Chapter 77 - Tobirama's Interest(2)
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Sasuke didn't hold back, just basing on the aura this man exudes, he knew that he was a man used in battle.
With a quick [Body Flicker] he appeared in front of Tobirama, and rotated his body to boost his kick's power.
Whoosh!
Tobirama blocked with a hand in the direction of the kick, and tried to grab Sasuke's foot.
Sasuke applied, [Lightning Chakra Nature] to his feet causing Tobirama to let go. And Sasuke backflips in retreat before looking at Tobirama in wariness.
"Hoh… That's an interesting way of using jutsu, young Uchiha." Tobirama commented as he used [Chakra Gauntlet] himself.
With a [Chakra Gauntlet] in hand, he used [Body Flicker] and appeared right in front of Sasuke delivering a punch in his direction.
Boom!
Sasuke also activated [Sharingan] when he retreated so he saw the direction of the punch. He rotated his body slightly, and grabbed Tobirama's wrist.
He applied [Lightning Chakra Nature] to his feet and tried to kick Tobirama in the neck.
Tobirama simply grabbed Sasuke's feet with his other hand that was equipped with [Chakra Gauntlet]. "Great counterattack but, you should have applied [Lightning Chakra Nature] to your feet when your attack was about to reach me face, it'd have saved you 0.5 seconds."
And as he advised, with his arm that grabbed Sasuke by the leg he slammed Sasuke into the ground.
Boom! Crash!
"Kah!" Sasuke groaned in pain but instantly used [Lightning Chakra Mode], to retreat as Tobirama let him go.
Tobirama didn't let Sasuke rest and appeared right in front of him, "Retreating was a good option, but experienced ninjas wouldn't give you the opportunity to rest." with his equipped [Chakra Gauntlet] he punched Sasuke in the stomach.
Sasuke saw this and guarded both of his hands but still sent him flying with the force Tobirama's [Chakra Gauntlet] possessed when he punched him.
Boom!
Sasuke rotated his body midair and used a tree in the direction he was sent flying to as a stepping stone, and dashed in the direction of Tobirama with a great jump. He pointed his palm in the direction of Tobirama, and equipped [Chidori] with the shape manipulation of a sharp sword.
Tobirama saw this, and with his great battle experience, he simply dodged to the side and Sasuke's jutsu didn't hit anything. He didn't simply dodge and delivered a chop with [Chakra Gauntlet] to Sasuke's nape.
"Ah." Sasuke lost his consciousness for a bit but recovered and ignored the pain and tried to use [Body Flicker] to retreat but saw the ground glow.
'Seals?! I didn't even see him apply them even with my [Sharingan!]' Sasuke panicked.
Swish!
In an instant, [Chakra Chains] surrounded his hands and feets at the same time chaining him down to the ground. As he struggled to escape, Tobirama's hand appeared in front of his face with his hand in a flicking motion.
"And that's a game." Tobirama teased as he flicked Sasuke's forehead!
Boom!... Just kidding. It didn't reach Sasuke's forehead but it sent a wind shockwave in his direction causing him to open his eyes to widen in surprise.
Tobirama praised as the [Chakra Chains] that surrounded Sasuke's body dispersed. "Well… it's not bad for your age. It could even be said to be exceptional."
Sasuke simply got annoyed by the praise and said "Fight me again."
Tobirama chuckled at this hot headed Uchiha and replied "Sure, I'll only fight you once a day, same time here for a year if I'm not busy."
Sasuke nodded and went on his way, he especially lacks battle experience, he went to look for Kakashi for sparring. He wants to put this anbu guy on the ground.
Tobirama turned his gaze to Sakura and said "Did you see? Little girl? That's how you use your chakra efficiently. If you used it like me you could have saved about more than half of your chakra."
Sakura nodded and replied "I saw it, but… I don't think I can do it as efficiently immediately."
Tobirama chuckled and replied "You don't have to do it right now, but you can do it in the future. How about it? Little girl. Wanna be my disciple?"
"I would but…" Sakura answered in a worried tone. It's not exactly safe to be a disciple of some person you just met. Plus… she didn't know him personally.
Tobirama once again laughed and replied "It's fine, I can't exactly reveal my identity but we can go to the 5th Hokage and grant permission."
Breathing a sigh of relief, Sakura replied with a smile "If the 5th Hokage can guarantee your identity, I don't see why not."
Tobirama nodded as he turned his back and replied "Alright, follow me."
As they reached the Hokage's office, Sakura was a bit surprised that they weren't stopped in the entrance. It looks like Tobi-jii is someone important. I guess I didn't really need to doubt his identity. Sakura was surprised once more because of Tobi-jii's casual conversation with the 5th Hokage.
"Tsunade. Can you vouch for me, this little girl is a bit suspicious of my identity and refuses to let me accept her as my disciple."
Tsunade was surprised to hear Tobirama's words and nodded "Haruno Sakura huh… Naruto's teammate. I guess that team is full of monsters for you to accept her as your disciple." Tsunade didn't reveal Tobirama's identity but smiled and said "Sure, you don't need to doubt his identity, afterall, he's the 2nd Hokage, Senju Tobirama."
"Senju… Tobirama…?" Sakura thought in confusion before shock filled her face and apologized. "I-I'm sorry, N-Nidaime-sama! I was incredibly rude to you! But… How are you alive?"
Tobirama sighed as he removed his mask "Look what you did? You made my potential disciple scared but… I'm alive yet not alive currently."
Sakura nodded as she saw Tobirama's face that was cracked like it was artificial and also his eyes… It's not normal. "Is it because of a jutsu you've invented?"
Tobirama chuckled and nodded "That's right but I wasn't the caster. Well… let's just say that I took a vacation in the mortal plane from the pure lands. So? Are you willing to be my disciple?"
"O-Of course! It's an honour!" Sakura nervously yet happily replied, the 2nd Hokage accepting her as a disciple? How can she refuse?!
"Hm… Are you being peer pressured right now? I feel like you're not sincere." Tobirama teased. He's gotten quite easy going nowadays.
Sakura denied and replied nervously as she tried to explain her POV. "That's not it! I'm just really overwhelmed! I've never thought of the 2nd Hokage, taking me as his disciple! I… I… I…"
"Haha… I know. I was just teasing you, how about we start by you, explaining that [Chakra Storage Seal] you were talking about awhile ago. Let's go get some food."
"Y-Yes. Master!" Sakura breathed a sigh of relief as she replied.
"Master huh? Sounds great. What would you like to eat? My dear disciple." Tobirama nodded in agreement.
"Anything's fine." Sakura replied with a smile, still reserved with this master of hers.
"Anything? I don't know about food like that." Tobirama tilted his head in confusion as they walked out of the room.
"T-Then… Yakiniku Q is fine…" Sakura replied with an embarrassed smile.
"Haha! You don't have to be that nervous. In any case, what about that [Chakra Storage Seal]?"
"Yes, about that… I took this… and that…" Sakura explained nervously, slowly getting used to it.
Tsunade chuckled as she saw them talk and commented "I haven't seen, Great Uncle like that before."
Hashirama on the couch that concealed his presence also laughed out loud and said "Isn't that great? Tobirama is enjoying his life… well… half dead half alive state… Hm… what do you call that kind of state?"
Tsunade nodded and continued with her paperwork with a smile.
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6 months ANL…
'Hah… although the pain is significantly more tolerable because I'm used to it, It's quite boring sitting here for a long time… it's been 6 months huh?' Naruto thought in boredom.
Kurama snorted and replied "Now you know how I feel being stuck in the seal of Jinchuuriki's all the time."
'Yes, yes. I'm sorry for your troubles… Kurama-sama…' Naruto replied in an attempt to cure his boredom with Kurama.
"Che!" Kurama snorted again before turning his head away.
'Hah… I miss the outside world…' Naruto thought with a sigh, bored of his current lifestyle but he couldn't do anything about it… he can only just wait for his body to get used to it…
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Konohagakure…
Ninja armies of hundreds are being sent out time and time again in the ongoing minor war against the alliance between Kumo and Iwa also sending reinforcements to Suna and Kiri from time to time to support them in their comeback so that their alliance won't be put into jeopardy.
Kakashi, Haku, Sakura, and Sasuke stood in the Hokage's office in front of Tsunade.
Tsunade nodded and said "From this point on, your team is disbanded. Due to unexpected variables, Sakura, Haku, and Sasuke will receive special promotions to Jounin from Chuunin."
Despite the unexpected promotion, they weren't that cheerful about it as they knew the news of war was getting intense.
"Kakashi, and Haku will go to Suna and Kiri respectively to provide support. Meanwhile Sakura and Sasuke will proceed as a team to go to the war outpost in the war to Iwa and Kumo. Prepare and you will depart at night with the rest of your army."
"Yes!" They replied simultaneously before they got out of the office to prepare for the incoming war.
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(A/N: Ahhhhhhhhhhhh! I want to see the specific cool scenes of Naruto in my imagination soon! I wanna! I wanna! I wanna! Hah… When will this arc end…? I'm so impatient that it's only been 6 chapters and I'm already getting tired of the current arc… I mean it feels especially long since I have to write it myself instead of reading XD. Leave a power stone~ Thanks~)