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[Flame of Recca]

"When Everything Seems Okay…"

It seems that the members of Team Hokage had their normal lives back. Domon still courts Fuko. Tokiya goes to his prestigious school. Recca & Yanagi, who are obviously sweethearts for a long time, had stopped Recca from doing a lot of mischievous stuffs… sometimes. Ganko goes abroad, & Kaoru travels with Kurei at the past.

Although in Kaoru & Kurei's situation, it hadn't been that easy.

No electricity, no gadgets & no modernization. This is great. Kaoru thought as he walks along with Kurei. Maybe I'm just not fond of the stuffs in the ancient Era. Could this get any worse?

"Are you okay, Koganei?" Kurei asks.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

"I told you, you shouldn't have followed me here."

"& I already told you that I won't be leaving you behind."

Kurei sighs as they reached a river.

"You must be thirsty. Let's drink at the river."

"Is it clean?"

"Of course it is… Unlike the modern world after us."

Oh, yeah. I remember. Kaoru smiles as they get some fresh water by the river.

"Kurei…" Kaoru started as they rest. "What is it like… living here for a long time?"

"Hmm…" Kurei tries to remember. "As for my situation, it was pretty hard."

"Hard? Aren't you the son of the Hokage's leader?"

"Yes, but unfortunately Recca came in the way & that started my doomsday."

So, he hasn't forgotten his 400 year old rivalry with Recca-niichan, huh? Kaoru remembers. "Don't tell me you're going back some other time?"

"Probably."

"Just as I thought…"

"What are you thinking, Koganei?"

"I thought you might go back & battle against Recca-niichan again."

Kurei chuckled, & that's one of the rarest things Kaoru had seen from him.

"You know, I've learned my lesson already. Recca is still my blood brother, & our business had ended by the time we went here."

Cool… Kaoru snickers.

"I think he also thinks of you as a brother, so it means you're the youngest among us."

"That's good to know-"

"…Although your attitude is next to Recca's. I didn't teach you to be so boastful, so I wonder how you get that bratty part of your attitude."

"I'm not that bratty."

"Say that to yourself."

After resting, they resume their walk.

"I wonder what they're doing right now…" Kaoru thought he watches the clouds drift at the sky.

Meanwhile, at the Modern World…

"Recca!" Yanagi calls as she saw Recca up to his mischievousness again.

"What?" Recca answers back.

"I command you to get back to class, Mr. Ninja Boy!"

He sighs. Recca missed those days that he'll run off & do his everyday hobby. If it weren't for his girlfriend, he would still act like this.

"What a shame…" Fuko comments upon seeing the scenario. "You should be more matured by now, you know."

"I know that, Fuko. But-"

"No more excuses, Recca. How many times do I have to tell you that you have to hold yourself?" Yanagi complains.

"I can feel your pain." Fuko pats, remembering Domon.

Speaking of which, Domon ran to Recca.

"You sneaky smartass!" Domon exclaims, chasing Recca. "We're not done yet!"

"Catch me if you can!" Recca teases as he ran away.

"I told you, I can feel your pain." Fuko grumbles.

Ganko Morikawa is inside her room. She watched the clouds up the sky as they form different shapes. It had been 2 weeks since it had ended… the battle & everything… She remembers the members of the Uruha… Neon, Raiha, Kurei… Also, she remembers the members of Team Hokage; her surrogate sister Fuko, that handsome group's criticizer Tokiya, Fuko's suitor Domon, Kurei's half-brother Recca, Yanagi-neechan… & lastly, Kaoru.

Okay, she always tells herself that she never felt anything for Kaoru. She's annoyed about him most of the time, although he treats her like a little bratty sister during the time that they're staying at the Uruha Reserves until the end. They tease & fight sometimes, although Kaoru's busy fighting alongside the others while she stays defenseless. More or less, she seldom talks to him.

"I wonder what everyone is doing…." She asks herself. "I wonder what you're doing right now, Kaoru… Just where the hell are you right now?"

She missed everyone, especially him, that's what.

Kaoru sneezes.

"I think someone mentioned your name." Kurei told him.

"I dunno why, but Ganko suddenly came inside my head."

"You miss her, don't you?"

For some reasons, he slightly blushed.

"Not really." He answered.

He hated to admit, but he felt so homesick. He wasn't used to such environment. What's more, is that he missed everyone at the Modern World. If he can just knock Kurei down, do that Transportation-Whatever-It-Is-Called & drag him there, he could have done that. Yet, he didn't. He's doing a very large sacrifice for Kurei since it's his own will. Kurei had been telling him to go back if he wants, but he didn't.

"If you're feeling homesick, I can use that same technique to send you back there." Kurei told him.

"I won't go anywhere without you. Tattoo that inside your brain." Kaoru replies.

They resumed their walk.

"I wonder where the Hokage ninjas hid their Madogous." Kaoru said.

"It's scattered around their land, although it is well hidden."

"Cool. Where can I find my Kougan Anki?"

"Why?"
"Think about it, when you see those guys that we're looking for, we may not know what could happen. At least you can have a back-up."

"This is the very 1st time that you offered a back-up."

Oh yeah, I remember. Kaoru grumbles. Kurei is so much stronger than I am. Even without the Kougan Anki I can be safe since he's with me. Why didn't I think of that?

"It's fine with me. We can look for it later."

"Nah. I just thought that I can live without that."

"Because?"

"Because I realize that you never need a back-up."

The bushes moved as the wind moves in different directions. Kurei & Kaoru finally sensed something bad.

"I think they're here." Kurei warns, readying for his flame as Kaoru moved behind him, defenseless since he doesn't have his Madogou. A little later, 3 opponents jumped forth to them.

"So, two of the Hokage ninjas survived." One of them said.

"No, not really." Kaoru answers. "He's the survivor. I'm just a companion."

"I can see the face of that woman…" Another recalls. "What's her name again, Reina?"

Kurei was paralyzed. They knew his mother!

"Hm… The 1st wife of the Hokage's leader?" The last one asks.

"As far as I heard, yes."

"How do you know… my mother…?" Kurei asks.

"She was killed during the battle. Don't you know that?"

Enraged, Kurei called forth Kurenai as he burned the three all at once. By that very moment, Kaoru felt scared. He can sense the evil Kurei of the past.

Kurei breathes heavily as he turns to Kaoru.

"Sorry for that… My anger had turned these people into ashes."

He didn't reply.

"I think we really should get the Madogous. I thought of something."

"What is it?"

"You won't get away!" A man who seem to be one of the enemies attacks them with a very familiar weapon; Kaoru's Kougan Anki. Kurei moves away as Kaoru jumps at the opponent's back.

"Hey, that's my weapon, you stupid bastard!" Kaoru exclaims.

"Since when did it become yours?"

"Why you-"

Kurei suddenly appears behind him & hits his nape. The enemy fell down as Kaoru quickly grabs the Kougan Anki. The enemy arises as he jumps away from them.

"Even without the Kougan Anki, I can still fight!" He shouts, bringing out a large blue crystal ball which says Fuujin.

"That's the main crystal ball of the Fuujin." Kurei describes.

"So that's the missing crystal ball of Fuko-neechan's Fuujin!" Kaoru recalls. "No worries, we can get that."

Kaoru never battled against Fuko, but he had a feeling that it won't be that easy. He swings his Kougan Anki at the enemy as Kurei readies his flame, careful about not hitting Kaoru.

Kaoru tries to get from him the main crystal of the Fuujin. He finally used the 6th shape of the Kougan Anki, the Mu, unto the enemy & swiftly grabs the crystal.

"Kurei, I got the crystal!"

"Now Koganei, jump away!" Kurei warns, preparing for his now signature flame, Ho-oh. Kaoru jumps away as he enflames the enemy.

"I think the survivors searched for the Madogous in order to strengthen their group on their own." Kaoru deduced. "…Which means we really have to get the other Madogous before the enemies could find them."

"Kagero must have brought the others." Kurei added.

"Ugh… Recca-niichan's mom? The one who gave Domon-niichan & Fuko-neechan the Ring of Saturn & Fuujin?"

"We're in the past, so maybe we could still find her."

"But we have to find the other Madogous too."

"I was thinking of something…"

"What is it?"

"Like I said, we're in the past. Meaning, the Tendo Jigoku still exists. If these people find out about this, then your comrades in the Modern World might face these guys."

"My comrades?"

"Yes."

"Oh great… That's what I call discrimination. You just said, stop living in the past. Are you even hearing yourself?"

"I'm saying that they're your comrades because I never work alongside them…"

"Except for your real brother."

"It's half-brother, Koganei."

"Whatever you say, you & Recca-niichan are still brothers, get that?"

Kaoru. Kurei thought. Since the moment they got here, Kaoru had been acting like he's older than him; scolding him & talking to him like a teacher. He can see Recca within him, & he laugh inside his head by that thought. He got his brains from him, while he got his attitude from Recca. He remembered Kaoru told him about him staying temporarily at Recca's home sweet home back then. No wonder Kaoru had been this stubborn.

"As much as I hated to say, we have to go back." Kurei finally decided.

"Really? We?"

"Yes. But after we talked to them about this big problem, you stay with them & I'll go back here."

"Kurei-"

"Don't worry. I'll occasionally go back for you."

"Just make sure you don't lie to me. I'll hit you with my Kougan Anki if you lie to me again?"

"Since when did I lie to you?"

"Oh, you want me to enumerate those in alphabetical order or by date?"

"Fine… but we need to go on."

Using the technique, they transported back at the present day.