Yoruichi returned to the camp Naruto had left behind for her, tents for a small kitchen, a futon with tatami mats, and an oil drum bath, all protected with a barrier seal on a stone orb he left behind for her. She quickly refilled the seal with her Chakra and marveled at how effective it was at protecting the camp from natural lightning. The dark-skinned Kuniochi looked at the camp and felt how empty it was now without the blonde's Shadow Clones constantly running around.
Yoruichi decided to just rest for the day and went to her futon, but found a book labeled, A Gift to My Friend Yoruichi Shihōin. She snorted at how Naruto gave her another gift aside from the Rings of Might and opened the book. The dark-skinned Kuniochi's jaw dropped at what the book contained within the index, understanding of the Eight Inner Gates and their requirements for unlocking each one, insights on the different Elemental Styles for Shunkō aside from Lightning Style, and Naruto's own guide on developing a Breath Style to match her with theories on how to add Chakra to the mix for further enhancement.
Yoruichi laughed absentmindedly as this gift was arguably heavier than the Rings of Might. Suppose she allowed this to be analyzed by the Hidden Cloud. It would boost their strength to terrifying levels, from the lowest of Genin to her father, the Fourth Raikage. She muttered to herself.
" He's certified insane."
The dark-skinned Kuniochi indulged her curiosity and started going through the text with a wry smile. Starting with Shunkō's variants and marveled at the potential her self-made Jutsu had, she only considered it a Lightning Style Ninjutsu, but she was glad to be proven wrong. She could even teach the Wind Style version of Shunkō to Soi Fon.
Yoruichi was also curious about this Breathing Style of Naruto's and got angry when she read the sections on it.
" That's how he got so fast so quickly! That sneaky, brilliant bastard! Pushing something as simple as Breathing to an extreme!"
Needless to say, Yoruichi was eager to develop her own Breathing Style and get faster than Naruto again.
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Meanwhile, with Soi Fon, she was quickly regretting her life choices as she barely dodged another punch from Naruto, and as the blonde's fist connected with the tree, it was blasted apart with pure brute strength.
" I can't let him hit me!"
The petite bodyguard thought as she broke out in a cold sweat. Naruto was annoyed but not treating this too seriously as he suspected Soi Fon might have a connection with Yoruichi, however slight. The blonde clenched his fist and inspected it, then the damage a casual punch did to the tree, and thought.
" Am I a discount One Punch Man now?"
The petite bodyguard ran her Wind Nature Chakra through her tanto, aiming to slice off Naruto's head, but was met with a small but solid barrier of wind. Soi Fon was slower than Yoruichi, so Naruto had plenty of time to counter any attack sent by her. The blonde saw it as an opportunity to see how his growth had changed him in combat; he was used to sparring with the dark-skinned Kuniochi, so a different opponent was a good chance to test things.
The petite bodyguard was stunned at how effortlessly she was being countered, her a Chunin level Genin serving as a person's bodyguard to Yoruichi Shihōin, an almost literal princess to the Land of Lightning, with her lineage serving as a bridge to the Village Hidden Above the Clouds and the Lightning Daimyo's Political Court. Soi Fon immediately assumed the worst, Naruto was an assassin after Yoruichi, but she forgot he was coming from the mountains and not to them.
The petite bodyguard backed off and was mentally prepared to die to take down the blonde. Naruto could pick up the changes in Soi Fon's demeanor, but couldn't quite place what it meant. She started to use the Body Flicker Jutsu rapidly to misdirect and overwhelm him. The blonde could say to follow the petite bodyguard's movements and react.
Soi Fon was getting frustrated and concerned as no matter how fast she moved on, from what angle she attacked, Naruto casually blocked, deflected, or even ignored her. Her tanto couldn't pierce his steel-like body on its own, and using Wind Style Chakra Flow on it took a moment, and she needed to cancel out her Body Flicker Jutsu as she wasn't skilled enough to do both at the same time yet. It became a battle of attrition for the blonde and petite bodyguard, and the blonde had the complete advantage.
Naruto had high base stamina, strength, and durability that made him more tanky than most Shinobi, including Soi Fon. She was starting to get desperate as she imagined the worst-case scenario of him reaching Yoruichi and succeeding in assassinating her. The petite bodyguard sent up a signal flare to warn Yoruichi with a bamboo cylinder that shot a dense cloud of red smoke in the sky. She mocked the blonde, feeling glad she succeeded in protecting Yoruichi by warning her not to approach and hide in the Lightning Rod Mountains.
" You will never succeed in assassinating Lady Yoruichi, now!"
" Da fuck you talking about?"
Naruto cursed in English as he had no idea how she came to the conclusion that he was here to assassinate Yoruichi. Soi Fon ignored the seemingly gibberish nonsense coming out of his mouth. The petite bodyguard took out a scroll and brought out dozens of Explosion Tags that then covered her as she shouted while coming at the blonde with reckless abandon.
" Die!"
Naruto stopped taking it easy and used his Breathing Style thoroughly, along with the first two Inner Gates, to knock out Soi Fon and remove the explosion tags instantly. The blonde couldn't help but curse as the explosion went off, as he saved the petite bodyguard's life.
" Fucking crazy kamikaze bitch!"
He huffed, feeling annoyed, and decided to get some payback by using some rope, applying seals to it, and using tortoise shell bondage on her. Her Chakra would be constantly drained, and the rope would use the stolen Chakra to prevent itself from being cut; she would need help removing it. Naruto could already imagine Yoruichi's reaction to seeing this crazy woman in tortoise shell bondage, unable to remove it on her own. Unbeknownst to him, this wouldn't happen for months.
After setting Soi Fon down somewhere safe and out of the way, Naruto then heard someone call out to him in a strange way.
" Bakayaro, Konoyaro, blonde, what you be doing to little Bee, yeah!"
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" Bakayaro, Konoyaro? It can't be right?"
I thought to myself as I set the crazy woman down and turned to see my worst fear come true. The failed rapper, the master of eight sword Style, the oddball Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails, the Killer Bee. Tall, dark-skinned, muscular, blonde with sunglasses hiding his eyes, and with double blue bullhorns underneath his left eye. Oh, I'm confident in my strength, but not enough to think I could beat Killer Bee one-on-one. Technically, two-on-one since he's friends with the Eight-Tails.
" You'd be best answering my question, Bakayaro, Konoyaro."
I went with the truth.
" Pranking her since she tried to kamikaze me over a misunderstanding."
" Now, Little Bee, be hot head but no fool, so why she'd go so far for a fool like you?"
" Ask her yourself when she wakes up."
I got ready to run as I'm not ready to face someone like Killer Bee yet. Unfortunately, he has no intention of allowing me to leave.
" You ain't going anywhere, Bakayaro, Konoyaro."
He threw one of his needle-like swords at my path and stopped me. I immediately used the Body Flicker Jutsu and smoke bombs at the same time, escaping through the smoke. I can't use Shunkō as it might get Yoruichi in trouble, so I opened the Eight Inner Gates for extra speed. Before my body tempering training, I could only open three, but now I can open six safely.
" Gates of Opening, Healing, Life, Pain, Limit, and View, open!"
The fresh and wild sure of Chakra boosted my speed further as I switched off my Weight Seals and ran. Coupled with my Breathing Style, my speed should only be matched by the Fourth Raikage and Gai. I'm going to be sore later but-.
" Bakayaro, Konoyaro, I said you're not going anywhere."
Killer Bee was right next to me in a full Tailed Beast cloak Version 2 with the bull skull and spine. He slammed his bull skull at me with a lariat, and I crossed my arms to block it. I was able to hold my ground and not get pushed back, and unfortunately, I have dealt with terrible rapper-like commentary.
" Solid and steady, but you ain't no saint!"
" Fuck you."
I cursed at him in English as I pushed back against the bull skull. A crater formed underneath us as we pushed against each other, and I realized a fight was inevitable. As curious as I am to see how I stack against current powerhouses, I would rather it be on my terms, preferably friendly.
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" Eight-o, how would you rate this raiser?"
Killer Bee asked the Eight-Tails, and the Tailed Beast sighed at his human friend still rapping terribly but answered thoughtfully.
" He's like a weaker version of your Brother, Bee, lots of strength and speed, but nothing you can't handle with a Tailed Beast cloak."
" Not as Unruly or Unreasonable either since he ran like a coward."
" Bee, that just means he's smart enough to avoid a fight with you; you're easy to identify in the bingo book."
The Eight Tails rubbed his chin as he thought out loud.
" Although this guy feels... unusual, but I can't figure out how or why."
" Eight-o?"
Killer Bee asks as he has never heard that from his partner, and the Bull-Octopus waved him off.
"It's nothing, just be careful."
Naruto was done with this pushing match between them and formed a spear hand that pierced the bull skull formed from Chakra by applying Wind Style Chakra Flow through his hand. Killer Bee leaped back, surprised, and asked his partner.
" Eight-o, did old Almighty ever pull off something like that?"
" Bee, whenever I rampaged in the past, it was always in full Tailed Beast form, so he couldn't have done anything like that, but I understand what you're getting at. You better treat his spear hand like you would the Third Raikage's Hell Stab."
Killer Bee was solemn beneath his Tailed Beast cloak and was going to treat this more seriously. Naruto was annoyed at how hard it was to pull off Wind Style Chakra Flow; it took him several seconds to prepare while having opened Six of the Eight Inner Gates and thinking.
" Mental note to self, train Chakra Control and Nature Transformation in the Eight Inner Gates state."
The blonde also couldn't take out a spear in this state either, as he had yet to forge one durable enough to withstand the speed and strength of his current state. Naruto charged at Killer Bee with the intent of injuring him enough to stop the chase so he could slip away. The Eight Tails Jinchūriki raises his hand to deflect the blonde's spear hand, as he wasn't eager to find out whether it could pierce his Tailed Beast cloak.
" Wind Style, Swordless!"
Naruto managed to form a three-foot blade of Wind Chakra to slash at Killer Bee, but the Jinchūriki kept dodging as the blonde kept attacking.
" Eight-o, is it just me or?"
" Not just you, Bee, he's inexperienced but well trained, making him predictable."
At the internal dialogue, Naruto kept up a desperate assault to injure Killer Bee enough to escape, as he couldn't maintain his current state too long, two hours at most before he would be physically spent. Naruto decided to gamble for a quick end to the fight.
" Gate of Shock, open!"
Opening the Seventh Gate tore through the blonde's muscles and guts, but what choice did he have? He needed to end this fight quickly to escape. At the sudden boost of speed and power, Naruto finally landed a blow on Killer Bee, his left leg specifically piercing through with a Wind Chakra Flow through his spear hand, then running away at full speed.
" Eight-o!"
" Recovering will take three minutes, Bee."
Naruto slipped away, closed his Eight Inner Gates, then used his Transformation Jutsu to turn into a giant hawk to fly away. He still felt the recoil of forcibly opening the Seventh Gate, and it took all his willpower to maintain his Transformation Jutsu. He needed to be outside the Land of Lightning to get a chance to rest.