An Average Guy In A Shinobi World - Chapter 42

Inside the training grounds, Rei and Hayama are currently sparring one on one. Rei dashed forward and slashed towards Hayama aiming for his left shoulder. Hayama raised his katana to parry Rei’s attack and tried to counter using a front kick like usual.

Learning his lesson from his past mistakes, Rei quickly side step and quickly assaulted Hayama with a barrage of slashes, kicks, and punches. Hayama traded blow for blow against Rei, and with his reach advantage he gradually took the upper hand. Frustrated from the exchange, Rei retreated and used “water release: water weapons” to form a whip and started attacking Hayama from weird directions caused by the whip’s irregularity.

Surprised by the sudden change of Rei’s attacks, Hayama used “wind released: Great breakthrough” at a higher level to forced Rei into momentarily pause. With that window provided by his ninjutsu, Hayama dashed forward and used “wind release: Gale palm” but instead of his palm he used it with his katana.

Enhanced by the wind release the katana’s lethality is now on another level, left with no choice Rei could only transformed his whip into a shield and densely pack the water to harden it. A shield made of water and a katana tearing through the wind made contact, due to the force of collision Rei and Hayama was blown away from each other.

Hayama: It seems that the Third Hokage is right about you, Rei. You should’ve been a genin a long time ago. -he said a little bit surprised at his student’s skill level.

Rei: Yeap, I just didn’t want to graduate early… I trained a lot during my school skipping days. -Rei said with a grin on his face.

Hayama: Then I should take you on seriously now. -he said looking as serious as ever.

Rei: I’ll test my limits as well, teacher.

Rei have been wanting to test his limits for a long time. Aside from his father, Rei has no idea of what is the standards of jonins. Although the previous fight already proved him to be incapable of beating one right now, he has to know how far he could take the fight.

Rei turned the knob of his braces from eight times down to normal, which made his body feel like he was light as a feather. Hayama moved much faster than he used to, he dashed towards Rei and slashed with his katana horizontally from his left. Rei was surprised by Hayama’s sudden burst of speed, but he keeps his calm and deflected the incoming attack.

The teacher and student duo exchange blow for blow at high speed. The clanging of metal could be heard continuously inside the training grounds. Rei felt that he is gradually losing in speed against his teacher, so he tried to use “body flicker” as much as he could rather than rely on his incomplete physical abilities enhancing ninjutsu. What happened afterwards was a letdown, since Hayama just kept up with him like it was nothing. But for Rei it is a valuable lesson, since he learned that he could at least keep up for five mins before running out of stamina.

Hayama: If you are already at this level, getting promoted to chunin is extremely easy. -He said with a serious tone as always.

Rei: How did I do, teacher? -asked waiting for recognition.

Hayama: Top level chunin at most, but if you enhanced your body with chakra and body flicker for speed… you could fight against specialized jonin. But that would drain your stamina much faster, so you’ll have to think of a method to end the fight instantly.

Rei: Is it possible for me to fight against jonins?

Hayama: Concentrate on improving your body, then maybe in a year or two you should be able to reach specialize jonin. If it is a jonin that specialize in taijutsu or bukijutsu, you’ll surely die. But if it is someone who specialize in ninjutsu that doesn’t enhance his physical abilities, then you’ll have a chance of escaping.

While the teacher and pupil were discussing their fights the other two genins was making their way towards the training grounds. Aside from learning from Hayama, Ayaka has been training in the Sarutobi household to polish her fire release ninjutsu.

When she finally became a genin, Ayaka thought that she would be the strongest in her team. Since as a Sarutobi they have the talent and training methods to become a great ninja and graduating at ten years old proves just that. Who would know that she would meet a freak like Rei, who is almost like the geniuses in history.

Pressured by the talent showed by her teammate, Ayaka decided to train more to catch up. She then learned a new C-rank fire release and is planning to learn a new basic nature transformation from their teacher. Seiji on the other hand felt down hearted when he was beaten like a child by Rei, since he thought that his kenjutsu was far above the level of his age.

Learning how weak he was from that fight against Rei, he decided to learn and follow everything their jonin leader taught them to the point that he was even asking Hayama to take him as his disciple. When the two genins arrive at the training grounds they saw Rei and their teacher still exchanging some pointers, but they weren’t able to see them fighting one on one.

If they did their jaws might’ve dropped to ground, what they chance upon though a few seconds later is a cooperation technique between the two. Which was a tornado made of wind and water capable of destroying anything it comes into contact with.

Seiji: What was that?! -eyes almost popping out of their sockets surprised at what he saw…

Hayama: Rei and I just tried to do cooperation technique… -he said with a stiff smile.

Ayaka: Can I learn something like that too? -looking curious.

Hayama: I think so…

Seiji: What about me? -he asked excitedly.

Hayama: You have to finish your training in wind release first…

Seiji: oh, ok…

Rei: I think I got an Idea for a a cooperation between Ayaka, Teacher, and I.

Ayaka: Hurry up and spill it! -she said looking impatient.

Rei then explained one of his favorite combination attacks done by the great Jiraiya in his sage mode. The cooperation ninjutsu which uses wind release, fire release, and a skill that uses oil.

The wind release would provide more air increasing its temperature the oil well… everyone knows what oil does to fire. But suddenly Ayaka asked who’s going to perform the oil technique since it is used in fire release most of the time.

Rei replied that he trained in it for quite some time, due to his sister specializing in fire as well. Surprised by the revelation, Ayaka said it is only a matter of time for him to learn fire release. The three then proceed to use their cooperation ninjutsu with Hayama using a “wind release: breakthrough”, Ayaka using “fire release: Fire Dragon Bullet”, and Rei with his oil gun.

The damage done by their cooperation technique was quite surprising, though it didn’t reach the level it did in the canon because of it being a senjutsu. Seiji was surprised that the technique burnt their target into a coal.

Seiji: Damn! that’s crazy… but I want to contribute too… -he asked feeling left out.

Hayama: You can have a participation… ensuring that our target would be hit is actually the biggest job.

Seiji: I get the best part then!

Rei: If you want… you could throw some explosive tags to them or attach one…

Ayaka: That’s brilliant but if the person gets hit… death would be the only outcome.

After training the team went on their way to the mission’s desk. The two genins were excited, since Hayama said that they’ll finally take on a C-rank mission for the first time. On the other hand; Rei is feeling like his radar for danger is buzzing on his head non-stop.

If he could ask that “God” again for a talent he would gladly ask him for a danger foresight kekkai genkai, Rei swore to himself that he would armed himself ready to go to war for this C-rank mission. The team arrived at the mission’s desk with the two genins looking more excited than ever, while Rei has that straight face that looks like he was thinking of things that is out of this world.

Iruka: Is it still a D-rank mission this time?

Hayama: I think my students had enough for now, we would like to take a C-rank this time.

Third Hokage: Oh, you think they are ready? -looking serious.

Hayama: Yes, Lord Third.

Seiji: Come on we are quite strong! -he said looking confident, since he is teammates with a grandniece of the Hokage he wouldn’t get in trouble right.

Iruka: I worry about you the most, Seiji. Ayaka and Rei can take care of themselves… but you.

Hayama: Don’t worry, I’ve been training him quite hard.

The team received their mission, which was to escort a person who bought weapons to armed their family for self-defense. The Hokage reminded them that the mission is border line B-rank, since things might get nasty because a family don’t just arm themselves for no reason.

Chances are they are at a hostile relationship with another group of some kind, if things get somehow hot and there are ninja mercenaries on the opposing end they are free to ask for backup. Since the village is just two days away on foot by normal civilians, ninjas would definitely get there extremely fast.

But the Hokage advise that if it were just thugs and bandits there would be no need to ask for reinforcements, since genins and a jonin leader could wipe them out quite easily. Hayama then told the group about the details of their mission and asked them to show up the next day in front of the hidden leaf’s main gate.

When Rei heard the mission details, which concerns his family he hurried up and bought things that would help him if a fight really broke out. Rei dashed towards weapon shops and ninja tool shops inside the village spending all the money he has on weapons and rations.

Upon arriving home, he asked his mother if his uncle gave them a message, since he was curious about their situation. Which Fuyuki replied that his uncle did send a message at some point, but some of the details are only known to his father.

Mokichi has work to do in the anbu H.Q. as well, so Rei didn’t ask further but knowing his father he could disappear and reappear as an anbu without alerting anyone. Rei didn’t want to alarm his mother either by telling her something that she couldn’t do anything at most he could probably left a letter to hire a team of ninjas to send as reinforcement towards their hometown.

Besides Mokichi probably dashed towards Yashina village looking at the current situation by now. Rei is now asking why people are so stubborn, if his uncle hired a jonin to stay at their village from the hidden leaf things would be so much better and he wouldn’t worry like this… what’s all that money supposed to do anyway. The next morning in front of the hidden leaf’s main gate.

Seiji: I’m quite excited for this mission.

Ayaka: Me too, do you think will be fighting mercenary-nin?

Rei: Hahaha… -Rei just laughed at them dryly… don’t get him wrong he isn’t afraid of fighting, but he’ll gladly avoid it if it isn’t needed.

Hayama: Come on let’s go meet our client.