“Yes, I-I guess so,” you stammered, looking over at Tenten who was practically glowing.
“Then it’s settled!” Gai declared, rubbing his hands together. “Your skill in bukijutsu will balance out Team 9!”
“You’re not tired, are you?” Tenten asked mischievously. “How about another match?”
Your eyes widened. “But –”
“Oh, not an ordinary battle,” she said reassuringly. “It’s time for a full-scale training session involving a whole lot more weapons than you’ve seen yet!”
You grinned. “I can’t wait!”
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“And here,” Tenten was saying. “My weighted chains and sickles.” She unrolled another scroll in a flourish, summoning a tangle of metal and shiny blades. “And this is my collection of various tools used for throwing. Very useful in combination.”
You eyed the piles of sophisticated weaponry hungrily. “They’re beautiful!”
She laughed. “I’m not just showing you for aesthetic pleasure. Test them out…throw around a few projectiles. You need to get used to working with weapons until it becomes second nature.”
You picked up a lethal looking ball of metal with protruding spikes and examined it critically. “What’s this for?”
Her eyes gleamed. “Watch.” She took it from your unresisting hands and tossed into the woods, far away from where the two of you stood. Her left hand moved into the familiar hand seal to detonate explosive tags. A loud, metallic blast shook through the forest, and an explosion of metal fragments and jagged shrapnel rained down, sailing harmlessly over your and Tenten’s heads.
“Impressive,” you said appreciatively.
She pointed at the various tools: a length of wire strung with kunai, a pre-loaded crossbow, and several kama attached to heavy metal chains. “We’ll figure out your strengths first. Then we’ll raid the equipment storage room.”
You’re better at utilizing steel projectiles and various chain-attached weapons with sharp blades. Go to Chapter 93.
You’re better at archery and kenjutsu-related attacks. Explosives can also be your forte. Go to Chapter 94.