the smoke clears and i stop the ringing in my ears with my ability. i see mikku standing over jeiku whos on the ground, looks like my power lending helped mikku out, i take 30% of his remaining strength and chakra as compensation and he collapses
"what the i cant move" he stammers, looks like i took all of his remaining power
"are you boys all ok?" hashirama says, standing unscathed.
"yeah i think ill be ok" mikku coughs and tries to stand but fails miserably
"ro can you heal them" hashirama asks, i nod and sigh, looks like i wont get away with stealing power that i dont need. mikku and jeiku suddenly look full of life and hashirama looks amazed. the hokage walks over to me and whispers "did you make mikku stronger that fight" i nod, looks like the old man is more observant than i thought, makes sense with him being hokage and all. "Ro i have a request to make of you and im slightly embarrassed asking but, during our duel can you make my strength on par with yours? otherwise i imagine the fight will be over in seconds and ill be humiliated"
"well i dont think its possible to give you strength at my level but i can try" i smirk, the hokage himself sees me as someone he cant even scratch in a fight, that gives me confidence.
"mikku, im very impressed that you were able to best jeiku, and jeiku, dont hold back next time" hashirama beckons for the two to go to the sidelines "are you ready ro?" i nod. i boost the hokages power by 100% to make things interesting. "thank you ro" he says under his breath. "now then, let us begin!"
i liked what jeiku did with his chakra, i had never even thought about turning chakra into physical objects and i dont even know if thats within the limits of my power. i focus and all of my chakra seems to drain as i concentrate on manifesting a simple knife, i stumble for a second before quickly replenishing my chakra reserve, jeiku has truly mastered this ability to be able to pull it off so effortlessly. i regain my composure and i have an idea. i focus chakra into my fingertips making sure to constantly replenish my reserve, i open my eyes and rush towards hashirama, i want to prove myself without defeating him instantly. the hokage dodges but i anticipated that so i bring my foot crashing down to make contact with his knee, the impact sends us both flying back and i know if he didnt have my power aiding him then that knee would be dust.
"impressive ro" i smirk "but its my turn now" he gets directly in front of me in an instant and his fist makes contact with my face, i purposely dont dodge as it gives me more opportunities to execute my plan, hashirama has no clue what im doing and wont until its too late. we exchange blows and i make sure to carefully aim for both of his hands and his knees, making sure to strike those with my right hand. i take this slow and carefully making sure to do it perfectly but also make it seem natural and not clue him in that im up to something. but then something i hadnt anticipated happens, hashirama disappears from my sight and before i can react i feel a blow to my back so hard it sends my flying, while im in air i have a second to think about how to quickly turn this back in my favor, but before i can do anything hashirama is in my path and before i can come to a stop naturally he brings his leg up and swings it down like an axe making contact with my stomach, i hit the ground and it makes a large impact spot, i have a tool that i can use but i dont know if i want to reveal it just yet but it seems like there isnt a choice.
"instant transmission!" suddenly im behind hashirama and i let him turn around, now is my chance, the only place i need to strike to complete my plan is his heart, i jab quickly with my right hand "instant transmission!" im 20 feet away now and this battle is as good as won.
"im impressed ro" the hokage says "but it isnt good enough!" he goes to lunge at me but is halted before he can. "what the hell!" i raise my right hand as if i was manipulating a wooden puppet on strings.
"you cant move because i wont let you" i smirk and move my fingers and hashirama stands up straight
"what the hell are you doing how did you do this" he sounds shocked
"it was simple really, i focused chakra into my fingertips on my right hand and then when were exchanging blows i made sure to carefully strike your palms and knees. i raised my knuckles slightly so the chakra stored in my fingers would make direct contact with you" hashirama still looks confused "then for when i struck your heart my plan was complete, if you look closely i manifested my chakra into strings leading from my fingertips to each of the points i struck, then right as you lunged i sent chakra waves down the strings and directly into your body" i laugh as he starts to understand "i took the idea of physical chakra manifestation from watching jeiku fight and then adapted it to be able to compliment my style" i smirk and wave to jeiku, "now my chakra is inside of you and the heart is connecting it all, now with these strings youre effectively my puppet"
"wow..." hashirama is at a loss for words "thats genius how were you able to master a skill in minutes that took jeiku years to master?"
"its not that hard if you really put your mind to it" i laugh menacingly and then flick my ring finger up and hashiramas fist strikes his own face, as it makes contact i release the strings and the force of his own fist sends him a foot into the air. after a moment he sits up
"good job ro, you won"