Pov: Takumi Uchiha.
A basement? Great- they will lack the ability to escape if I cover the exits.
*Step* *Step* *Step*
I walk down the steps and look across the room... two shinobi and a kunoichi stand on guard and raise their fists as I hit the final step.
"Who are you?" The Kunoichi asks.
"Takumi Uchiha, Anbu exterminator here to eliminate the stone scum" I dust my jacket off.
"Anbu wear masks" She twitches her eyebrow and the other two shinobi glance at each other in worry.
Third time was the charm, Stone village shinobi it is.
"Anbu Exterminator, if you heard about our specialists than they wouldn't be a job you could get. Masks are for those who will be remembered, seen and retain the potential for mission failure" I answer with a smile.
"You are bluffing, your weak... you took too long with my special Jonin" She smirks at me.
"Fine, I am just Takumi- the lazy Uchiha. And you are?" I ask and step forward once more.
"An actual village elite 'Lazy' Uchiha" She snickers and the two Shinobi to her sides flicker at me.
*Bang!* *Crack!*
I disperse their impacting fists right back and one of them breaks his hand- targeting that one I kick his shin and pull him in front of the other shinobi who stops his second punch.
*Shove*
I push the shinobi away from me and smile.
"Paper bombs are quite useful in closed spaces" I pat the shinobi's back as he is shoved away and the fine shinobi jumps back at my lie.
*Woosh!*
*Thwacackackackackackacakc-*
I start my flurry targeting the shoved shinobi and beat into his back but the Kunoichi flicks her fingers and casts a ninjutsu.
*Bang!*
The ground trembles and I flicker up to the sealing- cutting off my flurry of blows... hanging from one of the beams I look down and witness the ground crack as earthen spikes penetrate the ground and stab at where I was.
Stone shinobi... taijutsu and infiltration specialists- but that Kunoichi is much stronger than the others.
*Flicker!* *Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
I flicker to the steps as three mud bullets launch at my position.
My first three forms of the Takumi Uchiha style are for one on one combat, the biggest weakness I have is a fight with multiple enemies currently.
I need to remove the weaker ones to focus on the stronger ninja.
*Woosh!*
I jump up the stairs and fling past the door, leaping over the counter and rushing for the window.
*swoosh*
I leap through the window and roll onto the ground outside.
"Hey- what are you doing kid!?" A stranger yells at me.
I pull out my headband and flash it to the street goers.
"Shinobi business, flee from the area and stay safe- help any wounded, children or elderly get to safety before yourselves- understood?" I glance at the stranger who yelled and he coughs lightly before rushing away with everyone else.
Pocketing the headband I scan the building for any sudden attacks... but through the ground I feel vibrations.
?
*Burst!*
I twist my body as far as I can and narrowly dodge the first shinobi who crashes out of the street floor.
*Crash!*
The second shinobi follows and I roll out of the way as the Kunoichi steps out the bookshops door as elegantly as she can muster.
Three enemies... I cannot target one without the other two interrupting me- a solution must present itself or I will get injured or worse, fail my mission.
*Clang!* *Slam!* *Snap!* *Bam!*
The two shinobi attack as the Kunoichi watches safely from a distance, scanning me as I raise my defences and disperse every blow that comes my way.
Chakra is depleting- not as fast as when blocking lightning but these few fights have certainly taken half my chakra from me.
That experiment with [Final Impact] was certainly a drain on myself.
"Keep going boys- look at him, his jutsu locks him in place... forcing him to maintain this farce. Tire him out and we can take an alive Uchiha specimen home as an apology for failing our assignment" She chuckles and circles me, waiting for any surprises.
Tch- they are certainly not underestimating me.
I need a new technique...
A temporary measure to ensure my safety in this situation.
I rack my brain and a conclusion comes to mind- I need a technique that doesn't require chakra or Aura to function... I can perfect it for this world later, but I need something useful. Now.
I blink and the world seems to slow down.
It doesn't of course... but my mind races in the middle of combat and my heartbeat stops for half a second.
As the multiple punches assault me and my body deflects each attack precisely my mind goes elsewhere... for but a single moment.
An image flashes.
{Cold. Slash. Iron}
I can't just trade an Aura technique and make it a taijutsu or Kenjutsu of sorts. No I need something basic I can build off later.
A second image flashes.
{Starving. Unyielding. Perfecting}
It is the only technique in my entire arsenal that I could attempt to make a Taijutsu of sorts... the others need a lot of work that could be put to use in creating new techniques rather than refurbishing old ones.
A third image flashes.
{Serene. Calm. Silent}
-Memory of the Past-
Pov: Emporer of Blades. (Age: 8)
*Slash!*
Haaa- Haaa- Haaa.
I take heavy breaths and stand straighter, my mind starts to turn as the combat ends and I look at my bleeding gut.
"Shit" I swear.
"Language child. Show me the wound" My grandfather grabs my shoulder and pulls my wound to face him.
*Slam!*
He slams his fist into the open cut and I wince.
"Does it hurt child? You are aware that this is your first combat injury right? I evaluate you correctly, I estimate you entirely. I know you were slacking off in training this month. Breathers are for those behind you Emporer" My grandfather grants me 'Wisdom', I nod slowly.
"I stand for my empire. I will train harder" I grit my teeth.
"You will. Right now, perfect your technique before coming home" My grandfather stands and walks away.
I hold my wound tightly and watch him leave. And when he finally leaves my vision, I turn around and grab my sword from the floor.
It's cold. I haven't eaten today. I hate the smell of iron and it's oozing from my gut.
This is my fault.
I failed.
I should of never stopped to breath, this wouldn't have happened if my technique was sharp enough. Strong enough! I need to focus.
I grab my sword and my mind calms again, an addicting feeling it is- the leather wrapped around that cold metallic handle.
...
Aura is us.
Our essence, our truth.
I bend that aura and shape it to form my techniques.
I twist my essence to conjure something from it.
Baseline set- Form J: Aggressive.
*Thump* *Thump* *Thump*
My heartbeat rushes as I shoot the sword forward-
Pov: Takumi Uchiha.
*Bang* *Pow* *Thwack!*
My body stiffens entirely.
Everything stops.
Every attack disperses.
"Oh? Stalling? You can't sit still for long child, your body needs to move or you will die... is this a suicide attempt? Odd choice..." The Kunoichi mocks me.
*Thump* *Thump*
My heart threatens to beat again- I need a sword.
*Swish* *Flick!*
I dodge the next two attacks as I release my sleep standing jutsu and flicker to a nearby rooftop.
*Shunt* *BANG!*
I shift to the other side of the roof as a huge boulder collides with it- crashing right where I stood.
*Flicker*
I dash across roofs and land on a blacksmith I saw earlier... *CRASH!*
Jumping to the side I watch as another conjured boulder crashes through the blacksmiths roof.
*Bang!* *Bang!* *Bang!*
I jump in after it as multiple mud bullets splatter at me.
I immediately start looting the place.
Katana- Katana- Odachi- Katana... damned Land of fire, they love these types of swords...
It's not my collection of blades but it will work.
I pull two Tanto from the destroyed blacksmith and tie them around my waist- *Bang!* *Bang!*
Two mud bullets shoot, from the main entrance and the hole in the roof.
I leap backwards and keep out of sight, this place lacks windows. I suppose the holes at the top of the walls are too little for me, meant for only smoke and heat.
I glance at the roof and squint, the sun is blocking my view of the target above and I cannot see through the door.
But... the bullet that shot from the street was much weaker and slower.
*Wooosh!*
I jump into a sprint and barge through the door- as soon as I exit the Shinobi with the broken hand shoots two more mud bullets, I slide into a stop and disperse the impact of both... before rolling and jumping at the target.
*Slash!* *Ting!*
I slash at his neck with one Tanto and my second one is blocked by his kunai- *Flick*
I drop my second blade that's locked by his kunai- he trips forward from me letting go and I kick the blade I dropped.
*STAMP!*
Aligning the bottom of the handle to the centre of my sole I slam my foot down and stab the Tanto right through his ankle.
*Slash!*
I then slit his throat.
Form J- get in close, dangerously close and weave around the target to avoid his attacks and plant your own.
It stops the targets allies from attacking you as a missed shot could kill their friend and allows me a quick kill without the use of chakra.
Small blades are perfect for this but I can just about use any blade with any technique so it doesn't matter- *Shift* *Bang!*
I twist myself around the falling corpse and hide behind it as a mud bullet shoots into it's chest.
If I had Aura the technique would be complete, allowing me to sharpen my blades to cut through any attack and allow me to weave around the target with much more ease.
Plus, my body would be enhanced with swiftness and sharpness and that is always a bonus.
*Flicker!* *Stab!*
I jab at the other shinobi who flickers down next to me and strike a log instead as he substitutes- I instinctively jump upwards as a hand bursts from the floor beneath me.
"A good distraction-" I spring off the corpse and land away from the kunoichi's hand.
"-but you made it too obvious" I note.
*Slam!* *Shoot!*
The hand slams into the floor as the Kunoichi breaks out of the ground and she immediately throws one of the floor stones at me.
*Swish!*
I duck under it and then to the side as a mud bullet from the alley way shoots at me.
The other shinobi shows himself.
"Are you a one trick pony?" I ask.
*Flicker* *Clang!* *Ting!*
He flickers at me and swings two kunai at me to which I block both with my Tanto- I weave around him swiftly and he twists his body to slash at me still.
*Cling!* *Clang!*
My Tanto blocks as I weave under his legs, through his arms and over his body- the Kunoichi focuses on me and licks her lips as she struggles to find an opportunity to hit me.
*Swish!*
She begins to perform a mud bullet hand sign and I smirk.
I weave upwards- palming the mans face and pushing up high, a direction I chose with the intention that she would shoot at the opportunity-
"-And the distracted, disgruntled fool follows me as well, a slash at my torso as I rise above him. My palm blocking his vision and allowing me to murder him using his leaders hands" I begin to narrate and the buffoon freezes for a moment as he does exactly as I thought.
Arm stretched up high to attack me- the Kunoichi inhales to release a mud bullet.
And I wrap my legs around the arm, taking the kunai to the chest as I freeze for a second and intake the impact, dispersing it out my head and pushing me down.
*Woosh!* *Bang!*
I fly to the ground still attached to the mans arm as the mud bullet is shot- I drop my weapon and push against the stone floor as my legs unwrap.
*Smack!*
I kick the foolish shinobi in the chest as hard as I can while wrapping my foot in chakra... the shinobi is kicked up just a few inches.
*Splatter!*
And the mud bullet slams right through the back of his skull.
*Woosh!*
Not letting a moment go to waste I grab my Tanto, roll under the corpse that falls back down and jump into a sprint at the Kunoichi who widens her eyes in shock.
"Damned brat! I'll kill you!" She screams out in anger as her last ally falls.
*SLAM!* *CRASH!*
She slams her hands together and shunts them into the floor before ripping out the earth- a giant boulder launches at me and crashes against the street.
*Crash!* *Slam!*
As it hurls towards me I watch it's bounce pattern and slide under it at the right moment before continuing my sprint.
"You- Uchiha scum!" She yells and throws multiple kunai at me, In return I slash them down with my Tanto and arrive in front of her.
"Imprecise, quick to anger" I click my tongue as I leap through her legs, courtesy of my child sized body and begin to weave around her.
"What did you call me!?" She scowls as she kicks and punches at me, faster and stronger than I am capable of.
But my timing an technique outmatch her, punches fly by my eyes with a few centimetres of distance and kicks are jumped over with intense rythym.
*Swish*
I kick off her punch and jump above her, raising my Tanto high.
"You. Short. Temper" I speak to her level and slash down at her face!
*SNAP!*
But my tanto snaps clean in half as it runs past her flesh... her chakra thrums with vitality as her skin becomes stone.
*Land- Swish*
I land and roll around her to continue my weaving, I stab at her waist and watch my Tanto bounce off.
"What? Not strong enough to peirce my stone flesh Jutsu?" She mocks with madness in her eyes as she reaches down to strangle me.
*Woosh!* *Bash!*
I jump through her hands and kick her in the face, my foot recoils and I use my other foot to jump backwards and land safely.
Stone flesh?
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