Chapter 32 - 32 (2/2)
”You don't have to learn it then. I'll just engrave it for you.” Hearing that Ryo wasn't interested in this seal, Kushina didn't try to force him into learning it. Instead, she engraved a diamond-shaped seal on his arm.
Even though they've known each-other for just a few months, few people were as close as Ryo to Kushina. She had no holds barred on what to teach him.
”Minato! Come here.” After she showed him the [Double Tetragram Seal], Kushina seemed hesitant for a moment, and then called her boyfriend.
After the two negotiated for a bit, he was nodding in agreement.
”Ryo, the Uzumaki's have also a forbidden seal. After consulting with Minato, we decided to teach you this technique together.” She then looked the way of Minato, who picked up on her words:
”Ryo, this technique is called [Reaper Death Seal]! It can only be used once, and it's truly forbidden.” Minato looked more serious than ever.
”Yes, with this technique, the user will cause both his and his enemy's deaths. After it's completed, the Shinigami will swallow their souls, and both will die, and spend an eternity fighting each other in his belly. They can never be set free.” Kushina's explanation was chilling to the bone.
Ryo knew all about this technique. It was what was used to split the Kyubi. Actually, in the Manga, Only the Rikudo Sennin and the Shinigami were able to split the Biju. The former split the Juubi into 9 Bijus, and the latter split Kurama into two. The Shinigami was to Ryo a being that might even surpass the Rikudo Sennin.
Ryo was more or less of an atheist. To him, a god is just another man who just happened to accomplish what other people couldn't, or more of a transcendence of a man to a new level of being.
”Ryo, this is a really dangerous technique, and I hope you'll never have to use it.”
”I understand Nii-san.”
After the he was able to capture the sequence, Ryo became the second non Uzumaki ever to learn this exclusive forbidden seal, with Minato being the 1st.
After the destruction of the Village Hidden by Whirling Tides, most of the Uzumaki's where already dead. Most living ones had fake last names. That seal was already a rarity waiting to be forgotten. There were no more people to enforce the hiding of the secret. Kushina taught it before to Minato, and now he's showing it to Ryo.
Without them noticing, the night fell upon them. Tomorrow is Ryo's departure day. Minato invited all of them for barbecue as a parting gift to Ryo.
”Then, Kushina Nechan, Minato Nisan, Kakashi, I will see you again!” After the barbecue, Ryo and the bunch bid each other farewell.
Going back to his home, he found his mother already asleep. Ryo didn't bother her. He just spoke to Inoichi who just got back from a mission, and told him to take care of her.
Early in the morning the next day, Ryo used Summoning and Summoned Fukasaku.
”Ready, Ryo Chan?”
”Yes, Fukasaku sama!”
”Then let's go!” Ryo saw a Huge lotus before him, Looking around, he was no longer in Konoha!