Chapter 119. Titans

Ryu was looking towards Ichiraku with an amused smile. He saw a couple walk out, the women had pale yellow hair, supple skin and pale green eyes, the guy had black hair and deep black hair.

' Well..well.. well, looks like Inou got together with Sai.'

Inou sensed someone look at her, she turned her head to see Ryu smirking at her. She was embarassed when she saw Ryu look at them like that.

Ryu came upto them " Good to see you Inou. And who is this? "

Inou was shy, after their initial meeting at Naruto and Sasuke's wedding, she met Sai often. They went out for walks, eat together and enjoyed sightseeing together. She didn't know how to explain her relationship with him.

Sai obviously knew Ryu, his face showed respect as he introduced " Hello sir Ryu, my name is Sai. I am Inou's friend."

Ryu corrected " Boyfriend."

Sai tilted his head while Inou's face got red.

Ryu spoke with an evil smile " Well if you are a boy and you are her friend, then shouldn't you be her boyfriend? "

Sai pondered for a second " That sounds correct. Then I am her boyfriend."

Inner Ryu was laughing his heart out. Sai may have learnt to interact with others but he still has a lot to learn. Inou had steam coming out of her head, she glared at Ryu.

Ryu ignored her death glare " That's all I can help. By the way where is Shisui? "

His question brought her back " He is inside. Second floor."

Ryu nodded " Alright, thanks. You guys go on ahead. "

Inou " Ok."

Sai " Have a good day, sir Ryu."

Ryu headed inside, he walked up the stairs. Along the way everyone revealed respect and awe in their eyes. As Ryu reached upstairs, he saw a handsome man speaking with a girl. The girl was an ordinary person, she wasn't a Ninja. This person was Shisui's wife, Airi.

After war Shisui started his partnership with Ichiraku, Airi applied for a job there. She was not a heavenly beauty, but she was kind, compassionate and always had a smile on her face. Shisui was smitten with her when he first saw her, her smile warmed his heart.

Two years later he married her. She didn't stop working after marriage, rather she helped Shisui manage it, Tazuna was also happy to see Shisui get a girl.

Ryu waved towards them " Hey Airi, Shisui good day."

Shisui saw Ryu and smiled " An unusual guest, what brings you here? "

Airi went inside the kitchen to bring some tea. Shisui and Ryu sat down, without beating around Ryu told his purpose in coming. Shisui was taken back at first then nodded in acknowledgement.

Airi had brought them tea and left. She didn't want to interfere with their conversation.

Shisui " When will you be leaving? "

Ryu " In six days."

Shisui gave a calm smile " Take care out there."

Ryu laughed " Haha, I will. Then see ya."

His figure disappeared, Shisui sighed as he looked outside ' This world can't hold him.'

Ryu went towards Itachi' office, he didn't go in through the front instead he directly teleported inside. Itachi was doing the same as usual, Izumi stood beside him. They were surprised when Ryu suddenly appeared.

Itachi knew his purpose, he heard it from Sasuke " When are you leaving? "

Ryu " Six days."

Itachi nodded, Ryu spoke again " Itachi, you can announce the facts about cultivators. We have already stabilised so it's fine. But everything else stays the same."

Itachi somewhat expected this, the reason they didn't want to announce facts about cultivation was because of ' Shinobi '. They already had lots on their plates at that time, more confusion and questions were not needed, Now that Shinobi has stabilized it's alright to announce it.

Ryu left Itachi after saying his piece, now everything was taken care of. He decided to spent his remaining time with his family and Mei. Each coming day he went back to Mei, he accompanied her every night.

Finally the day of his departure came, everyone gathered at Uzumaki compound. Ryu said his farewell, Akane and the girls were threatening to cry. Seeing them like that Ryu spoke lovingly

" Mom, Aunt Kushina,.... Mei, I'll be back before you it."

His figure disappeared along with his words. If he stayed anymore he knew the girls would cry, so he left. His figure flashed towards a village east. He appeared above a mountain as he looked down. Crop fields covered his vision.

He saw a red haired man work the fields. As he looked further he saw a dark blue haired lady teach kids how to write and do craftswork.

This was Konan and Nagato. After Obito seemingly killed Konan, Ryu saved her and brought her to Jiraiya. Her vitality was nearly drained but Ryu used chaos energy to patch it. After he retrieved Nagato, he did the same. Now both of them lived in this small village, they were content.

Nagato and Konan were the Ninjas posted in this village by Shinobi. Their job included protecting this village, education and anything they can help with. Nagato preferred to be among the villagers while Konan liked kids. But they were not a couple, Konan and Nagato never saw each other like that.

Ryu was satisfied with this arrangement, if not for Jiraiya's request he wouldn't care for these two but Ryu also felt pity for them.

Ryu's figure disappeared, he reached the beach where he met Madara. A figure was already there. Madara was dressed in his war armour, his face was calm but Ryu could sense excitement hidden beneath.

Ryu " Ready."

Madara nodded " Which world are we going? "

Ryu replied " One where we you can start building your body's foundation. If we are to step into higher realms then we need Strong bodies otherwise we are just sitting ducks. Also I need to gather one person from this world."

Madara nodded, Ryu continued " How far have you gone in cultivation? "

Madara " First layer."

Ryu was shocked ' Damn! I knew he was a genius but isn't this too much of a cheat!! '

One year ago Ryu found Madara. He removed Hashirama's cells from his body but kept all the most powers of Rinnegan. Ryu's ability to manipulate Bloodlines came in handy.

According to what Ryu found from Navii Madara had the highest affinity towards fire, not only that he actually had ' Flame Emperor's Body '. After Hashirama's cells were mixed in his body lost its purity but gained the power of Sage.

Ryu removed Hashirama's cells while keeping the sage's power, he actually lost Rinnegan but his Mangekyo integrated it's powers. His ' Flame Emperor body ' was also purified to its highest.

After that he gave Madara, ' Heavenly Flame Mantra ', the highest flame related Manual for him to cultivate. It had Nine levels each level will increase ones strength several fold, moreover each level allows the user to wield a true fire.

Madara never cultivated before and yet in just one year this man had already reached first layer. No wonder Ryu was shocked when he heard Madara.

Ryu shook his head ' I should have expected this from him.'

Suddenly Madara asked Ryu something " You said something about gathering a team, does it have a name? "

Ryu smiled, his lifted his head as he looked towards the sky, Madara could feel the air about him change. In a calm voice he spoke

" Titans."