[2 weeks later]
"Begin!" A jonin with spiky black hair yelled between two children. One was a boy with blonde hair and the other was a girl with long black hair that touched the ground.
They performed the hand sign before the fight began. The boy sprinted towards Tsukimi with his fist cocked back. He punched and she dodged it with ease. He threw another and she caught his wrist.
"Sorry, not sorry." She shrugged as she easily lifted the boy and slammed him into the ground, immediately ending the fight.
"Tsukimi is the winner!" Her sensei exclaimed as she walked away with a bored expression.
'Who knew being a child again would be this boring!' She sighed and stood next to Kaguya and looked at her stats.
[Stats -
KEN: 40
MRT: 43
SPD: 45 (MAX)
FORT: 45 (MAX)
INT: 41]
She looked at her max stats and remembered the conversation she had with Miki.
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*FLASHBACK*
"Haaa…haaa." Tsukimi panted hard. Standing across from her was a clone that lacked skin or facial features, just an inky mannequin.
[You have gained: +3 FORT, +2 KEN, +1 MRT, and +2 SPD from training!]
[You have reached the physical peak for your species in relation to your age. Any points gained in FORT or SPD will be null.]
"What?! You're telling me I can't infinitely grow in strength no matter what age I am?!" Tsukimi exclaimed in distress.
[Sorry! (;﹏;), this failsafe was put in place so that in the instance a USER does reach superhuman levels of strength below the age of 12, their soul won't explode from the incredible strain.]
[If you were to gain a single point in FORT or SPD, you would explode with the force of a small nuke.]
"Yikes, I thought I would just fizzle out of existence," She shuddered before asking another question, "So does this same limit apply to the other stats?"
[It does apply to INT for the same reasons but KEN and MRT can be trained beyond 45.]
"Alright!" Tsukimi smiled, then she got curious.
"Hey, Miki. Who is the strongest user who's ever used you?"
[He is still alive to this day, although his strength has surpassed what I can do for him. I don't know his current strength but I can show you his status before we departed.]
"Sure, I just want a glimpse at what could be my future." Tsukimi cheekily smiled before the color drained out of her face.
[Name: N/A
Title: The King of Kings, and God of Gods.
Age: 1.2MYA
Race: Cosmic Entity of the 9th Dimension
Level: 100,000,000
EXP: N/A
Class: Too many to list.
Stats -
KEN: 1.3B
MRT: 3.5B
SPD: 5B
FORT: 10B
INT: 23B]
"A being like this really exists?! AND THIS WAS BEFORE YOU DEPARTED?!" Tsukimi yelled in a mixture of shock, awe, and fear.
"How do you even begin to fathom his strength?" Tsukimi asked herself as she stared deeper at his status.
Miki closed it, snapping Tsukimi out of her brief stupor.
[Don't dwell on anomalies like him. I guarantee that at the pace you're growing, you may be saying hi to him in a few thousand years give or take.]
"Thank you for your oh so encouraging words, Miki." Tsukimi sarcastically remarked before she returned to training.
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*PRESENT DAY*
"C'mon dude you're up," Kaguya elbowed Tsukimi out of her thoughts. She sighed and walked over to the ring. Standing before her was a younger boy with black hair and black eyes.
A smile crept into her face as she spotted his trademark stress lines around his eyes, 'Itachi Uchiha. I didn't know he was in the academy at such a young age, he can't be any older than five right?' Tsukimi thought as she stared at him.
They performed the hand sign and the match began. Little Itachi sprinted towards Tsukimi before jumping in the air and trying to kick her.
She sidestepped it before releasing a light punch, to her at least.
'She hits like father!' Itachi was almost sent out of the ring by her fist. His forearms were bruised and moving them was a serious pain.
"I-I forfeit!" Itachi said with a bow. His sensei nodded and spoke, "Well, to wrap up today's sparring tournament our two final contestants, Kaguya Tōhtsuki and Tsukimi Sumigaki will spar."
Kaguya walked into the ring with a smirk on her face, "No chakra this time, Tsukimi!" She yelled.
Tsukimi laughed, "Like I need that to kick your ass!"
An anger tick mark appeared on Kaguya's forehead as she clenched her fist, "Oh yeah?! Show me!"
Without performing the hand seal or even a 'begin' from their sensei, Kaguya sped forward leaving a dust cloud. Tsukimi smirked and did the same. Their sensei, Musashi, sighed and jumped out of the way.
*WHOOSH*
The collision of their forearms created a powerful gust of wind. They broke contact before reengaging in combat. Kaguya released a swift back kick that was blocked by Tsukimi's right forearm. Kaguya quickly returned to a neutral position and put her arms up to block Tsukimi's punch.
*PAK*
Tsukimi's strong punch made Kaguya skid across the ground, 'This girl and her inhuman strength! I can barely feel my arms right now!' Kaguya's arms shook from the force.
Tsukimi didn't let up and released a strong kick towards Kaguya's head. Kaguya ducked and felt the wind from Tsukimi's kick above her. She rolled to the right putting some distance between them.
"C'mon Kaguya, what happened to that cocky smirk?" Tsukimi asked with a mocking laugh. Kaguya smiled before getting back into her fighting stance, "Just you wait!" She yelled as she re-entered combat with Tsukimi.
As they fought, three men stared from a distance.
"To fight with such strength and intensity at such a young age. Konoha is once again blessed with geniuses." Hiruzen said as he exhaled smoke.
"Hopefully we can cultivate and keep these talents and not lose them to a senseless war." Minato, in his Hokage robes, said solemnly
"I doubt we'll ever have a war again, Lord Fourth. I believe an era of much-needed peace is on the way for the world." Danzo said not taking his eyes off Tsukimi.
"I wish I had your optimism, Danzo. But unfortunately, I can't shake this feeling that something bad is going to happen…and soon." Minato replied staring off into the distance.
Back to the fight, Kaguya slipped under another one of Tsukimi's punches and counterattacked with an uppercut. Then, in a shocking display of acrobatics, Tsukimi not only managed to dodge her uppercut with a backflip but also kicked her in the chin in the same motion.
"KAH!" Kaguya's eyes turned white as she was suspended into the air. Their color quickly returned and she landed on the ground stumbling. She panted in exhaustion while her opponent was fine.
"Ahem, I think this fight-"
"NOT YET!" Both girls yelled in unison, cutting Musashi off. He simply shrugged and let them continue.
Kaguya went on the offensive again. Every punch or kick she threw out was deflected or blocked by Tsukimi. She leaned away from a punch and tried gut-checking Tsukimi but her fist was caught. Kaguya tried pulling away but Tsukimi's grip was iron-tight.
Tsukimi threw Kaguya out of the ring and into a nearby wall. She scratched her head in embarrassment for destroying said wall, "Sorry! I gotta little carried away."
'A LITTLE?!' Musashi and the other students thought in unison. Kaguya exited the wall with minor injuries and a frown.
"YOU FREAKISHLY STRONG APE!" She yelled making Tsukimi's face twitch in anger, "HUHHH?!"
"YOU HEARD ME!" Kaguya yelled and soon both girls were butting heads. All of the other students took large steps back leaving only Musashi near them.
"Girls, if you would please settle this feud once school hours end," He sighed.
Both girls growled at each other before backing off in a 'hmph'. Minato watched their antics from a distance with a small smile on his face.
"Those two girls are far beyond their peers. I think it'd be detrimental to their growth if we kept them here," Minato said with a smirk, "I know the perfect Jonin for this job."
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[Later, in the Hokage's Office]
"Tsukimi, why do you think we were summoned here?" Kaguya whispered and Tsukimi shrugged.
"Maybe we're fined for destroying the wall…" She whispered back making Kaguya fearful. She could barely contain her laughter much to the chagrin of Kaguya, her face red with embarrassment.
Their light-hearted mood was quickly killed by the appearance of Minato. His robes fluttered from his teleportation.
'I can't wait to copy that jutsu!' Tsukimi thought and Minato cleared his throat.
"Good evening, Kaguya Tōhtsuki and Tsukimi Sumigaki. I'm sure you both know who I am," Minato said allowing the girls to bow, "I summoned you here to discuss your futures."
"I've been made aware you two are far beyond your peers, I'd even say you're beyond most chunin. So with that being said, I'm enstating you two as the two youngest chunin in Konoha history." Minato smiled as he presented two headbands.
'I didn't even spend a week in the academy and I'm already a chunin…' Tsukimi awkwardly smiled as he grabbed her headband. She placed it on her forehead and once Kaguya had hers on, Minato spoke again.
"Now. As you both still are children, you need supervision. So what better supervisor than a genius himself, Kakashi Hatake." Minato said as Kakashi suddenly appeared in the doorway with leaves blowing past him.
'The Aurafarming jutsu, I'll have to copy that too.' Tsukimi thought as she stared at the young Kakashi.
"Sensei-," A book hit him on the head, "ahem, Lord Fourth, do I really have to do this? I'm not fit to lead anyone…"
"Kakashi if you continue to dwell on the past, the present will sweep you away. Don't let your past mistakes define you. So yes, you do have to do this." Minato said with a warm smile. Kakashi thought back on the now blind Obito and clenched his fists.
"Alright." Kakashi said and Minato laughed, "Not like you had a choice anyway! Now, take your new squad members and complete this mission!" He slammed a piece of paper on his desk.
It was a D-Rank mission and reading the contents made Kakashi sigh and Tsukimi incredibly interested.
"D-RANK MISSION: TAKE MY WIFE OUT SHOPPING PLEASE!"