Chapter 25
One bloody red hair boy roams through the huge land, covered entirely in the debris of stones.
His eyes were red... his complexion was something like, he was ready to puke his gut out...
This is no Holy Land...
This is a hell hole... Red hairs bodies, here and there, all killed, elders women children, men everything, everyone piled upon one another...
His sensei told him, they are going to someplace name Uzushiogakure, a Holy place, that was the home of the countless Legends, at first he was happy that he was going to meet Legends.
But his sensei told him, the place they were going, is the home of Uzumaki's.
This triggers some reaction inside of him, the emotions he thought he forgot... He was going to meet his clan... maybe someone there might be able to tell him about his mother or father.
But now...
Sure, he is not the most intelligent guy out there... but the red hairs and the name Uzumaki were enough for him to understand that his clan does not exist on this earth anymore.
He wonders if his parents died here, and one of them is his parents...
He slammed the ground in frustration creating a little crater in the earth where he punched...
He does not know, he doesn't know anything, no one ever tells him who is he, about his parents, about his clan... No one freaking tell it to him.
He turned back, "GHHHAAAA"
He was startled because an Old woman was staring at him.
The Old woman was shocked as she points at herself, "You can see me?"
"Uh... Yes? Sorry I overreacted back there"
"Who are you young man?", came an elderly voice who was Just as shocked as him
"Uh? H-Hello, my name is Renji, I came here with my sensei, she alongside my other teachers is doing something she didn't want me to know... I will find it soon enough though", he said the last part in quiet low voice muttering.
But it was enough for the Old lady to hear it.
The woman smiled, "Aaahh... A curious Child aren't you?"
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He looked at her in shock, he was vigilant against her... but there is something in her that made him drop the guard against her
"Grandma, you must be an excellent Shinobi in your days right?"
She giggled, "And why would you say that my Child?"
"Because you heard what I said... That's only possible for a chakra user... and considering I am a sensor, and I can not sense you even at this distance, It's safe to assume you are an Excellent Shinobi"
The old lady smile and lean forward putting her weight on her walking stick, "Little child, are you sure you can call yourself a sensor?"
Renji: "I don't understand, what you mean by that Grandma?"
She smiles even more, "If you call yourself a sensor with that ability of yours, then you are just disgracing the name of the Uzumaki"
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He finally put up his arms in defense, "I Never Told you about me being an Uzumaki, who are you?"
But the old lady smiled even Joyful, "If you weren't an Uzumaki You wouldn't have activated the Seal I left 30 years ago in desperation"
"Wait, what"
She didn't say anything anymore and tap the ground with the walking stick
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A Huge water dragon made its way towards Renji who was caught unprepared...
Renji just stood there, and the Dragon made entirely of water element Slammed into him, doing nothing Just making him wet.
Renji didn't even move a single step...
He looked ahead but the Old Grandma is gone in thin air...
"MEET ME AT EASTERN CLIFF AT MIDNIGHT, COME ALONE AND DO NOT TELL ABOUT IT TO ANYONE, NOT EVEN THOSE 3 TEACHERS OF YOURS... AND I SHALL ANSWER ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS"
A voice echoed all around the space...
But what left Renji bewildered was that she didn't make a hand sign, she didn't do a single thing, except tapping the ground.
"How in the hell did she Cast a Jutsu?", he wondered before looking at the ground.
"A seal?"
That's when it hit him, She made a seal on the ground in mere seconds and without making obvious movements.
And if that was the case, then Renji was sure he could have been killed by that old Grandma, if she could make a seal in that short amount of time, and considering Renji was not able to sense her chakra, She must be at least Sensei's Level.
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(At evening)
"A fight?", asked the shocked Renji
"Yes, Before we really start doing what we came here for... I think it's good if you understand that you are not invincible", said Sensei Shintaro
All the while his two Teachers were watching the scene from the sidelines...
"But Sensei"
"Uzumaki Renji..."
*Gulp
"Remember this, weaklings will always remain weaklings, Cowards, they shrink from the challenges, weaklings flee from them, but warriors wink at them... Only by training like hell until the point where you can stand at the peak. That's the only way to become truly strong."
Renji was truly astounded just how aspirational quotes his sensei can say sometimes, despite her jolly nature, that he is used to.
He Smiles, "I understand Sensei"
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Renji and Sensei were standing somewhere far away, the tension in the air was overwhelming...
"Renji, today I will be using my real skills, the set of skills that I use to fight someone really powerful"
"I understand Sensei... No matter what you do, It can't hurt me", He said Mockingly.
She smiles and dissolves like ash in the air.
"I can still sense you, sensei, you are not hiding your Chakra enough"
"Are you sure", came a voice blowing on his ears
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Renji quickly made a hand sign...
"Lava Release: Sea o--"
"Soul Seal", A voice interrupted him
Numerous chains came out of nowhere, and pass through him
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He looks at his arms then his body...
He grins and talks to the thin air, "That does nothing sensei, are you sure this is your best set of skills"
"Your End is nigh, my naive Disciple"
"Soul Banish"
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He does not want to know what this one does, the name already is scary enough...
He quickly made hand signs,
"Earth Release: Earth Dome"
"..."
Nothing happened...
'What the hell?'
Suddenly he saw his imaginary sensei slashing towards him...
He got afraid and took some steps back... He tried to activate the seal he already prepared before the battle.
But no matter what he does, he just can't access his chakra energy
And the Ghostly knife went through him...
It literally went through him...
Phuuuuuuu
He threw a spray of blood as the slash directly cut through his soul
He never felt so much pain other than his starting days as Genin.
But that wasn't the end...
"You are too soft and Naive my disciple", A very serious voice came out of thin air
"Soul Burst"
*Snap
A snap of fingers was heard...
BBBBOOOOOMMMMM
GGGAAAAAAAAAAAAA
She came into view watching coldly at the boy, breathing heavily and lying on the ground in the pool of Blood.
From the sidelines, one of the two seal experts lean and whispered, "Nii-San, do you think we can defeat her"
"Nope", said the older one
"But we are Jonin Levels as well"
"Otou, See that and tell me, from what angle, is she a Jonin material"
All the while, an Old lady was watching this from the trees
She smiles, "After 30 years, an Uzumaki finally came, Should I be Happy"
With that, she disappeared
And no one was able to sense her... well, considering other than Renji, no one is a Sensor here.
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In the morning, when he opened his eyes, and begrudgingly looked at his surroundings.
He saw her, the Old Grandma from yesterday Reading the Black Book that his sensei has given to him telling it's a Treasure and must not be read by anyone else.
He sighed, "Grandma, can you not tell anyone else, what's written in there?"
She smiled Kindly, "Sure, But I want to ask you something considering your sensei will be here anytime"
He looks at her and smiles, "What is it?"
There is something about her, that makes him unable to be vigilant against her.
"These two books only talk about Ninjutsu and Fuinjutsu, I can see your Sensei wish to pass her Unique Soul Arts to you, and considering you are her sole disciple, it's only right that you learn her techniques... But those Arts does not suit you, unlike her, you can never bring out its true power either"
He frowned, "What do you want to say?"
"Do you wish to learn my Arts"
Renji frown, "Who are you"
"My name is Misu... Uzumaki Misu... I died 30 Years Ago in the massacre of Uzumaki"
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