The Daimyo sent a message to the outpost to send the package that was being kept under guard there. It was the very thing that Hinoki had given all those years ago to safe guard. Daimyo urged Hinoki to check it first to see if there was any damage done to it by mistake. Hinoki opened the package carefully as to not damage it. Jun and Nazuna peeked to see what it was as the final wrapping was undone. A Mirror stared back at them, as perfect as the day it was made. Yellow-Cream colored frame, and a clear reflecting surface swirling with dense amounts of Sealing Runes. He could see a variety of concepts woven into it, Self-Reflection, Illusion, s.p.a.ce, Time, And Surprisingly Chakra Drain and Chakra transmission. But its meaning seemed unclear, as if he was only looking at one part of the puzzle.As Jun and Nazuna pored over it, Jun suddenly looked up. Suddenly he was feeling really anxious and strange. He felt as if he was in a path of a meteor that was going to smash right into him.
"Master, if you don"t mind then please give the Mirror to me for safeguarding. There is a feeling I can"t describe, but something is going to happen soon." Jun said looking around the surroundings. Hinoki was startled at first, then realized that Jun"s enhance Sage Physique was reacting to signals from nature. More his bloodline evolves, more attuned would he be with nature. He gave the Mirror to Jun who put it in his inventory and quickly jumped to the roof of the carriage, looking around.
Itachi glanced at Jun who was up on the roof of carriage searching for something, he felt weirded out by his actions and decided to ask him. He flashed up to the roof beside him.
"Hey, is something the matter?" Itachi "You have been searching around like you are searching for something. I don"t sense any enemies or other danger nearby. What is it you are searching for then?"
"I don"t know actually, it is like this strangest of feeling like I am in the middle web of innumerable strings. One of the strings has been disturbed and I can feel the general direction, but not the exact position. But I tell you Itachi, something is going to happen and soon. Even though we have gained this miniature army of soldiers and Shin.o.bi from the outpost, this strange feeling makes me feel like I am vulnerable." Jun confessed to Itachi. He could strangely relate to this elder boy, with an innocent face yet mature air about him. His situation and surroundings had given him experiences which had forced him to mature, not unlike his own circ.u.mstances. Keeping the knowledge of a reincarnated person and his unique bloodline made his body mature thrice as fast as an ordinary shin.o.bi. He was unable to think like a child at most times, which would definitely must be earning gossip behind his back. His physique, Natural Sage Physique, Immortal Chakra Stages and Heavenly breathing technique had made his body far beyond what a human would have. And at times that was what he felt, that he wasn"t human. All of a sudden he really started to feel something staring at him. It felt like the gaze of a predator which was out on a hunt.
"Itachi, its time I think. The danger is here." Jun told Itachi as he signalled Inari and Tenma to come up next to him. When they arrived he told them of his feelings and situation too as quickly as possible. Tenma scoffed at Jun"s paranoia and was about to rebuke him for speaking beyond his age, but Inari elbowed him in the guts, making him shut up. She felt the seriousness from Jun and could tell he was not lying. She always felt a similarity between him and Itachi which made it easier for her to believe him.
"Get your fists forward everyone. Hurry up!" He rebuked when Tenma was hesitating with a disbelieving gaze at him, but Tenma was persuaded by Inari to do as Jun asked. All of them put their fists forward and Jun started to make a stream of hand signs at a rapid pace, almost blurring his fingers entirely. As Tenma looked at him dumfounded at his Hand Seal making speed, Jun finished his jutsu by the time half a minute pa.s.sed. He slammed his left hand onto their fists, while his right hand made a weird hand seal with his eyes closed. When he opened them, His Runic Eyes were spinning with a fast pace and Runic Circles formed and glowed on the fists of the three Genins. They could feel a dense, unfamiliar chakra enter their bodies and settle on the Runic Circle and it stopped glowing finally.
"Phew, it went well." Jun sighed. On facing their inquiring gazes, he started explaining its purpose "It"s one of my self-made Jutsus. It will help you against Basic Genjutsu and Taijutsu, absorbing physical damage up to a limit, well as long as the chakra I fed it lasts essentially. Even with my enhanced physique and chakra control that took around 10% of my chakra with each application. I have around 70% now, which should be enough I guess unless I am fighting a true monster."
"Hmph, Just Physical damage and Genjutsu prevention? That took around 10% of your chakra? You must be pretty weaker than I thought!" Tenma belittled Jun, Not wanting to look inferior to a kid. Jun smiled as Inari punched him in the gut again to shut him up. He didn"t mind Tenma"s verbal insult as he knew if he told him that he currently had ten times the amount of chakra Tenma had despite using 30% of his total chakra, Tenma wouldn"t believe him.
"Of course that is not all." Jun replied to Tenma"s earlier enquiry "There is one special feature added which makes it really special. It"s --"
"Hey you brats!" Minazuki interrupted their discussion, peeved at how they were all looking at the 4-5 year old child as if he was a G.o.d or something "Get down from there. You are all supposed to be guards of honour and you are wasting this opportunity sitting around with your discussion? It"s really disrespectful--"
Boom! Boom! Bloom!
Minazuki"s angry rebuke was cut short by a series of explosions around the convoy. Both the way forward and back was bombarded, startling the convoy and finally one explosion also took place right in the middle of the soldiers guarding in front of the convoy, killing off many soldiers and hired Shin.o.bis of Daimyo"s army. A masked person came out of the chaos of limbs and blood, loose and thick Black Kimono adorning his body and a mask with runes and swirly lines on his face. Only one eye hole was present in that mask and rest was tightly sealed. The masked person had a length of thick chain in his hands, partially coiled around his body. It was far, but being a ninja their eyesight was better than regular people. A red eye could be seen from the eyehole in the mask, Three Tomoe swirling in the red disc like pupil.
Itachi stiffened next to Jun, and Jun saw him clench and unclench his slightly shaking hands and two words spilled out of his mouth in a soft yet shocked voice, which only Jun was barely able to hear, "Sharingan …. Uchiha"
Jun"s head swivelled back to the masked person who was walking towards them at leisure as the rest of the remaining soldiers and shin.o.bi formed a protective semicircle around Daimyo"s carriage.
"Oi Oi, I am not late to the party am I? I got the information pretty late ya know, hahah..." Masked Man
Jun"s mind was working at hyper speed as he could see this guy was really dangerous. He scanned his memories and finally came to an understanding. Masked Person… Sharingan…. Which means he is…?!
Chapter 26 the Masked Uchiha