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"RIKA! Support incoming"
Yuuto stood at the periphery of the training field, his gaze fixed on the unfolding chaos of the spectated bout. The desperate howl of a young male cut through the air, a voice he recognized instantly as Tsumugu. Yuuto remembered the boy well, for he was the friend of Ryuni and had been one of the very first victims Tenno claimed upon their arrival in this realm. Although he could not see the boy yet, the sheer level of desperation in that cry caught him off guard. Tsumugu usually maintained a cool, detached exterior until he was bickering with Ryuni, so hearing him this rattled suggested the stakes had climbed to a dangerous height.
Yuuto had come here specifically to find Kyuji for the sake of Ryuni. Following the boy’s close run-in with death, it was imperative to discuss his future opportunities and the practicalities of his fragile condition. Since Kyuji was the medical ninja who had first arrived on the scene, she likely possessed the most sensitive information regarding the damage to the boy’s heart. Access to Ryuni was strictly limited to those closest to him, which made sense given his history as a former missing ninja. While Yuuto knew that particular secret might eventually return to haunt him, his immediate priority remained the health of the boy he had fought so hard to save.
The scene he stumbled upon was not at all what he expected. Kyuji was currently embroiled in fierce combat with Tsumugu and a girl he assumed must be the Rika the boy had been shouting about. He recalled her name vaguely from a night of ramen and heavy drinking, though he had been far too intoxicated then to remember much of anything beyond the fact that they were on a squad together.
Kyuji’s movements were impeccable. She navigated their coordinated assaults with an efficiency that was almost difficult to follow, her Mastery reminiscent of Yuuto’s own performance in the arena before his recent transformation. She seemed to blend seamlessly with the wind itself. Before the fight could progress further, Yuuto activated his Reikongan. The third eye on his forehead pulsed with a brilliant blue light, granting him a view of the true essence of those before him. He observed the shape of their chakra as it gave form to their lives, careful not to probe too deeply or invade their privacy, yet finding a sense of intimacy in the way their techniques painted a shared canvas of combat.
The girl he identified as Rika erected a shifting barrier of chakra that felt almost spiritual in nature, as if designed specifically to ward the mind. She seemed to call Kyuji’s bluff during a series of subtle feints. Though an ordinary observer might miss the nuance, the Sharingan remnants embedded in Yuuto’s genetics combined with the clarity of his Reikongan confirmed his suspicions. Kyuji was employing a sophisticated Genjutsu to toy with her students.
Suddenly, Rika pushed her exhausted body to perform a technique that struck a chord of deep familiarity within Yuuto. He watched in disbelief as the space around Kyuji began to warp, as if unseen hands were grasping at her to pull her down. This girl was far more than she appeared. Meanwhile, Tsumugu was demonstrating his own growth by cycling through various advanced elements. Yuuto began to realize that this squad was a collection of true monsters. There was Ryuni with his terrifying flames and physical prowess, Rika with her spatial lightning, and Tsumugu who handled the complexities of the Water Element.
Tsumugu had always seemed like the normal one of the group, and while his tactics were supportive and basic, he proved to be perhaps the most adaptive of the three. As a thick mist rolled across the field, Yuuto noticed subtle flickers in the boy’s chakra pool. Rika dropped her barrier to unleash a combined assault of lightning and fire, catching Kyuji off guard while she was still hindered by the spatial distortion. Tsumugu wasted no time, following up with a tempest technique that twisted and chilled as it struck, converting the wind into a freezing blast that launched their sensei into the air.
"Oh? He's better than I thought."
Yuuto was genuinely surprised to see the boy land such a solid hit. He watched as Tsumugu created a pond and rose from it as an ice clone, a feat so natural that even the Reikongan struggled to distinguish the real body from the construct. Tsumugu was rewriting the formulas of his jutsu and adding special variations in real time, proving that Yuuto had underestimated him entirely. Despite the impressive display, Kyuji remained a frightening opponent, sending a long range slash at Rika that the girl barely managed to distort with her odd abilities.
"Ou. She's a wretched one. I better be careful."
If Rika possessed temporal powers similar to those Yuuto once wielded, she had already surpassed his old benchmarks with a more destructive potency. As the fight reached its climax, Tsumugu began forming a final series of seals. His chakra surged and melted together to create a new center of mass, flooding his system like a raging tsunami. Yuuto watched as the boy slammed his hand into the ground to summon a school of fish while his skin began to plate with shimmering scales. The transformation was unmistakable and sent a jolt of shock through Yuuto. It was Sage Mode, a power Yuuto could no longer access in his current state. This was not the simple nature energy he remembered from his past, for the strength Tsumugu was drawing forth was far more potent and frightening than what Nature normally provided.
"RIKA! Support incoming"
Yuuto stood at the periphery of the training field, his gaze fixed on the unfolding chaos of the spectated bout. The desperate howl of a young male cut through the air, a voice he recognized instantly as Tsumugu. Yuuto remembered the boy well, for he was the friend of Ryuni and had been one of the very first victims Tenno claimed upon their arrival in this realm. Although he could not see the boy yet, the sheer level of desperation in that cry caught him off guard. Tsumugu usually maintained a cool, detached exterior until he was bickering with Ryuni, so hearing him this rattled suggested the stakes had climbed to a dangerous height.
Yuuto had come here specifically to find Kyuji for the sake of Ryuni. Following the boy’s close run-in with death, it was imperative to discuss his future opportunities and the practicalities of his fragile condition. Since Kyuji was the medical ninja who had first arrived on the scene, she likely possessed the most sensitive information regarding the damage to the boy’s heart. Access to Ryuni was strictly limited to those closest to him, which made sense given his history as a former missing ninja. While Yuuto knew that particular secret might eventually return to haunt him, his immediate priority remained the health of the boy he had fought so hard to save.
The scene he stumbled upon was not at all what he expected. Kyuji was currently embroiled in fierce combat with Tsumugu and a girl he assumed must be the Rika the boy had been shouting about. He recalled her name vaguely from a night of ramen and heavy drinking, though he had been far too intoxicated then to remember much of anything beyond the fact that they were on a squad together.
Kyuji’s movements were impeccable. She navigated their coordinated assaults with an efficiency that was almost difficult to follow, her Mastery reminiscent of Yuuto’s own performance in the arena before his recent transformation. She seemed to blend seamlessly with the wind itself. Before the fight could progress further, Yuuto activated his Reikongan. The third eye on his forehead pulsed with a brilliant blue light, granting him a view of the true essence of those before him. He observed the shape of their chakra as it gave form to their lives, careful not to probe too deeply or invade their privacy, yet finding a sense of intimacy in the way their techniques painted a shared canvas of combat.
The girl he identified as Rika erected a shifting barrier of chakra that felt almost spiritual in nature, as if designed specifically to ward the mind. She seemed to call Kyuji’s bluff during a series of subtle feints. Though an ordinary observer might miss the nuance, the Sharingan remnants embedded in Yuuto’s genetics combined with the clarity of his Reikongan confirmed his suspicions. Kyuji was employing a sophisticated Genjutsu to toy with her students.
Suddenly, Rika pushed her exhausted body to perform a technique that struck a chord of deep familiarity within Yuuto. He watched in disbelief as the space around Kyuji began to warp, as if unseen hands were grasping at her to pull her down. This girl was far more than she appeared. Meanwhile, Tsumugu was demonstrating his own growth by cycling through various advanced elements. Yuuto began to realize that this squad was a collection of true monsters. There was Ryuni with his terrifying flames and physical prowess, Rika with her spatial lightning, and Tsumugu who handled the complexities of the Water Element.
Tsumugu had always seemed like the normal one of the group, and while his tactics were supportive and basic, he proved to be perhaps the most adaptive of the three. As a thick mist rolled across the field, Yuuto noticed subtle flickers in the boy’s chakra pool. Rika dropped her barrier to unleash a combined assault of lightning and fire, catching Kyuji off guard while she was still hindered by the spatial distortion. Tsumugu wasted no time, following up with a tempest technique that twisted and chilled as it struck, converting the wind into a freezing blast that launched their sensei into the air.
"Oh? He's better than I thought."
Yuuto was genuinely surprised to see the boy land such a solid hit. He watched as Tsumugu created a pond and rose from it as an ice clone, a feat so natural that even the Reikongan struggled to distinguish the real body from the construct. Tsumugu was rewriting the formulas of his jutsu and adding special variations in real time, proving that Yuuto had underestimated him entirely. Despite the impressive display, Kyuji remained a frightening opponent, sending a long range slash at Rika that the girl barely managed to distort with her odd abilities.
"Ou. She's a wretched one. I better be careful."
If Rika possessed temporal powers similar to those Yuuto once wielded, she had already surpassed his old benchmarks with a more destructive potency. As the fight reached its climax, Tsumugu began forming a final series of seals. His chakra surged and melted together to create a new center of mass, flooding his system like a raging tsunami. Yuuto watched as the boy slammed his hand into the ground to summon a school of fish while his skin began to plate with shimmering scales. The transformation was unmistakable and sent a jolt of shock through Yuuto. It was Sage Mode, a power Yuuto could no longer access in his current state. This was not the simple nature energy he remembered from his past, for the strength Tsumugu was drawing forth was far more potent and frightening than what Nature normally provided.
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