Chapter 23: Unexpected...
Sora was exhausted beyond belief, He didn't know that he could push himself this much, He had heard that your body creates additional chakra when you are in danger or in extreme situations but he could now feel that first-handily
He was now retiring to the shelter along with Hanabi, Hanabi was not really tired, but she decided to accompany him.
Obviously, she didn't say that directly and wanted to guard the shelter in case some 'enemy ninja' attacked it, despite two Jounins on standby there.
Meanwhile, his Earth clone, who was outside and had just helped a grandma cross the road heard a loud sound.
He looked at the horizon and saw a Giant Sand Tanuki? battling a Giant Orange Fox, 'Is that the nine-tailed fox? Wasn't it killed or something like twelve years ago?'
To be honest it appeared as a comical scene to Sora as it was like two animals fighting, just the size of animals is huge.
Unfortunately for Sora's earth clone, He was out of chakra and dissolved into mud, The Original body wouldn't be able to see this scene first-handily due to the clone being an earth clone, not a shadow clone.
So the memories won't get transferred, he can only hear about it from the rumours.
Later on the same day, The invasion concluded, All the foreign ninjas were finally captured, There was also a rumour that Orochimaru personated Kazekage after secretly assassinating him. Sand ninjas might even be released after negotiating with the Sunagakure.
Sora wasn't able to figure out the truth about this matter, but what he knew was that the Third Hokage lost his left arm and got a fatal injury to his liver. His Career as "The Strongest Kage" of his era finally came to an end.
It was a sombre mood in the village, as despite rescuing people, a lot of have died, heck, Sora and his earth clones had witnessed a few of them dying in front of him.
It did sadden him that he was unable to save them, but he knew that it was unrealistic to save everybody as he was not on that level.... yet.
In two days a Funeral would be held for heroes who lost their lives in this Invasion.
***
Sora bought flowers from the Yamanaka shop, he also chatted with Ino, but the chat this time was short, due to his already sombre mood, plus Sora wasn't really feeling his usual cheery and bubbly self.
Currently, He was walking towards the cemetery where the people are buried.
He was feeling regret and remorse over his inadequacy and its consequences. It wasn't the case of feeling inadequate over his current skillset but rather the decisions he took, in various places, he could have made a better decision which would saved a few more lives.
He didn't have any memories of his earth clones, but he knew in which direction and general area he had sent, plus got some reports from management after the invasion about fights, enemy ninjas captured and damaged, and comparing them.
He got a good idea about what happened, It did take a few hours with his shadow clones, but he was able to analyze some of the major decisions that his earth clone took.
The above forty stat in intelligence wasn't for nothing.
It seems he was still playing ninja instead of being the actual ninja he had strived to be.
He was glad that none of the people he was close to died. He doesn't like the emptiness he feels when he completes a story and has heard that the feeling of losing someone close to you is multiple times that feeling.
One's chakra getting doubled means that at one point when they are out of chakra, they would have the same amount as they previously started.
Looking at it that way, the factor of 2, is quite powerful, despite the number being small. So, he was very afraid of losing someone close to him.
Sometimes, He thinks that he shouldn't have let people get close to him. At least, he won't have to feel that way if something like that happens.
He clenched his fists holding the flower bouquet. He arrived at the entrance of the cemetery, it was in an open field, and now he knew that nobody would blame him for the lives he was unable to save.
Heck, even if they blamed him, he won't care about their opinions. His first priority has been self-preservation.
It always has been.
So, He really shouldn't care about the lives lost... as He technically gave his best and many things were out of his control.
Yes, his clones made some wrong decisions, but isn't it always the case with most people when an urgent or unpredictable situation like an invasion is occurring
Right?
So...
Why was He feeling this way inside?
Why was he feeling pain even when he was the one uninjured in this entire ordeal?
He turned around and flickered away from the cemetery.
He was a coward.
He always has been...
***
He arrived at his usual training ground and to take off his mind, He started to use all the destructive jutsus he knew.
Having a lot of stamina might be the reason his mind was thinking of such thoughts. With that thought in mind, He started his ordeal.
However, after a minute, he realized that it was not stimulating enough for him to distract him as the speed of his thoughts was always very high due to his intelligence stat being high and his investing time to increase it with the usage of chakra.
But today, the same skill was causing him pain.
He slammed his fist on the ground, however, unlike how usually a pit occurs, this time it was his fist that hurt.
He continued slamming his fist on the ground, however, soon he realized that it was also inefficient.
He then took a deep breath 'Hurting myself won't solve a thing' and tried to reason with himself.
Sora then formed a familiar cross sign and formed a shadow clone with 75 Percent of his current chakra.
The clone suddenly lunged towards Sora with a chakra-enhanced kick, which Sora barely was able to dodge by initiating a body flicker at the last second.
'A death battle with my shadow clone should do the trick'
In the next instant, the kick landed on the ground, where Sora was standing previously, forming a mini pit.
In the next second, the clone's body flickered towards Sora.
The shadow clone was also feeling the same way as Sora and beating up the original body should do the trick.
Sora's main body had set the area all around slippery, however, the clone transformed his shoes into a type of ice skates, gliding over the slippery surface with the previous flickering speed increasing drastically.
Sora was barely able to enhance the point of contact with chakra just before the impact. Sora was sent flying in the air.
Meanwhile, the clone weaved some hand signs, the same signs that the main body started weaving a second later in the air.
Soon, Water senbons met in the air, however, the clone created more senbons due to having more chakra, with a wider area than Sora.
However, the extra senbons just passed by the main body as Sora had aimed his senbons to not get hit which were aimed straight at him.
These were bound to not hit him directly which Sora also noticed.
Suddenly, the senbons that passed through him instead of clashing with other senbons, 2 of them transformed into Sora's clones and fired waves of senbons from either side.
Sora had already started weaving hand signs and used a wind jutsu to change his orientation and also blow away the senbons coming his way.
Sora started weaving other hand signs while blowing using wind jutsu to deflect the senbons.
However, the original Shadow Clone sneaked upon Sora and from a few meters away from Sora used Shuriken Shadow clone jutsu and nearly a hundred shurinkens aimed at Sora.
However, Sora had already predicted this as he had started weaving hand signs before only, He slammed his hands on ground without looking back.
***
Lol, I didn't plan to write, but I suddenly decided to do so, Plus, I have intentionally not used AI to make it feel that something is wrong with this chapter...
Well, Something has to be wrong with chapter 69.
Right?
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However, Sora had already predicted this as he had started weaving hand signs before only, He slammed his hands on ground without looking back.
A water mirror suddenly came out of the ground, Shurikens came out of that water mirror, exactly the same as the ones hurling towards the mirror.
This was the Water Mirror Technique which was also technically Sora's self-created Jutsu which he created last month.
It can neutralize almost any jutsu of any nature below A-rank.
However, suddenly Sora's face turned grim. When fighting with his clones, he and his clones need to quite literally think "What I would do in that situation".
And it always came down to a 4th dimensional Chess, So Sora's main body had already predicted what would happen. He turned his head sideways and noticed one of the shadow clones using a brush and paint.
He noticed another clone exactly opposite to that clone.
As expected, a line of black text originated from both the clones racing towards him.
He, however, was in a deadlock of deflecting water senbons from the front, and shurikens from behind, so He could only helplessly see a barrier enclosing him.
Soon, his remaining clones used Water jutsu to fill the enclosed space of the barrier he was currently in. They were probably trying to electrocute him.
Sora was thinking about to whether use Earth Jutsu to drain the water, He didn't know that barrier was from beneath too, but he could guess that his clones weren't dumb.
It seemed Checkmate to Sora, however, Suddenly, a lightbulb moment occurred for Sora.
Generally, these 4D battles were more dependent on random ideas Sora or his clones could come up on the fly and the outcome was entirely dependent on it.
Sora smirked and removed all the storage scrolls he had.
His main clone was watching this and realized what was going to happen.
As expected, the water going towards Sora was getting dragged in Storage scrolls.
Sora's clones, however, weren't behind him in that matter, They stopped using their jutsus and just used the stored water they had to put in the barrier.
Seeing this, Sora started to draw storage seals in a circular arc all around him.
Seeing, that it was going nowhere and Sora's original clone didn't want to continue, he dispelled himself, along with other clones.
Sora was happy that he was able to tire himself out and could at least sleep tonight.
He would come to an answer soon about his feelings. But for now, he is content with sorting his memories and taking a nap.
***
A few Days Later
The sun was setting over Konoha, painting the sky in brilliant hues of orange and pink. The village, still reeling from the recent invasion, buzzed with activity as its inhabitants worked tirelessly to repair the damage. Amidst this controlled chaos, a small figure with vibrant red hair made his way through the streets, drawing curious glances and whispered conversations.
Sora, all of six years old and barely tall enough to see over some market stalls, walked with a purpose that seemed at odds with his diminutive stature. His bright blue eyes darted from side to side, taking in the reconstruction efforts and the occasional approving nod sent his way.
"There goes that Sora kid," he overheard an older woman say to her friend. "Can you believe he helped save so many people during the invasion?"
Her companion nodded enthusiastically. "I heard he even fought off some of those nasty Sound ninjas! And he's what, five?"
"Six," Sora muttered under his breath, resisting the urge to correct them directly. He'd learned early on that adults didn't always appreciate being corrected by someone who barely came up to their waist.
Sora was able to come to terms with his guilt feeling, He was now at least able to put a mask of his previous self.
As he turned a corner, he nearly collided with a group of genin. One of them, a boy with spiky brown hair, pointed at him excitedly. "Hey, it's the kid who knows that cool shape-shifting jutsu!"
Sora grinned, unable to resist showing off a little. With a quick hand sign and a puff of smoke, he transformed into a perfect miniature copy of the genin who had spoken.
"Whoa!" the group chorused, their eyes wide with amazement.
"That's so cool!" another genin exclaimed. "Can you teach us?"
Sora, still in his transformed state, adopted a sage-like expression that looked comically out of place on his young face. "A true ninja never reveals all his secrets," he said, deepening his voice for effect. "But maybe if you buy me some dango, I might let slip a tip or two."
The genin laughed, clearly charmed by the pint-sized prodigy. "Deal!" the first boy said. "There's a great dango shop just down the street."
As they walked, Sora dispelled his transformation, returning to his red-headed self. He couldn't help but feel a mix of pride and amusement at the attention he was receiving. It was a far cry from the exasperated sighs and stern lectures he usually got for his pranks.
People already knew him for being one of two people who were indirectly responsible for the whole village being painted Orange. Well, the other party was not indirectly responsible but the culprit, but he was already infamous due to that.
"So," one of the genin asked as they settled at a table in the dango shop, "is it true you helped create an A-rank jutsu? The shape-shifting one?"
Sora nodded, his chest puffing out slightly. "Yep! Not help but create it myself, It's super versatile. I can change my weight, increase my mobility, all sorts of stuff."
"That's amazing," a kunoichi in the group marvelled. "And you're not even out of the Academy yet, right?"
"Well, technically," Sora said, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "Though my attendance record might suggest otherwise."
The genin laughed again, and Sora felt a warm glow of acceptance. It was nice to be recognized for his skills rather than his mischief-making for once.
As they chatted and enjoyed their dango, Sora regaled them with tales of his adventures during the invasion, carefully omitting any classified details. He was just getting to the part about riding on Gamahiro when a familiar voice called out to him.
"Oi, Sora! There you are!"
Sora turned to see Naruto jogging towards him, his signature orange jumpsuit making him stand out even in the crowded street.
"Naruto-nichan!" Sora called back, waving enthusiastically. He turned to his new friends. "Sorry, guys, looks like I've got to go. Ninja business, you know how it is."
The genin nodded understandingly, clearly impressed that Sora was being summoned for 'ninja business'. As Sora hopped off his seat, the brown-haired boy who had first recognized him spoke up.
"Hey, Sora? Thanks for what you did during the invasion. You're pretty cool for a kid."
Sora grinned, giving them a thumbs up. "Thanks! And remember, the key to a good transformation is all in the details. Practice makes perfect! Just First Learn Yang Transformation, You would be able to tell whether you could learn Shape-shifting Jutsu if you mastered that one first."
With that parting wisdom, he scampered off to join Naruto, leaving behind a group of thoroughly impressed genin.
"What's up, Naruto-nichan?" Sora asked as he fell into step beside the older boy.
Naruto's face was a mix of excitement and mild annoyance. "Pervy Sage wants us to go on a mission with him. Something about finding a beautiful blonde woman."
Sora raised an eyebrow. "Are you sure that's a mission and not just Jiraiya-sensei's idea of a good time?"
Naruto snorted. "With that old pervert, you never know. But he said it's important. We're supposed to meet him at the village gate."
As they made their way through the village, Sora couldn't help but notice the looks they were getting. It was a strange mix of admiration, curiosity, and in some cases, lingering wariness. The villagers' perception of Naruto had certainly improved after his heroic actions during the invasion, but old habits died hard.
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