Battlefield
Remiel couldn't help but cast his thoughts back to that rude awakening, even now as he fought to defend Konoha against the Akatsuki leader, the one who called himself Pein.
He dodged an incoming missile from a bald ninja with spikes jutting out of his skull. This one always wore a mocking smile on his face, even after he had his right arm severed by an explosive kunai. Remiel threw another explosive kunai at the ninja, only to watch the ninja fire another missile from his left arm at the kunai, blowing it up a few feet short of its target.
He didn't wait for the kunai to explode. After he had thrown it, he immediately charged up a Tempest Fang jutsu after the explosion, and rushed toward the bald ninja.
The ninja wasn't expecting a melee attack after his kunai, and was hit by the Tempest Fang squarely in the chest. He felt the Tempest Fang connect, and tried his new technique.
"Wind Style Jutsu! Violent Fang Explosion!" he screamed, and watched the bald ninja's chest explode, splitting him in two from the sternum.
Remiel didn't hesitate to use his rather drastic technique, seeing the machinery underneath after nailing the ninja's arm with the kunai a while back. As he watched the chest tumble head over ribcage in the air, he saw the circuitry under the cloak.
The ninja's torso fired another missile toward Remiel. He raised a wing to shield himself as it exploded harmlessly on his wing.
He had told Hinata to stay somewhere safe, to be ready to fight when she needed to. She wanted to join him on the battlefield, but he had felt Pein's strength, and knew that Hinata might not stand a chance against him. Even though she had a new jutsu, the Gentle Step Twin Lion Fists, he knew it would not be enough. She insisted on fighting by his side, but he had to keep her safe.
He couldn't lose her again…
A searing pain struck him from behind, and as he turned, he saw another Pein, this one had long hair, and a diagonal bar pierced through the bridge of his nose. This ninja formed handseals, and blew a long stream of fire towards him.
He raised his red knife, Agni, and it absorbed the stream of fire into itself.
"Fire Style Jutsu! Flame Cutter!" yelled Remiel, and slashed toward the ninja, leaving a large flaming crescent speeding toward him.
The ninja dodged it, only to be greeted by a fist to the face from Sakura, sending him rocketing into a wall. She flashed him a thumbs up, and went to help the others.
He had never worked with Team 7, and since Naruto was still on his way, he was assigned to be a substitute.
For now.
Agni and Rudra are probably in their own fights right now…he thought to himself, as he followed Sakura's lead, and got a bit closer to the true Pein.
End of Ch.2