YUKI POV
Now I've gone and done it. Damn it all.
Her rage faded along with the red chakra, her strength exhausted. Sweat covered her brow as she stared at her opponent who watched, with a smug grin.
"Is that all? I was hoping more from the great Hazukashii, but it seems your clan was nothing but a waste of empty air."
Yuki ground her teeth, and wiped the sweat away, ignoring her weariness.
"Why you-"
His gunbai shifted hands, and Yuki took the opportunity, closing the distance as fast as she physically could.
"You really eager to die. Well then," Madara declared, swinging his fan hard. A huge wall of wind rushed Yuki who launched herself over it, drawing her Anbu blade swiftly, and slamming it into his tool.
Tch. This pressure. It's like he's not even trying.
Shifting, she slid a foot under Madara's grasp and disarmed him, throwing her blade at his face in the same movement. It missed, and Yuki recovered mid step, as he rushed her, his hand slipping past her guard.
Oh no!
Her body reacted instinctively, swiping his hand away from his target, and countering with an elbow to his face which sent him sliding backwards.
Too close for comfort.
Clenching her fists, the kunoichi glanced towards the Ten Tails, who remained completely tamed. The fact that her chains had held the demon for so long was impressive. Then again she had introduced a very strong sedative into its body.
It'll wear off soon enough, and then Madara might regain control of it. I will have to stop that at-"
Before she could return her focus, a decisive blow ended all thoughts of fighting as Madara's gunbai slammed into her chest. Yuki's eyes widened, and she slammed her palm into the tool, wincing as the strike yanked his tool free of the wound. She rushed back into combat, striking against Madara repeatedly. She persisted regardless of the pain, her fists slamming against her opponent time and time again. She was not going to let this man tell her, she was unequal to him. They clashed fist against fist, sliding in and out performing a sensual dance that drew blood, left bruises and broke bones. Yuki continued forward, until a fist slammed into her windpipe, the underhanded blow sending her to her knees. She struggled to get back up, but a kick to her ribs send her sliding. She recovered just in time as a foot slammed into the ground where her skull had been a moment before. As she recovered, Madara grasped her wrist, pulling her close before locking her arm upwards.
"Hehe. Still a step behind huh?"Madara jeered.
Yuki locked eyes with him, before spinning out of his grasp, and delivering a back fist which staggered Madara. She jumped backwards, forming seals one after another, only to be encapsulated in wood.
"I think we've played enough. It's time we ended this farce."
The kunoichi inhaled deeply before exhaling a stream of fire that burned through the wood, which released her immediately.
I have to keep...going.
Her body stopped responding as exhaustion finally set into her. He took this opportunity to wrap his hand around her throat, his Rinnegan fixed on her face.
"Now girl. You will give me the nine tails."
Over my dead body. That is the point anyways.
Yuki smirked, and ground her teeth together.
"Kill me. I may lose this fight but you lose the war!"
Madara scoffed.
"I don't see you stopping me anytime soon. My plan will continue unhindered by you, girl."
As he forced genjutsu upon her, Yuki's hand unbiddingly opened releasing a string of paper bombs. They ignited, and as her mind almost broke the jutsu ended, with Madara casting her aside and blocking the explosion with Susano'o.
S...safe.
As she started to stand, her leg gave way, and she fell down again. Wincing she glanced down to notice that her leg was broken, from the blast wave of her bomb.
Of all the things. Damnit. Now I truly can't escape.
Her stare returned to the battlefield, where Madara watched her warily.
"That was very foolish. I guess I'll kill you now."
Susano'o raised an arm, creating several ethereal blue discs. Yuki watched in horror, as each one launched itself lightning fast at her.
Please...
BOOOOOOM!
The earth shook from the attack, smoke obscuring all vision for every shinobi. Yuki sighed a breath of relief as her savior placed a hand on her leg.
"Jeesh. Way to screw things up," her clone stated, healing every wound within a millisecond. Yuki let out an appreciative moan, as her clone placed a hand on her head. A genjutsu enforced itself upon her, giving them a moment to speak freely.
TIME SPACE GENJUTSU.
Yuki stared into the mirror, her reflection facing back.
"I almost blew my chance there.I couldn't control my power...why not?"
Her reflection tilted her head on its own before giggling.
"You couldn't because you tried to do it alone. We are two sides to the same coin. What happened in the abyss was painful. It split us up, and we tried to do what we could on our own. But Naruto. Kazuyo. Kakashi-sama and Anko-sama. Pushed us to be better than we are. They made us better and we did become stronger. Just the darkness fighting Madara you were able to hold your own. Together we can stop him. "
Doubt filled the side looking 'in' as she stared at herself talking to herself.
"Was I really strong all along? It can't be. Tenshi died. And I almost lost Akira and Naruto. I wasn't even able to win against my opponents. My strength is a oke. I've relied on others for too long. I cannot win like this."
Her reflection, reached out, her hand pushing past the mirror.
"Yuki Hazukashii. That name denotes the good and the bad of us. Akira is waiting...so please. Come. She forgave us, and is giving us a chance to move forward. This is our new life. No matter what befalls us, we can move past it. We...I am strong enough for that. Flaws and all."
The darkness, reached out accepting the light, and the light accepting the darkness. And as one, Yuki's soul was rebuilt.
RETURN TO REALITY
A brightness shone on the battlefield, as Yuki awoke with a start. Her shadow clone withered into dust, as her chakra levels replenished far beyond their normal capacity.
"Oh. So you sent the clone to regain chakra while you held your own against me?"
Yuki moved a strand of hair out of her face before glancing towards the seal that now cracked with the force of the Juubi attempting to escape.
"I can reseal you but I ask instead that you hold off. I want you to have your freedom much like the Kyuubi," she asked, watching the beast return to slumber for a moment.
"That beast is nothing more than a reservoir of chakra to be used by those strong enough to handle such power."
Yuki returned her gaze to Madara, before stepping forward once, her back now to his by the sheer speed at which she moved.
"That is not your decision to make," Yuki whispered. She thought she had grasped her abilities, but now that she felt whole again, and accepted her flaws, her power became much scarier. Movement, and attacking became like oxygen. All she had to do was not think about it and it just happened. Madara whipped around in an attempt to attack her, his fan missing her by an inch, as she leaned backwards, before she countered with a kick, which he blocked, before attempting to pull her soul from her body. Yuki smirked, and withdrew her spirit back into her body before flicking the foot he held, throwing dust into his eyes. As he avoided her next kick, Yuki leaned in throwing a punch which slammed against the steely blue ribs of Susano'o. Yuki pushed, the ribs bending like syrup under her guidance, as she continue to pursue her opponent. As she took another step, the earth folded and she watched a single wooden dragon rose out of the hole to sink its teeth into her. She accepted the attack, before imbuing a little of her chakra into it, the dragon gaining a life of its own. The creature turned on it's maker who turned it into ash. Madara finished his jutsu, just as Yuki closed the gap,swinging a kunai. She could tell by his expression that her movements were not only confusing but throwing him off.
"You utilize chakra much more efficiently than you were a minute ago. And your abilities seemed to have strengthened. What happened with that clone?" he asked, ducking under another kick, as their fists met once again.
"I simply discovered who I am. I will not let you do as you please. The world is not yours to control," Yuki shot back, watching as Susano'o stabalized and Madara swung its blade directly at her. Her eyes took in the scene for a minute before she jumped, throwing a kunai with a little force as she landed on the flat edge of the blade. As she rolled, she caught sight of Madara wincing from the cut her puny tool had inflicted . The ninja jumped off, and landed, staring at her opponent who drew a second sword, and aimed both of them at her.
She prepared herself, watching as the first one swept at her feet. As the attack neared, the young Hazukashii blocked it with her hand, wincing as the inertia pushed her forward several feet. Ignoring her discomfort, she blocked the second incoming attack, her body shivering as the two forces pressed against her. Closing her eyes, she pulled on the blade in her right hand, drawing it out of her opponents hand, and using it to counteract his other weapon. The impact jarred her arms, making her grind her teeth painfully. Madara put his entire being behind his blade, watching as the one in Yuki's arms began to crack. Stepping forward one step, Yuki slashed again, the blade slamming Madara out of Susano'o and into the ground, where he recovered just in time to avoid the tool, which was launched at him. He recovered in time, creating two meteors and sending Limbo and two shadow clones directly at Yuki.
Her eyes followed all five of the incoming attacks, aware that to avoid them all would require her to utilize a little more chakra. Staring straight a head, she inhaled deeply, and formed tiger, before throwing a barrage of kunai. As they neared her target, she exhaled release a stream of fire with such force they caught up to the kunai in record time, and swallowed the Uchiha whole. Letting the technique end, three senbon slid into the fingers of her right hand, and she closed her eyes. The first clone swung his fan, the second thrusting behind her. She slid away, her arm automatically whipping behind to block Limbo's slash at her back.
Surrounded huh?
Yuki spun, her foot destroying the first clone, as she turned to face Limbo who attempted to attack her blind side, missing by a mile as she simply left that position, and flanked the real Madara who blocked Yuki's Raikiri mid strike.
"Too predict-"
A bolt of lightning erupted from the skies, seeking to connect with the blade in her right hand. The resulting explosion, rent the ground anew, and Yuki landed, blocking Madara's Shinra Tensei, and rushing forward yet again. Her mind still reveled in the challenge, her body pushing itself to keep up with her demands.
This is not over. Not by a long shot!
Her eyes flicked left and right as clones manifested themselves. Yuki acknowledged that facing this many opponents would prove challenging but she wasn't entirely incapable of handling the odds. In fact, it was now equal to her.
They rushed her, and Yuki focused, blocking and weaving in and out of the clones with precision and speed un befitting a human. Even Madara had trouble keeping up, which was apparent as clones exploded one after another.
Yuki focused, letting her strength come out in full force, even as seven Susano'o bore down upon her. The real Madara stared at her as she dispersed the rest of his clones with a glance.
"Now I get it. That sphere around you, is the distance of your influence. So long as I stay out of that range, you won't be able to kill me like those clones."
Yuki stopped moving and stared at the real Madara.
"If that is what you think, then your death will be faster than you can blink." Yuki closed her eyes, and imagined Madara right beside her, ignoring the strain on her body to make the field larger.
Before he could respond, she had transported him to the spot in front of her, and focusing her chakra created a clone which restrained Madara from behind.
"You see, Madara. There is nowhere I cannot see, and nothing I can't see." Her eyes stared into the elite Uchiha's eye, unafraid of him.
"You are powerful. I will give you that. But I know things, that you aren't even aware of," Madara replied, smirking.
Yuki shifted her weight, her eyes flicking right as Limbo destroyed the clone, and moved to her back side.
He's just as fast as I am. What's his next move?
She turned, only for Limbo to vanish, and with her back exposed, a rod to pierce through her left shoulder from behind.
Damnit!
Grinding her teeth together, she ducked under his twist kick, and swept him, wincing as a sudden foreign presence impressed itself upon her.
What the-
She snapped the rod, mid motion, pushing it out with a slight groan, wincing as the influence faded away. As she finished her turn, another rod slammed into the same spot, sending her to her knees and onto the ground.
Again. He's pin pointing that spot to disable my leading arm. Damnit.
She shifted her weight, and ignored the rod, countering his next two attacks, with swift strikes. As she withdrew from her last block, she winced, her mind noticed things within a moment.
He's targeting my chakra points, intending to shut off my kekki genkai. He's already hit three points. I'll need to be careful. Any more of those and I'll be defenseless.
Slamming a hand to her heart, the points returned to normal, and the rod shoved itself out of her shoulder. Giving herself a mere moment she healed the rest of the damage to her shoulder.
Focusing her strength she put her fingers together, and interlaced them.
"I will show you a unique technique from my clan. One that will obliterate you in an instant. Prepare yourself!"
Her eyes glanced right towards Limbo before turning back to Madara, who had already made his move to stop her.
"Mokuton Hijutsu: Jukai Kōtan! (Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!)"
Yuki's head snapped to the ground as a tree emerged wrapped around her, binding her in place. She reached for a kunai, only for a branch to snap her to a wooden post, each of her appendages imprisoned in a tight hold. As she started to move, her chakra was drained at an astonishing rate.
So that's how it is?
"Katon: Gōka Mekkyaku (Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!)"
And like that the prison became hell, searing through every membrane in her body. Flames burnt every fiber that stood in that treat, before exploding into a conflagration of ash and smoke. Yuki's cries echoed out, until at last she was no more.
MADARA POV
Madara stared at the ruins, as the once beautiful tree, became extinguished. It seems he had won. He could no longer smell her, nor feel the presence of her chakra. Her chakra levels hadn't plummeted during or even before his attack. So he was sure that he had caught her mid preparation. His eyes wandered out along the landscape before setting on the Ten Tails. He could feel his connection to the beast returning.
"I cannot force it to submit- so I will have to delay my-"
YUKI POV
I never had to exact my jutsu. Because it exists simply in my dream world. The technique I used was simply to vanish as he wanted.
Before Madara could retaliate, Yuki had closed the distance within a nano second, her next attack already prepared. Her hand touched his skin, marking it with gunpowder. As he automatically retaliated, the seal exploded destroying the muscle and skin underneath, leaving a giant whole in his chest where is heart and organs should have been. The attack sent him rolling through the ground, where he came to a stop.
"You made your mistake, and now you shall die because of it."