Chapter 19: Preparing to Hunt the First Chakra Beast
On the very next day, Seimei was already gearing up for the confrontation against the Chakra Beasts.
He wore a black, full-sleeve turtleneck, black Shinobi trousers, and a pair of sturdy blue Shinobi boots.
He wore a chakra metal-enhanced light inner armor inside his turtleneck, and his hands had sleek, light metallic wristbands.
The light inner armor can prevent the chakra-enhanced claw attacks of B-rank or lower Chakra Beasts. It can also resist a few low-level elemental attacks.
But it still can't help him reduce trauma from the blunt attacks.
Meanwhile, the metallic wristbands had Storage Seals placed on them, helping him store his Ninjato, explosive tags, kunai, shurikens, antidotes, and other combat essentials.
This way, he didn't have to carry them by hand.
All he needs to do is send a bit of chakra into the seals and imagine the thing he wants to retrieve.
It's really convenient!
However, not every ninja could acquire them.
After all, they were really expensive and hard to craft.
But who was Seimei? He was the son of Senju Tobirama—the brother of the God of Shinobi, the candidate for second Hokage, and a genuine Super Kage-level Shinobi.
Thanks to his father, Seimei was never short on money!
Once he was fully equipped, he walked towards the gates of the Senju clan.
He needed to meet the two Senju Jonin first and get the critical info on the Chakra Beasts he was about to face.
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As Seimei approached the clan gate, he noticed two Jonin in their early twenties waiting for him.
Both of them were rather robust, filled with vitality. A typical trait of the Senju clan Ninjas.
One of them had a stern, serious expression, while the other one looked a bit easygoing.
They noticed Seimei and approached him.
The stern-looking man greeted, "Good morning, young master Seimei."
"My name is Senju Toshiro. And the person beside me is Senju Ryosuke."
With this, the stern-looking Jonin, Senju Toshiro, stopped speaking and prompted his partner to carry out the rest of the conversation with a little awkwardness.
He clearly isn't the type to speak extra words, huh? Also, is he a bit socially anxious?
Hmm…it is strange to see a man with a serious face have social anxiety. But then again, you can't judge people by their looks.
After ending his inner monologue, Seimei flashed a refreshing smile and continued the conversation.
"Good morning, Jonin Toshiro, Jonin Ryosuke. It's nice to meet you."
"I believe Father has already shared the mission details with you?"
Senju Ryosuke returned the smile and affirmed his question.
"Yes, young master Seimei. Master Tobirama has already briefed us about the mission."
"We will be following you from a distance. Once the fight starts, we won't intervene unless your life is in danger."
"But before that, please have a look at this scroll."
"It contains the details about the targets, their numbers, and the location they are currently inhabiting."
"Please study it carefully. We will depart in 30 minutes."
Senju Ryosuke pulled out a scroll from his pouch and handed it over to Seimei.
"Thank you!"
Seimei expressed his gratitude, took the scroll, opened it, and started scanning the target information without wasting another moment.
His target had a full-fledged mini-colony of Chakra Beasts. Right now, they were residing near a lake.
The Chakra Beast he needed to eliminate was an Elite Aquatrex. It was a Chakra Beast with a B-level Danger Rating, which looked like a blue-skinned and black-stripped ferocious tiger with a body and fangs like a saber-toothed cat.
Its body was covered with a mixture of fur and scales.
However, its combat prowess hovered around the lower end among the B-level Chakra Beasts. So, a Special Jonin could easily eliminate it as long as they were careful.
However, the main challenge was hunting it while dealing with other C-rank Regular Aquatrex at the same time.
These beasts also looked like Elite Aquatrex. However, they were smaller in size, had no elongated fangs, and only had a fur-covered body.
Unlike its Elite counterpart, regular Aquatrexes had no scales at all.
But this didn't make them any less dangerous, especially when they were gathered in a group.
Needless to say, Seimei needed to plan the hunt carefully to avoid being overwhelmed by their numbers.
The scroll included their numbers, their common behavior patterns, and information about their innate skills.
[The lake area is currently occupied by 1 B-rank Elite Aquatrex and 14 C-rank Aquatrex.
Please eliminate them all and report to the Missions department.]
[Target Details:
{Name: Aquatrex
Danger Rating: C
Innate Skills: Water Jet, Chakra Claw Slash
Note: Average physical strength but quite agile. Usually relies on fast attacks and chakra claw slashes to injure enemies. Uses a long-ranged Water Jet (Similar to C-rank Water Release: Water Bullet Jutsu) to wash the enemy away with tremendous force.}
{Name: Elite Aquatrex
Danger Rating: B-
Innate Skills: Water Jet, Chakra Claw Slash, Water Dash, Water Blade, Water Coating
Note: At least two times larger than average C-rank Aquatrex. Relies on fast attack and monstrous strength. Its physical strength is strong enough to overwhelm Taijutsu-type Special Jonin in a direct clash.
Water coating provides its skin with solid defense, and the Water Dash skill makes it as fast as a Shinobi using the Body Flicker Technique.
Please be aware of its Water Blade skill as it uses it frequently. These water blades are powerful enough to bisect unsuspecting enemies.}]
"Well, they are definitely no joke."
"According to the information, the Elite Aquatrex is unlikely to take action immediately."
"Is that right?"
Seimei asked the Jonins accompanying him while reading the details.
Senju Ryosuke nodded and said, "That's right."
"Elite Chakra Beasts are basically pack leaders."
"So, when they are attacked, they usually send their lackeys first."
"Or in this case, the regular C-rank Aquatrexes."
"It probably won't take action unless you kill or injure a large number of its underlings very quickly."
"But you should always stay vigilant."
"Don't let your guard down."
Seimei nodded, "Yes, I will be careful."
"Who knows if the Elite Aquatrex just feels like taking action personally as soon as I attack its pack?"
Seimei scanned the scroll a few more times to ensure he didn't miss anything.
After that, he closed the scroll, turned to his companions, and said, "Let's go!"
With that, all three of them used the Body Flicker Technique to dash toward the target.
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