Outsider Chronicles: Swirling Dragon
Dieing and ending up in another world is one thing. That world being one of murder and war is quite another. Add in two grouchy mental room mates, a howler monkey and an avenger as teammates and you have a recipe for headaches galore.
And we are back for more! Enjoy!
Chapter 2
Outside of my training in my head, I decided to take a leaf out of many of my alternates books by hiding my true skill and power behind a mask of idiocy. While the Villages only ignored and overcharged me, I didn't want to risk enticing them to violence by showing off my strength. I didn't chase after Sakura though. I'm not that masochistic.
On the other hand, I had made a friend in Hinata. And made a very interesting discovery about what she could do. And I don't just mean the fact that her skills had been blunted by her family's horrible treatment of her.
It was during the break time of the first day when I met the shy Hyuuga heiress, I was looking for somewhere out of the way to eat my lunch in peace, away from the loud brats that made up most of the school, when I stumbled on Hinata being surrounded by a bunch of Civie students who looked like they had more brawn than brain cells and would likely be drummed out of the Academy before the year was over, at least if they didn't get murdered by Hiashi first for picking on his daughter.
Apparently, rumors of Hinatas kind nature were already abundant and this bunch of morons had decided to make themselves feel good by picking on a Clan Heir. Not very smart, but these were the kind of people who thought that being a Ninja was all about epic battles and fame, rather than subterfuge and death. Unfortunately for them, I despise bullies and wasn't the type of person who let someone else be picked on. The fact that I was often the target of bullies due to ignorant parents passing on their disdain for me to their kids certainly didn't help my dislike of the cowards.
"Hey!"
At my shout, the bullys turned around and fixed me with with a piggy gaze. The leader of the bullies was a huge, fat boy that reminded me of a baby killer whale and made me wonder how in the world he planned to make it through the first PE session, let alone the whole of the Academy. He was even larger than the Akimichi and they had the excuse that their Clan Jutsu relied on their body's stores of energy to work, plus a lot of their body mass was actually muscle. This boy was pure fat. He had a mop of blond hair and watery blue eyes that contained little intelligence and a heck of a lot of malice, at least for a child.
"What do you want?" he demanded.
"What do you think you're doing?" I asked, "Don't you know that picking on a Clan Heir is an incredibly bad idea?"
The fat boy snorted, sounding like the pig he resembled.
"What, this little freak?" he asked, "I'm just showing her her place compared to us normal people. Now beat it, or you'll be sorry!"
My eyebrows shot up. Wow, just wow. I knew that some of the Civilian residence of the village were jealous of the Bloodlines of the Shinobi clans and more than a few people were freaked out by the Hyuugas eyes, but to call the Heiress of one of the Noble Clans a freak could and would put you on their shitlist and, since this was a Shinobi village, chances are you'd disappeared and never be seen again. It really didn't help that this ignorant little bully and his gang reminded me of another baby whale who picked on someone for being different. However, that wasn't important, what was was making sure that these morons didn't become the victim of the Hyuuga Clans Gentle Fist. Broken bones were a lot easier to recover from than ruptured organs after all and got the message across much easier.
I picked up a nearby stone and threw it at the lead bully, nailing him in the back of the head. He turned around, his face turning red with anger.
"I'm sorry, maybe I wasn't being clear enough," I said, my voice and eyes colder than an arctic gale, "Here let me make it simpler. Stop picking on her or I'll break your legs."
The bully looked at me incredulously for a moment, before glancing at his goons.
"Hey, wait a sec, I recognize that kid," said one of the morons, "Thats the Demon kid your Dad told us about!"
The leader blinked and took another look at me, before a slow smile crossed his face.
"Well, this is lucky!" he said, "Lets get him!"
"Hooo boy," I muttered as the gang charged me.
Now, I could have easily taken them out thanks to the training I'd done with Ddraig and Tamamo, but since I was hiding my skills I couldn't exactly beat the shit out of them like I wanted to. At last I heal fast. Plus, these idiots couldn't actually hit that hard.
Eventually, the morons finished 'beating' me up and walked away, laughing and celebrating their 'victory', leaving me laying on my back.
"Idiots," I muttered.
"U-um, are you alright?"
"Hmm?"
I tilted my head back and found myself looking into a pair of worried, lavender coloured eyes.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I said as I sat up, "Those morons have no idea how to do any real damage."
I shifted my arm and winced. Although they didn't know how to hit properly yet, the leaders sheer weight meant that his hits did actually do some damage. Hinata noticed my wince and knelt down next to me.
"L-let me help," she said, "I-its the least I can do."
"Don't worry, I'll be fine," I said.
Hinata ignored me and cupped her hands over my injured arm. A moment later, a green aura appeared around her hands and a soothing warmth flowed into my arm.
"Wh...AH!"
I winced as my left hand tensed up.
"Wha...I don't believe it!" said Ddraig's voice in my head.
"Whats up Ddraig?" I asked.
"That power...its Twilight Healing!"
My eyes widened and darted to Hinata's hands where, sure enough, there was a pair of silver rings on her fingers, nearly hidden by the light of the power. Well, that was interesting.
"Thats an interesting ability," I said, "Its not Medical Ninjutsu, is it?"
Hinata shook her head.
"No, its not," she said, "Truth is, I have no idea how I can do it. I just...developed the ability to heal injuries one day after my sister got badly hurt while we were playing in the forest. She would have bled out before we could get back to the Village and I was desperate. The next thing I knew, she was completely healed and I had this power."
"It sure is amazing," I said as she finished healing me and I flexed my arm, "It feels like I was never hurt at all!"
Hinata blushed and looked away.
"Y-yes, it is a blessing," she said, "I just wish…"
She shook her head.
"N-never mind."
She got to her feet and bowed to me.
"T-thank you for helping me," she said and scurried away.
"Wow, she needs someone to give her a hug," said Tamamo, "So what exactly is this Twilight Healing?"
"Twilight Healing, a Sacred Gear that allows the user to heal any injury from any race," said Ddraig, "Its the sort of power any Healer would give their right arm for. To think its in the hands of a girl from a family who consider her gift to be an embarrassment due to their own foolish traditions…"
"Thats almost as bad as what happened to Asia," I muttered, "At least she found happiness with Issei and the rest of Rias Peerage...Hey Ddraig, what do you say to helping out another wielder of Twilight Healing?"
"Heh, since when have you ever needed my permission?" growled the Dragon.
"Good point," I said, "Right, lets go!"
And thats how I made friends with Hinata...sort of. It took a few weeks to get her to stop squeaking and fainting whenever I caught her spying on my training in the waking world and even longer to convince her to spar with me. Still it was worth it, even if I did want to kill half of the Hyuuga clan by the end of it. Hinata was every bit as talented in the Junken as Neji. Her form was perfect, her speed incredibly and her natural flexibility just gave her an extra edge as it made her movements even more flowing. Literally the only thing holding her back was her chronic lack of confidence. Even her kind nature was less of a hindrance than that! To make matters worse, that lack of confidence was pretty well entrenched and I could not get Hinata to see that she had a ton of potential, even without her Twilight Healing.
To try and prove that she wasn't anywhere near as bad as her family would have her believe, I…'acquired' an anatomy model that was used to teach how the Chakra system worked and set it up. It worked by a person channeling some Chakra into it, which would then flow through the dummy in the same way as it would the Human body. It wasn't perfect of course, but it did have Tenketsu and dummys like this were also used to train Hyuuga in the use of the Gentle Fist.
I set up the dummy and charged it (being careful not to put too much Chakra in and blow it up like I did the other one I'd nicked) and took a few steps back.
"Alright Hinata, lets see what you can do," I said, "Just do your best."
"U-um, Ok," said Hinata and activated her Byakugan.
Ten seconds later, half the dummy pseudo-Tenketsu were blocked and, if it was Human, it would be suffering from massive internal hemorrhaging and muscle tears. Note to self, do NOT piss of Hinata. I looked at Hinata with a raised eyebrow as the Byakugan Princess poaked her fingers together.
"S-sorry, I know that wasn't as good as you were expecting," she said, "I'm a failure…"
I blinked and looked from Hinata to the dummy and back again.
"Hinata, that was damn near perfect," I said, "The only thing you did wrong was not target a lethal point. Look."
I pointed at the dummy, tracing the areas where Hinata had targeted.
"If this had been Human, you would have taken him completely out of the fight. Whats more, due to the severity of damage to the muscles in the legs, arms and abdomen, their Ninja career would be over without immediate treatment from a Medic on par with Tsunade of the Sannin. How in the world could that ever be considered to be bad?!"
Hinata blushed a shade of Uzumaki red.
"Hinata, the only thing holding you back from being a great Ninja is your lack of confidence," I said, "You are incredibly talented in the Junken and with your control and that healing power of yours, you'd make an excellent medic nin, easily on par with Tsunade. Had you been born into ANY other Clan than the Hyuuga, your powers would be welcome and nurtured, not ridiculed and scorned."
Hinatas blush darkened to the point where it was Gremory red.
"B-but my Father…"
"Oh, thats it," growled Ddraig, making us both jump and look down at my left hand, "Listen up Princess, your Father and Clan are complete morons. That power of yours is not a simple healing power. It is, quite literally, a gift from Heaven. Its name is Twilight Healing and it can heal ANYONE. Human, Devil, Angel, Dragon, Yokai, you name it. Do you have any idea how rare a power like that is?"
Hinata stuttered, although whether it was from the fact my hand was talking or the fact she had just been told that her healing ability literally came from a long dead God.
"N-Naruto, your hands talking!" said Hinata.
"Er, yeah, this is Ddraig," I said, holding up my hand.
"Yo."
"Hes actually a Dragon sealed into a weapon thats in my left arm."
I clenched my fist and the Boosted Gear appeared.
DRAGON BOOSTER!
Hinata jumped at the unexpected shout.
"Like your Twilight Healing, the Boosted Gear is a Sacred Gear, an artifact created by a God of the Ancient World in order to create miracles on Earth. Considering hes long dead, I'm not entirely sure how the Sacred Gear system is still working, but I'm certainly not going to complain."
"S-so, what does it do?" asked Hinata.
I grinned.
"It doubles my power every ten seconds," I said.
Hinata's eyes went wide.
"Thats…"
"Utterly broken? I know."
"Notes about my brokenness aside, back to my original point," said Ddraig, "You have a ton of talent in the Junken kid, but some people just aren't suited for combat. My advice is to focus on learning healing and become a medic instead. Of course, you should still train to fight, but your kindness and compassion will make you unsuitable for front line combat."
"But my Father…"
"Screw your father!" said Ddraig, "Its clear hes already made his mind up about you, so stop trying to meet his expectations and instead prove everyone wrong about you being useless by surpassing that brat Tsunade."
I blinked.
"You know Tsunade?" I asked.
"Hashirama was my last holder."
"Oh...WHAT?!"
And that'll do for an end point. Might be a bit premature, but I really don't give a fuck.
So, Hinata gets Twilight Healing and a good talking to from Ddraig about how she'd be better off becoming a Healer and telling everyone who thinks thats a bad thing to go screw themselves. She'll start channeling Asia in the future.
Yep, Hashirama was indeed the last holder of the Boosted Gear. I wonder who held the Divine Dividing...as if its not blatantly obvious!
Anyway, next time will take us up to the Exams. Don't forget to leave a review!