CHAPTER 47: THE POWER OF THETRUE SOUL
Ryu and Rokkan regained consciousness. They hadn't seen each other for the whole period they were training. Ryu's hair had grown much longer and Rokkan's had too. Now almost all of Rokkan's hair had turned silver except for the crown of his head which remained brown and the purple of the edges had expanded inwards. Ryu noticed that Rokkan now bore a very striking resemblance to Gaiden. He couldn't believe his eyes.
"Rokkan?! Is that really you? Oh what am I saying, you still have that bored look in your eyes. No one could possibly be as boring as you" Ryu joked.
"TCH! You're still as annoying as always" Rokkan said.
Ryu laughed.
"And you still talk in that same annoying way" he said.
"So what have you learnt?" Rokkan asked.
"It's a secret. What about you?" Ryu asked.
"I'm not going to tell you" Rokkan said with a smirk.
"It's great that we can finally breathe some fresh air" Ryu said.
"Yeah, being underground for so long almost made me lose my cool" Rokkan said.
"You never had a cool to begin with" Ryu said in a mocking tone.
"I see your tongue is still as sharp as always" Rokkan said.
"Rokkan, your training hasn't ended yet. We still have to build your speed, reflexes and stamina" Master Hiroshi said.
"Same as you Ryu, we must quickly begin the final phase of your training" Master Hiruko said.
"WHAT?! YOU GUYS WERE HERE ALL ALONG?!" Ryu exclaimed in shock.
"Heh! Young ones will always be young. After all your training, you couldn't even sense my presence" Master Hiruko said with a laugh.
Ryu was boiling in rage.
"YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO EAVESDROP ON OTHER PEOPLE'S CONVERSATIONS OLD MAN!" Ryu roared.
"You should learn to detect people eavesdropping on your conversation...if you are a ninja" Master Hiruko said with a sinister sparkle in his eyes.
"Oh crap! He just said the taboo!" Rokkan exclaimed and ducked behind a dragon statue.
In less than a second, Ryu and Master Hiruko were locked in fierce combat. Master Hiroshi and Rokkan stared at the battle in awe. Ryu was keeping up with Master Hiruko and unlike in his previous battles, there were no wasted movements in his attacks. He had learned to use his surroundings to his advantage as well. It was just a battle of fists, no elements but it was equally as dangerous as the battle between Ryukan and Rokkaden.
"Well done Ryu, I see you have learnt a lot in these past eight months. Your taijutsu skills are superb thanks to your powers of intuition and perception however..." Master Hiruko said as he took in a deep breath and stomped the ground.
Ryu felt an enormous pressure around the Temple. In a flash, Master Hiruko stood before him and gave him a combo attack with the fist of his left hand and the elbow of his right hand. "DRAGON CRUSHING DUAL STRIKE!" he roared.
The impact sent Ryu flying till he crashed into the wall of the Temple.
"Ryu you idiot. What were you thinking, challenging a Master?" Rokkan sighed.
Ryu stood up and cracked his neck and shoulders.
"Wow, that was some attack" he said as though that was nothing.
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