It was nice to have a day where no one was around to bother you for a fight or to talk to about anything that would annoy him. It was actually refreshing that Rukasu could have some time to relax and do whatever he needed to do. Since it was a nice day and he felt so calm relaxed while he stood in an area where one side he saw grassy fields and on the other side was a mountain with rocks on top that looked to be unstable. Rukasu knew that he should spend this time alone wisely. He looked up at the mountain as he wondered about something when he last trained to become faster. He needed to build his speed even more than he ever could but the problem was how he could build speed if he was already fast enough. That was the problem; enough was not going to cut it for the future battles, especially against that guy from the graveyard. This guy from the graveyard had made Rukasu work harder than he ever could and it was also to impress Mana. He wanted to become someone she could look up to as someone more than a friend. He wanted to protect her more than he wanted to rule the world. Rukasu felt that this one girl was important to him but he still felt that he did not deserve her since he was who he was and he did not know who he was going to become. It was a scary thought because if he turned out to become the most evil in the world then he would lose her forever. However if he changed then there is a chance that they could be together. He knew he wanted to be with her but when it came down to it all he was evil. He knew that he would choose the evil road before the right road.  Then a memory came to his mind when he remembered about his last mission where he saved that girl. That girl affected him like no other; it was strange that one little girl opened his heart with just her being pure. She barely said anything, but she was still able to put some light into the evil dark heart of Rukasu. The criminal hated the fact that he was easily changed. He hates to admit it that Mana and this little girl changed him but he was not going to let it control his life. What the criminal did not realize was that this light would be his downfall in the future. It would be up to him if he allowed it or not. Forced to decide if he would walk the path of light or dark but he still walked the path of darkness since it is what he knows. Rukasu was still new to the light and he did not understand how it was to be nice and not kill. Peace was a word that meant nothing to him until that day when he met Mana.

I wonder if she is still in the lightning country, and what is she doing. I would like to see her again. I miss her, Rukasu thought in his mind as he felt his heart warm up when he thought about her. However, he noticed it and it startled him a little bit. He still had trouble believing that he felt so strongly about someone else. He needed to find out if this feeling was what people called it love or was it something that she had done to him. He could not figure it out but he knew he would have to see her again to make sure. While he was smoking a cigarette, he thought more about her and the past that they shared since every day that had past he could not stop thinking about her. Even in prison, he thought about her and this was an odd thing about him but he stilled lived every day to his fullest. With each day that had past the criminal thought of different ways to become stronger, faster, and more experienced. Exhaling the smoke from his mouth as he walked over to the mountainside, where he came across a rock wall. On top of this wall were giant rocks on the edge about to fall. This wall was about twenty feet high, and Rukasu forced enough chakra into his hand. With the other hand, he grabbed his cigarette from his mouth and flicked it into the air beside him. Then with a determined look, he punched the wall with his hand that was full of chakra. The force vibrated the wall and down came falling the rocks one by one. The criminal bent his knees a bit and started to run up the wall as fast as he could while he kept focus on dodging all the rocks ahead of him. The first rock was coming down and Rukasu had to dodge it before the boulder killed him. The criminal quickly dodge the first rock then the second and then the third, but then it was getting harder since it was two rocks falling down. The criminal knew what he was going to do as he figured the rocks could hit him if he was not careful. He first dodged to the left then he right before his left foot touched the wall he forced chakra into it to push himself upward toward the right to dodge the second boulder that was inches away from hitting Rukasu. The criminal was not going to give up and he knew that he had to be faster no matter what happens. He had to prove to himself that he could break his own limits with hard work and perseverance.

Three boulders were now in front of the criminal all side by side but one was ahead by two feet each. Rukasu still reacted quickly as he was now in the middle running and he was going to wait for the right moment run in between the first two boulders and ignore the third in general since it would not mean anything to try to get himself killed. Once he got close, enough he quickly got through the gap and then what he did not realized was that he saw the fourth rock about a few feet ahead of him, with his left foot he forced himself to go upward in a left angle. He dodges it within seconds to spare, as he reached the top of the cliff. Breathing heavily he wondered if that what was needed to get faster was to put himself in danger to unleash his spirit within. He figures he should practice more with this so he ended up doing more of the same training in different close areas. He did this until he perfected the art of dodging using speed. He had many narrow escapes but he did it and he knew that he was going to keep going until he had gotten it on hundred percent. Hours went by as the criminal felt his dodging speed went up and now it was time to build his speed to be faster than he ever was.

He went back to the first place he started training. Now there were many giant boulders on the ground. This was great for the criminal since he could also use these boulders for his second part of his training. He picked up a giant boulder as he utilized all of his strength to throw the boulder into the air, then by bending his knees he ran as fast as he could to beat the boulder before it landed. However, the boulder landed minutes before the criminal made it pass the landing point of the boulder. Rukasu did this for a few more times as the criminal was not going to give up. He needed to increase the speed no matter what he had to do. He felt that if he were to give up then the guy from the graveyard would never ever consider him another rematch. Rukasu was so determined to win against him since he felt like he could do nothing without him saying that he could. It does not even matter if Rukasu lost again, what matter most to the criminal was at least getting one hit to make his point across to him and himself. One hit was all he needed to make sure that he could take the next step to further his future. The criminal kept on doing his part of his training for a few more hours as he could tell himself that he was getting faster as much as he was also getting tired. Rukasu knew that he was going to keep trying to improve his speed no matter how long he took. He ate his words, as he trained days, only to fall on the ground many times as he rested but when he had gotten back up he kept on going. He kept on pushing himself to do more until there was no more left. The criminal knew that if he were to keep going until the very end where he could not go any further, and in that moment is when he knew to keep pushing himself until he collapsed. Every time he fell to the ground, he slept for a few hours, and then once he awoke the criminal drank some water and ate a little snack. He also smoked a cigarette to fully feel relaxed, and then back to training. This speed training actually kept on going for a full week straight, with the criminal so much faster than he ever was before, as he felt accomplished that he had finally pushed himself to break his own limits. The criminal walked to the nearest tree, lean his back against the bark and slid down. Once his buttocks was fully on the ground the criminal smiled as he fell asleep for a full week straight.

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For that whole week straight he slept, no one bothered him at all. It was if he was not there at all. The criminal felt as relaxed as he slept away his problems and pain from that last training. He knew he was not done when it came to training. The criminal still needed to work harder in order so that he could make sure that he did not falter at all. It was his goal to make it to the top and he hoped that day would soon come. The criminal now did not know if he should keep going on the path of darkness since he was the one who created the darkness from within himself or should he destroy to follow the path of light. The criminal was still walking a path of confusion. He still needed answers and he needed them fast since he did not know which path would lead to ultimate victory or ultimate downfall. The criminal was not going to give in to all of these thoughts, as he knew that it was soon to tell what the future had in store for the criminal. Slowly time passed as the criminal slept and it has only been a few days. The criminal had many dreams of passion, war, loyalty and betrayal. These dreams were several tests that he went through in each dream. Each dream felt real to the criminal where he went through countless battles in his mind trying to make sure he came out on top of each battle. The criminal could not falter since it would mean that he would have to give up on everything he had worked for since the beginning of time.

The first dream he wandered the lands in search for something he did not know what he was searching for but he felt that he was searching for something important. The criminal felt lost but at the same time, he knew his way. Every time he stopped, he contradicted himself to do the opposite of what he had first planned. The more he ventured down each path the more he was frustrated. Each path lead to the same thing and it seemed as if this would never end. The criminal would not take it anymore. He started to doubt himself as he still kept on walking, as nothing else mattered in his life, he started to give up, and he felt there was no end to this path. He noticed that all paths lead to the first path as if no matter where he venture in his life he will always have the same results. That is when it clicked, he figured it out, and he stopped to think about what just happened. He figured that each path that the criminal will take would always lead him back to where he was. His mind fully understanding what had happen, when suddenly everything goes black. He could not see a single thing, not even the hands in front of him.

Dream number two starts as the criminal still in the darkness not able to see a thing but he continues to walk in search for an exit. The criminal could not see anything, all he felt was the darkness pulling him slowly. Rukasu felt pulled, pushed, mistreated, touched, and beaten by something in the darkness that kept on laughing. Rukasu could not see in front of him so he started to lose faith, he fell to his knees, as he could not believe he was giving up so easily. The criminal never gave in to anything that was too much for him. Slowly getting up, but suddenly he was pushed back down. The laughter grew louder as this sound getting familiar but the criminal still could not figure it out. Again, he tried to get up and again pushed to the ground. It made no sense as Rukasu did not want to give up, but it seemed he had no other choice. One last time he got up and still pushed to the ground and then the voice in the darkness told Rukasu that he was weak for allowing that girl into his heart. From that moment, the criminal had gotten angry as he pushed himself upward against the force pushing himself down again but the criminal held his position, as he was not going to let whoever was in the darkness to talk bad about Mana ever again. The suddenly the criminal jumped up and grabbed the throat of whoever was in the darkness. Then a light appeared from afar. The person in the darkness was Rukasu himself but the criminal could not tell since he was facing a mirror reflection of himself that soon vanished. The criminal then walked to the light when he realized that light should only be the answer but it was already too late since once he walked through the light the darkness vanished away. That told him that once he takes the light in his heart, which all evil will disappear.

The third dream came right after the second as all the light faded and Rukasu was now in the center of the battlefield. The criminal was fighting hundreds of men all by himself. The criminal could easily do it, and he was having fun. However, it was a never-ending cycle of enemies. The criminal did not realize it until a day of fighting. The criminal felt as if this fight was never going to end and the criminal was never going to let this battle over take him no matter what happens. The criminal kept on fighting until he knew that it was over. Rukasu was never going to give up as with each blow against the enemy four more appeared. It was getting out of hand for the criminal, as he could not figure out how to defeat this horde of enemies. The battle raged on for days and days but in a dream it was only hours that had passed. The criminal was not going to give in at all nor was he going to let any of the enemies to get the upper hand. The criminal had gotten so angry that his blood was boiling so much his aura was seeping out of him outside of the dream. It seemed that his body was also reacting to the dreams. The more anger rose, more aura seeped out. Rukasu kept on getting more and angrier ignoring all of his own remedies for not killing; he just kept on knocking them all out. However, Rukasu was now pissed while he took out his sword to slaughters them all. Killing one by one and enjoying it all as the blood went everywhere. He could not help it as the criminal felt so much joy from killing. To him killing was like an addicting drug. He wanted more when he knows that he should quit while he is ahead. The insanity came to a whole other level as the aura was violently flushing out of his body. It was as if his aura was enraged. It looked to be more like a chaotic fire that is going outward from the body. The killing kept on going and still there was no end in sight, but the criminal was not going to give up.  The number of people he killing kept on growing but the number of people spawning tripled.

Until that one moment, he was blindly killing everything in sight and then his sword struck through someone's heart. The sword was stuck, and once he opened his eyes to see clearly, it was Mana. Everything stopped as he could not breathe nor speak. He realized what hos insanity was capable of doing and this was something that put the criminal in a temporary shock. However, in that same moment he had awoken from his dream, but he still seen the girl in front of him stabbed by his weapon. Since he had stabbed her, the aura stopped but then the criminal fell to the ground and in a sudden second the criminal yelled so loud that his aura shot out instantly more violent than it ever was. He could not stop yelling as tears fell down his face. His skin felt as if it was burning but the criminal did not even tell as he could not stop yelling or crying.

Moments after the crying and yelling the criminal opened his eyes and saw that no one was in front of him. However, he did notice a completely new aura that appeared out of nowhere. The criminal thought it had something to do with the dreams but he never admits to it, as he liked that way his new aura was showing. The criminal now knew that he must protect Mana for the rest of his life. He did not want to feel that pain ever again in his life. He also made sure that he would never kill Mana ever in his life. That moment in his dream, scar him for the rest of his life. The criminal could feel this new energy flowing through his body as he felt he could do anything he wanted in his life no matter what. He clenched his fist and started expressing his aura by yelling aloud, and focusing on pushing the limits of the aura. His aura was push to the extreme like no other and he still kept on pushing while he yelled aloud. The more the criminal expressed his feeling the criminal’s aura grew bigger. The criminal could feel it through his body as his eyes changed to all white with no eyeballs. The criminal has finally reached his new level of aura and he knows that no one will ever try to stop him again.

Full of energy.

Fully restored to his normal self.

His newfound power maybe the key to his future’s success.

Rukasu, with more motivation, and moving forward without anyone to bring him down. The criminal knew what he was going to do next and he knew that there was a lot more in store for this next training. The criminal just did not care how hard it was going to be. All he cared about was getting more power from anywhere that he could get his hands on it.  Whether the power is good or evil, the criminal will endure anything just to gain it and become who he meant to become in this world. It was nightfall as it was as dark as it can be but the criminal’s aura shined the way. The criminal new aura felt as if he was on fire on a whole other level, and this felt so good to him. He could not believe that he had improved so much and this was something he wished his parents were able to see. He knew that one day he will see them but when it came to death the criminal was never ready to accept death. He was going to live as long as he could to get everything he ever wanted in this world. The criminal was not going to stop until he gets it in his hands so he could do whatever he pleases with it.

His aura shined bright black with red and a hint of yellow. The energy flowed through his body, as he felt better than he had ever felt in his entire life. Rukasu walked over to the giant boulder weighing about three times his weigh as he grabbed a hold of the boulder, picking it up as he had the boulder to his chest level. He started walking straight forward with the boulder. It was heavy for the criminal but wanted to be stronger as well as being fast. He knew that he should always push his limits to exceed what he could never do the day before. He walked systematically as sweat fell down his face. The criminal breathing was normal as he kept his aura flashing brightly and with each step, he exhaled air. The criminal kept on walking further gradually, not looking back, but keeping his head straightforward looking at the destination. His arms were feeling heavy, but the criminal would not ever give in he forced chakra to his legs to keep him from falling. He felt as if the gravity was pushing him downwards but he used the chakra in his legs to keep him stabilized. The criminal was not going to give up nor let this boulder over power him. Rukasu knew that if he ever wanted to make it to the top he would have to push himself every day to do better. Everyday always had to be better, like better killing and better utilizing his skills. He knew that there was numerous possibilities where he could learn to improve. The criminal was always insane and had a big ego but when he lost to that guy back in the graveyard, he focused on becoming someone that could be the best that he has ever been. The criminal was not going to let someone like that put him to shame. Rukasu needed to make sure that he needed to improve every single part of him to the fullest and even then push it further.

His distance was to cover 91.44 meters, which is the same size of a football field. The criminal was half way as he kept on walking further, holding this giant boulder as he could feel his arms getting weaker. Rukasu kept ignoring the pain since he wanted power; he was going to achieve this power no matter how much pain there was to endure. The criminal will endure it all no matter what he faced in his life. It was a bit crazy that he had to push himself so far to gain a new power. With each step that had to take, the boulder got heavier as if that could not be possible but the criminal felt it as he endured the pain. Rukasu thought if he took his mind off the pain, he would be able to focus on the destination ahead of him. The criminal thought of someone special as his faced changed from tired to determination.

I wonder what is she doing right now, I really hope she is fine. I miss her, Rukasu thought to himself, as he still is shocked that he feels this way for someone else that only showed him peace. The criminal could not understand it at all but he felt this need to see her, hold her, and tell her that everything will be okay. The criminal knew that there is an organization out to get her, but why would they go after her. Rukasu never knew that answer. Did she attack one of them, or did they want her bounty? The criminal never knew and he did not want to find out too late. He figured he ask her before it was too late. Rukasu did not want to see her dead at all. He grown many feelings for her and he hoped that she did as well. The criminal wanted to show her his new powers and he hoped that maybe one day she would fall for him as well.

Mana, that one girl he could not get his mind off and he thought if she was okay. He hoped that nothing had happen to her, and this was something that stuck to him since he had that strange dream. It was clear that thinking about helped the criminal in his training. He just worried about her and wanted to prove to her that someone like him could change but he knew it would be a tough road ahead of him. He also remember about his first dream where it basically showed him that no matter where he go or how much he changed he would end up still evil as ever. He did not know if this evil was the source of his power or it could be what drove him further to his goals. The criminal did not know what he was supposed to do in the future. However, the criminal did not know if he was still capable to achieve it. It was strange because the criminal also thought that Mana could be the one that drove him to do better. The criminal was so confused but he continued to keep walking. The criminal knew that he will see her once again and he will ask her the unthinkable but even that is a secret. The criminal was not going say it aloud or even think about it. He was going to wait until that day he sees the girl once again.

Rukasu felt that he needed to understand what was going on at hand since he was going to lose his way. A little passed the three-fourths mark the criminal was almost there as he kept on going without stopping this whole time. He knew that once he dropped this boulder he will feel very light and the stronger. The criminal wanted to see a few people once more and this was something that he needed to do. It was as if he needed to prove to them that he is now worthy enough to be at their level. The criminal has worked hard to get this far so he needed to work harder so that he would be able to do surpass the people he had encountered over the years. Rukasu devoted his life to be the best that ever way and to rule this world or at least part of it. He wanted to prove to the guy in the graveyard that he was worthy enough to become a ruler of a nation. Maybe then that guy would respect Rukasu enough to fight him without a clone.

Every time he thought about that day when he fought, the clone thinking he fought the real one really burned him inside. He did not want to kill someone like him but he wanted to hurt him badly. This guy needed to respect the criminal and he was going to get no matter what anyone says. Rukasu also knew that this guy was not at full strength so the criminal needed to work hard to make sure that he hits him as least a few times. Rukasu's goal before his giant master plan, and he needed to do this because if he did not he would never forgive himself. His aura still shined brightly as the criminal felt that this aura was a symbol of change that he can go further in his life to pursue big and better things.

Finally, he reached the end. The criminal took an hour break, and then picked up the boulder with more ease as he walked back. The criminal did this all night and all day. After three day, the criminal felt so strong that he grabbed a boulder five times his weigh and walked the 91 or so meters back and forth for a few hours. Then the criminal started punching all the boulders with one punch breaking them instantly. The criminal had improved so much that he kept on his training for another weak just to master his newfound strength.

Soon the criminal will be strong enough to fight off anyone that stands in his way.

After a few weeks of training to improve, his strength the criminal ended up collapsing from using too much energy when he trained for basically a few weeks straight in just strength alone. Therefore, after he reached his limit he fell to the ground and rest for about another week just too fully get his muscles back to normal. The pain he endured was too great, but the criminal just kept on training. Instead of resting for that week like he should, he sit down on the ground, crossing his legs and he formed one hand seal. Rukasu did not focus on chakra just yet, but at that moment, he heavily breathed so he had taken this moment to relax as much as he could. Controlling his breathing was a bit difficult after pushing himself to the limit. The criminal started to breathe in a certain pattern to regulate his heartbeat. He inhaled for about a few seconds and he held the air inside of him before exhaling the air. The criminal repeated the process for as long as he could, since there was not much to it, but it took almost thirty minutes for the criminal to regulate his heartbeat. Slowly he started to concentrate on slowing down his heartbeat, by which he controlled with his breathing. Rukasu figured that by slowing the heart he would be able to be more quiet than he usually ever been during this time that he has been here in this world. Rukasu thought that if he improved his skills of being silent than he could become like a ghost during combat and use it against the people that deserve it. With each passing minute, that goes by the criminal still doing the same process to quiet down his heart and his breathing. The criminal knew it was going to take a while, but he also knew that once he is able to do it, then there will be many people in trouble. Rukasu had always improved his skills, but it has been a while since he had to improve the way he was silent in battle. The criminal was getting more serious about life and wanted to make sure that no one will ever hurt his family nor try to kill Rukasu. The criminal planned to be able to become untouchable by anyone, just like that person in the graveyard. The insane criminal could not stop thinking about many things, which were consuming the criminal from the inside. He felt that he was obligated to do whatever came up in his life. It was difficult since many people would have questions, but they never seem to get the concept of it all. He could not understand why the person from the graveyard could not be hit, and from every time he thought about it somewhat angered the criminal. However, the anger that arose from Rukasu was not to kill, but to improve him to become someone better than he used to be. The criminal wanted to beat that person more than a few things in this world, in which the criminal just wanted to prove to himself that he could do something like that.

Hours passed by as the criminal concentrated on his breathing, also he kept his thoughts as simple as possible so he would have to over think anything to eventually overwork his heart. Keeping it simple was also the best tactic in order for the insane criminal to control his mind, heart and breathing. Rukasu felt in control, and this was something that he felt very good about as he still kept his breathing in a certain pattern, as his heart still was beating normally but it was slowly progressing. The criminal could feel the change in his heart and mind as if it was slowing down, but then again the criminal was still training. He had not had his breathing perfect, but he knew he was going to get it down perfectly. More time passed, as the criminal still kept his breathing training in the same pattern to ensure that when he tries this breathing technique in other actions, he would be able to do a lot of this with ease. The criminal was not going to half-ass anything anymore, and he knew it to. It was like in the past, when he fought against Mokuzai, and that person told Rukasu to come back to him when he searches for this power. It has been about a year or two and this criminal has found many powers that exceeded the expectation of him and others. Rukasu never would have thought that he would have made it this far and he is still pursuing a very large goal that could get him killed but the criminal is not worried. However, he feels more liberated with every minute that passes. Rukasu, the Snake King, even though it is self-proclaimed but it is worthy of the title. That day will come when everyone will bow to him and chant his name. The criminal seen it in a dream and he knows that it is his calling. However, what confuses the criminal even more is that the feelings towards Mana. That girl changed his life and still he cannot figure out if she feels the same towards him or not. The criminal wondered what would happen if she would be able to break Rukasu's heart or not. Was it possible or not? The criminal wondered as he still kept his breathing in check and his heart was slowly down a lot more. Rukasu could barely hear his heart, but it his heart still was kicking. Slowly the criminal was about to achieve a quiet heart and then he was going to work on his footwork.

After a full day of just breathing the criminal got up slowly and started walking silently, at the same time, he kept his breathing technique at the same levels. The criminal was now going to become more silent than just his heart. He was going to work on his footwork where each step would be as if he did not walk at all. The criminal had advanced so much in his life and he still wanted to push himself to go further. What was the one thing that drove Rukasu to keep going? The person is one of the worse criminals in this world, and yet he works as hard as other Shinobi. Rukasu could never say what made him push himself, but it all came down to love and the evil in his heart. Now the criminal started sprinting, but still with each step that he touch the ground with, was more silent than the next. The criminal used his chakra to somewhat push his foot off the ground before the foot even touched the ground. Rukasu kept this going for a long time, and with his newfound speed, he could keep going without stopping. The criminal wanted to make sure that he was so silent until it was too late. He wanted to become one of those ninja. As he pursues this goal, the criminal thought about the time where Mana trained him to fight in an illusion. This was very difficult for the criminal since the girl forced him into a few genjutsu in his whole life. It was the worst experience he had ever been a part of and he swore that he would train harder to be more aware of those situations. The criminal knew that something like that did not have to do with this was when he thought about that day he remember he was fighting her. Technically, he was fighting a ghost image of her that will always dodge him no matter what attack he tried to pull. Rukasu knew from that fight he would have to make sure he makes contact in any battle he encounters in the future. Without realizing it, four days had passed as the criminal still ran around the area. After that, he rested, but he then kept on this routine for the next few months, so that he could be as silent as a mime.

One day the criminal will work hard enough to gain the whole world's respect and if it is not by fear then loyalty but the criminal was not going to rest until that day comes when he will be able to rule over a nation. If that does not happen then that would be okay since the criminal also has future secret plans that will show this world who the real snake king is and what is he capable of. The criminal trained in the art of stealth for the rest of the month and he just kept on improving every day he trained as his speed helped it improve to just great lengths. Rukasu stopped for a moment to look at the night sky, as he noticed all of the stars in the sky and wondered what it would be like if the criminal actually was able to rule over a nation. Will he be able to do it or will he fail and fall to the ground while others stomp on his body to make sure he does not move again. Something like that could happen and it was just a thought that Rukasu thought of for a moment. Rukasu still feels that he will make it to the top and no one was going to stop him unless anybody willing to help the criminal towards destruction of the world. Rukasu grabbed one of his cigarettes and started smoking, as he exhaled the smoke into the air watching the stars above.

Rukasu had been training for the past few months in different areas of skills that he needed to work on. The criminal had been working very hard to become the best that he could be and just recently, he worked on improving his suiton jutsu, but the criminal was not yet satisfied with his improvement. The criminal wanted to improve himself further to make sure there were fewer flaws than before. He knew that he had come so far and still he needed to push more just so he could feel great about himself. The criminal represented himself as an evil criminal, and he knew that he should have more bark than just talk. He wanted no one to look down on him ever again, since he had that one incident with that person from the graveyard. He wanted more in this world to see this person once more and prove to that person that he could be able to go toe to toe with that person. Rukasu trained for many things in his life, as he needed to show the world what he could really do. It has been years since he had left the village of his so called home. Back then, he never really had a purpose for anything but staying alive. Rukasu knew that with all that he went through in his life, he still had much to learn about people, himself, and the world itself. Back when the criminal had white hair, he was evil but not as much and even then he still was not sure who he was or where to go. That criminal back then stayed in the water country for years until Mokuzai convinced him to travel the world. Ever since then he met many people and he changed into the person who he was born to be. Now he is following the path of the snake, and he trains so that no one will ever take advantage of him ever again.

Rukasu still in the same area he had been training in for a few months now. The criminal had been smoking a cigarette, as he was relaxing before he started to improve suiton even more. Rukasu felt good that he was able to push the water style even further than he was able to. It was now easier to do more with the water than he used to and he felt that he could still push it further. He wondered how it would be like in the future, and how will it all end for him. The criminal thought about his plan and he thought about if it was possible for him to rule the world. Rukasu still wanted a reason to do what he wanted to do, so he needed to make sure that the people he meets affects him to make his decision. People will have a part in his future, as they will influence Rukasu to see if they are worthy or not. If people show Rukasu that with their freedom that they have, they make good choices then he will leave it as is. However, the criminal also believed that if these people have too much freedom that they seemed lost to their humanity, then Rukasu would have no other choice but to make sure he is ruler as a dictatorship. It will be his rule or they will die without hesitation. The criminal still had to work out his future to the way he sees it; also to make sure that he stays alive for it all to unfold. Flicking the cigarette into the air as now, he was perfectly ready to start his training.

He formed a series of hand seals as a large volume of water was summon from behind the criminal. The water went around the criminal straight forward, and the criminal then waited for the right moment then the criminal formed another seal which activated the his secret technique. The end of the water somewhat exploded into spikes, which gave the criminal an extra half meter. Rukasu wanted to push that range further. He notices that this could work to gain the upper advantage against anyone who would try to escape his initial water techniques. The criminal kept on training for hours doing the same things repeatedly. He forced his limit to push his extension on his water techniques even further. It was not that hard trying to have better control and still he had to spend chakra to force another effect as well. It was rather difficult for the criminal but he done it recently and now he wanted to push it even further.  More time had passed as the criminal was showing little progress, but he had all the time in the world to make sure he got this right. At some points of his training, he would fall to the ground due to exhaustion. There he would rest for a completely night worth, wake up and continued training again. The criminal work on every aspect of each water jutsu he possess in his arsenal. Rukasu was not going to let anything fall behind, as he worked his hardest making sure he pushed himself to do better than he did, and no matter what the criminal felt this urge to keep going. There was no ounce of quit in him, and this was something special as he just kept on going until he fell back to the ground again.

Weeks passed by as the criminal kept on training in different water jutsus, as the criminal kept on making sure that each technique plus his water was more proficient than before. Rukasu had been pushing himself for the past few weeks. The criminal had been improving his skill more and more as the time passed by. He was able to increase the range of his so-called secret technique further. Rukasu knew he had to push it more just so that every technique in his arsenal would be a force to reckon. As Rukasu trained and rest, he also did a lot of thinking about his future. He plans to throw whoever is in charge of one of the villages. He thought about how he was going to do it and he felt like there was no way he could with the current skill. There was the fact that he was training to get stronger, he was still missing something. The criminal could feel it every day that he was missing something, but he knew he was going find what he is missing, in order to utilize his skills better.

The criminal felt so empty because something was missing from the inside; this was something he could not figure out as he kept one training his water element. Still the criminal was not to where he wanted to be, as he kept on training for about a few months now. The more he trained the more he got better at it. So much time had passed as the criminal realized that with all the time he spent training, he understood his body better than before. He noticed it a while back when he trained for his strength build up, and that was that he could do whatever he had set his mind to do. Rukasu never gave up, but he fell to the ground once again. He was so close to completing his technique but for some reason he could not get it right. Breathing heavily as he slowly got up from the ground. He noticed that this whole area, surrounded by water and around it was a border of high cliffs that he had not really noticed before. The criminal was on top of the water, completely soaked by the water, but it was strange for the criminal that he had noticed it at all. It was not that he had not notice, it was actually that fact that he trained so hard he simply focused on mastering his water technique.  After noticing all the water around him gave him an idea to do. The criminal relaxed for the moment since he needed to get his energy back up and something to eat as well. The criminal did have time to eat after he had woken up from each time he rested. The criminal would eat anything that is around or he would go search for food before he would start his training. The criminal was strong but not stupid, he would always eat and he will make sure he gets to smoke his cigarettes. At times, he would send off a snake to get him the proper food or cigarettes that he needs. It was clear that the criminal was getting close to his goals and he still needed to make sure that he perfected his water to be a fury that no one messes with. Rukasu ate some food and then he smoke a cigarette, and then he focused all of his chakra to utilize all of the water around him for his training. Rukasu now more focused than before he wanted to push his entire water element to make sure that that it is the strongest part about him. Rukasu made sure there was no error in his tactic and he wanted to fight more than anything and keep fighting until the very end. The criminal was strong, but he needed to be stronger. It was crazy how strong he had already become in his life. No matter what happen in his life he kept on going. No hesitations, no complaining, and nothing to do with whining; he only did everything else opposite to strive for the better future.  The more he trained the better he was to and he knew that no matter what happened he will make sure that the girl he always thinks about is safe.

The more the criminal thought about her was as a lightning jolt goes through his body to push himself even further than before. His blood boiled and he just kept on going doing different water type jutsu with much more power than when he started. Rukasu was becoming something that now people are not going to be able to handle so easily. This was something that the criminal felt good about and now that he was strong enough where others would worry. Then it was already too late, as the criminal grew stronger so did the competition. Rukasu was not worried nor he was scared, in fact, he would love to challenge the challenger or anyone to a fight no matter what. Rukasu was not getting cocky but his know when he was going to win a fight or not. In battles, a person must know at least something that will show the way in a fight and that way is either you stay to fight or runaway. Running away was okay to do it to stay alive, but it was wrong if the person running away was a coward. How was it possible for someone to return after pushed emotionally into a corner where they come back more scared than before?  Such cowards do not deserve to live and that was something Rukasu also believed in; it was a waste of time to fight someone who is frighten of anything but themselves. There was no point to put more fear into them when they has already crapped their bottoms. A good fight would be to have someone who is not scared and make them scared. It is a fun game Rukasu loved doing to all of his opponents. He wanted those people to understand that they were trying to deal with a demon like no other. A demon will stop at nothing to completely destroy, devour, and tear you apart until there is nothing left.  Some things about that sounds skeptical to people but once their eyes seen that horror from Rukasu then it is like death came walking to their footstep. Rukasu continued his training as he focus his water techniques as torrents of death pushing their way into the lives of many and destroying them instantly.

Rukasu the self-proclaimed Snake King, he trained for many months to almost a year with all of the things he tried to gain. This last set of training had taken a lot out of him. The criminal felt as if his power grew so much that no one could stop him but he also thought about his power being able to unlocking more secrets about himself. The criminal wanted to fight that strange-cloaked person from the graveyard, as he felt more than ready to challenge him once more. That one person that put Rukasu to shame, and made him felt like he was worth nothing. All that took was one simple shadow clone in which it disrespected him like no other. Rukasu guaranteed that he would see this person again and make sure that they fight. Rukasu still wanted to prove to this one person and to Mana that he is someone that could get stronger and maybe for Mana’s sake to stop killing. Things Rukasu still needed work on but there was a lot of time before the criminal was able to rule a nation.  After another week, Rukasu realized his own trick and quickly mastered his water techniques to the point where people might say it is perfect. However, the criminal knew his own weakness and he knew that he was going to make sure that he does not ever let this power take advantage of him. He had to strive for better, worker harder, and prove to himself that he is worthy. Rukasu needed to go search for whatever made him feel empty. The feeling that the criminal had felt for a long time, since the beginning of the training was missing. The criminal needed to feel whole, and by that, he already understood of doing it by himself.  Something useful to the criminal will fill up that hole in the near future.  The criminal was as tired as he felt his whole body weighed down by many weights. Now that the criminal had finally completed all that he was going to finish, he was not going to rest for a few days. Rukasu Hebi had done what he came to this very spot to do and that was to train as hard as he could and make sure he never gives up on himself. The insane one just started to walk away with a cigarette in his mouth as he lit it and started smoking it. The smoke he exhaled felt so good to achieve something so great that just smoking felt like a good enough present for the criminal.