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Byakuya pulled back his blade and swung it towards the ground, causing the blood to scatter on the ground.
He ignored the body that fell in front of him and snapped his head to the side where a scuffle was currently happening a few meters away between ninjas.
Byakuya sensed their Chakra and deduced the highest level there being Chunin before he vanished, making his way towards them.
He knows he won't be able to put up a good fight against a Jonin with his current condition, so he'll be focusing on helping the lower Konoha ninjas.
Appearing behind the strongest ninja, Byakuya stuck a paper bomb against the poor man's back and kicked him towards his teammates.
"Kai." Byakuya spoke in a low voice, utilizing the half ram seal, causing the paper bomb to explode, engulfing the ninjas within a raging ball of fire.
Summoning his Zanpakuto, Byakuya moved it towards the side of his head. a Crisp sound of metal clashing rings throughout his ears. Glancing to the side, he spots the shadow of a ninja disappearing in the ground.
His eyes track the ninja moving underground while he lifts his sword up high, the tip of his blade facing the ground before he stabbed the earth beneath him.
Pulling his sword out, blood dripped from it.
The Konoha Genin stared at Byakuya with awe.
"Wow..." One of the boys muttered. "Blade born Byakuya..." He uttered another wild nickname.
'The hell..?' Byakuya thought, frowning. 'Another one?'
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Meanwhile, deeper into the battlefield, Orochimaru calmly gazed at his snakes coiling themselves onto surrounding enemy ninja, squeezing them tightly. a Cold glint flashes past his eyes as he looked at them struggling.
His attention gets diverted by a flash of yellow. Glancing to the side, he spots Minato teleporting behind an enemy Jonin and plunging his kunai into the enemy's neck.
'Namikaze Minato...' He thought, his eyes squinting slightly.
Sensing the gaze, Minato turns to Orochimaru and Shunshins to the front of him. "Orochimaru-san." Mianto spoke. "I expected more enemy nin confronting the platoon? The reinforcement spoke about an army." Minato gestured to the scattered corpses behind him. "This isn't much of an army."
Orochimaru nodded, a creepy smile forming. "Yes. Our scouts saw it before reporting to us. Within the report, the Iwa Jinchuriki was spotted." He took one last look at the battlefield and turned around. "Finish this battle, I'm going back." He spoke, a chuckle escaping his lips. "We've been played."
Minato frowned but nonetheless moved deeper into the battle, intending to finish it as quick as possible.
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Orochimaru walked into his tent and called in the leader of the scout team.
"Yes, Orochimaru-San." a Man spoke, entering the tent and bowing.
Orochimaru squinted his eyes. "You know why you were called."
Sweat formed on the scout's forehead. "O-Orochimaru-san! I saw it with my own eyes! It seemed like they employed their whole ninja village!"
Orochimaru stayed silent, assessing the scout's words. Not long after, he spoke. "I want you to send teams towards the various Platoons we requested help from. I'm sure they've been razed to the ground by now." He spoke, but although his words seemed dire, a smile was ever present on his face.
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Byakuya leaned against a tree, catching his breath after fighting a few more enemy groups. He glanced back at the field, seeing the Konoha ninjas treat some of their fallen comrades. 'I expected there to be more enemies...' He thought, but shrugged his thoughts off. 'I only follow commands. I shouldn't think too deeply. This is war, so of course there will be tricks involved.'
Having rested enough, Byakuya stood straight and started walking off. 'Let's just get some well needed rest.'
As he glanced around, he saw the many bodies laying on the floor, motionless. a Frown crossed his features. 'I can't help the dead...' He shook his head and turned his head away.
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Byakuya waved the ninja off. "Thanks." He spoke softly, having just been shown where his tent was after he arrived at this platoon.
Walking in, he sits down on the stretcher in the tent, deep in thought. 'Orochimaru's gone with a team to fend off some ninjas that have been seen making trouble on the borders... I'm guessing Minato's with them.'
He gazed down to his bare hip and sighs, focusing on the Zanpakuto within his soul. 'I need more strength...' He narrows his eyes slightly, thinking about his fights, how the man could cause a boy to turn against him. 'Everything can be overcome with strength... And I know this world's gonna go to shit.'
Grimacing at his own thoughts, he shook his head and laid down on the stretcher, instantly falling asleep from the built up fatigue.
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"Yoruichi-san..." Byakuya spoke in between breaths as he struggled to stand up. Using his sword as a cane, he supports himself up and gazes at the tanned woman in front of him.
"Hmm..?" Yoruichi glanced at the boy with a raised eyebrow.
"I wanna learn Kido!" Byakuya spoke, his voice firm, despite having just got beaten down by the woman prior to him asking.
"Huh..." Yoruichi sneered. "You can't even properly use Hoho and you've barely started learning Zanjutsu-"
"Barely?!" Byakuya cut her off. "I've been learning Zanjutsu for years!" He retorted but when he saw the woman's irritated look, he shut his mouth.
"Yeah." Yoruichi nodded. "And that's barely anything." She smirked at the boy's defeated expression. "Fine." She sighed. "I'll tell you what..."
Byakuya instantly straightened up, listening intently.
"If you can learn this Kido faster than it took me to learn it..." Yoruichi stopped and weighed the options, tilting her head side to side. "I'll teach you some. And I mean SOME. Kido spells."
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Byakuya's eyes snap open and he sits upright at unimaginable speeds. 'Kido!' He thought and jumped to his feet and rushing out of the tent.
"Morning Kuchiki-san!" a Ninja called out, seeing Byakuya come out of his tent, only to be ignored as the black haired boy went straight ahead. "Alright then..."
Walking without stopping, he goes out of the platoon area and walks a few meters into the woods surrounding him.
"Alright..." He mutters and stops in front of a tree. 'How was it...' He closed his eyes, recalling the whole dream he had where the original Byakuya's memories came through.
"Whooo..." He breathes out and straightens his arm, placing his palm against the bark of the tree. Thinking a bit, he organized his next words before he opened his mouth, focusing on his chakra.
"Push back, repel the vile knave! Hadou #1 Sho." He spoke and his palm started to glow in a dim blue.
'Yes. I did i-!' Byakuya's body barrels backwards, smashing against a tree behind him. "Ugh." He grunts and blinks his eyes rapidly. 'What? Why?' he thinks and instantly shifts his focus to his chakra pool.
His eyes widen at his findings. 'So much chakra got absorbed?' He thought, feeling a huge chunk of chakra gone and glances back up to the tree he wanted to use it on, but saw no changes on it.
'Oh...' He thought and stood up, patting his clothes off while walking to the tree. "It wasn't just the chakra output... Everything went wrong..." He muttered to himself, delving into his thoughts.
"Wait!" He suddenly exclaimed. "Maybe it's because I focused it on my palm and didn't focus on where it must travel..." He lifts his arm up again and places it against the tree.
"Push back, repel the vile knave! Hadou #1 Sho."
*Bang!*
"Damn it!"