Tag Team for Friendship and True Justice
Neppe and Fubuki stare at each other with tensions between them like they haven't seen each other in a long time, and they want to fight each other right now.
"Neppe, I'm so glad you're okay!" Asuka called out.
"Well done on staying alive and not into tiny little pieces." Kagura clapped her hands for her former student.
"You should all know by now you can't this handsome devil down." Neppe smirked with a little flirting.
"Sure, keep calling yourself handsome like an idiot." Senko pouted and her cheeks are turning red a little.
"Wowie, I almost forgot how awesome he is in person." Shiki giggled.
"And it was a surprise to see you ladies getting all natural." Neppe said causing the girls who are naked to blush extreme of embarrassment and cover themselves up.
"Hey! Don't look at them like that!" Asuka slapped her hands onto Neppe's eyes.
"Too late, I already have the memories in my mind to look back on forever just like heavenly our time was at the bath resort." Neppe mentioned causing the girls to blush harder.
"I rather if you did not speak of that time ever again." Miyabi glared with her sword close to his neck.
"Come on now, you were also sexy when you tried to beat me. Bet you still to feel me more." Neppe flexed his muscles and wink at Miyabi causing her heart to beat like crazy.
"(Fucking heart, stop beating for this guy.)" Miyabi thought tried to calm herself down from this sudden feeling.
"I believe we should change the subject for a different matter that is important." Yumi walked in front of everyone a few steps and looking up at Fubuki.
"Fubuki, the tournament is over. Now release the Hanzo girls as you promised." Yumi demanded.
"I get the feeling this tournament isn't exactly over." Neppe crossed his arms.
"He is right, you misunderstood that you think the tournament is over." Senko said.
"This was just the qualifying round. You still have another match to complete." Gekko revealed.
"Sometimes, I really hated when I'm right." Neppe pinched the bridge of his nose.
"You will fight the three of us in the final round of the Shinobi Masters. And since Neppe did arrive here before the third round started, he and I will fight in the final battle after you have defeated Senko and Gekko." Fubuki explained.
"You got to be fucking kidding me…" Shiki exclaimed.
"But I'm so tired I can barely move." Minori complained as she fell on her butt.
"That's not fair, we've beat the other girls and we're exhausted now." Yumi pointed out.
"I still got more energy to fight, but you're really taking this low to make them fight on after putting them through some shit." Neppe said to Fubuki.
"Well, I did warn them there was no guarantee they would leave this place intact." Fubuki mentioned.
"If you're really that weak, then you're pathetic." Senko mocked.
"Here's a little advice. A code that Kurokage lived by when he was a young shinobi. "If someone gets you, get them back."" Gekko mentioned.
"Did you think you could pursue justice without that indomitable will?" Senko asked.
"How do you know so much about Grandpa Kurokage?" Yumi asked back.
"Simple, because we were his followers." Senko answered.
"At this point, I think it's safe to say that we understand his teachings better than you do." Senko bragged.
"(I'm not sure about that myself, but I do know how he lived his life because he told me himself once back when I used to live with him for a while, and how he regretted following that path because it made him push away the people who about him away.)" Neppe thought remembered the talk he had with the old man years ago.
"As Lady Fubuki said, you will have to fight us first. Ready yourselves." Senko warned.
"If you don't then we'll crush you without mercy." Gekko smirked.
"That is Kurokage's justice." Senko stated.
"(Okay, from what I can tell, Yumi seem to be the only one with still more strength to fight as the rest are exhausted meaning she may have to fight them both.)" Neppe thought worried.
Yumi clutch her fist feeling angry that these girls claim to know more about her grandpa than herself when he raised her himself, even though she may not know how he lived his life exactly, but she does know his heart and Yumi will show them that.
"If this is going to be a two-against-one battle then I won't allow that." Asuka stepped forward.
"Oh, it looks like Asuka is finally doing something." Kagura interested.
"I will fight alongside Yumi against you two." Asuka declared.
"Asuka?" Yumi surprised.
"We are here to determine who is the strongest." Gekko pointed out.
"And you lost to us already. So, why have you come?" Senko reminded her of that fight.
"Why? Isn't it obvious? I'm here to save my friends, and not just that but I'm also here to see that you will see the error of your ways as well, Fubuki. Mark my words." Asuka pointed at Fubuki with a strong fire in her eyes.
"Well, I thought telling you the bitter truth would have shattered that shinobi spirit of yours, but it would seem my brother kept it together." Fubuki glared at Neppe.
"You're making it sound like I'm a fun hater. I'm hurt." Neppe acted hurtful.
"Not only that, but Neppe also told me more about you two which made me understand more to fight you." Asuka stated.
Yumi saw how determine Asuka, perhaps more than she was before when they had that sparring match and seeing how fateful Neppe is through this whole ordeal made her believe that this is destiny for them to be here.
"Asuka, do you mind if we talk in private." Yumi asked.
"Oh, sure." Asuka wondered what Yumi wants right now.
"You too, Neppe. There is something I wish to ask of you." Yumi said.
"Sure thing, just don't keep my sister waiting too long. The last time she had to wait for a long time, she ended up peeing her clothes and burned a whole laundry place because she forgot to bring some yen for the machines." Neppe mentioned chuckling.
"That was one time. ONE TIME?!" Fubuki shouted in rage with her face turning a little red, surprising her twin followers.
Everyone went to a private spot and Yumi hold out a special box to Asuka.
"Here." Yumi smiled.
"Huh, is that… a Christmas?" Asuka asked surprise.
"Yes, I was certain you'd come here, so I brought this along." Yumi answered.
"Yumi, you didn't have to do that consider we're in the middle of a serious situation." Asuka said.
"I know, but you were so worried when you lost them." Yumi mentioned.
"Asuka, do you remember that snowy day not long ago?" Yumi asked.
"Snowy day? Oh, you mean when we went shopping together!" Asuka remembered.
"Yes, and we chatted in that café. I had a such a great time. Everyone we passed on the streets was smiling. The world seemed so bright and shiny and all day, I couldn't help but think, this is why I'm a shinobi. I want to protect these smiles." Yumi explained.
"You know, I seem to remember you and your friends had a dark view about justice." Asuka recalled.
"It's like I was lost. But you helped me and put your life on the line to do so. Ever since then, I offend thought of your beautiful words. Honestly, they've brought me so much comfort." Yumi smiled.
"Sounds like she made quite an impact on you." Neppe grinned at Asuka as she blushes.
"Which is why I'm going to say this now." Yumi looked straight at Asuka.
"There is justice in this world. Both the sword and the shield have meaning, and we're both going to show them that meaning." Yumi smiled.
Asuka became touch of Yumi's words feeling like she is the one feeling lost and needed someone to help her. Quite a funny feeling she is having right now.
"Wow, you really came a long way when we first met." Asuka giggled.
"Maybe so, but I believe I still have a lot to learn." Yumi stated and look to Neppe.
"Neppe, we really met before, haven't we?" Yumi asked with a seriousness in her eyes.
"Yes, years ago when we were kids before these four came into your life… And Fubuki was with us at the time." Neppe answered honestly.
"So, I was right to have felt familiarities of you two." Yumi said.
"Look, I love to answer more questions to you, but you and Asuka have a tag battle with those twins." Neppe reminded them.
"Yes, the questioning will have to wait then." Yumi nodded.
"Let's go, Asuka." Yumi said.
"Right." Asuka readied to have her rematch with those twins.
"Shinobi Transformation!" Yumi changed into her Shinobi form.
Asuka and Yumi walk back into the arena where the twins are waiting for the fight to start, the two Good Shinobi girls are looking serious and determined to win this tournament while also remembering the time when they had their last fight as enemies once.
Neppe walks behind them figure he should let them have their own moments while it lasted as they walk their way to the Fubuki, Senko, and Gekko.
"I know you said we'll be the last fighters to fight, but would you mind explaining the rules of their real final match?" Neppe asked.
"You don't need to worry because there are none. The last battles were purely a test of your strength and sheer will." Fubuki answered before looking at Asuka.
"Asuka, I will ask you one last time. Do you still wish to combat me now that you've been made aware of everything?" Fubuki asked.
"I am." Asuka nodded.
"Does she mean about the strange powers you two share?" Yumi asked Neppe.
"Yep, but to be honest, Fubuki has always gotten the upper hand in our previous battles. But that doesn't mean I'm backing down." Neppe determined.
"Glad to see you still have the time to play with your beloved sister." Fubuki grinned.
"Lady Fubuki, shall I bring out the barrier for the final round?" Arkham asked through the screen.
"Not yet, that will be for the fight between me and Neppe." Fubuki said.
"Understood, and I just been informed the Crimson Squad and that Jonin woman, Suzune have found the captured Hanzo girls." Arkham reported.
"Are they attacking her now?" Fubuki asked.
"No, they appear to be keeping their distance from the guard." Arkham answered.
"Well, as long as the fun isn't interrupted then pay no mind to them." Fubuki smirked.
"I hate when she gets all cocky like that." Asuka said upset.
"At Homura and the others found your friends." Yumi pointed out.
"Lady Fubuki, sit back while we fight." Gekko suggested.
"I'm sure we can handle the likes of them." Senko proclaimed.
"Careful now, being overconfident could leave you girls with wrinkles in the future." Neppe mocked.
"Shinobi Transformation!" Gekko and Senko transformed into their Shinobi form, ready to battle.
"So, it looks like there's more with this while Shinobi Masters than we thought." Kagura said.
"Asuka lost to those girls. Think she'll be okay?" Kafuru asked.
"She has been training hard since her defeat at their hands, we'll have to see how she'll do now." Naraku hoped that Asuka doesn't die from this battle.
"Mind if I sit with you guys?" Neppe asked as he jumps at their seats.
"Not at all." Kagura smiled.
"Want some popcorn?" Renka offered as she made the popcorns popping with her lightning power.
"Nice. You make one sexy popcorn maker." Neppe complimented making Renka blush.
"Please come back to us, Yumi." Yozakura preyed as she and the others hope Yumi will come back to them in one piece.
Everyone waited in silence as the two teams glare at each other feeling their bodies itching for a fight, a fight that could decide the fate of Neppe and the girls.
The battle horn sounded off and the girls begun to fight.
(Music: Emergence of Talents "Hyakkaryouran", Naruto OST)
"You're quite the embarrassment to your grandfather, you know that." Gekko summoned her mirror weapon firing orange energy blasts.
"What are you talking about?" Yumi asked as she dodges the blasts.
"Conflict occurs because both good and evil exist, and that same conflict creates hatred." Gekko explained.
This shock Yumi because those are the exact same words she used to say before she was saved from herself by Asuka, and she blocked the incoming spiked mirror weapon and pushes it back.
"You chose to abandon Kurokage's philosophy. A world of only good, with no black or white. A place where everyone can be happy. We'll create that world!" Gekko proclaimed strongly.
Yumi dodges the spiked mirror again while feeling a sense of DeJa'Vu almost like she is listening to herself right now.
"You don't understand anything, Gekko!" Yumi stated as she lands on the floor.
"That's not what Grandpa meant at all!" Yumi said.
"What are you talking about? Of course, it is!" Gekko charged with her closed mirror clashing against Yumi's dual fans.
"It's true that when he was younger, Grandpa Kurokage was a ruthless shinobi who allowed no evil to exist. But"
"Juju! Come forth." Gekko yelled, not wanting to hear from the betrayed granddaughter. She summons an animated voodoo puppet.
"What is that?" Yumi shocked.
"Get her!" Gekko commanded and the voodoo puppet charge at Yumi.
The voodoo puppet moves fast swinging itself to attack Yumi with its right arm as she manages to block that but was sent flying by the second strike from the same arm.
Asuka charges at Senko who charges up her fists with her aura and threw a punch to knock the Hanzo shinobi leader down, but Asuka jumps over that punch with a spin of her body to slash at her opponent who narrowly duck under and punch Asuka in the stomach.
"(Damn, she's as strong as I remember, but I'm ready for her this time!)" Asuka thought summoned up a rock as a shield.
Senko just charges forward at the rock shield with her fists up like a boxer and punch right through the rock, but that is exactly what Asuka was hopping for as she swung a left kick across her face.
"Gotcha." Asuka grinned, but that changed to shock when she saw Senko wasn't flinch by that kick.
"Idiot, that was weak, you can't beat me!" Senko clutched her fists tighter.
"In the name of justice, I'll destroy evil!" Senko threw an uppercut that Asuka wasn't able to dodge and was sent flying.
"Both you, good of evil shinobi, and the youma with my own two hands!" Senko kicked strong though Asuka flips herself backward to dodge that.
"(It's just as Neppe said. These girls are following Fubuki using that principal to make them blind followers.)" Asuka thought looked toward Fubuki.
"You should pay attention!" Senko shouted.
Senko charges in with a powerful punch and Asuka met it head on clashing the punch with her two swords causing shockwaves from them.
"I feel sorry for you, to be use by the same principal Yumi once followed and this time, the one you follow is using that to use you." Asuka said.
"Shut up! I had enough of you!" Senko pushed the swords apart and threw a double kick onto Asuka.
But Asuka wouldn't go down so easily as she swings her right sword up causing a rocky spike to pop up almost hitting Senko only making a small cut hole on her shinobi uniform.
Yumi is parrying away needles thrown by Gekko as they are coming in fast, then the voodoo puppet flies in spinning fast like a flying drill.
"Shinobi students all over the world. Behold this is the power of true justice!" Gekko stated as the broadcasting is still going on.
"Those who turn to evil. Those who deal with evil. And those who sit idly by, refusing to fulfill their duties." Gekko said.
Yumi is doing her best to stand her ground while the voodoo puppet is pushing her, and the top part of her clothes gets destroyed.
"Wake up, everyone. True justice is power, might makes right. The entire purpose of the Shinobi Masters tournament is to make that clear! Revel in the power of justice!" Gekko revealed.
Suddenly her voodoo puppet becomes frozen by Yumi shocking the twin in yellow.
"You two may claim what you're doing is justice, but you're about to get a big wake up call." Neppe said as he watches the fight closely.
KO a new chapter is done and hope you all enjoy it!
Yelp, it would seem there was actually one more match of the Shinobi Masters with a three against three battles, and this one is going to be Asuka and Yumi vs Senko and Gekko as the twin shows how serios in following Kurokage's old principal which the tow friends are determined to snap them out of it.
KO comment, favorite, and follow through of how this story will go!
