Yo!! I bring you a long chapter on the adventures of the Sun Nin in America. This is the more serious of the two chapters, and develops two of the character's past and powers. You'll see. Just read and watch.
Chapter 20: Journeys in America! Part 1: The Village Hidden in the Streets!
"AMERICA!!! This will be fun!!!" Satoshi screamed, his hair in permanent Kaji form, since he never got the chance to seal his flames away. It was a year before Orochimaru attacked the Sun Village, and his team, along with Kai and Koji were hanging out at the port that was in New York City, New York. (Any actual port is sheer coincidence)
Since they didn't want to give away the fact that they were ninja, they were all wearing American civilian clothes. Satoshi had on a grey T-shirt, and black mesh shorts. Tyson was wearing a red T-shirt, and a pair of baggy jeans. Kasumi was wearing a slightly revealing shirt, and some jean shorts. Kai was wearing an old North Carolina Jordan throwback jersey, along with a pair of dark blue shorts. Koji was wearing a black T-shirt, and some baggy dark blue jeans. Except for Kasumi, who had on some mini-heels, they all wore a pair of Sneakers.
"Little brother, you must remember we are here on a couple of missions! First, we must locate the Village Hidden in the Streets, then we find out what the problem is." Koji said, taking command of the 5-man squad, codenamed Team Musashi.
Satoshi sighed, knowing Mr. Let's-have-no-fun-whatsoever-because-I'm-a-dull-prick was going to go into detail of their mission. "Whatever, nii-san. I know. Some demon-like creatures have been spotted, and we must help the Village Hidden in the Streets get to the bottom of it." Satoshi said.
Koji glared at his younger sibling, and sighed. "Kaji-Oni or not, you are an idiot." Koji said. "Come on, we leave now." Everyone followed suit and followed their unspoken leader.
After a few hours of searching through Downtown New York City, they finally found an old warehouse. When they went in, they saw 3 telephone booths. The team of 5 went to the booths. Tyson and Kai entered one, Satoshi and Koji entered the middle one, and Kasumi went into the one on the far right. They pressed the numbers in a way that the tune for death rang, and they were then descending, the elevators disguised as phone booths.
When the elevators came to the bottom, they were in an area that didn't have giant buildings, but a few houses and ninjas with the New York state on their headbands. They looked around, and began their way towards the leader of this village, the Gangster of the Streets.
When they made it to his office, they were slightly appalled. In the corner, there were 4 dark men playing what looked like poker. The Sun Nin, minus Kasumi, were tanned from being in the sun all their lives, but these guys were incredibly dark, like charcoal. They all sweat dropped when one of them cursed out loud at losing 50 dollars.
When they tried to make their presences know, they were stunned when 15 men in black ANBU robes surrounded them, guns and kunai aimed right at them. "Stand down, these are the nin I've hired." A commanding voice said. Everyone bowed down to a man, with a nice looking mini-fro, just as dark as the others, entering the tower. "Gangster-sama! It's a pleasure to meet you!" Satoshi said, knuckles meeting knuckles. "What's up Satoshi? I told you that you can call me Brandon! You keeping it real?" The man asked. "You know it! When I return home, I'll tell Tyler you said hey!" Satoshi said. Tyler was the Gangster of the Streets's nephew.
"All happiness aside, we need to know what the problem is." Koji said. Both Brandon and Satoshi sighed, thinking the same thing. (Kill joy.) "Okay, there is a demon god that plans on opening a portal to our world to connect to the demon world. He goes by the name of Suzaku.
With his subordinates, Byakko, Seiryu, and Genbu, he plans on releasing the 4 Heavenly Gates that connect the two worlds. If that happens, then we may be in some serious trouble. I have here a map of the location of the 4 shrines."
(Gate of Fire)
"This is rather boring!" Satoshi screamed out loud. "Mew, we need to be on guard. Demons aren't something you can sneeze at. Why do you think Koji had Kasumi stay behind? Someone had to watch the Streets itself. She would be a great help if the demons attacked the village." Gatto stated in Satoshi's mind. Satoshi sighed.
(I think there is another reason Kasumi was left behind. Koji looked sort of unhinged after he was done talking to Brandon.) Satoshi replied to his demon companion. Before they could continue the conversation, Satoshi felt a presence nearby, and turned around in time to be sent into a wall from an electric beam.
A demon with a long blue cape, whose appearance made it obvious that he was an expert with electricity, appeared from the smoke, and sighed. "I hate it when the damn Street nins try and stop me. It's getting sad how weak those guys are." He muttered to himself, before being sent into a wall by a fire beam.
"Surprise, I'm not a Street nin. I'm the one guarding the Heaven Gate of Fire." Satoshi said, dusting himself off. The demon got out of the rubble and had a smirk on his face. "Oh. This one may be some fun." He said, disappearing. Before Satoshi could react, he had a fist in his gut.
Normally, an attack wouldn't hurt like this, but he was so caught off-guard, and the attack was so strong, that he had the wind knocked out of him. He was on his knees, panting for air, before he was kicked into some stationary trains. "That bastard thought he could hope to stand up to me. He is in over his head." The lightning demon spoke to himself, before he destroyed the shrine.
"Hey kid, if you must know, my name is Suzaku, Demon King!" Suzaku said, fading away like a ghost. After a few minutes, Satoshi pulled himself out of the rubble, and groaned. "That hurt like hell. I need to find nii-san and tell him what's going on!" Satoshi said, staggering to get up. He realized it was futile, and waited for Gatto to heal his wounds before he went anywhere. After a few minutes, he was ready to go. "Koji is going to flip a bitch when he hears this…" Satoshi said to himself, using the Body Flicker Jutsu to disappear in a puff of smoke.
(Gate of Water)
Tyson was bored to death. He found the Shrine of Water and was standing there protecting it. His jacket was being used as a pillow. (Damn. I want something interesting to happen!) Tyson thought to himself. He was in an abandoned Amusement Park. The Gate was on the Merry-Go-Round. He felt a presence, and put his jacket back on.
He took two steps, and jumped on top of the Merry-Go-Round to avoid 3 blasts of demonic energy. He looked around and spotted 2 demons on a street pole. They both pulled out a sword, and Tyson smirked. "Bring it on!" Tyson said, jumping off the top, and blocking a kick in mid air.
The force sent him into the Bumper Cars, where one of the demons pushed a lever that made the bumper cars self run. Tyson jumped and landed on one of the moving cars, and saw the two demons in cars riding right along side him. Mentally cursing, he began the daunting task of dodging 2 swords being swung at random times at the same time. Before the cars crashed, he jumped backwards, and kicked the car to his right, causing the rider to be sent flying.
He stopped a car with his foot, and kicked it into the one he didn't hit. Feeling victorious, Tyson was then blasted by demon energy into the Ferris Wheel. He shook the cobwebs out of his head, before ducking to avoid a sword swipe. Tyson, seeing the demon overswing, kicked him into the air. Tyson took a step, and began running up the side of the Ferris Wheel. When he got high enough, he jumped and landed on the cart the demon was standing on, kicking him off of it, and watching him land with a splat.
He sighed, and the other demon landed where he was. Getting into a defensive stance, he was ready for the sword wielding demon. The demon charged. Tyson dodged the blade as it was swung at him. When he found an opening, he dodged the sword with lightning speed, and did a palm thrust that took the demon's head, spine attached, off. Purple blood was spewing everywhere, and Tyson saw the head land next to him, and immediately held back the urge to let loose his lunch.
He then jumped off the top and landed on the ground without a noise. He walked back to the Merry-Go-Round, just in time for him to be held in the air by a strong wind. "What the hell?" Tyson screamed, before the Shrine of Water was destroyed. Before he could react, he was pushed into the House of Mirrors.
"HA! Mr. Fisticuffs thinks he can fight me?" The Wind Demon said, summoning a purple boomerang. Tyson stood up, his will to fight holding him up. It was an interesting site. He had scratches all over his body, and a gash on his left leg from being stabbed by a stray shard of glass. Wind Demon laughed, and threw the boomerang, hitting Tyson.
There was a gash on Tyson's chest, but it didn't bleed. "Sorry little man. Ass kicking brought on by Demon Lord Seiryu!" The Wind Demon said, fading like a ghost. Tyson growled, he knew something big was going to happen, but he didn't know what. Releasing the Seal of the Thief, he jetted out of there with god-like speed.
(Shrine of Lightning)
Kai was bored out of his mind. Not only was the Shrine of Lightning, located in a park, okay for the moment, he proceeded to putting up a Genjutsu to hide it. "This should work for the time being." Kai said, shrugging. He then pulled out 3 metal balls, and began juggling them. (I know, my characters have some weird hobbies, but so do I! The juggling is something I can do to a degree, but not like Kai.)
After a few minutes, it felt like there was an earthquake. He looked around, before jumping to avoid a few rock pillars. "Show yourself!" Kai screamed out loud. From under the ground, a Demon Turtle revealed itself. "So, this is the young whelp who tries to guard the Shrine of Lightning?" The demon asked.
"Don't down talk me! I'm not so easy to beat." Kai said, getting into his normal stance. "Alright young whelp, show me what you got!" The Old Demon said. Kai, feeling pissed, charged the turtle.
He threw a chakra enhanced punch, only to break his wrist on the turtle. "OW OW OH MY KAMI-SAMA OUCH!!!" Kai screamed, flinging his wrists to alleviate the pain. "Whelp! You can't do shit against me." The wise demon said, punching Kai into a few trees. "Also, your strength is pathetic. My armor can't be cracked. That is the might of Genbu!" The Demon Turtle said, crushing the Shrine of Lightning, and digging his way out of there. Kai slowly got up, and was hurting.
"Shit! The shrine was busted. I need to find Satoshi or Koji!" Kai said, Body Flicking out of there in a puff of smoke.
(Shrine of Earth)
"Damn demons! If I had known that one of my own teammates had the key to the planet's destruction, then I would have had an alternate plan." Koji muttered to himself, making his way to the Shrine of Earth. A conversation he had with Brandon had him feeling a bit anxious.
Flashback:
"Koji, I need to speak with you. It regards to your female friend." Brandon said, getting Team Musashi's leader. "What's wrong, Gangster-sama?" Koji asked. "Is the girl from the Aurion Clan?" Brandon asked. "Last I checked from her background from the Village Hidden in the Forest, yes she is." Koji replied, not knowing where this was heading.
"I think the demons may be after your friend. Last time I checked, the Aurion Clan had a rare trait where the next in line has a phoenix like spirit fused with their souls. I want her to stay here. If she is indeed the next in line, the Demon Kings will be relentless in taking her and using that power to unlock the Hellfire Key."
Flashback End.
"A hidden power that I can't begin to comprehend. That's a lot to take in." Koji said. He then stopped, his ninja senses going crazy. He ran to the temple that housed the Shrine of Earth, and saw a whole army of demon underlings. "Good! I needed a workout!" Koji said smirking.
"Elemental Release: Fire Form!" Koji said, his grey hair turning orange, and a red and orange Zwiehander Blade appearing in his hand. "Let's fight!" Koji said, charging the demons. When he got to the main group, he began hacking and burning the demons to death. The demons didn't stand a hell of a chance.
Once he killed off the last one he powered down, and sighed. "That was more tedious than I could have asked for. Those guys were weak as hell!" Then, he was hit by a fireball, sending him down the stairs. "Poor boy. Getting all worked up on killing off a few demons." The Fire demon said, burning the Shrine like it was paper. "And so, Byakko, the Hellfire Demon, has done his part to ensure the death of the humans." With that said, Byakko caught fire, and disappeared. Koji staggered up, and cursed. "Great. Satoshi won't let me live this down." Koji said, disappearing in a puff of smoke.
(Village Hidden in the Streets)
In the course of 5 hours (That's how long the 4 guys were gone.) all 4 of the Sun Fighters appeared to a ruined town. "What the hell happened here!?" Tyson screamed. The Village Hidden in the Streets was decimated. Brandon was approaching them, his arm in a cast. "You guys finally made it. We thought you all died." Brandon said. He lead them back to the Tower of the Gang, and what was there shocked everyone to the core.
The room looked ravaged, and there were cut marks all over the place. "Okay, what happened here?" Satoshi asked in a rare state of seriousness. "4 demons came and ravaged the place. That's the good news though. The demons know of Kasumi's Clan, and have proven that she is indeed the next in line. They plan on drawing on her Phoenix Powers to unlock the Hellfire Key." Brandon said, pointing to a black wall of dark energy that had ominously taken residence a few miles away.
"They are there?" Koji asked. "Yeah." Brandon replied, seeing Satoshi grab Tyson by the collar. "LET ME GO!!! KASUMI IS IN TROUBLE, AND SHE NEEDS HELP!!!" Tyson screamed. "And you charging in there like a mad bull is going to save her how?" Kai asked. "I'm going to save her. Give me a few minutes to get my stuff." Satoshi said, a serious look on his normally carefree face.
He turned and left, leaving 3 confused Sun nins. "Satoshi's right. If we stand here doing nothing, then we have admitted to defeat. We know what we must do." Kai said. The others nodded, and left for their own rooms.
Putting any scrolls that he needed into his pockets, Satoshi stepped out into the street. Wearing a red T-shirt with Kaji-Oni engraved in dark blue on it, and black shorts that came down past his knees, he tied his Sun Village Headband around his neck, set his goggles on the table and began walking.
After a few steps, he came to Tyson, who had his headband around his head, wearing a black t-shirt, and a pair of orange shorts, began walking in line with Satoshi. "Took you long enough. I was waiting for at least 5 minutes." Tyson said, his flame jacket back on. "Shut up, Hothead. Unlike you, I have other things at my disposal other than Taijutsu." Satoshi replied, a smirk gracing his lips. They both then laughed silently, and continued walking.
Before they made it to the gates leading to the black area, Kai appeared in front of them in a puff of smoke. He was in a light blue t-shirt, with black shorts, and a blue cap with the Sun Village Emblem. "You dare to try an leave me behind?" Kai asked, a voice of feigned hurt in his voice. "Whatever. Let's continue!" Tyson said, but unnoticed to them, they had been walking ever since they met Kai.
When they got to about 500 yards, Koji jumped from off a building, landing a few steps in front of them. "Glad you decided to come, I thought I was going alone." Koji said. He was wearing a black shirt, and khaki-like shorts. His Jounin jacket was over his shirt, but his had a fire symbol on the back of the vest. His headband was tied around his head, covered by his grey hair. "Bite me!" Satoshi said. "Forget you, leader. We would have gone there and back! Trying to tell us off looking like a Kakashi reject!" Tyson screamed, his eyes white. Yes kids, even the Village Hidden in the Heavens knew of Kakashi Hatake. Just didn't know what he looked like.
"Cool it, Hothead. Koji is just being Koji, and he can't be a Kakashi reject because he is too weak." Satoshi replied. Koji had a vein on his head, and a fierce glare. Satoshi waved it off, and began walking. Everyone else followed suit, soon lost of all silliness and serious. Each were in their own thoughts.
(Messing with Team Musashi was a big mistake. Come on little brother, let's show them what happens when you mess with a Musashi!) Koji thought to himself.
(Messing with us is something that's unforgivable! Time to show them how Sun Nins take care of business!) Kai thought.
(Looks like some hell is going to be paid. Kaji-Oni of the Village Hidden in the Heavens is pissed, and he doesn't do pissed!) Satoshi thought to himself. "Pissed my ass! You are never mad. Annoyed, yes, mad, no. You are annoyed that you were taken out so easily!" Gatto set the young Musashi straight. Satoshi had dot eyes, and went back to his normal look.
Tyson was the most lost in thought. (Kasumi…why wasn't I there to save you? I should have been near you when this happened. Don't worry. Even if it means I lose my last breath, I will save you. Kami-sama, be my witness!)
When they got to the giant dome of dark energy, they stepped to it, and found it weird that they passed threw it rather easily. Shrugging, Team Musashi made their way across what looked like a giant Go-Kart raceway. When they reached the center, they all felt an evil chill reach their spines.
(Kasumi!) They all thought at the same time. Before they began running, the Go-Kart raceway began running on it's own, and platforms with electric wheels began moving at a fast speed. "Welcome to my electric domain!" Suzaku said, smirking. "You!" Satoshi said, scowling. "Woah, Satoshi can scowl?" Tyson asked, earning a comic glare from Satoshi.
"Oh? Looks like little boy came back for another go. Sorry kid. I have plans!" Suzaku said, knowing he would get a reaction from the proud Musashi. But not this one. Satoshi actually started laughing. "You believe me to be that weak? You know you caught me off guard. Want to settle this here and now?" Satoshi asked, walking in his direction. "Fine, but we fight on my raceway!" Suzaku said, jumping onto one of the moving platforms.
"Go! Tyson, make sure Kasumi is okay. She's in your hands!" Satoshi said, jumping onto a platform. Hoping for their unspoken Second in Command's safety, they began running towards the giant shrine that was holding Kasumi. "Alright Spark Demon! You and me! Time to see who the real demon is!"
After a few miles, they came to a giant cave that was obviously out of the way. Kai looked at it, and decided to see if there was a shortcut. "If I don't come back after 5 minutes, then leave me behind. I will catch up." Kai said, leaving. Tyson and Koji looked confused but shrugged it off. Kai walked deep into the cave before stopping. "Alright, come out now. I know you had intended on ambushing us." Kai said. After a few seconds, Genbu drilled into the room, and had a smirk.
"You're pretty sharp kid!" Genbu said, tauntingly. "Nothing gets past my eyes." Kai said. "Hardly. You think you can penetrate my armor? My dear boy, you never learn." The old Turtle said. "Try me! BYAKUGAN!!" Kai screamed, doing the hand signs, and activating the all seeing eyes.
(Feels like he's peering into my soul. But that can't be right. Demons don't have souls.) Genbu thought to himself, Kai's thoughts were different. (Oh shit! He has no kind of Tenketsus in his body. I can't cut off any power in his system.) Kai thought to himself. (BAD MISTAKE TO FIGHT HIM WITHOUT ONE OF THE OTHERS!!!!) Kai then cried in his mind.
It was seven years with the Hyuuga skill, but he had perfected to a point where Neji would be content. But now, his beloved eyes had failed him. This couldn't be true! Say it wasn't so! Say it wasn't so! The only thing he could see were the cracks in the demon's armor, that were miniscule at best. He couldn't possibly-
…Wait.
…Cracks!?!?
Adjusting his eyes to the cracks, he rationalized that a well placed Jyuuken strike would break some of the armor. He sighed, and prepared to put his plan into motion.
(Outside Cave)
After 5 minutes, Tyson and Koji began their continued journey. After about 30 minutes, they came to a fork in the road. One lead to a bunch of skyscrapers, and another lead to a giant cemetery. "I'll take the cemetery. You go to the buildings!" Koji said, both of them then took off for their respective arenas.
(Cemetery)
Koji made it to the cemetery, and felt a weird chill. "Cemeteries always give me the creeps." Koji said. "Then why come here, Sun Nin?" The demon asked. Koji then smirked. "Because a certain Pyromaniac is here, asking to get his ass handed to him." Koji said.
"So you know I'm here. Kudohs to you." Byakko said, smirking. Koji scoffed at the demon. "You may have won Round 1, but this here is a new fight!" Koji said. "Elemental Release: Spark Form!" Koji screamed, his hair going bright yellow, and a gold and blue lance appearing before him. "Now I take the fight to you!" Koji screamed. "Bring it! An electric fighter vs. the demon king of the flames. Begin!" Byakko screamed, charging Koji.
(Modern Jungle)
Tyson was, to say the least, quite stunned. Though the area was dead quiet, he was amazed that such buildings were like this. He found it quite nice. Well, until a boomerang nearly took his head off as he did a matrix like dodge, and caught the giant purple wooden stick from hell. He threw it back, and sweat dropped when the thing hit the building Seiryu was hiding in, causing the entire building to be destroyed.
(Damn, that piece of firewood is actually pretty destructive. AWESOME!!!) Tyson screamed in his mind. He couldn't help it. He was always into mass destruction. It comes back to him having his seals.
The Seals of Fire, Fighter, and Thief were family traits. After prodding Satoshi for a few days, he agreed to further his power by giving him the Seal of Power. Tyson never figured out how Satoshi did it, but he knew he got it done.
"Hey, Breezy. You want to go against me? I want you to know now. Kasumi is in danger, and I will save her!" Tyson said. "Save her? You fool. That shrine you are heading to doesn't exist. If you must know, Suzaku has that girl with him." Seiryu said, smirking.
"What!? You're bluffing!" Tyson shot at the wind demon. "Oh really, well then think about this. Have you seen anything in the form of a shrine?" The Wind demon asked. Tyson thought, and shook his head slowly. "You remember that giant garage at the track?" Suzano asked. Tyson immediately gasped, and glared. "So, this was merely a ruse to separate all of us an pick us off." Tyson said. "Divide and Conquer!"
(Electric Track)
Satoshi squared off against Suzaku on two moving platforms. "Okay Sparky. Why did you go out of your way to get rid of the rest of my team?" Satoshi asked. Suzaku gave him a 'What The Fuck!?!?' look, and Satoshi smirked. "I know that Kasumi is in the garage over there. The Genjutsu you're using is very powerful. That's a shrine." Satoshi said, smirking.
"You think that you can stop me? Some punk human?" Suzaku mocked the Musashi Master. "Okay then. I guess that means that it's time for me to up the anti a bit." Satoshi said, his hair then began to cover his face. And in the next instant, his hair came undone, and he transformed into Spark.
(Gatto, all your power is to be aimed at him.) "HELL YEAH!!! I GET TO ROAM AROUND AND KICK HIS DEMONIC ASS!!!"With all that being said, Tarogan was activated, and Satoshi's chakra began to spike like nothing. (What!? He has this much power hidden in his human body? This makes things more interesting.) Suzaku thought to himself. Satoshi's normally whitish blue chakra began changing into a deep dark blue. Then a blue and white striped tail shot out from behind him.
"Alright. Let's get this party started!" Satoshi said, his voice infused with that of Gatto's, making him sound half demonic. "Interesting. You seem to have taken on the appearance of a half demon. That's very odd." Suzaku said contemplatively. "You have no clue!" Satoshi screamed, charging the demon. Unleashing his electric claws, he then jumped to the platform that Suzaku was on.
Swinging his claws, Satoshi couldn't hit the Spark Demon. He swung, and Suzaku grabbed his arm and threw him off the platform. Satoshi landed okay, but was then hit by one of the platforms. "What's wrong little demon? Can't keep up to a superior…!?" The Spark Demon started, before he was face to face with Satoshi yet again. This was different though, he now had even more power, still slightly weaker than himself, but more power, and a second tail. (Hmm, his power comes from those tails eh? As long as that's the last one, I won't have to reveal my true form to him.) Suzaku then charged the two tailed cat boy, aware that he was still the stronger of the two.
But he wasn't ready for Satoshi to dodge his lightning fast attack, and punch him square in the jaw. He flipped and landed on a different platform, only to see Satoshi moving at blinding speeds to where he was, jumping like a feather. Suzaku had to say he was quite impressed. He was proud of the fact that he was king of the American Demons, and seeing someone fight him on a serious plane made him quite ecstatic.
Satoshi made it to the same platform as the Demon King, but he was kicked off before he could land. Suzaku thought he was rid of the demon brat, but he would be proven wrong. Along the side of the platform that he was pushed off, Satoshi was running along the side evenly.
"Come on Gatto. Get up there and kick his ass!!!" Satoshi screamed from inside his Soul Room. "One beaten demon coming up!" Satoshi/Gatto screamed. He jumped up and did some hand signs, completely taking Suzaku surprise. "Demon Art: Pulse of the Spark Demon!" Satoshi screamed, screeching. Electric pulses shot out of his mouth, decimating the platform that Suzaku was standing on, before he dodged the pulsing blast.
He landed on a different platform, but was surprised to see the demon cat punch him into a different platform. He back flipped, and saw Satoshi go through some more hand signs. "Demon Art: Fangs of the Demon Cat!" Satoshi screamed, shooting out a blast of electric chakra. The blast then took the form if a cat's head, and increased in speed. Suzaku was blasted hard. He landed on a giant electric generator, and the whole thing blew up. The platforms stopped, and Satoshi smirked.
"Looks like the tough Spark Demon can't handle a real Demon." Satoshi said tauntingly, before he felt a giant wave of power and fury hit him. He looked, and saw that Suzaku had gotten gigantic, taken the form of a giant electric dragon, and had electricity rolling off him.
"What the hell!?!?" Satoshi screamed. He had literally turned in a giant purple dragon, adorned with lightning bolts across his legs, and the kanji for 'Plasma Dragon' across his chest. "What's wrong little man? Scared?" The Dragon Demon asked, sparks coming out of his mouth as he spoke.
(Oh shit! A Plasma Dragon!? Now I know we are screwed. Even on our continent, the Plasma Dragon is very well known. I fear we can't win, Mew.) Gatto replied to his other self, in his Soul Room. "Give it your best shot, and I won't complain!" Satoshi replied to his demon half. Demon Satoshi then sighed, and grew his third and final (for this point in time) tail. (Should we die fighting, I have no regrets!)
(Modern Jungle)
Tyson ran along the side of the building, dodging the purple boomerang of death. He had released the Seals of Fire and Power so he could use chakra. He was getting pissed that the damn wind demon could stand there, and give him a fight. He was doing nothing more than flinging his fucking weapon at him. It was pissing him off. He charged the demon, just to jump out the way of the boomerang, which seemed to be 'heat seeking'.
(Son of a BITCH!!!!) Tyson screamed in his mind, stopping the flying death trap with his flaming chakra infused hand. "THIS BULLSHIT WITH THE DAMN STICK STOPS NOW!!!" Tyson screamed, snapping the weapon in half and charring what was left of it. "My poor boomer…" Seiryu started, before he was punched into a wall. "YEAH!! STOP ME NOW!!!" Tyson screamed, his eyes white. Seiryu then stood up, a smirk on his face, and summoned close to 200 mini boomerangs.
"… You bitch." Tyson said, his eyes dotted. The boomerangs then created wind blades, and became sharp as swords. "Oh great." Tyson said, dropping his jacket, and getting out of the way. The mini boomers charged their target. In a literal sense, Tyson was doing shit that Goku would hope to do in his dreams. Super Saiyan 4 or not. Tyson zipped around, even going so far as to jump from boomer to boomer, destroying some of them with their own blades.
"This is boring. I want to make this fun!" Tyson said. "It's obvious you're the weakest of the Demon 4, so I'll make this quick!" Grabbing one of the boomers, he charged at Seiryu, not utilizing his true speed mind you, and began cutting down the boomers that got in his way. Seiryu tried to shoot an Air Blade at Tyson, but the Brawler Sun Nin disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was behind the Wind demon, back to him. "You know, you are a wimp. For a Demon Lord, your no stronger than a newly appointed Chuunin." Tyson said walking away. Seiryu then shot apart in 100's of pieces. (Okay, if I know my demonic powers as well as I do, Koji and Kai should be fine. Satoshi though, is going to need some more time.)
Tyson thought to himself putting his jacket back on. (Here I come Kasumi. That bastard may not have realized it, but I got a clue that Satoshi is in more than he may believe.) Tyson then pulled out an index card that said 'stall the humans until the ritual begins.' It was from Suzaku. He could tell because there were small burn marks from electricity. Sighing heavily, he took two steps, and began running at full speed.
(Cemetery)
Koji was looking like hell. He had burn marks all over his body, and his gold hair from the spark chakra was beginning to turn grey again. Koji charged, and began swinging his lance. "Silly boy, how can you hope to stop me?" Byakko asked, charring poor Koji's clothes.
Koji had gone through most of his Elements, and was trying Spark again. He tried Fire, but his Zweihander did shit squat to him. (Okay, I have no other plans left…but maybe, no! That form hasn't been used in the Musashi Family in 500 years. It's a myth.) He had all 7 elements at his command, but he didn't factor in the final element, one that was said to be nothing more than Musashi Lore.
Then the unthinkable happened. He began hearing voices that sounded like demons. Koji then felt like he tuned out the real world. "So, you want to become stronger than that demon don't you?" An ominous voice asked. Koji knew that voice. It was the one that made itself known when he was about to get a new Element.
"Yes, Voice-sama!" Koji said. In his mind, he knew it was weird to call the voice that, but what else could he name him? "Okay, think clearly about where you are. What Element is associated with this place?" Voice asked. Koji looked around and didn't have to think about it. "Darkness. That's the only…!?!?!?" Koji started before he realized what the voice was telling him.
"Ready to make history in the Book of Musashis? Satoshi entered the book by having a demon, and being the youngest to activate the recessive Bloodline Trait, Tarogan. Now, you unlock the one element that is said to be a myth!" Voice said. When time resumed, Koji stood up, a smirk on his face.
"Okay, demon of the flames. I have a new trick that I think you will enjoy." Koji said, his eyes covered by the shadows. "Really? And that would be?" Byakko asked. "THIS! ELEMENTAL RELEASE: SHADOW FORM!!" Koji screamed, his chakra getting a second wind, and turning black. His clothes changed, showing that he mastered the Element.
Now normally, mastering an element takes years of practice, but with Darkness, you gain all the knowledge of the lost arts, and control them. Koji's clothes turned into a black robe. And a scythe appeared his right hand. His hair turned jet black, and you could swear he looked like an incarnation of death. "You ready for the Final Performance. I call it Requiem of Death!" Koji said, his voice carrying an incredibly creepy tone, like he was sadistic.
"Oh? The boy has one more trick up his robe? Fine." Byakko said, feigning disinterest, until a rumbling in the ground forced him to look at the Dark Musashi. "Now you see the force of the Dark Arts. Art of Darkness: Revival of the Damned!" Koji said, moving his hands across his face, instead of doing hand signs.
Besides the original 5 elements (Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, and Lightning) that require hand signs, there are 3 special elements that are different. Ice requires quick, one handed seals, Holy requires something in the form of prayers, and Darkness uses rituals or summons. "Now, my puppets of the dead, assault the one who wields fire!" Koji commanded, pointing at Byakko.
The army of the living dead, which included Skeleton Warriors, Zombies, and….Nightmare!?!? Even Koji had an O.O look when the Soul Edge Stalker came out of the ground. "What the fuck do you want?" Nightmare asked. "…" Koji was pretty much stunned.
"Oh great! I'm brought back to life for no fucking reason at all?" At this point, Nightmare went into a rant about death, eating souls, and wanting to kill Siegfried. (I'm not expecting anyone to know what the hell I'm talking about, but these are characters from the Soul Calibur series.) Koji then blinked, and tapped Nightmare in the chest, dispelling his soul, and killing him…again.
Koji sweat dropped and sighed. (Man, conjuring up hell spawns to do my bidding is something I won't be used to for a while.) Koji thought to himself, seeing that his army killed off Byakko by shoving a blade down his throat. (Literally)
Koji dismissed the army, and released the form, and fell to one knee. (Man, I didn't think Shadow Form would take so much out of me.) Koji then stood up, and took off for where Satoshi was. Before he powered down, a zombie gave him an index card saying the real location of the shrine.
(Cave)
Kai dodged a stone pillar being shot at him. "What's wrong kid, realized that you aren't going to win?" Genbu asked. Kai didn't say anything, but he then charged unexpectedly. When he got in Jyuuken striking range, Genbu managed to get out of the way. For one so full of rocks, his dodging ability was pretty good.
It was almost as if he was worried that he would shatter his armor. But then again, Genbu was the oldest of the 4 Demon Lords. He has the most wisdom, and isn't arrogant enough to underestimate an opponent. Kai was going to have to work for a victory.
Kai charged again, this time throwing more Jyuuken thrusts. Genbu dodged them barely, and back handed Kai with his stone hands. He then willed the earth to create a giant earthen jaw to clamp upon Kai's entire body. The end result: Kai had serious stab wounds all along his body, blood was flowing in several places, and his right eye was closed due to blood getting in it.
Kai was then finding it hard to stand. With a final glare, he started to fall towards the earth. (NOW!!!) With a gleam in his good eye, Kai disappeared before he hit the ground. Genbu looked around, and then he felt like something was off. He looked, and saw Kai standing in front of him, but rather than being in his regular stance, he was standing sort of sideways, his hands under his chest, and his side to his opponent. (If any of you have played Tekken 5, then think of Raven's Stance)
"6 simple words have always left a chill in many an opponent. And now, it shouldn't be any different. So hear them, and hear them well!" Kai said, and Genbu noticed that there looked to be a yin-yang symbol under them. Kai was on the yin side, while the turtle demon was on the yang side. "Oh ho. The brat has one last little trick." He taunted, but Kai didn't even react to it. Instead he smirked, and said in a commanding tone
"You're within my Field of Divination!" Kai said, smirking. He then disappeared from site, and appeared in front of Genbu. "Feel this, Hakke Rokujuu Yonshou!" Kai screamed. "2 PALMS, 4 PALMS, 8 PALMS!" Genbu's armor shattered as it was hit by palms that he couldn't react to, afraid because the speed was even increasing. "16 PALMS, 32 PALMS!" Genbu's armor was half gone, and Kai reared up for the finale. "64 PALMS!" Moving his palms with inhuman speed, Genbu's armor was gone.
Kai then smirked and prepared one of his many finishers. "LIFTOFF!" Kai screamed, kicking Genbu into the air. Kai then used the Shadow Clone to make another Kai appear above the aerial Demon Turtle, and knock him back to the earth, towards Kai. "FINISHER! KAITEN SHOOTBACK!" Kai screamed, going into the Kaiten. When Genbu landed on the barrier, his body felt like it was being ripped apart.
When he finally shot off, he had a weird scar on his unprotected stomach that showed that it had been twisted. He was dead before he even landed. Kai stopped spinning, and had to reorientate himself. Due to the blood loss he already had, he really shouldn't have done that. He took a few seconds to stop the room from spinning, and stumbled out of the cave. After he made it to the sunlight, he saw Koji making his way near him.
"Hey…Koji. I thought that…the shrine was that way…" Kai stated, pointing in the direction of the buildings. "No, we were thrown for a loop. Satoshi is near the shrine right now, he might need help, and you look like 5 different stages of hell." Koji said.
"Great…we need to help…him." Kai said, falling down. "You need medical help. Right now, we need Satoshi for that. He is the only one with some kind of Medical Jutsu." Koji said. He then picked up the unconscious Hikari, and made his way for the Electric Field.
(Electric Track)
Satoshi was on his last legs. This dragon was stronger than any foe he's ever faced, and he was at his maximum power output. (Okay Satoshi, any secret techniques that you may have left out?) Gatto asked Satoshi in his Soul Room. "Sorry Gatto, everything that I can think of has been covered. We are in trouble." Gatto sighed and dodged another blast of electricity.
Though he dodged the blast, he was struck hard by the tail. He rolled for a few meters, until he looked up and saw that the dragon was about to eat him. But a red blur trailing fire punched the dragon's head away. "Tyson!" Satoshi said, a relieved smile on his face. "Yeah, it's me!" Tyson said. "Where's Kasumi?" "She's in that garage. You get her free. I'll stall!" Satoshi said, giving commands. "Got it." Tyson said, heading for the garage.
"Oh no he doesn't. The Phoenix will be mine!" Suzaku Dragon said. "OH YEAH!?!? MASS SHADOW CLONE JUTSU!!!!" Satoshi screamed, creating over 2000 Shadow Clones. "Okay Thunder Breath. LET'S RUMBLE!!! I'M CALLING A MUSASHI CURTAIN CALL!!!" The real Satoshi said, and all the others smirked.
Tyson ran to the garage, and dispelled the Genjutsu, surprised to see a shrine. In the middle of it, was Kasumi, in what looked like a weird seal. Tyson ran up to the seal, and was unable to figure out what to do. The Seal was drawing out her inner powers, but he didn't know how to stop the thing.
"Don't worry, young human, I know how to." An ominous female's voice said. Tyson looked around, and saw a phoenix coming out of Kasumi's chest. "…What?" "If you want to save Kasumi, you have to kill Suzaku. At the time, Satoshi isn't enough. I will bestow upon you the final seal. Now prepare yourself. Release all your other seals, and take my power." The phoenix said. And so Tyson began releasing the seals.
"Your Seals of Fire, Fighter and Thief. Those are testaments to your dedication to your training." Tyson thought about it, and realized the bird was right. Of all the family seals he could have had, he took the Seals for Speed and Strength. (Seal of Fire is the Seal all Kusanagi's get at age 7)
"The Seal of Power is the testament to the friendship between you and Satoshi Musashi." Tyson didn't even think about that one. Satoshi sealed that one for the Chuunin Exam they took back in the Village Hidden in the Storm. (Though I won't elaborate on it right now, there will be 3-5 chapters dedicated to the past Chuunin Exam for the Sun Nins in the somewhat near future.) Satoshi didn't need to do that, but he knew that it would make his 'rival' catch up to him. He was grateful that Satoshi wouldn't let their competitive spirits get in the way of their friendship.
"And this last seal, will be the testament of her love for you." And with that, Tyson blushed heavily. "Wait, love!?" Tyson asked. "Yes, she has loved you since the days as Genin." Tyson was floored by this information. He closed his eyes to think, and the blush on his face just wouldn't leave, despite his will for it to go.
(Okay, let's assess the current situation, all emotions and feelings aside. Satoshi is getting owned, and I'm the only one currently who can help him. Kasumi's weird bird spirit just dropped a bomb on me, and now I'm in conflict.) Tyson thought to himself, then his eyes showing a determined look. (To hell with my feelings! Satoshi is going to die any time now, and he needs my help. I'll deal with my feelings when life isn't on the line!) Tyson then prepared himself for the seal to be placed.
"And with those testaments and your will, I give you…" Tyson then opened his eyes as one of them changed red. "The Seal of Refinement./"The Seal of Refinement."
"Here's how it works, the moment the Curtain Calls, your dead!" Satoshi said, surrounded by his 2000+ Clones. "Oh really? Try me!" Suzaku said, an evil smirk on his face. Satoshi sighed, and then gave him a You-have-no-idea-what-I-got-planned-look. "Okay then, ACT 1: CALL OF THE ORCHESTRA!!" Satoshi screamed, and the other 2000+ Clones each pulled out various different weapons. "NOW, BRASS!" 700 Clones threw the silver daggers they were holding. The blades hit the dragon, but didn't penetrate his tough skin. "NOW, PERCUSSIONS!!" This time, 500 Clones pulled out blue Senbon Needles, and out some chakra into them, making them into mini-lasers. They threw them, and the needles that hit made flesh wounds, but nothing more. "What!? That should have went through you like a hot knife on butter! No matter, STRINGS!!" And with that, 799 pulled out at least 20 different things of chakra strings, and threw them, the strings getting tangled on the dragon demon. They all then lit a fire, and the dragon was smothered in a blazing flame of death and destruction. Unfortunately, he didn't die, he was merely burned up some. "Damn, that wasn't supposed to happen!" Satoshi said, in a disappointed voice. "Oh well, BRING IN THE TRIANGLE!!!" And with that, a small card in the shape of a triangle was thrown. When it got near the dragon, all the clones took cover. "FIRE IN THE HOLE!!!" Satoshi screamed, shooting a small fireball at the paper. "Ha, some piece of paper is going to hurt me?" Suzaku screamed, but he noticed all the Satoshi's had disappeared. When the ball hit the paper, an explosion that rivaled an atomic bomb followed, taking out anything in a 15 mile radius, except the garage, which was covered by a barrier. (O.O) When the giant smoke cleared, the demon dragon was still there, though he had a few burns. "What the flying fuck is he doing still alive!?!? I fucking nuked his ass!!!" Satoshi screamed, a O.O look planted on his face. "Some attack that was brat! But now, I'm pissed!" Suzaku screamed, shooting electric breath at the 2000 Satoshis. They all jumped out of the way, and managed to not get hit. "Okay, now ACT 2: PERFORMANCE OF BLADES!!" Satoshi screamed, and all the Clones pulled out what looked like a Katana, while the real Satoshi pulled out Setsujin. The Clones, were hacking and slashing at the giant spark dragon, but what made it weird was that they were also dodging the bolts of lightning that were coming down. Satoshi then started spinning his Dual Naginata above his head, and charged. While the Clones were attacking from above, Satoshi ran under, and began slashing at the underbelly. When he ran under his tail, he put Setsujin in the holder he keeps on his back. Suzaku didn't think Satoshi did anything, until the cuts started glowing blue, and exploding. When the dust cleared, Suzaku was bleeding under his stomach, but he was okay. "Well, dragon breath has some stamina. Okay, now it's time. CURTAIN CALL: GRAND FINALE!" Satoshi commanded, causing all the Clones to disappear, and send their spare chakra at him. Then with a quick mind change, Satoshi lost his demonic features, and his tails, but he had one last attack. Biting his thumb, he made the hand signs, and pumped his entire supply into the seal. "SUMMONING JUTSU!" Satoshi screamed, and he was launched into the air. When the smoke cleared, Satoshi was standing on…Gatto. "Alright Gatto, IT'S ON YOU!!!" Satoshi screamed, and the demon cat charged. The Dragon was surprised that he called a giant Demon Cat out of nowhere, but he wasn't ready to lose. Gatto turned, and began pounding Suzaku with his 9 tails. Suzaku bit into one of them, and Gatto let out a demonic scream of pain. And so the battle of demonic proportions began.
The battle was fierce, amazing, and sort of quick. After receiving a powerful blow, Gatto was dismissed, and returned to Satoshi's mind. Satoshi was on the ground, out of chakra, out of energy, and out of distractions. (This is it.) Satoshi said somberly in his mind. "pant We tried our best Mew. If I wasn't in this damned state, I would have kicked his ass." Gatto complained. (Oh well. I have no regrets.) Before the final blow could be struck, the garage was releasing a giant amount of chakra, and then it exploded. When the dust cleared, Tyson was standing there, holding Kasumi bridal style. "Hey Satoshi, you look like you need help." Tyson said. Satoshi looked over, and was surprised. Tyson's muscles were bigger than usual, and his eyes were black and red. "What…did you…do to…get this kind of power?" Satoshi asked, fighting the darkness that was approaching. "The last seal. Kasumi gave me the last seal." Tyson said, setting Kasumi down, and tossing his jacket off. With a blink of an eye, Satoshi was right next to Kasumi. (That kind of speed is insane. He's faster than I am. ) Satoshi thought to himself. "Mew, I got him. I'll watch the fight, and you can regain your lost energy." With that, Satoshi slipped into blissful oblivion.
Tyson slowly walked to Suzaku, a smirk on his face. "Satoshi couldn't take you, so now it's up to little ol' me." Tyson said. "You think a measly human can stop me!?" Suzaku screamed, swinging his tail. Tyson merely lifted his hand, and caught the offending tail. "This just won't do. I think I'll rip it off!" Tyson said, yanking the tail off. Purple liquid came jutting out of the tailless backside of the dragon. His screams were mind boggling. Tyson tossed the tail near Satoshi and Kasumi. (I wonder if Satoshi would be able to make a blade for himself using that tail?) Tyson thought to himself, dodging the claws and lightning breaths that were coming. (He's toying with me! That Human bastard is dead!) Suzaku screamed in his mind. He tried to stomp on Tyson, but Tyson held him up with his hands. "Holy Shit!!! His power shot up that much!?" Gatto screamed in Satoshi's mind. Tyson, bored of playing around, started spinning around with the claw still in his hands, and the dragon began being spun around. He kept spinning until he had enough momentum to toss Suzaku Dragon into the air. The Dragon was a sitting duck in the air. He had no sort of defense in the air. "Now to finish this little fight." Tyson said, squatting. He then jumped up, an explosion of dust coming from under him. "RISING DRAGON!" Tyson screamed, his body being enveloped in flames, and turning into what looked like a dragon. When the attack hit, there was an explosion, and Satoshi woke up. (Heavy sleeper much?) Tyson landed, and Suzaku, back in his normal form, landed dead.
Satoshi stood up, finding it odd that he could, and then he remembered his god-like healing powers. Sure he still had areas that sported blood, but he was okay, just out of chakra. "Hey Tyson, what was…!?" Satoshi started before Tyson fell unconscious. Satoshi caught him, and Tyson opened his eyes. "Heh…that took more chakra than I thought…" Tyson started before he passed out. Satoshi sighed, and saw Koji coming their way, holding Kai on his back. "What happened to Kai?" Satoshi asked. "He looks like he was in a serious fight. You do too. You have all sorts of bruises and cuts." Koji said, concerned. "Naw. Tyson took care of everything. We should report to Brandon and tell them the threat is over." Satoshi said, finding it weird that he was standing, considering his chakra was all but gone. Satoshi picked up Tyson, and Koji summoned a Husky to pick Kasumi up. "Hey Satoshi, does Kasumi's chakra seem stronger?" Koji asked. "Yeah, some of her hidden powers were pulled out because of the ritual." Satoshi replied. "That's okay, as long as she isn't evil. But can you heal Kai for me?" Koji asked. "Nope, my chakra is down to what I would guess is the last 1, and my demonic chakra is completely gone. The only reason I'm standing is because the last of my demon chakra got my muscles working. My wounds will heal like a normal persons." Satoshi replied, scratching the back of his head. "…Your useless…" They both then started chuckling.
They made it back to The Village Hidden in the Streets, and rested. Earth was safe again thanks to the Sun Nins. "Hey Brandon-sama! We're back!" Satoshi announced. Brandon looked in his direction, and sweat dropped. Satoshi was looking like hell, and Tyson was unconscious on his back, not sporting as many bruises, but he could tell he was suffering from lack of chakra. Koji looked pretty tired, and Kai was literally riddled with slash and stab marks. Kasumi looked okay, but was asleep. "What the hell happened to you guys!?!?" Brandon asked. "Those demons are down for good!" Satoshi said, thrusting his fist into the air. "And why is there nothing over there?" Brandon asked, pointing at the area they came from. Satoshi and Koji sweat dropped, and sighed. "I had to drop a nuke!" Koji sighed, knowing he used his Triangle of Death. Brandon then noticed Satoshi had what looked like a tail. "Why do you have a tail in your hand?" Brandon asked. "Because I will make a demonic weapon using it for a friend!" Satoshi said, earning a sweat drop from both of the older nins.
"Oh man! You guys must have been in one hell if a fight! Those Demons sounded tough!" Naruto screamed. "It could have been worse. But that was only the first day. The last bit of fun that's worth mentioning happened a week later!" Satoshi said. "This one involves Satoshi infiltrating a Girl's Only School looking for a missing scroll!" Tyson said. "That wasn't all that fun…" Satoshi said, clouds of gloom over his head. "Whatever. So here's what happened…" Kai started.
ShadowRonin: Yeah. They start off the short side story with a death brawl, but they pull through. Now, what bestows upon them as the last chapter of the mini-series ends. Now, watch the battle, and enjoy.
Next Chapter: It's the last day of the travels in America, and things are getting crazy and weird. Girl's schools, Perverts, Battles, and a large scale battle involving the police. What happens you ask? Find out on:
Chapter 21: Journeys in America Part 2: A Girl's School, A Old Dojo, and dodging the Police.