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Chapter 2 - Battle!

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"Kit, why do you always get us in these situations!?"

Naruko couldn't respond as she dodged another kunai that was flung at her. Thankfully she didn't have to worry about it hitting anybody as she and her opponent had moved to a more abandoned district in Konaha. She would have blocked the kunai with one of her own but she only just now realized that she didn't have any in the first place.

"Stop dodging kid and just give up. I'm an experienced genin and you're just a little brat. There's no way for you to beat me!" The blonde ninja yelled at her before chucking another kunai in her direction.

Naruko dived behind a close by dumpster and used it as a shield. Hearing the sharp 'clink' of the kunai embedding itself into the metal dumpster she smirked and jumped out of her place, rounding around and finding that the kunai had indeed stuck itself in the metal. Her smirk grew as she reached for it and pulled it out with ease.

{Item gained!}

{Name: Simple Kunai}

{Class: Weapon}

{Dmg: 6-12}

{Equip now? Yes / No}

"Yes!" She cried out quickly as the genin started to run at her. The kunai disappeared from her left hand and as fast as lightning appeared in her right. She got ready for the genin's incoming onslaught but was confused when the boy stopped suddenly.

"What the hell was that just now? You have ninja experience brat!?" He called out to her as he frowned.

Naruko chose not to speak in the midst of battle. She may have been loud and somewhat annoying outside of one but during a battle she would have to be able to hear everything and understand her opponent without distractions. ' Hmm understand my opponent… ' She thought as she started at the boy.

An idea came to her and she quietly whispered Discover. Just as she had thought, a list of small statistics showed up, all concerning her opponent.

{Name: Hiroji Minama}

{Clan: N/A}

{Age: 16}

{Status: Enemy}

{Description: Hiroji is limited to the amount of jutsu's he can use and most of them are just academy jutsu's. He is of civilian blood and therefore does not have much chakra.}

{If you wish to find out more, level your skill Discover.}

While the info was helpful, it still confused her to see more information on him then on Shikamaru.

"It's most likely due to the fact that our enemy here is clan less. I assume that your skill Discover differs between people. Stronger more prestigious people will be harder to discover and lesser unknown people will be easier." Kurama announced as he watched what happened to his container. He was honestly surprised that she had discovered such a skill this early but wasn't complaining. He was however looking for any drawbacks on the skill but so far he couldn't see any.

The man now known as Hiroji was still in deep thought as he started at the girl, completely oblivious of the skill she just used.

' If this girl has ninja experience then killing her won't be as simple as I thought. While I would get in huge trouble for killing a civilian I would get in even bigger trouble for killing a potential soldier. ' Frowning at that thought he began to come up with a plan. ' I'll just knock her out then and then i'll go get the greaves. Yeah, that's what I'll do! '

With renowned vigor the sixteen year old sprinted up to the girl and quickly threw a punch. Naruko, not expecting this, could only put up her kunai as a weak defense from the attack. She managed to cut him slightly but the rest of his punch followed through as she was knocked back a few feet.

' Fast! Why is he so fast!? Not to mention strong...' She thought in astonishment. Her confidence in her own abilities were lacking now. She heard an annoyed grunt come from her subconsciousness as she managed to roll out of the way from an ax kick that the boy sent at her.

"While you have the knowledge of your old abilities and the battle experience from a war, neither of those things can make up for your nine year old body. Your old body was tuned in so that your eyes could follow and keep up with fast attacks. Your body was also toughened up due to all the hits you took before. But now...now you have an entirely new body. A new body that you must tune again." The Kyuubi explained, narrowing his eyes at Hiroji from inside the seal.

' Shit...okay thanks Kurama. '

Getting to her feet quickly she began think of strategies to use against her opponent. While Kurama said her battle experience couldn't win this battle she believed him to be wrong. She had fought many opponent's stronger then her and Naruko had always come out on top. The genin looked over at her and smirked, flicking the small amount of blood that she had caused onto the ground.

In another burst of speed he shot forward and began to throw punches at the red head, each one barley missing her. She saw a couple openings that she could take if only she had been faster. Suddenly he dropped down and used a leg sweep to try and trip her. Instead she also dropped down and pointed her kunai in the direction at which his leg was coming from.

"Shit! You little brat!" He yelled out as the kunai dug deep into his flesh. Luckily Hiroji didn't have much armor on, even for a genin.

Jumping back a bit he smirked slightly at the girl, confusing her slightly. Her eyes widened however as he reached down. "Just now realizing that you lost your weapon kid?" He shook his head in mock disappointment and his smirk widened. "You'll never become a ninja if you lose such an important thing."

Naruko began to sweat lightly and she grasped air when her hand tried to clench over her missing weapon.

{Simple Kunai Unequipped}

She sighed slightly as she knew that there was one other way to defeat her opponent. A certain skill that she had been avoiding to use it this fight. Naruko had hoped that she would be strong enough to take down a simple genin without any of her offensive skills, not to mention each one seemed to be a bit too strong.

Her Jinchuuriki skills were out of the question. She didn't want people screaming bloody murder over the fact that she used some of the furball's chakra. She couldn't use her Fuinjutsu without the proper supplies so that left one skill left.

"How many times must you make me repeat myself you mute! Give. Up. You may have some skill and natural instincts but that's all you have going for you." Hiroji called out, slowly walking up to her. When he got into a good distance, he burst out into speed, rearing back his fist. "I'll finish it with this blow!"

Naruko just stood there and watched as he ran up to her. Hiroji assumed she was frozen in fear but instead it was because she was reading.

{Skill: Adamantine Sealing Chains}

{Cost: 50 Cp}

Nodding her head slightly she watched as the man closed in on the distance before uttering the first thing that the man had heard from her the entire battle.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains!"

Hiroji had been on so many missions outside of the village and encountered many enemies. Most of them were weak but some of them had used strong jutsu to attack his team. But this...this mass of orange glowing chains that erupted from a nine year old girl. He had never seen anything like it.

So amazed at the sight of the chains, the thought of dodging the chains had completely left him. One after the other they smacked into him with outstanding force sending him skidding back. When he finally regained his senses he had been wrapped up and was currently ascending into the air. He tried to yell out but found that the chains had wrapped around his mouth as well.

His stomach dropped however when he felt an amazing shift in speed. Going up had been slow but coming down had been different…

Pain erupted throughout his entire being and he screamed out. His legs were numb, no doubt broken, and his arm was flowing with blood from the force of smashing into the ground. Finally the chains retracted and he watched in pain as the little red head collopsed.

Hiroji reached for a kunai with his arm that had escaped the ordeal unscathed. Maybe it was his lucky day after all! That was until his saw a shadow loom over him. Looking up his eyes widened in fear.

"Light's out." A gruff voice whispered, one that belonged to the blacksmith from earlier. He had the metal greaves on as well as some gloves with metal plating on them. He brought his fist back and slammed it down on the genin.

Hiroji concluded that he would be nicer to kids from now on.

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Beep!

{Fully Rested!}

{Hp, Cp, and SCP restored}

{Would you like to save? Yes / No}

Naruko groggily opened her eyes and read the message with less vigor then usual. She muttered a yes as she blinked, trying to adjust to the bright light in the room. It looked very familiar to her and she knew exactly where she was. Not that she liked it. A Hospital.

{Save Successful!}

{New Save spot unlocked!}

{Konaha Hospital}

The red head groaned and rolled over. ' How did I end up here? Any idea Kurama? '

"You used too much chakra and passed out from exhaustion. Using those chains of yours cost you half of your chakra not to mention that your discover skill most likely uses up some chakra as well. After you passed out that blacksmith guy carried you here. Speaking of which you should check your night table." Kurama said.

Looking over to her right where the lamp was, she noticed a small box next to it with a small card. Picking up the card, she read it over in her head.

Dear Girl

Thank you for everything you did for me and Mr. Kanda. It was a simple delivery but even after delivering the greaves, you still protected them and more importantly, your client. You saved my life kid and therefore I have informed Mr. Kanda to improve your reward. Not to mention I'm giving you my own little present for protecting me. If you ever want some weapons made, you know where to find me. You are gonna be one bright ninja kid.

- Sincerely Mr. Smith, the Blacksmith.

Naruko deadpanned at his redundant namebut shook her head as she looked over to the package. Opening it up, she found a pair of gloves, the same that Kakashi had worn when she had first met him. Smiling happily she began to try and slip them on before a notification popped up.

{Item Obtained!}

{Name: Steel Ninja Gloves}

{Class: Armor}

{Unable to equip. Must be level four.}

Naruko sighed as she stuffed them in her bag, watching as they went into her inventory.

"Character Overview" She said as she sat up. At least she was feeling nice and rested now. Not to mention she got a nice item.

{Name: Naruko Uzumaki}

{Level: 3}

{XP: 150/2000}

{Items Equipped: Civilian Clothes and Basic Ninja Sandles.}

{Traits: Chakra Enhancement, Survivalist, Jinchuuriki (Kyuubi), Quick Thinker, and Chakra Monster.

Skills: Adamantine Sealing Chains, Fuinjutsu Basics, First Tailed Transformation, Jinchuuriki's Claws , Discover.}

{Clan: Uzumaki}

{Class: Shinobi (Academy Student)}

{Stats: Hp: 100 Cp: 150 SCP: 100 Str: 7 Chr: 6 Agi: 6 Lk: 2 End: 7 Int: 4}

{10 Stat points available to use!}

Naruko tilted her head sideways and began to wonder what the stat points were before she noticed that she had gained two levels. Smiling happily she decided to find out more about the stat points. After learning what each abbreviation meant, she began to spend all her points, putting most into End and Int.

{Stats: Hp: 100 Cp: 150 SCP: 100 Str: 11 Chr: 6 Agi: 8 Lk: 2 End: 11 Int: 4}

This was now her stats and she sure was proud of them.

She was interrupted however when the door opened up and in walked her jiji...the third hokage. There was a serious expression on his face as he exhaled some smoke from his pipe.

"Naruko-chan...we need to talk."

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A/N: Oh gosh! Sorry this one is so short. I actually sprained my finger and it slightly hurts every now and then when I typed so I wanted to take a break. The next one will be extra long so be ready for that!

As always R&R and thanks for reading. Bye!