Escape (2)

Author Note: Lance's name is now Rei so Rei Kuto so you guys don't gotta worry about immersion break. (I'll change it in the past chapters soon.)

"Fire Style: Fire Dragon Flame Jutsu!"

"Fire Style: Great Fireball Jutsu!"

"Lightning Style: Lightning Fang Jutsu!"

Three ROOT ninjas used some of their strongest Jutsu and combined them into one creating a blazing ball of fire wrapped in lightning. As this attack was being one of the ninjas casting the Jutsu spoke to the ROOT ninja behind him.

"Alert Lord Danzo that he escaped and is tearing his way through the compound. Well stay here and hold him off here."

Nodding that ROOT ninja quickly turned around before running down the hall. On the other hand, their fire and lightning style Jutsu combination had exploded leaving a cloud of smoke blocking a large portion of the hallway. "Did we get him?"

Standing there for a moment one of the ROOT ninjas suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. Jumping out of the smoke like a blur leaving a trail in his wake Rei appeared in front of that ROOT ninja's eyes with his fist already raised. "How-" Before he could finish speaking Rei punched him directly in his face cracking his mask instantly.

Putting slightly more force into the punch the ROOT ninja's body was forced to the ground with his head slamming directly into the floor breaking it. Quickly the remaining ROOT ninja tried to attack Rei with the first one drawing the sword off his back and slashing towards Rei's neck. Seeing the attack coming Rei quickly bent down closer to the ground dodging his attack.

Immediately after Rei used his hand and legs as a turning point kicking the other ROOT ninja who was the slowest of the two in his leg. "Tch." The ROOT ninja buckled under his weight with one of his leg's being broken. Going for the finishing blow Rei proceeded to elbow the ninja who had drawn his sword as well as placing his index finger directly onto the other's head.

The next second the entire hallway echoed with the sound of electricity as the walls flashed yellow and blue. Standing back up on both feet Rei looked at the three bodies on the ground before speaking. "How many of these guys are in this place." Looking behind him the hallway was lined with dead ROOT ninja with the count rising over a dozen in this area alone.

Turning his attention back to following that gravitational feeling Rei continued down the hall. As he walked he saw a lot of rooms that he could only presume were either used to imprison people or train. It was only after walking for another five minutes that he came across a secondary hallway branching off from the original one.

Walking around the corner Rei was greeted by a large door that looked quite old. It was something he had been noticing for quite some time now. Despite where he looked at it, if there was no one here he would say this place was an abandoned base of some sort before Danzo got his hands on it.

Feeling the pull strongest when in front of the door Rei could only assume Ryujin Jakka was behind that door. Looking at all the different tags and what not covering its surface Rei recognized a few from when he was bound to a chair. 'That X chinned old man said these block chakra right?'

Walking up to the door Rei placed his hand on its surface. "Wow having a single type of seal as a countermeasure is stupid. Though to be fair he didn't know he stole from someone who doesn't use chakra." Soon the entire hall shook violently as the sound of metal falling to the ground echoed throughout the complex.

Stepping over the fallen door Rei took a look around the room. Covering each of the walls where shelves some were empty while the others had all kinds of scrolls in them. Walking over to the shelves Rei picked two scrolls from the shelves randomly. Opening one of the Rei saw an assortment of different Jutsu were stored inside some that he never even knew existed.

On the other, it was a message that was designated to be sent to the Third Hokage but obviously, it never made it to him and was instead with Danzo. 'So this is where he keeps the stuff he doesn't want anyone to find out about. And if he's keeping them they must be pretty important.' Just from the way Danzo acted, Rei had assumed that most of the stuff he did wasn't very public and most of it was probably illegal as well.

Walking over to one of the shelves Rei pulled a long box off the shelves. Opening the box Rei smiled as he picked up Ryujin Jakka. "Well, it's nice to see you again." Holding Ryujin Jakka Rei was surprised that it didn't respond to him; he looked slightly confused.

"Oh, come are you mad that I lost you? I was unconscious and I couldn't do anything plus the moment I woke up I came to get you." Waiting for a moment Rei was prepared to deal with it later until Ryujin Jakka replied. "Losing your Zanpakuto is equal to losing a part of yourself and is the mark of a poor Shinigami."

Hearing Ryujin Jakka's judgment, Rei had to admit it was right. He was way too hasty when it came to both finding Orochimaru and using Ryujin Jakka to the point of exhaustion. Along with that, he had made a lot of rash decisions.

His dad told him a lot of times over that acting under pressure while under the influence of emotions can get you into bad situations but he never took it to heart till now.

"But you were able to use my released state despite you lacking the ability to fully utilize it." Hearing that second part Rei's mood improved as he began looking around the room before smirking mischievously. "Well to celebrate our reunion how about we leave Danzo a little gift?" Meanwhile, outside of the underground complex Danzo was inside of his office.

Due to the Third Hokage's death, the number of work people that had a higher rank within the village had to do was increased until the next Hokage was found. It was as he was signing documents that a shadow appeared bowing on the opposite side of his desk. "Lord Danzo I have an urgent report."

Signing another document Danzo didn't look up as he replied. "Speak." Lowering his head the ROOT ninja began to report to Danzo. "The one known as Rei has escaped his captivity and is making his way through the complex as we speak." Finally pausing his actions Danzo looked up. "How did he escape those seals should make it impossible."

Pausing for a moment the ROOT ninja answered. "We… don't know." Narrowing his eyes Danzo leaned back in his chair. "Very well then. Recapture him immediately and make sure he stays that way I will be there shortly." Dismissing the ROOT ninja Danzo prepared to go back to his work before he noticed the ROOT ninja didn't move. "What is it?"

Hesitating, he spoke in a low tone. "All efforts to recapture him have failed. Though the count may be off there are currently twenty dead and the number may still be rising as we speak." It was this that finally caused Danzo to break in composure as his eyes stared at the ROOT ninja with a sense of disbelief. "That's not possible…"

Staring at the ROOT ninja Danzo's thoughts turned inward when he didn't respond. 'His level has already surpassed that of a normal Jonin by far… And If that's the case then he may be equally as talented to those two…' Though not all members of the ROOT are Jonin rank they all have skills equal to one otherwise Danzo would not have a reason for them. Due to how they were trained they are even more deadly than the Anbu Black Ops.

Thinking to himself for a moment Danzo stood up from his chair. "Gather all of our remaining ninjas. I don't want him leaving this area!" Little did Danzo know it was way too late for that. By the time they all gathered and reached the hideout Rei was gone. Because Hiriuzen "Officially" disbanded the ROOT they couldn't operate under the Leaf Villages' eye any longer so they had to go underground.

Danzo instead used hidden and abandoned underground bases to run his ROOT without anyone being the wiser. But now a little way's outside of the village Danzo's eyes were reflecting an orange glow. Just a couple dozen meters in front of him was ablaze burning the complex they were keeping Rei in.

And of course, that also meant all of the people and thing's inside were already reduced to ashes. Watching as it all went up in flames Danzo stood there with a squad of ROOT ninja behind him. "Twenty of you couldn't stop a single child?" Clenching his fist Danzo's voice became hoarse.

"Spread out and find him." Without a moment of hesitation, all the ROOT ninja behind him scattered into different directions but little did he know it was too late. Rei had leftover ten minutes before Danzo got there and was already miles away.

Standing on a branch Rei looked up into the air and saw the smoke rising in the distance. "Alright guess it's time to get back to Fuyumi and the others." It was a shame he wouldn't get a chance to say goodbye to some of the people he met in the Leaf Village but then again he didn't know who he could trust at the moment.

While he was sure some people didn't know what Danzo had done he didn't dare bet on it. Besides he didn't know how long he had been unconscious and he had to get back to Fuyumi and the others quickly. "Well, it was nice while it lasted until I got kidnapped and tortured." Getting his bearings Rei began to make his way back towards the direction of the cave at top speed.

As he went he didn't miss the opportunity to ask Ryujin Jakka an important question. "So if I'm a Shinigami shouldn't I be able to teleport or something. Running just seems a little anticlimactic you know?" Rei had a basic knowledge of all different forms of Kido but even then all the ones that would improve his speed significantly or give access to teleportation were in the upper 80's.

It was then that Ryujin Jakka spoke back to him. "Knowing how to use your Shikai and Kido as a Shinigami is simply the first step. There are many things you have to learn and you will have to train yourself harshly." Hearing Ryujin Jakka specifically define the word harshly Rei could only imagine how much work he had ahead of him.

"But a promise is a promise. You helped obtain the power I needed to avenge my family so in return I'll do whatever I need to do to become a proper Shinigami." Smiling to himself Rei felt a sort of relaxation finally not having a burden on his shoulders. 'Though if I'm teaching the kids and Ryujin Jakka's teaching me doesn't that mean I won't have any time to relax?'