Chapter 13: Chapter 13: Ambushed by rogues
In a serene forest, the sky was a fresh ocean blue, with white clouds floating lazily as the sun peaked through them.
The chirpings of the birds, the crickets of the insects, and the soothing sound of swords clashing together were heard in the forest, shockwaves being released upon impact.
Boom!
Shinju grinned as he clashed his bandaged sword with a man in front of him. The man was a shinobi, clad in all black and with a crossed ninja band tied to his arm.
It was a rogue ninja who defected from their village.
"Not a lucky day for you it seems~ I will allow you to leave as long as you leave the noblewoman behind"
The rogue ninja said, even with his face hidden Shinju could feel the arrogance of his words.
It had been barely two days since they set off for their missions, and they were already almost at the place. Another two days, and they would have arrived, if not for a sudden attack.
"Oh, you are right about one thing, it seems you ran out of luck!"
Shinju pushed the sword of the rogue ninja back as a sneer made it onto his face, with a vibrating sound, the air around his body suddenly started making a strange sound.
The rogue ninja watched in shock and fear as the air around Shinju solidified for a few seconds.
Shinju enhanced his body, and a blue outline covered his body, it was bright, but then it became dull as it seeped into his skin, only allowing a slight shimmer of blue light to be seen.
Boom!
"Argh! Impossible!"
Before the rogue ninja could even move, he watched as Shinju appeared in front of him with a burst of speed that his body could not keep up with.
The rogue ninja was smashed into the ground with the butt of Omoi Tengoku, the name that Shinju has decided to give to the ancestral sword his father left for him.
As the rogue ninja was smashed into the ground, a huge and sickening crack was heard as the back of the rogue ninja broke into multiple pieces, his bones piercing out from his back.
The ground under the rogue ninja burst into a huge crater enough to fit 3 adults inside it. A shockwave was released, drawing the attention of Shino and Hinata who were fighting against a single shinobi.
Hinata and Shino looked at the scene with slightly sick faces, Hinata was even trembling as she looked at the scene, and Kurenai hiding in a tree looked at Hinata with worry.
Shino was distracted, but he still noticed that the Rogue ninja that he and Hinata was fighting with, took the opportunity to attack them both with a sickening grin on his face.
"Hinata!"
Shino raised his voice in what felt like years, but it was too late for that as the rogue ninja was behind Hinata by now, Kurenai on the tree was about to take action, but she stopped as she saw the next scene.
Hinata turned around, trembling as a shockwave passed her face, making her hair sway back and forth as her eyes opened slightly to see Shinju in front of her, his back facing her.
"Impossible! A brat like you should not be this strong!"
The rogue ninja let out a gasp of fear and shock as he looked at the bandaged sword stopping his own, Shinju looked at the rogue ninja with a smirk, his hand slightly shaking from exerting such force.
'If I was not enhancing my body, I would be cooked...'
Shinju let out a sigh of relief as he looked at the rogue ninja in front of him before he made the chakra around his sword explode like a heartbeat.
Boom!
The rogue ninja was blasted back by the force, but the rogue ninja was not so easy to beat, with a scream, the rogue ninja suddenly flashed towards Shinju with a body flicker.
Shinju got ready, and he smirked as he saw the body flicker of the rogue ninja, it was like an experienced boxer looking at a child that punched for the first time in his life.
"Alright, you brought this on yourself, just remember this"
Shinju smirked as he vanished from the spot, the rogue ninja and Kurenai stared in shock and amazement as suddenly 3 other Shinju appeared on the battlefield, surrounding the rogue ninja.
"Fire Style: Fire Ball Jutsu!"
A sound akin to something exploding was heard as 4 fireballs larger than a car flew towards the rogue ninja, the rogue ninja looked around him in his last seconds, and his eyes widened.
He could not escape, all around him were the 4 fireballs, blocking any exit he had, the only thing he could do in this state, was to try and see if he could block it...
"Earth Style: Earth wall Jutsu!"
The rogue ninja let out a shout of despair as he slammed his hand on the ground, Shinju watched this with a smirk on his face, as the wall erected in front of one of his fireballs.
For a split second, the fireball was stopped, then it broke through it like it was cardboard, before smashing into the rogue ninja at full speed, carbonising him instantly.
Boom! x4
Four explosions were created as fireball after fireball smashed into the same spot where the rogue ninja was, the ground exploded into a huge 10-meter crater, with the earth melting inside it.
Swoosh!
Kurenai appeared next to Shinju with a shocked look on her face, her eyes looked at Shinju like he was looking at a monster.
"You okay?"
Turning around to look at Hinata, Shinju asked with a smile as he extended his hand towards Hinata, she was trembling as she sat on the ground.
Hinata looked at the extended hand in front of her, and she blushed slightly, but unconsciously her trembling body stopped trembling, and she returned back to her normal state.
"Y-yeah..."
Shinju smiled as he took Hinata's hand, and pulled her up from the ground, Kurenai smiled at that while Shino made his way next to her, his hands in his pocket as he watched this.
20 meters from the explosion, the caravan carrying the noblewoman stopped, and inside it, the noblewoman had a serious look on his face as she looked at Shinju.
"Father was right... without Shinobi to back up the land of fire, we are nothing more than rich merchants for bandits"
The daughter of the daimyo of the Land of Fire muttered under her breath as she hid her face behind a fan.
"Kurenai-Sensei, should we continue?"
Shinju asked after making sure that Hinata was okay, Kurenai woke up from her trance and she nodded her head as they made it back to the caravan, with Hinata walking closer to Shinju.
"lady Kin, I am sorry for the disturbance, we can continue now"
Kurenai said as she bowed towards Kin who was looking out from the caravan window.
"It's alright, just make sure nothing happens to me"
Shinju looked at Kin in surprise, who was looking at him with a smirk on her face, Shinju thought she was a spoiled brat who grew up on daddy's money.
Seems like he was wrong.
"Now, let's continue"
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