Game of Shadows by Adrian King1

Chapter 30

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto nor The Gamer. I own nothing, really.

Chapter 30

I would like to say that as the madman in front of me threw one of the Seven Swords of the Mist straight towards me, I kept a clear head and thought of a plan to fight him.

Sadly, that wasn't the case.

Instead, what happened was that my head screamed at me to get out of the way, and since I was held up in the air by the cutting wire of Nuibari, there was only one way for me to move. I pulled myself up with my right arm, making the steel thread tighten its hold on my forearm. Yet another shot of pain traveled through my body, but I took solace in the fact that the sword had clearly missed me, flying by and piercing through the tree behind me.

"Tch, stubborn lost puppy," The man grumbled before he pulled on the thread that he held on his other hand to bring the Nuibari back to him.

I wasn't having any of that though.

Gulping down, I mentally called for the only jutsu that I could think of to get me out of this situation.

A second later, a ball of fire escaped my mouth and splashed against the branch that held the wire, and thus me. Once I touched the floor, I let out a breath that was midway from a sigh to a groan. I also deactivated the weight seals on my clothes. I really didn't need those dragging me down right that moment.

'Now, I only need to-'

"You are not out of the woods yet, puppy!"

My eyes widened and I instinctively used the Lightning Flicker to the side. As I stopped, I took a deep breath in and then let it out, trying to regain a modicum of calm so that I could fight the bastard properly. Unfortunately for me, the man wasn't having any of that, clicking his tongue he pulled on the wire again, this time making the sword fly in an arc instead of straight back at him. I was barely fast enough to not have my head separated from my body as the blade flew past where I had been standing.

"Will you stand still, damnit!"

'This battle isn't looking good,' I thought to myself as my brain worked overtime trying to come up with a strategy against the man. That I knew nothing about him aside from his use of Nuibari wasn't helping, neither was the fact that he wasn't letting me have even a second to myself. Understandable, but bad nonetheless.

'Ok, fuck this. One of the Seven Swordsmen, unofficial or not, is very above my paygrade,' I decided, steeling my resolve to do something that I had tried not to for the longest time. Not hide my system. Dying wasn't worth that, obviously, and having a disadvantage such as an injured arm was compelling enough to force my hand.

Mentally calling for the inventory screen, I tried to push the wire connected to my arm inside. I could only stare in horror as the screen completely ignored what I was trying to do. Panicking, I used another Flicker just in time to avoid another throw.

"You are starting to annoy me, lost puppy," The man threatened.

I ignored him as I tried to come up with something else quickly. Then I remembered the man's words from before.

"So long as I channel chakra into it, it'll be stronger, sharper, and nobody can mess with it but me."

'Ok, let's test that,' I thought as I tried to channel my own chakra on the threat to try and counter his.

[New Skill Acquired: Chakra Flow: Lightning Lvl 1]

I flickered away before calling the screen to check.