Mark of the Multiversal Pretender

"Monkey! Use your fluidity, stop being stiff!" Continuing his imitation of Master Shifu, Po failed to notice that the Furious Five had gone quiet.

It only took him a few more seconds before he noticed.

"What's up? Did the joke die down so quickly? I swear, I feel like this joke could've lasted for at least several days." Unknown to Po, the person that he's been imitating all these time was standing behind him, glaring angrily at his back.

"What is going on here!?" Speaking out loud, Po was startled and accidentally placed both of the bowls on his chest, giving him an extra asset.

"M-Master Shifu!" Po's eyes widened in surprise, before noticing that he was holding the bowl in an inappropriate way, so he quickly fixed it by placing down the bowls on the table.

Meanwhile, Monkey and Mantis were both trying their best to hold their laughs. Unfortunately, not only Master Shifu noticed them but he also didn't like it, so he shifted his glare towards them and spoke.

"You two, your training will be increased tenfold starting tomorrow." 

"Oh man!"

"This is your fault, Monkey! Your face makes me laugh!" Mantis then blamed Monkey, who would obviously not back down and made a comeback.

"Says someone whose face is as small as my nail." Hearing Monkey, Mantis glared at him while the latter did the same. If this was some anime and shit, you would be seeing sparks between the both of them.

"Shut it you two!" Thankfully, someone stepped up and pushed them both away from each other. 

It was Tigress who had enough of their slight bickering for almost everyday.

Seeing that it was Tigress, Monkey and Mantis gulped their saliva and whistled away, as if they weren't having a verbal fight just a few seconds ago.

Meanwhile, Master Shifu loudly announced for everyone to hear.

"You're all here having fun while not knowing that a threat is looming over all of us!"

"Master, let us handle it, as we always do." Hearing that there is a threat, who else but Tigress would step up and take this opportunity to prove herself the strongest.

"No! You cannot handle Tai Lung! You're all no match for him. What you're gonna do is to evacuate the entire Valley so they wouldn't face the wrath of Tai Lung!" Master Shifu shook his head and rejected Tigress as he explained.

"Tai Lung? Isn't he in prison?" Po questioned confusedly.

"He has escaped and now he seeks to burn the entire Jade Palace, only the Dragon Warrior or in this case, both Dragon Warriors can put a stop on him." Master Shifu seriously said while staring at Leo and Po's figures. Unlike the calm and composed Leo, Po has a stunned and scared expression, as if he was some kind of child listening to his mother's scary stories.

"Hence, the two of you will be-." Just tas Master Shifu was about to finish his sentence, 

"What's that!" 

For some unknown reason, everyone in the room including Leo himself, fell for the trick and all looked towards the place where Po pointed at.

'How the fuck did everyone fell for that!' Leo stunningly cursed in his mind, not expecting that he'd fall too.

If Po had a levelling system, this trick that he used would definitely be around SSS skill rank.

Before Master Shifu could go and chase after the panda, Leo held him off.

"I'll do it. I can convince him more than you." Leo said before jumping out of the window and landing outside, just right in front of the running Po.

"Stop right there!"

"Step aside, Leo. I had enough fun! I think it's time for me to go back to being a noodle maker, like my dad." Po shouted, although he looks like he's determined to really escape and go back to Mr. Ping, but Leo can see a small hint of sadness in his eyes, as if a small part of him is disagreeing with his decision of leaving.

"Po, have you met Master Oogway?" Leo asked confusedly, he's now confused by the jumbled timelines, due to his interference, so many things have changed.

First of all, there are now two Dragon Warriors.

Second, Tai Lung's escape is too fast, Po should have at least a whole week in the Jade Palace before the news of Tai Lung's escape reached the ears of Master Shifu.

And guessing by the news that Master Shifu told them, that also means Master Oogway is now dead, or at least dead in the physical world.

Just these alone give Leo a headache and made him realize that he can't rely on his knowledge about the movies anymore.

No, he can still rely on it but not much anymore.

Although Leo doesn't things going out of what he knows, but it is inevitable whatever he do.

The only thing he can do now is to believe and do his best to live in this world without killing himself.

"You mean the old turtle? Yeah I did last night." Po raised an eyebrow and answered Leo's question.

"Really? Good, then this'll be easy." Leo then grabbed both of Po's shoulders.

"Po, this is your destiny. This is who you are meant to be! Turning your back on it is like turning your back on the entire world! I know this is such a huge burden to bear but hear me out. You are not alone!" Leo seriously stared at Po's eyes and stated his last sentence with full of determination and encouragement.

"This world needs you Po. I need you. So, I need you to stay and help me get through all of these. Destiny is inevitable Po, we can't resist it. The only thing we can do is to adapt to it."

"Do you want to stay as the lame noodle maker panda forever? Or do you want to be something greater? Do you want to be recognized by everyone? Do you want to have your name etched to the scribbles of history? If so, then this is your opportunity, take it!"

Casually dropping those words of wisdom, Po was stunned in his face, not expecting Leo to persuade him like this.

"....What do I do then? I'm just a lame panda with this big fat belly! I can't even do Kung Fu!" Po then angrily kicked a pebble before sitting on the ground, scratching his head in frustration.

"Didn't I just tell you that you're not alone? Po, from now on. Master Shifu won't be the only one to train you. You'll be having me." Leo confidently said, his voice is like a wave that slowly persuades and influences Po's thinking.

There's actually a reason behind this confidence.

Yesterday night, he drew 10 Gacha draws, one of them was the Truth or Lie watch that he used on Boss Wolf last night and another useful item that he got was something that is definitely out of this world.

[• Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist volume 1

- Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist often simply referred to as Water Stream is the ultimate art for redirecting force. A martial art invented and taught by Master Bang from the world of One Punch Man.]

What he got was a fucking martial art! And a top-notch one at that!

Anyone watching the anime One Punch Man knows how powerful this martial art is.

It is the Martial Art of Master Bang, one of the S-class heroes in the anime and also Garou, a very strong villain that is almost on par with the strength of Saitama, the invincible main character of the series.

With this in hand, Leo is now more confident that he'll grow much stronger after learning the Martial Art.

Too bad it's only the first volume, so there are still more advanced levels of the Water Stream martial art

"Really!? It's a deal then!" Hearing Leo's words, Po's face beamed up in excitement and happiness before getting up from the ground and gave Leo a bear hug.

"Leave it to me, Po. Together, we'll grow strong!" Leo didn't reject Po's hug and surprisingly even accepted it with no hesitation.

'So that way, I'll be able to leave this world to you some day.' Leo continued his words but only in his mind.

As for why he said it, you can just call it a hunch.

A hunch that Leo would someday leave this world. What else can he do but leave it to a better hand, Po?

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Once they reached back to the Jade Palace, there was no sign of Master Shifu or the Furious Five in the dining room.

"They must be training in the training hall right now." Leo then made a sharp turn, heading towards the Training Hall, followed by Po who clumsily tried to imitate Leo's sharp turning.

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"Hah! Hah! Hah! Hah!"

"Move faster! Punch harder!" 

Once they got into the training hall, they were stunned to see everyone sweating heavily and looking serious as they trained in their respective fields.

On the side was Master Shifu who was instructing them as usual.

Upon noticing Leo and Po's arrival, Master Shifu smiled and gave Leo a look of satisfactin and approval.

'He can convince him effectively, just like Master Oogway.' If Master Shifu were to compare both Leo and Po, he would much prefer Leo over Po.

"Both of you, there won't be any training for the two of you. Pack your bags and we're going on a journey." Hearing Master Shifu, Leo smirked mentally.

It seems like he'll be training alongside Po in the place where Master Oogway was said to have founded Kung Fu and mastered it.

The Wu Dan Mountains!

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[Next Chapter: Ch. 34 - The Great Pretender goes on a Training Arc!]