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*Boom!*
I stood on top of a tree, looking wide eyed at the fight in front of me.
Hundreds of ninjas ran below, weaving seals and blowing other people up.
There wasn't a single second that passed without a person falling dead.
*Slap*
I lightly slap my cheek and shake my head. Now's not really the best time for dawdling around.
I quickly scan the battle, trying to find anyone that needs help which didn't take long as I spot an older Iwa ninja knock down a young Konoha ninja.
Using Shunpo, I appeared in front of the boy and held my blade offensively at the Iwa ninja.
Something's up...
Instead of any negative reaction to seeing me appear, the man smirks... His rotten teeth glistening with the saliva packed against it.
He's coming.
I swipe my blade to the left, striking the kunai within the man's hand. The man uses the momentum and jumps back, creating a few meters of distance between us.
His level should be around High-Chunin... I don't need to worry.
My eyes move towards the man's hands that are flowing together, forming seals for Ninjustsu.
Horse → Dog → Bird → Ox → Dog → Ox → Ram → Snake. My eyes narrow.
I glance back, spotting the kid still on the ground.
I can't just block it, the kid will get hurt.
"Doton: Dosekiryū!" The man yells out and I turn back and carefully inspect the ground at his feet twist and turn before the head of a dragon emerges made out of earth.
The jutsu instantly shot into the air, while his body came out of the ground.
I look at the earth dragon within the air and crouch down slightly. After a split second, the dragon reared his head at me and shot towards me.
"Now..." I mutter and vanish from where I stood.
I appear in front of the jutsu as I hold my Zanpakuto in a sheathed position.
"Haaaah..." I exhale, letting my muscles relax before moving my blade to the right, cutting the dragon's face in half.
"What?!"
a Smirk creeps up on my face when I faintly heard the exclamation of the Iwa ninja. Although it looked easy, I had to match my Chakra output to the Stone Dragon's Chakra.
Alright.
I glance down, seeing the height I'm falling from and tense my right leg to the extreme.
I've been practicing this. I've got this.
I start focusing some energy beneath my right foot, trying to form a platform, and slowly I feel it forming. I place my foot on top of it, instantly feeling it give in, so I make quick use of Shunpo and appear in front of the wide eyed boy.
a Smirk still present on my face.
I did it... Although a bit scuffed.
My attention gets caught by the Iwa ninja as he start waving seals once again. I glance up and catch his eyes staring at me. I shake my head while looking into his eyes.
I'm sure he had figured out who I was by now, seeing as how he's not smirking anymore. He clenches his jaw, continuing his hand seals.
Just when it seems he's done, I get a bad feeling... I glance back just in time to catch the sight of a crying boy pushing a kunai towards my back.
"Wha-" I was too stunned to dodge and the feeling of the cold iron digs into my lower back. "Tsk." I click my tongue and lift my Zanpakuto into the air before striking the boy with the butt of my hilt.
Why did he do this? I'm sure he's a Konoha Shinobi...
I look at the tears streaking down his cheeks and turn back towards the Iwa ninja who slammed his palm to the ground, causing it to rumble and move before enveloping him within an earth dome.
I narrow my eyes, feeling his Chakra signature move away from the dome.
So he wanted to distract me with the dome while moving away underground. What a strategy. Would've worked on anyone bad at sensing.
I use Shunpo, wanting to move to the place above him to finally end this battle, but within my high speed, a ninja appears right in front of me with his palm stretched out towards my face.
The world around me slows down as my thoughts run through various plans for my escape or survival.
I can't stop in time.
I see his palm glow slightly. "Shi.." Was all I could manage to get out while my muscles screamed at me. My left arm just barely reached the front of my face, covering it, while my right hand, holding the Zanpakuto, shielded a small part of my upper body.
Just protect my heart.
*BOOM!*
Light. Blinding light blocked my vision, forcing me to shut them. I had thought after my encounter with the explosive kunais, I'd have less of a reaction towards explosions, but it seems not.
I clench my jaw tight, feeling a heat envelope my whole body. My ears rung from the sound that came from such close proximity.
"Haah!" I release a breath I had held onto as I felt my body stop moving forward and rather shoot backward.
I felt weightless, cutting through the air. Only for a second though.
*Crack!*
My back crashes against a tree. "Argh!" I let out, my eyes snapping open and I spot the ground closing in on my face. Reaching my arms out, I break my fall weakly.
I slowly lift my head, hearing the faint sound of footsteps.
"I thought you'd be stronger."
The man spoke as he walked towards me. He had wild black hair with sickly dark green eyes. His grin sent shivers through my spine. "I am..." I mutter, pushing myself up with shaky arms.
I stood up straight and looked at the man walking towards me, only for him to stop a few meters away from me and glance downwards.
Wait...
"No!" I stretch my right arm forward. But what could my outstretched arm do to the man who clutched the boy's face.
*Boom!*
The man blew the boy's head clean off, leaving nothing behind.
Is this some type of Kekkei Genkai? It has some similarities to the blonde person... But his Kekkei Genkai had something to do with clay, didn't it?
Shit!
I slam my fist against the tree behind me, breaking it some more.
My Zanpakuto appears in my grip while I slightly lower my center mass. I tighten my leg muscles, my gaze never leaving the man's figure.
"Haaah..." I breath out, my thoughts growing silent.
*Boom!*
The ground beneath me shatters as I vanish from sight. I don't have perfect control over my strength in my current condition, so I'll use everything I have.
I appear right in front of him, my bloodshot eyes wide, staring into the man's eyes... Deeper even.
My blade comes from the side, cleaving it's way through the air, aiming to cut him in two.
I feel the sensation of cutting flesh, but my blade suddenly stops it's motion.
"Ugh!" I hear the man grunt.
Glancing down, I spot my blade gripped within the man's palm.
Looking back up, the man smirks at me. I speed my thoughts up, as everything slows down.
a Flash appears below, where the man grabbed my sword.
"Scatter."
The word just barely escaped my lips while I kept eye contact.
I will the scattered blade to circle and isolate the man's hand.
The shine grew brighter.
I could just cut the man's hand off cleanly, but how could that hurt him that much?
*Booom!*
My grip on my hilt tightens, my Chakra going in overdrive to fight against the force of the explosion. Knowing I can't keep it isolated much longer, I open up the sphere towards the man's body.
"Ahhhhh!"
His cry rings through the air, drowned out by the cries and yells from the battlefield.
I pull back my hilt and the petals follow, piecing themselves together to form my blade.
"The way you fight irks me." I speak, my voice low, but I know he heard me.
My sword strikes forward and pierces the man's neck.