Chapter 101
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Title: Training and Timeskip
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General POV
As soon as Jiraiya could see the light again, he looked around and was stunned by the sight in front of him.
It was a vast and limitless expanse of green. Trees grew endlessly as far as his visual perception could reach. Fresh breeze that seemed to carry a sort of healing energy swirled in the air and the temperature was just right.
'Was this the place I'll be finding the Answers I'll be needing?' Jiraiya thought to himself and for some reason, he didn't feel vigilant in this place, despite it being the unknown.
"Hello young one." A voice came from behind him. Turning around as quickly as his body allowed him, he saw an elderly standing there dorned in an elegant robe.
"Who are you?" Jiraiya asked.
"Dispense with the vigilance young one. I'm the overseer of this little place. Come, the others are waiting." The elderly man said and began walking.
Jiraiya didn't have much of a choice due to here being an unfamiliar environment and followed him
The walk took a few minutes before Jiraiya could see a few silhouettes in the distance, but the curious thing was that he couldn't see their faces or figures in general.
"Is this the last person?" One of the blurry figures asked impatiently.
"Hoho. Quite the curt one aren't you? And yes, he's the last one, and I guess introductions are in order." The elderly man said.
"This place is... Avalon..."
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Tsunade POV
What the hell? That was the first thing that came to mind as soon as I could see light again. One minute I was in the Senju clan training grounds, the next I'm in a different place altogether.
There's no way someone could've kidnapped me from the clan's training ground no matter how strong they were. Ji-chan did say that Grandma was one of tbe strongest people currently alive, even stronger than Grandpa, so there's no way I was kidnapped.
Was it Reverse Summoning then? Sensei did say that that pervert was reverse summoned and would be stronger than us if we slacked off. Did the same thing happen to me?
"Hello young one." A voice sounded behind me sending goosebumps all over my body.
When did he get behind me?
How did he even get behind me?
Was he the person who kidnapped me? Or was I really reverse summoned?
Various thoughts flowed through my mind as I slowly turned to look at the owner of that voice.
An elderly man that was looking at me with smiles that would come off as creepy if it was Ji-chan.
Wait! Why am I not raising my guard?
"Dispense of your vigilance young one. I mean you no harm." The old man said.
"Like I would believe that." I thought.
"I'm afraid it's the Truth."
Did my thoughts leak out? Damnit.
"Your chakra feels familiar. Seems like a relative of yours have been here in the past." The old man said.
"Here? Where's here?" I asked.
"Hmm. You'd have to wait for the others. Surprisingly enough, you're the first to arrive in this generation." The old man said.
What was he talking about? What was here? Which relative of mine have been here? First to arrive? Were they kidnapping others too? Was this some type ritual Ji-chan said creepy old men did to kids? But he said those things should've stopped now.
"I don't know what your plan is but I promise you, it won't end well for you. If my grandma found that I was missing, she'd look for me and you'll likely end up dead." I said with a brave face and tone.
"Oh? Interesting, but I'm afraid no one can find you here." The old man said.
"Like hell no one can. My Grandma and Ji-chan are the strongest people in the world right now, they'll surely find me!" I said.
The man kept silent and was looking at me in... Was that amusement? Was he amused at my threats? Humph.
Wait. Deep breaths. Deep breaths... Ji-chan said in times like this, we should always keep our calm and find a way to gather information.
"Why don't we both take a step back and you tell me where I am." I said.
"...HM, for amusing me so, I'll tell you what little I can before the next person arrives." The old man said. "The place where you stand is a plane of Seven planes, Specially created by my creator centuries ago for the sole purpose of training his childre-"
"Wait. Wait. Wait. What are you saying? Wait, who do you take me for? Centuries ago? Created? Are we not in the Shinobi world?" I asked mockingly. Was this man trying to con me or stall me?
"Hoho. Of course you're in the Shinobi world, but this place is a small world tethered to this little world you call the Shinobi world." The old man said.
What the hell is this man talking about?
"That bother your little brain trying to understand what is seemingly Godlike. Just know that you are among the fortunate yet unfortunate few destined on a path of great change." The old man.
"Great change?" I asked. Atleast this was something I could understand.
"Yes. A revolution or total destruction. The fact that you're here means you're destined to have a hand in the change that will come to this world in the future- Oh-to... Another destined one has arrived. I'll be back in a moment." The old man said and vanished.
That wasn't Body Flicker nor Flash Step. Did he just teleport? Damn, I've really landed myself in a rather picky situation.
I looked at the vast expanse of land with no building whatsoever and instantly became worried. I haven't heard of this place from Ji-chan who even Ba-san said is well versed in the things of this world.
"I'm back young one." The old man's voice sounded again from behind me, and I'm very sure I was still facing where he left from. He was obviously doing this intentionally. Unfortunately, for him, I wouldn't be scared by such things.
I turned around to see the old man and a blurry figure. "What the hell?"
"This place isn't hell, if a proper rendition should be made, this should be heaven and the plane next door should contain all layers of hell." The old man said sagely.
He has the same demeanor as Ji-chan when he's saying those things I don't usually understand. But that wasn't the issue at hand right now.
"Who the hell is that and why is he..she.. it blurry?" I asked.
"Well, that's a human male so it's a he. He's blurry due to the settings set-up by my creator." The old man answered.
"Settings? But I thought you said he created this place centuries ago?" I asked, my doubts increasing.
"Of course he did, but he also knew of what would happen a thousand years from his time and made preparations." The man said with pride.
"Ano... Where am I?" The blurry figure asked.
"Aiya... Forgive me for my neglect Young one. This is a training ground for you younglings. I'm afraid I'll have to wait till you're all here to give a full explanation." The old man said.
Humph, like any normal person would just accept being kept in the dar-
"Okay."
What!? Isn't this guy worried he's been kidnapped or something? How could he accept the situation just like that.
"Ah... What a promising young man. You do have potential for greatness more than a certain someone." The old man praised while obviously demeaning me.
I feel like I should explode in anger at this time but I seem to be lacking that particular emotion.
"This place forbids all negative emotions to create a condusive training environment for all." The old man said as though he knew what I was thinking.
"I don't, I just know you'll like be blowing up in anger if you were a Senju or Uzumaki which I'm sure it's the former." The old man said again causing my eyes to twitch. Oh, that one is allowed huh? Guess my body wants to be angry but something is suppressing it.
"As for why you can't see eachother, my Creator foresaw a time period where there would be a need for secrecy due to the segregation of sorts, I don't know as I can't go out so I guess you should know better."
"You mean the village system?" I asked.
"Oh? Can you tell me more?"
"Didn't your creator know it all?"
"I'm sure he did, he just didn't leave it in my database." The man answered fluently without missing a beat.
"Tch."
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"Is this the last one?" I asked getting irritated by the time I've wasted here.
"Hoho. Quite the curt one aren't you? And yes, he's the last one, and I guess introductions are in order." The elderly man said.
"This place is... Avalon." Snapping his fingers, seven round balls of different colours appeared and floated Infront of us. "This Dimension is divided into Seven planes corresponding to each and every element."
"Aren't there only five elements?" The new guy asked. Geh, where has this guy been his entire live? He almost sounds like that Perv. I'm pretty sure he also doesn't know the whole elements.
"There are a lot of element that exists in this world but the basic ones are the five you all know and the Yin and Yang." The elderly man said. "The Yin and Yang are both basic and at the same time not. They are supporting elements so to say but I digress."
"These seven planes will help you train your Mastery in any of them. The choice is yours, but you must know that every plane has nine layers. Every layer has something to teach you and with each progressive layer, the difficulty increases." The elderly man explained.
"Then this layer is the Yang plane?" The second boy asked seemingly taking in what this man was saying without a care in the world. The others too. Was I the only one overly cautious?
"Acute observation, young one. This place you stand is the Yang plane, it has nothing to teach you and its sole purpose is to nourish your body when fatigued. You all should have noticed that you haven't gotten tired since you came here right?" He asked startling us all.
No wonder I didn't feel the passage of time at all. I guess the absence of hunger and fatigue does that to you.
"The Yin plane however is the most dangerous place of all. It challenges any one of your six desires. Any and everyone who has ever completed that plane has gone to become a Godlike existence of his time." The old man said.
"Did Hashirama Senju come here?" I asked with hope.
"Him? Nah..." The old man replied killing my budding pride. "He didn't need to come here, his destiny was not something coming here would help accomplish." The old man said and looked at the last person who just entered. "You too."
Him? Coming here would make one a Godlike existence of his generation yet that guy didn't need it? Does that mean he could be as strong even if he didn't come here?
"No little girl. Destiny is a funny thing you see. Coming here does not mean you have to train. You can spend your three years reading the books in that library, learning about the world my Creator had seen, learning his techniques, his knowledge. This place offers an opportunity. It's left for you to take that oops and do what you want with it." The man said. He almost sounds like Ji-chan.
Ji-chan always said that fate was something that happens as a result of our choices. It wasn't predetermined by others.
"Whether you came here or not, you all would have still gone on to make a name for yourselves, but coming here would give you a broader scope to what you could do and enhance them."
So we're being given a choice. I understand.
"You said, my chakra feels familiar, right?" I asked.
"Of course. I believe it was a woman named #&#&, she was here and made friends with a Tengoku lady. Unfortunately, they both left before their three years was completed. She, however, went on to create a technique that would make even my Creator praise her." The man said.
It can't be. "The Nirvana Technique."
"That's the one. She was quite the lady, she never went to train in the other layers and spent her time reading in the library, yet I believe she should be among the strongest people alive right now, right?"
I nodded with a wide smile while also beaming in pride. That was my Grandma. She was here in her youth, and she created a technique that even Ji-chan praised.
According to this old man, even his creator would praise that technique.
It's decided then. I'll be creating a technique that would make me a walking Nuke as Ji-chan calls it.
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Jiraiya POV
What the hell? As soon as the old man wanted to say that name, all I heard was Jibberish. Is this also a means to preserve our secrets?
The Old Sage Elder said I should come here, yet this old man is saying my destiny should not even be here in the first place? Now I'm confused.
"And you, young one." The old man said looking at me. "You'd do well to begin your training in the Yin plane."
"Huh? Why? Didn't you say it was dangerous?" I asked.
"It is, for you most of all, but you're embarking on the path my creator walked, you need to learn to meditate even if it's the last thing you do here." The old man said with a gentle voice.
"Can I reject your proposal?" I asked quietly.
"Of course, I did say your path wasn't here in the first place, so feel free to disregard what I said." The old man said contrary to what I was expecting.
I thought he'd be like Fukasaku-sama and force me to do something like sitting on a single spot.
"The Toads haven't told you of you're destiny, have they?" He asked to Which I shook my head.
"Oh... How I pity you." He said with a pitying expression. "The burden you carry is one you shouldn't have to carry in the first place. It's your choice in the end, you could choose to live the life dreamt by others or you could choose to live the life you want."
"Can't I live both?" I asked
"You can't serve two masters at the same time boy, you'll be dedicated to one and neglect the other."
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Orochimaru POV
This was getting interesting. One moment I was trying out a new technique, the next I was holding a weird shaped plaque and the next I was here.
From a young age I've been quite emphatic to the people around me, that is the reason why I rather be by myself than indulge in my mates vain desires and delusion.
Such was the case in the academy. The girls with their infatuation in me as their betters and the boys with their vain jealousy, not knowing that I didn't even know which letter their names began with.
In my class, there were a set of people who were good to be around. Sakumo with his easy going but firm personality despite being a child. Tsunade with her demeanor that showed that she knew what she wanted and then there was Jiraiya.
He was careless, and all over the place but one look in his eyes told me he was the one that I needed to keep close.
He was the kind of person who didn't care about what was on the outside but on the inside. He was pure, far purer than anyone I've ever laid my eyes on.
That was why he was good to be around with.
Of course it had nothing to do with the fact that we're both orphans.
Another one was Dai. He was among the less fortunate people who couldn't use Chakra. He faced criticism on daily basis due to his inability to use chakra but most people forget that chakra comes from both the physical and mental energy.
If he decides to go down the physical Energy route, I dare say no one could be his match, but that wasn't for me to say. I lacked the necessary knowledge to judge things as they were. Hence, my desire for more knowledge.
With more knowledge, wouldn't everything be possible?
This was what was going through my mind when I heard him say this place was a little plane inside a dimension, created by his creator.
Most of them may have overlooked that statement, but didn't that mean he was created and wasn't born? Didn't that mean that his creator was someone who could create life?
How was this possible, I had no idea. But I had this thirst to know. Wasn't this a level nearing that of a God?
If this man was created, wouldn't I be able to create a family of my own?
Hmm? We could spend all our time reading up on the knowledge this 'Creator' of his amassed?
Interesting. Very interesting.
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Hiruko POV.
What the hell am I doing here? Don't tell me that damned Hiruzen has finally grown tired of me. It was one thing to neglect our entire class and select those three alone, but to even kidnap me too?
We civilians didn't have any special traits other than the abysmal level of chakra that we managed to awaken. Our training depends on the Sensei we're assigned to, but as this was war period, no one had the time to spend on us poor civilians.
I was just trying to get a good grasp on my chakra control by the Naka river, who would've thought I'd be abducted.
"Hello young one." A voice sounded making me jump back and attempt to pull out his kunai only for a slight breeze to blow and he was left stunned.
"Dispense with the vigilance young one, I mean you no harm." The voice, whose owner was the old man standing Infront of me said.
"Yeah, right. You kidnapped me and bring me here and tell me you mean me no harm?" Hiruko asked.
"Believe what you want." The old man said gently. "Come with me."
Now no matter how much I distrusted and hated Hiruzen, this man seemed certainly genuine. He gave off good vibes which was unlike what Hiruzen and his co-horts give off.
Following the old man, he came to realise he wasn't the only one here, and he couldn't see their facial structures which indicated that something more was at work here.
There were probably from other villages, maybe I could kill some of them-
GAH! What was that feeling? I felt like I was being pressured by something just now.
It was different from the pressure I feel from those Jounins....
What? We can't harbour negative emotions in this place? Now this was getting scary? I don't dare to say I'm as intelligent as Orochimaru from the academy, but even I know that except for grandmasters in Fuinjutsu, no one can seal off something like emotions.
Guess I should really calm down my anger.
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Interesting, so we can read as much as possible? But that isn't my aim right now... I need to get stronger, Strong enough to contend against those three and prove to Hiruzen that he should've chosen me.
I'm not any lower than them in talent. Orochimaru and Jiraiya were both orphans, same as me, so I don't see why they should be better than me... Jiraiya worst of all.
This three years should be interesting.
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Sakumo POV.
I'm a genius. That's an undeniable fact. Everyone in my clan or rather family is a genius.
Our clan has declined to the point that calling us an extended family was already giving us some face.
We were just a few surviving members of the Hatake clan, but even amongst the geniuses of my clan, I'm indisputably a genius.
But what they don't know is that the amount of suffering I go through daily is enough to put even an adult Shinobi to shame when it comes to training.
My father died during a scuffle a few years ago, just after my graduation, and all that was left to me from him was a short sword. It was ideally a training sword with which I was told to swing a thousand times daily.
With every hundred swing, there would be an increase in weight to the sword.
I was told that when I'm able to swing the sword a thousand times in a single session, I would be undefeatable by anyone in my generation.
All this was left by my father through his mental imprint which was a unique skill of the Hatake clan.
We could leave our Spiritual Will on something or someone with a directive which it would follow even after our deaths.
Father's will was on this sword and I was going to make him proud by surely performing the Thousand swings.
I was just resting after swinging the sword for the three hundredth time when I was suddenly whisked to this strange place.
As an Hatake, we were mentally attuned soni could quickly grasp one fundamental rule as soon as I could stand on my feet: I couldn't do any harm while in this place.
I didn't know what this place was but I was sure as hell it wasn't normal. We've had records of a clan long forgotten that could manipulate the world to their will through a thing called a Domain.
I wouldn't be surprised if the rule of this specific domain was: Cause no harm...
According to our clans records, they were always friendly until provoked, and when provoked and you encounter one with a domain, you shoul flee that instant.
The amount of caution attached to that particular warning was enough to make any Hatake never forget it.
Now looking at this vast expanse... It couldn't be someone's domain right? When did they visit Konoha?
That's weird...and at the same time, not.
If a clan like that decides to move, I dare say no one would know, sigh... What a pain.
"Hello young one." A voice sounded behind me. Oh good, the owner of this Domain.
"Hello. I'm sorry for trespassing into your domain, but can I be let out?" I asked as politely as I could considering he was an old man.
"Oh-ho? You know that this is a domain? How?" The old man asked.
"It was written in our clan's records."
"I see... You must be from the Hatake clan then? Your clan members are known to be quite the intelligent folks. Come, I'll explain as we walk." The old man said and began walking.
"This place is a domain as you've mentioned and at the same time not." He said.
"Can you elaborate?" I asked still polite.
"Of course. This here is a small plane created by the first of that clan. Of course there are other planes which will be made known to you soon. But like a domain, certain laws have been put to place to prevent unsavoury events between the others."
"... I understand."
It was likely that there would be other Village Shinobi here too. They could begin killing eachother on the fly for no reason at all.
"It's good that you do." The old man said and looked at the sword at my side. "You're the only one allowed to bring in a weapon. Is that your training sword?" He asked catching me by surprise.
"How did you know?" I asked
"It's simple really. Anything that doesn't help in your training is prohibited from entering here. Although that weapon ahs seen its own fair share of blood, it's still your training weapon so..."
"I see. Thank you for your time." I said as I was brought to where I met some other blurry figures.
Minutes later, the man had gone and brought in a few others and began his explanation.
"Seems like I can make better use of my time honing my sword." I said in excitement. I can't wait to begin my training.
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And so... Three years came and went without anyone overly worrying over their missing status and finally, today, they were all kicked out of the Dimension with their various gains.
Despite being in their early teens now, they all looked to be in their mind teens if there was a classification like that.
The tallest amongst them was Jiraiya who looked like an eighteen years old with his height almost nearing 160cm...
Even in his prime, he was 196cm, probably the tallest Shinobi ever. At the mere age of 13 he was already this tall. Good genes, I guess.
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The Sanin graduated at the age of 6 for Orochimaru and 7 for Tsunade and Jiraiya. That's all I know.
Hashirama died when she was around seven too. years passed and they were all 9 to 10 when they entered the dimension. Three years later, they were now 12 to 13 keep that in mind and enjoy.
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