Chapter 439: 404. Izumi Vs Umihebi part-2
The two arms on Susanoo's back hold a gigantic bolt of lightning.
"Lighting Release: Lightning Thunderclap!"
As soon as Izumi notices some ripples and movement on the sea surface, she slams the gigantic lightning bolt.
BOOM…
A pillar of water rises in the sky, followed by a chaotic surge of the purple lightning storm.
GYAAAAANNN…
The sea serpent releases an agonizing scream as the lightning bolt stuns it at a place.
Crack… crack…
The horn on its forehead shatters and it wreathes on the sea surface in pain. Dark red, sinister chakra seeps from its body. Red lightning flickers across its body, causing it to mutate even further.
"I won't let you!"
The Susanoo wields the giant blade.
Rumble… Rumble…
Lighting clouds gather in the sky and a bolt of purple lighting lands on the tip of the blade.
"Raikou: 3rdForm Musou Isshin,"
She vertically swings the blade and cleaves the head of the snake from its neck.
The sinister chakra around its body dissipates, and the red lighting on its body disperses. The crimson eyes of the monster turn green and slowly return to their previous state.
Izumi dispels her Susanoo and flickers towards the port.
"It's over!" She mutters to Kei and vanishes from the spot.
"Thank you so much!" Kei thank the empty space in front of him.
Whoosh…
A gentle breeze passes by and ruffles the few strands of hairs remaining on his forehead.
Ahem…
Kei clears his throat to break the awkward silence.
"The monster is dead. It's time for the celebration." He announces.
"Now that's what we are talking about!"
An uproar of celebratory cheers and victorious screams echoes across the port.
"Before that, don't forget to collect the body of the monster. It's now a property of the Trinity Corporation. And depending on its value, all of you might get a bonus." Kei declares.
"Captain, you are the best!"
The guards cheer for him.
"Hehe… it's still not too late to realize that." Kei smugly strokes the hairs on his head.
"…"
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Back at the resort,
'I still don't have perfect control over my Susanoo and I can only maintain it for three minutes before I collapse from the burden of my eyes.' Izumi sighs and flickers towards the resort.
She appears beside Tsunade and reports.
"I completed your order, Hokage-sama!"
"Well done! You must be exhausted after the battle. Go and take a rest." Tsunade nods and sends her away to rest as she notices the slight dizziness in Izumi's tone.
One of the maids leads Izumi to her room.
"Hmm… where are the kids? They aren't here yet." Kushina looks around in worry.
"They might be playing around somewhere. Besides, it's not like something will happen to them. Those kids have grown up and are quite capable. They can take care of themselves." Minato assures her.
"Minato is right! Besides, they can always use the flying thunder jutsu seal on them to escape in case of any troublesome situation." Tsunade agrees with Minato.
"Mm… you are right. But still, I can't help but worry." Kushina shakes her head.
"Kushina-san, please follow us. We will show you around the Uzu clan and will also discuss our Fuinjutsu techniques with you." Akari asks Kushina. Minato also follows after them.
"Since I have nothing to do, I will explore the market and look for some native plants and herbs in this place. Perhaps I might find something interesting here." A few maids escort Tsunade to the market.
Kakashi also somehow vanishes to find some interesting books in the town.
Ao and Chojuro also leave the resort to search for some specialties to bring back to the village. Since Kiri is too far from Redaku and there are no direct trade routes; they want to bring some Redaku products back to the village.
"I am quite exhausted from the trip. I will take a rest." Mei walks towards her room.
"Lady Mei, please wait!" Viktor stops her.
"What's the matter?" Mei turns towards him.
"Umm… lady Mei. Izuna-sama left something for you, before his last two years ago. He asked me to pass it to you or Ayaka, in case anyone of you shows up."
Mei patiently waits for Viktor as the latter return with an ancient wooden box in his hand. Mei holds the strange wooden box in her hand and looks at it in puzzlement.
There are multiple strange carvings, fuinjutsu seals, and runes on the box.
"How do I open this?" She asks.
"Umm… I am not sure. Izuna-sama only left a message: Pass this box to Ayaka, and it will open itself at the right place and moment."
"Is that all?"
"Yes, that's what he said!"
"Alright! Thanks for your help." Mei curiously stares at the weird box in her hand.
"What even is the use of this box?"
She flips it around for a few minutes, infuses her chakra in it, and even drips a drop of blood on it. But the box doesn't show any reaction.
"Is it just a normal wooden box? Or is it one of those prank boxes from Izuna?"
Mei recalls a prank gift box from Izuna. It was her birthday and Izuna gave a wrapped gift box to her.
When she opened the box, a creepy doll leaped out of it and licked her box. That incident almost gave her a heart attack.
Of course, as a punishment; Izuna has to sleep on the couch for next week.
"That Izuna!" She chuckles and stores the box in her storage.
"Huh!"
The wooden box teleports out of her storage.
"What? How did it come out?"
Mei attempts again, but the result is the same.
"So, I can't store this box in spatial storage. Now, that's interesting. Looks like this isn't a normal box. I don't have much information about the Fuinjutsu techniques. I will ask Kushina and Minato-san later." Mei carries the box into her room.
Meanwhile, in the clan library of the Uzu clan,
Akari and Yuji present various scrolls and writing with their unique style of Fuinjutsu to Kushina and Minato.
"Incredible! These techniques are quite incredible." Kushina reads the scrolls like a nerd.
"It reminds me of the days I spent with Grandma Mito. That was the first time I started learning the Fuinjutsu techniques." Kushina absorbs the knowledge of all scrolls like a sponge.
"Although, the fuinjutsu techniques of the Uzumaki clan and the Uzu clan have the same origin. Both of them diverge in their path. These runes in the barrier skill, this modification in the sealing formations…" Kushina immerses herself in the scrolls of the Uzu clan.
"Ahehe…" Minato stares at her enthusiastic expression.
"Lady Akari, this is for you."
He passes a bunch of scrolls with the Uzumaki clan technique and his insights on Fuinjutsu.
"Thanks for your generosity."
Akari accepts the scrolls and passes them to Yuri.
"Izuna-sama also taught us a lot of things. With this, we might be able to improve our skills in Fuinjutsu and perhaps seal some of the troublesome sea creatures."
"Oh… Akari-san! Who was the person that erected the barrier outside the Redaku? That's an extremely powerful and complex barrier." Minato asks, out of sheer curiosity.
Unlike Izuna, who is able to determine the nature of the barrier, with a glance and knowledge; Minato lacks the necessary tools and knowledge to understand the purpose of the barrier.
Still, his instinct as a Fuinjutsu grandmaster hinted to him of the advanced nature of the barrier.
"Umm… Minato-san, we don't know the exact person who erected that barrier. However, there are some folklore and legends of a God who took shelter in this place a few millennia ago. It was God who sealed and isolated this place from the rest of the world. It's said that the members of the royal family are guardians appointed by God to monitor the monsters in this place.
However, that's just some baseless rumors spread by the royal family to elevate their position in the hearts of the people. The current royal family is nothing like the one described in the legends. Rather than the guardians, they are more like the worst adversary of the Redaku."
Akari sighs and shakes her head.
"Still, there is some information about the origin of Fuinjutsu techniques in our clan. It is said that the Kenshiro-sama explored some ancient ruins and found some ancient scripts of Fuinjutsu and the records of a powerful ritual. He simplified the Fuinjutsu records and modified the ritual to create the summoning seal. Most of our records are missing and we don't have much information regarding the later life of Kenshiro-sama."
"Hmm… I see. Thanks for the information!" Minato expresses his gratitude and picks up a book from the library of the Uzu clan.
Akari and Yuri also sit at a nearby study table to read the scrolls and insights provided by Minato.
Chapter 440: 405. Niji Jellyfish
Later at night.
Hmm…
Minato, Kushina, Tsunade, and Mei stare at the clock with worry.
"It's already 11 p.m. Why are those kids not back yet?" Kushina walks back and forth at the entrance with worry.
"My subordinates couldn't track any trace of them in the town." Viktor shakes his head.
"Will they be alright?" Kushina bites her lips.
Hmm…
"They are back!" Tsunade, Minato, and Kushina turn towards the entrance.
"Your worry was unfounded." Tsunade chuckles.
"That was very intense."
"Yeah! I thought I was about to die there."
"I ran out of chakra and was about to get eaten. It was thanks to Naruto-kun, I survived."
"I didn't even break a sweat."
"Ugh… I won't eat any seafood for the next few weeks. I don't even want any seaweed in my ramen. I had enough of it."
The kids ramble amongst each other.
EEEPPP…
"Ryu was a good boy. He did well!" Ayaka pats Ryu's head.
EEEPPP…
"Yup! Yup! Ryu is the best." Ayaka nods.
"Hey, Ayaka! You can understand what he is saying?" Hanabi asks him.
"Of course, Ryu uses telepathy to talk with me." Ayaka strokes Ryu's head.
"Hnnn… I also want to talk to him." Hanabi rigorously stares into Ryu's eyes.
EEEPPP…
Ryu hides behind Ayaka.
"He is saying, he can only talk with me. He can't talk with you all."
"That's a bummer. I also want to talk with him." Naruto clicks his tongue.
"You guys, why are you so late?" Kushina feigns anger and glares at the group.
"And also… what's with this appearance of yours? Why do all of your looks so tatter? Did you pick a fight with someone?" Kushina questions them.
"Mom, we fought some weird sea monsters while exploring the sea with Ryu." Naruto simplifies his tale.
"Naruto… I don't think fighting hundred of monsters is the same as fighting only some monsters." Sakura and the rest of the group sigh.
"It was a tough battle!" Sasuke remarks.
"So, will any of you properly explain the situation?"
"Yes, I will do!" Ayaka takes the lead.
"We went on a quick trip to stare at the fascinating sight of the reservoir's bottom with Ryu. While sightseeing, we came across a flock of jellyfish with rainbow lights. So, we thought of bringing a few as a souvenir to the village. However, those jellyfish were swimming way too fast, and before we knew, we were in the depths of the ocean."
"Did you catch those jellyfish?" Tsunade curiously asks her.
"We did!" Ayaka nods.
"So, where are they? I want to see them." Tsunade adds.
"I am also curious about their appearance. Perhaps we can add them to our aquarium." Mei also expresses her interest.
"Alright, I will show them to you!"
Ayaka stretches her hand and summons a small jellyfish with glowing RGB lights from the sin seal's space.
Normal storage can't store any living object since the pocket space inside them isn't stable to sustain life. However, sin has an entire dimension within it. This space is similar to Kamui and thus is capable of storing living objects.
PYUU… PYUU…
The jellyfish stare around in confusion and flap its tentacles to search for water.
"Oops… I almost forgot about it!"
Ayaka waves her hand and creates a small floating water bubble to cover the jellyfish. The jellyfish circles around in the small globule of water.
"So pretty!"
Kushina, Tsunade, and Mei are star-struck by the jellyfish's appearance. They tickle and poke the head of the jellyfish. The jellyfish waves its tentacles in annoyance.
Even Akari and Yuri are attracted by the sight of the jellyfish.
"Oh my! This is a Niji jellyfish. It's a very rare species of jellyfish and is hardly spotted in the entirety of the Redaku Ocean. These jellyfishes have a very high demand and are quite popular, especially among the nobles and royals. Since these jellyfishes swim at an incredibly high speed while underwater and are only found at the depths of the ocean. Due to this reason, these jellyfishes are very hard to catch.
Not many people risk their lives to catch them since the Redaku ocean is filled with dangerous sea monsters. You kids were very lucky to catch one, since the value of this jellyfish can't be judged with money. But if I have to put a price on its head, then it costs somewhere around two to three billion Ryu." Akari explains to them.
"What? So costly!" Sakura, Hanabi, and Yakumo gasps.
"Mm… how many ramen bowls can I buy with that money?" Naruto counts on his finger.
"…"
The group speechlessly stares at him for his ridiculous thought.
"You can eat a bowl of ramen each hour, every day for the rest of your life, and still have enough money to take a round trip across the shinobi world," Sasuke explains to Naruto.
"Woah! That's a lot of money."
The small jellyfish turn into a mountain of ramen in Naruto's eyes.
"I don't think as Izuna-sama's sister you lack money. Still, this is quite a sight of an ornamental fish. It's pretty good to even catch one." Akari nods at Ayaka.
The rest of the kids stare at Ayaka in surprise.
"Umm… actually, this isn't the only Niji jellyfish I caught."
Swoosh…
Ayaka waves her hand and a giant water bubble with around twenty-thirty Niji jellyfish floats in front of them.
"Oh, my Sea Lord!" Akari's and Yuri's eyes widen to the core.
"With these many fish, you can buy the entire Shirodo town," Akari exclaims.
"I don't need money, since I earn a lot of money even without doing anything." Ayaka shakes her head.
She separates five jellyfish from the giant globe of water and sends them toward Yuri.
"I will give them to you people as a present since you help Nii-sama with troublesome things."
Viktor hurriedly rushes towards the corner. He quickly empties a giant water tank. Ayaka transfers the jellyfish inside the water tank. Viktor makes some hand seals to erect a barrier around the tank. Not only that, he pastes a few talismans on the barrier to fortify it.
"…"
The shinobi group silently stares at his action of preserving a treasure.
"Later, I will transfer them to the main tank of the resort and will fortify it with five… no… ten barriers. Only that way would it remain safe from thieving hands." Viktor gently places the water tank on the nearby table.
The shinobi group could only silently acknowledge his words.
"That's lots of ramen floating in there!" Naruto drools at the sight of those jellyfish.
"Pfft… Haha… at least someone here isn't swayed by the appeal of money." The group burst out in laughter.
"Hey, ramen takes priority over ramen!" Naruto remarks.
"But Naruto, you can't buy ramen without money. So shouldn't money be greater?" Sakura remarks.
"Hmm… now that I think about it. That does make sense." Naruto enters in deep thought.
Ayaka stores the Niji jellyfish in her pocket space.
"Alright, enough of that! Let's hear the rest of the story." Minato silences everyone.
"Ahem… so where was I? Ah yes… after we saw a vast flock of Niji jellyfish, we chased them to the bottom of the ocean. These jellyfishes were very fast but Ryu was faster. So, we were easily able to catch up with them.
I had a fishing net in my storage. So, I took it out and caught all of them in one fell swoop. These jellyfishes are immune to genjutsu, so it's very hard to tame them. But once they are inside my pocket dimension, they turned very docile.
After capturing them, we realized we were very far from the town. But Ryu remembered the way, so it wasn't a big deal to return to the town." Ayaka pats Ryu's head in praise.
EEEPP…
Ryu rubs its face against Ayaka.
"However, before we could return, we saw a gigantic shadow quickly swimming in the direction of the town. Sasuke Nii-san and I noticed its appearance. It was a giant blue sea serpent with a bony frill around its neck. It had a creepy bony protrusion on its back." Ayaka explains the appearance of the sea monster.
"Isn't that the sea serpent I fought with earlier?" Izumi walks towards the group.
"Oh… hi Izumi sensei! Where were you? We didn't see you earlier." Yakumo asks her.
"I was slightly exhausted after my battle with the giant sea serpent you mentioned now," Izumi replies.
"Was it powerful?" Hanabi asks in curiosity.
"Hmm… it isn't as powerful as a tailed-beast. But it had the ability to transform. I beat it in its second transformation. Also, before it could enter into its third transformation, I chopped its head." Izumi makes a cutthroat gesture.
"Wow, Sensei is amazing!" Hanabi and Yakumo praise her.
"Of course!" Izumi smugly puffs out her chest.
"Oh, what's that shiny thing floating in front of you?" Izumi notices the lone floating Niji jellyfish around Ayaka.
PYUUNN…
The jellyfish turn towards Izumi in confusion. It lifts one of its tentacles and rubs its head in confusion.
"KAWAII!!" Stars appear in Izumi's eyes. She quickly dashes towards the jellyfish and tickles it with her fingers.
"What's its name?" She asks.
"Umm…" Ayaka thinks for a while.
PYYUUNN…
The jellyfish also turn towards Ayaka.
"It's Pyunmaru!" Ayaka replies with a smile.
"…"
The rest of the people almost fall to the ground while the jellyfish drops its head in disappointment.
"It's a good name!" Only Izumi nods her head and tickles the jellyfish.
"…"
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