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Ancient Manipulator - Chapter 17

Published at 23rd of February 2019 04:58:49 AM


Chapter 17

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Snow, a marvelous thing.

Everything changes when covered in snow, from green to white, from red to white. It is like a warm, yet cold blanket of pure whiteness that wraps the dead grass and ugly bare trees - to create something much more spectacular.

It is this reason, that we come to love snow.

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Yasuo was currently just outside his house, on the porch of the house. Shisui had recently called up a few employees, many of them [Shadow Clones], and built the porch.

It was quite interesting, one had to use and commit to memory, the exact measurements of the building blocks and had to be very skilled in fine motor, and much more, to perform such an attentive job. However, cheats could allow Yasuo to do these things easily.

To be precise, [Knowledge and Mystery].

The skill was absolutely 'overpowered', to keep it short, it allowed the 'User' of the skill to have photographic reflexes AND photographic memory. Meaning, Yasuo could copy another's skills by merely seeing it! The reflex part of the skill allowed Yasuo to execute the skills he sees, and the memory part allows Yasuo to remember HOW to execute the skill.

Shisui had 'allowed' -Shisui would accept any of Yasuo's requests- Yasuo to see the entire process, in turn helping Yasuo gain more [Levels] on [Crafting], up to [Lvl. 8], and a new skill called [Building], which stopped on [Lvl. 11].

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[Crafting]: Passive - Lvl. 8 -

[Anything related to crafting]

[Makes the User's crafts 40% overall better] (A/N: Like more stylish or do more damage)

[Building]: Passive - Lvl. 11 -

[Anything related to building]

[User builds 55% more accurately, faster, and beautifully]

~~~

Yasuo now looked up from his daze, at the falling snow before him.

Never in his two lives did he ever experience the white puff. For him, it was the most beautiful scene he had ever had the chance to see... right after Vyra-chan, of course, ha, ha, ha, ha...

Yasuo lazily yawned with his hand over his mouth, watching snowflakes continuously fall down onto the already-covered ground was strangely relaxing and calming. There was almost no one on the streets walking about due to the coldness that was carried by the wind, no footsteps on the snow; nothing on the untainted white blanket.

There was also no one home, Vyra was busy in the Academy and Kumiko was too, recently joining our class in fact, while Shisui was "fixing something in the company", as he said, and Yasuo's parents were once again on missions.

Though it seemed as if Izuna and Miyrae were always on missions, it was only the half truth, they often came back and visited the family, perhaps have a nice dinner or just plain family bonding, all in all, they both love their children dearly.

Yasuo stood up from sitting and did some light stretching, still staring towards the snow. He then slowly walked towards the coated road, looking towards the fogged horizon.

As he continued his walk quietly, none of the snow had contacted the boy, like there was a small invisible circular shield, shielding the boy from the still-falling snow and pushing away the snow already fallen. Of course, this was because of Yasuo using [Atomic Authority] to shift all of the millions of atoms falling every second, away from him. If he had not done so, his hair would probably be as white as Kumiko's and he would probably constantly fall due to the currently active [2x Gravity]...

The sun had shown no light to the village today, like the road, it too was covered by the ever-falling snow. Even without light, one would feel at peace with the tranquil atmosphere, if said one did not bother with the freezing coldness...

When one sees a boy, a very handsome and charming boy with a face that perfectly fit the falling snow, one would think it is a mere illusion, a [Genjutsu], a hallucination. Any person would feel absorbed in this fairytale-like picture - they would feel taken aback, it was truly like a perfect painting.

However, inside Yasuo's head, were thoughts one would not expect; or perhaps they would from the idiotic genius. He was pondering about a question that has been stuck in his head for quite the while. . . . Why had he not gone to Academy today?

"Hmm, snow's cool and all," Yasuo muttered to himself out loud, still wandering about, blankly staring at the ground. "But, [Taijutsu] training with Danzō-sensei is a bit better..."

It seems that Urataros, inside [Kamui] and looking through a 'screen', was paying attention to his young master and his mutterings because he decided to talk with his young master, trying to help his young master with his troubles. "Young master, maybe I could help you with training." Finishing his sentence, Urataros noticed a slight gleam of happiness and excitement.

"Really, Urataros-san?" Yasuo's voice was now filled with newfound hope.

Urataros was now happy to end, his young master now filled with hope because of him? This was an event he would definitely take note of and brag towards Shisui. He continued: "Of course, young master. May I come out of [Kamui], young master?" Yasuo nodded enthusiastically at the prospect of training with Urataros, and a spiraling-void-like portal appeared, forming a blue humanoid figure.

This figure had a sea turtle-like appearance and an aura that screamed 'lying casanova', but at the same time, it had a slight tinge of 'laid back'. This figure was, of course, Urataros, who was now bowing towards Yasuo.

The boy now had a panicked expression, though he was familiar with Shisui constantly bowing to him even though he says otherwise, he was most definitely not used to others bowing to him, it made him extremely uncomfortable. Yasuo quickly ran next to Urataros, trying to pull him up from his bowing position.

"Urataros-san, please don't bow," Yasuo said distressingly. Urataros complied and rose. Yasuo sighed and jumped back a good distance away from Urataros. Urataros recognizing his young master's unspoken intention, he got into his stance, like a big, heavy, unmovable turtle, he firmly planted his feet onto the ground, sinking down into the snow.

Yasuo squinted his eyes, looking for any openings in Urataros's defense, but unfortunately saw none. Yasuo made a decisive charge towards Urataros, launching fists into the air, creating loud booms of noise and gusts of wind directed towards Urataros, hoping to disrupt his guard, also with the additional effect of easily clearing the nearby snow! Though many had heard the sounding booms, no one actually dared to see what the cause was, it was freezing cold with fog everywhere!

Urataros gave Yasuo no signs of opportunity, feet still firmly planted onto the ground. Like Yasuo, Urataros too was looking for any openings that Yasuo showed, and he found one! Urataros deceptively looked towards Yasuo's left shoulder, wanting Yasuo to think he was aiming for that spot, which it worked!

Yasuo looked at Urataros's eyes, noticing he was staring at the left side of his body, however, he knew this was merely a deception on Urataros's part from his many years of battle. Knowing Urataros would most likely target his right shoulder, he purposely left it open. Soon, he had reached Urataros, faking a punch in the face, Urataros in return prepared a fist, as expected, to Yasuo's right shoulder.

Yasuo grinned - he had guessed right - and quickly parried Urataros's slow incoming fist. Yasuo then started his counter move: after shifting Urataros's punch, he returned a punch of his own, but instead, it was to the face, then a punch to the stomach, both arms, face again, and a swift chop to the neck - all within a second of time.

Yasuo jumped back and his face was now filled with shock, his hands numbed with pain. He looked at Urataros, still steady and unmoving. He was quite frustrated but now had a newfound determination, wanting to knock the turtle down onto his butt.

Yasuo once again began to charge at Urataros, but this time, he took advantage of Urataros's low agility and dexterity. Arriving swiftly, just as Urataros was about to grasp Yasuo's right arm, he disappeared from Urataros's sight, right behind him in fact.

Instead of landing punches, Yasuo decided to try to make Urataros fall by kicking his feet. Unfortunately for Yasuo, Urataros feet were not pushed at all by his kick, instead, it was him who fell due to the hardness of Urataros's armor-like, shell-like skin, even leveling up [Tear Body] to [Lvl. 7]. Though it quickly healed due to his [Phenex Bloodline], and for Urataros, he barely felt anything due to his extremely high -and could possibly (most likely) become higher- endurance.

Urataros looked behind him, seeing his young master on the ground. Instead of kicking him while he was down, Urataros held his hand out for Yasuo like a truly loyal servant. Yasuo grasped his hand and was pulled back onto his feet.

"Thanks, Urataros-san," Yasuo said as he smiled.

"You're very welcome, young master," Urataros replied. "But, maybe you should that off that [Gravity Suit] and use your swords..."

As Urataros finished his suggestion, Yasuo seemed he had just been enlightened by a master. "Urataros-san, that's a great idea!" Yasuo laughed and unequipped [Gravity Suit]. After doing some stretching to get used to the normal gravity, he activated [Unlimited Treasury]. Several golden ripples appeared and coming from them, were multiple different swords.

Yasuo scanned through the swords and decided to take regular katana. Due to [Weapon Mastery] from [Unlimited Treasury] and [God Swordsmanship], Yasuo was able to instantly 'master' the sword. The sword was very comfortable to hold as if he has been using it for centuries, making him grin in excitement to finally be able to go full-power in a spar.

If Yasuo charged at Urataros and it took barely 2 seconds with [2x Gravity] where most of his stats are halved, then Yasuo without any limiters -though without his mask- would practically be able to teleport to Urataros.

"COME! Young master!" Urataros shouted, and Yasuo did just as he was asked. From what Urataros could see, Yasuo suddenly appeared in front of him, cocking-back a heavy punch that one could visibly see was pushing away the wind it contacted. 'DANGER!' Urataros instantly thought. Even if Urataros could see it coming, his body was just too slow to react.

Urataros took the hit, Yasuo's [97] [Power] on Urataros's [410] [Endurance]. Surprisingly, even with the massive difference in stats, he was still pushed back a great distance away from his original spot, though without any injury, propelling even more snow away in the process. This snow had created a cover for Yasuo to use [Mystery], completely erasing his presence. During this time of stealth, Yasuo activated his [Mangekyō Sharingan] - wondering to himself, why did he not activate it when the spar started? - and searched for Urataros using the [Sharingan]'s ability to see chakra through obstructions.

The [Mystery] part of [Knowledge and Mystery] did not work whenever the 'User' wanted it to. The 'User' has to first already be in stealth, this could mean in a crowded street where one wouldn't pay attention to another, perfect for stealth, or a self-made cover like the one Yasuo unintentionally made with the snow.

Scanning the area and quickly finding Urataros, Yasuo created multiple chakra four-starred shurikens from [Unlimited Treasury] that he had gotten from Shisui in the past, inject his chakra in them, and flung the chakra-filled shurikens at the semi-blinded Imagin, leveling [Flicker] to [Lvl. 4]. Ideally, Yasuo would have thrown the shurikens towards Urataros's back, however, because of the snow, he hadn't enough time to do so.

Unfortunately for Yasuo, once again, even though the extremely sharp shurikens hit Urataros, it merely bounced off of his shell, leaving barely a scratch, quite unlucky today... The previously flung snow had now returned back to the ground, though there was still snow constantly falling and a lighter-than-before fog still reducing visibility, both sides could now see one another, [Mystery] now deactivated.

Each side stared intently at the other, wanting to know which party would attack first. This time, it would seem that Urataros decided to charge. Yasuo calculated the time Urataros needed to reach him, 19 seconds.

'Good, I'll be able to use it...' Yasuo thought as he took a deep breath and closed his eyes. "I... am but the sword..."

Urataros could feel a strange aura coming from Yasuo, an aura a bit too close to the... sword...

'F*ck!' Urataros thought, now running as fast as he could, getting desperate to stop the chant. 'Come on! 14 seconds left!'

"The sword... is none but I..."

The aura was getting dangerously 'denser' and 'larger' as Yasuo continued the chant. Urataros gritted his teeth, he knew he could no longer stop Yasuo with a whole 8 seconds left.

"Shambles..."

The aura now 'exploded', it was almost suffocating for Urataros. There was no longer a need to count the seconds left, he was going to finish his chant, Urataros planted his feet onto the ground, prepared for the worst.

"UTOPIA!"

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Vyra and Kumiko both felt it, Yasuo's aura. His aura was very unique, it would sometimes be childish-like while other times, it would be sharp like a sword, only his aura would change so drastically. Another distinctive characteristic of his aura was when it did change, it would make an impact, and by impact, it meant a HUGE impact.

They were not the only ones that felt Yasuo's sharp sword-like aura, no, that was far from the truth. Almost EVERYBODY in the village felt the frightening aura. Those who did not recognize it had thought it was a threat to the village, a new hazard that would cause massive damages to Konoha.

The aura had come somewhere in the center of the village, however, even if someone knew this, they would not be able to pinpoint the exact location, nor see Yasuo even if they do somehow manage to locate it.

'Hmm, it seems Onii-chan used [Mystery] on it... though it only made it so that people inside the aura can see him...' Vyra thought. 'Why would he use it... Oh! Right, he must be bored as all hell... then he probably asked Urataros to spar him... Yeah, that makes sense.'

Vyra looked towards Kumiko and seeing her anxiousness for Yasuo's safety, Vyra smiled brightly and comforted her, "Don't worry Kumiko-chan, Onii-chan's going to be fine." Kumiko slightly eased at her words, she knew Vyra was right, after all, Yasuo was insanely strong, he would be able to defend himself from whoever released the aura!

But that still didn't stop her from worrying, what if Yasuo was in trouble? What if he wasn't strong enough? All those questions, and more stuck in her head, but she eventually calmed down with the help Vyra, going back to focusing on Fujita Nara-sensei's intense history class, though she was still a bit distressed...

Meanwhile with Shisui -

He was currently having a headache. The reason? Orders were coming left and right. Normally, one of his [Shadow Clones] would take care of this, but these couple hundred orders were all specifically for televisions! A thing that he only knew how to make in the company! Teaching some of his [Shadow Clones] would take too long, as well as making new ones, the process just took too long.

So, the only solution was for him to personally make it. Of course, he could just use 'normal' [Shadow Clones], but the thing was, he couldn't due to the fact that his chakra reserves were now just too low from making the permanent [Shadow Clones]. Based on his calculations, it would take at best a year or an addition half to completely recover, with items that restored chakra included. This meant that he could only make the TVs by himself.

Shisui sighed in built-up exhaustion and just when he was about to finish yet another of the countless TVs needed to be made, he suddenly felt something strange go past his very being. He took it to analyzation, and it was close to what he would call a 'king's blade'. The person who released this aura was not the 'king's blade', it was the aura itself that was the 'king's blade', the person who released it was the 'king'.

Slightly suppressive and commanding in a way, the aura was. It compelled one to follow, even worship it, yet it 'kicked out' the weak, leaving only the strong to have followed.

Shisui grinned, at last something worthwhile to do! But, he was also in deep thought, would he make a [Shadow Clone] to produce the televisions whilst he is gone, leaving him with even lower amounts of chakra, but more importantly, less work? Or, would he not?

Shisui decided for the latter, putting a custom-made kitsune mask - he did not want to steal more masks any longer - and left his workspace. Little did he know though, he would never truly be able to locate the aura, Yasuo's aura, due to [Mystery].

This was also why Kumiko and Shisui did not recognize that it was Yasuo's aura, but for Vyra's case, she was able to ever so slightly feel the similarities with this and Yasuo's, even past [Mystery], due to her capabilities as a reincarnation goddess, allowing her to feel the distinct uniqueness of Yasuo's aura.

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Urataros had felt the same aura as all others in the village, but that soon turned gentle and peaceful, but by no means was he so. He was staring at Yasuo with horror, not because he had something against his young master, but because he was scared as f*ck of his power!

'Why...? Why. Why did I tell young master to use his swords?!' Urataros thought as he berated himself for his stupidity. Urataros stared at his young master, he now knew that under all the idiocy and stupidity, was a monster not to be reckoned with - but alas, he had unfortunately already done so. Perhaps this was retribution for bringing his young master's previous sh*t luck.

Yasuo's eyes were still closed, but Urataros new better than to think he couldn't see. From what he knew about auras, some allowed the person to sense others within the domain of the aura, some allowed the user to suppress others within the domain, while others had some special abilities. However, Urataros knew that his young master's aura... HAD ALL OF THE ABOVE!

From what he could tell, the 'special ability' of his young master's domain was to create blades indefinitely until his young master stops releasing it, perhaps it can even create 'treasures' like gold within it as well due to the 'Treasury' part of [Unlimited Treasury].

Abruptly Yasuo opened his eyes, an uncharacteristically stoic expression coated his face. And equally abrupt, swords came from all directions, directed at Urataros and traveling in absolutely absurd speeds. Thankfully though these swords, from what Urataros could tell, were all merely chakra-infused katanas and wakizakis, traveling at speeds faster that passed the sounds barrier, of course. Not too bad. Right?

It seems this 'Shambles, Utopia' of his young master's automatically infused chakra into the blades, making it even worse for himself. But this is going to be too bad, his [410] [Endurance] should be able to 'tank' it... right?

*BOOM*

Urataros was blown into the ground!

Inside a massive dent, was Urataros wiping away a bit of saliva he had previously spew out from his young master's attack.

This was insane! A [Level 25] against a [Level 75], a whole 50 levels apart, and the [Level 25] is winning, seemingly just standing there in a relaxed manner and not even breaking a sweat!

Urataros was VERY tempted to surrender, but he decided otherwise, wanting to see what else his young master was capable of. "Is that all, young master?" Urataros said, grinning. And soon, he had gotten his reply...

*BOOM*

Urataros was blown into the ground! Again!

"Young Master! I surrender!" Urataros shouted.

*BOOM*

"YOUNG MASTER! PLEASE! I SURRENDER!" Urataros shouted in even more desperation. To this, Yasuo smiled wonderfully, giving Urataros hopes of leaving this hell of pain. What a benevolent angel his young master is!

However, unfortunately...

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

*BOOM*

"Urataros-san," Yasuo began with a soft and calm voice. This made Urataros stare into Yasuo's beautiful flower-patterned eyes. But, what Urataros heard soon after, made his perspective of Yasuo turn from an angel who knew not of cruelty, to a demon who loved the suffering of others. Well, technically his young master was a devil...

"Omoi..."

Urataros suddenly felt a chill go down his spine. Urataros looked towards Yasuo, seeing that he was completely still. His young master had stopped time itself! From a single word at that! His young master was truly powerful, what luck he has for such a master. However, now was not the time to dilly-dally, he had to somehow escape from this [Genjutsu].

He walked towards Yasuo, trying to punch him, seeing if he could escape by doing so. Unfortunately, his fist had just gone straight past his body, no contact at all, almost as if Yasuo was a ghost. However, he already knew this was bound to happen, after all, who would cast a [Genjutsu] and allow themselves to be hurt within it?

Next, he tried to exit the domain. From what he could calculate, it was around 200 meters, perhaps more. With his [5] [Agility] and high weight, it would maybe take around a minute to travel 200 meters if he was running at an average pace.

After running for some time, he could see a curved line glowing bright gold, separating the domain and the outside. Urataros grinned, he had reached the ends of the domain! He could leave this [Genjutsu]! He walked towards the line and stepped beyond it.

However, what he hoped would not become true, had unfortunately become so. Why was it that he could have such garbage luck? He had suddenly been teleported back to the 'start' of the [Genjutsu], right back facing his young master.

He once again tried escaping this misery, but once again he failed. Whatever methods he tried, all failed. Over and over, he had failed again and again. For what felt like years, he still could not leave this accursed [Genjutsu]. The only thing keeping him sane was the prospect of leaving the place. Urataros couldn't fathom how much chakra his young master needed to support this time-stopping [Genjutsu].

Time passed and Urataros was about to give up, maybe just sit somewhere and wait until the [Genjutsu] wore off - was what he had thought. However, much to his delight, he felt the [Genjutsu] or [Omoikane] as his young master called it, retract in a way. He was about to thank his young master for his glorious kindness, but he was hit with a wave of fatigue.

The only thing he could hear before he lost his consciousness was, "...kane."

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Yasuo stumbled, the use of his [Mangekyō Sharingan] and [Unlimited Treasury] at the same time had completely spent him and some. He looked at Urataros's unconscious body and teleported him into [Kamui].

To be perfectly honest, he was quite thankful for Urataros. Not only had the blue Imagin helped him in leveling up his skills and his stats, but he also had finally managed to use [Shambles, Utopia] and [Omoikane], two skills he had never had the chance to use.

'Hey, A.M. show me my status.'

{Very well, Host}

[Status]

[Yasuo Uchiha]

Age: *[5 Years]*

Race: [Devil, Death God]

Health: [Immortal]

Bloodline: [Indra, Phenex]

Level: [25]

Power: *[106]*; Endurance: *[130]*; Dexterity: *[156]*; Agility: *[160]*; Magic: *[370]*;

Luck: [250]; Charm: [26]; Karma: [+4] (Neutral-Good);

Equipped: [Gravity Suit];

A.M. Points: [378,000]; Money: [Infinite];

Skills:

[God Swordsmanship]: Passive - Lvl. MAX -

[Mangekyō Sharingan]: Active - *Lvl. 19* -

[Chakra Control]: Passive - *Lvl. 50* -

[Atomic Authority]: Active - *Lvl. 55* -

[Unlimited Treasury]: Active/Passive - *Lvl. 21*-

[Ninjutsu Mastery]: Passive - *Lvl. 71* -

[Affinity]: Active/Passive - *Lvl. 209* -

[Will of Death]: Passive - Lvl. MAX -

[Absence of Fantasy]: Passive - *Lvl. 41* -

[Tear Body]: Passive - *Lvl. 7* -

[Flicker]: Passive - *Lvl. 4* -

[Journey]: Passive - *Lvl. 6* -

Items: [Fable]; [Random World Token]; [Shi no Yoru]; [Book of Knowledge];

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He had also gotten a new skill for having his [Power] go past the [100] threshold:

[Reserve]: Passive - Lvl. MAX -

[Unlocks 'Health Point Bar']

[Health Point Bar]: 640/640 (Current Lvl x 10 + Endurance x 3)

~~~

For why his skills leveled up even though he never used them in the spar, it was because he had used them while training in the past!

Anyhow, he withdrew his aura and took new clothes from [Unlimited Treasury], it had an automatic function to unequip and equip Yasuo, so no undressing!

Yasuo looked at the mini-crater that Urataros was previously in and used [Atomic Authority] to fix it. Looking back, he couldn't help but notice that he didn't use his skills to the best of his abilities. He could have done so much with [Atomic Authority] and [Mystery], using the former to create a wall of snow to conceal himself then he could have used the latter to conceal himself even further.

Also, why did he decide to punch Urataros instead of using the sword in his hand? What in the world was wrong with him? And the question that clouded his mind: where is that sword? He could have sworn it was in his hand the entire time, maybe he threw it somewhere when he landed the punch on Urataros.

"Eh, whatever," Yasuo muttered to himself and looked around, noticing nothing but snow. Then, an idea hit him.

Could he put snow into [Unlimited Treasury]?

He walked up to a nearby pile of pure white untainted snow. He then manipulated his mind and made himself think snow was a treasure unsurpassed. He had complete control over his mind and body from all the years of training in his previous life.

And... it worked! Yasuo could sense an addition to [Unlimited Treasury], and 'looking' inside, he could 'see' a majestic white puff. Its appearance was quite different from the common snow on the ground. It seemed to be slightly glossy and looked to be extremely soft to touch, not unlike the properties cotton.

Yasuo created and materialized the snow as a golden ripple appeared and formed the snow. He took hold of it, feeling the texture and temperature. Alike normal snow, it was cold to touch and pure white, however, even if one was to tightly smudge it, it would not deform, like a tough metal. Yet at the same time, it was smooth and soft. Yasuo guessed this was due to [Unlimited Treasury]'s effects. No matter, it is still a great revelation that would bring great advantages for Yasuo and his allies.

Even though he was fascinated with the snow, he still kept his guard up, someone could easily kill him due to his low chakra, and he felt a familiar charka signature come within his range of sight using his still-on [Mangekyō Sharingan]. As he recognized it as Shisui, he merely smiled at his direction and once again focused on studying the snow.

Shisui had been trying to track down the person who had released the aura for quite the while, but now he knew it was his young master who had released it, sighing in relief that his young master was not hurt. However, he noticed Yasuo was quite exhausted due to the expression smeared onto his face, like he had just fought a great and exhausting battle. Little did he know, he had done exactly that...

Yasuo then took a deep breath...

And lost consciousness from chakra overuse.




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