Homecoming

Homecoming is the 1st episode in the Senran Kagura: Uprising series in the story arc Limit Breaker x Survivor.

Summary
The episode begins with a young man named Kazuma Ryūzaki, son of Shun Ryūzaki: legendary shinobi and former student of Hanzo, jumping from roof to roof watching over every corner of the city in search of theft or other accident that could occur. Kazuma sees suspicious individuals after a few minutes with black hoods and dressed in long black dresses, carrying in their hands, a scythe with bizarre symbols. So Kazuma decided to approach as discreet as possible without being spotted but unfortunately, one of them had already noticed it and had chased him but Kazuma did not let go and waved "Multi Shadow Clones Jutsu", several clones of himself rushed towards the black hooded men to distract them just long enough to leave far from them when he heard in the distance, a helicopter with on board, one of his childhood friends: Asuka, land on the roof of a building, then he went to the helicopter by jumping on the walls of the buildings but he was caught by one of them who was half battered so you used one of his most powerful techniques "Raging Bolt", the orb touched the torso of his opponent and propelled him towards his allies who fell like dominoes. After getting rid of his opponent, Kazuma jumped into the helicopter and headed for the Hanzo academy where his other friends are who he hadn't seen for a long time. Kazuma in the helicopter is healed by Asuka despite the injuries he received from his hooded opponent. But he didn't regret his gesture because he learned something now. Asuka looked at him and asked him why he smiled so he replied that he understood from his past mistakes, why he was so confident in himself and why he had to trust others and replied "It is for avoid finding myself in situations like this that I need to trust my friends." Asuka smiled and replied "You understand what I mean despite the number of times I have had to tell you." He looked at the city lit up by the light of the lanterns which cross the streets then looked in front of him and said with determination "Now we come home, I can't wait to see you girls again"

The next day, Katsuragi and her friends prepare to receive the most unexpected surprise; they see Kazoku's mother who came to pay them a visit just before her son came. Meanwhile, Kazoku is getting ready to join his friends they have been waiting for so long but he seemed to have forgotten something important that was going to stay on the desk next to his bed, the favorite necklace of his father who died for saving him from the clutches of the Yôma. Now he's ready to go so he locks the door to his house and runs as fast as possible to avoid missing the lessons of Kiriya that made him as strong in hand-to-hand combat as with weapons. After a few hours, he finally arrives at the door behind the school, which is intended for shinobi apprentices, and passed through it without being seen by anyone else outside. Meanwhile, Katsuragi and her friends are sitting on cushions around a table in a classroom where they are waiting for Kiriya, their teacher, who appears behind a cloud of smoke but suddenly they hear noises, get up and all head in the direction from which came heckling. They stopped where they heard the noises when they saw Kazuma completely knocked down by cables which put his head upside down. But it was after a few minutes that he realized that they looked at him and he gave them a big smile of relief then ask them to help him to free himself from this mess.

After having released it from the ropes which was tightening it everywhere, they return in the room and asked them how were his long years of training without his friends at his side, he answered them that he had met several opponents on his way during his training and he had to use the power of the nine-tailed fox to defeat them.

Then one of them, whom Kazuma had never seen before, raised her hand to ask him a question then he agreed to answer her after a few seconds, she asked her question "Why did you say that you used the power of  the thunder wolf?" So the girls looked at each other and Ikaruga sighed then remembered that you don't know her while the girl has only been in high school since the start of the first term and that only for him not to know her so they made them presentations, he started "Hello, my name is Kazuma, and you, what’s your name?" you say and she replied "I am Ayame, I am delighted to know you Kazoku and I hope we will become friends" she replied with a big smile so I made her one.

For his part, Kiriya interrupts him and asks him if he wanted to show them what he learned during his years of training so he accepted then in a few seconds, the girls excited and widened their eyes when they heard that they attended and learn the techniques you learned.

A few hours later, Kiriya finds himself with the girls outside and the girls watch Kazuma carefully who begins to show the techniques he has learned and each reproduces to perfection what you have shown apart from two: Asuka and Ayame. He approaches them, shows them again and this time, they manage to do them but a minute later, he shows a technique that only he can master and that Asuka has seen in action: "Raging Bolt, a simple orb electric can cause immense damage to the opponent and send him flying away in seconds." he explained to them then to make them a demonstration of his power, he will rush against the rock which is opposite him and pulverize it with the Raging Bolt, then in one blow, the rock ended in dust. The girls were shocked and impressed by what had happened.

At nightfall, everyone goes home. Kazuma was walking on the way back when he saw a figure near his home and realized that it was his mother waiting for him. He apologizes for making him wait so late, she smiled at him and told him that he looked like his father at the same age so without further ado, they came home. The episode ends.

Appearances

 * Kazuma
 * Asuka
 * Kazuma's Mom
 * Katsuragi
 * Ikaruga
 * Hibari
 * Yagyu
 * Ayame
 * Kiriya

Notes & trivia

 * Kazuma knew Asuka and his friends from an early age because they went to the same school (apart from Ayame).
 * Kazuma's father was a legendary shinobi who possess the nine-tailed's power.