It had been four years since Hagoromo and Hamura had arrived at the temple to train and learn about peace and the two of them were now 14 years old. Hagoromo had written letters to Kaguya during this time, and received some as well, though all they said was that their Kaa-Sama was proud of them, missed them and was well. During that time, the monks had gotten used to the two strange siblings and their mannerisms- it helped that both were so kind, though Hamura was more stoic than his sister. And that Hagoromo was so humble. So now, none of the monks or Yuko-Shishou minded that much, and some of them even watched the spar's of the two siblings.
Hagoromo had explained to Komen Shishou that the spars were needed so that they could learn to control their abilities and be able to protect themselves as well as keep from hurting people accidently. After a while the head monk decided that it was alright and sometimes even watched the spars himself. Today was another spar between the Otsutsuki siblings and everyone crowded around to watch. Hagoromo and Hamura stood on opposite sides of a circle drawn onto the ground.
Everyone was silent, allowing the two children to focus. Suddenly, Hamura was behind his twin. The teenage girl smirked slightly- it seemed like he had learned to suppress his Chakra at last. Focusing some of the energy to his hands, the white-haired teen sent a flurry of lightning fast jabs at his sister's Chakra points, which he had by now memorised, after spending so long living and sparing with the girl. With her eyes, Hagoromo saw each and every attack, as well as how much Chakra her brother was using.
As she dodged, the red-haired teenager subconsciously noted that Hamura was gathering a fairly large amount of his Chakra to his palms. The girl jumped back and thrust her arm out just as her brother thrust out his hands: "Gentle Fist Double Air Palm!" he cried, sending large double waves of destructive air at his twin. Just as the blast of Chakra shot forwards, Hagoromo cried out: "Shinra Tensei!" The two repulsive forces collided for the briefest of moments, before the Rinnegan Jutsu won out and blasted through the Double Air Palm.
Hamura was just barely able to get his arms in front of his face, before his sister's technique hit him full force and sent him flying through the air. Before he hit the ground however, the white-haired boy flipped himself around in mid air and landed on his feet, skidding back a few feet before he managed to stop himself, flipping forwards, and shooting another Air Palm at Hagoromo. This time it was too quick and sent the girl flying into the air. However, much to everyone's astonishment, the female twin was able to stop herself in the air. Everyone began murmuring in wonder. They knew the two children could do amazing things, but flying as well?
When Hagoromo didn't feel a hard impact with the ground, the girl looked around, finding herself three meters in the air. The red-head whooped and began doing cartwheels in mid-air. She'd always wanted to fly and now she could! Hamura watched his sister with slight envy, however, he knew that most people didn't have either of their abilities, and so jealousy was a useless emotion to foster. Hagoromo looked down at the ground, "Hamura, come fly with me!" she called, floating down so that she was only a few meters above the ground and offering her hand to her twin. The only boy of the Otsutsuki family looked nervous for the first time since she'd known him, "I would rather not sister, I am fine to allow you to have free reign of the sky" he replied.
Just then their Shishou ran in, "Hagoromo! Hamura!" he cried, pausing only for a second at the sight before him. After all, it wasn't everyday that you saw a human being flying. Then he shook himself off at the expectant looks, "it's terrible, a village a few miles away is being attacked by demonic creatures!" he exclaimed. Both siblings gasped in horror, "where!" Hagoromo demanded, utterly serious. Komen pointed to the North, "just a few miles North of here, you'll see the fires and smoke from up there, please hurry, they are killing everything!" the older monk begged.
Hagoromo nodded, "hai! Hamura, it will be faster if we fly" she stated, holding out her hand once again. The white-haired boy swallowed his fear and took his sisters hand. The two flew into the air and headed North. Indeed, they could see the black smoke from here, and the fires raging all over the village, "we need to hurry!" The future Sage called over the rushing wind. Then the two sped away from the temple.
ĤŎ
As they neared the village, the brother and sister could see just how bad it was. There was a small hoard of demons running around, but the village itself was small also, so it seemed like a lot to the frantic and terrified people running around screaming. Many buildings were on fire or being destroyed, and people were being torn apart or even eaten. Hagoromo gagged at the sight, but the two steeled themselves with the thought that they were going to save these people. As they slowly landed, the twisted creatures that were in that area of the village turned to look at them, eyeing them like they were their next meal.
Their eyes stayed fixed on the two new-comers. Hagoromo closed her eyes and took a deep breath- something which proved to be a mistake, for all she breathed in was the smell of smoke, death and the rot of the demons. It almost caused the girl to gag, but she forced herself to keep her composure. Then she spoke: "I am Hagoromo Otsutsuki, and this is my brother Hamura Otsutsuki, we have come to save this village- you have two options, you can leave this place now and leave it alive," here she paused, and opened her eyes. Her Rinnegan glared at the foul creatures, "or you can die where you stand" she stated in an emotionless voice.
Hamura, who was standing next to her shivered minutely at the sound of it. The demons screamed and lunged at the two. Hagoromo raised her arm, "Shinra Tensei" she stated. Once again the ripple of gravity blasted forth, only this time it was much stronger than the one she used when sparing with her brother. The attack tore up the earth and literally ripped apart the attacking demons. "Hamura, go, get the remaining villagers somewhere safe" Hagoromo said in a commanding voice, looking at him from the corner of her eye. In an instant her brother had vanished, off to do as she asked. He wouldn't dare disobey her, not with the mood she was in right now.
Once she had sensed that her brother was gone, the red-haired girl turned her full attention back to the attacking demons.
ĤŎ
Meanwhile, Hamura was running through the village, taking out any demons that he found, and grabbing men, women and children and moving them out of harm's way for now. Once they were safe for the moment, the white-haired boy turned to the disgusting creatures, who ran towards him. The boy activated his eyes, and suddenly he could see every minute detail. The younger of the Otsutsuki twins stayed in his original place and got into his fighting stance. When the first few demons reached him, Hamura simply hit the area where it's heart was, stopping it and killing the monster instantly.
Then he repeated.
ĤŎ
As one demon ran towards her, Hagoromo absorbed all the Chakra from it and threw it away. Ten more attacked. "Enough!" she cried, enhancing her voice with Chakra, so that even her brother heard it from all the way across the village. Gathering the Chakra she had absorbed, the teenage girl focused it to her left arm, hoping to destroy all the demons in the area with one wide range Shinra Tensei. To her surprise, the arm itself split apart, and transformed into a metal cannon-like machine. Hagoromo smirked slightly and aimed it at one of the demons who were attacking her. When she fired it, the blast of Chakra vaporised the creature on contact.
With a single thought, her body was coated in the Asura Paths mechanical armour. Then the girl rushed into the mass of insane monsters, taking them all out with single punches to the head or heart. It was gruesome and Hagoromo refused to look at the numerous bodies of the demons she was killing, but she assured herself that she did give them all a chance to escape, and they were killing these people. After around twenty more minutes, the remaining demons ran off, leaving Hagoromo standing their covered in the blood of their slain comrades. Shuddering, the teen cut off the Chakra to the mechanised armour, letting it fall off her body and taking all the residue with it.
After a moment of simply calming her beating heart, a voice caught the girls attention, "Sister?" Hagoromo turned around to find her twin and what was left of the villagers. She bowed, "I am sorry, if we had gotten here faster, this loss of life might have been avoided" she said sadly. The red-haired teenager straightened up, her sad eyes catching the attention of the village leader, who was one of only twenty survivors out of fifty, "those eyes, what are they?" he asked. "They are-" Hagoromo paused mid-sentence, her own eyes widening, "my eyes, of course" she breathed, before forming two hand signs, "I would advise you all to move back, I need some space for this" the girl said, moulding a massive amount of Chakra, but she could tell that it was only about three quarters of her current reserves.
Everyone did as she said, and watched as Hagoromo formed her fingers into a strange shape. Then she clasped her hands together, as though in prayer, "Gedo: art of Rinne Rebirth!" she cried. Then a giant white shape with a face and Rinnegan eyes burst out of the ground. It opened it's mouth to extreme proportions and fired out dozens of green lights into the sky. As each light came down again, it hit a body of the dead, and began healing each and every one it touched. When the lights had faded, the King Of Hell disappeared in a cloud of smoke and, to everyone's amazement, the people began opening their eyes- as though they had only been sleeping.
Cries of joy and disbelief rang through the air, as families embraced one another, parent was reunited with child, wife with husband, brother with sister. The leader of the village turned to the girl- the child who had performed this miracle and fell to his knees, "oh thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" he exclaimed, "how can we ever repay you for all you have done for us?" The red-haired girl blushed, "please, you do not need to thank us, only protect your people like a good leader should, we will be on our way now, and do not worry, we were happy to help" she stated, before both Hagoromo and Hamura left the village and began the journey back to their temple on foot.
Yes they wouldn't need anything more- only to protect the innocent and save this world.
To Be Continued