Ninja Wizard Chapter 07

Another ally.

Harry jumped down from the tree and landed without making a sound. Minerva was busy with the second book, the one that revealed Haku's story. Minerva and Haku had similar stories. Only where Haku had been saved by the 'demon of the mist', McGonagall had given her loyalty to the one who first showed her how to control her gift, namely Albus Dumbledore.
Harry also saw the parallels between him and Naruto. Both were orphans and both were hated by the surrounding people (Mainly because of some lies the Dursleys had told the neighbors.) On the other hand, that whole boy-who-lived crap predicted something of a Sasuke-like behavior of the wizarding world. Harry paled at the implication, 'Oh great! Fangirls!'

Turning away from that horrid thought, he looked at the professor. It would be fun to have a student but her age could make it difficult to introduce a new type of energy. It would be similar for him to be introduced to magic, although he was younger. He was about the same age as academy-students, yet he knew more techniques then most because he started learning at the age of six. Taijutsu, Genjutsu, Ninjutsu, he knew everything but he hadn't had the possibility to determine his level. Ability-wise he might be high-chuunin or even low-jounin. Experience-wise he was hardly genin. Mainly because he didn't use his skills painting fences, doing groceries or chasing cats. The last two weren't correct he realized as he did use his skills to go shopping, mainly teleporting back and forth using shunshin no jutsu and Kagebunshin, and he had chased McGonagall in her animal form, although she certainly wasn't as skilled as a certain 'tiger' at 'entertaining' a genin squad. Of course, Tora had a reason to run away and to stay away.

Harry suddenly jumped upward, a shuriken hit the tree, "You are good at sensing," The bunshin said. The Chakra clone would often fire shadow weapons at him, to test his reflexes. Since the clone had the same energy-signature as Harry, it wasn't easy to sense the bunshin.

During this McGonagall still didn't look away from the book. Harry's smile faltered when he realized she hadn't moved at all, since she switched to the second book in the series.
"Sharingan!!" Harry activated the Uchiha blood-limit, "A Genjutsu!!" He turned to the clone, "Why did you do that?"
"To make her easier to teach. The Genjutsu is showing her the first steps of chakra-manipulation."
"Why? Why are you so persistent in wanting her to learn about chakra? Why do you care!!"
"I was created by you to help you. You gave me the ability to learn, to change my views. I am not like the Dursleys, I have watched you, you train, go to school, but you are not having fun."
Harry looked at his clone, "I am a ninja, I am a silent killer."
"YOU ARE JUST A KID!! YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO PLAY!! NOT TRAIN LIKE YOU WILL BE FACING BILLIONS OF JOUNIN!!!" The clone took a few breaths to calm down, "You're turning into a hermit. I do have your best interest. I know you can't be happy with just massive training. You need human contact, real human contact and not just mine and the forced contact at school. But for somebody to understand you they need to know about chakra and your possible abilities."
"I still don't like it."
"You may not like it but you can't alienate yourself. What is your nindo?"
"I will protect those who cannot defend themselves and those who are precious to me," Harry stated.
"Do not forget it," Harry's doppelganger spoke, "You have power and if you start to be consumed by it, nobody can stop you. Nobody except me," the clone said sadly, "And I am dependent of your energy. If you could just canceled the technique. I'd be no more. If you are consumed by it, you'll end up like Itachi or Orochimaru. That is one thing I cannot allow."

Harry smiled, "I understand, and I am sorry for shouting at you. We are strong united but weak when we're divided."
"Not entirely true. It still takes a lot to take one of us down. We're weaker divided, but still strong. Right Mimic-nin?"
"Mimic-nin?"
"We are copying most of the techniques of the Naruto-series but since the title' copy-nin' belongs to Cyclops, I had to find another word."
"Mimic-nin? I like it. What is your name?"
The clone shook his head, "I haven't figured out a name for myself. Shadow or something like that is too obvious. Same with Bunshin."
"How about Riddle? Because few will be able to figure you out." Harry laughed.
"I'll take a boring name to go with it, like Thomas," the clone suggested, "Tom Riddle for short."
The two looked at each-other, and chorused, "NAH!"
"It isn't, well, me."
"What is 'you' then? What would be a good name for you?"

The clone fell silent, "Spectre, like in a ghost-like sense," he then spoke.
Harry thought it through, "It does make sense, I like it."
Harry and the newly named 'Spectre' looked at each-other. "Let's free her and introduce her to you.
"Hai," Spectre nodded.
Harry moved his hands in a seal and called out "KAI!!"
The professor didn't move. "There's delay between the action and the actual release. To ensure a smooth transfer between the reality of the technique and the real world, it will take about have an hour," Spectre told Harry, "Her mind also has several blocks which will release themselves during the next hours or so, preventing a information-overload."
"You haven't been idle, have you?" Harry spoke.
"No, not really. By the way, we should probably check our jutsu. If we intend to teach her, the teachers must be certain they have the ability to use the jutsu, right?"
"You're right, so Henge, Kawamari and Bunshin? We don't want to forget basic training in weapons and Taijutsu."
"Followed by tree- and waterwalking, extra Taijutsu. How about Genjutsu?"
"Perhaps theory and minor casting to show it. We'll hold off the heavy illusions until we're certain she'll detect and dispel the lower ones first."
"Offensive jutsu must wait until she has enough control," Spectre concluded, "How about elemental jutsu?"
"You mean base, katon, suiton, doton, fuuton and raiton?"
"And their combinations, like water and earth make wood and water and wind make ice. I found out that Gaara is probably an earth and wind because of his usage of sand, the combination of the two."

Spectre took a stick and drew a pentagram in the ground.
"Fire, wind, water, earth and lightning are the main elements. I have a slight idea of the different combinations but it is difficult to use them. You can have several different effects, depending on how much the percentage of the elements you use.

Fire and wind for example, it makes the fire burn better, or a dry, uncomfortable wind, which can wear down the opponent. Lightning mixed with fire or ground makes light or darkness. Lightning and wind makes the air heavy with electric particles generating a kind of gravity-like effect. Fire and water are technically incompatible, but can make steam or heated water. And...""Wow, hold on a sec, I lost you," Harry interrupted, "I mean I have thought about the combinations myself but you're rambling."Spectre sighed, "Let me put it this way," he spoke and he drew the various combinations on the ground.

"Fire and wind make better fire attacks, might even create plasma.
Fire and water generates steam or heated water.
Fire and lightning is light
Fire and earth, according to certain religions, makes metal.

Water and wind creates ice.
Water and earth as seen by the first hokage is wood.
Water and lightning are another incompatible link but the lightning-attack becomes more powerful.

Wind and earth is sand.
Wind and lightning equals static like I explained.

And finally Earth and lightning makes darkness."

"I see, and more elements fused together?"

"I haven't thought of that. We'll have to master dual elements first," Spectre said, he suddenly turned more serious, "There is one aspect we haven't covered, seals. And that is something we cannot copy. Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Genjutsu and even Kin- and Kenjutsu have been explained, but not ..."
"We can try, can't we?" Harry interrupted, "The other jutsu might have been explained, it was still a matter of trial and error. That's how I started, it was only later that I discovered how chakra worked, and we worked our way from there. I don't see why we cannot do the same thing here."
Spectre fell silent, then he chuckled, "You're right. I'll go to get some scrolls. Although you didn't actually need to make them. Before I forget, she should be waking soon. Ja ne!" Spetre gave a cheeky wave and left using shunshin.
"Bloody bastard," Harry muttered, "I pay him back during our next spar, better yet I'll attack him when he returns."
"Harry?" McGonagall had awoken, just like Spectre said, "I must have fallen asleep," I remember you fighting with your teacher and then..."

Harry sighed, "He hypnotized you, in order to allow you to learn about my skills. These memories will 'unlock' themselves in a few hours. They will be assimilated by your sub-conscious. This will happen over time so you won't pass out. Although I can imagine it will feel strange to have new information all of a sudden. In the meantime, I have received a certain letter. Perhaps you could help me with it," Harry showed the envelope, "Care to give a tour of the wizarding world?"
McGonagall looked at Harry, Harry realized she was scared. "Don't worry, nobody will take you or me away as long as me or Spectre is around."
"Spectre?"
"He introduced himself as my teacher."
McGonagall remembered the strange person who had defended her with a Genjutsu, How he argued with Harry. Suddenly she realized she didn't know the word 'Genjutsu' before. Harry smiled, "The memory-blocks are dissolving ."
"Are you,"
"Reading your mind? Not really. I learned to recognize thought-patterns and manipulate them. It always scares people," Harry laughed, "Anyway, about the letter."
McGonagall nodded, "Sure, I will take you there."

Spectre was surprised, when he moved away from the shadow of the tree, somebody was waiting for him.
"It's you," Spectre spoke. Alastor 'Mad-eye' Moody turned to face him.
"We meet again," the retired auror replied.
"I guess we do. So what business might you have with me or my student?"
"Your student is Potter?"
"I've taught him, yes," Spectre said, "But we are past the point of formal teaching. We learn from each-other now. I let him improve on his own, then face him in a spar or a battle to see if my new findings can measure up to his improvement."
"Potter had hidden himself behind some sort of mist, did he not? And then he split himself into multiple copies."
"Do you want to know or does somebody else want to know?"
"Both, Dumbledore also would like to know," Moody answered truthfully.
"And why would you like to know?"
"Although I understand that I cannot receive the answer, I want to know because the copies fooled my eye. If my enemy can do that too, I am unable to rely on it."
"And Dumbledore?" Spectre continued.
"I don't know why Dumbledore wants to know, it is probably because of the threat it might be to our world."
"I can propose a trade, of information. I 'd like to know about your eye and I'll tell you the weakness of the Clone technique Harry used."
"Very well. My eye replaces one I lost during the war against Voldemort. In addition to normal sight, it can also see through barriers like walls, doors and clothing. It can spin 360?, allowing full view."
Spectre smirked, "I see, you're a pervert."
"What?"
"You can peek at girls without them noticing, that makes you a pervert."
"No, I am not! By the way, you're changing the subject."
"No, you are," the ninja said, "You're changing the subject by saying that I changed the subject, while I did not really change the subject which was objectively proven to be your eye," Spectre waited for Moody to process what just got said, "Your eye can see through clothing, that makes you a pervert."
"That's your opinion. So what is that clone weakness?," Moody asked.
"It is an illusion, they have no physical body. They cannot disturb their surroundings."
"So the real one does? How?"
"Look at the ground. If you move your feet dust rises, grass is flattened. That is not something an illusion can do."
"I see, but I heard Potter has more moves."
"That is true, but I am sure you understand that I cannot tell you, revealing too much is dangerous."
"I understand."
"However... I could tell you more if you break away from the headmaster and side with me, Harry and McGonagall."
"Are you against Dumbledore?"
"No, but I am not on his side either. He has taken certain liberties, he had nothing to do with. For instance, the family Harry stayed at abused him, hated him and practically enslaved him. He knew Lily's sister hated magic. Still Harry was placed on their doorstep. I do feel some form of resentment against him. What do you think of Dumbledore?"
Moody looked away, his eyes unfocused, "I don't know, you're the first who asked me such a question."
"And?"
"He is a powerful wizard, both physically and politically, but he has indeed abused his position. I haven't realized that up until now," Mad-eye replied, "He is too trusted. Appearing as if he has all the answers, while he doesn't."
Spectre smiled, "That's all I need to know. Wait here for a moment, I need to get some items from the house." He vanished in a poof of smoke. Five minutes later he reappeared, carrying a small backpack.
"How did you?"
""Pure speed, enhanced to such a level that eyes, at least most human eyes, cannot follow the motion."
"That is impossible!"
"It is possible but people are usually too old to learn. If you come with us, I can teach you the theory behind it."
Mad-eye looked at the boy in front of him, "Wouldn't it be better if you didn't tell? The more who know the more danger of exposing the techniques to the world. I wouldn't like it if an advantage was lost because too many people know."
"Don't worry, even if they know it takes a hellish amount of training to get to a level where they pose a threat and I am not going to teach you my original techniques. Harry might give you some clues though. Speaking of which, WE better go before those two leave without us."
Spectre grabbed Moody's hand and the two of them vanished into thin air, the only sign left where the leaves in the air and the footprints of a single pair of shoes on the grass.

They arrived at Harry's training ground, and were promptly assaulted by the boy-who-lived. Or at least, Spectre was.Harry's fist flew but Spectre dodged, before he summoned a blue haze around his fist which changed into a sword then he attacked. Harry flipped a couple of times to create distance and summoned the same blue mist which then became solid in the shape of two kunai. He threw the daggers at his teacher and summoned a similar blade. The two Shinobi clashed several times. Moody and McGonagall looked in awe at the speed at which the two were fighting.
"Should we attempt to stop them?" Moody asked.
Minerva shook her head, "Harry told me he would do this. The two apparently always attack each other so they wouldn't slack off. Similar to your 'Constant Vigilance'," She said, "Only a little extreme I would say."
Moody grinned, "I like them, I really do."

Spectre jumped up and made a downward slash, Harry blocked and actually balanced Spectre before pushing him back into the air. Spectre rebounded off a tree and jumped up, balancing on one of the tree's branches. Harry nodded and followed, jumping several meters to do so. Taking position on a branch a distance away from his clone, he held up his sword as Spectre did the same. Both jumped at the same time, little more then blurs. Yet as invisible they were to the outside, as visible they were to each other, the Sharingan made sure of that. Kicks, punches, Kage Kunai and sword-slashes, all were blocked as the two battled each other on seemingly a life and death struggle. Both warriors met in mid-air, neither gaining strength over the other. The two jumped away as a red streak passed between them. Moody waved his wand at them and he had a large grin on his face. The ninjas looked at each other and nodded, then looked down at Moody and nodded again. Moody in turn looked at the transfiguration teacher who sighed but drew her wand. The shinobi jumped at each other. They bounded through the trees, dodging the other ninja, his projectiles, branches and the spells the wizards now cast. The spells weren't too offensive, but were still very much aimed to harm both the shinobi. Surprisingly even McGonagall, although she used her speciality to make trees attempt to beat the two up. Suddenly the duo jumped down.

"That's enough fun for now," Spectre spoke, his cloak and hood still hiding his face despite the fact that he just had jumped around."I do need my supplies for Hogwarts," Harry spoke up, "But I am a Shinobi, I won't bow to Dumbledore."
"The two of us have learned from our mistakes. We won't make it again."
"So, how do we get there?"
"Side-apparation , we transport you to the Leaky Cauldron," Moody told the two.
"Very well," Harry said.
The two wizards placed a hand on the shoulder of one of the Shinobi. McGonagall choose Harry and Spectre was picked by Moody.
Then one of the two groups vanished with a small POP, while the other had a loud CRACK.