Episode 47: Kenpachi's Power
When Yachiru took Kenpachi's eye patch off, his chakra exploded around him.
Several Leaf Ninjas were watching the battle. "Damn..." An ANBU said. "That amount of chakra he's releasing is unnatural. He's either been experimented on to where he could have that much... or he truly is a demon."
"That is Kenpachi. Anyone who wields that name could be considered... a demon." Said a Hyuga.
Barragan and Tosen were on their way to the Steel Village, to kidnap Naruto.
Yumichika was hiding behind a tree when he saw them run by. Good thing I had a bad feeling or else they would have killed me. I know I can't handle either of them in a hand to hand fight... so I'll get one of them from behind. He thought. But who should I attack?
Yumichika drew his sword, and then he pointed it at the two, as they were running towards his village. "Bloom, Ruri'iro Kujaku."
Both the Akatsuki's stopped, just as Yumichika's blade separated into multiple blades, and curved. It then turned into vine like things, and shot towards them.
"What the hell is this?" Asked Barragan.
Tosen readied to make a hand sign.
But then the vines wrapped around Tosen's wrists and ankles. Barragan drew a kunai and tried to cut them, but his weapon went straight through.
"These things are taking my chakra." Tosen noticed. "If it takes too much it's going to kill me."
Barragan continued to slash at them, but nothing appeared to be working. He then hurled the kunai at Yumichika, who ducked.
"If you kill me now, Tosen will die as well. But, if I survive this, then Tosen will still be alive." Yumichika said.
"He's lying. Take him out."
"It's already too late." Suddenly the vines let go of Tosen, and his body dropped to the ground.
Barragan charged at Yumichika, he swung his Kujaku at him.
The old man jumped backwards, and dodged the vine like things.
After several minutes of Barragan evading Yumichika's Zanpakuto, the weapon retracted and turned back into it's sealed form.
"Damn." Yumichika took off for the Village.
Barragan chased him.
Ikkaku and Liones had finally gotten quite a distance away from everything else.
Hopefully the Leaf doesn't send anyone to come help me. Ikkaku thought.
The man drew his sword, and he slashed at Ikkaku's face.
Ikkaku dodged backwards, but his foe still cut him just a few inches from his eye.
"Ugh..." Ikkaku drew his sword, and gripped the sheath. "I am Ikkaku Madarame! From the Zaraki Squad!"
"I'm Edrad Liones, and I'm a- wait. I don't need to introduce myself to someone that I'm about to kill." Said Liones.
"We operate on completely different standards then!" Ikkaku swung his sword at him, and Liones effortlessly blocked it. Ikkaku then slashed at him, but Liones teleported out of the way.
"I don't even need to use my sword in this fight." He sheathed his blade.
"Telling your oppoent the name of the guy that's about to kill them... it's a final courtesy. So that way in the after life they know who took their life!"
Ikkaku charged, swinging his sheath, hitting his foe in the arm. He slashed, but then Liones took a step backwards and dodged it. He slashed his sheath at Liones, who blocked it. Ikkaku then slashed at his chest, but Liones blocked his blade with his forearm.
He can block my blade with his bare arm... Thought Ikkaku. This might actually be fun! Ikkaku stabbed at him with his sheath, and Liones' caught it, and tried to take it from Ikkaku, but his grip was too tight, so he just ended up throwing him.
"What's the matter? Why don't you use your sword? Don't tell me that it's only for show."
"Hmm. Look at your eye and tell me that again."
Ikkaku smiled. "You didn't answer my question. I think your sword is just for show. If it wasn't... you would have killed me with your first strike!"
"I don't need to use my blade against someone as weak as you. Your sword isn't even sharp enough to cut me."
"That so?" Ikkaku charged, swinging his sheath. The Akatsuki dodged it, and then Ikkaku slashed at him with his sword right at his shoulder.
Liones knew he wouldn't be able to dodge it, so he drew his sword, blocking Ikkaku's strike.
"Now I see... You have a jutsu that increases the strength of your skin. Making it easy to block a sword attack. But if I slash hard enough... you'll have to block it with your sword or dodge it. You've dodged one of my attacks a minute ago. And now... you blocked it with your sword."
"You talk too much." He yanked his sword back, and stabbed at Ikkaku. Ikkaku jumped backwards. "I had to draw my sword against someone that isn't even Jonin level. It is a great dishonor to the Akatsuki. I will have to kill you quickly so one one finds out that did this... I already broke the rules by coming here. And Harribel will be even more pissed if she finds out I drew my sword against someone like you."
"Know who's the one who talks too much?"
The two teleported, slashing at each other. They both teleported back, and then teleported right in front of each other again. They then slashed at each other, but both the swordsman blocked their foes' strike.
Ikkaku slashed his sheath at his foe, who blocked it with a chakra covered fist.
Ikkaku slashed at him, but then Liones blocked it with his sword. His form is mediocre, but his skills are sharp. Just enough to be annoying. Liones thought. He keeps his sword in his left hand, and the scabbard in his right. He swings his scabbard first, then his sword. Easy to figure out.
He retracted his fist from Ikkaku's sheath, and then he punched at him, with a chakra covered fist.
Ikkaku was sent flying backwards.
Liones charged him, punching at him.
Ikkaku charged, he did a front flip, and then he swung at his foe with his right hand.
Liones went to block it with his arm, and then he realized that it was a sword, and he tried to dodge it, but it was already too late. Ikkaku had slashed him. But not before Liones' fist hit Ikkaku in the chest.
Both fights fell backwards.
When he did that flip, he switched his hands. That sneaky little devil. Thought Liones. Blood ran down from his arm, where Ikkaku slashed him.
"Damn. I missed. I was tryin' to cut your arm right off. My hand slipped a little when you hit me, so it screwed up my swing. I won't be so careless next time." Ikkaku was switching his scabbard back and both with his sword.
What a strange guy. He used simplistic attacks just to make me think that he was easy to read. He left himself open- just to go for an attack. That's not fighting to win. That's fighting for sport. At first glance, it appears that his fighting style is well thought out. But it really isn't. He thinks that a fight to the death is just a game. That means his life is nothing more than just a character in a video game.
"When you hit me..." Ikkaku called. "With that chakra covered fist of yours- you knocked one of my teeth out. I'll just get it replaced later, by Unohana." He spat a tooth out onto the ground. "But let's get back to business, shall we?" He charged Liones, who slashed him.
Ikkaku swung his sheath hard, hitting Liones' blade. A small crack appeared, and then Ikkaku jumped back and slashed at his throat. Liones blocked it again, and another crack appeared. Ikkaku swung his sheath again, and Liones caught it with his hand. Ikkaku grinned and he slashed his blade. His blade shattered.
"What the hell?" Asked Liones. "Your blade isn't even that sharp. Yet you managed to shatter my sword with just a few strikes and not a single actual jutsu. Explain this to me. Now."
Ikkaku smiled. "If it makes you fight better... my blade his been enchanted by monks."
Liones looked down at his broken sword.
"I hope you can still fight... because it would be shame if you were unable to fight back after all that."
The Akatsuki scoffed, and dropped his blade to the ground. "I have something else up my sleeve." He made a series of hand signs. Then smoke appeared all around him. When the smoke cleared, he had giant arms, and he was around twice as big.
"Whoah." Ikkaku's eyes widened.
"This is what happens when you battle an Akatsuki. You will die." He told him. "I am Edrad Liones- a Takdesu of the Akatsuki. But after I kill your sensei- I'll graduate to the Akatsuki."
"Kill my sensei? No. You can't do that. Not a single being alive -including God himself- can beat my sensei. And you can't even beat me. So you won't be able to defeat my sensei."
"Shut up." He punched at Ikkaku, blasting fire at him. Ikkaku went to block it with his sword and sheath. Liones' fist hit Ikkaku and sent him flying straight up in the air.
Ikkaku groaned as he was falling. He landed on the ground, right on his back.
"DIE!" He punched the bald man again, sending him flying backwards through several trees. A tree fell over, right on Ikkaku was he was lying on the ground.
Liones leapt up into the air, and he readied to smash the tree Ikkaku was under.
Ikkaku's eyes suddenly widened and his energy came flying back to him. "Extend, Hozukimaru!" He growled as he slammed his sheath into the back of his sword. Suddenly it started to glow and it turned into a spear. Ikkaku used the spear to push the tree off of him, and then he rolled out of the way of Liones as he landed.
"What a strange technique. And you didn't even use a hand sign."
"I already told you... my blade was enchanted by monks. And I'm going to kill you with it."
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