Seems most people think the Kiri-Woka no Jutsu sounds better.

So, I entirely acknowledge that it's incorrect, but it'll be remaining as such, owing to the fact it sounds cool, plus going through 20+ chapters fixing it is just gonna be annoying. I mean, saying Mist Walker Technique...it just doesn't have the same...zing as Kiri-Woka no Jutsu, does it?

Chapter 47

"Got room for one more?"

Leaning back, Akari's face lit up. "Anko!" Bolting up, she wrapped an arm around the woman, immediately noticing the albino python resting over her shoulders. "Monty!" She watched with a beaming smile as the snake slid along her arm, momentarily pausing to stare at Kurama, who glanced up at the snake before relaxing back down, then simply settled for coiling around Akari's arm, planting her head in place to flick her tongue at Akari. "Awh, hello boo." She stuck a finger out, gently brushing against Monty's nose as her eyes met Anko's. "So, you're being deployed out here as well Anko?"

Sitting down, Anko stretched out her legs, her back against the fallen tree Akari was using as a backstop. "Ugh, yep. We didn't need everyone in T&I, so we got a lucky draw out of everyone who has skills other than peeling skin or whatever. I and about ten others got sent out a few days ago. I know some of 'em are heading to help Suna out, but half of us ended up here. So, I heard a funny rumour. Apparently, the Crimson Medic has pulled off another incredible feat?" Groaning, Akari rolled to the side slightly to ignore Anko, though she wasn't to be ignored. "So, what'd ya do? Did you kill that Yugito bitch?"

With a sigh, Akari rolled back, looking towards Anko. "You aren't going to drop this are you?" The snake-mistress gave a vehement shake of her head. "Ugh, fine. So, we get this alert, there's an advance party of Kumo-nin coming, at least a hundred strong. Now, Nezu, the guy running this whole section, starts prepping to send a party to meet them, myself included. I stop him, tell him I'll handle it. Well, me and my team."

Akari went on to discuss exactly what happened during the fight, Anko constantly interjecting, asking questions, making jabs at her skill as well as her Genin's abilities. "So then I cut the guy's testicles off." Anko guffawed at that, covering her mouth when the nearby Nin looked at her. "Hey, Anko?" When she turned back around, Akari looked first at her, then at Monty. "You know...you've looked after Monty here for years now...how about it? Do you want to keep her?" Anko's eyes widened, looking between Akari and the Albino Python. "I still want to see her, she's so precious, but...with everything happening, I know you'd do a way better job at looking after her than I ever would. Besides, she's practically yours already." Akari punctuated this by extending her arm towards Anko.

What she did not expect to happen though was for Anko to suddenly lunge forwards to wrap her arms around Akari. "You mean it?" She nonchalantly slipped away the Kunai she'd drawn, wrapping one arm around Anko, the other still holding Monty. Slowly, she placed Monty onto Anko's shoulder, meeting the snakes gaze calmly.

"I do...just, I know I'd never have to tell you this, but...look after her." Akari ran her finger under Monty's chin, resolutely not tearing up. She'd had Monty since she was only around eleven years old, but in the six or so years since then, she hadn't really been able to do much with Monty, life kept getting in the way, which was not what the beautiful snake deserved. Giving her to Anko meant she'd experience more, plus Anko knew way more about snakes than she did, she'd ensure Monty had a good life.

And if anyone ever said she cried saying goodbye to Monty, well, her Senbon were particularly slippery around them.

"We've got three more squads trying to flank on the left."

Warning her team and clones about the oncoming flank manoeuvre, Akari watched at least a dozen of her clones react in unison, all bolting off in that direction to stymie their attack with a violently sudden charge. It gave her a bit of a dull headache if she dispersed too many clones at once, eventually ramping up to full-blown migraines and beyond with the onslaught of memories, but since she was so fast, her clones were also incredibly swift, meaning very few ever actually died.

One of her clones was defeated by a combined Jutsu of Wind and Fire from two Chunin, but they were then taken out by a hail of Senbon from another Clone. It seemed Kumo had smartened up to her actions, realizing she was merely an army of Shadow Clones, not actually a group of Konoha-nin, so she dropped the Henge. Even if they knew she was using Shadow Clones, they still couldn't break her lines. Plus, with her speed, she could easily redeploy to cover vast swathes of land.

That was something she freely revealed now, knowing it would throw her enemies, but Iwa especially, off their game to know that somebody learned the Yondaime's signature Jutsu. She just wished she hadn't been slapped with a brand new, extremely predictable, moniker.

Title: The Crimson Flash - 50% Chance to make Iwagakure Genin flee on sight, 25% for Chunin, 10% for Jonin

It was the first title Akari didn't have to equip, so she didn't. Sure, Sannin-slayer didn't seem to have actually caused anything yet, but she wasn't fighting Iwa-nin yet, so it was pointless. Plus, she wanted to know what those future opportunities are, if any. Perhaps with her actions, all the possible scenarios for using the title have been accidentally bypassed.

Sidestepping a sword-thrust, Akari broke the Jonin's hands with ease, her strength and speed being so laughably superior that doing so was easier than throwing a Kunai. As he screamed in pain, Akari commended his resolve, as he still tried to attack her by forcing his hands to grasp a Kunai. Unfortunately, this exacerbated his injury, forcing bone shards through his skin.

That was the problem with fighting her, she knew enough about the body to pick the perfect spots to strike. The wrist was an exceptionally nasty target since with so many parts revolving around it, even a single Senbon in the right place could entirely lock a hand up, causing catastrophic damage if the target tried to move their fingers or palm at all. She quickly put a stop to his screaming by grabbing his head in both hands, a loud crack sounding as she snapped his neck, then she let his carcass fall to the ground with a thump.

Against enemies like these...she didn't even need her Sharingan. Blowing a strand of hair out of her eyes, Akari formed several hand seals, inhaling deeply as she condensed her Chakra. She had to thank Obito for this one, she'd never bothered learning it before that fight. "Katon: Goka Mekkyaku!" She sprayed a colossal flame out of her lips, her nose immediately filling with the stench of charred flesh as she swept a swathe of destruction through the enemy force, killing a few clones in the process. Since they each only cost 150 Chakra, that wasn't a big deal. The Goka Mekkyaku, on the other hand, was remarkably expensive, to the tune of 100 Chakra Points per second.

But, as she cut the flame off after ten seconds and looked at the flame-scarred battlefield, she knew it was worth it. The few Kumo-nin who survived her attack were fleeing like dogs, their group centre having been shattered with a single devastating Jutsu. She leaned back, taking a breath or two to recover, then sprung into action, crossing the gap between her and the nearest Nin as if it were a mere single step. She nearly overshot her target, since she still wasn't quite used to even 50% of her top speed, but she was learning slowly.

The Shinobi tried to spin around at the sound of her movement, but by the time he turned halfway, a Senbon was already stabbed through his neck. She left the weapon in the wound, her poison would ensure his death even if the punctured trachea didn't. Spinning another three Senbon on her fingers, she flung them out at random, two of them finding flesh whilst the third was haphazardly deflected as the enemy Kunoichi ducked, the metal point skittering off her Hitai-ate since she'd turned her head on instinct alone.

With a hum, Akari Shunshin'd to her side, looking at the girl in curiosity. "Well now, I wonder where your Jonin-sensei is...probably incinerated, huh? Tough luck I guess." She tossed a Senbon casually at the girl, not wanting to drag out the death of a child. She was surprised though when the girl actually had the skill to pull a Kunai and deflect her attack.

Sure, it was slow, but it was still faster than your average Genin could deflect, even her Genin wouldn't have been able to deflect it like that. "Y-you killed her you bitch!" Her eyebrows rose as the little Kumo Genin actually yelled a cry and attacked her. She had guts. She avoided the sweep of the Kunai as she looked closer at the girl. Red hair, dark skin, amber eyes, she was kinda cool-looking.

Nodding once to herself, even if it was too fast, Akari drew a different Senbon from her usual poisoned ones, slipping past the girl's arms as they practically dragged in slow-motion, her fingers dipping the Senbon just a centimetre or two into the flesh on her arm. "I've decided, you get to live. As a prisoner, but meh, details." As the girl collapsed in utter disbelief, the anaesthetic already taking hold, she turned and swept a quick look over the battlefield.

Her clones had already taken the liberty of hunting down the rest of the fleeing Kumo-nin, letting not a single one survive. She caught the Kunoichi's body as it fell, sealing her in a body-suspension seal which she threw into her inventory, then began wandering around, sighing at the utter destruction she'd wrought. The area used to look quite nice, but now it was completely desolate, her Jutsu having absolutely annihilated all the foliage in the area. She spotted her team all poking around, wandering over with her hands stuffed into her pockets.

They still had a job to do after all.

Akari would freely admit it, she was so...bored.

Right now, Nezu and the enemy commander were engaged in a rather riveting game of Manoeuvre Warfare, each attempting to get a leg-up on their enemy, using Akari and the other Nin like tools in order to get the job done. But the problem was that, as such a powerful weapon, Akari had to be used strategically. Using her like a wrecking ball worked, sure, but that meant the enemy would likely attempt to avoid them entirely, slipping into Konoha's borders in ones and two's, then regrouping to wreak havoc.

This led to her current situation, sat in the camp twiddling her thumbs and doing jack-shit while Nezu and his opponent fought a war of tactics and planning. She knew her Genin were taking the respite to rest, to unwind, to generally relax, but...she didn't have any projects to work on out here. There was the Kunoichi she captured on a whim, but she honestly didn't know what to do about her aside from just send her to Konoha to be interrogated then probably killed.

She didn't save her out of a misplaced sense of empathy or whatever, she did it because she had a whim to do so. But after the whim, she was left just a little lost on what to actually do with her. It wasn't like the girl would be amicable to talking with her since she incinerated her Jonin-sensei, possibly even her team. Sighing, Akair took the scroll out of her inventory, tossing it from side to side. "Kurama, any ideas?"

The fox blinked one eye open to peer at the scroll, then shut it again. "Perhaps you could get her to fight your team for her freedom?" Humming, Akari considered it. This would probably help her team to learn that sometimes certain actions simply had to be undertaken. Plus it'd tell her how strong the girl actually was, since she managed to deflect a Senbon thrown by her. Nodding to herself, she poofed the girl into existence, then frowned.

The girl was still asleep, duh.

Hidden behind the shroud of Chakra from the Kiri-Woka no Jutsu, Akari watched the young Genin wake up and blearily look around.

She kept silent on top of the tree she'd left the girl leaning against, letting her rise then peer into the forest in every direction, reaching for a Kunai which she was surprised to find still there. She saw the exact moment the Genin realized someone was coming, easily hearing her team talking as they approached the area. Looking over at another tree, Akari knew there was a clone waiting there, even if she couldn't see her.

If anything went wrong, well, it wasn't like she was helpless to keep things in check. It might have been a bit heartless to so carelessly use a Genin like a training dummy, but she needed to make absolutely sure her team were ready to encounter enemy Genin. Besides, if the girl did well, maybe Akari would...send her with a note or something so she was less likely to be killed after being stripped for information.

Then again, considering she tried to attack Akari despite how obvious the gap in abilities were, she was probably not going to be broken from her mindset. The girl slipped up against a tree, her head tipped to listen carefully as her team chatted about nothing in particular. Then, as they got close enough, she attacked, catching the three by surprise and scoring a laceration down Tachiko's arm.

Her Genin reacted well to the surprise attack, Tachiko falling back while Aiko and Hikaru moved forwards, each holding Kunai. Their faces were...well, they were confused, but it was mostly over-ridden by the anger evident in their expressions. Tachiko wasn't heavily wounded, but it was the fact she was wounded at all that set them both off. While those three clashed, Tachiko was putting the basic first-aid knowledge Akari had hammered into their heads to good effect, wrapping the laceration up tightly after placing gauze over it, yanking the bandage tightly around her arm to stymie the wound.

She refocused on the three Genin just in time to watch then corral the Kumo-Genin to a point where she was cornered, a rock blocking her rear. Of course, to a Jonin or even a Chunin, simply jumping backwards would see them clear it, but the Kumo-nin was, while skilled, evidently not to that level. Even if she could do it, she was too panicked from the sudden brutal assault the two angered Genin hammered her with.

She saw the exact moment the girl realized she'd really fucked up as Aiko ducked under a swing then slammed his Kunai home into her ribs, retracting the blade towards himself, tearing a massive wound in her side. As she tried to then stab downwards into him, her arm was stabbed by Hikaru's Kunai, pinning it against the stone with the force of his strike. Tachiko then came closer, one arm bandaged but her other arm still just fine, wielding a Kunai of her own.

Akari didn't really care for what the Genin was saying, probably some kind of taunt, what she did care about was that her Genin were being really stupid. The girl still had one Kunai in range she could use, the one now stabbed in her arm. As Tachiko stepped forwards to deliver the killing blow, the Kumo-nin whipped her free arm around, snatching the Kunai in her other arm, tearing it out with a scream muted by her gritted teeth, then attempted to slash Tachiko's throat out.

Attempted being the keyword there, as Akari dropped down to stop her arm by snatching it about a foot from Tachiko's throat. She sighed, snapping the Genin's neck to put her out of her agony then looking at each of her shocked Genin. "Never. Ever. Approach a wounded animal who still has teeth. If I wasn't here, Tachiko would be on the floor with her throat carved out, while you two would be down a teammate." She dropped the body of the Genin to the floor, closing her eyes.

"Sensei, we-" Akari cut Aiko off with a hand, kneeling down and activating Megami no Te, quickly digging a grave for the Genin then covering her body back up, then righting herself and shoving her hands into her pockets, looking over each Genin with a frown.

"You three should know better than to let your anger get the better of you. At several points during that fight, if she was a more skilled opponent, you would have left yourselves wide open thanks to your anger. Yes, your teammate was injured, you have every right to be angry, but don't ever let that influence your fighting style. Besides, you all know first-aid, you should have known it to only be a flesh-wound. If she was poisoned, you each carry general antidotes, plus I'm only a knife-throw away." Each of her Genin were carrying a Hiraishin-tagged Kunai after all, though none of them used it during the fight, probably too blinded by their anger, or in Tachiko's face, pain and revenge.

Sitting down with a sigh, Akari began to go over everything they did wrong. To be nice, she also pointed out the things they did right, like how they moved to protect Tachiko, the wounded member of the team, without hesitation. She did admit that she set this whole thing up so she could see how they reacted, and the way they went for the kill on the Kumo-Genin told her that so long as they had a reason to, they would be able to kill enemy Genin. They would probably not be very happy afterwards, but they'd do what the had to go make sure they could all come home alive.

And as long as they lived, Akari was happy.

"Eh?"

Nezu leaned forwards, resting his chin on his knuckles as he stared at her. "You're needed on the Iwa border with Kusagakure, the Yonbi Jinchuriki is making a move of his own. The Nibi Jinchuriki has been reported returning towards Kumogakure itself, so we have no pressing need for you here." Groaning, Akari gave her agreement, though she brought up a question.

"So, do I leave my team here or what?" The man waved an arm at her, muttering that she could decide, already focusing on his maps again. With a sloppy salute, Akari dipped her head out of the tent. It wasn't like it was too difficult for her to just slap down a Hiraishin seal somewhere in the area, that way if needed she could return to blunt the attack of Kumo's Jinchuriki if she returned, but it wasn't fun having to bounce across the Elemental Nations, even if she was uniquely equipped to do so.

She wandered over to where she and her team were staying, dipping her head into the tent. "Kits, got some news. We're re-deploying over to Kusagakure, since apparently the Yonbi Jinchuriki has been getting funny ideas while me and Kurama have been over here playing football with Kumo's head." Her words slightly confused the Genin, but they certainly recognized the fact they were being redeployed less than a week after arriving at the border. "So, you three are gonna stay here while I travel over to Kusa, then I'll just plant a Hiraishin tag, come back, grab one of ya, go back, etcetera etcetera until we're all over there. Any questions?"

Aiko raised a hand. "Before you ask, no, we aren't going to just walk. I don't care if the Hiraishin makes you nauseous, this is war, you'll just have to suck it up." His hand went down while Tachiko's raised. "We also aren't going back to Konoha yet. I know war isn't exactly something you three thought you'd fight in so soon after the last one ended, but that's life, you just have to grit your teeth and deal with it boos, sorry." Tachiko lowered her hand as well.

Frowning, Akari sat down, folding her legs over. "Look, you three. You all know by now I got my own moniker from the last war. I fought, bled, whatever, but I came home. That's what's king here, home. If we all decided we don't want to fight any more, we lose. Home becomes a memory as our lives become forfeit. Now, maybe someday peace becomes real, becomes stable. But, with the way our world is right now, peace is always going to be nebulous, something to give a respite from conflict for new weapons to be made, more soldiers to be trained, more espionage to be performed. So, while I know each of you aren't comfortable having to fight in these brutal battles, you all know why we have to do it, yeah?"

Her Genin each gave their agreements, unhappy as they were. They each still didn't look very happy with the situation, but it was war, nobody was happy with their lot, aside from maybe arms dealers. Akari knew her own start to warfare in this world was not normal, considering she'd already been living in an urban warzone for years before her death and rebirth, so she could understand that while she leapt into the fray, her Genin might not have been quite so amicable to it. But they still had to do it, they became Shinobi to fight after all. Sighing, Akari began looking through her inventory, knowing her Genin couldn't see it. "So, who wants what to eat tonight?"

Food always brought morale up.

I really suck at taking breaks.

This time, I mean it! I'm not going to let myself write anything until 5PM on Friday!

...I already started Chapter 48...dammit.

Name: Akari Uchiha

Level: 124

Age: 17?

Experience: 9938/124,000

To Next Level: 114,062

Title: Sannin-slayer - Defeating one of the three legendary sannin is no easy feat, but you managed it. Future opportunities unlocked.

Secondary Title: Jonin - +25% Experience gained working with Genin

Health Points: 32,500 - (100 Base + (Vit x End)) x 5

Regeneration Rate - 6400/m - 106.6*/s - Vit x End - Halted when afflicted with bleed status.

Chakra Points: 41,000 - (100 Base + (Int x Wis)) x 5

Regeneration Rate - 8100/m - 135/s - Int x Wis - Halted when continuous chakra drain Jutsu in use.

Strength - 80

Vitality - 80

Endurance - 80

Intelligence - 90

Agility - 300

Wisdom - 90

Luck - 80

20 Skill Points Available