READ MEMO PLEASE!! Nashi's POV: Nashi: I bit my back my lip, and stared at the person who had just appeared. I looked down at the kunai. "...Who the hell are you to ask, when you don't even say your name first....and how do you know I'm a Hota, and secondly, what the hell do you want!? I'm busy right now, AND DONT CALL ME A MOUSE!!" Lunia: "If anything, a wolf" I growled and mumbled to myself so he wouldn't hear a simple shut up. I crossed my arms and made myself ignore my injuries, and stood up straight. "The name's Nashi Hota by the way... Now answer my questions" I glanced around to see if he was with anyone else, and slowly reached my hand up into my one sleeve while my arms were crossed, and fingered the Soldier pill.
Nashi's POV: I stepped back carefully and examined my work and smirked. "Heh, that should either slow em down or kill em..." I started regretting the trap a little bit, what if I really did kill one of them? I glared at the trap and turned my back to it and kept walking, throwing my empty kunai pouch and medic supplies as well, but keeping one certain pill, incase, the soldier pill that the sound four had made me take two years ago. Nashi: "They're on their own now, if they die, their fault...." I kept repeating that in my mind over and over again as I walked away
????'s POV: ????: I flashstepped ahead faster to catch up, and trigged some trip wire trap as a bunch of kunai flung from many directions. "A smart mouse, now aren't we?" I quickly spun around, and released a focused burst of chakra from all around my body to slow down the kunai and divert their course a little, as only a couple of them stabbed into my arm.
????'s POV: ????: I stepped out through the trees and saw a stream of water, and looked up to see a blonde woman up ahead. "Finally, I find someone. Hey, you over there, look, just make it easier on yourself, and let me kill you."
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i continued to sit against a tree by a little stream of water, with knees against my chest, arms tightly wrapped around them, and stared blankly at the water. i couldn't move. i couldn't think. i was surprised i hadn't stop breathing. i thought i felt an unfamiliar presence, but i ignored it purposely. nothing really mattered anymore. 'Gaara....' continued to watch the slow flow of the stream '........why?......' i leaned my head back and was about to close my eyes, when i heard a sudden voice "hmm?" i leaned my head back up to see a man i've never seen before. he was very tall and large, muscle wise, and had a metallic right hand. i looked at him with glazed over eyes, with no interest and no emotion "that so? go ahead then. but it's really pathetic to just kill someone whom you've never seen before, and doesn't even attempt to fight back. pretty boring, if you ask me, so do yourself a favor, and get lost" i looked away from him and back at the water.
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I climbed up a tree, and tried to look around to know where I was, I had no idea. "I hate being lost,...I miss the others, Yang would know w-where I was in a heartbeat" I climbed back down and sighed, and kept continue walking, humming the entire time, out of shear boredom"
????'s POV: ????: I ignored the kunai in my arms for the moment, and decided to keep chasing after the blonde Hota girl. "Run, run, but don't hide. Hiding is pointless, and ruins the fun, my little yellow haired mouse." I started hoping from tree branch to tree branch.
????'s POV: I laughed a little, but before sighing. "You're such a hopeless little witch. Ark told me since I couldn't have the joy of killing that stupid piece of shit Kazekage, that I could get the joy of killing his friend. I kept hearing how strong you were, so I was getting all excited to fight someone who could really get my blood rushing as I crushed a worthy opponent, but here I see its just some stupid snot nosed little helpless girl. It's no wonder he died if he had friends as pathetic as you to rely on." I started approaching her, cracking my knuckles in my right hand, slowly, as I approached. "but you are right about one thing, it is pointless to kill someone so abruptly. So I guess I will enjoy my time with you."
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i continued to look at the water, but suddenly clenched my teeth. i already felt bad enough, and this jackass had to come along and make it worse. besides, who was he, and what did he want with me? i've never met him and i didn't do anything, and really didn't feel like do anything right now, but after what he said....out of my peripheral vision, i seen him approach me, and my anger rose even more, and i felt my demon eyes flicker for a quick moment 'hmn' i thought to myself, when he suddenly got closer and was about to swipe at me with his metallic arm, when i quickly caught it "you bastard" i turned my head and slowly glared up at him. i could feel Arashi slowly stirring within because i knew that she had lost the one she had cared about the most as well by the likes of people like this. so i guess she was on my side this time. "say whatever you want about me, because i know it's true and i don't care, but when you make a foolish remark like that about" i couldn't even say his name....i just couldn't...."Kazekage-sama," my grip tightened, and i felt his arm crack a little "then you just made the biggest mistake of your life" i swiftly and fully turned around and half way stood up, kept my grip, and slammed him into the tree i was sitting by, causing it to burst into pieces, and i jumped back. sure, my life wasn't of any importance now, but i wasn't about to let this guy trash talk about Gaara's and continue living to talk about it.
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I stopped and looked around. "Ok...think...where am I, and how do I get back to the Sand- I mean, Kono- I MEAN SOUND!!!!....Ashida, it’s confusing being from three different villages..." I sighed, and looked around again, nothing that I could identify. "ok, think...everytime Kakashi and I were outside of Konoha and I would pick the path, we'd get lost....so....I pick right!" I smiled and walked off in the left direction, figuring that since I picked right, then I had to go left to get back.
????'s POV: ????: I sat on the ground for a couple seconds before getting up around the split pieces of wood. "Damn, you're a feisty one. But it will take more than that to break me. Arlos of the Tenbaki." I rose my metallic hand as I focused chakra into it, and it started to glow with the chakra. "Now I will crush you and grind all your bones. This hand of mine is made of a special chakra absorbent metal, and is nearly indestructible. I can tell you're strong, but no weak attack like that is going to stop this bad boy." I quickly pulled it back, and punched it into the ground, releasing all the Earth elemental chakra into the ground, sending an explosive fissure slicing towards the ground, at the girl.
????'s POV: ????: I sensed the battle had started already, and smirked. "Well it seems the game of tag has begun." I sensed someone's presence behind me, following me in the same direction. I could not tell right away if he was following me, or the girl. Anyway, I looked at it if he caught up, he would be in the way, so I reached in my pouch and started throwing chakra sensitive explosive tags down under the branches that I passed, by then started picking up the face following the girls scent, and footprints knowing she was not far off.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: 'damn' i jumped back again. i couldn't guarantee the cautiousness and quick planning like in all my previous battles, they might be more reckless, but i couldn't control that. this guy...what was it about him....? i looked at his face and clinched my fists. what was it about him that made me so....angry?....without thinking, i suddenly punched the ground as well with full force, and when both our Earth techniques collided, there was a huge explosion, and we were both sent flying backwards.
Nashi's POV: Nashi:I stopped for a second, and looked back behind me, and then all around me. I could already tell something wasn't right. I closed my eyes and concentrated. 'Lunia, just remember this, if I fucking die, then so do you, and if you're going to live inside of me, then give me your chakra!' She didn't reply, and I started getting pissed off. "FUCKING BITCH!!!! I got mad, and started walking and yelling. "Listen, maybe we can work something out, sure, I look like a complete baka or insane escapee right now talkign to myself, but it's your fault." I sighed and continued. "After all, if you gave me your chakra, I wouldn't have to use the cursemark, and the seal on you would weaken...." I stopped, hands behind my back on my wrists, and smirked. Lunia: "...You better not screw up..." I felt a little bit of her chakra start to leak through my body.
Arlos's POV: Arlos: my body blew back and slammed into and through a tree, but I did not feel much pain at all. "He was right about you. I guess I will be having some fun after all." I punched my metallic hand into the ground again focusing more Earth elemental chakra into the ground, using it to ground all the dirt and minerals in the ground all around us, slowly into sand. "This will be your grave. It's a shame no one will find the body, but lets see how much blood I can get out of you so there will be some trace of you, for your stupid friends to find." I let out a loud deep laugh as the sand covered the ground and my body started to sink into it.
????'s POV: ????: I heard the girl's voice nearby, and quickly flashstepped over to her location. "You know, if you're trying to run from your enemy, it's best to be quiet. Then again, I guess the injured mouse always screeches loudest at it's last moments." I slowly placed my hand on one of the kunai sticking out of my right arm with my left hand, and pulled it out. "So I can only presume...That these kunai...Belong to you? How insolent." I quickly ripped out the rest of the kunai, and threw them at the girl’s feet, as blood started to trickle down my arms as my wounds already quickly started to close up and heal. "Now what would your name be, young Hota?"
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: my eyes widened a little as i continually jumped back to avoid being immediately sucked in 'sinking sand? how weak' i quickly stabbed a kunai in the ground and held onto it with one hand tightly to prevent me from going anywhere "what a pathetic battle, how bout you quit hiding and come out and fight me like a man, you spineless coward!" i could feel Arashi's chakra stirring inside, and with my free hand, i did handsigns "Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!" with full force again, i slammed my hand onto the ground, and it felt like it began to shake, but all the sand suddenly was beginning to be blown away, slowly revealing my new opponent named Arlos.
Arlos's POV: Arlos: As the sand started blowing away everywhere, I jumped forward towards the girl with my metal fist focused full of chakra, and sent a quick punch at her, sending her back. "You're calling me a spineless coward? You obviously have not heard of me surprisingly. I am a wanted S-Class Rogue Ninja from the Hidden Sand Village. You have a lot of nerve calling me a spineless coward." I stayed where I was, and looked at the girl, as my shadow vanished into the ground.
????'s POV: ????: I did not feel like answering her question right away ,and decided to play a bit with Nashi. "My victims don't need to know my name. If I told my name to everyone I met before I killed them. Well do you know how much time I would waste? Hmm." I looked at Nashi for a few seconds in thought. "So how's the family?"
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i was sent flying backwards, but i quickly turned my body and flipped onto my feet, and staggered a little. the blow hit me both in the stomach and the upper torso, and i wiped the small portion of blood with the back of my hand from my mouth. i didn't recall calling him that, but i knew my anger was causing me to do things i couldn't remember or control. i stood up straight and watched him begin to perform a shadow technique "eh?!" i stepped back a little 'so you use the shadows, hmm?' i thought to myself, readied for my next technique, and smirked a little 'perfect'
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I glared at him and scoffed. "...I don't know who the hell you think you are, but you're fucking annoying, now beat it. also, I don't think my family is any of your concern!" I grabbed the pill and pulled it out, ready to swallow it. "Now I'll give you three seconds to get out of my sight before I kill you" I didn't like this guy already, he was too nosey and I didn't even know a thing about him.
Arlos's POV: Arlos: I grunted a bit before deciding to speak. "I have already won this match." I rose my real hand and made a handsign. "Ninja Art: Infinite Darkness Jutsu" I used my genjutsu to block her sense of sight, as I started to approach. "It's over for you. Now I am going to cut you up nice and slow." I made another handsign so my shadow would go out, and surround the girl while she was blind to paralyze her.
????'s POV: ????: I noticed Nashi grabbed something so I smirked as I flashstepped and grabbed a hold of her wrist so she couldn't swallow the soldier pill. "You swallow that soldier pill and you die, Nashi Hota. I am not here to kill you. At least not yet." I decided to let go of her wrist and turn around and walk a few steps away. "So tell me. Do you have any friends with silver hair?"
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i braced myself as i was pulled into sudden darkness, and my sight was blinded. this type of jutsu was no surprise for me. 'alright then' i began to think to myself 'when you can't depend on one sense, use the other' though i couldn't see anyway, i closed my eyes, and focused all i could into my hearing. i could hear something approaching me, so i did quick handsigns to one of my special shadow techniques, and stretched my shadow out "my turn" i then felt my shadow collide with Arlos's, and i knew i had it in my grasps 'ok' with one hand, i kept the jutsu going, and with the other, felt around my kunai pouch until i could grab one, and smirked "this battle must be very interesting to you now, hmm? for i control the shadows as well" i then lifted my hand that was holding the kunai, and stabbed myself in my leg. i knew Arlos had just stabbed himself with whatever weapon he had grabbed, and i also knew this would end the jutsu. i slowly opened my eyes. the darkness was beginning to fade.
Nashi's POV: Nashi:I growled, and continued glaring at him. " ...No...I don't know what you're talking about...I don't have any friends, in case you're blind, I'm wearing a Sound headband, idiot!" I yelled and looked away. I think I had a pretty good idea on who he was talking about, but he couldn't be my friend anymore, it was just like me and Miri. I couldn't be her friend, not as long as I stayed on the path I walked right now. "...Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be leaving" I started walking past him and tried not to acknowlegde him at all.
Arlos's POV: Arlos:I grunted a bit in pain at the kunai in my leg. "YOU LITTLE BITCH, I AM GOING TO KILL YOU FOR THAT!!!" My eyes became blackened. "Kage Baindo!!!" I used my Kekkei Genkai to bind her body with the shadows of the trees around her. "Your jutsu is pointless. My Kekkei Genkai allows me to control any shadow within a 50 meter radius of my body. It's pointless. You're too weak to break free." I started focusing on making the shadows squeeze tightly around the girls body. "Now I am going to break every bone in your body!!!"
????'s POV: ????: I laughed a little to myself. "I see. Well then my little mouse, I guess you won't mind me killing the follower then. I got to wonder though if he is an enemy, why he would come this way with his chakra so far weakened?" I smirked. "Do you think he will go boom before he arrives?" I looked back to see how honest she was being by her reaction.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: before i even had time to perform a substitution justu, i was quickly and tightly binded by shadows. "damn" i mumbled quietly to myself as i flinched. i could feel the pressure of the shadows slowly trying to crush me. Arashi: 'what a pitiful nuisance of a fool. he should be....' it had been a great while since i head her voice. 'eliminated...' Miri: i suddenly felt the familiar chakra from a long time ago, and my eyes changed "hmn!" i looked up at him and spit some blood on his face "i wouldn't be so cocky just yet!" the chakra, mine combined with Arashi's, intensively increased, and began to break through the shadows "heh" once i got free, i clinched my fist, and punched him, sending him flying far back in the distance.
Nashi's POV: Nashi: My right eye twitched, and I stopped in my tracks. "...Don't call me a mouse... and why waste time killing him, it's just a Leaf Shinobi..." I turned around and faced him. "Besides... it's not his time to die yet... So leave Ryozo alone...." My eyes flickered to pitch black ,and Syakigan appeared. "Now tell me what you’re doing here, and what your fucking name is, before I make you!"
Arlos's POV: Arlos: I flew back into and through quite a few trees after the punch connected, and finally stopped after smashing into a rocky outcropping. "Damned... what power..." I slowly stood up and clenched my side where my ribs were, and I could tell by the pain that some were obviously fractured from the blow. I started letting out a loud laugh. "I take back what I said about you, little girl. hahaha. You are a little more entertaining then I thought you would be." I made a handsign again as the ground around me turned into sand, and I sunk into it and vanished again like before.
????'s POV: ???: A sick grin came over my face as I noticed her eyes change. "Yes, there it is, about time you stopped playing. So I guess he is a friend of yours." Just as I said that, I heard a large series of explosions from in the forest back behind me. "Well I guess that answers that question. He went boom." I started laughing a little. "Don't worry, if he dies, it's no loss. Now how about this. You grant me the power of your Kekkei Genkai. Then... I shall... leave you alone... actually. Why don't you just give me Syakigan." My eyes finally turned serious as I looked at her, and decided to stop playing for once. "I won't kill you. I will just break you till you scream. Then I am sure you will be willing to grant it's power to me." I stood waiting for her to eat her soldier pill. I did not feel like fighting a weakened opponent since it lacked any entertainment at all.
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo: I noticed a large series of explosions ahead of me and stopped. "What the hell just happened! Damn it, someone is definitely over there!" I started to pick up the pace as fast as I could.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i watched him crash into a rock wall and evilly grinned a little "heh" but once i saw him sink into sand again after what he said, my grin became a disgusted smirk, and i clinched my fists again "it's Miri, learn it!!!" i gained a huge amount of chakra into my hand, and punched the ground with full force yet again, but this was worse. the whole area, including where Arlos was, began to split into enormous canyons and endless gaping holes. once i saw the sand blow away from Arlos as he dodged debris and tried to remain on steady ground, i used Body Flicker to appear right in front of him, and i evilly grinned again as i grabbed him by the collar. i knew by now Arashi was trying to take more control every single second she had. "you can't hide from me anymore, i'll just find you every. single. time!" my eyes brightened a little as i picked him up, and slammed him hard into the rock wall.
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I gasped, and glanced at the guy, and then back in the direction of the explosions, and then back at him. "Whoever you are, you made a big mistake by pissing me the fuck off!" I swallowed the Soldier Pill, and performed handsigns so my hands would be engulfed with the black fire. I ran at him, and my ankles to my feet were also swallowed up by the black fire, and I started throwing punches at him like crazy.
Arlos's POV: Arlos: I grunted as I looked down at her, as I felt something warm drip down my head. "Miri, huh. You think I am scared of you. Did you forget what I said. My Kekkei Genkai. I WILL DESTROY YOU!!! MIRI!!!" I started manipulating all the shadows that I could to hold her for a few seconds, giving me enough time to break free, and gain a few meters in distance. I focused as much chakra into my metallic fist as I had remaining, so I could finish her in one punch. "DIE!"
????'s POV: ????:: I laughed as I quickly started dodging the flurry of attacks. "A barrage of attacks is pointless if the first blow misses. Attacking so wildly. You already are boring me." I went a swift kick to her chest at the location of her lungs, releasing a burst of chakra on impact. "Since you accepted my challenge though and came at me, I will honor you with my name. I am Ark Lugria. Soon to be god of this world." I sent a quick thrust with my palm straight at Nashi's chest charged with chakra.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i easily broke away from the shadows and jumped back "hmn!" i began to form Rasengan Naruto had once taught me in my hand. Arashi: 'wait!' Miri: 'eh?' i suddenly stopped 'i don't have anytime, i've gotta get this thing made and going!' Arashi: 'i know, but with a simple Rasengan isn't going to do much. here...' a small ball of her chakra began to form into my hand. Miri: 'wha-?' Arashi: 'pay attention. i'm helping you, don't make me regret it...now form your chakra around mine, and keep the flow consistently moving like you would with regular Rasengan.' Miri: i slightly nodded and did what i was told. my eyes widened a little. i think this was the biggest and strongest Rasengan i've ever made and felt. i kept the rotation consistent, and looked at him coming towards me, smirked, and ran towards him as well "IF I'M GOING DOWN, THEN YOU'RE GOING DOWN WITH ME, ARLOS!" as we got closer to eachother, both of our techniques collided, and there was a huge ball of energy, but soon, it suddenly bursted, sending us both flying backwards.
Nash's POV: Nashi: I coughed up blood and went back, but landed on my hands and launched myself back at him. I added Lunia's chakra to my right leg, and kicked him as hard as I could in the stomach, and jumped back. "God, aye?... Mighty big ego for something that’s dead in my eyes... do you know anything about those blasts earlier?" I said as I went to grab my shurikens and kunais, and my eyes widened when I didn’t feel them. I looked down and remembered that I had tossed them along with all my medic supplies from Kabuto. "Ashida..." I moaned and grabbed my sword instead, and sent fire chakra through it.
Arlos's POV: Arlos: My eyes widened as I was sent back, and I noticed trees and bushes flying past as I started crashing into more trees, and landed in a large bush. "What....the....fuck..." I coughed up some blood as I looked at my metallic hand, and noticed my entire arm was blown away, and there was a large gaping wound in my side. "Im-impossible..." Just as i fall back and looked up into the sky and started breathing heavy, I noticed a faint blurry figure looming over me. ????: "It seems you served your purpose, Arlos. The Tenbaki no longer requires your services." I felt a sharp pain, my eyes and everything started to go black. Arlos: "Chairuka.....you.....traitor..." Chairuka: "Traitor...? I am just following orders from Ark-sama." I heard him faintly start to walk away, as everything went dark.
Ark's POV: Ark: I grabbed my stomach, and grunted a bit. "Yea. I set up some traps to blow Ryozo to hell. But I think it’s time I showed you something." I lifted my arm with the stab wounds from the kunai, and they were all completely healed. "You can not win." I made handsigns quickly, and flashstepped behind Nashi "Fire Style: Grand Fireball Jutsu." A super powered Fireball jutsu shot out rolling towards Nashi at close range.
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo: I stopped at some explosive craters scattered around some destroyed trees. "I take it this was where the blast was... but I don’t see anyone." I looked over, and saw some blood on the ground on some splinted pieces of wood." But whoever it is could not have gotten far." I started following the trail again.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i was sent crashing into the rockwall, leaving an indent, and i slowly motioned myself, and fell to my hands and knees on the ground "h....how?" i suddenly coughed up a huge amount of blood, and my eyes faded to normal "how....am i still....alive?" i tried to move, but i felt sharp shot of pain almost everywhere, and buried my face into the ground "d....damn it" i spit out some more blood, clinched my fists, and fought the pain to stand up, and i wrapped an arm around my waist ".....where?" i looked around to look for Arlos, and noticed him laying motionless in a bush a somewhat far distance in front of me. my eyes widened a little "did i just...?" i felt a sudden pain in my mind and grabbed my head with my free hand. i had promised myself after my father's death that i would kill only one more person after that....and that was Orochimaru....i hadn't meant what i said earlier to Arlos that i would kill him, my anger clouded my judgment....no, i was just going to battle and defeat him, but not....my eyes widened a little and i stepped back. i needed to get out of here, quick. suddenly, despite the excruciating pain, i shot off running through the forest. 'N...Naruto?..... Ryozo?.....where the hell are you guys?!'
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I looked back, and quickly performed handsigns. "Fallen Angel Jutsu!" A black wing exploded from the right side of my back and a white one came from the left, and they both covered me as the flames engulfed my body. Damn it, he used fire jutsus as well, I thought. Lunia: "Then fight fire with fire" Nashi:" go away..." I mumbled and felt the heat burning at the wings, causing me pain as well. Lunia: "You hate him right, your a Rouge Ninja, its about time you start acting like one. I growled and yelled. Nashi: "GO AWAY AND LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!" I spread the wings and they vanished, and I charged at Ark as fast as my body would allow me at the moment, and ran behind him, and my hands glowed a dark blue. "Cardiac Arrest Jutsu!" I made a fist and punched at him, aiming straight for his heart.
Ark's POV: Ark: My eyes widened as Nashi vanished behind me and I focused chakra into my hand, and stabbed it through my own chest avoiding my vitals, and grabbed her wrist on the other side. "Not. So. Fast." I started squeezing her wrist as hard as I could before letting go and quickly jumping back, and pulling my hand out through my own chest and dropping to my knee for a second from the wound. "Close one." I started laughing for a little bit. "I almost thought you had me." I made a handsign and all the plants and nutrients around me started decaying at a very fast rate as the wound in my chest immediately started to heal entirely. "Ok, so I take it we are going to get serious now then." I stood up and licked my blood off my hand. "Care for a taste?"
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i continued to run through the forest, staggering every so often for the most part. 'damn' i stopped in front of a gigantic tree, and put a hand on it to rest for a moment. that new Rasengan took more out of me than i thought. "Ryozo..." i quietly said to myself as i put my back against the tree, and slid down to sit down "Naruto...." i looked up at the sky "......Gaara......" i was exhausted, but i stood up anyway and shot of running again. i needed to find them no matter what...
Nashi's POV: Nashi: "You never answered my question earlier, and if you did, I forgot." I laughed and bit to myself and then asked him. "So what do you want with me anyways? also sorry, I'm not really in a blood thirsty mood right now, maybe later after I kill you!" I threw my one sword at him and made handsigns and the sword multiplied to a dozen. "Having your heart explode would have been swift and maybe painless, if you don't focus on it, but now I have no choice but to make it slow and painful." I glanced at my wrist and saw it was already bruised. I pulled out my poisoned one and charged at him.
Ark's POV: Ark: I made a shadow clone as 3 red pupils like Sharingan appeared in my eyes, and made a few more handsigns alongside my clone. Clone: "Wind Style- Kamizake..." A huge burst of wind shot forward and blew away the swords from hitting me. Ark: "Dark Oblivion Jutsu." I enshrouded Nashi in my Genjutsu causing her to see nothing but blackness like Infinite Darkness Jutsu, but you could still see my clone and many more of me started to appear from all around Nashi as I became invisible to her senses, mixing shadow clones with pure illusions and had them all toss kunai at Nashi as I started focusing even more chakra and making handsigns.
????'s POV: ????: I started sensing a huge amount of chakra and started moving faster. "Damn it I better not be to late." I activated my Shouraigan and pulled out a kunai.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i continued to run through the forest when i thought i felt a huge chakra presence, or was it just.....two? i shook my head "dammit, i do NOT have time for this" of what little chakra i had, i was still going to save it, and i wasn’t even going to rely on Arashi’s. i exhaled in frustration, i still had one arm around my waist, so with my free hand, i grabbed a kunai out of my pouch. if i was going to encounter this presence, i was going to be prepared.
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I started to complain to myself as I started jumping back and running as fast as I could to avoid the attack, Syakigan activated. I was searching for his mind, more concentrated on it then fighting at the moment. I held the tiger seal and started building up chakra, and relaxed as the first stage of the Curse Mark spread over my body, trying to get into the second stage as soon as possible. This would be pushing the limit, using my curse twice in one day, I'd be lucky to even crawl away after killing him.
Ark's POV: Ark: I started chuckling a little bit as I finished the handsigns. "Earth Style, Dark Swamp Jutsu." I started changing the entire area into a massive dark swamp to get her caught while she was still trapped in my genjutsu. Then I made a fire seal as I began even more handsigns.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: "this is rediculous" i said to myself as i stopped beside a huge tree to rest for a moment again. it was bad enough to think thatthere were even more enemies close by, but to be a place with them where you've never been before was the worst "i'm not lost, dammit" i assured myself as i wiped some extra blood on the corner of my mouth with the back of my hand "but if i keep running towards them with no idea where they're coming from, i'll completely run out of energy" i began to contemplate "and the smartest thing to do right now is just wait for them to come to me instead" i nodded a little to myself, and climbed up the tree and hid in the branches, quite well actually,until the presence i had sensed would appear.
Nashi's POV: Nashi:I could sense the jutsu, and ignored it as my second stage took over. My skin changed, and the back of my eyes became a teal-like as Syakigan stayed. Nails turned to claws, and teeth turned to fangs, my hair now long and white as snow. I bent over a bit and started gatherign all the chakra I had. "Before I kill you... one last question... Earlier you said you didn't want to kill me yet or soemthing like that... tell me what you meant!"
Ark's POV: Ark: I stopped my handsigns as I looked at her, and started to become more interested. "Simple. I need you to live to get something from you that I need. What good would it be to kill you now? That's why I went after you, and sent Arlos after the blonde girl. I figure she is less valuable to me than you. But if she is the one who kills Arlos, I could be wrong." I started scratching my head a little, ignoring Nashi. "But if that's the case...who has more value..." I sat down where I was and started to think. "Hmm...what do you think? Should I kill her if she beats Arlos or not?"
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: "how boring" i said to myself as i yawned. maybe there wasn't even a chakra presence "i'm goin nuts" i laughed a little because i knew it was probably true. i then looked up at the sky, i could see it was getting late, but there were still clouds in the sky. i smiled a little. it had been a good while since i watched the clouds "hmm" i relaxed a little as i watched the clouds slowly roll by, but kept my guard up just in case my senses hadn't been hallucinating
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I looked around thinking of a way to break the genjutsu, it was always my worse subject. "A blonde girl, who? Also I don't care, why are you asking me, not like I would care or not if some girl died..." I started running with my curses ability. While Sasuke had wings, and all I had speed on my side. I wondered who he was exactly thinking about and closed my eyes, continuing to run, and thought about every girl that I had met in my life time so far. I started mumbling names of first my victims, then the women of the Sound and then Leaf and it hit me. I stopped and yelled. It was either Ino or Miri, Ino was far too weak to be realized, so it had to be her. "Leave Miri out of this! You fucking ass hole!!! She's my opponent, don't even acknowledge her!" My temper was boiling over. Miri was once my friend, but just like Sasuke and Naruto we had to go our own ways, and now she would want me dead, I worked for the man she hated the most, Lord Orochimaru-sama.
Ark's POV: Ark: "So you know her too, huh. Well anyhow, I am afraid it's too late. Its what happens to those who try to rescue my prey." I reached in my pouch and rolled up an explosive tag onto my kunai, then tied a long string covered with tags on them, and threw them at Nashi in front of where she was running.
????'s POV: ????: I jumped through the trees, dodging the swamp, and saw a kunai with explosive tags flying at a girl with wings. "You baka, already entering stage 2!!!" I quickly made handsigns and jumped in front of Nashi, and kicked her away from the kunais, then made handsigns as quickly as I could. "Wind Style: Divine Wind!" I sent a huge burst of wind forward to blow the kunai away from us to protect us from the blast, while manipulating the wind around me to steadily keep my body airborne.
Mirikutaariki's POV: "hmm?" i thought i heard maybe a blast of some sort, and stirred a little as i quickly opened my eyes "crap, i must've dozed off" i looked at the sky. it wasn't night time yet, so i hadn't been a sleep for very long "need to find Naruto...." i began as started to climb down from the tree " and Ryozo....and-" before i even finished, one of the branches i was hanging onto, snapped, and i fell face first onto the ground, and i re-felt the pain from the injuries Arlos gave me "dammit!" i couldn't help but yell a little as i flinched "dammit, dammit, DAMMIT!" i slowly stood up, i felt stupid, but it was more of frustration. i couldn't worry about what i had heard, for all i know, i probably didn't hear anything. my eye twitched a little, i was obviously still ticked, even if Arlos was long gone, it's been years since i've been angry at someone so much, and ironically, they both met the same fate. i sighed a little to calm myself and stood up as straight as i could "back to business" i slowly nodded to myself, and though it was pointless because i reallywasn't sure where i was, ishot off running through the forest again. i was bound to find someone.....right?
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I skidded to a stop, and noticed that someone had kicked me out of the way. "Stay out of my way!" I used the curse's speed and ran up to him, and round house kicked him in the chest, and started performing handsigns, drawing my attention back to Ark. "Dragon flame jutsu!" I sucked in a large breathe, ignoring the chakra it was taking away, and blew out a huge flame three times the size of the fireball jutsu.
Ark's POV: Ark: I watched as Nashi kicked the man out of the way and made a gigantic burst of flame come forth towards me, so I started making handsigns. "Ninjutsu 101, Nashi. Water Style, Water Wall" I started to blow out tons of water to create a gigantic wall of water to block the fire jutsu and stop it dead in it's tracks.
????'s POV: ????: I gripped my chest and coughed up some blood, as I smashed into a tree and my body stayed there, due to the indentation the impact had made. "Nashi....get out of here, there is another one of them nearby. If you fight, you are going to die by them, or the curse mark. then how will you ever kill Itachi?" I felt my body start to ache some from the battle with Ryozo earlier, and slowly pulled myself off the tree, and stood there focusing chakra to my feet to remain on it.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: 'hopeless' i thought to myself as i swiftly made my way through the forest 'i'm hopeless' i was becoming more and more exhausted with every moment i had. i had a compelling urge to just call out Ryozo or Naruto's name to see if they could hear me, but i doubt thatthey could, and if i did anyways, enemies might hear me instead of them. and besides....my thoughts began to wonder back when Ryozo had first arrived at the Akatsuki Hideout....what a coward i was and am....i ran away while they stayed there and fought...maybe Arlos was right...maybe Gaarawould have lived if he didn't have a pathetic worthless friend like me...i rapidly shook my head, suddenly running faster, and without thinking, i began to yell "NARUTO, RYOZO, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?!"
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I flinched and growled in frustration. I did want to kill Itachi, but the curse wanted to stay and fight, same as Lunia. If I ran, I would be marked as a coward. I could imagine Orochimaru, Zac, and Sasuke turning their backs on me, Miri not even thinking I'm a good enough opponent or rival, Itachi not accepting a fight from me. I ignored the guy's one comment, and I stood up straight and performed handsigns to use the only water jutsu I knew. "Water Jutsu: Water counter jutsu!" I took control of the water and performed another handsign. "Assassin Style: Frozen Death Jutsu!" I used Syakigan to help manipulate the water, and it drew into large spikes, and went after both of them. I didn't want anyone interfering in my fight, and I ran in Ark's direction with my frozen arm, ready to freeze his heart.
????'s POV: ????: "Damn it, Nashi." I quickly jumped up into the air to avoid the attack, and into another tree. "Well if you're not going to listen, Nashi, then I guess I have no choice but to help you. Just don't go around killing me this time, got it? I don't think that Yin and Yang are going to be reviving me again." I started focusing more onto my Shouraigan to try and help me find the best time to attack.
Ark's POV: Ark: "So direct, you can't win like that." I made some handsigns and spit out some mud for the mud wall jutsu as it rose up between us like a barrier. Then I jumped back into some of the trees to work more on my genjutsu by making more fakes of me emerge after performing the shadow clone jutsu so she would fight false illusions and clones of myself.
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo: I felt I was getting close to where the fighting was when I heard someone yelling out my name and Naruto's. "That voice... Damn" I turned around and started heading as fast as I could in the direction I heard Miri's voice.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i continued to run. was i even worth being found? i shook my head again as i stopped by a giant tree to rest for a moment, put my forehead against it, and hit my palm against it repeatedly. these thoughts were wearing me out like they always had. i clinched my hand into a fist "no..." i quietly told myself as i began to slide down to sit on my knees. i had finally reached my limit, and i knew i wouldn't be able to keep going. "i'm not worth being found at all..."
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I ignored the voice from behind me, I could already tell who it was. I didn't have any kunai with me, so I used the claws from the curse to attack the clones. "So what the hell are you doing here!?" I yelled and went after another clone. He probably wasn't even here, it was probably just the genjutsu. I would have broken out of it if I could, but I had no idea how to dispel genjutsu. 'Guess I should've spent more time with Tenshi and Kurenai' I thought to myself.
Izuro's POV: Izuro: I noticed something was wrong with Nashi since every now and then she would be swinging at air. So I jumped over to her, and put my hand on her to dispel the genjutsu. "I am here to save your useless ass, that's all there is to it. Now get out of here, it's not being a coward to run every once in awhile, you know." I pulled out my katana and held it in my right hand as I focused lightning through it. "I will hold this guy here off."
Ark's POV: Ark:I let out a little laugh and jumped on top of the mud wall. "That's kind of funny..." I started to scratch my head and started to think. "You know, you look a little different. I could have swore the guy following me was a little shorter...oh well." I reached into my vest, and pulled out a black pedaled rose. "So shall we begin round 2?"
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo:I kept going and stopped where I thought I heard her voice and started looking around but couldn't find anyone or anything. "MIRI WHERE ARE YOU!" I jumped up onto the top of a tree for a better view.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i stared blankly at the tree in front of me, for i was still leaning against it with my forehead, when i thought i heard a familiar voice "huh?" i leaned back so i could look around "Ry...ozo?" i said normally as i wrappedmy arm around my waist again, and used my other hand to prop against the tree to help me stand up "Ryozo!" i said a little louder "i'm right here," it didn't take much chakra, so i side steppedto dart where i thought i heard his voice"where are you?"
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I glared at Izuro, and tightened my fist. "I'm not running away... I'll never leave a fight unfinished as well..." I started thinking of who to go after. Izuro or Ark? I wanted revenge on Izuro, but Ark seemed tough, and Izuro seemed like he was helping, for the moment. What if I let Izuro help and then go after him after defeating Ark? That would work, but could I stand fighting next to him? I shook all the thoughts away and kept my feet planted firmly on the ground. "I'm not leaving... "
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo: I heard her voice again, and started running in the direction again. "I HEAR YOU MIRI!" I stopped and got an idea, and made a few handsigns. "Deep Freeze Jutsu." I started creating a large pillar of ice where I was to show Miri where I was, then hid in a tree just incase an enemy showed up first.
Ark's POV: Ark: I made a handsign and focused chakra into the rose and the stem grew into a long vine so it was like a whip with thorns. "Fine, I guess I can play with 2 people instead of 1." I looked at the silver haired guy next to Nashi. "You possess a kekkei genkai as well. Chairuka is going to be angry for being so greedy, but oh well."
Izuro's POV: Izuro: I laughed a little bit and looked at Nashi. "You haven't changed a bit, I see. Well then, guess there is but one thing to do. Just don't kill me like last time. So, Nashi, shall I lead the charge?" I readied my blade, and started to think more on a strategy again. Should I use wind chakra in my blade or stick to lightning.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: "huh?" i suddenly seen a giant pillar of ice beginning to form "there you are" i ran right towards the tree that i assumed Ryozo was hiding behind "hmm" i stopped right in front of it, and leaned against it for support "bout time i found you" i crossed my arms and slowly made my way around the other side he was on "i'm relieved," i slowly slid down against the tree to sit down "that you're alive"
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I ignored Izuro, and performed handsigns. "Fallen Angel Jutsu!" A black wing grew from my right side and a white one from my left. I grabbed my sword and took to the sky. "Elemental clone jutsu!" I created 5 clones and sent three of them down at Ark as I watched and from a distance, I could see a large pillar of ice, and focused back on the fight at hand.
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo: I walked over to Miri. "Aye, same here. But we do not have time to rest. I was on the trail of either Izuro or Nashi whenever I heard your voice. Maybe both, which means that Nashi is in danger." I held out my hand to Miri. "So let's move. After all, we are going to save Nashi. Together, right?" I smiled like everything was perfectly fine.
Izuro's POV: Izuro: I looked up as Nashi took to the air to attack, and made some clones. "Alright, so let's have the show begin. I jumped to the top of a tree and threw my katana at Ark's feet, then started to make handsigns.
Ark's POV: Ark: I quickly spun around avoiding the katana, twirling the rose whip with me, then used the momentum to ship it up at one of Nashi's clones, quickly eliminating one of them, then flicked my wrist so the whip would move towards the other two.
Mirikutaariki's POV: i looked up at him "hmm?" i reached my hand out to grab his, but then put it down again, glanced away a little, and smirked a little from the disgust of myself "heh...are you really thatblind, Ryozo? right now, i'm the useless pawn in this game. i was useless right when this mission had started, so what makes you think i'll be able to help with this battle as well?" this time i fully looked away "i failed Nashi and Sasuke the moment i let them slip from my hands, and now, Gaara" i clinched my fists "but it doesn't mean you have, so go...save her...you're stronger...much, much stronger..."
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I thought of several ways to get to him. What if I used my clones to attack him and while he was distracted, have the other one come up from under ground, and I would use a fireball jutsu. no way, he would be able to block all three of us. also, Izuro was here so that would make four. I nodded to myself and the one clone landed, and her wings disappeared as my other clone flew down at him, sword drawn, to keep him from noticing the other clone, and I started performing handsigns for the fireball jutsu. I blew a huge flame out at the same time that my clone came up.
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo: I narrowed my eyes a bit at Miri, and slapped her upside the head. "Baka! You haven’t failed them, so don't say such a thing! I was the one who gave them to Orochimaru. It is my fault. But here I am trying to save them. You are stronger than me. And even if you aren’t, I could still use your help. You say you let them slip through your hands." At this point I was not really paying attention to much of what I was doing as I picked Miri up off the ground. "Well if they fell into the darkness, then dive in after them and reach out to them! Don't pull your hand away from them and do nothing!!!"
Izuro's POV: Izuro: I noticed what Nashi was trying to do, so I quickly made a shadow clone and jumped up next to her, manipulating the wind to stay afloat beside her, as I quickly made handsigns. "Wind Style, Crushing Vortex Jutsu." I took the wind around us with my chakra, and used my kekkei genkai of wind manipulation for an added boost to send a large vortex of wind spiraling forwards into the Fireball Jutsu, feeding it the wind to greatly increase its destructive power and transform it into a large spiraling vortex of fire, and increased it’s speed as the shadow clone jumped Ark from behind to force him into the fire, incase Nashi's plan didn't work completely.
Ark's POV: Ark: I quickly swung my whip up at the clone Nashi sent at me, and had it pierce through eliminating it, then turned my attention to the Fireball, as Izuro had just super charged it. "I'll admit, impressive." I felt something grab my feet, and quickly punched into the ground with my other hand, sending a burst of chakra to destroy Nashi's other clone, and propel myself off the wall and away from the fire jutsus direction, as I felt someone hit me from behind, and back into the path of the fire jutsu.
Mirikutaariki’s POV: Miri: my head turned from the force of his hit. i knew i had deserved that. i was about to sigh when he suddenly picked me up "hmm?" i gave him somewhat of a confused look. why was he trying so hard for me? "heh..." i exhaled as i smirked/smiled and barely glanced away "....you're right....you're exactly right.....i'm sorry...." i looked back at him fully "c'mon" i motioned myself where i could fall out of his arms and stand on the ground "gotta finish what we started, hmm?" i was about to perform Body Flicker because i knew it would help my speed despite my condition "oh yeah" i suddenly poked his forehead "and if you hit me upside the head again, i'll kick your ass" i playfully smirked as i laughed a little, and did handsigns to Body Flicker, and was off.
Nashi's POV: Nashi: "Try to keep the flames going, I got an idea!" My wings vanished and started performing handsigns, and hit my hand against the ground, as I came crashing down on it. "Summoning Jutsu!" I summoned a large wolf and started on another jutsu. "Fire Cage: Fire Prison Jutsu!" I concentrated and focused the flames from earlier to move around him ,and try to create a small cage like area so he couldn't escape, the wolf was for backup incase he did escape.
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo: I smiled and watched her vanish. "Right." I made a handsign to focus the ice. "Crystal Wing Jutsu." I jumped onto of the pillar of Ice as some of the ice formed onto my back into 2 ice angel wings, and flew off back in the direction I came from.
Izuro's POV: Izuro: I nodded at Nashi. "Got it." I placed both my hands together to focus more chakra into the wind to feed the flames, and keep it going at Ark.
Ark's POV: Ark: I landed onto the ground and looked around me as flames started rising up around me, and smirked. "I told you before. Fire won't work on me." I quickly made some handsigns and performed the Water Wall Jutsu again to protect myself from the cage and the incoming fire attack from the silver haired Shinobi.
Izuro's POV: Izuro: I noticed the water rising around him to defend him, so I quickly let my wind manipulating take over for the most part so I could make some handsigns, even though it would not be as strong, it was only temporary to destroy the water wall with another element mixed in. "Lightning Style, Lightning Burst Jutsu" I pressed my hands together as electricity started to flow around my body and launched forward into the Fire
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i continued to run through the forest, with Ryozo flying closely behind. soon, i sensed a huge amount of water being used from another source "we're close" i slid to a stop "very close" i looked up at Ryozo and lifted my hand up to gesture him to stop flying any further, and motion him to land next to me. "ready?" this battle was right around this brush and trees.
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I jumped over and went to grab some shuriken, when I remembered I threw them away. "Damn it all to hell!" I relaxed, and the second stage left as it just went to the first stage, I didn't want it all to vanish incase Izuro's jutsu would fail, and I still had Izuro to take care of as well. I grabbed my sword and smirked, ready to strike either one that came out first. I threw a smoke bomb and used it as an advantage to send the wolf as back up for Izuro, and for me to create a clone and hide myself under ground, waiting.
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo: I flew down and landed by Miri as the ice dissolved back into water. "I thought I saw fire up ahead. There is a fight, so whenever your ready." I placed my hand in my pouch to check my ninja tools. I was out of kunai, but I still had some shuriken, but that was it.
Ark's POV: Ark: I stopped the water jutsu to conserve my chakra, when I realized it was pointless to use a water wall due to the lightning since it would just conduct. "Damn. I guess this is what I get though when I underestimate my opponent. I grinned as I looked around at everything around me and laughed. "Such a grand strategy. It almost succeeded. Almost." I took a deep breath and then started focusing my chakra out of multiple points in my body for the Gentle Fist Rotation to deflect the attack.
Izuro's POV: Izuro: As my attack was about to collide, I noticed him start to spin and the attack collided with a dome of spiraling chakra. "Is that..." I stopped focusing chakra so I would not waste any, then dropped down onto the top of a tree, and started breathing heavily from all the chakra I just used.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i nodded "i see. that why water was being used then" i reached in my pouch and tossed him some kunais "i hadn't used any, so my pouch is full, so i have enough for you to use some" i leaned forward about to use Body Flicker again. i knew i didn't have much chakra left, so i'd most likely be using Taijutsu, but if i needed to, i WOULD use my chakra, no matter what "alright, let's go" i leaned forward once more, and suddenly disappeared with my Body Flicker.
Nashi's POV: Nashi: From my clones point of view, I could tell Izuro was also using too much chakra. If I tried to push myself back into the second stage, it could be the last time I ever used it. I've never even used it twice, and I could feel the strain, Lunia wouldn't help. Clone: "Dragon Flame Jutsu!" It sucked in a huge breathe of air like I had seen Sasuke do to Naruto during our last fight when he had all the clones, and sent out a huge giant flame of fire, but it turned black as I activated Syakigan. It remained in the smoke I had used from the smoke bomb, and vanished right after the attack was finished. I couldn't hold the one earth jutsu, and I jumped out onto a tree on the other side of Ark. Izuro was across the area.
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo: "Alright." I charged forward, following Miri. I didn't bother using my flashstep so I could conserve my chakra more, and started to place the kunais into my pouch. I knew I shouldn't use Shouraigan due to the low chakra, so I figured I would save that for a last resort if anything.
Ark's POV: Ark: I looked at both my sides at Nashi and the silver haired man. "I really hope that’s not all you have. I was just getting started. And just when I was going to get serious too." I ran my hand through my hair, and looked at the black rose I held as it reverted back to normal, and I planted it into the ground. "Tell me. Do you know what the meaning of a black rose is."
Izuro's POV: Izuro: I watched him carefully for any openings, while wondering what he was trying to get at. "What is it’s meaning? And who are you, and what are you after, while your at it." I hated how he was acting so calmly, but i knew this would be a good chance to rest while the chance was given to me.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i spoke right before i hadmade it into the battlefield "heh...a black rose, hmm?" i suddenly appeared in front of the mysterious man who was holding it "it means death, am i right?" i smirked as i clinched my fist tight, and punched him, sending him flying backwards.
Nashi's POV: Nashi: My muscles tensed as I saw Miri. I stood up from the tree branch and started rethinking everything. Three? That was too much, I had to get out of here. I jumped down and picked up my other sword, and took a step back and thought about it. Earlier I had just said that I would never run away. I sighed and thought things though. I was low on chakra, but I didn't see Miri at the Akatsuki hideout, although it did look like she did get into a small scrap, so right now she probably had the most energy out of all of us, I would have to grin and bear it. I followed up on Miri's attack incase he would dodge hers, so mine would hit.
Ark's POV: Ark: I flew back, and flipped onto my feet as I landed into a tree. "correct." I laughed a little as I saw Nashi come up at me, and made a handsign and transformed the rose back into a whip again, and jumped over her and flung the whip around her leg as I twisted in mid-air for added force, and threw her back towards the blonde girl who just arrived.
Izuro's POV: Izuro: I looked over at Miri real quick, then over at Nashi, and jumped over and intercepted the throw, and caught Nashi and put her down next to Miri. "Look, Ark, it is 3 on 1 now. Looks like the odds are slowly stacking against you."
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo: I saw the fighting going on, and started making handsigns. "Arctic Wasteland Jutsu." I jumped into the air by Miri Nashi and... Izuro!?, as I made the area into a frozen ice land for my jutsus to have maximum effect.
????'s POV: ????: I sighed and kept twirling a leaf in between my fingers, bored. Two Leaf Ninja had shown up, and were obviously joining the fight against the bright blonde girl and silver haired man. I glanced at the guy named Ark, would he retreat?
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: i looked at the man the silver haired man, he looked a lot like Ryozo, had called Ark. was he working with Arlos? i wasn't sure, but there was always time for questions later. i looked around, and the area was suddenlythat frozen wasteland jutsu Ryozo possesed 'very good' ithought to myself 'this battle will be much easieron me if i use my natural element...'
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I stood still and growled at the ice. I always hated ice or water elements, I'd stick to fire any day. "Wow Ice, my best element" I said with sarcasm and venom dripping off of every word. My head started to spin and I shook it, and kept control of the curse mark. I would just have to ignore everyone until the end of the battle. If I used my fire jutsus it would destroy the ice, but Ryozo and Miri's edge would be gone, so I'd have to rely on the other attacks I knew. I sighed and performed handsigns. "Shadow Snake Hand!" I held out my hand as several snakes came out and went to go grab onto Ark, attacking him and holding him there for an attack.
Ark's POV: Ark: I stepped on the ice and tapped my foot on it a bit. "Nice. Pretty solid." I smiled as I looked up, and saw a bunch of snakes flying towards me. "So you have chakra left, eh, Nashi? Well it doesn't matter. Even if you were at full strength, the four of you couldn't win." I flashstepped behind them a little distance. "Now lets see who first... Eny Meany Miny Moe..." I started moving my finger from each one of them one at a time to see who to go after first then stopped. "You know... I think I will go after the little silver hair. After all, Miri is worn out from Arlos, and you two have been no fun at all in this fight." I took my black rose, and focused chakra into it so it grew even longer, then pulled my head back, and focused chakra as I blew out a stream of black fire through my mouth at the four of them.
Izuro's POV: Izuro: I quickly jumped out of the way to the left, and slid on the ice some. "This definitely is not looking good..." three of them are here...I better get out of here before the fight ends, and they turn their attention to me. I quickly reached back for one of my kunais, and started spinning an explosive tag onto the handle.
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo: I watched the fire come, and made handsigns for a defensive jutsu. "Secret Jutsu, Ice Shield." As I finished my last handsign, a small thick wall of ice rose up in front of us to intercept the fire attack ,and slow it down, as I jumped back some to prepare more handsigns for an offensive jutsu.
????'s POV: ????: I smirked and kept watching. Obviously, the one called Ark was stronger than l four of the ninja. I wondered how he would do against me? I rolled off the tree branch, and opened up a hole, and fell through it so I would appear on another tree, a bit closer this time, so I could get a better look at all of them.
Mirikutaariki's POV: Miri: my eyes widened a little as i quickly began to anaylze this battle and the possible outcomes of it. 'this wall wasn't going to stand up against this fire for very long at all' i somewhat put my fingers together like Shikamaru did when he tried to think 'but this type oftechnique can only be carried out if Ark continues to stand there and use it' i fully stood up and made my decision 'alright' i clinched my fists as i was about to perform Body Flicker. my decision was to make myself the distraction of this battle, whileeveryone elsewho had much more chakra than me, perform their techniques while i hadArk's attention. i deeply exhaled and disappeared within my Body Flicker, and appeared behind Ark and whispered in his ear"guess who" i elbowed him hard in the back of the neck to stun him for a moment, also stopping the black fire, andthen grabbed him by the back of his collar, and threw him forward "now, Ryozo!"
Nashi's POV: Nashi: I growled and glared at Miri. She could actually fight right now, I was jealous of everyone. It seemed like I wasn't fighting at all, not with the low chakra amount I had. I sighed and the rest of the curse mark vanished along with Syakigan. Now what? all I had was my swords and a little bit of chakra left, hardly any at all, possibly one or two more attacks tops. I was useless, this was the exact problem I wanted to avoid, it would've been better if Ark would have just stuck to fighting me. I kept thinking of insults and comments to tear apart my self esteem, as I hung my head low. I couldn't let the others know how low I was on chakra as well, that'd be even worse. I would have to stick to my swords, unfortunately.
Ryozo's POV: Ryozo: "RIGHT!" I finished the handsigns and got ready to use one of my finishing jutsus to finish this battle quickly since I was low on strength. "Secret jutsu, Frozen Death Jutsu!" All the ice in the area quickly grew and started launching upwards around where Ark was, quickly surrounding and entrapping him as the ice kept crossing over and over again making a solid prison of ice with no escape. "Now to end this." I made one more handsign and hundreds of spears of ice started to shoot outwards from the ice inside, to skewer everything that was inside.
Ark's POV: Ark: I finally broke free of being stunned but by the time I did, the ice was already moving in for the kill. "Aye, nice move. I think I might die here...but so many... unique kekkei genkais... it is so hard to contain the excitement." I looked around a bit, then squeezed my right fist causing my knuckles to crack loudly as I focused chakra into it, and quickly punched into the ground smashing through the ice and ground around me, then quickly broke into a rotation to slow the ice down for the headhunter jutsu, to vanish into the ground.
