Episode 26: The Knight
Tatsuzo woke up, dazed. Rinji was sitting next to his bed. "Tatsuzo... they must have been strong."
Tatsuzo didn't respond for a minute. He realized that they healed all of his wounds. "They are strong. And one of them... he knows you..."
"What? Who is?"
"I don't remember his name. But he was that man in the armor you fought in the Chunin Exams."
"Kiyoshi Takama?"
"Yes. I think that was his name. But he wants a rematch. And I'm willing to bet that he's going to hunt you down."
Rinji nodded. "Alright. Watch my squad. I'm going to fight him."
"Don't go too crazy on him."
"Right." Rinji then went to explain the situation to Unohana, who sent him to Tadashi.
Those damned morons. Tadashi thought. Kiyoshi, I'm going to kill you. "No. You aren't allowed to go."
"Why not? If I don't go then he's going to come here, and he's going to hurt people to get to me."
"That could be true. But from what Kenpachi's Genin, Ikkaku Madarame, told me- they're tyring to assassinate the Kinkage. I think that he just used you as a
distraction. Anyway, there are three Jonin here, not even counting the injured ones."
"There are only two of us though..."
"Ah, but you're forgetting Unohana."
"Unohana can fight?"
"Aye. She was the first Kenpachi. Kiganjo was the second, and Kenpachi is the third."
"Wow. I never noticed. She seems to nice to be a Kenpachi."
"She wasn't always like that... but that's for a different time." He paused for a moment. "The point is that you're safe here."
"It's not me that I'm worried about. There are too many people here that could get hurt. Or killed."
"Well, that's a risk that we have to take. Your position is here."
Rinji walked into Tatsuzo's room. "You hear that?"
"Every word."
"Can you help me out?"
"Yeah. I'll leave then transform into you and teleport back here. Then you can fight Kiyoshi."
"Ikkaku Madarame. Yumichika Ayasegawa. Tatsuzo Tekkan." Said the Squad One Captain. "The three of you will be removed from the front lines, until further notice. You will now go guard the gate and make sure no one can escape through there."
"Damn." Ikkaku mumbled. But he didn't argue with the man. Everyone else remained silent.
"KENNNNNNNNNNNNNNYYYYYYY!" Cried Yachiru.
"You're standing right on my shoulder." Kenpachi groaned. "YOU DON'T HAVE TO YELL!" He roared.
"I can sense a chakra fighting against Ice's chakra!"
"Oh yeah? Who's fighting him?"
"It's a Chunin! His name is... uh... his name is..."
"What's his damn name, Yachiru?"
"I don't remember..."
"What use are you?" Kenpachi grumbled.
"But he's still a Chunin! That's one step between Ikkaku and you!"
"Right... so if he beats this Chunin, then he should be worth my time..."
A Chunin was standing across from Ice and Grime. He was standing on a wall. He was crouched down. He had long black spiky hair, and he had piercing yellow eyes. He wasn't wearing a shirt, showing his toned chest. He was wearing black pants, and no shoes. His headband was almost hidden by his hair, so they could barely see the kanji on it.
"Who the hell are you?" Asked Ice.
"Me? I'm just some guy. But you can call me the-man-who's-gonna-kick-your-ass."
"You've got a long name."
"It's a working progress."
"So I think I'm just gonna call you a dead-man."
"Ice. It's my turn to fight."
"Screw you, Grime. I'm fighting this guy."
"Don't worry, fellas." He leapt from the wall, and landed on his feet. As he landed there was a loud thud, as though his bones were made of metal. "My friend is on his way. If you want, you can wait for him. He's definitely stronger than I." He sounded partially sarcastic. But if he was, the two didn't notice.
"I'm taking this guy. I can't wait any more!" Ice drew his sword, and slashed down at him. The Chunin blocked with his forearm, Ice's blade not even scratching him.
Suddenly another man appeared. He had a shaved head, and he had a pair of black sunglasses on. He had the standard uniform on, aside from the fact that his headband was tied around his wrist.
"You gotta take your fight else where, Ice. That was the deal." Grime told him.
"Fine." Ice instantly took off, the Chunin following him.
"Tell me... what's your name...?" Grime asked.
"My name is Kazuma. My friend there, his name is Seito. We are both Steel Chunin."
"I don't give a damn what rank you are."
"Hm." Kazuma made a hand sign, and suddenly several large spikes erupted from the ground towards Grime. Grime managed to dodge three of them, but the forth nearily hit him. He managed to used his Seppai, and he turned it to sand.
"So you're an Earth Style Ninja, too?" Kazuma asked.
"Something like that." Grime replied. He leapt towards Kazuma with a punch, but Kazuma dodged backwards and avoided it.
Ice finally stopped, and Seito landed on the ground behind him. "Sorry about that. A little rule we have for fighting."
"Shut up and start fighting." Seito darted forwards, and he punched Ice in the face. Ice was sent flying backwards, and he hit a wall. Seito darted towards him again, but this time Ice stabbed forwards with his sword. Seito stopped. The blade didn't pierce his flesh. He then grabbed a hold of Ice's wrist, and swung him into the ground.
What the hell is with his guy? He's so strong... He thought. I can't cut him...
Seito punched at Ice's head, who ducked Ice then leapt backwards, and he started running again. He leapt up into the air, and he landed on a wall, and then darted to the next. Seito jumped after him- and while in mid air Ice spun around and slashed him across the chest.
This time it cut him. He cut him good, too. It should have put him out of the fight, but not quite killed him. Seito and Ice landed on the ground. Seito's wound instantly healed as he hit the ground. He then charged Ice, and punched him across the jaw.
His skin... it healed as soon as he touched the ground... what a strange jutsu... Ice thought, and he flew backwards. In the air, I could cut him. But how do I defeat him in the air? Ice hit a wall, and then got back up. If I knock him out in the air would he wake back up when he hits the ground? I'll have to try that out.
Ice then darted off again.
"Stop that damned running!" Cried Seito leaping after him.
Ice then slashed across Seito's chest, and then slashed him again right across the shoulder, then slashed him again, this time horizontally across the stomach.
Kazuma made several hand signs, and then called, "Earth Style: Stone Plate Coffin!" Suddenly parts of the ground rose up around Grime, and then smashed all together.
Grime launched himself out of the back just as the rocks closed in. If he was one second slower, then he would have been crushed. He turned the back wall into sand, and then he used that to escape.
Kazuma made more hand signs. "Earth Style: Force Jutsu!" Suddenly the earth that he forced up from the ground launched itself at Grime, who quickly made a hand sign, and turned it to sand.
Grime charged Kazuma, and he made a hand sign. "Seppai!" He cried, and he punched at Kazuma's head. Kazuma made a hand sign, and some earth came up in front of him and took the hit for him.
Kazuma jumped backwards. Grime charged at him. Kazuma kicked Grime in the chin, and knocked him backwards. Grime fell back a step, then Kazuma punched him in the nose knocking him backwards.
Grime backed into a wall, and then he punched Kazuma in the stomach- forcing him backwards.
Kazuma jumped back a step. He made several hand signs. "Earth Style: Giant Hand!"
Suddenly a pair of giant hands appeared above Grime. They both smashed downwards.
If I use my Seppai, then I'll get crushed by that amount of sand! Grime thought. He looked down. He made a hand sign. The ground beneath him turned to sand, and he pushed himself down, and then the hand fell down on him. Grime grinned, being saved again by his seppai.
Kazuma smiled slightly, thinking himself victorious. He leapt up onto the hands. Suddenly Grime burst through the ground, right next to the hand. He grinned.
"What the-" Kazuma was suddenly stopped when both the hands turned to sand.
Seito hit the ground, and the wounds healed. "You'll need to be better then that."
Ice then took off running.
"DAMN! I SAID STOP STOP THE DAMNED RUNNING!" He roared. Ice did not. He jumped over several walls, and Seito realized he was going in the same direction as where they came from.
Ice then jumped over a wall.
Seito followed him, and then he realized that Ice was no where to be seen. He stopped forwards, seeing that the ground beneath his feet was sand, he sank down.
Ice, who stepped off to the side, walked over to him.
Ice then slashed him across the chest, and Seito's wounds didn't heal.
"Your power is fueled by the metal." Ice realized. "What a strange technique."
Ice and Grime then started walking again.
Three and Outsider where walking next to each other. Both of them stopped, when they saw two of them.
"Hey, looke here. We found ourselves a pair of terrorists." Said one of them. This was a girl, she had light blue hair, and green eyes. She was wearing the standard ninja gear. Her partner- a stony faced short man- was dressed the same way.
"Let's take 'em out. We're the last un-squaded Chunins that haven't been taken out." Said The man.
"Right." The girl then charged at Three, who was notching an arrow.
Notes: I know before I didn't make the scene endings very clear. Sorry about that, on the writing on my computer I hit the enter key twice, but my sources tell me that that didn't work. So from here on out, I'll be putting a horizontal line at the end of a scene. One will be at the end of a scene, two will be after a time lapse, and three will be the end of an episode. Someone let me know if it doesn't work for some reason.
Also, it'd be cool if one of you could draw fanart for me. Not about Kenpachi or other canon characters, for the most part they stayed the same. I'm referring to my original characters- from Rinji's and Tatsuzo's squads. PM me if you're interested.
