Kapitel 31: A Little Fun
"Hmm... There's a week or so left. I should head back". Shou counted the days left for his so called holiday.
Hanging out in the living room, Shou eyed the huge 2 meters scroll with a dragon head decor laying against the corner of the room. He wants to see it really. Maybe he can get ideas to make new jutsu. He also wants to make Ice Jutsu Tags, especially for Demonic Ice Mirror so he could leave a mirror out as an emergency and use it as a gateway or copy Minato's way of using Flying Raijin.
He walked coquettishly towards Kuroma who was just hanging out as well.
"Ano... Kuroma-san...".(๑•﹏•)
Kuroma turned his head, seeing Shou seemingly wanting to say or ask something unreasonable and is shy about it.
'Yes?'. Kuroma had his heart beats a little faster. It's as if someone is about to confess his feelings to him. Why is he looking at him with those puppy eyes...?
"Can I take a look at that...". Shou eyed the scroll at the corner of the room. He knows he's asking to see secret techniques passed down from generation to generation. Like that's a little unreasonable doesn't it.
'Look at... what?'. From Kuroma POV Shou is shy about it and had to avert his eyes.
"You know, the big long thing you always carried".
Kuroma was a little in a daze hearing it that way.
'Ah... I...'.
Kuroma lost his thought for a second, his ears are as red as it can be. A big, long thing... He took a big gulp of saliva. No. His face is cute but he's a guy. He sees it clearly! But... remembering the short vision he sees, he can't say he wasn't interested at all.
'... my room...'. Kuroma said shortly while being nervous about the whole thing. He is just a 17 years old virgin that's forced to grow up and had to take care of his little sister. It's his first time experiencing things like this. He stood, facing his face away and was about to lead Shou there while feeling nervous inside.
"Hmm? But the scroll is there right?". (☉~☉)?
Shou pointed at the scroll at the side.
Kuroma turned his head to see what Shou is seeing. The scroll of Ryu Clan...?
His entire face turned red fully. Why he had to put it that way!?
'Just go ahead!'. Kuroma said in annoyed tone quickly and leave right after to hide.
"Hmm. Kuroma-san is acting weird...". Shou shrugs is off but still feels happy he lets him sees the scroll.
Pfft.
Watatsumi inside Shou sees what's going on. He thought this is funny. It seems Shou is quite dense to not even see it himself.
Shou take the scroll and lay it down the floor. Excitedly he rolled the scroll open and read its content,trying to find things he could use.
"Hmm... With Watatsumi's chakra, I can use all 5 basic nature release...".
Taking that into account, he reads everything at a glance looking for something useful.
"Dragon Binding... Elemental Tags. Delayed Tags. The normal explosive tag formula is also here it seems. Dragon explosion tag? Sounds strong".
The formulas in here are specific for what kind of technique it produced. Some tags could store chakra and only requires a trigger to produce the technique. While some tags replaces hand signs and act as a chakra conduit to produce the technique but you still need to pour in chakra when using it. It also requires one-self to have an affinity towards the certain chakra nature intended for the nature of the technique though so not just anyone can use it.
It's a pity there's none for Ice Release. But it's still useful regardless. It's just that it might be difficult to use in battle as is.
Shou remembered the outfit Kuroma had when they went to Mount Koryu; he sticked a lot of paper tags all over his body so he can reach it out easier in battle.
Although it does look effective, its quite painful to Shou's eyes fashion wise. Maybe he could order custom paper tags that are more rigid in shape of cards, and then use make a custom buckle to hold those in different slots.
He nods to himself. Counting the number of holidays, he suppose he could stop by Land of Iron and custom made some empty tags and a buckle for such purpose and deliver it to Kiri.
Hehe... Maybe a Henshin Belt aswell.
Shou daydreamed about it suddenly.
"Watatsumi-san. When I transform with your power, can I just transform to Fire or other single nature only? I mean, instead your full power, I want only a single nature chakra coating me. Like, I wanted it red and fiery...".
Watatsumi who's also reading the scrolls blinked twice.
I could...(?).
"Watatsumi-san... can I please try it out? I have something in my mind. Wait till I tell you and we transform to Fire Transformation okay".
...
Do what you want.
Watatsumi is curious what is this human thinking.
Yes. Lets go! Shou went outside to try it out. In Shou's imagination, he is facing Obito again.
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"Obito, I congratulate you for pushing me this far. It's time, for me to show you my true power. Ikuzo, Watatsumi!".
Ikuze Shou! (In his imagination)
Shou take out an imaginary card from the imaginary buckle and hold it between two fingers.
He turned it around, revealing the Light Dragon symbol on top of the red card, similar to Kamen Rider Ryuga symbol.
"Henshin!".
He inserted it into the imaginary device on his waist, pulled the handle and turned the card inside upside down revealing the menacing glowing symbol.
Obito stepped back feeling the power emanating from Shou.
FIRE, FIRE, FIRE, F-F-F-FIREEE! Imaginary robotic voice sounded as Shou transform.
A red chakra dragon comes out of Shou and flies around him. It roared angrily before plunging right into Shou's body!
"Watatsumi-san, now!", Shou whispered in his heart.
Red chakra produce red light, coating and transforming his chest, arms, legs, and finally his head and forms the 2 flaming chakra horns. The light recedes, revealing Shou who's transformed into fire dragon chakra mode.
He feels his affinity towards fire is greatly increased compared to just normal white chakra mode. He wants to praise Watatsumi but before that, Shou continued his imagination...
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Obito had sweat dropped down his neck feeling the powerful flame coming from Shou.
"This is the end".
Shou pulled the imaginary handle on his imaginary buckle, turning the card inside the buckle upside down.
B-B-B-BURNN! FIRE!
It glowed with red colour and red flame covered Shou's right feet.
He run in 3 steps, leaving trails of fire behind on the ground. He jumped and launch a flying kick towards Obito!
"Riderrrr kickkk!!!".
Obito received the flaming kick directly;
"AAAHHH!!!" He screamed and EXPLODED in flames into dust instantly. A huge crater left on the ground, leaving no corpse behind.
Shou turned around and stylishly walked away from the flames burning the ground and un-Henshin by pulling the handle on the imaginary buckle while at the same time turning off the fire chakra mode.
Kuroma and Hikari quickly rushed outside hearing a loud explosion.
"What happened?!".
But they only sees Shou, who's standing there with blushed cheeks as if he got caught on doing something embarassing.
"Uhh... I was testing my power... Hihi". Shou scratched his cheek.
He didn't think his imagination would really materialise and he really make a Fiery Rider Kick and exploded the ground in flames.
Kuroma sees a large crater next to Shou, with some flames still lingering.
"You should practice elsewhere...". Kuroma said, clearly annoyed seeing their lawn destroyed. Not to mention he was misled earlier. He still felt bitter about it.
"Sorry...". Shou stroke the back of his head and use water release to put down the fire.
Why are you so happy. What is in your head? I don't understand.
Watatsumi is quite confused sensing the emotions in Shou. It's muffled but he could tell he's very happy.
"Watatsumi-san, you won't understand. It's a teenage boy dream! Your power is really great Watatsumi-san!".
Hmph. That's only one fifth of my power. Though, it does increase the potency for the specific nature attribute I see.
Shou really felt like making the whole gimmick of being a Kamen Rider... He daydreams about fighting Obito, using cards, transforming into Fire, Water, Earth, Lighting, and Wind Chakra mode. And then there's Light Chakra Mode, his final rider form.
Hihi...
He's just missing a Dark Chakra Mode to appear evil and powerful once he was pushed to the brink.
Shou shook his head. His imagination is running wild again. Wasn't he an adult mentally speaking? Shou wondered himself. But he attribute it to his current body development. Based on science the brain only fully matured from middle to late 20s. So biologically speaking, he is still a teenager.
Well, doesnt matter if it's a little childish. He is only doing what makes him happy, Shou thought. Or it's really just his personality and there's no excuse around it. Shou had to say to himself he is quite a bubbly and an expressive person( ꈍᴗꈍ).
Shou look up to the sky, reminiscing the times when he was depressed for years when he was a child. Insecure. Unsafe. Afraid even.
But since Zabuza took him in with Haku, his heart gets more secure and healed slowly over time.
And ever since he has managed to save Haku and Zabuza as well, he was ready to experience life properly since then.
And now having great power also lets him relax even more and have some space to let himself have fun.
Shou continued his imagination while testing the different Chakra Nature transformation with Watatsumi's help, beating imaginary Obito with different elemental kicks and attacks.
Obito who had just reported about what happened to Pain suddently felt chilling cold crawling down his spine.
Damn it, what is it? Why it felt so dangerous? He looks around but found no threats.
It must have been the mental aftereffect of losing to him...
Obito gritted his teeth and clenched his fist. He never felt so offended, losing twice to the same person and that he had to run away.
***
Standing on the Gedo Statue, Pain had called all of Akatsuki members for a new threat to their plans reported by Obito.
Deidara does not believe Obito actually went against such a powerful sounding person and survive.
"Oi Tobi? Wasn't it just your imagination?! If he's so powerful why are you alive?".
'Senpai! I just run with my whack-a-mole jutsu! Of course I am alive!'. Tobi act it out.
"Report to everyone about his abilities". Pain instructed.
'Yes leader! So he...'.
Tobi explained Shou Ice Release abilities, especially the Demonic Ice Mirror where he could teleport to it.
For Pain, the Demonic Ice Mirroring technique itself is already troublesome given its sheer speed. He cannot deal with speed types, and that's also why he waited for Guy to get out of Konoha before attacking in the future.
Tobi continued on how he become the Light Dragon jinchuriki, describing the healing factor and the white chakra coating him. Itachi takes note on this, since even Tobi the one who had helped him massacre the Uchiha clan had to explain it to Pain instead of solving it himself. Obito's ability are very powerful, and yet he can't defeat Shou of the Yuki clan.
'Ho. This Shou sounds so powerful I want to fight him! I also missed Kiri a little. How about I go there to settle him someday?' Kisame volunteered.
"Don't act rashly. Otherwise it would only procure loses. Don't engage with him".
Kisame grunted, but don't dare to disagree with Pain.
"It will be difficult to get the three tails later on if he is in Kiri. Observe and wait for him get out of the village before striking. It doesn't matter if he's powerful as long as we can get the bijuu. Once we get all the tailed beast, no one can stand against us".
Everyone nodded.
"Deidara, Tobi. That person will not be out of the village for too long. He would return soon, now that his (presumably) goal was achieved. You know where to intercept him. Ask him what he thinks about this world, and what he wants to join our cause. I am offering a place for him in the Akatsuki. Do not engage in a fight with him, it's only to recruit. His action of becoming the Light Dragon jinchuriki should not be under Kirigakure's radar. He must have a hidden intention".
Obito wanted to reject this absurd idea. And he's asking ME to face him again? Why don't you go yourself?!
"Hai leader!". Tobi said cheerfully, acting as usual.
'We will be on it'. Deidara said calmly. He wanted to see the art in the form of cute face again as well. Imagining how it can be captured in clay and explodes, Deidara felt ecstatic in his heart. Deidara still thinks Tobi is exaggerating since he seems unreliable and perhaps he hallucinated things though.
No one objected this idea of inviting Shou but each of them don't really care much since each of them joined the organisation for their own purpose, whether it's for protection, security, spying or money; as for world peace that Nagato was babbling about they couldn't care less.
Sasori had the idea to make Shou into a puppet. While Kisame wanted to fight him if they met. Black zetsu on the other hand is quite curious about this Shou who can make this Uchiha tell tale on him instead of solving it himself. Not to mention, they met twice and he lost both times.
"Kisame, how did Kakuzu respond?".
'He agreed as long as there's money. He's quite an interesting fellow, saying he once managed to run away from Hashirama'. Kisame replied.
Pain nods. The investigation of the jinchurikis is going well, and now they only need 1 last member before he can delegate the tasks to investigate the rest of the tailed beast jinchuriki and start their capture. Konan have heard of another fellow with 'immortality', a follower of Jashin. Pain is quite interested to recruit him.
The meeting is adjourned shortly after.
***
With Kuroma's permission, Shou shamelessly copied down some of the tags formula and jutsus.
"Just don't share to others". Kuroma reminded.
He only agreed because he did owe Shou for betraying him and that he saved his sister. There's also the fact that him and Hikari just want to live an ordinary life and has no more use for the jutsus for now.
'No worry Kuroma-san, I won't share them with anyone'. Shou reassured.
Well, Shou did plan to ask someone who's expert in fuinjutsu to come up with Ice Nature tags based on these though... But it's okay it doesn't count as telling others, Shou consoled himself.
In Narutoverse, the Uzumaki clan is the best at sealing techniques - but they are gone basically.
The next best one, in Shou's speculation is definitely Shion from the Land of Demon!
Shou also wants to let Watatsumi see Moryo's body in case they can't find his real body and could settle with that.
Would Shion agree with letting Moryo body taken away?
Shou thinks she shouldn't mind since it's the Moryo's soul that's evil. His body should be empty. So if the body is overtaken by Watatsumi, wasn't that even better since Moryo can never get his full power back?
Shou nods to himself thinking Shion might actually consider giving it to Watatsumi.
He planned to take another vacation to Land of Demons someday to ask for advice on making Ice Release Tags and see the body of Moryo.
***
"Thank you Kuroma-san, Hikari-san. And sorry if I troubled you two too much. And Watatsumi-san aswell".
'Mm. We should thank you for helping us live a normal life. Goodbye Shou-san. Have a safe journey back'. Hikari waved at Shou as he leaves.
I am going to take a walk. Hmph.
"Sure. Umm. Take the direction to Land of Iron while you are at it. I want to order some stuffs". Shou felt a little ecstatic about it. Maybe he wouldn't use it for combat but he can use it as a hobby to play around and feel cool.
Hmph.
The dragon snorted and takeover Shou's body. He really just take a walk around, this time decently.
After half an hour of body flickering, he felt like flying and conjure chakra wings to fly.
Umm. Watatsumi-san. People might see you. It might cause problem...
Shou didn't remind him before since he too forgot about it.
"It's fine. I will hide my presence".
Ryushou flapped his chakra wings and launched himself upward. With light power, Watatsumi bended the light giving him optical camouflage. Sugē! Shou exclaimed inside.
It's just that Ryushou's chakra presence wasn't hidden...
Watatsumi-san, can you hide your chakra?
"Hmph. That's a human thing. I am a dragon".
But you have my body... Maybe you could?
After all, now he had fingers and the same chakra circuit as a human Watatsumi should be able to learn how to use techniques with hand seals even. The dragon grunted and tried.
"I don't know how! It's too difficult!".
Uhh. Let me takeover for a second. Try to feel how I do it.
Watatsumi complied and let Shou takeover. Shou had felt how the light dragon use his skills, by observation and feeling the chakra flow inside his body, Shou managed to do the same although he's a little inexperienced in it. Even in flight he's quite wobbly at times and had to use more chakra to fly himself. But everyone starts from something right.
Shou molded his chakra and contract his chakra field while flapping his chakra wings.
"Do you see this Watatsumi-san".
Hmph. I see.
Shou let him takeover to try. He barely contracted the chakra field by a meter or so... But yeah Watatsumi's chakra field is tens of meters wide so it doesn't seem like much improvement in comparison.
You did great for a first timer. You will be good in no time!
Ryushou grunted again while practicing contracting his chakra field.
With flight they travelled larger distances over shorter period of time, letting them cross states faster. Compared to using body flicker, flight is definitely faster. After few hours they are already close to the Land of Iron.
***
Jiraiya who happens to be in the Land of Iron felt the enormous chakra presence for few seconds, causing him to be very alert.
"It's South from here...". Jiraiya wondered if he should check. Something that big and felt dangerous might lead to trouble here.
Due to his training with natural energy, he can sense Watatsumi who's made of 100% natural energy. But all of a sudden, the presence is gone entirely from his radar.
"Just what is it...?".
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