Chapter 13

I had to cross a couple of lands to get to my next destination, two of them which have nothing of interest so I decided to train on something I did not put effort into before while I was on my way.

Before I was reborn in this world, one of my perks was the ability to learn everything, if I put work into it of course.

This was so I could use Kekkei Genkai or more without having the issue of bloodline...But as a first requirement, I had to be flawless in the natural elements I needed before being able to use a Kekkei.

I passed all my years in Konoha developing the five nature elements to the highest...Well, I still have some preferences like Wind or Water Release.

Something useful to me was my bloodline, being a Senju and Uchiha crossbreed gave me a natural perfect affinity with Yang and Yin release respectively and were not hard to develop, just some physical and mental training whenever I could is enough.

So now you may wonder why I did not train another Kekkei besides Wood Release.

Well, the reason was that I need to combine the elements while knowing the resulting Kekkei if I do not possess the required bloodline.

And I could not learn multiple Kekkei at the same time, I need to have a decent proficiency with the last one I learned.

The exception to some of the rules was Wood Release because I had Senju blood I did not need a perfect affinity on the elements needed as well as knowing which ones I require.

Also, I learned something interesting, the combination for Wood Release was Earth and Water but there was one more and it is Yang.

This could explain why Wood release was considered the strongest Kekkei Genkai, it was unknowingly a Kekkei Tōta and Hashirama being a Senju had enormous physical energy thus a naturally good user of Yang Release.

[A/N: I did this because I don't want two releases using the same combination, and Mud Release uses the same elements as Wood Release. It's fanfiction and the idea I have for the release would make it too broken as a Kekkei Genkai 'only']

So for my second Kekkei, I will try to learn one that we know of and with which I'm interested.

And that is the Crystal Release, but sadly we only know it at least use Earth Release as a component so I have to do some test...

Because all natural elements combined with earth exist I tried using Yin which did not work then Yang who ended up giving me a hint.

Whenever I was not right in my combination it would...Blow up, badly.

Thankfully my healing rate and resistance are enough to sustain the damage but I couldn't say the same for the environment because nothing was left around me.

But while thinking of doing Crystal Release I found out it was seemingly using Earth and Yang at least because of the lesser destruction my second failure revealed.

Now I had to be logical about it because the resulting detonation could be even more dangerous...

It wasn't with water because this resulted in Wood Release, and I honestly think that it cannot be Fire or Wind Releases because they are essentially gas...And a crystal should have a highly ordered microscopic structure.

This leaves me with Lightning Release, and so I sat down, closed my eyes, and began accumulating chakra between my hands, I altered it with Earth, Lightning, and Yang Release and had to keep each of them with the same ratio.

Once you stabilized the ratio you had to combine them at the same time while forcing the creation of the resulting Kekkei.

'Here goes nothing'

I was at the critical moment where it will either blow up again or be a success.

I forced the creation of a crystal, any type would be fine as a first, but the chakra suddenly vanished from my hands announcing a potential explosion.

But seconds later what appeared in my palms was a red crystal sphere...Not perfectly shaped.

'I did it!'

Now I could use Crystal Release and even if I have to put a lot of training into it I'm sure it will be worth it.

After all, this release isn't just making beautiful colored crystals no...Do you know what crystals are?

With scientific knowledge about crystals, the potential can be insane and I could create not just gems but also metals, salt, sugar, and more!

I'm eager to discover everything I could do with it before finding unknown releases.

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My last stop yesterday was in the Land of Bean Jam in the capital where I bought many candies...

I feel like I am in the wrong world with all the different food I searched and consumed, but would it be a journey if you don't try the specialties the country you visit has?

Right now I was in front of a large castle lost in a forest with a ton of fog and the place was dark even at noon like something obstructed the sky.

When I approach the main door it opened magically to let me proceed inside with a loud cracking sound.

"Thank you for your hospitality I guess." I said out loud as I entered before continuing "Keep following me."

"Yes." a voice without emotion said

The interior was spacious and it seemed like the place was still inhabited because I could smell the food next door, every lamp was on and the place was somewhat clean.

In the dining room, I could see a portrait of the deceased Daimyō of the Land of Neck as well as a dinner ready for two.

My goal was to be the next summoner of his summon, Shiromari.

What I needed was the scroll of summon to add my name but before that, I did not want to force him, so I will search for Kōza Kubisaki's dead body.

Following the corridors, I could see a lot of dead bodies in armors, two different kinds to be precise, I guessed the ones which were not just lying down on the ground where the residents of the country while the others were the attackers.

I could feel a stare permanently following me while I discovered more room.

I knew the Daimyō's body should be in the depth of the castle and to get there I could either pierce the floor or bait Shiromari into sending me below.

We faked going out after a while and before I could open the main door the ground changed into the creature's inside and absorbed us, not a pleasant feeling but it sent us to the underground where an even more impressive number of corpses was present.

At the end of the corridor, I could see a body that had a Samurai armor with a tall helmet and a sword sheathed at the waist.

I took what I could get from the skeleton as DNA and said "Stay here without moving or speaking."

The poor man I controlled with my Genjutsu did as I said and I started to draw a seal around him and mentally said 'Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation'

The unlucky guy then slowly got covered in dust and ashes and had a painful expression but couldn't mutter a sound, once fully covered the man before me became an old-looking guy with grey-brown hair and a mustache wearing the same armor as the body I took the DNA from.

"Wh-Where am I?" said the old man looking around him

"You are inside your castle, more precisely your summon, Kubisaki Kōza-san." I answered taking his attention

"Inside Shiromari? Where are my people? Where are those bastards from the Norigana clan? You don't look like one of them, not even us." he kept speaking

"Sorry to say but your people all died 12 years ago...But don't worry nobody from the Norigana clan is alive either." I first replied

"As to who I am, you can call me Yuichi Senju, the Shinobi who reincarnated you, though only for a duration." I ended my answer

"Reincarnation..? I remember now! On the brink of death, I summoned Shiromari so he could kill anyone who dares to enter our land! It's been 12 years already!? Why did you do this?" he kept asking

"Indeed he still follows your order since you died, you cursed him to forever stay here and kill every traveler!" I said taking a grave expression

"This...Why isn't he talking to us? He should be able to do so if we are inside him." he asked

"I put a silence tag for our conversation because I have a proposition." I said.

"Speak." he shortly replies giving a true lord feeling

"You see, I left my home because I felt empty there, so I decided to go on a journey to find a trusting companion, and when I learned about Shiromari I felt like this was the one I needed...Someone loyal to his summoner as well as someone in pain who needs help, my help." I said acting more emotional than usual

"You revived me just to find the summoning scroll?" he asked

"No, I can find it without your help. I don't want to just force him to go with me so I pondered and I have found the solution, I will let you talk with him so you can say a proper goodbye and in exchange I want you to convince him to follow me as his next summoner." I said

"How can I be sure you will take care of him?" he asked not sure about what I suggested

"From someone who forced his companion to forever stay here and murder everyone coming be it good or bad guys, how ironic." I said making him clench his fist and before he talk again I continued "If I wanted to I could force him to forever work under me thanks to those eyes." I said showing my Sharingan

"Those are...The Sharingan!? You are from the Uchiha clan I see...I know they can control the tailed-beasts so Shiromari would be...Alright, I agree." he replied more convinced

"Great then, I will let you talk with him in all privacy. You just need to get out of the tags' range and I won't be able to hear anything." I said smiling at him

After a long hour of waiting, I could see Kōza coming back toward me.

"Thank you, Yuichi-san, thank you...I realized how stupid of me it was to force him to follow my order...I was blinded by hatred back then and I- I didn't think about how long would he be forced to stay here..." he said first taking a long unneeded breath "I will take you to the summoning scroll, take it and let's get out to properly introduce both of you."

"Alright, lead the way." I said pleased with how the event turned

And so we got out of the underground all the way to the last floor where I could see the summoning scroll with all the previous summoners' names inside.

Once this was done we moved toward the main door and the door opened before us, letting us free from the castle.

The moment we got outside a roar was heard and the castle began to turn into flesh, then became a powerful tornado with two big red eyes, taking the form of a giant chameleon.

But it finally became smaller and smaller until it was at a normal size and the powerful wind around it disappeared, revealing a strange yet cute chameleon with piercing red eyes, light gray scales, and two remarkable horns on his head.

"Thank you, Yuichi-dono. Thanks to you I could speak with Kōza-sama again...I always felt guilty because I couldn't save him...I will not make the same mistake again." Shiromari said as he looked in my eyes then at the summoning scroll

Understanding what he wanted I opened the scroll, bite my finger to make it bleed, and wrote my name as the next summoner with my blood.

"You can now call for me whenever you want Yuichi-sama." Shiromari said

"You don't need to add sama unless you want to you know, what I want is a companion, not a servant." I said to him as I stroke his head

"...I will think about it." he replied

Now I have my Pokemon, he will stay summoned for now and travel with me after all, I have a lot to talk about with him.

I turned myself to the Daimyō who couldn't hide a subtle smile of relief "Thank you for your cooperation Kōza-san." I said

"Its me who should be thankful! With your arrival I now know what happened after my death...And I could liberate Shiromari from my selfish order." he said as a white light started covering him

"It seems you no longer have regret, my technique cannot keep you anymore." I said looking at him slowly dissipating

"I guess...Farewell Shiromari, I hope you will have a better life than you had with me." he said before he completely disintegrated into dust

"He can rest in peace now." I said as I made a white grave with 'Kōza Kubisaki' carved on the middle part made with blue crystal and I made a tree grow around the tombstone to embellish it.

"Tell me once you are ready Shiromari, we will travel for quite some time and we have a lot to say to each other too." I said to him while he stayed in front of the grave

"We can go now Yuichi-sama, dwelling in the past is meaningless." he said before continuing "Where do you want us to go now?"

"We will stop in a nearby land to get an interesting technique and then move toward the south-east to see a place that disappeared ages ago." I said