Book One: The Rise of the Blue-Haired Devil.

      The bullet left the rifle barrel almost silently. Having reached the tent, she easily cut through the fabric, flying inside. Inside, the bullet shattered on the ground, releasing snake venom into the air. I didn't wait for panic to set in. I reloaded the rifle and fired another shot, after which a very unpleasant feeling appeared at the gates of my consciousness... the feeling of an extra person next to me... I literally felt a searing gaze on me. Continuing my sinful business, I was about to fire another shot, while at the same time I scanned the area using my sensory abilities. I was frightened by my feelings. The sensory system did not sense a single living soul nearby, but the animal instincts, developed through years of hard work in the Ryuchido cave, screamed completely the opposite. It was strange... was it possible that someone could bypass the Sage Mode's sensors? This man must be a real genius at stealth. Yeah, but I need to lure him out of his equipment or shelter, where he’s watching me. Provoke a fight here, otherwise he might follow me to the camp... If the fight takes place there, then my chances of victory will not increase significantly, because I will be surrounded by my people. Yes, some of them are strong ninjas, but my instincts scream that all of them are not his opponents at all. The unknown person, whoever he was, was clearly on the same level as the Kage of the Five Great Villages. The strength of such a shinobi must always be reckoned with. Fighting in my camp will only weaken me, because the enemy can use the hostages to achieve their goals. I think it's clear now why he's not attacking me right now. Firstly, he does not understand what I am doing, however, as soon as the siren goes up in the enemy camp, he will immediately attack me. Secondly, most likely he is confident in his secrecy, otherwise he would not have come to such a close distance that I feel his presence with my back. He wants to find out more information about me in order to deliver one precise and unexpected blow to kill me. He acts like a real ninja. However, he needs to find the moment for this. As long as I am on a tree branch, I can easily dodge any attack, because my hands are free. Thirdly, perhaps the enemy has realized who he is dealing with, so do not rush to attack. I could certainly be wrong. None of my assumptions may be wrong, however, if I am still right, then such an enemy must be eliminated first. An enemy with this level can bring a huge number of problems. While I was pondering the strength of the unknown enemy, I had already fired the last shot. All this time my vigilance was at its limit. As I began to disassemble the rifle, I heard a siren, the sound of which came from the stone camp. In fact, I didn't need to take my creation apart to seal it. Thus, I simply wanted to provoke the invisible enemy into a spontaneous emotional attack. I didn't succeed. Within a minute, I had fully gathered myself and had already made a jump from one branch to another... it was at that moment that all my senses screamed about the impending crisis. I experienced such strong anxiety only in those moments when I found myself on the brink between life and death. The enemy did not miss his perfect moment to attack... I was in flight, which means I could not dodge, according to his logic, of course, yes, I cannot fly, however, I still have tricks that allow me to avoid such a surprise attack. About five threads of chakra flew out from my fingertips, which I used to grab onto the tree that stood to my right. With a slight movement of my hand, I changed my trajectory, landing on a branch, even managing to catch the moment of the enemy’s attack. The cube, of unknown origin, was white. It lengthened, becoming rectangular in shape, hitting the place where I should have been at the moment. It started from the hands of a man completely covered in bandages. Muu... the right hand of the current Tsuchikage. What kind of technique did he use? This ninjutsu contained two elements? Nooo, there are three of them, maybe more... a very strange genome and a very strange opponent... strong and confident. He can also fly... now it’s clear why my sensors couldn’t detect him. The fact is that I save chakra, not spreading it into space, but directing it in waves. However, I scan the area in two planes, that is, I have to change the angle with the horizon in order to evaluate the entire space from the treetops to the ground. This allowed me to reduce my chakra consumption by three to four times, but now I will know that in this world there are ninjas who are capable of flying... I will also have to scan the air so as not to get into trouble like the one I am now in.       – I didn’t think that you, Blue-haired Devil, would come to the defense of Konoha from this front.” There are many rumors about you, but you are not as scary as they say about you. – Muu spoke in a calm voice. It really infuriates me that everyone here loves to chat so much. In fact, I understand that he is simply stalling for time, waiting for several units to approach him, but he was mistaken in something... help is unlikely to reach him before an hour later. More than thirty crazy comrades, who are also located in different parts of the camp, will not allow them to come to help earlier. Having bitten my finger until it bled, I summoned my blade. Morgana was already thirsty for blood, so I saw no point in holding back her urges. After that, I moved towards the enemy, hoping to probe his weak points in taijutsu. Muu was not lost... he also took out a bladed weapon. It was a double-edged blade, no different from all the other swords I had seen, but something inside told me that this was far from a simple blade. Our very first encounter confirmed my fears. His sword withstood a direct collision with Morgana's blade. This is unlikely to be possible with an ordinary blade. I even hesitated a little because of this, which my opponent did not fail to take advantage of. He transferred the entire weight of my weapon to one side, while he himself, along with the blade, went down, thereby avoiding my attack and was ready to deliver his fatal blow, fortunately I reacted, albeit late, making a movement to the side, but even so, Muu was able to slightly hook me. The wound burned unpleasantly, as if I had been cut by something heated to a thousand degrees. Blood flowed from the wound on his hand in a copious stream. The wound was shallow, but so painful. I immediately realized that the blade was not poisoned, but my wound was in no hurry to heal, which was alarming. Landing on my feet, I touched my hand to the wound, freezing it to restore functionality to my hand. Even after this, the burning sensation did not go away.       - This blade is unusual, but I think you already understand that. He goes by the big name... Kusanagi. One of my village's inventions. – explained the mummy, trying to show his superiority. And this fight will definitely be fun. I wouldn't want to fight an opponent of that level without knowing anything about his abilities. Just attack using different tricks that may not work? This is stupid... an enemy of this level requires a different approach. We need a clear plan with which to take the enemy by surprise, forcing him to show another trump card, but there is simply no time for such global tactical games. - Fuinjutsu technique, seal removal. – I said, putting the seal of concentration. I didn’t have much chakra, after all, the rifle was charged using my power, which is why no one but me could use it. A pleasant flow of refreshingly cold chakra flowed into my body. The body perked up, ready for a new stage of the battle. Without responding to my enemy, I ran towards him at maximum speed. Muu managed to react at the last moment, covering Kusanagi from a direct attack with my blade, but it was just a deceptive movement that the enemy could not immediately see through, which is why he paid, going flying more than a hundred meters from the kick. An ordinary jounin would have already died from such damage, but my opponent was unique in nature. For some reason I had no doubt about his surveillance and survival skills. However, when I saw that the enemy did not rise from his place, I became wary. It was strange. I slowly walked towards the enemy's landing site. He lay on the ground, unable to get up, spitting out huge clots of blood. At first glance, I realized that his body was not as strong as that of a jinchuuriki, so one could assume that he really was not that strong. Raising the blade above the defeated enemy, I was about to strike a decisive blow, but my back began to feel a danger that could be lethal for me. I was able to repel the attack with a melee weapon, being half a turn towards the second Muu, but I did not have time to use my second hand to block the blow with his other hand. My jaw crunched unpleasantly from the enemy’s blow, after which he added another blow to my temple with the handle of his blade, very deftly intercepting it. I immediately jumped back, trying to regain coordination in my movements. Red liquid fell directly from my right temple into my eyes, causing me to cover my eyes. My mind raced through options as I watched the enemy merge with his exact copy into one body, after which he disappeared using his invisibility technique. I immediately focused on my sensory abilities. To my surprise, the enemy did not attack me. His chakra signature began to move away from me, heading towards the camp. Apparently, this technique was not given to him without consequences, which is why he had to retreat. This is for the best. It's stupid to chase him. We can say that it was a test battle in which we adjusted to each other’s abilities. I went towards my squad...