Chapter 39

As they opened the sliding door, thick smoke greeted them.

'' Cough! Cough! What in the hell are trying to do, you weapon fetish bastard ! '' Arata shouted.

Two violent coughs were heard inside the house and as the smoke cleared, they saw two men standing beside a giant metal ball with spikes and a handle attached to it. The two men were very weird looking. One was a man who looked somewhat old, that was because due to his almost bald head and greyed side hair, coupled with a moustache and goatee. The other guy who seemed like to be his assistant wore a big round spectacles and had a very weird pony tail like hairstyle.

'' Oh ! Arata it's you. And who are these... um... people '' The old man said.

'' They are here to retrieve the weapons I gave you a week ago. ''

'' Oh yeah, they are right there. '' The man pointed to a wall where the said weapons were hung.

The owners picked their own weapons and began to evaluate the repairs.

'' Damn son! this is one beautiful blade. '' Shiro was excited at the Katana that was infront of him. The blade unlike other Katanas, was dark in colour, a perfect weapon for assassination. An assassin with a shinny weapon was very prone to be discovered by his enemies.

Pulling a strand of hair from his head, he tested the sharpness the blade by cutting the hair.

'' A very sharp blade indeed. '' Hester gave his honest opinion.

Konohamaru gave a few test swings.

'' I feel like I can cut five bodies like butter with this sword. ''

Akira grabbed his newly repaired scythe with his mouth. Giving a few test swings...

'' Its perfect ! ''

Akio on the other hand, had his sickle on his mouth alright, but he was treating the handle like a chew toy.

'' Don't worry, the handle is made with rubber, so it is a perfect chew toy. When I heard the specification for these weapons and their users, I was like what is this guy even trying do... Oi ! are you even listening to me ?! ''

The pit dwellers were examining their weapons with excitement, completely ignoring the other people present in the room.

'' So did you make all these weapons by yourself. '' Naruto asked. The room was filled with kunais, shirukens and other ninja tools and all of their quality were top grade.

'' Yeah. ''

'' Impressive. ''

'' You call these trash impressive ? '' The almost bald headed man said. '' Weapons should be big, the bigger the better. But I don't understand why people say that my weapons serves no purpose at all. ''

'' Looking at this spiked ball with a handle, I see why they say that. '' Hester said.

'' Don't make fun of my creations ! I am Iou the great ninja tool inventor and this, is my latest invention I lovingly named as '' Jidanda '' built with a hidden explosive tags on the spikes it was built to be a destroyer in a battle field.''

'' Whatever. '' Hester casually shrugged off. '' Its just a huge spiked ball with a handle. ''

'' So how much should I pay you for all of this. '' Naruto asked Iou.

Iou pondered for a moment, '' Well I have a better idea. ''

..........

The pit dwellers finally reached their dwelling place that was sixty feet underground, totally exhausted.

Today was tiring day. Iou offered a free payment for the repairs, only if they tested some of his inventions.

It sounded like a good offer, but was not what they expected.

'' I was shot to a hill. '' Konohamaru grunted as he fell to his futon like a dead body.

'' Why am I seeing stars ? aren't we underground ? '' Akira was walking like a drunken man.

'' Brother why are you soooooo tall ? '' Akio said in a daze to a wooden punching bag.

'' We should have paid for it instead. '' Kuromaru said.

'' I agree with that. '' Naruto agreed.

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[ Kuromaru POV ]

Today I am training alone and I'm gonna have my own special technique.

I have been training the wall climbing technique of the ninjas for quite a while now I'm an expert of this technique... I guess.

The technique sounded easy, but it was not so, making chakra comming out of my hoves was so difficult.

It was pretty much annoying how after climbing a few feet, you fell to the ground very hard. But at least I feel better that my brothers shared the same pain as I did.

During all those days practising tree climbing, we all learned that applying too much chakra on your feet, will cause you to get launched away from the tree at a distance depending on how much chakra you applied.

I'll be very frank, this body of mine is practically useless in my point of view. My only weapon is my horn, which is the only thing I love about my body. Other than that, I can only attack in a straight line.

I wished I had a human body with big muscles.

Well, beggars can't be choosers and I'm stuck with a body of a bull. I better make good use out of it.

I set my gaze towards a tree, it wasn't that huge but was still a fairly large tree.

I took my stance, and aimed my horn at the tree. Applying a huge amount of chakra on my legs and hoves, I performed my special technique.

The ground where I stood formed cracks and I disappeared from sight, leaving a black blur that was heading towards the tree.

'' BOOM ! ''

'' CRASH ! ''

I was ten feet away from the tree, or what was left of it.

The tree was completely destroyed and separated by two halves. What was left was the lower half or the trunk and the upper half or the rest of the tree

This was my special technique and I named it, '' Assassination technique : The Black spear. ''

It sounded cool and I liked it.

Now that I can use it on land, next is on vertical surfaces and then finally on water.

I will accomplish this because I will do anything to stand alongside with First brother and protect him from anything that stands in his way.

For I am my First brother's spiked shield, and I will impale anyone who threatens him.

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[ Konohamaru POV ]

Let's see where have we reached with our discussion.

'' You said we need to create a new fighting style. '' Shiro said.

'' Let's discuss about that later. Let's just go home first, It's almost night time. '' Hester complained. While visiting the ninja Library for finding new fighting styles we spent the whole afternoon there.

Now we are currently on our way to the pit, while walking through the Forest of death.

'' Are you afraid of the dark or something Hester ? because that would be childish. ''

'' Spoken by one who is not even five years old.''

'' You know that age is just a number right. ''

'' Yo! guys check this out. '' I grabbed their attention.

I showed them a scene where a black centipede was eating a chakra rat. It wrapped its body around the giant rat like a snake and sinking uts mandible onto the rat's flesh, happily eating its dinner, what was strange about this centipede was that it as long as our arm.

'' That's one huge centipede. '' Shiro commented.

'' Oi ! what are you doing ? it could be poisonous ! '' Hester warned.

I was stretching my closed fist in an attempt to catch the centipede.

'' Relax, I know what I'm doing. '' I said.

The centipede turned its head towards my direction and my hand was going towards its head.

They say that centipede are very aggressive. But as my hand was a few inches away from the centipede, I opened my fist and revealed a small rat.

The centipede grabbed the rat with its mandible and began eating it.

I stroked its head and it leaped towards me circling my body and finally resting its head over my shoulders. '' Brothers, let's keep him. ''

'' That a good idea. '' Shiro said.

'' For your kind information, that is a demon black centipede. And it will grow to be almost thirty feet long once fully matured. '' Hester gave us some info.

'' I know that, So ? what are you trying to say ? '' I asked.

'' What will you do with such a big pet ? ''

'' Pet ? No you are mistaken my brother. What I want is not a pet but a cool ride. ''

'' ... ''

'' I want to go to a battlefield wait a cool ride ok. Think about it, going to a battlefield with a thirty feet long centipede. What is cooler that that ? ''

'' Agreed. '' Shiro said, '' We need style man, I ain't walking with my feet on a battlefield. ''

'' What's wrong with walking. ''

'' Walking is for kids, legends like us ride on a centipede. ''

'' It's useless talking to you guys. ''

I should think of a perfect name for him...um...

'' I will name you Suzuki. In th honour of my cool father, for my cool ride. ''

'' Perfect ! '' Shiro exclaimed.

'' How about Alexander the great. '' Hester suggested.

'' Bruh. What's with you and your weird name. '' Shiro said with dissatisfaction.

'' What's so weird with that name ? ''

'' You have a weird name as well you know. What does ''Hester'' even mean ? ''

'' I say we vote and the vote says that me and Shiro won by a majority of two votes. ''

'' What the fuck man ! that's not even fair. ''

'' Life is not fair to begin with any ways. ''

'' ... ''

Well since this was done we headed home. At the pit, I saw a suspicious looking sack at the kitchen and it was filled with something.

My curiosity got the better and I wanted to see what was inside it.

I opened and saw that is was filled with walnuts.

I took one and cracked it open with my teeth. I picked up the edible stuff and tossed it in my mouth.

'' These are some good nuts. '' I said.

'' Let me have some too ! ''

'' I want some as well. ''

We were so busy eating the waltnut walnuts that we did not notice First Brother entering the kitchen.

'' Don't eat them all I am going to make a cake for Hanabi's birthday next week. '' He said as he took a nut from the sack. '' And what is that centipede on your shoulders ? ''

What I saw next made me dumbfounded. First Brother used his thumb and index finger to pinch the nut from the sides, with a crack the nut was cracked open with just his two fingers.

'' This are some good nuts. '' First Brother said, '' Arata-san really knows how to get good stuff. ''

This was just him flexing his strong grip strength. Walnuts have very tough surface and it would need a nutcracker for normal people to open a nut. But to open the said nut by just pinching, it shows how strong a person's fingers and his grip strength it.

But First brother did like it was a super easy task. That's scary I tell you.

I don't know what will happen if he pinched me with all his strength... hmm...

Wait a minute... pinched me with all his strength...

What would happen... if I pinched someone with all my strength... especially if I pinched an artery or a joint...

I looked at Suzuki, especially at his mandibles.

' I have a great idea ! ' I declared in my mind.

( Two months later )

It was two months ago I had this wild and crazy idea and today was the official day I will put it to use.

'' Alright Konohamaru heard you invented some new Taijutsu or something lets see it now. '' First brother said.

Currently we are going to have our usual daily spar.

I won't exactly call it a spar though. It was more or like a battle to death kind.

And currently, First brother held the record of zero loss. It was really a frightening experience, First brother's ability to adapt and evolve during a fight is really scary.

You can never use the same move against him otherwise he might use the same thing against you on the same match it self.

It was like he was born to be a God of Fighters.

But today, it will be me you will put the number one on First brother's loss list.

'' Alright come at me. '' Brother taunted me as he slipped into his stance.

His stance was tempered with almost a thousand fight with all of us brothers. It showed no openings at all that I could could use. With his hands positioned like a claw I remembered all the times I was clawed and it was a very painfull one.

Bur I had other plans. I slipped into my new fighting stance.

'' ... ''

I am sure even first brother will be confused with my new fighting style.

I crouched down in sumo wrestler style. But the most threatening part of the stance was my fingers.

I positioned my thumb and my index finger like that of a centipede's mandibles and they were twitching like crazy. I call this new style, '' The centipede style. ''

I can't wait to cut First brother with my fingers.

I launched myself towards First brother.

First brother responded by extending his right hand towards my skull. This was First brother's iconic move '' The iron claw'' . Once caught, there is no way in hell you are going to escape.

I quickly rolled underneath avoiding my doom. I delivered a round house kick to the back of First brother's leg causing him to fall to his knees. I immediately pinched his back and with all the time I spent strengthening my grip strength, I produced a wound similar to a one caused by a sharp object.

First brother claw attack came suddenly and it landed on my chest.

Five bloody claw marks was left on my chest and blood was comming out like a fountain.

First brother Taijutsu is just to dangerous.

If I want to defeat first brother, I must remove his main weapons, his right hand.

'' Using your improved grip strength to increase the damage of a pinch to the point that it can cut flesh. Impressive. '' Naruto praised Konohamaru.

Shit ! he figured it out already.

Well this is going to be a do or die situation. I have no other choice but to take out First brother's right hand.

I charged towards first brother. He used the same move again, stretching his hand towards me.

before he could touch me, I grabbed his wrist and dug my mandible like fingers onto the bone.

I did not stop there though. I leaped over First brother bringing his arm along with me. With a strong pull I dislocated his arm from his shoulders. Knowing his ridiculously high pain tolerance, I had I kicked the back of his knees causing him to fall to his knees.

Pulling my fingers out from his wrist, I pinched the tendons in elbows and ripped it apart. Now that First brother's right hand is useless now, I have a better chances of winning... or maybe not.

First brother twisted his body and grabbed my skull with his left hand. Man I made a stupid mistake.

'' You actually thought I was just going to use the same move against you. You should have known that it was just a bait that you have bitten. ''

I completely forgot that he can use left hand as good as his right hand.

'' Nice effort but you lost. ''

Next time I won't lose.

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[ Akira POV ]

It took us longer than we expected but we have successfully managed to execute the '' Fang over fang '' technique.

But I wanted to add a little more damage to it.

'' Ok Akio are you ready. ''

'' Hai! Akira-niisan ! ''

We activated our Aura and covered ourselves fully with armor. With our scythe and sickle on our mouth. We performed the technique that would sure killed its target.

The target for today was an unlucky tree

Two coloured whirlwinds was rushing towards the tree from opposite directions. Those whirlwind were me and my brother.

On impact, the tree did not break, but our two coloured whirlwind left two giant holes to that tree.

When performing that fang over fang for almost a hundred time, I found that it was a blunt projectile attack type technique. But now with my improvement to this technique, I have turned it to a a deadly long range piercing projectile attack. I'll call '' The Razor storm. ''

'' Let's see how that bastard's centipede style counter this. ''

'' Are you still mad that he defeated you last time Akira-niisan ? ''

'' He pinched me !!! '' I shouted, '' And I won't stop until I get him for pinching my ass. I'll razor storm his ass as revenge. ''

I really hate that bastard.