章節 50: Chapter 50 - Battles in the 2nd Dungeon 03
"BOOM"
The explosion rocked the forest sending nearby trees and rocks flying. Dust filled the air and it took a minute for everything to become visible.
The Hunter nin kicked Daichi away from the restrained insect ninja before he threw the paper bombs. And he leapt back and created some distance as soon as he launched the attack on Daichi. So neither of the dungeon ninjas were affected by the blast other than the dust and winds blowing in their faces.
Once the dust cleared they got to work. While the insect nin was trying to free himself from the ninja wire, the hunter nin got close to where Daichi was. The earth dome Daichi created was completely destroyed and there was a large crater where the explosion took place. The hunter nin looked around and didn't see a shred of his opponent's body.
As he looked around the rubble for any signs of his enemy, he suddenly heard the sound of blades piercing a body. He turned around and saw two daggers coming out of the insects ninja's chest. Stabbed all the way from behind by a panting Daichi.
The hunter nin looked at Daichi with indifference. At that moment his instincts warned him and he jumped backwards. Two hands burst out of the ground just as he jumped trying to trap him or at least that's what it looked like. Just as he landed on the ground several fireballs erupted out of the earth and struck him.
[-268 HP Enemy hit.]
A second shadow clone of Daichi's came out of the ground and together with the first one started fighting the Hunter ninja.
Meanwhile the real Daichi kicked the Aburame ninja into the ground and went through several hand-seals quickly. He was going to use the new fire jutsu he recently learned from Kensei's library. His mind recalled the information on the jutsu as he weaved the 5 seals.
[Fire Style - Dragon Fire Jutsu - Active(LV.3): The user kneads chakra and converts it to fire and expels it as a continuous stream of flames. The user can also breathe fire along a cord or ninja wire and use it to attack the enemy. The released flames, if strong enough, will engulf and vaporize the target and leave a smoldering crater on the ground's surface.]
[Rank: C]
[Type: Ninjutsu]
[Hand Seals: Snake - Dragon - Rabbit - Boar - Tiger]
[CP Cost: 285 Per shot.]
[Note: The range, power and duration of the attack can be altered by controlling the chakra kneaded into the attack. Overusing this jutsu without experience can cause burns inside the throat and mouth.]
'Fire style - Dragon Fire jutsu.'
Despite its name, when Daichi breathed fire it didn't have a dragon head. But it was fast and reached the insect ninja in a second. The flames covered his entire body and the Kikaichū bugs tried to shield its host. Daichi increased the chakra and thus the power of the flames. But he was careful not to overdo it. The HP of the burning ninja was falling fast. Daichi kept up the attack without showing any mercy. As he breathed fire onto his enemy, he thought back to a few minutes ago.
Flashback - A few Minutes ago
Daichi looked on as the hunter nin took the paper bombs from his holster and tied them to the kunais. At that moment his brain worked faster than ever before. His neurons, firing at lightning speed. To Daichi it was as if the world had slowed down.
'His shuriken jutsu is perfect. It'll definitely hit me. And even if I somehow jump and escape the blast radius he would just capitalize on my weakened state and attack me. And the moment that Aburame ninja gets free it's gamer over for me.'
Daichi saw the nin tying the last paper bomb and finished attaching them to the kunais. He was getting ready to throw them.
'I have to escape. And then take them by surprise. That's the only way I'll survive.'
Daichi had a plan in mind and made his choice. He molded his chakra as fast as he could and used the defense jutsu. Not just to try and shield him from the blast but also to block him from their view.
'Earth style - Rock Shelter Jutsu.'
Daichi saw the ninja launch the kunais at him. Everything was happening at slow-motion for him. Daichi calculated the time it would take for the weapons to reach him in an instant.
'Oh no! They are going to reach here before I can escape. Have to slow them down.'
Daichi used telekinesis on the three kunais and slowed them down by three seconds. His telekinetic powers weren't strong enough to shift their path completely or stop them but was only strong enough to slow them down by a small margin.
As the rock dome formed around him, Daichi quickly went through another series of hand-seals. He remembered the words his grandfather said to him.
Kensei handed Daichi a scroll and told him about the technique. "This jutsu will come in handy when you want to make a quick escape without most people noticing. Now… It has its weaknesses. People from the Hyuga clan, a good earth specialist nin or a sensor nin will be able to find you. But if you train this enough, you'll be able to use it to your advantage even against people like them…"
'Earth style - Earth Burrow Jutsu.' Daichi slammed his hands down and softened the terrain below him.
[Earth Style - Earth Burrow Jutsu - Active(LV.2): This jutsu allows the user to travel through the earth undetected by most ninja. The chakra kneaded in the body is spread into the ground and softens the earth around the jutsu caster. The user sinks and disappears underground while the earth hardens on the surface. This jutsu allows the user to create a small tunnel by compressing and softening the earth around the person and helps the user move underground in any direction. Once the chakra dissipates the tunnel collapses on itself. ]
[Rank: C.]
[Type: Ninjutsu]
[Hand Seals: Snake - Boar - Bird - Ram.]
[CP Cost: 175 Per Use.]
[Note: The movement speed of the user and creation speed of the tunnel will depend on the chakra supplied and the proficiency in earth nature of the user.]
Daichi sank deep into the ground and disappeared just as the explosion took place.
'Don't have much time. I have to take a decisive course of action now.'
Daichi quickly thought of his next move and an idea formed in his mind. 'I'll use shadow clones and distract the hunter nin while I take down the Aburame. Then I'll deal with that troublesome fucker one on one.'
Daichi used his chakra sense and approximated their location and created two shadow clones. He swiftly went to where the insect ninja was and quietly rose out of the ground. He kept an eye on the hunter nin as well. Seeing that the two were distracted, Daichi struck.
Taking two daggers from his inventory he rushed and stabbed the insect nin through the back. He buried his weapons all the way to the hilt. Due to the mounting exhaustion Daichi was breathing hard. But he still kept going. Taking the blades out and putting them back into his inventory he quickly kicked and slammed the insect nin into the ground. He waved signs and started his vicious fire attack.
Flashback - End
Daichi watched with a satisfactory smirk as the last health point of the insect ninja disappeared.
[Enemy killed.]
[+1350 Exp.]
[+202.5 Exp.]
[Enemies killed: 88/168]
His shadow clones were keeping the hunter nin busy and were trying hard not to get themselves dispelled. They had to buy some time for Daichi to kill the insect nin and recover some strength.
Daichi sat down a small distance away from the fight and tried to rest. He had to recover at least some stamina and strength if he was going to engage the strongest nin he found so far in the dungeon.
'I need a passive skill that recovers my stamina and chakra quicker. Hope I get something like that soon. Or else I'll have to start putting points into the stats.'
Daichi didn't close his eyes but he tried to calm himself and enter a meditative state. But it was unsuccessful. 'It seems the stress of the battle not too far from here is taking up my focus. It was a long shot anyways.'
A minute was all Daichi received as the first clone was dispersed. As he recalled the memories of the dispelled clone, he smiled.
[Skill Leaf Academy Taijutsu's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Chakra Thread's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Chakra Enhancement's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Lightning affinity's level has risen by one.]
'Looks like the skill level rises even if it's my clones who experience it. But I'm guessing it's mostly for Taijutsu, Ninjutsu and Genjutsu techniques. To level up Physical body skill, I need to personally fight huh.'
Daichi took several foods and bottles of water and quickly finished them. They restored his HP and CP to more than a third of his total.
'Then I suppose it's my turn.'
Just then his second clone was also dispelled and he received the memories.
[Skill Fire affinity's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Earth affinity's level has risen by one.]
Daichi slowly walked forward. He could sense the ninja coming for him.
'Fighting stronger and stronger opponents is the only way to quickly gain strength and field experience.'
Despite the near death experience and fear he felt a few minutes ago Daichi was fired up. The ninja roused the fighting spirit within Daichi. The Hunter ninja quickly appeared in front of him.
Daichi was not scared this time. A wide crazed smile appeared on his face. Bloodlust, chakra and killing intent burst forth from him. The hunter nin also responded in kind. Both of them, looking to tear into each other.
The ground slightly cracked and they disappeared. The next instant they met in the middle of the field and clashed. Forearms met fists and palms blocking knees. Their speed was much greater than what an ordinary genin would be capable of.
Daichi attacked with all his might. Every punch contained his full force and his intent to kill. The hunter was fighting the same. He met Daichi punches head on or directly blocked them. Both the ninjas had had no intention of saving their stamina or holding back.
Daichi's senses sharpened several fold. The mad grin on his face never left as he battled the ninja. Daichi tilted his head and avoided what would have been a devastating blow to the face. He locked the outstretched arm of his enemy and quickly headbutted the nin and immediately followed it up with a strong hit to the gut.
The enemy ninja quickly recovered and tried to snap Daichi's knee with his leg. Daichi avoided the blow but had to let go of the trapped hand. The nin swiftly roundhouse kicked Daichi but the boy quickly raised his hands and blocked the kick with his arms. The force of the kick sent him skidding backwards several feet.
As Daichi slid back he saw several shuriken speeding his way with his enemy taking more from a storage paper on his wrist.
Daichi smirked at the tactic. 'You wanna compare shuriken jutsu with me? Fine… Have it your way.'
He stopped himself and took his weapons from the inventory and started his counter attack. Daichi aimed his shurikens to deflect and even counter attack back at the ninja.
Sparks flew in the air as black steel clashed. The force with which each of them threw their shuriken was so great that it destroyed both fighters' weapons when it came into contact. Destroyed shuriken flew everywhere as they threw dozens and dozens.
This clash only lasted for about 40 seconds but they both used over a hundred shurikens and not one landed on each other's bodies.
[Skill Shurikenjutsu's level has risen by one.]
'Whoever this guy is based off of, it has to be someone powerful. His shurikenjutsu is on the same level as mine.'
Notifications were popping up as Daichi fought the nin but he ignored it all.
'I can't afford to get distracted even for an instant.'
The hunter nin decided to switch tactics again and took out a sword. A standard katana used by swordsmen. Seeing this, Daichi smirked and took out his Tanto as well. It was not as long as the katana but Daichi didn't mind it.
Both of them held their swords and waited for the right movement. They both knew that if they were careless it would be the end for them. The ground around them was littered with broken shuriken. And on top of that if they weren't careful they would fall victim to the traps in and around the jungle.
This was a test of not only their sword skill and power but also of situational awareness. Daichi had his eyes firmly fixed on his enemy but he was aware of his predicament.
'We would have to battle at high speeds while maintaining absolute awareness of our surroundings. The first one to make even the slightest mistake would die. A situation like this would definitely push someone's mental fortitude to their absolute limits.'
Daichi gripped his tanto as he looked at the ninja. Sweat rolled down his face as both ninja sized each other up. Just then a tree branch snapped and fell. The sound was like an unspoken signal for them. In an instant they rushed towards each other and began their final bout.
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章節 51: Chapter 51 - Battles in the 2nd Dungeon 04
The two fighters moved at the same time. Within a second they reached the middle of the field and resumed their battle.
"Claang…"
[You have sensed killing intent.]
Blades clashed and sparks flew in the air. Murderous killing intent filled the air as both fighters looked to cut down their enemy. Even though their fight was gruesome, it had its elegance.
Every step, every motion, the dungeon ninja made was elegant and covert. While Daichi's sword swings were filled with fierce intent and brute force. But it had its own beauty as well.
Every second several swings rained down against each other. Daichi and his opponent blocked, deflected or outright avoided the attacks while maintaining vigilance on their surroundings. Daichi's current sword skills paled in comparison to the dungeon ninja.
'This guy. He's far better than me. If it wasn't for my speed he would have taken my head by now. I need to keep fighting him and improve my sword skills. That's the only way I'll beat him if I fight like this.'
Daichi concentrated on every motion his enemy made and tried to study it. His intelligence gave him faster understanding of not just theory or concepts but also of the physical skills he observed.
[Skill Sword Mastery's level has risen by one.]
Daichi slightly smirked as he parried another slash from his enemy. Seeing his attacks not getting through, the dungeon ninja decided to switch attack patterns. He disappeared from Daichi's field of view.
'He vanished. His footwork is incredible. His speed increased and he was able to completely evade my attacks.' Daichi immediately used the chakra sense skill and enhanced his eyes, ears and nose.
Suddenly like a specter appearing out of nowhere the ninja appeared behind Daichi and slashed down. But luckily Daichi found his enemy in time to block the attack. The moment Daichi blocked the attack the enemy disappeared from his view.
'Damn it! Disappeared again. Right now the broken shuriken all around is definitely slowing him down. This terrain is to my advantage. His speed decreased by a small margin when he came to attack. So I was able to block it. But I doubt it will be like this for long.' Daichi didn't want his enemy to take him by surprise. He wanted to be the one to make the next move.
"Claaang…"
Sparks flew as Daichi blocked another sword swipe. Seeing his attacks blocked, the dungeon ninja jumped back and focused chakra into his sword. A blue hue could be seen around the weapon.
'What is he doing?'
Daichi wondered only for a second before his eyes widened in realization. The enemy ninja slashed several times in a second sending strong gusts of wind and several wind blades.
The moment he realized what was about to happen, Daichi pushed chakra to his legs and jumped as fast as he could. The next instant the area he was standing in was blown away by several powerful wind slashes. Most of the scattered sharp metals on the ground all got blown away by the strong wind attack.
Daichi safely landed several meters away from the destroyed ground. His eyes never left his foe. The ninja lowered his hand and looked at Daichi. The next instant he disappeared and appeared in front of Daichi and slashed down.
Daichi used both hands and coated his sword with chakra flow and deflected the attack. Both of them started to fight ferociously. Their blades clashed several times per second. The strength with which they clashed caused a small wind storm to be formed around them.
Sparks scattered all over the place as they battled each other. Daichi was on the defensive due his lack of sword skill.
'This guy's sword skills are incredible. It's not just fast. His movements…. It's almost impossible for me to predict them at my level.'
As the battle raged on, Daichi was analyzing his opponent. He barely dodged a swing aimed for his neck but the next second a thin line appeared across his chest.
'If I hadn't leaned back at the last second that would have been a serious injury. His ability to quickly change the attack trajectory and paths. His insane accuracy, and the swords ever changing orbits… Whoever he is… He's based on someone powerful.'
[Skill Sword Mastery's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Chakra Flow's level has risen by one.]
[+1 SENSE]
[+1 Dexterity]
'But I'm also getting stronger. My sword skill improvement speed is much faster than I expected. Maybe it's because I'm fighting an expert.'
As they clashed, Daichi's skills improved. He was starting to keep up with the ninja. He blocked a strike and deflected the sword away from him and quickly sent a slash towards his enemy.
The dungeon ninja recovered from the failed strike quickly and used more chakra to increase his speed and block Daichi's strong incoming slash. Due to the force generated from the clash both of them were thrown away from each other.
They stood opposite to each other and stared down.
'His speed is almost equal to mine but his strength is slightly less. But he still successfully suppressed my attack… Unbelievable. I need to restrain him.'
Daichi wasted no time and rushed forward. He was a ninja before he was a swordsman. And his life was more important to him than anything else. He was going to use every arsenal he had to win.
He reached the ninja quickly and tried to restrain him using chakra threads. He used his left hand to create the several threads to keep his enemy in check. His threads connected with the enemy ninja's hands and feet and rooted him in place. Daichi swung his sword with his right hand intending to deal a huge amount of damage.
But there was a problem with this strategy. The moment the ninja was restrained he used his chakra coated sword to cut the strings and was able to barely block the attack.
Daichi's eyes twitched as he saw his strike blocked. 'Of course it wouldn't be that easy. Grr….'
The dungeon ninja rushed and aimed for Daichi's heart but Daichi with the help of his superior senses and agility evaded and didn't allow the attack to land. The swords clashed once again. As the battle progressed Daichi focused on the trajectory of the enemy's sword more and more and his mind unknowingly disregarded the enemy's empty hand.
'If I can just hold on and increase my sword skill I can…'
"Ku… ock' [-216 HP]
[Negative Status - Bleeding.]
Daichi's eyes widened and trembled as he felt a dagger stab into his side. The enemy ninja quickly pulled the dagger out and was ready to attack again but Daichi immediately used Body Flicker and gained some distance.
He placed a hand on the wound. "FUCK!!!" 'I was careless. He made me focus on his sword so much that he was able to get a sneak attack in. Bastard's smart.'
Despite his opponent landing a wound on him, Daichi smiled. ' A sneaky attack like that. So it looks like you're a shinobi before you're a swordsman too after all.'
[You have sensed killing intent.]
At that moment the enemy ninja rushed in and began to fight using both the weapons. The ninja's swordsmanship became more dangerous and threatening as he started using two blades. The gap time between the attacks was reduced and the path of the attacks became more complicated.
Daichi responded in kind and took a dagger from his inventory. Due to using two bladed weapons, the Dual wielding mastery skill was activated. It increases the damage inflicted, speed, critical rate and balance of the user. Due these buffs and the effects of the sword mastery skill, Daichi was able to match his opponent and bring the fight to almost equal terms.
Both of them fought vigorously. Daichi was getting wounded and coughing up blood but he was also able to reduce the health points of his enemy. The fight went on for several minutes with neither side able to get in a decisive blow. They were only able to inflict non lethal strikes on each other. But soon the tides turned and the battle began to favor a certain side.
When Daichi's health fell below 25% the effects of the persistence stat activated. It gave an 8% stat boost, increasing Daichi's speed and power. The ninja held on but was unable to block attacks due to the new increased speed. But he was still able to inflict damage on Daichi. His chakra flowed through his sword and dagger and blocked Daichi's attacks and slashed at Daichi's left leg wanting to take the boy's footing away.
[-355 HP]
[Negative status - Broken leg, Bleeding.]
The powerful attack landed and Daichi went down to one knee.
"Aaahhhhh…. Fuucck…." Daichi desperately blocked the attacks coming his way but he was somewhat unsuccessful due to the injury. At that moment another skill activated, saving Daichi from the onslaught.
[Health points have fallen below 20%. Skill 'Ozark's Resilience' is activated. +2% to Strength, Vitality and Agility stats for 20 seconds.]
This boost, coupled with the stat boost from the persistence skill, pushed Daichi's speed and strength beyond his enemy. Daichi swiftly deflected the bladed attacks and slashed the hands of his enemy. The hand holding the sword severed and the one holding the dagger was torn up.
[-622 HP]
[Enemy Negative Status - Crippled buff in effect.]
[+1 PERSISTENCE]
'I only have 14 seconds left. Need to make it count.'
Daichi quickly stood on one leg and started his fierce counter attack. He used chakra thread to make sure the enemy didn't escape and attacked him with his tanto. He was able to link over 10 strikes in quick succession and activated the skill Linked Kill Strikes. Several other skills activated and Daichi's hands became a blur.
Brutal strikes landed on his enemy and in less than 10 seconds his health was reduced to zero.
[Enemy killed.]
[+2500 Exp.]
[+375 Exp.]
[Enemies killed: 89/168]
"I won. Finally...It's...over…" Daichi was breathing hard. He let go of his tanto and fell on his back. He looked at his Minimap to make sure there wasn't anyone around. He slowly took his sword and crawled to a nearby tree. He sat and looked at the piled up notifications.
"Oh man! That's a lot of messages."
He started treating his wounds and bandaging them while going through the messages one by one.
[Skill Dual Wielding Mastery's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Ozark's Resilience's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Sword Mastery's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Death blow's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Chakra Thread's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Danger Sense's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Vital Strike's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Killing Intent's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Chakra Enhancement's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Chakra Flow's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Physical Endurance's level has risen by one.]
[Skill Danger Sense's level has risen by one.]
[Due to defeating a special enemy of this dungeon, you have received the Passive skill Combat Arts.]
[Combat Arts - Passive (LV.1): This skill allows the user to be more proficient in hand to hand combat and usage of weaponry. ]
[Effects: Passively increases the user's minimum and maximum melee Damage, Critical rate and Balance. Make the user ambidextrous.
2% Increase in Damage inflicted.
2% Increase in Attack speed.]
[By fighting on dangerous terrain and quickly adapting to it, the skill 'Light steps' has been created.]
[Light Steps - Passive/Active (LV. 01): This is a footwork skill that increases the movement speed and terrain adaptability of the user. When fighting an enemy this skill could also be used as a charging skill or avoidance skill according to the user's proficiency. ]
[Effects: Increases balance of the user when in unstable and dangerous terrain.
3% Increase in movement speed.
CP Cost: 50CP/min]
'Wow. Fighting this one guy really pushed a lot of skill to the next level. And I even got two new skills.'
Daichi looked over the details of the skills and its effects.
'Not bad. Not bad at all.'
Daichi finished his rudimentary treatment. He stood and slowly made his way back to the cave. After drinking plenty of water and eating the foods stored in his inventory he was able to replenish some of his HP. He reached his cave and took his sleeping bed from his inventory dimension.
"Time to take a good long rest."
Daichi slowly breathed in and out. His mental exhaustion was extreme due to the battle he just went through. Since he was in a relatively safe space, within seconds his eyes closed and he fell asleep.
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Author's note:
Now onto other matters. I realize that this dungeon run is way too long. When I first started writing this arc, I thought I would complete it in like 4 chapters. But by the time I was done with the boss battle, the whole dungeon arc was almost 9 chapters.
Even I know that's waaay too long. But I couldn't bring myself to cut down the chapters because I had fun writing it. Especially some of the fight scenes.
But fear not! There will only be a couple more dungeon runs before he becomes genin and I'll be sure to keep those arcs 3 chapters or less.
Now I realize the story has a slow pace. The truth is… even I didn't expect that. When I first planned out the story, even before writing the chapters, I thought I would complete the academy arc by chapter 50 or max. 60! Chapters. And eventually reach the chunin arc by chapter 100 or 120. Never did I imagine it would take soo long. Once this dungeon is completed I'll try and pick up the pace.
I've also taken into consideration how often I show skill stats and what not. I have reduced it in the coming chapters. There will be a skill list at the end of this dungeon arc but then there won't be any skill stat updates on for a while. Like for 20 chapters at least!
And how do you like the fight scenes in this dungeon… I wanted to show that Daichi was strong but not too OP.
Anyway guys, thanks for the reviews. I read all of it. It helps me improve my writing. Thank you for the love and support.
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