Watching the Blizzard Tornado sweeping in and covering the sky, Retsu's face showed an exaggerated expression of surprise: "Whoa, how impressive!"
While saying this, his hands quickly formed seals. He took a deep breath, and his chest swelled up abruptly.
Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation!
A massive amount of Chakra gushed from his mouth, and a spark ignited in front of him. In the next instant, overwhelming orange-red flames filled all the space ahead, completely enveloping the entire canyon.
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The massive flames, like a giant wave in the ocean, instantly swallowed the oncoming tornado, and the ice and snow mixed in the wind were vaporized on the spot. The biting gale not only failed to extinguish the flames but instead fanned them; the fire, which had been confined within the valley, suddenly expanded and shot high into the sky, dyeing the entire heavens red.
Standing on the other side, Akiarashi was scorched by the high temperature from ahead, and his fur gave off a burnt smell, scaring him into immediately retreating several steps. Then his expression changed, and he shouted anxiously, "Big Sister!"
"Big Sister!!" Karan and Shunran also sensed the danger and hurriedly followed suit, calling out.
Karan suddenly turned her head and shouted to Retsu, "Retsu, quickly save my big sister..."
But before she could finish, she was surprised to find that Fuyuarashi was currently being held by the arm by Retsu, sitting on the ground nearby with a pale face.
"Eh?" Seeing her big sister safe and sound, Karan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly pulled Shunran along as they ran toward Fuyuarashi.
At this moment, Fuyuarashi sat on the ground, still looking shaken, not yet understanding the situation before her.
Just now, the moment she released the tornado, a vast sea of fire suddenly surged up ahead, quickly swallowing her tornado and spreading toward her rapidly.
Feeling the scorching flames all around, her eyes were full of despair. Just as she was about to transform into her Leopard Cat form to endure it, a Kunai suddenly pierced through the flames and appeared beside her.
Immediately after, that human appeared before her in an instant, one hand holding the Kunai and the other grabbing her arm. In the next second, she was already outside the flames.
"It seems I've won." While she was staring blankly at the still-raging fire, Retsu's voice came from beside her.
She froze for a moment, then turned to look. She saw him re-sheathing the Katana that had been stuck in the ground, speaking to her with a smile.
"..." Fuyuarashi was about to speak when Shunran and Karan ran to her side. Their concerned expressions caused her to temporarily shift her attention.
On the other side, Akiarashi also saw Fuyuarashi surrounded by the two and quickly ran over.
"Alright, my task is done, I'm leaving. Karan, call me if you need anything," Retsu said to Karan as he looked at the three checking on Fuyuarashi's injuries.
"Oh, goodbye!" Karan nodded and didn't try to make him stay, knowing she could summon him anytime if needed.
"You're called Retsu, right?" By then, Fuyuarashi had recovered from the shock and stood up, looking at him with a conflicted expression.
"Yeah, is there something?" Retsu asked with a smile.
"That... thank you." Fuyuarashi looked away and spoke with some difficulty.
"It's only right; it was just a match after all." Retsu smiled and then released the Summoning Technique.
"Poof!"
A cloud of smoke exploded, and Retsu's figure vanished instantly.
Fuyuarashi stared blankly at the spot where he had disappeared, then suddenly shouted, "Karan!"
"Ah... Big... Big Sister Leader!" Hearing Fuyuarashi call her, Karan remembered her previous attempt to take the leader position and said nervously, "Big Sister Leader, you should still be the leader. I won't try to take it anymore!"
"...You really have quite the imagination!" Fuyuarashi gave her a speechless look and turned to walk out of the valley.
"About the matter of reviving the Lord, I'll think about it some more..." Just as Karan was holding her head, worried about getting hit, she suddenly heard Fuyuarashi's voice.
She snapped her head up and saw Fuyuarashi standing in the distance, looking at them: "What are you standing there for? Let's go!"
"Ah, okay, Big Sister Leader!" Karan, Shunran, and Akiarashi exchanged glances and quickly followed.
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"Hmm?"
Retsu, who was practicing Sage Mode, felt a stir in his heart and suddenly opened his eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Kikyo, who was sitting quietly with him, noticed his movement and opened her eyes, asking with some confusion.
"It's a bit strange. Just now, the Natural Energy around us was suddenly stirred by something. It felt like there was some presence, but I can't capture anything in my perception." Retsu frowned and said with some puzzlement.
During this time, he had been trying to teach Kikyo how to perceive Natural Energy.
It started when Kikyo curiously asked what he was doing during one of his Sage Mode training sessions. He had simply explained Natural Energy and Sage Mode to her, not expecting it to pique her interest.
Since he had nothing else to do, he decided to try teaching Kikyo to perceive Natural Energy. For one, he wanted to satisfy his curiosity: could a human with a naturally powerful soul like a Priestess perceive Natural Energy?
Kagome's soul was very powerful. In the story, Naraku's incarnation Kanna had tried to use her mirror to absorb Kagome's soul. While it was an instant process for ordinary people, Kanna was never able to fully pull Kagome's soul away, which was enough to show the strength of Kagome's soul.
What made Retsu even more curious was whether Natural Energy could combine with the Spiritual Power in her body if Kikyo could indeed perceive it, even without Chakra.
However, all of this had to wait until Kikyo could first perceive Natural Energy. He didn't have Toad Oil to assist in the perception, but the Natural Energy in the Inuyasha World was already very active. It was much easier to perceive than in the Naruto World, so there was still hope.
To increase Kikyo's success rate in perceiving Natural Energy, the two left the temple where they had been staying and went to a mountain forest rich in Natural Energy. Retsu used Wood Release to build a small hut here specifically for their training.
Whenever Kikyo tried to perceive Natural Energy, Retsu would sit beside her, enter Sage Mode, and actively absorb and gather the surrounding Natural Energy to increase its concentration in the environment.
And just now, he clearly perceived the Natural Energy being stirred. But with the sensory abilities of Sage Mode, if a human or a Demon were approaching, it would be impossible for him not to notice.
"Forget it, maybe I just felt it wrong." Retsu thought for a moment and stopped worrying about it. He turned to Kikyo and asked, "How is it? Any progress in perceiving Natural Energy?"
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