Chapter 307: 307: Kurai’s Journey to the West (1)

Chapter 307: 307: Kurai’s Journey to the West (1)

Master4thWall Note: Basically found writing the Kurai story fun, and also had to take a longer time planning the outline of the Volume-3. So extended this Omake Arc to six chapters. But since many of you didn't agree to the idea of the Kurai Chapters, I have decided to post all six in a single day. I am posting 3 chapters now, and 3 more will be out in six hours. Merry Christmas!

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Chapter 307: Kurai's Journey to the West (1)

Volume 2.5 — Omake 1

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[Two Months Ago]

In this world of Ninja and Samurai; Kurai woke up extremely confused.

Instinctively, from the Nature Energy present in the air, Kurai could tell that this was a world very different from where she was born; where her Papa found her cold in a street and gave her such power and intelligence that she was incapable of even imagining back then.

Immediately, she got worried—what happened? Wasn't she fighting while fused with her Papa? How did she end up in this place? Did that last breath of fire kill Papa...? Did her death powers somehow save her from dying and reincarnate her in this new world, while Papa perished alone?

At that moment, a system prompt popped up in front of her eyes.

[Ding! You have received a memory packet. Would you like to view them?]

[Y/N]

Kurai tilted her head to the side, frowning, before she decided to accept the offer. With a thought, a surge of new memories found their way into her brain as her eyes widened.

In this world, it appeared that she was a summonable creature, able to use 'Nature Chakra'—however, beyond that, she didn't have a real background in this world. Everything else was hollow as if it was a fake backstory made by someone.

Once the further confused Kurai began to inspect the memories more, she sighed in relief when she found out who her summoning partner was.

'Papa is alright; he is in this world too.'

Kurai didn't have any idea of what had happened, or how they ended up here, but she knew she didn't need to worry. Because her Papa was alive and well.

Soon, as Kurai began to relax—she felt a pull in her existence as she got excited, feeling Neji summoning her.

– Poof!

Dark smoke devoured her, and when it vanished, Kurai found herself in the air above Neji. She grinned wide and jumped on his face.

"You won't fight?" Kurai asked in a shock. "What a puthy!"

The chimpanzee scoffed and said, "I heard about you, I know I can't defeat you. What's the point behind fighting you, then?"

"Oh. You can speak properly? Good point, by the way."

"...Yeah, you're growing pretty famous." The chimpanzee said. "I heard you are simply looking for some people? But are unable to find them?"

"That's true." Kurai nodded. "They look like–"

"Oh no, I don't need the description, I already heard them from the rumors. Thing is, I don't know." The chimpanzee shrugged. "Now, before you kill me, you may want to rethink and hear me out."

"Mhm?" Kurai, who had concentrated death energy on the tips of her claws already, tilted her head as her ears twitched. "Okay. Speak."

"Sage Animals." The chimpanzee spoke. "Just like you, in this world, there exist intelligent creatures who can draw the ambient Nature Energy within them. I learned to do so myself, years ago, that's how I am much smarter, stronger, and better than other animals."

"Mhm..."

"My point is, I am but a newbie yet I can do all this, and you as a cat with much chakra within you are so smart and strong too. So imagine the other animals like you and me, who have lived for hundreds or thousands of years. Naturally, they know a lot more than you and me."

"Ohhh! I see what you mean!"

"Indeed, indeed." The chimpanzee nodded. "I suggest, rather than doing meaningless massacres, you should find the location of forests where such Sage Animals live and ask them what you want to ask."

"Okay, thanks!" Kurai smiled. "By the way, you said you know how to draw Nature Chakra inside you right? Then someone must have taught you, right? Tell me the location of that someone!"

"Ah..." The chimpanzee hesitated, but when Kurai glared threateningly, he sighed. "Alright, alright. Though, be careful to not attack them if they don't know what you want to know. They are strong, they'll turn the table on you and kill you instead."

"Heh, sure. Just spill the name!"

The chimpanzee chuckled, looking at Kurai as if looking at a younger self of his own, before it began to speak. "Mount Huaguo. I myself never went there, as I met my teacher–Monkey King, Enma–when he was wandering the mortal world. So you might want to ask other animals around."

"Huh?" Kurai scoffed. "Useless."

Ignoring the chimpanzee, Kurai leaped in the air—physically running on the sky—as she made her way to the nearby mountains, in search of the Monkey King.

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