Chapter 19: Combo! Airi and Shino

"You will pay for your insolence with your lives!" Gojou shouted. He focused his energy into his sword. "Holy Lance!"

"Oh no you don't!" Kurenai shouted. She charged at him with two kunai knives in her hands. Gojou's sword began to a pasty pink color, then light shot from the sword.

"Kurenai, look out!" Aurion jumped in the way. "Power Break!" A white light shot from his own sword and crashed into the other light. The sudden collision caused an explosion. "Ah!" Everyone tumbled backwards.

"D-Damn," Naruto panted. "This guy is kinda tough."

"We could use some back up," Airas whispered. She stood up and held up her staff. "I call upon the primordial winds! I summon thee, come, Kaze!" Little green orbs appeared and transformed into a man. "Kaze, help us out!"

"Alright," Kaze replied. He held up his hand. "Primordial Cyclone!"

"Dammit, I forgot they could summon," Gojou said. He was suddenly engulfed in a mini twister. "AUGH!" When Kaze disappeared, so did the twister. "Ughn…" Gojou fell back to the ground.

The group stood up. "Is he finished? Is it over?" Kiba asked.

"It's a good thing that you summoned when you did, lil' sis," Aurion said.

"Yes, good thinking," Kakashi agreed.

"It was noth-"

"Fools!" Gojou stood up. "You actually think that could stop me!"

"What! There's no way that he could withstand a Summon Spirit attack!" Airi exclaimed.

"Shit, this is gonna go on longer than I thought!" Sasuke whispered.

"We have to think of something!" Airi shouted. But what! What can we do? She stopped. Wait, if I can combine my attacks with someone else's like I did with Hinata, then maybe we can finish this once and for all! And I know just what to do! "Shino, get ready with a Kikai Torrent!"

Shino looked at her. "What!"

"Trust me! I know what I'm doing!" She put her hands together. "Tengoku Taiga Secret Attack, Prism Seal!"

"Heh, the Tengoku Taiga's signature seal," Gojou said. "Show me what you've got Tengoku Taiga!"

"Let's do it Shino!" She grabbed his wrists and her hands began to glow.

"Understood!" Shino replied.

He held out both of his hands and they shouted in unison, "Prism Onslaught!" A wave of Shino's little bugs flew out of his sleeves. They were all glowing brightly with many different colors and they hit their target. Left and right, they slammed into Gojou's body with an added light attack, slowly eating him alive.

"AAAHHH!" Gojou slowly began to fade out of life. "How…could I…lose…?" He fell to the ground and didn't get up for good.

"Now it's over," Airi panted. The rest of the group panted heavily. Airi glanced over at Shino. "Shino, we did it. Together, we beat that guy." He nodded. "You did use too much chakra, did you?"

"No, I'm okay," he replied.

"That was a really neat attack," Hinata said.

"I'm glad I thought of it when I did," Airi said with a smile.

"That was a pretty hectic battle," Sakura said.

"I'm surprised that you managed to beat Gojou." The group became alert. "What's more, I'm shocked that all of you had a hard time against one person." A man emerged from the shadows.

"Ugh, more fighting?" Aurion asked.

"No, no, it's nothing of the sort," the man replied with a smirk.

Shino tilted his head. That guy…isn't that…? "Shinji?"

Airas squinted her eyes in the dark. "What? Shinji, you bastard, what're you doing here!" All of them jumped up.

"No, no, don't bother getting up on my account," Shinji said. "Paralysis!" They all fell back to their knees.

"I…I can't move!" Sakura shouted.

"What do you want Shinji!" Shino demanded.

"Oh, I want the Tengoku Taiga." He walked to Airi and pulled her to her feet.

"You bastard, leave my sister alone!" Aurion shouted.

"I have a proposal for you all. There's a book that I really need but the problem is that I have some 'stuff' to do. If you go get me that book, I'll give you back your precious Tengoku Taiga safe and sound."

"What!"

"Don't do it!" Airi yelled. "He's the enemy! We can't give the enemy what he wants!"

"Oh, but if you refuse, I'm afraid that Airi will lose her pretty little head." He looked at Shino. "So Shino, what'll it be?"

"Shino, don't-"

"Stop it Airi!" Shino screamed. "Do you think things are gonna change if you sacrifice yourself! Airi, I won't lose you!" He looked at Shinji with an icy glare. "I'll go get your fucking book for you."

"Good boy Shino, a wise choice if you want to save the life of the one you love. Now, the place you need to get to is west of here. The place is called Ossa, okay? When you've achieved your goal, I'll send an envoy of mine to get you. I wish you the best of luck." He smirked and began to walk away.

"Lemme go!" Airi screamed.

"Hush now, or I'll have to rip out your throat." He gave her a morbid smile and disappeared with a flash. "Remember, go west until you find Ossa. Don't even think about trying to betray me either because I'll kill Airi. You don't have much time, so you better get going. Hurry now, the clock of ticking away…"