A/N: I originally referred to 'Boil Release' as 'Boil Style' but it turns out the English TV series calls it 'Vapour Style.' I will keep Storm Release as Storm Style but I want to know which one you guys want me to use.
Land of Candy Arc Part 6: Preparation for war.
8:37 am: River Tsye.. 35 hours and 23 minutes until the Invasion.
"Damn it!" Eddy cursed as he once again sank into the water. Although he had managed to go a few steps out he was still a long way away from the opposing bank. Ed was more successful however he couldn't reach the bank. Kanon sat on the bank watching his pupils improve while Edd was casually reading a book as Kin was sleeping. "Why can't we swim across?"
"This is a part of your training. Keep at it!" Kanon instructed. He abruptly stood and looked around.
"Is there something wrong, sensei?" Edd asked.
"Alright, show yourself!" Kanon demanded which resulted in three Anbu Black Ops surrounded Edd, Kin and Kanon. A fourth shinobi leaped from the trees. She had platinum pink hair which complimented her pink dress which was covered by a white lab coat. She had pink tights and pink boots along with her pink Hidden Fudge headband that wrapped around her neck. Kanon withdrew a kunai.
"I have not seen you guys around this area…"The girl said. She took a better look at their Kanon's headband. "So, you are from the Hidden Peach village. Tell me...what is the candy like there?" Her serious face turned into a silly smile.
"Platina." An Anbu Black Op called out to the girl. "This boy has a Hidden Fudge headband." Platina walked to get a better view of Kin.
"TARAKIN-SAN!" Platina pounced onto the sleeping boy waking him up instantly.
"Mommy!" Kin blurted out. He took a look at Platina who was smiling. "Platina, long time no see." Kanon and the Anbu Black Ops stood down.
"What are these Hidden Peach shinobis doing with you?" Platina asked.
"Oh, I hired them to escort me home 'cause some Hidden Lemon shinobis." Kin responded.
"So they are after you as well…" Platina said.
"What do you mean?" Kin wondered.
"Come with me...I will explain when we arrive home. It is not to far from here." Platina said before dashing away with the Anbus.
"Ed, Eddy swim over to the bank. We will continue your turning later." Kanon told them.
"So now we can swim over!" Eddy moaned as the two Eds swam towards the bank. The group dashed through the trees but as they got closer to the village the trees got more and more scarce and the floor went from covered in dead leaves to covered in a caramel-brown fluid. Eventually they were at the each of forest and there was a huge lake of the fluid. In the centre you should barely see the village. A stone path lead to the village which the group dashed down.
"So why is it called the Village Hidden Among the Fudge?" Eddy wondered. His question was answered as the village was surrounded by a wall that looked like fudge.
"It looks so delicious." Ed's mouth water as he saw the light brown wall grow bigger and bigger.
"Here we are. The Village Hidden Among the Fudge…"Kin introduced.
8:48 am: The Hidden Fudge Village...35 hours and 12 minutes until the Invasion.
The Eds, Kin, Platina and the Anbu Black Ops entered the village seeing the brown buildings. As soon as the Hidden Fudge shinobi turned away, Ed took a huge bite from the wall that hid the fudge.
"YUMMY!" Ed exclaimed while chewing on the fudge.
"Ed, do not eat with your mouthful!" Edd reprimanded.
"Still strict as ever Eddward." Edd turned around and saw Kamil and Kalaku.
"What are you guys doing here?" Eddy asked.
"That is what I am going to explain…"Platina said. "The Hidden Lemon Village and the Hidden Jawbreaker are going to invade our village." These words caused shock to ripple across Team Ed and Kin.
"But why?!" Eddy demanded.
"We currently are trying to find that out." Kamil responded.
"If it wasn't for the Hidden Roses spies in the Hidden Lemon who knows how much lives could be lost in the battle." Platina said as she pointed to the numerous Hidden Rose shinobis who were here in the village to assist in the preparation.
"Sensei, are we going to stay to assist them?" Ed asked.
"The business between other villages does not concern us…"
"But sensei! We have to! They would do the same thing for us!" Eddy interrupted.
"LET ME FINISH!" Kanon replied causing Eddy to gulp out of nervousness. "The business between other villages does not concern us. However, our mission was to escort and protect Kin from any dangers...and that is what we will do." Kanon told his pupils. Eddy smiled. "However, this is war so you need to take this seriously." The Eds simultaneously nodded. "But first, time to complete your chakra controlling training!" Kanon grabbed Ed and Eddy and left the village.
"So, you still have not told me how the candy is like in the Hidden Peach?" Platina asked as Edd, Platina, Kin , Kalaku and Kamil walked down the busy street.
"Platina...please." Kin remarked.
"It is okay, the main source of food is peaches. Utilizing this fruit we can create many type of sweets and candies based on Peaches…" Edd continued to speak while Platina looked at him dreamily. He is so dreamy...Platina thought. Her thoughts were interrupted by an explosion which happened nearby.
"What was that?" Kamil asked.
"Let us check it out!" Platina dashed towards it.
"AYE!" The boys said simultaneously.
8:49 am: The Hidden Lemon Village...35 hours and 11 minutes until the Invasion.
Team Kazuma were walking slowly back to the Hidden Lemon village. Kazuma was carrying Thandi on his back while Hiroshima walked besides him, his clothes were battered.
"Hiroshima!" Jaco called as she ran up to the trio.
"What's up sis?"
"You better prepare for the invasion." Jaco told him. Don't worry Dad, I will kill your murderer! Kazuma thought determinedly.
"See ya, Kazuma. I got to go prepare!" Hiroshima waved goodbye before leaving with his sister.
Kazuma continued to walk down the street.
"You are close to mastering that Jutsu." Tanada smiled at Kazuma.
"You have been watching me?" Kazuma thought.
"Maybe I have…" Tanada walked past him. "Or maybe I have eyes everywhere." Tanada walked away with his hands in his pockets.
8:55am: The Hidden Fudge Village...35 hours and 5 minutes until the Invasion.
The group of 2 Hidden Fudge shinobi, 2 Hidden Rose shinobi and Hidden Peach shinobi reached the place of the explosion and saw Emi with smoke surrounding her.
"Ah, we meet again…" Emi said looking at Kin and Edd.
"You know her Eddward?" Kamil wondered.
"Yes. She is a member of the Warren Knights. She uses two swords which are made entirely out of chakra." Edd reported to his comrades. Emi withdrew her blades of chakra.
"Good job Edd." Emi said sarcastically.
"Enough chit-chat, time for you to know pain!" Kamil shouted before he closed his fist causing Emi flinch in pain but not collapse onto the floor.
"You..genins...and your tricks…" Emi murmured. She's enduring the pain. She must be an Elite Chunin or a Jounin. Kamil figured. Despite the pain, Emi could still move.
"NINJA ART: STRAWBERRY LACES TRAP!" Platina declared and 5 strawberry candy lances erected from the ground in front of her and dashed towards Emi who acrobatically slashed the laces which tried to tangle her up.
"Tatsu → Ne → Inu STORM STYLE: LASER BLADE!" Kin tossed the laser blade towards the swordswoman.
"Too easy…" Emi muttered.
"TAKE THIS!" Kalaku chucked three kunais with explosive tags on them
"Maybe not." Emi pumped more chakra into one of the blades causing it to get longer. She sliced the three kunais with the long blade causing them explode. She quickly turned her attention to the circular blade which was closer to her than she thought. Emi moved the short blade in the way of the attack. The liquid blade passed straight through the chakra blade. His attacks are fluid...Emi thought before the blade exploded.
"Nice one...ehhh…"
"Tarakin...but you can call me Kin." Kin continued Kamil's sentence. Abruptly Emi rushed out of the explosion at unbelievable speed towards the ground.
"NINJA ART: MELTED CHOCOLATE MOAT!" A brown fluid surrounded the group which Emi stepped in, not only slowing her down but also caused her to start to sink into the delicious pool of chocolate.
"WATER STYLE: WATER LANCES!" Edd fired lots of water lances that smashed against Emi's body. She quickly slashed at the buckles at her shoes allowing her to leap out of her shoes into the air.
"You are not going to get away that easy!" Kin bellowed as Kalaku and he jumped towards him.
"Foolish…" Emi extended her swords the duo catching them by surprize. Kamil clutched his fist causing Emi to stop her blades from reaching them.
"EXPLODE!" Kalaku demanded as he threw 4 kunai knives with exploding tags at Emi. The explosion sent her flying into the air.
Kamil and his Jutsu are a pain in the butt (A/N: Pun totally intended!) I need to incapacitate him. Emi thought.
"It is going to take more than just exploding tags to beat me." Emi declared. Unexpectedly she threw the blade in her right hand and it vanished into the sun. What is she up to? Platina was bewildered. Just then Emi extended her left hand and several streams of chakra branched of the chakra blade and the streams charged towards the group, resulting in them leaping and jumping to avoid the attacks. Emi caught the blade into her hand which expanded rapidly towards Kamil.
"AGGGGH!" The chakra pierced through his left shoulder. The other chakra streams impaled his right arm before they were retracted the blades.
"Kamil, are you okay?" Edd asked as Kamil panted in pain.
"I can't move my arms...damn it...she knew that I couldn't use my jutsu without my hands." Kamil figured. " I guess I'm out of commission." Blood drizzled from his arms.
"Stay back, we've got this!" Kalaku said confidently.
"Genin like you do not come near to my level." Emi mocked.
" We have to attack him from separate points." Edd suggested.
"But how?" Kin asked.
"I got it! Kalaku will use an explosive tag to create a smokescreen for Tarakin and I to go behind her. You and Edd distract her then we will surprize attack her from the back." Platina conjured a plan.
"Sounds good to me!" Kalaku chucked an explosive tag between Emi and him. It exploded providing the cover for Kin and Platina to get into position. A water dragon appeared from the smoke clouds that charged towards Emi who decapitated it with her sword. Kalaku dashed through the smoke holding a kunai knife. He swung furiously at Emi but she sliced straight through it with her chakra blade. She stabbed Kalaku in the abdomen. Kalaku's colour faded and he was nothing more than clone made out explosive tags.
"STORM STYLE! LASER BLADE!" Kin chucked a glowing blade towards Emi
"NINJA ART: RAPID GUMBALL FIRE!" Hundreds of gumballs dashed towards Emi. Platina's strategy worked like a charm. Edd noted. But before the attacks reached, Emi vanished into thin air.
" Where did she go?" Kin was looking around to see where she was.
"There!" Kalaku pointed to a silhouette of Emi on top of the building. Next to it was a silhouette of someone next to her.
"Nice one...Shuji...you got me out of that." Emi showed her appreciation.
"Next time be careful. Teleportation over long distances uses a lot of chakra." Shuji turned to face the group.
"YOU!" Kin pointed fiercely at Shuji. "Me and you have to pick up from where he left off!" He demanded. Shuji started giggling which eventually turned into a full scale laughing fit.
"You may be a monster, but you do not stand a chance against me." Shuji commented which resulted in Kin jumping towards while withdrawing a kunai knife. Shuji teleported to above Kin in no time and kicked him in his back causing him to smash into the ground.
"Tarakin-kun!" Platina moaned as Shuji teleported behind Kalaku and kicked him in his head resulting in him falling to the head. Shuji teleported back to Emi.
"Two down, two more to go." Shuji said as Kin and Kalaku laid on the floor.
Can our heroes defeat the Warren Knights of the Hidden Lemon village.
And can Ed and Eddy complete their chakra controlling training in time?
Find out NEXT TIME!
