Dark Side

Chapter 5

Author's Notes: sorry for the cliff hanger yesterday, I had to collect my thoughts for the big fight. So on with the chapter.

Urgent music.

"so you are the leader of the Oniwaban group. Aoshi Shinomori who became the leader of the most powerful ninja clan at the age of 15." Battousai stated.

"you are well informed." Aoshi said coldly. "it will be an honor to defeat you and claim the title of being the strongest for myself." Aoshi said monotonously as he got ready for battle. Battousai drew his sword deftly. He eyed his opponent with calculation amber eyes.

"here I come!" Aoshi shouted and charged.

'he's fast!' battousai thought as Aoshi blurred, he raised his sword to block Aoshi's overhead slash. He was just fast enough to dodge aoshi's other kodachi. Battousai leaped away.

'two kodachis, not only does it defend well, it also attacks well due to its weight.' Battousai pondered as his cheek began to bleed from where Aoshi's second kodachi nicked him. Eyes never leaving his opponent.

"I hope you have realized by now that there is no way you can win." Aoshi said as he raised his Kodachi and sped towards Battousai once again.

Battousai's image blurred and disappeared as he sped up. Aoshi stopped and blurred, Battousai's attacks weren't able to hit him.

Seeing that his plan wasn't working, Battousai stopped.

"DO RYU SAN!!" He shouted as rocks were swept up by his attack and flew towards Aoshi.

"I have already seen your attack Battousai, it will not work!" Aoshi said as he slashed through all the projectiles.

"oniwaban style, double kodachi!" Aoshi formed a x shape with his Kodachis and rushed out of the debris and forced Battousai back when he blocked. Aoshi pursued, he did multiple slashes with his two Kodachis. All Battousai could do was back away.

"Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu, RYU KAN SAN!" Battousai spun 360 degrees, the butt of his sword stopped one of Aoshi's Kodachis, Battousai ducked to avoid the other Kodachi, then he forced his opponent back. Aoshi was knocked off balance for a second. And that was all Battousai needed. he sheathed his sword and in the blind of an eye, drew it out with god like speed. Aoshi backed away but was still cut.

His ninja out fit opened from a thin line.

"hm, you are truly powerful." Aoshi admitted, "but I shall kill you now." He said as his image blurred into 30 Aoshis.

"a kenbu (sword dance)." Battousai said as 30 Aoshis circled around him. They all looked the same, he couldn't tell which one was the real Aoshi.

"this is the water flow movement, nothing solid can touch me."

"now, my ultimate technique, Kaiten Kenbu!" Aoshi's images disappeared, he was behind Battousai.

No spectator could catch what happened next but a second later, Battousai was on the ground. 3 red lines appeared on his exposed chest.

Kaoru felt tears escape her glassy eyes, she didn't know why, but at that moment she ran to Kenshin with all the speed she could muster, her high pony tail swished behind her. but she stopped.

Aoshi looked down with those ice cold blue eyes.

"Now that Battousai is dead, I am the strongest there is." Aoshi said as he turned away. His eyes widened as he heard Battousai's cold voice.

"you haven't won yet." Aoshi turned around, how could it be, is the Battousai immortal?

"what? I was sure I had killed you." Aoshi asked incredulously.

"what you killed is." Battousai held up his sheath, three pieces popped off. He sheathed his sword. "Now our true battle begins."

Battousai rushed towards Aoshi with a dangerous glint in his eyes. Aoshi held up his Kodachi to block the Batoujutsu.

"it is useless Battousa..." Aoshi's side was hit hard with Battousai's sheath. He flew into a nearby wall.

"Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu, Battoujutsu, sou ryu san. The sheath follows the blade in a two stroke battoujutsu attack." Battousai explained.

His opponent appeared on top of the rubble then. There were thirty Aoshis again. In a moment, they would face off.

"Kaiten Kenbu!" "Battoujutsu!"

Two supersonic attacks faced off. Battousai didn't draw his sword, instead, he blocked Aoshi's first stroke with his sheath, the leader's eyes widened. 'no'.

then, before his opponent could react, Battousai drew his sword, the butt of the katana first. Battousai delivered a devastation blow to Aoshi's air passage.

"gah!" Aoshi flew back. He landed hard.

"Aoshi, you are defeated, go now." Battousai stood over him victorious.

"why don't you kill me." Blood trickled down Aoshi's mouth. "I know of your existence and where you reside."

"that's true, but you are a ninja clan. You don't work with anybody, so information about me won't get to the Shognates." Battousai explained.

"I will challenge you again when I am ready, and I will be the strongest." Aoshi stated before he and his ninjas walked off.

After the ninjas left, Kaoru rushed to Battousai.

"oh my god are you okay?!" Kenshin eyed her suspiciously. 'why's she being so worried.' He voiced his thoughts.

Kaoru looked a bit annoyed. "well, you are injured."

"I don't need you to take care of me." Kenshin sheathed his sword with a pointed click.

"fine!" kaoru stomped off. "die if you will!" she was really mad. "I was just worried." Kenshin smiled after her, the first genuine smile he was able to deliver after he left his master.

"kenshin." Battousai turned around to face his boss, Katsura. "why didn't you kill him?"

"I wasn't ordered to." Was the reply.

"you know that no one outside of the ishin shi shi should know of your existence." He said seriously.

"the ninjas would've attacked if I killed him."

"there is something more that kept you from delivering the finishing blow." Katsura observed.

"I want to fight him again." Battousai whispered with flames of battle in his eyes.

To Be Continued

Author's Note: hn, I hope you guys liked the Kenshin vs. Aoshi chapter. I'm thinking to update slower so that my chapters would be longer and more detailed, I'll update once every week I guess. What do you guys think, leave me a review. I always love those.