When he entered he immediately noticed Natsumi lying on the bed and Hitomi standing nearby. He couldn't help smiling at how responsible his fourth wife was. Being a high-class medic Hitomi always approached duties responsibly and was highly professional.
Kenshin silently approached Natsumi from the other side and sat nearby. Smiling brightly he stroked her head and created a calming atmosphere in the room.
"Thank you—I needed that…" Natsumi whispered completely relaxing. Though she had given birth many times Kenshin's absence didn't let her rest; the girl couldn't relax.
"I should thank you for giving me such wonderful babies," he said smiling—stroking her head again.
Natsumi tried smiling but suddenly her face grimaced in pain; she couldn't hold back a moan: "Aaaah! God—it started…"
*****
Half an hour later Kenshin held a small green-eyed bald bundle. Thirty-Sixth looked at father curiously—feeling an irresistible connection and gurgling joyfully.
"Go to mommy," Kenshin said smiling—passing the baby then tenderly kissing his wife on the forehead and leaving the room—deciding to let them rest.
He immediately headed to his room and asked not to disturb without special need. He couldn't wait to figure out the new ability gained for reaching level twenty.
Closing the door behind him Kenshin sat in an armchair and focused on notifications. Besides birth of son and reaching level twenty there was another.
[Congratulations! You unlocked the ability "Patriarch's Aura"]
"And what could this mean?!" Kenshin thought irritatedly. The system's brevity annoyed him but without despairing he focused on the ability description.
Patriarch's Aura: While near the Patriarch all descendants' strength increases.
"Again! And what could such a meager description mean?!" he thought displeasedly—digging into the system's constantly changing "hints."
First he learned the ability's radius—which pleased him a bit. It was 20 meters per level; at level twenty the ability spread 400 meters in all directions from Kenshin.
What exactly this "aura" affected he didn't learn—this aspect required deep research but at first approximation the ability looked incredibly useful especially in the current situation.
"If we secure our base strengthening positions will become only a matter of time…" Kenshin thought—worried that at such decisive moments by Murphy's law problems always came.
He allocated the free skill point from the level to "Create Refuge"—raising it to level five then looked at "status."
Name: Nakayama Kenshin
Age: 21
Level: 20
Class: Patriarch
Available: 0 skill points
Skills:
Harem Master (MAX)
Will of Patriarch (MAX)
Patriarch Mind (MAX)
Patriarch's Aura (MAX)
Talented Offspring [Level 11]
Create Refuge [Level 5]
Formation Creation [Level 7]
Psi — 2540/2680
???
???
???
******
"Ichiro—waiting in the gym," Kenshin mentally ordered. He couldn't wait to test the new ability—it was much more important than possible Ichiro's sleep.
A minute later Ichiro stood before Kenshin who deactivated "Patriarch's Aura" and looked into his "status."
Name: Nakayama Ichiro
Age: 20 years
Talent Level: 24
Chakra Quality: 5
Chakra Amount: 5100
Chakra Control: 66%
Space Authority Lv. 3
Sharingan Lv. 2
****
Then he activated Patriarch's Aura and looked into his "status" again—wanting to see changes.
Name: Nakayama Ichiro
Age: 20 years
Talent Level: 24
Chakra Quality: 6
Chakra Amount: 6500
Chakra Control: 73%
Space Authority Lv. 3
Sharingan Lv. 2
****
As soon as Kenshin activated Patriarch's Aura Ichiro instantly flinched and said: "There it is again! Father—something strange happens to me and brothers; we suddenly feel a surge of strength and all senses sharpen even more."
"Good—very good. I awakened a new ability; time to test it. To the training ground," Kenshin said and flew in the needed direction.
The next few hours Kenshin meticulously researched changes granted by Patriarch's Aura. He got so carried away he attracted several more sons—specifically Fifteenth and Twenty-Second—thoroughly checking aura influence on Suiton and Fūton.
Results pleased him greatly. Sons' physical characteristics strengthened by about 30%; with chakra it was more complicated but by rough estimates enhancement was the same 30%—but these 30% almost doubled shinobi strength.
Ichiro could easily suppress Kenshin using maximum power—all without activating space abilities which had become so dangerous Kenshin forbade their use in brother spars.
Having approximate ideas of Jonin strength Kenshin decided Ichiro under "Patriarch's Aura" effect could without much trouble compete with a far from weak Jonin and possibly push or even kill a weak one.
"If Zabuza met us now we could destroy him—at worst losing half the squad!" Ichiro declared; Twenty-Second nodded in agreement.
"And what would you gain from destroying Zabuza besides your brothers' corpses—huh elder?" Fifteenth asked displeasedly. He completely disliked Ichiro's aggressive warlike temperament.
"Isn't the head of our strongest enemy at father's feet a sufficient argument?" Ichiro replied proudly. He was slightly irritated by the high-flying Fifteenth who several months ago was a meek little fledgling listening to every elder brother's word.
"Stop it. You're both right in your own way. Nothing wrong with valor and nothing wrong with cunning. A good leader must wisely balance valor and cunning," Kenshin declared authoritatively—putting an end to the dispute.
"Yes father," Ichiro said respectfully.
"I understand father," Fifteenth said no less respectfully.
"Good—you're free. Tomorrow is a hard day," Kenshin declared—not waiting for reply and flying toward the training ground exit.