Challenge and Meeting

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TPP

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Kumo year 29

Raikage's building

The Raikage's building is a large blue structure built into the tallest mountain which is located in the village center

This is where the raikage usually deals with village matters and paperwork

It's also the place where meetings are held to discuss issues with the village council

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Z entered the raikage's building with a stern face

He had a vague understanding of what this meeting was about

'Let's hope it's not all bad news'

After consulting with the receptionist at the front desk

He made his way down a long hallway and soon reached a room that was guarded by two Jonin ninjas

"Lord Z"

The two Jonins saluted and made way for Z to enter the room

Nodding to the two ninjas Z entered the room

With only the first step in he could feel the intense pressure emitted

'I guess it's not looking too good'

Z walked to a long meeting table and took his seat while observing the others who were seated

He saw his brother A, The leaders of all the ninja clans in Kumo, The 3 representatives of the civilian council, and two others that represented the daimyo

Everyone was silent but it was this silence that made the atmosphere in the room heavy

The door opened and everyone seated stood and saluted

"Raikage-sama"

Giving the signal for everyone to seat, the second raikage A made his way to his seat

The second raikage A, Had the most known features of the Narukami clan, Dark skin, a tall and muscular body, and a very manly face the only distinguishing feature was his black hair

He had a calm and friendly feeling around him which made it easy for others to trust him

"Now that everyone is here the meeting will commence"

Second raikage A looked at everyone present and didn't drag this matter any longer

"3 days ago a platoon of Kiri ninjas were spotted near the village we don't know how long there were there but we got news that they are constructing a base nearby"

The second raikage broke the first news with a grim face

"Preposterous, where did those Kiri coward get the courage to do such a thing on our turf"

A civilian council member was enraged by this news so was everyone present

"Settle down, I know what you are all thinking, but that isn't the real matter here"

"From the intel gathered by our scouts not only Kiri but a number of other villages are conducting research on each other"

"Iwa has started to mass-produce weapons and smaller villages are hurrying to sign alliances"

"I didn't want it to come to this but war is inevitable"

The already tense atmosphere in the meeting room was turned up by a notch

This was the last thing they wanted to hear

"So how do we react"

Asked the clan leader who was from the Yotsuki clan

"I have already ordered a reconnaissance team to infiltrate the other 4 major villages"

"As for what our next step, I will leave that to A"

The second raikage looked over to A who had a surprised look on his face which was quickly put away

"Do you think that is appropriate, this is a serious matter"

Said one of the representatives sent by the daimyo who looked at A with untrustworthy eyes

"A is next in line to become raikage my time as raikage is running out, this opportunity can show us if he is fit for the position"

The second raikage replied with a calm tone without taking his eyes of A

"Don't worry lord raikage, I won't let you down"

A stood up in an instant and reassured the raikage, this opportunity was very important to him, if he can bring satisfactory results then his position to become raikage was sealed

After acknowledging A and allowing him to sit, the meeting continued without trouble

But everyone present had only one thing on their mind

War is coming

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'What is this idiot doing '

Kazuto looked A with a strange look

After unlocking their chakra A attacked him out of nowhere and challenged him to a duel which left him confused

"Oh could you tell me why"

Hearing Kazuto's question A smirked he was waiting for this moment

"Kazuto Narukami change your name and become my B"

'Not this again'

Kazuto looked at A with an annoyed look as this wasn't the first A did this

The Narukami clan has a strange tradition of naming their kids with letters

One name A is said to be in line for the next raikage while those name B were usually their partners

The name A can not only be gained from birth but also can be gained if a raikage that isn't named A can get if they want to

An example of this was the second raikage was name was lost in the flow of time

Even so, that doesn't mean those who are named A are automatically raikage

To become raikage one needs to get the approval of the current raikage at the time, the civilian council, and from all the clan leaders being born with the name A just get rid of the first requirement

Kazuto looked A dead in the eye as if he was asking if he was serious

It's not that he doesn't want to become A's partner but he refuses to have a letter as his name

Even if you cut off all connections to his old world some priorities can't be changed

Honestly, when he first heard of this tradition he wondered what was the patriarch of the Narukami clan at the time smoking

He was also wondering why his dad was name Z

His grandfather who was the previous Narukami clan patriarch had three children

His uncle A, his other uncle B, and his father Z

Uncle A was already set to become raikage so he gave up the opportunity to become the patriarch, his uncle B died during the warring states period leaving his only son blue B who was now the eight-tailed jinchuriki, and his uncle A's partner

Now his father Z is the patriarch of the Narukami clan but his name was Z

Strange no one knows why his grandfater died without telling them

Now that we are done with our history lesson let's continue

Seeing that he couldn't escape the situation Kazuto played along

"Ok I agree but what if I win what do I get"

"Oh I never thought of that"

A froze then went into deep thought

'This idiot'

"I got it, if you win I will do anything you say, one time only"

Snaping his finger A thought of a reward if kazuto win

He wasn't worried since he was very confident

"ok, ok let's get this over with"

They both got into their fighting stance looking if they see an opportunity to strike

In a flash A dashed toward Kazuto and threw a powerful jab

Kazuto also ran towards A and threw a punch of equal power

The fist was on the course to hit their respective targets but they both tilted their head to dodge while still looking at each other

Without Hesitation, Kazuto grabbed A's arms and headbutt, which dazed him for a second, and sent a kick towards his chest

A steps back to dodge, he opened his arms and tried to Tackled Kazuto who dodged with ease

This crude, wild and street-like fighting was actually the Narukami fighting style

Stright forward without complication, every blow contained pure raw power

This fighting technique was perfect for Narukami clan members who had very strong bodies

They could take damage without a lot of problems and dish out heavy blows

As children from ninja clans, A and Kazuto learn this last year and they usually spar with each other so they were familiar with how each other

After failing to tackle Kazuto, A turned around and started to bombard kazuto with punches

Kazuto didn't doge them and tanked them while throwing his own punches

These punches had a lot of power behind them if someone saw this scene he wouldn't believe these two were just three-year-olds

This can't be helped both A and Kazuto were taller than their age they looked about 6

While tanking A's plows Kazuto couldn't help but think how resilient his body was, another perk of being born in the Narukami clan

This went on for a minute until they side to step back and catch a breather even if their bodies are built different they were still 3

'I guess it's time to end this

Kazuto looked at A who was ready to go any time if this continued no one would win

Kazuto closed his eyes and took a deep breath

He cleared his mind and relaxed his body

His hands straightened out showing his palms and he started to move them around in a calm manner

A looked at this dumbfounded

He didn't know what kazuto was doing but when he saw his hands moving he was shocked

The movement was like water, calm and peaceful without worry

It was beautiful

He shook his head and attacked, although he didn't know what he was doing he wasn't about to stand there a do nothing

Throwing a powerful punch he was sure it was going to hit Kazuto

But he was wrong

*Slap*

A looked at Kazuto in shock while looking at his hand that was red

'Did he just redirect my punch'

He could comprehend what happened but he didn't care and just continued attacking

*Slap*

*Slap*

'WTF'

A looked at kazuto in horror

Kazuto was slapping away his punches like flies

Opened up his eyes Kazuto looked at A with a smirk

'I seem to be getting better'

What Kazuto did wasn't just some fluke but it was something he was working on

He felt the Narukami fighting style was good as it fits well with their bodies but he was unsatisfied with it

The martial art philosophy was that offense was the best defense, so defending was poor, this technique was a double-edged sword

What if the opponent had a one-shot Jutsu that dealt a lot of damage like the Chidori or Rasengan

The consequence could be death so Kazuto decided to modify it

When he first thought about it he remembered a martial art from an anime he enjoyed

The Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist

This martial art was the ultimate defensive art and kazuto wanted to learn it

Unfortunately, that would be impossible

But he suddenly remembered that the Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist was similar to tai chi in a way, there were lots of tai chi books in the library in his house and he studied everything he could about it

With his own impression of the technique and the knowledge he gains about tai chi

Kazuto had a vague understanding of how the martial art worked and integrated it with the Narukami fighting style

After a year of practice, he gain a small achievement although it was weak and had a lot of flaws it was enough to take care of a 3-year-old A

'If only I could meet a Hyuga'

Shaking his head Kazuto's focus went back to A who was still in shock

"What you give up"

Said with a mocking tone

"Like hell, I would"

A came out of his daze and attacked Kazuto

But It was futile

Kazuto blocked A's punch and sent a palm strike to his abdomen

The strike was so powerful it sent A flying

Sprawling out on the ground A started to cough heavily

'Shit I went too far'

"Hey you ok"

Worried Kazuto made his way over to help A get-up

When he reached out

A turned around and threw a handful of dirt in his face

'Damn I was bamboozled'

Kazuto was temporarily blinded

when he was a flash

*Stab*

"Oh shit, I didn't mean to"

A looked at Kazuto in horror, whose hands were bleeding with a Kunai in his hands

He wanted to catch kazuto off guard and then hold the kunai up to his and make him surrender but he didn't expect him to grab the Kunai out of his hand by the sharp side

Kazuto who got back his visibility looked at his hand with apathetic eyes

"kazuto I didn't mean t-"

A's sentence was cut short as kazuto kneed him in the stomach

Bending over in pain A looked up only to see and foot in front of his face

After being sent flying back by kazuto's kick, A lay on the ground with a bloody nose

He groaned in pain, and that kick was very powerful

As he was getting up he felt a cold feeling on his neck and hear the coldest line he has ever heard behind him

"I win"

A shuddered when he heard these words

Its the first time he saw kazuto like this

"Ok get up"

After he calmed down kazuto offered A a hand and dragged him up

"Kazuto i-"

"You don't need to apologize A, it was my fault for letting my guard down"

"Then what was all that for"

A looked at kazuto with confusion, you didn't take it seriously so why did you beat me like that

"That, well that was punishment, never let your guard down like that ever again even if it's just both of us sparing, the only time you let your guard down is when your enemy surrender or when they are dead, remember that"

Kazuto wasn't just telling this to A but also himself, he could have dodged that easily but he dropped his guard and got injured even though it was just a small spar between him and A, he didn't want something like this to ever happen again

"Ok"

A nodded to kazuto he was still confused but took his words seriously

"But did you have to do me like that, you busted my nose"

A complained while holding his bleeding nose

"Anyway this matter has been settled I won't change my name to B"

Ignoring the Angry A, kazuto changed the subject

He looked at A who was holding his head down

'*Sigh* this idiot'

Kazuto knew the reason why A wanted him to change his name to B

Usually, the partner tradition A and B were biological brothers

A's mother died while giving birth to him, so he will not get a brother

It will be hard for him to find a partner

But he and kazuto are close so he wanted kazuto to be his partner

"I won't change my name to B, but that doesn't mean I won't be your partner"

A lift his head up and look at kazuto with a surprised

he thought kazuto didn't want to be his partner since he refused to change his name

"We are best friends, cousins and family"

"Most of all we are Brothers"

"I'll always be by your side"

"K"

'*Sigh* here comes the waterworks"

"Ok, ok stop crying, snot is coming out of your nose"

Wiping his tears away A, let out a sunny smile

"Don't worry K I won't let you down I will be the best partner in history"

"Fine let's go back, we need to take care of our wound plus it's getting late"

Kazuto and A went back after a long day

Today was a very special day

Today was the birth of the Narukami Duo

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Damn this is the longest chapter I have written so far

Never knew that writing just one chapter took so long

Respect to all the authors who be writing some long-ass chapters

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