Cries of death filled the air amongst the battlefield; luckily they were at the edge of the town to brawl in the wilderness without demolishing the place.
The majority of the enemy was dead after quite some time, but the main problem was Axel. He was an adversary to be reckoned with.
Hidan tried to strike him with his scythe but it kept being repelled instantly. Kakuzu managed a kick to his side as an iron rod shot out of his sleeve and stabbed him through the eye.
Axel grinned but it quickly turned into a frown when his body turned into water. "A water clone….interesting." The brute didn't seem the type to use that style.
Falling back to catch their breath Hidan murmured, "He's repelling our weapons like they're nothing. What's his fucking technique?" "It must be some sort of kekkei genkai dealing with iron. Weapons won't work on him so we'll have to be very cautious."
Itachi appeared behind them with Kisame and stated, "He also uses genjutsu. I saw him attempt it with Deidara but luckily he got out of reach just in time."
Kisame narrowed his eyes, "Any ideas?" The miser nodded, "I've got one. Listen up."
*Tobi carried the girl as he rushed through the trees to find a safer location when he was ambushed, skidding to a halt and contemplating a plan.
Two attacked him from the sides when he leaped high in the air and tossed her up in the process, slinging a chain of several kunai attached with paper bombs at the enemy before jumping back off a tree and catching the woman in time with his move.
He cursed under his breath when some more were hot on his trail but it would be hard for the boy to fight them with her in his arms.
Being cornered in the brush he didn't expect a surprise assault, but luckily it wasn't from the enemy, it was Sasori.
Numerous of puppets appeared out of the nowhere slicing and whipping around in a blur with such speed they easily either scraped their targets or killed them.
"Are you alright Tobi?" "Yeah, but Olivee is still out of it. Tobi don't know what to do." The red head checked her eyes to see they were dilated, "She's definitely been drugged by a strong dose, the only thing we can do now is wait until it wears off. I highly doubt it's a permanent narcotic."
"I guess but….Zetsu!"
Tobi handed the woman to Sasori as he ran to aide his lover who was bleeding terribly from his shoulder and looked like he was in leaning against a tree in pain.
Axel smirked as he caught the sneaky plant in his genjutsu just in time and flew towards him with spear-like needles to finish the job to get rid of him.
The boy clenched his teeth and appeared from the side to hit his foe when he instead was struck by the weapons that were to be used on his lover since Axel saw and focused his attack on the boy instead.
Deidara swooped down and managed to save the boy from some of the spear-like needles but not all. He was hit with many of them but luckily no vital spots were struck.
He held him on the bird to steady him as he stumbled and coughed up blood, "Hang in there Tobi un." "Tobi fine sempai…let's kill this bastard." "You don't have to tell me that un."
The others saw the boy go down as they set their plan into motion when the blonde carried him down to safety; Axel avoided and detonated practically every single artistic bomb thrown at him with ease in the process.
Kisame snarled as he clutched his gashed side from a hidden trap set by that man, feeling his body starting to go numb, "Damn this guy is a nuisance. He uses poison too?"
Itachi murmured, "Be calm Kisame and focus on the task at hand. We need to time this plan of Kakuzu's perfectly and quickly. Can you move?"
"Yeah don't worry about me, this injury isn't nothing. The poison however may slow me down a bit though."
Hidan pursed his lips, "After we fucking kill this guy Sasori will fix you up, now let's go!"
*The puppet master tended to Zetsu's and Tobi's wounds with his lover's help, having set down the dazed woman against the tree.
He just took out the last weapon from Tobi's body, who needed much more medical attention, cursing as he did when he noticed poison seeping from the blade.
"He's more dangerous than we thought, but I believe I can whip up an antidote. It doesn't look too intricate."
At that moment the woman began to stir.
Groaning softly she clutched her aching head, slowly coming to and taking in her whereabouts. She tried to get up but her body felt exhausted from some reason.
"Don't try to move just yet."
Tilting her head towards the vague tone she was so used to she murmured, "Sasori….what's going on?" "You don't remember?"
Clenching her eyes shut she thought about it, "The last thing I recall is being sedated after I ran away the second time and then when I came to…"
She trailed off from the memory and went silent, the puppet master glancing at her pained countenance and pursed lips. "I would ask what happened but now is not the time to do so."
Olivia glanced down at herself and gasped from seeing the wedding dress, "Oh no! I didn't go through with it did I!?" "Calm down, we got there just in time and will explain later un." "Yes, so please be quiet. I'm trying to concentrate."
The woman leaned forward to see what they was so busy with and paled from the sight. Zetsu was badly injured in his shoulder; perspiration covered his face as he panted glancing down at his lover silently with worry.
Tobi was trying not to pass out from the loss of blood, beads of sweat dripped down his face as his body visibly shuddered like mad.
"Tobi….Zetsu….what…."
"Glad to…see you're alright." "Be quite Zetsu, don't strain yourself! You and Tobi both must remain still to keep the poison from spreading until we return home un."
The bipolar man smirked as the woman frowned, "Poison?" "Axel coats his weapons in poison like I do but don't worry; the others will take care of him. I have to stay here to tend to these two."
Olivia felt like this was all her fault. If it wasn't for her damn parents signing her off to some freak, they wouldn't have gotten into this mess.
"Why? Why go to such lengths for me?"
The red head paused in his work with a snort, "You should know the answer to that Olivia. You are one of us whether you believe it or not."
Deep down she felt like she wasn't, not even remotely worth risking their lives for, but she was like them through and through with the exception of not being a ninja.
Clenching her fists she shakily stood and then ran, the red head calling her back but she didn't listen. She was going to be useful one way or another!
"Don't follow her brat! I need your help here. Help me load these two onto your bird then we'll go assist them."
The blonde groaned in aggravation but heeded his Danna's request.
*Kisame threw his sword into the air and made some hand signs.
"Water style: Exploding Water Shockwave!"
Tons of water spilled from his mouth on the field, creating a huge tidal wave straight at Axel. Kakuzu timed the use of releasing his masks in sync with that attack to keep the enemy from sensing his own attack.
The foe couldn't avoid all the water in time when Itachi used his fireball jutsu, his arm being singed from the flames and almost got enveloped by the scorching steam caused by the two elements.
Panting, he crouched down and listened carefully since he couldn't see, flinching when he heard a roar. "Lightning style: False Darkness!"
Cursing under his breath his body was quickly electrocuted and then fell splashing into the water. Hidan quickly came flying down with his scythe held high over his head, "NOW DIE!"
The blades pierced the skin and a shocked yet pained expression appeared on the man's face when he smirked, "You're such fools…did you honestly believe I'm this naïve?"
The body disappeared in a puff of smoke as Hidan's eyes went wide when the real Axel appeared from behind him and used his genjutsu.
The priest fell facedown onto the water as Kakuzu tried to get to his lover when Itachi stopped him by the arm, "Don't….he's set up a barrier to keep us out. Interfere and he'll mentally destroy Hidan."
Growling in irritation he cursed, "Damn that bastard. Can't you get in Itachi?" "Not exactly, the only way is for him to lose his concentration so any attack we send he'll notice."
Kisame rubbed his eyes and muttered, "The only way is through ha surprise attack eh? As much as I hate to admit it but this guy is almost on our level." Kakuzu snorted, "Almost doesn't count."
Itachi suddenly murmured, "Well I'll be…." The two behemoths were puzzled from his words but then they understood.
*Hidan groaned from the pain being inflicted upon him in the genjutsu, his arm just torn clean off but this pain wasn't nothing he couldn't handle.
He's dealt with far worse injuries but it still didn't make the pain lessen any, but the taunting from the caster was what really ticked him off.
"I thought I recognized you lot when I first saw your cloaks, the famous Akatsuki. Tch, what a joke."
The priest chuckled evilly, "We haven't even fucking begun to fight then we'll see who the fucking joke is."
He tightened the wires against the taut flesh, the blood overflowing onto the ground even further. "I highly doubt it, now let's end this."
He was about to use the jashinist's own scythe to deliver the final blow when he felt pain in his back, the caster immediately dropped it and lost focus on his jutsu, "What...impossible...I didn't sense it coming at all!?"
Coming back to reality, he turned to see who threw the kunai into his back. Hidan's mouth dropped to see his small lover standing there in the battlefield looking fierce as can be…it made him proud.
Itachi smirked and Kisame chuckled, "I didn't think she had it in her." Axel reached behind and took the blade out, tossing it behind him whilst glaring at the woman before whipping out a piece of iron, "So that's how it is…then I no longer have use for you. Deal or no deal."
He sprinted towards the woman with Hidan stumbling among the rubble, Kakuzu managing to get to her first with his threads and pulling her into his strong arms.
Axel quickly charged at the miser henceforth when he became rooted on the spot from a sharp stab, glancing down at his chest to see fresh blood oozing down from the wound.
He heard a sinister chuckle from behind and turned to see the albino, whose skin was now adorned in strange black and white markings along with an iron spike embedded through his chest.
Hidan laughed like a mad man and sneered, "Let's fucking end this like you wanted. Jashin-sama will have his sacrifice! DIE!"
Another searing blow to the chest and Axel fell onto the ground with a thud; his body now lay lifeless.
The priest dropped the kunai with the man's blood on it, his skin reverting back to normal as he held his necklace to offer his prayers to his God.
Kakuzu sighed with relief as his small lover clung to his chest tightly before nudging him back to make her ways towards Hidan and flinging her arms around his neck.
"Careful babe, you'll get blood all over you." "I don't care about that….I'm just happy you guys came."
Smirking he returned the embrace but praised, "I can't fucking believe you actually threw a kunai? You've still been practicing like Itachi taught you?"
"Yes I did, but I'm still not as good as you guys are."
Kakuzu stroked her arm and murmured, "You were excellent and gave us the element of surprise that we needed."
Hidan chuckled, "Fucking straight, I was in a genjutsu." Kisame glanced down at Itachi and asked softly, "Are you alright?"
"Yes, I'm just weary. I knew it was a shadow clone but I thought they recognized it. I should've stepped in anyway."
Olivia smiled, "Don't worry about it Itachi, it's all over hopefully." Kakuzu picked her up as Deidara glided down and growled, "Let's go home."
The artisan summoned another bird as the other's got on before departing; there was still much work, medical attention, and explanations to be taken care of.
TBC:
I hope everyone liked this action filled chapter (I tried anyway lol) and please review XD
One or two more chapters to go now
