Author's note: The journey to Konoha continues! This is chapter 10

Chapter 10: Wandering Part 2

Hakone-Checkpoint, Midwestern Shiyaki Forest, Nipponichi

Huey and his family were amazed by this mysterious Mugen. Judging from his sword, there was no doubt that he was a samurai. But what kind of fighting style did he possess? The Freemans had to find out more about him. Kinugasa angrily glared at Mugen and backed a few steps from him. He pointed his spear towards the young man.

"You bastard, do you have any idea of what you are doing!?" he angrily asked the samurai who just yawned in return.

"Not really. Shouldn't I be asking the same to you? After all, these people have done nothing wrong to you" Mugen said casually which infuriated Kinugasa more.

"Why the hell are you defending a bunch of worthless half-breeds!?" he demanded an answer from Mugen.

"Look pal, I don't give a rat's ass about your conservative politics. Because where I come from, every people live in anarchy and hell. We don't live by an emperor or a council." Mugen said while carrying his sword on his shoulder.

Kinugasa became confused. "What do you mean by anarchy and hell? Where is this place?" he asked him.

"It's the Ryukyu Islands on the western coast of Nipponichi. I reckon you heard that name before right?" Mugen asked him while showing his confidential smirk.

Huey was amazed by him. "Ryukyu Islands, I've heard that name before. It's a place where realistic anime characters live in extreme poverty. Most of the inhabitants tend to live their lives as bandits or pirates. But this samurai must be a vagabond. Wandering around with nothing but his sword" Huey thought while he observed Mugen.

Kinugasa was dumbfounded by the stranger. "I don't give a damn about where you are from, stray dog! By defying your people in the favor of these simpletons, we will report this to the Council of Yuu! So you better have…." before he could continue he could hear his men screaming in pain.

Unbeknownst to him, they had been cut down by another mysterious samurai similar to Mugen. He was a 6-foot tall white-skinned young man who wore glasses. His hair was black and he had a ponytail attached to it. He was dressed in a blue kimono and black pants. Like Mugen, he also carried a weapon, but actually it was two weapons. He carried a katana and a wakizashi on each of his hips. The man stood over his defeated opponents and eyed Kinugasa sternly. His name was Jin.

"Unfortunately for you, your days of corruption are over" he said to Kinugasa

"What the… who the hell are you!?" Kinugasa asked, felling a little bit uneasy.

Mugen was amused by Jin's appearance. "Hey, there you are! I was wondering when you would show up" he said casually.

Jin just smirked. "I could not let you have all the fun of killing these corrupted idiots" he said.

Kinugasa became outraged. "I am the boss of this checkpoint! You have no right to come here and attack us like that! We are working under the authority of the Council of Yuu! And how dare you defending those people!? You shall both be executed for your misdeeds!" he declared angrily, while pointing his finger towards the Freemans.

Once again, they had been saved by another samurai, but this time it was two. Huey became a little bit interested in Jin. He was a completely different figure than Mugen. He could tell it by looking at him. While Huey and his family were still sitting on their knees, he noticed Mugen freeing them from their ties. He just patted them on their backs and shrugged. The confrontation between to two samurais and Kinugasa continued with Mugen yawning and then scratching his hair like he didn't give a shit.

"Don't give us that formal crap. In case you hadn't noticed, you are wanted by the council for corruption. We are here to capture the bounty on your head" he said while pointing his sword towards Kinugasa.

"WHAAATT!?" the corrupted officer said shockingly.

"It is to our understanding that while you have been in charge of the Hakone-Checkpoint you have allowed spies of the imperial forces to pass through. More importantly, you have tipped them of information regarding our war efforts against them. This would explain why our forces have lost against the imperial army recently. You have been receiving money to do that" Jin said uncovering Kinugasa's corrupted motives.

"HOW THE HELL DID YOU FIND OUT!?" Kinugasa was becoming really uneasy now that his actions had been discovered.

"It was me, boss" his subordinate Yamane suddenly said, while adjusting his glasses and gave his boss a disapproving look. Kinugasa stared at him shockingly.

"Your dishonorable actions at the checkpoint were intolerable, and you had to be disposed of immediately. That is why I warned Councilman Kenshin Himura about you and he passed the information to the council. By the order of the Council of Yuu, you are hereby sentenced to death for your treachery!" Yamane said seriously by unsheathing his sword.

"YAMANE YOU FUCKING, TRAITOROUS BASTRAD!" his boss angrily cursed at him for his betrayal. He also called out his most loyal men to him. They had all dangerous weapons like spears and swords, but Mugen and Jin were not even scared of their appearances. They just shrugged as usual. Huey and his family had just got up from the ground. Now that they were no longer tied, they could reach for their weapons and prepare their fighting stances. Mugen was impressed by Huey and Riley, but he laughed at Robert and his belt. Riley did exactly the same. Robert got irritated by their reactions.

"What in the hell are you laughing at!? That's my only weapon!" he said a little bit embarrassed.

"Hey boys, do you know how to survive in a battle?" Jin asked Huey and Riley seriously. Huey replied by nodding, while Riley merely gave him his mischievous grin. Jin then gave his sign of approval by nodding his head with his eyes closed. They all faced towards the enemy with Kinugasa standing behind his guardsmen.

"Guardsmen, finish off those rats! They will not leave this place alive!" he commanded them and the fighting started.

Huey, Mugen and Jin engaged in sword combat with the men carrying swords. Fortunately for Huey, these swordsmen were no experts with combat. He could easily dodge their attacks and sliced them his sword. While Huey fought against them, he took the time he had to observe how Mugen and Jin fought against their opponents. He had to admit that their fighting skills were indeed impressive. Mugen used his sandals to block enemy attacks when pushed to the ground. He also used the walls and trees to make different jump attacks. However Mugen's fighting style resembled breaking. Jin on the other hand, had a more orthodox approach to fighting. He took down his opponents in a formal way. These two really intrigued Huey.

Riley shot any man who would get close to him. He managed to use his combat abilities in order to fight the men carrying spears. It was easy to dodge them, but they were so many in numbers. Riley also made sure that Robert was secure, because his whipping attacks were not effective enough. Usually Robert would always get his ass kicked by the enemy.

As the fighting went on a young girl was standing on the roof of the building. She had brown hair and a ponytail attached to it. She was dressed in a pink kimono. Her name was Fuu and she was a travelling companion of Mugen and Jin. She watched the battle and picked up some bombs. Fuu then started to throw the bombs towards the battlefield. She had to inform her friends about this.

"Hey Mugen, Jin, watch your step! I threw some bombs down there!" she called out to them.

"Oh crap! Not again!" Mugen said, while he tried to get out of the battle. Jin and the others did exactly the same.

Suddenly, the whole place was covered in smoke. As the smoke vanished, most of Kinugasa's guardsmen were knocked out. Only a few were still conscious. However Huey and Riley managed to take them out. Once they had been taken care of, Fuu jumped from the roof and approached her friends. But Mugen was not particularly happy for her actions.

"You little bitch! Why do you always have to throw those stupid bombs of yours!?" he asked her irritated.

Fuu merely crossed her arms. "It was you who said that I could back you from the roof! And so I threw the bombs as my support. There is no need to be ungrateful here!" she barked at him.

As the two bickered Huey noticed that Kinugasa wasn't here. Where could he have gone?

"You don't have to worry about him. I saw Yamane leaving a moment before the explosion. Obviously he is chasing him" Jin said to him.

Two meters from the checkpoint

Kinugasa was on the run. His business had been ruined thanks to those wandering samurais. Now he was completely broke. Even his weapon had been destroyed. He had to get away as far as he could. But suddenly, Yamene approached him from a tree. He eyed Kinugasa in a disapproving way. Kinugasa's former subordinate drew his sword and said his final words to his former commanding officer.

"Your way of life sickens me, may your next life give you something better to do than racism and corruption" he said to Kinugasa, before he delivered the finishing blow.

Meanwhile, inside the building, prison cell

The Dubois family and their fellow prisoners had heard all this commotion going outside. They wondered who it could be. At the very least, they knew that the Freemans were safe and sound. Tom was still trying to of how to get out of this cell with Sarah helping him. Jazmine was a little bit worried about Huey. Was he alright? She had to trust him. Because a fighter like Huey would never give up until the end. Meanwhile the three young women from Woohp was also thinking about getting out of here. Sam was in her deep thought while Clover just stared at her annoyingly. But suddenly, Alex caught everyone's attention when she said something interesting.

"Hey Sam, Clover can you just check out my pockets? I think I have something there that can help us" she said.

"Which pocket is it Alex? You have like 7 pockets or something based on your clothing" Sam asked her friend.

"Well, it's a difficult to explain, but I think that there is a freezer spray in one of my… butt pockets" Alex said embarrassed, causing everyone in the cell to shout out loud.

"WHAAAAAAATTTT!?" they all reacted.

"You gotta be kidding me! Are you telling us that you had a freezer spray in your ass all this time!?" Clover asked outrageous.

"I didn't know that until I sat on my butt. I heard a few crack sounds coming from there so I thought there was something in one of my butt pockets. It might not be broken but still…" before she could explain Sam interrupted her friend.

"Alex! Why didn't you tell us that you had one!? If you did, we could've busted out of this place sooner!" she asked her while pointing out a fact to her friend.

"Why? Well….. it's embarrassing when you tell someone that you have an object close to your butt. I mean, what if it was a mobile phone? I could have crushed it" she said awkwardly while trying to come up with an excuse.

"Oh really? You mean it's embarrassing even if you are captured and are in danger of being sold as a prostitute?" Clover asked her friend as she and Sam facepalmed. But Alex just shrugged.

"Look, I just have my reasons! Anyway, one of you has to grab the freezer spray in my butt pocket. Any volunteers?" she asked her friends and the Dubois family.

Tom immediately spoke up. "Not me! I'm a married man so I can't touch other women's behinds inappropriately" he stated while sitting close to his wife.

Jazmine sighed and decided to speak up. "I would gladly do that. Besides, we are girls so it doesn't really matter" she said while Alex smiled at her. The black haired girl bent over and showed them her butt in tight jeans. While standing in that position, Tom couldn't help but admire Alex's firm behind.

"Holy shit, is that ass for real!? She must be training a lot in order to get that type of form!" Tom thought in his perverted ways. Sarah noticed this and punched Tom in the face. She would not allow her husband to be taken by some other females.

Jazmine searched Alex's butt pocket (with no problems) and found her freezer spray. But she didn't know how to use it.

"Um Alex, do you know how to use this?" she asked here.

"Sure! Just give it to me and I will do the rest" Alex answered her question.

She managed to spray their ties, so they could easily get rid of them. They smashed them to the ground and they were broken. Then Alex sprayed the door until it became completely frozen. Once frozen, it became easy for her to kick it down. Now they were free from captivity. They all managed to make it outside the building, where the Freemans and the 3 wandering strangers stood. Huey was relieved that Jazmine and her family were okay. Robert became suddenly interested in Sam, Clover and Alex. Riley just shrugged by seeing the Dubios family being okay.

After a little break and discussion it was time to say goodbye. Yamane declared that he would now take over the leadership of the checkpoint. He gave them all permission to pass through the gate. This was very unusual in Nipponichi, to do something like that for half-anime characters. Just on the other side of the checkpoint the Freemans and the women from Woohp had a little chat with each other.

"So you are not coming with us to Konoha?" Huey asked the three ladies.

Sam nodded. "Yes! We appreciate the offer though. But right now, we are tired of travelling and bump into trouble. So we have decided to return home. Also we need to warn our mayor of these coming events" Sam explained.

"You have also a mayor? Oh, what's he like? Is he some kind of rich old guy and shit?" Riley suddenly asked.

"Well he is rich, but he can also be extremely annoying sometimes. Especially when he wants us to meet with him" Clover said while she slumped a little.

"True, but Gerry is really a nice guy! He is always so helpful to the townspeople of Woohp" Alex said, trying to defend their boss.

"Well, that's very different from our former mayor" Huey said remembering Woodcrest's greedy old mayor who got eaten up by a Titan.

"It's been a really great pleasure in meeting you Freemans and Dubois. I hope that we will see each other someday. Perhaps you can come visit us in Woohp" Sam said.

"Oh, I got an idea Sam! How about me, you, Alex and Clover find ourselves a nice…" before Robert could continue, Huey punched him in his face and sent him flying. He just sighed at his grandfather's perverted behavior.

"Well, guess this is where we say goodbye" Huey said trying to smile a little.

As they all said goodbye to each other, the Freemans, the Dubois and the three wandering strangers they encountered continued their journey to the east. They were still going to reach Konoha. But what new challenges lay ahead of them?

To be continued…..

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