-Three months ter-
Pov: Kenzo
"Kenzo, Neji- both of you up here" Oto-sensei calls and I get up from the dirt before entering into the ring.
My opponent is someone... undesirable, when it comes to ninja stuff I suck at it to put it bluntly, I need time and dedication to be as good as this guy in Taijutsu- even with oldy and his teachings I am only barely keeping up to the top of the Academy.
If I used my 'skills'? I would win for sure... but they are a crutch that I rely on and I cannot stare down a child no matter how butt hurt I am about losing to one.
I do the seal of confrontation with Neji and we stand apart from each other- *Whabam!* he pces his pointer finger quick to my shoulder before sweeping my legs with his own, I use my hands to jump back up but as I ascend he kicks me in my stomach and pushes me out of the ring.
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See what I mean? These children are menaces and I cant do anything against them... I make the seal of reconciliation and walk over to my sitting area, I turn my head to Lee who gives me a smile.
I smile back and his name is called, he gets up and rushes to the ring- unfortunately for him I doubt he is going to win... he trains a lot, but a child's body can only grow so much, and usually he faces kids trained in taijutsu moves for years before hand.
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Its times like these where I revaluate my ego and wonder how I can beat a standard genin team- that's the weakest challenge I have seen and I keep training for it to find out that ten people in my css are better then me.
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If these challenges are supposed to spice up my boring life and reward me... why am I not capable of facing any? Shouldn't there be some on my level? Or is it gauging what my level is with my skills? The only others I found are in important pces- an example is the kage statues where I can fight the Kage in his prime one on one.
Which is still something for ter instead of now! I suppose having a K-ranked skill is incredible... I could have mastered swordsmanship or something with that and some genin wouldn't be able to do anything to me and my weird sword wielding.
Is the challenges to call me out on my odd skill choices? Maybe I should get something better... then again I do love training the simplest things into a great power- maybe I should start training simple and powerful skills instead of being an Idiot?
My next skill I will try the fantasy thing and apply something crazy to a simple action.
I was thinking point for my next skill, so maybe something like 'Fming Point!' Or perhaps 'Cruel Point'? What would happen to the skills if I give them something to evolve into at the start? Perhaps that's the better option instead of letting them randomly evolve ter on... and maybe I should have my skill be a little more defined and usable.
Though I am not getting any skills soon so I have to focus down on defeating a genin team- Danzo said that the most 'standard' team would hold a ninjutsu focused, a genjutsu focused and taijutsu focused ninja who can complement each other with various abilities.
They should all have the basics in everyone else's stuff so the ninjutsu user must have skills in taijutsu, and they should all be proficient with kunai at a minimum or most basic ninja tools at a maximum.
I think my best answer to my problem is focusing on learning Taijutsu and evasive techniques so I do not get caught in the area of affect Ninjutsu while also combating the taijutsu user... I feel like a standard genjutsu genin would be a great match up for me so all should be well in that department.
In fact I desperately need more taijutsu moves as my main skills work against and for genjutsu to a point that I cannot do anything else.
I do have great strength, in fact I am the strongest kid in my year- I just don't have the practice to use it well at all... which is why genjutsu affinity is so much more prominent than strength at the moment.
I guess I will have to do my standard routine for a while as annoying and boring as it can be... it does bring benefits to my strength and skills.
Lee sits back down after losing and fshes me a smile, I smile back.
"You doing extra training after your afternoon training Kenzo?" Lee asks.
"Should be as usual yeah- you want to join?" I reply and he nods his head.
Guess I have more training after Danzo's training today, lets hope he doesn't break anything important before I do it.
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Pov: Danzo
"You have twenty minutes to climb this wall... if you fail I will break your limbs one by one and then heal them" I order Kenzo and he gnces up the earthen wall I point to... it is the cliffside of the Hokage mountain.
"This wall..." He asks and I smirk.
"The Hokage has granted me permission to go harder on you, especially easy to convince him when you yourself asked for it multiple times" I say and Kenzo lets out a sigh before starting to climb up.
I sit down under the umbrel I prepared and sip on my tea... this is a much better way to spend my evenings rather than reading reports all day, who knew that a child willing to go further in my trainings would be this much fun.
I watch Kenzo as he does surprisingly well, though he makes mistakes on every step or struggle... I will make him more efficient on the next run up this wall.
He is quite the untalented ninja I must add, not a genius in anything but hard work and Genjutsu- everything else is run of the mill standard which would have nded in the genin corps had he not been trained by me.
In fact if he doesn't show a surprisingly adept talent in genjutsu he may just nd within the corps... which would make my time wasted- and I do not waste my time.
I take another sip of my tea.
*woooooosh!* *snatch!*
I hear him whistling down as he loses grip and falls down the wall, a root ninja flickers below him and catches him before he breaks something... or worse.
*tink*
I pce my tea down and I raise my eyebrow at the child.
"You were asked to climb, not fall" I lecture and he coughs up a ugh.
"Did you... pce traps on the wall?" Kenzo asks me and I sternly look at him before taking another sip of my tea.
"Climb. Don't fall" I insist and he gets back up again without compint.
Hm. He broke his ankle on that trap and didn't ask for healing- I of course will make sure he is healed after the training, it is just nice to train someone the way I intend without compint and even some vigour to do more.
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Pov: Kenzo
Haaa- Haaa- Haaa-
Finally... climbed... wall...
I look down to see that Danzo has already left, I took to long didn't I? Haaa- at least he left one of his ninjas to heal my ankle.
I nod to the ninja who walks over to me and starts healing my ankle, after the initial trap I made sure not to make the same mistake of being in a rush due to the time limit... being alive and well is certainly my end goal, not getting here in time... I can learn that tomorrow.
After the ninja heals my ankle he flicke4s away and I sit atop the mountain overlooking the vilge... I had a much easier time finding the challenge scrolls on the faces than this- the old guy really knows how to train me.
Speaking of training I should help Naruto again, I have been getting him up his css roster recently and its going well- his everything still needs practice but that is all right, he is only eight after all so he is allowed to have fun and sck off.
I get up and dust myself off before looking down the cliff... lets climb down, get some extra practice in shall we?
I lower my legs and start climbing down the cliff face that Danzo refers to as a wall.
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I'm dying of boredom, I need to find a challenge I can complete.
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Haaa- its the weekend tomorrow, lets start searching around Konoha again- I know for sure I haven't checked each and every st corner, maybe I can ask a teacher or Gramps about the most important pces in Konoha, that seems to be a hotspot for challenge scrolls.
And if I cannot find one I will attempt the three genin challenge- hell, maybe my skills are good enough for it, I am hiding a few from Danzo after all... I can be quicker with my burst breathing and my genjutsu is way better than Danzo knows and he has praised my stare so maybe I should go all out.
Perhaps I believe myself too weak and this mindset is holding me back... I will challenge and continue to grow stronger from that challenge using its scrolls.
*tap*
My feet reach the bottom of the wall and I remember to reattach my blindfold before entering the streets again... Danzo insists that I learn how to do stuff before learning blindfolded.
Today lets go and help Naruto with his homework... and tomorrow I will find a challenge... or challenge the three genin.
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Pov: Naruto
*scribble*
"Stop- I can hear you drawing not writing" Kenzo says and I sigh before looking at the question again.
How am I supposed to remember what a basic ninja kit contains... I don't have one of those and I skipped the lesson that covered it.
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"A basic ninja kit is the bare basics, think of Kunai and ninja wire... medical gear such as bandages, you will find these things on every ninja" O helps me and I write down what he said... now what else would a ninja carry?
A fork if he is hungry...? Maybe some ramen cups in case he cant find food in the wilderness... Oh! I got it- rations! That horrible tasting stuff that Iruka-sensei got us to eat.
I write that down and continue to think on other stuff, eventually filling the lines and moving onto the next question.
"Question 4: A genin is walking through the woods when he discovers old explosive seals- which building should he report this too?" I say aloud so Kenzo can help me.
"Which one would you pick Naruto?" He asks.
...hmmm...
"Research and drawing" I say.
"Research and Development is the name you are looking for- but not the building, this is a trick question as R&D while usually the pce you go to for seal reted stuff is in fact not responsible for outside seals being found, try thinking about the people who would handle old seals in Konoha's forest" O tells me.
Hmmm... the patrol guys?
"Patrol teams?" I ask.
"That is not the answer they are looking for but it will give you points- pce that down as your answer, we will go over the correct ones when you get your work back" O says and I write that down.
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-Next day-
Pov: Kenzo
Suited up!
Ate Breakfast!
Got some basic ninja tools!
Lets go look around the areas I haven't been yet and see what I have missed, I am sure to do something exciting today, my bones itch to risk it all and my mind is prepares for some suffering.
I walk outside and immediately head to the Hokage's office through the streets of Konoha... entering into that big red building I hear the Hokage within the missions room.
I line up and wait for my turn, getting some weird looks from the ninja all around me.
"Kenzo? I don't believe you have graduated just yet" Gramps chuckles and I smile.
"Sorry for bothering you, do you happen to have a list of all the important and historically significant pces in Konoha? I wish to see them all" I ask and I hear the Hokage rustle through his papers... then someone hands him something.
"Thank you" He thanks the other person and hands me something.
"This should be a good list- just ask someone if you are lost" the Hokage hands me a list and I give him a small smile.
"Thank you for your time" I say and walk out of the line and exit the building.
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Now all I have to do is find one of these things... I walk up to someone walking nearby and I hold up a list.
"Can I get directions to the pce on top of this list?" I ask and they stop walking to look at the list.
"That's east of Konoha... go down the street and take the first left, just keep heading in that direction and ask someone closer to the area" She says and I nod my head.
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"Thanks dy" I thank her and move as I was told.
I move throughout Konoha for hours and hours making sure to get to every pce on that list and hitting every pce I missed during my first run of challenge scrolls, I do have to quickly get the old mans training over with but after that I am set.
Graveyards.
Statues.
A big stadium.
Training grounds.
A museum.
Older districts.
Old houses and even some dojo's.
A temple or two.
Various locations and pces I visit and receive help from many to get to these pces... unfortunately I only found one 'easy' challenge scroll.
At an old sword dojo.
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Duel and defeat the dojo students!
Reward: Dependant on number defeated.
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I make sure no one is looking at me before I enter the challenge and undo my blindfold.
I look up to see that I am within a dojo, a line of students wait on the side-lines and it seems they get older and more experienced as the line goes on... about seven students.
The first in line approaches and raises his sword... his stance is awkward and I could be better, this must be a beginner.
He raises his sword to attack but I stare down at the boy and he fumbles the bde... he has a weak will- perhaps I am much suited for this format as these aren't warriors... they are students.
I take a step forward and the boy takes a step backward, not eager to take any steps towards me the boy decides to bow his head and surrender.
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Perhaps I underestimated the power of my stares.
I stand back behind the line and I watch as the next student stands before me and bows... the stance much better but still as amateurish that I can notice it.
I stare down at her and she furrows her brows and starts to sweat... she takes one step forward and I death stare her... she takes the step back and bows.
I see... this is the power of a K-rank skill. Only those who have strong minds can look in my direction.
I smile as the next student approaches me... and shuts her eyes, looking down- I stare at her and she trembles before unching at me and swinging her sword- *Swish!* she misses me as I duck under her blind swing and I kick her in the stomach before grabbing her sword from the loose grip she has and stare down harder.
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She steps back and concedes, I drop the weapon and the next student walks up.
They are learning from previous examples... the second one decided to walk forward despite the fear, understanding its just that- but inevitably falling to it.
The third decided to close her eyes and swing fast, before she succumbed to her fear.
The fourth one looks at me before unsheathing his bde and unching at me- eyes closed shut.
*Swing!* *Snap!~*
I dodge his bde and snap my fingers... the others in the line are seeing a weakness that doesn't exist- I throw a punch at the blind man and he nicks my shoulder with his bde before getting hit in the face- he swings back one st time but I hold his face and stare down at him.
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He forfeits and backs away... I have a shoulder and upper arm cut from his two attacks.
The genjutsu I cast was considered C-rank only because I had to makes sure everyone was effected, it made them see that they can overcome my stare if they stare head on for a moment... which is not true.
The fifth draws his bde and approaches- he stares into my eyes and I hold back my stare, trying to sell the lie to my next fight... if I can beat this guy and get the seventh student to underestimate my gaze I can secure a win I should lose... though I have to beat this one first.
*Snap!~*
I snap my fingers as the student swings his sword down and I attempt to dodge- but a quick flick of his wrist and he sshes across my chest, only a shallow cut due to my genjutsu throwing him off by two centimetres.
I try to approach but this student is clearly better than the others and starts swinging his sword in any direction I try to come from... I walk over to him using my eternal walk and I *Snap!~* throw off his aim once more... *Ssh!* he stabs into my left shoulder... much further away than he intended- I let the bde sink in as I walk up to him and use my right arm to punch him in the face.
He takes the hit and returns one with his elbow- I take it and smack him again... before kicking him in the shins and watching him tumble as I repeatedly kick him until he forfeits.
Number six walks up and I take heavy breaths as I pull the bde out of my shoulder so the match may start.
She stares me down and unsheathes her bde... sprinting up to me she attempts to side ssh me- but I death stare her and in that instant she trips and falls from a moment of fear, she rolls and jumps up- saving herself from an attack on the ground and sshes down from her jump.
Oh. That's much better than the st guy.
She decapitates me and my head rolls.
That... I need to be faster.
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Challenge 5/7 complete.
Challenge reward: Instant A-rank scroll.
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I will take that- absolutely I will take that by all means, does that mean the next would of been an S-rank scroll!? And the final one a K-rank scroll? Tch- I missed out on an instant s rank scroll due to being slow!
I need to improve my skills and luckily I have just the scroll reward!
Now. What should I train?
I suddenly shunt from the dojo's scroll and nd In the street... no one is staring, that's good.
I get up and I dust myself off before walking down the street and back home- Naruto is inside.
"Hey O!" He whisper yells to me.
"Hey Naruto, eating dinner?" I ask.
"Yeah- some ramen! You want any?" He asks.
"Hmmm... yes please, thank you very much" I give him a warm smile and approach the table as he makes me some noodles.
*slurp!*
"Hehehe- this is great! Hey O? What are you doing tomorrow? I found this old fishing rod and I am gonna fish- do you want to come?" He asks and I think to myself.
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I would need to wait another week to use this new scroll... if I book tomorrow then I will be busy the entire week- I should actually warn someone when I am meditating... they know I can do that now and it wouldn't hurt to have someone know before I delve into five levels of skills at once...
"Yeah I can go- don't know much about fishing though, and you will have to teach me" I reply and I hear him pump his fist while eating his ramen cup.
Haaa- its been a bit since I rexed without helping him train, clean or do homework.
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