Ascension! [Bit only]

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I sat on a flat surface of the stony ground, my cloak lying right next to me. My body sat up right, my head tightened to my left shoulder. My tanto blade lay vertically across the center of my back as I pondered on a few things here and there. I thought back to my battles in the illusion. I knew that my will was weak and that I had to get stronger. It was the inability to stand before giant and not move—paralyzed by fear. It was my greatest shame that I was indeed scared. How is it possible, I wondered, to never become the victim of fear, to stand before a giant and not be afraid? Indeed, it always came back to my lack of confidence in my ability to continue to perform above the average shinobi. I knew it so despite my grandfather trying to tell me that it was because my arsenal of techniques is narrow—the plethora of my knowledge dominating the Ninjutsu and Genjutsu.

And even if he was right, he was only right partly. It has been witnessed time and again that great shinobis possess a fine mixture abilities that lasts them through battles, wars, emotional and mental activities that forced you to your limits. I let out a sigh, my hazel oculi shifting upwards to see the clear blue sky…

“What should I do today, then?” I mused, ever attracted to the tranquil movement of the clouds.  

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The days had seemed endless as I traveled across the vast plains of the earth, I had been making my way towards the village of Konohagakure. It had been about a week sense I left my own home of Kusagakure, it was such a joy to see the world in all its beauty. It was one of things that I enjoyed to do in my spare time, I hadn’t really counted on anything other than reach Konohagakure in time to catch up with my grandpa. But as I was passing through the various countries that I had to cross in order to reach Hi no Kuni I knew I would probably meet various people, it wasn’t something that I counted on but I knew that was the case. ‘Oh yeah I’m in a allied nation, maybe I should stop pass Kumogakure before I head to Hi no Kuni.’ I thought to myself as I pressed on.

“I think it’s that way?”

I’d say as I shifted directions without really having any real sense of direction, I just figured I’d follow my gut. With that I would continue to press forward within the tree line while keeping my senses at their peak. The travel wouldn’t be long before I could see the tree line coming to its end, my eyebrow would raise slightly as I wonder what could be outside of this small forest that I had been traveling in. Before long I would find myself catapulting out of the tree landing on the ground, as I scanned the field I had noticed a young chocolate boy sitting up against a tree. As I noticed his headband strapped to his shoulder, he had peaked my curiosity. I would wave to him before I dressed him.

“Yo Kumo ninja! I need ya help?”

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I continued to look at the clouds passing by as I embraced in the totality of this tranquility that existed within the deepest confines of my soul. My mind would adrift, eyes now closing as I continued to ponder on the thoughts previously brought up. I knew that I had to go back and finish conquering those illusions. But for now, my duties were here at Kumogakure and perform the operations handed to me by my Kage. I, however, was off-duty today and took this opportunity to relax and think about the traumatizing memories I had during my stay at my old man’s place in Amegakure.  I thought of the students that helped secure my life while I ventured in the deepest darkness of my mind.  I have to thank them one day, I thought. My stream of conscious would shortly be interrupted by a shout out from what appeared to be man whose identity escaped my familiarity.

I shook my head, getting out of my dazed condition. Once I was aware of the man, and took some moments to capture what he had said, would I then answer, clearing my voice to make sure that my words were not slurred, “Uh… Sure! What do you need?” My eyes suddenly became attentive to details as I scanned his body to derive some meaning of his presence here so close to my home village.

Who is this man….?

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As I grasped the young boy’s attention I’d give him a slight smile, I hadn’t been all to familiar with any Kumogakure shinobi but I knew that they could be considered to my brothers as well. I’d remain poise while the boy’s face took a calculative stare, I didn’t wanna scare the young boy because he didn’t look like he could too much over the age of 14. So I’d keep my distance at about ten meters away from his person, it seemed like enough space for him to feel secure within himself with my presence.

“Yeah, I’m trying to find Kumo? Mind telling me where it’s at? I’m from Kusagakure by the way!”

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The mysterious man kept his distance as I stood up and turned to face in his direction. He would speak, declaring his nationality as I smiled in return to his question. I was in the mode to challenge this man as the location of my hometown was something to be fought and won for. With the notion in mind, I set forth to form it into words, “You’re trying to find Kumo huh? I’ll give it to you! If you can beat me that is!” I grinned, and shifted into a fighting stance. I was ready to test the newfound power that I had just recently discovered. My chakra boiled, ready to battle.

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chakra prepped. All techs/weapons mentioned in bio

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The chocolate boy’s words were like music to my ears, I enjoyed testing the capacity of the youth though I wasn’t very old myself. I’d nod my head up as looked to the boy before quickly stuffing my hand into my bag of tools, out of my bag a sphere wrapped in paper would come from my bag. I would quickly start to move hurl the sphere at him before forming one seal, all in that one moment the boy would have a lot on his plate to deal with. The sphere would be hurled towards his person aiming to be about a meter away from him, while the sphere floated through the air I would quickly form one seal before bouncing off to the left.

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I would quickly start to move hurl the sphere at him before forming one seal

Hazel oculi quickly turned crimson¹ as I watched his movements unfold. Within the very moments that he had hurled the sphere at me, seals would have gone by and by—quickly too as a two of my earthen brethren² came forth from the Gaia, made in my image. The first clone was made at directly in front of me as the second was placed ten meters away from where I stood. Immediately afterwards the first clone launched at the sphere—whatever happened to the first clone, I did not care—my body sank into the earth³, traveling quickly to right roughly ten meters away from the first clone before appearing to the surface again.

The second clone (denoted r2) standing ten meters away from my original position, rushed onward to meet the mysterious man head on purely for distraction purposes, hoping to draw the attention away from his creator. 

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Partially Activated Sharingan: One Tomoe¹
Iwa Bunshin no Jutsu (Rock Clone Technique)²
Dochuu Eigyo (Underground Fish Projection)³

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‘Quick on his feet.’ I thought to myself as the boy’s hands quickly came together, I had expected the boy to be quite talented as he was a Shinobi from a village that my own was allied with. But at this moment he wasn’t as skilled as I, the sphere that I had hurled at him wouldn’t have taken more than a second to fall right in front of him. So around the same time he was finishing off his final seal the sphere would ignite, about a meter in front of him giving off blinding bright flash. The flash would affect me slightly but it wasn’t anything I couldn’t bare, and that seal that I had completed while the sphere was in the air enough to seemingly send his world into a realm of darkness as the light cleared. So even if the boy had manage to form his clone he would still be affected by the severity of the bright light before my Genjutsu would take it’s full affect.

“Oh nice the Sharingan.”

As the words slipped from my from my mouth my hands would begin to dance through their next set of seals, I had been completely bathed in my element constantly within these conditions. So my next would be a move that could possibly wake the boy up a bit, I could see that his sharingan was still at its most primal stage. ‘I guess I could give him a gift.’ I thought to myself as my hands seals would be completed with much time elapsing, what had transpired while the boy was trapped within a Genjutsu his eyes weren’t not strong enough to break. My form would spawn in multiple different spot near the young Uchiha.

“Party time.”

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Kokuangyou no Jutsu (Journey into Black Darkness Technique)
Rank: A
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Supplementary
Handseals: 1
Chakra: x2 High to cast, low to sustain
This technique exerts an hallucinatory effect upon the eyesight, effectively blinding the opponent. No matter how skilled an opponent may be, they are forced to wait helpless in this world of darkness, as this technique allows the user to attack unseen. Although it negates sight, it does not stop the other senses

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BANG!

My eyes went dark as I reached for it almost immediately. Upon feeling my eyes intact in their sockets, I was relieved—temporarily. I could not tell if my eyes were clear though, for my entire world was darkness. I did not know if this was a technique casted by the Kusagakrue shinobi, although I assumed that to be the case. Not knowing where my enemy was, the best thing I could right now as cast a few hand seals and the result being five¹ clones in completion, birthed from mother Gaia. They would surround me, each of them facing their backs to me. The clones were each alert, ready to attack should the enemy hint his position. 

I standing in the middle, approximately three meters away from each clone, readied my chakra at the very instance the man tried to attack. My Sharingan tried to see through the darkness but was unable to which was an indication that the man was very powerful. Tch, I had to go ahead and challenge him!  No matter, I would not let myself become a sitting duck. Trying to develop a means to draw out his attention, my voice called out to him, “Hey, you’re quite strong! I never quite got your name?” I had hoped he would respond and upon using the sounds as a localized approximation, my clones were ready to charge toward that area. 

Still, my eyes looked all around, looking for the slightest movement in this dark world for the possibility of escaping. Within the deepest corners of my body, the chakra stirred, bubbling up to the surface...  

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Iwa Bunshin no Jutsu (Rock Clone Technique)¹ x 5
Sharingan active
1 technique prepped!

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‘Perfect.’ I could see that boy hadn’t prepared for the set up I laid out for him, as he suffered for a few moments after my flashbang went off. A slight smile would appear upon my face as he grimaced slightly losing his concentration. By the time he had begun to readjust from the bang of my clones had already been fully formed, they hadn’t spawned more than 5 meters away from the boy in a liner manner. As his hands began to bounce through his hand seals two of the four clones that I had spawned from the ground had been rushing towards him, they would be running at full speed cutting the space between them and the boy in a mere moments. By the time he had finished of his last seal allowing his clones to pop up from the ground, the two clones that had been rushing towards him would confront the clone that had spawned directly in front of them. One clone would take the lead delivering a bone rattling punch that would knock the clone back onto his owner probably dismantling it, while the other clone had targeted the clone that been to the left of the boy.

“Come on son.”

I said to myself while my hands shifted through another set of seals while my clones took their cue to hide themselves beneath the ground, at this point I would’ve had the young Uchiha on the ropes or at least he was allowing me to think so. But I wouldn’t let up on the relentless pressure that I was supplying him with, because if he truly wanted to become powerful than he would need to experience what it means to feel like he had no way out. So as my hands continued to shift through seals, the clone that had delivered the crushing blowing to the boy’s most frontal clone if successful it would’ve been pretty hard for the boy to react to something he didn’t see coming so the clone would’ve fell on him. And if that was the case the clone would follow up that with jumping over top of the boy to deliver a crushing blow to the back of the head of his other clone. Meanwhile I myself would be watching the entire thing unfold, I could only hope that the boy understood the seriousness of what was going on here. Because my next attack wouldn’t be so kind hearted, it would truly test his will to live. And as a favor to him I would release him from the Genjutsu that I had placed him under as the clone jumped over him.

I thought to myself as my hands seals would be completed with much time elapsing, what had transpired while the boy was trapped within a Genjutsu his eyes weren’t not strong enough to break. My form would spawn in multiple different spot near the young Uchiha. 

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Iwa Bunshin no Jutsu (Rock Clone Technique)x4
Rank: C
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m)
Type: Supplementary
Handseals: 3
Chakra Consumption: Mid (per clone)
Iwa Bunshin no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique which utilizes the Earth Element. After performing a set of handseals, the user creates a perfect clone of themself made of stone. Unlike a normal Bunshin, the Iwa Bunshin has the ability to interact more with the environment due to it having physical substance. This allows the clone to carry out limited attacks on its target. The range of the clone is limited however, it cannot travel very far from the original body. If the Iwa Bunshin is injured, the clone will usually revert back into its natural rock state.

Note: This clone has High x2 cap of chakra. These clones are limited to Earth-based jutsu and elementary chakra channeling. This includes simple abilities like water walking and tree climbing but not more advances channeling techniques such as Hien.

Dochuu Eigyo (Underground Fish Projection)
Rank: C
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m)
Type: Supplementary
Handseals: 3
Chakra Consumption: Mid, Mid (upkeep)
Dochuu Eigyo is a Ninjutsu technique which utilizes the Earth Element. After performing a set of handseals, the user conceals themself beneath the earth, much like in Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu. However, now they are capable of moving through the earth like a fish moves through water, allowing them to stage surprise attacks or escape from a potentially deadly onslaught.

Note: To learn this technique the user must know Shinjuu Zanshu no Jutsu. Concealment is near-instantaneous. The user cannot perform seals beneath the ground and thus cannot use jutsu, but can wield weapons. To remain underground without suffocating, the user will need to continually expend chakra.

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SHIT! The guy was fast and strong, to say the least, as he somehow created clones that bypassed the detection of my eyes. The first clone fell on me, its heavy weight causing me to fall on the ground. I became dazed for a moment as my enemies continued their assault. Shortly after the second clone destroyed another one of my clones, my arms lifted the clone off myself as it disintegrated into the earth. While I was still on the ground, I looked up to the sky as I could see the clouds. It seemed that the darkness went away and thus there could several reasons for this. Yet the one that stuck to me the most was the oblivious fact that the power of heritage was not yet strong enough guide me smoothly through such an attack. My will is still weak, it seems.

Roughly around the same time that their creator fell to the ground under the weight of their now destroyed brethren, clone r2 moved to take on the two clones. It would attempt to attack the clones with its fists, delivering strong blows to their face. It was their hope that their skills were sufficient to destroy the two clones. Meanwhile Clone r5 move further away from the group, roughly about 8 meters away from his creator. He turned around making some hand seals as four more clones¹ came into existence as a result of those hand seals. These clones were positioned in front of him about four meters away. The two of the newly created clones (denoted r5.1 and r5.2) along with clone r5 were the first to move, closing in the gap between their creator’s master and themselves. Clone r5.3 and r5.4 aided in the attack of clone 2, trying to destroy the two clones that were created by their enemy.

Recovering from the surprise attack, I rolled away from the clones and quickly go to my feet. My crimson oculi stared in the direction of the original as I quickly ran towards him, reaching for my tanto blade as I pulled it out with my right arm. My left, I reached into my satchel and pulled out three senbons² and almost immediately threw it at him. They flew straight and true empowered by the accuracy that was aided by my Sharingan. After I had thrown the senbons, my left hand danced with the zodaics³, chakra boiling with a fiery passion as my body attempted to close the gap. Behind me about four meters away my clones r5, r5.1, and r5.2 followed, hand seals⁴ performed and ready to go…

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1: Iwa Bunshin no Jutsu (Rock Clone Technique)
2: -3 senbons
3: Technique prepped
4: Technique prepped
Sharingan still active

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It would attempt to attack the clones with its fists, delivering strong blows to their face. It was their hope that their skills were sufficient to destroy the two clones. Meanwhile Clone r5 move further away from the group, roughly about 8 meters away from his creator.

As everything unfolded in front of me, I couldn’t hope but to fill a bit sorry for the kid because of the stress I was putting him under. But he lacked what it truly meant to be an Uchiha, tactics it seemed as if his set up would be his down fall. As the punch from the clone that shattered the head of clone r1, he would continue to press on towards the clone r5 which would allow him to avoid the punch that clone r2 would have tried to throw towards him. But in turn the clone that had attacked the boy’s clone that had been to the far right had been open for the boy’s attack taking the blow to his head it would shatter, but in turn my attack had already been prepared and ready for action. I would sprint forward towards the fallen boy waving my arm in a quick horizontal fashion before jumping to another set of seals allowing a blade of chakra slicing through the air with great speed, the clone that had destroyed one of my clones would be the first met by the blade of chakra in a matter of moments.

As for the boy’s other clone that had begun to leap back flipping through seals, he would be matched with the clone that had been in pursuit of him. He also would be flipping through the same seals and the moment that his own clones were birthed my clone would also birth clones, now as soon as my clones spawned from the ground they had their objective which was to dismantle their oppositions it would be a min clone war…… As for the blade of chakra that had been hurled to destroy his other clone it would crash into the ground behind him causing a slight explosion, but nothing that would serious hurt the boy it was more likely to throw off balance. But now my plan was coming to its peak as the clones that had submerged themselves under the ground would make their existence known. As the boy got to his feet the clones arms would erupt from the ground latching on to the boy’s legs, his movements would be complete halted just as I wanted an just as I had been about five meters away from the boy I would let a potent blast of air from my gut. It would travel in a linear path quickly covering the short distance between us, if the boy hadn’t been able to free himself from my clones grasp in less than a second he would be hit in the chest with a violent ball of wind chakra that would knock the wind out of him..

“You alright kid!”

I’d call out to him if my attack had proven successful; I could only hope that it would be the start to him unlocking his true potential as an Uchiha. I would see by the time he began to raise to his feet after my devastating attack.

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Tier 1 - Winds of the North and South: Fuuton has been praised as being one of the most versatile and useful out of the five basic elemental affinities. Just as quickly as it can be used for offensive measures, the wind release can then be used as an effective defense, as well. The winds of the north and south are known to be somewhat turbulent due to their mountainous domain, often times making more dangerous paths incapable of being traveled upon, less the adventurer risk being thrown off a cliff.

Master Fuuton users of this level have learned to channel this ferocity into their techniques; the Fuuton master can, upon contact, choose to "detonate" their Fuuton creation. The force generated from this "explosion" is capable of completely knocking the wind out of a target (if striking them in the torso), all the while sending them three meters back. This detonation can be applied to all Fuuton jutsu without a knock back, and stacks with those that do.

Tier 2 - Winds of the East and West: Beyond the opposition that winds might pose, their abrupt speed is yet another factor giving this element its strength. Going a step further the the turbulent winds of the Northern and Southern regions, there are those who have learned to harness the swiftness of the Eastern and Western winds. Easily capable of stirring a hurricane, and rather abruptly, this level of Fuuton master allows the user to reduce the handseal count of all Fuuton based ninjutsu by two.

Juha: Shou (Beast Wave: Palm)
Rank: A
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m)
Type: Offensive
Handseals: 8
Chakra Consumption: High, Mid (upkeep)
Juha: Shou is a Ninjutsu technique that utilizes the Wind Element. The user performs the necessary handseals, focusing chakra into their arm or weapon. By slashing it, a single blade of cutting wind is formed, its length equal to the arc of the actual slash. Like other wind techniques, this blade is capable of cutting through wood, stone, and other such objects; what makes it unique is that the user is capable of controlling its path.

Note: The blade of wind can be destroyed if a stronger Ninjutsu technique is used upon it. Furthermore, the user can only control it so long as they have the chakra to expend upon it. Once they run out, it disappears.

Shinkuu Taigyoku (Vacuum Great Sphere)
Rank: B
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m), Far (10m+)
Type: Offensive
Handseals: 5
Chakra Consumption: High
Shinkuu Taigyoku is a Ninjutsu technique which utilizes the Wind Element. After performing the necessary handseals, the user inhales deeply and then expels a concussive bullet from their mouth. The bullet is slightly larger than the average person's head, and upon making contact with a solid object will explode.

Note: The user must know Shinkuu Gyoku in order to use this jutsu.

Iwa Bunshin no Jutsu (Rock Clone Technique)x7
Rank: C
Range: Close (0m ~ 5m), Mid (5m ~ 10m)
Type: Supplementary
Handseals: 3
Chakra Consumption: Mid (per clone)
Iwa Bunshin no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique which utilizes the Earth Element. After performing a set of handseals, the user creates a perfect clone of themself made of stone. Unlike a normal Bunshin, the Iwa Bunshin has the ability to interact more with the environment due to it having physical substance. This allows the clone to carry out limited attacks on its target. The range of the clone is limited however, it cannot travel very far from the original body. If the Iwa Bunshin is injured, the clone will usually revert back into its natural rock state.

Note: This clone has High x2 cap of chakra. These clones are limited to Earth-based jutsu and elementary chakra channeling. This includes simple abilities like water walking and tree climbing but not more advances channeling techniques such as Hien.

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The second I had successfully gotten up, the man’s clone would grab my leg from underground. What?! My eyes couldn't see this?! How?! I wondered as out of the corner of my eye I would watch my clones get demolished by clones of the same nature but created in my enemy’s image. I was desperate now as I tried to release myself from the clutches of the underground clone. I reached for my tanto blade in attempt to cut off the hand belonging to clone but alas, that mechanism too would fail, as the man himself spew out wind that came fast. My eyes could see it but I could not do anything about it. The wind hit my chest as I was knocked off my feet, blood leaking from my chest—my front clothes now destroyed. My skin exposed with bloody gesture, the crimson liquid would also leak from my lips as my left eye was closed. I was on the ground, coughing as I heard something within the deepest confines of my mind…

Again, you fall to the ground defeated even with your so-called “power” that you proudly wield within your eyes. Your eyes are not strong enough. Your will is weak and you should be dead. Do you wish to be dead, oh you poor creature?

I coughed more blood, unable to respond to the man’s shout out. In my mind, I screamed again and again and again!!! Cursing my very inability to protect the village, to remain strong in my composure and perform the tactics necessary to uphold the honor of my ancestors. Powerful emotions and darkness swirled within and around me in a transcending sense. Within the deepest glades of my mind did I stand in the darkness, my eyes closed. My body was limp in this state of being, this sweet darkness. And again, would the voice in my mind speak to me, its vocal chords dark, ominous, powerful, yet at the same time hypnotizing…

Young warrior, do you want power? Do you want to live this battle so that one day you may erase your shame and reclaim the glory your ancestors once held? Little child, do you want to keep on walking…?

“Yes…” I whispered—both in reality and in my state of mind, as the voice laughed in such a way that it chilled me down to my very spine. All of the sudden, I feel powerful emotions—more so than I had felt when I fought that man—as it rushed throughout my body, hitting my optic nerves like a rushing river. I was momentarily stunned by this power as in my mind; I fell into a dark pool, the voice speaking yet again…

Then fall, young Uchiha, fall deeper into the darkness… Embrace it!

In reality, I finally stood up, the blood dripping from my chest and lips. In my eyes, I stared at the man with such intensity as the two-tomoed Sharingan graced these eyes of mine. Everything became clearer now, and standing on this battlefield alone, I chuckled a bit and then coughed some more before managing to get my voice out…

“You never…answered my question…earlier…”

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Partially Activated Sharingan: Two Tomoe awakened!

 

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All of my plans had worked just I had assumed they would, as the boy was blown back a couple meters from my attack a smile would come to my face. I would drop my hands to my side as I knew that was enough, I couldn’t see myself proceeding any further because I didn’t want to kill the young boy that had so much promise. ‘Did it work?’ I asked myself as I watched him lay their almost lifelessly, I’d slide my hands into my pocket as I began to walk towards him. But before I could even reach the young boy he would begin to stand to his feet, his body was covered in blood with a bit of it spewing from his mouth. But within his eyes was something that I had planned to bring out of him, his eyes had changed I could see a small difference within him as he stood with a partial smile.

“Them Tomoe.”

I’d say as I’d nod my head up and down, it had seemed as if the young Uchiha had the same prowess as myself. He was on the fast pace of gaining power, I’d listen to the boy ease out a couple of words from his mouth inquiring about the question he asked me earlier.

“Oh yeah, my name is Kaze from the village of Kusagakure…. I didn’t catch yours though?”

I’d say as I questioned the boy about his own name, I was actually very curious about who he was because he’d actually peaked my interest. I figured that from this moment on we would have established a bond as I did with my brother when he activated my Sharingan. That bond had been vary special to me and I could only hope that this boy would be thankful for what I had giving him.

“Oh and I think ya owe me something!?!?!”

I’d say in a playful tone as I closed the distance between myself and the bloody boy.

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I sank in the pool of this sweet darkness, my eyes the only light that escaped this ethereal recondite. I knew then of my purpose, an awakening that ascended to the highest sublimity bequeathed upon my forefathers. It became a realization—which, in itself, was a power of clarity granted from this ascension—that gave this ability to project my will and form in it something stronger. I knew then that I had to sink further, and further into the darkness—but rest assured, oh you terrible curse, that I will defeat you.

In reality, the man had told me his name. My hands would move to my lips, wiping away the blood from it. I cleared my voice once more as he asked me of my name. I gave a short smile, answering his question, “Mokushi of Kumogakure. Kaze huh…? I thank you…for helping me in ways you probably will never realize…” I sat down; trying to catch my breath as I winced at the pain my chest gave. Taking the pieces of cloth that belonged to me lying on the ground, I used it to wrap around the wound in an attempt to stop the blood from leaking any further. 

Upon hearing Kaze’s comment, I laughed and then quickly winced at the pain. I spoke, “Oh yea, yea… Good thing your village and mine are allies huh? The location of Kumogakure is up ahead—” I pointed in the direction of the path that would lead to Kumogakure, before continuing, “—You have to get through the many mountains to get there. But there is a shortcut! Find the path that looks the most worn out and that will be the quickest route.” I coughed again, before speaking once more my Sharingan deactivated, “You won this time, Kaze! But the next time we meet, I won’t be so easily defeated!!” I chuckled, hoping the man would affirm my challenge. He was powerful indeed, and hailing from Kusagakure, I couldn’t help but be curious, “Tell me, are there many others in your village that are strong as you are?”

 

Hazel oculi watched the man as he seemed shrouded in a mystery. I began to wonder why he came here in the first place—not that I did not have a problem with it in any way, for he did help progress further in my quest for power and realize a goal that I was, beyond all accounts, set on achieving. Within the confines of my mind there I stood on that impalpable plane, my smile became devious, my being becoming one with that sweet darkness…

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Sharingan deactivated!