Chapter 1: Saiyans, Sekirei and Ashikabi

It was a battle for time itself. Ninjin, one of the Saiyan members of the Time Patrol, versus the Demon King Demigra. In the Crack of Time the two clashed together in an epic battle that could shake the heavens. But Ninjin quickly realized something, something that didn't sit well with him. He would not win this one. After all he's been through, Frieza, Cell, Majin Buu, Cooler, Broly and all other manner of powerful opponents, Ninjin knew he was no match for the Demon King. Not even in his Super Saiyan 2 state could he hope to defeat him. Things only got worse when Demigra transformed to his true form, a terryfing blue monster whose punch cracked bones on impact. And now here he was, on the verge of consciousness, his scroll broken and left with no way to return home, all communication with Chronoa lost.

"You are stubborn, I'll give you that Saiyan. " Demigra spoke in his powerful voice and Ninjin only smirked defiantly "But you must die now for my plan will not fail because of a meddling insect. " Demigra began charging up with energy, deciding it would be best to crush the Saiyan by rushing him head-on.

"I still some fight left in me Demigra. " just as the words left his mouth the he could no longer sustain his Super Saiyan 2 state and returned to normal "Crap... " his blonde hair returned to it's messy black, the teal eyes also went black, even his mucles shrunk down a little, leaving the 185cm tall Saiyan feeling rather small now.

"This is the end for you! " Demigra channeled all of his energy into his fist "I will disintegrate you! " as he charged at Ninjin, the Saiyan felt as if time slowed down. He saw Demigra approaching and decided to take one last shot at the demon. Cupping his hand to the side he began chanting.

"Ka-me... " Demigra was geting closer "Ha-me... " the Demon King was half-way there when Ninjin thrust his hands forward "HAAAAAAAA! " the blue wave clashed with Demigra's fist and actually slowed his advance. Slowed, not stopped. Ninjin felt like his body was on fire, every muscle and bone screaming in protest but he pushed on. He remembered what he fought fow, who he fought for. It gave him strength through his journey and it will give him strength now. Images flashed in his mind and with each one he felt the Kamehameha getting stronger, pulling on energy he never knew he had.

"WHAT? HOW? " Demigra yelled over the thundering sounds of their clashing energies "THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! "

"RAAAAAAAAAAAAH! " Ninjin gave it everything he got and Demigra was finally being pushed back, the wave slowly disintegrating parts of his body. But something else was happening as well, the mirrors into other worlds were beginning to crack and shatter. Ninjin noticed that but he had to focus on Demigra. Unlucky for him, a mirror was creeping up behind him, caught up in the swirl of power that shook the Crack of Time "WHAT? NOOOO! " he felt the pull from it and was too focused on Demigra to fight aginst it. In one final push he released all of the energy he had left, every last bit went into this one last ditch effort to destroy the Demon King. As the mirror slowly pulled him in Ninjin couldn't really tell if his attack did destroy Demigra. He could only hope it did as Ninjin only saw darkness after the mirror took him.

Tokyo...

In the streets of Tokyo, the Ashikabi of the North, Sahashi Minato, and his Sekirei, No. 88, Musubi, were coming home from their trip to the grocery store.

"This is a lot of food... " Minato groaned as he carried almost 50kg of rice in bags on his back and even plastic bags full of random vegetables.

"Sorry, Minato-sama. " Musubi apologized to her Ashikabi and the one she loved. Minato was still amazed at the power the Sekirei held within them. Musubi was easily carrying double the amount of food he did and she didn't seem fazed.

"It's okay Musubi. " Minato smiled at the strong and very cute girl beside him "I'm your Ashikabi and as one I have to- " he was interrupted by a low humming noise "You hear that? "

"Yes! It's coming from over there! " Musubi pointed excitedly at a large purple sphere high above the city. Everyone in the street stopped and looked up at the strange sphere in the sky.

"What is that? " Minato wondered as he looked at the purple orb "Do you think it has something to do with the Sekirei plan?" Musubi put a finger on her chin, hard in thought. After a few moments she smiled and answered.

"No idea! " she responded in a cheerful tone and Minato chuckled lightly.

"Anyway, let's get home before the landlady gets mad and- "

"KYAAAAAH! " a high-pitched scream filled the street as a blur came rushing out of the purple orb.

"Musubi! " Minato called to his Sekirei who was ready for action. She stood protectively before Minato, expecting an attack but none came. They watched the purple sphere humming louder and louder until it disappeared with a loud bang like thunder hit. Musubi instinctively hugged Minato for protection, pulling his head into her rather large chest and making the boy blush like crazy. Out of the corner of his eye Minato saw the blur that came out beginning to look very human and was plummeting towards the ground at high speed. He said something muffled, as his head was still between Musubi's breasts, and pointed to the sky. The girl looked to where he was pointing and saw whatever it was that was falling from the sky. She was just about to go and catch it but it was too fast and crashed into the street, creating a small crater and raising a cloud of thick dust. Minato peered over Musubi's shoulder and quickly ran past her to see what happened.

"Minato-sama! " Musubi quickly ran after him, concerned for his safety. They didn't know what just landed in front of them. It could be a Sekirei and that could mean trouble. As the dust cleared the figure came into view and the Ashikabi-Sekirei duo had no idea what they were looking at. The figure looked human, wearing a torn up blue jumpsuit and heavily damaged white armor. The most unusual thing about him was his wild hair that went about in all directions and defied gravity.

"We have to help him! " without thinking, Minato jumped in the crater with the human, intent on helping. Musubi quickly followed and they knelt beside the new arrival. They both winced when they saw in what state he was. Beaten, bruised, bleeding, torn clothes, you name it "He needs a hospital! " Minato then looked to Musubi "Can you carry him? " he was just about to leave when the man spoke.

"De... " his right eye was barely half-open as he took in his surroundings.

"What? "

"De-demon... "

"You're a demon? " Musubi instantly put up her guard, ready for anything.

"No... " they heard him groan again "Fought... Demon... "

"Are you okay? " Minato barely touched his shoulder and the man cried out in pain "Sorry! Sorry! "

"He's hurt! " Minato looked to Musubi "He needs help! " the man was, to Minato's surprise, trying to stand up "Whoa, hey! "

"De-... Migra... " he barely got up and blood was flowing everywhere.

"Is that your name? " Minato couldn't believe what he was seeing. How could he still stand?

"No... W-where... Am I? " Minato looked at him quizically.

"Tokyo, Japan. " the man looked at Minato with a smirk.

"Crap... " just as he said it, he blacked out. Minato and Musubi looked at each other and decided to take him to a hospital. What else could they do?

Ninjin was going in and out of consciousness. He saw a boy and a girl rushing towards him. He slowly got up and heard something about Tokyo. He was too exhausted to even ask where that is. The transfer drained his energy immensely. After that he blacked out for a while. Next thing he saw was blinding lights.

"Doctor! He's coming to! " a female voice shouted concerned.

"Impossible! We already used enough sedatives to put down a rhino! " Ninjin looked around himself in confusion and saw that he was on a medical berth, his wounds either sown up, bandaged or in a cast like his left arm and left leg "Give him another dose! " before Ninjin could protest he was out again but not before he heard "Damn MBI... "

"You don't know him? " the doctor asked Minato who was in the waiting room of the hospital. After Musubi carried the unknown man to the hospital, Minato told her to go back and gather the food and bring it back to the Izumo Inn.

"No. Sorry... " Minato bowed his head in apology and the doctor sighed.

"So you're saying he just came crashing down from the sky? " the doctor asked with a raised brow.

"Yes... " even Minato couldn't believe it and he was an Ashikabi. The doctor sighed.

"Someone has to pay his bills though. " the treatment cost a lot of money, particularly because of the large amount of sedatives he was given and was still receiving. Minato pulled out a card from his pocket. He didn't like to use it but right now, he had no choice.

"Will this do? " when he showed the doctor his MBI VIP card the doctor's jaw almost hit the floor. He quickly gained his composure and grabbed the card and gave it to a nurse who ran it through a scanner.

"Umm, yes. Anyway... " the doctor opened the file he was holding "Since you're paying I might as well give you the results. " Minato looked at the doctor in anticipation "I must say, in all my years I've never seen anything like... Him. " Minato's brow furrowed in confusion.

"You mean his injuries? "

"Well, that too. But I mean... His structure. "

"I don't understand. " the doctor sighed and pulled out an x-ray image of the unknown man.

"Take this for example. " he dragged his fingers across the spine "Humans have 33 vertebras. This guy has 45. " Minato's eyes widened a little "Also... " he pointed to his ribs "Aside the broken ones, he doesn't have 24 ribs but 20. "

"Did they get removed? " Minato asked. He remembered some people removing some of their ribs for more flexibility, however, the doctor shook his head.

"No. They were never there. " Minato was amazed at this "Aside from the fact his skin is really tough, his upper canines a little longer than normal, his hair structure resembling that of a primate or wolf, his blood is almost normal. "

"Almost? "

"The type is AB but it' nothing like I've ever seen. " the doctor just stared in disbelief at the file "Honestly, I have no idea what I'm looking at. " it took a while for it to sink in for the both of them "Anyway, if you want to see him, he's in there as are his clothes. Or what remained of them. "

"Thank you doctor. " Minato bowed in thanks and the doctor left. Minato looked at the door behind him where the mysterious man was. He pondered on whether to enter or not and ultimately decided to do it. He shakily grabbed the knob and entered the room. A nurse was beside the man's bed looking at his heart monitor and taking notes. Minato couldn't help but see her face was flushed and for good reason. Even though he was mostly bandaged up you could still recognize his ripped body and he was also good looking. Minato quietly sat beside his bed a watched him as the nurse tried to find any excuse to stay longer in the room and look at the unconscious man or touch him. Minato laughed lightly at her antics but said nothing. Suddenly, Musubi burst into the room.

"Minato-sama! " she jumped at Minato and hugged him tightly "Are you okay? I was so worried about you! "

"I'm alright Musubi. " he laughed and hugged her back.

"Oh my god... " they both turned towards the nurses voice who stared at the heart monitor. The beeps were increasing and the man was stirring. He was waking up!

"Nnngh... " the man groaned and opened his right eye to scan his surroundings and his eye landed on his battered armor on a chair "A-Ar... " he tried to raise his arm but the nurse quickly grabbed it, much to her delight, and tried lowering it. Emphasis on tried.

"You need to rest, sir! " she used all of her strength to push his arm down but the arm didn't move.

"Ar... Mor... " he stretched his finger towards his armor on the chair and Minato looked at it.

"You want your armor? " he asked in confusion and the nurse was still trying to lower the man's arm.

"Y... Y-yes... " his voice was weak but Minato understood and got up.

"Sir! " the nurse looked at Minato who picked up the armor to find it was surprisingly light. It weighed almost like a sweatshirt.

"R-rigt... Poc... " the man said weakly and Minato began searching around the damaged armor and to his surprise found a secret pocket. Inside was a small pouch and when Minato pulled it out he felt that something like crumbs were inside "B-bean... " he opened the pouch but there was no sign of a bean. Only green crumbs that were probably beans before.

"It's just crumbs. " at Minato's revelation, the man's eye widened in horror. He pulled off the oxygen mask that was over his face.

"Sir, you must calm down! I need help in here! " the nurse called for help and immediately more nurses came in and tried to restrain the man, much to their delight.

"G-give it... Here... " the man opened his mouth slightly and Minato looked in disbelief.

"Absolutely not! " a few nurses screamed as they tried to stop the man from sitting up. Again, no chance of that. Minato looked from the nurses, to the man and then to Musubi. He didn't know what to do. This man could be dangerous. Six nurses were trying to hold him down with no success for god's sake!

"Minato-sama... " her face showed a look of concern and she observed the man again. After the man gave her a pained smile, Musubi felt relieved. Somehow she felt like she could trust him. She looked at Minato and nodded.

"Right. " Minato nodded in confidently and approached the man with the pouch in his hand.

"You can't give the patient strange things to eat! " a nurse was about to slap the pouch from Minato's hand when Musubi stopped her by grabbing her arm "What are you- " Minato used this window of opportunity and quickly emptied some of the contents of the pouch into the man's mouth "What have you done? " the nurse asked outraged but quickly her jaw fell in shock as did everyone else's. As soon as the man swallowed the crumbs his eyes shot open.

"RAH! " in an instant all of his muscles bulged up and the caskets on his body were vaporized and some bandages ripped apart. The nurses were pushed back from the force, landing on the floor on their butts and stared at the man blushing like crazy "Thanks! " the man flashed a huge smile to Minato and jumped off the bed with ease. He grabbed Minato's hand and vigorously shook it "You saved my life! " Minato's body was trembling from the shake.

"N-n-n-n-n-o-o-o-o p-p-p-r-r-o-o-b-b-l-l-e-e-m-m... " as did his voice. Then the man turned towards Musubi and shook her hand as well.

"Thank you as well! " to everyone's amazement, Musubi didn't shake like Minato did.

"I'm happy to help! " she replied with a kind smile. The man laughed happily and looked around and noticed the nurses on the floor, faces red as tomatoes.

"Are you okay? " he asked them in concern and they just nodded. Minato could swear some of them were drooling "Oookay... " the man scratched his head in embarrassment as he understood the situation he was in. He knew what was going on when girls made a face like that. He turned towards Minato "So... Where am I? "

"Uh... Tokyo? " Minato answered though it sounded more like a question.

"Tokyo? " the man asked confused.

"Yes. " Minato nodded.

"What's a Tokyo? " everyone was taken aback by his question.

"The capital of Japan. " Minato answered back but the man just continued staring "Japan is a country? On planet Earth? "

"Not ringing a bell. " he laughed and scratched the back of his head. Minato face-palmed.

"Where are you from anyway? " he finally asked.

"Toki-Toki City. " now it was Minato's turn to be confused.

"Um... Excuse me, what? "

"Toki-Toki City! It's the home of the... Oooohhh... " it looked like realization dawned on the man's face "You wouldn't know about it. Then again I don't know about this Tokyo and I know Earth cities pretty good. " he lowered his head and looked sad, remembering what happened before he arrived.

"Um... Are you okay? " Minato asked. Everyone in the room was quiet as they watched the exchange. The man then smiled weakly.

"Yeah... " he raised his head and looked for his armor "Thanks for your help. " he smiled at Minato and Musubi again and went to his armor. He fumbled around with it for a while and laughed triumphantly "Ha! Found it! " he pulled out a small metal box out of another secret compartment. He opened and Minato saw something that looked like capsules in it "Chronoa always said I had more luck than brains... " he smiled and took out a capsule. He turned around and addressed the people in the room "Could I have some privacy? " the nurses were brought back to the planet and as slowly as they could left the room. Minato and Musubi followed until "You two stay. I have some questions. " the nurses glared daggers at the two but Musubi didn't notice them. Minato however felt a shiver run up his spine. The door closed and the man looked at his saviors "Would you mind turning around? I wanna' get changed. " he asked them and the two nodded. There was no toilet in the room or a changing curtain.

"Yeah, sure. " Minato turned around as did Musubi "Couldn't you just have called when you finished changing? "

"Oh... That didn't cross my mind. " he laughed sheepishly. Minato then heard a click and a poof and turned on instinct and saw a small dresser emerge from smoke, apparently out of nowhere. He was about to ask about when he was interrupted.

"I'll explain later. " Minato just nodded and turned back around. Musubi was happily humming to herself "What planet am I on? " this question caught Minato off guard.

"Earth, I told you already. " he heard shuffling of clothes behind him.

"Are you completely sure? "

"Yes! " Minato responded a little annyoed.

"Earth... " the shuffling stopped for a moment "Right... " he heard a sigh and then the shuffling continued "You can turn around now. " the duo turned around and looked at the man who was now dressed in an orange gi with a blue undershirt, blue sash, dark blue boots and was just putting on a pair of blue fingerless gloves "Oh! Where are my manners? My name is Ninjin, member of the Time Patrol! " Ninjin waved a hand and smiled a little.

"Sahashi Minato. " he waved lightly.

"Musubi! " the girl said in a cheerful tone.

"You're really strong Musubi! I can tell! " he smiled brightly and Musubi did as well.

"Thank you, Ninjin-san! " the girl was beaming with pride and Minato smiled at his loving Sekirei.

"So... " Minato joined in "Who or... What are you? "

"I just told you who I am. " Ninjin answered a bit confused. Was this guy listening to him?

"Right, sorry. Then, what are you? " Ninjin looked confused "The doctor showed me your scans. You're definitely not human. "

"You're right. I'm not. " his tone got serious all of a sudden "But right now, it doesn't matter what I am. Has Demigra followed me here? " the duo looked at him in confusion "Demon King Demigra? Big guy, blue, red hair, horns? " they shook their heads "Then I got him... " he said quietly and smirked "That's good to know. "

"Hold on, Demon King? " Minato asked a little alarmed "Are you serious? " Ninjin clicked a button on the dresser. It turned back into a capsule and he stored it into the box and put his in his sash.

"Yeah. "

"Is he dangerous? " Minato asked in concern.

"He's called Demon King Demigra. What do you think? " Ninjin asked with a raised brow. Minato gulped, a bead of sweat running down his forehead. This guy said he fought a Demon King, and after falling out of the sky and live to tell the tale, there was not much reason not to believe him.

"Are you dangerous? " Minatoe asked.

"Only when someone threatens my friends. " Ninjin gave a reassuring smile and Minato sighed in relief.

"What are you going to do now Ninjin-san? " Musubi spoke up and Ninjin looked out the window.

"I have to get home, somehow... " he stared out the window "I wonder why the others haven't found me yet. "

"More demons? " Minato asked and really hoped the answer was not demons.

"My friends, Time Patrollers. " Ninjin shortl explained and eased Minato's tension.

"Time Patrollers? Can you explain anything to us? " Minato was now a bit frustrated and wanted answers. He felt like he was in a manga or something. A guy drops from the sky all beaten up, some bean crumbles heals him and he acts all mysterious. The only thing missing was... "What was that!? " Minato asked in panic as a loud growl resonated through the room. Ninjin placed a hand on his stomach and laughed sheepishly.

"I guess I'm hungry. " he said with a laugh "Tell ya' what, let's get something to eat and I'll tell you everything! How's that sound? "

"I'm also hungry, Minato-sama! " Musubi joined in and gave him a puppy dog-eyes look he just couldn't resist.

"That sounds bad for my wallet. " Minato sighed in defeat.

Unknown to them, four Sekirei in Tokyo just felt their hearts flutter and they knew what that meant. Their Ashikabi has arrived.

Minato took Musubi and their new friend Ninjin to an all you can eat restaurant. He soon regretted it. While he knew Musubi ate a lot for human standards, Ninjin ate a lot by Sekirei standards, times ten.

"Where does it all go? " Minato wondered as he watched the two eat. Musubi finished first and sat as close to Minato as possible, making the boy blush again, and Ninjin continued to eat a while more. Once finally done, Ninjin looked strangely at the empty plates "Everything okay? "

"Yeah. It's just... Usually after this big of a fight I eat a lot more. " Ninjin sounded disappointed but there was also a hint of concern in his voice.

"More? You can't be serious. " Minato said in disbelief and Ninjin just laughed.

"What can I say? I like food! " he laughed again and people around them were watching in shock. The food he consumed could easily feed 50 people.

"Maybe you're homesick, Ninjin-san. " Ninjin gave the Sekirei a light smile.

"Could be... " he sighed deeply and looked at Minato "I guess I owe you guys an explanation. "

"Yes. " Minato nodded and listened to Ninjin's story, starting from the part where he battled Demigra and a little on the Time Patrol "Oh my God... "

"Yeah... If he's not here then he must've been vaporized by my Kamehameha. " Ninjin srubbed his chin in thought "Still don't understand why the others haven't found me. My life signature is pretty strong... "

"Life signature? " Musubi tilted her head.

"Yes. It's something every living being has. Even you two. " he pointed at them "Although Musubis is a lot higher than yours Minato. " Musubi beamed with pride knowing that she could protect her beloved Minato "Anyway, if you train enough, you can actually sense other peoples energy. The bigger their energy, the stronger they are. "

"Makes sense. " Minato nodded in understanding "But, you said you went through a random... Mirror? " the Saiyan nodded "Maybe that's why they can't find you. If there are thousands of them, it could take a while to search them all. "

"I guess so... " Ninjin nodded in understanding and his spirits lifted a little knowing he would be found eventually.

"Wow! Ninjin-san is strong! " safe to say Musubi was happy to meet someone new and after hearing his story, she was pretty exticed to spar with someone strong"Will you spar with me? " Minatos eyes went wide.

"Sure! " Ninjin happily replied.

"I don't think that's a good idea Musubi! " Minato tried to dissuade her from sparring with Ninjin as the guy could break planets in half.

"It'll be fine, Minato-sama. " Musubi reassured him "Ninjin-san won't hurt me. " Ninjin nodded in confirmation and Minato relaxed. Only a little.

"Okay. " Minato sighed in defeat "So, since you're new here, I'm guessing you have nowhere to go? "

"Pretty much. " Ninjin smiled weakly at the two.

"That's sad... Minato-samaaaa... " Musubi looked at Minato with her puppy-dog eyes and he knew what she meant and he was thinking the same. Ninjin was an honest and good guy and if Musubi trusted him, so did he.

"You want to come with us? "

"Really? " Ninjin's face instantly lit up.

"I'll talk to the landlady! No problem! " Musubi said excitedly and Minato nodded in confirmation.

"Thanks you guys! " Ninjin reached over the table and grabbed the two in a bone crushing hug, making Musubi giggle and almost suffocating Minato.

Izumo Inn...

Uzume was feeling really strange the past couple of hours. The day started normally but then suddenly everything changed when she felt her heart beat faster. As a Sekirei she knew what that meant. Her Ashikabi has appeared and she couldn't be more happy. For a Sekirei to find her Ashikabi was the greatest joy in the world. After that event, Uzume was all giddy and happy, something that didn't go unnoticed by the landlady.

"Ara, ara. What's got you so happy? " Miya asked as she swept the entrance to her Inn.

"My Ashikabi! I can feel him! " she answered happily and smiled the brightest smile Miya had ever seen the girl do.

"That's nice, Uzume. " Miya smiled kindly at the girl and continued her sweeping.

"I've never been so happy! My heart is beating so fast it's like he's just around the corn- " she stopped mid-sentence when she saw Minato and Musubi return "What took you two so long? " she ran up to them with a mischevious grin „Did you do perverted stuff? "

"W-what? No! " Minato waved his arms defensively, red as a tomato.

"No? You're overreacting a bit. Are you sure you didn't do anything? " Uzume prodded some more and Minato wondered why it was always him.

"Umm... Landlady-sama. " Musubi approached Miya who stopped her actions and looked at Musubi.

"Yes? What is it Musubi? "

"Is there room for one more person? " this got Uzume's attenion.

"One more? " Miya asked a bit confused. Has Minato winged a second Sekirei?

"Another? Ho-ho-ho Minato-kun! You dog, you! " she elbowed him lightly in the ribs and teased him. All the while she felt her heart beat faster and her body growing hot.

"It's not what you think, Uzume-san! " Minato defended but then took notice of Uzume's flushed face "Are you okay? "

"Yeah, I'm fine! Why wouldn't I be? " her condition got worse by the moment. Her Ashikabi was near. She began to wonder if it was Minato. That is, until a new voice joined the conversation and appeared around the corner.

"Wow, this place is amazing! " as soon as he appeared, Uzume thought her heart was going to jump out of her chest "But I don't know how I can aff-MMPH! " his sentence was cut off when Uzume suddenly kissed him, unable to restrain herself. Ninjin's eyes were wide as the giant plates he just ate from a while ago and his face went as red as Minato's sometimes did. But then something else happened. A light appeared around Uzume and she sprouted wings! What was going on here? After the wings disappeared, Uzume ended the kiss and looked deep into the eyes of her Ashikabi. They were as black as the night yet so kind and warm.

"Ashikabi-sama... " she said quietly, her face red and her heart beats slowing down. She had found him.

"Ashi-what, whaaa... ? " Ninjin was dumbstruck, unable to understand what just happened, his eyes darting around but mostly returning to Uzume's lips, the lips that stole his first kiss. Then again, he was 22, it was bound to happen sometime soon. At least, he hoped it would.

"He's an Ashikabi? " Minato said in disbelief and Ninjin looked at him, a look of panic on his face.

"I'm a what? "

Minato explained what just happened and if they could, Ninjin's eyes would be two swirls right now. This was a lot to take in. Minato even laughed at how overwhelmed the fighter was. Fighting an all powerful demon king like it was nothing while getting kissed by a girl caused a system shutdown. Meanwhile, Uzume had the biggest smile on her face and refused to let go of Ninjin's arm and had it squeezed tightly between her rather large breasts.

"I guess he's taking it okay? " Musubi looked at Ninjin with a small smile. Minato could swear he saw Ninjin's head fuming from the overheat he just received.

"Of course he is! A cute girl just kissed and professed her undying love to him! " Uzume said excitedly and grabbed onto Ninjin's arm even tighter, if at all possible. Ninjin finally came to.

"W-w-w-w-wait a second! " he quickly freed his arm and jumped up, making Uzume pout "I-I-I don't have time for this! I have to go home! I have to- " he was cut off when a bucket of cold water was emptied over his head. Ninjin turned around to see Miya holding the now empty bucket "Thank you. " he bowed to the landlady.

"You're welcome. " Miya put the bucket down and sat with everyone else "Now that you're calm, please tell us your story. " she smiled warmly and Ninjin sat down again and immediately got his arm grabbed by Uzume again who giggled girlishly.

"Well, it's like this... " as Ninjin began telling his story, Miya and Uzume looked in disbelief. Once he finished his story, Uzume was the first to speak once it all settled in.

"My Ashikabi-sama is the strongest in the universe! " once again she latched onto Ninjin's arm and giggled.

"Wait. " Minato spoke up and everyone looked at him "From what you told us, you're incredibly strong. " Ninjin nodded and then Minato asked the question that was on everyone's mind "How strong are you exactly? " the room fell silent, Miya and Minato somewhat dreading the answer, Musubi visibly excited and Uzume beaming with pride for her strong Ashikabi.

"I... Don't understand. " he looked at them confused "I just told of the battle I was in. "

"What Minato-kun meant to say was- " Miya joined in "-we cannot understand how strong. Your tales verge on the borders of god-like. It's hard to imagine. "

"Well, I wouldn't say god-like. " he scratched his head sheepishly.

"Then how would you say it? " Miya asked and Ninjin scratched his chin in thought.

"I could show it to you, maybe? " Ninjin replied and all faces went blank. How does a being so powerful simply show them? Will he lift up the inn? He better not damage her precious Izumo Inn "Let's go outside. "

The five of them were in the garden of the Inn. Ninjin was standing in the middle and everyone else around him.

"You might want to step back. " fthe four bystanders nodded and stepped away, giving the Saiyan more space. He exhaled "Here we go... " his fist clenched tightly, legs spread slightly apart and slightly bent at the knees, he let out a powerful roar "HAAA! " a strong gust of wind emanated from him as a blue, flame-like aura sprouted around him. Everyone looked in disbelief at the sight before them, especially Uzume, who felt her heart beat rise once again and getting hotter by the moment.

"Amazing... " Minato said quietly and stared at Ninjin who now flexed his muscles and checked his body. Uzume was trying not to drool right now as she ogled his muscled body.

"This is just a little of it. What you see around me is Ki. It's- "

"Pure life-energy... " Miya said breathless. She read about it in books of myths and legends, heck, even some shounen manga Minato left in the living room once. The implications were terrifying.

"Yes. " he answered, a little surpised someoone knew what it was without him exlaining. And also noone noticed Uzume's breathing got heavier and faced flushed.

"Ninjin-samaaaa... " she practically moaned his name but noone heard her. Even her wings began to appear.

"Saiyans are special in a way. " he began releasing his energy more "We can ascend to different states to further increase our power. " his burst of energy felt like a wave of ecstasy to Uzume. Another flare of his aura and Uzume screamed in pleasure. Now this got Miyas attention who was brought out of her stupor. She realized what was going on.

"Ninjin! Stop! " she called out to the Saiyan who gave her a confused look as did Minato and Musubi "Right now! " Miya then looked at Uzume and Minato felt his own face turn red, seeing as Uzume was about to... You know...

"W-what's happening to her? " he barely stammered out and even Ninjin was puzzled. He did stop though and went towards his Sekirei. Ninjin knelt beside her with a concerned look. If he had to guess, Uzume was a little disappointed his demonstration ended.

"A Sekirei get's it's power from it's Ashikabi. Ninjin has a lot of power inside of him. " Miya answered calmly as she looked at Ninjin.

"You're saying she's channeling my power? "

"Yes. The stronger the Ashikabi, the stronger the Sekirei. " Miya pulled out a hand-fan out of her yukata and began waving it at Uzume to cool her down.

"Then I guess I won't be doing that again. " Ninjin looked apologetically at Uzume "I'm sorry. "

"I-it's fine. " she stroked his cheek "I liked that actually, and I wouldn't mind if- OW! " a broom smacked her on the head. Miya stood over her, broom tightly in her grasp.

"I will not allow improper acts at Izumo Inn! " she said sternly and Uzume continued to rub her aching head. It left her wondering though, should Ninjin release his full power, what would actually happen? To Uzume? To the world?

MBI HQ...

"Director! A new Ashikabi has appeared. " a man in a white lab coat said in an urgent tone to his boss.

"So it would seem. Leave. "

"Yes, sir! " after the doctor left, the man rose from his chair to reveal himself. He was dressed all in white, even his hair was white and dark sunglasses covered his eyes. Then he grinned widely.

"Things just got more interesting. " he walked towards the large window overlooking the city.

A/N

I have no words to say for this delay and re-write.