The dual team of eight shinobi made their way through the trade roads, and with no civilian in their company, they traveled at speeds comparable to that of galloping horses. The green scenery of the open domains of the Land of Fire made for a calming sight as they moved forward on their journey to cross one country into another for th...
2023-02-14 21:55:00 +0000 UTC View PostSeeing it thrice didn’t make Tsubura’s office any less ugly or gaudy. One would either need to be blind or willfully ignorant to disregard the obnoxious tackiness
At least the chairs are comfortable, Takuma thought as he sat down across from Tsubura and placed his mask on the table between them.
“This here is the mission scroll for a mission that will take us out of the village.”
Iruka held up a deep royal blue scroll in front of a group of six genin, who were part of Iruka’s genin roster that he chose from while working on a C-rank mission as a team leader. Takuma sat among the genin, his eyes gazing a...
2023-02-10 20:44:21 +0000 UTC View PostHi guys,
So, I'm going to make one little change to the story. It's nothing too big, but it's also not small?
Depending on when you became a patron and began reading on Patreon, you might have read a different version of CHAPTER 64.
In Version-1 2023-02-10 11:40:04 +0000 UTC View Post
The arena reserved for the weapons category was filled with anticipation on a Friday evening. A prime fighting spot in the Ring. The fighters that got an opportunity to fight on weekend spots knew they were under the spotlight— a sign that they were valued. Reserved for veteran fighters, for fighters on long winning streaks, and for...
2023-02-08 23:04:08 +0000 UTC View PostShisui cut off the flow of chakra swimming through his body, and all the momentum from Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Jutsu) left his body, and he perfectly stopped on the ground with no extra steps needed for stabilization. His control over the jutsu had reached such a mastery that the blades of grass around his feet didn...
2023-02-05 20:06:21 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma couldn’t move his eyes away from the zip-lock bag filled with a dried-up herb that looked strikingly identical to what he had seen before. And from what he knew, it was very much illegal in the Hidden Leaf. He was coming to realize what job Enomoto was planning to offer him.
“How kid is the kid again?” Ry...
2023-02-04 12:23:30 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma recalled the time when he was a kid. One night, he was thirsty and walked to the kitchen in the dead of night for some water. He had gone from his room to the kitchen without switching on any light on the way, even though there was zero light inside the house. That day, his kiddy self had been proud of himself for getting back ...
2023-02-02 15:48:42 +0000 UTC View PostThe sky had taken a darker shade of evening blue as Takuma followed Slash Baron and three others who he assumed to be part of the Troupe. The destination they arrived at was a rooftop of a vacant building of a higher length than its neighbors. An appropriate place for a meeting to take place in private.
As Ta...
2023-02-01 19:06:22 +0000 UTC View Post[ AN: Jutsu index/key will now be available at the end of every chapter. ]
[!!AN!!: This chapter has been rewritten and is major re-write. Please re-read it and forget that the previous version existed. More information regarding this re-write c... 2023-01-30 21:47:55 +0000 UTC View Post
“Report, Takuma. Over.”
Perched on the rooftop, Takuma peered down at the streets of the Hidden Leaf with a pair of binoculars, keeping an eye on an entourage of carriages working its way through the streets. He pulled the walkie-talkie to his face and pushed the button.
“Route-A ...
2023-01-29 18:46:31 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma put his hefty duffle bag in the locker, choosing to put it in the very bottom. Putting it down on any of the higher shelves would risk them breaking from the weight.
He closed the locker, and a long thin mirror on the locker door reflected his image. He only wore his black shorts and the leather gua...
2023-01-26 19:51:07 +0000 UTC View Post“How are you feeling, Takuma?” asked Enomoto as they headed into the Learning Resource Center (LRC) building. “Last I heard, you haven’t been doing well in the weapons category. Congratulations on moving up to the category. Every win means more money now.”
Takuma indeed hadn’t been doing good in his latest...
2023-01-25 19:13:10 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma stood beside the five tied-up thieves, four unconscious, while the fifth trembled like a wet puppy. The carriage and its goods were secured, and the civilian driver they had brought along with them because neither of them knew how to drive horses was safe. As long as the mission was concerned, they had completed it ...
2023-01-24 12:04:49 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma stepped up to the front of the queue for one of the reception desks in Mission Desk Central. It was the reception desk assigned to him. Every mission assignment and completion submission happened on this desk.
“Good evening, Michi,” said Takuma to the receptionist that took the evening shift.&nb...
2023-01-22 13:53:52 +0000 UTC View PostThe kunai felt strange in his hand. Throwing practice had continued to have a place in his training regiment, but it had been a while since he had held it in a melee grip; to use the kunai as a blade rather than a throwing dagger. Three months of training with bare-handed brawling had left his fingers feeling stiff.
...
2023-01-21 07:44:34 +0000 UTC View PostTsubura walked into one of the VIP booths that overlooked the arena. He gazed down at the people standing around the caged arena, waiting for the next fight to start. He could look down at them, but they couldn’t look up at him because of the one-way windows. Every arena hall had five such booths built into the wal...
2023-01-19 04:11:44 +0000 UTC View Post“How is duty treating you recently? I hope you’re at least diligent in front of the patrons.”
Taro glanced at his dad walking beside him as they returned home from his dad’s workplace, Mito Hospital of Leaf. The best thing he liked about his dad was that they could let the silence sit between them,...
2023-01-17 18:16:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Is he part of the group?” asked Takuma in the shadow of the fighter’s tunnel.
Standing behind him, Sango, the brunette iryo-nin, nodded. “Uh-huh, Bearpelt is part of the group, alright.”
Takuma narrowed his eyes as he hummed, “Thank you.”
“Don’t thank me, I just got...
2023-01-14 06:25:03 +0000 UTC View PostMaruboshi faced his student, anticipation hidden behind his eyes. It had been ages since they had met like this, and he wanted to see how Takuma had improved in that time. The last time he had seen Takuma in action was during the basic training tournament, so he had a rough measure of where his student stood back then, but...
2023-01-13 02:16:39 +0000 UTC View Post“You know… you have a tell.”
Takuma’s eyes widened as the words registered in his mind. He jolted up from the bed— “argh!” —and was punished by the pain stabbing in his ribs. He fell back on the bed and shivered in wait for the hurt to pass.
“They shouldn’t hav...
2023-01-11 03:52:04 +0000 UTC View Post![Naruto: The Outsider's Resolve: Takuma [FanArt]](https://img5.samukata.com/storage/4/mo/uh/4e9b88-019e8f97-95da-7138-ac85-e4b8001168fb.png)
Hello, all!
So, two days back, I got a message from a Patron, Incraze, who wanted to know more about Takuma's physical description... and to my surprise, he wanted to do a fanart!
I was thrilled to say the least. I gave him some information, and he returned with the first piece of origi...
2023-01-09 22:57:52 +0000 UTC View Post“Standing victorious at a record of 9-6, I introduce…. SCARS!”
Takuma ran into the arena and locked onto his opponent. A woman that went by the fighter alias Purplewind with a winning record of 36-34 — an almost equal split. And from the looks of it, she was about to complete her initial c...
2023-01-09 22:13:54 +0000 UTC View Post‘—a shinobi is much more than the chakra he wields—’
Did Takuma fully understand the depth behind the meaning of the words that Maruboshi had said to him nearly a year ago? The answer would be ‘No’. His teacher had put him through many different skills that he initially though...
2023-01-08 00:23:56 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma rolled his neck and bent down to grab his ankles to stretch his spine. He waited for his ‘name’ to be called. After two weeks of visiting below the surface of the leaf village, he had gotten somewhat used to the cold and (thankfully) dry tunnels and arena of the place that he bled in front of a...
2023-01-07 00:17:04 +0000 UTC View PostGreetings, fellow humans!
I was writing the latest chapter and quarter way through, I noticed that it contributed nothing at all to the story and the plot. I scrubbed it and tried to r-write it, but couldn't figure out anything else to write.
I know it sounds like a block— but it's not, well p...
2023-01-05 20:06:52 +0000 UTC View PostThings had moved faster than Takuma had ever expected. One moment he was listening to unreasonable terms and conditions from fat boss man Tsubura, and the next moment he was looking at a ginormous caged arena inside a dark back tunnel. It turned out there was an open spot they needed to fill.
“I hope you...
2023-01-04 21:46:31 +0000 UTC View PostTakuma looked around before walking into a random street in the Leaf village, which was actually a pre-decided meeting spot decided upon by him and Shady Guy the day before.
“Oh good, you’re here,” said Shady Guy when he saw him. He pushed off the wall he was leaning against and looked Takuma over. ...
2023-01-03 20:50:16 +0000 UTC View PostHow did one get stronger? The question ran through Takuma’s mind more than it had ever. His previous answers to the questions had been: follow whatever Maruboshi taught… observe others’ combat style in basic training and thus learn how to counter them more effectively… train to improve at his ninjutsu arsenal… and a...
2023-01-02 19:02:41 +0000 UTC View PostHAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
So, I'm not good at these festive messages. I never know what to write in them. They're never inspiring when they come from me, so I just end them quickly, and will do the same here.
——— Let's see, I'm looking forward to 2023 and what i...
2022-12-31 17:37:31 +0000 UTC View Post