Chapter 24: More Than This
Sayuri stood there, looking at her sister, waiting for her to make the first move. Kirakazuka seemed to be doing the same thing. When would one of them advance on the other? Sayuri examined the situation. She looked at her surrounding and tried to think of something that she could do. She noticed that Kirakazuka had a sword at her side. That must be her main weapon. Sayuri thought that if she could get that away from Kirakazuka than she might have an advantage. But how would she do it?
Getting impatient with waiting Sayuri charged at her sister and quickly threw a punch. Her sister blocked it easily. Sayuri dropped down and swung her leg out underneath Kirakazuka as if to trip her. Kirakazuka hopped to avoid the move. Sayuri pushed up on her hands to try and kick Kirakazuka but she had seemed to have anticipated this movement and as Kirakazuka jumped she punched Sayuri in the stomach. Catching a flash of red in Kirakazuka's eyes told Sayuri she had used the Sharingan. Sayuri was sent flying backwards.
Sayuri managed to land at her feet but Kirakazuka was all ready heading for her. Kirakazuka threw a kick at Sayuri but Sayuri dodged. Grabbing the ankle now suspended in front of her she swung around and threw her sister into the air. Sayuri launched herself upwards to follow her sister and kneed her in the back. Then she brought her leg above Kirakazuka and brought it down on her hard. Kirakazuka was sent speeding towards the ground. Sayuri pulled a kunai out of her pouch and whipped towards her sister. Sayuri landed on the ground and the moment she looked up her own kunai was heading at her. She did not have time to dodge it and it hit her in the shoulder.
"Not bad Sayuri," her sister said, "It seems that I will have to use my sword after all," Kirakazuka smiled as she unsheathed her sword, "I'm glad that you're are making this fun for me. I've never had a real challenge before,"
Sayuri pulled the kunai from her shoulder and dropped it on the ground, "You really think that bringing out that sword of yours will scare me? Through all my years of training I've faced some of the worst, and most unrealistic handicaps,"
"Well this is quite the handicap. My sword is unique, but instead of me just telling you why don't I just let you experience it first hand?"
Kirakazuka ran at Sayuri. Sayuri prepared herself to dodge whatever attacks her sister would come at her with. Kirakazuka's sword lunged at Sayuri's chest but Sayuri dodged the attack. Kirakazuka swung the sword around but Sayuri ducked. In mid swing Kirakazuka altered the course of the sword and brought it down on Sayuri. Sayuri's reaction was fast as she swung her leg at Kirakazuka while she had been bringing down the sword. With nothing to block the kick from making contact with her head, Sayuri hit her right on. Kirakazuka went flying to the side.
"I still got you," Kirakazuka said, smiling and looking up at her Sayuri.
It was true. Sayuri had another wound on her shoulder. It was not deep but it hurt more than the wound from the kunai.
I have to heal my shoulder or else it will cause too much of a distraction for me Sayuri thought.
Sayuri used her other hand to pull the ointment that Naruto had given to her out of her pouch. She opened it as her arm throbbed. Kirakazuka watched in interest. Dipping her hand in the tub and still keeping an eye on her sister, Sayuri placed some of the contents on the wound where the kunai had hit her. She dipped her hand in the jar once more and placed some on the sword's wound as the other wound began to heal. She waited to for the sword's wound to heal but it didn't.
"It seems that you have discovered the secret to my sword," Kirakazuka said, "The wounds it causes are not easy to heal. No ointment or special treatment will work on it. The only thing that will heal it is time, even at that pace, it does not heal quickly," Kirakazuka smiled.
Damn it Sayuri thought. She tossed the ointment onto the ground for it was now useless.
"Well if that's the case than I'll just have to make sure that I don't get cut," Sayuri said.
"It isn't that easy,"
"You don't think so?"
Sayuri preformed the hand seals that were similar to the hand seals of chidori but were not quite the same. Chakra gathered at both her hands and slowly spread up her forearm.
"Is that chidori?" Kirakazuka asked.
"Well it is, just not an average chidori," Sayuri started, "This chidori is much more powerful, I can keep it going for as long as I want and it does not only cover just one hand, but both of my forearms. Did you know, Kirakazuka, that the chidori can cut through anything?"
Sasuke and the others stood there with they're eyes closed. He sensed an immense amount of chakra coming from the battle. He could not believe his ears when he heard what Sayuri had said. How had she developed a chidori like that when not even Kakashi could do that?
I have to see this Sasuke thought.
"Sakura, Naruto" he whispered to them, as he sensed them near-by, "I'm opening my eyes,"
He heard Sakura' sharp intake of breath in shock, "But Sasuke-kun. Sayuri-san said to keep our eyes closed,"
"We don't even know what's going on though," Naruto argued.
"But…" Sakura started weakly, "What about the Mangekyou?"
"Sakura, Kirakazuka's attention is probably on Sayuri right now. I'll use my sharingan and if she tries to look around at me I'll just close my eyes,"
Without waiting for a reply Sasuke opened his eyes. He saw Sayuri and her sister standing quite farther than where they had started. Sasuke saw that Sayuri's arm was bleeding and realized that it must be the un-healable cut from the sword that Kirakazuka was holding.
Sasuke finally got to see the immense amount of chakra wrapped around Sayuri's arms. It's true it did look like chidori, except it was not concentrated to the palm of her hand. It looked like a protective layer around Sayuri's forearms. It was the most amazing thing that Sasuke had ever seen.
"It's amazing," he whispered.
"Is Sayuri alright?" Naruto asked.
"Yes,"
"Sasuke-kun, please close you eyes again," Sakura pleaded.
"Fine," Sasuke said as he reluctantly closed his eyes, "But I'm going to start opening them at regular intervals to check on how things are going,"
Kirakazuka seemed hesitant to make the first move. Sayuri ran towards Kirakazuka, who swung her sword at Sayuri. Sayuri put her hand up to stop the sword in its path. Now that both of Kirakazuka's hands were on the sword Sayuri was free to strike. Sayuri's chidori had succeeded in stopping the blow from the sword and she quickly brought her other hand around and went to hit Kirakazuka's side with it. Kirakazuka moved back just in time to miss the blow. Before she could fully retreat Sayuri grabbed the blade of the sword and drove the handle in Kirakazuka's stomach. Kirakazuka fell to the ground before Sayuri and Sayuri kicked her, which sent her flying across the field.
"I see that you are not as strong as me," Sayuri said mockingly, "Without you're Mangekyou or your dream attacks you do not have the knowledge of actual hand to hand battle,"
Kirakazuka spit up some blood onto the ground, "Yes Sayuri. It is true that I have less actual battle experience than you, but there is something that you are forgetting as well,"
Sayuri gave her a suspicious look.
"Do you forget that we have the same blood Sayuri? I also have the sharingan, and I can also copy the attacks that you use against me,"
Kirakazuka stood up. She left her sword on the ground and preformed the seals that Sayuri had preformed just moments before. Picking up her blade Sayuri saw it being infused with chakra.
Stunned, Sayuri froze with surprise. Kirakazuka took this advantage and charged at Sayuri. Kirakazuka brought the sword down on Sayuri, who had just enough time to react. Sayuri threw her hands in front of her to defend herself. Both of their Chakra's met each other and they were both sent backwards from the huge explosion.
Sayuri felt herself hit something and go tumbling with it to the ground. When she opened her eyes she saw that her and Naruto lay in a crumpled heap on the ground. All of Sayuri's chakra had dispersed from her hands so she had not hit Naruto with any of it. She shakily got to her feet.
Surprised had taken over Naruto and her looked at Sayuri as she got up.
"Are you OK?" he asked.
Sayuri felt pain shoot through her body and felt the pain in her stomach. Falling to the ground again she felt violently ill and spit up a huge amount of blood. The impact from the chakra had damaged her and she was having another attack. The world spun dangerously as she got to her feet again.
She is of the same strength than me Sayuri thought I need something more than this if I plan on winning.
"It looks like all that power from protecting your friends is failing you," Kirakazuka said as she stood, "Was that whole speech for nothing?"
That's when it hit Sayuri and her own words echoed through her head; Even if I can't be strong they are there to back me up.
"Have you forgotten my words?" she called back to her sister.
"Hey Naruto," Sayuri started, "now would be a great time to lend me some of that Nine Tails chakra I told you I wanted,"