Ranma 1/2 is the creation of Rumiko Takahashi, 3x3 eyes (Sazan Eyes) is the creation of Yuzo Takada, Sailor Moon is the creation of Naoko Takeuchi. All are used without permission. This fan-fiction isn't intended for commercial use but is rather a tribute to Ranma 1/2, 3X3 Eyes, and Sailor Moon.

Chapter 11 Being Sanjiyan Unkara

Ke Lun sat back in the Tendo Dojo going over the events of five days past. Immortality, eternal youth, and powers that made them regarded as gods by humans and yet the Sanjiyan Unkara were not gods. They were not perfect and they made mistakes, but the power they wielded made those mistakes far reaching. The Moon Kingdom saw 300 billion die due to such a mistake and all it had taken to bring Pai's world to an end was one insane Sanjiyan Unkara.

Looking out in the dim light Ke Lun saw Ranko and Pai doing complex katas. Ke Lun's eyes narrowed as she noticed that Ranko's hands were making summoning gestures. Over the centuries several wizards and martial artists had tried to combine martial arts and magic as the result would be an unheard level of power. However until now all attempts had been failures, mainly because there had been no martial artist school whose philosophy could easily integrate magic into it.

Ke Lun had known that Happosai's school of martial arts had the potential of being powerful but until Setsuna had related events from what could have been the future she had no idea on just how powerful. According to Setsuna on its own in the hands of a student Happosai's school of martial arts would have been powerful enough to kill Sa Fulang. And now Ranko was well on the way to creating a new branch which she called the Sanjiyan Unkara Ganso Musabetsu Kakuto Ryu. Complicating matters was that Parvati seemed to be trying to recreate the Sanjiyan Holy Land here at the Tendo Dojo. Even Nerima had to have a limit on weirdness and soon there were going to have a lot of annoying visitors.

After the warm up Ranko began training Pai. What followed was a series of fast blows, blocks, counterblows, jumps, and sweeps. While from her body language it was clear Pai was a beginner she already had Ki enhanced reflexes surpassing that of many Nujiezu warriors. What puzzled and somewhat alarmed Ke Lun was she could see no evidence that either of them had trained in any of the Nujiezu techniques Sham Pu knew.

"I see that we're not the only ones up at four in the morning." came a voice from the house.

"Hello, Akane, Hotaru," replied Ranko without so much as pausing in the sparring match. "I'm surprised. Akane I expected you but I didn't expect Hotaru as well."

"Any particular reason?" asked Hotaru.

"It has to do with the great stamina of being Sanjiyan Unkara doesn't it?" asked Akane.

"That was the first thing Ranma noticed as well. I moved faster and had greater stamina than he did. Parvati noticed the same difference between her and Pai. Ranma believes that Sanjiyan Unkara access their Ki and Chakra more easily than humans do." Ranko chuckled, "He is also determined to find a way to tap into his reserves that are normally used for spell casting. If there is anyone who could do it is my brother Ranma."

"I don't feel tired like I used to." stated Hotaru as she brushed her hair out of her face.

Ranko smiled, "Good, You and Pai train with each other without you transforming into Sailor Saturn. I want to train Akane."

"Pai understand. Sister Ranko want to see how well Hotaru is without magical girl powers?"

"In part but I also have a theory on the Sailor Sensei transformation. Come on Akane." said Ranko as she walked to the back porch.

"We're not going to have much room to train here."

Ranko chuckled as she sat down, "Actually we have plenty of room. Please sit."

Akane sat down puzzled, "I don't understand."

"Look at Pai and Hotaru spar and stare intently at them. Tell me what you see."

"What the... There's like a colored halo around each of them."

Ranko chuckled, "You're seeing their inner Ki and Chakra. Normally that technique would require someone around third or fourth Dan of Kalari or Shaolin Chuan Fa to do."

Akane's jaw dropped, "But, Ranko, I don't even know what either Kalari or Shaolin Chuan Fa are. How can I be on par with third of forth Dan in those styles?"

"There in lies the problem." said Ranko, "A Sanjiyan Unkara's ability to use their Ki and Chakra comes so naturally that it effectively bypasses years if not decades of training. Ranma has no ends of headaches in trying to duplicate what I can do with my Ki and Chakra." Ranko smiled slightly.

Akane looked down "So martial artist training in my Sanjiyan Unkara form is less effective than training in my human form."

"Yes. On his own Ranma on par with a second or third Dan. But my Sanjiyan Unkara form's ability to manage Ki and Chakra kicks that up to fifth or perhaps sixth Dan in many areas. But I don't have the skill that should go along with such large reserves of Ki and Chakra."

"Parvati doesn't know this does she?" asked Akane.

"She knows there is a boost but she doesn't realize that it can be that extreme." said Ranko folding her arms. "That is why I am pushing Pai in learning martial arts so hard." Ranko turned and smiled, "And why for the rest of this week you, Nabiki, and Kasumi are going to learn spirit magic."

"So that is why you and Ranma trade off weeks." nodded Akane in understanding. "To balance your two aspects: martial arts and magic."

"Of course we can't practice much of it in the middle of the night. So we are going to have to rework our sleep schedule."

"Does Ranma use the fact that rest carries over from one form to the next?" said a voice behind them.

"Hello, Nabiki." said Ranko. "and yes he does." Ranko frowned, "Setsuna indicated we have three foes out there each with its own agenda. We need to do some planning. I got the impression the Scouts have been reacting to these attacks rather than studying them and trying to be proactive." Ranko chuckled "That's not polite Ranma but sadly correct."

"What he'd say?" asked Akane.

"Not to mention with one exception their fighting skills are as about as effective as a one legged white belt in a 10th Dan butt kicking contest." quoted Ranko.

Nabiki sat down, "We are going to have problems with the Blue Thundering idiot."

"Now what has that poetry spouting buffoon gone off and done?" scowled Akane.

"He went off and got some spirit wards from a Shinto priest."

"Kuso." spat Ranko, "That is a concern."

Akane looked out over the yard with all the oni, "Can a skilled Shinto priest banish our oni?"

Ranko nodded her head, "Many Sanjiyan Unkara's attacks and defense spells are spirit based. The spirit wards of a really skilled Shinto priest could give us and our Wu problems by restricting or even cutting off access to our primary power source."

"That is not all a Shinto priest could do." said Nabiki who pulled what looked like a Shinto ward from her pocket. She tossed the ward to the ground where a Shou-Rin appeared and started running around.

Ranko's jaw dropped, "How in the world?"

Nabiki folded her arms "On a hunch I put the characters some of our spells on Shinto wards and imbued them with my power. The results as you can see were quite alarming."

"That is an understatement." said a shocked Akane images of Kuno summoning a Fei-oh dancing in her head. "That baka has no idea what he is playing with."

Ranko nodded "Fortunately a Shinto priest doesn't have the knowledge to call forth oni like we can as they are limited to spirits. But the Wu of a Sanjiyan Unkara..."

"Like Benares." said Akane in understanding.

"Speaking of Siva's Wu wonder what he is up to." frowned Ranko, "You would have thought that the evidence of Sanjiyan Unkara magic should have attracted his attention by now."

Nabiki fidgeted, "You're thinking like a martial artist or warrior, Ranko. Unlike either of those Benares has one advantage--time. That makes fighting against him more like a chess game. Move - counter move."

Ranko nodded. "That would explain why he's been so quiet that Parvati nearly forgot about him." Ranko then put her hand to her chin in thought, "Perhaps that was his original game plan. Let Pai become human, out live her, and then go about releasing Siva."

"Only he didn't know about Jusenkyo and the pool of Drowned Female Sanjiyan Unkara." continued Akane. "Pai certainly didn't otherwise she wouldn't have been looking all over the world for the Ningen No Zou."

Looking up at the rising sun Ranko got up, "Why don't we get some breakfast? I imagine Kasumi has gotten use to our new schedule. Besides it we get their early enough we might skip Kuno's Righteous Vengeance 101 course."

Akane grimaced "One can only hope."

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After everyone left for school Genma started rummaging though his backpack.

"What are you doing old friend?" asked Soun looking up from his paper finally.

"There were many techniques that I saw that I didn't understand and said they required knowledge of the Sanjiyan Unkara to learn properly." as his back was to Soun Genma couldn't see his old friend stiffen slightly at the mention of the name Sanjiyan Unkara. "Ah here is that training manual." Genma smiled as he pulled out a particularly battered book.

"What is that?" asked Ke Lun intrigued at the old training manual.

Genma looked at the badly faded title, "Techniques of the Sazan Ryu."

Ku Lun nearly dropped her staff at that. "Sazan Ryu?" she repeated in awe. "That is the rumored martial arts school of the Sanjiyan Unkara."

Genma tapped the book, "This is part of the reason we were in the part of China we were. This book said that these techniques could only be taught by a Sanjiyan Unkara and that they lived in the Kunlun mountains."

"I thought from what Ranko said you didn't know Chinese."

"I don't," admitted Genma, "but not only did I find this manual her in Japan but it's even written in Japanese. Why would a martial arts school of a people who live in China be here and in a different language?"

Ke Lun walked over to Genma "To the Hindus the Sanjiyan Unkara were revered as gods, perhaps the Kami of Japan were also Sanjiyan Unkara. Let's both go over this training manual."

Soun buried his face in his paper wondering when he was going to finally wake from this nightmare.

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By this time Akane, Ranko, Nabiki, and Pai had arrived at school.

"Well we avoided the idiots." said Ranko unsuccessfully pulling on a door "Problem is they don't open the school for another hour."

"RANMA WHERE ARE YOU?!" cried out a female voice. Everybody turned to see a somewhat haggard young red headed girl stumble on to the school grounds carrying a metal umbrella.

Pai walked up to the little girl "Pai and sister try to teach you about being Ran-Pao-Pao and you wander off; Pai and sister very cross at Ryoga."

"It's not Pao-chan's fault that can't find her way out of a room with one door, Pai." smirked Ranko.

Looking at the sound of the voice Ryoga approached the group, "That is just it. I can find my way around but only in my cold water form. For the first time in my life I can get where I want to be without help!"

"So why you take so long to get here?"

Ryoga scowled, "Because this form doesn't have the strength to carry my umbrella!" at which point Ryoga changed into a four armed woman that stood between seven and eight feet tall with prominent fangs.

Now Ranko scowled "Oh joy. Ryoga is now in Ran-Pao-Pao form."

Ryoga looked down, got a nose bleed, and promptly passed out. The large woman then changed into a small girl again.

"Pai not understand. What happened?"

"Ryoga is very shy, sis. He sees a small amount of female flesh and he passes out. I guess with his ego he tried to find Ranma in his warm water form the first time around"

"Don't worry my divine beauty the Blue Thunder shall save you." exclaimed Kuno hitting Ryoga with his bokken.

Pai put her head in her hands, "It too early in the morning for this."

"The Blue Thunder will never sleep as long as the foul sorcerer Saotome weaves his magic."

Pai looked up angry, "That's it. Parvati and Pai both have enough of school idiot insulting brother." pulling back her leg Pai yelled "Flying numb nuts kick." and Kuno went airborne yelling in higher than normal voice causing all the early rising males in ear shot to cringe in sympathy.

"Uggh, what happened?" asked Ryoga.

"You changed, saw your own breasts, and passed out," said Ranko as Kuno started recovering from Pai's blow.

"Your guise of an innocent girl does not fool the Blue Thunder," said Kuno charging, "Have at you thing of evil!" he yelled as he hit Ryoga with his bokken.

"Blue Thunder? When I done with you you'll be the Black and Blue Drizzle." screamed Ryoga transforming into a Ran-Pao-Pao and started to pound Kuno.

"Pai didn't know that body part bended like that."

"Uh, Pai, it doesn't." said Akane sweetdropping.

"Oooh, that's going to hurt tomorrow." said Ranko.

"Remind me not to get this guy mad at me." said Nabiki.

In the end a little red headed girl was standing on top of the twisted form of Tatewaki Kuno would be samurai and now part time human pretzel flashing the 'V' sign and proclaiming "Victory."

"Great he's doing Lina Inverse impressions." said Akane.

"Who Lina Inverse?" asked Pai.

"I don't think I want to know." said Ranko her face in her hands "Akane do you know of anyone here who can handle human pretzels?"

"Yes," Akane replied, "That would be Doctor Tofu."

"Well let's take the Blue Bruise there and let the doctor take care of him."

A little while later as Ranko held Ryoga's hand as they went back to the entrance to the school. "Let go, Ranko. I am not a little girl."

"At least not since we got you hot water." Ranko smirked, "But you still need training and I for one don't want to wait until you get back from the bathroom by way of Outer Mongolia."

"Then put me in my cold water form. At least then I won't get lost." Ryoga fumed.

"You don't know how to manage the transformation between thing and your Ran-Pao-Pao form yet. Also I think give the True Blunder that the girls would take issue with you going to their bathroom. Unlike Ranma and I you have the same mind."

Turning to Akane Ranko asked, "Akane, what was with that doctor anyhow? He seemed fine until you called home and told him Kasumi was on the phone. He then went bonkers and turned Kuno into more a mess then before we got him there."

"Tofu always reacts that way when he talks to or sees my sister Kasumi. It was a way insure the Blue Thundering moron would be occupied for the day." Akane smiled sinisterly "And I much admit it was a nice way to get some overdue revenge."

"Remind me and Ranma never to get on your bad side." said Ranko.

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The rest of the school day went reasonably well. Ryoga made the mistake of saying he need to go to the bathroom and was splashed with some cold water to keep him from getting lost again. As a result Ryoga got to be in his Hong-Nyang form for most of the day and so was not exactly happy by its end.

"Look Ryoga" fumed Akane, "You got lost once before and you really need to train using that form properly as. Besides I overheard you say that in that form you don't get lost."

"So I wind up looking like a little girl." grumbled Ryoga.

"Well Pao-chan in that form you are a little girl." chuckled Ranko.

"I am going to pound that idiot father of yours so hard his grandfather will feel it."

"Take a number on that one. Of course Pai pointed out that Genma couldn't have done as many stupid things as he did if he hadn't been helped by the stupidity of others."

"He still needs to be pounded into the ground." muttered Ryoga.

"Let's go to Ucchan's restaurant. We still have not heard her choice on Pai's solution on how to clean up the mess my father made of his or rather her life."

"Still think of Ukyo as a boy don't you?" asked Akane.

Ranko sighed "Ranma does. The best I think he can manage is thinking of her as a sister. I just hope she takes Pai's option as it would solve a lot of honor headaches."

While Ranko was working on cleaning up one mess another was winging its way to the Tendo Dojo on Takuhi's back.

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"Welcome to Uccan's" said Ukyo as she turned "Hello, Ranko?"

"Hello, Ucchan, we're here to have one of your great okonomiyaki," Ranko's smile faded a little, "and see about Pai's idea on cleaning up the mess my father made."

Ukyo nodded and went off to make the okonomiyaki while everyone else sat down. After a few minutes of silence Ukyo returned and sat down.

Akane looked at Ukyo "So are you going to agree with Pai's suggestion on dealing with this mess?"

"Pai hope so. Pai know that Ranma not take obvious solution and have both you and Ukyo as wives as it would be perverted." chirped Pai "Besides it be great Pai have another sister." Pai said clapping her hands.

"A HUMAN sister, Wu." said Ranko coldly startling both Akane and Ukyo with the intensity of her voice.

Pai stopped clapping stunned while Parvati mentally smiled 'Very good sister. Our resources are stretched to teach the humans we've made Sanjiyan Unkara as it is. It's doubtful we could handle another one. Besides Pai needs to be reminded that you and she are not just sisters.'

Ranko turned to Ukyo, "You saw what happened with Hotaru. Well Ranma is a Wu as well. That means every crazy out there who wants immortality will come after him or Parvati as well." Ranko paused "Becoming Wu or Sanjiyan Unkara means you cannot have a truly normal life because you are immortal. You watch every human around you even your own children and grandchildren grow old and die." Ranko swept her hand "This world becomes one of walking shadows while the one of spirits and oni becomes solid. A Sanjiyan Unkara and its Wu are in this world but not really a part of it."

Ukyo sipped her drink, "That explains the human part and you explained several days ago why I could not be wife as Genma originally planned."

Ranko smirked "Genma plan? I doubt my father really planned anything in his life. Oh, he had goals but he largely stumbled his way to them. Besides I have two other reasons for doing it this way. First and foremost Ranma now knows that martial arts are not enough to provide what a family needs. The only example of raising a child he has is Genma, who he knows that while reasonably good as a Sensei was horrid as a parent. So, Ranma has to learn how to properly raise children before having any."

Ukyo nodded in agreement, "That is reason number one but what of reason number two?"

"Pai know that one. Ranko say at best Ranma think of you as sister. To make love to sister is perverted and brother not pervert. So that why Ranma want to adopt you rather than marry you." smiled Pai.

Ranko looked at Pai, "Well that's not quite the way I would've put it but that is the basic reason. Related to that is the fear that if Pops did this once he may have done it again. That means marrying anyone now is dicey honorwise."

Ukyo frowned, "My concern is what your mother will think about all of this."

Ranko frowned, "Genma said so little about her I don't even know if she is alive anymore. Even if she is I need to know if she is skilled in martial arts. Getting her involved in our world would be dangerous if she cannot properly defend herself."

Ukyo nodded, "After what I saw yesterday I can understand."

Ranko broke into a smile "Enough with the heavy stuff let's enjoy this okonomiyaki before the dinner rush hits."

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When they all got to the dojo they saw Genma and Ke Lun going over a training manual.

"Hey, Pops, what are you and Ke Lun doing?" asked Ranko.

"Going over the Sazan Ryu. The martial arts style of the Sanjiyan Unkara." said Genma as he pointed out a detail of a technique to Ke Lun who nodded her head.

"Pai not know sister's people have martial arts style."

"So how can you read the manual, Oyaji? You don't know Chinese." said Ranko narrowing her eyes.

"That is just one of the many strange things about this manual Honored One; it is not in Chinese but rather Japanese." said Ke Lun as she looked over the manual pointing out a detail to Genma who started scratching his head.

"That would support Parvati's theory that the major Kami of Japan were actually Sanjiyan Unkara." stated Akane.

"There are also some interesting hints in this manual. Take this for example, 'This technique combines the power of Chin-Kuu with the spontaneity of Jeet Kune Do'." Genma looked up at Ranko. "Jeet Kune Do was the martial arts skill Bruce Lee developed."

"Hold it right there. Bruce Lee?" Nabiki smirked "Sure that you didn't get flim flamed?"

Genma chuckled, "I may have my faults but I know martial arts." gesturing at the manual, "The techniques in this manual are stated to very powerful." Genma frowned "The only problem was that every technique states you need a Sanjiyan Unkara to learn it and it mentions that access to their world can only be found at Kunlun."

"And you have had this manual for how long?" asked Ranko her face darkening.

"About four years."

Genma suddenly found himself being pulled to his feet and facing the three very angry eyes of his daughter. "So we weren't running around the Qinghai province simply to find the Jusenkyo training ground in the Bayankala Mountain Range but also in the hope you could find the Sanjiyan Unkara in the Kunlun Mountains. For one, Kunlun is a general reference to any doorway to the world of the Sanjiyan Unkara rather than a particular one; and second, I would like to know why you didn't bring this manual to light when I was training my Wu while we in China, FATHER."

To anyone who had known Genma in the past his response would have surprised them but if there was one thing Genma had discovered in dealing with Parvati was that she admired someone who stood up to her when they were in the right. He simply applied that same method to his daughter. "Because the manual clearly states that a trained Sanjiyan Unkara is required for every technique in it." Genma glared back, "When we met her Parvati knew as much about martial arts as I knew about using Sanjiyan Unkara magic."

The anger drained from Ranko's face and she sheepish let her father go. "Sorry you are correct, Sensei."

Genma was stunned. Ranma had not called him Sensei during the 10 year training trip but Ranko was using the title of respect. While Ranma felt he was a total idiot Ranko obviously had different thoughts on the matter.

"But if it requires a trained Sanjiyan Unkara to learn the techniques then why are you and Cologne going over it?" asked Akane.

"Something Setsuna said about information and knowledge being the most powerful weapons one can have." Genma again gestured at the book "I was thinking that between the two of us perhaps Cologne and I could create altered forms of the techniques that we could teach. Instead we have found other things."

"References to recent martial art styles." nodded Nabiki.

"Exactly. Savate, Goju Ryu, Uechi Ryu, Kuk Sool Won, Isshinryo, and of course the already mentioned Jeet Kune Do are all referenced." Genma commented, "Every one of those styles was invented after Parvati's people were supposedly destroyed."

Realization dawned on Pai's face, "But Pai was looking for way to become human, neither Pai or Parvati known enough to teach martial arts much less write book."

"Akane was right." nodded Ranko, "If Pai was in China looking for a way to become human for 300 years than some other Sanjiyan Unkara must have wrote the manual. That it is in Japanese reinforces the idea that some of the major Kami of Japan were Sanjiyan Unkara and more importantly are likely still around."

"There is something else weird about the book. As you can see it's very old but all of the techniques refer to recent styles."

Ranko snapped her fingers, "You think it's not a training manual at all but a Sensei's reference book for making training manuals."

Genma nodded, "Cologne here says the stories of the Sazan Ryu go back to the birth of her tribe. And yet there is no referenced style predating the destruction of Pai's people in the whole book."

"The writing style is the same though out the book meaning the same person wrote it. Yet in each case the author comments about the referenced style being new." Genma paused, "Savate was developed sometime in the 18th century while Bruce Lee developed his style not more than 15 years ago."

"Ironically that is the problem both of us are having at altering the techniques in the manual." frowned Ke Lun, "Most of the refereed styles are simply too new. In many cases neither Genma nor I have the foggiest idea of what the author is talking about."

"Not to mention that the techniques feel well for a lack of a better term 'off'. They just don't feel right." said Genma.

"This is coming from the guy who thought teaching the Neko-Ken was a good idea?" chuckled Nabiki.

Ke Lun looked up, "Genma is right though; there is something 'off' about all the techniques in this manual. It is almost like whoever wrote them down was not total familiar with martial arts and tried to express them in terms of magic. Interestingly we think we may have found where the Neko-Ken came from."

Genma nodded "According to the manual it is a training method for a Wu. In this book the Wu has to live with cat spirits for several weeks until they have duplicated the Ki claws of those spirits. In fact, the more I look at this with the knowledge I have I wonder if this was a training manual for a Wu."

A gleeful screech caused everyone to turn to see Takuhi with Sham Pu on its back with the Ningen No Zou in her arm. Behind her were two people, an average sized boy with a total bewildered expression on his face and a woman who looked over the place with what to Nabiki was an all too familiar gleam in her eye.

Sham Pu looked down and her three eyes widened, "Great Grandmother? What you doing here?"

"That's your great grandmother? Looks more like a small troll." said the boy.

Sham Pu whapped the boy upside the head, "Yakumo will be respectful to great grandmother."

"Ok, Parvati, you don't have to be so rough. Sheesh." grumbled Yakumo.

"Pai so happy. Sham Pu bring back not only Ningen No Zou but more friends for Pai."

"Huh?" said Yakumo looking at Sham Pu, "I thought you were Pai. At least part of the time."

"Sorry for the deception Fujii-san but we needed to obtain the Ningen No Zou and Pai was already human so we sent Sham Pu to get it in Pai's place." admitted Ranko, "Used a certain way the Ningen No Zou can destroy the world and there was no way we were letting an item like that continue to float around out there. But you were supposed to bring back just the Ningen No Zou. What is with the passengers, Sham Pu?"

"Shampoo have some complications getting Ningen No Zou."

Ranko's eyes narrowed, "What kind of 'complications'?"

Sham Pu sighed "Let Shampoo land Takuhi and explain."

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After Sham Pu landed Takuhi she introduced here two passengers.

"This is Lee Ling-Ling, the head of Yogekisha Company." Sham Pu frowned "And this is Fujii Yakumo. My Wu."

"Oh what martial arts skills does Yakumo have?" beamed Pai.

Sham Pu looked down at the ground "None. Nor does he know any spirit magic."

Pai's smile fell replaced by utter shock, "Excuse Pai while Pai get kettle to make hot water." she said as she went into the house.

"Sham Pu how did this happen?" asked Ranko in an annoyed tone.

"Shampoo mess up. Again." Sham Pu looked up and saw Pai returning with the kettle "We talk in Dojo."

Once everyone was seated in the Dojo Pai started heating up the kettle with her Ki. Sham Pu fingered Pai's walking staff. "Shampoo find Yakumo first night after leaving Dojo. Or rather Yakumo find Shampoo by running into her. Shampoo loose walking staff and Takuhi get out and tear up part of district. Yakumo mortally wounded and Shampoo tried to heal. Shampoo not realizing she turning him into Wu. We get to Hong Kong and people steal Ningen No Zou. Lee Ling-Ling join us and we followed to rich woman's house. After some battles Sham Pu offer pearls Pai give her for Ningen No Zou to rich lady. Lee Ling-Ling insist on coming back with Sham Pu after that."

Pai poured the hot water over herself. Parvati sighed "Part of this is my fault Sham Pu. I should have instructed you better in the use of your powers. Well let's see what we have to work with." Yakumo suddenly found himself thrown out into the backyard. Everyone was treated to Parvati testing the skills of Sham Pu's Wu which basically consisted of Parvati largely beating the crap out of poor Yakumo.

Parvati shook her head at the twitching form in front of her. "He might be useful as a practice dummy or a target. But as Wu go he is utterly pathetic." turning Parvati walked back to the dojo she started rummaging through the backpack she had given Sham Pu. "Ah here they are. Nabiki how much you think this sapphire will fetch?" Parvati asked tossing a gem wrapped in cloth.

Nabiki caught the gem her face now in its Ice Queen mask. 'Parvati what are you doing? I know about as much about appraising gems as flying a rocketship to Mars.' she thought. Unwrapping the gem Nabiki noticed a piece of paper inside that had "$XV M" on it. Pretending to examine the gem Nabiki thought about the letters and quickly realized they were roman numbers. '15 M? 15 million? No way she would give Genma that much money. What a minute M as a Roman number means 1000. $15,000. Now that sounds reasonable.' Nabiki thought. Causally as if talking about the weather Nabiki said, "Normally I would say about 1 to 2 million yen but given the quality of your gems in their purity and cut it will easily net much more."

Parvati's smile indicated that Nabiki was correct on the amount she had thrown out. Parvati turned to Genma "Father, for all your flaws you are a reasonably good teacher of martial arts. I am offering you the full value of that sapphire if you can turn make something remotely useful out of that pathetic excuse for a Wu." Parvati said pointing at Yakumo. "Take as much time as you need to train him in martial arts. There is one condition; however, you must learn spirit magic. I believe this will accelerate Yakumo's training. Do you accept?"

Genma looked at the gem. For the amount Nabiki quoted he could live conformably for a decade at least and if he did a real good job perhaps Parvati would offer more. Extending his hand he shook Parvati's hand "Done." Getting up Genma said, "I'll get my old training manuals and start immediately."

"Hold it, father." said Parvati coolly, "You will train on the weeks Ranma and Pai are here. That way Yakumo will have two more martial artist to train with. This week is spirit magic training. Come out to the back yard and I will train you in how to do a Tou-Chao summoning."

Genma nodded his head wondering if perhaps for once he was over his head.

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[Author's note: In 3x3 eyes Kunlun is actually the term for any gateway to the Sanjiyan's world. The main gate to Parvati's tribe just happened to be in the Kunlun (Konron) mountains. In typical fashion Genma thought Kunlun referred in the manual referred to the mountain range of the same name. Luckily for Ranma, Genma didn't know of the alternative name of Konron as there is an Earthly mountain range called Konron in the Sisen province of China as well as a Mt. Konron in India.