7 Chapter 6 Consequences
"You know maybe you should leave the village for a while, until its safe again." Ouro said, he was at the hospital about to check on Lee. Taking a deep breath, he walked up to talk to the receptionist.
"I would like to see Rock Lee." The woman shook her head.
"Young man I'm afraid he didn't make it. The damage to his body was too severe." Bastion felt his world crash down. If he had just held his piece Rock Lee would have survived. This was his fault.
He walked to the training ground he last saw Lee alive. The kid had been so full of life. He found Guy there smashing training dummies with Kekashi at his side. Kekashi looked over to him and Guy stopped his onslaught. Bastion felt his stupid child emotions get the better of him and tears started to flow down his face.
Guy's expression softened, and he nodded for Bastion to walk over. "Lee told me about what you said. You warned him about Garra, thank you he at least had a fighting chance." Guy said with a small smile, it didn't have anywhere near his normal power.
"Bastion right, well I hope you decide to join the academy. Sensors are rare those who can give reliable information are valued. Why don't you run along, Guy needs some time?" Kekashi said.
"What do we need to kill Shikaku?" Bastion asked Ouro. He knew it wasn't Garra's fault. But Shikaku was another matter entirely.
"Consuming him whole is beyond you. But if you tear pieces of him apart and consume them. There will be less of him to influence Garra. Are you sure that is what you want to do?" Ouro said.
"I'm sure, I need to increase my power, as I am now, I won't survive." He needed to change how he processed natural energy. He wasted a lot of power keeping it outside his body. It was the safest way to handle it. But safe and efficient weren't always the same. He tried being safe and it got Lee killed.
Taking a rock, he pulled the natural energy out of it and forced it in his body. His whole body began to shake as his own chakra battled with the natural energy. Unlike a sage he wasn't trying to join his energy with it. He eroded the pure natural energy and made that energy a part of him. Bastion was a corruption entity and his chakra matched his nature. The energy was consumed, and his chakra coils felt like they were going to burst from the process.
He tailored his focus to his interior splitting the natural energy into pieces and slowly wearing away its resistance. Bastion opened his eyes hours later and checked his stats.
Bastion
Age 5
Bloodline: Uchiha 100%
Abilities: Sharingan sealed
Skills: Mad Gaia Cultivation, Trash Chakra Enhancement, Basic Strong Fist
CP 50,000
CC 150
CR 1,500 per hour
It was incredible and terrifying. He increased his reserves by 15k but at the same time his body was shaking. Bastion couldn't do that again not for a while. The following day he returned to the training ground. Piles of dummies covered the ground and an exhausted Guy stood there. Kekashi was gone. He turned and left shortly after.
"If I'm to get better at Mad Gaia Cultivation I need better chakra control." Bastion said. Ouro didn't say anything but he assumed it agreed. Bastion deep in the woods ran at a tree. He made it 3 feet before he slipped and fell. Use too little chakra and there is nothing to stick you, use too much and you launch off the tree.
Bastion attempted tree walking, until the sun went down. After the sun rose he went back inside.
Bastion
Age 5
Bloodline: Uchiha 100%
Abilities: Sharingan sealed
Skills: Mad Gaia Cultivation, Trash Chakra Enhancement, Basic Strong Fist
CP 40,000/52,500
CC 200
CR 2,100 per hour
