Author's note:
Chapter five of Gyokudan, enjoy.
Chapter five: Over?
"You haven't been fighting seriously?" Pein questioned.
"Hell no, I'm not some idiot who fights at 100 straight from the beginning."
"Serious or not, you will not defeat me."
"Heh, you sure are confident." He uses his six bodies for perfect strategy and coordination, those eyes are definitely a part of it, but if I can take out just one body his capability will fall drastically.
Gyokudan swung his scythe at the six Peins and as the blade started its arc it detached from the pole and flew outwards towards Pein's bodies connected by a long chain, Gyokudan was aiming to bisect the Peins but all were too quick and they merely ducked under the flying scythe blade.
Undeterred, Gyokudan brought the blade around again at their feet but the six merely jumped back to avoid the attack again so Gyokudan recalled the scythe blade back to the pole of the weapon.
"I don't believe I've seen a weapon like that."
"My scythe is actually a Kusarigama, a unique one at that." (A/N if anyone has seen Samurai Champloo Gyokudan's weapon is the one that guy in the last few episodes who fights Mugen uses.)
"That weapon will never hit me; my eyes will make sure of it."
"It's not the only new ability." Gyokudan smirked and hunched forward as two bulges appeared on his back. "I am Kikisemaru's will, and you will die! HAAAAA!" He yelled as two angel wings of blood erupted from his back and cuts started appearing on his body all dripping blood.
"I am the harbinger of the new age, with the power of Ikichism at my back." Gyokudan saidas he floated into the air hovering at twenty feet off the ground. "DIE!"
Gyokudan's wings spread out and dozens of blood spears emerged from them hoping to skewer the Peins.
But due to the Rinnegan the Six were able to avoid all the spears and simultaneously attack, as Gyokudan used his kusarigama to swat away an exploding fist and sent spikes of blood to impale a large Ox summon.
However not one to be kept on the defensive Gyokudan flew right at the Six Paths, wanting to kill a few of the bodies to swing the battle in his favor. The long haired Pein attacked Gyokudan from behind trying to take away his kusarigama but was forced to jump away as one of Gyokudan's wings morphed into a myriad of swords, maces, and whips.
Gyokudan hopped down into the middle of Peins and swung his kusarigama in all directions at varying speeds and trajectories but his attacks were wasted as the fat Pein snatched the chain of the weapon and used his superior strength to tear it free of Gyokudan's grasp. However all this opened up was new avenues of attack as all members of the battle were forced to dodge weapons of blood and the more conventional attacks of the Six paths.
Every now and then an attack would land on Gyokudan but with his immortality and reassembly power it was insignificant. Pein new this but also knew that Gyokudan was unable to defeat him as well.
It's a standoff. Was both their conclusions.
"Tch, I really hate long drawn-out fights, so I think I'll end this. Be killing you later." Gyokudan's wings exploded into blood spikes and bullets and the sixpaths were forced to hide behind a defensive summon as the attack reigned in. When the attack ended and the summon was dispelled Gyokudan had already left.
"Alright I've had enough. Amaterasu!" Itachi said as the black flames engulfed the oncoming horde of zombies and former Jashinists. After a short while Itachi dispelled the flames and dropped to his knees.
"Couldn't you have done that from the beginning?" Kisame questioned. Itachi only responded with a glare.
A grunt was heard from one of the badly injured, but not dead, Jashinists as Kakuzu took out his heart and placed it within his own body.
"A fire heart, not surprising for a Jashinist, good….. makes up for the one I lost earlier."
Pein, the Yahiko one, suddenly appeared before the Akatsuki.
"Leader-sama." Konan said. "You defeated him?"
"No he ran off, but I am not letting him escape. Zetsu where is he?" Pein asked the plant man as he leeched out of the ground.
"He is not far, we could catch up to him."
"Fuck that." Hidan said. "I'm going and that's it, Gyokudan is my kill."
Pein considered this for a moment before replying. "Alright you can go, but Kakuzu goes as well."
"Fuck him!"
"You couldn't defeat him on your own Hidan, I'll allow you to face him but it's useless for you to go alone." Pein replied.
"Tch, whatever Leader-sam." Hidan said with contempt and sarcasm.
"Just shut up and let's go." Kakuzu said and the two disappeared in a flash.
"If you couldn't defeat him what chance do they have." Konan asked.
"I know what I'm doing, have faith in me."
The pair were running through the forest on the tree branches at full speed to catch up with Gyokudan when an axe flew out of nowhere almost beheading Hidan.
"What the fuck!" Hidan yelled.
"Hidan, you bastard, I will not allow you to go any further." A severely burnt former Jashinist said as he confronted Hidan and Kakuzu.
"Itachi dispelled Amaterasu too quickly it seems, I'll go on ahead you deal with this." Kakuzu said as he left the two behind.
Whatever Kakuzu, I'll be glad when Gyokudan kills you, then I'll kill him and end this crap.
"So looks like you're a little burnt there Haruki. You survived though so that's what counts right?' Hidan said to the former Jashinist mockingly.
"Shut up you fool, you die today."
"Haruki, you should know." Hidan said as he prepared his scythe. "You just can't kill me!"
Kakuzu sensed that he had almost made it to Gyokudan. Oddly it seemed like his target wasn't moving away.
He's waiting for me.
Kakuzu's theory turned out to be true as he jumped into the clearing Gyokudan was at to find the man sitting down in a patch of grass silently meditating with his kusarigama across his lap.
"It saddens me." Gyokudan began. "To see all my fellow believers reduced to nothingness. When I rip out that Uchiha's soul he will be a strong warrior, so will you be Kakuzu-kun."
"Like that will ever happen."
"Oh it will, I've got all the time in the world to torture you until you beg me to take away your soul just to end it all." Gyokudan said as he stood up ready to face Kakuzu. "Let's begin the long painful process then."
The End For Now
The fight between Gyokudan and Kakuzu is moments away.
Next chapter: The King vs. the Bishop