I concealed myself amongst the woody terrain to wait my turn. Both Aria and Rico were kicking massive butt. Aria though seemed in a tired state. She took ragged gasps while Yoga seemed livelier than ever.

ARIA'S P.O.V.
Yoga invoked attack after attack tiring me out by the minute. "Danm you stupid Akatsuki affiliated idiot die already." I growled. "I'm afraid the chances of that happening are slim to none." He retorted. I grew wary of his stupid intelligence.

"Shut up retard this is your END!" I said yelling the last word while twirling slightly aiming my long daggers towards his heart and throat.

Unfortunately he evaporated from the scene appearing at a far off distance replicating copious hand signals. This idiot won't give up I'm far from wiped out. I'm at the point of gasping for air.

"Forgive me for this, but it must be done." Yoga says randomly. Abruptly a water tornado appeared from literally nowhere and thrashed about towards me. I stared in utter shock how the hell am I supposed to dodge that thing?

"What the fuck!" I yelled whining about the effort I had to use to get out of the way. The tornado grew closer by the second as I jumped about the trees to lead it somewhere else.

Yoga kept concocting hand signals evoking more and more of those dam water swirly things. "This isn't looking to well." I gasped to myself trying to regain my regular breathing.

Unexpectedly, random spheres of fire collided with the irrigate tornadoes creating hot steam. I stared in shock at the scene.

Little Arisu soon came down near me. "Are you alright Arai?" Her little voice asked. I smiled in relief and nodded my head. "Good, now rest I'll take care of him." She inquired.

"Alright, but be careful ok?" I told her putting my back against a near tree. "I promise." She said while leaping towards the rain of flames and the wall of tornadoes. I smiled at her little courage

"You never break a promise Arisu, so you better not start now." I whisper to myself resting against the tree to restore my lost energy.

ARISU'S P.O.V.
Poor Aria she was so tired. Yoga can't be stronger than her. Her hot temper shows no mercy. "Hmmm so Aria is no longer part in this fight?" Yoga asked himself. "How disappointing that was much too quick. Tell me little girl what might your name be?" Yoga questioned not the slightest bit interested I'm sure.

"My name is Lapis, Arisu." I alleged. "Very well let us complete the unfinished duel." He said positioning himself. I reached for my well cherished dark blade katana. The kanji written on the blade around the middle glistened from the incoming sun.

That gave me an idea. I moved my katana to an angle gaining advantage on the situation. Yoga's eyes hurt terribly from the sun's glare reflecting on my blade. "Agghhh!" He yelled in pain.

I advanced rising my katana above me Yoga was hunched over rubbing his eyes furiously. I lashed my katana downward slashing through his left shoulder. He yelled greatly in pain I flinched slightly not enjoying the fact that I was killing this man.

"I'm aware of the fact that we are enemies, but I don't enjoy the verity of hurting a child, however it appears you have no hesitation of hurting myself that relieves me of the guilt so prepare for massive pain Arisu." Yoga said in a raspy voice.

A horrible feeling made itself at home in the pit of my stomach I gulped converting into an offensive stance nonetheless. Yoga grasped for something in his Akatsuki cloak alerting me greatly.

He swiftly reeled out many senbon needles they scattered across the area hitting me as well as the ground. None of which hit any vital areas most were blocked away by my katana.

Without a chance to take a breather Yoga appeared right up in my face and kicked me firm in the stomach I coughed harshly skidding across the sullied ground thrashing roughly against a tree to a stop.

"I would ask for your forgiveness, but I no longer care." Yoga said furiously. "Not like I would accept your apology anyway." I whispered to myself in a grating voice.

Yoga took this moment to attack me seeing that I was in pain. He dashed for me introducing a katana of his own with a silver blade. He coiled the blade and aimed it for my throat creating a small gash on my neck. I struggled to swallow fearing my neck being slit more thoroughly.

He pinned me against the tree once more. I closed my eyes in defeat. Senbon needles were deep in my flesh stinging harshly, I was tired out slightly breathing abnormally from such beatings.

I now lay back against a tree threatened by a man's katana to my throat fearing the worst that is until I remembered my goal in life.

The dream of seeing Itachi once again for a last time, my senses returned and I kicked Yoga hard and furious in the stomach sending HIM this time thrashing backwards in ache.