บท 8: 08

A/N: So guys, till the 17th chapter, the MC will be a little slow due to being a newbie in the field, but he will get better soon. Also, remember that he used to be a person from the modern world. Killing someone effected him mentally a lot.

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Yukan and Sakumo stood atop the branch as Sakumo thought about a plan.

As Sakumo was thinking, Yukan was also thinking about himself.

He aimed to be strong enough to protect his mother and his friends.

He thought about it a lot and presumed that he could not get the ability to protect anyone if he continued being like how he was right now. Even having the system won't be able to help him without his ability.

To get stronger and improve his abilities. To be able to do anything, he needed to go through everything. This situation right now could be the first step he takes. All he needs is to step up.

"I think it would be the best if I just go down and kill them off after that-" Sakumo was telling about his simple plan of going down and annihilating all the enemies as he was interrupted by Yukan.

"Sensei, l-let me handle them too," Yukan said. He fumbled in between while speaking. He was not very confident, but he still had to take the step.

Sakumo noticed the slight trembling of Yukan's hands and the doubt in Yukan's voice. Sakumo smiled and ran his hand through Yukan's hair as he said, " Alright then, Yukan. I will be around to make sure no one else is around."

"And now, let me tell you something about the enemy. Looking at them, they all appear older than you but are still around a genin's level. They are undoubtedly a lot stronger than the ones you just fought but don't lose hope. I'll tell you something. If you jump from the tree there and attack them, you can take down at least one or two of them." Sakumo said as he pointed to a tree near the three Iwa ninjas.

"Go now, I will stay here, but I will come if you need me to," Sakumo said.

Yukan nodded and soon left the tree he and Sakumo were standing on.

Sakumo who was alone on the tree put his hand on his sheathed blade. The smile on his face slowly disappeared and once again, his cold eyes returned.

"I guess I should go too," Sakumo said as he looked to his back, took out his blade and disappeared from the tree.

At Yukan's side, he had somehow managed to climb up on the tree Sakumo had pointed to without being detected.

As Yukan was getting ready to attack the ninja, he was able to listen to some parts of their conversation.

"Hey, how long do we wait here?"

"Till they come out. We will take the red-haired girl and run away. If we give her to Ohnoki, he will give us freedom in change."

"What about the other girl and the two boys?"

"We'll sell the black-haired girl as a sex slave. She will surely have a good face in the future. Selling her should fetch us good money and as for the boys, kill them."

'This just gives me a reason to not feel bad for killing them.' Yukan said in his mind as he unsheathed his katana and created two shadow clones.

"Shit, this is straining," Yukan said in his mind again as the shadow clones were created.

Using sign language, Yukan instructed each of the shadow clones to attack the ones on the left and right as Yukan would go for the one in the middle.

After the confirmation of being ready, Yukan and his shadow clones nodded at each other and jumped off the tree simultaneously.

To get extra speed, they used chakra on their feet while jumping down.

With the help of their speed and strength, they were quickly able to stab the ninjas.

The real Yukan and his shadow clone on the left stabbed right through the enemy's hearts from the back, but the shadow clone on the right missed.

Although the shadow clone aimed for the heart, the movement of the enemy at the last moment saved him and was only stabbed in his waist.

"You- You killed them. I'll kill you, you little fuck. I will fucking kill you." The ninja who was left alive yelled at the top of his lungs as he took out a kunai from the pouch hanging on his thigh.

The ninja quickly threw the kunai in the shadow clone's direction, causing it to get hit and disappear.

When the ninja was standing without any weapon, Yukan reacted. He tightened his grip on his katana and quickly stabbed the ninja again.

"Gotcha," Yukan said as he smiled while glaring the ninja in his eyes.

"Really?" The ninja said as he laughed and raised his right hand, showing the explosive seal.

"If right now I-" As the ninja was saying, he was interrupted.

Before Yukan could even blink and react to the situation, the ninja's arm was cut and dropped down. Right at that moment, his head went flying too.

When Yukan looked around, he saw Sakumo breathing heavily and holding a blade.

"Hah! You made me run the fastest ever I've ever had, kid. Anyways, are you alright?" Sakumo asked as he put his blade back and walked towards Yukan.

"Yes, Sensei, I am alright. Wher-" As Yukan was telling, he stopped after a pain near his ear.

It was Sakumo who was pulling his ears.

"You idiot. How can you be so foolish? When we get back to the village, you're getting a lot of extra training." Sakumo said as he slowly increased his strength in pulling Yukan's ear.

"Ouch, Ouch, Sensei, alright, stop, please." Yukan pleaded as he felt the pain increase.

Soon after, Sakumo released Yukan's ear and said," I'll go in and check if the cave is safe to enter."

After saying this, Sakumo walked to the entrance of the cave, gestured to Yukan to maintain his position in the bushes and went inside.