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| - The questions posed to him had almost slipped the notice of his ears, caught deep within a daydream that took his mind far from the realms of his current reality. Raido allowed his mind to wonder in such a frolic state despite nearly always being on guard. He however was no fool to remaining vigilant and keeping his senses open. "Well If I had to use words to describe them id say they are a diverse assortment of personalities. That said they can show you better than what I can tell you". Raido said among clearning his throat, a slight laugh forcing its way through as the group sauntered toward his shrine home. An answer typical of Raido's personality, the let you see for yourself over me explaining it. Neutral as he was Raido rarely gave direct answers even to the most direct of questions. He always left room for wondering minds. "First impressions are the lasting one's they say, and im sure they'll reveal what they are like personally". Raido said adding less of a cryptic answer to her previous question. Knowing she was in root Raido often tickled her ability to read between the lines. Raido wanted to keep surprises a surprise though he had a slight mental fix on exactly who she would get along with well and who she would possibly not. "Hmm," was all that Eihei said to her father's response. Basically all he told was wait and see, though if her father was any example, it would probably do more justice to see them in person rather than try to describe them. So she would just have to be patient. Fortunately for her, their destination was close at hand, so she would see them soon enough. Just for assurance though, she hugged her two siblings closer, with both of them complaining a little bit before sensing just how nervous their sister was. Then again, it was not every day that you went to go meet four new siblings that you never knew existed until today. Personally, both Akākato and Shinrai were excited, each hoping that one of their step siblings would match them in their personality/interests. Then the moment came, as Raido's and Ameyuri's home came into view over the hill, standing calm and serene among the landscape. Eihei had to admit for all his flippant and flamboyant manner, the house oddly suited her father. "Well, it appears we have reached our destination," Eihei said aloud, "now its time to meet the occupants," While she said this, her stomach continued to roll in her small fits of nerves, before slowly calming. Before Raido could utter a single word from his mouth the door flew open and out from it came a group of kids running and walking. First up was Ameryuu, 13 years old and was already pretty tall for his size. He was the spitting image of s younger Raido to the hair to the face, missing only the scar on the left side of his face. Before even addressed his father he saw the two women they accompied him. His breath was taken the moment he looked at both women and he couldn't choose which to approach first. "Mannnn let me tell you to now I aint seen beauty all day, till just now that is Ameryuu Aoki is the name, you two beautiful women are staying right?? for dads lessons. If so that means we will be spending plenty of time here whichs means I can spend time with bot of you". Ameryuu said before listening to his fathers words of wisdom. he acted before hearinf they were his siblings. Raido raised his eyebrow in confusion, seems Ameryuu got the wrong idea about identity of the women behind him, Raido wanred him about speaking before you think, but he would let Eihei and them correct it. He will have to learn the hard way Behind Him rolled out two other daughters. They were identical twins and their names even reflected but their personalities were like sun and moon, night and day. Ameya and Ameko were both 15 years old and born minutes apart from each other. "Dad you got some explaining to do mom is gonna kill you for leaving the toilet seat up this morning and she knows it was you, as usual you play too much and speaking of that can you PLEASE tell AMEYA to leave me alone I am trying to practice my techniques". Ameko said pointing at her twin sister with glasses on. Dad I aint messing with this child, she was standing to close to one of my bombs and here she is crying it aint my fault she's an uptight sno- Hey who are they? Ameya said pointing behind her father. She disregarded her sister completely now interested in the one's behind Raido. "Ameryuu please stop hitting on every female you find attractive its very unbecoming of a man, I will not have my little brother out here as some kind of tramp". Ameko said rolling her eyes at her brothers attempt to swoon the women who just came. Hearing the commotion two more females walked from the door and were clearly older than the first two. Another pair of twins (how unlucky is this guy), both of them sporting long silver, white hair. however one of them had a uniquely colored bang that was a shade of red. The other had beauty marks under both of her eyes, which allowed them to not be mistaken for each other. Both of which were 18-19 years old "Yoo Sup pops so you may not wanna go i"-. Suiren stopped midstence. Looking behind him she witnessed other behind him, none of them looked familair to her, but they were with her father. Zre those new faces I see behind you pops, you got new students?? I think introductions are in order here, I need names and likes, we can work out the other details from there". Suiren said with a grin on her face, she faces meant new things to get into and she was long overdue for some fun. Last but not least was Shirokaze who simply stood and looked over to both her father and the one's behind him. She kept her greeting simply. She simply nodded her head and spoke in a relaxed manner. Having a relaxed look on her face as she studied the new faces. "Hey dad, sup with the new guys you took moms advice and decided to really start a dojo or what?? Shirokaze said in a flippant manner nearly identical to her fathers. Suiren and Shiokaze personalities resembled Raido's greatly Suiren spoke in the same manner as her father, while shirokaze took after his calm confident attitude and flippant approach. Raido was seconds from laughing, they all were wrong especially Ameryuu. "AHEM!! Well no need for me to speak on their behalf's so ill let them introduce themselves. Raido said as he held both his hands up explaining to them would be easy. He just hoped Ameyuri would understand this was before her, and if Sorahime were here too, that this ws before even her as well. Eihei decided to go first, in order to get introductions out of the way. "Yo, my name is Eihei Uzumaki, though you can just call me Eihei. These two rascals here are my younger siblings, though I let them introduce themselves," Eihei stated, "As for my likes, probably family is first and foremost, then after that occasional training to keep my skills sharp," She duly noted all of her siblings names, as well as the fact that her father not mentioning that she was their sister. Then again, it was kind of fun leaving them without that knowledge, so she decided to lead them on a little longer. She also took the time to mention this, "Stop flirting with my little sister, otherwise I will carve you up like a thanksgiving turkey," while noting her little brother's perverted ways. The apple certainly didn't fall far from the tree. Akākato introduced herself next, "The name's Akaakato Uzumaki, though just call me Aka, as pronouncing my entire name is a bit of a mouthful. My favorite thing is my big sister, who is the shit, and the KG I inherited from my mom, the Scorch Release," With that, she let off a fiery display of her prowess. She grinned after doing so, before stating, "So this is the Raido Clan, anyone of you have a KG?" Lastly, Shinrai piped up, "I'm called Shinrai, though I'm not to do the Capoeira training. Then again, training in general was never my thing, despite my older sisters' attempts to get me to do so. However, if you need a good cooked meal, I'm your guy. Speaking of which, I haven't eaten in an eternity, anyone know where the kitchen is?" With that, he went off to look for the kitchen in order to whip of something good. "Damnnnn well look baby you can cut me anytime you want. It aint nothing I can't heal from. Dont be upset atme for wanting to approach to wonderful women that stand before me. I was taught you want something you go get it, and I want both of you, so here I am trying to g-.Thats enough out of you stop trying to act like a tramp, if mom heard you right now ooooooo". Ameko said running up punching Ameryuu in the head cutting off his speech and tirade he was about to delve into. "Please excuse my little brother and welcome to the island im Ameko Aoki and that right there is my twin sadly Ameya Aoki". Ameko said introducing herself and her twin sister. "Yup im Ameya Aoki and thats kind of funny the Raido Clan, could be a cool clan name since X really isn't a name but who cares. Aka you use Scorch Release i see. I use Explosion Release and I can already tell we will get along just fine, I hope you got the heart for some fun, cuz if so your gonna love being here". Ameya spoke as her hands lit up she shifted her gaze over the Ameryuu who slightly slid over to the side away from the group. He was always Ameyas prime target for a prank or joke. "Name's Suiren Nakano, and well KG wise I use Steel Release my codename is the evolving defense. Suiren said as he moved her dyied scarlet bang from her eyes slightly all the while keeping her inviting smile on her face. Moving away from the door, the kitchen is in the house walk straight in and turn to the left, our mothers are inside". Suiren said confidently. "Good to have some new faces around here Eihei, Shinrai, and Aka. That over there is my twin sister were it not for me dying this part of my hair and her beauty marks we would be damn near mirror images of each other, and we can't have that. Suiren said with a half smile on her face. She was a big proponent of individuality. "That means its my turn". Moving forward coming into view better from the shrine front door. "Names Shirokaze Nakano, no need to repeat information since Suiren already stated we are twins. I don't really use a KG I use a Hiden tecnique called Chakra Soul, no real way to explain you just gotta see it. Shirokaze said smoothly running her fingers through her long silver hair. Personally capoeira isnt my style, not about that life at all, but I do love watching the moves that go into it. Nuff said". Shirokaze ended her statement and nodded in greeting to everyone. Where as Ameko and Ameya were night and day, Suiren and Shirokaze were more like the sides of a coin. Suiren was bubbly, outgoing and had the personality you gravitated to. Where as Shirokaze had the cooler than the otherside of the pilow demeanor and was far more laidback, more so into observing others. She was still extremely cordial to new faces long as they didnt give her a reason not to be. "Well then guess that wraps up our ice cream social here lets all go inside so you can meet the lovely women who helped me create the "Raido Clan"" Raido said actually starting to ponder on that name. It did kind of roll of the tongue and was smooth, but each of the children represented two clans and were from two different women. Hmm what to do what to do. Walking into the house shrine the inside interior was decorated with a never ending series of ancient symbols that glowed dimly and pulsed slowly, walking into the living room area where there was plenty of space and couchs and tables to sit in. "Yooooo Ameyuri come out here, Aye Sorahime... you too if you are here". Raido spoke loduly cupping his hands over his mouth Within seconds a well built petite blond women turned around the corner and strided into the view carrying with her a small child in bosom who was sleeping peacefully, and quietly within her loving embrace She had long blond hair that was tied in a long but loose ponytailand wearing a dress like gown which did little to hide her assets. The blond women gave Raido a stare of death and was anything but happy. Eye test alone it easy to tell that Ameya and Ameko were her children, as well as Ameryuu. "Raido if Amerai wasn't sleep id tear your throat out for the shit you did this morning. Do you have an idea how cold toilet water is early in the morning??. I swear the ne- She stopped noticing there were guest following behind Raido. "So sorry where our my manners. Hey guys, you all must be the ones oout there talking I could hear them from in here. I'm Ameryuri Aoki, you all are welcome to the house". Ameyuri said fliping her cordial attitude back to be presentable to the new guest. She immediately shot raido the ill deal with you later look. "What's up Raido?? did you call me??". A silver haired woman came from the kitchen as well wearing a black dress outfit which also did little to little to hide her assests as well. She was built in the same manner as Ameyuri and just like the blond haired women carried a beautiful inviting smile and was built for success. It was clear to see Raido's taste in voluptious well built women, and where Ameryuu was getting his inspiration from to be too much like Raido. "Well Raido?? family dinner wont make itself and we both you know aint gonna help s- oh whats this??" Well the Dark Slayer actually got some new students to teach, Raido this is a new responsibility for you I gotta see how you handle this one. By the way my names Sorahime Nakano, I dont actually live here but close by.. we have an understanding due to the our current family situation. She said warmly and putting it mildly. It was clear as day to tell Suiren and Shirokaze were her children, the hair and body type literally gave that away. Their family situation was awkward on the outside looking in but they were close knit nonetheless. "Anyway once we eat I gotta leave so welcome anyway guys". "There you have it the entire Raido clan. Raido said turning around looking at Eihei, Aka, and Shinrai. While he knew Shinrai didnt care as much. He guessed that either Aka, or Eiehi was probably judging him nowfor his frolic ways but he could explain. Raido grew up in a less than approriate atmosphere after all. At this point, Eihei had decided she had left everyone else in the dark for long enough. Besides, the death stare that her stepmom gave her dad was priceless, and she felt he could use a little more "roasting by the fire" so to speak. "I think you've forgotten one member though Dad," Eihei said innocently, before pointing to herself. After that, she calmly waited for the reaction of her family, the Raido Clan. To be honest, she was starting to like that name, and was glad that her little sister had suggested it. Eihei always knew Aka was an observational person, when she wanted to be anyways. Shinrai on the other hand had the precognition that his older sister was going to do something of this manner. Personally he was surprised, as usually Eihei was the responsible one and not prone to making reckless decisions such as this one. Then again, having to take care of her two younger siblings when she was only a young child herself probably forced her to grow up. Now that there was a parental figure back in the picture, she probably felt free to embrace the blended personality that she had inherited from her parents, instead of relying on that calculating, yet supportive and loving demeanor that he was accustomed to seeing. Either way, he didn't know what the reaction was going to be, so he quickly made his way to the kitchen, brushing by Sorahime on his way. Akaakato on the other hand, was impressed with her stepdad. "I wonder how well traveled he is, and how many more children are out there that he doesn't know about," she thought, as she greeted her two stepmoms. She had to admit that her little stepbrother was cute though, especially while he was sleeping. She really wanted to wake him and hold him before playing with him, but after seeing that stink eye her stepmom leveled at Raido, she decided that she would wait a little bit first. Then when her sister dropped that casual hint after the introductions were made, she made a mental note of her sister's rebel streak. That too impressed her and gave her a little relief as well. For all these years her sister took care of them, making sure bills were paid, making sure they made it through the academy and had a support system to help them while she was out on missions. It was nice to see her in a role where she could explore what it meant to be herself. Back in the kitchen, the quiet told Shinrai that no one had responded yet, so he quickly started whipping up a meal, hoping the powerful smells of the ingredients he was using would serve as a distraction from that rather shocking revelation. Internally, he wondered if she would have to prove her lineage, though he did hear Ameryuu mention about a healing ability. Shinrai had the suspicion that his big sister's healing ability was related to their healing ability, and was probably the critical link to figuring out who was related to Raido, and who wasn't. To be honest, Raido probably had enough children to start a clan if he really wanted to. At that point Shinrai's stomach rumbled, and he blushed. "I should've brought snacks with me for the trek," he thought. The silence that followed was near painstaking, but was immediately interrupted by the cries of one person. "You mean to tell me I hit on another one of my sisters!!!" Ameryuu said as the tears were rolling down his eyes. A wave of dissappointment in his voice as he crashed knees first into the floor. Looking up at both Eihei and Aka. "I am so sorry, I, I had no idea had I have know I would have never done that had I know to the both of you. Ameryuu said as he face palmed so fast the tears nearly flew upward. Dad how could you do this to me.... again. Suiren, Shirokaze and Ameya stood with their hands over their mouth. Ameko on the other hand was angered and Ameyuri's death stare went to a murderous intent enough to choke off the room. Sorahime for her own reasons too was not please. Raido had the power to sense dukkha which was dissatisfaction, all living things had it as it came with the fles, but in the room before him was enough to make even him shiver. No dojutsu would save him from two women feeling as if they were scorned, especially not from these two. "Now before we jump to conclusions here lets rewind the clock and imagine my surprise when she told me this when we met today. Now Ameyuri baby I can sense the level of rising anger, but let me assure you Eihei is older than all of our children even Ameko and she is the oldest so this happened before you and I even met each other I pledged love and loyalty to you giving myself to no other women but you, Arihants honor. Which brings me to you Sorahime, I can feel the anger off you in waves reaching out to try and choke me. However Eihei is slightly older than both Suiren and Shirokaze. When you and I first met we both were blinded by lust, yet we still managed a friendship. You helped get me started on the right track, when I was with you it wasfor the same reason I had to leave her mother, lifestyle still wasnt safe for a family, and you know which one that was. I was living in blood, murder and death and hardly surviving myself. Shama was powerful yes but she would have been killed in the madness, Sorahime powerful as you have always been I feared the same for you so I took a risk and to see you alive today shows me how well that paid off. Raido said calmly as he spoke in a voice that was deep, clear and extremely arousing to both women. Soothing their minds, and still telling the truth. Ameyuri, Sorahime you both know well of what my life was like before so ill skip the graphics but Shama was basically there in the middle of that just days after my freedom and seeing sunlight for the first time. Raido said as he tightened his gloves and rubbed his hands together. Ameyuri used her powers to sense the pulse of Raido being that was he in close and range and saw that he was actually telling the truth. From what she learned of Raido early on and saw, as a child warrior project he commited murders well within enough to make a war casulity proud. She was however relieved to hear and feel this because she spent alot of time helping him move past a lifestyle he completely put to rest. What happened to to Raido early was tragic but still she saw potential and wanted him to herself, sharing was not an option. Sorahime settled down a bit hearing this. Raido was many things to her but a liar was not among them, their relationship was built of lust and wasn't much of one to begin with, however their was respect and friendship, and though She had moved to find her own love. he was still a friend. "So Raido how exactly do you know for a fact she is your child? We all know the best way to tell your children apart, so does she too have.. it?". Sorahime questioned just to be one the safe side. "Yea, I mean I dont mind having a new sister around and all but ima need to see the proof for myself if you dont mind Eihei?". Ameko blurted out right after her step mother. She noticed her mother calmed down immensely as the intent in the air seemingly vanished with Raido's honesty. "Trust me that was the first thing I asked but she has the exact same Healing renegeration abilities that we all have. I thought for a moment she would have gained the Healing Power but she actually gained the Revitalization Technique which is what only I and those from my blood carry. She even heals in the exact same manner as we do". Raido said pointing at Eihei and turning. If my words stands for little than her actions will stand for then. He turned facing his much smaller daughter and invited her to show them for herself. The feeling of pressure had instantly changed over to Eihei as Suiren, Shirokaze, Ameya and Ameryuu all gathered to see her do it, if it healed the manner Raido said it did then it was true she was apart of the blood. Ameyuri herself was curious about this, having another mouth around here wouldnt be a problem the house was big enough, Raido despite not being a shinobi had always made staggering amounts of money from various missions that the fmaily lived off for years. Amerai too was curious of this current relation it appeared.Having been awoken by his mothers pressure from earlier, is huge eyes were seeimgly locked onto Eihei and shifted around the room to the new faces within the area. His eye lighting up like christmas morning and curious as any child would be. Eihei underestimated just how furious her stepmoms would be. The amount of anger and tension was thick enough to curt with a knife. While she had intended to cause mild discomfort, it had quickly turned into a powerful rage. "Note to self, don't spring life-changing things on your family members in such a fashion," she thought while waiting for the silence to subside. As her father quickly went to patch things up about the timeline of her birth, Eihei's thoughts turned to her two siblings. When she heard Ameryuu's hasty apologies over his behavior, Eihei sighed inwardly. She had hardly made a good first impression on her newly discovered family. When she heard the suggestion about whether she had "that" ability, she decided enough was enough. So she pulled out her trusty tanto, which she had strapped to her back, and stared at the blade. With a swift motion, she cut the palms of her hands once more, staring at the angry red blood that welled up from the deep cuts. However, just like old reliable, they healed in an immediate fashion, scabbing over before closing up completely and returning to their normal appearance. Akaakato, on the other hand, was noticeably tense, as she watched the news wash over all present. To say it was uncomfortable would have been a severe understatement, as she watched both the range of emotions displayed across her stepmothers' faces and the disbelief and surprise on her stepsiblings. It was going to be a long day if this tension wasn't resolved. Fortunately for her sake and her sister's, her stepfather (she still couldn't get used to that), stepped in. He explained what had happened, as well as a general timeline of when Eihei was born. Akaakato didn't know how well they would take Raido's explanation so she stood by her older sister in a show of solidarity. She could her the pots clanging and smells of ingredients mixing, and she could tell that Shinrai was making his own effort to defuse the very tenuous situation. She silently sent him a word of thanks as she watched her sister take out the tanto. While she knew her sister would be fine, it didn't make it any easier to watch her slice open her hands in such a cold and efficient manner. Then again, Aka knew that cold professional demeanor was a holdover from Eihei's Root days. Shinrai noted that talking had commenced, but even he could tell that there were a lot of unhappy people in the adjoining room, so he continued cooking while he listened to Raido's rough description of his very first relationship that resulted in Eihei's birth. He was still going over the idea that his older sister had other siblings beside himself and Aka, but he knew that the others were good people. However, his thoughts wandered to the point that he almost forgot the food that he was cooking. Fortunately he looked down in time to see that everything was just about complete, so he closed the covers and turned off the heat. "The food is ready!" Shinrai called, realizing in his nervousness that he had cooked enough for the entire Raido family. With the deed done, Eihei looked back up at her family. "Is that enough evidence for you?" she stated coldly, her late mother's fiery temper beginning to well up within Eihei. It was time for a long explanation, one that would be more suited to the lunch/dinner table then the current situation. "Ladies and gentlemen I present Eihei Uzumaki, officially my oldest daughter, we do parties and shows but we don't do encores". Raido said interrupting the wave of silence that had overtaken the rowdy household. When in doubt leave it to Raido to jest in such a tense moment. "Welp no need to question it any further heals the exact same way, just like his other children, guess I should officially welcome you our family. The Aoki household. Sorry for having to subject you to that,I know im not your mother but I will love you equally as if you are my own. I also apologize for your fathers early galivanting ways as well, no daughter should be without her father". Ameyuri said shifting her gaze over to the much taller Raido. "Matter of fact why dont I get the other rooms ready for you and your siblings as well". Ameyuri continued handing Amerai over to Ameya who immediately created a mini cradle for him within her arms. "Wow to think I had a sister somewhere out there hidden in the world and at our age, I gotta admit this is pretty cool, oh man we got years to catch up on, and plenty of time to start. Shiro we gotta bring her in the right way so she fits right in like she was never missing. Aka same goes for you". Suiren said excitedly walking forward to embrace Eihei and her newly discovering siblings with a hug. her bubbilyness overflowing as if a cup had run over somewhere. "You gotta point there Su its gonna be chill to have someone more our age around here for a change, I just hope neither of you are the overzealous types especially when Ameko starts running off at the mouth again." Shirokaze said as she nodded her and smiled. Shirokaze didnt have Suiren's exicted position, but took a more laid to welcoming them home. "What's that suppose to mean?? Shiro you just lack true motivation and you are content with just being decent and good. I look forwad to greatness. Eihei and family welcome home, I like you all already you guys seem to be mature no nonsense people, farcries from the jesters of sibling I have like Ameryuu, Ameya and dad. Dad speaking of you are there anymore children fo your past you plan on bringning home for us to meet. You have enough children to nearly start an academy."Ameko said looking over at the other siblings. The competition was already building to her and with so many kids she would need to learn her abilities three times as fast now "Don't worry if you ignore she tends to stop talking and relax, but till then let her run her mouth till her jaws get tired of flapping". Ameya said in a lazy voice waving her twin sister off. "Suiren said it best we gotta break you in right, and the first thing we gotta do is get you in on the pranks and light this fool up". Ameya said grinning devilishly looking over at Ameryuu while rocking Amerai gently. Amerai began muttering absolute gibberish baby talk, elated by the current situation and energy within the room. "See even Amerai agrees, your long overdue for a little action". Don't you start with me meya, we were having a good day today, but if your tryna declare war again know that this time I will get you in your bath time. I didnt forget how you got me in the shower, and no hiding behind Amerai this time. Ameryuu pointed at his older sister running his finger across his neck. "Eihei and Aka, I seriously apologize for my actions earlier. Welcome to your new home and please whatever you do dont be like Ameya, and get into this war unless you enjoy being in second place". Ameryuu said playfully. Mini Raido when not hitting on women was actually pretty cool and lax. "Ill just have to get use to having more beautiful women as sisters, so ill have even more protective of you and basically be dad if you all start dating or whatever. Im not afraid to ask the hard questions for my sisters". Ameryuu said flasing his sharingan, possessing one tomoe each as it stood right now. Seems the younger brother was more than ready to play older brother. "Guess I dont need to say whats already been said but welcome to our large family, ill be like a step mother part two behind Ameyuri so if you three need anything from us let me know. Ill see to it thats its done, not about this meal that's been over here waiting". Sorahime said taking a whiff of the air inhaling the arouma into nostrils. Her looks made her look more like Suiren and Shirokaze's older sister rather than their mother. Ameyuri had the same look as well though well in their 30's and early 40's these women could easily pass for their twenties, even though the lacked the same healing technique themselves because they still aged. It did seem to have an effect on them Eihei was momentarily speechless. While she had never been a talker (though this would change once she distanced herself from her Root days), the fact that her family welcomed someone who they had only just met a few minutes ago into their extended household was mind-boggling to her sensible attitude. Her anger fizzled out like a dying flame, at around the same point that she began smelling the food from the kitchen. While Eihei had known Shinrai was always a good cook, he had really outdone himself this time around, producing a plentiful feast that would easily satisfy such a large group. "You've been holding out on me Shinrai," Eihei accused playfully before punching him in the shoulder. "Of course I did, any guy knows that one of the surest way to a woman's heart is through being an excellent cook, and I was saving my best for the wonderful ladies that I now call sisters and stepmoms," Shinrai smiled before nodding at Suiren, Shiro, Ameya, Ameko, Ameyuri, and Sorahime. Ameryuu wasn't the only one capable of trying to charm women. However, Shinrai was smart enough to let the cooking do the talking before he opened his mouth. To be honest though, he was relieved that his newfound stepfamily had accepted Eihei. He liked to think that his cooking at something to do with it, but he knew that it was more likely that Eihei's displaying signs of the family inheritance cemented their acceptance. Either way, it was time to eat dinner, and boy was he hungry. "Well, the food is going to eat itself," he called as he waited patiently for them in the dining room, the freshly cooked spread steaming patiently. Aka was more than relieved, she was visibly elated that the confrontation had been resolved. "What are you saying Ameko? Ameya isn't so bad, she just needs a friend that can match her firepower and her cunning, that's all. Fortunately, I'm more than capable of doing so," Akaakato stated, as she noted the wicked glint in Ameya's eyes as she looked at Ameryuu. Call it a wild guess, but she had a feeling that Ameryuu received the brunt of her "playfulness". However, with Shinrai's mastery of aroma (seriously, when did he get so good at cooking?), her mind drifted elsewhere and Aka found herself walking to the set dining room table, her stomach grumbling loudly. It had been a while since she ate lunch.... Eihei laughed as she watched Ameryuu assume what he thought was a masculine pose and talk of defending his sisters' honor and chastity. "You do realize we are more than capable of defending ourselves little brother, don't you?" Eihei said, as she watched her youngest brother begin talking animatedly in baby/gibberish talk. He was clearly elated to have a new member of the family, even if he didn't quite know what that meant yet. "Thank you, I will keep that in mind Sorahime," Eihei said as she broke away from the staring contest that she had going on with Amerai. Her mind drifted to the reason that she had come here, besides meeting her family of course. "So when will Capoeira training start?" Eihei asked as she made her way to the dining room. The fun had just begun. Raido stopped long enough from the family festivities which was everyone indulging anf eating and smiling and everyone running to put the food in the best safest place possible, their stomach. Turning around to give Eihei eye contact from behind the dark tint of his shades, rather than a actual answer he offered something more, a smile. That's not the right question, the question my dear Eihei is when are you ready to begin. Raido said as he had the plans laid out for everyone and their individual training. Suiren, Ameko, Ameryuu, Shirokaze, Ameya, and now Eihei. Each one would reqired a proer and different training regiment. Ameryuu, Ameya, Shirokaze were not cut out for Capoeira, but Ameko, Suiren and seemingly Eihei were, it was time to see what skills Eihei had in order to gauge optimal combat ability and truly teach her. For a direct answer it can start tomorrow or today but before we start anything I need to have a clear idea of your fighting profile and prowess. I need to be brought up to speed on things of that nature. Raido said walking over to the stack of plates grabbing himself one and handing Eihei the other half to pass down. Raido never even bothered to attempt to remove his shades. Angering Ameyuri who was adamant about table manners. "Ahem Raido not only are you home but you are in the house, you don't have to wear shades inside you know". Ameyuri said laughing quietly, knwoing full and well Raido would eat with shades on inside. Hell he tried to swim with them on at one point. Raido while not on purpose was always comedic to her one way or another. "I realize that, but I also realize that as a man there are man who will hit on you all as I tried to, the thought of someone doing that to my sister is needless to say.. disturbing. I wont stand for it". Ameryuu said a sense nobility and pride for his siblings. Being surrounded by sisters, myself dad and Amerai we are at the disadvantage here. Amerai is still to young and he often sides with mom anyway.. the traitor. Ameya's ears perked up hearing Aka's words it was if Aka was really her soul twin while Ameko was just her blood twin. "Aka where have you been all my life, dad is it to late to trade Ameko back in for Aka as my twin". Ameya joked around sticking her tongue oout her older sister. Ameko returned her tongue with an angry glare. "Enough of you Ameya, Ill deal with you later for not let us all eat. Shinrai did a good job with the food I gotta say, so lets eat". Ameko said taking the plate that was passed to her by Ameya. Amerai to was reaching for the food that was being served on Ameya's plate but she quickly pulled it away. "Awww wittle Amerai wants to be a big strong man like dad. He wants to eat all the food but he can't have mine". Ameya said placing him in his highchair to her left. Amerai the moment he was placed own held his arms out to be picked up. "No Amerai wants to be big and strong like his older brother". Ameryuu said knowing the flak he was going to catch from his bold statement. Suiren and Shirokaze put their hands over their mouth to quiet their immense laughter. "I don't see why you two are over there cackling like hyenas". Ameryuu said giving them the side eye. "We're laughing because we can see it litle bro and as much as you hate it your still LITTLE bro." Suiren said patting him on the top of his head. "You're not even taller than me yet so how will you be as big as dad, I mean he's a freaking giant nearly. Suiren said rubbing the scruff of Ameryuu's head and neck. Just relax little guy all in time, but for now your still the little brother." Ameryuu was slightly infuriated the word little was being thrown around so loosely and associated with him. He justed needed to hit his growth spurt which was due any minute now.. or so he hoped. Eihei stared at her younger brother, "You're still the little bro though, whether you like it or not. And if you holding out for that growth spurt, it's not happening anytime soon. So just accept the fact that you will be the little brother for a little while longer, or about 6-7 years," She laughed as Ameryuu glared daggers at her for tossing that hated word around yet again. "Please, you don't scare me, I could wipe the floor with your inexperience," Eihei said, resorting to the trash talk that her mother knew and loved. Shinrai finally abandoned the kitchen to eat some food, his stomach betraying him with its growling. "Ameryuu, you really need to work on your flirting tactics," Shinrai said, "Even if Aka and Eihei were not your sisters, I doubt you would have made any sort of lasting impression on them. If anything, your charisma is lacking, and since you aren't old enough to be mind-boggling powerful in the "manly man" way that most women find pretty hot, you'll need to fix that," He then turned towards his food that sat patiently waiting for him and dug in, sparing none of the food on the plate. He did have to admit that he had done a decent job, especially considering he made it on the fly. "Where have you been my whole life? With Eihei busy playing mom and financial supporter I had no one to match my uh...proactive lifestyle," Aka said, after snatching a roll from Ameko's grasp, "I mean sure I had Shinrai, but he wasn't the adventurous type, preferring to stay inside and pour over recipe after recipe. Personally, I'm amazed that Eihei was able to convince him to go academy for any amount of time," She ignored Shinrai sticking his tongue at her. "Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing how this Capoeira training plays out. I wonder if one can incorporate elemental abilities into it...." Aka thought aloud, skillfully stealing another roll away from Ameko. Eihei noted Raido's vague answer, before he gave her a more direct one. "Well, what do you want to see? I'm pretty versatile in my skill set, Danzō made sure of that, as he considered Sai and I to be the strongest members of his organization, and thus more deserving of his personal attention and wisdom," Eihei responded, before stretching and arching her back. "By the way, do you have any swords lying around? I know this is probably a weird question, but its been a while since I've used a sword, especially after being stuck with this annoying regulation tanto for the ANBU. If you want, I can show you what I skills I have under my belt tonight though," Aka piped in, "By the way Ameryuu, I think Ameya had it right that Amerai wants to grow up to be like his dad. If he wanted to be like you, he would be already composing bad haiku in baby talk, which fortunately no one would understand. And he would probably be flirting with every pretty woman he saw, though in the typical "I'm a cute baby/toddler so I can get away with it" manner," With that, she resumed eating once more, polishing off her food in record fashion. "Oh so now everyones a critic yall just gonna jump on my case now huh?? I see what this is. Me against the world". Ameryuu said joking around placing his back to the chiar and pretending to look around. "Shinrai you seem to be pretty knowledgeable about how this works so help a brotha out you know. With this charmisa stuff anyway, the big power will come in time with the training but this sound like something I can learn now. Ameryuu said tuned into the wisdom Shinrai was breaking down. Despite his confidant demeanor he was not above learning from someone he felt actually had something to offer. "I planned to try that actually". Ameko said as another roll was carefully snatched from her fingers but her new stepsister. Eating had become a competition and she was woefully behind today. "I want to use my Sky Release to create cutting sky blades off my kicks and punches making long distance taijutsu strikes. Not to mention Suiren over there using Steel Release to create steel weights for herself to train with. No female she be that physically strong. its unnatural". Ameko said teasing Suiren's womanhood. "Don't forget my speed now I feel light as a feather after running around the nine islands carrying the weights and then removing them. If your going to insult me at least do it right". Suiren said winking at Ameko's failed attempt to generate an insult directed at herself. Besides we all can't be the child left behind in our studies like you now can we.?? Ameko quickly puffed up her face red. Her Sky Release being a Kekkeo Tota was a sore topic because she ws tasked with mixing three elements together and Suiren knew that. Her mothers advice was useful as she too wielded a KT but there was a huge different in their given elements. Shirokaze seemed overly indifferent to everything and among the children seemed the most relaxed speaking in certain moments, but for now said nothing more interested in the plate of food before her. "Hmm Danzo's training may help you somewhat but the training I am talking about is more of a test of your physical stamina, endurance natural speed and agility. This learning is far far more.. kinetic if I can use that word there". Raido said removing his shades finally. As usual his right eye was a seemingly normal eye while his left one was the tomoe patterned Rinnegan. His family was so use to the eye and the look that to them it was nothing new. Far as they knew their father had the Rinnegan end of story. "I dont use swords because I have a technique where I can create weapons based on what I want, but I do have a specialized sword that ive had since I was a expe- child. Raido said quickly cleaning up his language. Raido though knew the powers of the paths was nothing to play with he did not feel like getting up. Holding his right arm out and directing it toward the corner of the room he channled his power through the realm of Gods, The Deva Path invoking the powers of the Bansho Ten'in to attract objects toward him. From the corner and out of nowhere his arm was out stretched a sheathed blade flew into view and landed smack dab in Raido's gloved hands. The blade had an extremely unique handle, and sheath. Placing his fork down Raido then unsheathed the blade. As the blade was immensered into the light the red gleam bounced on it's surface as it was fully removed from its resting spot. The blade was extremely different possessing a unique but eerie red hue, more than that the blade of the sword was red itself. The tip of the blade was immensely sharp and the blade seemed to be in great condition despite the years of service it had seen. "She's had many names over the years. Blood Wind Blade , Red Wind Blade, Bloody Dawn, Crimson Night. However her true name is Yorukaze. The Nightwind blade. This blade and I go WAYYY back, she is the reason I earned the name Dark Slayer, forged from the blo- Ahem Ameyuri cleared her throat loud and clear indicating Raido should stop now. Ameyuri loved Raido dearly, but she was not a fan of his background or past, especially where that blade was concerned. It was the only remnant he would not part with and leave behind as the past. Plus while eating Ameyuri felt it was the wrong place to discuss those exploits. She wasn't sure if the children needed to be filled in on that just yet. Catching the hint raido switched his directed conversation up immediately. "we've seen some good time and bad times". Raido slammed the blade into the ground allowing it to stick into the ground and stand proudly before Eihei, Aka, and the rest of the family. His sudden stop grabbed everyone's attention as Raido's past during all the years was never discussed to the children, that and why they never met their grand parents. Sorahime only put her head down, she knew his background well and because raido never talked to the kids about it or gave them vague answers, they still no no clue or idea. She only guessed what question was so to follow. "Heh," Eihei said, "that's a pretty nice blade, though a bit on the eerie side. I'm guessing that your past is a bit like the blade you wield correct?" Noting how abruptly Ameyuri cut Raido off, she had the feeling that his past was not a pleasant one, nor one to be discussing in casual banter at the dinner table. In respect to this, she didn't press further, though she did plan on questioning her father about it later. Till then, she could be patient, and enjoy the feeling of having a wholesome family once again. It was something that she had missed dearly during her childhood years, when she was forced to grow up and take care of her younger siblings despite being a child herself. She also noted how Ameko snapped to attention when the blade was brought to the dinner table. Something told Eihei that Ameko was bent on inheriting their father's blade. That didn't bother Eihei, as she was never one for family heirlooms and legacies anyways. Akaakato noted Amerai's desire to be picked up once more, and having eaten her fill, she complied, picking him up and letting him rest in the cradle of her arms. She had enough clairvoyance to know that as cute as Amerai was now, he was going to be a heart-breaker when he was older, with the charisma to boot. In other words, he would be quite unlike his older brother, whose effort to flirt with the pretty women he saw went largely in vain. Stealing more food from her younger stepsister, she proceeded to stuff her younger stepbrother, who happily ate whatever she fed him before going to sleep in her arms. "To think he already has his older sisters wrapped around his little finger," she thought, as she watched peaceful face and the gentle rise and fall of his chest. Shinrai noted his older stepbrother's cries for help in the women department, and all he said was this, "Do you know how to cook? Because if there is one thing that women like besides a handsome man, it is a handsome man that can cook, such as myself of course. One other thing about charisma is subtlety, specifically in the way you flirt. It could be a casual conversation here, a flower with a note there, or maybe just a time hanging out. It is a game of give and take, of both sides being equal contributors. If you go right out and say it, like you did with my sisters, you will be dropkicked to the next county. What I'm saying is, you can't do it all at once, it is something you build over time," he then went back to eating his meal, which had since cooled off enough so that he could enjoy it. Eihei thought about what her father said when he meant stamina and how Capoeira was more kinetic in comparison to other styles. "Don't worry, my physical stamina is not lacking. If anything, it should be enough for to grasp the fundamental aspects of Capoeira before moving on to advanced tactics," Eihei then had an idea, "Suiren, could you fashion some swords for me from your Steel Release?" Since it had been so long, she wanted to hold at least a couple of swords in her hand to get a feel for what was like to hold one, to get that muscle memory back from her early years of swordplay before using switching to the exclusive use of the tanto. "Also, could you fashion some steel weights for me? One can always work on their speed and strength," Eihei added thoughtfully. "Ask and you shall recieve sis, you wanna sword you just name the style of blade you want. You wants weights with you training routine as well huh?? well this could be a buy two get on free, but first you have to show me your weight tolerence level. I don't wanna give you more than you can handle". Suiren gestured by dropping her hands on table, resulting in a loud thud. Despite her normal teenage girl physique Suiren possesses colossal feats of strength, third behind only Ameyuri and Raido himself. A product of the work she did with guidance and without it. "Hmm cooking is the key you say. Why didn't I think of that. Ameryuu questioned his lack of knowledge of such a domestic ability. Dad when you were dealing with Sorahime and now with mom did you cook for them, did you even know how too". Ameryuu inquistively asked his father. Seeing his father score a woman like Sorahime and just his friends reactions to his own mother and her beauty. Ameryuu never looked at his mom in such a manner, but she did not look the age she claimed to be. "Contrary to popular belief son I can thrown down in the kitchen and whip up a mean dish, food so good makes ya knees shake". Raido said spinning in his fork in his hand and catching it. See son id be lying if I said I pulled them with looks, powers and words. While it did help, you need more than that. You need balance, part of the problem with you is come on too strong wayyyy to strong. Raido said placing the fork down and sheathing the glowing red sword which emnated it's red glare around the house. Ameyuri was very interested in this part of the conversation. The Raido she remembered prior to their relationship was no different at one point "Balance?? Is that how it happened?" Ameyuri said shooting Raido a slight smile amused by his choice of words. She had learned how to read this man well. Call me crazy, and you better not, but I remember something different happening in the events that led to us getting together, for some reason balance wasn't in that package. I'll admit Ameryuu your father had a way with words he knew how to approach and talk to a lady. I'll give him credit for his cooking knowledge. However he approached me just as blunt and confident, only difference is your father had a way with word." Ameyuri said securing Ameryuu that Raido at one point was the same way with only slight differences.. "See Ameryuu, you new older brother ain't even been here one day, and he's dropping knowledge that would benefit you for a lifetime". Ameko said nodding her head in accordance to her mother and Shinrai's words of wisdom. She also was tired of Ameryuu's flirtation which happened each time she brought friends home. Shinrai nodded sagely as both Ameyuri, Ameko, and Raido agreed with his imparted knowledge, "Polish your cooking skills and work on your subtlety and you should became a more charismatic person. Remember, coming on strong is almost never a good way to make a quality first impression," Shinrai said. "Speaking of which, who's going to help me with the dishes? Considering it's an extended gathering of 12 people, a little help with cleaning up would be appreciated," With that, he stood up and gathered his own dishes and cups while steering them towards the sink. "I do wonder if every gathering is this crazy, or if this is just an oddball situation in a normally dysfunctional family," Shinrai thought as he began washing his own utensils and dishes. Eihei thought about Suiren's questions, "Probably something like a katana. Making it relatively long won't hurt, and having it be pretty sturdy is no problem. I don't like swords that break on me or fail when I need them most. As for design, anything will do, just don't make it too intricate please," She felt the loud thud when Suiren dropped her hands on the table, and knew that her sister would do a ridiculous amount of damage should any fight devolve into close-combat/taijutsu. "As for the weights, make them pretty light to start, as it would be the first time that I've ever used such a method. Besides, I know I'm not that strong yet," In all honesty however, Eihei didn't know her exact strength. Yes she was capable of dealing a good amount of damage in hand to hand combat, but she had never measured out her strength in numbers before. "Actually, let's go outside and test my strength level," Eihei said, curiosity seeping into her voice. Akaakato continued to peer at Amerai's sleeping face as he nestled further into her arms. "Where does he usually sleep?" she asked Ameyuri, though she was content to sit a little while longer rather than join her two older sisters on their strength test. Despite her fiery demeanor, Akaakato always maintained a soft spot for children, particularly babies and young toddlers. It was one of her hopes to be a mother someday, though not before finishing the other things on her bucket list, namely adventures. She also noted that Ameya hadn't spoken in a while, looking for all intents and purposes bored. "I'm curious to see how your explosion stacks up against my fire skills. Do you want to test them?" Akaakato said, adjusting Amerai so she would be more comfortable. After hearing her stepfather claim about how he struck a balance, Akaakato laughed, filling the dining room with a delicious noise. "I bet you were just as upfront on Ameryuu, just that you had the ability to get away with it," Aka said, as she proceeded to get up. "It's a gift, we call it the gift of gab. Ameryuu's not ready to inherit that much power". Raido said playfully rubbing his gloves on his all black longcoat. "All in time kid, all in time. Now ladies this training and testing of the strength, I think ima slide out there and take some notes and see what you bring to the table Eihei". Raido said moving slowly from table, plate in hand heading to the sink. "Ameryuu why don't you be a dear and help with the dishes since your on dish duty for this month". Ameyuri said reminding Ameryuu of his responsibilities. Knowing well how he tries to wiggle his way out from washing dishes. "Amerai usually sleeps with us but we're gonna put him in his crib for now, otherwise he'd be crawling around the house like a madman". Ameyuri declared pointing in the direction of her and Raido's room toward the back. Fixing her elegantly long blond locks back with the black ribbon she wore in her hair she began retying her signature pony tail. Ameyuri started walking over to the side of her man as they both sauntered outside the door. Raido extended his arm out as if he was ready to escort his queen outside Ladies first, Raido said allowing her to walk first. He did have gentlemen qualities afterall. Just so he could jokingly tap her on the ass, with the back of his hand releasing a subtle smack that echoed around the room. Just before the door closed behind them. Suiren, Shirokaze, and the rest burst out laughing at their stepmothers reaction to the playful tap on her backside. "Outside it is then. FIELD TRIP!!!" Suiren bellowed pushing her chair away from the table. "I gotta admit I wanna see what you got to since we all have specialities among us". Suiren said eager to get outside and see what her new sister could do and rank among them. "Words i've been waiting to hear all day sis. Ameya said literally jumping out of her skin." Ameya loved nothing more than testing her abilities and the fact someone else had something close to hers, her elation was written on her face and portrayed by her body language as she ran outside. Not even bothering to place her dish in the sink. "Savages I tell you, don't worry Shinrai Ameryuu and I will assist with the dishes and then we can head out to". Ameko said apologizingly for her sisters rudeness of not at least rinsing dishes off. "Well then guess ill be heading outside too then, no reason to miss out on all the excitement". Shirokaze said cooly as she moved her silver streaked hair from her eyes and proceeding toward the sink. "Good looks on the meal, it was nice". She said to Shinrai progressing toward the door. Shirokaze quietly wanted to learn capoeora but learned she wasn't really motivated as much to go through the workout aspect of it. However she did enjoy watching others try. I forgot it was my turn to be on dish duty, and of course only Shirokaze respects the dishes in the sink rule, why do these women enjoy making my job harder. Ameryuu sighed as he dragged himself from the table and started collecting dishs still left on the table. He cheered up slightly knowing this time there was helping hands in the form of Shinrai and Ameko, however this did little to clear up his feelings of washing other peopl's dishes. A chore he deplored more than any other within the list each were given within household duties. Shinrai nodded his approval as Ameko and Ameryuu gathered up the remaining dishes and brought them to the sink. "Thanks for your help, I guess I'll wash, Ameko can dry, and Ameryuu will put away," Shinrai stated, beginning to wash the dishes at an astounding pace. The sooner they finished the dishes, the quicker they could get outside and watch their older sisters showcase their individual skills. "I wonder how strong Eihei is...." Shinrai thought aloud, only a small part of his attention focused on the dishes. He smiled as he thought of his big sisters abilities, particularly her skills with fighting powerful opponents. Soon he ran out of dishes to wash, and with that prepared to walk outside. "Hurry up you two," Shinrai said as he walked out of the house into the cool autumn air. Aka stood up, bringing the now deeply asleep Amerai to the crib, before carefully depositing him in it. She carefully tucked her baby brother in, before placing a kiss on his forehead and leaving the room. "You ready sis?" Aka said, getting fired up to see how her abilities stacked up against the Explosion user. Once leaving the vicinity of the house, Aka activated her abilities, causing her to become a bright beacon in the fading sunlight. "Let's see what your explosion is all about," Aka said, the excitement in her voice betraying her. It was all she could do not to level a fire attack at her sister now, however, she managed to restrain herself. While waiting for her sister to make the first move, she cracked her knuckles, enjoying the feeling of having her fire armor around her once more. Despite her confident demeanor, Eihei was a little nervous, as it had been a while since she had tested her limits or the extent of her abilities. While one to never exclaim she was the strongest person in the world, Eihei was sure that she was capable of doing some heavy lifting. "So sis, what do you want me to lift or attempt lifting?" Eihei said, while flexing her nonexistent muscles. Her hands itched to hold a sword as opposed to her trusty tanto, but since they weren't created yet, she would have to make do with what she had. She stared calmly at the landscape, letting wind chakra wrapped her tanto, extending the chakra till it formed a makeshift sword around the tanto's base. She yawned slightly, waiting to see what target she should take out first. Fortunately, there were several trees about that could serve as potential targets as well as rocky outcrops that would test the power of her water and wind abilities. "I wonder too, I also wonder what's her speciality. Though everyone is equally talented, everyone has a specific field they operate in. Suiren for example is incredible defense and colossal raw strength. Ameya deals mostly with explosions, Concussive force and heat intensity. I mostly use the Sharingan, im good, but not great yet". Ameryuu uttered while follwoing behind Shinrai with Ameko close behind. "Ameko here well she is still learning her abilities, some kind of Kekkei Tota or something dont get my lying to you". Ameryuu ended off not wanting to speaking without being correct. "Its called Sky Release and it's bascially manipulating airspace voids and small pockets and higher atmospheric winds". Ameko announced with her chest out and chin high. A proud release for one to obtain provided it is well mastered. Ameya gleefully skipped over to the open area trying to obtain as much space as possible room the house. "Usually I get in trouble for being responsible of my blast radius so I will start with low grade explosives, really dont wanna hear moms mouth about structural damage to the house again.". Ameya notified her sister taking a look in the direction of Raido and Ameyuri to see if they were paying attention. Closing her eyes behind the flare of her rimmed glasses a sunkissed orange thin aura began to bathe in body in it's embrace. Ameya invoked her Explosive Absorption into the field. Ameya opened her eyes to show same sunkissed color had now taken residence in her irises. Exhilaration coursed through her veins and pumped and pulsated as she prepared her opening presentation. "LETS RAISE HELL!!!!! Earth Severing Explosion" Ameya bellowed raising her fist skyward and then proceeded to violently smash it into the ground. The ground beneath her fist cracked and caved ripping itself up releasing a torrent of Geyser like explosions that all jumped and opening up toward the sky. Releasing its payload of heat intensity but concussive pressure and small shockwave that reverberated and spread over the area across as it move forward. being low grade explosive the heat index would not be too severe and the concussive forces would not travel so far and wide. These reaching geysers traveled in a linear fashion and tore a path racing to reach Aka looking to greet her head on. "I hope we have a house and island to live on after those two are done, Ameya is volatile enough but lord knows what Aka can do. Long as I dont have to clean up a mess I didn't make I'm". Suiren said placing the explosion out of her mind. Turning it back to Eihei. "You gotta walk before you run, so lets start small and get an estimation of your tolerance. I want you to knock over a tree with you bare hands and feet then lift it. Suiren pointed at a tree that had decently thick base to it. not extremely big but one of the tree's similar to how her father started her off on. Doing this will show me how well you make use of leverage and use yur center of gravity., this will be helpful for running/dashing/sprinting with the steel weights. Trust me once you workout with them long enough and then take them off you will feel so light on your feet its almost like you're never even touching the ground". Suiren promised her sister, having done this for a a few months she was somewhat use to it and used the weights in her everyday life by increasing the density in her body. Aka grinned like a crazy woman as the blast came flying at her, the concussive force reaching her before the geysers did. While curious as to see how powerful the concussive force was, Aka wasn't stupid. Waving her hand in a horizontal motion, she created a wall of flames from her armor, manipulating their density and intensity in order to absorb any stray forces and shockwaves. As the geysers quickly closed on her, Aka jumped on top of her fire wall, absorbing the fire back into herself, before fashioning flame wings from its remains. At that point, she took the sky, remaining relatively low to the ground in order to avoid having higher pressures put her flames out. "You missed me sis," Aka stated in giddy fashion, her eyes changing to a fiery gold that matched her flaming appearance. "Now its my turn! Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique!" placing her hands in a snapping motion, she released a yang enhanced fire dragon's head aimed at her sister below. Because of the yang's presence, the fire grew that much hotter, drying out the area below, and effectively combating the explosive geyser reaction that her sister had set off. "Should I use my KG yet? Nah, if I do that, I might very well kill somebody," Aka thought. Eihei stared at the tree, sizing up the tree's dimensions as well as seeking any weak points on the trunk. It was in this observation that she found one, a small, nearly microscopic horizontal crack. "Perfect," Eihei said, before skillfully spinning a few times, as a way to build momentum, into a round-house kick and hitting the crack with center of her foot. After that, she straightened, waiting patiently as with a long groan, the tree fell, its root pulled up by the upward motion of the well-placed roundhouse kick, and the crack serving as another catalyst for the tree's tumble. Eihei grinned as she went over to inspect her handiwork, noting that the tree looked relatively intact, despite the crack. Staring at the tree once more, she found a suitable spot. Placing her hands underneath the tree and spreading her legs apart to center herself, Eihei lifted the tree, showing a decent amount of effort, but still well within her comfort zone. She then tossed the entire tree to Suiren, "Catch," Eihei said, curious to see what Suiren would do with a tree coming her way. "I guess all those nights in the woods did pay off," Eihei thought, thinking back to her methods of finding ways to quell emotions. Most of those methods involved beating and kicking the crap out of any available resources, namely trees, rocks, and other objects. The fact that she constantly healed allowed her hands to take the punishment that those object doled out, and as a result, she could keep it up longer. Shinrai was temporarily speechless. "When did Eihei become that strong?" he thought, thinking back to the long stretches where he didn't see his older sister. "I know she said Danzō trained them in some taijutsu, but I doubt he went into this kind of physical training," Shinrai pondered as he watched his sister through the tree at Suiren. "What do you think of that Shiro?" Shinrai said to his older sister, who was watching the two scenes unfold with interest. "I have to get my act together," Shinrai thought, as he realized that as wonderful as cooking was, he wasn't getting anywhere as a cooking shinobi. In fact, he still had the rank of an Academy Student, having not yet completed his academy schooling. "What to do, what to do," Shinrai thought, his confident demeanor vanishing for a second in the face of his three older sisters' display of power. "Ah see sis, the first blast is only the one to take your eyes off the prize, the real fun comes when you try to reconfigure you fighting style while in disadvantageous situations". Ameya said placing her hands together to intercept the incoming fire attack. The roaring fireball slammed into her opening palms and splashed over her body enveloping her body with flames that were quickly sucked up into the barrier. The explosive absorption was a barrier that allowed her body to act as a sponge and furnance. Her father teaching her how to absorb high intense heat sources. Her mother teaching her how to absorb the repressed energy explosions could create by absorbing the kinetic pressure released from its concussive payloads. Aka having taken to the sky was extremely advantageous to her next set up technique. Being in the air meant quite a few things, each of which she quickly planned for. With both hands still outstretched she prepared her next course of action. Explosion Release: Raining Bombardment!!!! Ameya fired a medium size orange ball of light the dashed its way above the flying Aka and positioned itself over top of her position. Once reaching optimal height above Aka Ameya detonates it allowing it to break off into several smaller bombs ready to release volatile payloads. Being of smaller ordinance and low grade, the bombs would bot cause as much collateral damage but Ameya used it for means to another end. "Now that's what I like to see, breaking you in right". Suiren declared as she followed the tree's falling trajectory towards her. Pivoting her backfoot and placing it into the ground she focused her physical strength as the ground beneath her foot cracked slightly. She twisted her center to gather the proper torque with her thrusting punch motion and then at the proper moment pistoned her fist forward, her arms flezed at one instance as the veins bulged from her right arm and rocketed into the dense tree, her hands immediately penetrated the tree and with a open palm motion to break into the tree and completely remove it's velocity. Using her let arm she quickly used it to get a grappling style hold on the tree bear hugging it and using her taught natural density crushed it within her death grip. "You have good fundamental strength already, so we can build on what you have already and increase it double fold. I can increase my strength base on my density which as you see I basically live in. I naturally use 5% of my steel density to harden my skin and increase the weight I carry for everyday routines. I use 10-15% density and weight mass to train and run around with for Capoeira. I think for when we start the stamina and endurance part up we should start you around 10% steel weight to see how well you run, jump, flip and shift your natural weight mass with the steel increased". Suiren said breaking down the measurement numbers outloud. Suiren had been weight training for 3 years, but only started using them with Capoeira for two months. To put it best she was nearly always weight training expect when sleeping and showering. Other than that she was always doing weight training using her ability to harden and increase her natural density by altering the hardness of her chakra on her skin. "You know Shinrai while any pretty woman Id hit on if i saw a chick with strength like that, when I say id keep my thoughts and words to myself. I mean keep them to myself. Ameryuu said shaking his head. Suiren took a suggestion and took it wayyy to far and now look at her". Ameryuu complained greatly. Would you even date a woman that strong, I mean or even stronger I dont think thats healthly. "Well Raido I see your methods of training have gone overboard yet again, she is using her density all the time, even god took a break Raido I mean damn". Ameyuri said squeezing his hand greatly. She never really got the chance to see Suiren's physical strength she believed Ameryuu was kidding but having witnessed it with her own two eyes, that changed quickly. "Hold on now, dont go pointing dirty fingers at me all I did was give her the idea and say you should try it and see what happens. She tried it and I guess she enjoys it. Do I need to bring up how Ameya nearly blasted us off the island when some taught her how to increase shockwave damage"??? Hmmmmmm Raido questionly questioned his wife and gently squeezed her hand back. "Alright ladies if you're done feeling each other out lets get past the warmup and more toward the workout". Raido said standing up raising his voice so it would be heard. "Eihei you think you ready for some steel weights?? If So Suiren give the women what makes her happy and Ameko don't just stand their looking like the lost child get on in the action and get ready. Its game time". Raido said as he released Ameryuri's hand and began to walk down into the area near Suiren and Eihei. Aka grinned as explosions occurred above and around her person, releasing volatile levels of heat and payloads. "That's what I like to hear," she said, as the explosions continued to sound are her flame armor. Fortunately, because it was activated, she was able to avoid damage from these "playful" explosions given to her by her dear sister. However, one thing she noted was her sister's ability to turn her fire attacks into energy for explosions. "Let's see if I can do the same," she thought, as one explosion rocked her flame regalia form. Because heat was still present, she knew the fire aspect that she had so wonderfully given wasn't completely lost, and she noted that her regalia reacted positively to the heat index of the explosion. So she sat patiently while her regalia was hit over and over again by her sister's explosions until they finally ran out of energy to utilize. "Done?" she asked to no one in particular. "Great, now its my turn once more," Gathering the added energy from her flame regalia and the explosions, she began harnessing it into the shape of a small ball that continued to grow larger and larger. Once it had reached a reasonable size (read much larger then Pakura's), Aka landed on the ground once more, her armor no longer activated, though her eyes still burned with a flaming gold. "Well, don't say I didn't warn you," Aka said, before releasing the scorch tech to its full and destructive brilliance. To say it cleared the air would have been an understatement. Shinrai stared as his brother, "Love is love what I say. If a woman's strong, then make sure your strong enough to stand by her side. Besides, someone has to wear the pants in the relationship, and if it's not you, then who else would it be? Moreover, do you think your mom was a pushover? I can assure you that she was not. So in short, yes, it is perfectly healthy to be dating a woman that is strong enough to throw a tree. If anything, I need to get back on a training regiment, because at this rate, my sisters are going to leave me well behind. After all, cooking skills will do little in a battle setting," at this Shinrai sighed, wondering how he was going to match a sister who could incinerate entire landscapes and a sister who could throw trees for fun. "I really should have focused on my training," Shinrai thought glumly as he remembered his lack of application when it came to his studies. "Shiro, how do you deal with the constant competitiveness in your household? I mean, Ameryuu trying to be strong so he can be a ladies man, Suiren can crush trees with ease, Ameko is agonizing over mastering her Kekkei Tota, and Ameya has so much explosion practice that its a wonder she doesn't accidentally blow up a nearby village," So much for cool and charismatic. Eihei nodded at the percentages that her sister gave, noting her sister's incredible strength on display. She made a mental note to not get involved in a bear hug with Suiren, considering the likelihood of broken bones was high. Sure she would heal quickly, but the pain was definitely not worth it. Noting Ameko standing awkwardly, Eihei waved her over, "Come on sis, join in on the fun," It was then she noticed that Aka had gone overboard, incinerating everything in sight, from trees to rocks, effectively leveling the landscape. "Aka..." she stated, turning on her responsible older sister/surrogate mother mode, "How many times have told you not to do that? One day, you're going to that in some random place and accidentally wipe out a village, leaving everyone homeless at best," Eihei was clearly exasperated with her younger sister, though she turned to Suiren in order to focus on the task at hand. "How long will it take you to make the steel weights? Cause I'm ready to use them as soon as they're ready. Now about those swords...." Eihei trailed off, sitting down and meditating. She was trying to let cooler hands prevail, as she was very tempted to poleax her younger sister into space. Then again, she didn't have the healing ability that Eihei had, so that probably wasn't a good idea. Eihei continued to focus on this while she got over her exasperation. Advanced flames? interesting, but dangerous, I haven't been taught to absorb the brunt of advanced heat sources yet, however, it can be adjusted, and made much easier to absorb. Ameya said tracking the orb with her eyes. Her mind readied the knowledge she learned from her father dealing with attacks of a large scale. Ameya stuck he hand forward toward the orb traveling toward her and prepared her own jutsu. "Hmmm I see you use advanced sources of heat, a warning to me is just disguised temptation". Ameya smiled as she thrust her palm forward releasing a wave of her volatile chakra toward the center of the orb waiting for it to come into the center spot of the orb and then detonating the chakra. Explosion Release: Explosive Bombardment!!!!! The chakra violently exploded shaking the area sending small tremors through the island and splitting the orb directly in the center causing a bright flash as the it separated. The releases shockwave was but a minor one as the blast radius was contained since Ameya was resorting to low grade explosives. With the large orb now split she could safely absorb the Scorching flames in smaller concentractions as well as her own fiery damage from the area, which would be absorbed by her barrier rather than in her body, a valauble lesson Raido also passed on. While she could not absorb the advanced flames in the large concentraction just yet, in smaller dosages it would be easier to process as well as the heat from her own technique. "Meh I usually remind them we each have our own categories and situations where one is better than the other. I have already accepted that and let it go. The rest of my siblings on the other hand prefer to keep this going back and forth and I rather avoid the rat race of the conversation ya know". Shiro said yawning calmly moments before the great explosion of the batttle between Aka and Ameya happened. OH SHIT!!!!! Damn you too are you trying to make us homeless?!!! Ameryuu cried diving for the ground to avoid getting hit by the residual heat energy bein distributed around the area from Ameya's explosion. As always Ameryuu was overly dramatic with his mad scramble to find cover. "It won't take long at all, all I need to do is touch you and spread my chakra into you body and I can harden it, the more density I place into my chakra within the body the heavier you will become. We don't train with weighted clothes, because those can be taken off. With this you will carry it within your body. We eat sleep and function like this till it becomes natural, however we can stop when we shower. The training is everyday nearly all day, so you will have to get use to it fast sis. Dad lets me handle the weights so this is not his idea. Sounds crazy now but wait till the first week is over". Suiren said holding her hand out to Eihei. "What happened to that tree was only after the first three weeks, so with six months of this imagine where we could be". Suiren said tickling her sisters interest in wanting to grow stronger, as the explosion rocked the island. "Well Raido you know what to do, its your turn to protect the house from the training between Ameya and Aka. I did it last time with Ameya and Suiren so handle business. Ameyuri said leaning back in her chair. She took a pair of Raido's shades from her pocket kicked back knowing it was his turn, she needed to do nothing. "Well it wouldn't be real training if the house wasn't in danger". Raido laughed and sighed grealty extending his hand forward and using the shrine as the epicenter channeled his power through the realm of gods. Envoking the powers of the Deva Path and calling forth the replusion of Shinra Tensei. Enevopling their establishment and granting it safe passage from the waves of heat energy from the area. "She's better at absorbing fire techniques then I thought, the fact that she absorbed even the Scorch Release exemplifies just how good she is. I wonder who served as her teacher...." Aka thought, activating a seal around the violent explosion caused by the orbs splitting and her step-sister's antics. Her power grew as she absorbed the chakra portions of shockwaves and techniques, allowing Aka to activate her armor once more, resulting in her grin returning. "I wonder if my seals can do anything about that barrier of hers," Aka thought, activating her clan's seal in her palm. Preparing to see its effectiveness, she sped around the continuing effects, aiming to place the seal on her step sister's explosive barrier, hoping to prevent her from using it further. "Let's see if I can get this done," Aka thought. Eihei looked at her sister's outstretched hand. The idea of having a person (even if it was her sister) inject the Steel Release into her body was a weird thought indeed, but she knew that it would be the most effective way to increasing her strength and her speed so she could successfully complete the Capoeira training. "Sure, let's do this," Eihei said, grasping her sister's hand while steeling herself for the repercussions that may follow once the deed was done. "So what is this steel training like?" Eihei asked as she looked to keep her mind off the process that was occurring. Eihei honestly looked forward to becoming stronger, not caring about Ameryuu's comments about how it might very well effect her love life. Shinrai on the other hand watched the conflict with growing interest, noting how his stepfather went to activate a seal in order to protect their home. "Meh, I think I'll work on my taijutsu first," Shinrai thought, starting to make a mental checklist of what he already had knowledge of, and how he could go about improving it. He then rolled his eyes at his stepbrother's reaction, snickering slightly before saying, "the world's not ending, so calm down," From what he could tell, Ameryuu was often the target of his sister's explosive nature. Shinrai was pretty observant that way. To this end he remembered a question that he had earlier. "You mentioned that you had a hiden/KG that was called Chakra Soul, could you describe what it's like?" Shinrai asked Shiro, noting her cool disinterest at the proceedings occurring. However, she broke off contact before the process could truly begin for a thought had occurred to her. Eihei remembered them asking if she had a specialty; only now did she remember one. Though the young woman had tried to forget given the carnage and savage murder it had inspired. Yet her father felt comfortable enough to bring out a blade that bathed in the blood of many; itself forged from immorality. "Actually, there is something I specialize in. But I prefer not to use it unless absolutely necessary. Please don't judge." she implored Suiren. Feeling the seal whisper as soon as she recalled it; excited to be awoken from its slumber after so long. She trusted all present to prevent her from doing something stupid. Feeling the seal laugh at her trepidation. "Why do you fear me little one? I'm a part of you, to give you strength in times of despair. Giving you the power necessary to shake this world should you desire to do so." it murmured. Voluntarily activating the tech felt foreign, yet paramount. Within seconds the scales of stage 1 would cover her body, remaking it as they solidified, turning her skin a unique shade of brown. Her red hair lightened while growing untamable in length and form. Furthermore, the woman's eyes turned to the color of molten gold, matched with black sclera. Raw power filtered through the woman's system as chakra became natural energy. She grinned as the form completed itself, awakening the Stage 2 transformation. One that had seen the massacre of so many. "It's been too long," Eihei sighed happily. "So what do you think sister?" she asked Suiren. Feeling the urge to tap deeper into the seal. Elated at the aura and presence her seal inflicted on the natural world.
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