Kiyo, Zatch, Ichigo, and Pudding were walking down a street in the suburbs. Everyone had a brown paper bag in one hand, and all four bags were filled with groceries. Ichigo said with a happy look on her face as she looked up at the sun, "This sunny weather is a nice change from the rain, Kiyo." He replied nicely while opening the golden spell book, "You're right, Ichigo. This weather is perfect for dating, too." Pudding thought with a jealous look on her face, "Lately, most of the attention has shifted to Zatch and the others. I feel really overshadowed, and it seems like I'm mostly in the background." Zatch asked Pudding to get her attention, "Hey, Pudding. Remember how Lettuce took down that guy from the Rain Village? Since he showed up, this probably means that his buddies are also here." Pudding nodded in agreement, since she started watching the show Naruto with Zatch on Saturday mornings. Ichigo told her friends while smiling, "Well, most of these ninjas have shown up in groups. I can see why you would jump to that conclusion, Zatch." The four protagonists didn't know that another freaky thing was about to happen, and they continued to walk home with their groceries.
Meanwhile, Mint was relaxing at the beach with Lettuce and Zakuro. Mint said with a smile as she relaxed on a beach chair that was under an umbrella, "I'm so glad that we can spend time at the beach!" Zakuro replied calmly while putting on some sunscreen, "Well, it's a good way to wait for any enemies." Lettuce was wearing a green bikini, and she was lying on her back in the sand. Lettuce thought as she looked up at the sky, "Eido seems like a good person. He only uses Hyde's wind powers to get things that he wants, but he never uses them to hurt innocent people." She smiled happily, and Lettuce began to drift off into a deep sleep. Zakuro wondered while looking concerned, "Is Lettuce still under the effects of that elixir from the winter resort?" Mint responded sarcastically, "Yes, she is. I'm sure she's not thinking about what happened yesterday."
Elsewhere, the three remaining Rain shinobi from Amekagure were viewing the suburbs from the treetops. Aoi explained with an evil look on his face, "It looks like we've found some of those heroes. Although, I was thinking that they would be some awe-inspiring warriors. Instead, they're just a bunch of brats." Kagari replied viciously, "Don't worry about anything, Aoi. Oboro told us that there were five girls, but we only found two of them. I'll eliminate these two, and Mubi can find the other three." Aoi liked that plan, and his teammates jumped down into water puddles from the rainstorm that occurred yesterday. Aoi thought with a wicked grin on his face, "These two pawns are so stupid. After they lose, I'll eliminate all of the trash."
Pudding wondered as she looked really cautious, "Why do I feel like something bad is about to happen?" Kagari shouted loudly, "Earth Style: Haze Clone Technique!" Ichigo exclaimed fiercely while opening her red book, "It looks like someone's about to challenge us to a battle!" Kiyo turned around, and he looked scared. Hundreds of Kagari's clones were heading towards the group, and they were appearing from even the smallest drops of water! Pudding shouted angrily, "Zakerga!" She unleashed a golden beam of lightning from her hand, and it struck some of Kagari's clones! The beam destroyed their arms, but the haze clones regenerated them! Ichigo wondered while looking frustrated, "What are these clones made of?" Kagari continued to use water puddles to make more clones, and he laughed evilly.
Meanwhile, Lettuce dreamt about her days back at Café Mew Mew. In her dream, Lettuce was in her waitress outfit. Mint said calmly while giving Lettuce a metal tray that filled with glass plates, "Please don't break these plates, Lettuce." The green-haired girl took the tray, and she walked towards a table. However, Lettuce tripped over a chair! The tray was airborne, and the plates began to fall out of the sky! Suddenly, green winds perfectly stacked some of the plates down on each table! Also, the green winds created a floating cushion to keep Lettuce from hitting the ground. Eido told Lettuce as he walked into the restaurant with Hyde, "You're very clumsy, but you're still a beautiful babe with green hair." Lettuce replied with a smile as she blushed, "Thanks, Eido!" As Eido walked towards her, Lettuce felt her heart beat. She walked towards him, and Lettuce adjusted her glasses. Eido looked into her green eyes, and he was about to give her a kiss on the lips.
Mint exclaimed in reality, "Lettuce, wake up!" Lettuce woke up, and she yawned loudly. Then, she stood up. Lettuce asked nicely, "What happened while I was asleep?" Mint responded to tease Lettuce, "You were blushing about your boyfriend, Eido." Lettuce shouted defensively while blushing intensely, "Well, he's very cute. I like his usage of Hyde's wind powers, too." Mint said jokingly, "You probably wish that he was taking you away into a green tornado of wind, don't you?" Lettuce responded while starting to daydream, "Well, he helped me defeat Oboro."
Mubi asked evilly while appearing from a water puddle, "You're the girls that defeated Oboro?" Lettuce explained while getting her green spell book off of a beach chair, "Well, someone helped me defeat him." Mubi said menacingly, "I heard every word of your conversation, and your boyfriend must be really dumb!" Lettuce shouted with an angry look on her face, "No one talks about my future boyfriend like that! Take this!" Lettuce used the Jikirrei spell, and three tornadoes formed a triangle around Mubi! They smashed into him with their immense wind pressure, and his headband began to burn! Mubi groaned while vanishing, "I was just joking around, and the brat gets angry about it." Zakuro wondered while looking up at the sky, "What's happening in the suburbs?"
Ichigo shouted angrily, "Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" She jumped up into the air, and Ichigo unleashed ten fireballs from her mouth! They eliminated some of the clones, but Kagari kept on making more! Kiyo shouted as he noticed that houses were nearby, "Jikerdor!" Zatch shot out a yellow ball of light from his mouth, and Kagari's massive army of clones was glowing yellow! Kiyo explained sternly to Kagari, "Jikerdor has turned your army into a bunch of magnets!" Pudding immediately yelled as she opened the yellow book, "Electrical Magnet!" A golden sphere appeared between the two groups, and Kagari's massive army was drawn to it! Since they were like magnets, all 300 clones were sucked inside of the sphere! It grew large, and a golden explosion happened! Kagari's headband was burnt in the process, and he began to disappear.
Zakuro's group teleported to the suburbs, and they had smiles on their faces. Zatch asked Lettuce while smiling at her, "Did you encounter an evil ninja, Lettuce?" She replied with a content smile on her face, "I defeated him, Zatch." Zakuro told Ichigo while looking around, "It looks like you guys defeated a Rain ninja, too." Ichigo explained as she looked at Pudding, "Thank Pudding for destroying the clones, because her spell actually eliminated all of the clones!" Mint noticed someone standing on top of tree, and she glared at them. The person glared back, and he looked cocky. Aoi thought as he vanished into a puff of smoke, "Those brats are lucky, I'll say that. Tomorrow, they won't be so lucky."
A/N: How was Chapter 21? Will a fierce battle take place? Will some powerful techniques be unleashed? Find out in Chapter 22!