Chapter 17: Brotherly Battle: Byakuya vs Tsukikage
At the hidden cave, Ikazuchi was groaning from the pain as he was surging himself with electric around him.
"What's going on with him?" Shido asked, "I thought eating Tenbu is going fully revived him." He assumed.
"Oh! Maybe he had indigestion from eating too fast!" Gallows assumed.
"Tenbu's power was too much for him to process. He'll remain in this current state for awhile." Sofia explained as Ikazuchi continues to endure it. Shido then smirked as he brought out a frying pan.
"A good time to pay him back for all he's done-!" Shido said as he was getting shocked from Ikazuchi's lightning.
"They are highly unstable, so don't get too close." She advised.
"Thanks for that timing information." He said while getting burned as the frying pan broke into dust.
"You really aren't too bright, are you, Sh-sh-sh-Shido?" Gallows asked.
At Daisuke's apartment, Daisuke was getting ready to help Tasuku as his hand was in pain. He groaned.
"Damn that Ikazuchi." He remembered when Ikazuchi shocked him yesterday, "He damaged my hand, including my core deck. I need to get it fixed."
"Do you need to see a doctor, Daisuke?" Ryuuga asked.
"No, it's just mild jolt. It'll wear off. Now, come on. We need to go."
"Right! Ryuuga said as they head out.
At the Mikado Dojo, Gao was training himself as he remembered the time after the loss of Tenbu.
At night, at the Buddy Police HQ...
"What do you mean special leave?!" Gao asked.
"Your duties with the Buddy Police Youth Division are not to require for the immediate future. That's what it means." Coutn Dawn explained.
"But we have to go after Yamigedo!" Gao demanded as he grunted, "He absorbed the Fifth Omni Dragon Lord because he was trying to fully revived, right?! We need to find the other Omni Lords as soon as possible! And I wanna help!"
"Other officers have been assigned to the search team. And besides, we have enough time before Yamigedo makes another appearance. He has to recuperated." He said as Gao was surprised, "The only thing you should be worrying about right now is figuring out how to turn Drum into a true Omni Lord. And you yourself need to become a fighter who is worthy of being an Omni Lord's buddy. You're dismissed."
"I was prepared for this. What's required for Omni Lord's buddy?" Gao asked himself as Drum was watching him as he pulled out the Omni orb.
"This is all just so crazy! I mean me, an Omni Lord?" Drum asked.
"I don't know what am I supposed to do?" They both asked. Then they heard a doorbell as they opened the door. Baku and Kuguru were there.
"Hey." Baku greeted.
"Hope we aren't interrupting!" Kuguru said.
"Teach asked me to drop off your homework, bro." Baku said as he carried many textbooks and homework for Gao.
"Man!" Gao wasn't expecting it, "That's a lot!"
"With you on special leave, the school figured it was a good time to catch up on things." Kuguru said.
"Y-yeah, but great." Gao said.
"Tell me, bro. How are you doing? I mean a lot of stuff's going down." Baku said.
"Yeah, with Buddy Police Headquarter's being destroyed, how are they managing?" Kuguru asked.
"Well... Good as it can be expected. They're making do at the Satellite Buddy Card Office at Districts 2 and 3. And they're trying to find the remaining Omni Lords by following up on the leads, coming into the Amanosuzu Group's Hotline." Gao explained.
"And the Buddy Police Youth?" Baku asked.
"Now that Tasuku's handing things up, they're ready to respond reports all across the entire country! And Daisuke's helping him out as his partner."
"How can they managed that?" Kuguru asked.
"Sounds impossible." Baku believed as Gao was nervous.
"Well, yeah. Totally crazy, right? Thing is our new Headquarters is pretty mobile." Gao explained as he pointed up.
At the Sky Home of Amanosuzu, it has a banner for Buddy Police Youth Temporary Headquarters.
"With the great Tasuku's recent appointment to the leader of the Buddy Youth Division, I wanted to lend my support by offering this as a temporary headquarters. But to be honest, I'm more than a little perturb that the leader's never here. I mean really? And on top of that thing, you got Gao away on some posed lead." Suzuha said while Tetsuya is eating a banana and seating on a chair.
"You don't care if Zanya's not here." Tetsuya said.
'You don't say, I haven't really noticed." She said as she noticed Tetsuya, "What'd you think you're doing?! That's Tasuku's chair! Get off at once!" She demanded as the two maids moved him out of the chair.
"Whoa!" Tetsuya was placed on the fordable chair as he became disappointed. Then the curtains were closed. Suzuha didn't noticed as Count Dawn is appearing.
"When Tasuku and Daisuke are out on a assignment, I've come to share some promising news that may aid in our search for the Omni Lords." Count Dawn said.
"Why does Tasuku have to be out there with our treacherous former teacher? I mean why not send this rookie here?" She asked.
"You call me deet, just now." Tetsuya said. Then they heard a coffin opened as it was Asmodai who was in there.
"Sorry, guys. I'm still a long way of being at full strength." Asmodai said.
"I also came to thank you personally, Lady Suzuha. It's because of you that we have obtained help and information on the Omni Lords." Count Dawn thanked.
"Oh, well you're most welcome, Count Dawn." Suzuha felt pleased.
"You're fine once the remaining Omni Lords have been identified. All of our offices will be deeply grateful to you, my dear. That includes Tasuku and Gao, of course." He said.
"Honest? Do you really mean?!" She asked as she felt happy as she sees Gao and Tasku, kneeling to her in her imagination.
"How can I ever thank you, Suzuha?" Gao asked.
"Please, let me know how can I repay you." Tasuku said.
She felt dazed for happiness until she's back to her senses, "In that case, I guess I can wait a little while longer. Now I insist that you join me for tea while we wait for Tasuku and Daisuke to return. And please, feel free to sit to Gao's special chair if you wish." She offered as Count Dawn saw Gao's chair that has the mark of the sun as he screamed and turned to ashes.
At the zoo, Zanya is with his brother and his buddy as they are on the rhino attraction. Zanya trembled on the bars as he was feeling nervous after seeing the rhino.
"That guy's gotta be an Omni Lord!" Akatsuki believed after seeing the horns, "Check out the size of his horn!" Tsukikage nodded in agreement.
"I don't think so." Zanya disagreed.
"What do you mean? Of course he is." Akatsuki said as Zanya is becoming upset.
"That... that is um... Rhinoceros." Zanya said.
"I know that's the form he is now, but Omni Lords could be posing anything, right? And I looked it up, Rhinoceroses are supposed to have 2 horns, this guy only has 1! So I think maybe the first Omni Beast Lord we're looking for is disguised himself as this big guy right here." Akatsuki explained as Tsukikage nodded, 'Nin!'
But Zanya was disappointed, "Interesting theory. But that's an Indian Rhinoceros." It surprised Akatsuki and Tsukikage as he opened his scroll, 'Indian rhinoceros', "And they're identified as having only one horn." He pointed the sign with the feature on it, "It said so right here."
"Hey, that's true." Akatsuki said.
"Tsukikage! Why are you acting so surprised?! You should know him! You first fought the Omni Beast Lord once before!" Zanya complained to talk Tsukikage of recalling the time of fighting against Ziun. Tsukikage was surprised, 'Nin?!', 'It's imperative that we find the First Omni Beast Lord, we just aren't having any luck.' He thinks as he remembered the time.
At night...
"Hey, Big Z! I think I found him!" Akatsuki reported.
"Really?!" Zanya asked as they head off to find it as they saw a girl in a witch costume that has the hat, resembling a horn, "That's not him!"
"Over here!" Akatsuki said as they ran and found a big man with a hairstyle that resembles a horn.
"Are you for real?!"
"That must be it!" Akatsuki said as they ran and found a model of a whale with a horn in front of him.
"Akatsuki!"
"My brother's too overeager, he's taking us all over the place." He twitched himself, "It's getting so... I can't even fight a single lead!"
"I'm feeling lucky. Next time, we'll find him for sure." Akatsuki said as Tsukikage nodded in agreement. But Zanya growled in frustration as he leaves.
"You've done enough!"
"What?! No, wait!" Akatsuki tried to convince.
At the shopping district, Zanya is still looking around.
"I need to keep my eyes peeled for even a slightest clue." Zanya said to himself as Akatsuki couldn't hear what he said.
"Wait up!" He tried to keep up with him.
At CASTLE...
"Howdy, little dudes!" The store manager greeted.
"Huh? Hey, how are you guys?" Kazane greeted as Zanya's glasses broke.
"A girl!" He said nervously.
"Did you find the Omni Lords? You are still looking for them, right? Wait, what are you doing here? Don't tell me, there's one hiding at CASTLE?" She asked many questions as Zanya stepped back.
"I... I can't reveal the secrets of the Omni Lords on the operation." Zanya said as Tsukikage opened his scroll, 'Refreshing his spirits'.
"Well, if you have some time, how about we have a Buddyfight?" Kazane requested.
"Uh..." Then Zanya cleared his throat, "Sorry, I can't today. I'm here on official business. I came strictly to buy some cards." Kazane groaned in disappointment as Zanya is getting the card packs.
"Don't mind him." Akatsuki said.
"The young chap is as young as usual." Blade said.
"Don't be a stranger!" The store manager said after Zanya bought his pack.
"wouldn't it be cool if you opened up a rare card?" Akatsuki asked excitedly.
"There's a reason they're called, the rare, little brother." Zanya opened his pack as one of the cards begin to shine.
"No way!" Akatsuki said as the sparkle of the card, transforms itself in a tornado, revealing his true form.
At the tent near the Buddy Police HQ, which seems to be a temporary Card Office.
"Commander I. I'm picking up a Buddy Monster signal!" Stella informed.
"Really?! Where?!" Commander I asked.
"Just give me a second..." She is trying to pinpoint the location, "This makeshift satellite is a little slow. There! In the shopping mall in Toshibuya! Oh no! We lost the signal!" The makeshift satellite was damaged in the wind as it was blown away, "Perhaps we could locate in one of our District Office?" She recommended.
"Out of the question!" He refused, "As a commander, I can't abandon HQ for any reasonnna!" Then his chair broke as he fell down, "Help me up." He said as Stella sweatdropped.
At the shopping district, the monster reveals to be a similar image as Tsukikage, but he is a white like he was snow, blue scarf and yellow lining.
"A White Tsukikage?" Zanya was confused for seeing the resemblance. The White Tsukikage used his ninja pose as he transformed into his mini size, the same form as Tsukikage.
"Hey, hey, hey! It's about time you opened me up! Here I am, coming here from the far reaches of coil Katana World! Put your hands together for bizarre, your buddy!" He leap as he slowly wanted to greeted his new Buddy.
"Zanya's Buddy?" Akatsuki asked.
"But I already have one." Zanya said as Tsukikage replied, 'Nin!'.
"Stop it right there, old buddy, old pal! I can see the wails of confusion, burning rubber in your mind!" He assumed, "You're thinking that there's average in the black suit, it's good to know! Wrong! He's weaker and unreliable! That's why I've come! To save you from mediocrity! For a Nanomachine Ninja, I am absolutely the very best there is!" He posed to satisfied Zanya.
"Nanomachine Ninja?" Zanya and Akatsuki asked as Tsukikage opened his scroll, 'Big brother!'.
"Big brother?" Zanya asked.
"You got it! I'm Nanomachine Ninja, Byakuya! AKA, Tsukikage's big brother! Alright junior, now that I'm here, you can scram, capisce? Mama needs you back in Katana World to clean the garage!" Byakuya said as Tsukikage shook his head for disagreement.
"Does he have to go?" Zanya asked.
"It seem a little sudden, don't you think?" Akatsuki asked.
"Let's keep emotions out of it, shall we? I get that it's a shock, but really I do, but let's face facts! You want the best buddy there is, right? Judge for yourself, if I'm not superior in every way, I'll be the one to leave! Agreed?" He asked Tsukikage for a condition as Tsukikage nodded for agreement. Zanya and Akatsuki looked at each other as they were confused.
At the track stadium...
"First up, the 100m Dash!" Byakuya said as they got into position to race.
"On your mark? Get set...?" Akatsuki signaled with a blank gun as Byakuya ran as fast as a cheetah as he made it to the finish line.
"Faster!" Byakuya said as Tsukikage ran slowly. Then they compete in the pole jumping as Byakuya jumped higher, "Higher!" Then they compete on pole throwing as Tsukikage throws and Byakuya throws multiple poles at the wall, "Further. Convinced, nin?" Then there are many scrolls, "A true ninja must be quick and gathering and relying information. So for the next event, we'll have a speed reading contest!"
"Come on, Tsukikage!" Zanya cheered.
"He's got this one in the bag!" Akatsuki said as Tsukikage begins to write the words on the scroll as he could. As Byakuya increased his speed as he instantly finished writing each scroll.
"I'm 10 times faster than him!" Byakuya bragged as Akatsuki was flabbergasted and Zanya was surprised.
"And being ninjas, we just got to have a Ninja Arts contest! But not just run-of-the-mill kind, we're Nanomachine Ninjas! So prepare for the ultimate Nanomachine Ninja Arts Showdown!" He declared as they were at the science room. Zanya and Akatsuki will be the host for watching it on the microscope. Tsukikage and Byakuya posed, "Nanomachine Ninja Arts, Art of Nano-Nano nin!" They both disappeared.
"Where'd they go?" Akatsuki asked as Zanya check on the lens on the microscope.
"Look down there!" Zanya said as he sees Tsukikage in microscopic size.
"I only see Tsukikage." Akatsuki said.
"So where's Byakuya?" Zanya asked as he sees Byakuya in minuscule size, smaller than Tsukikage.
"The Art of Nano-Nano nin is devoted to make yourself smaller and creating new duplicates of yourself too!" Byakuya said as Zanya gasped, "Looks like I win again!" He gave a peace sign as they turned back to normal. Tsukikage began to kneel down for his loss, "I trust this hasn't led you into helping you to see which of us is truly of being Lord Zanya's buddy!" Zanya and Akatsuki doesn't seem to be impressed, "Tsukikage. Make your appropriate farewell with haste and return to Katana World immediately." He declared.
"We have to say goodbye to him?" Akatsuki said as he cried, "No fair! I don't wanna!"
"A Ninja's heart cannot be soft. Zanya deserves the very best for his buddy. No one must interfere." Byakuya said.
"Yeah, but..." Akatsuki then thought of something, "We only became buddies with Buddy Monsters so we can Buddyfight! So, shouldn't we be testing with one of you is superior through a Buddyfight?" He considered recommendation.
"You make a valve point." Byakuya admitted, "Akatsuki, you take Tsukikage as your buddy, Zanya and I will play against you! Then we'll see who is the best!" He offered.
"But... He's all I know!" Zanya said.
"Don't worry! It's the only way! Whoever wins will become your buddy! We shuffle!"
'This is all so weird but I guess at the very least, it will be interesting to see what kind of monster he is.' Zanya thinks for his decision.
At the Mikado Residence.
Kuguru's phone beeped, "Hey! I just got a text from Kazane!" She saw the message as she was surprised, "Get this! She says that Zanya and Akatsuki are going to have a Buddyfight!" She said while Baku helps Gao on his homework.
"Keeping it all in the family, hey bro?" Baku asked.
"We've got to get going and check this out!" Drum recommended.
"Yeah!" Gao agreed, "Count me in!" Then he realized, "Wait, shouldn't we let Daisuke know about this?"
"You know how he is, working as Tasuku's partner. I don't think he has the time for that." Drum said.
Daisuke is busy patrolling with Ryuusei, while finding the whereabouts of the Omni Lords.
At CASTLE...
"Wherever there's a Buddyfight, You'll find me, Paruko Nanana! Today, we have a special treat! A Kisaragi Showdown! Between brother Zanya and Akatsuki! This reminds me of the time when we hosted the special match for the Masamune Showdown, between Daisuke and Haruka!" Paruko announced.
"I gotta do this for Tsukikage! I won't lose no matter what!" Akatsuki said in his confidence tone.
"Alright, Zanya! What do you say?! Let's show that uppy little brother of mine what it's like playing with the grownups, shall we?!" Byakuya said excitedly.
"Zanya has the first move!" Paruko announced as the match has the already started.
"Hey, guys! Over here!" Kazane waved to her friends as they came to her on time, "Good timing, it's just about to start!" They looked at the match.
"I call Yumi Ninja, Suiha to the center area!" He called forth a ninja that has a light blue armor, carries a bow and a light arrow, has ninja stars on the shoulder, gold grieves and a purple scarf.
"Suiha allows any player that calls him to search his deck for a size 1 or less Ninja and add it to his hand!" Byakuya explained.
"Hey, bub! It's my job to explain that!" Paruko complained for Byakuya of taking her role as Suiha used his water arts to add the card to his hand.
"I add Electron Ninja, Shiden to my hand and call him to the right! I use Cyber Analyze to draw 2 cards!" Zanya activated Shiden's effect. Suiha then attacks by shooting the arrow at Akatsuki as it hits to his butt, inflicting 2 damage.
End of Move
(Z: 10/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/Suiha/Shiden)
(A: 8/ Item: None/ G: 2: None/None/None)
"Huh?! If he loses, he's no longer his buddy?" Baku asked.
"That's what I heard." Kazane said, "And Tsukikage will also have to go back to Katana World."
"No way." Kuguru said.
"I wouldn't be okay with that." Gao said as he wasn't expected the deal, "Are you, Zanya?"
"I call Stealth Ninja, Kirikakure Saizo to the left! And Accelerate Ninja, Hayate to the right! I Buddycall Tsukikage to the center!" Akatsuki called his monsters out as he regained one life.
"The Buddy Gift lets him regain one life point!" Paruko announced.
"Go and attack that Suiha!" He ordered Tsukikage to attack as he destroyed Suiha.
"I cast! Demon Way, Geppakugiri!" Zanya cast as the arrow shot at Hayate as he was destroyed.
"That was a Counterspell that unleashes an attack when one of your monster's defeated!" Paruko announced as Saizo attacked and destroyed Shiden.
"Final Phase!" Akatsuki activated as Zanya was happy to see his brother improving, "I set Lethal Formation! Set!" He chose the scroll as he set it down.
"Looks familiar." Gao seen that strategy before.
"I guess his deck's a lot like his brother's." Baku assumed.
"I call Hidden Sword Ninja, Sekitetsu to the right! And Japanese Blade Ninja, Hachimonji to the left!" He called on a right, a female ninja that has pink hair tied with a black ribbon, wears a black ninja outfit with red lining and carries blades on wrist and ankle. And to the left, it was red ninja with blue hair tied, purple grieves and carries a long sword, "I equip Water Slash Sword, Murasame!" The card begins to flow of water as it transformed into a Katana blade with yellow, blue lining, and white blade.
"I hope your heart is in this and you don't get to plan on tricking me!" Byakuya said.
"Guess you don't know me." Zanya said as Sekitetsu slashed Tsukikage as she destroyed him.
"Tsukikage!" Akatsuki yelled. Then Hachimonji comes around as he slashed and inflicted 2 damage at Akatsuki.
"When I draw my treasured blade, it shines like a jewel! Water Slash Sword, Murasame!" He slashed his brother as he inflicted 2 damage.
End of Move
(Z: 10/ Item: Murasame/ G: 3: Hachimonji/None/Sekitetsu)
(A: 5/ Item: None/ G: 3: Saizo/None/None)
At the end of turn, Murasame was destroyed in the process.
"That was fantastic! But you are aware that Murasame is destined to disappear at the end of the turn." Byakuya explained as Paruko became upset.
"For the last time pal, that's my job!" She complained.
"This is it!" Akatsuki Draw, "I Draw! Charge and Draw! There's no way I'm letting Tsukikage get sent back to Katana World! I call to the center!" He called another Tsukikage.
"Akatsuki calls Tsukikage, a second time!" Paruko announced.
"I call to the right! My secret weapon! Tsukikage Blade Master Mode!" He called Tsukikage but with a tore scarf, red laser colored lining on him and on the face.
"Is it me? Or am I seeing double?" Paruko was confused after seeing two Tsukikages on the field.
"Tsukikage Blade Master Mode boost his critical whenever there's a Tsukikage card in the Drop Zone." Kuguru said.
"If he converts his attacks, it'll be a major amount of damage." Baku predicted.
"So he can just fire up some defense spells!" Drum said.
"Unless Akatsuki set Secret Sword, Star Crusher in the Lethal Formation." Gao assumed.
'Kay, Big Z. All you gotta do is a defense spell, if you do, then I win!' Akatsuki thinks as he imagine himself with his Impact.
"Gotcha! You've fallen right into my trap, big brother! Lethal Formation activate!" He paid three gauge as the scroll opened up, revealing, Secret Sword, Star Crusher, "Secret Sword, Star Crusher!" It turned into a star, "Your Counterspell's been neutralized and I inflict 3 damage to you!" The star was slashed in half as Zanya was inflicted with 3 damage.
'All the monsters in my field have a combine critical of 7!' Akatsuki thinks of his strategy as he clenched his fist, 'I've won!', "Ninjas unite and attack my brother!" Akatsuki ordered as they all attacked together as they inflicted 7 damage together.
"Zanya's hit with a Triple Attack and receive massive damage!" Paruko announced.
End of Move
(Z: 3/ Item: None/ G: 4: Hachimoni/None/Sekitetsu)
(A: 5/ Item: None/ G: 3: Saizo/Tsukikage/Tsukikage Blade Master Mode)
"How come you're not defending yourself, you dweeb face?!" Akatsuki was confused of why Zanya didn't use a Counterspell.
"Because your strategy was so transparent." Zanya was aware.
"Guess it was Star Crusher after all." Kuguru said.
"So now he can't just use any spells if he wants." Baku said.
"Wonder what Zanya's gonna do?" Gao asked.
"I return Murasame card to my hand." Zanya activated as he paid one life and the item returned to his hand.
"What's he doing?! He's taking Murasame out of the Drop Zone!" Paruko announced.
"I Buddycall to the center!" He Buddycalled Byakuya as he regained one life.
"The wait is over! The star player has arrived! That's the raiding the amazing Nanomachine Ninja, Byakuya in the flesh!" Byakuya said as he danced to make his entrance.
"My trusty Takoscope will give us his deets!" Paruko announced as she analyzed Byakuya, "Nanomachine Ninja, Byakuya! Attribute: Ninja! A Size 1 monster! With 5000 power, 1000 defense, a critical of 1, and get this! He has two abilities!"
"Tsukikage's here blocking my center! And I got 5 life less so no matter how much you tried to attack, I can defend my life points without last you!" Akatsuki said as Tsukikage shook his head for a disagreement and made Akatsuki confused then realized the trouble. Sekitetsu leaps over Tsukikage as she attacks Akatsuki instead as she inflicted 1 damage.
"How did she get past Tsukikage?!" Drum asked.
"It's Shadow Dive!" Baku recognized that move.
"There are monsters from Katana World that have Shadow Dive ability too?!" Gao asked so surprisingly.
"You think that special? Give me a break! Everyone looked closely, it's what I've known for!" Byakuya bragged it as he jumps to attack Akatsuki.
"He's attacking the fighter even with a monster in the center position! It's Shadow Dive!" Paruko witnessed it.
"I cast Art of Body Replacement!" Akatsuki cast as Byakuya attacked Akatsuki but he managed to avoid it.
"He dodged the attack!" Paruko announced.
"Ah yeah! Now I won!"
"Think again, Young Kisaragi! Come on, Zanya!" Byakuya said.
"Thanks! I know!" Zanya said as he was aware of what he's doing, "I activate Byakuya's ability!" He activated as he revealed his hand, "I discard all the cards in my hand!" His cards are gone.
"When I'm in the field and all non-monsters are discarded from Zanya's hand, I can attack as many times as I want! It's called Nanomachine Clone Exterminate!" Byakuya explained and declared his ability.
"That's amazing!" Kuguru was amazed.
"This guy's one super powerful buddy, bro." Baku admit.
Then Byakuya's four clones were in the center stage as they begin their attack.
"Your life is now mine!" The 1st clone said.
"And mine!" 2nd clone said.
"And mine!" 3rd clone said.
"Mine too!" 4th clone said as they all attacked Akatsuki with 4 damage add together.
"No! Tsukikage, I'm so sorry!" Akatsuki apologized as the game ended.
(Z: 3/ Item: None/ G: 5: Hachimonji/Byakuya/Sekitetsu)
(A: 0/ Item: None/ G: 3: Saizo/Tsukikage/Tsukikage Blade Master Mode)
Game Over. Winner: Zanya Kisaragi
Later, Akatsuki cried as hugged Tsukikage, desperately of not letting him go.
"Tsukikage." He cried.
"Tsuki was always a little sensitive, I get it was hard to say goodbye, but a promise is a promise. Now return to Katana World on a double!" Byakuya demanded. Tsukikage looked at Zanya of wanting to say something.
"The thing is. I never made such promise." Zanya said as it surprised everyone.
"Hold the phone, muchacho! You can't revoke now! We had a deal! We said whoever won the fight will become your buddy! Remember the Ninja Code! We're nothing without our honor!" Byakuya recalled.
"No. You said that without even consulting me." Zanya said as it made everyone realized that.
"That's true! Z didn't agree to anything!" Akatsuki realized that Tsukikage opened his scroll, 'Now that you mention it...'.
"Huh?! But he went along with the fight!" Byakuya recalled as everyone got mad at him, "Gah! Even if you didn't agree right away, it's a clear as no good on your face that which of us is more worthy of being your buddy. Now let's go start the process of switching me over as your Buddy, what do you say?" He asked.
"Well, it is true that you are an excellent monster." Zanya admitted.
"Yes, and?"
"See the things is. You have one glaring flaw!"
"T-that's absurd! What are you talking about?!"
"You talk way too much!" Zanya complained, "You make me feel as uncomfortable as I do around girls! And do you know why that is?! It's because they're chatterboxes!" He admitted the truth about his fear, "Girls talk too much! They go on and on and on about nothing meaningful and never listened to a single word you say!" He started to get so angry.
"I know! I hate that!" Akatsuki agreed.
"You don't listen either!" Zanya blamed Akatsuki, "You actually thought that Rhinoceros is the First Omni Beast Lord!"
"Yeah, that wasn't my best moment." Akatsuki admitted.
"Those who talked too much are not suited for being my buddy! Mean that I'll be more troubled if you did become my buddy!" It shocked Byakuya for that.
"But I'm the better, stronger Ninja!" Byakuya whined.
"Tsukikage's the only buddy for me. Now and forever. We share a bond." Zanya said as Tsukikage stand up, "I knew at the moment we first met. We were fated, we've chosen each other and been best friends ever since." Tsukikage started to cry.
"Hooray! Now we can all be together!" Akatsuki said as he grabbed Tsukikage's hands and shake, "I'm so happy you can stay and won't have to leave us!"
"But then why was my card opened?" Byakuya said as he was sad. But then Zanya reached his hand to him as he gave his pat to his shoulder.
"If you're interested, I really like it if you become part of my deck." Zanya recommended an offer, "To be honest, I could use your strength."
Byakuya then cries, "Of course! I do anything to help you, Zanya! I climbed mountains, swim oceans, walk through fire, fend off hor-" Then Zanya stopped him.
"Just try not to talk so much, okay?" He asked for a condition.
"Uh..." Byakuya said as he decides not to talk, 'Nin!' He agreed.
"Cool! Now the two brothers get to fight side by side!" Akatsuki said as Tsukikage nodded in agreement, 'Nin!'.
"From now on, I'll obey your orders, big brother! And do everything in my power to help us win!" Byakuya said.
"Big brother?" Akatsuki asked so confused.
"I thought Tsukikage was your younger brother." Zanya assumed.
"I guess it can be confusing when you humans were obsessed with chronological order, but in the World of Nanomachine Ninjas, the superior ninja is always referred to be as the big brother, regardless of earth order. If you must know, I was actually born after Tsukikage but by choosing him as your buddy, I am automatically a little brother! I don't really mind in the end, it's best for brothers to get along!" Byakuya explained.
"I couldn't agreed more. I guess we should do the same." Zanya recommended.
"Yeah! We gotta work together and stop fighting! Come on, let's go find the First Omni Beast Lord, Ziun!" Akatsuki said as Zanya chuckled. Drum and Gao looked at each other as they smiled.
At the sky, Daisuke and Ryuusei managed to catch up with Tasuku and Jack.
"It turns out that the monster's spotted in Choguma isn't an Omni Lord after all, just a registered monster! It was mistaken reported as possible because of its horns! We've gotta keep searching!" Tasuku said after reporting to HQ.
"Okay. But Report right away!" Count Dawn said in the call as Tasuku ended.
"Another miss, huh?" Daisuke asked.
"Yeah. And yours?" Tasuku asked.
"Another one too. That monster in Toshibuya wasn't an Omni Lord as well."
"Why don't we take a detour first?" Tasuku recommended.
"Let me guess. You wanna check in on Gao?" Jack asked an obvious question.
"Right now of all times?" Daisuke asked.
"Yeah. He could probably use a friend."
"Still worried about him after his first loss and the Tenbu?" Daisuke nodded.
"Yeah, so you need to help him too, Daisuke. You're still his friend after all."
"True. I'll make sure for the time being."
Spotlight shown as Daisuke and Ryuusei appears on stage.
"Hey! Welcome back to more Corner Time for me and Ryuusei! For this chapter is one card! So it's time for this to appear!" He clapped his hands twice as the card reveals itself, it shows a large carrier-looking Dragonarms with the left half yellow and white striped and the other half yellow and black, each with a virtual face with the left half having a mischievous smile and the right half a evil scowl, "Here's one of the strong Galacticarms called, Grand Galacticarms, Gemini Gauntlet! A size 1 monster with 6000 power and defense with a critical of 2! Its Call Cost is paying one gauge but with his effect, if this card is in my hand and there is a monster on my field with the "Galactic" Attribute, I can [Crossnize] this card by paying its [Call Cost]. Also if this card is in the soul of a monster with the "Galactic" Attribute on my field, it gains [Move] and [Penetrate]!"
"What an awesome power! Galacticarms are very strong!" Ryusei complimented.
"Yep. So now, give a review of what you think and give me good Galactic ideas please! The next chapter will be about Gao and Ban for working things out. Til then, bye for now!" They waved goodbye as the screen faded black.