Naruto: Starting with the Two Kamui

Sona: "No, I'm just bored by myself. Are you coming up, or should I go down?"

Long Shi: "I'll go up."

call out!

He floated to the treetop in a dragon-like motion, standing slightly taller than Sona who was sitting, but as soon as he sat down, he instantly only reached Sona's shoulder.

The two sat there in silence for a long time.

Sona was the first to break the silence: "I heard that you were imprisoned for a thousand years shortly after you were born."

It turns out that after the meal, Sona chatted with Subichi for a while and learned about the Dragon Style.

"Hmm." Long Shi nodded. The thousand years of Dragon Palace City were almost his entire life so far, and there was nothing to hide or conceal.

Sona laughed, "Heh heh, it's a good thing you haven't gone mad~"

Unburdened by the unfortunate past, Ryuushiki, concerned about what happened during the day, couldn't help but ask curiously, "By the way, Sona-senpai, why did you release the Ten-Tails during the day...?"

Sona replied without hesitation, "Because it's fun."

"Fun?"

"Yes, living the same old routine every day is so boring. If we don't find something exciting to do, how can we pass the long years?"

Sona glanced at Ryushiki out of the corner of her eye: "But speaking of which, those guys [Ten-Tails] are a lot like you. They've been buried in the ground for thousands of years and have no freedom. But at least they can become big trees, while you're just a little guy, hehe~."

“…” Long Shi lowered his head, feeling utterly defeated.

Seeing this, Sona said, "But it's alright~, at least you don't have that rotten smell on you [the other Otsutsuki clan members]~."

Long Shi raised his eyes and said, "A rotting... aura?"

Sona made no attempt to hide her disgust: "It just means utterly boring~ You can see right through them from beginning to end. They're useless bugs except for their power. I've always despised guys like that, and this race is full of them. Ugh, really, why don't they all just die already~~!"

Long Shi's eyes dimmed, and he hugged his knees tightly: "Just recently... I killed my best friend."

“Jeh?” Sona raised an eyebrow: “You mean… that guy named Tensou? Wasn’t he the one who attacked first?”

Long Shi said, "That's true, but he died because of me. I decided to protect him."

"Hehehehehe~" Upon hearing this, Sona suddenly burst into laughter.

Long Shi looked bewildered: "Is it that funny?"

Sona retorted without holding back, "Isn't it funny? I'm not interested in, and even find it nauseating, sentimental words like 'protect' and 'guard,' but it's obvious that the prerequisite for protecting others is having the ability to protect yourself. Otherwise, it's just the self-satisfaction of the 'weak,' and in the end, it might even harm the person you want to protect."

"So you're just an innocent little brat after all~ Ugh~ How boring, I'm going back to sleep~!" Sona yawned, jumped down from the tree, and headed towards her residence.

"Wait a minute..." Dragon Style stood up and suddenly called out to Sona.

"Heh." Sona stopped, glancing behind her: "What, you have something in mind?"

Long Shi clenched her small fist: "You say I'm naive, I accept that; you say I'm weak, I don't accept that!"

"Oh?" Sona asked with interest, "So what do you want?"

Long Shi said, "Let's make a bet. The loser has to do one thing for the other unconditionally!"

"Hehehe, interesting..." Sona licked her lips and turned around: "So, how do you want to play? A game of strategy, or a game of physical combat?"

"Ah, well, let's bet..."

Long Shi was speechless for a moment. He was aroused by Sona's arrogance and made a bold statement. But then he remembered that the girl in front of him was someone he could not win an argument with or fight. He was no match for her in either literature or martial arts. Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

"Let me decide on this betting method!"

A voice suddenly rang out in the night sky, and Sona and Ryushiki looked up together, only to see... Ubichi descend from Yomotsu Hirasaka, landing gracefully.

Dragon Style: "Teacher..."

Sona: "When were you?"

Ubi-Dier said, "Starting tomorrow, you two will both receive my instruction and compete every day. If you lose, you will be punished. After all the competitions are over, the total number of wins and losses will be calculated. The loser will have to unconditionally grant the other party one thing, as Long Shi said before. How about that? Does that seem fairer?"

Chapter 908 The Dragon's Past, The Dragon Swings Its Tail

Sona picked at her ear, looking disgusted. "Accepting your teachings means you want me to be your disciple? Hey, are you kidding me? Do you even know who I am?"

Ubiquitous said gently, "I just consulted your grandfather, and he said he would entrust me with full responsibility..."

Sona pouted and said, "Tch, that old man, he's not dead yet~ Anyway, he can't touch me~!"

Ubiquitous said, "If you're unwilling to call me teacher, that's fine... but are you afraid to back down like this?"

"Hehehehehe...!? What a clumsy attempt at provocation! Do you think I'd fall for that??" Sona grinned. "But what you're saying is quite interesting! Fine, fine, I'll stay a little longer!"

Sona looked at the dragon: "Little one, wash your neck and wait, this is my punishment. I'm afraid your little body can't handle it, hehehehehe~..."

With a wicked laugh, Sona strode away.

Long Shi stood there... feeling uneasy, yet also with a strange sense of excitement.

Ubichi walked over and patted Ryushiki on the shoulder: "Go back to sleep... Although the teacher hopes you win, he won't favor you~."

The class began early the next morning.

Dragon Style and Sona sat on the ground.

Before Yubidi was a rectangular grid chessboard, with 19 vertical and 19 horizontal lines dividing the board into 361 intersections.

Sona laughed, "Heh heh... what are you up to?"

Ubiji placed two chess boxes on the table, each filled with black and white pieces.

He said, "This is an intellectual game that I invented. I named it 'Go'. This small chessboard may seem simple, but it contains endless variations and the mysteries of the universe."

Sona laughed, "Hehe, what's the use of playing with this kind of thing? You should hurry up and teach this little guy how to fight."

Ubiquitous shook his head and smiled faintly: "If you want to kill someone, you can encourage them to focus solely on increasing their power and wait for them to self-destruct. Besides, Takamagahara these days is no longer lacking in powerful warriors, but rather in all-rounders who possess both strength and vision."

Sona shrugged: "You've told me everything~ Tell me, what is this Go game, and how do you play it~"

Ubiji spread his hands and said, "The rules are very simple~ Black goes first, and the two sides take turns moving. Pieces are placed on intersections and cannot be moved after being placed. The player who controls more territory wins. Of course, because Black has the advantage of moving first, it is artificially stipulated that Black must give White a komi at the end of the game. Do you understand?"

Sona stroked her delicate chin, staring thoughtfully at the chessboard: "I see. Indeed, this will create quite a few variables..."

Ubichi said, "Ryu-shiki...you go first. Remember, take the black piece first."

Then, Long Shi stretched out his small hand, gently lifted his sleeve, and elegantly pinched a black piece between his index and middle fingers. After a slight pause, he placed it on a certain point on the chessboard.

A moment later, Ubiji placed a white stone using the same gesture.

The master and apprentice were playing chess.

Ubiquitous was shocked by Ryuu's learning ability.

Long Shi was also unsettled. He had been keeping a secret all along and had never told anyone.

Before he was born, while he was still in his mother's womb, he had a very long dream.

In his dream, he wandered in a world with a completely different art style from the perspective of an observer [without participating], and witnessed the game of Go between two sages. The rules of the game were surprisingly the same as those of the Go game played by his teacher, Ubiji!

In the end, Long lost this game by one and a half pieces.

"Phew." Ubiquitous wiped the sweat from his brow, thinking: That was close, I almost messed up. Ryuu-shiki, that kid, his IQ alone must be over 230...

"Ah~~~!" Sona yawned listlessly from the side.

Ubiquitous said, "You don't seem nervous at all. Let me go first..."

Sona laughed, "Hehe, how will you know if you don't try?"

So, Ryuu and Sona played a game of Go.

Since Longshi had already played one game and was considered experienced, he... let Sona, who was getting married for the first time, take the slightly advantageous black pieces.

But this couldn't make up for the difference in calculations, and Dragon Style quickly established an advantage. No one believed that Sona could turn the tide.

"Hehehe~..."

But when Sona stretched her foot under the chessboard and gently teased Dragon's calf, he immediately blushed and his heart was in turmoil... He played terribly and was overturned by Sona. He slumped on the chessboard with a dejected look on his face, like a salted fish that had lost its dream.

"Hehehehehe, serves you right~!" Sona laughed smugly.

Ubiquitous witnessed the whole process and couldn't help but exclaim, "So that's how it is... Compared to the battles on the board, Sona is particularly good at off-board tactics."

He patted Long Shi on the shoulder, his words carrying a deeper meaning: "My disciple, losing now may not be a bad thing. In the long run, you might actually win. The strategic vision I'm talking about isn't limited to the chessboard..."

“Teacher…” Long Shi looked up, his wounded heart finding solace.

Uhichiro laughed, "So... a bet's a bet. Go on, run ten thousand laps around this Takachi Reiho Peak, finish before sunset, or you won't get to eat. Also, you can't use your chakra!"

……

Ryushiki awakened super chakra comparable to that of the main family without any training, but his body was ultimately unrefined and not even as strong as some branch family members.

After running 10,000 laps, Long Shi was completely exhausted.

Fortunately, the hot springs at Takachiho-gu Shrine are effective in relieving fatigue and rejuvenating the body.

"Ah...it feels so good." The dragon's small body was immersed in the hot spring, its white skin glowing with a rosy sheen.

"..." Seeing that no one was around, he suddenly dived into the water. When he surfaced, he had transformed into a koi with small horns, waving his tiny fins as he swam in the water.

A very small number of Otsutsuki clan members possess "auspicious power" in their blood, which allows them to mimic related animals.

Koi fish are the auspicious embodiment of dragons.

It had been a long time since she had transformed into this form. She was finally able to unleash her true nature and swim freely, unaware that the girl had already removed her robes, revealing her slender figure, and quietly submerged into the water amidst the misty spray.

Wow!

Until, a pair of hands caught it accurately and lifted it into the air.

"Hehehe..." Sona's delicate face surfaced from the water, her wild dreadlocks already knotted up. She grinned, "What a big fish! We're in luck! Should we make soup or tempura? Hmm, sashimi is definitely the best!"

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The dragon frantically thrashed its tail, trying to break free from Sona's grasp... After struggling in vain, it gave up: "Fine, fine, I'll just pretend like this and not turn back. If she really sees through me, I'd rather be eaten!"

"Heh heh... Did you think that just because you've become like this, I wouldn't recognize you, Dragon Style?"

Sona's next words immediately extinguished any remaining thoughts of the Dragon Style.

Snapped!