Chapter 13: Unlucky
Takeo quickly jumped to his right as an icicle sliced through his vest on his right shoulder leaving a small cut. Takeo then quickly tripped Kosuke knocking her to the ground on her back nearly immediately avoiding most of the icicles. One scratched her right cheek as she fell.
"Kosuke, are you okay?" Takeo asked looking over at Kosuke while she laid there on the ground.
"Yeah, thanks. I don't know how I would've dodged that last attack if it wasn't for you." Kosuke said slowly getting up and looking over at Takeo with a smile on her face.
"Whoa, I thought she would've ripped by head off for that." Takeo thought getting to his feet while Kosuke stepped over to his left shoulder.
"Oh, looks like you're hurt, we should really make sure to clean this up later." Kosuke said with a sweet tone as she put pressure on his wound intentionally trying to hurt him.
"I was wrong… she's pissed…!" Takeo thought standing there in pain while the Second Clone stood by annoyed.
"Kids these days are so ill mannered!" The Second Clone shouted angrily charging at full speed towards Takeo and Kosuke.
"Ready, Kosuke?" Takeo asked looking over at Kosuke with a grin.
"Of course." Kosuke responded jumping out of the way just as the Second Clone flew towards them.
"What the…!?" The Second Clone thought as the lightning spear Kosuke had created was stabbed into the ground directly in front of it leaving no method of avoiding contact with it.
"Now!" Take shouted as Kosuke put her hands together quickly.
"Thunder Style – Lightning Prison!" Kosuke thought making the hand seals: Bird, Ox, Ram, Rabbit, Dragon, Ram, Snake, Bird, Rabbit, and Ox.
The entire spear sprouted arms around the Second Clone as it slammed into the spear. It quickly closed off any possible way to escape with what appeared to be bars made out of electricity forming a cage. The Second Clone punched one of the bars but it had no effect.
"What is this!?" The Second Clone asked surprised by what had happened.
"Takeo, now!" Kosuke shouted as Takeo nodded and the two put their hands together.
"Secret Art – Electric Prison Execution!" Takeo and Kosuke thought at the same time making the hand seals: Ox, Ram, Dragon, Ox, Bird, Ram, Dragon, Horse, Ox, Snake, Dog, Boar, and Rabbit with their two hands apart at exactly the same time as if they had been practicing it for a long time.
The cage the Second Clone had been stuck in slowly started to shrink as Takeo and Kosuke started to put their hands together holding the Rabbit seal.
"What kind of jutsu is this!?" The Second Clone shouted surprised as the cage got smaller and smaller around it.
"It's your end, clone." Takeo said looking at Kosuke as she nodded.
"This cannot be the end!" The Second Clone shouted when Takeo and Kosuke quickly put their hands together finishing the Rabbit seal.
The cage quickly smashed together with the Second Clone stuck inside. Just when it finished smashing together the cage exploded with an extreme blast that threw Takeo and Kosuke back into a tree opposite of one another. The two of them had used up most of their chakra from that single attack since it consumed so much and didn't even have enough energy to get up so they just laid against the two trees looking at the smoke from where the cage had been. Just then two icicles shot out of the smoke – one hit Takeo in his right chest while the other stabbed into Kosuke's left arm pinning it against the tree.
"That wasn't enough!?" Kosuke shouted partly in pain but more surprised.
"Damn, I don't have enough chakra to finish this guy off!" Takeo thought holding his chest in pain while watching the smoke clear.
"And here I was worried about that trick. Too bad you didn't have enough chakra to finish the jutsu or it would have finished me off – even the real me wouldn't have been able to withstand something like that." The Second Clone said clapping as the smoke cleared but then he suddenly stopped as if surprised by something. "What…? How could one of us clones be defeated so easily?" He asked standing in place as if shocked by something.
"Kosuke, do you have enough charka to create another one?" Takeo shouted to Kosuke while the Second Clone was distracted.
"Just one more." Kosuke said quietly yanking the icicle out of her left arm while blood oozed out. "Tch! It hurts more than I thought it would but I can persevere – I just need to make the spear again and get it close to him." She thought putting her hands together while still leaning against the tree. "Thunder Style – Lightning Spear!" She thought making the hand seals: Ox, Tiger, Dragon, Rabbit, and Horse while reaching into the ground and pulling out the lightning spear.
"How did that kid… defeat one of us…?" The Second Clone asked lost in thought and disbelief of what happened to the Third Clone.
"Thunder Style – Lightning Prison!" Kosuke thought throwing the spear towards the Second Clone while making the hand seals: Bird, Ox, Ram, Rabbit, Dragon, Ram, Snake, Bird, Rabbit, and Ox as the cage caught the Second Clone once again.
"What's this!? How did you manage to have enough chakra for this!?" The Second Clone shouted dumbfounded by what was going on.
"Kosuke, it's now or never! Ayaka, Kazuki, we need your help as well!" Takeo shouted putting his hands together looking to the right of Kosuke.
"Ayaka and Kazuki…?!" Kosuke asked turning to see Kazuki being supported by Ayaka standing next to her. "Just follow my hand seals and put everything you've got into it!" She shouted putting her hands together.
"Okay, Kazuki, if there is ever a time you need to get your seals correct, now is the time! If you screw this up – I will kill you!" Ayaka shouted glaring over at Kazuki as he gave her a fake but worried smile.
"Don't worry, as long as it's just copying, I'm sure I'll be able to do it." Kazuki said confidently when Kosuke quickly did the hand seals: Ox, Ram, and Dragon. "Geh! Too fast!" He shouted as Ayaka had finished doing the same seals about the same time.
"It's that kid from before…! Impossible, this won't be the end!!" The Second Clone shouted trying to get out of the cage.
"Fine! I'll go slow just for you!" Kosuke shouted starting to be affected by the pain and annoyed with Kazuki.
"Sorry." Kazuki replied with a worried laugh when the four of them slowly did the hand seals: Ox, Ram, Dragon, Ox, Bird, Ram, Dragon, Horse, Ox, Snake, Dog, Boar, and Rabbit with their two hands apart.
Kazuki nearly closed them and only a portion of the cage started to close on the Second Clone.
"Kazuki, you idiot! Wait for Takeo or Kosuke to start!" Ayaka shouted smacking Kazuki in the back of his head with her two hands accidently closing the cage a bit herself. "Oops, sorry." She said embarrassed.
"Enough with all the annoying banter! Just closed the damn thing and kill it already!" Kosuke shouted when the four of them put their hands together making the cage smash closed once again followed by another explosion but this time it was obviously more powerful.
The blast pushed Takeo's icicle deeper into his chest while also pushing him harder into the tree. Kosuke was shoved harder into the tree she was against while the hole in her arm bled out a little more from the force of the blast. Kazuki and Ayaka were sent flying back a few meters into the air – Kazuki immediately turned putting himself beneath Ayaka and took most of the impact when they hit the ground and lightly tapped his head on a tree.
"Damn, it was too close and stabbed the icicle deeper into my chest." Takeo thought about to take it out when he remembered his training. "Tch, I can't even take it out or I'll end up bleeding to death." He thought annoyed while Kosuke laid against the opposite tree unconscious.
"Uhhh, that hurt…" Kazuki said lying on the ground in pain covered with scrapes and dirt. "Ayaka, are you okay?"
"Huh…? Yeah, I'm fine." Ayaka said lying down on top of him with her head down on his chest. "Oh! Sorry!" She shouted after realizing where she was and she quickly got off him. "Kazuki, you look horrible. I'll get you all fixed up in no time!" She said reaching into her pouch and pulling out what appeared to be a medical pack.
"Whoa!? You had all that in there…?" Kazuki shouted surprised.
"Don't worry. You'll be good as new soon… speaking of which, I better tend to Takeo and Kosuke first since they're even worse off than you." Ayaka said rushing over to Kosuke while glancing over to the cleared smoke. "Good, he's finished." She thought not seeing the Second Clone anywhere.
"How cruel…!" Kazuki thought lying there with his body in complete pain and unable to move.
"She's out cold – that's probably for the best considering how bad her wound is and I'm sure it'll sting a lot when I clean it. I need to hurry because Takeo's injury looked pretty bad as well." Ayaka said as she started to clean Kosuke's wound.
"Hey, Ayaka, how is Kosuke doing? She's only unconscious, right?" Takeo asked while coughing a bit.
"She'll be fine but you probably shouldn't be talking with that injury! It was a good idea to leave it in though… unlike this girl." Ayaka said looking at the wound while she started to bandage it up.
"Good, I must be the worst injured of the… wait, where is that other idiot?" Takeo thought noticing Kazuki wasn't with her. "Hey, what happened to that other idiot that can't do a hand seal to save his life?" He asked and coughed a little more.
"Don't call me an idiot – idiot!" Kazuki shouted while still lying on the ground.
"Damn, you survived too, huh?" Takeo asked with a little chuckle that turned into a little cough.
"Okay, stop talking." Ayaka said walking over to him.
"If I wasn't injured, I would go over there and twist that icicle!" Kazuki shouted angrily.
"Would the both of you shut up!? Takeo, you're too injured to talk and Kazuki… just be quiet so I can work!" Ayaka shouted looking at the wound. "We either need to get him to a hospital or we need someone that knows Medical Ninjutsu." She thought looking at it.
"What's wrong?" Takeo asked noticing her look.
"This injury is worse than I thought – there is no way I can treat you. We need to get you to a hospital right away since none of us know any Medical Ninjutsu." Ayaka said explaining the situation to him.
Masakatsu stood staring at the First Clone while holding a kunai in each hand trying to assess the clone's abilities. Suddenly the First Clone appeared next to Masakatsu in an instant swinging its right arm at his throat. Masakatsu dropped back to avoid getting hit when the clone lifted its left leg aiming directly for his back but Masakatsu quickly shifted his right hand and stabbed the kunai into its leg halting the movement immediately.
"Tch, not bad but not enough!" The First Clone shouted as the kunai started to freeze.
"Wah! It's freezing!" Masakatsu shouted letting the kunai go as he jumped back away from the clone.
"Do you really think you'll be able to beat me at that level?" The First Clone asked when it suddenly grinned.
"Whoa!?" Masakatsu asked looking at the clone's expression.
"Oh, are you terrified by my might?" The First Clone asked pleased with the new development.
"…not quite, that grin just doesn't suit you. It would scare little children if they were to see you." Masakatsu said with a horrified look on his face.
"Don't insult me like that! Damn you!" The First Clone shouted angrily. "Ice Shards!" He shouted making the hand seals: Tiger, Serpent, Bird, and Ox leaving Masakatsu standing in place dumbfounded by what he had just seen.
"Ninjutsu…?" Masakatsu thought watching as the clone lifted its left hand and fired three icicles directly at Masakatsu. "Isn't this just a normal attack it should've have been able to do without the hand seals?" He thought moving to his right to dodge when one of the icicles stabbed into the ground while the others changed their trajectory towards Masakatsu's changed course.
"They're not ordinary icicles like the other weak clone's attacks!" The First Clone shouted when icicle spikes shot out of the ground from below Masakatsu forcing him to jump up into the air with the two icicles following his movements.
"Damn, they're still following me and now I have to be careful with the ground as well!" Masakatsu thought annoyed as he threw his other kunai at one of the icicles destroying it as well as turning it into a block of ice. "Tch, there's still one more and I don't have enough time to reach for another kunai!" He thought annoyed as he twisted in mid-air trying to avoid being hit in a vital area when the icicle sliced his right thigh.
"Come now, you didn't really think you could defeat me, did you?" The First Clone asked while chuckling as Masakatsu started to come down just missing a spike from the ground.
"Whoa! That was so close!" Masakatsu shouted as he landed in between two spikes with one rubbing against his right cheek cutting it slightly. "Man, I keep getting cut up! How am I supposed to talk to the ladies with ugly scars!?" He shouted annoyed.
"Where you're going, there's no need to meet any women!" The First Clone shouted when the spikes retracted into the ground. "Just die you annoying human!" It shouted as the spikes shot out of the ground surrounding him while all aiming at Masakatsu's chest and he suddenly jumped into the air trying to avoid the spikes.
"Damn, I'm not having any luck today! I didn't jump at the right time!" Masakatsu thought as a spike scratched from his left knee down to his left ankle. "This guy is good against hand-to-hand types but I'm sure there's an opening somewhere." He thought landing the ground on his right knee glancing at his wound. "I'm a bloody mess. A scratch on my face, my right thigh, and now a long scratch down my left leg. Just need my arms and my torso and I've been cut everywhere!" He thought sarcastically while watching the First Clone when suddenly it stopped as if it had been surprised by something.
"The Third Clone was defeated by that four-eyed brat?" The First Clone asked surprised while spacing out to review what the Third Clone had last seen before it was killed.
"Now's my chance!" Masakatsu thought putting his hands together. "Wind Style – Sonic Explosion Jutsu!" He thought making the hand seals: Dragon, reverse Ox, and Tiger as he rushed forward swinging his right arm forward as hard as he could towards the First Clone.
"What's this…!?" The First Clone shouted suddenly noticing Masakatsu in front of him.
"I'll pound you into snow!" Masakatsu shouted thrusting forward with all his force when a spike shot out of the ground and stabbed through his right arm immediately stopping him in his tracks.
"Ha, is that the best you've go…!" The First Clone started to shout when it was sent flying back through a tree.
"Damn it!" Masakatsu shouted pulling his right arm out of the spike while jumping back a bit. "Well, now there's only my left arm and my torso… why couldn't I just relax and train those kids today? Man, all I wanted to do today was relax and pretend to train them!" He thought annoyed with his situation.
"Not bad. That was a great deal of damage I took for underestimating you but I can assure you – playtime is over. I'll finish you off for sure now! Ice Crucification!" The First Clone shouted firing four icicles into the ground and making the hand seals: Dragon, Tiger, Dog, Tiger, Bird, Dragon, Ox, Ram, and Monkey while walking back from where he was sent flying to.
"'Ice Crucification'…? This better not be what I think it's going to be or this just turned out to be my worst day ever." Masakatsu thought starting to turn around when a crucifix made of ice shot out of the ground behind him.
Icicle spikes shot out of the crucifix and stabbed into his forearms attaching him to it. The crucifix continued to rise up into the air another few feet before stopping and shooting out two more spikes that stabbed through his legs holding him in place.
"What the hell kind of jutsu is this for a summoned being to use!? This thing hurts like hell!" Masakatsu thought in pain as he noticed the clone come back into view.
"Now to finish you off!" The First clone shouted as it started charging forward at full speed with its spiky head aimed directly at Masakatsu's chest.
"Don't tell me this jutsu was only to hold me in place for him to stab me!?" Masakatsu thought surprised when there was a sudden explosion off towards where Takeo and Kosuke were fighting the Second Clone.
The First clone lost its balance and started to slide on the ground as the crucifix shattered from the blast's intensity releasing Masakatsu.
"Tch, I don't think I can even do a hand seal but I have to even if it hurts! No more holding back!" Masakatsu thought slowly getting to his feet in immense pain.
"How are you even able to stand?" The First Clone asked stopping a few meters from Masakatsu.
"Because I still haven't defeated you – I won't stay down until one of us is dead!" Masakatsu shouted putting his hands together causing tremendous pain to shoot through his body but he just bit his lip and sucked it up. "Secret Art – Diamond Cutter!" He shouted making the hand seals: Dragon, Boar, Tiger, Monkey, Ram, Tiger, Bird, Dog, Rat, Tiger, Dragon, Ox, and Bird.
"'Diamond Cutter'…?" The First Clone asked confused when a large burst of wind hit the area.
The ice from the crucifix turned to powder from the intense winds but instead of blowing away it took the form of three saw-like blades. The blades rotated in place until their speed was so high that they appeared to be a solid mass instead of fragments of snow.
"Now turn to powder!" Masakatsu shouted pointing forward at the First Clone and the three blades shot out from behind Masakatsu heading straight at the clone at a high speed as it sparkled in the air like it had been diamond dust.
"I won't be stopped so easily!!" The First Clone shouted firing icicles at the blades but they were just grinded into powder and fused with the blades as well. "Not yet!" It shouted moving to the side dodging the first wave.
"Damn, he's too fast - one more time!" Masakatsu thought swinging around behind him with the blades. "Just turn to powder already!" He shouted annoyed sending the blades forward.
Suddenly there was another large explosion from behind Masakatsu that sent him flying towards the First Clone along with the blades at an even higher rate of speed. One of the blades slightly cut into Masakatsu's back as they passed him in mid-air. Before Masakatsu even hit the ground the three blades had slashed through a piece of his back as well as the First Clone turning him into a pile of snow. Masakatsu fell to the ground near the area where the First Clone had smashed through the tree with his body completely in pain.
"Damn, I'm riddled with holes aren't I?" Masakatsu asked lying on the ground face down struggling to roll over. "Heh, good thing I learned that Medical Ninjutsu." He said reaching his right hand over to his left arm where the crucifix had stabbed through.
The wound slowly started to heal as a green glow came from Masakatsu's right hand. In a matter of minutes the wound seemed mostly healed so he switched hands and started to heal his right arm with his left hand.
"The other wounds are just superficial so I'll just put some bandages on them and let them heal naturally or I'll end up using too much chakra." Masakatsu thought as his right arm appeared to be healed and he moved on to his legs.
"Masakatsu-sensei, are you okay?" Ayaka asked approaching Masakatsu.
"Ayaka?" Masakatsu asked sitting up looking over at Ayaka and noticed she didn't have any visible injures. "Hey, what's the deal with you not even having a scratch!?"
"Oh, Kazuki took care of the one we were fighting and we just helped Takeo and Kosuke finish off theirs. What happened to the one you were fighting?" Ayaka asked looking around not able to see the Third Clone.
"It's dead. The only one left is Yuki along with the real one." Masakatsu responded when he realized what she had said. "Wait a minute – you said Kazuki defeated the one you guys were fighting? How is that even possible when he can't even do a single jutsu without screwing up!?"
"…I don't know. He just seemed to be on a roll during the fight. Must have just been luck or something like that." Ayaka said trying to hide what she knew.
"Is that so…?" Masakatsu asked starting to get suspicious of Kazuki. "So where are the other three?" He asked noticing it was only her standing there.
"Oh, right! You know Medical Ninjutsu don't you?" Ayaka asked pointing at him healing his leg.
"Yeah… let me guess – they're all injured and you need me to heal them, right?" Masakatsu asked looking over to Ayaka.
"Exactly, Takeo is the most injured so you may want to work on him first." Ayaka said glancing over towards Takeo.
"All right, I'm not in the best of conditions but I should be able to help." Masakatsu said getting to his feet after his legs were healed from the holes left by the crucifix. "What is the damage?"
"Takeo has a large icicle stabbed through the right part of his chest and Kosuke was stabbed through her left arm but I wrapped it up and cleaned the wound." Ayaka said leading Masakatsu over to Takeo.
"And Kazuki?" Masakatsu asked noticing she hadn't said anything about him.
"Oh, he's somewhere out there injured. I don't remember how bad it was but he'll be fine." Ayaka said as they came over to Takeo.
"Wow, that's pretty harsh." Masakatsu thought when he noticed Takeo. "Ouch, that looks pretty bad. Step back, I'll get him patched up but he won't be completely healed for a few days – even my own wounds are only slightly healed. While I'm doing this, maybe you should go check on one of the others." He said trying to get her to head over to Kazuki so she could make sure he wasn't dead.
"Okay, I'll go keep an eye on Kosuke and make sure she's doing okay." Ayaka said with a smile on her face walking away towards Kosuke while Masakatsu nearly fell over.
"I'm not going to even say anything…" Masakatsu said quietly as he started working on Takeo.
"Uh… I can't even move. Damn, how did I take this much damage just from being thrown back by that one blast? There's no way I should be in this condition just from that." Kazuki thought as he laid on the ground looking up at the sky.
Yuki flew through the air throwing two kunai towards Koori no Senshi as it charged at him. Koori no Senshi put out his hands to slap them away when Yuki quickly made the hand seal Tiger making them explode sending Koori no Senshi flying back as Yuki hit the ground and rolled over to his feet.
"He's a lot stronger than I thought. I thought its body would've been damaged by that blast but it doesn't look like it." Yuki thought as he watched the smoke clear followed by a sudden movement in the smoke towards him.
"It won't be that easy!" Koori no Senshi shouted appearing right in front of Yuki swinging its left fist at him.
"If I block his attack I'll be frozen – no other choice!" Yuki thought pulling out a kunai and stabbed it directly into Koori no Senshi's fist stopping the attack while freezing the kunai over as Yuki let it go. "I'm running out of kunai…!" He thought pulling out one of the last of his kunai.
"How dare you put this hideous creation into my fist!?" Koori no Senshi shouted pulling out the kunai as Yuki jumped back creating some distance between the two.
"As much as I'm not going to like this… I need all the support I can get since I can't go into close combat with this guy!" Yuki thought annoyed as he put his hands together making the hand seals: Serpent, Bird, and Tiger creating six clones.
"No matter how many of you there are – you will never defeat me, human!" Koori no Senshi shouted charging at Yuki again when two of the six clones moved in.
One of the clones came at Koori no Senshi from the right while the other came in from its left. The two of them quickly leaned down and thrust their right and left foot up each standing on their opposite foot connecting with Koori no Senshi's jaw sending him flying back. The clone's feet slowly started to freeze over as they charged forward and latched onto Koori no Senshi before it hit the ground. Yuki quickly made the hand seal Ox making the two clones explode while hugging onto Koori no Senshi creating a large explosion.
"Tch, he's still not finished. I'll have to use four this time." Yuki said looking to the other four clones and nodding as he made the hand seals: Serpent, Bird, and Tiger creating four clones.
The four previous clones stood around Yuki in a kind of box formation with each one of them at a corner of where Yuki was standing with their hands together. The other four were standing further out from Yuki as if preparing for an attack.
"Now! Use it!" Yuki shouted as the four clones close to Yuki made the hand seals: Snake and Bird with their hands clapping together. "Now the other four, do as planned!" He shouted when ice shards shot out of the ground where Koori no Senshi was last seen.
The shards shot into the smoke at a fierce speed trying to stab anything that was left in the smoke. While the inner four clones controlled the spikes Yuki sat on the ground with his eyes closed as if trying to think of something when the smoke violently blew away. Koori no Senshi was revealed in the middle with ice shards holding it in place but none of the shards were able to puncture its icy shell.
"How annoying – these pitiful things are much too weak to inflict any damage on me!" Koori no Senshi shouted when the shards shattered all around it. "Die!" It shouted about to charge at Yuki when it suddenly stopped as if surprised by something. "That kid from before with that Ninjaken destroyed one of my clones that easily…?" It thought surprised turning its attention towards where Kazuki and Ayaka were when suddenly the ice shards shot out of the ground and pinned Koori no Senshi in place. "I told you already – shards at this level will never be able to pierce me!" It shouted annoyed when a large ice shard about four times the size of Koori no Senshi shout out of the ground heading directly at it. "I see. These were only to hold me in place. Not bad human but not good enough!"
The giant shard drilled right into the pile aiming directly at Koori no Senshi's chest. The shards holding him in place suddenly shattered but it was too late to dodge the giant shard. Koori no Senshi moved to its left side as fast as it could but the giant ice shard took out a large piece of Koori no Senshi's side before shattering itself. While all this was going on – Yuki suddenly started to make the hand seals: Bird, Serpent, Monkey, Ox, and Ram.
"Damn human, to wound me even this much…!" Koori no Senshi shouted when he noticed Yuki. "Are you trying that silly Ice Manipulation again? It won't do you any good to create a weapon because none of the weapons you create will ever have an effect on me!" It shouted when Yuki continued to make hand seals: Dragon, Boar, Ox, Bird, Tiger, Ox, Ram, Horse, Dragon, Serpent, and Tiger. "Wait, this isn't the same jutsu!" He shouted when suddenly there was a large explosion from where Takeo and Kosuke was that nearly knocked Koori no Senshi off balance. "Another one of my clones were defeated!? Wait, they've all been defeated!" It thought sensing the First Clone getting destroyed by Masakatsu.
"What's wrong, Koori no Senshi? Sense that you're clones are getting destroyed?" Yuki asked with a grin as he sat on the ground with his eyes still closed while making the hand seals: Bird, Dragon, Horse, Tiger, and Bird.
"I won't stand for being defeated by a human of a lower class!" Koori no Senshi shouted angrily charging at Yuki.
"Hold him off, the jutsu is nearly finished!" Yuki shouted when the clones got in between Yuki and Koori no Senshi.
The Yuki's clones put their hands together and made the made the hand seals: Bird, Serpent, Monkey, Ox, and Ram doing the Ice Manipulation jutsu. The ice shards from before went into their hands and all formed ice swords similar to the one Yuki had before.
"You all think you can defeat me? How dare simple ice clones think they can take on the likes of me?!" Koori no Senshi shouted when the eight clones surrounded it.
Two clones rushed forward charging at Koori no Senshi swinging their swords at it when it put out its two arms blocking the downward strikes of the two clones. Koori no Senshi shifted its weight over to its right leg and lifted its left aiming for the clone on its left's stomach when a third clone came in sliding under Koori no Senshi. The third clone swung his sword at Koori no Senshi's right leg but Koori no Senshi quickly dropped its left leg and kicked the third clone freezing it as it flew backwards and shattered after hitting a tree.
"Don't take me lightly!" Koori no Senshi shouted quickly dropping its arms making the first two clones lose their balance followed by a punch to each of their stomachs sending them flying back past the other five clones and into trees before shattering. "Come at me all at once!" It shouted looking around at the five remaining clones.
The Clones accepted Koori no Senshi's challenge and rushed in all at once with their swords first. Two of them jumped up and came from above, two rushed forward with their blades pointed directly at it, and the last one went for the legs while sliding on the ground. Koori no Senshi jumped up into the air towards the first two and flew in between their two swords while punching them both simultaneously while grabbing their swords from them. The two clones froze over and shattered when they hit the ground as Koori no Senshi was diving head first towards the ground with the two swords above its head at the clone that went for its legs. The fifth clone that was going for Koori no Senshi's legs was unable to stop its momentum and moved directly below it when Koori no Senshi hit the ground getting stabbed. The fifth clone turned to a pile of snow while Koori no Senshi stood up to face the two remaining clones as they rushed him with their blades aimed directly for him.
"Pitiful clones – know your place!" Koori no Senshi shouted turning sideways as the clones just missed him with their swords.
Koori no Senshi swung its right fist at the fourth clone while swinging his left leg back towards the third clone. The fist struck the fourth clone in the left cheek sending it flying towards the ground while his face started to freeze over until it turned to snow. The fine clone quickly moved the sword and blocked the left kick by Koori no Senshi but was still sent sliding a few feet back but mostly unharmed.
"Don't take all the clones lightly, not all of us were made as weak as the other!" Yuki's clone stated with a confident look in his eyes.
"Oh, so this clone has more of a fighting spirit compared to the others, huh?" Koori no Senshi asked starting to be impressed with the clone. "Not bad… for a clone but do you really think you can hang with me?"
"There's only one way to find out!" Yuki's clone stated rushing forward with his sword next to him.
"Rushing straight at me won't help you, pitiful clone!" Koori no Senshi shouted when the clone threw the sword into the air ahead of him and put its hands together.
"Forbidden Jutsu – Ice Enclave!" Yuki's clone thought making the hand seals: Ram, Bird, Horse, Dragon, Snake, and Monkey clapping his hands together when the snow created by the destroyed clones shot around Koori no Senshi and held it tight.
"I missed the snow the clones left behind!" Koori no Senshi thought angry with his ill judgment.
"But wait, that's not all!" Yuki's clone shouted catching the sword with his right hand and making the hand seal Tiger with his left making the diamond sharp spikes pierce through Koori no Senshi followed by the his sword getting as sharp as the shards because of the jutsu. "Now your head will roll!"
"Damn clone!" Koori no Senshi shouted when Yuki's clone cut its head clear off.
"Looks like we didn't need the jutsu after all." Yuki's clone said when suddenly one of the spikes shot through its chest. "How… did he survive that…?" He asked turning his head around to see the snow fusing with Koori no Senshi followed by another ice shard heading for his head.
Author's Notes:
I'm back to writing the weekly chapters after a short break. I wrote this one longer than the usual chapters but the Koori no Senshi arc still isn't over yet! What is Yuki planning to do and what will happen to Koori no Senshi's headless body!?
-Steve Masters