Chapter 143: New World! New Order! Pt 2

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Lee's POV (East Forest of Irminsul - Terra)

Lee frowned as she saw the lady's face twitch for a second.

"I come from the village hidden in the rain. My name is Muki Tsume, and I am unsure why or how I was brought here. However, I am a mere Genin, so I must admit to being quite fearful." The woman answered, yet her words did nothing to alleviate the growing discomfort Lee felt around the woman. Something was wrong…

"The Rain village?" Lee asked politely. "I don't mean to be a bother, but your clothing would suggest Iwa; they are known for their thicker clothes. Furthermore, your muscular tone suggests you are quite a capable combatant. My, I can even see several old scars, an odd sight for a supposedly green Genin…"

The woman's smile nearly grew wider at their slow realization.

Muuni suddenly stood in an enlarged form over the woman, holding her up threateningly. The female raccoon hissed. "You are lying! I can feel your deceit within! Who are you, and what is your purpose here?!"

"So their warning was true, you Okama clan members are shrewd and frightening. The ability to delve into a combatant's mind so casually is useful. A shame you are mere mammals and enemies at that." The woman spoke sweetly as she suddenly tensed. Immediately breaking out of Muuni's grip and flipping, she kicked the female raccoon away as she flipped, launching the giant creature from the building. The woman smiled at Lee as she landed casually. Lee grimaced at seeing Muuni harmed and dropped into his default combat stance.

"My name is Suzumebachi Kamizuru, the current head of the Kamizuru clan, loyal Jounin of Iwa, and at the present time hired gun of an unknown employer. My purpose for being here is to find a certain clan and secure the objective of my employer. Luckily said employer was wise enough to warn us of you infuriating raccoons. Though I must admit we weren't necessarily expecting to see other shinobi, in fact this whole summoning clan fiasco wasn't part of the plan at all. How interesting, I'll have to kill you to make sure you don't tell the others then…"

Lee eyed the various raccoons outside and inside, yet none reacted to the sudden and violent event. "What did you do with the others?" Lee asked the woman with his fiercest glare. He knew the feisty Okama clan had no qualms with what they deemed necessary combat.

"Nothing special; in fact, it's merely my own ace of a jutsu. Shame you won't get to learn what that is. Until it is much too late…" Sazumebachi said with a smirk. Then, she seemed to casually flick her hand. A quiet whistle sounded off as she did.

Lee barely noticed it, but Gai had trained his battle IQ and reflexes to absurd levels. He caught the projectile Suzumebachi had subtly thrown with a lightning-fast swipe of his hand. Glancing at it and realizing it was a living wasp, Lee crushed it before it could attempt to sting him. Though he was surprised by the effort, it took to do so. "My name is Rock Lee; I am the prodigy of the great Might Gai, the beautiful, youthful Genin of the Leaf Village. I am not sure why you have chosen to attack such a peaceful and friendly clan as the Okama's, but I will ensure you learn the error of your ways." Lee said as he prepared to lunge forward.

"I wouldn't be so quick~" Suzumebachi taunted Lee. "See, I had a little time to prepare; they foolishly warned me another shinobi was present after all. As such, with our lovely host, nice and dazed, I rigged this mess hall to explode with various paper bombs. You won't fight back and sentence these raccoons to death, will you? They won't be able to avoid it like you and I." As she finished, she raised a hand sign revealing the walls of the halls, with the occasional prepped paper bomb placed on them. They glowed in sync showing it to not be a mere bluff.

Lee eyed each tag as Suzumebachi began to laugh; he was sure she was hoping to see him panic before accepting defeat. But Lee was done with embracing defeat; he wouldn't lose here or accept the death of others! He took a deep breath, glad his weights had been removed for training for this. Lee had spent every waking moment since his loss to Fuu training; his abilities had grown, and with his newest technique activated, Lee was sure he could do this.

"Well, strange young man, what is your answer-" Suzumebachi stopped mid-sentence as Lee sounded off with a boom. 'He's fast! A mere Genin can move like that?!' Suzumebachi screamed inwardly as she activated the tags and prepared to body flicker away. Stranger still, suddenly, the strange man reappeared, one hand holding a bunch of glowing paper tags and the other grabbing onto her top. Suzumebachi got over her shock and thrust a kunai for his neck. Though Lee managed to lift and throw her with one hand, stopping the desperate attack and sending her flying through an open window. Lee then crumbled the soon-to-explode paper bombs, throwing the sizable explosive paper ball after the flying Suzumebachi. Lee took a deep breath as the bombs exploded outside the building. He had thrown both well above the hideout, minimizing damage. It was a shame she had forced his hand; these paper bombs took five seconds to blow, and even at max speed, it had been close for Lee. Her death had been regrettable but unavoidable, considering the circumstances. She had made it sound like she had allies present; however, best Lee be ready for more foes. Though he had never heard of the Kamizuru clan…

"You damn bowl-headed freak." Suzumebachi spat as she climbed back in through the window she had been thrown through. "I barely managed to substitute my way out of that. Not to mention, Genin shouldn't be able to move that fast. Though you showed your true nature, had you been a better shinobi, you would've used the element of surprise to outright kill me. Too squeamish to do it head on aye?"

Lee frowned as he prepared himself for another round. "I prefer not to kill at all, death is the opposite of youth. However, you had forced my hand; I must admit, however, I am glad you survived. I have several questions for you, and now I will not have to live with your demise."

"Hahaha! You certainly are one of those foolish Leaf Hippies! Hesitating to play for keeps, and soft down to the very core! You should've killed me when you had your chance. A Genin stands no chance against an experienced Jounin like me!"