Awakening of the Heavenly Body! Manifestation of Imagination!
Naruto and Sasuke walked down the hallway to head to the platform for the first time that day. They had been told they were going to practice their secondary and tertiary Magic's today; and you could see the effect it had on them. Naruto was absolutely giddy, bouncing around in a furious manner, while Sasuke just had a pleasant smirk on his face.
When they walked up onto he platform all their positivity was blown away.
Rai was there, as was Kai; however the serious expressions they held meant one thing. The most brutal, cruel, and usually most beneficial training was about to occur. It was helpful, but at the end of it they couldn't move, and were usually unconscious.
They groaned, however both Gods heard this, and seemed to chuckle ominously.
"Naruto. Come here," Kai said.
Naruto slowly walked up to the God, before he was dragged away to one half of the platform to be taught the basics of his Magic. Sasuke was no different.
"Okay Naruto, you will be learning to use your Heavenly Body Magic for the first half of the day. Now Heavenly Body Magic is a powerful Magic which allows the caster to use the properties of many astronomical objects for battle, usually for offense. However the reason it's hard to learn is because of the fact it relies on astronomical objects, for example, meteors. However, you also must learn how to generate and manipulate the energy of stars from your body. The rewards are great however. Now, to activate this magic you must call upon the power of stars or meteors, and be able to channel it. It should come easier to you because of your Sky God Slayer Magic. Now let's get started," Kai said, ending his long monologue.
Naruto nodded before focusing on his Magic. He imagined a meteor soaring through the sky, leaving a trail of light. He imagined feeding off that trail of light to gain power, to grow stronger, faster, all around better. He felt a tiny, near nonexistent click happen to his Magic, and briefly felt slightly fast, but the next second it was gone.
He groaned.
"Again," Kai said in a monotone voice, however on the inside he was slightly impressed.
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Sasuke had a dark scowl on his face as he listened to Rai.
"This is a Magic that is considered invincible. However, know that no Magic, no matter its strengths is invincible. Anyways, it allows the caster to use the power of imagination. In other terms, anything you can imagine will materialize and you can use to your every whim," Rai said.
'Anything I could imagine huh,' Sasuke thought, already thinking of things he could be doing.
He felt a click in his Magic, similar to Naruto's, before he felt a weight in his hand. He looked down and saw a kunai in his hand, the same ones he used to use in his past life.
'Interesting.'
It was then Sasuke noticed it was noticeably smaller than the one's he used to have. It was about a third of their usual side.
'Well damn it all to hell,' he thought before drawing on more Magic. Another one appeared, slightly larger, but not by much. Sasuke growled.
He would not loose to this. He refused. He would make a full on kunai by the end of the day, or else he wasn't an Uchiha. He looked towards Naruto, trying to gauge his rival's progress. He smiled when he realized it was at his; if not slightly lower than, level.
And from that moment the race to see who would be able to use their secondary Magic to a decent level began.
XxX
Near lunch Naruto made a breakthrough. He was getting tired of doing this activity after all. He was at it for how many hours? Five, six, he had lost count. All he knew was that Heavenly Body Magic was a pain to use. However, he trusted Kai's opinion of the rewards and kept pushing forward.
He drew upon the power of a meteor, a giant one, of immense light and power. It had three flailing 'tails' spinning wildly behind it, giving him three times the power he draw upon. He looked deep within his Magic as he did so, before feeling the natural click of his Magic being activated.
He roared, his body being covered in a faint golden Magic, before he disappeared. He reappeared in midair, floating. He spun rapidly in circles, before flipping, and diving. He rocketed forward with the strength of a meteor just before he hit the ground. It was then the spells name came to him.
"Meteor," Naruto roared.
As Sasuke saw this he growled. Naruto wasn't better than him. If he was being honest, without his pride being in the way he would have to admit they were about equals. Therefore, Naruto would not be the only person to be able to unlock his secondary Magic before the end of the first half of their training.
"Come on, I will not lose to Naruto," Sasuke growled.
He concentrated hard, pulling up a decent chunk of his Magic.
"Kunai!" As soon as Sasuke roared this, a kunai the same size as a regular one appeared in his hands. He smirked before throwing it at Naruto, his Sharingan blazing. It flew in front of Naruto, purposely, before embedding itself in a wall.
Naruto stared at Sasuke, however the raven haired boy just smirked in response. Naruto smiled. His rival wasn't quitting, even in the face of his awesomeness.
Kai and Rai smiled. This was why they had put the two boys together today. They pushed each other, by refusing to let the other get ahead, even the tiniest bit. If you separated them it could change, however they doubted it would change by much. They would most likely imagine all the powerful spells the other was learning and use it to drive them. And in Sasuke's case he would be able to quite literally make those moves come to life.
XxX
It was after lunch, and Naruto and Sasuke were eager to learn their third Magic.
Rai began the explanation process for Sasuke, even though he doubted the boy would need it, as his Sharingan basically gave him inborn talent with it.
"This is a form of Magic that revolves around illusions, which you already know. Strong users in this Magic can create illusions that can deceive even respectable Mages like the Ten Wizard Saints and Magic Council Captains. As a bonus, the caster can determine who can see and hear the illusion and who doesn't."
Sasuke nodded. It wasn't much different in terms of what he could do in the Elemental Nations. He even wondered if he would have the limitation of not being able to use it without his Sharingan activated. He tried to conjure a simple illusion he remember, Ground Shifting, however Rai wasn't looking wobbly, so he assumed it failed.
He activated his Sharingan, obviously angry that he still had one stupid limitation. He growled, before he tried the spell again. It looked like it worked, as Rai stumbled for a quick moment before righting himself.
In fact it had worked as Rai was in fact seeing the ground shift. He knew it was an illusion, but that didn't make it any easier to break out of. A negative of Illusion Magic was that you had to get a strong blow on the user to break out of it. That or send an insane burst of Magic to completely disrupt them, however few had the ability for that. Even Sasuke didn't have that type of Magic. In fact, he doubted he did. The only person he could think of was that demon in Naruto. However, even after that it would still be drained.
Therefore, he changed into lightning before appearing in front of Sasuke and slamming a fist into his gut. Sasuke couldn't see the attack, even with the Sharingan and fell to the ground.
As the illusion broke he stood.
"Again," Rai said, and Sasuke nodded.
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Kai was busy giving Naruto an explanation as well.
"Energy-Make should actually be quite easy for you to learn. It's quite like your old chakra manipulation, only this time using Magic, and being able to maintain it. It shouldn't be to hard, now get to it."
Naruto groaned. He was never good at chakra manipulation, meaning that this would be a LOT of hard work. He only hoped that it wasn't as closely related to chakra manipulation as he thought.
He started going through a list of techniques he knew, before landing on one he couldn't live without. He thrust his right hand out, before focusing Magic in the center of it. A swirling ball took shape there, made of pure ethernano. Naruto smiled. He had done it, recreating his father's technique in this world.
"Rasengan," he roared.
Kai smiled. He was told about the technique by Naruto, and had a feeling he would want to work on that move first. He smiled when he saw Naruto wobble, and the ball explode, singing his hand slightly. He still had no talent, just a pure hard worker, and the kind Kai liked.
"Again," Kai said, however Naruto ignored his teacher turning to look at Sasuke.
"Hey Sasuke can you create thirty water balloons and thirty rubber balloons," Naruto asked, rather annoyed that he would have to restart his training.
Sasuke looked at his friend, before slowly nodded, creating the objects, although it took a decent chunk of his Magic.
"I want payment for that later idiot," Sasuke said, and Naruto nodded, before starting his work. He would master the technique this time. Without the use of his clones. He would have to, he couldn't make them anymore.
By the end of the day Naruto had mastered the Rasengan and gotten the hang of Heavenly Body Magic. However, he wasn't the only one, as Sasuke became even more proficient in his Illusion Magic and Arc of Embodiment. They both no longer even had to use the massive amount of Magic they used to have to use.
Kuma Akuma here my friends. Sasuke has learned the powers of Arc of Embodiment, being able to create sixty balloons quite impressive, especially for his first couple of tries. However, Naruto was never one to be left out, and in return is able to use Meteor and Rasengan as well. The two are neck-in-neck, neither wanting to step down. Who is stronger? For now, no one knows. Except me. But you can guess, I'll even tell you if you're right or wrong.
For those of you who like Rai and Kai I am sorry. For you will not be seeing them again for a LONG, LONG time. They will reappear though, so don't despair. The next chapter is the start of the first arc, the Ghost Brother's arc. After that arc, something important happens. Something you don't want to miss.
Also, for those of you who think I forgot about Naruto and Rune Magic I haven't. Well more of a, I got a recommendation from Emperor of Pandemonium, but even at the time I hadn't forgotten about it. Naruto WILL learn it, it will just take time. Also sorry about the short chapter, but I promise I will try to make them longer, that's it.