300. A Vacation Mission?
At the coastline of Land of Fire,
Whoosh… whoosh…
A giant wolf swiftly travels through the forest. Four figures are sitting on top of the wolf.
"Wow! So fast!"
Hanabi's eyes sparkle in excitement. She curiously looks around at the trees zooming past at an extreme speed.
Ayaka is lying down on the back of Roen with a scroll in her hands.
"Ah, Mo! This technique is so complex."
Ayaka puffs her cheeks and turns to Izuna, who is sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed. There are some dark cyan wisps of chakra around his body.
Tch…
He clicks his tongue as the cyan chakra around him disperses.
'I feel like I am close to attaining the Six Paths Sage Mode, but something is holding me back.'
He shakes his head in exasperation.
"Ne! Ne! Onii-cha…"
Ayaka tugs on his sleeves. Izuna glares at her.
She bites her tongue and changes her address.
"I mean Sensei! I can't understand this jutsu. Can you give me a sort of hint or a demonstration?"
She hands over the scroll to him.
Izuna glances at the technique. He is surprised by the technique in the scroll.
"Where did you get this scroll from?" He curiously asks for the source.
"It's Kushina Nee-san! She is the one who gave this Fuinjutsu scroll to me."
"No wonder!"
He passes the scroll to her and ruffles her hair.
"This is an A-rank Fuinjutsu seal, Five Elements Seal! It's a very complicated seal that is used to suppress the chakra of the opponents.
It is so powerful that it can even seal and cut off the chakra of a jinchuruki from its tailed-beast for a few minutes."
"Ohh!" Ayaka nods her understanding.
"However, this technique has its drawbacks. You need to be in close contact with the enemy to apply this seal and any knowledgeable ninja can figure out your intention just by looking at the chakra at your fingertips."
Swoosh…
Izuna inserts some chakra in his fingertips and forms the Five Elemental Seal.
"I know you are quite excited to learn new jutsus, but you have to learn everything step by step. Learning is a slow and steady process, just like building a castle; you must always start with the foundation."
Izuna takes out some C-Rank and D-Rank Fuinjutsu scrolls from his pocket and passes them to Ayaka.
"You should start with these scrolls first."
"Alright!"
Ayaka grabs the scroll and returns to her previous spot. Izuna closes his eyes and tries to sense Nature energy again.
Three minutes later,
He feels another tug on his clothes.
"Nii-san… I mean Sensei! I have already mastered them!"
"What?! Really!"
Izuna jumps in surprise.
Haah…
He takes a deep breath and calms himself down.
"Alright! Show me."
He passes a chakra paper to her.
"Inscribe a basic paper bomb seal!"
He gives her a C-Rank seal to inscribe.
Fwoosh…
Ayaka gathers some chakra at the tip of her fingers.
'Hm?!'
Izuna raises an eyebrow as he sees this.
'She can already mold her chakra to craft seals. But how is this possible? I never taught any Fuinjutsu to her!'
He is shocked to see her progress.
Ayaka gracefully waves her fingers and completes the paper bomb seal in under thirty seconds.
"I did it!"
She waves the seal in front of him.
"A… Alright!"
Izuna grabs the seal. He inserts some chakra in it and throws it in the air.
BOOM…
The seal explodes in flames.
"What's going on?!"
Hanabi and Yakumo turn towards them.
"See! I did it."
Ayaka smugly waves her hand.
"This is not the end. Watch this!"
She grabs her right wrist and extends her palm.
Ziiii…
She slowly focuses her chakra on her fingertips. Red, green, yellow, and brown chakra flames appear on her fingertips.
The flames flicker violently, as if they are about to extinguish any second. Ayaka focuses her entire concentration on the flames and maintains them for a minute.
Swoosh…
After a minute, the flames extinguish themselves.
Huff… Huff…
Ayaka breathes heavily and wipes the sweat from her forehead. She turns towards Izuna, seeking his praise.
AH…
Izuna is frozen on a spot with his mouth wide open.
"Nii-san… I mean Sensei! Sensei!"
Ayaka violently shakes him as Izuna is lost in his thoughts.
'How?! How did she do this? It took me one and half years to get rid of Fuinjutsu ink and reach Master level. But she…'
There are various ranks in Fuinjutsu Mastery: Beginner, Amateur, Expert, Master, Grandmaster, and finally Sage.
"SENSEI!"
The frantic yell of the group shakes him out of his stupor.
Cough… cough…
Izuna coughs slightly and regains his composure. He turns to Ayaka and nods his head in praise.
"That's a B-Rank seal, Four Symbols Seal. That's impressive!"
"So, can I learn the Five Elements seal?" Ayaka asks with expectation.
"Well!" Izuna has a conflicted expression.
"Since when you started your Fuinjutsu training?" He curiously asks her.
Umm…
"One, two, three…"
Ayaka slowly counts on her little fingers.
"It has been six months since Kushina Nee-san started teaching me. One day, when I was playing at her house; I saw her tutoring Naruto Nii-san and Karin Nee-san in Fuinjutsu.
Out of curiosity, I sat with them listened to the lecture. Later, somehow, I was able to inscribe a basic seal on my first attempt."
Ayaka states as a matter of fact.
"Nii-san! You already know that my calligraphy skills are quite good. So, it didn't take me long to use the Fuinjutsu ink and draw my seals.
Kushina Nee-san had a similar expression as yours when I inscribed my first seal. Later, she taught me more seals and gave all these scrolls."
Ayaka forks out multiple Fuinjutsu scrolls from her storage.
"I practiced with her in my free time after the academy and it took me five months to use my chakra as ink. Kushina Nee-san praised me and even told me that my talent in Fuinjutsu is even higher than you."
Ayaka has a smug smile on her face. She places her hands on her waist and proudly raises her head.
"…"
Izuna rolls his eyes at her antics.
'Still, she has quite a monstrous talent when it comes to Fuinjutsu. Her talent in Ninjutsu and Taijutsu is only excellent. They aren't as godly as mine with my boon of elemental affinity. At best, she can compare with Sasuke and Grandpa, which in itself is quite an achievement.
But her talent in Fuinjutsu is quite something. She is already a Master level Fuinjutsu user at the age of eight years. Heck, I just started my Fuinjutsu training at her age. Her comprehensive power is quite frightening. I have to admit her talent in Fuinjutsu is superior to mine.'
Swoosh…
The group exits the Forest as a gust of humid wind hits them.
Cooo… coo…
Squeals of seagulls and cranes enter their ears as the vast expanse of sea greets them.
"Alright! Looks like we are already at our destination."
Izuna jumps from the top of Roen.
Whoosh… whoosh…
The girls also follow him.
"It's time for the beach party."
Swoosh…
Izuna takes out a deck chair from his storage and places it down. He plants an umbrella on the soft sand and lies down on his chair. There is a pair of black sunglasses on his face.
"…"
The girls speechlessly stare at him.
"What's the matter?" He lowers his sunglasses and stares at the girl.
"I… I thought we were on a mission!"
Yakumo hesitates before she asks him.
"Indeed, it's a mission, but only for me! As for you, it's a training mission."
Fwoosh…
Roen, who is standing beside him, shrinks into size. Izuna nods his head towards him.
"Train these girls a little! Don't be too harsh on them."
"Yes, master!"
Roen turns towards the girls and nods his head.
"Come at me with all you have got. Use any technique you want and come with the intention to kill me."
SHOOM…
The chibi Roen unleashes his bloodthirsty aura as he glares at the girls with the gaze of a predator.
Gulp…
The girls gulp their saliva as their legs tremble in fear.
At the side-lines,
Hmm…
"Looks like I am missing something!"
Izuna looks around.
"There it is!"
He spots a coconut tree in a distance.
"Rinne-Sharingan!"
Izuna's left eye turns into Rinne-Sharingan as he uses its power to teleport the coconut in his hand.
"…"
Yin Kurama and the Sin silently stare at him.
'He has the most powerful Dojutsu of all times and what does her uses it for?'
They shake their head in aggravation.
'What a lazy fellow?'
Yin Kurama closes his eyes and grumbles to himself.