Here it is probably one of my best chapters yet - I hope you enjoy the fighting! You must visualise it to really work I tried to describe eveything as best as I can and make it realisitc - you know its hard to figure out how to get two genin to be able to fight high levelled murderous shinobi without geting killed without making them mary-sue like.

Sashimi belongs to Sashimi-Hiryuu

Caroline belongs to moi

The Four Swords of Destruction members belong to Masaki Bakuto

Mei Terumi and any other naruto related things belong to Masashi Kishimoto

"Your mine now."

SLASH

The swift swish of the blade was a clean sound as bone sliced flesh in half. The blood splattered all over his white cloak. It seeped through the dead man's clothes and cleared Kasui's mind. Three down and one to go.

"You really have no mercy do you?" Ki Uddo feigned sympathy.

"Urusai smart ass he wasn't easy – he had real skills as a shinobi." Kasui admitted.

"But not good enough." Aisu poked the dead man in the side with her foot.

"As a candidate for Mizukage – our opponents are meant to be strong. The last one will probably surpass the three we have already killed in difficulty. Prepare yourselves." Osore stated and turned round.

"Oh and Kasui, stop trying to hack his limbs off – it's enough."

Kasui growled and withdrew his bone sword back into his body. Aisu secretly pretended to gag as Ki Uddo wasn't afraid to show disgust in front of Kasui. Osore was far ahead and they all followed suit. There were only a couple days left until the Mizukage ceremony and seeing as they had eliminated almost all the candidates except one – that one would be chosen by default but not if the Four Swords of Destruction had something to say about it.

"Two days to go!" Both girls cheered for Mei.

"Have you seen anything lately Sashimi?" Mei asked.

"Honestly Mei-sensei..." Sashimi's face dropped into a sad expression.

"Is something bad going to happen?" Mei couldn't help but drop her smile too. However Sashimi's face lit up again,

"I'm just kidding – you are sure to become Mizukage Mei-sensei!"

Mei was inwardly pleased – she would become Mizukage it would give her the power to remove these criminals. However she knew well enough the future is only as Sashimi sees it now. It could change in a matter of seconds if she made one wrong move – she just had to not think about it.

"What do you think of our progress Mei-sensei." asked Caroline who was more openly excited than usual.

"You girls have excelled. Keep this up and you will have surpassed genin level and become eligible for chunin exams."

"We'll be taking chunin exams?" They both said in unison.

"Of course – you must display your abilities to all of Kirigakure – and make me look good." With that last part Mei winked and the girls bowed as she left them.

"Why so happy today Caroline-chan?" Sashimi asked while having target practise on the hay stuffed dummy.

"Not that you're not usually quite perky – but does it have something to do with the "extra training" you've been doing for the past week?"

Sashimi had hit the nail on the head. Caroline had been spending extra time in the underground training grounds to practise "something" new. She wanted to surprise Sashimi and Mei.

"Yes it does Onee-san – I have learnt to summon another animal!"

"Really? Just summoning? Oh well show me onegai!"

The speed of their hand signs had improved over the weeks, Sashimi would like to think she was excelling beyond Caroline who liked taking her time in learning and doing things but she realised Caroline too was becoming adept. With a puff of smoke a tiny lilac and green creature appeared in front of Sashimi. As the smoke cleared Sashimi could see the creature was a turtle – a cute turtle that was lilac in skin colour and had a detailed dark green shell with swirled patterns engraved onto it.

"Kawaii turtle! But isn't it a bit small to fight?"

The little turtle crawled over to Caroline and squeaked,

"I don't like fighting! It's terrible."

Sashimi face-palmed. It may be cute but what use would it be on the battlefield?

"Sashimi this is Ri-chan and Ri-chan my Onee-san Sashimi."

Sashimi waved at the timid creature that waved a flipper back.

"Ri-chan seems small but she can change her size! When we train she's much bolder than this. By the way she's a tortoise Onee-san."

"Tortoise and turtles aren't they the same thing?"

"No they're not!" Ri-chan squeaked.

"Well excuse me..." Sashimi sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Show me what she can do – if she doesn't fight what does she do?" Sashimi finally popped the question.

"When she supersizes herself she's a good defence. Her shell is hard as diamond and she uses defensive jutsus. She may not be formidable but she's safe." Caroline stroked Ri's shell and smiled.

"I thought she was useful as she could help defend Mei-sensei in case of trouble." She continued in a distant voice.

"Good thinking Caroline! Can you summon Kintaro at the same time – the more allies we have to outnumber the enemy the better." Sashimi said hopefully.

"Kintaro certainly makes up for the taijutsu skills needed – Onee-san wouldn't you like your own summoning animal?"

"I guess it would be helpful but I'm not all that great with animals." Sashimi said with a sheepish grin.

"Sea summons like us get along well – I could help you bond with your summon if you wish Sashimi-san." Ri offered.

Sashimi smiled and shook Ri's flipper.

"You got a deal."

"We need to find out who that fourth candidate is." Kasui cried.

"Hold it bones – everyone's catching up to the assassinations we've made. No-one is going to reveal the final candidate – I mean she already kept a low profile she's clearly smart." Ki Uddo speculated.

"Yes a smart kunoichi indeed. We have no choice but to assassinate her on the ceremony day. Once we do this we can take this public occasion to announce our intentions." Osore said calmly.

"That doesn't make much sense – they'll all turn against us." Aisu stated bluntly.

"Not if we tell them what they want to hear. We will lead them to overcome the government of this nation and make war against the other main four nations of the great shinobi villages."

"Brilliant – Kirigakure is restless and have softened over the years ever since that incident with Momochi Zabuza. Such talk will get us many supporters among the shinobi." Ki Uddo added in agreement.

"I see - use your charisma and the bloodthirsty nature of the shinobi of Kirigakure to fulfil your goals – as usual Osore, you're skills in manipulation never falter. Is that how you killed your clan? Told them to go murder each other or something?" Aisu spoke more harshly than usual but Osore only laughed.

"They say actions speak louder than words – but its words that bring about action." Osore continued to sip his tea.

"Dress up in your best clothes you two. Don't disgrace me." Mei ordered.

It was the day of the ceremony and Mei was really at peace – in fact really happy. She hadn't dressed much differently from how she did – only her zipper was zipped all the way as "she wanted to be taken seriously".

Osore and his followers were positioned in the halls of the Mizukage's office. Mei and her apprentices would walk through these doors to the balcony to greet the citizens of Kirigakure.

"Onee-san you seem tense." Caroline said – she could see Sashimi was making sad smiles and far away faces – like her mind was somewhere else.

"I just have a bad feeling today I guess."

"You're rarely wrong so I would take the feeling seriously." Caroline said sternly.

"Well then let's keep our eyes open and make sure Mei-sensei is alright."

They both nodded to this and left the room. Mei had already gone out previously just to clear her mind. She decided to go down to the secret underground training grounds as she had good memories of here.

"This is where I used to train with him – if it wasn't for the elders and Yagura I wouldn't really be here." she reminded herself.

"So Mei Terumi you know you're special don't you?"

"I'm no child – I fully understand my position!"

She flew back her long brown hair in anger at the young man that stood before her. She couldn't believe he was any older than she was – but he was already Mizukage. Truly she was distressed, years had passed since the slaughter of her clan – since then she hadn't truly smiled. She found sanctuary within the village but no-one could be trusted – it wasn't called the bloody mist for nothing.

"No you don't realise you are. I can see it in your eyes. Tell yourself from now on you're special." The pale young man who didn't smile often hinted at a grin.

Mei couldn't help but smile too. His grey hair and purple eyes pierced her green ones. The scar that ran down his face was so real. His words were earnest and kind. The first man she truly felt in love with...

"You're best when you smile."

She blushed.

"Arigato Mizukage-sama."

"Call me Yagura."

"Just because of you I can't stop smiling." She said quietly and laughed as light tears fell.

Then she could hear clapping behind her and she felt the menacing presence of four shinobi.

'Oh no...' she thought.

"How touching. Yagura really looked after you well Mei or should I say Madara..." Osore was clapping mockingly and wore a cynical smile.

"Madara...?" Mei looked at him confused.

"Don't pretend you didn't know your precious Yondaime Mizukage was being controlled – couldn't you tell?" Osore said closing on Mei. Each step he took forward she took back.

"Mizukage-sama do you need any help?"

"Not really Mei, I'm fine."

"You've been tired lately I could..."

"I said I'm fine!" Yagura shouted. His face was full of fatigue and worry lines faintly started appearing on his head. Mei was worried for him but she left him in peace.

"Maybe that bijuu is becoming a bit of burden." She told herself but each time she was around him she felt a foreign presence.

"I can't lie there was always something strange about him near the end of his reign. I assume you and Madara are good friends then?" Mei spoke venomously through her smile.

"Don't compare me to that fossil – my goals are much more realistic." Osore spat out.

"I'll make sure it doesn't become a reality."

Mei's hands were ready –

"Lava release: Melting Apparition Technique."

The lava landed and covered Osore's form solid – the other three got into their fighting stances.

'That was a shadow clone.' Mei knew.

"You're quick on your feet Mei-chan." Osore said mockingly.

Meanwhile Kin sensed the danger and informed Caroline immediately.

"Onee-san! Mei-sensei is in trouble, Kin can feel her in the training grounds."

Both girls hurried underground. They were in too much of a hurry to inform anyone and both were scared.

"Kin stay out here ok – if anyone comes show them the way."

"A shinobi should be able to put down their life for their friends – or in this case sensei. Right Caroline-chan?" Sashimi said for assurance.

"Right!"

They entered the room and saw Mei fending off two of the shinobi using taijutsu, another was observing.

"Water clone jutsu!" They both shouted and made two copies of themselves.

"Caroline you get the one with the glasses I'll help free up Mei-sensei!"

Sashimi immediately launched into battle with her "Water release: Surprise fountains technique" which threw the shinobi off Mei giving her time to recover. Caroline summoned Kintaro and headed straight for the man in glasses who countered her kunai with his broad sword.

"Feisty aren't they?" The man in glasses said with a toothy grin.

The man in the white cloak charged at Mei but Sashimi countered his sword with her own tanto.

The man grinned and made Sashimi squirm under his bloodthirsty gaze.

"Shikotsu Myaku activate."

The bony sword starting to become heavy and eventually sliced the blade off Sashimi's tanto. Before it slashed through her stomach Sashimi was already over his head as nimble as a gymnast.

"You're going to need more than ballet moves to get past me!" He shouted.

"Oh no Kasui's lost it."The girl fighting Mei casually said.

Her blade countered Mei's kunai then she too upped her game,

"Touketsuhara!"

The clear blade sliced through the kunai which Mei dropped instantly. The remaining blade was covered in frost.

"So that's the frozen tundra blade." Mei smiled but spoke with a scathing tone.

"Well let's see if I can even up the playing field a bit more – Boil release: Skilled Mist Technique!"

Mei's acidic blast of air started to fill the room burning through the equipment and everything in its path. Aisu backed away safely.

Caroline was still holding her ground with the man in glasses his Kenjutsu skills couldn't compare to the other two but he was tactical and aimed for all her weak spots. Soon she backed up and called up Kintaro.

"Kintaro tag team."

In formation Caroline moved away from close combat and Kin appeared behind,

"Fire release: Blazing tails!"

Kin's multiple tails starting firing at the man in steps of taijutsu, as Caroline took out their chakra instruments.

"Sashimi catch!"

She threw her ocarina in the air which Sashimi grabbed in an acrobatic flip. Sashimi was still dodging Kasui's violent swings of his long bony sword. He was surprisingly agile but Sashimi was faster.

"Demonic Illusion: Eternal Lullaby." They said in unison and began playing.

They kept up with each other despite the opponent being on their tail. Eventually Kasui and the woman began to feel sleepy and their movements became more lethargic.

The man in glasses noticed this and they noticed he was unaffected.

"He must be able to repel genjutsu very well. As for the others the illusion won't last for long keep going girls – slowing their movements is enough for me!" Mei encouraged.

"Wake up you two their only genin their genjutsu skills can't be that overpowering!" shouted the man in glasses.

"Urusai Ki!" shouted Kasui back.

Sashimi caught him off guard and made a kick on the side of his stomach. Oh so she thought she did – her leg was caught in his ribcage! Kasui continue to laugh psychotically.

'I forgot his Kekkei genkai.' She reprimanded herself.

"I'll rip your leg off!"

"Water release: Water needles!" Caroline shot water manipulated into shards of needles that hit Kasui's back. He flinched and in that second Sashimi freed herself. The genjutsu had worn off.

"Bitch – Ki stop playing circus with the tiger and get her!"

"This is an intelligent creature – but now I think I can see through it."

With one hand Ki aimed for a spot on Kintaro's chest and hit him – paralysed Kintaro fell back.

"Kintaro-san!" Caroline distressed.

"You're lucky it wasn't a fatal blow – he'll live, but you may not." The man in glasses they now knew as Ki spoke with a casually arrogant tone that infuriated Caroline.

"Water release: Defence tortoise clones."

The clones all jumped Ki who cut them one by one off with his sword meanwhile Caroline went to Kintaro's side.

"Kintaro go back and get better ok."

With that Kintaro returned to his land.

Mei was despairing for the girl's, they were losing stamina and the enemy were only getting stronger in their advance of attacks.

"Caroline. Sashimi. Get out of here!" cried Mei.

"You're no match for them."

"That's not true – we have an advantage." Caroline said with a secret smile.

She summoned another creature Mei hadn't seen. Ri's form poked out of the smoke and surprised those on the battle field.

"Ri we need a terrain change if we are to make it out of here." Caroline shouted up at the giant tortoise.

"Mei-sensei Lava glob shut the doors!" Sashimi ordered Mei.

She kicked back the woman momentarily and spewed from her mouth a huge glob of lava to seal off the doors.

"Now Ri-chan!"

Ri started spilling forth an overflowing amount of water from her mouth and shell that started to fill the room. This made everyone disorientated but Caroline was swimming happily around.

Using hand signs she signalled for Sashimi and Mei to come over to Ri as the enemy still struggled against the rising water.

"This has become rather interesting." Osore said in the shadows. He himself was lodged into an area of the ceiling in the room watching. The water rose high but not high enough as the tortoise stopped filling the room. He could still watch.

Right now Caroline, Sashimi and Mei were sealed within Ri's mouth safe from the enemies outside - who grew more restless by the minute.

"Smart thinking girls, but how will we get out of here?"

"Until they run out of oxygen?" Sashimi suggested hopefully.

"Ri-chan may be attacked from the outside – plus they may just go up for air. They seem determined to kill Mei-sensei." Caroline said matter-of-factly.

"I'm afraid we seemed to have hit a dead end girls." Mei said with a painful smile.

Sashimi got an idea.

"I'll summon Daisuke."

"Daisuke...?" Mei asked perplexed then smiled, "You guys have been training hard without me around haven't you?"

They started to shake violently.

"They've started attacking poor Ri-chan." Caroline whined.

"You said she's got a shell like diamond – she'll be ok but I'm off. Ri-chan spit me out!"

"I understand Sashimi-chan."

Sashimi was propelled out of Ri's mouth and swam to the bottom of the room. She was being chased by the crazy one – Kasui whilst the others attacked Ri's shell. She performed her summon and a cloud of bubbles pushed her upwards. She sucked in some air. Before she could dive down again something grabbed her leg. It was him. She kicked and squirmed but he wouldn't let go.

"Sashimi-sama!"

SPLASH-SLAM

"Arigato Daisuke." Sashimi said proudly.

His steel blue seal skin gleamed and his voice was full of admiration – Daisuke was Sashimi's summon and cherishes her mainly for beauty-sake. This fact has allowed Sashimi to manipulate him with ease.

"Daisuke let's have fun with our guests shall we?"

The eager seal took Sashimi upon his back and dived down. Immediately a sword attack came at their left but Daisuke was very agile in water and dodged. He activated "Seal skin iron armour" to go against the hard bone sword.

Meanwhile Caroline attempted to navigate Ri from the inside.

"It's possible if your bodies and mind become one to synchronise with Ri Caroline – it's a bit advanced..."Mei began

"But what have we got to lose?" Caroline began to concentrate her chakra through Ri. Ri was struggling as she was being batted from the outside and her skin underneath her shell began to feel rather sore. The whole of her was shaking violently from sword attacks.

"Wind release: Tornado blast!" A blast of air went shooting through the water hitting Ki and Aisu. Sashimi took this chance to distract them and pulled them into Daisuke and her "circus routine".

"Ri you have Wind natured chakra?" Mei questioned.

"Hai."

"Caroline this is really high levelled stuff but if you can pull this off we could have an upper hand." Caroline was listening.

"If you combine your Water nature with Ri's Wind you can make ice – it's like when I do boil release and lava its two elements simultaneously being released to create one."

Caroline got the picture – but she didn't realise how difficult it was. She and Ri tried to synchronise in their given time but they couldn't.

Mei left them to give them more time and she too went out to help Sashimi.

The battle raged on – Sashimi and Mei tactfully wasting time to give more time to Caroline and Ri.

Ki went up for air and met with Osore's face.

"Stop it with the kids show – they are genin and they're literally swimming circles round you. Earth overcomes water – use that technique now!"

Ki understood what to do – he dived back down again to the bottom of the room and with his sword he pierced the ground with it.

"Wood release: Roots of labour!"

All were unaware as they continued to fight on – that the water level began to sink. Sashimi caught sight of something glowing green at the bottom and urged Daisuke in that direction. Once she saw the sword she tried to pull it out – but it was too late.

As air returned the now wet, fatigued but angered opponents were ready to slice them open.

"Enough games! Drilling finger bullets!" Sashimi dismissed Daisuke who immediately felt out of his element and started her dodging routine again but she was losing stamina and got hit by one on the shoulder.

Caroline could hear no water from outside and felt the pressure drop. But she still tried to synchronise with Ri.

"Sashimi!"

She strained to keep her eyes closed in concentration but the smell of blood came strong to her nostrils.

"Caroline-san! Sashimi-san is..."

"Ice release: Frozen ground tundra!"

Caroline had found Ri's chakra point and was working Ri – like the soul of her body.

Ri instinctively starting blowing ice on the floor – the whole ground was now covered in ice and everyone was once again disorientated.

"Ice release: Absolute Zero freeze!"

Caroline took control of Ri again – Ri's eyes became hers – she aimed for Kasui. As the frozen cloud of ice neared his legs he only laughed,

"A little ice isn't going to slip me up!"

As she froze up one his leg disabling him she left Ri's mouth and slowly came up to him. Her eyes were closing in red – her chakra was more violent Mei could feel it. She looked at him and averted her eyes to a bleeding Sashimi who Mei was attending to then at him again. She lifted his chin and with a tap of her finger she broke the ice around his leg and the whole thing shattered.

"You bitch!" Kasui said through clenched teeth as he could no longer hold in the howling pain – his leg up to his knee was gone he fell down disabled and bleeding.

Before Caroline could strike his head with her kunai the woman came sliding under her taking Kasui's body with her. She took to the ice smoothly – like an ice skater.

"Ki! Attend to Kasui now!" She slid his body to the man with glasses.

"I'll handle her."

The woman was light on her feet and the ice only made her more agile – but Caroline's anger only emphasised her physical strength – she took the woman on. Clash after clash of swords swerving and missing finally Touketsuhara grazed Caroline's arm. She felt the bitter cold of the ice that formed on the cut.

"Feel his pain!" The woman cried out passionately and started hacking at Caroline with all her might. Caroline was backing up – the sword's strength seemed strengthened by the woman's resolve. She was about to make a blow that would cut Caroline on the side when,

"Hey! You over there you're under arrest!"

Shinobi started pouring in through the door which was weakened by the water. But the man with glasses –Ki was already planning their escape route.

"Wood release: Heaven's bridge!"

The woman ran towards him and the injured one – Kasui and all of them were taken up by wood that seemed to be alive lifting them and piercing a hole through the ceiling.

"They're escaping! Get them!"

But it was already too late. Caroline sat down exhausted – Kin came running to her and she was back to normal again.

"Good boy Kin, good boy."

Sashimi gave a weak scowl before nodding off to sleep from Mei's weak sedative and all Mei could do was smile.

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