-1Episode 4: The Rage of the Spirit: Ryo vs. Chusuke
The spear shoots towards Ayame, It pierces her clothes. Then miraculously it shatters on the impact to her skin. Yama looks at the girl in disbelief, and then sees the mark on her forehead glowing brown. "You didn't have time to use that Jutsu, there is no way." Yama says realizing that the symbol is for earth.
"Didn't I? When I turned away from you I was sure you were out cold, but when I felt the sudden flux in the chakra around me I realized you were baiting me. So I took the split second to pull my bangs over my head, and let you use up your chakra on trying to suspend me as it really won't hurt when I use my Channel Spirit Earth Jutsu. Too bad for you, looks like you are done for."
Panicking for the first time in the fight Yama tries to rip her body apart with the vines. The young girl just laughs as she can barely feel the pressure of the vines. Yama grabs more dirt and forms needles out of them and throws them at the genin they just bounce off harmlessly. "face it yama you have lost, and there's not much you can do except run. The toll of holding Ayame in the vines is starting to show as sweat begins to soak the bandages around Yama.
"Chusuke where are you. I need help" Yama sends out via the telepathic link with his brother. His chakra beginning to weaken he decides to make an escape attempt. As he releases the vines he kicks dirt towards ayame and as it gets near the genin it forms a small wall in between two trees right in front of her face. The vines release and she easily breaks through the wall looking for her prey.
100 yards away in a clearing Ryo is fighting for his life against the bigger and stronger Ninja attacking him. Chusuke continues to keep the Genin off guard with his attacks. He reaches into the ground and pulls out a ball of earth the size of his torso. He compacts it into a rock with his chakra and throws it at Ryo who dodges it and then Chusuke punches into the ground and a pillar of earth shoots up and catches Ryo in the gut knocking him into the air and to follow up Chusuke has the ball of earth return to his had to throw at the Genin again and this time it connects and knocks him through the air the width of the opening and he is slammed against a tree. And the ball crushes him until the tree begins to splinter. As the genin pushes the rock away from him he catches a flash of light as the whip-sword slashes him across the chest opening a cut that begins to drip blood. The sword cuts him deep on both arms and then across the knee. Suddenly a telepathic scream rips through Chusuke's head.
He stops cold and wraps the blade back around his body with his chakra. "Looks like I am needed elsewhere, that means fun time is over…or is it. Time to see what kind of chakra control you really have." Focusing inward Chusuke makes hand signs. Ryo makes it back to his feet and hobbles towards the Chuunin holding his chest where it is cut. "DOTON Kekkai Doroutoumu !" Chusuke yells raising his arms above him palms up. The ground shakes and in between the two ninja the earth opens and dirt shoots up into the air like a geyser. Chusuke's arms begin to strain as if he was holding the earth up himself. The earth seems to be fluid looking more like a great wave in the ocean except it is mud and rocks not water.
At the base of the mountain Komaru is exhausted from running the whole way, and can barely walk his legs feeling like jello. He breathes hard and bends over to vomit. He is sweating profusely and can't seem to catch his breath in between heaves. "I have to keep going, the others only hope is Hayate Sensei." He thinks to himself. "Where are you SENSEI." The young Genin yells obviously upset.
"Why I'm right behind you young Shino." A calm voice comes from a tree near the boy. "You are here alone what has happened to the others? Are you all giving up?" Hayate says sternly.
"No Sir." Komaru says out of breath, "The others, are in trouble they need help."
"Then why did you leave them, they are your teammates." before he can finish his sentence he is cut off by the Genin.
"Sir, we ran into two Chuunin that wanted to kill Ryo, Ayame ordered me to find you. They don't stand a chance. "
"How do you know that they are not part of the test?"
"We …. We didn't think about that, but if you won't help them they will die."
"Death is as much part of life as breathing young one, but no they aren't part of the test. In fact no one was supposed to interfere with my training. Since you showed that your teammates can count on you, I will give you a choice. You can either finish your trek up the mountain and pass no matter what happens to them. Or return with me and face their fate, no matter what I decide to do."
Back in the forest Yama continues to run from Ayame, sending whatever he can at the girl, all to no effect his chakra almost gone. "How could I have been so stupid, she is a second rate ninja I should have been more cautious. I was too overconfident." Yama thinks as he sees the clearing up ahead that he senses Chusuke's chakra in.
"End of the line Yama." Ayame says jumping in front of him. He throws shruiken at her but she ducks under it and delivers an uppercut to his jaw sending him back against a tree. "Call your brother off, and leave Ryo alone and you don't have to get hurt anymore." She says angrily powering down her Channel technique.
"No chance, chusuke will finish him. You can count on that. Just hope he goes easy on you for helping the misfit. Do your worst Shinji Ayame, you have earned it."
Shocked by the words of the much older Chuunin, Ayame makes a few hand signs and then calls out in a soft voice. "Channel spirit of the Blade." A grey symbol appears on her forehead un readable by the exhausted yama. She casts her arms out to her side in a knife hand, and they begin to glow gray. Her arms lose their shape and turn into a glowing steel. She opens her eyes and begins a series of slices on her opponent.
In the clearing the wave of mud grows higher. Ryo knows what's coming he had seen Chusuke use the technique before. He begins to gather his chakra. Chusuke shoots is hands forward and the wave washes over Ryo and forms around him. The earth solidifies into a dome around Ryo. Slowly it begins to shrink around him. The prison's design is to collapse upon itself and suffocate the person inside. Ryo pushes out with his chakra trying to keep it from collapsing.
Outside the prison Chusuke turns to see Ayame move in to strike his brother with the blades. Anger grows inside him and he charges after her to stop the attack. He gets there a split second too late she is already cutting into his brother's flesh. Ayame hearing the steps of Chusuke turns. She isn't quick enough to block his first attack as a knee connects with her face. The anger just fuels his attacks as Chusuke pounds on the helpless Ayame. He throws the girl into a tree and she ricochets off like a pinball into another tree. As she tries to push herself to her feet she catches a kick to the ribs, and then another that flips her into a rock. The girls body is racked with pain as Chusuke continues her punishment. "I was going to let you live, but now you are going to pay for your sins as well. Chusuke pulls out a kunai from behind him. "Now you die like the misfit."
Inside the prison Ryo fights to keep alive. His chakra is beginning to reach empty. "I have to live, not like this, I will not be beaten this way. " Ryo thinks. He starts to feel anger build up inside him. He drops to his knees. Somehow he begins to feel what is going on outside the prison. He feels Ayame being slammed against the ground. He feels Chusuke reaching for the Kunai. "NO I WILL NOT LET ANYONE ELSE DIE. I MUST FIGHT….I MUST LIVE." A voice inside Ryo yells at him. "YOU MUST RELEASE YOUR ANGER DO IT DO IT NOW." The voice screams inside his head. Ryo's chakra explodes his muscles contract furiously. He grows and begins to glow an almost orange color. He lets out a scream and the earth around him explodes. Standing where the prison was in a small crater Ryo stands his chakra almost visible around him.
Chusuke drops the knife, he felt the explosion behind him. Terror rips his face. His body wants to run, to get as far away from whatever just exploded. Yet he is paralyzed in fear. Before he can regain his composure something wraps around his neck and lifts him off the ground. It is choking him, but he can't feel what it is, can't see what it is. Chusuke is pulled through the air his feet barely touching the ground.. The choke hold on him tightens. He is turned around and is eye level with Ryo.
"His eyes, they are unholy." Chusuke thinks looking into a completely black eye with a blood red Iris.
"You wanted my death, but now I hold your life in my hands." A voice similar to Ryo's calls, but it seems deeper and more sinister.
Hey there readers. Ayame here. What is with those eyes Ryo has, and what is he going to do to Chusuke, nothing he doesn't deserve for knocking me out I'm sure. Give it to him for me Ryo. Just don't come after me next allright?
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