A/N: This is where it starts to deviate from what I'd originally wanted. Densetsu isn't being helpful at the moment and decided to do their own thing. *sweat drops* Well, hopefully you'll enjoy this next chapter. Feel free to review!
Key
Italic Bold: telepathy/ Densetsu speaking
Bold: Mindscape/Flashback
Italic: English/ any non-Japanese language
Chapter 6: Shinobi Demons, is this Naruto now?
"Damn, they really did a number on him." Ryuuzaki says with a wince. Thankfully Ryuuzaki or the Masked Fighter could replace Kuwabara so it wasn't that big of a deal. The only problem would be Kuwabara's pride, knowing him he'd insist on fighting anyways. "Where's the blood and gore?" "We want a death, not a sappy human scene!" The demons in the crowd roared. Ryuuzaki scowled. Come on Annabel, no one would miss those rejects in the crowd. The world would be better off without them. Densetsu insists. I am not killing everything that earns my ire Densetsu. Only to those that truly deserve it. Though it is tempting. Ryuuzaki admits. Within Ryuuzaki's mindscape Densetsu smirked. Before their training with the demons its host would have insisted on solving everything without violence. Now the only thing that Ryuuzaki was against was senseless killings. The blond leaned against the wall, briefly closing his eyes. He looked calm and collected, inwardly he knew he'd need to let out some aggression or Densetsu would drive him crazy with his complaining.
"Calm down everyone! We're about to begin the next round!" Koto announces. Team Urameshi all stood at attention. "Seriously? We got an entire day to rest after the first round, shouldn't the rest of the tournament be similar? And the other team didn't even have to fight!" Densetsu protests. "Who's stupid idea was it to organize the tournament like this anyways?" Yusuke demands, Koto stuttered. "I'm just obeying orders, I didn't make the rules!" The crowd cheered, eager to see more blood and violence.
"Now everyone give a warm welcome to team Mashotsukai!" The inside of the arena was disturbed by a strong wind, revealing five cloaked figures. "Who will be the first to fight?" Koto asks. "Kuwabara's out of action, Densetsu you'll be replacing him." Yusuke states, the blond nodded. "Sounds fair, I didn't fight last time so I'll be good to go." He says, cracking his knuckles. Kuwabara isn't the only one that will be out of action. Kurama thought, looking discretely at the Masked Fighter and Hiei.
Another strong wind swirled around one of the cloaked figures, revealing a red headed demon with a single horn on this forehead. "I'll go first." Jin says with a grin that had Miranda squealing in the stands. Ryuuzaki mentally groaned. I know he's an opponent but he feels too… playful to really hate. I'm more tempted to give him a hug than throw a punch at him! Ryuuzaki mentally wailed. It didn't help that he was beginning to remember which demons in this tournament would eventually befriend their group. "It's Jin, the wind master!" At the unveiling, the crowd started to become more enthusiastic. "So that's Jin." Kurama comments, Yusuke raised an eyebrow. "You know him or something?" Yusuke asks. "They're a group of ninjas that work in the shadows." Kurama explains, Ryuuzaki deadpanned. When did I suddenly get thrown into Naruto? If I remember correctly they have an ice user on their team. It would be nice to see how my techniques compare to his. Ryuuzaki thought, his eyes glinting.
Yusuke and Jin both stepped up to the platform to determine the rules combat. "How about we go one on one?" Jin suggests. "Fine with me." Yusuke agrees. There was a brief crackle over the loud speaker. "Before the matches begin, we'll be doing a quick medical inspection. We ask that you be patient while an examination is conducted." Ryuuzaki deadpanned. "So they'll acknowledge that we need medical attention but they'll still make us fight? I'm starting to think the people that organized this tournament are either morons of the highest degree or stacking the odds against us. Knowing our luck it's a mixture of both."
A woman in a nurse's uniform walked down and examined the team. She pointed at Hiei and Genkai, their strongest fighters. "You and you, come with me please." The woman says. "Hey, wait a minute! Kuwabara obviously needs medical treatment as well!" Ryuuzaki protests, the woman gave her a cold stare. "Are you a certified medical professional?" The woman asks, Ryuuzaki's eyebrow twitched. "You don't need a degree to see the moron's hurt, it's common sense!" "Any further protests and you will be barred from fighting this round. Am I clear?" Ryuuzaki growled but said nothing.
As the medic went to evaluate Hiei and the Masked Fighter's health the others gathered together. "Kurama, you have a lot of plants right? Are there any that can speed up Kuwabara's recovery? I doubt our opponents will be fighting fairly." Ryuuzaki says, keeping an eye on the medic. "I could but we need to conserve our energy for all of our matches." Kurama says apologetically, Ryuuzaki cursed. "Use some of my energy then, out of all of us I'm the only one that hasn't fought yet. Will that work?" Kurama shook his head. "Your energy would kill the plants." They all startled when they felt a force field cutting Hiei and the Masked Fighter from them.
"After examination Hiei and the Masked Fighter are declared unable to fight!" The over heard speaker announced. Ryuuzaki looked like he was about to curse up a storm, to their surprise it was in a completely different language. Since none of the demons could understand him they couldn't say he was protesting with any certainty. So he's English. Kurama thought as Ryuuzaki ranted and raved, using several creative threats against the founders of the tournament. "If I ever see those bastards I will take their innards, rip them out and tie them up with them! Then I'll put them on a pike!" Ryuuzaki yells in English, in the stands Miranda winced. "Miranda, do you know what he's saying?" Yukina asks innocently, Miranda paled. "You don't wanna know."
Their first opponent was Gamma, a demon wearing a bandanna and what looked like two short swords at his hip. "Let me go first, I'll try to wear them down." Ryuuzaki states, walking up to the platform. As he walked up to his opponent, Ryuuzaki noticed that what he assumed would be two short swords were just paint brushes. "That's… unusual." He states. Whatever Gamma was using as paint was increasing his power. "Alright, bring it on."
