Haruto had finished all of his training and headed home a while ago and Wendy arrived as well. Haruto greeted his sister and offered her some dinner in which she happily accepted. The two siblings ate as Haruto had a brighter smile on his face, the kata the Sage had taught him helped himself come to terms with himself. Due to the fact that he had come to peace with himself he had let go of the ones he had loss and now they could no longer bind him to the ground. Getting some sleep, the two woke up to a bright and sunny day. Haruto and Wendy began their traditional morning ritual as they spoke of random topics, he did not really have much important news to tell her.
The two had finished preparing and now were ready to head to the Guild. Haruto noticed the group of people around the Guild building was larger than usual and made his way there pushing past crowds of onlookers. The reason for so much attention to the Guild were iron poles sticking out of the large wooden building. Haruto frowned at the sight and made his way there as he moved into the Guild to find some answers. Making his way down to the basement where he was directed to the Master who simply gave him a smile and offered him a mug.
"Master, can you tell me what is going on here?" Haruto asked his eyes narrowed and the frown matching the annoyed mood perfectly.
"Haruto-kun, it was Phantom Lord, they attacked, "Makarov answered with a small frown on his very own face, "I don't know the reason they are attacking us, but I can almost guarantee they want a Guild war."
"Phantom Lord huh?" Haruto asked with a frown on his face, he was interrupted when the shouting of one dragon slayer filled the air and cut the conversations off as the attention of the people were on the pink haired mage.
"Master, who did this!" Natsu screamed in rage as his magic spike with his anger, "When I get my hands on them I'll—"
"No one is going to do anything, "Makarov said firmly as he stood up on the bar and everyone diverted their attention to him, "Fairy Tail will not be taking the bait that Jose has set up. But due to the attacks, please do not walk around alone and always have a Guild member by your side."
The others grumbled about it but listened nonetheless. They went back to their drinking and brawling as Natsu continued to complain, Haruto watched his play out in the corner of the room where he had retreated to when Natsu barged into the room. Phantom Lord were going to cause some trouble for them in the future, but Haruto was angered about the attack yes. But if they dared to do anything to Wendy he would destroy the entire Guild and its Master.
***
"Haruto-kun, Wendy-chan come quick to the park!" Mirajane called out as she ran frantically towards the park as the two followed. They were called when they were enjoying some breakfast, but whatever it was then it must have been important. The two decided to follow and they arrived at the park and their eyes widened in shock and horror.
"Those bastards…" Natsu muttered with rage filled eyes as his hands lit on fire.
Haruto narrowed his eyes and stared at the Guild members tied up in the tree with the Phantom Lord mark painted on their bellies. Phantom Lord, you have just angered a Guild that should not have been angered. Haruto thought as his knuckles clenched and turned a bit white from the lack of blood. He did not have much of an relationship with them as the others had, but it angered him to no end. The audacity of the other Guild to do such a thing.
"They want a war?" Makarov asked his eyes glowing yellow and his voice deepened to a dramatic degree as the staff in his hand shattered into tiny pieces of wood. "Well they have one! No one hurts our family and gets away with it!"
The entire Guild let loose a cheer as well. Phantom Lord had just made their biggest mistake, they had messed with a family that would do anything for one of their own. Haruto himself was angered, the years he had spent in the Guild had allowed him to bond with some members. Not only that, but with the Ninshu he was taught he was able to understand himself better than ever and now he was enraged by what the other Guild had done. War loomed in the horizon for both Guilds, but which one would win was the real question.
***
The Guild were making preparations for the upcoming war against Phantom Lord, but Haruto was not helping. The redhead shinobi now sat at the top of the Guildhall in a lotus position, his eyes closed and his body relaxed. Meditating was one of the steps the Sage had taught him to combine his two energies as a still body would allow him to connect them much easier rather than a moving one. The mind was essential in connecting the two energies and also mastering Ninshu. After a little while, Haruto could feel his mind clearing and entering a state of blankness and soon he was no longer meditating on top of the Guildhall. He was now in the room where he had met the Sage of Six Paths.
"You are back." Hagoromo stated as his Rinnegan eyes stared directly at the redhead, though they unnerved him not that he would show it, he was still here to learn from the Sage.
"Yes, I have come back for the next step in Ninshu." Haruto responded with a blank look on his face, after taking control of his emotions he was able to reign in his rage.
"Are you sure Haruto-kun, I can feel rage building up in your body." Hagoromo said as he made contact with the redhead and lavender met gold as they continued to stare at each other, "From the first lesson, you must know that one must not have knowledge cloud the mind as understanding solves all."
"I understand that, but I can't just stand by and let them hurt the Guild more than they have already." Haruto replied as his tone became louder and his face turned into a frown, "Ninshu was originally for the people to utilize chakra to understand oneself and each other. I know that. But some people won't be as easily persuaded as that, so that is what Ninjutsu is for. Not for warfare, but for the ones that cannot communicate silently and must do it physically."
Hagoromo was silent for a long time, his face not showing much of an emotion but Haruto could tell the Sage was in deep thought, "You seem to have expanded on my philosophy Haruto-kun. Very well then, I have made a mistake in the past interfering with my two sons. I shall now make up for the mistake and allow you to decide. Haruto-kun I shall complete your training in the ways of Ninshu and allow you to do as you feel is right in the future. I leave the teachings of Ninshu in your hands."
"Thank you." Haruto said with a slight bow pleased with the outcome.
"I must say, you are one convincing child." Hagoromo mused with a smile on his face. A perfect combination of Indra and Asura. Hagoromo thought as his smile deepened.
"I am not a child, I am twenty years old." Haruto replied with a slight frown on his face, he hated being looked down upon.
"Oh yes, still quite young. Though I was shocked that your body did not change much during the transportation between worlds." Hagoromo responded with a thoughtful look on his face. Seeing the redhead was about to ask about it, he decided to speak first, "Yes when I transported you to this world you had to first travel through the timeline. So technically your age is nearly a few hundred years old."
"And why didn't you tell me this before?"
"It was insignificant. Now get into the lotus position like I taught you Haruto-kun, it is time we begin going into the next step of Ninshu." Hagoromo instructed as he watched the redhead nod in acknowledgement and got into the position waiting for further instructions, "Now channel your chakra but do not mold it. This step is when you fully connect your physical and spiritual powers and have it become one, when it happens you shall understand."
Haruto did as instructed and his form glowed in a brilliant blue hue as he channeled his chakra around him and listened the the Sage's words, using them as a guide. It was going to be tough connecting his physical energies with his spiritual as shown in his previous sessions. Though he was getting the hang of it, he was still years away from fully mastering the teachings of the Sage.