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Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters here that belong to Ranma 1/2. The Ranma 1/2 cast belongs to Rumiko Takahashi. Nor do I own Suikoden 3 or any other characters that I put into this story except for my own OCs. Neither do I own any of the character in any of the crossovers I do. I'm just using them in this fanfiction and I have no money so don't bother suing me. You'll just lose money instead of gaining any. And remember to leave a review!
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Chapter 3 – We Meet Again
At the hot spring baths Ino and Sakura step out of the changing room both needing to wash after their little run in with those trashcans earlier today. Looking around the spring they saw that it was crowded as many of the girls that they saw were training earlier had the same idea as they did. They spotted Hinata talking to the girl Tenten and decided to join them.
"Hi girls," Sakura said as she and Ino slid into the water next to the two.
"Hello," Hinata said to them.
"Oh hi," Tenten greeted them.
Sakura and Ino relaxed in the pool for awhile letting the warm water soak their bodies till Ino ask. "So Tenten are you going to be training with the man Ranma?"
"After seeing what he did today how can I say no," Tenten said.
"That's true," Sakura said. "Hey Hinata what did you see?"
With the three other girl's stares on her Hinata tried to stay calm but she ended up mumbling. "When I use my blood limit on him I saw that his charka was nothing like any chakra I have ever seen before. The charka I see when I look at you girls its like the roots of a plant but when I saw him his entire body seemed to be filled with charka with three power points on his body that are generating energy. And that he seemed to be able to draw charka from his surroundings. I know that nature generates chakra but I have never heard of someone actually drawing power from them before."
"Really?" Ino ask.
"That would mean he has unlimited chakra at his command," Sakura said.
"He is one of the few that has beaten me in a fight," a green haired woman said as she steps out of the changing room.
"Hi," Sakura said as she, Ino, Tenten, and Hinata stared at the woman's body. Her chest was huge and the rest of her body was a combination of firm muscle tone and female softness.
"Hi Hinata, Sakura, Ino, Tenten," Reni said as she pops up from behind the tall woman.
"Hello," Hinata greeted her.
"So these are the girls you told me about," a young woman with her hair in a high ponytail said as she looks at the four girls. "Hi my name is Natsume."
Another woman younger then Natsume with short hair popped out. "My name is Kurumi, we're Ranma's older sisters."
"You're his two older sisters?" the four girls all ask starring at Reni and then at her two aunts who look young enough to be her older sisters.
"Our family age slower then normal," Yun said as she came out of the changing room followed by the other women of her group.
"Is it a bloodlimit?" Tenten ask.
"Not really it's the fighting art that we use that does it," Natsume said getting into the water.
"We use a lot of ki in our art forms that does it," Kurumi said as she produces a ball of ki between her hands.
"You can my chakra visible?" Hinata ask as she uses her blood limit too see. Everyone in the bath stared at the display of power.
"How do you do that?" Ino ask never seeing that kind of chakra control before.
"It's simple really," the green haired woman said. "Chakra is made out of two kinds of energies, life force energy that is called ki and spirit energy mixed together creates chakra."
"We all know that," Sakura said as they all learned that in school.
"Yes but did you know that you can use either ki or spirit energy separate without mixing them," Tina said.
"What really?" Tenten ask.
"Please explain to the girls Tina," Lachette said as she got into the water with Iris.
The other women of the group, Kasumi, Shizu, Kodachi and Ayame came out of the changing room and got a lot of stares. With Kasumi the women stared at her body that was picture prefect, Shizu and Kodachi for their slim but busty figures and Ayame because of the scars that covered her entire body.
"What happen to you?" Kurenai ask as she never seen so many scars on a woman before.
"What kind of fights did you get into?" Anko ask as she has scars on her body too.
"These aren't from battle," Ayame said. "They're from the training that I went through."
"That's from your training?" Anko ask as she went through a lot of hard training but looking at the nin in front of her not at that kind of level.
"I underwent training that made students cough up blood. When we trained it was like going to war and when we went on missions it was nothing more then training," Ayame said.
"I'll suggest that none of you try your luck in a fight with her," Lachette said as she sits Iris on her lap.
"She's isn't like us two," Kodachi said as she sits next to Kasumi.
"She and Watari are more hardcore then we are," Kasumi said.
"That's because I'm not Ranma's bedmates," Ayame said making the other women in the bath blink.
"You two?" Anko ask pointing at the two.
"So I allow them to sleep with my husband," Lachette said as she pours a bucket of water over Iris head.
"You let other women to sleep with your husband?" Kurenai ask seeing the four young girls were in no shape to ask questions, as their faces have turned a shade of red.
"Mommy lets them sleep with us," Iris said making everyone stare at the group.
"She still likes sleeping with us at night," Lachette explains.
"Oh," Ino said as she used to do that when she was younger.
"Well Kodachi and Kasumi are much better at looking after the kids then you are," Shizu said to Ayame.
"They're just too soft," Ayame said.
"Which is why they're given the job," Lachette said.
"What about what you were talking about?" Kurenai ask.
"Oh yeah," Tina said. "Chakra is made up of two different energies, Spirit energy and Ki or Life force energy. Spirit energy is powerful in combating supernatural foes from ghost to demons but is very hard to be able to learn to control. It's in the realm of magic as only certain people are born able to use it. Ki is a bit easier to learn but still needs much training to learn to control, Ki can be use in either healing or for attacking to making yourself stronger. And last is Chakra which has a wide uses from summoning, attacks, and healing, but the down side to it is that unlike either Ki or Spirit energy you can only hold a certain amount of Chakra before running out. Even if there's someone with a vast amount of Chakra stored away, someone who uses Spirit or Ki will always have more in their energy reserve then the one who uses Chakra."
"Is everything you said is true?" Anko ask knowing that the Hokage would want to know of the three kinds of energies.
"Yes it's all true," Tina said. "It's just that you ninjis of the Element Countries have always have been trained in using only Chakra base moves. The skills that you nins have in Chakra are some of the best that I have ever seen outside of my family, but you nins uses it too much."
"Outside of your family?" Kurenai ask then widen her eyes as Tina held out a hand and made a ball of pure chakra that could be seen.
"My family for as long as anyone can remember have always been powerful. When we take a mate the person must first defeat us in either body or the mind, true there have been times when we have lost on purpose to marry but only when there's love in it. We have taken the best traits in each generation to create the best of the best and learned of almost every kind of special move or skills. Creating a ball of Chakra that can be seen isn't anything special to us," Tina said making the ball disappear.
"What family are you from?" Anko ask.
"My name is Tina Hat who used to be known as Fight Hat," she answers.
"Fight Hat?" Anko ask.
"Yes that's our trade names," Tina said. "My family are all known for what their best at. I'm known for my fighting skills so I go by the name of Fight Hat."
"Really?" Tenten ask.
"I have never heard of your family before," Kurenai said.
"That's because so few people had ever heard of us and lived to tell the tale," Tina said leaving the Leaf's female nins wondering what she meant by that.
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Meanwhile –
Ranma laid flat on the bed of the room he was renting. He couldn't help but wonder what Mad Hat had up his sleeves this time around. It took all he had to beat Mad Hat in that merged world of two Earth's with superheroes like in the comic books. From what he had learned of him during that time was that he should suspects the unexpected, as there was no way to tell what's going to happen next with him around.
"I wonder if this is what it's like to have me around," Ranma said to himself as strange things always happens to him no matter what he tried to do to avoid it.
"Sasuke what is it?" Ranma ask Kodachi's personal nin feeling his presents in the room.
"Lady Chris is here," Sasuke said.
"What?" Ranma said sitting up. "Send her in."
"Yes," Sasuke said opening the door revealing Chris on the other side.
"Ranma…" Chris said starring at the man she loves.
"Chris…" Ranma said starring at the woman he loves.
Both loved each other but a rift had formed between them ever since that day Chris killed Reni. Tricked by the girl name Puppet into killing their daughter, master minded by the man known only as Anarchy. They hadn't spoken to each other since Reni came out of her coma after she was brought back to life. The moment she saw Chris, Reni went into a panic as she saw the face of someone she loves the same one who had killed her and clung to her father Ranma. (1)
"I leave you two alone," Sasuke said leaving the two in the room.
The two stared at each other not knowing what to say to the other. The stalemate lasted what seemed to be years till Chris spoke. "It's time for us to have a long talk."
"Yes it is," Ranma said as Chris sat on a chair placing it in front of Ranma.
"MadHat brought me here to see you again," Chris said knowing he was wondering how she had gotten here. "He said that it's time for us to mend the bond between us."
"Chris…" Ranma said starring at her. "It's not about mending the bond between us… it's mending the one between you and Reni. I can't forgive you till Reni accepts you as her mother again."
Chris looks down at her hands, at the blood only she could see. "Since that day I haven't been able to even talk to Reni without her looking at me with fear in her eyes. She fears me… not like I did with my mother, she fears for her life around me."
"It's a rift that's going take time to heal," Ranma said.
"How can I ask her to forgive me the one who took her life?" Chris asks.
"It's something only you can do," Ranma said to her. "And I'll help both of you along the way."
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The next day –
Naruto and Tenten waited in the lobby of the inn where Ranma and his family were staying at. Ranma had told them to wait for him in the lobby yesterday after they ate. Finally Ranma came downstairs followed by Kasumi right behind him.
"Hi Ranma," Naruto said jumping from his seat.
"Morning," Tenten greeted him.
"Hi you two," Ranma said to them.
"You're going to train us?" Naruto ask.
"Well I'm going to train you," Ranma said then pointed to Tenten. "For you Tenten, Kasumi is going to teach you the Hidden Weapons style."
"Why?" Tenten ask.
"Well…" Kasumi said leaning over to Tenten. "I'm going have to show you how to hide your weapons and gear in your clothes. And having another woman show you where to hide things on your body is better then having a guy… right?"
"Good point," Tenten said blushing a bit thinking about it.
"Besides," Kasumi said as she pulls a katana out of her hidden pocket. "With the outfit I'm wearing hiding something this big is surprising isn't it."
"Wow," Tenten and Naruto said as they stared at the long katana Kasumi pulled out and wondered where she could hide it.
"Besides we girls have more hiding places then guys anyways," Kasumi said to Tenten.
"Really?" Naruto ask looking at Tenten.
"Don't even think of asking," Tenten said as she frowns at him.
"Come on Naruto," Ranma said to the young nin. "Take me to the training ground you want to train at."
"Right," Naruto said leading Ranma out of the front door.
Kasumi patted Tenten's shoulder getting her attention. "Come up stairs and I'll show you the ropes of the Hidden Weapons style."
"Yes mam," Tenten said following Kasumi upstairs.
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In the Market District –
Lachette walk down the street looking at the wears being presented by the sellers for the shoppers to look at. With her were Reni, Iris, and Shizu, all of the others were out and about as both Kasumi and Ranma were busy for the day. Both Natsume and Kurumi had taken Yun out with them looking around the village. Watari and Ayame had disappeared saying that they'll be out for awhile, and Kodachi and Sasuke were busy gathering some supplies for Kodachi potions.
"What do you think?" Lachette ask Shizu as she looks over the blue silk dress that caught her eye.
"I think it's pretty," Iris said to her mom.
"Ranma will like it on you," Shizu said.
"Yeah dad will love it," Reni said.
"Really?" Lachette ask.
"Hi guys!" Sakura shouted over to them from her family's store. (2)
"Hi Sakura," Iris said running into the store.
"What are you selling?" Reni asks as she got to the counter.
"Want some sweet cakes?" Sakura ask showing them the small cakes fresh from the oven.
"Okay," Iris said taking one of the cakes and offering the other to Reni, but she didn't take it. "Sister?"
"Hey what's the matter?" Sakura ask looking to where Reni was looking at. Standing outside the shop was an older woman who has the same hair color as Reni does but has light purple eyes to Reni's blue ones. Looking at the two Sakura saw how alike they were.
"Mommy," Reni said starring at the woman who she called mommy.
"Mom?" Sakura ask looking at the woman who is Reni's mom.
"Chris I see that you're here," Lachette said appearing next to Iris along with Shizu.
"Yes I'm here to see Reni," Chris said looking at Reni with eyes that wanted for things to be like they use to be.
"Ms. Lachette?" Sakura ask wondering what's going on.
"Meet my husband's first wife and Reni's mother Chris," Shizu explained.
"His first wife?" Sakura repeated.
"Reni," Chris said walking towards her daughter.
"Mommy," Reni said shaking with fear before running out of the shop. Chris raised her arm but let it fall knowing it wouldn't do any good.
"She still needs time," Lachette said to Chris then turns to Shizu. "Make sure she's alright."
"Right," Shizu said taking off for Reni.
"You think I still have a chance with her?" Chris asks Lachette.
"Reni still loves you," Iris said to her other mom.
"Don't try to force her or you'll just end up driving her away more," Lachette said to her.
"Thank you for looking after her," Chris said turning around and left the store.
"What was that about?" Sakura ask.
"It's something that isn't for me to say," Lachette said to her. "It's for them to tell you."
"Right," Sakura said feeling like something deep had happen between the Chris and Reni. She just had to find out what happen between them.
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Author's Notes –
1 – See chapter 48 of Suikoden One Half
2 – What does Sakura's family do for a living?
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