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Utakata dashed to the cave opening, standing between the strangers and Namako's dwelling. "I don't know who you are, and I don't care. None of you will get past me.", he states calmly as he takes out a thin and slightly crooked stick. Jugo & Kabuto look at him curiously before Kabuto orders, "Jugo, take care of him.". The orange-haired shinobi charges, with a crazed look on his face. Utakata takes his stick, blows into it & forms a large bubble that encapsulates himself; standing still as Jugo charges before bouncing off the bubble dome.
"Interesting, very interesting indeed.", Kabuto remarks at Utakata's jutsu. Jugo growls in frustration, his skin darkening & his left arm shifting to form a blade of some sort. He charges again, a guttural yell echoing as Utakata's bubble dome begins to fill with many smaller bubbles. Jugo's arm blade slices Utakata's bubble, popping it & allowing the other bubbles to erupt; each one exploding as it pops around Jugo, forcing him back again.
Utakata blows again, several large bubbles form & materialize into clones. "I told you, none of you will get past me.", they each say in unison. Jugo's eyes grow darker, their scleras changing from white to black while several blades erupt from his arms. He runs at one of the clones, popping it instantly. Before he can continue his onslaught, the clone produces hundreds of bubbles, combining to trap Jugo. He slices away at his new prison, popping bubble after bubble as he tries to escape, with water slowly filling the floating dome.
"Jugo, you fool!", Kabuto exclaims as the enraged ninja starts to drown within the bubble prison. "He can't hear you. All he can do now is struggle to survive. Leave, before you meet his fate too.", Utakata replies coldly. Kabuto acts quickly, chakra glowing in his hand before sending a chakra blade through the bubble prison; popping it and freeing Jugo. "Your jutsu is quite unique. I'd like to see how effective it is against both of us!", Kabuto declares before charging with his Chakra Scalpel.
Both of them stand still while Jugo struggles to catch his breath. Utakata knows what he's doing, the one in the glasses is hoping to stall until Jugo recovers, he can't stay still for too much longer.
Water Style: Violent Water Wave!
A large wave rushes out of Utakata's mouth, hitting both Kabuto & Jugo, sending them back forcefully. The raven-haired Mist Shinobi pants, the jutsus taking their toll on his chakra reserves. "I have to finish this off soon. I can't let them get to Namako..", he thinks to himself as his 2 opponents begin to stand. Jugo's body sharpens & darkens, glaring evilly at the Mist ninja before charging. He's too fast this time, & Utakata is slammed into the wall next to the cave entrance.
As the mutated shinobi pounds away at Utakata, Kabuto heads past them to go inside the cave. "I can't... can't let them win. I'm sorry brother, I have to use the seal.". As Kabuto steps deeper into the cave, Jugo goes to deliver another vicious blow to the already battered Utakata. The Mist Ninja turns, feeling the rock beneath him crumble before hitting a few shots of his own into his opponent's ribs. He kicks Jugo away, getting to his feet as fast as possible while the enemy falls back before landing on his feet.
Jugo charges again, arm skin sharpening to knife-like blades with he glares maniacally at Utakata. The cloaked ninja dashes into the cave, fighting to catch up to the bespectacled ninja while avoiding his psychotic compatriot. As Utakata spies a glimpse of white hair, he speeds up, quickly seeing Kabuto in his line of sight; he knows Namako isn't too far behind, & starts to weave hand-signs quickly.
Seal of the Dream Mist... RELEASE!
Kabuto turns around with enough time to see Utakata leap past him, mist pouring out of the raven-haired shinobi as Jugo stumbles to a stop in behind him. "He's got something planned, Jugo. No more holding back.", Kabuto states while adjusting his glasses. As Utakata bolts toward the Six-Tails, Jugo's back crackles sickeningly; his body transforming once again, rudimentary jets erupting out of his torso while Kabuto positions himself on Jugo's shoulders. "I'm almost there, I can end this if I make it.", Utakata tells himself while running as fast as his legs can carry him.
The sound of rockets blasting causes Utakata to contemplate stopping, but he chooses not to. The split second before arriving at that conclusion was enough time for Kabuto to see the Mist Ninja running away. The chase continued, with the enemies closing in second after second, & Utakata's faith dwindling in each one. The mist continued to pour out of him, but it was getting thinner. Utakata's chakra was nearing its limit, while his opponent's seemed to have much more vigor than him. He pressed on though, clinging to hope that he could see his plan through, that he could protect his friend.
The cave is in Utakata's sight now, which revitalizes his hopes. His speed picks up again, although Kabuto is nearly at arm's reach now. He dodges and falls right into Namako's cave. "Na..Namako..", he grunts out in pain as his muscles throb in agony. "Utakata, you released the seal.", Namako states before Kabuto stands in front of Utakata and hits a hard kick to his solar-plexus. "It doesn't matter now. I found you, Six-Tails. It's time, Jugo!", Kabuto says triumphantly.
"No, it isn't.", Utakata fires back as he crawls to over to the Six-Tailed Slug. He reaches out, squeezing one of Namako's tentacles with a pained expression on his face. Chakra forms around both of them, mist flooding the cave rapidly.
Seal of the Dream Mist... ACTIVATE!
"If anything, now it's time... Time for you to die.", Utakata states as the mist begins to fade. The voice is distorted, like the ninja is talking with water in his mouth, until the mist fades enough to reveal that the Six-Tails is now speaking. "We are Saiken, the Six-Tailed Slug. You are foolish to think we'll allow this.", they say to the enemy shinobi. The tight holes in Saiken's mouth begin to expel a gas, corrupting the fresh mist into a corrosive cloud that burns Kabuto & Jugo. Kabuto leaps back, but his subordinate attempts to charge at the Tailed Beast before collapsing; crying out in pain as the gas cloud grows stronger & denser. Jugo feels his skin peeling, his lungs are on fire before he's pulled back by Kabuto.
"Don't be a fool, Jugo! You aren't strong enough to take on a Tailed Beast!", Kabuto exclaims as he tries to carry the weakened shinobi. Jugo groans, slowly transforming back to his normal self as Kabuto tries to carry him out of the cave. "We aren't done yet!", Saiken exclaims as a tentacle slithers around each of their legs, threatening to pull them back into the corrosive gas cloud. As they fall to the ground, Kabuto fumbles around in one of his packs, finally pulling out a syringe & stabbing the tentacle with it.
Kabuto wrestles the tentacle away from Jugo's leg & starts to pull him from the cave once again. When they finally make it out, Karin runs over and asks, "What happened? Did we get it? Is Jugo alright?". The bespectacled shinobi shakes his head in response before answering, "No Karin, we failed. I had to use my serum to escape, something I was hoping wouldn't have to be done. It's disappointing how unprepared we were, Lord Orochimaru will not be pleased.". Kabuto sighs in exasperation, adjusts his glasses, and the 3 of them disappear into a cloud of smoke.
A little while later, Utakata is walking near a river when he suddenly hears a voice. "I can't believe you let that pathetic human stab me! Me! I'm Saiken, the Six-Tailed Slug!". He sighs, closing his eyes before firing back, "I liked you better when you were sealed.". The Tailed Beast growls in anger before retorting, "Speaking of which, don't you even think about doing that again! Nobody seals the Mighty Saiken! Your master was lucky, for sealing me and that I didn't make his death more unpleasant!". Utakata stands up, walking away from the river before sighing again, "You're all I've got now, so don't worry. Please try not to make this tougher than it needs to be.".