Episode 70: The Attack

"Harribel." Tobi called. "You need to go to the Hidden Leaf for me. You need to dig up Hidan, and dig up Kakashi to take his Sharingan."

"Yes, Lord Madara." She teleported away.

"Kabuto. Send Kenpachi Prime to the battle field."

"So you've got the stomach to order me around?" Kabuto laughed. "But, I'll do it."


Kenpachi and the Suicide Division made it to the Akatsuki base.

There, the five Akatsuki members- Ulquiorra, Yammy, Grimmjow, Gin, and Nnoitra- were waiting outside.

"See the man with grey hair?" Kenpachi whispered. "He's an ally. Yari and Hirako- you two need to pretend to fight him. He'll do the same, don't worry about it."

Grimmjow charged and punched at Kenpachi's head, the swordsman blocked the attack with his sword.

"Damn it, Grimmjow!" Nnoitra roared. "I said that I was going to fight him!" Nnoitra then charged at Kenpachi, but Rinji punched him in the face. Nnoitra drew his axe, and then slashed down at him. Rinji jumped backwards, and then drew a kunai.

Nnoitra growled, and then slashed down at him. Rinji blocked the axe with his kunai, and then grabbed the blunt side of the blade, and threw him backwards.

"You're strong... what's your name?"

"Rinji Toichi." Rinji drew a second kunai, so he had a kunai in each hand.

Kazuo and Akagi charged at Ulquiorra.

"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" Akagi yelled.

"Wind Style: Air Bullets!" Kazuo called.

Akagi blasted fire from her mouth, and Kazuo's air amplied the pressure of the flame.

Ulquiorra lifted his right arm, and blocked it easily. His hand was burnt slightly, but it went away almost instantly.

Akagi clenched her jaw. Damn, he blocked it... he's powerful. She thought. She drew her ANBU sword, and Kazuo made another hand sign.

Ikkaku and Yumichika charged at Yammy. Ikkaku swung his sheath, and Yammy effortlessly blocked it with his hand and then threw him away. Ikkaku landed on his feet, and Yumichika slashed. Moritaka and Takeda charged into the battle as well.

Gin drew his sword, and stepped forwards. Hirako and Yari stepped forwards to meet him.

"You know what's going on, don't you?" Gin whispered.

Hirako nodded slightly.

Hirako started swinging her sickle around. Yari drew his scythe.

Grimmjow continued punching at Kenpachi, who blocked his attack- and then slashed Grimmjow in the chest.

Grimmjow grinned, and then jumped up into the air and kicked him in the face.

Kenpachi slashed at Grimmjow- but the Akatsuki caught it, and then swung himself over Kenpachi's blade and punched at him. Kenpachi caught his fist, then kicked him in the stomach forcing him backwards.

Nnoitra slashed vertically at Rinji who jumped up into the air and then slashed Nnoitra in the shoulder, but no blood came.

Nnoitra smiled. "I have iron skin... you can't cut me..."

"Hey, Rinji." Said Kenpachi. "You wanna switch?"

"Yeah." Rinji then did a flip over Kenpachi, and Kenpachi slashed at Nnoitra. Nnoitra blocked the slash with his axe, but Kenpachi's blade chipped a bit of Nnoitra's weapon.

"What the hell... How did you..." Nnoitra glared at Kenpachi.

Kenpachi smiled slightly, for the first time sense Yachiru's death. I need to become the demon that I have been... so I can end this war. Kenpachi said. He slashed Nnoitra across the chest, and Nnoitra slashed him across the chest.

Kenpachi grinned, and then stabbed at Nnoitra, who blocked it with his shoulder. Kenpachi pressed hard, but he couldn't pierce his flesh.

He took his blade back, and leapt backwards.

Rinji ducked under a claw from Grimmjow, and then jabbed him in the nose. Grimmjow growled, and kicked Rinji in the chest knocking him backwards.

Rinji punched at Grimmjow, Grimmjow jumped to the right and punched Rinji in the cheek.

Rinji palmed Grimmjow in the nose and then knocked him backwards. Grimmjow growled and grabbed Rinji's arm.

Rinji grabbed Grimmjow's arm with his free hand, and then hooked Grimmjow's ankle with his own leg, and then flipped Grimmjow onto his back. Rinji then vertical punched Grimmjow in the nose. Grimmjow then kicked Rinji in the chest knocking him backwards. He flipped back to his feet.

Akagi slashed at Ulquiorra. Ulquiorra blocked her attack with his bare hand, and then slapped her to the side.

"Wind Style: Pressure Damage!" Kazuo called, floating up in the air.

Wind flew at Ulquiorra.

Ulquiorra mumbled something under his breath, and he made a hand sign. Flames shot from Ulquiorra's hand, using the wind as fuel, blasting at Kazuo.

Kazuo's eyes widened, but Akagi teleported over, tackling away from the flame.

"He's very strong. We can't take him lightly." Said Akagi.

"I don't know if we'll be able to take him at all." Kazuo responded.

"I don't know either. But... we have to try. This time you attack first. I'll do something different..."

Kazuo made a hand sign. "Wind Style Jutsu!" He then used the wind to push himself forwards at an incredible speed. He punched Ulquiorra hard in the stomach- being as the Akatsuki had no time to react.

Ulquiorra quickly recovered, and grabbed Kazuo by the throat- then slamming him into the ground.

Akagi slashed down at Ulquiorra's head, to which he blocked with his forearm. Akagi and her sword then poofed into dust, and transformed into a log. "A substitution..." Ulquiorra started searching with his eyes to find her, but Akagi stabbed him through the lower stomach. Kazuo rolled free, and stood up.

Akagi took her blade out, and Ulquiorra's stomach almost instantly healed.

"I have instant regeneration." Ulquiorra explained. "You will not be able to beat me."

Yumichika slashed at Yammy, who punched the Steel Ninja in the face and knocked him on his back.

Moritaka punched Yammy in the stomach when he was distracted by Yumichika. Moritaka then ducked under Yammy's curved punch, and he darted between the large man's legs.

"Dragon Style: Roar!" Takeda had a slight smile on his face. He was getting excited. Both his eyes turned purple, and he blasted purple flames from his mouth. His eyes turned back to normal after the Jutsu was completed.

Yammy lifted his arms to protect his face, and the purple flames easily burnt through his sleeves and into his arms. Yammy started cursing up a storm, because the flames were so painful.

"Come on, you're a big guy." Takeda joked. "You should be able to handle it."

Yammy swung down at Takeda, who leapt backwards.

"Shut the hell up! You little brat! I'll teach you a lesson!" Yammy punched at Takeda again, and Moritaka punched him hard in the stomach.

"Extend, Hozukimaru!"

"Bloom for me, Fuji Kujaku."

Yammy turned to see Ikkaku stabbing at him with his spear, and Yumichika slashing at him with his multiple blades.

Yammy grabbed Ikakku by the head and used him as a body shield against Yumichika's attack.

"Ikkaku!" Roared Yumichika. "Damn it!"

Yammy dropped Ikkaku, and then punched Moritaka to the side.

"Damn it!" Yumichika repeated, looking down at Ikkaku's slash wound.

"I'll be alright..." Ikkaku mumbled. "Just kill this guy."

"No, you'll bleed out!" Yumichika made a hand sign, and then started healing Ikkaku's wound.

"When did you learn Medical Ninjutsu?" Ikkaku asked.

"Do you remember when we first meant? I used Medical Ninjutsu on you then, too."

"Hey, you could've picked a much better place to heal him than that!" Called Takeda, doing a back flip to avoid landing on them.

"Shut up! Just stand guard, and make sure we don't get hit by that man's attacks!"

"Yup." Takeda then made another hand sign. "Dragon Style: Iron Claw!" Purple flames burst around his fists, and he charged at Yammy punching him hard in the chest, and then punched him in the jaw. Yammy punched at him, but Moritaka kicked him hard in the chest.

Hirako swung her sickle at Ichimaru, who dodged it easily.

Yari slashed down at him with his scythe, but Gin blocked it easily.

"Hey." Gin whispered. "Work me over towards those guys." He nodded towards Ulquiorra and the Suicide Division members fighting him.

"Why?" Asked Yari.

"I'm going to kill the man that they're fighting. There's only one way to kill him..."

Yari slashed at Gin, who jumped backwards, slashed at Yari- but purposely missed.

Hirako swung her sickle back to her hand, and then stabbed at Gin, who jumped backwards.

"Hello, Ichimaru." Ulquiorra said, because the two where now forced nearly back to back.

Gin's creepy smile vanished. "Hey, Ulquiorra. I'll leave in a second..." He gripped his blade. "Bankai... Kamishini no Yari."

His blade extended, and while it was extending he swung it around and slashed Ulquiorra in half with it.

"Ichimaru just killed Ulquiorra!" Roared Yammy. "He's a traitor!"

Ichimaru then turned to Yammy, and his blade stabbed at him. Yammy managed to jump out of the way, but he punched into the fist of Takeda, and he received a kick in the crotch from Moritaka.

Gin then charged at Yammy, along with Akagi and Kazuo.

"Yumichika." Akagi said. "Get Ikkaku out of here. You need to continue healing him. Kazuo, make sure they don't run into any trouble."

Kazuo nodded. "Yes, ma'am."

Yumichika lifted Ikkaku, up, blood pouring down Yumichika's arms.

I cut him worse than I thought. I need to be more careful. Yumichika thought.

Kazuo followed closely behind him, as Yumichika ran from the battlefield to heal Ikkaku.


Notes:
Akatsuki: Tobi, Zetsu (being cloned and stuff), Yammy (in battle), Grimmjow (in battle), Tier Harribel (about to retrieve Hidan's body + Kakashi's eye), Gin, Ulquiorra (deceased, but hasn't had his position filled yet), Nnoitra (in battle), Ywach, and Kabuto (controlling revived Shinobi).

Takdesu: Starrk, Zommari, Szayelaporro, Luppi, NaNa, Ginjo, Riruka, Jackie, Tsukishima, Yukio, Shishigawara, Robert, Lille, Bambietta, Bazz-B, Berci, BG9, Candice, Gremmy, Cang Du, Berenice, Giselle, Jerome, Haschwalth, Liltotto, Lee, As Nodt, Aizen, and Mask de Masculine.