is slim to nil. I mean there are hundreds of Naruto sites and even more fanfictions and considering yours is based on a site that was based off of the original naruto you'd only need to say that the original Naruto is owned by Kishi on the site itself.
Me: Huh..well then that mean's I've been writing in this segment for nothing.
Devin: Yep.
Me: Wow...
Lexiane: What a retard..

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(West Gate 10 Minutes later)

Leo! Pyua! Suo shouted as he searched for his two students, he was overcome with worry mainly because he saw the wreckage of what used to be the west gate. His mind was racing thinking up where they could be while his body shook with a mixture of regret and anger, they couldn't be gone..it wouldn't be right. The wreckage was titanic with a massive crater destroying numerous houses and a massive segment of the Rose village wall there were no signs of life anywhere near it as the remaining rose guard were still dealing with the remnants of the new order. Suo paled as he looked at the hopeless sight before him, his worst fears coming to fruition. They were too young..

Oi Sensei Don't go killing us off just yet. Leo said as he sat next to a destroyed house two more smoke clouds appearing next to him as an unconscious Pyua and a slumped blue haired figure lay next to him. Suo's eyes would widen before he would run over to them beaming and he would of wrapped them in a bone crushing hug if he didn't see how injured they were.

Your alive, but how I saw the massive explosion and feared the worst. Suo said as he looked at his students Leo was currently sitting his face all bruised up and his body glowing as eight Runes ordained the most injured parts of his body. Suo inwardly chuckled to himself at how useful the kid was turning out to be, a strategist, a puppeteer a swordsman and now a medic, Leo Ryukyu was full of surprises. He glanced and Pyua and frowned seeing the girl unconscious with sixteen runes on her body mostly concentrated on her chest and limbs, he could see she was the more injured of the two but judging by her breathing Leo had minimized the amount of injury she would sustained had he not of been there to start the healing process. Oh and what is that? Suo said upon seeing the blue haired figure who was immobile and clearly not breathing.

Oh..that's Inu a parting gift from the difficult bitch that killed Tao. I loved that puppet and she had to go and burn him, well now I'm taking hers, plus its a human puppet so, its not that bad of a trade. Leo said Suo's eye widening when he heard that last bit, the boy was lucky after all, most chunin puppeteers didn't have human puppets until late in their ninja career and here was a genin who had been lucky to obtain one on his first non D-rank mission. So yeah it was tough, that puppeteer chick really chewed us out, to be honest I didn't think we were going to make it, but I got an idea when I saw Pyua's burst tag. By the way Sensei, thank you once again for teaching me those new genjutsu..without it I would be dead right now. Anyways I baited her and she got enraged to the point that she used a fire technique, unfortunately for her she was surrounded by burst tags and you know first hand how deadly they are. Leo said with a wide smirk as he stared at his sensei, his body was aching but his Heal runes did help dull the pain.

Yeah, Pyua is going to be something else. Suo said remembering the first time she had developed them, one of them had prematurely detonated and nearly permanently blinded him before almost taking off his hand. The girl had a gift for the sealing arts and he was glad that she like Leo had managed to show off her other talents. Suo would stiffen slightly as he remembered Devin, now that he had found Leo and Pyua he needed to check up on her as well. Can you move? I'll carry Pyua but we need to make sure that Devin is safe he said pulling out a pill and giving it to Leo.

Can I move, yes, do I want to...fuck no. Leo said prompting a serious glare from Suo which caused him to get up while muttering a string of curse words under his breath. He popped the pill before attaching chakra strings to his new puppet which stood up and held its arms out. Leo would grab its weapon off the floor before pulling out a sealing scroll and sealing inside, he would then lay in his puppets hands and controlled it to carry him as it was much less strenuous on his body than having to run. Suo saw that his student was ready to move and would bend down before picking up Pyua and putting her on his back via piggyback.

Alright lets go.

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(East Gate 13 minutes later)

Devin! Suo and Pyua said simultaneously as they saw Anubis standing next to the unconscious girl being unable to anything as she lay in a pool of her own blood. He would set the now conscious girl on the ground and both he and her would sprint to Devin's side. Leo would emerge, his puppet still carrying him, seconds later however upon seeing Devin he would get up and walk over to her with a sober facial expression.

Guys...your making me claustrophobic Devin said weakly opening her eyes slowly Pyua starting to cry while Leo rolled his eyes and walked away to check up on Lance. Lance unlike her had gotten more severe injuries just by looking at it, but unlike her, he had an accelerated healing factor and the massive wound in his chest was slowly going to heal. Leo would kneel next to him and began to drawn the same runes that adorned his and Pyua's body in order to heal him faster he would draw sixteen before observing Lance and would smirk as the wound would start to close faster.

So I take it you won your match as well Devin, huh...I'm proud of you all taking down a B-rank missing nin is a notable achievement for any genin. Suo said with a small smile as Devin would smirk before passing out once more prompting Pyua to panic. She's going to be fine Pyua her wounds look worse than they actually are and she's suffering from mild chakra exhaustion. Lets get both of them to the hospital

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(5 Days Later)

The past five days went by quickly mainly because Devin was too hooked on morphine to notice anything was up, she did know her team was also admitted though Leo and Pyua got out before her, Lance as well, sure she would of gotten out faster but Leo had reached his limit in rune casting for the week and couldn't generate anymore until the next one. So she bid her time waiting for her body to naturally heal and what not while having conversations with the personality in her head. They were arguing about something and only stopped when Devin heard movement in her room her eyes opening to see her squad along with Lance and Jessica smiling at her. Hey what's up. she said with a smirk Leo stretched lazily.

Leo's good to go with his runes so we should have you up and running soon enough. Suo said as Leo walked forward and drew four healing runes on her body. Pyua and Jessica had baked cookies and the former was currently setting the box down on her lap. Lance was in the background with a warm smile, she knew why. They had fought together each of them having each others back, it was a different feeling when you relied on someone during a matter of life and death, it was as if they were best friends but at the same time shared an understanding. It was trust in its rawest form an unspoken agreement that no matter what they'd always have each others back, Devin liked it, that security, sure she had it with Pyua and Leo but it was always worthwhile to add new people to her list of important ones.

A few minutes would pass and they chatted with each other, Leo talking about how they had delayed their training to wait for her while Pyua and Jessica told her all about their day. Lance and Suo were talking about, Lance's future, Suo wanted him to come to Ibaragakure with them but Lance was adamant he was to stay with his village and his love. Fucking finally. Devin said as she sat up and looked at her hands with a smirk testing her body and frowning as she had lost out on some nice training while she was hurt. I can't wait to get back home and resume training. she said before turning and placing her legs on the ground testing them for a bit before shakily standing up. Pyua went over to help her but she raised her hand silently telling her that, she got this.

Yes we do have a lot of distance to cover. So Lance your absolutely sure you don't want to come back with us? Suo said looking at Lance who Jessica was now holding on to extra tight. Lance smiled before shaking his head which prompted Suo to shrug before sighing. Alright guys. Time to go home and report that this mission was a success. he said looking at his squad all three of them beaming before he turned back to the door and bid Lance and Jessica a fair well before exiting, Leo, Pyua and Devin following suit.

Hey Lance. If you ever need anything you know where to find me. Devin said stopping outside of the door and looking back. Alright well see ya. she said not waiting for him to answer as a gale cloud turned into a gale gate in front of her and she walked into it her speed increasing drastically she would keep walking but it would seem as if she was running as each time she passed through a Gale Gate she would get faster and faster until she was out of the hospital.

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(1 Day Later Ibaragakure Village Gates)

Oh wow looks like they're finally back, looks like I'll have to pay Tikatchi for the bet we made. I thought they'd return with at least one of them dead or missing. Shana thought to her self with a smirk as she opened the gate the team walking in all of them happy to finally be home. The mission was a success huh. That was expected, Suo's never failed a mission before, perfectionist bastard. she said with a grin when she saw Suo get pissed off at her and attempt to walk away faster. Aw come on stay, tell me all about the juicy details. I do get bored of watching the gate you know.

We can't nor would I encourage any member of my squad to talk to you. We have to give the mission report to the Kage. Now then, if you'll excuse us we have somewhere more important to be. Suo said stiffly as he really hated being around Shana, he thought back and didn't know how he managed to survive being on a squad with her, Tikatchi he could tolerate but there was just something about Shana that just upset him.

When they were a distance away Devin tugged at Suo's pants in order to get his attention causing him to turn his head and look at her the scowl still evident on his face. Do you ever think I'm going to hate my Leo as much as you hate her? she said innocently which struck him as odd as she always had something up her sleeve. Leo would frown in the background obviously not wanting to get involved in this while Pyua stayed silent as she too was wondering about the same thing.

No, Devin I don't...hate her. I just hate being around her because she annoys me constantly. She's my squad mate even now and I'll always have her back no matter what, and vice versa, even if we don't get along. Suo said with a calm voice, as he was being completely honest, though he might think she was a nuisance he knew he'd protect her with his life if need be, just like she and Tikatchi would do for him, it was a bond forged by time and turmoil, as she had saved his life once before likewise he had hers many times as well.

Yeah besides I'm not that annoying, your just a difficult girl. Leo said nonchalantly Devin giving him an intense death glare which caused a civilian walking past to faint on the spot due to the amount of killing intent being directed in his path. Leo would return her death glare with a blank look and Pyua watched as it would seem like sparks of electricity was being discharged in between them.

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(A few minutes later Kage Office)

I see, so that's what happened, well then I'm extremely proud of all of you, you handled the situation and that display of strength will boost our villages reputation even further. A single genin squad and their sensei repelling a missing nin organization, Dipugakure is going to be furious. Ryuujin said with a laugh before looking at Suo with a smirk. The Rose Lord has already heard of your exploits and has made a generous reward. Two Hundred Thousand Ryo actually, the max payable for a B-rank mission its already here actually, he sent it over the moment you guys completed the mission. he said as the three genin gaped, even Leo who knew that the village was going to collect a decent amount out of that was still processing how much money they had just made.

With the village deduction of Eighty thousand that leaves us with one hundred and twenty thousand. I'll be collecting sixty thousand out of that leaving you three with twenty thousand a piece. Suo said nonchalantly missing the pissed off facial expression of Leo as he collected the payment from the Kage before splitting it up "evenly"

You should of split it into four that would give us thirty grand each but no you have to take a bigger share because your squad leader. Its all good I get it. Leo said as Devin's mouth opened in a mixture of horror and fury all three genin's thinking the exact same thing as they received the payment for their mission. Our Sensei conned us.

By the way the missing nin you four managed to kill they all had bounties in the bingo book. Minerva Kakeru has a bounty of eight hundred thousand, dead, if you captured her alive you would of gotten three and half million as the information she had was much more valuable than her life by leaps and bounds. Ryuujin said with a smirk as Leo and Pyua gaped once more, unlike missions bounties didn't have mission deductibles. The money has been split in half and was wired to your respective bank accounts, good job if I might add. Now then Devin Jack Vasquez is worth 2 million Ryo dead, and would of been worth 16 million if you captured him alive. Despite that you did an extremely good job as he was a particularly difficult opponent for a genin..though in retrospect you might soon have a bounty of your own in the bingo book with that achievement.. Ryuujin said with a proud but sad look in his eyes as his daughter's renown was more of a curse than a blessing. Like Pyua and Leo it has also been split in half and added to your account. Try not to spend it all. he said with a laugh as Devin was speechless. He didn't inform Suo of his bounty mainly because Suo already knew how much his opponent was worth 30 million dead or alive the money had been added a few days after he reported his kill to a bounty office.

Alright now that that is settled I wish to speak to Suo privately you three are dismissed. Ryuujin said Devin sticking her tongue out at her father with a smirk as she knew he disliked being so formal in front of her before she left his office, Leo and Pyua following suit. For once they were going to eat good outside of their respective homes, not to mention there were so many things they could buy, the power of money was...intoxicating.

You wished to talk to me Lord Tetakage. Suo said with a blank facial expression as three other squad leaders would enter the room. Kuzimaru would take the door followed by Kenji while Lexiane would appear via Neoport as such was her preferred method of travel through the village. Huh, so its that type of talk. Suo said with an exhale as he had been sort of dreading this...

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(A few minutes later Tree Top Plaza)

Ugh that last mission was annoying. Jikei said with his head in his hands. He had been sitting in the same spot for thirty minutes after he and his team returned from yet another C-rank mission. It was one of the more annoying ones where he had to protect some rich noble guy who constantly insulted him and the rest of his squad, it was only his sensei that stopped him from strangling the boy himself.

Sora was currently reading another book on sealing array's as even when not training she studied constantly mainly so that she wouldn't be pulled into one of Crow's stunts or "magic" acts as he called them. She looked upward to see Crow balancing himself on a unicycle while juggling numerous Fuma shuriken with ease and sighed before going back to studying.

Oi we've arrived. Devin said loudly prompting Crow to smirk and catch his weapons one by one before getting off the Unicycle and bowing to his audience which consisted of three other teams, Team Nine, Team Ten and Team Twelve. It wasn't as if they didn't want to hang out with the other teams it was just they liked their current group of friends and that in conjunction with Team Eight being unsociable had left them out of the gatherings.

About time I was wondering when you two lovely ladies would get here. Tetsu said his arms currently around Kata who visibly frowned at his comment. The two had grown close over the time period after the mission that avenged their ex-squad leader and mate's deaths. Rumors were currently circulating that they were an item but no one really ever believed Yumi after all she gossiped way too much.

Now that everyone's here we can finally get to business. We've decided to host a tourney of sorts. It'll be taking place during the weekend you know so that our squad leader's won't bug us or anything. Every team is welcome to compete but the pot is five grand per entry. Sora said with a small smile as she gazed at the rest of her fellow genin Jikei perking up when he heard it as he had been zoning out when her and Crow were discussing it.

Let's make this interesting. Sylvia said as she was currently leaning her head on Saeko's chest. It'll be a tag team tournament, the pairings will be 1 boy to a 1 girl and those left over will have to choose from those left. she said getting a murmur from the rest of the genin as they liked the idea, not only would that make it more fair it would also give them the chance to show off in front of their respective interests.

Just great...I hope I don't get paired with someone...difficult. Leo said with a sigh before locking eyes with Saeko and blushing before looking away. He hadn't exactly gotten to talk to her a lot after the exams and they were more like acquaintances than anything though he knew she was passive and wouldn't be a problem if they partnered up together.

Heh I like it. Lets see, we've got Team Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen that gives us a total of fifteen participants. Damn it isn't enough. We need like one more. he said with a frown before someone else walked into their gathering prompting some of them to be startled as they saw her pitch black head band.

I'm game. Wendy Mishura said walking in with a scowl on her face, her outfit had changed drastically as she now wore all camouflage tight and form fitting clothes. A black fishnet undershirt under her jacket which had both the sleeves torn off, cargo shorts with fishnet leggings under and black sandals which matched her new glasses which resembled sunglasses. Unless one of you is too pussy. she said with an over confident laugh a tick mark appearing on Devin's forehead.

When the fuck did you become a genin. Devin said in annoyance and she glared at Wendy, Pyua putting a hand on her shoulder to calm her down before she lunged at the girl. Saeko stared blankly as she knew that Wendy had held a grudge since her defeat in the academy exams and although she wasn't worried about getting hurt she knew she would be gunning for her.

Ara Ara, save the fighting for the tourney yes? Besides, she's in Team Eight, do the rest of your lovely teammates know your associating with us. Cobra said with a wide smile Wolf who was standing next to him raising an eyebrow as he knew the stuck up bastards of Team eight were anything but lovely.

Guess not. Whatever. Your allowed in after all your a genin so why not. Jikei said even though he was frowning. So like I was saying. Now we got 16 people, for boys we have Crow, Wolf, Leo, Tetsu, Ginpachi, Yamato and I. That's 7, for girls we have Pyua, Devin, Sora, Kata, Saeko, Yumi, Sylvia, Isis, and now Wendy that's 9. Meaning one group is going to have two girls. he said looking at the rest all of them nodding in agreement.

So let's get to choosing. I'll go first. I choose Leo Ryukyu as my partner. Leo? Do you accept? Saeko said her low but calm voice breaking the silence that followed Jikei's comment as she stared at Leo. A couple snickers from Crow and Wolf made Leo blush as he locked eyes with Saeko again before nodding her small smile being obscured by her mask but not being missed by Devin who scowled.

If that bastard does anything to my sister..I'm going to castrate him. Devin said an aura of killing intent appearing around her body which caused Pyua to gasp before letting go of her friends shoulder. She looked at Jikei before seeing Yumi also staring at him her mind realizing that she would have to make the first move.

I want Jikei. Pyua said not stuttering at wall Jikei smiling at her at her blunt request as she hadn't bothered to ask him whether or not he would be okay with it before she moved over to him and glared back at Yumi who was giving her a death glare in return. This broke Devin out of her rut and she giggled as her friend had been too caught up in her rivalry to notice the negative connotations of what she just said.

Ooh I see what's going on. In that case dibs on Kata. Tetsu said prompting Kata to blush Sora smiling in the distance as she understood her friends plight. This began a chain of discussions which resulted in a few more pairing ups namely: Crow and Sylvia, Wolf and Yumi, Yamato and Isis, Ginpachi and Wendy and finally Sora and Devin.

Alright then Now that its been settled who is going to be in charge of the pot, not to mention we need a ref possible medical team etc. But I really don't want this to be too popular you know, because then it'll be all official and what not. Devin said with a sigh as she began to list the flaws of this tournament much to the other's dismay.

I got you guys covered. A booming voice rung out from above all of them looking upward to see Eon Hishiganka smirking on top of a roof his sharp teeth glinting in the light. He was wearing a navy blue scarf with a sea green jacket with a dragon insignia on it his massive bandaged sword behind him which was quivering with excitement. I'll be free this weekend anyways, I could help you guys ref. Not to mention Rin still owes me a favor so you've got a nice medic nin as well. We'll keep this low key no need to inform the higher ranks. Jonin always make it complex. But I'l have a bet pool opening among the other Tobetsu Jonin and the gate guards. You know for more interest. he said thoroughly enjoying the looks on the genin's faces.

Uh...okay. Thanks. Sora said Eon simply waving before he vanished a swirl of water droplets being left behind as he went to go spread the word. So yeah..I guess we are going to do this after all. she said looking at Devin who shrugged, before she looked around at the others who despite having mixed expressions all wanted to participate.

We'll call it... The Battle Royal, lets do this each time we have enough people in the same it'll give us a nice viewing of our peers in strength you know? Wolf said speaking up for the first time since the gathering started the others nodding in approval of both the name and the purpose of it.

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(Back in the Kage's office)

So you five know why you've been summoned here. Ryuujin said looking at the now five people in his office, Inokihi having entered about two minutes ago. But, I'll just say it to dispel any doubts. The Chunin exams are in a six months, and as you know Ibaragakure will be hosting them. This year's genin have proven themselves to be our strongest batch yet and as such I want detailed reports from each one of your squads whether or not they will be ready for the exams as well as their current skill levels and expected growths. he said leaning back into his chair while the jonin stood before him Vixen sitting in her usual spot on his desk.

Kenji would speak first as he was the most eager to tell of his squads strength and exploits he stepped forward and folded both of his hands across his chest before he spoke. Team Twelve as you know has completed 25 D-rank missions 9 C-rank missions. Kenji said smirking as he and his team had completed the most missions out of the new genin teams. As for evaluation I'll start with the team leader Wolf Bakuhatsu. Under my guidance his proficiency in chakra based jutsu has increased to high chunin level as has his endurance. His physical abilities are now at low chunin level and his adeptness in physical combat has risen to low chunin. He has little to no affinity for mental based combat so that has remained at academy level, so has his hybrid based combat abilities. His Spiritual based combat mirrors his control both of which are high genin level. His intelligence and chakra pool have both increased a bit as he has matured over the course of accepting his leadership position as has been pushing his limits far beyond what I had expected. Kenji said with a tone of finality disguising his pride in his cousins achievements.

Saeko U. Arashi has also improved in her abilities, surprisingly she had an interest in mental based combat and although I couldn't directly teach her I was waiting until my team was informed of the chunin exams before getting her a tutor. Nonetheless she self studies and it has increased to low genin level, her proficiency in physical combat has increased to high chunin level and her physical abilities have likewise increased the most startling being her strength which is now at a low jonin level though in retrospect I should of been more prepared for that as she takes after her mother. Kenji said seeing Lexiane shift at the comment as she knew he knew that she had been training Saeko on the side. Her speed is still low chunin level and her Endurance has also increased to high genin levels. Her control however has been what I have been focusing most on and it has increased to low chunin level which has substantially increased her effectiveness in using her cursed seal state for prolonged periods of time. In addition her chakra pool is quite large being low chunin level he said with Ryuujin nodding in his approval as he knew how difficult it was for his youngest daughter to control herself while in that form.

Finally Yumi Hokkai, who's growth has been the most balanced out of the members in my team. Her proficiency in chakra based combat has increased to high genin levels as has her mental and physical combat. Her control has increased to low genin levels to mirror her intelligence, and physical abilities. Her lacking area's namely her proficiency in things of a spiritual and hybrid nature have increased to low genin rank as has her chakra pool. Making her the most all round out of my three students. Kenji said before he stepped back. All in all I think all three will be ready in time for the chunin exams, their growth rates exceed all of genin prior to their generation. he added with small smirk as he knew this generation was going to be a strong one.

Very well. Permission granted. Kuzimaru what of your squad. Ryuujin said looking at the second of his five jonin before Inokihi stepped forward instead. You wish to have a word Inokihi he said looking at his head jonin with slight concern.

Team Eight, will not be ready for the chunin exams, they are too full of themselves at the moment and I fear if they go in with that attitude they will end up getting killed. I'd rather not let that happen under my watch so I wanted to voice my disapproval of registering them for the exams. Inokihi said Ryuujin nodding in understanding as his friend had often complained about the exploits of his team, especially the Mishura girl, Wendy.

Okay since that's cleared up I guess I'm up. Kuzimaru said with a sigh knowing his younger brother will be in an uproar when he found out he wasn't allowed to compete in the chunin exams. Alright well. I'll start with the team leader Jikei, he has shown his strength on numerous occasions and his skill set is extremely diverse. He has already shown low jonin proficiency in spiritual based techniques and that is matched by his intelligence and maturity which is around high chunin. His proficiency in chakra and physical based combat are also high being low chunin as well. His control is high genin but I believe he has much room for improvement. His physical abilities are high genin levels which match his chakra pool. Kuzimaru said looking at Ryuujin who nodded allowing him to continue.

Sora..is extremely powerful..for her age and has already displayed a degree of specialization that is very uncommon among her age group. I can not take credit for it but her growth is currently at the limit she can obtain as a genin I was actually considering recommending her for the Tobetsu Jonin Placement Test before you called me in. Her proficiency in Fuinjutsu and other spiritual based jutsu is easily low jonin level and that is only matched by her control as she is able to use them to the best of their ability. Her intelligence and mental proficiency are low chunin rank which along with her high genin rank proficiency in hybrid based jutsu are her main area's that she focuses on. Her weak area's are physical combat and things of that nature as she has neglected them in favor of the other areas, and as such they have remained at low genin level. On the other hand her chakra pool has grown to high genin levels mainly to complement her increasing proficiency in chakra based combat. He said with Inokihi raising an eyebrow as the Sasori on his squad hadn't displayed that type of growth at all being a primarily mental based shinobi.

Finally Crow Inakamono. He has displayed expertise in stealth, information gathering and assassination. As such I encouraged him to hone his abilities in it resulting in his proficiency in hybrid based techniques to increase to low jonin level. His physical combat proficiency and speed are easily high genin level while his intelligence and ability to deceive opponents is low chunin level. His mental based proficiency has increased to low genin levels. His other area's have remained the same as he has expressed little to no interest in other area's of combat, he view's ninjutsu too flashy and lacks the patience for fuinjutsu and other spiritual based combat areas. Kuzimaru said with a sigh as he didn't believe he would ever say this about his squad. I too don't want to register them for the exams. Not because they aren't ready but because they are over qualified for a position such as chunin. Jikei has expressed time and time again that he would like to become a medical nin so I'm considering in recommending him along with Sora for the Tobetsu Jonin Placement Test. Going out on a stretch and I will even recommend Crow his skill set will do wonders for our Torture and Interrogation department. he said Lexiane's eyes glinting at his last comment.

Huh. I guess I'll have to tell Eon that he'll soon be getting a new recruit. Ryuujin said with a visible shudder as he personally didn't like torture but knew it was essential in information gathering as well as punishment for those who deserved it. Alright so two out of the three teams aren't going to participate. Damn I hope our sponsors won't be pissed off at this. he thought to himself as he knew some influential people were looking forward to seeing Jikei participate in the exams, after all he was Saisho's son, and even though he was a rouge he was among the strongest shinobi Ibaragakure had managed to produce.

I'll be going next then. Suo said after Kuzimaru stepped back. At the moment, my team's skill level is very hard to determine as they like to hide what exactly they can do from me. he said with a slight frown when he heard Kenji and Lexiane's chuckle his face becoming blank when he saw Ryuujin's annoyed facial expression. But they are obviously skilled as Devin with help from another ally from the rose, who's rank I'd put at high genin successfully beat and killed a B-rank missing nin who's strength far outclassed either of them. It wasn't a fluke however as Leo and Pyua had managed to do the same while I was dealing with an A-rank missing nin threat. That level of skill shows they have the potential necessary to become chunin and in the next few months I will personally begin to train them. he said putting his hands in his pockets.

What do you mean personally begin to train them you make it seem as if you hadn't trained them at all since you became their squad leader. Kenji said with an eyebrow raise, Suo smiling faintly as Kuzimaru and Ryuujin looked a bit confused at the remark as well. Only Inokihi and Lexiane understood the meaning behind his comment as they had stumbled upon their respective children training on their own.

Exactly. Suo said Kenji and Kuzimaru becoming stunned with Ryuujin began to rub his temples as he began to process what it meant. They have grown that strong on their own, and to be honest those three have shown that they are more than capable of doubling even tripling their strength when I begin to train them directly. The only training I've given them is through teamwork and at the moment it is impeccable they know how each of them move, their capabilities and have adapted to use that effectively against opponents who are far stronger than them. In six months, I'm afraid when they are registered for the exams the other teams won't stand a chance. he said smugly looking up at Ryuujin who sighed before sitting forward.

I see. You are very confident in their abilities not to mention I have seen the evidence of their skill. So your allowed to register them as well. Lexi-hime your the last, though I already know you are registering them I simply wish for a formal evaluation of their strength. he said looking at his wife who was faintly smiling under her mask as she was proud of both their daughters achievements.

Remind me to give Devin a gift for her first bounty kill. Lexiane said stretching a bit before hopping off the desk. Tetsu Kurogane the team leader is already ready for the exams though by six months I expect his proficiency in chakra based combat to equal his physical based combat which are both high chunin level. His strength has increased to low chunin level matching his endurance and control. His weak area's namely mental, hybrid and spiritual based combat will improve to at least low genin level in sixth months time. His other areas remain unchanged from when I got him not that it's a bad thing. she said calmly as she wanted to inform the other squad leaders the difference in her squad's skill from theirs.

Sylvia Hyori has a quite large chakra pool thanks to the Nanabi and because of that her proficiency in chakra based combat is high chunin level. Her Physical combat ability is high genin level and her strength and speed match her control which are all low chunin level. Everything else remains the same which like Tetsu puts her at ready for the chunin exams. Lexiane said her eyes staring blankly at the other jonin. Finally. Kata Akiari has improved in leaps and bounds since I first pulled her out of the academy. Her proficiency in mental based combat and techniques is low jonin level, her control is easily high chunin level. She has matured into a fine shinobi who's intellect matches her ability to find and exploit her opponents weaknesses which complements her low chunin level of proficiency in chakra based combat. I've also trained her physically increasing her physical abilities and proficiency in physical combat to high genin level. Her weak area's are Fuinjutsu and Hybrid based combat but like Tetsu I expect that they will increase to low genin in time for the exams. she concluded Ryuujin smirking as he looked at the rookie teams that would be participating along side the other four veteran genin teams.

Alright that is all. It seems that we should impress the other elemental nations in these exams. I've never been able to forget how Kaosgakure took the lime light in last years exams. Ryuujin said with a proud look in his eyes as the squad leaders departed one by one leaving just him and Lexiane. Heh. It seems our daughters might leave us in the dust. he said with a smile as Lexiane walked over to him before sitting in his lap.

Indeed..how about some...celebratory..stress relief.. Lexiane said as her mask retracted Ryuujin smirking before making a hand sign causing his office to be engulfed in numerous layers of Privacy and Anti-Sound Barrier seals.

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(A Few hours later Arashi Compound)

Um...mom...usually when you give a gift you have a happy...ish facial expression. Devin said slightly scared considering her mother had brought her out in this open plain. You know the last time you took me out here I lost an eye. I still haven't forgiven you for that... she added glancing at her mother warily who sighed upon hearing that comment.

Devin, I already told you, it was for your own good, besides when are you ever going to let that go, if not for that "accident" you wouldn't have the Uzugan. Lexiane said looking at Devin slightly amused at her daughters memory of that day. She had tried to disguise her intentions as a miss, but she assumed as Devin grew older she knew it wasn't mere coincidence that her left eye had gotten damaged and her mother "conveniently" had a spare left eye from when she killed a missing nin with a unique dojutsu.

You could of warned me! Like oh hey, Devin I'm going to throw a kunai in your eye. Don't worry though I'll give you a super cool eye which can copy almost everything. Devin said her eyes narrowing in annoyance as she looked at how her mother casually just waved it off. And really? A kunai? You couldn't of sedated me and took it out peacefully no, you had to throw a kunai, a blunted one at that! she shouted stomping her feet in rage as Lexiane let out a small chuckle. It's not funny!

I'm sorry. It isn't but I gave you a crash course in both pain and trusting others. Not to mention if I had told you before hand you would of flinched causing me to damage more vital area's in your eye. Lexiane said before she pulled out a scroll and threw it at her daughter who caught it expertly before looking at it with slight concern. No it won't blow up if you open it. she said with an eye smile when she saw Devin's reaction.

...That's the least of my worries mommy. Devin said holding the scroll a foot away from her face before opening it her eyes widening when she read it. Wait..this has to be a trick right? This is your summoning contract. You can't be seriously giving this to me? she said looking up at her mother who nodded prompting Devin to run up to her and hug her tightly. Thank you Thank you Thank you Devin began to say rapidly Lexiane patting her on the head to silence her. Okay sweet, where do sign? she said once she stopped hugging her mom.

Under my name. I decided to give you this to show my pride in your abilities. You are growing to be just as strong as I was your age, and that's only because you don't push yourself as hard as I did. Lexiane said as her cloak turned into a tendril and poked Devin's finger to draw the blood that she would need to sign the contact. Lexiane would wait until Devin finished signing which became apparent when her signature began to release smoke before the scroll closed up and returned to the summoning realm. Now then these are the summon hand signs but you must first offer a blood offering to begin and you will end the summoning by touching where you want them to be summoned..Boar → Dog → Bird → Monkey → Ram Lexiane said as she made the hand signs Devin clenching her fist a small trail of blood emerging from her thumb before she began mimicking her mother. Once she had finished the hand signs she hit the ground in front of her resulting in a decently large smoke cloud forming.

A cream colored, two tailed saber-tooth tigress with black markings on her body would emerge and look around seeing Lexiane and tilting her head to the side. Did you summon me Lexiane-Sama? Melody said her sweet voice contrasting with her initial fearsome appearance she would look at Devin when Lexiane shook her head her eyes warming on the sight of the girl. Ah..your cub did. This must be Devin so cute, you've grown up since I saw you last. she purred moving one of her tails and wrapping it around Devin who blushed in embarrassment.

Um Hi. Devin said petting Melody's tail Please take care of me..Um..whats your name Devin said with a small smile as she looked over to her mother who was walking away. Hey hey! Mommy where are you going?! she said quite frantically as she didn't know if this was another one of her mothers scheme, lower her guard with a fluffy tiger who when bites of a arm only for her mom to replace it with another, "enhanced" limb from her hunter nin days.

Don't worry I won't hurt you. Come, Regulus will be pleased to see that their is another Cat summoner, he and your mother dislike each other. Melody said with a toothy grin before she reverse summoned herself and Devin to the Cat Summoning Realm.

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End Note ^.^ Yeah There it is Chapter 14 and is the longest chapter currently in thorn book at 7500+ Words (Crazy right? Yeah I know). No worries people Chap 15 is already underway I'm sorry it took so long to get 14 up >.< I was procrastinating. To all the Kaos fan's 1 MORE CHAPTER and then Kaos book will be underway. Yeah I know you guys are mad excited and crap.

New Faces

Eon Hishiganka:He is a Tobetsu Jonin and head of the Torture and Interrogation department of Ibaragakure. He is feared out of battle just as much as he is in battle as his opponents and allies know of his sadistic tendencies. When he was younger he was afraid of showing his Hishiganka attributes but now he's completely fine with it, and is very proud of his clan so proud that he went on a quest to find a certain sword which was rumored to have scales just like a shark. He eventually got it earning him a place in the bingo book and the moniker "Demon Shark of Ibara"

Melody: She is a medium sized cat summoning who is the mother of Banshee another cat summoning. She is generally very kind and nice to her summoners and her summoner's allies and is extremely brave and loyal ready to assist her summoner no matter the situation. To her summoner's enemies and anyone mean to her daughter she is as ferocious as a tigress can be.

Jutsu Used this topic
Secret Technique: Healing Rune
Water Release: Body Flicker
Neoport
Cloak Tendril
Summoning Technique
Reverse Summoning Technique

Summoning Contracts Featured

Name: Cat Contract
Leader: Regulus
Natural Allies: Bat
Natural Enemies: Dog, Bear
Allies due to Village Affiliation: Chameleon, Salamander, Stegosaurus
Neutral due to Allied villages: Shark, Phoenix, Tortoise
Enemies due to Rival villages: Whale, Raptor, Dragon, Frog, Crocodile, Vulture, Gryphon

Name: Chameleon Contract
Leader: Cleo
Natural Allied Summoning Contract(s): Rabbit, Mouse
Natural Enemy Summoning Contract(s): Snake
Allies due to Village Affiliation: Cat, Salamander
Neutral due to Allied villages: Shark, Phoenix, Tortoise, Bat, Stegosaurus
Enemies due to Rival villages: Whale, Raptor, Dragon, Frog, Crocodile, Vulture, Gryphon

Authors note: Omfg its the final chapter of Thorn Book? What's better than to wrap up its epicness in a massive tourney among the genin. Heh <3


Writing: Italic: Thought, Bold: Bijuu, Summoning or Pet Speaking, Color: Main character differentiation and normal speak Lack of color: Narration

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I do own this fanfic and all its epicness. So if I catch you assholes trying to steal my shit. There will be hell to pay.

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(Saturday Morning 8 Am Ibaragakure Forest Floor)

Eon Hishiganka was standing with a wide grin on his face as he looked at the genin that were all standing before him, he was excited it wasn't often that he got to see first hand the strength of the next generation especially before the chunin exams. Not only would it give him an edge in the betting pool for the actual exams, it also made sure that he wouldn't be bored this weekend. Alright you Genin brats, Lets get this tourney on the road! Eon said pointing skyward where a firework exploded above him for dramatic effect.

I'll be explaining the rules. A cool female voice said as Rin jumped down from the tree branch she was sitting on her bright orange hair attracting everyone's attention. She was wearing a white sleeveless medical jacket with her Ibaragakure flak jacket underneath. She was wearing long white pants which matched her jacket each having a floral design on the bottom that matched her two hair pins and the white floral decorations on her black sandals. First off there will be three rounds. Second during the matches you must defeat both of your opponents to proceed to the next round. Third, victory comes when either your opponent gives up or are rendered incapable of battle, be warned if we see you are deliberately going out of your way to seriously harm someone you will be disqualified. Rin said as she walked to the pairs collecting five thousand ryo from each of them.

Heh. Alright now for prizes....there are only three teams that will get cash. First, second and third all the others get shit. Eon said with a cackle as he was enjoying the look on the genin's faces when he said that. First place gets thirty-five grand, second place get twenty-six grand and third place gets nineteen grand. But you guys aren't doing it for the money anyways. Its bragging rights! Eon said getting a chorus of cheers. Alright. Round one matches are: Wendy Mishura and Ginpachi Remura versus Yamato Ayumu and Isis Setsuna, Leo Ryukyu and Saeko U. Arashi versus Crow Inakamono and Sylvia Hyori, Sora Sasori and Devin U. Arashi versus Wolf Bakuhatsu and Yumi Hokkai, and finally Jikei Kugeki and Pyua Odaku versus Tetsu Kurogane and Kata Akiari. he said as two additional Tobetsu Jonin would body flicker to the area bringing the total referee count to four.

Alright people split up and follow your referees so we can have these fights be over as quickly as possible. Remember we only have today and tomorrow. Rin said before body flickering next to Sora and Devin and tapping them on the shoulder before body flickering to Wolf and Yumi also tapping them before she would sprint away all four of the genin running after her.

Soul Setsuna, a laid back guy who was wearing the standard flak jacket along withblack khaki pants and sandals would wave at Wendy and Ginpachi beckoning them to follow before he would turn and start to walk away Yamato and Isis would see that and take off towards him intending to get to the area before their opponents.

Renji Arashi would body flicker next to Leo, Saeko, Crow and Sylvia before pointing upward and jumping on a cloud before heading to higher ground his red hawk cut into a mohawk which sharply contrasted his Ibaragakure flak jacket and camouflage cargo pants. He had on gray gloves with matching sandals with burgundy bandages wrapped around his neck like some sort of scarf. The genin would look up blankly before clouds would appear next to them all four climbing aboard and being lifted into the air.

Heh.. moving is too much work. You guys will fight here. Eon said looking at the remaining genin namely Jikei, Pyua, Tetsu and Kata both teams nodding before separating putting at least 20 feet in between them and their opponents. Alright....Lets go! Eon said tapping his foot impatiently as he wanted to see some action.

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(A quarter mile East)

Begin. Rin said before body flickering backwards and out of the way of the two genin teams. She was secretly rooting for Wolf and Yumi only because Wolf was so cute, not to mention she had bet on their team makinng it to the finals. Nonetheless she would be fair even if it did mean she'd lose 20 grand. Stupid Eon....a 20 grand betting pot...I mean come on they are just genin. she thought to herself while shaking her head.

Lets do this Devin. Sora said calmly as she began to run forward. Her outfit had changed ever so slightly as her form fitting beige robes were even shorter now just covering her body while revealing her legs and arms. The eight beads she wore on her neck had changed color as they were now yellow. In addition to that she had kept her face mask however it was now a jet black with two scorpion insignia's under both her eyes which matched the black beads on her wrists and ankles each bead also having a scorpion insignia on it. She would make hands signs before the beads on her neck separated and would launch themselves forward at high speeds at Wolf.

You better take me seriously!. Wolf said with a laugh as his body literally changed its composition into paper before sprouting angel like wings and taking off into the air. He would make hand signs causing numerous sheets of paper to emerge from his body before they formed into clones and would plummet to the ground before exploding right as they came within 5 feet of Sora. Um...is she okay? Wolf said when he saw the chakra beads halt in place before falling to the ground.

Na she's alright. Devin shouted over to him while she parried a blow from Yumi's battle fan seeing a large earth wall when the smoke cleared Sora jumping out from behind it blurring through hand signs. Heh, whats up with these weak attacks your punching like an Academy student. she said taunting Yumi who would instantly become pissed off at her.

Fuck you Devin. Renji! Let's tear her apart. Yumi said withdrawing backwards as her gryphon flew down from the sky. Yumi would open up her fang before releasing a massive gust of wind Renji flying forward before spinning into a vortex Take this! Boosted Tsutaiaga - Claw over Fangs Vortex! she screamed out as Renji would become engulfed in a massive vortex which was boosted by the wind gust from her battle fan which increased the damage area of the gryphon's technique.

Woah that's dangerous. Devin said jumping back through a Gale Cannon and being propelled into the air through five additional Gale Gates with Renji close on her tail. Lets even the odds. she said now moving through the air faster than Renji and would bite her thumb before making hand signs a poof of smoke appearing above her. Dual Flame Sphere she shouted Melody raising an eyebrow before two spheres of flame appeared on both of her tails. Melody would point them forward before launching them and disappearing back into the summoning realm.

Renji Watch out! Yumi shouted before making a long string of hand signs and then expelling a massive torrent of water which spun around her body before heading high into the sky. Water Release: Great Waterfall Techni- she was forcibly shut up as a yellow bead smashed into her stomach knocking her into the air and causing the water to lose its focus and begin to cascade back to the ground before it evaporated into mist which began to cloud the area.

Wolf gritted his teeth as he currently had his hands full as a massive dragon made of earth was chasing him through the air, the result of Sora's hand signs. He knew he was losing visibility fast so he needed to act quickly his Shizengan activating as he pulled out his Dual projectile accelerators from among the paper in his body. Now being able to see clearly through the mist he would pull the triggers sending numerous explosive shots which detonated in various parts of the dragon causing it to separate and dismantle. I'm no pushover! he shouted looking over at Sora before paling. It was merely a decoy and he had fell for it as he saw Yumi reeling from getting hit by one of Sora's beads.

It's over. Sasori Secret Art: 8 Binding Blows of Immobility. Sora said with a flick of her wrist as Yumi would receive a blow to the back of her head and one to the stomach causing her to flip forward her body being halted by a brutal blow to her ribs by another bead which sent her to the left. She wouldn't get a breather as she would receive an uppercut with another bead which launched her skyward before getting smashed back down to the ground by four more beads. Good night. Yumi said stomping on the ground a wall of earth emerging right where Yumi fell the definite crack of ribs being heard as she smashed into it and would bounce off only to be caught by Rin who had a frown on her face.

That was a bit excessive. Rin said with Sora pointing upward causing her too look upward as two fireballs crashed into the spinning gryphon Devin sporting a gleeful smirk as she blurred through hand signs, before puffing out her cheeks and making another set of hands signs and expelling a massive surge of water which was then electrified and would pass through several gale gates being accelerated to extremely high speeds before smashing into Wolf who exploded taking out a large segment of the forest.

Huh where did he...go? Devin said activating her Uzugan and would teleport out of the way of a spiked cannon ball which was coming from behind. Found you. she said as she reappeared above Wolf who was in the process of reloading. He would throw one of his projectile accelerators forward causing her to parry Wolf teleporting to her right and kicking her in her ribs. Devin caught the strike in between her elbow and her knee before quickly letting go as Wolf released a point blank Paper Soul sphere.

A red cloud appeared in front of her body and as the Soul Sphere detonated the heat from the explosion was literally siphoned out of it while Devin fell to the ground. She would spin before a white cloud appeared below her, Devin landing on it with her right foot before kicking off and through five gale gates heading straight towards Wolf who began to fire off explosive rounds all of which detonated on Devin's position. Not done yet. Devin said as the smoke cleared as she was enshrouded in a aura of heat and would deliver a brutal hay maker to his face knocking him unconscious instantly Wolf plummeting to the ground only to be caught by a white cloud..

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(5 Minutes later Ibaragakure Lower Treetops)

What a difficult woman Leo said as he wielded Hiramekarei in its dual sword form and was having a difficult time parrying the strength filled blows coming from Sylvia. He would glance over seeing Saeko in a similar predicament as Crow bounced off of tree trunks and kept hitting her with numerous strikes of disgrace. Fuck this.Leo said as he saw Saeko change into her cursed seal state quickly body replacing with her just as she launched a punch.

The switch would result in Sylvia getting punched in the face and Crow's strike of disgrace being parried by Leo's forearm neither of his or Saeko's opponents expecting the switch. Thank you. Leo. Saeko murmured as she expertly blocked a counter strike from Sylvia with her gauntlet as she was the first to regain her bearings. Sylvia would close her eyes for just a moment before opening them as they glowed pure purple. , she would fuse her swords back into one before pulling forward causing Saeko to be violently pulled towards her due to her gauntlet.

Sorry. Sylvia muttered to her friend before she smashed Saeko in the stomach with the hilt of her sword Sylvia throwing her upward a Dragon tail made out of Nen materializing and smashing her to the ground and knocking her unconscious. Sylvia would turn two wings made out of Nen appearing behind her as she would go and help Crow deal with Leo.

Seems like your girlfriend just got owned. Crow said with a laugh as he weaved out of Leo's slashes with ease his Inakamono's Aura screwing with his friends hormones making his form and reaction sloppy at best. Okay time to end this. he said ducking under a slash and hitting Leo's left hand before snatching his sword away and tossing it to the ground. Crow would then lunge forward tapping Leo's waist and causing him to collapse to the ground.

No way she's not my girlfriend. Leo said as he fell to the ground managing to lock eyes with Crow and trap him in a genjutsu. Crow would see a tree grow around his body before it exploded causing him to instantly pass out and fall to the ground. Fuck...Me. Leo said ending the genjutsu and seeing Sylvia right before him.

Sideways. Sylvia said with a gleeful facial expression as she would knee upward hitting him in his face and sending him about a foot into the air and would smash downward with the blunt end of her sword only for Leo to teleport away just in the nick of time.

Running won't get you far. Sylvia said as her sword split up into 6, Sylvia grasping each one in a unique stance before spinning forward using her Soul Sense to guide herself to Leo's location. Found you. she said seeing him hiding behind a tree and would smash into him hitting him with all six swords Leo exploding into smoke and revealing a blue haired puppet that was under the transformation technique.

Check. Leo said activating Inu's dojutsu and trapping Sylvia in the puppets unique genjutsu causing Sylvia to quickly flee from the puppet which multiplied into three to chase her. Mate. he said as all three would throw their left arms forward using A Thousand Hands manipulation force, Sylvia would dodge the first and second the third catching her from behind and smashing her to the ground each arm pummeling her into unconsciousness.

Remind me not to piss you off. Renji said with a laugh when Leo called off his attack revealing a large crater the center of which lay an unconscious Sylvia.

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(Same time - Ibaragakure Forest Floor)

Jikei would flip into the air avoiding another crushing blow from Tetsu in his stage 1 transformation. He had a smirk on his face as he leaned backwards and focused chakra into his left arm before punching forward just as Tetsu released a point blank Fire Release Intelligent Hard Work. The fireball would explode upon impact however its explosive radius would be nerfed before being completely eradicated by Jikei's attack. Fun. Jikei said with a laugh as Tetsu would blur forward and the two would begin to trade blows Jikei managing to keep up even though Tetsu currently had an additional two arms to aid in his onslaught.

Pyua was currently busy with Kata who was at the moment fustrated due to her opponent's lack of eyesight. She blurred through hand signs before releasing a ball of Lightning modeled after Tetsu's fire technique which would explode over a large radius. Pyua however would spin quickly on her left arm before kicking out causing the explosion of lightning energy to orbit around her swiftly before being redirected right back at Kata who quickly jumped out of the way. Kata bit her lip in frustration before making hand signs and using the shadow clone technique. Both of them would jump sideways in opposite directions as Pyua would smash the ground where they stood just seconds before.

This chick is tough, not to mention I can't use any of my stronger techniques or I'll accidentally kill her. Ugh this is so difficult Both Kata's said as their bodies began to course with black electricity as four black panther cubs emerged from their bodies and would charge at Pyua at high speeds. The attacks wouldn't get a chance to hit their intended target however as Jikei would body replace with Pyua both of his hands sparking with gray lightning as he punched forward quickly destroying the panthers.

My turn. Jikei said as chains would burst out of his gauntlet before emerging from the ground an ensnaring Kata. Usually the attack was strong enough to kill but Jikei lowered the intensity of the lightning that he was running through the chains causing it to give her a weak jolt which would knock her unconscious.

Tetsu with frown seeing Jikei which with Pyua however he was surprised when, as he began to take off to save Kata Pyua would blur in front of him and come out swinging the arm that he used to block actually stinging, a testament to the girl's power. Woah...going all out I guess I gotta pick up the pace too. he said with a smile as his lower set of arms finished up a set of hand signs Tetsu spitting out a massive volume of water which collided with Pyua and continued onward pushing her underneath.

Jikei would turn after retracting his chains back into his gauntlets his arm sparking with gray electricity as water surged towards him before he punched the water stunning Tetsu as he didn't think he would risk doing that with Pyua underneath. The electricity would spread rapidly shocking Tetsu thoroughly and causing him to pass out while a whirlpool would open within the water revealing Pyua spinning underneath completely unharmed. Hey Gorgeous. Neat trick. Jikei called out to her Pyua blushing red before promptly fainting causing Eon who was watching the whole match intensely to burst out into laughter.

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(1 Hour later Forest Floor.)

Alright. The teams who qualified for the semi-finals are as follows. Devin U. Arashi and Sora Sasori, Leo Ryukyu and Saeko U. Arashi, Wendy Mishura and Ginpachi Remura, and finally Jikei Kugeki and Pyua Odaku. Eon said with a smirk as his favorites to win were still in the running. Alright. Rin just patched you guys up so get off your asses and lets begin the quarter finals. he said with a toothy grin which managed to seem menacingly happy at the same time some of the genin shuddering at the sight.

Next matches are Wendy Mishura and Ginpachi Remura versus Devin U. Arashi and Sora Sasori. As well as Jikei Kugeki and Pyua Odaku versus Leo Ryukyu and Saeko U. Arashi. Rin raised an eyebrow when she heard a groan at the match ups quickly tracing it back to Leo who had his head in his hands Saeko patting his back in an attempt to comfort him.

Quit your bitching, you know what. Fuck it. Two on Two matches are boring. So. Its gonna be a Two on Two on Two on Two. Eon said rubbing his hands together, with Leo paling along with Pyua, Sora and Ginpachi raising an eyebrow, Devin and Jikei beaming and finally Saeko and Wendy locked in death glares. So what are you waiting for? Begin! Eon said body flickering away from the arena along with the other Tobetsu Jonin and Rin in order to give the genin their much needed space.

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(Kage Mansion)

Ryuujin was currently gazing deeply into a crystal ball with Lexiane in his lap, Kuzimaru and Suo standing next to him looking intently as well. Kenji was rubbing his temples in annoyance while Inokihi pretended as if he wasn't interested but nearly face vaulted when he heard Eon's latest comment.

Tetakage-sama..you've got to stop this! That man is insane! Inokihi shouted the four looking at the crystal ball each giving him a straight face before going back to watching causing him to pale. ...Or keep watching..I mean that's fine too.. he said with a pout as they expressed no interest in stopping the little "bout" that the rookie genin were having.

Huh. It seems, his kid is better than I thought, I would of never guessed he'd be able to defeat Tetsu. Then again they were holding back most of their jutsu arsenal are specifically to kill opponents. Lexiane said her voice calm and collected, despite her whole team getting eliminated. Unlike Kenji who's team also got eliminated she was still interested mainly because both of her daughters were still in the running not to mention she was eager to see how Devin would do against Jikei.

Yeah. No offense but Devin won't be able to win this round. I mean Sora is something else and all but Jikei's won't be toying around this match. Kuzimaru said confidently he didn't exactly care who won either way as both Sora and Jikei were strong enough to win this thing but he was confident in Jikei's skill level. Not to mention that partner of his Pyua? Inokihi-san did a really good job with her. he said looking over at the aforementioned man who was currently smiling faintly obviously proud of his daughters strength.

Pfft. This match is completely in Devin's favor. Knowing Leo he's going to team up against Jikei once he and Saeko are done with that Wendy chick and her partner. Leo isn't going for the win he's either gunning for second or third mainly to impress Saeko. Suo said both of his hands folded over his chest as he knew Leo's motives, sure he had matured but Leo was never one to push himself unless the situation really required it, the fact that he made it to the Semi-finals showed he was just trying to show off.

Huh. Leo Ryukyu. Isn't his father the best blacksmith in Ibara? Jared Ryukyu? Interesting. To think I hoped the squirt wouldn't have any of her mother's charm. Ryuujin said with a laugh when he saw Lexiane blush at his comment. No worries. If he's still interested in a few years he has my blessing. He's very talented for his age. But, as I'm a biased father. Devin's got this. Or Kenji do you have any doubts on who's the favorite to win? he said with a smirk glancing at Kenji who looked up before frowning.

Well considering my favorites to win...disappointed me I guess I'm putting all my hope for Saeko and Leo to at least make third place. Kenji said his voice showing his displeasure in the turnout of the tournament. It was mainly due to his loss of bragging rights not to mention he had lost forty grand when Yumi and Wolf lost to Devin and Sora.

Hmm. Its going to be a tough match. Lexiane said as she glanced at the crystal ball the genin already in the middle of an intense battle...

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(Ibaragakure Forest Floor)

Four simultaneous battles were underway Eon smirking at he watched the genin's fight. Boy how he missed those days when one was carefree and young, not burdened by the many missions they've undertaken during their shinobi career. The genin were so full of life, and potential though he knew if they were lucky perhaps half of them would make it past 40. The shinobi life was a short one really, and if one wasn't lucky to get a battle injury and retire they would most certainly die on the battlefield. Though to most that was a fitting death for a shinobi, not to mention honorable.

Devin blurred across the battlefield dodging numerous geysers of Jikei's chains each one attempting to capture her. She smiled as she launched herself into the air high above the rest of the genin before she began to make hand signs and expelled a massive jet of water heading straight towards him. She the water would pass through multiple Gale Gates causing it to be accelerated rapidly Jikei charging his fist with lightning before punching forward the water instantly turning into mist as Devin knew he would pull a stunt like that. Trying to remove the extras huh. she said thinking out loud as she saw chakra chains burst from the ground attempting to restrain people.

Ginpachi who was currently fighting against Leo would be caught unaware and became restrained with the chains only to be further entrapped with additional chains and shocked into unconsciousness. Leo smirked as chains would attempt to grab him only for Saeko to blur past tearing them to shreds with her monstrous strength as she was in her stage two curse seal. Not fun. Leo said as Hiramekarei would change into a massive shield which he would use to block a geyser of chains which would burst up from the ground attempting to ensnare him.

Come on bitch is that all you got! Wendy said dodging out of Saeko's blows her Kyougan in its stage 2 form Wendy being able to gauge where and when Saeko was going to strike just as her body tensed up to do so. She would dodge out of the way of another punch the ground shattering into fragments from Saeko's brute power. Wendy would pull her hand back a ball of chakra forming in her hand before she would jump into the air recklessly prompting Saeko to jump higher and attempt to smash her into the ground. Wendy would body replace with Saeko right before getting hit and would throw her arm forward. Take this Rasengan! she said smashing Saeko to the ground with the attack a poof of smoke appearing revealing that Saeko had body replaced with a kunai before using the transformation technique to change it to look like her.

Weak. Saeko uttered as she blurred in front of Wendy before backhanding her sending her flying at Vacuum release speeds into a tree. She would frown before forcibly calming herself down lest she went berserk and would shift back into her stage 1 curse seal before scanning the area and heading straight for Jikei.

Pyua and Sora were engaging in hand to hand combat Pyua actually being astonished at Sora's skill in taijutsu. It seems I have to go...all out. Pyua said jumping back and pausing just as chakra chains burst from the ground and attempted to ensnare Sora. Chichi no himitsu: Ōpuningu no mon, Chichi no himitsu: Hīringu no mon Pyua said opening her gates as she saw an opportunity to do so.

Jikei.. Sora said as the beads on her wrists and ankles would detach and form a spherical barrier around her the chains instantly becoming destroyed upon passing the barrier. I've long since made a counter for your techniques. she said before looking up and seeing Pyua blur forward. Usually she would of simply erected a Living Barrier which Pyua would undoubtedly pass through at her current speed and would be instantly killed in the process but this wasn't a life or death situation so she erected a different type of barrier. Pyua would collide with it the force at which she was moving being absorbed before being reflected right back onto her damaging her with the very kinetic energy that she was using.

Play time...is over. Sora said when Pyua regained her bearings and activated her Stage 6 eye. Sora would tap her temple the mask that covered the top half of her face being sealed away into a small rectangle on the bridge of her nose. Kigan. she said her forehead literally splitting open revealing the third eye that all Sasori possess. She tilted her head sideways as Pyua blurred in front of her and launched a punch to her face Sora being able to see her from a mile away.

Sasori Secret Art: Pain Viewing Barrier she said all of her beads converging around her and Pyua before becoming locked in place a green dome being erected around her body.

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(Kage Mansion)

Damn...shit just got serious. Kuzimaru said with a grimace. Sure Sora's attack was non lethal but I'm afraid Pyua might have some serious mental scars after that attack. he said looking at Suo whose face was currently in a frown.

She's very brutal for a Sasori. To master such a technique at such a young age. She might take Eon's job in the future. Lexiane said her face blank but her eyes obviously interested in Devin's partner. She's matured much faster than the others, she didn't even blink an eye before using that attack, not to mention how she finished off that Hokkai girl in the last match. she said taking a note of the girl for future reference.

Yeah its pretty disheartening to see that in a young girl but at the same time, she's adapted to the shinobi life far quicker than her peers. But enough about her. Heh, did you see Saeko own that Mishura chick. That's the second time, a heavy blow to the other genin's pride. Ryuujin said with a smirk looking at Inokihi who's face was stony obviously pissed off at Sora's attack. Lighten up. Inokihi. Its not going to leave permanent damage, its just going to shake her up. Besides its better that Pyua was exposed to such an attack in a controlled environment if this happened in the chunin exams the end result would be much worse. he said attempting to comfort his friend who remained silent albeit nodding stiffly.

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Jikei was momentarily distracted when he heard Pyua's bone chilling scream a distance away and that distraction nearly cost him as he narrowly dodged Saeko's punch the blow just nicking him on the chin yet sending him staggering back. Fuck...Who did that to her. he said leaning back and dodging out of the way of another powerful punch before his eyes narrowed as he activated his Kami Raidengan. Now fighting and dispatching Saeko was effortless Jikei easily dodging out of the way of her blows despite the dense mist that hung over the area his whole arm sparking with electricity before he punched her in her gut with just enough force to knock her unconscious as well as out of her curse sealed state..

Oi what gives! Leo said as he parried Sora's beads which were viciously attacking him after she had dispatched Pyua. Leo coursed chakra through Hiramekarei changing it into its hammer form and would smash them each time one came to close propelling it back into the mist. At the moment he was blind and couldn't see a thing, but he did have an advantage with mist everywhere. He began to whistle a tune while making hand signs and would trap Sora and Jikei both in a genjutsu. The latter would chuckle before breaking out of it by dislocating his arm and popping it back together. But Sora on the other hand was a sitting duck, Leo would weave hand signs while simultaneously using Inu's Osoregan as well as the vapor that was being released from its chest to compound the strength of his genjutsu.

See ya. Leo said as a massive tree would wrap around Sora's body while Inu would first use Death Count, before splitting into three and battering her body with multiple Sanity Spheres until she succumbed to the increasing pain and was rendered unconscious. Ugh...low on chakra. Oh Shi- Leo said putting up Hiramekarei just in time as Jikei smashed his lightning clad arm into it his shield actually cracking a bit.

Yo. Jikei said as Leo was knocked back chains bursting from the ground attempting to ensnare him Leo surprising Jikei when his sword shifted into a whip sword Leo spinning the new weapon form slicing through the chains with ease. Oh wait...you in range. he said face palming Leo paling before his body was coursed with electricity falling to the ground unconscious. Oi! Devin! It's just you and me now! So can we cut it out with this god damn mist! he said shouting into the air the mist clearing up instantly.

Huh? Oh, sorry! Didn't think it would take you this long to beat them all! I was getting some beauty sleep! Devin said about 60 feet in the air stretching her Uzugan blazing as she sat on a cloud. Alright! Here I come! she shouted before jumping off of the cloud and falling to the ground as she made hand signs...

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(Kage Mansion)

She's not going to use that... Ryuujin said Lexiane faintly smirking underneath her mask while Suo looked worried. Kenji and Inokihi were confused as to what he meant but looking closely at the hand signs both of them paled.

Chidori huh? Impressive. But Jikei still has his trump card. Kuzimaru said with a confident smirk causing all of the people in the room too look at him with their eyebrows raised. Just watch, I assure you, you'll all be stunned when you see it. he said his smirk not fading as he stared into the crystal ball seeing Jikei pop a soldier pill.

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(Ibaragakure Forest Floor)

Heh. You wanna finish this in one blow huh? Alright. I can dig it. Jikei said his chakra fully revitalized as he was being reckless during the whole match, mainly because he was having fun and not taking it too seriously. Devin on the other hand was one of the rare people that made him actually want to give a damn and he surely would not disappoint. Oi! Devin!. Try not to die! he said as he saw her Chidori grow in power as she plummeted down from the sky and through gale gates accelerating with each one.

Wouldn't fucking dream of it! Devin shouted back as she saw Jikei reel back for a second wind rotating around his fist before lightning would be added both of them swirling together as one. He would pivot before throwing his punch forward just at the right angle that both of their fists would collide at the exact same time.

Fist of the Forged Lightning!Chidori! Both genin shouted their attacks connecting a massive shock wave of electricity and wind emerging from the contact and blowing everything within fifteen feet back. Both had crazy smirks on their faces as they were locked in place before Jikei's attack began to consume Devin's. Fuck. That. Shit. she said as she decided to gamble and began coursing not only her lightning release chakra through her arm but also her water release chakra, this normally would be nigh impossible to achieve but in terms of chakra control, Devin was a prodigy. The resultant was a bright green variant of the normal Chidori which pushed back Jikei's attack slowly before Devin pushed even further adding her Heat Storm to the mix causing the Chidori to mutate into gray miniature hurricane which ran the length of her arm.

Devin. Huh. You never cease to amaze me. But...your not quite at my level yet. But if I push back more...I'll break you before you can grow strong enough for a real challenge. Jikei thought to himself as he saw Devin's left arm beginning to get torn to apart by her own technique. I'll...leave this as a ..draw. he thought to himself before pushing more of his chakra out just enough to make the balance of power unstable. The end result being an explosion which sent both him and Devin flying in opposite directions at high speeds both of them falling unconscious before they even hit the ground.

Damn..Now that's how you fight a championship. Eon said catching Devin while Rin caught Jikei. But a Draw...Tch Can't have that..Okay so we'll go by their partners technically Sora finished off Pyua so that means Devin and Sora will take first. he said with a smirk as he would body flicker next to Rin while carrying the unconscious Devin.

While Jikei and Pyua will take second. That's pretty nice of you Eon considering you were rooting for Jikei and Pyua. But it is fair after all. That leaves Leo and Saeko as third. These genin...they are really something. Those last two attacks were easily clocking at SS-rank level. Rin said her eyes widening when a team of medical nin dropped from the trees with her boss, staring at her with a happy facial expression. ...Crap. So you all knew....all along..and the only reason I'm not getting punished is because you won money...right?

Who said you weren't getting punished May Clyde said with a sickeningly sweet voice sending a shiver down Rin's spine. Oh hi Eon how are you. she said looking at Eon who smirked at her.

Fine, Fine. Heh good luck Rin. Eon said cracking his neck as he handed Devin's limp body to one of the medical nin before body flickering away. Well at least i didn't lose too much. Luckily I had bet with the medical nin that Jikei's team would take second. A win win either way. he thought to himself as he went to the hot springs, after all there was nothing better than relaxing in the hot springs after a nice bloody fight.

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(Kage Mansion 5 Minutes Later)

Yay. I'm 1 million ryo richer. Lexiane said her voice completely devoid of any happiness despite her comment. The only other people in the room that were happy was Suo as they also had won his bets. Unlike Lexiane who had put all her money into Devin and Sora getting first place, Suo had split it with, Devin and Sora taking first, Pyua and Jikei taking second, and finally Leo and Saeko taking third.

Lexiane, its bad to bet on your children's success. Suo said while counting his stacks of money, he hadn't bet as much as her as he didn't exactly have so much money to blow away but he had made a nice one hundred thousand ryo profit. He looked at the door as Inokihi quickly ran out to go check on his daughter surpressing a chuckle when Kenji stormed out having lost out big time.

I still think Jikei let her win. Eh whatever, there is always the chunin exams. You'll see, Jikei will definitely come out on top. Kuzimaru said as he wasn't actually annoyed or sad at the results as he hadn't bet a lot, he was more proud of his genin's strength in comparison to their peers. The only person he needed to work on at the moment was Crow, if he had been able to combat Leo's genjutsu quicker he would of gotten the victory. It seems I need to double their training regiment in preparation for the exams. he thought to himself before nodding a goodbye before body flickering out of the room.

As fun as that was to watch, it seems I'm fated to return to work. Ryuujin said with a frown on his face Suo taking the hint and body flickering out of the room like Kuzimaru. Lexiane would smile before preparing to Neoport away. You can stay. he said with a smirk Lexiane rolling her eyes before neoporting away ..That was cruel. he said with a pout before unsealing the scroll under his desk hundreds of sheets of paperwork emerging from it. Ugh...this is going to be a long day..

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(17 Hours later Deep within the Forgotten Forest)

The area was calm the various beasts which occupied the forest either in a peaceful slumber on on the prowl for food. It was a blissful silence that was only occasionally broken by a growl or the distant rumble of a sleeping creature. There wasn't a single iota of light shining in this part of the forest the darkness being both a blessing and a curse. A blessing in that they could lead their lives free of encroachment by the humans who had made a village within the forest...a curse, because when a crack opened in the air, a low shrill sound coming from deep within it, none noticed nor heard. Nor would they ever see or hear until their demise was ensured..

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End note Yep This is it. The Conclusion of Thorn Book Part 1. A long chap 6500 + words (I'm proud of myself). It gives a nice insight into the various genin's abilities, how they've changed etc. Of course not in great detail ^.^ I still want it to be a surprise when you see exactly what they can do in Rift Book.

I know all the Chaos fans are like fuck yeah its finally over Chaos Book FTW. Heh yeah I know ^.^ No worries Chaos book will be up soon enough ^.^ I'll have just as much fun writing it as I did this one mainly because some of the most interesting characters on the site are in it. Anyways ^.^ I hope you guys enjoyed Thorn Book Give me nice reviews Por Favor.

New Faces:

Rin Ayumu: She's a smooth talking Medical Nin who has a crush on Eon Hishiganka, they've been friends since they were in a squad together along with Kimiko Hokkai. She's over all a nice person but likes to slack off prompting her always to get in trouble with the head medical nin May Clyde.

Soul Setsuna: A Tobetsu Jonin who is also a member of the T/A department and is always forced to go along with Eon's schemes. While appearing to be a laid back kind of guy, he has a flair for getting people to talk, that combined with his manipulation prowess make him fit comfortably in the otherwise tense atmosphere of his job.

Renji Arashi: Renji is Ryuujin's second cousin, a free spirit who is a messenger nin. He doesn't like to talk much and would rather point or write out words with his clouds. It's mainly because his voice box was injured in a genin mission when he was younger forcing him to change his dreams to become a messenger nin.

Jutsu Used this Chapter
Body Flicker
Teleport
Storm Release: Cloud
Storm Release: Gale Cloud
Storm Release: Gale Gate
Storm Release: Gale Reverse
Storm Release: Gale Cannon
Tsutaiaga: Claw over Fangs
Paper Release: Dance of the Shikigami
Storm Release: Heat Cloud
Storm Release: Heat Gate
Shizengan
Body Replacement Jutsu
Transformation Technique
Storm Release: Heat Siphon
Storm Release: Heat Aura
Paper Soul Sphere
Paper Release: Paper Clone
Hokkai Secret Technique: Enhanced Speed
Hokkai Secret Technique: Enhanced Five Senses
Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique
Hidden Mist Technique
Uzugan
Earth Release: Earth and Stone Dragon
Earth Release: Earth Style Wall
Sasori Secret Technique: Chakra Solidification
Sasori Secret Art: 8 Binding Blows of Immobility
Hiramekarei Unleashing
Samurai Art: Swift Release
Tenmetsu Style: Bullet Release
Strike of Disgrace
Chakra Threads
Puppet Technique
Psionic Disposition
Nen Technique: Dragon Tail
Nen Technique: Dragon Wings
Acrobatic Joint Beat
Basilisk of Hell
Basilisk of Hell: Hell Crazed
Inakamono's Aura
Haki
Rock Skinned
Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death
Demonic Illusion: Tree Binding Death Explosion
Osoregan
Killing Intent Art: Mind Clone
Killing Intent Art: Sanity Sphere
Killing Intent Art: Death Count
Soul Sense
The Zone
Fire Release: Intelligent Hard Work
Lightning Release: Dedicated Hard Work
Shadow Clone Technique
Chichi no himitsu: Ōpuningu no mon
Chichi no himitsu: Hīringu no mon
Chidori
Luminous Glyphs
Luminous Glyph: Entombed Lightning
Water Release: Exploding Water Colliding Wave
Flesh Release: Multi-Arm Technique
Kurogane Secret Technique: First Transformation
Molting Step
Adapted Speed
Origin Curse Seal Stage 1
Origin Curse Seal Stage 2
Kyougan
Rasengan
Summoning Technique
A Thousand Hands Manipulation Force
Revolution Fist
Revolution Fist: Twirl
Revolution First: Vortex

Name: Gray Lightning Fist
Classification: Nintaijutsu
Rank: C-A rank
Class: Offensive
Range: Short

Description: Focusing his lightning chakra around his fist, at C-rank his fist will spark with Gray Lightning and do B-rank damage when he punches his target, at B-rank his entire arm will spark with Gray Lightning and do A-rank damage when he punches his target, at A-rank his arm will be engulfed in Gray Lightning and do S-rank damage when he punches his target. Because of the usage of Gray Lightning this jutsu can destroy other jutsus one rank higher than the chakra used while keeping its disruptive factor of disrupting the target’s chakra for 2 posts when C-rank chakra is used, 4 posts when B-rank chakra is used, 6 posts when A-rank chakra is used.

Name: Lightning Release: Black Panther Cubs
Classification: Ninjutsu
Rank: C rank
Class: Offensive
Range: Short-Mid

Description: After generating black lightning from their body which takes the form of two panther cubs, the user can manipulate it to affect multiple victims at once by electrocuting them with the cubs moving at Crashing grown speeds as they head towards their victims. Like various other Lightning Release techniques, the potency of this ability can be increased through the application of water.

Name: Fist of Reverse Lightning
Classification: Nintaijutsu
Rank: C-rank
Class: Offensive, Defensive
Range: Short

Description: Focusing his lightning chakra to his arm, Jikei’s arm will spark Gray Lightning as he makes any form of contact with his target. Touching them will directly disrupt their chakra for 6 posts due to the Gray Lightning usage. A secondary affect is the ability to directly neutralize lightning jutsus one rank higher than his rank due to his perfect lightning chakra control.

Name: Spider’s Web
Classification: Ninjutsu
Rank: D-SSS rank (Costs D-rank chakra)
Class: Offensive
Range: All Ranges

Description: Running his lightning chakra through his chains he will send multiple chains, a minimum of 20 chains, into the ground. The chains will then erupt from the ground surrounding the target, at a height 10 feet above their own height, then coil together around them in the shape of a cone slowly squeezing them to death, due to the lightning chakra running through them it actually squeezes the target on a molecular level as once completed nothing will be left of them. The damage of this jutsu actually relies on how much resistance the target is giving meaning that it does damage one rank higher than the target’s endurance or defense tier. Even though this jutsus power does cap at SSS-rank those with SSS-rank endurance will take damage the same as if they had lower endurance, not even SSS-rank endurance makes one immune to the power of this jutsu.

Name: Luminous Glyph-Chains of Radiance
Classification: Barrier Ninjutsu/Ninjutsu
Rank: C-rank
Class: Supplementary
Range: Varies

Description: Once this glyph has been completed chakra chains will emerge from the ground and pin down everybody designated by Jikei. These chains can only be broken by strength tiers equal to Jikei’s rank or speed tiers one rank higher than Jikei’s rank because anybody with speeds equal to Jikei’s rank will be unable to move. Even though the chains are made of chakra because they are solely created from the glyph they cannot be destroyed by any kinds of chakra, includes Null and Void. If more than one of this glyph is placed on top of each other then the strength and speed tier required to break the chains goes up by one rank for each glyph set on top of it. For those who touch the boundaries of this glyph, which acts as a barrier, will have all their tiers reduced by one rank.

Name: Trick Shot
Classification:Kenjutsu
Rank:C-rank
Class:Supplementary
Range:Mid Range

Description:A frightening technique which Wolf uses in conjunction with his dual projectile accelerators which allows him to literally curve the bullets shot. This is effective with moving targets as they often don't expect the bullet's altered trajectory.

Name: Rapid Fire
Classification:Kenjutsu
Rank:C-rank
Class:Supplementary
Range:Mid Range

Description: Wolf exhales before channeling chakra into his arms and then letting lose a powerful combination shot which allows him to shoot out all 12 of the bullets in his Dual Projectile Accelerators at Bullet releases speeds with the bullets flying at Crashing Ground speed due to the spin that he places on them while shooting. This is useful for a quick bombard of the enemy to get them to back up.

Name: Boom Cannon
Classification:Kenjutsu
Rank:C-rank
Class:Supplementary
Range:Mid Range

Description:A frightening technique which Wolf uses in conjunction with his mini cannon while swirling chakra inside of it he pulls the trigger resulting it a much more powerful shot which sends him backward while raising the damage of the projectile fired by one rank.

Name: Explosive Shot
Classification:Kenjutsu
Rank:B-rank
Class:Supplementary
Range:Mid Range

Description:A frightening technique which Wolf uses in conjunction with his dual projectile accelerators which allows him to imbue his explosive chakra into each of the bullets shot at the opponent. This causes them to explode at will each bullet dealing C-rank explosive damage to anything within 2 feet of the bullet. When chained with Rapid Fire this technique shows its true danger as the opponent would be bombarded by the explosive rounds.

Name:Boosted Tsutaiaga: Claw Over Fangs Vortex
Classification: Combination Technique
Rank: A
Class: Offensive
Range: Close - Mid (Shreds up everything within 15 feet of the user)
Description: Yumi swings her fully extended bladed fan forward while coursing her chakra through it to amplify the natural wind the fan generates launching Renji forward while he uses Tsutaiaga. While he spins he wraps the wind around his body causing him to become engulfed in a massive wind vortex which extends the damage of the normal Tsutaiaga to 15 feet around the user.

Name: Sasori Secret Art: 8 Binding Blows of Immobility
Classification: Fuinjutsu/Kenjutsu
Rank: B-Rank
Class: Offensive
Range: Short-Long

Description: This technique makes use of the beads on a member of the Sasori clan's neck. While different from the usual techniques in a Sasori's arsenal this technique is extremely useful. This technique grows in power with the number of beads used as well as the color of the beads in the attack. The eight bead variant of the the Binding Blows of Immobility line is in between the four bead variant and the sixteen bead variant in speed and power. Nonetheless it is effective, once stuck the opponent has the movement in the area stuck sealed away rendering them immobile and helpless as the remaining blows hit their body, the combo is up to the user's imagination but their are eight blows total each dealing an equal amount of damage according to the color of the bead. White does multiple counts of D-rank damage, Yellow does multiple counts of C-rank damage, Orange does multiple counts of B-rank damage, Red does multiple counts of A-rank damage, Violet does multiple counts of S-rank damage, Indigo does multiple counts of SS-rank damage and finally Blue does multiple counts of SSS-rank damage.

Name: Particle Form of the Zero Style
Classification: Fighting Style
Rank: D-rank
Class: Supplementary
Range: Self

Description: Taking on keen applications of its predessor, Zerosutairu, this style has applied Particle Aura into its power along with adding lightning chakra to most of Zerosutairu’s techniques making them more fearsome then they were before. This improved fighting style has gotten rid of the concentration on outdistancing and occupation zones and now follows the principle of improving upon one’s own style. It is a very dangerous style if one was born to the Kugeki clan Denko sect, granting them access to the improved techniques that come with this style, but without that this is a useless style.

Name: Vela Field
Classification: Taijutsu
Rank: D-rank
Class: Supplementary
Range: Short

Description: Taking the Occupation Zones a step further Jikei has altered them from 3 zones to one zone that spreads 10 feet around him. Similar to Occupation Zones anything that enters the Field will instantly be noticed by the user allowing them to track and locate intrudes with little to no effort, along with the Field being unable to be figured out by anything or anybody.

Name: Fist of the Forged Lightning
Classification: Nintaijutsu
Rank: S-rank
Class: Offensive
Range: Short

Description: Rotating their wind chakra around their fist, the user will add their lightning, the lightning rotating along with the wind. Upon punching their target initially the punch will create a crater forcing the target into the ground. After the crater is created then a large vortex of wind and lightning will engulf the target lifting them into the air and trapping them inside. While inside the target is constantly being electrocuted receiving B-rank damage each post that they are inside the vortex. The only way that the target is able to break free from this jutsu is to perform an SS-rank jutsu as anything lower will be immediately destroyed by the combination of wind and lightning. On occasion the user can cause the vortex to explode upon the target causing them further SS-rank damage on top of the initial damage caused from the punch and the vortex.

Name: Sasori Secret Technique: Force Negation Barrier
Classification: Barrier Ninjutsu
Rank: A-rank
Class: Defensive
Range: Varies

Description: This technique activates the beads on the Sasori clan members neck which orbit around the user at equal rank speeds. Upon the users command each bead is able to create a barrier connecting them which is able to extend, shrink at will. Various combinations produce variable barriers where in 1-dimensional, 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional forms. This particular barrier uses an object, jutsu or individual's kinetic energy output or force against them, absorbing it and then reflecting it back on the target, as long as the opponents speed, strength, jutsu's rank or object's rank is A-rank and below the force can be absorbed before being redirected at the opponent. These barriers however can be stopped by other barrier techniques, as well as destroyed/combated by Fuinjutsu, Kinjutsu and Senjutsu techniques.

Name: Sasori Secret Technique: Pain Viewing Barrier
Classification: Barrier Ninjutsu/Kinjutsu
Rank: B-rank (Damage Varies)
Class: Defensive
Range: Varies

Description: This technique activates the beads on the Sasori clan members wrists and ankles which orbit around the user at speeds 1-rank above the user's rank. Upon the users command each bead locks in place forming a dome or a sphere around the user trapping them as well as their victim(s) in place. This particular barrier causes the victims to personally experience the pain the user has received and inflicted on others in their lifetime, due to this the strength of the technique varies however with particularly sadistic, brutal or cruel user's the amount of mental damage that the opponents suffer can be devastating enough to put them in a permanent coma. Opponents that have suffered this technique have various amounts of mental damage, ranging from becoming knocked out, recurring nightmares, triggering dormant psychosis, mild brain damage, memory loss due to mental block and the worst being permanent brain damage. These barriers however can be stopped by other barrier techniques, as well as destroyed/combated by Fuinjutsu, Kinjutsu and Senjutsu techniques.

Name: Kigan
Classification: Dojutsu
Rank: N/A Rank
Class: Kinjutsu
Range: Self
Appearance:

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Description: The Kigan (Mind Eye) is the signature Dojutsu of the Sasori Clan, and is unique in that unlike other dojutsu eye types it doesn't have anything to do with genjutsu or chakra sensing. The Kigan is able to read, track and locate forces, mainly Frictional however advance forms of the eye can read additional types of forces. This gives them a distinct advantage against opponents even in area's of complete absence of light as everything with a mass projects some sort of force. The eye has 3 stages, excluding the initial activation stage, each granting additional abilities.
* Activation - This is the first stage and is granted by being beaten to near death before a certain age, most Sasori gain this eye before or during their academy years, the eye itself is made possible after the Sasori birthing ritual which is currently only known among members of the clan but it is said that all human's have the potential to open their mind's eye. This first stage grants the user the ability to see Friction as well as Kinetic Energy output and track them up to A-rank speeds with heavy strain. (Requires a D-rank amount of chakra to activate and can be sustained for 5 posts before needing to cool down. Each rank up adds + 5 to the duration)
* First Stage - This is also known as the Fantasy Lens and grants the user an improved scope of Friction and Kinetic vision, allowing them to read both more efficiently and track them up to S-rank speeds with moderate strain. In addition the Fantasy Lens allows the user to see electromagnetic forces well as Magnetic energy output and track them up to B-rank speeds with heavy strain. This stage is obtained by obtaining one's first kill, the emotional trauma caused from it spurning the evolution of the eye, in addition it requires some maturity most Sasori obtaining it anywhere from genin-chunin rank. (This eye requires an additional C-rank amount of chakra to activate and extends the duration of the Kigan by 5 posts.)
* Second Stage - This is also known as the Dream Lens and grants the user a near mastery of Frictional and Kinetic Vision allowing them to see Air Resistance and track each one up to SS-rank speeds with little strain. The user's Electromagnetic Vision is also increased allowing them to see and track said forces up to A-rank speeds with moderate strain. The Dream Lens grants them a new ability to see Gravitational forces as well as detect the gravitational force given off by all living things with substantial mass. This gives them incredible sensing abilities as they are able to see and track them up to C-rank speeds with heavy strain. This stage is obtained by intense training and meditation (500 word training) the resultant clarity gained from the concentration spurning the evolution of the eye, in addition it requires the first stage before it is able to be unlocked, thus most Sasori obtain anywhere from Tobetsu Jonin-Jonin rank. (This eye requires an additional B-rank amount of chakra to activate and extends the duration of the Kigan by 10 posts.)
* Final Stage - This is also known as the Reality Lens and grants the user complete mastery of Frictional and Kinetic Vision allowing them to see Static Force and track each one up to SSS-rank speeds with ease. The user's Electromagnetic Vision is also increased allowing them to see and track said forces up to S-rank speeds with little strain. The user's Gravitational Vision has also received an upgrade allowing them to see and track said forces up to B-rank speeds with moderate strain. In addition the Reality Lens grants the user the ability to see Nuclear Force and Radiation with the ability to track the former up to to D-rank speeds with Heavy Strain. This stage is obtained by defeating ones inner self while in deep meditation (1000 word training then mental battle with self) the result of being able to overcome ones's limitations spurning the evolution of this eye, in addition it requires the second stage before it is able to be unlocked, thus most Sasori obtain anywhere from Hunter Nin-Sannin rank. (This eye requires an additional A-rank amount of chakra to activate and extends the duration of the Kigan by 20 posts. In addition in order to raise the track ability of the other types of vision the user must train for them like a normal jutsu and they must be done in order from low rank to high.)

Dojutsu: Name: Kami Raidengan (God’s Thuder&Lightning Eye)
Classification: Dojutsu
Rank: N/A
Class: Supplementary
Range: Self
Appearance:

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Description: The Kami Raidengan, is the powerful fusion of the Denkou Clan’s Joukai Raidengan and the Kugeki Clan’s bloodline. The Kami Raidengan has all the abilities of all the Denkou clan Raidengans: ability to see if somebody is under a genjutsu, ability to see fast moving objects S-rank and lower as if they were moving at D-rank speeds, SS-rank speeds will be seen as if they were moving at C-rank speeds and SSS-rank speeds will be seen as if they were moving at B-rank speeds, and can perfectly copy lightning jutsus S-rank and lower(if chosen to one can instantly learn the lightning jutsu after the topic without training) while only partially copying SS-rank and SSS-rank lightning jutsus(this will allow them to be trained but only require half the word count).
The Kami Raidengan grants the new type of lightning called Gray Lightning, the fusion of the Joukai Raidengan’s White Lightning and Saisho’s Black Lightning, an extremely powerful lightning that burns anything it touches to the point where it can only be healed by S-rank medical jutsus and can literally destroy other jutsus it comes in contact with one rank higher due to Black Lightning’s void release properties. The eye also allows the user to absorb lightning and convert it into chakra not adding to one’s overall chakra supply but only resupplying their current amount of chakra or use the absorbed lightning to heal their wounds, can only absorb SS-rank and lower; neither affect can be done at the same time and only one can be done per topic.