A Future Wife Appears!

Participating Shinobi: Genki, Aichi's Stat Page

It had been a long journey for Aichi. There was no way anyone would have believed all that he had done, all the glory he had accrued while traveling north. Still wet from the rainstorms that had been daily for a week, Aichi had a heft bag of Ryo tied to his belt. The teenager had finally found an inn to rest inside, and he threw his soaking wet raincoat off. It slapped on the floor, all five pounds of water collecting around it.

Aichi let a heavy sigh out, completely exhausted from his journey. The bedside he was renting had a headboard, and Aichi threw his wet shirt on it. A lamp nearby would dry it quickly. Aichi had no spare clothes, but wrapped up in a complimentary towel. He was sitting on the bed, basking in the lamplight while he remembered the amazing adventure he had just endured.

The adventure started out with a literal bang, and had he been on the roadside he would have been terrified. Coincidentally he was in a hotel like the one where he was now. The day was going well, and Aichi retired early after work in a random village. He was building a shed for a large family to store chickens in their yard, and like usual he deserved a good rest.

After renting the room key, Aichi headed upstairs to his room. The number was four hundred seven, and he had a few flights of stairs to go up. As Aichi traveled upwards he whistled a tune. Happy to rest and have the day off, he was carefree. Suddenly this changed, and a small bubble popped over his head. Water covered his head, and the youngster was shocked.

Aichi turned around, readying his hand to form seals and deal with an enemy. However there was nothing, but Aichi was definitely wet. Confused the Jugo stared for a minute, trying to configure the level of danger he was presented with. There was nothing to note, and he turned back towards the stairway. Aichi was on high alert, and formed his Destroyer Axe Hand. The blade forearm blade extended to the tip of his fingers, and Aichi continued further up the stairs.

Suddenly Aichi heard an oddly familiar giggling. He turned around with his blade, expecting an enemy. However no one was there, but suddenly around the stairway was a traveling trail of bubbles. The popped before reaching Aichi, and the female giggled again. Aichi was disturbed, and kept his blade forward while traveling down the stair way.

When he looked, again there was nothing. Just an empty hallway that led downstairs. Figuring this trickster would follow him, Aichi turned around to go back to his room and prepare for a battle. With one step forward Aichi ran into a woman.

Tall with dark skin and dark purple hair, the woman was wearing an orange vest. She looked kind of silly, and was holding a strange pipe in her hand. She giggled again, and Aichi knew he was in front of the same person. Convinced the bubbles were safe, Aichi released his partial transformation.

The girl was no older than twenty one and ou'd in amazement as Aichi retracted his Beraerkwr Flesh. She tried to touch his arm, and Aichi drew his hand back. His eye brow was crumpled and he coughed. His fist went to his mouth, still polite even when confused.

"Err.. dont touch me stranger." The girl giggled strangely and blew a few water bubbles. A couple floated over Aichi's head and soaked him again. He groaned and said, "I would really appreciate if you moved on lady. Unless I can help you?" Aichi wondered how she made those bubbles, but the way her eyes were glossed over indicated she was probably just a parlor trickster.

To Aichi's surprise the girl spoke clearly, saying "My names Nikamoto, and I've been following you. Yudokuna, the Toxic Devil of Haven."

Aichi stammered. Yudokuna was an alter ego he occupied while out of control berserking. A fragment of his soul, condensed as a portion of his personality; Yudokuna was a venomous source of hatred and violence for Aichi. In his heart he knew the life of Yudokuna was dependent on the energy of nature, and his violent tendencies were an effect from toxic lifestyle.

In his mind Aichi knew he used his Berserker Tranformation beyond just going into a frenzy. Aichi had purposely gone berserk before, attacking people for various environmental crimes. Smokey the bear ran from that sleek skinned Jugo Berserker when he found people digging for oil.

Stammering, Aichi didnt know what to say. She continued, blowing bubbles in between her words. "I respect you, and I want to challenge you as a warrior. I've been sent by my village to track down and kill you. But the more I've watched you the more I see your suffering. I want to teach you how to control your gift."

Aichi was taken back, and wet from all the water she was blowing. The things she told Aichi were direct, and he didnt know how to talk with her. He asked she returned to the same spot in an hour, and he went to his hotel room to prepare what he would say. Yudokuna was wanted by several villages, he couldnt affordnsimeine finding out it was him. As we Aichi thought this girl curious, and he had a strong urge to trust her. Deciding to work with her to learn how to control his native chakra manipulation, Aichi prepared what he would say.

The girl was seemingly in the same spot, and Aichi was quickly walking down the stairs, she waved and he gave a friendly wave back. They started talking, and the girl knew nothing about nature chakra. But she wanted Aichi to learn her villages favorite style of Suiton. She promised to tell the officials who sent her that she killed him, as long as he promised to learn this technique with her. She pinned for someone as bold as Aichi would carry her teachings on, a professional scholar herself.

Aichi agreed, interested in this girls so called legacy. She spoke fast, and covered alot. After they exchanged formalities, and in her case some extra; the two agreed to meet in the field south of their current location. Aichi was excited to learn something new, and planned on proving the girl to learn what people thought of Yudokuna among the countryside. Becoming a future master of Bubble Style was a lifetime memory that served as an instrumental bonus to his chances of survival.

Aichi woke up and washed his face. The Jugo seemed to be free if any Berserking mutations. Thankful he would be able to be face to face with his new teacher, Aichi decided he would head down stairs early for breakfast in the diner. As he ran down stairs, wearing his usually dirty red tunic, Nikamoto followed him silently. Aichi didnt even notice, and made his way ignorantly to the diner. 

Sitting down, Aichi was looking through the menu. Again without any hint of her presence, Nika said hi. She was sitting at the same table as Aichi, and wearing a new outfit. This time she had a starry blue kikona on, and Aichi noticed she had a tan to strapped to her back. 

Nika rambled in for a good hour while Aichi ate. She told him all about her life, and aspirations. The young lady hoped to work for a ninja village one day, and studied relentlessly. Like Aichi she was atraveler, and had heard of him by her grandfather upon returning home. Aichi found that interesting since he hadn't been in that area for longer than a year. Unabashedly proud of his violence as a Berserker, he sipped his tea while Nika told him the days plan.

First she wanted to show him the field where they would train. Next they would go into a cave where she would display how to use Sensory skills. Aichi was curious how shed found him, and she agreed to show him. After the cave they would get lunch, and then spar in the field until night time. Nika insisted the next day she would teach him Soap Bubble Jutsu, but first wanted to test his skills without the insanity of Yudokuna. 

Aichi agreed since he wasnt ready to talk about that, something she was very curious of. The longer Aichi became concious while transformed, the more his personality shined through his actions. Instead of just teating down a home, he would scream thing at the people. His exploits were apparently of renown since Nika was so particularly curious where that behavior stemmed from. Aichi didnt have an answer yet, and the extra day would be good for him to find a way to convey such personal details.

In the meantime they would go out. They checked the field first, travelingna good ten kilometers out of the town. There was a lot of rocks, but no water around. He supposed the Soap Bubbles would be made of his Tiger at Will Rain Dance jutsu. Nika promised she would go all out on him and use hr secret special techniques. Aichi wondered if she had some sort of clan Kekkei genkei that was hidden. Keeping the curiosity to himself the two talked about the rules of the solar. They established rules and regulations. 

The match was to be two wins of three rounds. The first would be that day and all rounds would be without a time limit; with boundary in mind the only rule was they could not leave the field. Fatal wounds were forbidden, as well they were only allowed to use a water release style. Aichi was fine with this, and they agreed that weapons were forbidden in the second round. 

After agreeing to the terms Nika revealed she would give him three days to heal. Then they would spar again using only weapons and Bubble Style. Aichi felt confident he would accell and agreed to these terms. The third round would be unlimited in techniques available. Only then did Nika want to hear about the "gruesome tale of Yudokuna." 

Aichi promised it would be a wild story, with savagely specific details of murder. Nikamoto frowned, unhappy with death. However Aichi assured her the the rage was tightly aligned by nature, and Nika was excited to understand through a story. The two went to lunch.

Back in the hotel diner they each had some sushi. Aichi filled up on pickle onions, and was ready for his sparring match. He hadn't talked as much as Nika, but he did reveal some of his history to her. Mentioning his fathers absence, his mothers vague death, and nomadic childhood Aichi lainted himself as misfortune. He credited nature's desire to keep him free as the karmic solution for his Jugo Berserker ways. 

He wasnt sure it was true, but if there was a god he would have assured Aichi this was true. Aichi claimed his bloodline awakened recently, which was a lie. He had no plans admitting he was a murderer, and considering Nika knew it to be true he merely glanced over memories of Yudokuna..

Nika was especially curious what Yudokuna meant to Aichi.  She claimed whenever she said that name Aichi flinched. He explained that was a title, a mantle he assumed mentally to cope with the rage of blood frenzies. The name was gifted to him by a currently razed village. In truth that was the entirety of the birth of Yudokuna. 

The fact that Aichi used his transformation for personal gain was besides the facts. He left that out, particularly the bit about euphoria assumed in the Jugo body while transformed. In fact he ate a big chunk of sushi silencing himself.

Nika was quiet until they left the diner, only talking bout good sushi and the weather on the way to the arena. Aichi ignored the malicious facts of himself he left out earlier, instead focusing on his plan of attack in their first round.

The field was rectangular and the stood stood in the middle. Twenty five meters to each side was a grassy plain. Small rocks littered the hard earth ground, and there was four trees evenly spaced around the rectangle. Standing ten meters apart, with 5 meters of grass behind them; the two were surrounded by a forest. Their battle would begin after Nika tossed a rock, when she threw it Aichi and her would truthfully keep all four of their eyes closed. They would wait until its sound of hitting the ground was heard.

The battle started off with Aichi weaving his hands together. A rain storm began above them, and soon the ground was being flooded. Aichi dashed forward as quick as he could, putting morenhandseals together for 5 Mizu Sembon.

Cut off by his opponents water wall, Aichi did have another move. Theough the water Nika stuck her tongue out at the Jugo, and he dashed away. After Andrew minute Nika released her Water Wall and a Water dragon bullet followed after where Aichi had gone.

Running east Aichi struck however a large rock he had prepared with Substitution Jutsu took the attack. Aichi was behind the jutsu now. He darted towards Nika, and was much faster than her. 

His hands moved faster than his feet and Aichi fired five senbon at Nika. She was felled and Aichi win te match earlier than expected. His skill with ninjutsu was on display, and Nikas superior chakra cintrik offered no bonus.

After congratulations were bestowed to the victor, the two decided to practice nature form of advanced Suiton techniques. For 5 more hours they weaved various handseals together, and eventually retired. Nikamoto promised to show him some Bubbles the next day, and Aichinwent home to his hotel room happily. 

He didnt know Nikamoto was following him, and even sleeping underneath his bed. This crazed fan was a mystery still, but Aichi was confident in trusting her. After chowing down on some crispy pork ramen, Aichi hopped in the shower. His water had washed him off earlier, but focus his chakra for so doing afterwards was an intense practice. He had worked up a new sweat, and washed it off accordingly. 

Dressed in his pajamas Aichi crawled in bed and quickly fell asleep, Nikamoto sneaking in his window afterwards. She climbed under the bed, and went to sleep too. Unbeknownst to Aichi, this girl had fallen in love with his tortured soul. While she talked a lot, Nikomoto failed to mention that she too was a Jugo. Unlike Aichi however she was unable to retain consciousness while transformed, and transformed far more slowly. 

These details would be revealed to Aichi, but not for many months later. After this training, and after the two Braves the Wild Rainstorm of Haven Country.

The next morning the future couple awoke together. Nikomoto waited for Aichi to go to the bathroom, and stood outside his front door. Her hair was a mess, but she climbed it with her long painted black nails. A good half an hour later Aichi emerged.

As usual he was taken back by Nikomoto being so prompt, and the two made their way to the diner once again. Nikomoto was especially excited today, and talked about their plans all day. First she would teach Aichinthe jutsu, then they would go on a camping trip. According to legend there were mythical mountain frogs who could use Bubble Style. Aichi was to wait until seeing one of the abumalsnin action before attempting. Nikamoto insisted this would be essential to his training, and the two warriors stopped by the store to pick up supplies before leaving the village. 

After hearing up the headed north, past the arena where they had previously trained. The journey would take a day and a half, but once they reached the proper altitude the weather would change. These frogs only lived in high mountaintops where it rained everyday, so that's where they were heading. Finding the mountain side path was difficult but through the ferns they began their ascent.

Using their blades to swish at the growing vegetation, the travel was tough. Between snakes, ferns and climbing occasional mountainsides; the two were completely exhausted by nightfall. They cleared a lot out for the tent they would share, and Aichi lit a campfire. 

Usually when he was alone, which was almost always, Aichi would recall memories of his life before bed. Mostly this was a time when he gathered information on the direction he was heading in life. Tonight however he wanted to keep things light, and told Nikamoto a fancifully child like story about the sleeping hare. This story was a Hoshigakure legend, and a rare tell among the youth of today. Aichi told it exceptionally, even imitating the voices of characters.

The story was about a rabbit whose favorite snack was peaches, and Nika thought it was absolutely adorable. Deep down she couldnt avoid her love for Aichi, and listened intently. A true fan she held onto every word he told, and later immortalized the story in her journal. For the first time she slept next to Aichi with his consent. 

Nika was totally smitten. Meanwhile Aichi was a clueless teenager, and dreamt about these far put frogs. 

Imagining they would talk, Aichi had a vivid dream about chasing a frog into a mudhole and getting stuck. He woke up in a gasp, noticing Nika was writing in her jounal before falling back asleep. The tent was plenty spacious but her light lit the whole room up. Before falling asleep Aichj noted hownpretty Nika was, and was wondering what bloodline she had before he fell asleep.

The next day the pair woke up together. After potty breaks, food pill breakfasts and a rousing itinerary provided by Nika; the two were taking the fast route. They felt string and decided to literally walk up the mountain. Using jutsu they ran upwards. 

At first the journey was easy. But thenfaryber up they got the harder it was raining. After a few hours the rain pushed them down wards and they stopped for a lunch break. Chowing down more food pills they resumed their ascent. According to Nika the frogs would only be at the highest peak, and they would likely have to walk normally once they reached the highest degree of altitudes. 

By nightfall they arrived, and could hear the frogs rubber. Aichi was excited and prepared to catch one. Nika denied this however, demanding he wait until morning. She told him at night they would freeze and he could safely catch one then. After noon it would thaw, and the magic would happen. 

Aichi expected to be a Bubble Style master by thirteen hundred o' clock. The two decided they wouldnt sleep, not that they would have been able to in the rain. The air was completely black, the reflective water stream from above obscuring their vision. Hiding underneath a tree they waited for the cold nighttime to settle in. It wasnt for another four more hours before the two noticed freezing temperatures.

Aichi and Nika huddled close for warmth, and the girl swooned. She couldnt contain herself, and was breathing heavily. Aichi figured she was just cold however. He tried to keep her seemingly exhausted spirits up by telling her stories all night. This only irritates her and detracted her attention from his beatmuty. One day Aichi would learn a mans greatest downfall was to talk to much. 

Alas that wasnt the lesson this night. Eventually Aichi could hear frip ribbitsz which signaled they would be freezing in the mudnsion. The two ran off. Luckily Nika was a Sensory and the two were able to find a frog burrowing. They stood above it and waited. By morning the frog was frozen. 

They too were frozen. However the rain hadn't stopped. If they weren't so excited they might have fallen apart in the extreme weather, but of course their childlike wonder was being sated and that meant no weakness was present in their minds. 

Come noon the frog was unthawing. Aichi was standing above it, watching the warm morning rain soak the frog inside its mud hole. The nud started rustling, and the two stood overtop.

Two orange eyes with horizontal pupils poked out of the water, and Nika tapped on Aichi's shoulder. She had her hands together, suggesting they do the jutsu together. The frog stayed crawling out and the two went to work. 

Focusing water release chakra in his mouth, Aichu was quickly ready. His palms started pressed vertically together like he were to pray. Then swiftly the two performed their handseals at the same time. 

Snake, Hare, Boar, Ox and then Tiger. As the Seal of Confrontation was held the bright blue frog leapt from the mud. Its head was exposed and the legendary ribbit was produced by its mouth. 

The ribbitnsounded exactly as if the frog said "Hiya." As the sound was produced the bubble popped. At the same time Aichi and Nika blew a bubble each. The heavy rain popped them both immediately, washing the frog of all mud. It hopped off, ribbiting again once before making an exit. 

The two were incredibly impressed. However they were so tired by the time they made it back to the hotel, they both oassednout on Aichi's sofa after taking their own showers in his room. Nika was becoming a regular companion, and good company for Aichi.

This next morning was different. The two were exhausted and out their plans off for a day. Instead of furthering any ability with Aichis knewly learn jutsu style, they would rest. Nika suggested they go into a sauna, and the duo arrived before eight in the morning. 

Mostly empty they were free to soak in the hit water for two hours. Across from each other in separate baths they talked about the recent journey. Aichi was so amazed by the sound the frog made, and the way he retold the story reflected his love for music.

Nika longingly listened to his rambling about how he would use bubbles like the legendary Froakle Frogs. She was struggling with falling in love with Aichi. Between stalkingnhim for years, and being a Jugo. Nika was also lying to him. No village had sought him out, the girl had looked for him on her own. She desired to be like him, conscious as a Jugo. However this meant nothing as she remained silent.

After lunch the two went over creating a dossier. Aichi suggested they both detail their skills just in case. Deep down this was the loners way of reachingniut, hoping to keep his friend with him ni matter how far ahead stayed. Aichi had grown attached to her company. 

The two spent a few hours writing in two scrolls each one critiquing what facts they submitted. Aichi noted she failed to write a surname, and he wondered why. Their dossiers were useful, and Aichi was impressed that this girl knew two elemental affinities. They talked for hours about coordinating their skills, but by early nightfall Aichi was falling asleep. A true gentleman he kicked Nika out for bed.

Unsurprised by the Yudokunas desire for privacy she snuck in the window after he passed out. Sleeping under his bed she wrote in her journal, and even doodled Aichis face. She could tell he was falling in love too, and was thinking of a way to tell him. Girls were always more in touch with reality than men.

They both woke up early and after Aichi got to the downstairs Nika was there too. She was thankful Aichi couldnt sense her, it made for stealth tactics deceiving her hero easy. Changing up their plans a  little, Nika agreed to help Aichi master this jutsu. Soap Water Bubble was the latest addition to Aichis arsenal, and despite showing skill he needed to master it.

At first he could summon the benign bubbles from his mouth but over the day he maximized his potential. A true genius with molding chakra, Aichi thoroughly impressed his friend. She decided the next technique he would learn would be the explosion jutsu. After a lengthy explanation of its specifics, Nika taught Aichi the handseals for the jutsu, and they began the pattern of repetition to memorize the handseals. 

Eventually Aichi felt ready to give the jutsu a go. Of course the one explosive created blew up in his face ;containing more water than explosion he was real wet. No matter what though, he continued his training. After making probably hundreds of preemptively exploding bubbles, Aichi was starting to get the hang of this jutsu. He watched Nikas instruction, and tirelessly repeated it. The process was enduring, but with endurance fit for a ceml of Suna he pressed on. By the end of his practice he could manage a few explosions at a time, and Nika confessed he had grown to an adept level of skill with Bubbles. 

Aichi was proud of himself, but he needed some rest so the two rested at a bench in the part. The clouds hung heavily, but it was warm and comfortable out. The two shared stories, Aichi telling her about all the different work he performed while traveling. Nika was impressed by all the ditch digging, and responded with a complete lie about her own job at home as a ear nose and throat doctor. Aichi sensed she was making stuff up, but didnt press her. He appreciated her company too much, and overlook some lies was no big deal. 

With a good break to restore their Vigor, Aichi and Nika prepared for another sparring match. This one would be only Bukijutsu and Bubble techniques, so Aichi would be at a disadvantage. However he was faster and stronger, and hoped his experience Berserk charging would give him the quick advantage. 

To Aichis surprise he was immediately trapped inside of a Bubble Prison jutsu. No matter what he couldn't break free, and had offered no threat as an opponent. He was impressed by the technique however, and decided he would learn it too. This task would be for another day however, since they were heading back to the hotel after a long day.

The two slept together, Aichi unaware of Nika under his bed. When they met up in the morning they decided to continue their training. The day was filled with bubbles, and Aichi even mastered creating bubbles through his Rain Tiger At Will jutsu. He was certainly a prodigy, and Nika was constantly praising him. The two agreed to put off their tie breaker sparring match, and instead Aichi offered to teach Nika the rain jutsu. 

Nika was much less talented than Aichi, and the two spent two weeks in the village. Aichi stayed true to his role as an instructor however, and eventually bika could form rain. Proud of his first ever student, Aichi gave her a letter of graduation. The letter read sincerely and thank Kira for all she had taught him. The two had grown to be best friends, and Aichi was thankful to have his lonely sorrow passing on. 

Nikamoto was struggling with ninjutsu, her Jugo bloodline making it hard to learn new ways of nature form. However she was guided by an excellent teacher and was able to perform. Unfortunately the next day she woke up with yellow sclera. Her Berserker traits were a sign that she would transform in the next month, and she parted ways with Aichi for now. She didnt tell him her bloodline, just that she was going to report to the village. Aichi knew she was up to something, but he trusted her and she promised to reconvene with him later. 

The two agreed to finish their training in a few months time, and would meet in this same village. They both left the village the same day, heading in different directions. Aichi planned on finding work in a nearby mining town, and Nika would chain herself to a cave. She feared hunting for Aichi as a Berserker, and promised to keep her love interest safe under any means. The two were growing in distance while they both simultaneously began shedding tears. 

Aichi was thinking about how far he had grown from an orphaned street urchin in the countryside. Once in his life everything pained him, the fear of going out of control and killing loved ones. This fear was far from his mind however, and Aichi was crying happily. Snot ran from his nose and he wiped it with his bare wrist. 

Nika was mourning over losing touch with Aichi. It wasnt the first time however, and she knew he would be back for her. She whimpered and made her way to the cave. There were very strong chains that could contain her Berserker form, the only safe option at the moment. 

The duo separated regrettably with plans to meet up later, and their story was postponed while Nikamoto struggled with her frenzy alone.

Total WordCount: 4,860
WC Allocation: 
-264 for Nature Chakra Conversion 
-2,500 for Soap Bubble 
-1,500 for Bubble Bomb
-596 for Psychic Weapon Manipulation

Stat Allocation: +31 Speed +17 Chakra
Technique Learned:
Nature Chakra Conversion (2,500/2,500)
Soap Bubble Technique A Rank (2,500/2,500)
Bubble Bomb Technique B Rank (1,500/1,500)
Psychic Weapon Manipulation C Rank (596/1,000)

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