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"Shinobi Art / Ninja Techniques"
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He clenched his eyes shut, trying to bear the pain he felt. Struck by another hit, he felt his trembling legs almost give in, silently telling him to give up the impossible task at hand. But he was no coward, he was an Arc. His family didn't know the meaning of defeat or giving up.No, he was Jaune Arc, and he was going to win this battle. Or so he thought...
Out of the corner of his eyes, he only got to see a glimpse of a flying kick directed to the side of his head, before finding himself suddenly lifted in the air and rapidly inching ever closer to a boulder and colliding with it, making him gasp for air at the sudden impact. But it didn't stop, his opponents didn't give him any chance to catch his breath or retaliate. That's exactly why he now found himself being on the receiving end of an array of bullets speeding towards him. He barely had the energy to lift his hand, or any aura left for that matter. He blocked some of them with his shield but the rest managed to get through his defense, making him scream in pain. Sure, provided that it isn't depleted, an individual's aura can and will protect the user from any damage to their body, but that does not imply that they won't feel the effects that come with it, the pain that follows from being wounded.
The spectators winced at the brutal display of Jaune's opponents OWNING HIM. And who could blame him for not getting the upper hand in this fight? After all, not only was it four versus one, the team Jaune was so bravely fighting right now was SPHR (Sapphire) from the Atlas Kingdom, the strongest and most skilled out of all the teams in the current Vytal Tournament. It all started with the first round of the game, the Battle Royale, that had a few simple rules. First: this is a team battle, fighting between fellow teammates is not allowed. Second: there must be at least one person on that team still standing to have a chance at winning the round. And the third rule: The team to last till the end and win the battle royale will have a huge advantage in the upcoming round. Basically, you would still advance to the next round even if your team fails, but it wouldn't hurt to try, especially if it gives you an unfair advantage that most likely ensures your victory of the next round, whatever it may be. Then it was decided that the second round of the tournament would be four-on-four team battles and that advantage so happened to be the right to able to choose if your heart so desires, to eliminate out of the fight any single teammate of the opposing team. And not surprisingly, they chose his partner, the 4-times undefeated champion of Mistral, Pyrrha Nikos. Nora and Ren did put up quite a good fight, but in the end, they were overwhelmed by their enemy's strategy, power, and skill.
The audience did not believe even for a second he had any chance of defeating even one of them in a one-o-one battle, much less against the entire team. He was just the strategic mind of his team, his skills in fighting were mediocre at best even with the training Pyrrha gave him. Their sister team, RWBY, also didn't have much faith in him. Weiss doesn't see how an unskilled, weak dolt like Vomit Boy would have a chance to win in this fight. Blake doesn't think much of him either. It was obvious to her even when they first met that Jaune was neither skilled nor trained in both hand to hand, swordsmanship and fighting in general. Sure he is pretty smart, he can come up with some good strategies, great plans even. But his brain seems to be his only asset and even then the other team outwitted him, destroying his strategy entirely and with it also came the defeat of his other two teammates. Blake feels ashamed for thinking something like that about one of her friends, but it's the truth. She doesn't see how Jaune can turn this situation around so the Faunus returns her attention to her book. Yang doesn't know what to think. On one hand, she wants to cheer for her friend to win the match and get his team in the semi-finals. But on the other hand, she knows Vomit Boy stands no chance against these guys and she does not want to give Jaune any false hopes. Heck, her team was barely able to defeat ONE of their own, their teamwork is just off the charts and they are also pretty clever to boot. Not to mention hot. But that's beside the point. Ruby unlike her teammates, seems to have hope for their fellow friend and is willing to encourage him. Even though her little sister knows as well that he's got almost no chance to beat team SPHR, Ruby still wants to believe in him. That somehow, by some miracle Jaune is going to defeat his opponents. She is so sweet and kind, bless her soul. Of course, that may also have to do with the small crush she has on Jaune. Yang noticed the glances and utmost attention that Ruby has given to him recently. But what her little sis doesn't know is that she's got some big competition, in the form of Pyrrha Nikos. It's obvious to anyone but Ruby and especially Jaune that the red-head loves him. Now that she thinks about it, Pyrrha appears to be the only one on his team who has some sort of hope that he can do it. Damn, that's pretty sad. Returning her gaze to the current one-sided fight in front of her, she prepares for the inevitable defeat of their fellow huntsman-in-training.
######## Arc Household - With Jaune's family ########
Arthur Arc was not having a good year. When he found out that Jaune run away from home with Crocea Mors to God knows where only to later end up enrolled into Beacon Academy he was pissed. Why did his son decided to do something so reckless? Didn't he and his wife explained to the boy countless times just how dangerous the lives of huntsmen and huntresses can be? When he was first contacted by Ozpin to inform them that his son passed the initiation, Arthur tried to reason with him, saying that Jaune was neither talented nor skilled to take on such a perilous path and he would be better off living a normal life as a civilian, but the man waved him off. His reasoning for allowing Jaune to attend Beacon Academy was that, despite possessing no formal training or experience, the boy has potential. According to him at least. But it made no sense. Arthur tried to teach the boy the art of combat, but unlike his sisters, Jaune never displayed any aptitude or talent whatsoever. He was always so fragile and weak, these being the main reasons why he, his wife Luna and their seven daughters never intended to tell him anything about aura, semblances or huntsmen in general. They were just trying to protect him from the cruel world out there, knowing he wouldn't be capable of surviving on his own. Both his mother and sisters were extremely worried for him when they heard he chose to be a huntsman and the fact that he had gone through the Beacon initiation. Though they were slightly less frustrated about the whole situation when the headmaster told him that his son managed to coordinate and lead his soon to be team so well that they actually killed a deathstalker. The Arc family was completely stunned when they heard about this. To defeat such a dangerous Grimm was not an easy task, not even for licensed huntsmen. Perhaps they were too hard on him, expecting him to be just as great as his sisters if not better. Even though they were quite disappointed when Ozpin let them know that he had faked his transcripts for his admission, they couldn't help but respect Jaune for his will and drive to achieve his dream that he would even go to such under-handed measures. Perhaps he had a chance. Maybe he would become a great huntsman someday, provided he works diligently and hard for it. Also, if they were to suddenly pull him out of the school without his consent on the pretense that he wasn't ready or didn't deserve to attend such a prestige academy as Beacon then they would've been humiliating him to no end and as a result destroy any self-confidence he might have left. So, while still worried about his safety, they reluctantly agreed to let him stay there, trusting the old wizard with his decision. And yet, up until now, there were no signs of life from Jaune himself. No scroll calls or letters. Nothing. Was he perhaps ashamed to contact them, overwhelmed with guilt by the fact that he just suddenly abandoned them and his home without as much as a goodbye? While the Arcs did miss him greatly, they couldn't just ignore their duty as huntsmen or huntresses to casually pay him a visit. They needed to provide for themselves and also defend their village and others from a potential Grimm attack. Not to mention the missions they often undertake which would require them to be away for at least a couple of days. Some of them could take weeks or even months to complete depending on their nature and difficulty.
Now, however, the Arc family were watching Jaune's match against the Atlas team with great apprehension. It could only be described as an execution. They could only watch in horror as the boy suddenly collapsed on the floor, seemingly unaware of his surroundings anymore.
"No!" shouted the mother
"Jaune!" cried their youngest daughter Crystal
The other siblings could only gasp in shock, concern displayed clearly on their faces for their brother. What just happened? Is he alright? Why did he fell as if he was a puppet whose strings were cut? These were some of the questions that flowed through the family's conversations regarding the condition of Jaune Arc's body.
The head of the Arc family could only stare worriedly at the scroll before him, showing the unmoving body of his only son. His aura wasn't even in the red zone. This wasn't normal.
"C'mon son...get up" whispered Arthur in a slightly wavering voice while trying to comfort his sobbing wife.
######## Vytal Tournament - With the Spectators ########
Among Jaune's friends, teammates and teachers there appears to be another mysterious group of three watching the match with a disinterested gaze. Cinder Fall was a bit curious about how well will the boy fair in the tournament. She has heard the stories of the famous Arc family and even got to fight one of his sisters who is a well trained and very skilled huntress, therefore she knows just how dangerous they can be. So it stands to reason that she would want to watch the match of the only son of the Arcs. This way she could also analyze his strengths and weaknesses and change a bit her plan of invading Vale and attacking Beacon Academy, if necessary. But she was worried for nothing, he is a weakling like the rest of them. The only individuals she should be wary of is, of course, Pyrrha Nikos and team SPHR that seems to be decimating their competition up until now. Mercury and Emerald likely share her same thoughts, if their expressions of boredom were to be any indication. As she casts one last look at the now defeated and unconscious body of Jaune Arc, lying face down on the arena floor, she begins to march forward towards one of the exits of the stadium with the other two teammates in tow while planning her next move in accordance with her goal. But what happened next shocked her beyond belief. As she was nearing the exits she heard a yell from the audience...
"What the hell ?!" came the sound from one of the spectators who continued to watch the fight.
She returned her gaze at the arena to witness the hair of Jaune Arc suddenly turn white, all the while an exotic mix of black, red crimson and white seemingly enveloping his body. His aura maybe? But that's impossible! The color of one's aura is the physical representation of their soul. To not have one but three different colors all referring to the same person is simply inconceivable. But she has the visual evidence right there in front of her eyes so how can that be? And what's with the sudden change of hair color, is it related to his semblance somehow? This turn of events skyrocketed her curiosity about the boy, so obviously, she eagerly decides to continue to watch what'll happen next.
######## With 'Jaune Arc' on the arena floor below ########
'Strange, I clearly remember dying...then how come I'm still alive? ' a deep male voice filled with power and authority asked himself
'Perhaps it is Edo Tensei? No, I feel pain throughout my whole body, you cannot hurt someone who is under the influence of the Reanimation Technique...so I really am alive' exclaimed the same confused individual
'Hmmm...my body feels very different than normal. I know my vessel like the back of my hand, both the ins and outs and for some reason, I feel shorter and way more physically weak than before. Something isn't right' said the unknown male
He then proceeds to look deep within himself trying to find the main source of his strength. His chakra. And to both his relief and confusion he still possesses it along with another strange and boundless energy. Due to having somewhat of a sensor ability, he tries to detect any other chakra signatures in the vicinity, but all he can find is the same unknown energy source that he has.
Earlier he could feel his physical features changing suddenly, and the man could've sworn that he heard someone shout with clear surprise in their voice in a foreign language because of that. Although the majority of the Elemental Nations speaks the same tongue, there were very small groups of people who talked in a different language, and he made sure to at least be aware of all of them if not learn some. He never heard such a language before, not to mention there is not a single chakra signature other than his which would normally be impossible, even the civilians have it. So the man could only guess he wasn't in the Elemental Nations anymore.
'The vessel that I know have is way too different than the previous one, I can tell this is not the body I was born with, both by the different chakra signature of it and the changes that transpired to it only a minute ago, not to mention that mysterious energy' thought the still unidentified male
Just where could he be? Not long ago he fought Madara with the help of his cousin and Naruto. They eventually did manage to kill the legendary Uchiha, although not without suffering some casualties, one of which being him. He sighed at this. After giving his farewells to his remaining living family and friends he died with a happy smile on his face. The man was so ecstatic to finally be able to reunite with his mother and two brothers in the Pure Land. But life saw fit to give him a second chance in another world it seems.' Well, while it's rather annoying that it was done without my consent, I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. Might as well make the most out of this opportunity' mused the man. Returning his attention to the situation at hand, he pondered what should his next move be. Well, the first and most logical thing to do was to find out what world was this exactly and how he ended up here. Was he summoned here because this world is in need of him? And why him in particular? He's pretty confident that the answers will reveal themselves in time. But first...
'Before I look for information on my whereabouts,I should at least verify if I'm still in possession of one of my biggest trump cards' as he thought this he started sending chakra to both of his eyes and when he slowly opened them they revealed a pair of blood-red crimson eyes, with the pupil being circled by a black ring that had 3 tomoe in each of them. It was the infamous Sharingan.
Author Note: Hi there! Thank you for taking the time to read this mediocre-ish chapter of my very first story. English isn't my native language so I'm sorry in advance if you find any major grammar errors. Now in regards to the story itself: The protagonist is an OC from an alternate universe of Naruto where Sasuke wasn't the only Uchiha to survive the massacre. Due to this, the Elemental Nations along with the main cast were drastically influenced over the course of the original story. I will give hints and some references about him and his past in future chapters but I'll not delve deeper into it unless you guys would want me to write about his backstory and if so I might actually do it(After I finish this story first, that is). Going back to the main topic, as you saw the names of Jaune's father, mother and one of his sisters in this story are Arthur, Luna, and Crystal. Since there was no mention of the names of any of his family members aside from his older sister Saphron I took the liberty of naming them myself along with giving a sort of a background for Jaune prior to Beacon and a decent reason (I hope) for why he barely if ever mentions or contacts them.I've also changed the rules of the tournament a little bit so that the story would make more sense. Team SPHR is OC, not sure if I should give many details about them in the future since they're not that relevant to the plot. The main pairing will be OC x Ruby(NO HAREMS). Now as to how often I'll update the story ... well the short answer would be whenever I can.I'm in college so I don't have that much spare time to update regularly or work on the story but I'll definitely post a new chapter at least once a month and if there comes a time where I would not post a single chapter for more than a month, don't worry it's either that I didn't have the inspiration or the time for it. What I can promise you though is that since this is my first story I've ever written I'm not going to just abandon it, I'll make sure to finish it. Anyways, I hope you guys liked this chapter and if not please tell me why in the reviews. See you next time!