Super Strong Senpai of Team 8 (part-4)

(5 Months Ago)

The Memorial Stone...

Okami sits in front of the stone, tracing grandma's name over and over again...

His eyes blur and he feels wetness on his cheeks.

It's been years since he held Grandma's hand. yet, he feels like, it was only yesterday.

Hands cover his eyes and he stares at Grandma's and grandpa's grave, They would forever remain alive for him.

He has a wonderful mind. And an Incredible Memory.

It's a gift and a curse...

"Was your grandmother smiling when she died?", asked Kurenai sensei as she stood beside him.

Okami remembered her smiling that day. The day she protected her Grandson.

"Yes", He said quietly

"My mother was begging to die before she got killed in the last war", Kurenai sensei said

"..."

"At least your Grandmother died smiling"

She left

"Thank you", Okami muttered quietly

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(Next day) (4 A.M.)

In the training ground, Okami who was covered in weights all around his body closed his eyes; and then opened them again, Okami spreads one leg slightly and shuffles the dominant leg forward.

The wooden sword is held relatively high in a two-handed grip. The blade points diagonally upward and somewhat in. The posture is fairly stable and, ideally, allowing Okami to either swiftly defend, or perform an attack depending on the circumstances.

'No one can master all the stances, it's impossible, every stance has variations, every variation has techniques, every technique has timing. By normality, one can grow old but only master a single Stance'

"Bullshit"

Swords aren't majestic, they are simply a tool for killing. In Okami's opinion, the greatest sword is the one that is the fastest to execute, One without any wasted movements, and that can most quickly achieve the objective.

In his opinion, one could not master all the stances, because their foundation was not good enough.

You must train so that every basic movement has no deviations. As for whatever you improvise using the basics; you can do whatever you want with it. Master whatever form you want to. However, your foundation must be perfect. Just good, is not enough. It must be perfect.

Haaaa

Okami slashed the sword down in a vertical manner.

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"Hello, welcome to the Airi clothing store, How may I help yo-- Sensei", Okami was surprised

Kurenai sensei smiled, "This is quite a nice shop you got there, it's even fresh and clean"

Okami smiled and bowed a little, "Thank you"

"So, I want a Kimono, best if it's color is black with red combine... You can choose the design"

"Pfft", Okami covered his mouth

Kurenai sensei frowned, "What is it?"

"Nothing, it's just... Sensei, are you going on a date with Asuma sensei tonight"

Kurenai sensei blushed and looked at him surprised and wide-eyed, "How did you know?"

Okami rolled his eyes, "Oh please, Anyone with eyes can tell.", Okami swiftly blurred and brought out various Kimonos.

"Here are the Kimonos, I think these will suit you better if the purpose is dating; Please take a look my lady", Okami offered a charming smile

Kurenai smiled cheerfully and kept checking the clothes...

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Haaaaa

Okami slashes the wooden sword with two hands horizontally and nearly creates an air explosion.

6 Months; He has been practicing the basic form Chūyōdō for 6 Months Straight, and that is after, his bone structure has been changed to the point where he could learn anything in one single go.

Booooommmm..!!!!

There was an explosion and Okami turned in the head and looked at the side; A blurring figure of Lee was running with red skin and veins all over himself.

This is the tenth straight day where he watched Rock Lee, running in the morning with 1 gate open..!!

Okami smiled as he watched Lee, Catching up to him, despite the great disadvantage he has.

Anyone in Lee's position would have given up when they would have seen that their long rival is getting further and further ahead.

But, it turned out, Lee has created his very own Taijutsu art; Although Okami doesn't know what that is, Gai sensei once laughed and said that it's a very strong Taijutsu art, it still requires some fine-tuning and is quite weak at the moment, but it has the potential to be an S-rank art, and even he is learning it from Lee...

Okami grinned and kept on swinging his sword.

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(Today)

"Hmmm," Hokage murmured as team 8 stood at attention before Hokage's desk.

He held out a pair of scrolls for Kurenai.

The Scroll marked an area, You will be patrolling that section of the border with Earth Country for three weeks, starting three days from now. That should allow you plenty of time to travel and familiarize yourself with the area. Also, there is something very wrong with that area"

"Something wrong Hokage sama?", Kurenai asked

"There have been a few incidents lately. Lots of Skirmishes with Iwa are happening, The Jonins there at the border are asking me to increase their number."

"I don't understand the problem; Old man", Okami asked

"I am afraid these skirmishes are a ruse, Maybe they are waiting for more of us to get there... Maybe they set a trap for our shinobi's to be out and then attack our village. Maybe something happened in Iwa, and they are taking it out on attacking us at the border. I don't know. I need certainty and not guesses. Your team 8 is a reconnaissance team. I need proper information and confirmation that I can safely increase the number of people at the border"

"Understood Hokage sama"

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"so, you are going to a C-rank tomorrow?", Okami asked as he prepared dinner for Naruto in an apron.

"Yea, We finally get to do a C-rank, I am gonna totally protect the old man and show up that teme; also, also, Sakura-chan will fall for me after this, Believe it", Naruto grinned

Okami smiled kindly, and put the food on the table "Here"

"Itadakimasu"

Okami smiled, and sit in front of Naruto.

"Hey naruto"

Naruto with the food looked up, "mmpphh"

Okami chuckled, "what do you think of Hinata?"

He chewed down the food.

"Hinata? she is a good person, why did you ask?", Naruto said confusedly

Okami gently smiled, "No reason, remember, try to keep your eyes open, danger doesn't come announcing itself after all"

"Yes Yes". His attention was full-on eating.

Okami frowned a little, he has done many missions, and what he is saying comes from the experience, look like he has to visit team 7 for the special training.

He will talk Kakashi sensei about this.

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(2 Days Later)

The sky was beginning to darken in the East, and they are closed to the border. when Kurenai called a halt.

"What is it Sensei?" Shino asked.

"Something…" Kurenai said, looking around. "Hinata?" she called out.

The said Genin activated her Byakugan but saw nothing.

"There is nothing sensei?"

"Kiba? Do you smell anyone?"

Kiba took a sniff but eventually found no one, as he shook his head.

"Shino?"

"My bugs found no one Sensei"

"What about you, Okami"

Okami looking very serious and shook his head.

"I sense nothing"

Kurenai sighed, "Very well"

As all Genins lowered their guards, Kurenai In a blur pull out twin Kunais from her hostlers.

Poof..!!

With a poof of smoke, Okami was holding the sword pointed downward with the main hand, and maintains the off-hand free.

!!!

This alarmed the three Genins as they got stiffed.

"Why are you taking out the sword, I thought you said you sensed nothing", Kiba shouted

"Exactly Kiba", Kurenai sensei started, "This guy is a natural sensor; He sense everything, so, if he senses nothing---

"Someone is blocking the flow of chakra and covering their smell, that is why none of us feel anything", Shino completes the analysis

Kurenai eyes narrowed down, "Keep your eyes open, be ready for everything, we are on borders, the front line, where anyone can try to kill you any given moment"

Okami's eyes darted here and there, as he kept his sword pointed downwards legs slightly apart.

Ketsugidō, the defensive form.

For some time nothing happened. but suddenly

*whoose*whoose

Four Kunais came out of nowhere.

Okami lifted his sword and like a pendulum swing his sword.

*Tink

Tink

Tink

Tink

As soon as the attack got parried.

Eight more shurikens appear and charged at Genins and Okami.

Okami moved his wrist a bit, and swing the sword like a pendulum a little wider this time.

Ketsugidō, the defensive stance is something that requires the user to move as little as possible.

His eyes never left the front, and he never looked back, because he is sure of one thing, Kurenai sensei must be protecting the Genins.

The leaves on the tree rustled, as another Kunai was sent out, but the Kunai was doubled, tripled as many Kunais and shurikens are thrown at once.

A black aura covered his sword, as waved his arm in big horizontal slash.

With a huge blast of winds, the Shurikens and Kunais were blown apart.

As if most of the focus is gone to him. Many Shurikens and Kunais were sent against him. From multiple directions.

"Sākuru bōei"

Using this variation of the defensive stance, Okami took the non-dominant leg back and circled placing one leg after another, he circled quite fast.

tink

tink

tink

...

These are the most steps taken in any Ketsugidō form.

He kept moving his sword with ease like a pendulum.

BOOOOOMMM

There was a blast.

All the genins were having a hard desperate time of their own as they block the shurikens and kunais even when Kurenai sensei was protecting them.

But when they saw their Senpai got covered in a black cloud of explosion their eyes were wide opened.

Okami smirked, these lowly blasts stopped affecting him a long time ago.

He leaned his neck to dodge the kunai coming at him and block another one with the pendulum-like sword.

Okami swings his sword diagonally downwards, as the black smoke got cut and was blown away.

Everyone watching the black cloud got shocked when from it, Okami was seen standing in the very same position he was standing before the start of the battle.

"Physical path: Subluminal o yobi", muttered Okami

The sacred ability of the sacred path got opened.

Time slowed down, He was watching everything in slow motion.

There he saw it, one bush in the tree, moving very very slowly.

Giving him way more than enough time to do anything he wants to...

In everyone's eyes, Okami brought up his sword and swing it horizontally to the side.

GAK

One Iwa shinobi got bisect from the mid-section. And fell from the tree.

!!!!

Everyone watched in surprise as Okami was standing on the tree. Looking down on the falling man.

"Earth Style: Mud Dragon Jutsu"

"Earth Style: Earth Rock Jutsu"

"Earth style: Mud Spear"

...

Many Jutsus came out of everywhere, in absolutely slow motion, he could see the rustle of the Tree leaves.

'Found them all'

Okami used his free hand and stretch his arm forward.

"Elemental Path: Jinpinkotsugara Hengenjizai"

!!!!!

Every single Jutsu coming at him got disintegrated and break down in thin air.

Even if he was feeling low and got hurt; which he did not anyway, Okami would have eventually healed after that.

He thoroughly disappeared after that.

And many screams followed.

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He coldly watched the fallen Iwa shinobis. As he slashes his sword horizontally downward.

And the blood on the steel of the sword sprayed on the ground, and with a white cloud; the sword disappeared.

Kurenai comes to his side.

"Sensei are you alright", he asked in grave concern.

She shook her head, "I am alright, Good job in taking care of these guys, Since, one of us had to stay back to protect the Genins and couldn't fight properly"

Okami smiled, "Glad to be of service, sensei"

"You were moving pretty fast out there"

Okami shrugged, "Having that annoying Rock lee on my back the entire time, I guess, I get pretty fast myself"

Kurenai nodded, "Reasonable, what about when you disintegrated every Jutsu, How did you do that?"

Okami shrugged again, "Just a newly researched wind release technique I am developing"

Kurenai sighed as she pinched her eyes, "Brat, You are getting pretty out of hand, Good thing, I am a specialist in Genjutsu, not Ninjutsu, And even if you are faster than me, I can still put you in Genjutsu, sigh... In 2 or maybe just 1 year, You will thoroughly surpass me"

Okami smiled gently, "Why does it matter sensei, No matter how good I become, I am forever your student, Remember, I am an eternal genin... isn't that enough?"

Kurenai smiled sweetly and gently, "Go and look after the kids, this is their first time seeing the real blood and life and death battle"

His kept on smiling, "Yes sensei"

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When they reached the camp side of Konoha.

They saw many men. Doing their chore.

*Ahem*

The men took notice of the newly arrived people.

"Hello, My name is Kurenai Yuhi, Jon--

The middle figure snorted.

Kurenai frowned.

"I asked for reinforcements, and they sent a woman and a few Brats?"

Kiba growled, Hinata looked down but feeling uncomfortable in his presence, and Shino... well, since, most of his face is covered, no one could see his expression.

"I advice you, not to judge my abilities, with my gender"

"Or what, What you gonna do anyway? seduce Us?"

The Men around him laughed, as the commander of theirs chuckled, "That's the smallest Hyuuga I've ever seen, one of those bug users, I didn't know Inazuka's could actually grow puppies… and that---

"Enough", Kurenai inturuptted

The commander Dariketsu chuckled again, "So, what's your name woman"

But before she could even open her mouth again, Okami spoke. "Her name is shinobi"

Commander Dariketsu of earth border looked at the young man.

And laughed even more.

"You should really learn when and where to talk... or you might really die", Dariketsu released the Killing Intent, to scare away the Genin.

Okami shrugged, "Look at my face, Do I care? and Besides, I talk trash, to trashes"

"Kid, you really have a death wish", the commander growled and moved his hand fast enough to grab Okami's collar.

!!!

Okami Disintegrated into the thin air.

A cold sword was touching his back-neck.

Cold sweat dripped from Commander's forehead.

'Was that Genjutsu?, When the hell did he put me into one?'

Poof..!!

Poof..!!

Poof..!!

...

All the men around the commander brought out their weapons of choice.

"Believe me Trash, Your lackey's won't deter me into stabbing and ripping your Neck."

"Okami put down that sword", Kurenai sensei said in a Stern voice.

"But sensei, He disrespected you"

"Now"

Reluctantly, he let go of the old man.

With the white cloud, his sword disappeared once again.

"I demand a full apology from this boy woman", The Commander Dariketsu growled

"You demand nothing, and call me woman one more time, I can assure you that I will kill you right now; We might not be able to return alive, but you won't be alive either."

The Commander was growling even more and was about to say something, but she opened her mouth again.

"Aaahhh... That's right, You should Be careful, on how you deal with us, you see that girl over there, she is Hyuuga Hiashi eldest daughter"

!!!!

This got everyone's attention.

"Anything happens to her; will bring your entire unit down with you"

"..."

"That boy with the shades is the sole son of Shibi Aburame; Head of Aburame clan"

"..."

"And that boy that you insulted with the puppy, is the son of Tsume Inuzuka"

"..."

"And this boy, Well, I can assure you, if he gets even a scratch from you or your worthless lackey's, Hatake Kakashi will personally come and visit you. I won't be sitting off either"

"And anything happens to me, This young boy won't take it down, You saw his prowess, and I can tell you this, he is even better at stealth assassination. If anything happen to me. He will not rest until he kills you, your clan, and your men's entire clan. Aaa... I guess, you should keep in mind, that Hokage's son Asuma is a good friend of mine... so You might have to face Sarutobi clan as well"

*Gulp

"Try what you did just before, and I assure you that, you, your men, your wife, children, and your men's entire clans will be extinct. forever."

"..."

"Now, Commander, I demand a full apology from you and your men... Now"

They growled but did it anyway.

Okami chuckled when he saw Kurenai sensei threatening the guy so much that he pretty much could only bow down right here and now.