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Relaxation

Ryuu grit his teeth, struggling for a moment to hold the Water Blade in place before it collapsed. He sighed, flexing his hand several times before trying again, Fu watching him patiently. Ryuu has able to hold the jutsu in place for longer this time, but again it collapsed after a few seconds. Fu smiled, walking over to the stream and effortlessly forming a blade, swinging it a few times.

"Showoff," Ryuu grumbled. "I'll get the hang of it."

"If all else fails, you can always use your Sharingan," Fu said.

"True," Ryuu nodded. "But I don't want to rely on my Sharingan. I want to be able to fight without it."

"Fair enough," Fu nodded. "Well, if you want, we can take a break from this one and try something else."

"No," Ryuu said, shaking his head. "I'm going to learn this jutsu."

Fu laughed, nodding as Ryuu formed a handful of clones, each of them trying. Fu watched for almost an hour, helping him when he needed it. Finally, Ryuu was able to form a Water Blade successfully and hold it as long as he wanted. Once he had mastered that jutsu, Fu moved on to teach him a jutsu that allowed him to pass into the ground or trees and such and move around both for stealth or to avoid attacks.

Ryuu picked that jutsu up quickly, and decided to take a break, heading for the hot spring, Fu following him. Almost as soon as he stepped inside, he tossed his shirt onto a table, then walked into the changing room and changed into a pair of swimming trunks. He left the changing room, walking into the hot spring and leaning back against the side, sighing. After a moment, the other changing room door opened, and Ryuu glanced toward it. Fu was walking out of the changing room wearing a white bikini consisting of a thin bottom with a pair of ties on the sides, and a top consisting of a very thin strip of cloth wrapping around her back, the two sides crossing over her chest to cover her nipples, and then around her neck. There was a bow at the back of her neck to hold the bikini top on.

"You look beautiful," Ryuu said as Fu climbed into the hot spring.

She smiled, walking over and wrapping her arms around his neck, kissing him. He smiled, leaning into the kiss, his arms wrapping around her back. They stayed that way for a long while before breaking apart, Fu leaning back and backstroking away from him. Once she was a ways away, she ran a hand over the surface, Ryuu sensing the chakra she spread into it.

"Really?" Ryuu asked. "You want to do this here?"

She grinned before swinging her hand toward him, a jet of water shooting directly at his head. He leaned to the side, flicking his hand, a jet of his own shooting out and narrowly missing Fu. He plunged his hand into the water, yanking it back up and bringing a Water Whip with it, lashing out with the whip and catching Fu by the neck. She responded instantly by forming a Water Blade and cutting the whip, only for a jet of water to spray up from directly below her, drenching her and making her lose focus, the Water Blade falling away. She began to pout as Ryuu walked over to her, smirking. When he reached her, he wrapped his arms around her again, pulling her against himself and kissing her.

"I'm sorry," Ryuu smiled.

Fu smiled as well, kissing him back. Then, she twisted, hurling him. Ryuu shouted in surprise seconds before splashing down. After a moment, he resurfaced, back first, remaining motionless. Fu rolled her eyes, forming a Water Whip and flicking it out, catching his upper arm and rolling him over. Once on his back, Ryuu spat out some water like a fountain.

"It's not nice to throw someone when they apologize," Ryuu said.

"Never let your guard down," Fu smiled.

"You shouldn't either," Ryuu said, yanking his hand, a Water Whip following it.

Then, the other end of the whip coiled around Fu's foot, yanking it out from under her, dunking her in the water again. She resurfaced, coughing and sputtering before glaring at him. He grinned and she crossed her arms.

"Want to spar?" Fu asked.

"Hell no," Ryuu said, using chakra to keep himself floating as he folded his hands behind his head. "I want to float right here and enjoy the weightless feeling."

"We could go fly around," Fu offered.

"True," Ryuu nodded. "But if we went and flew around, I would have to get dressed, which involves moving. I want to just relax for a change."

"But you love flying," Fu said. "It's all you've ever wanted."

"True," Ryuu nodded. "But there are other things I want. A day of relaxation, to cuddle with you. Family."

He stared up at the ceiling as his family flashed through his mind, a tear sliding out of his eye as he did. He snapped back to reality as Fu reached him, climbing on top of him and lying down, Ryuu adjusting his chakra control to keep from sinking. Fu wrapped her arms around him, kissing him before setting her head on his chest. Ryuu's left hand began to gently comb through her hair, Fu smiling and tightening her hold slightly. After a few minutes, her grip loosened, her arms sinking into the water as she drifted off to sleep. Ryuu smiled, continuing to float for a bit before letting his legs fall, taking Fu into his arms and carrying her out of the hot spring to the house, drying her with chakra before tucking her into his bed, drying himself and lying beside her. She instinctively curled into his side again and he wrapped his arms around her, quickly drifting off as well.

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