SailorStar9: This is Chapter 5 of this fic. (Sighs) Come on people, you guys were the ones who wanted me to update this, so have a heart and review. Remember, boys and girls, reviews are an author's subsistence.
Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny. Heck I don't even know if my pairing is original.
Chapter 5: Thunderbolt Attack
"How was it?" Yukimura inquired, Saizo reporting back.
"Makora has appeared." the mist shinobi replied.
"Where's Sasuke?" Yukimura pressed.
"He went after Makora." Saizo answered. "And it seems that Makora is allied with the Mibu clan right now."
"Sanada." Elenaithil voiced.
"Where are Kyo and Muramusa?" Yuya asked.
"Perfect." Yukimura stated. "Do you want to come with us?"
"As usual, patience sure doesn't work with you." Muramusa noted.
"I have to get my body back." Kyo insisted. "Since Sakuya isn't here there's no reason why I should stay."
"The reason you came here was to get your body, wasn't it?" Muramusa reminded.
"Old man, what are you trying to say?" Kyo growled.
"With your current power, you can't defeat the Mibu clan." Muramusa stated. "You must be asking 'why'? You can't use the Mumyou Jinpuryu. Not to mention the basic skill, Mizuchi, you can't even use that."
"You should stop trying lecturing me now." Kyo hissed.
"Bastards..." one of the assassin ninja hissed, Kyo having taken out his team. "You won't live for long..."
"What's going on?" Yuya stammered, the group having arrived to the scene.
"Don't insult me." Kyo retorted. "Don't hide in there, come out."
"You're pretty good with your body." Shinbe applauded. "Or should I say, for your consciousness? Muramusa-sama?"
"It's been a while, Shinbe." Muramusa remarked.
"Sakuya-sama is safe." Shinbe added. "There's only one thing left, Muramusa-sama and that is your punishment. The reason I am here should be clear to you. The Mibu clan wants you dead. So that's what it was, you really don't want to go back to the clan? Why would someone like you want to be involved in something like this?"
"Shinbe," Muramusa started. "A smart person like you should know this. The Mibu clan's rule has reached its limit. It is time for us to step down from the highest positions and to find a way to live with other people."
"Muramusa-sama." Shinbe sighed. "It looks like you want to die." he pulled out his twin knives.
"You!" Kyo cut in. "Why are you ignoring me and saying these things?"
"It seems that you're not yourself yet." Shinbe chuckled. "And your memory is also incomplete. Currently, you're just a dumb doll."
"Bastard..." Kyo rested his blade on Shinbe's neck. "Who are you calling a dumb doll?"
"Muramusa-sama," Shinbe stated. "Can I destroy him?"
"Interesting..." Kyo noted, blocking off Shinbe's assault. "I'll make you regret your words. Mumyou Jinpuryu." he activated his blade. "Satsujin Ken. Mizuchi!"
"Muryou Saikyou Ryu." Shinbe countered. "Suiha Ryugokutou."
"Mizuchi was defeated by it..." Yukimura was stunned as the dragon construct devoured Kyo's flames and pierced through the swordsman. This is... the Mibu clan's power.
"Kyo!" Yuya was instantly by the fallen samurai's side.
"Muramusa-sama," Shinbe stated. "You knew from the beginning, didn't you? The things you people are doing are meaningless. Muramusa-sama, history favors us. Rule by the Mibu clan, the time we have been waiting for has finally come."
"Direct rule?" Yukimura echoed.
"Yes." Elenaithil confirmed. "The Mibu clan has controlled this country's history for a long time. Even though time has passed and the rulers changed, Mibu's rule has never changed. When the government became weak, they let the soldiers take control of the country. But when they grow too weak, then the Kamakura Bokufu took control of the soldiers. Then, when the Kamakura became weak, it switched to the Muromachi Bokufu. The Mibu has ruled the country in this way... from the shadows... throughout history. But, their lineage was broken..."
"Broken?" Yukimura echoed.
"22 years ago to the day." Elenaithil affirmed.
"Honoji?" Yukimura realized.
"Oda Nobunaga, who won the war which had continued for a century," Elenaithil continued. "Was chosen to be the new ruler of the Mibu clan and he was rushed to succeed in the clan's goal. Nobunaga has lost. He wasn't sent by the Mibu. Hideyoshi and Ieyasu, after the events of the Honoji, both of them started to rule the country despite their quarrels. People in this country have started to move without the rule of the Mibu."
"I can't believe that you, an observer of history, would say that." Shinbe retorted. "Honoji was just a little mistake. We were just careless about that man. We wanted to correct that mistake, so we decided to revive that man in Sekigahara. However, another mistake occurred. You people changed that beautiful creature into a dumb doll. To correct the mistake of Honoji," he pointed his blade at Muramusa. ""We must destroy you and end the Tokugawa government. Then the Mibu clan will appear on the good side of the world, as was in the original plan."
"Do you ever shut up?" Kyo snapped, getting to his feet. "Did you forget? You are fighting with me right now. Old man..." he glared at Muramusa. "Damn... you used Nen on me, didn't you?"
"Muramusa," Elenaithil started. "Are you really really sure you sealed 'Shibien'? Because I think its seal just broke."
"As it would seem," Muramusa looked at the towering lightning in the sky. "You are, once again, correct, My Lady."
"Thunder God of Heaven." Sasuke powered up his new weapon. "Thunder God of Earth. Reveal yourself in a thunderstorm. God of Heaven and Earth shining with your thunder,, lend my your unlimited power. Raikoken!" the teen samurai released his attack on the Mibu clan assassin.
"Shinbe, if you are not to leave, I, Muramusa, will fight with you." Muramusa declared.
"It's impossible for your body." Shinbe tsked.
"Well, who knows?" Muramusa shrugged and took Tenro.
"What is this feeling?" Yukimura wondered.
"Kyo, open your red eyes and look carefully." Muramusa stated, igniting the blade. "Let me use the rest of my vital energy to teach you the real Mumyou Jinpuryu."
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