Chapter 7: Shichinintai, Meet Your New Leader.
"WHAT?"
InuYasha didn't really like what he was hearing; neither did the rest of the group. But what Kagome was telling them was true.
"Kagome," Miroku said, just to clarify, "Is that true? Shizari is a student in your class?"
"I wouldn't lie about something like that."
The group kept looking at her like they didn't want to believe it.
"Damn it!" InuYasha yelled, "It's practically a lose-lose situation now!"
"InuYasha's right," Sango said, "Whether here or on the other side, Shizari could easily get rid of at least a few of us."
Everyone looked down, thinking about the situation. At least until InuYasha got up.
"We won't get anything done if we just here." He said.
"What'd you plan to do?" Kagome asked.
"What else? We'll find and kill Shizari!" He answered.
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Shippo was walking through the forest. He was looking a certain group of people, people with Jewel Shards. He was looking them for a certain reason. When he found them, he noticed that his brother was with them. So he stayed in the bushes.
"Shizari," Bankotsu began, "Are you so sure that Shippo was able to do his part?"
"You don't trust me? I'm not lying. In fact, you can ask him right now." Shizari said looking at the spot Shippo was hiding in.
Shippo came out and panned the group. Jakotsu looked at him with a little disdain.
"So you killed my InuYasha?" He asked.
"It was no challenge to me. He went easily."
"I see. Too bad," Suikotsu said, "I wanted to finish off that monk."
Renkotsu nodded and stood up. "I nearly forgot, why are you here?"
Shippo looked at the group and smiled, "So you want to know? Fine, I'll tell you. I want to join the Shichinintai."
Bankotsu looked at him with a bit of anger on his face. He hated something about the idea.
"As the leader." Shippo finished. At this Shizari smiled, yet Bankotsu took up Banryuu and pointed it at Shippo.
"No way in hell would I give up that spot to you." Bankotsu said.
Shippo looked at him and smiled. "Is that so?"
Shippo then punched Bankotsu in the face and grabbed him by neck.
"If that's how you feel."
Without letting go, Shippo then bashed Bankotsu against a tree.
"Finished already?" he asked. He then threw Bankotsu to the ground.
Bankotsu got back up and launched ablast of heat at Shippo. Shizari was enjoying this, and was preparing to take out the winner,who might turn out to be Shippo.
"How about now? Are you ready to give the leader spot to me?" Shippo told Bankotsu, then threw him into Shizari. Then he turned to the other Shichinintai.
"Listen up! I'm your new leader. Anyone who says otherwise is going down. And also, you are to refer to me as either 'Shikotsu' or 'Big-Brother'."
"Not on your goddamn life!"
Bankotsu got back up and tried to slash Shippo, but he jumped up at the last minute.
"Nice Try," Shippo said, landing on Banryuu's blade, "I almost didn't see it coming."
Bankotsu smiled and did a wide cut in the air, planting Shippo on the ground.
"How's that?" Bankotsu asked smugly.
Shippo got back up and glared at him. "It'll take more than that to take me out."
Bankotsu smiled. "I was hoping you'd say that."
Bankotsu jumped into the air and spun Banryuu around. "Dragon Hammer!"
A blast of energy was shot at Shippo, who dodged it. Or so he thought, because then it nailed him the back.
"You aren't cut out to lead these men." Bankotsu told him, "Unless you beat me."
Shippo looked at him with a look of mixed anger and pride.
"Unless I beat you?" He asked, "Fine. Take this! Stone Barrage!"
Shippo then pulled out many of his statues and threw them into the air. Then they all grew and started falling fast toward the ground. Bankotsu managed to cut through a few, but the rest pounded him, planting him on the ground.
"Are you done yet?" Shippo asked. He then waited a few seconds before finishing. "I think that's a 'Yes'."
Shizari recovered himself and clapped. "Well brother, I must say, that pretty was well thought out. Now we should focus on InuYasha's group."
"You mean bury what little remains we can find of them?" Shippo asked.
Shizari nodded, and the two of them left the group.
"Men," Shippo told his new cronies, "Patrol the area. Look for anyone of our enemies."
Renkotsu stood up and tried to reason with his new leader. "Big Brother, please understand that it's unlikely that they'll come to us."
Shippo (um… rather "Shikotsu") turned to him and said, "If you have a problem with it, then I don't care. Join me if you want."
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Koga was resting under a tree by a path by Mount Hakurei. He was a little tired from his fight. All of sudden, he sprung up and looked around, only to come face to face with Sesshomaru.
"What do you want?" Koga asked him.
"I take it you are aware of Naraku's newest farce?" Sesshomaru asked him.
"What'd you mean 'Naraku's newest farce'?" Koga replied.
Sesshomaru looked at him with his usual coldness and replied,
"Those Fox siblings he's using are also the victims of this plot."
"Fox siblings?" Koga asked, "You mean that twerp Shippo and that asshole Shizari?"
"Well, isn't that something?"
Koga and Sesshomaru turned around to see InuYasha and the group right in front of them.
"Sesshomaru, is it really true that this is one of Naraku's plans?" Miroku asked.
"I am not obligated to tell you anything, monk." Sesshomaru replied.
InuYasha stepped between the 2 and pulled out Tetsusaiga.
"How about you tell me?" He said.
Sesshomaru pulled out Tokijin and smiled (a very small smile though). "If it's a fight you're looking for, then I'll happily oblige." He said.
Both of the brothers kept glaring at each other with their swords pulled until an explosion on the cliff opposite them blew their focus from each other.
"What the hell was that?" Koga asked.
Kagome then looked shocked. "I'm sensing a lot of Sacred Jewel Shards." She said.
InuYasha looked angry and looked up to the cliff wall opposite the one that blew. Standing on the top of that cliff were the Shichinintai.
"So it's you!" InuYasha yelled.
"The Shichinintai." Sango followed up.
Bankotsu smiled at made a single. As soon as he made that signal, a blast of blue fire appeared from the sky, causing a large shock wave when it landed. When it dissipated, standing there were the sons of Arusho: Shippo and Shizari.
"It's you bastards!" Koga yelled.
"The sons of Arusho." Sesshomaru said.
InuYasha looked very pissed at the site of those 2.
"I got to say, this saved us some time." He said.
"Indeed it did, InuYasha. We get to kill you sooner now." Shizari said. "After all-"
"I'm the Shichinintai's new leader: Shikotsu!" Shippo finished.
Everyone was gawking at him like they couldn't believe it.
"What'd you say!" InuYasha spat. "You're the Shichinintai's new leader?"
"Correct," Shippo said, "And now I'll prove my new strength!"
End Chapter. (Sorry, I can't remember what the inspiration songs were)
Well, there is the last old chapter to go up. I added a few lines to it to try and make it longer, which chapter 8 will be. So look foward... and... not to sound desperate... review!