Episode 16:
Last time- At a Hokage safehouse, his real mother, Kagero, told
Recca about how he was sent ahead in time to avoid the war.
However, the time manipulation was a forbidden technique. Once
the user cast it, that person would remain immortal and wander
the earth forever. They had reunited as parent and child after
400 years, but they couldn't even touch each other. And there was
also the fact that Recca's brother came along, the other flame
master Kurei. Now his hatred for Recca is complete.
Fighting Determination!
Recca's Challenge!!
Recca returns home and tells his father what he had learned, and
Shigeo isn't very happy to say the least ^^;; The two get into a
typical argument, Shigeo not believing that Recca would so easily
accept such a bullsh#t story.
At first, the group thinks that Recca and his father have
calmed...only for the two to begin throwing things at each other.
Finally, after the two tire from throwing the contents of the
laundry machine and the refridgerator at each other...not to
mention THROWING the laundry machine and the refridgerator at
each other, Recca tells Shigeo that he isn't mad and that he
appreciates Shigeo treating him as a son during his life, but
that he would like to know how he came to be with him.
Kagero echoes this question, and Shigeo finally tells them that
15 years ago, he was walking along in the rain when, suddenly
there was a blue flash and a baby landed in his arms. The baby
had the name 'Recca' written on his kimono, and so Shigeo became
his father.
He tells Recca that he was a storm that struck his bachelor life.
At this, Fuuko remarks that she had always thought that he had a
wife who had died a long time ago. Recca agrees with this,
mentioning the picture of the woman with blond hair that his
father had always referred to as his mother. Shigeo just laughs
at this and says that the woman was nothing more than his
favorite movie idol ::sweatdrop::
Recca glumly remarks that now his mother knew what he had gone
through in his life, and Kagero says that she's glad because he's
a wonderful man ^^;;
Becoming solemn, Recca approaches the group that he had invited
over (Ganko, Kagero, Shigeo, Domon and Fuuko. Hmmm...Yanagi and
Mikagami aren't present. How rude of you, Recca-chan!) and
announces that over summer break he's going to train in the
mountains so that he can settle things with Kurei. Ganko tells
him to forget it because Kurei will kill him next time. Recca
counters, saying that even if he tries to run away, Kurei will
still come after him, adding that Kurei had many elemental
weapons that were suppsoed to be owned by people like him, and
that he had to get them back. Maybe he'd find something to help
Kagero.
The room is silent until Shigeo tells him to go to it, and that
leaving things undone wasn't good. He adds that Kagero can stay
with him until he got back. Shigeo then asks what Kagero's
hobbies are, and she tells him that they're archery and making
tea. Recca yells at him, saying not to hit on his mom and kicks
Shigeo in the face (respects his dad, ne? ^^;;) He then leaves...
A few hours later (or so we can assume) Recca turns around with
his bag-o-tricks...er...bag of clothing to see Yanagi standing
behind him. She asks if he was going to leave without telling
her, and he apologizes. She then asks if he was going to do that
because there would be danger, and he apologizes again before
beginning to walk away.
Yanagi calls to him...using his full name, no less (oooh...scary
maternal voice) and orders him, as his hime, never to hide
anything, no matter how dangerous, from her again, adding that
she's not as weak as he thinks, and that when he's in hard times
she knows that she'll be able to help somehow.
He's surprised by this, to which Yanagi responds that he can't
cook for himself. That's when Recca realizes that she's coming
along...
Meanwhile, Domon's mom calls to him and asks why he wasn't
helping her with the customers. Domon tells her that a face like
his couldn't sell flowers anyway, and that he was busy. When
someone appears looking for Domon, his mom tells her that he's
upstairs and to lay a smack down.
In reality, Domon is packing a bag, knowing that Recca can't have
all the glory. Suddenly, his door opens to reveal Fuuko and Ganko
who wonder what he's doing. Domon looks at them in shock before
trying to hide his bag behind him.
Ganko walks up to Domon and punches him, later saying that his
mom had told her to lay a smack down. (Ganko, kawaii!!!) Fuuko
sits down and seriously asks where he's going to train. Domon
pretends to not know what she's talking about to which Fuuko
calls him a big dumb gorilla and hands him a wrapped package.
Domon falters at the weight of it (Ganko: "Baaaaka")
Unwrapping the package, Domon realizes that it is
Kuchibashimaru's Kuchibashi Oh and Tsumemaru's Oni no Tsume.
Fuuko reveals that they are truly Hokage elemental weapons and
that she wants to train with them.
She tells Domon that they were known as an unbeatable team, but
that Kurei had treated them as beginners that that they weren't
Recca's lackeys. When they mastered those elemental weapons,
Fuuko knew that they'd be as good as Recca.
Domon kinda enjoys the idea of them both being in the mountains
together (awww), but adds that if Recca kept reaching higher
levels then his rep as the strongest high school student would be
blown. Fuuko asks if he'll be serious about the training, and
Domon stands, giving a speech about how dedicated he'll be...and
then his pants fall down. (Ganko: "Baka")
Elsewhere, a car is outside of a well-guarded gate and an officer
looks inside to check it. Seeing that everything is all right, he
lets it pass. It ends up that the passengers are Raiha and Kurei
^_^ Raiha asks why the cloning experimenents were moved up there
to which Kurei responds that the experiments have reached the
final stage. He adds that regardless of the moral philosophy that
his father found the clones fascinating.
Inside of the facility, Kouran is leading tours, showing the men
who have come what the results of the cloning experiments were.
The man, called the president (I'm guessing of the US...?), is
very pleased as he learned that his clone was already started and
that he would pay anything because now he would have his immortal
life. (sound like someone we know?) The president then leaves
with Kouran's men.
Kouran remarks, after he's left, that the president is acting
like a child and that even though they had succeeded, the clones
had different personalities. He is then alerted to the arrival of
his son.
Going to meet Kurei, Kouran asks harshly what he wants, obvioulsy
upset that Kurei had let the ones that had destroyed his mansion
go as well as the healer. Kurei tells him not to worry because he
has a plan, and he can take back the healer at anytime.
Kurei then hands Kouran the Hokage's hidden scroll, and he asks
why a part of it is burnt. Kurei tells him that when Recca's
flame touched it, the parts that had previously been blank had
covered with words.
He then tells him that he wants to kill Recca in a grand
fashion...he wanted Kouran to promote the Ura Buto Satsujin.
Raiha is shocked that the tournament covered in blood would be
revived. Kouran says that if Hokage's secrets were revealed and
he would have immortality that he had no objections.
Meanwhile, in the mountains, Recca tells Yanagi to stay a safe
distance from him and reveals that he plans to practice without
his Tekkou. Yanagi tells him not to because those scary dragons
would come out and they might kill him, but Recca says that the
dragons had amazing power and without that power he wouldn't be
able to beat Kurei.
Recca tells her to just watch him before taking off his Tekkou
and saying that he would beat the dragons his way. Recca commands
the dragons to appear, and they do...they're not very happy about
being called on a second time. (oh boy) Resshin remarks that he
must have a deathwish. Recca tells him to shut up ^^;; before
pointing at one of the dragons and saying that its fireball was
great. Resshin turns to the dragon, Nadare, and tells her that
she had now given Recca an ego. Nadare apologizes, saying that
she had helped because it was something to do.
Recca remakrs that he didn't care why she had done it, but that
he wanted to be strong and wanted their power. Resshin gets
pissed and rushes him, slamming Recca against the side of a
cliff. Yanagi runs to help him, but he tells her to stay back.
Resshin says that he knows that Recca is weak and wants their
power, but they weren't servants and asks why they should help
him. He tells Recca that if he wants their power he'd have to
make them obey. Recca says that this is fine with him and that
the'd grovel at his feet. Not good. Two of the dragons rush him,
and Recca goes flying backwards.
One of the dragons remarks that Recca is too weak, but he stands.
The female dragon is amazed that he was able to get up after her
attack. Recca tells them that he might deny them if they were
this weak, and the femele remarks that he's funny and that he
must really want them to enjoy this. The two rush him again, and
Recca runs at them...
Meanwhile, Fuuko and Domon are training, and Fuuko is able to
stand on top of a wind cyclone. She jumps down at Domon, slashing
him across the chest with the Oni no Tsume. Domon is surprised
that she attacked him seriously to which Fuuko responds that he
should attack as she was, too, or they would never be as good as
Recca and Kurei.
Domon finally agrees and hurls the Kuchibashi Oh at her, but
Fuuko dodges, getting some good hits in on him. Ganko, who has
been watching, tells them to stop or they'd die before they got
stronger.
One month passes.
Fuuko and Domon with Ganko on his shoulders are in a canyon, and
Fuuko wonders if this is where Recca has been practicing. Ganko
calls out Recca's name but only gets a dog's bark in response as
a white and gray puppy approaches them. Fuuko bends down near the
dog, remarking how cute it is, when a foreign voice tells her not
to touch it.
The owner of the voice turns out to be Mikagami who was perched
on a ledge a few feet above them. He tells Fuuko that it wasn't
an ordinary dog and jumps down in front of her. Fuuko seems more
interested in his arrival than the warning and asks cheerfully if
he's been training too.
Suddenly, the dog leans back and begins growling, Ganko remarking
that it's scary. The dog surprisingly begins speaking, telling
them that he had come to deliver a message. Mikagami tells the
others that it must have this ability because of the Kuchiyose
technique in which a ninja could speak without revealing himself.
Domon looks around, knowing now that someone was watching them.
The dog continues, saying that it brought a message from Kurei:
He could kill them at any time, but what fun would that be?
Therefore, he invites them to the Ura Buto Satsujin, and the
location was being determined as they spoke. Ganko is in
disbelief, saying that thousands of people had been killed and
that they shouldn't go. The dog tells them that they wouldn't be
allowed to reject the invitation. A horrible death would awaid
them if they refused, but the same would happen if they joined.
Recca's voice comes from behind, saying that it sounded fun and
that he was in. Recca then tells the dog to inform Kurei that he
was coming to beat him. The dog grows angry at this and turns
from gray to brown, wondering how a coward like him could insult
Kurei-sama, and that he would show no mercy.
Recca is amused by this, saying that if he was mad because he had
insulted Kurei that maybe they should fight over it. Suddenly, a
large part of the cliff above their heads that had been sturdy
moments before was blown off and began falling towards the group
below, the dog telling them to die.
Recca: Ura Buto Satsujin? What the hell is that? Who cares what
the name is? If I enter that I can fight Kurei, right? It's a
nice opportunity to see the fruits of my labor. I'll enter this
tournament. I know even if I deny it he'll still try and kill me.
Instead of that, I'll take the fight to him.
Next episode- Team Hokage Appears! Ura Buto Satsujin!!
My soul's already a burning flame!