Episode 4: The Battle
Rinji punched at Yoshida and Kinzo, both of them teleporting out of the way. Yoshida punched at Tatsuzo, and Kinzo stabbed at Kidpachi.
Kidpachi slashed, and Kinzo dodged it. I didn't even have enough time to stab him. Kinzo thought, He's fast.
Yoshida's fist connected with the ground, as Tatsuzo dodged, and then Yoshida jumped up and kicked him in the face. Rinji's eyes glowed with pure insanity.
"None of you interfere with my battle." Kidpachi called, his eyes looking insane. "Or I'll cut you up first!" Then he looked back at Kinzo, and slashed at him, but Kinzo blocked it with some difficultly.
Kinzo had short white hair, and brown eyes. He had a scar on on his top and bottom lip, and a thin scar going across his arm. He was wearing a black shirt, that used to have longer sleeves but they obviously cut off. He was wearing black baggy pants, and he wore ninja sandals. He had a kunai in each hand, a weapon pouch at his right hip.
Kidpachi grabbed the guy's arm, and then pulled him forwards. Kidpachi then slashed down at him, but Kinzo swung himself around, so he avoided the attack. He then stabbed at Kidpachi with his kunai.
Kiganjo slashed at Kinzo, who didn't have any time to dodge. But Kidpachi blocked Kiganjo's sword with his own, and then glared at him.
"If you interfere with my fight again, you're going to die." He growled.
Kiganjo then teleported to Yoshida, and slashed at him.
Yoshida blocked Kiganjo's blade with his foot, and then swung his other leg around, and kicked Kiganjo in the side of the head. Rinji punched down at him, but Yoshida caught his fist, and then swung him into Tatsuzo, who caught him.
Kidpachi crossed blades with Kinzo, who was silent. Kidpachi smiled slightly. "I hope this fight's worth my energy. So far it has been!"
Kinzo let go of both his kunai, and then he grabbed Kidpachi's sword arm, and then with his other hand, he tried to take the blade.
"Not going to work." Kidpachi explained as he hit him in the face with the butt of the blade, forcing him to let go. He then slashed at Kinzo, who did several flips backwards to dodge him. But Kinzo got cut lightly across the shoulder.
"Not bad. You managed to cut me." Kinzo said.
Kidpachi's smile broadened. "So you do talk!" Kinzo's kunai were hanging from his sleeves, he must have had wires tied to them and around his arm or something.
Rinji pushed Tatsuzo backwards, and then he punched at Yoshida's head, but he dodged it. Rinji flurried his punches, punching at his head and his chest.
Yoshida dodged every one of them, and then Tatsuzo did a curved high kick at the back of his head, but Yoshida did a front flip over Rinji, and then Kiganjo slashed at him, but Yoshida caught his wrist, completely inverted, and then he swung himself around so he landed on the ground behind Kiganjo- so the two were now back to back.
Kidpachi slashed at Kinzo, who jumped backwards. Kidpachi jumped forwards, and then slashed down Kinzo's shoulder. Kinzo groaned, and fell to his knees. Kidpachi looked down at him.
"So that's it?" Kidpachi flicked the blood off of his sword.
Kinzo fell forwards, onto his hands and knees. "Aren't you going to finish me off?"
"I have no interest in putting you down like a sick animal. I won't finish you off. I have no interest in killing people with no strength."
Kidpachi looked over at Rinji, Tatsuzo, and Kiganjo fighting Yoshida.
Yoshida spun around, and he punched Kiganjo in the back of the head. Yoshida then jumped backwards, then he jumped around and he jumped up and down like an energetic boxer.
Rinji leapt at him, and punched at his face. Yoshida dodged it easily, and then karate chopped him in the throat, forcing him backwards.
Tatsuzo jumped up into the air, and then he punched down at Yoshida, who easily lifted his arm up, and then he caught Tatsuzo's arm, and then swung him into the ground.
Kiganjo slashed at him, but he jumped way up into the air.
"Your friends are going to die as soon as Yoshida stops screwing around." Kinzo told him.
Kidpachi kicked Kinzo across the mouth. "Shut-up."
Kinzo spat blood from his mouth, but he still couldn't stand.
Yoshida landed on the ground, and punched Kiganjo in the forehead.
Rinji kicked up at Kiganjo's head, and Tatsuzo swept at his feet.
Yoshida jumped up into the air, and he swung his lower body around, to where he would land on his side, and that made him dodge Rinji's and Tatsuzo's attacks.
Yoshida then landed on the ground, with one hand, and he swung his legs around and knocked Rinji and Tatsuzo to the ground.
"Come on, you guys have to be better then this. This is getting boring." Yoshida taunted.
"We need to sync our attacks." Tatsuzo told them.
"No need. I'll kill him." Kiganjo said.
Rinji darted at him, with a punch.
"Damn it!" Tatsuzo flew at Yoshida with a kick, and Kiganjo stabbed at him.
Yoshida suddenly caught Kiganjo's sword, and then swung it around and slashed Rinji across the stomach, and hit Tatsuzo in the nose with the butt, and then hurled Kiganjo backwards.
Rinji roared, and then he flurried a ton of punches at Yoshida.
What's the deal with this guy? Yoshida thought. He'd have bled out by now. But he's getting stronger the more I cut him. Yoshida caught Rinji's wrist, and then jumped up into the air, and then smashed Rinji into the ground.
"He's getting serious." Warned Kinzo. "Your friends are going to die." Kinzo was still lying on the ground.
"If you want to live, I suggest you shut your mouth." Kidpachi said. "Or I'll gut you like a fish."
Tatsuzo kicked down at Yoshida's head, while he was slamming Rinji.
The assassin grabbed Tatsuzo's foot, twisted it around, and then hurled him into the ground. Rinji reached up, and grabbed Yoshida's throat, and then flipped him onto the ground, and then with his other hand, punched him in the nose.
Yoshida kicked Rinji off of him, then flipped back to his feet.
Rinji landed on his feet, and then charged at him, punching at him. Yoshida blocked it, and then blocked another punch from Rinji, but then Kiganjo slashed down at him. Yoshida grabbed Rinji's wrist, and then used him as body shield.
Kiganjo's blade pierced Rinji's shoulder, and then he instantly withdrew his blade. "Oh, hell." Kiganjo mumbled.
Kidpachi's eyes widened.
"I told you." Kinzo told him.
Kidpachi stabbed down into Kinzo's shoulder. "Next time will be through your heart."
Kinzo muffled a groan.
Rinji punched Yoshida in the jaw, and sent him flying. Yoshida landed on his back.
"How?" Kinzo mumbled.
Rinji leapt up into the air, and he punched down at Yoshida.
Yoshida made some lightning fast hand signs. "Metal Style: Trap!" Yoshida slapped his hand on the ground, and then the dirt instantly turned into steel. Yoshida jumped backwards, and Rinji landed on the ground. Metal chains wrapped around Rinji's wrists, ankles, and throat- keeping him from moving.
Yoshida threw his arm backwards, much like Kidpachi did when he flicked the blood from his sword. But unlike Kidpachi, a short sword slid down from his sleeve.
"You can't battle if you're dead." Yoshida slashed down at Rinji's head.
Rinji couldn't move. He tried to break free from the chains.
"Yoshida!" Cried Kinzo.
Blood sprayed on the ground.
Yoshida dropped his sword, a jagged blade protruding from his chest.
Kidpachi had a frown on his face.
He yanked his blade from Yoshida's chest, and then slashed him across the lower back. Yoshida fell to his knees, and then suddenly Kinzo teleported right in front of them, and lifted Yoshida by the collar, and jetted off.
Kidpachi charged after them. But it was no use. He couldn't track them. "Damn it!" He cried. He walked back to his squad mates.
After about an hour, Rinji had whipped himself into a frenzy, and he passed out. Tatsuzo made a few hand signs, and the metal retracted, and turned back to dirt.
Tatsuzo made some hand signs, and green energy gathered at his hands, and then he healed Rinji's wounds.
"How many jutsu do you know?" Asked Kidpachi.
"I have quite a few. But I don't use any of them in actual combat. I just use them to make things easier. It would have taken all day to break that trap down. And we can't just have an injured teammate."
"Having Jutsu is for the weak."
"You should get some sleep, I'll watch tonight."
Kiganjo was already asleep.
"Fine." Kidpachi lied down, and he quickly feel asleep.
While Kidpachi and Kiganjo were sleeping, Tatsuzo healed both of their injuries, however minor.
"Danjuro. Why was he after you?"
"I have no idea." Danjuro answered.
"You're lying. Tell me why." Tatsuzo growled.
"I'm not lying. Think about it, Tatsuzo. They were not targeting me. They didn't even look at me. They were after you guys, the ninja."
Tatsuzo closed his eyes for a second. Then he opened them again.
"Danjuro. Get some sleep." Tatsuzo ordered.
"I'm not tired."
"It wasn't a question." Tatsuzo growled.
Danjuro lied down on his back, and closed his eyes.
Tatsuzo clenched his knuckles. He came off as a nice guy. He thought. Then he asked a few questions about our village. Then the bad guys didn't even look in his direction. I didn't trust him before. But now... now I won't take my eyes off of him. Tatsuzo cracked his neck, and then he looked at his sleeping comrades. I hope Rinji's alright when he wakes up. He looked at Kidpachi. He's got some skill with that sword, and he's insanely fast. If he had a different work ethic, he'd the strongest ninja that walked the face of the Earth. We'll be ready for Yoshida's next attack. And maybe Danjuro's attack.
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