Author's note: Well, you know the protocol...
Answering Reviews:
Hyper LOL Guest. You will laugh on this chapter, have fun
Eccentric Guest. Have fun reading the chapter, and about the weapons, who knows about the future? XD About Rando teaching the 99 techniques to the others? Oh no, that's his techniques, lol, all he could do is potentially give hints on how they could get stronger with their own techniques, while he, will being selfish trying to improve his own style hahahahaha
Sleepy Guest . Well I'm not very interested into knowing about the bird either, because knowing that bird, she loved Suzaku, so if Rando had her as a pet, she would annoy so much him because of Yusuke being the one killing him, so yeah, better not think about her. Have fun reading the new chapter.
coldblue2015. I'm glad that you are liking the chapters, and about the plot of the romance, you can leave that to me, I have some few ideas for the future. And replying your questions, I wish Adventure Time had more people interested reading because I had a project of a scratch rough draft which was what if Finn the human was adopted as a baby by Princess Bubblegum, which would show him act like a hero but a prince at the same time, I had this idea since a few years ago, but I'm not very interested to focus much on it, since I had so many other fanfics to update, Total Drama, Yugioh, Pokemon, this one, and helluva boss, so many helluva boss fanfics, but anyway, I had decided to leave such idea on the past.
2. No, because Hunter X Hunter until now isn't concluded, and I don't think I would have enough patience to read and watch everything from the anime and manga while writing it... I prefer Yuyu hakusho because a complete work I can work with.
3. Actually that doesn't seem to be a bad idea, so potentially Rando will be doing that to raise his chances to have way more money.
's a very interesting question, because in one hand Rando could try to steal one of the techniques of the Saint Beast like Suzaku clone move, or even the ice attack from the other Saint Beast... However in other hand, we could have Rando developing more on the human world protecting both Keiko and Botan, that would be a very hard decision for me to make.
5. 0 percent, because we all who watched the anime we woulnd't have the stupid idea into using this skill to spy on the 3 demon kings, just a suicidal crazy person would try to do that on them, and Rando is a lot of things, but stupid and short aren't them. hahahaha
6. And while I could say many would recognize Rando for his skills... Rando just respects from them Raizen, because a Husband recognize a Husband, and Yusuke would be the leader of that faction, so having your best friend as a leader for the tournament, of course Rando would be on his side... But still Raizen is the true patriarch of Urameshi's clan, so he must be respected.
Have fun reading the new chapter. XD
Ghostly guest . Have fun reading the new chapter
Guest99 . Well answering your question, potentially the trio, who knows? But there is a lot of chance of being a poly of 3 girls and him. And my helluva boss fanfics are on the list of being updated, but after I finish my yugioh and pokemon fanfic
Just a wee guest . Have fun reading the new chapter, and I don't know if Hiei knows his reputation, but Kurama of course he does, and the interaction between them two will be interesting, Botan and Koenma wouldn't understand the situation so it was the best if he doesn't explain to them. Anyway have fun reading.
starfallkaiser . Not interested on these series, and to comment about Boku No Hero final chapter, for me was low Mid ending, I usually despises the Trope of Hero Retirement just because of a tragedy final fight, which Gurren Langan really made me stop caring about Mecha animes and I never want to talk about Gundman and etc... But returning to boku no hero, him using an armor and being an instructor seems fine, and I usually don't care about the ship of Uraraka and Midoriya since I always shipped him with Tsuyu or Mei, so I think that would have been a possibility on who he could have ended in the end, but what broke a bit was the idea of him never talking with his friends again, but the explanation seemed real, since most of us loses our contacts with our school friends, so it makes sense that he had a new life... So the fanfics will lives on and make changes and the anime will try to fix the backlash of the many haters of the said manga. Let's see how the fans will react on the end of the anime... But still, I give 4 or 5 of 10, not great, but mid.
Anyway guys, have fun reading the chapter.
"AHHHHHHH," Kuwabara felt horrified, while Botan placed her hand on her mouth.
"Yusuke just lost?" Botan asked while Rando remained in silence.
"Well, it's decided," Kazemaru commented, and then Rando decided to say something.
"Don't celebrate too early. Kazemaru," Rando commented as Genkai raised her eyebrows, which surprised the ninja who saw for the first time the boy didn't call him a Nazi, but from his own name. Genkai knowing that she had said the same thing for the delinquent boy… And then the group just got surprised to see Yusuke once again getting up. And something inside of the Yokai, was like a familiar song happening which made him start to whistle.
Botan and Kuwabara felt goosebumps towards the whistling song, but differently than the terrifying things Rando had just said, this type of goosebumps, one that was refreshing and even inspiring.
"What a beautiful melody," Botan commented as the young Yokai gave a slight smirk at her but continued to whistle. But then to keep to himself decided to hum the song.
"Know that's not over yet." Yusuke who just got up, used his finger to clean up the blood on his face.
"Ohhhh, you really surprised me, you have a great resistance. You managed to make me not hit a critical point on you." Kiban was impressed, however, smirked since he was ready to defeat him at all costs. "But you are very hurt, I feel your energy being on the limit, I will beat you down."
"It's impossible to fight in that state," Botan asked worried as Rando stopped humming, and Kuwabara was very annoyed.
"REACT IMBECILE. COME ON, REACT," Kuwabara was saying the same thing he knew Yusuke would say if he was in that state. Trying to reignite the fighting spirit of the delinquent.
"It's true, but on the other hand," Genkai commented which brought the attention of the duo, as even Rando raised his eyebrow. "When more he gets pressured, the more his spiritual energy intensifies."
"Huh… neat." Rando then gave a comment that made the duo stare at the young Yokai with white hair. "So that means Yusuke just needs one shot to take him down."
"But the only way for him to do that it's the Rei Gan, but he could only use that once per day," Botan explained Rando who just blinked and looked at her.
"So he needs to make that shot worth it, because if he doesn't do anything he is going to lose." Rando gave an explanation which was enough to see Yusuke thinking the same thing.
"Dammit, if he attacks me, even if I see him, I will have no time to escape, how am I supposed to locate him?" Yusuke looked left and right until an idea popped into his head. "Oh yeah, I think I know how."
Then Kiban appeared to punch him, Yusuke got the time to cluck his arms around Kiban and used the opportunity to hold him.
"Now I got you." Yusuke said with a smirk on his face, surprising the martial artist, "I got you now, I'm going to break you now."
"DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME, ATTACK HIM WHILE YOU CAN," Rando shouted as Yusuke suddenly realized what the meaning, so he used a strong punch on the stomach of Kiban, and held the arm of the martial artist with both arms to try to break his arm.
"You are smart, but I was a man who managed to fight every kind of battle, I'm very experienced and I know many techniques," Kiban commented as he managed to take one of Yusuke's arms which made him surprised, and spun the delinquent in the air, he used with so much force, that he launched him on the ground like Yusuke keep spinning like a spiral. "Sentou Sempukeki.
Genkai, Botan, and Kuwabara gasped in surprise, while Rando facepalmed in disappointment, from how Yusuke wasted the opportunity like that.
"Well there is no way, if you get far away you cannot see him, if you catch him he has good reflexes," Kuwabara commented in disbelief.
"I think that was the right timing he could have used the technique you said he would only use once per day," Rando commented to Botan who looked sad, as she saw how Yusuke now will be an even more difficult spot.
"The only way to do it he should know the exact position of the enemy," Botan confirmed his suspicion, while Genkai and Kuwabara felt very angry with the boy getting beaten up.
"Brat, pay attention. You should be prepared for what I'm about to do." Genkai commented as she was telling that anyone who was getting to be trained by her, must be prepared for all kind of torture she was going to do with the student.
"Yusuke, get up, I didn't know you were so soft like that," Kuwabara's voice reached Yusuke's ears, but he was still trying to get enough strength to get up.
"What's going on boy? Aren't you going to get up?" Kiban commented as walked towards the body of Yusuke remaining on the floor. "It seems that it's clear that you don't have ways to defeat me, because don't you have more strength to attack me? And don't even try anything boy, because you are already defeated."
Yusuke got up, and even though his arm was hurt, still he had with will to fight.
"Don't make me laugh, I'm going to… ugh… I'm going to defeat you, when you attack me once more, you are going to lose." Yusuke commented as the smirk of Kiban became like a snarl.
"I recognize that you have fought bravely, aren't you satisfied with that? Do you still want to get more beaten?" Kiban isn't sure if the boy is courageous or stupid, but he has the slight impression the boy is the latter.
"Oh? Are you afraid?" Yusuke asked a mock question as Kiban could see him smirking even from the mask, "Then get ready because here I come."
"You brat, do you really want to die?" Kiban snarled as he combined once more his physical strength with spiritual energy, just to make his arm get stronger, and used this attack to find a way to make the boy go to the hospital because of his insolence and arrogance. "Prepare yourself."
Yusuke remained calm, as he looked around the shadows, now with his plan in motion, all he needed was just to find him once. And using his spiritual energy, he was compressing into the tip of his index finger, ready to use his attack.
"I don't know what trick you have on your sleeve, but if you don't see me it will be useless DIE! I'M HERE!" Kiban commented as he was going in the direction of Yusuke, however, the boy who was with his back on him turned in his direction with something that indeed was going to surprise him.
"You are mistaken, I SEE YOU, REI GAN!" And like a bullet, it was enough to go in the direction of the head, and with enough force, it destroyed the mask in pieces. Surprising Kiban from the sudden attack, And then his forehead was also affected by the attack making him launch to the ground.
"HE DID IT." Kuwabara celebrated, with Botan while Rando nodded his head with a smile.
"How did you locate me, how did you see me?" Kiban asked as he himself felt a strong headache from the painful attack, but then his curiosity was enough to make him want to know about how he managed to lose to a boy.
"Oh, that was easy, look at your belt." Yusuke pointed out, as Kiban couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the light of a cigar tied to his belt. "It's the same one the old hag launched away, I placed it on your belt when you were about to hit me with your attack, and I managed to locate you by the cigar. It was really easy."
"Curse you," Kiban commented as Yusuke smirked at him.
"Yeah it was very unfortunate for you to have been using the mask and your kimono belt, wasn't it?" Yusuke smirked as Kiban felt his head spin and he finally got unconscious.
"The winner is Urameshi." Genkai raised her arm and decided the winner of the fight.
"Ugh, it wasn't easy," Yusuke commented as Kuwabara looked annoyed, and Botan gave a hopeful smile.
"Only you to have such crazy ideas," Kuwabara commented with his hands in his pocket, while Rando decided to also comment.
"You had a good chance to use your technique while you were holding his arm, you could have avoided a lot of hurt by instead of using the cigar, you could have aimed at him and shot." Rando then gave another explanation which made Yusuke raise his finger… and then blinked, before facepalming for not thinking of that.
"Well, at least he uses anything he finds on the field." Botan giggled which didn't make Yusuke feel better.
"Yeah," Yusuke commented, but then thankfully for him, Kuwabara was still with questions.
"Alright, can someone tell me what is that kind of Rei Gan?" Kuwabara asked as Yusuke gave a satisfied smile and decided to explain.
"Well, Rei Gan is like a spiritual shot, similar to your spirit sword," Yusuke explained and now his rival looked even angrier.
"Oh, so that means I'm a sword, while you are a missile, isn't it?" Kuwabara commented angrily, and Botan decided to intervene and make sure they wouldn't fight.
"Calm down, calm down, Yusuke it's a detective from orders of the spiritual world," Botan commented as she didn't realize that Rando was listening since she forgot about who he was.
"Really? Wasn't he at work today? What's his mission?" Rando decided to ask, which made Botan turn her head with a smile until she realized who she was talking to… her eyes widened in terror, however by miracle the sound of clapping to call the attention of the others made everyone turn their heads to Genkai.
"Let's go straight at the semi-finals," Genkai called out the fighters as she saw the group surrounding her. "The first fight, Kazemaru vs Urameshi."
"HUH?" Yusuke asked loudly as Kazemaru smirked as he felt ready for combat.
"Finally it's time," Kazemaru said as he got a good time to recover himself from his combat, since he seemed one of the most rested of the group, while Yusuke on the other hand didn't even have time to rest at all.
"Wait a minute old hag, what kind of story is this? I just got out of a fight a few minutes ago. WHAT WAS THAT?" Yusuke complained as Genkai remained stoic and resolute.
"That was the order given by the sorting… Think of this as destiny." Genkai explained that she didn't even care about the feelings of the boy who just got out of combat, for her such a reaction was nothing less than pathetic.
Yusuke groaned in anger while Kuwabara felt a good sense of Schadenfreude in him.
"Hehehe, now I liked this, you got bad, and lost your face, Yusuke." Kuwabara was feeling a very cathartic feeling and Yusuke was groaning in anger.
"Ugh, again in the darkness," Yusuke complained while he was cursing his luck. "Dammit."
"Not this time." Fortunately for everyone, Genkai decided to be more sympathetic and give a different challenge this time. "We are going to another place."
And then after passing a good time inside of the darkness, everyone covered their eyes as the doors showed the light once more, and with that everyone knew it was the time to fight outside.
"Follow me," Genkai explained as everyone walked with the master the area they all started walking across the forest, Kazemaru was in the front, Kuwabara and Rando were a bit behind, while at the end of the tail were Botan and Yusuke who was groaning in pain.
"Ouch, Botan. I have a thought about something here." Yusuke explained as he was walking behind the girl, as he was clearly feeling difficulty in his own body. "How will I be able to shoot if I already used the Rei Gan, and I'm totally beaten, and even like that, I still have to fight?"
"You have to do it because Rando shouldn't be able to receive the teachings of Master Genkai," Botan commented as Yusuke blinked as he stared at the white-haired boy in front of him.
"I don't know why you and Koenma have in your heads, Rando looks like a cool guy, taking out his anger issues about being short," Yusuke commented and suddenly Rando stopped, making Botan and Yusuke stop as well… "Oh dammit."
Rando turned his head, and looked at Yusuke… And with his eyes glaring, he raised two fingers at him and decided to go back to his walk.
"Dammit, look what you made me do. Now I have 2 strikes." Yusuke said as Botan rolled her eyes.
"It was your fault to have brought up his height, you have had this problem since with Mr. Koenma, I don't know why there is your problem with their height," Botan commented as she felt kinda of intimidated by the yokai in front of her, and while a good part of her was even considering the point made by Yusuke… "And also, it's ordered from Mr. Koenma, so we need to make sure the teachings would go in good hands."
"Ugh… fine, I think either me or Kuwabara would also enjoy something from Genkai, I never liked that arrogant ninja anyway," Yusuke said as he narrowed his eyes and was ready to go to another battle. Until he saw Rando staring at him. "What is it now?"
"Here, to give you energy." Rando then launched a bottle which made Yusuke surprised what he got on his hands… An energy drink. "You still have 2 Strikes, but at least you shouldn't be humiliated for not having the energy to fight."
Yusuke smirked, as he immediately started to drink. While Botan was with slight suspicion from the yokai who just shrugged off. He himself started to drink, as also Kuwabara who was enjoying the good walk, until the group found themselves on the swamp.
"A SWAMP?" Kuwabara asked loudly as Genkai decided to explain the story across the said place.
"Here was an old battlefield of war, this place has the most concentration of spiritual energy from this mountain, many soldiers died on this field, and many unfortunate souls always cross this place," Genkai explained as Kuwabara felt in his eyes he could see the ghosts and even the presence of creatures who died in battle, and souls trying to find a place of rest, and for him it was terrifying.
"I'm seeing things that I shouldn't have, why am I here anyway?" Kuwabara commented as he felt the cold sweat on his face.
"Here is the most appropriate place for you to fight," Genkai explained as she then looked at the two who would be going to battle. "Here you will be able to use all your strength, more than anywhere."
Kazemaru raised his palm and looked at how terrifying spiritual energy was growing up at the moment.
"Yeah, I can see it. I can feel my energy growing stronger each second." Kazemaru smiled to himself as he could feel the spiritual energy coming from his palm.
Botan looked at her friend in hope.
"How are you feeling Yusuke?" Botan asked as Yusuke with a bit better from refreshed energy tried to focus his energy on the point of the finger, and while the faint light was very weak, he felt that slowly his energy was getting better.
"It's very weak, but I know that I'm feeling my spiritual energy recovering," Yusuke commented as he knew that he was going to struggle in the fight. "It seems that I will need to fight him without using Rei Gan, and that's going to suck."
And just like that, the duo walked in front of the field. While the others gave a good space for them to fight.
Yusuke Urameshi
Spiritual Sensibility: 2/13
Spiritual Strenght: 155p
Spiritual Energy: 82p
Kazemaru:
Spiritual Sensibility: 12/3
Spiritual Strenght: 130p
Spiritual Energy: 100p
And so it began, there were only four remaining fighters, and from the next challenge, it had the one who was the most exhausted of them all, and the one who was more rested. A ninja vs delinquent, while on a battlefield, ready for a clash of powers.
Kuwabara looked angry, Botan looked concerned, and Rando knew clearly how the fight would have ended with everything.
"Semifinals, the first fight will be between Urameshi vs Kazemaru will start," Master Genkai gave a ceremony of the future fight that was about to happen.
Both fighters seemed to be staring at each other, while one was looking very confident with himself, the other was still struggling to recover his energies.
"I think that's good for you to know, that I'm feeling very sorry for you, to be fighting right now," Kazemaru smirked, which it was enough to fuel the anger and make Yusuke more eager to fight than ever.
"Oh yeah? I will show you sorry." Yusuke gave the answer as Kazemaru continued his monologue.
"Also know that every kind of attack is valid, and whoever has the most spiritual energy attracts luck." Kazemaru decided to explain his philosophy… which everyone was just staring at, waiting for the moment to start everything.
"START THE FIGHT." Master Genkai shouted, as Kazemaru at a quick speed surprised Yusuke, who didn't even have time to raise his guard at the right time and started to launch a sequence of many punches.
Kazemaru was giving punch after punch, like a bee stinging directly to Yusuke's face, and while he tried to avoid walking backward, the ninja followed him by punching more and more at the same pace. Until he gave a break to make Yusuke recover and decided to walk behind him just to kick him in the face.
A good kick that launched Yusuke in the face, and showed the difference between energy and stamina indeed made the concept of a gap between them.
"It's a surprise to see someone other than me who could shoot spiritual energy," Kazemaru stared down at Yusuke while he crossed his arms showing an air of superiority.
And Yusuke felt his pride bruised as he still took the damage from the attacks.
"You miserable, I'm going to get you," Yusuke said between gasps, as he was getting up.
"But it seems that you don't have more strength for that," Kazemaru answered as he slowly approached the boy who was cursing his luck.
"Dammit, I have one chance, only one chance to do a counter-attack, I cannot lose now." Yusuke remained crouched, as he tried to find strength to get up.
"Well, that way I'm going to defeat you with only my fists." Kazemaru ran in his direction as he was ready to continue to attack the boy, who seemed to be standing up, and ready to attack, and when he was ready to advance in his direction, Yusuke's mistake was to use too much force on his feet, because the mud over the swamp managed to make him lose the good position to advance, and when he realized his mistake, it was too late, Kazemaru was already in front of him and proceeding to give another beat down. "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ah ah ah aha ha ha ha ha ah ah ah."
And like dozens of punches, always going straightly to the head of Yusuke who was getting more and more beaten…
"YUSUKE," Botan shouted as Kuwabara looked at the unbelievable sight.
"Ouch, he is becoming a punching bag at this moment," Kuwabara commented as Rando stared at the boy who he remembered had been one of the strongest anime characters ever made.
Rando remembered on how he could have toe to toe with one of the three evil kinds, was just getting beaten by a low-rank ninja was laughable at best, and cringe at worst. He couldn't remember why the first arc of The Spiritual Detective felt so painful to watch…
"It's kinda ridiculous that they always go for the head," Rando mumbled as he saw Kazemaru giving hundreds of punches, and yet neither of them was able to knock out Yusuke.
Then Kazemaru gave a strong punch which launched Yusuke away, and making him land on the grass…
"It's a pathetic sight, he lost all the energy and had to find a way to get out from the attacks." Kuwabara resumed the situation his friend and rival was in until Kazemaru went in his direction, and Yusuke already having enough, decided to use the strongest punch he could, so when Kazemaru attacked, Yusuke crouched a bit more and prepared to launch an uppercut, however, the ninja had a quick reaction and the punch almost hit him.
And by dodging away and giving a good distance, he gave a backflip, to still remain on guard.
"Dammit, I missed." Yusuke cursed, while Kazemaru smirked at him, until suddenly he saw a line of blood getting out from his cheek, and that was enough to make his eyes wide open and look in shock.
"DAMMIT ALMOST." Kuwabara snapped his fingers, while Rando and Master Genkai gave a smile at how Yusuke's style of attack.
"Yusuke is the type of fighter that only would need 1 attack to take you down," Rando commented as Botan and Kuwabara stared at him. "Maybe this will be a wake-up call for Kazemaru."
Yusuke got up while Kazemaru was at a safe distance from him.
"I think you still have a remaining strength," Kazemaru commented as he cleaned up the cut on his cheek. Yusuke was still having difficulty keeping up on his feet, which showed a good opportunity for Kazemaru. "In that case, I'm going to have to step up."
"What know? Mustard gas bombs?" Yusuke commented clearly making Kazemaru's eyes twitch as he gritted his teeth.
"I'M NOT NAZI," Kazemaru shouted angrily as he took something from his ninja clothing... the shurikens while he was covering himself with the spiritual energy.
"What? Shurikens?" Yusuke said in shock, and Kazemaru was ready to start his new attack. "Didn't know Ger..."
"ONE MORE COMMENT AND I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OF WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO WITH YOU." Kazemaru snarled as he made Yusuke glance at the ninja who clearly seemed to be losing his cool. "Do you think that you can evade this attack? Then DIE."
Kazemaru jumped as he launched the shurikens in the direction of the boy who seemed to start to get more relaxed.
"Even if I'm trashed and tired, I still can evade this, you bald head cocky Nazi bastard," Yusuke smirked as he simply evade by turning his body away. And he smirked as he heard Kazemaru roaring angrily outraged. Everything was fine until he heard the next sentence.
"Yusuke, they aren't normal shurikens, they have spiritual energy in them." Rando's voice was enough to make Yusuke realize his mistake, and Kazemaru stared at Rando even if he was reading an open book, he noticed the boy was looking at the field, and had something glowing in his eyes, like a little wave which Kazemaru could understand…
"He is using the spiritual energy around his eyes to increase his spiritual sensitivity and see the spiritual energy?" Kazemaru looked in surprise, at Yusuke who was still with his guard up, and then saw the shurikens going in his direction.
"DAMMIT." Yusuke found out that even after evading the said shurikens, they seemed to be following him. "How is that possible? They looked like they were alive?"
"These shurikens are attracted by spiritual energy. Meaning that until they didn't get you, they will continue attacking. Not so funny now aren't you?"Kazemaru explained as Yusuke was thankful for Rando being able to give heads up, and knowing the possibility of the weapon to attack him, he would need to find something quick to save himself from the ninja.
"Good eye Rando," Kuwabara commented as he could see Yusuke managed to be more ready to deal with the said weapon when the white-haired boy decided to give a heads up about something fishy. Even if Rando seemed to be so relaxed with the book in his hands, he had a good mind to understanding more about the fights, which was indeed something to be curious about. "How did you know that?"
"Kuwabara, we are into a spiritual tournament… it would be crazy to fight someone who doesn't have any kind of spiritual energy weapon with them, like the Musashi sword or Kiban mask which helps him to find the spiritual energy," Rando commented with a sense of logic, which the delinquent boy nodded his head in understanding.
"Did you bring weapons as well Rando?" Kuwabara asked which made the boy pause and think a bit.
"Do you want me to use weapons?" Rando answered with another question as he raised his taser, which made the young teenager sweatdrop and gulp.
"I would appreciate it if you don't want to." Kuwabara was praying for whoever entity was to make sure the little boy didn't bring anything lethal with him.
"Well, I won't do it then, I just will just to fight with my techniques and punches then, just like that." Rando didn't hear the breath of relief Kuwabara released, but deeply inside there was also another explanation… Rando didn't train with any of the weapons the past version of himself had in the dimensional mansion…
Botan also looked relieved, as the group watched Yusuke struggling to escape from all the shurikens, some he managed to evade just fine, and others managed to cut him in the sides. It had been very hard for him to run with all the damage accumulated on his body.
Yusuke then found a dry tree, and he started to have one idea that passed on his mind. By running and staying in front of the said dead tree, he used his body as bait and waited for the right time to jump away from the shurikens hitting the tree. But what he didn't realize was the fact at the time the shurikens hit the tree, it created an explosion launching Yusuke away and even more damaged than before.
"These shurikens are made with gunpowder, they explode at the time they get full contact with something," Kazemaru smirked, as Yusuke now felt himself in the corner once again. With more problems than before. "There is nothing more that you can do, your life is on the line Hahahahaha"
"EXPLOSIONS? DUDE, YOU ARE NAZI, ACCEPT IT." Yusuke shouted until he saw Kazemaru launching more and more shurikens while roaring in anger, which Yusuke was having more and more difficulty evading...
"Yusuke," Botan commented as Kuwabara couldn't help but say in disbelief.
"What can we do for him?" Kuwabara asked which Rando decided to reply.
"Other thing than cheer him up, nothing." Rando was straightforward which made Kuwabara stare angrily at him. "What? It's a championship and assistance like that would disqualify him."
"Unfortunately it seems we reached the end," Genkai commented as Kuwabara is getting even angrier.
"Ah don't talk gibberish," Kuwabara said annoyed, which made Rando hold his laugh.
"Well, one thing I know about him is that he doesn't know when to quit," Rando commented in respect which made Kuwabara nod his head, and Botan look at the yokai in surprise. "The Urameshi clan is indeed terrifying. Always has been."
"Urameshi Clan"? Botan asked which made Rando have his eyes wide open, snapped his mouth shut. Which was enough to understand the boy in front of her had much more information than she knew about.
"What clan?" Kuwabara asked which Rando decided to change the subject.
"YUSUKE, DON'T BE STUPID, THERE IS A WAY TO DEFEAT THE SHURIKEN, YOU JUST NEED TO BE SMART," Rando shouted as he made Yusuke realize the shurikens going in his direction.
"Ugh… dammit, YOU ARE NOT THINKING INTO ME DO…" Yusuke realized what the plan of Rando would be, but Rando already shouted his fear.
"JUST DO IT," Rando commented as Yusuke cursed that idea.
"DAMMIT," Yusuke said as he started running around with the shurikens going after him, and knowing that he will probably even get himself very hurt, he knew he had to do it. "DAMMIT RANDO,"
"AHHH HE IS GOING IN MY DIRECTION," Kuwabara shouted as Yusuke simply shouted him to be quiet, and at the time he passed by the whole group, he gave a smirk to Kuwabara knowing what the idea would be. "He is going to take the shurikens in the direction of Kazemaru."
"He is going to die, but going to bring down Kazemaru with him," Genkai commented as she could see the boy being foolish, but then glanced a Rando who seemed to be bored.
"WHAT THE HELL THE IDEA WAS THAT RANDO?" Kuwabara said as he took the clothing of the white-haired boy and raised at him. "WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO INCENTIVE YUSUKE TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT YOU SHORT LITTLE SHIT."
Rando froze for a second, but recovered his compose and then simply scoffed, and said one single phrase…
"He doesn't need to die… he just needs to jump on the right moment, and then he wins," Rando stated the fact, which made Kuwabara, Botan, and Genkai look surprised at the boy… "Yusuke had the right delay of distance, so using that in his favor would be enough, he just needed to jump down, or jump away from the left or right on the last second, and the shurikens hit Kazemaru… Unless Kazemaru does something stupid like raise his spiritual ball energy to Yusuke…"
"Like that?" Botan commented as she pointed at Kazemaru who was raising his palm in the direction of Yusuke, which Rando simply facepalmed…
"Yes… Yusuke now can save himself if he just jumps on the time he shoots at him, Kazemaru just threw away the match." Rando commented as the group stared at Yusuke going in the direction of Kazemaru when suddenly Yusuke disappeared, which was enough to surprise everyone, even Rando who blinked in surprise. "What the hell?"
And then the loud explosion was bright enough to make some cover their eyes, Genkai was the only one who stared at the light not amused. And Kazemaru fell with the explosion he caused to himself. The clash of powers made by his own unfortunate.
Botan and Kuwabara went in the direction of the battlefield, trying to find Yusuke but there wasn't a single place where he could see.
"Where is he?" Kuwabara asked as Rando tried to look around as well, trying to remember how it happened in the combat, and what Yusuke would have done to win… "He disappeared."
"Yusuke, where are you?" Botan called out, while Rando walked in near what would be a puddle, which made him suddenly try to hold his laugh. "Rando… what happened?"
"Pfff HAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHA. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT." Rando laughed as the duo looked at the boy weirdly as he slowly pointed out at the puddle, which there was a hand raising with a few bubbles on there.
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*cough* cough * cough*
Yusuke was spatting the water over his lungs, while Kuwabara, Rando, and Botan stared at him in disbelief.
"You are really an imbecile, from all the places to hide, you really chose that place?" Kuwabara asked in disbelief, which made Yusuke reply as he was very angry at the moment.
"I didn't hide on it idiot, I fell into it. You hear me?" Yusuke said angrily as Botan giggled and Rando was laughing as he was going to pass out. "THAT'S NOT FUNNY."
"And you didn't realize what you just did… you won, you stupid." Rando commented as he pointed out which surprised Yusuke and stared in disbelief where Kuwabara pointed the thumb in the direction of his back.
"I can't believe it, I won," Yusuke commented in disbelief until Master Genkai approached him.
"When you disappeared, Kazemaru despaired and didn't have time to launch his spiritual energy ball, it was an accidental victory, and like irony of destiny, Yusuke Urameshi was the winner," Genkai explained as the ninja couldn't believe in his ears, and got knocked out since he didn't have strength anymore.
"I can't believe it," Kazemaru commented before he got knocked out.
"Oh yeah? Neither I do." Yusuke replied as Kuwabara looked at his friend in disbelief.
"How can you be so lucky and unlucky at the same time?" Kuwabara asked as his friend looked at him cleaned up his cheek with his fist, and gave a good smirk.
"Oh well, it's because I'm me." Yusuke joked, as Master Genkai gave a nod and decided to finish the fight.
"The winner is Urameshi," Genkai commented as she felt surprised to see an interesting fight like that. And with that, Rando was already up and stretching himself. "Alright, now we will start the second fight. Kuwabara vs Rando."
And on that time, Kuwabara narrowed his eyes, as he stared at the white-haired boy who was stretching himself…
"Now it's going to be a fight that I need to see," Yusuke commented as the smile from the boy stopped, as Kuwabara was in front of him.
And Rando raised his head, while Kuwabara stared him down. Soon the next fight was about to happen. And when Rando was finally warmed up, he simply opened his book...
"Second fight, semi-finals, Rando vs Kuwabara," Genkai explained as the orange-haired delinquent narrowed his eyes, at the person who had been friendly towards him since the time they met together. As the boy with white hair was reading his book.
Kuwabara remained with his narrow eyes, as Rando looked with a smile on his face but with his eyes focusing on his book, with all the information the boy knew about him, it was going to be difficult for Kuwabara to try to defeat someone like him, but still, Kuwabara was very excited for the fight.
"I'm going to take you down easily." Kuwabara thought as Rando simply cracked his neck and flipped the page, which made a loud sound, and then interrupted the thoughts of the delinquent.
"Kuwabara I'm going to warn you, Rando isn't someone you should think easily, you should quit while you can." Yusuke decided to call out his friend, but then he saw Kuwabara glaring hatefully at him.
"WHAT? NOW THAT I'M IN FRONT OF HIM? AFTER EVERYTHING WE PASSED THROUGH? WHAT ABOUT YOU? YOU SHOULD HAVE QUIT A LONG TIME AGO." Kuwabara said that Yusuke never wanted to beat someone so much in his whole life.
"Guys, please stop," Botan said as both were glaring at each other. But still, she looked afraid at the white-haired boy who was simply walking a fair distance from Kuwabara, as he was still reading the book. "Please be careful Kuwabara,"
"Don't worry about me, I'm going to be fine," Kuwabara commented as he then stared at Rando who seemed with a smile on his face.
"Ready Kuwabara?" Rando asked as he was still reading the book while Kuwabara cracked his knuckles.
"Yeah… what about you? Aren't you going to drop the book to fight me for real?" The delinquent boy asked which Rando continued to read, but then looked at the master of the area.
"This place is amazing, it fuels my spiritual energy like never before. I was curious that even if I win or lose I could have permission to train in this place." Rando looked to Master Genkai who scoffed and stared him down.
"Only the person who would win the tournament and be my disciple would have the right to train under my wing. The rest of you wouldn't have any more access than the front door." Genkai rudely commented as Rando sighed in disappointment, but still reading the book.
"Well, that's sucks. That would have been a perfect place for you to train Kuwabara, you could learn how to make your sword way much stronger with the right training." Rando simply stated the fact which the delinquent blinked in surprise. And for the boy who was still reading the book and giving slight glances at the orange-haired boy, Rando seemed to have a few ideas about what to do for the fight. Sadly Kuwabara wouldn't had the chance to use such a perfect place to train his swordsmanship and skills with his spiritual sword. "By recovering your spiritual energy constantly, you could train many methods and swordsman skills in this place, but sadly… one of us shouldn't be able to continue our training, so I feel sad for you."
"Please, I don't need your pity." Kuwabara narrowed his eyes, as Genkai raised her arm. "AND DROP THAT DAMMED BOOK."
Rando smirked and tilted his head.
"Sorry, did you say something?" Rando asked which made Kuwabara even angry as he was ready to beat the crap out of the boy, and all he wanted was to simply hear the words.
"START THE FIGHT." Genkai gave the order as Kuwabara went straightly at Rando to give him a punch, but at the time he did, Rando was so fast, that still reading, he just crouched, while Kuwabara tried to attack once again, Rando simply evaded once again by stepping aside, and the more Kuwabara tried to attack him, the more the boy flipped page after page, just to find the page he wanted... And that made Kuwabara get more and more irritated until Rando's voice came clear and serious.
"Ten…" Rando commented as it seemed something shivered on the spine of Kuwabara, something that he could feel from the spiritual sensation… Even trusting his eyes, even as he was seeing weird things like spirits, he then noticed something weird, like some kind of blanket covering the whole body of Rando who stopped and decided to stay still, even with the book in his hands. "Alright Kuwabara, I'm in a pretty good mood and I already had my fun evading you, so now give me your best punch, and punch me until you feel satisfied."
Kuwabara blinked, as Botan and Yusuke stared at the boy in disbelief.
"You're kidding," Kuwabara commented as the boy placed his book on the floor, but still opened it to the same page he was reading, and then decided to place his hands inside his pockets, as he walked in front of the delinquent body.
"Nah, I just want to think that's fair that since both and Yusuke were pretty much beaten up, and how Yusuke got a lot of time-fighting, so we maybe could stall a few dozen minutes for him to recover himself, while I will break your spirit showing that nothing you can do can harm me… So it's pretty much, a win-win situation for me." Rando simply commented as Kuwabara gritted his teeth, while Yusuke and Botan couldn't believe on what they were hearing… And the worst part is that Rando was even laughing which made Kuwabara even angrier than before.
"DAMN YOU, RANDO, TAKE THAT." Kuwabara gave the punch with all his strength, and to his surprise, Rando simply took the punch on the head, which made him turn his head to the left… Kuwabara felt the punch connect with all his strength, however, what was terrifying was the fact Rando returned his head to the position it was before and looked unscratched. "What the...? Here, take this."
And then Kuwabara gave another punch which Rando felt completely fine, he didn't move an inch, it was like he remained solid in his place.
"That's…" Kuwabara commented as he could see Rando scratching his face.
"Still need to train a lot Kuwabara, but to be honest for someone who unlocked the potential a few hours ago, this is horrifying, so I think that's the best you could come up with, you didn't learn how to make your spiritual energy be used across your body… Only the manifestation of your weapon." Rando explained as Kuwabara kept punching, and punching Rando while he seemed completely fine, but then the more he tried, the more he felt something was even more annoying him. "But don't worry, with months of training, years top, you could be so strong that you could hurt me."
"DAMN YOU, RANDO YOU, SHORT CHEEKY BASTARD," Kuwabara shouted as it immediately felt like time has just frozen, as the friendly smile from Rando froze, and then his eyes frowned in such a way, Kuwabara felt his entire spine and spirit shiver.
"Oh no…" Botan whispered as she then felt a terrible feeling, Yusuke felt like something bad was about to happen.
"KUWABARA GIVE UP NOW," Yusuke shouted as he could see the entire face of Rando exchanged… From someone who was acting so friendly, then a single sentence was enough to make a terrifying spiritual energy emanating from Rando… Something bad was about to happen. And at the time Rando walked towards the book and grabbed it with his hands, the look in the eyes of the white-haired boy wasn't simply of anger... they were murderous.
"Wh…" Kuwabara wasn't sure what just happened until three words made him so terrified that he felt his legs tremble.
"Strike Three, Kuwabara." Rando slowly repeated, as he simply moved… But then it was like Kuwabara just saw the spirits screeching in fear on what was about to happen…As the pages of the book itself started to flip at such terrifying speed. "Ren…"
And like an explosive reaction, Kuwabara saw the blanket explode to create such enormous spiritual energy manifestation in such force that he simply touched the ground. And the pages kept flipping at such a speed which made Kuwabara stare at the book terrified...
"Hatsu." And just for touching, the fissures over the floor were so much that it created even a hole in the ground which made Kuwabara stare at the white-haired boy like he was a demon. And then Rando slowly raised his head, and for the first time, Kuwabara saw something that he regretted seeing, The sadistic smile coming from the boy…
"That's Rando…" Yusuke commented as he remembered what Botan explained to him. "He said 3 strikes, and said worst things would happen to Kuwabara if he did that…"
"I swear that I didn't say 3 times. I swear." Kuwabara said as he gave a step back, but then he didn't see… Rando already holding his arm… "Please…"
"Oh, I will forgive you… After I break every single bone of your body and make them pierce your organs and get into your flesh and blood, and then I heal you back… just to break you again and again and again…" Rando commented slowly as Kuwabara felt so terrified as suddenly felt like a giant predator staring into a little prey, as he himself felt trying to move…
"RANDO, PLEASE, DON'T DO IT," Botan shouted as a way to beg for mercy while Yusuke was even trying to move to intervene but then Rando gave a look to Yusuke who felt a powerful spiritual wave, that made himself terrifying.
"…" Rando remained calm… As he gave a look to everyone, and even to Master Genkai who seemed to be glancing at the boy on what he was about to do… But then gave a deep breath, and released… He was trying to calm down, but the more he tried, the more he couldn't keep himself down… But looking at Kuwabara, and then Botan and then Yusuke… "Do you know how I got my 99 techniques Kuwabara?"
The delinquent boy felt so horrified, that he couldn't even speak… Lando walked towards one of the dry trees, and taking one of the branches, he managed to break the pieces of it… He flipped the book until the end of the book.
"It's a talent of mine… But also has conditions and restrictions on my power." Rando explained as he still seemed to look calm, but everyone could see that he wasn't calm, he was very angry at the moment. And then with his hand holding the peace of oak, he concentrated the spiritual energy which surprised not just Kuwabara, but also Botan and Yusuke who looked terrified of what he was doing. "The first condition must be I see the technique for the first time... Then my second condition would be trying to use my own logic to understand how the technique works, my third condition must be making the person I want to take the technique touch my book..."
And Kuwabara realized the conditions of what Rando just explained, since on the final page of the book, Rando raised which hade the name of Kazuma Kuwabara on it.
"And for my final condition, to make the technique completely mine... I have 24 hours to kill the person using the same technique." Rando showed a terrifying difference of spiritual energy which, since from Kuwabara his spiritual energy was yellow, Rando's spiritual energy was simply red like a demonic energy of anger he was having at that moment. It was like a Sith using his own lightsaber.
"KUWABARA." Yusuke wanted so much to help his friend to try to save him from the sadistic demon Rando who seemed to kill someone… "WHY YOU LITTLE BASTARD."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO." Botan shouted in a panic until she saw Rando dismissing the spiritual energy sword, and throwing away the peace of oak… "Huh…?"
Rando after throwing away the piece of oak, opened the book until reached the final page... and with his strength ripped the page off, and by using his own spiritual energy, it made the page simply dry out, and become dust, which he saw Kuwabara looking terrified on his presence.
"Do not waste the gift I gave you," Rando commented as he returned to his calm state… "Ten…"
And then the explosive spiritual energy returned like a blanket, and Kuwabara felt a huge relief in his heart, as the same way… Yusuke and Botan never thought to see Rando returning back to himself.
Kuwabara sighed in relief until he felt Rando holding his blouse…
"Can I at least beat the crap of him?" Rando asked loudly as he was challenging Yusuke to say something otherwise, and even daring Botan to say something bad at the moment.
Yusuke paused as he stared Rando had so much chance to kill Kuwabara but still managed to contain himself, so if was the case of beating the crap of Kuwabara… He shrugged, and Botan looked at him in shock and Kuwabara looked horrified.
"Err… Rando, can you please forgive me? I'm so sorry, I promise I won't ever open my mouth to say bad things about your height again..." Kuwabara smiled sheepishly, but then he saw Rando smirking at him.
"Oh, I will… but firstly, I'm going to break you, like a Kit-Kat bar." Rando then gave the name of something that he never heard before. And before he could even notice. Rando started to beat him up. From the face to the stomach, until he managed to place him on the floor, and when he less expect, he kicked him so hard on the position he was… He kicked him on the nuts, which made him scream so loud that Yusuke and Botan flinched…
"Will Kuwabara be okay?" Botan asked as the duo heard Kuwabara screaming in pain and getting beaten up. Yusuke placed both his hands in the pocket.
"Yeah, he is going to be fine… At least I know Rando didn't want to kill him, from what he said, but come on… Kuwabara had it coming, he shouldn't have been stupid for calling Rando a short stack... The pipsqueak clearly knows how to scare someone." Yusuke laughed as he then suddenly realized what he just said.
"YUSUKE NO," Botan shouted, but then it was too late…
The duo watched Rando holding Kuwabara who seemed to have both dislocated arms and to be knocked out from so much pain, and now he was staring at both Yusuke and Botan… And it was at that moment they just discovered it was too late.
"What did you just say?" Rando asked slowly as he then released Kuwabara on the floor.
As the duo remained frozen, and Kuwabara was in a sorry state from getting a simple beating up that he was used to receiving from Yusuke, he couldn't even move from his place, while Genkai rolled her eyes.
"The winner of the combat is Rando," Genkai commented as Yusuke felt himself looking at her in disbelief. "And now for the final Fight, Urameshi vs Rando,"
"Hey old rag, don't you see that I'm in danger of here? Couldn't you save me from this situation?" Yusuke commented as he then saw Rando already in front of him.
"Strike Three Yusuke," Rando said as he slowly commented and he gave a glare that would mean he would hurt someone. "And I warned you, that at the moment I was going to get you from saying that to me… I would make your life a true hell, that would make you regret even messing with me…"
"YUSUKE," Botan shouted in fear but then got paralyzed as she saw Rando staring at her in sadism.
"Don't think that I didn't forget about you… I'm making sure that you also get your payback," Rando commented as he stared down at the grim reaper who became in such fear, but then Yusuke raised his finger in his direction."Spying is really Rude, and you should have known better."
"DON'T YOU DARE TO DO ANYTHING TO HER," Yusuke said as he was aiming his spiritual energy at him, which was enough to give a small version of Rei Gan him.
"But Yusuke, I'm not going to do anything, you are going to do it… Since you are going to swear that you are going to make her feel pain…" Rando replied with a sadistic smile which made Botan pales as she stared at her friend in fear.
"NOT A CHANCE, THERE IS NO WAY I'M GOING TO BE CONTROLLED BY SOMEONE LIKE YOU, SHORT STACK." Yusuke knew that he was playing with fire, but he was going to do anything to protect his friends.
"THE FIGHT STARTS," Genkai shouted as then Rando immediately interrupted.
"I surrender the fight." At the moment the Yokai said that Yusuke and Botan fell down on the floor, while Genkai raised her eyebrow at him.
"Wha what WHAT WAS THAT?" Yusuke shouted in disbelief as Rando simply continued to smile at him.
"Like I just said… I surrender, congratulations Yusuke, you won." Rando replied as Botan looked at the Yokai in disbelief, as Yusuke himself was very suspicious about it.
"But what about the torture? Imminent pain you said you were going to give me?" Yusuke asked in disbelief and even pointed out to Botan who was surprised just as himself. "And you telling me that I will be going to make Botan pay…"
"Oh yeah… actually, that's going to happen, it's happening right now," Rando commented as he could see Genkai walking in their direction.
"Rando surrendered himself from the combat, which made Yusuke Urameshi the winner," Master Genkai commented as she made towards the boy. "Now that you are here, I'm going to teach you all the doctrine of Reikō Hadōken. Which will make you stay for an indeterminate time."
Yusuke froze as he then realized the sinister smile coming from Rando as he even walked towards Botan.
"Oh, that's so sad that Yusuke will not be able to use the ticket to the Martial Arts Championship that he was so excited to go… Well Botan, I think to not waste the ticket, you should give it to Kuwabara since he always wanted to go there as well. Using the ticket as bait just to make Yusuke not able to receive his deserved reward? Wow, poor Yusuke, being played by your hands for so long." Rando then gave a friendly talk to Botan as Yusuke realized… And slowly turned his head at the blue-haired girl who turned her head sheepishly.
"Hehe he… You still remember that?" Botan asked, as Yusuke nodded his head and stared at the girl as he tightened his fist so strongly that it managed to crack the fingers. "Hehehe, oh look at the time, maybe I should visit Mr. Koenma to tell him the mission was a success."
"Good luck Botan, because I think Yusuke knows how to hold a grudge…" Rando commented as Botan turned her head and showed her tongue at him. Rando gave a good glance at Master Genkai… "Make sure to make him get very strong… But also makes his training a true hell."
"That's what I intend to do," Genkai commented as Rando touched the floor.
"Well, see you and Kuwabara around…" Rando commented before going down to his portal, while Yusuke was trying to use his Rei Gan… but it seemed it was useless.
"I was cheated… and tricked by everyone," Yusuke mumbled as he fainted… with all his energy now burned… He knocked himself down…
And that's how Yusuke ended up apprentice of Master Genkai… And how he is still angry with his friends.