"SHOWDOWN!?" Mei yelled as we saw four in one spot, meaning that it was going to be a last man standing situation. "Its a battle royal with your pieces gathered on one square! Up against Yatsubishi Zaibatsu's former champion and the favorite of this tournament, Brute Tiger, and the Brutes from Mitsukado, Ishida and Sumitomo. They are planning on taking him down three on one!" She said, with me seeing Okajima on screen as everyone cheered.
"Good grief, I suppose I shouldn't be surprised." Shinada said with a smug look on his face, with me looking at him.
"I hope you understand, we have a lot on the line." The one known as Masuda said, with me looking at the map as it would be best to all team up against one, but to throw a group that knew nothing about the other was a terrible idea.
"Yeah, this is the burden of being on top, Mr. Shinada." Tokota said, grinning at the man next to him.
"I am aware. I fully accept the consequences." Shinada said, looking at Tokota slightly.
"Cooperating to take down a stronger opponent. Reminds me of the second great shinobi war." I muttered, remembering that there was a time where the three of the hidden villages teamed up against the Uzumaki homelands. "They may have won, but they took heavy loss. But even then, they all had something to gain, even now." I said, looking back at the map.
Okajima POV
"Perhaps I should go first." Shota said as he jumped out of the tree, with me looking at him. "I've been waiting for a chance to fight Tiger." He said, smirking at the thought.
"No, we should work together if we are to defeat this foe." I said, looking back at Taiga. "He beats us in speed, I myself was only barley able to get away. Strength we may have, but its useless if we cant land a blow." I said, with Shota looking from Taiga to me, then back.
"You two stay out of this." Ryuji said, stepping in front of us, transforming into his crocodile form. "I'm taking him down myself." He said, making me sigh.
"That's fine with me, but are you sure you can handle him alone?" Shota asked, taunting him at the same time. "I'd say he has the terrain advantage here." He said, fixing his glasses, hiding his smirk behind his hand.
"Shut up! If you want to get in my way, I'll kill you first." Ryuji said, looking over his shoulder at him.
"How scary!" Shota said mockingly. "Well, Hippo, I guess we'll have to sit back and watch." He said, looking over at me.
'These two are strong, but compared to Taiga, they stand a chance together.' I thought, looking between the three. 'They believe they can take that Tiger out on their own, but they are just walking into their grave.' I thought, crossing my arms and watching, waiting for my time to strike.
"Now why don't you show me this hell you promised!" Ryuji said, charging in to bite him. Taiga jumped out of the way, all the while Ryuji still tried to bite him. Seeing Taiga punch him, he slid back a good bit, but was still standing tall. Taiga got behind him and slashed at his back, but he jumped away. Seeing him trip Ryuji, he regained his balance and jumped away at the last second, watching Taiga from a good distance.
"What are you doing?" Taiga asked, staring down his opponent, not worried about Shota or I as we were behind him at the moment.
"This pittance is hardly what I'd call hell." Ryuji taunted, where both of them went at it again, seeing as his taunt worked. We watched as they went at it, dodging and breaking the trees around us.
Shota got board, transformed and moved in, punching Taiga into a few trees in the process. "Boo." Shota taunted, smiling at Taiga.
"I thought I told you to stay out of this. Just what do you think you're doing?" Ryuji said, looking up at Shota as he was taller than him.
"Well, I was just watching, but it was all going so slow." He said, looking over his shoulder.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Ryuji shot back, not liking the insult he had just received.
"You're doing it wrong, if you're going to fight, don't hold back." Shota said, with me frowning at his words. A warrior who held back, was one who wanted to test his opponent, to see where his skill level was before defeating them. A warrior who goes all out in the beginning, knows that he is weak and has to push themselves to be strong. That was what Madara taught us at least. "Your half efforts are an insult to Tiger. Or maybe you have something else planned." Shota said, looking over his shoulder completely.
Seeing my chance, I vanished into the darkness, seeing as all three of them were focused on the other, giving me the perfect chance to observe them and stay hidden for an attack of opportunity. As I hid, I watched as Tiger jumped around, stalking his prey as they tried to keep up with him.
Seeing Taiga slash at Ryuji's chest, taking him down. I frowned as it looked like he went down, but the cut wasn't deep enough, especially with the crocodiles armor. "I am completely disinterested." Taiga said, standing with his back to Shota, knowing that he wasn't a threat. "With what you weakling have to offer." He said, turning to Shota, who was also on the ground, but then started looking around for me, with me knowing that he wouldn't be able to track me, even with my size.
'I didn't expect them to go down so easy, or for Taiga to be this powerful, even in the jungle.' I thought, frowning as I looked at my opponent.
Madara POV
"A completely overpowering performance!" Mei yelled, with everyone cheering, with me seeing the women in the dress looking through the cameras on the table, frowning as she couldn't find Okajima. "Tigers lightning fast attacks have knocked down both Crocodile and Gorilla!" She said, holding her hand up to the screen.
'He's Mid Chunni speed, maybe Low Jonin, with a low chance of high Jonin.' I thought with a small frown. 'Okajima is almost at his speed, or tied with it on a good day.' I thought, with me looking through the camera feeds for him as well. I found him, but he was well hidden so the normal eye couldn't pick him up. Looking at the lady, I slid the image over to her, with her looking at it them me. She questioned me with a look, one I returned with tapping the table, referring to her that he was there, watching.
Looking through all the cameras, I spotted one aiming at the abandoned village, with me seeing Eruza getting caught. I frowned as I watched as the snake put his tail in her mouth, keeping her silent. She was thrashed around a bit, with me looking over at the camera of Hitomi as she was her best friend.
Okajima POV
Seeing him turn his back to me as he searched, I charged forward, my arm sparking with electricity. I watched as he turned to me, shocked. "LARIET!?" I said as I made contact, slamming him into the ground. Jumping away, I watched as he slowly got up, coughing up some blood in the process. He turned to me, holding his already bruised chest.
"How... Just what was that?" He asked, with him communicator turning red.
Madara POV
'It seems like Shinada is moving Taiga out of there for two reasons. He knows not to mess with my team, and the direction he moved him in, is heading for Eruza. But, he wont make it.' I thought, with me seeing something that they didn't. Ryuji jumped up and bit his leg, keeping him in place.
"Oh, my God! Was this planned?" Mei asked as she was shocked. "Brute Crocodile has attacked and immobilized Tiger the moment he received his orders from Mr. Shinada!" She said, with me looking back at the map.
'If he doesn't move to the square he's supposed to, his collar will explode and kill him.' I thought, frowning as this wasn't right.
Okajima POV
"Even the great Tiger lets his guard down when plans change unexpectedly." Ryuji said with a mouth full, before he started tossing him around like a rag doll.
Narrowing my eyes, I gritted my teeth before transforming. 'This isn't right, no one deserves to die, even if they are an opponent!?' I thought, charging my body in electricity. Charging forward, I punched Ryuji in the stomach, hard enough for him to release his grip on Taiga. Getting behind him, I tossed him straight up into the air, with me jumping after him. After a good enough height, I caught him, where I started descending with him. "LIGER BOMB?!" I yelled, slamming him into the ground, making a massive crater in the center.
Madara POV
"What the hell?!" Tokota yelled, even jumping up from his seat. "Do you have any idea what your piece just did?!" He yelled, looking at the women.
"Of course she doesn't." I said, with him looking at me. "Okajima isn't the one to kill, or stand by and let one get killed. He intervened to prevent a death, one thing I couldn't change about him. Its in his soul." I said, looking back at the man as Taiga moved away from the square.
"Uchiha-Sama, it is your move." She said, with me nodding as I moved my piece in a direction that confused them greatly. All of their eyes widened once they saw my piece move across the board as insane speeds, appearing from the starting point, to the finishing point in a matter of seconds.
Hitomi POV
Seeing Eruza being held and used as a punching bag, I made a hand sign, creating three of me. "Slash!?" We all yelled, cutting the tail of the snake freak, shocking all three of them. Landing on the ground, we looked over at them, where I held my hand out to one of them. They grabbed my hand and turned into electricity, followed by the sound of a thousand chirping birds. I charged forward and thrusted my hand through his chest, while my other jumped over us before he even knew what hit him. "Sandākurasshu!" I said, with my other turning into a giant lightning bolt that shot down from the sky, hitting us, well, more him than me as he was struck with it.
The whole thing was blinding, preventing everyone, even me, from seeing. Once the light calmed down, I pulled my hand back, looking over at my other prey as they shook in fear. Seeing their collar turn red, I rushed at them, stopping behind them before they could do anything. Walking past her, I made my way back to Eruza, who had seen better days. "H-Hitomi?" She asked, with me standing above her, staring her down.
"Yo, Eruza!" I said, grinning at her. "Don't worry about her, she wont be walking any time soon!" I said, jerking my thumb over my shoulder, where we watched as the girl fell, her legs severed from her body. Hearing her scream, I glared at her. "Hey, shut it, I'm trying to talk here!?" I said, looking back at Eruza. "So, you got beat up good, heh?" I said, with her staring at me in shock.
"Lightning... You have control over lightning!?" She said in her shocked state, with me shaking my head.
"Nah... Well... Ya, but I'm not supposed to use real lightning, just artificial for now." I said, shrugging as I sat down next to her, watching as the girl bled out, screaming the entire time. "Madara said that doing something that advanced could kill me, and I don't want that, but he did say that if I ever meet one who is too strong for me, to use it!" I said, grinning at her.
Madara POV
"You abandoned the tactically advantageous 15-24 to move Ratel to 11-24, for what reason?" Yoko questioned, still in shock at what she had just witnessed, as were the others.
"To show everyone, that she is the true threat in the game." I said, smirking at her. "A being able to control lightning, move at speeds faster than Taiga, and being the strongest one in the game." I said, looking from her, to the map. "As an added bonus, it puts fear, or trust, into the one she helped, making them either surrender or join her in the long run. An added bonus of the two being friends outside of the game." I said, with her gritting her teeth.
"Desecrate the Killing Bites any further, and I'll never forgive you." She said, looking at me with murder in her eyes, one I returned ten fold, making her piss her pants the instant my Killer Intent hit her.
"You will do well to learn your place, child." I said, looking from her, back to the map. "Besides, after tonight, Killing Bites will become some much less." I said, making many around me frown once I said that.
