The Aftermath [P,IO, NK][Yaju, Misaki]

As soon as Hunter was off the back of the Lady Raikage's Dragon, named Athena, he was met by doctors and medical ninja as Hunter just pointed them to Master Yaju and the boy.  He walked in a stupor as he drifted past the staff, the sweat and blood from the battle drenched him.  Hunter thought back to the spar and saw that he was still on a entirely lower level than The Lady Raikage and Master Yaju, it became apparent that his life was saved due to a call of judgement by the Lady Raikage.

"That...was exhilirating, historic, and easily the most horrific event in my history....yet I feel more empowered by it..."

He began as he walked into an open room still ina daze as he used the Hammerspace Generator to summon The Rebellion.  He was not as shocked as he thought he was going to be as it flashed into exsistence.  The blade was shattered and splintered in two, the grip and pommel were bent, and the guard....the guard was totally trashed, yet Hunter smiled as the doctors came in and removed the sword as well as the rest of his outfit as they began to treat his wounds.

"Hunter...what happened today..."

Legion began, it was as if the entire world did not appear as swirling darkness over took him as he was staring Legion in the face.  He looked just like Hunter in every way, but his Aura...his Aura held the presence of a being yet unknown to him as Hunter stepped away.

"What happened today was nothing short of a massacre...I lost...Master Yaju lost...and The Rebellion...my fathers pride and joy..."

He began as the sorrow finally made him fall to his knees as The Rebellion appeared as if summoned on the floor, broken and scared.

"HUNTER WAKE UP!  The Rebellion was old, its soul was always with your father, it was time for it to die...now it can be reborn...like a fiery bird of legend it will be forged in a new flame.  A soul resonating deep inside will be unlike any sword made by the Yagami Family in 1000 years."

Legion said as he pressed his palm to the grip of The Rebellion, it took a new form, and as the light began to flash in his eyes....Hunter awoke as if from a dream, he was startled and short of breath.  His body felt as if it had been smashed by the weight of a steam engine, and the cuts...the cuts covered him made him look like a monster with all the stitches.  He laughed as he put his hand to his head as his tattoo on his right arm throbbed and glowed with with intensity.

"Looks like I have finally mastered the techniques hidden inside this Tattoo...I feel stronger already, seems I need to get back to the Compound soon.  First let's see how Master Yaju is."

Hunter said he strained to get up, his body and muscles protested, but he would not have that.  He walked out and was quickly intercepted as the medical staff tried to stop him.  Hunter moved quickly as he punched both  as he found Master Yaju's room and walked in and sat down waiting for him to wake up as his labored breath showed he was in need of change.

WC: 567

Exhausted....Blacked out and unaware of the world around him, Yaju had been in a coma like state since leaving the Dragon Ravine. His body was not only recuperating from this fight but also the accident in the lab which because of this had sent his body into shock and shut it down. Blood covered his face from his forehead as his Haori was practically covering his body as they carried him into extensive care. As for Kodo they took him into the same room and left him there, the boy had life in him, he was just in the same state as Yaju.

The doctors began to clean up and stitch Yaju, knowing who he was and who he served under so they were quick to get him back to 100%. After the operations he was allowed visitors, but he was still knocked out and out cold for the moment. In his mind he felt like he had lost everything, his son...his power and even his student, but he was unaware that no one had blamed him. After a while he would begin to stir and wake up, looking around he would hold his head," Where am..i? What's going on here...where is he ," he started to grow angry and disgruntled as he frantically looked around for Kodomorashi, the doctors and nurses immediately came in to hold him down and assure him that the boy was okay.

In his anger he would yell," Bring him to me dammit, bring me my damn son," the doctors had looked at each other and quickly scrambled to get the boy and brought him to his bed where he touched the boy and sighed. It wasn't a dream at all and even worse he felt even worse. Resting his hand onto the boys dress, he would concentrate on healing the boys body, even if he did not have any chakra, he could use what he had to repair the boy.

The two were connected by chakra and spirit, Kodo being the result of a piece of his soul and his chakra. As he continued to heal Kodomorashi his eyes went blank into grey coals as he continued to heal his son. For the moment he had no will in him, or it wasn't that. It was because he almost lost his son because of his arrogance. Soon his son would be ready to spring back to life and his life would be better, he looked over for a moment to see hunter and turned back to his son knowing that Hunter had seen what he had become when he had been pushed so far into depravity.

445/1000

Hunter was silent as death as he took a seat and meditated on everything that had happened, he could tell by the way that Master Yaju was huddled over the boy that there was a deep connection between the two of them.

"Master Yaju, I am sorry...on the battlefield, I am no match for you or probably the enemies of Kumogakure. I have decided that, as your Legacy I am going to change....Become more martial and trust my instincts even more. I am going to become a Master of Kenjutsu, a Swordsman that will rival those of old. An ancient scroll was found in the Yagami Vault. It tells of a swordsman that wielded THREE Swords, it even falls in line with the ancient warrior that wielded EIGHT. First thing after I leave is I need to get my next tattoo and repair The Rebellion. I also believe the sword that I have been having forged from the bone of the dragon demon we fought months ago should be done..."

Hunter began as he stood up and walked to the side of his Master's bed, he did not dare touch him, but the anguish was begining to spread.

"Master...I wish to become more like you, in order to do so I wish to become a Jounin, and that I receive the Curse Mark you bear...I may then be able to stand up beside you in battle...making sure this..."

He says as he places a hand against the face of the boy.

"NEVER happens again."

Hunter poured some more Chakra to aid Master Yaju's own in healing. It was more of a goodbye gesture as Hunter then stood back and bowed before his Master, this was a sign of respect as well as friendship as he placed a piece of paper on the bedside table, it was a detailed map to the Yagami Compound. Hunter then straightened himself up, his face was pale and he was sweating, he had obviously once again used too much of his Chakra to help his Master. It was a gift, and it was out of good faith so that his Master could be happy again. He then turned around to leave as he limped out, and as he exited just as silently as he entered there were two guards of the Hospital.

"Would you believe...that I had to get up to take a shit?"

Hunter asked sarcasticly as one of the guards placed a hand on Hunter's neck and incapacitated him before putting him back in his own room.

Hunter laid in silence, hooked back up to state-of-the-art machines he was back into a daze. His Chakra levels were depleted to near zero once more. He hung onto life and would not let go as he knew that this was something he could have potentially died from.

"I would much rather be in my own bed, having my own medical staff look after me."

He would tell the nurse that was changing out his bandages slowly as to make him not hurt. Hunter looked over to the left and outside the window. The sun shone along the mountains cutting through the clouds as to call Hunter to another state of mind. Hunter went back to sleep as he waited patiently to be released.

WC:565
TWC: 1132
(2,767/4300 For next Tattoo)

Yaju could hear the words of Hunter, but his mind was in another place focusing on repairing his son. He looked over slowly as he mentioned the curse seal, see that the boy only wanted more power to protect what was close to him... a strong and noble endeavor which would and could cost him his sanity just like his own. The little one on his lap began to have labored breathing before turning back into a sword and Yaju unsheathed it slowly, his eyes resting upon the blade as he smiled weakly," There we go...just a little rest and a couple of more treatments and you will be back to normal Kodo...i should have never used you in that battle, but that was your purpose, to be a tool. You are my son first and foremost, so i should think of your well-being as well," His eyes turned to Hunter and chuckled for a moment before re sheathing the blade and sitting it by his side.

Before Hunter had left, he would clear his throat slightly and smile," While i cannot give you the seal at the moment...there is something you must first build before i give it to you. You saw what happened when i became consumed by my own rage...it can happen to you as well. You need to find a way to prevent that, and control it. They probably will not let me leave here for quite a while considering the severity of my external and internal injuries so during this time it would be revelent that you go and train your mind for the seal. Secondly...you need to take in what you learned from this and use it to your advantage, so that's all i have at the moment....i would kind of like to get some sleep so i can finish repairing my little one here and maybe get something to eat," chuckling slightly he began to roll over and lay on his side, a small sigh escaping his lips before going out cold in the hospital bed.

As Yaju slept his body would be healing itself on its own, thanks to the special medicine being injected by the hospital and his chakra network becoming back to near completion. After thirty minutes of sleep, he would turn over and look up at the white ceiling of the hospital and sigh for a moment," Well here goes day one of my what seems to be an eternity of this place, i think a vacation is in order," it was a small smile, but a smile none the less as he closed his eyes and laid there. A few minutes later a nurse would come in and ask him to sit up so she could change his bandages and wash his back, although he felt as if he could do it himself, he allowed to let the nurse take care of him for a bit until he had most of his strength had returned. As he thought he was brought a bowl of ramen, some pills and water," Got anything else to drink than water or..know what nevermind," taking the bowl of ramen, he would eat it slowly while looking around his room which was more like a square white prison that was hold him back. After finishing his ramen and taking the pills, he would lay back down onto his back and shake his head....he hated hospitals so much.

1026/1000 Kodomorashi is repaired

It was late as Hunter rose from the Hospital bed, it had been too long since he got up and exercised, and his body was beginning to become stiff.  He stretched in his bead before disrobing and dressing himself in the black pants, Kumogakure Headband that were left for him among his other belongings.  He did not bother grabbing a shirt or belt, or weapons as he had everything stored in the Hammerspace Generator, but before he left he made sure to grab his wallet just in case as he slipped on a pair of sandals.  He opened the window silently as he opened his Chakra Channels and concentrated as he activated his Shadow Wings and flew up to the tallest roof of the Hospital.  As he landed he deactivated his Shadow Wings as he let the cool air blow through him.  He then began to think about what his Master had said about controlling his anger.  He smirked a bit, knowing that his anger was not something he had to actively worry about.  He did note though, that his blades were...well they were weak, he needed to upgrade himself as well as his equipment.

"I will change...I will make sure that I become more powerful, be ever vigilant in my training.  I must make sure that next time there is a battle like that, that it will be them who will have to catch up to me."

Hunter vowed as he sat down on the cold wood as he let all distractions leave him.  His body still, and his mind empty as he began to run through his life. All his missions, spars, team members, and equipment.  He then sighed as he centered his focus on his goals.  Inside his mind Legion invaded this quiet time, it was as if Hunter was dragged into some alternate space inside himself.

"You need to work on everything. not just try to achieve a means to an end, but to take the person you are...break it down...down to it's very CORE and then restart it all.  You want strength, how about diving more in depth with your sword training...Remember the old texts...The legends of the swordsman that could wield Three Swords at once...it IS true, and you can learn to do the same thing in time...if you are up to it that it."

Legion said as he stared at Hunter, making Hunter begin to sharpen his focus into a tight beam as if Legion was suplimenting this.  Hunter merely nodded as he came back to.  Dawn was beginning to arrive as the fresh smell of the morning dew filled the air as a light fog hung in the air.  Hunter stood up as he used his Hammerspace Generator to summon a Kunai as he butchered his hair till it was buzzed down and he looked like a military soldier, and as Hunter looked to the ground he noticed that his hair was different.  The sun soon rose as Hunter noticed his hair had gone from a deep black to a lighter shade now, in fact it was actually green, and it made Hunter laugh with deep enjoyment as he began practicing different forms of sword fighting...just without an actual sword.  

As people began to come and go from their places of work Hunter was still focused and training without fail.  His body was becoming accustomed to the constant strain as he loosened up, he could feel the Chakra under him and above him, forces of nature fueling the world he became one with it all as he jumped up to perform a spinning kick and finishing by landing on his hand as he began to breathe heavy.  He was feeling better since his injuries did not include actual wounds but strain from the pressure on the battlefield.  Hunter went to the edge as he fell gracefully to his window ledge, grabbing it at the last moment and pulling himself back up into the room.  He looked as he saw a nurse walk in and blush while looking at him.  Hunter smirked as he undressed without shame and put himself back into his robes the Hospital gave him while he was a patient.  He sat down and allowed the nurse to change the bandages which were now wet with sweat.  He laid back down abut did not rest as the Nurse stayed a while to gather the old things and change out some stuff in the room.

"Thank you."

Hunter said finally before the nurse left in a hurry to get away from the blush that Hunter gave her for that day.

WC: 775
TWC: 1907
(3542/4300 for next tattoo)

After falling asleep for the second time in his hospital bed, the nurses kept a regular check on him just in case he had tried to walk out of his room and around the village in his condition. They knew of his record when it came to him coming to the hospital so they made sure nurse after nurse came in every so often, although as he slept the young Kodomorashi kept a keen eye on his father and his condition, the boy had been feeling fine since his father had healed him although the boy was far from recovering. As the sun had finally set outside and the hospital was calming down a bit, Yaju woke up out of his trance like sleep and sat up slowly, looking at the bandages that encompassed over eighty percent of his body. Looking at his arms he would chuckle and move around to where he was actually sitting up and saw the young boy sleeping in his lap or more specifically his head laying on his legs.

Rubbing the boys purple hair softly he would smile and shake his head," Oh Kodo...you gave me quite a scare back there...i almost lost you because of my own ignorance and here we both are in the hospital....i am all bandages up like a mummy and you...had to go through your first death just because of me. I feel like a bad father for letting you go through such a thing...i just want you to have a normal life as my son, maybe i should actually find a girlfriend," he stopped for a second to chuckle to himself," No no...can't imagine what woman would want a man like me...or do i?," looking down to his son he would continue rubbing his head as he slept," Or maybe you will pick out your own mom and bring her to me," out of no where the young boy would stir from his sleep and look up at his father with his red eyes.

Looking back down at him, Yaju would receive a tight hug as the boy nuzzled his chest," Dad...why did you scare me half to death!! I thought you had died and left me here all alone," Yaju winced for a moment before chuckling as he rubbed the boys head. Yaju did not know that the boy would have these kinds of emotions...he was after all an artificial sword that merely had the appearance of a boy. Smiling Yaju would looking out of the window still holding his son," You know what Kodo...When i first came upon you...i did not know that you would be the son i always needed, and yet i feel as if you were doing me more of favor that i did you. Even though i took you in, you ended up changing the way i looked at the world and then some. You know one of these days we need to get you a brother so you two could play," although he would need to drastically make sure he did not cut the child at every turn...being a blade in human form meant that the child would not need to put Kodo's hand in his or her mouth.

Kodo would jump off of the bed and grab Yaju's Haori carefully so that he did not cut through it and had set it onto his shoulders slowly before hopping back onto the bed and resting onto his father's lap," From now on father look towards the future instead of the past. We can become stronger together and defeat anyone that messes with our home and the one's we love, and we can also one day defeat Misaki if we become stronger than her," falling back asleep Yaju would sit there and smile, at some points his son could be so human....and at some points he could be more wise than the one that created him. As his eyes went back to the moon he dozed back off sitting up with the Haori still on his form, one of the nurses looking in and smiling at the sight of a father and his son.

Hours later Yaju had woken up while Kodo was still asleep and decided to leave the hospital, not a smart move on his part but there was someone he wanted to see. Walking out in only his blue hospital shirt and pants and the Grey Haori on, he had set off to the inner village where he knew the one person he needed to talk to at this moment would still be up. Of course it would be a painful talk for him but even he needed to talk with her. Walking deeper into the living quarters of Kumo, Yaju came to his home where his mother had been living for the time being and saw one of the lights being on. Sighing he would knock on the door and wait for her to open it, knowing her reaction would be like all mothers.

When the door opened his mother would look him up and down before slapping him and hugging him," Damn you Yaju Hayate....why is it you have to do this to your mother? Are you alright, and what happened to you," Yaju blinked for a moment before chuckling and half hugging his mother tenderly. Smiling he would pull back and look into his mother's foggy eyes," I got into a fight with the Raikage...well me and my student did as a sparring exercise and we lost, needless to say i was sent to the hospital but i am getting better fast, i am surprised that you did not comment on my looks rather the bandages," his mother chuckled and pushed him into the house before closing the door.

As the two sat down on the couch, his mother would pass him some tea and show him a letter," So much of you has changed since i last saw you...your hair and eyes even. Your sister would have loved to see you one last time before she...died," Yaju's eyes went from the cup to his mother as he sighed and shook for a moment. He couldn't believe that his only sister had just disappeared from this earth so suddenly....as if she was rose plucked from the earth and destroyed," What...What happened? Mother who did it!! Who killed my Ruriko," cringing for a moment as his injuries started to act up, but why had this happened to him. His mother sighed and took a sip of her tea and sat down the cup," It was during a mission to capture some missing ninja on the borders, it was a mission she took up with to impress you and move up the ranks. She thought she could become as strong as her big brother, before she left she wrote you this letter because you had disappeared again," shaking in the very seat he was sitting in, Yaju opened the envelope and read the letter as small tears streamed down his cheeks.

His mother moved to hug him as the tears became more until he busted out crying, the loss of his sister hitting him hard. In the end, he would always lose any and everything close to him if he had even attempted to be happy. After hours of spending time at his mother's house, he had noticed that it was time for him to head back to the hospital before they had gotten wise to what he was doing," Mom i have to go...but i will come back to visit you soon, and give father my condolences," knowing what he meant, he would soon walk off into the darkness and to the hospital. As he arrived he would use the wall walking technique to run up the building and jump into his room window, where he would lay down just as a nurse came in. She removed the Haori and shirt and soon changed the bandages and walked back out, setting the shirt and Haori back onto his body before leaving out. Sighing, Yaju would pull out the letter and look at it for one more moment and going back to sleep.

2411

Hunter stepped out from his trance as he knew that it was time for him to receive his new tattoo, his final tattoo...it would be one that would test his limits both physically and mentally. He undressed his bandages as the cool air of the night was upon him, a falcon landed on the balcony as Hunter stepped to the ledge and let the falcon onto his bare arm as he fetched a letter from its talons. It was a message from his father Uriel, it spoke of Hunter's battle and that it was finally time for him to receive the final mark of the Yagami family. Hunter smirked at this as he walked inside the room to fetch a piece of bread for the falcon. As he did the falcon bowed it's head once before taking the bread and flying away silently back into the night. Hunter bandaged his arm lightly before dressing, tucking his Wakizashi and ninjato to his side rather than his back now. He stepped out onto the ledge as he leapt from balcony to balcony, passing by Yaju's room he dropped the message from his father on accident as he leapt from Master Yaju's balcony to a tree, then from the tree to rooftop to rooftop on his way home.

Hunter arrived around midnight, the guards were more than welcoming as he entered the compound. His father waited for him at the door to the main house as they both retired to the Yagami Family room where it was already prepared for him as Hunter removed his shirt and laid down so that he would receive hid final marks. As he did Uriel began mixing ink, the tattoo was to outline the major Chakra points on his back, chest, arms, and neck where it would come to a final point as if he wore a pendant.

Hunter went back to his meditative state as his father began. The pain meant nothing now as he went over the teachings he received before that of the teachings of the Ninja Academy, before all; God, men, and his fellow ninja...he was a samurai. Trained in the sacred way of Bushido and Hunter always lived by the code. Now more than ever it was becoming apparent that he needed to call on those teachings again. Hunter remembered his teachings in that moment as his focus came to a head.

"the true warrior must hold loyalty, courage, veracity, compassion, and honor as important, above all else. An appreciation and respect of life was also imperative, as it added balance to the warrior character of the Samurai. He was often very stoic with a deep and strong philosophical passion. He could be deadly in combat and yet so gentle and compassionate with children and the weak."

Hunter told himself as he meditated, and inside his mid Legion was nodding away smiling as Hunter took a deep breath. His father informed him to sit up and outstretch his arms. Hunter did so as his tattoos all began to become interlinked through ink, there was a coursing of power unlike any he had ever known flowing through his body, it was as if all Chakra gates were open. Hunter felt his fathers hands leave his arms for the last time as Hunter was now allowed to lower them. Soon though his father had finally completed the final tattoo of the Yagami Family. Hunter arose as his father began to clean dismissing him to bathe in the Bathhouse to cleanse the excess ink from his body. Hunter stripped down once more as he stepped into the water as the ink began to dirty the water, and Hunter smiled at the familliar feeling, but it was still too soon for him to return. He still needed to wait for the Hospital to technically release him and to see what Master Yaju and The Lady Raikage Misaki wanted to do next. Hunter did have a feeling that there was some greater plan at work here, and it is only a matter of time before it was all revealed to him, but next time he would be more powerful than ever.

Hunter stepped out of the Bath and re-dressed as he left the Compound once more bounding as dawn was soon arising. As the sun broke through the mountains though Hunter had already arrived and changed back into his bead clothes, he did no get a chance to try his new power yet, but he had a feeling it would soon come. He fell asleep soon after coming back, finally able to rest after a long night.

WC:775
TWC: 2682
(4300/4300 for next tattoo. Final Stage unlocked)

The sun had soon risen inside of the village as Yaju had finally woken up and looked around his room as the occasional nurse and doctor would come in. They had given Kodo some food to eat since the boy had looked as if he was hungry and even one of the nurses were sitting down with him and talking to him as if he was a normal kid. Seeing this made Yaju smile for a moment as he stirred inside of the bed and sat up, which caught the attention of one of the other nurses who moved over to help him up slowly," No no...it is fine if i cannot sit up by myself i might as well be dear, i thank you for the concern, but i need to do this myself," the nurse nodded and stepped back as Yaju sat up slowly, his injuries still bothering him to an extent yet he was still doing it. Kodo just looked at his father and whispered something to the nurse in which she would giggle and nod to whatever he had said, but all Yaju did was glare at the boy before smiling. The first step of today was simply him getting a shot regulate his chakra, and above all making sure everything had been healing well.

After the occasional tests and procedures they had allowed Yaju to go outside and get some fresh air, but only on the roof. They also noted that he could do some training but nothing to heavy seeing as his chakra network and body were still getting repaired and he would be in here another day or so if he continued to strain his body, which the stubborn wolf really didn't want to stay here another day. Standing up he would walk out of his room and to the steps that lead to the hospital roof, but the only issue was that there were alot of stairs to go up...and this was going to be a funny issue for him. It took him ten minutes to get up the stairs and once he had gotten up to the roof he would look at the village from the distance, his silver hair blowing in the morning wind as he found a nice spot to sit down in.

As he looked over the village for a moment, he would wonder what it would be like for a moment if he could take the lessons he knew now and applied them when he was younger....maybe he would have just been a little better off instead of going through so many turns and twists. Laying back onto the hospital roof he began to hear voices coming out of nowhere until he sat up and saw the image of his father, which at first made him blink for a couple of seconds before realizing that this was actually him and even more so...he thought he was actually alive. Standing up he would at the old man before laughing," You aren't here...no you are dead, i killed you and you are in the ground rotting...why the hell are you here," Yaju was now beyond confused as the burly old man began to chuckle and sit down," Still a naive little brat aren't you Yaju, but you have grown so much that even someone who has hated you for your weakness can be proud. Eighteen and finally an ANBU, you're even stepping up as sub Raikage...yet you are being put into the hospital like a tiny cub still. I have been watching you for quite a while, even your mother comes to my grave to tell me of your accomplishments...enough to where i needed to come and see for myself," Yaju never his knew his father to be concerned with his well being or accomplishments, only his training mattered.

Yaju continued to stare at his ghostly father as the two shared a moment of silence, before his father had finally spoken," You know...i never got to actually congratulate your cowardly ass for killing me...took you how long to achieve that? It was on that day i knew i created what i wanted, a legacy to carry on my power. Although you still have a long way to go it seems, you are still a weakling to get beat by a woman," Yaju scoffed for a moment as he stood up and rolled his shoulders. Finally feeling like speaking again Yaju looked at his phantasmal father and grinned," that women could kick your ass regardless of how powerful you are...and i don't need your praise for killing such a incompetent father like you, to be killed by someone weaker than you must have turned you over in your grave...well that and me surpassing you in everything you wish you had done," a brief chuckle escaped the boys lips as he continued to look at his father.

The old ghost began to laugh for a moment as he stood up and walked near Yaju," Boy you could never surpass me, you even gave up your animal instincts for power...forsaken your training for the blade...and even gave up what it meant to be a Hayate. In my eyes you are the bottom of the barrel, the weakest of the weak," with that Yaju growled and threw a punch the result was him going through his father and landing on the other side....oh yea you can't hit ghosts. Yaju stood up and fixed his Haori and just stared at his father," You know what..i haven't forsakened anything...i still have my animal instincts and above all i keep my training close to my heart, just because i dropped your pitiful teachings and picked up my own doesn't mean i am weakling. It's time you finally saw that i am better than you and i have surpassed you old man, maybe when you do you will find peace. You may be right about me losing my way...i may even been the reason i lost my sister, but my resolve is still clear! I am rising above this village and through the crest that lays on my Haori, i will be the best this village has to offer. Whether or not these are your wishes father, your time is dead and the time of Yaju Hayate of the Cloud is now," walking off and back to the hospital through the door on top of the roof, the echo of Yaju's father laughing could be heard by him only," well son...looks like your mother was right, you have grown quite a bit...but let's see where the new you gets you," the ghost of his father disappeared as Yaju finally made it back to his room and only a smile could be seen on his face. On the table sat a book on elements, figuring why not he picked it up and began to read it slowly as he waited for the moment that he was either released or someone came to see him.

3597

Hunter woke up that day feeling refreshed and ready as he took off all his bandages and dressed ready to finally leave as a nurse soon came to him and informed him that he was cleared to do so at any time.  Hunter stretched out a little before heading out, he arrived at the kitchen a little before lunch and was greeted happily as he paid generously for a large meal.  He soon was full and ran his hand through his hair, his now short, spiky, green hair.

Hunter then looked into a mirror that was actually stationed by the door.  He looked at his clothes noticing that they were beginning to look shabby.  He noticed a jacket in the corner of his view and smiled as he walked to the rack and plucked it up quickly.  He laughed as he put it on, looking a bit more like an old sword master than a ninja he checked himself out in the mirror once more.

"Well I think I might have to have one made for me..."

He said as he replaced the Jacket once more before heading out.  As he did he quickly walked to Master Yaju's room where he waited outside the door and knocked.  If he was allowed in he would smile as he would bow to his Master and take a seat  near the bed as he would greet his Master.

"I see you are doing well Master Yaju,  I have been getting stronger myself."

Hunter would then exclaim as he would take his shirt off to show Master Yaju his new tattoos that would show all them in tandem.  His power was now close to max as he let his Chakra flare up as if to show Master Yaju that he was ready for whatever came.

"I also wanted to let you know...I know how to remain calm, the teachings of Bushido...the way of the sword as I was taught before the Ninja Academy...I can control my emotions.  I will not fail to defend you or anyone else that needs it ever again."

Hunter would finish and wait to see what his Master would say next.

WC:365
TWC: 3047

Yaju had been up and walking around for sometime in his room, since Kodo had essentially hogged the bed for a moment. He was currently in front of the window when Hunter had knocked on the door and had walked over to the bed sitting down on it while letting him know to come in. Once Hunter had sat down he would chuckle and look to him," Well that is good, if you have gotten stronger i would like to see the resolve of your strength...and what the hell happened to your head, you look like a patch of cabbage," chuckling he would stand up and stretch, his body needed a little working out so he looked around the room for a moment as he tried to find something to use.

When Hunter had finished speaking he would ruffle his hair and look out of the window," Well then i think you may be ready for my last gift to you...well one of two gifts i have to give you as a teacher. Meet me on the roof and we will begin your final lesson, and also your graduation," as soon as he had finished speaking his body would seemingly disappear into nothing as the curtains simply moved. His body had body flickered to the roof faster than hunter could see, and now that he was waiting for him, the wind blowing against his Haori gently in the wind.

Today was the day that Hunter would go to the next level, but even though Yaju could not fight with jutsu there was another way that he could have a little spar with his student. Once Hunter had made it up to the roof, Yaju would keep his back turned to Hunter while speaking," We all make choices depending on our past and our present...we can either choose to wallow in the past or move towards the future. With yesterday and today i learned that the past can also teach you new lessons...and old beginnings can lead to new endings, but those doors always remain," Turning around he would he nod to hunter.

His body would begin to glow with a faint white color as he spoke," This is the pledge of my soul, mind and body, destroy and shatter all that stand before me....This is my Prayer," the wind began to pick up around him as he smiled and a blade formed in his hand," Now Hunter show me this new power of yours," his smile turned into a grin as he broke a piece of the roof dashing towards Hunter, and aiming to kick him in the stomach. This was the last test of Yaju, to see if Hunter's new power was sufficient for his future goals...no longer was he a student...he was now his own person.

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