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Breathe Chapter 57: Merlot Mishaps

Hiking through the woods alongside Team RWBY on a weekday, looking for signs of anything related to Dr. Merlot’s Mutant Deathstalker, wasn’t exactly what I’d expected to be doing on my first mission with the team.

It was unfortunate, but there wasn’t anything I could do about it right now. As much as I’d like to call for reinforcements, namely Pyrrha and Winter, the time it’d take for them to get here could mean all the difference between catching Merlot or letting him escap...

Pushing Through the Limit Chapter 76: Course Correction

Staying in Ame during the height of the Third Shinobi War was a lot more peaceful than I expected. Upon our arrival at the Akatsuki’s first hideout, we’d been met with suspicion and hostility, but, upon Yahiko’s insistence, we were allowed to stay for a few days.

We were still treated cautiously by the other Shinobi and almost constantly watched, but that was to be expected. We were outsiders after all.

However, that didn’t stop Jiraiya from attempting to reconnect with hi...

Breathe Chapter 56: Displaced

Sitting at the breakfast table in the quarters Ozpin had assigned me, I stared down at my bowl of cereal, still in a bit of a daze. The date from the day before replaying in my head.

Outside of dealing with Roman Torchwick, the random Grimm attack and Winter tearing said Grimm into dozens of little pieces, it’d actually gone pretty well. Pyrrha and Winter enjoyed their time, even participating in some of the games, winning more than a few stuffed animals that had, in turn, been stuffe...

Pushing Through the Limit Chapter 75: The Distant Present

Waiting for my hand to finish regenerating, I flexed it, before nodding. That was one problem taken care of, only ninety nine left... Well, a lot less than that, but there were still a few issues that needed solving. Unfortunately, they were all overshadowed by one major point.

That person I saw in the void... There was no doubt about it, that was Hagoromo.

Whether I saw him because of that chaotic Chakra pool or due to me a massive amount of Yin and Yang Style Chakra, I didn’t ...

Breathe Chapter 55: Double Date

Sitting across from Pyrrha and Winter at one of the nicer restaurants in Vale, I stared down at my menu, not looking at anything in particular... And I meant that quite literally. I’d been using the increased perception of the Transparent World to slow everything down and give myself to catch up.

Seconds lingered on for far longer than they should as everything moved in slow motion. It was by far one of my most useful abilities.

Somehow... Partially thanks to Maria... I’d aske...

Pushing Through the Limit Chapter 74: Divergence

A few weeks had passed since he’d reconnected with his former student, although, to him, it only felt like a few days at the most. Outside of when he’d confronted Nagato alongside Naruto, the last time he’d seen Konan was when she’d been far younger and optimistic.

Now, however... Well, he wouldn’t say that she was a shell of her former self, but she’d certainly gone through a lot. Her eyes didn’t light up like they used to back when he trained her.

If he had just ch...

Breathe Chapter 54: Combat Evolved

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 Aura Affinity
Due to mastering your Aura, you’ve gained the ability to shape and extend it to whatever form fits your need.

A new system has been unlocked.

Inventory
Through mastering your Aura, you’ve unlocked a limited space, allowing you to store items. Warning, the Inventory is incapable of storing living beings. Attempting to do so can inflict fatal damage on both you and the living entity you’re atte...

Pushing Through the Limit Chapter 73: Bonds Unbroken

Walking down a corridor in the more secure zone for Konoha’s main hospital, I glanced towards Tsunade who followed me step for step.

A few days had passed since our short stay in Iwa and things were going surprisingly smoothly. Tsunade had managed to repair the damage done to Kitsuchi and Rōshi had been delivered to the village. For the first time in around fifty years, Iwa and Konoha were on the same side. There was, however, one small issue.

Obito’s surprise visit.

He...

New Story Vote

Hey there everyone. I’ve been thinking about this for a while and finally decided to post it.

With ‘Pushing Through the Limit’ reaching its final stretch and coming to an end soon, I thought it was about time that I start considering what it’ll be replaced with and have come up with a few ideas for new stories.

So I thought that it might be a good idea to post a poll and ask all of you which story you’d all like to see next.

Each of the ideas ...

Breathe Chapter 53: Midnight Respite

A few hours had passed since we’d killed the Grimm that had been the cause for the town's demise. We’d spent that time searching the remainder of the town, making sure that we didn’t miss anything. Ensuring that there wasn’t anything remaining that could cause another incident like this.

Once that was done, all that remained was the cleanup.

It wasn’t exactly necessary, but it did seem like the right thing to do. It also helped to give Pyrrha a little closure. Unlike Win...

Pushing Through the Limit Chapter 72: Rock in a Hard Place

“Got everything that you need?” Jiraiya asked. “Medical supplies for the surgery, smoke bombs in case you need to make a quick escape…” Eyes panning over to Rōshi who wore a hooded cloak, he coughed softly. “Iwa’s Jinchuriki.”

“Right here, asshole,” Rōshi muttered, flipping him off.

“Hey, I’m just making sure you haven’t forgotten yourself,” Jiraiya shrugged. “You never know… Maybe you’re just a clone and the real you decided to stay behind.”<...

Breathe Chapter 52: Dead Reach

This next mission of Ozpin’s was one I was more than a little wary of. It wasn’t that we’d be facing any extremely powerful Grimm, but that the Grimm posed an extreme danger to those who either didn’t have their Aura unlocked or whose Aura was deactivated.

I’d specifically waited until after Pyrrha and Winter mastered Total Concentration Constant before suggesting we take this mission.

On paper, Chill were fairly weak. They were parasitic Grimm that were incapable of exi...

Pushing Through the Limit Chapter 71: Mending Mistakes

“Heh, never thought I’d ever see the Hiraishin again, much less experience it myself,” Rōshi commented. “So this is Konoha? It’s a little more closed off than I’d expected. Have you people ever heard of windows?”

Well, he wasn’t exactly wrong to complain about how closed off the room was. I had brought us to a much more secure location located underneath one of Konoha’s hospitals… The same place I brought Kimimaro after Anko, Shizune and I had retrieved him.

U...

Breathe Chapter 51: Headway

Leaning back in my chair, watching Pyrrha and Winter’s sleeping forms, I glanced out the window to see the sun begin to rise. It wouldn’t be much longer before they woke up.

It was interesting... Week? Yeah, week. It was a little difficult to tell how much time had passed when I’d been awake for most of the week, only taking a few brief naps to offset my exhaustion.

It wasn’t all bad though, I’d made massive progress with my Aura, having managed to progress it to level 9...

Pushing Through the Limits Chapter 70: Brothers

Gliding his hand along the wall as he walked through the old dilapidated building, Sasuke examined his surroundings with great interest, using his Sharingan to pick out the tiniest of details.

The entire building was under an illusion, one that they weren’t able to break… Well, that wasn’t entirely true. They were able to break out of the illusion, just not permanently as it would ensnare them only a few moments later.

Through the use of his Sharingan, he’d been able to pa...

Breathe Chapter 50: Growing Pains

Riding the elevator to Ozpin’s office, I leaned against the back and closed my eyes. My first day as Team RWBY’s mentor hadn’t been too bad.

There were a few hiccups here and there. Weiss, much like Winter, had a stiffness in her posture that had the potential to slow her progress. Luckily, it wasn’t as ingrained in her as it had been in Winter. She’d taken to relaxing far better than Winter did. There were still a few issues, but nothing that couldn’t be fixed.

Ruby a...

Pushing Through the Limits Chapter 69: Shadows in the Snow

After Obito’s five minutes in the light, Tsunade and I had ended up telling the gathered Kage most of everything we knew about the Akatsuki and ‘Madara,’ leaving out a few key points. Namely, the true source of my knowledge and Obito’s identity.

He wasn’t the only one that benefited from using Madara’s name.

While Kiri, Kumo and Suna were willing to join a united effort to put an end to the Akatsuki, Iwa, however, needed a bit of an extra push. Obito masquerading as Ma...

Breathe Chapter 49: Mentor

Walking down the long winding hallway with her team in tow, Ruby scrunched her nose as she examined her Scroll, making sure she was heading in the right direction.

“You sure we’re going the right way this time, Rubes?” Yang asked, peeking over her shoulder to see her Scroll.

“Yes… No… Maybe?” Ruby said helplessly.

Beacon was a lot larger than Signal… At least five times larger, so it was easy to get lost when they were still fairly new… It didn’t help tha...

Pushing Through the Limits Chapter 68: Iron Redoubled

The trip to the Land of Iron had been a little longer than I was used to, but that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing, we still had plenty of time to get there. I’d gotten so used to being able to instantly travel to my destination that I ended up missing the journey. I was able to see the scenery gradually change from forests and rivers to a more frozen landscape.

Brushing my hand up against my Kunai pouch, I briefly touched my Truth Seeking Orb, making sure that it hadn’t made a hol...

Breathe Chapter 48: Bitter Work

The trip back from the eastern coast of Sanus had been decidedly faster due to our renting an airship, something that both Pyrrha and Winter insisted on… Not that we’d have been able to take the train back.

The train had pretty much been totaled. The majority of its windows had been shattered, several pairs of its wheels had been lost and the engine was in the process of breaking down. It was a miracle that it lasted long enough for us to make it through the mountains.

But des...

Pushing Through the Limit Chapter 67: Paper Trail

“Hmmm… I get why that’s there, but what about… Oh, never mind. I see how it links in with that. It’s pretty fine work if I do say so myself,” Jiraiya said appraisingly, handing me my sealing tag back. “But I wonder if you’re not going overboard with this.”

“Better safe than sorry,” I shrugged.

“That’s probably for the best,” Jiraiya nodded sagely. “It wouldn’t do to–“

Coughing lightly, Tsunade gestured towards Konan’s unconscious body. H...

Breathe Chapter 47: Rollercoaster

Travel by train, while quite a bit slower than traveling by an airship, was a little more relaxing. Unfortunately, none of us would be able to relax until we finished passing through the mountains.

Although the mission was fairly straightforward… Travel the train tracks eastward through the mountains and kill any Grimm that we encountered… I wasn’t entirely sure that it was a good idea.

I was confident that I would be able to take care of any Grimm that attacked and I knew t...

Pushing Through the Limit Chapter 66: Synergy

Living a long life as a Shinobi, one experienced many unexpected things and with time, came to almost predict them. There were however exceptions to that rule and this… Was one of those.

Laying in the hospital bed in front of her, wrapped in layer upon layer of bandages with a drip attached to her arm was Konan. The once powerful Kunoichi looked almost frail… Although that was to be expected when taking one of Nagato’s city destroying Shinra Tensei’s point blank.

Her abili...

Breathe Chapter 46: Initiation

“So let me get this straight,” Maria began, sitting by a table opposite me in the apartment-like room that Ozpin was letting us stay in. “Now that I’m finally here in Beacon, you’re leaving? It almost feels like you’re avoiding me.”

“It’s only going to be for a few days at the most,” I replied. “You could come with us if you want.”

It was one of the more straightforward missions Ozpin had given us. There was an old, abandoned railroad track that cut directl...

Pushing Through the Limit Chapter 65: Six Paths Two Outcomes

Out of all the things I was expecting to go wrong, especially with having to deal with Iwa, this… Finding Jiraiya battered and beaten wasn’t one of them.

From the first glance, Jiraiya appeared to be severely wounded. Blood pooled around his vest, dripping down his shirt, but… He appeared to be in a somewhat stable condition, likely due to him still being in sage mode.

“Naruto…” He began, before devolving into a coughing fit. Spitting up a mouthful of blood, he exhaled...

Breathe Chapter 45: Sparking the Flame

Standing opposite Winter in Beacons Amphitheatre, Pyrrha took a slow, controlled breath as she held her sword at the ready. She’s had dozens of spars with Winter by this point, but things were going to be a little different today.

Today they were finally going to put their respective Breathing Styles to the test.

“Begin!”

Taking a breath, Pyrrha built up a large amount of strength in her legs before taking off in a sprint towards Winter. With her shield mounted on her ...

Pushing Through the Limit Chapter 64: Master and Disciple

Walking down an old, overgrown dirt path, Utakata glanced back towards the mountain he had called home for the last few years. No longer being able to see the peak, he sighed and turned back down his path. It had been quite a while since he’d ventured this far on his own.

He was a hunted man, but… It wasn’t just Kiri that was after him now. If it had been them, then he would have been safe. Kiri Shinobi wouldn’t venture this far inland without potentially incurring the wrath of ...

Breathe Chapter 44: Pressing Forward

Standing in front of her home on Patch with her bags sitting on the porch, Yang stood with her hand on the doorknob, wanting to enter, but also knowing that she was probably going to be in a lot of trouble with her dad.

She had decided to stay behind in Mistral without Qrow to look out for her after all. Trashing a nightclub didn’t really measure up to staying behind in a foreign Kingdom.

“Alright Yang, you’ve got this. You’ve made it all the way back to Patch on your own,...

Pushing Through the Limit Chapter 63: Skipping Stones

For quite a while now, Shizune had been feeling a little less than useful… At least… When she was out on a mission with her team. It couldn’t be helped, her teammates were extremely powerful and gifted. Both had become Sages and Naruto was a perfect Jinchuriki, while Shizune… She didn’t have a lot going for her.

Sure she was a Jonin level Kunoichi, but that didn’t really amount to much with what she had to face. On her last mission, she’d come face to face with a Biju and�...

Breathe Chapter 43: Collaboration

Standing on the Bullhead landing platform along with her sister and Coal, Weiss shivered slightly as the cold sea breeze hit her. Glancing down at the suitcases that she had meticulously packed, she sighed. This trip hadn’t gone the way she’d envisioned at all.

If it hadn’t been for the sabotage drill, she would have been able to spend a lot more time with her sister and Coal. As it stood, her father was likely furious with the failure… On the bright side of things, that anger w...