52 End of Peace

Somewhere in Bastion's dark heart, he grew to enjoy his time with Touka and Ayato. Slowly, he stopped charging towards greater power and decided to enjoy his early years. For a year Arata remained taking care of Touka and Ayato. Bastion even visited their home and watched cartoons with the children. Arata was a kind man and Bastion always felt welcome. Even when he appeared early in the morning to find Arata bleary eyed, the man never seemed to lose his temper. That quiet year soothed the flames of battle inside Bastion. Though, they never went out completely.

He remembered hearing Arata when the man thought himself alone. "I need more power." The man would mutter to himself while looking at pictures of his deceased wife. Bastion knew that this singularity of happiness would end soon. A gust would soon roll in and fan the flames of battle once more bringing the fire to a roar.

One-night Arata vanished. If he had confronted the man, could he have stopped him. Then what, would Bastion find the men responsible for killing Arata's wife. Yes, Bastion would have done that in a heart beat to preserve the fragile peace this life has given him.

Time slowly moved on and he continued to play with Touka and Ayato. Over time they looked at him less like an individual and more like easy prey. It didn't matter they couldn't harm his body. He was much stronger than he was before.

It was getting more difficult for him to move like a human. His chakra wasn't the only thing that made him strong, it was his body now. Bastion had a 6x more powerful base. Lowering his chakra did nothing to weaken that fact. If he wasn't careful, he could snap someone in half with a hug. He needed to control his great strength.

The loud rumbling of Touka's stomach shocked him out of his thoughts. They were playing in the sand. It was louder than it was a day ago. Ayato was still at their home. She looked at him and for a second, her eyes turned red. "I'll take you home." He told her. She looked at him with recognition, then nodded her head. He held her hand and guided her back home.

An angry middle-aged woman stormed up to them. "Boy get away from her, she isn't human." A large woman shouted. He stepped between the old woman and Touka.

"Leave and return to your home. You won't harm my friend." Bastion said with certainty. If he had to destroy the CCG to protect her then so be it.

"I've already called the authorities. They'll sort everyone out." The woman said cackling. His hands clenched, and his chakra bubbled under the surface. In the back of his mind, he saw a mad titan laying waste to the city.

"We have to get you home now." Bastion picked her up and ran for Touka's house.

Ayato looked up with his kagugan. When he saw Bastion, his eyes widened in shock. He quickly hid his face. "It isn't what it looks like. I'm just wearing contacts for Halloween."

"Do you have any relatives you can stay with? They called the CCG on you. Pack your bags and think about somewhere you can go." Bastion said. The sound of sirens could be heard in the distance. There was a knock on the door. "Try to get out through a back window." Bastion whispered.

There was no end to the tools he had for dealing with a few CCG agents. His favorite was Genjutsu. He opened the door and immediately cast an illusion. The men turned around and reported that no one was in the house. His partner confirmed the order. Bastion closed the door and relaxed. There was some arguing outside and talk of body cams and no footage of ever entering the residence.

Bastion had collected a few ninja tools for just such an occasion. The wrapped some trips wire across the door and attached a live flash grenade to the trap. He put up a few sound deprivation seals to keep them from hearing the pin. A few lines of razor wire later and they would at least pause before barging in. Minutes later he searched the house. Ayato and Touka had escaped while he distracted the cops. With a quick search, he could tell they were on their way to the 20th ward. Letting out a sigh, he stepped out of the house and used hiding like a mole. Deep underground he traveled to his own backyard and stepped out of the ground.

His parents were peeking through a window watching the proceedings. The door opened, and a flash went off. The razor wire took out one of the agents and the other took out his quinque only to trigger another flash grenade. An ambulance was called the later report held no fatalities. Just two embarrassed CCG agents and a few lacerations.

A few years later

Bastion was going on his final mission as a mercenary. He had collected more than a few lives. But this would be his final assassination before he started up the pizza business. What was the price of a life? Normally, 1,000,000yen, but he wanted to franchise quickly. So, this was life number 200.

The life in question belonged to a man in the CCG ghoul containment area Cochlea. The man was a ghoul captured by the CCG. He's been an informant ever since. The group he was a part of want him dead. They paid in advanced, so he was on his way inside.

Bastion crawled along the ceilings tracking camera movements until he found one of the guards. A quick transformation later, and he was on his way to the control center. "Hey Ito, what are you doing here?" Bastion swapped to his sharingan and implanted a genjutsu.

"Well, I would like to know where prisoner, #84381849 is located?" A quick search of the prisoner data base, and he found his man. Bastion hooked up a USP and downloaded the prisoner database for fun.

He walked down the halls in his disguised form and waved at the other guards as he crossed the threshold. "Ah Ito is it feeding time already." The man asked. There were several options to discipline a ghoul on the rear console next to the containment unit. Bastion turned on all of them. The walls became electrified, gas poured in, and Bastion turned each up all the way. A few hand seals later and an obsidian spike flew up from the floor impaling the prisoner. Bastion waited until the life left the prisoners eyes, and his life force vanished before releasing his shadow clone.

Days later his USB came in the mail, sent unknowingly by the man in the control room. He booted up the USB. On the screen was a message.

"You who have invaded our compound and slain our informant. You have gained our attention. This is your notice. Any further action against the Washuu clan will be met with utter annulation."

From there the message ended. Bastion laughed out loud overjoyed with the outcome.

"It seems I'm not dealing with idiots after all." Bastion said.

He purchased a shop in the 11th ward, hired some staff and began making pizzas. Customers came in ate and left, what he gave them was different and affordable. It was popular enough to stay. It made him feel somewhat like things were going well. He still hadn't regained what he lost on the initial creation of the business, but time would change that.

Age: 14

Bloodline: Uchiha 100%, Nightmare 100%

Abilities: Mongekyou Sharingan, Air walking, x2speed, Dense chakra, Hot chakra, powerful chakra, cutting chakra, flexible chakra, x9 Durability, x9 Vitality, x9 Strength

Skills: Mad Gaia Cultivation, Expert Chakra enhancement, Rasengan Strong Fist, Bastion's Giant, Rasengan, Mega Flare, Chain lightning, Chained lightning rasengan, Advanced fuinjutsu, Mega Flare Blitz, Body Cultivation rank: Refined Steel 9

CP 500d

CC 8a

CR 800d per hour

MP 2

MC 0

MR 2 per day