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Chapter 6 of His Journey. Enjoy. :D

-Chapter 6-

"Happy Birthday Omi!" my grin grew as I had a cheeky smile on my face. It was my 3rd real birthday, as I reached the ripe age of 14. Master Fung had told me my birthday, but as a monk you never really celebrated your birthday. I didn't because I had no family. But now I did. Surrounded by my friends. No… surrounded by my family.

Rivet put in a head lock and started giving a noogie, which was quite painful on my bald head. "Oh, my little brother is growing all up!" he said in mock hurt. Rivet was quite playful, it was almost if he had a split personality. He could be deadly serious in one scenario, and act like a total clown in another. "Oye, Omi here you go."

Sasuke threw me a pair of leather gloves with my signature 9 dots embossed on the smooth parts. He knew that leather working was my weakest point and this was something I could use and remind me of him. He was a good friend, when both my masters gave me the day off I would just lounge around on the front porch with Sasuke. Watching animals, clouds, people, and the such pass by. Or just stare aimlessly at the water falling, together of course. It was our way of having fun… I think.

I felt a warm pair of arms wrap around me as a feeling of warmth spread across my cheek. I had a dreamy look in my eyes as I started to feel my hormones raging. "Hi Omi," she whispered huskily into my ear. "Stop teasing him now, Sakura." I heard Ino tell her daughter. "Oh fine," she pouted indignantly. A fine red blush spread across my face as one could tell of close contact.

The farm had become a large establishment with many workers and was supplying many of the stores within the city. With my help the workers and I had developed a nearly full proof irrigation system, that relied on not only rain but other sources of water from streams, rivers, and some lakes. Also used water to carve out multiple basins underground in case any of the other water sources failed. It captured lots of rain when there were huge storms. Which did two things.

One it helped plants from drowning in the water, and two it made sure that we didn't drown in the water in case there were floods. It could easily hold over a two thousand gallons of water of life giving water. The local and neighboring sold their land to ours and return paid even less rent on the land and still received the same or greater income then their life before.

I grew in power and strength in great leaps in bound. Jiraiya was my technique and body master, he trained me day in and out harnessing my chi. Strengthening my body, and showing me powerful and useful abilities. I loved the flash, but I was slowly starting to get into his way of thinking. His motto was "Learn only what you need to survive." I burned that message into my memories and I would never forget.

During our 1 year trek around the world to hone my instincts and cultures around the world. We had been ambushed by a large group of Rogue Bandits. Specifically from the Bravo Sector, which was the 7th strongest bandit group of this region. Rivet had gone to great lengths to teach me the trade of the thieves, from the 'know how' to the history and culture. Thieves were not just men stealing, they were artists leaving their masterpiece behind. I was in Rivet's Gang. We were from the Gamma sector, and the 10th strongest bandit group in the Northern Continent.

These guys had us totally outnumbered 25 to one, and I started attacking with my flashier attacks.

-Past-

"Ice Whiplash!" I cried aloud as a virtually thousands of ice needles flew towards my adversaries. They all easily rolled out of the way, and the ones that did get hit barely drew any blood. "Stupid kid," I heard a few of them mutter. My teacher was still recuperating from a shoulder wound, and tending to it. He was in a semi-state of shock and I couldn't rely on him to cover my back right now.

"Tsunami Strike: Crystal Waterfall!" I cried aloud as a hail of miniature ice shards accelerated down. It was simply an amp up version of Ice Whiplash except it came from the sky and there were virtually millions of them. There was no source of water around so I couldn't excel to my quick speed that I was used to training in.

When they easily took the brunt of the attacks they simply charged me and one of them glanced my leg, as another landed a solid punch to the side of my face. Effectively cracking my jaw as I down for the count. 'It's going to end here…' I thought viciously as tears threatened to spill out of my eyes. Memories started flooding back to me as I awaited my death.

'Meh, Kimiko what are your dreams?' 'Ah, Sakura thanks for the blanket!' 'But, Rivet I don't know anything about stealing!' 'Kakashi, I did it! I finished my first Shen Gong Wu!' 'Clay, I'll always be your friend.' 'Raimundo, up 10! I mean high five!' 'Jiraiya, I'm ready.' 'Master Fung, who am I? "… Learn only what you need to survive." If only I listened to that manta, I wouldn't be dying.

I glanced over to my sensei, he was slipping in and out of consciousness. Even through he would have no trouble fighting them with a wounded limb, it would seem there was toxin in the wound that they must have applied to the weapon. I coughed up blood and looked back, only to see the horrific scene before. My sensei was on the ground a sword jammed right into his chest.

Guilt and anger surged through my very being as I saw in horror as he slumped onto the ground. Adrenaline rushed through my veins as I slowly stood back up, "You…monsters." I spat out ferociously, my 9 dots glowing fiercely. My top middle one glowing not only the brightest, but had a sapphire hue to it. 'Dragon Ice Clone Barrage' "Dragon Ice Clone Barrage' two different voices inside of me roared aloud.

Suddenly copies of my selves with 9 blue dots instead of 9 white dots rushed onto the scene. Each one landing a stream of critical blows as I nearly tripled the amount of people they had. So it was 150 of me vs. 50 of them. I quickly decimated those lackeys as they begged and cried for mercy as blood spilled onto my hands.

When I reached their leader he held a look of fear and cowardice so strong in his eyes that I simply decapitated him with a smooth chop with my hand. 'Shiva is reborn!' "Shiva is reborn!" I yelled aloud as two voices erupted from my throat. My body started to transform and shape shift into something much more vicious and dangerous.

Then it stopped, as the bottom middle dot of my 3 by 3 array glowed a blue cobalt. -Leviathan soul anchors this boy!- 'Do not interfere you sad excuse for a lizard!' -Gods do not scare me!- My body was convulsing, parts of my body started turning into hard scales. While other parts of me started turning blue and elegant. My eyes were going haywire, my right eye became emotionless and hard as my pupils dilated. However my left was going into a bloodthirsty rage and it became silted. I was becoming sophisticated and feral at the same time.

It was taking extreme tolls on my body. Eventually from overloads over power I fell onto unconsciousness.

I woke up soundly days later by Jiraiya, who had managed to divert the fatal blow throw a section of his body that had no major arteries, organs, or vessels. That was an ability I would later learn, one would take seemingly fatal blows from the enemies in order to trick them to lower their guard. Or fool other people into believing one was dead.

-Present-

I went through Hidden Street once again towards my sensei. After 3 long years of hard work, I was finally going through the final phases of the rigorous training. We were going to Yagsadril, it was a place where mortal warriors fought to train their abilities. One could not die in this realm, or get wounded. It was a never ending chaotic battle. And he was going to be in the middle of the frenzy.

As I reached the cave I saw him awaiting with my Shen Gong Wu outfit. My first creation, the Gnarled Staff of Tenchutsu was probably the most powerful Shen Gong Wu when combined with multiple others. On it's own, it was virtually useless. The staff allowed one to merge multiple Shen Gong Wu within it's woody texture, and take on the powers of the Shen Gong Wu.

The Star Hanabi and Eye of Dashi were firmly placed on the very top of the staff. Below it was the Third Arm Sash, embossed with the Mantis Flip Coin. The Lunar Locket was embedded firmly in the center of the staff, right below it was the Shard of Lightning. At the very bottom was the Golden Finger. The rest of the Shen Gong Wu I had acquired nearly 4 years ago was left with Kakashi or Jiraiya. Some of which actually were traded out into the peddlers of Hidden Street.

The only exception were a pair of shades that had the Falcon's Eye on it. Kakashi had given me one more thing before I left towards Yagsadril. It was a emerald crystal called "Teardrop of the Starfish" which allowed the user to cause gravity to increase at will onto enemies. It was mainly used to slow down enemies. But if enough chi was applied it could crush someone into the ground. But it required massive amounts of Chi for that. And he had barely enough Chi to multiply the gravity by 3 times.

I gratefully took the staff and shades and followed him to Yagsadril, the second we entered. All hell was going to break lose. We continued to a huge tree with dead branches twisting out in huge spiraling designs. There was a huge door nearly 30 feet high, with runic inscriptions etching the door.

"Ready Apprentice?" he asked me cheekily, "more then you know." Was my smooth reply as I continued into the gate. The first thing that happen was that 4 arrows swooshed passed me as instinct kicked in and I rolled and ducked simultaneously grabbing the arrow mid air and sending it straight back towards the enemy. I saw it make a direct hit into his right eye socket as blood squirted out.

I was queasy at the sight, but the next thing that happened nearly made me throw up. He simply took the arrow out of his eye, and I saw his flesh and bones mend and repair back to perfect condition. "I'm going to take the west field, you take east. Meet you back here in a week." And with that Jiraiya took off. It was almost funny, he treated me as his equal. Yet even at full strength and taking trump card one after another I only reached 25 of his power.

I ducked a blow from a huge 7 foot Viking and his might maul, "Clone Barrage!" I cried aloud as multiple copies of me started to materialize into existence and laying a beat down on the warriors. Which didn't last long, as they were skilled and years in Yagsadril had honed their skills to a point where they could land a critical hit without trying.

"Leviathan Clan Seal: Limit: Shell!" my Clan's seal started to pulsate and grow alive as huge leathery scale covered wings burst from my back as I shielded myself from a flaming axe that was headed straight for my head. "Leviathan Clan Seal: Limit Breaker: Onslaught!" I howled loudly, I grew a pair of elegant horns and my teeth started to become fang like. My leathery wings grew an additional 2 feet on each end and the scales hardened and sharpened to the slicing ability of a fine knife.

I ran and glide straight through hordes of warriors, Ninja, Pirates, Knights, Bandits, If they were there I sliced right through them. I watched in ghastly fascination as they picked up their guts and re-stuffed them into their body and orifices. Then they pieced themselves back together as if nothing had happened and continue to fight.

Only 6 Days, 23 Hours, and 36 Minutes left before this was over.

I sighed.

-Sakura-

It was nearly a week since I saw Omi leave, and I had yet to see him return. I simply deal myself another hand of cards, the only weapon I knew how to use. I could take a card and throw it to pierce all the vital organs of the body. The cards themselves could curve easily and so I used that to my advantage by taking weak spots by exploiting the idea that one could not have an absolute guard. With the cards I could cut through cast iron. Even through it would take me a lot of tires to do it. Rivet was the one who taught it to me, turning a deck of cards into a deadly instrument of death. I was also a mean Poker Player. I had about 3 Mercenary Calls for Omi, since he decided to earn his keep on the farm.

We insisted that he had done enough, and that our home was his home. He however refused and decided that being a mercenary would be best. I suggested being a thief, but he rejected the idea. He didn't like stealing to benefit himself. His underground name in the Mercenary world was "Shiva". A very fitting name as he controlled the elements of water and ice, and within his grasp held the nexus of destruction.

2 of the calls were normal level calls, and so I would usually throw those away. But he might get angry so I didn't. However there was one that was extremely interesting, it seemed that there was creature made of fire that was raiding the ports. It was reported to have a glowing heart shaped form within it's magma chest. He was ordered to take it out.

"Sakura! Where are you!" I heard a voice holler out, a very familiar voice I was very used to hearing. "Omi!" I cried aloud as I embraced him in a hug. 3 years did him good as his growth spurt had finally kicked in, the first time I met him I was nearly 3 inches taller. Now he topped me by a good 4 inches. "Any calls?" he asked as we left each other's arms.

"2 weak ones, but there was this one call." I handed him the form and information people filled out when they requested a mercenary. I saw him scan the very first sentence and mutter 'Heart of Jong'. "Sakura, save my forms. You're taking over my post until I come back." His sudden outburst confused me greatly. This wasn't the first time dealing with super natural powers.

But this time… he seemed so serious. It was a side I never saw of him. He was usually so carefree and easy going, preferring to stay inside and meditate or simply talk with me or stare into space with Sasuke. He was however serious in training, but that was the only serious side of him I saw. He was never serious about missions, always taking them in stride.

-The Ports-

A bald teenager wielding a staff while wearing shades in his white martial artist outfit was trekking down the ports. A straw hat covering his face and head, protecting him from the heat and concealing his identity. An aura of ominous foreboding feeling washed over people that passed by him. People who brushed up against him felt a chill go straight up their spine.

-Omi-

A huge explosion erupted as pedestrians screamed aloud, people taking the hint ran away from the sound. As the teenager started sprinting towards the sound. The monster was ravaging the ports, causing the nearby boats to sink and the wood planks to set aflame. Precious cargo sank down to the murky depths as it continued to attack.

Within it's lava encased chest was indeed the "Heart of Jong." Taking off his straw hat he chucked it like a boomerang towards the creature, successfully decapitating his foe. Only to have it push mass from it's body and re-grow the body part. "Typhoon Boom: Sword of the Storm!" I heard a extremely familiar voice echo from the other side of the pier. A grown Raimundo in his Shoku outfit nailed the creature in the head with wind, followed by a roundabout to the side.

The damage was minimal to the critical eye. Even through the creature was knocked back. It took little to no damage as it's mass wasn't reduced at all. "Wudai Crater: Earth!" I heard a mighty bellow from the area Raimundo was and a huge slab of rock crash into the creature. "Cats Eye Draco: Arrow Sparrow!" I saw a oddly shaped bird set into a blue-flame crash into the creature.

But the creature itself being made of fire merely shrugged off the damage. It was time for an intervention. Leaping in front of the creature, I turned towards the Monks. "This is my kill." I stated in a neutral tone.

Instantly the raven-haired girl eye's light up in surprise. "Omi!"

-End Chapter 6-

Oooh! Cliffhanger. Don't you guys just hate me? This'll probably be the last update on this story for at least a month or two. As I'll probably work on my Naruto fan fiction instead. Oh and if it seems rushed, sorry. But a lot of things will be explained in the next chapter. Obvious things such as Yagsadril, Omi's new seals, his training in those 3 years, more background for the thieves. But probably the top most exciting things being the conflict between Omi and his old friends, and the Shiva/Leviathan conflict.