To turn a curse into a blessing -Requesting Kuro

[Uchiha Akari]

The girl couldn't help but blink in bewilderment as the doctor took them through his grand laboratory and soon she found herself standing before one of the cylinders, that seemingly contained a clone of her aunt. It was a bit surprising, even unnerving how close to the real deal this clone was. In fact, if it was not for the explanation she would have thought her aunt was in fact inside the cylinder! Still, raising a hand to the tube she rested it lightly onto the cylinder while asking her father with a more serious tone than normally. "Papa, can those clones also wield the sacred weapons?"

It was just a thought, but if she could enhance a clone with Kousotsu's essence, and have a clone that could also wield a sacred weapon then surely she would have a great boon available to her in the future. Perhaps it was for that reason she turned to her father and explained with a smile. "I was just thinking of what you mentioned, and an exact copy might not be a bad idea! But can we make this copy of me possess a different ability? Like Uncle Kyu's!"

She raised a hand to her chin while she hummed softly. "A clone of myself, and a powerful Auntie Seika clone would make for quite a powerful combination."

Indeed, it was the little strategist in her speaking.

 

[Toraono Kuro]

Kuro nodded "Well of course we can darling and any of our family are capable of wielding one of the 12 sacred weapons. However to truly bond with a sacred weapon would require the sacrifice of your rinnegan as the sacred weapons have a power unto themselves. I myself wield one for my healer form but I use it as a focus for healing. Should you wish it you could accomplish the same feat. There will be changes and you will need to take time to full invoke your capacity." Kuro would summon his sharingan form and pass her a training blade while Doctor Toa set up a training scenario for her. With two versions of Kuro present Reikiko would be able to determine the unique differences between them although if they were both disrobed they would be identical except for their runic markings and Sharingan Kuro's eyes had tomoe that her father did not.

 

[Uchiha Akari]

The training blade provided by her father was caught swiftly by the smaller hands of the child, who despite the lack of exposure to the more frequent missions the shinobi of Sunagakure experienced seemed to had a certain sense of naturality with the weapon. The summoned path of her father's Sharingan-wielding vessel made the girl's lips curve into a brief smile, the runic markings and the Sharingan in the vessel's eyes being a giveaway, there was an additional sense, kind of like a sixth sense that made her able to recognize her father amidst his paths. Whether it was chakra, or some form of life essence was a detail she was not certain about, but the girl could see quite easily that warm overflowing energy within her father.

Nevertheless, this was not the time to be left in awe, and while she waited for the doctor to set up the training schedule she started to consider the various options available to her. There were a lot of things she could do, especially with her newfound power so she was rather eager to experiment with them. With the training blade in her hand she made a few gentle sweeps with the weapon into the air before nodding at her father in acknowledgement that she was ready for the trial.

 

[Toraono Kuro]

Akuma Kuro spoke as Sharingan Kuro took a kneeling stance in the center of the chamber with his sword sheathed and a wooden boken laying across his lap. "First you will need to understand the capacity of what you seek. The Sharingan is a natural aid to the Rinnegan allowing you even greater control over ninjutsu and genjutsu while still enhancing your capacity with taijutsu by enhancing your accuracy with special perception. The sharingan does not grant you excessive taijutsu capability like the Byakugan or the eyes of the white tiger Byakkogan but never the less it does pair up so well with the rinnegan that I scarcely notice the difference in my natural and sharingan forms until I use genjutsu. Attack my sharingan form from any direction and learn what it is that you seek and with my sharingan form's dna and some of your own we will create a sharingan bearing vessel for you."<i></i>

Kuro expected that Reikiko would learn at a heightened rate now that she had unlocked the Rinnegan. If that was the case she would need find her first new body soon.

 

[Uchiha Akari]

Actual hands-on practice? Now that was more like it! She knew all too well that approaching her father without a strategy was a foolish idea, so rather than abandoning herself to the childish excitement she took a small hop backward and observed the Sharingan-imbued vessel of her father. It was likely that an ordinary illusion or clone skill would be foolish to use. Not only did her father remark about the mystical properties of the Rinnegan, but the amplified capacities of the Sharingan would surely make it an even more complicated challenge to fool her father through the classic 'superiority in numbers' assault. At least for most people that would be the case.

She wasn't 'most' people. Taking a deep breath the girl mentally called upon the Sandwyrm's power, and it was only a moment later that the sound of loud ominous buzzing resounded through the air, a large cloud of scarabs cloaking her from sight, and giving her enough time to create a trio of Kekai Clones, the insects having turned into a perfect replica of herself. She knew all too well the limits of their capacity, that they could only withstand a single attack before dispersing into nothingness, but the fact those insects shared her chakra presence might had given them a perfect purpose for decoys!

It was at that moment she decided to carry out her strategy, the first to emerge out of the cloud of insects was not one, but two Kekai clones, each of them holding the wooden boken while they attempted to carry out a classic pincer-formation. However, it was during the same moment that the two approached the starting point of their attack that a line of ninja wire unrolled toward the ceiling above the Sharingan version of her father, and while the real Reikiko used the ninja wire like a zip line the remaining clone had remained safely inside the dome of insects.

The first two Kekai Clones swung their swords in perfect sync, but for Reikiko this was merely a decoy who swiftly descended from above, her boken swinging in an overhead slash toward her father's head. Not a bad strategy, but one that might contain its flaws, and that was why it was still incomplete, for when a potential attack might reach Reikiko the girl would have switched places with the clone inside the dome, a single black rod-shaped projectile being launched at her father from amidst the cloud, a chakra disruption blade when finally the swarm scattered, revealing that Reikiko had used a Shadow Dance to emerge behind her father's true body, gently leaning against his back, a light pant audible in her breathing.

(marked for training~)

 

[Toraono Kuro]

Akuma Kuro smirked as his daughter used a patterned strategy to fool a sharingan enhanced rinnegan, what she would soon realize was that each vessel's sight overlapped the sight of the main body. The Sharingan allowed Kuro to detect the duplicates because even though her kekkai clones were all but perfect to the normal eye the sharingan could see that it was a collection of micro chakras matching the original vessel and as such he simply generated a multi-pronged series of counter attacks before matching the true Reikiko's movements. The only true danger was her projectile chakra blade but unbeknowst to her without physical contact or some chain sustaining an actual physical link chakra blades dispersed when thrown. So as the chakra blade began to disperse Sharingan Kuro yanked it to him catching it in the process letting it destabilize in a manner that would allow Reikiko to understand chakra blades without specific alterations could not be thrown. As the clones wielding copied boken struck down in synch. Sharingan Kuro and Akuma Kuro launched a counter of training shuriken timed perfectly to make it appear as if Sharingan Kuro alone had thrown them. Just as Reikiko body switched with her clone Sharingan Kuro tracked her shin shun jutsu movement to circle behind Akuma Kuro. It was at this moment that Daibatsu took Kuro's cue and opened a panel allowing Mouko Kuro the hunter aspect with the Byakkoogan enhanced rinnegan to fall into place just behind Reikiko and tap her on the shoulder just as she hugged her father to show there was still more training as he took a deliberate Tiger Palm stance to let her know that this bunshin of her father was a TRUE combat specialist.

"Great work daughter, Remember that only true bodies can fool a sharingan and even then not for very long. Also allow me to introduce your second trainer Mouko Kuro, he is me in pure taijutsu form and able to see and strike the tenketsu of any living creature or structure imbued with chakra. When you create your first clone these will be your trainers in mastering the physical differences between your original and later bodies."<i></i>

 

[Uchiha Akari]

The tap on her shoulder seemingly had startled the child, who in response spun her body around, her boken swooping toward the neck of the man who had ambushed her. However, it was the moment she realized that it was one of her father's vessels, that she staggered backwards, her blade rapidly coming to a halt as she pulled back. It was pleasant to hear her father complimenting her, especially because she knew all too well how much she was lacking when it came to the amount of jutsu she possessed. Most of her skills were related to the powers bestowed upon her by Kousotsu, so with Kuro's clever use of multiple paths the child couldn't help herself from pouting, declaring in annoyance.

"Using so many Papas while I have only one is cheating Papa!"

Her gaze locking onto the demonic presence of her father, she finally turned toward the real Kuro while the defeated clones started to dissolve into the small insects, that swiftly flown back into her direction. It appeared Reikiko was quite displeased with the fact she possessed only one body, albeit she already had some idea for when she could create a vessel of her own...

(sorry, busy week T_T)

 

[Toraono Kuro]

OOC: I understand

Kuro nodded to her as he then nodded to Doctor Daibatsu Toa whom turned on a set of liquid filled chambers that were far more modern and well designed than the ones she saw holding a vessel for her father. It was then she noted that they were empty. Not just empty of a vessel but empty of all forms of life and energy. The water was so pure that it was almost crystal clear. Completely uncontaminated healing waters, although their were other fluids and hydraulic pumps waiting to administer genetic materials and specialized retroviruses to code a new vessel. It took a moment for Reikiko to realize these would be her vessel chambers. "Ever since you awakened your own powers over these passed few months Dr. Toa and I have been working on making sure you had the best cloning vats we could manage. Improving upon the ancient models we salvaged from our former masters your chambers will respond to you alone although I can empower them I have no control over what you create within them. I have here in a chakra crystal the blood of my Uchiha host, the rna coding that leads to a possible sharingan is within the retrovirus inside this crystal. All we need do now is introduce a drop of your blood and one of your demon kouchuu for source material and we can pour both our chakras into the cloning vessel and create a copy of you in one day. We can only do this once because the amount of chakra involved will leave me unconscious for two weeks which is the normal amount of time to grow a fully functional adult clone. However a teenage clone can be produced in a day as long as you allow it time to mature its musculature in ratio to its bone mass. Are you ready to give it a try?"<i></i>

 

[Uchiha Akari]

It seemed Kuro's decision to proceed with the explanation of how she would obtain her new path, had been a choice that clearly excited the little girl. Obviously she was happy about the idea that she would finally take the same step her father had done and in essence, obtain a second body of her own. However, as they entered the special chambers that would create her artificial bodies, the child couldn't help but ponder about how far the inventions of Doctor Daibatsu could go. Nevertheless, it was a thought she had little time to ponder about, for their conversation swiftly turned back toward the process of obtaining a path, and while she gently pressed her hand over the chakra crystal, a soft whisper causing the gesture to be accompanied with the small insect-like creature that sneaked out of her sleeve, and letting out a soft buzz the create flew toward the crystal right around the same time that she allowed the sharp tip of the crystal to cut lightly into the palm of her hand, a bit of blood seeping into the crystal.

"Let's make a Rei-clone Papa! I'll keep you safe until you wake up again~"

Smiling cheerfully at her father, the child seemed quite eager to get the procedure underway!

 

[Toraono Kuro]

Kuro released his Heaven seal and focused an absurd amount of chakra into the vesselto make sure life would gestate at an accelerated rate. One of Reikiko's tiny minions entered the life water vessel as Sharingan Kuro added a drop of his blood as well before assuming a stance to help Akuma chakra funnel the necessary chakra into the machines and vessel at a well paced yet accelerated rate. The flesh of her demon minion was of the same genetic mass as Reikiko's so it actually sped up the generation process since they weren't generating an embryo from three or for cellular matrix models they were actually molding the genetic material inside of and around an actual living yet foreign part of Reikiko's natural swarm. six legs and a chitinous swivel head fell apart as insect wings expanded and a humanoid micro Reikiko instantly took form. The tiny fairy of an image absorbed the chakra and the genetic matrix at a rate that even Daibatsu was not prepared for as all save two forms of Kuro the Song blade, and the giant blacked out from chakra loss. Those two forms functioned on sound and pain so they had ample energies to keep them going despite not having but an inkling of chakra. Sharingan, Akuma, Mouko, and Healer Kuro all needed chakra stored up to keep going as their bodies exuded different energies and pushed themselves at a higher rate than simple muscle and will. They required a set amount of chakra to maintain their powers and now all of that chakra plus a significant amount of Reikiko's had been swept away and fed into the creation of a new body that would soon be invested with a pulse of singular life capable of dividing six times.



Doctor Daibatsu had recorded everything and made sure to annotate this should only be done in case of an emergency lest they lose Kuro for good. It simply took too much chakra, as what should have grown over the span of twenty four hours or less surged to adolescent form in thirty minutes. It seemed that Reikiko's swarm were genetic catalysts and considering how fast insect life could adapt and evolve to a situation it made sense. They should have taken Reikiko's condition into account as well as she already functioned on a hive like mental state and her swarm was able to adapt to her thoughts and will alone. He never would have considered using a tiny demon-beast as a catalyst. It was simply incredible. Kuro simply kept standing even though his natural minds in all but two bodies were nothing but a white haze.

Doctor Daibatsu nodded to Reikiko in excitement,... "Unexpected but fascinating work young mistress, Kuro always said you were incredible but this is unprecedented, your swarm actually function as micro chakra conduits, amplifiers, and catalysts all in one. Well art favors imitation and this little one has now become the exact image of you give or take her hair growing at an accelerated rate but you can sit down with yourself and trim your hair to match one another. Congratulations on your first clone body."<i></i>

 

[Uchiha Akari]

Despite the confident nod the girl gave, as if she was totally understanding the explanation of the professor, the truth was that the events that transpired were a little bit too outlandish for even her to comprehend! Still, the sight of the demon insect absorbing her blood and Kuro's chakra, and moments later like the metamorphosis of a butterfly started to grow into a miniature version of herself. The scene was nothing short of a miracle as the transformed demon insect was being molded into her image, and slowly the child felt her mind slipping, a short stagger following and by the time she had regained her focus, an identical twin of herself was sitting with her eyes closed.

"So-" The moment she was about to speak a familiar voice interrupted her in a more calm and refined manner. "You are saying that the compatibility between the swarm serving Kousotsu and myself and your technology is basically the reason why the procedure between my own Path creation and Otou-san's Paths is different?" Of course the voice was familiar, in the end it was her own voice! A bit flabbergasted she continued to listen to the path's explanation. "Due to employing the swarm as a catalyst for the body you ensured my chakra would conduct properly between my body and this new one, and due to the compatibility between the swarm and myself the connection is amplified to such a degree the classic Chakra Rods are no longer needed due to the intensity of the signal between each body."

This was going to take some time getting used to... And yet she couldn't help but feel excited as the path opened her eyes slowly and looked at her, the fabled Rinnegan in the left eye, and the Tomoe-blessed Sharingan in the other. "Before you're about to voice your concern about someone else having highjacked this body, I am Toraono Reikiko, I have merely adopted a slightly altered personality to preserve my own sanity. Dai-hakase surely would understand that for someone as young as us the mental strain upon our mind by dividing our consciousness into different bodies is quite intensive, to the point it wouldn't be unheard of for one to become traumatized without a mental failsafe."

 

[Toraono Kuro]

Dr. Daibatsu stood before a cat-atonic Kuro with his jaw agape. Reikiko was most certainly Kuro's daughter but rather than need help adjusting her mind simply adjusted by altering her personality stance. Even Kuro could not do that he had to remain himself at all times but to literally splinter her personality as a mental failsafe was incredible. "Well if you aren't your father's daughter, you accomplished in moments what would have taken him a week at the very least a day, and splintering your personality... THAT is unheard of, your father is himself at all times no matter what form and you simply alter your viewpoint without so much as a blink. INCREDIBLE!!!"<i></i>
Dr. Daibatsu began to write furiously as he notated the process, the chakra usage, the time necessary to complete the clone's creation and the alteration of key genetic signatures for desired outcomes. He was practically giddy as he had two puppets place Akuma Kuro and his alternate forms upon gurneys where they could rest and recover from their unique exhaustion.