The Gamer: Naruto World - Chapter 21

Chapter 21- Naruto’s First Fuinjutsu

SPLAT! BANG!

The door opened and the man got inside. As soon as he got inside, two seals on the ceiling and the floor glowed silently, releasing the contents stored inside it. A bucket of sticky fluid was dropped in less than a second then another seal was released, releasing white powder.

The man stood there, dumbfounded, his body uncontrollably trembling but moments later, he burst out laughing.

Looking at a side, the man pointed at the space near the stairs and said, “You are really good, Raito. You were able to make these seals, so much improvement in just a few months, good, very good.”

The space where the man pointed, wriggled and Raito appeared from there. Raito wore an unhappy face, looking at the man and he said, “Cheaters using shadow clones.”

The man looked a little shocked, after a silent pause he asked, “How did you know?”

“Naruto also uses this stupid technique so now I am naturally able to differentiate between a real and a shadow clone.” Raito replied blankly

“Well, I don’t believe you. Ha! There are other five nations in the elemental nations but none of them are able to differentiate between a real body and shadow clone but you say that you are able to, I naturally won’t believe that.” The man replied with his reasoning.

“Believe it if you want to. Don’t believe it if you don’t want to, I don’t care.” Raito replied yawning.

Naturally, no one could differentiate a shadow clone and a real body. A shadow clone will create an exact copy of the user using it, and because the clones even create the chakra flows, neither Byakugan nor Sharingan being able to differentiate between shadow clones and real body.

However, today, from the village hidden the leaf, an academy student, not even a fully-fledged ninja, was able to differentiate a shadow clone from a real person.

In fact, it was simple for Raito he just had to read the name hovering above the person. Just now Raito saw the name and clone written in the brackets.

Morikawa Shun (Shadow Clone)

“Shun-nii, dispel the shadow clones, Mari-nee told me that you were coming so I made a bit more than usual.” Saying that Raito took food out of the fridge and started heating them.

The clone disappeared in a puff of smoke and moments later, a young man entered. He had tan skin, brown eyes and black spiky hair worn in a ponytail, wearing a skintight black bodysuit, regular flak jacket and a dark green pant with many pockets.

Checking the surrounding for any traps, the man slowly walked inside and sat in a chair.

“Shun-nii, you cheat. Even when coming to the house you use shadow clone.” Raito said in a slightly angry way.

Shun laughed, “Haha, as I always say, a good ninja is always prepared…of course to a certain extent.”

In annoyance, Raito replied, “Always prepared? My a.s.s. You forgot my birthday as well as Naruto’s. And no presents, no presents.”

Shun quickly pointed out, “It seems that you are more annoyed about not getting presents than me not coming to your birthday.”

“Hmph.”

Shun sniffed, “What’s that? It smells delicious.”

Thinking for a bit Raito said, “I’ll heat them for a bit.”

“Raito, give me a bigger share. Look (#holding his stomach) my empty stomach, I am starving. I came here quickly after entering the village, straight as a horse.” Shun acted pitifully.

“Liar, you went to Hokage tower than to Mari-nee’s than here. I can already see your priority.” Raito quickly exposed his like making Shun scratch his hair.

“Really? You have advanced that much? How much is the range? What else can you sense? Do you feel different from what you have learned from the notes?” Shun asked a rapid-fire question to Raito.

“Why are you in such a hurry? I will tell you slowly. Let me serve the food, I have something amazing to show you.”

“Here.” Raito gave food to Shun. His portion seemed much bigger than what Naruto gets.

“Thank you for the food.” Praying Shun started to gobble them down just like a hungry demon.

“I don’t understand what how you eat that much but still look good, can you tell the secret to Choji too?” Raito simply asked in curiosity.

“Thore… is no secret, just pure hard work.” Shun gulped big and answered.

“Oh, this one taste soo good. Slurp…what is this warm feeling? What is with this meat? Did you add some drug to it? Holy mother, can a simple-looking salad this, taste soo good? What the hell is going on?” Shun asked as he frantically ate the food.

“I read books about cooking and apply them, simple.” Raito replied as he turned the page.

“Hah…don’t you want to become a ninja? Why are you learning theses useless things? Don’t tell me you were serious about that!?” After gulping down a large amount of scented rice. He asked staring deeply at Raito.

“Good food is required for good growth.” Raito said in a somewhat annoying way.

Shun shrugged, “As long as you train hard, it doesn’t really matter.”

Burping Shun patted his stomach; he made a satisfied face, “It feels really nice.”

“Now then as always, I will be washing them.” Shun stood up and started gathering his plates and bowls.

“Wait, Shun-nii, wait. I will do it.” Hastily catching all the plates and bowl, Raito started washing the dishes.

“You are acting different, lazy Raito.” Shun commented.

“Shun-nii, Hokage-Jiji and Yugao-nee, gave me Jutsu scrolls. Will they be in trouble?” Raito asked.

“I learned about that. Don’t worry about those things, leave troublesome things to grownups.” Shun answered

“Hmph.”

Shun was not angered but had a sad look.

“So what did you know about me from them?” asked Raito

“Let’s see, you learned sword techniques and that from Yugao, learning dangerous things. You also learned ‘all’ the camping Jutsu…’all’. Then Rock fist technique, beating the Uchiha.” Shun quickly pointed a couple of things then stared at Raito before saying.

“You grew rapidly after Naruto joined the house.”

“Yeah…What? I did work hard even before Naruto came.”

“Did something else happened?”

Cleaning the last plate, Raito simply replied, “I got a bit motivated.”

Slapping his head, Shun asked, “Forget what I asked, why don’t you show me what you wanted to.”

“Hehe, then be ready to be amazed.” Raito dried his hand, waved once in the air, and then there was a ball in his hand. He threw the ball to the puzzled Shun.

Again waving his hand, a bigger rock appeared and with another wave, the rock disappeared.

Looking blankly at the air then eventually at Raito. He simply shouted once, “What the heck?”

“It’s a kind of storage technique.”

“Like a storage seal?”

“Yeah but better.”

“Pfft, hahahahaha.” Shun laughed his a.s.s off.

“You wanted to show me that. Well it’s a nice trick but look at this.” he added.

Shun raised his hand in front of his c.h.e.s.t, with a puff of smoke a kunai appeared in his hand, then gave it to Raito.

“Huh?”

“Now see carefully, with a high level of chakra control, there would be no waste.” Shun replied.

Crouching down a little, Shun turned his body little to the left, his right hand below the elbow of the left hand and the right above the shoulder of the right hand.

“See carefully brat, hehe.”

Waving his hands in a striking position of making an arc, two long dark katana suddenly appeared. This time with no chakra smoke. In the end, Shun had two katana in his hand standing straight like a spear.

“Che, show off.” (Raito)

The katana disappeared quietly then looking at Raito, Shun said, “Iruka reported something like that you did that in class. Little brat please be a little normal and don’t show off.”

“I am not…showing off.”

“Oh, then tell me. Why all ANBU are telling the tales about the fight between you and Sasuke.” Shun questioned Raito.

“It was just a spar, spar you know.” Raito defended. Then added, “I did not even beat him that bad.”

Sighing Shun said, “Though you didn’t beat him that bad, you…” then didn’t continue.

“Sorry.” Raito murmured.

Shun then patted Raito’s head then said, “Hide it, hide your skills. This village is different, very different as compared to what it is seen in the day. The village was built to live under one roof in harmony. It was a hope but…there is always this…hate. So, I hope you understand that and hide yourself.”

Raito had at some point looked at Shun’s face. Gently, Shun pushed the head down trying to hide the dark gleam from his eyes.

“Remember, deceive everyone, spare none, strength is right but not everything.”

“Shun-nii.”

“Seal the room I will show you something.” Shun said with a silent signal.

Raito nodded and activated the seals in the room.

“Follow me.” Shun led the way, he walked quickly and reached the library. There, he stood in front of the mirror.

Boar…Bird…Tiger…Boar…Snake…Rat. Chakra flared

Secret Fuinjutsu: Sealed Mirror World – Release

Once the clear reflecting glass had complex markings covering all parts, which started to glow. Then the glass disappeared and stairs going down was seen.

Shun took the lead again and asked Raito to follow him. At the end of the stair was a door with no handle. Just a big black spot in the middle of the door.

“With your blood swipe as you send chakra.” Shun instructed.

“Okay.” Raito did as he was told. This part of the house, this mirror he never knew, even with his ‘Chakra Sense’ he could not ever see this window, this stair or this door.

The seal glowed for a couple of seconds before fading, then the door opened on its own.

In front of Raito was a large room with thick black pillars all over and every single one of them had a unique seal on them. The characters were so unreadable that even Naruto from before or now could not figure it out.

Walking a couple of steps in, Raito asked, “What is this room?”

“Your parents called it a training room. Not much of a name but it’s what it is.” Shun replied.

Then he added, “This pillar has fuinjutsu or that’s what I guess. You parents wanted to keep this secret.”

“Well it’s a big empty room; you can do whatever you want in here except sleeping.” Shun said.

“Why is that?”

“This uh…room is unique. Because…that in…12 hours everything disappears.” Shun replied

“What?”

“Yeah, everything disappears in 12 hours.”

“Even-”

“Even humans.”

“Okay then, I will not mind the fact that once in this very place a human disappeared, never to be seen again.”

He pointed in a plain grey-bordered clock and asked, “What is that clock doing there?”

“That tells the time.” Answered Shun

“Wrong time apparently.”

“Nono it’s meant to be like that see the long hand it’s in 1 it means the room was opened 5 minutes ago. You have a full 12 hours to do things. Make sure you watch the shorthand.” Shun reminded Raito about the room.

“How big is this place?”

“No one knows. I once wall walked for an hour vertically before giving up.”

“Where is this place? I know for sure that this isn’t my bas.e.m.e.nt.” Raito asked.

“Stop asking the question I have no answer to.” Shun replied helplessly.

“Do you know anything else?” Raito asked to end this.

“Well, this place is really sturdy. You can throw an S class Jutsu and it will be like nothing ever happened.”

‘Observe.’

[Room of Null]

A fortified cubical room

Owner: Yoshizawa Raito

Special traits

The room cannot be destroyed

The room resets every 12 hours. (Modifiable)

‘So little detail, it is the first time.’ Raito said inwardly.

“What are you daydreaming for? Just train here in future.”

‘Do I even need this?’ Raito asked himself.

“You and Naruto have so many secrets, so we thought that this would be perfect. Isn’t this awesome?”

“Shun-nii?” Raito called Shun in his best I am a god boy voice.

Instead of feeling good Shun looked at Raito with some fear, “Yeah?”

“What about my gift?”

“What are you talking about this room here is your gift.” Shun spread his arms to show the big room.

“Eh? But this isn’t a gift because I already had it with me.” Raito replied.

“Selfish brat.” Shun mercilessly rubbed Raito’s head then from his c.h.e.s.t pocket took out a scroll. Unrolling it, one could see a very, very complex storage seal inscribed on it.

Cutting his thumb, Shun made a kanji for hidden with his blood pouring massive but precise amount of chakra in it.

From outside to inside the ink gathered together finally making a big black spot in the middle. Then the black spot disappeared forming a chakra cloud.

“It’s done.” Swatting the lingering cloud, Shun picked up a bracelet, what seemed to be made up of a thick rope and a wooden chip.

“Oh.”

“Ahem, Ahem. Let me tell you how I got this thing?”

“Can’t you just give it to me?”

“Do you want it or not?”

“Want, want.”

Shun coughed for the mood and started, “It was after finishing the last mission, me and my team, were returning to the village but we had to stop at the capital because my teammates wanted some action. You know what I am saying right.”

Raito looked blankly at Shun.

Coughing lightly to hide the expression, Shun continued, “Ahem…Right. Because they wanted to, we all decided to stop at the capital. After we reached there, they abandoned me, alone in an unknown land… just kidding.”

“Shun-nii this…” Raito wanted to stop Shun from continue but Shun continued anyways.

“So when I was left alone, I decided to visit the shrine there. After praying and enjoying the scene in the shrine, I roamed around here and there. And you know I encountered an interesting scene, a young woman with scars on her face, sitting under a tree near the park. Beside her was a banner made up of white cloth, it said, “Please give me a hundred thousand Ryo, I cannot give you anything but I will pray for your lifelong wellbeing daily.”

“A hundred thousand Ryo?”

“Yeah, a few people looked at it some people wanted to help but decided against it, some people were scared and there were other people spectating. Various sounds of mockery and disgust were being thrown to her but to the very last, she remained the same not talking even a word. A few minutes later, some guards came and requested her to quit or move to another place but the girl remained the same. It looked like they were going to use force so I decided to step in.”

“Hero saving a beauty?”

“Not exactly. After I decided to step in the people there went; ‘Shinobi-sama, shinobi-sama, so cool and such. Awesome right? The guards stepped down and the crowd also dispersed.”

“I reached to the girl and asked what she needed money for.” Shaking his head, “I felt chills from her answer. She said it was for her mother who died a couple of days ago. The body was still in the house still waiting for the coffin and she wanted to burn real money for her mother.”

“Real money for the dead family but isn’t that…?”

“Yeah it’s not a good omen but do you know what was even odder?”

Raito shook his head, as he was no completely immersed in the story.

“I exactly had a hundred thousand stored in my scroll.”

“No way.”

“Yup.”

“Shun-nii…um…you didn’t just give that girl the money right?”

“Yup I gave her.”

“…Baka-nii, baka. If Mari-nee knew, she would beat you to an inch of your life. You didn’t think she could, ugh…right, maybe she used some Jutsu on you.”

“You think low of me, don’t you?”

“Then tell me why did you give the money to her?”

“Because of the look in her eyes.”

Raito facepalmed, “Really?”

“Let me continue, after I gave her the money she said she would not pray for my wellbeing. I was stunned then replied with no problem. Then she took out a pouch from her b.r.e.a.s.t pocket, yup a big one definitely the size of watermelons. Ahem opening the pouch, she gave me this bracelet.”

‘Really this bracelet…’

[Shai’s Mark]

Unique equipment

Increase LUCK stat by 1 for every 2 levels.

Bound equipment

Binds permanently to the first user

Raito quickly snatched the bracelet and stared at it inspecting every corner, “I’ll be taking this.”

“If you want to truly use this bracelet then meet her.’ Raito looked at Shun in puzzlement.

“That bracelet is for you, it was meant for you… if you want to meet her go to the capital her name was something like Sai or Shai…”

“Yup, Shun-nii is definitely a baka and a big one at that.”

“If I was in your place, I would have definitely not given her the money.”

“Haha, little Raito…this continent is so full of mysteries, in time you will be able to judge what is good or what is bad.”

“Baka-nii, for bringing me this, I will let you have a sample of the new sweet I learned from the traveling merchants a few months back. I didn’t even let Anko-nee taste it, so you are the first one.”

“Oi don’t call me Baka.”

“This is a sweet called ‘Gulab Jamun’ from the lands beyond wind country.” Ignoring Shun, Raito continued.

“From lands beyond the Wind Country. I have heard about it but for you to get its recipe, what did you trade?” Shun also quickly asked.

“Shun-nii do you want?” Raito asked.

“Um…but don’t tell Anko … if she knew ugh.” Remembering the few times, Shun shuddered.

“I accept any and all form of payments.” Raito smiled

Shun left Raito’s house and went back.

Seeing that Shun left the house, Raito activated the seals and went upstairs. Opening Naruto’s room where he saw Naruto in is pajamas, sleeping in a difficult position, snoring loudly. His room was full of mess, books, and scrolls lying everywhere on the floor with cups of ramen and kunai pouch.

Switching off the lights Raito closed the door. Entering his room, which was very different from Naruto, a cleaner room with books and scroll on the shelf. In a corner, there were some weights, kunai pouch and other trinkets on the table.

A sense of exhaustion fell on Raito, with heavy eyes Raito fell on the bed covering himself

Akashi help me

Little seedling…for you…only one string…so…

I am certain…the first has made sacrifice…to connect the new one to…me. He already knew what would be happening.

Little seedling…he should be…last one…I seek forgiveness.

Inside a dark deep hidden room, hidden deep inside the frozen capital.

Han Jee Han, the true gamer, sat on a chair when suddenly he felt the loss of connection. Something like a rope which was tied around his waist was suddenly cut.

Looks like I have lost one more, “I am truly thankful.” Then Jee Han also closed his eyes.

Outside the chamber.

I felt that.

It was from above all.

Could be Gaia herself.

Shut up.

No one leak anything.

Just make sure to keep the spaces intact between each world.

We understand.

“Observe.” Raito used the skill on a fruit bowl near him. With a gaze, Raito closed the window and moved to another item. But just as he was about to screens popped up.

Skill “Observe” leveled up.

Skill “Observe” has reached level 50.

[OBSERVE]

Skill [Observe] combined with skill [Analysis].

Skill [Observe] has new functions.

[OBSERVE]

Observe Lvl 50 (Active/Passive) CP Cost 50

A skill used to display information about a specific individual or item.

‘Observe’ combined with ‘Great Sages Wisdom’ allows additional knowledge.

Due to skill ‘Observe’, ‘Analysis’ and ‘Great Sage’s Wisdom’, the library hidden function has been opened.

Item blueprint and formula can be obtained.

Monster drops can be confirmed.

Purchase is available.

“Something amazing happened right now.” Raito said out loud on the dining table.

“What happened?” Anko asked quickly.

“Nothing, wash the dishes, please Anko-nee” Raito quickly finished his food.

Calling out his skill list, he checked the ‘Observe’ skill.

Checking the new skill, Raito was amazed.

The skill ‘Observe’ may not rival ‘Sharingan’ or ‘Byakugan’. I will say it is even better. Can ‘Sharingan’ know people’s name? Status? Chakra level? Oh, wait both can know the chakra level. But Dojutsu could never compare to the skill ‘Observe’. Hmph.

‘I get to buy now?’

“Oi brat what are you staring at?” Anko jumped and grabbed Raito from the behind.

“Nothing I was thinking you know, THINKING.”

“Liar.” Anko gave him a word.

“We are here.” Voices came from the door, calling the residents inside the house.

Sitting lazily on the sofa, Mari and Shun ate the cookies Raito made, “My cooking skills leveled up quite a bit.”

“Yeah, more into cooking than training.” Shun said in a low voice.

“The chocolate is quite good.” Mari commented as she took another cookie.

‘I…I didn’t made the chocolate.’

“So, where is Naruto?” Mari asked.

“Upstairs doing something I don’t care.” Raito replied placing a glass of flavored milk at the table.

“Something about making his own ink or something like that.” Raito added.

“An Uzumaki tradition, preparing everything oneself.” Shun made a comment.

‘Helping him did level up my crafting skills.’ Raito said to himself.

“After Jii-chan gave the okay sign, Naruto has been… going crazy for the past couple of days.”

“I FORGOT!” Mari shouted.

“What!?” Anko asked.

“You can start doing Fuinjutsu too.” Mari said slightly embarrassed.

Giving a blank stare Raito said, “I can already do Fuinjutsu, you know. Last night, a clone of Shun-nii was a victim of it too.”

The two women looked at Shun asking for confirmation. “It’s true and the activation speed was also quite fast.” Replied Shun.

“Raito.” A gloomy voice called Raito from the back. “Since when have you been practicing?” Mari asked.

“Um since… I promised Anko-nee.” Raito answered honestly trying not to look at Mari’s eye.

Shun and Mari made a slight smile hearing Raito’s confession. Anko grabbed Raito hugging him and slowly whispered, “Thank you” in his ear.

The bliss didn’t last long as Raito’s head was grabbed.

Slowly turning around Raito, one could see Mari clad in the purplish aura, “Didn’t I tell you that time, that you mustn’t make a seal without permission?”

“But all did was read.” Patting the hand grabbing Raito lied, straight.

“You…promised, you promised you wouldn’t do fuinjutsu. Ugh…when did you turn bad?”

“I must probably be learning from you all.” Raito replied.

Hearing the reply Mari wanted to punch Raito’s head but the next moment Naruto’s voice made everyone look, “I am ready.”

All the attention was now centered on the yellow-haired blue-eyed boy.

“I worked for the last few days with normal paper and ink. But now that I have mastered the seals…I am proud to show you all this most awesome super Naruto style fuinjutsu seal.” He worked the words and took out a scroll and a rectangular paper. “This is my improved explosion seal.”

“Make it fast, Naruto.” Interrupting Naruto, Raito shouted.

“My entrance.” Naruto grumbled.

Shun intervened seeing the two, “Continue Naruto, just don’t make this lot longer than needed.” His warm smile melting thousand-year ice.

Sitting on the side of the table, Naruto clapped his hand in prayer mumbling a few phrases. Taking a deep breath he exhaled loudly, “Let’s start.”

Hearing the declaration, Raito and Anko took a huge step backwards. Seeing their action, Mari gave them a glare.

“What? We are just taking protective measures.”

Shun looked the two in disdain, “I am a level eight seal master, if anything will happen I can take care of it easily.”

“How, How can it be? Damn something must not be right in this world; Naruto is an Uzumaki I can understand but Shun-nii too…” Raito made an exaggerated surprised expression.

Shun had his nose high which looked like it was growing.

“How can a baka like Shun-nii be a seal master? Just how kami-sama?” Raito looked up in prayer asking his question with earnest devotion.

“Oi who are you calling baka, you baka.”

“Shun-nii baka, bakakaka-.”

Both Shun and Raito were chopped at the head, “Play nice, Naruto is going to do his first Fuinjutsu according to an Uzumaki tradition, and pay attention.”

Rubbing their head they nodded.

On a bright sunny day, Naruto sat on the floor. In his hand a brush, which he dipped into the ink slab, rolling it few times then moving it into the side making a trail. Taking a huge breath of air in, Naruto started drawing the seals, one word after another. Very quickly a dozen of lines were filled up with seals. Exhaling a mouthful of air, he wiped his nonexistent sweat, then he took out a smaller rectangular yellowish paper from the side. Placing it in the middle of the dozen of the lines, with another brush and ink, he made four lines on the corner of the paper.

Shun’s muscle tensed in action.

Placing the brush on the stand, Naruto made the half rat seal and half tiger seal. Chakra concentrated on the thumb Naruto place it in the center of yellow paper.

“Fuinjutsu – Seal”

Seconds passed and nothing happened, then just as he was about to remove his hand. Shun shouted, “Pour a bit more chakra.”

Making a sound in agreement, Naruto poured more chakra.

Doing so the seals in the scroll started to move towards the yellow paper, towards Naruto’s thumb.

“Imagine the seal and press your thumb a bit harder.”

The ink under Naruto’s thumb spread all over the small yellow paper, then slowly the ink started forming new characters.

‘I did it.’ Naruto’s eye lit up and his mouth opened in joy, then his thumb rose up leaving the yellow paper.

“No, wait.” Shun wanted to stop Naruto but it was already late.

The character in yellow paper lit up in glowing light.

Snake. Tiger. Rat. Pressing both his hand on the table ink started forming character spreading from his hand.

“Fuinjutsu – Core Overwriting.”

The glowing seal dimmed down, probably stopping the explosion.

“It’s suppressed.”

“It’s not going to go KABOOM anymore, right?”

“…I am sorry.” Naruto said in a sad tone.

Shun had a stern expression, unsealing a stick he made Naruto sit in front him. “You have things to reflect.”

Shun went into lecturing mode and listed faults to Naruto.

“You should train your calligraphy; it’s still not good enough. You want to talk about chakra control; I have only one word – poor. Now let’s talk about the talisman…”

Shun continued to point about things relating to paper, the ink, then his brushing technique. He continued pointing out while Naruto with his head down would earnestly nod his head.

On the side, Raito was using a small notebook to write numbers. “Shun-nii is telling the exact thing that observe has in the flaws section.

‘Observe-sama, are you a god?” Raito inwardly cheered.

Shun and Naruto were as teacher and student enveloped in a special aura while the others were labeled as bystanders.

“Anko-nee, Mari-nee, I made some new sweets, wanna try?” asked Raito his voice reaching to everyone.

Everyone’s eye twinkled in anticipation.

‘Cooking skill is the best.’

[Cooking Lvl 35 (active/passive)]

Perfect combo food will have attractive force, o.r.g.a.s.mic effect; will cause a d.e.s.i.r.e to eat.

Now the ‘Cooking skill’ had one more amazing, incredible effect.

Raito hummed a tune while taking out two bowls, one having three fried dough balls covered in sugary syrupy water. The fragrance of the sweet-filled the room; sweet, herbal and melting.

Sniffing the sweet and tasting the liquid, they replied in unison, “Sweet.” Immediately, both women ate all “Gulab Jamun” along with syrup water.

“There’s some…what’s this taste…herbs?”

“Yup, it’s just some herbs added later on. How about it? Isn’t it great?”

Then looking at Anko specifically, he asked, “What say Anko-nee, this or…dango?”

“Of course, it’s…it’s you know…it’s. It is Dango. I am not going to be tempted by the food of the devil.”

“Dango is goodness, dango is the only food for god, dango is…is…”

Anko kept mumbling, staring at space.

“Hehe.” Raito chuckled evilly. “Naruto an Anko-nee will both turn one day.”

Looking at the scene, Mari sighed deeply.

“And lastly this part, you see, you have to be careful. Image, the image, make the character in explosion talisman hundred times.” Raito heard Shun giving Naruto pointers.

Shun while explaining, made several side-glances, where Mari and Anko were eating.

Raito was standing on the side, listening to Shun talking about the seal, helping Naruto. He would write a number then again other times he would just cut the number.

Closing the notebook, pulling it to close to his c.h.e.s.t, Raito turned and the book disappeared.

Mari had noticed Raito’s action when nobody had.

*SFX for Eagle’s caw*

Anko walked outside and saw a blue ribbon on the eagle’s leg. Making Raito fill her bowl once again she ate all in one go.

“Midori-chan, we are going.”

The white snake slithered out of the Raito’s body. Making eye contact with Raito, she said, “Raito-sama, remember the ‘Poison Hall’, you must visit.”

Raito nodded and followed them out.

“Raito give me some more.” Mari asked.

“Sure wait a minute.”

Concentrating chakra on her ears, Mari tried hearing Raito’s footsteps but failed, a sweet smile hung on her face. ‘He has improved.’

On her side, Shun walked holding a small bowel. He looked at the dazed Mari then activating his chakra, he switched the bowel in an extremely quick speed.

Feeling the subtle change, Mari looked down at her bowl then on her side. Shun was drinking last of the sweet water, “Wow, it’s something different.”

Mari found that Shun’s lip had touched the very same her lips had touched, which was marked by her lipstick. In embarrassment, Mari punched forward but was caught by Shun. Jerking her towards him, with his lightning-fast speed, Shun grabbed her perfect waist from behind, his face on her neck.

“If you two are going to do something, then do it in your own place.” Raito came to refill Mari’s bowl saw the scene and gave suggestion carefully.

Realizing the a.d.u.l.t mentality, Raito turned around and said, “I am not looking.”

Hearing Raito say that with an innocent and shy voice, Mari turned red and grabbed Shun flickering away.

Bring a bowl from the cupboard, Raito filled it with sweet water and fried dough balls. Bringing it in front of Naruto he asked, “Would you like some?”

“Mm.” Raito nodded and started eating.

When Naruto took the first bite, he was shocked. His small tongue l.i.c.k.i.n.g the corner of his lips, his eyes smiling in happiness. Taking a few sniffs, he ate the other half.

“Wow, these are amazing.” With that, Naruto grabbed another one and ate it whole. Lastly, he drank all the water.

Letting out the stream of hot air, Naruto faced Raito and asked or begged, “Raito, why don’t you try making ramen?”

Feeling amused Raito acted wisely and chopped Naruto’s head, “Maybe later.”

Waving his hand Raito walked outside. Outside the house, Raito looked at his inventory, finding lots of zombie skin, eye, and ribs. A bunch of books in a box, some clothes, weapons and skill scrolls.

Looking at the requirements of the skills, Raito wanted to use the status points, badly.

Closing the status page, Raito opened the inventory and selected three logs. Feeling the heaviness, Raito threw them into the ground. Injecting the strand of chakra into the log, Raito activated the Chakra enhancement throwing the log. Then again injecting the strands of chakra on the other logs, he threw them on the other side.

With a few hand seals, Raito activated the ‘Replacement’ technique, switched with the log. Once, twice, Raito kept on repeating until his chakra was exhausted.

Sitting down in exhaustion, Raito wiped away his sweat, drank a mouthful of water and started meditating.

Looking from the window of the house, Mari smiled brightly. Shun who was watching over Naruto also walked towards the window and said, “He has been doing it for over two hours.”

“Hmph, I like this.” After a while, Mari added, “He is not wasting his time with those ‘games’ anymore.”

Shun looked at Raito and said, “We never got to know who that foreign traveling merchant was. After registering for the first time, he never came back. Raito searched for him but knowing about that made him…heartbroken.”

“It’s fine, our village is not accepting those ‘games’ right now or in the near future.”

“After he wasn’t able to buy those games, he bought books.”

“Aren’t books good?”

“Only if he selected, but he brought all on the shop. Thank kami the traveling merchant didn’t have ‘the nicer ones’.”

Shun and Mari then made small talks while looking at Naruto and Raito, after some time Mari left.

“Shun-nii, look here. I did it, I made the explosion talisman.” Naruto approached towards Shun and showed the talisman.

Seeing as Shun had no replied Naruto looked at Shun who had a silly smile on his face. “Definitely looking stupid.”

Grabbing his head, Shun said, “You’ll know in future, brat.”

After enjoying the moments of bliss, Shun grabbed the talisman and scrutinized for a long time, then said one word, “pass”.

“Really?”

“Yay I did it, I did it ya dattebayo.”

Outside the house, at the backyard

Raito opened his eyes stood up and directly went inside the house. He saw Shun talking with Naruto but stopped soon after.

“We were talking about fuinjutsu; do you want to join us?” Shun asked.

“Nope I am fine, Jii-chan told that everyone had their unique style of sealing arts. Hmm…like learning the basics before branching out. Something like that. ” Raito replied.

Shun sighed than grabbed Naruto, facing him he said to Naruto, “Looks like Raito has turned to old man’s side. Don’t be like that Naruto, kay?”

Rolling his eyes, Raito took out water bottles from the fridge, storing them in the inventory, went outside.

After a while, Naruto also came out and started his throwing training. Raito, on the other hand, focused on replacement Jutsu.

Watching the two, Shun took out a scroll from his jacket pocket, he drew one more line before storing it back.

Raito threw the log once more but this time, but this time it landed near Naruto. Startled Naruto shouted, “Oi Raito, be careful where you throw that log, it nearly hit me.”

“Oh! You were there, Naruto? I didn’t see ya there. But do you think the enemy are going to give you time to ‘just’ let you to throw shuriken…So why not consider this training.”

Laughing evilly, Raito threw the two logs over Naruto, dodging the logs Naruto also made some blunted shuriken and threw them towards Raito. How considerate. Raito smiling freely made a seal and used the replacement Jutsu, replacing himself with the log directly appearing at the back of Naruto, “Watch out”. Giving a warning, Raito threw the logs again at Naruto.

As Raito continued using replacement Jutsu, his chakra reserves were going empty. On the other hand, Naruto, the chakra freak was spamming shuriken shadow clones.

“Naruto you cheater, using shadow clone technique to make shuriken.” Raito shouted still continuously dodging the shurikens.

“You made me do it, inventory.” Raito mumbled. Bringing out a bucket of marbles, Raito started his counter attack, throwing a bunch at the same time, only a few hitting Naruto.

“Ow, Ow.” Naruto cried in pain, the roles had reversed and Naruto was now running and dodging.

Naruto would roll, ump, slide or duck to dodge those marbles and in midst of it, he would collect the marbles, returning the gift.

“It hurts.”

“Definitely.”

Looking at the mess they create, Raito asked for Naruto’s help in collecting the marbles.

Shun appeared at the background and looked at the two boys. Walking to the two, he kneeled down and started healing them.

A warm glow covered Shun’s hand and connected to Raito and Naruto.

“Shun-nii, your healing Jutsu feels different from Mari-nee’s, why?” Raito asked he has now experienced the cold healing of Mari and the warm healing or Shun, combined with the knowledge from his healing skill, Raito felt curiosity. His own Heal was completely different from them.

“Hmm…it’s because I am a man and Mari, she is a woman, that’s why. But it’s just the feeling, they both do the same thing.” Shun answered.

“Nono I am asking why, why does it feel different?” Raito asked again clarifying his question.

“In-depth answer huh? You should ask this to others. Let me explain, although there is no true answer, there are some theories. In a normal situation, a man has greater yang chakra and women have greater yin chakra, mostly determined by birth and development. Yin and Yang, these two mysterious chakra groups…you will learn later but…just remember for now, that they have different chakra nature.

In healing Jutsu, we utilize our yang and yin chakra mixing and pushing them forward with intent. Because the amount differs in individual and gender, the feeling is different.

Usually, a man has greater yang and lesser yin chakra. Dominated by yang chakra, the healing Jutsu usually have yang attribute. The feeling is because of the yang and yin attribute, nothing much.” Exhaling a mouthful Shun looked at Raito for any further question.

“Shun-nii, is there any difference in yin and yang healing Jutsu?” Raito asked once again.

Shun made an ugly smile and said, “You are asking a Chunin level question now. Why don’t you ask them later…like 5 or 10 years?”

“Wa, Shun-nii, please tell come on, even Mari-nee tell me the theory behind Jutsu if I ask her.”

“…Then listen. For yin attribute healing, the chakra mainly evokes the body natural healing process and accelerate while providing a little amount of chakra. Therefore, it is more about chakra control. As for yang attribute healing, more energy is provided to the tissues with the energy necessary for healing and while it requires chakra control to make changes to chakra, it’s not that much as…but the chakra required is quite large.” Shun replied lazily but it looked like he was trying to add things up as he explained.

“These things are not written in the books.” Said Raito.

“Of course not, these type of things are usually written in ‘R and D’ papers you know, they are researching more about it. Before you ask any more…I don’t know anything anymore.” Shun said went inside the house.

“Let’s go for a bath, Shun-nii you coming?” Naruto asked.

“Nope, will be waiting here.” Shun replied as he switched on the TV.

Naruto and Raito went upstairs to take a bath while Shun sat on the sofa watching TV.

“Shampoo, shampoo.”

Shun quietly stood up and walked towards the inner room, activating the mirror seal and went inside the room of NULL. Taking out a bunch of files and a packet full of the photo, Shun placed them on the floor then went back to the sofa and continued watching TV.

Bored from waiting for the boys, he took out a bowl from his seal near his heart. He looked at it like a fool smiling from ear to ear.

‘He is doing weird things again…baka-nii.’ Raito sighed.

Startled Shun sealed the bowl and smiled, “You boys ready?”

“Yeah.”

They left the house and ate at Ichiraku. Naruto may have broken his record of 23 bowls of ramen making father-daughter duo happy and making Shun-nii wallet a bit lighter.

T & I department

Knock. Knock.

An ANBU waked inside, dropped a few files and whispered into the ears of Anko then left the chamber.

Smiling evilly Anko said, “We got some news for you, Mizuki.” Looking for any reaction, she continued, “Just now, you wife, fiancé or whatever filed for nullity of marriage.”

“That women…” the hanging restrained Mizuki growled.

“We found something else. So you remember just a few months ago, she halted her mission and has been visiting the hospital.” Anko picked up the paper and at the same time told Mizuki.

“Look at this paper, positive for pregnancy.” Anko showed Mizuki a paper then a white man-made stick in a plastic bag.

Raising another paper, “We had her do it, it’s DNA testing, test for bloodline and special power, using for paternity. I don’t know much but here, this line says that this baby is yours.”

“This child is about 3 weeks old.”

“The medics say that’s it’s probably a baby girl.”

“I am here to accompany you. Next, Ibuki and Inoichi will come to scour through your memories once again, then maybe again, and again, and again.”

“For the member of our own village, Hokage-sama isn’t willing to let me play with you. He is giving you time, if you want to come clean, then your punishment will be reduced.”

Hearing the certainty, Mizuki shook.

“My hands are tied. Only allowed to talk and hear, doing grunt work.”

“If you wish to tell me, I am right here.”

“…Not for you, not for the women, you call dear wife, or ex-wife but for your future daughter.”

Sweeping the paper, Anko sat quietly, staring at Mizuki.

Knock. Knock.

An ANBU entered the room once again this time pushing a TV placed on a moving table. Staying silent, he inserted the cord and opened the TV. On his hand a videotape, which he inserted in a video player.

The video played and there was Tsubaki in a hospital room, in her hand a paper, her eyes filled with tear.

“Sound?” the ANBU asked.

Anko nodded.

Mizuki heart felt a prickling pain, making it harder for him to breathe, his stomach and intestine twisting.

Mizuki didn’t dare to look forward.

On the corner of the chamber, a shadow listened to the conversation and with his ability to hear the thoughts of the evil and the desperate; he could tell that a small light was lit in Mizuki’s heart.

The creature in shadow just smiled and hid itself in the shadow, bidding his time.