At the Shinobi Temple, Tsubaki is still being treated from her injuries after her encounter with the Yokai Nue, the one responsible for the murder of her parents, and her current state was caused due to her being unable to control her emotions at that time.
The servants that are taking care of her hear footsteps and sees Hyuuga, Setsuna and Fuuka entering the room. Already knowing what they are gonna do, the servants bow to the trio then leave the room and close the door.
"Thank you." Hyuuga said before sitting on the floor as he takes a deep breath, especially after what he and the Kagami siblings have seen.
He remembers the encounter with Danzo, the history of the Murakami clan, and the battle against the Yokai Nurikabe, real name Tadashi Murakami, one of the many members of the clan that is blindly loyal towards Danzo, but what sticks on his mind the most was when they defeated him, and he vanished.
Remembering that causes Hyuuga to feel intense anger as he clenches his fist and grit his teeth.
"There's no point in thinking about that." Setsuna said, which catches Hyuuga's attention as he looks at him "It was his choice to do that, his choice to turn into a Yokai."
"The fact is, there are probably more of these people working under Danzo, there's nothing we can't do except fight them." Fuuka said.
"You two don't need to be so cold all the time." Hyuuga said.
"It's not that we are cold, what we said are facts, and unfortunately, this is the cold truth." Setsuna said in a cold tone.
Hyuuga looked down on the ground, despite not agreeing with them, he knew they were right, it was just a bit hard to accept the fact these people were willing to transform into Yokais with the knowledge that they would die if they were defeated in battle.
"Either way, whatever Danzo is planning, he's preparing his own army of humans-turned Yokais, meaning what his plan is, it's something big." Setsuna said.
"Considering he's working for the Yokais, I'm gonna bet he's after the Shinobi Scroll." Hyuuga said.
The Kagami siblings look at each other and nod their heads, agreeing with what Hyuuga is saying.
"That is definitely a likely possibility, the Shinobi Scroll is the most powerful artifact that we ninjas have, one can imagine what would happen if it were to fall in the wrong hands." Fuuka said in a grim tone "And considering what we know so far regarding Danzo, he would use it for whatever goal he has in mind."
"I don't care what his goals are, when I see him again….!" Hyuuga hits his fist on his palm.
Setsuna puts his hand on Hyuuga's shoulder, catching his attention. "I understand how you feel, however, you have to control that anger of yours, it won't do you anything if you can't keep it in check." He said.
"Yeah yeah I know, no need to remind me." Hyuuga said. "Anyway, what should we do now?"
"Well I think we should-"
Fuuka is interrupted by the sounds of groaning, they are coming from Tsubaki, who has finally awaken from her "sleep" and slowly opens her eyes.
"Y-Yasakani? Kagami?" Tsubaki said as she slowly get up.
"Wow hey Kusanagi, you're still recovering, so don't push yourself." Hyuuga said.
"I'm fine Yasakani, trust me." Tsubaki said. "And I can't stay asleep considering the current situation."
"But still…." Hyuuga said.
"Heh, I'm surprised to see you so concerned about me." Tsubaki teased Hyuuga, he turns his head around to avoid looking at her.
"Well, I'm not so heartless as to not worry about you." Hyuuga said, Tsubaki giggling at him and despite knowing he's being teased, he can't help but smile.
The two hear Fuuka clearing her throat to catch their attention so they can continue discussing their plan.
"Sorry to interrupt this heartwarming moment, but we have a lot to discuss." She said.
"And before that, Tsubaki Kusanagi." Setsuna said "There's a lot of stuff you need to know regarding Danzo, and let me tell you, it's not gonna be pretty."
Setsuna then begins explaining everything they found about Danzo, such as his backstory, the civil war of the Murakami clan, how he became the new leader after murdering his own father, and of the people loyal to him using Yokai Scrolls to transform into Yokais, plus what happened to the one they faced upon being defeated in battle.
To say this was a lot would be an understatement, Tsubaki looked with a shocked expression on her face as she processed the amount of information she received.
"That's…. I…. I can't even find the right words to describe what I'm feeling right now." Tsubaki said.
"I know how you feel Kusanagi, you're not the only one who was trying to process the insanity that that bastard said and did." Hyuuga said "The more I think about it, it's like looking into a mirror. Danzo is what I would become if I let my anger and desire for revenge take over me, and ..." Hyuuga took a deep breath to calm himself. "Just thinking about it makes me feel very uneasy."
Tsubaki looks at Hyuuga with a sympathetic look on her face, while he didn't knew at the time, she was listening to the story he told her and was glad that he didn't became someone like Danzo, who was so consumed by revenge that he would be willing to do all of these things.
"I'm still trying to process the fact that not only was he responsible for the civil war that happened to the Murakami clan, but even murdered his own father." Tsubaki said "I did hear about the civil war and the head of the clan dying, but I didn't know Danzo was responsible."
"He's quite cunning I'm afraid, he even managed to find a way to transform normal people into Yokais using Seal Scrolls." Setsuna said.
"I didn't know it was possible for Yokais to be sealed inside Seal Scrolls. We saw him do that before with that fire Yokai." Hyuuga said and he looks at the Kagami siblings "Is it possible to actually seal a Yokai inside a scroll?"
"Oh yeah surprisingly it is." Fuuka said "And if I were to make a guess, the Yokais that are inside Seal Scrolls are probably the ones that got sealed away years ago."
"Me and sis here discussed how the sealed Yokais act more like wild beasts compared to the ones that manage to escape being sealed, who retain their conscience and ability to think." Setsuna said.
"I see." Hyuuga said. "Well if that's the case then, I have a feeling that one dude we fought won't be the last one."
"Indeed, Danzo has probably an army ready to attack at any moment, which means…." Setsuna gets up "We need to be prepared." He said before walking away to exit the room.
"You can leave the brainstorming to us, you two can now have an alone moment." Fuuka said in a teasing tone as she followed her brother, leaving Hyuuga and Tsubaki alone.
The two heirs looked at each other, a long moment of awkward silence because neither could come up with the right words to use.
"Soooo, how are you feeling?" Hyuuga asks.
"Well, aside from getting absolutely demolished, I'm fine." Tsubaki answers.
"Good, that's…. Good to know." Hyuuga said in an awkward tone. 'Why is it so difficult to talk with her? I know what I want to say but the words don't even come out of my mouth!'
'What is wrong with me? I can't even think of the right things to say, it's like there's something in my throat that is stopping me from saying anything, it's so weird!' Tsubaki said mentally.
After what seemed to be an eternity, it looked like the two were finally ready to strike some actual conversation.
"Kusanagi I…. I guess I haven't really got the opportunity to, well, thank you properly." Hyuuga said, being the first to properly start the talk.
"Thank me? For what?" Tsubaki asks, confused as to what Hyuuga meant.
"For always being by my side as a friend you know?" Hyuuga said "And for knocking some sense into me whenever I let my emotions get the better of me. I'm like a ticking bomb that is ready to explode just when something slightly bothers me, and I can't tell how many times I got into trouble because of my emotions."
"Wow I, thanks but, I should also be the one to thank you." Tsubaki said. "Ever since my parents have died, I've been living at the Shinobi Temple, with the ninjas taking care of me, and because of this, I didn't exactly have a 'normal' childhood in a way." Tsubaki said in a melancholic tone.
"Kusanagi…."
"Oh don't take it the wrong way, I by no means regret it, I guess I just never really experienced a normal life outside of my ninja duties." Tsubaki said "And since meeting you, I have really managed to get that life I've always wanted, I get to be a normal girl sometimes and not worry about my duties, such as hanging out with you and your family." She said.
Hearing this surprises Hyuuga, he would have never thought that this was the kind of life that Tsubaki had. Sure between the two, she was the one who took her training seriously and dedicated most of her life to her ninja duties, but he was not expecting that it was pretty much her entire life.
A part of him is glad to see Tsubaki opening more about her life, and seeing her doing that also makes him wanna open more to her. He doesn't know why, but for whatever reason, he feels a lot more comfortable sharing personal things with Tsubaki than others, but whatever feeling it is, it's a good one.
As for Tsubaki, a weight has been lifted from her shoulders after finally expressing herself to Hyuuga. The same sensation that he's feeling is also being felt by her, she feels a lot more comfortable sharing things with him as well, and she feels a lot happy being close to him. She doesn't know why too, but like with Hyuuga, it's a good feeling.
"Hey, remember when we first met?" Hyuuga asks.
"Oh, you mean the time I kicked your ass?" Tsubaki said in a teasing tone. "Oh no need to remind me, that memory is still very fresh in my mind."
"For someone who has just woken up from getting beaten to almost death, you're awfully annoying." Hyuuga said.
"Oh please, you enjoy when I tease you." Tsubaki said as she pokes Hyuuga's cheeks while grinning "But jokes aside, yeah I do. I was looking for the heir to the Yasakani Clan to help deal with the Yokais, and I found you."
"I will be honest with you, looking back, I'm kinda glad you did." Hyuuga said "Because ever since I got back into the ninja stuff, a weight has been lifted from my shoulders, I no longer feel any hate for being a ninja. I only felt that way ever since my mom died."
"Being a ninja is not easy, we fight in the shadows from the people, we try our best to keep our problems away from them." Tsubaki said "That's why we fight the Yokais, so others won't get hurt, they are our responsibility and our burden."
Responsibility. That is the keyword, Hyuuga already knew there was some responsibility of being a ninja, despite having given up on ninjutsu, he always felt that he could never escape this fate, the responsibility and duties of a ninja.
While the two continue their conversation, outside of the room they were in, the Kagami siblings are currently discussing what to do regarding Danzo.
"Okay sis, let's review all the stuff we know so far regarding Danzo Murakami." Setsuna said.
"Alright brother. He's currently the head of the Murakami clan, and most of the members are people that are blindly loyal to him, and he discovered a way to transform humans into Yokais." Fuuka explained.
"And from what we've seen, these Yokais transformations are on the same level of a Yokai empowered by a corrupted Seal Scroll." Setsuna said, remembering the Nurikabe Yokai at the old Murakami clan building and how his strength was different from the usual Yokais they faced. "I'm gonna make a bet and say that Danzo did a lot of tests in order to perfect this transformation."
"From what we know of him, I wouldn't be surprised if he had someone to be his guinea pig." Fuuka said, a thought immediately came to her mind upon saying that "Wait…. He only said he killed his father, but never said he killed the people that were on his father's side…."
The realization immediately hits the Kagami siblings, the two have an idea of the fate of the people that were on the side of Danzo's father during the Murakami clan civil war.
"I guess he's willing to do anything in order to fulfill his delusional plans." Setsuna said.
"From what we've seen, Danzo is cunning, he wouldn't go on an all-out attack with an army, and I don't think he would be dumb enough to attack the temple from nowhere." Fuuka said.
"Regardless of what his plans are, we need to stop him." Setsuna said.
And speaking of the devil, at the old abandoned building, Gashadokuro was watching as Danzo continued the ritual and this time, he could feel it was gonna work.
The circle on the ground was glowing in a sinister light as its energy was flowing towards the scroll, different from the other times, the scroll begin to slowly float above the ground as the energy surrounding it begin changing color, changing to orange and changes again, this time to an orange magma-like energy that exude power.
Gashadokuro watches as the scroll is covered in magma before solidifying and shattering, revealing its new appearance as it falls on the ground. The Seal Scroll, now turned into a Yokai Scroll, is orange in color and has an image of Hinokagutsuchi's face.
Danzo opens his eyes, an evil grin forms on his face and he grabs the scroll "Finally…. Finally it's completed!" He shouts and raises the scroll up "With this, nothing can stand in my way!" He then hears clapping and turns around to see that it's Gashadokuro doing it.
"Congratulations my guy, you finally did it!" Gashadokuro said as he entered the room "So that's your new masterpiece huh?" He then grabbed the scroll and analyzed it "Can't believe that hot-head is inside this little thing, not so tough now huh?" He said in a mocking tone.
"Indeed, that Yokai is now inside the scroll, his mind has vanished, you could say…." Danzo grabs the scroll back "He stopped thinking."
"I'm glad this is finally over, my patience is almost reaching its limit." Gashadokuro said "Soooo…. Is it finally our time to shine?" He said in a child-like tone, as if he's asking permission.
"Your patience will be rewarded because today marks a new beginning." Danzo said as he raises the scroll again, it emanating energy "A new beginning for me, Danzo Murakami! No longer will I hide in the shadows like a rat, I shall now emerge into the light and take what is rightfully mine!
The purple mist around them started to move into a specific spot, as if the words that Danzo muttered were a trigger, the mist then formed into a projection of Shuten-Douji, who stared at Danzo and Gashadokuro.
"What is rightfully yours?" Shuten-Douji asked.
"Oh, my apologies Shuten-Douji, I guess I got a bit excited after finally managing to complete the ritual and completely seal Hinokagutsuchi inside the scroll." Danzo was obviously lying, he knew how powerful Shuten-Douji was and wasn't dumb enough to get on his bad side.
The leader of the Yokais knew Danzo was lying, he had been watching him for a while and could tell the head of the Murakami clan had ambitions of his own, but he decided to let it slide and pretend he believed in Danzo's apology.
Shuten-Douji does a "come here" gesture with his hand, motioning Danzo to move close to him, upon getting closer, he extends the Kagutsuchi Scroll to Shuten-Douji.
Shuten-Douji starts analyzing the scroll, he could feel the power emanating from inside the scroll, and it was different compared to the other Yokai Scrolls.
"I must say Danzo, you did exceptionally well with this one. Normally I would be opposed to the idea of imprisoning a fellow Yokai into these scrolls, however, with the arrival of these…. Kamen Rider as they call themselves, I'm willing to adapt." Shuten-Douji said as he praises Danzo for his job.
"Your words make me feel joy, Shuten-Douji." Danzo said as he bows to Shuten-Douji, an evil smirk appeared on his face that he was hiding by bowing.
"Yeah yeah for a human, you did an amazing job." Gashadokuro said in a mocking tone "But that doesn't mean I'm gonna be buddies with you."
"You should watch your tone Gashadokuro, unless you want to lose the ability to think and talk." Danzo said as he approaches Gashadokuro before smirking and turning his back to the skeleton Yokai "Then again it's not like losing those will change anything, after all just because you possess the ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent, it just make you look like a fool."
"What?!" Gashadokuro shouted in anger as he pulls his sword and pointed at Danzo "Say that to my face, meatbag!"
"Oh I shall." Danzo turns around "The ability to speak doesn't make you intelligent, it just makes you look. Like. A fool." Danzo said in a mocking tone.
"You're so dead!" Gashadokuro said as he raises his sword to strike Danzo.
"Cease this pointless argument!" Shuten-Douji shouted, releasing energy that pushes both to the floor. "How about instead of wasting time arguing with each other, you put that energy to better use?" He said in a threatening tone, the energy that forms his temporary body glows menacingly.
"My apologies boss!" Gashadokuro said as he bowed several times.
"I should apologize as well, this won't happen again." Danzo said.
"It better not, now get to work you two." Shuten-Douji said as his body dissolves back into the purple mist.
The two looked at each other, despite not showing, they were a little afraid of Shuten-Douji, and even more of getting him angry.
"Remind me to never anger him again." Danzo said.
"Noted." Gashadokuro said.
"Well then, he said that we should get to work." Danzo said as he goes to grab what looks like a darker version of the Ninja Driver, the Yokai Driver "Shall we?"
Back at the Shinobi Temple, Setsuna opens the door to the room Hyuuga and Tsubaki are in.
"Sorry if I'm interrupting, but I'm gonna need to borrow Hyuuga for a moment." Setsuna said.
"What is it?" Hyuuga asks.
"It looks like Danzo is making his move, we need to go, now." Setsuna said, this causes Hyuuga and Tsubaki's eyes to widen.
"So he's finally getting into action huh." Hyuuga said as he got up, Tsubaki notices that he's clenching his fists "Alright, I'm coming."
"Good, don't waste time, because right now, we don't have any to spare." Setsuna said before closing the door.
"Don't worry man, I have been waiting for this moment." Hyuuga said as he turns around to face Tsubaki "I'm sorry you won't be able to join the party right now."
"It's fine, once I'm all better, I'll join you guys in a flash." Tsubaki said.
"You better." Hyuuga said as he starts walking, but he feels something stopping him on his tracks, he turns around and sees Tsubaki holding him by the shirt "What are you doing?"
"Uh, well…. Just, be careful, okay?" Tsubaki said with her cheeks being red "It's a bit embarrassing to say this, but you better not die okay?"
"Don't worry, I'm too stubborn to die anyway." Hyuuga said with a smile before dropping it "I will, no need to worry Kusanagi."
"Another thing…. Stop calling me that." Tsubaki said.
"Calling you what?" Hyuuga asks, confused as to what she mean.
"Kusanagi, I want you to stop calling me that." Tsubaki said before smiling "I want you to call me by my first name."
Hearing this causes Hyuuga's eyes to widen, surprised that Tsubaki wants him to call her by her first name instead of her last.
"Uh, sure, but only if you call me by my first name too." Hyuuga said.
"No problem, Hyuuga." Tsubaki said.
"Thanks, Tsubaki." Hyuuga said.
Both suddenly blush after calling each other by their first names for the first time, it feels strange to do so since they are used to referring to each other by their last name, but now, they feel a lot closer.
The doors then suddenly open as Setsuna appears with a bored look in his face "Didn't I tell you to not waste time?"
"Alright alright I'm coming, no need to ruin the mood!" Hyuuga said, Setsuna rolled his eyes and walked away "And here I thought I was impatient. Welp, I'm off now, get well soon so we can kick Danzo's ass." Hyuuga said as he left the room and close the door.
Now that she was all alone, Tsubaki leaned her back on her futon as she stared at the ceiling. A rush of mixed emotions were emerging, strange feelings that she didn't understand, yet they felt good in a way, and a desire to help despite her current state.
She raises her right arm in front of her face, closing and opening it a few times. 'I can't just lay here all day, I can feel my body healing, albeit slowly.' She thought to herself that "I'll be joining soon, so you better don't die until that Yasa… I mean, Hyuuga."
And speaking of him, Hyuuga left the room and was met by the Kagami siblings.
"This is probably gonna be our biggest fight, so let me ask you this…." Setsuna said "Are you ready for this?"
"Well…. A part of me is nervous." Hyuuga admitted.
"And the other?" Fuuka said.
Hyuuga simply smiled. "That it's ready."
"Good, then let's go." Setsuna said, earning a nod from his sister and Hyuuga as the three begin making their way to confront Danzo.
The peace at Tokyo was being disturbed by Gashadokuro, many people were running in fear from the Yokai as he swung his sword around, hitting some unlucky ones and snatching their souls away.
Watching the chaos caused by him was Danzo, but he wasn't alone, three other people were with him, they were wearing ninja uniforms similar to his, they were members of the Murakami clan that are loyal to him. One was a man with black curly hair, black eyes and a beard, another was a young man with wild red hair and red eyes, and the other was a blond woman with brown eyes.
"Master Danzo, is this really necessary?" The black-haired man asks "I do not want to question your decisions, but why exactly are we doing this?"
"So we can attract our dear ninjas." Danzo said "And plus, it would be a nice test drive for my new power."
They hear a deranged laugh that is coming from the red-haired young man "Oh this is gonna be so much fun, I'm gonna slaughter them all!" He laughed again.
"Someone's excited, well you're not the only one." The blond woman said with an evil smirk "I'm itching to use my powers on them."
"Oh you don't have to wait, they have arrived." Danzo said, causing his followers to looked at his direction and spot Hyuuga's group arriving. "Welcome my dear ninjas, you just arrived at the right time."
"Danzo….!" Hyuuga growled as he sees Danzo.
"You know how long I have waited for this moment?" Danzo said "I finally get to show you my power." He chuckles.
"Don't think that just because you got the power of Yokai you have a chance." Setsuna said.
"He's right, you won't succeed." Fuuka said.
"Oh that's where you are mistaken, I will succeed, because I have the power to do so." Danzo said "Now allow me to introduce you to my friends over here."
Danzo extends his hand towards his followers "This one is Kuro Murakami." Danzo said as the black-haired man steps forward with a stoic look on his face "He's Hiryu Murakami."
"I'm gonna burn your corpses to a crisp!" The red-haired man, Hiryu, said before chuckling.
"And finally, Ayaka Murakami." Danzo said as the blond woman winked to the trio "These are some of my devoted followers."
"And let me guess, they can turn into Yokais as well?" Setsuna asks.
"Indeed they can." Danzo said.
Kuro, Hiryu and Ayaka pulled their respective Yokai Scrolls, Kuro's was black in color with the image of a cat, Hiryu's was crimson with the image of a fireball that has a demon's head, and Ayaka's was dark red with the image of an umbrella that has a wide mouth with a tongue sticking out of it..
"These are the powers that Master Danzo gave to us, your regular Seal Scrolls won't have a chance." Homura said.
"Oh shut up!" Hyuuga shouted "I don't care if you can turn into a Yokai, if you stand in my way, I'll fight with all my strength!" He said as he and Setsuna put on their respective drivers and their scrolls too.
All five then press the button of their scrolls, with Hyuuga and Setsuna putting them on their drivers.
[Hebi!]
[Kitsune!]
[NEKOMATA!]
[ONIBI!]
[KASA OBAKE!]
"Henshin!" Hyuuga and Setsuna shouted at the same time as they turn the cornuas of their scrolls.
[Henshin no Jutsu!]
As for Danzo's followers, Kuro shoved his scroll onto his left arm, Hiryu shoved his on his neck and Ayaka on her left leg. Kuro's body was enveloped in a dark aura as a cat's face appeared, Hiryu's body was ignited in flames as he laughs maniacally and an energy projection of an umbrella appears above Ayaka before closing itself all over her body.
[Moero, Hebi!]
[Kazenoyoni, Kitsune!]
The two transformed into their respective Rider forms, as for the followers….
Kuro's new form resembles a humanoid cat, black and white fur covering his entire body with sharp claws on his hands and feet, he has a long white tail, menacingly yellow eyes with sharp teeth. He has become the Yokai Nekomata.
Hiryu's new form emerges from the flames, taking the appearance of a humanoid demon with crimson skin, a long pointy tail, the lower half of his body is completely made of flames, with his feet having pointy toes, he has a fireball for a head and the "face" resembles those Japanese Oni masks, mainly red with black making the mask's "hair', and due to the head being a fireball, they make the eyes of the mask and the mouth is open. He has become the Yokai Onibi.
And finally, Ayaka's new form is quite interesting, she has the same demon motif that Onibi has, though in her case, her skin becomes gray, her blonde hair becomes black and long, her face has a single big black eye, and she's wearing a black and white kimono, wearing geta sandals, and finally, she's holding a blue and white wagasa, a Japanese umbrella, with pointy teeth all around the umbrella. She has becomes the Yokai Kasa Obake
"Get them." Danzo said.
The trio, alongside Gashadokuro, rushed towards the Riders, who went to engage them as well.
"Orochi…. Has arrived!"
"Gensou…. Is here!"
They were divided, Orochi being the only one facing two enemies, Gashadokuro and Nekomata. The latter is the first one to act, Nekomata rushes towards Orochi and does a series of fast claw scratches, the serpent-themed Rider manages to dodge some of them, using his own speed to evade, though he's left open to Nekomata delivering a precise kick at the Rider, then follows-up with a claw scratch that causes sparks to fly, he does another claw scratch and performs a palm strike that pushes the Rider away.
Before he could have time to recover, Gashadokuro swings his sword at him, knocking Orochi to the ground and as he recovers from that attack, he spots Gashadokuro falling right towards him with the intent of stabbing him with his sword, but Orochi quickly rolls to the side, causing Gashadokuro to stab the ground instead, leaving his sword stuck there.
"What the?!" Gashadokuro shouted as he tries to pull his sword out.
"Hey sack of bones!" Gashadokuro look to his side and receives a kick to the face by Orochi, who is crouched on the ground with his hands on it, he then stands with his two hands as he leaps upwards and falls with a double kick at Gashadokuros face.
The moment is short-lived as Gashadokuro launches skull-shaped projectiles from his mouth at Orochi, who crosses his arms to block and is pushed backwards. Suddenly, Nekomata appears behind him in an instant, Orochi senses him and turns around to throw a punch, but misses as Nekomata vanishes.
"Ah hell!" Orochi shouts.
"You cannot beat me" Nekomata appears behind him "Because I was given this power by Master Danzo" Orochi turns around with a roundhouse kick, but Nekomata vanishes again "I do acknowledge your strength, Hyuuga Yasakani, but do not think for a moment I'm like those Yokais."
"Maybe because you talk a lot more compared to them, you could learn a thing or two about being quiet!" Orochi mocked Nekomata, the Yokai appears behind him and kicks on the back so hard the Rider is launched downwards on the ground, crashing on impact while Nekomata lands on two feet.
"The only one who is going to be quiet is you…." Nekomata said as he extends his hand to show his claws "... Permanently."
With Gensou and Onibi, the Rider is currently avoiding a barrage of fireballs being fired by the Yokai, using his speed to dodge each of them, he then leaps forward and delivers a swift kick towards Onibi, pushing the Yokai away.
Onibi then releases a stream of flames towards Gensou, he doesn't have time to block and is hit by the flames.
"Burn baby burn!" Onibi said in a sadistic tone before laughing, he stops when he sees that the flames have suddenly stopped.
"Why did I have to take the crazy one?" Gensou said in an annoyed tone, revealing that he's using the Kyofu Shuriken to stop the flames by spinning it fast enough to generate a small vortex.
"What?!" Onibi exclamed in shock.
With a grunt, Gensou increases the power of the vortex and it turns into a hurricane, pushing the flames back to Onibi and then, pushing the Yokai backwards.
Gensou takes this chance and tosses the shuriken at the Yokai, who quickly dodges by moving to the side. The Rider takes this chance and rushes forward, striking Onibi with a punch, followed by another one, though Onibi manages to hit Gensou with a punch himself, the Rider ducks to avoid a fiery punch and delivers a kick to the Yokai's gut.
"Stand still dammit!" Onibi shouted in anger, managing to withstand a kick to the gut and yelled at the top of his lungs, releasing a shockwave of flames that damages Gensou, sparks flying from his armor as he's pushed backwards. Onibi laughs maniacally as flames appear on his hands "Now, you die ninja!
But before he could do anything, the Kyofu Shuriken that was tossed returns and cuts through Onibi as it returns to Gensou.
"I'm impressed Danzo would let an incompetent fool like you at his side, also…." Gensou takes a stance "I much prefer the other fire warrior, he may be a fool too, but a better fool compared to you."
This seems to have angered Onibi, as he screams like a rabid animal and releases a stream of flames from his mouth at the Rider, who dodges and throws the shuriken again.
"Like I'm gonna let you do that trick again!" Onibi goes to punch the shuriken and it shatters like glass "What the?!"
"I have more tricks than just that." Gensou said as he snaps his fingers and suddenly, the Kyofu Shuriken appears behind Onibi, striking him again and Gensou does a flying kick at the Yokai "Then again, it's not like I need tricks against a moron like you." He said in a confident and cocky tone.
Despite not being a Rider herself, Fuuka is joining the fight as her opponent is Kasa Obake, who is swinging the umbrella like a rapier to try and stab Fuuka, she manages to dodge the attacks, all the while Kasa Obake is giggling maliciously.
"Come on, come on, you can't keep dodging forever!" Kasa Obake said.
While dodging each attack, Fuuka does some hand signs "You're right, so here's my attack, Wind Ninpo: Emerald Typhoon!" Fuuka releases a green hurricane from her hands forward, striking Kasa Obake as she's pushed backwards.
Fuuka takes this chance and rushes at her, striking a precise punch followed by a kick. As she goes for another strike, Kasa Obake quickly swings her umbrella, cutting Fuuka's right cheek, she then swings it again and cuts her right arm, another cut on her arm again and another that leaves a mark on her dress, blood appears from each cut as Fuuka breathes heavily.
Kasa Obake giggles sadistically as she takes a lot of the blood at the tip of her umbrella's ferrule, out of nowhere, she manifests a creepy mouth as a tongue extends from it and licks the blood.
"God that is disgusting, why would you do that?" Fuuka said in a disgusted tone.
"Because I like to taste the blood of those that are about to die." Kasa Obake said as she opens her umbrella and points it at Fuuka, revealing a large eye with a red pupil that starts glowing.
The eye then fires a precise energy beam that pierces Fuuka's body, it then shatters into glass as Fuuka reappears above Kasa Obake, not giving her a chance to react to her sudden disappearance as she does some hand signs and extends her right arm
"Wind Ninpo: Vacuum Blade!" Wind manifests around her arm that takes the shape of a blade and she swings at the Yokai, who quickly blocks with her umbrella as sparks are released from the impact "You made a mistake in underestimating me, Yokai."
Fuuka then does a precise upward kick that knocks the umbrella upwards off of Kasa Obake's hands and takes this chance to slice her with the blade of wind from her right arm, sparks flying on impact, she does another slash that knocks the Yokai away.
As the wind disappears, Fuuka falls on one knee and grunts while holding her right arm with her left hand, still bleeding from the cuts made by the Yokai and despite using an illusion to escape death, the wounds did not disappear.
While the battle continues uninterrupted, Danzo is watching them with a grin on his face.
'I shouldn't be surprised at seeing them being able to fight against the Yokais without issues, those Kagami siblings are definitely a threat with their illusion manipulation. Danzo said mentally as he watches the Kagami siblings fight their opponents without issues 'As for him….' Danzo changes his attention towards Orochi, who due to being outnumbered, is having difficulty against both Gashadokuro and Nekomata, he scoffs 'And here I thought he would put more a fight, he's the hair of the Yasakani clan, fought against many Yokais, yet can't handle two at once, especially with one of them being that incompetent Gashadokuro.'
Speaking of, Gashadokuro is swinging his sword wildly at Orochi, who has summoned the Hebi Dual Blade to block the attacks, he then separates the blades and does an upward slash, knocking the sword upward to interrupt Gashadokuro, and as he prepares to attack with the other blade, Nekomata suddenly appears and scratches Orochi on the back, causing him to yell in pain and being left wide open to a slash from Gashadokuro, then another, and another, and another, then he follows-up with a frontal kick that pushed the Rider backwards.
Nekomata stands by Gashadokuro said as the two prepare their finishing moves: Gashadokuro's sword is surrounded by green energy, while Nekomata yells as he's surrounded by a black aura and he shapes it into a large cat that roars towards Orochi.
"Death of Life!" Gashadokuro swings his sword forward, launching a green energy wave that hits Orochi and causes a small explosion.
"Black Fang!" Nekomata shouts as he thrusts his arms forward, the giant energy black cat roars before rushing forward in a flash, it suddenly splits itself into small black rays that strike Orochi several times, then they merge back into the cat, though much larger as Orochi turns around and sees the creature with its wide mouth open, before biting Orochi as a large explosion occurs, Orochi's screams as well.
The Kagami siblings feel the shockwave of the explosion and turn to see Hyuuga, who has been forced out of his transformation by the attack, falling on his knees yet using his arms to support himself.
"Hyuuga!" Gensou shouts, Fuuka's eyes widen in shock.
Despite being injured from the attack, Hyuuga's determination is a lot stronger as he tries to get up while breathing heavily.
"You still stand up after an attack like that?" Gashadokuro scoffed as he walk towards Hyuuga and kicks him and he falls on the ground "You don't know when to quit…." Gashadokuro then stomps on Hyuuga's chest, causing him to grunt in pain "... Do ya?!" He moves his foot around to cause more pain to Hyuuga, who could only glare at him.
Gensou and Fuuka immediately go to assist him, but are stopped by Onibi and Kasa Obake.
"Ep! Ep! Ep!" Kasa Obake said as she points her umbrella at Fuuka "Be a good girl and watch as your friend dies right before your eyes."
"And if you don't want to join him, you better stand still…. Or not, because I'm gonna kill you anyway!" Onibi said before laughing.
"Stop wasting time Gashadokuro, finish him off already." Nekomata said.
"I will, but not because you told me to do it." Gashadokuro said as he raises his sword "It was a good run, but it ends now serpent boy."
He then swings his sword towards Hyuuga, who continues to glare at him and grunt his teeth, and just as the sword was about to reach him….
A loud noise suddenly appears as everyone turns to see someone on a motorcycle, but that wasn't just anyone, to the surprise of the ninjas, it was Kamen Rider Tsurugi on her personal Rider Machine, the Azure Dancer, and holding the Cho Katana in Rifle Mode.
Before anyone could react, she fires shots from the rifle at Gashadokuro, who gets hit by them as he loses his balance. Tsurugi takes that opportunity to accelerate and ram at Gashadokuro, sending the skeleton Yokai flying away.
"What?!" Nekomata shouts.
"Who the hell is that?!" Onibi shouts in anger.
"Reinforcement." Gensou said.
Tsurugi gets out of her motorcycle as it disappears and she extends her hand towards Hyuuga.
"What the hell are you doing here? You were supposed to be resting." Hyuuga said.
"And this is how you thank the person that has saved your life?" Tsurugi said in a faked insulted tone "And besides, you know I couldn't just stand there while you fight against them."
Hyuuga groans as he holds Tsurugi's hands "God I hate how right you are." She helps him get up "But I'm glad to see that you are okay."
"Of course, who the hell do you think I am?" Tsurugi said in a cocky tone while Hyuuga just rolls his eyes.
"Bring out as many as you want, it won't change the outcome of this battle." Nekomata said.
"Really? What a shame, and I came all this way to bring this special item." Tsurugi said as she pulls a Seal Scroll.
"Wait, is that?" Hyuuga said as he grabs the scroll, it's the purified Yagyu Scroll, black in color with the image of the buffalo on it. "Tsubaki!"
"Go ahead, have fun with your new toy." Tsurugi said.
"No need to tell me twice." Hyuuga said with a smirk as he spins the Yagyu Scroll and presses the button.
[Yagyu!]
"Wait, that's the scroll I gave to Kuchisake-onna!" Gashadokuro said while pointing at the scroll.
"Oh so it was you who gave it to her then?" Hyuuga said, causing Gashadokuro to put his hands in his mouth in panic "Well good, because now I have more reasons to turn you into dust, bonehead!" He then inserts the scroll on his Driver.
A large scroll appears behind Hyuuga with black flames surrounding it and he does his usual transformation pose.
"Henshin!" Hyuuga spins the cornua of the scroll, revealing the image of a fiery buffalo.
[Henshin no Jutsu!]
The bigger scroll opens as a black buffalo comes out of it and rushes at Hyuuga, surrounding his body in black flames that grow his size and he hits his fists on each other, causing the flames to disappear and revealing his new form.
[Shikkoku Saikyo no Senshi, Yagyu!]
Yagyu form, so far, the most different of Orochi's forms because his body has grown in size, becoming large enough to tall the others. True to the form's name, Orochi has gained a buffalo motif, his suit is black and looks more armored compared to the others, the form also has a wrestler motif as well, the Driver itself looking like a wrestler's belt in this form, the bandages become white, an image of a buffalo on the chest place, and the helmet gains two buffalo horns.
Orochi steps on the ground so hard it causes cracks to appear, he then yells at the top of his lungs, black soundwaves appear from his helmet while screams and hits his fists on each other.
Tsurugi whistles towards Orochi's new form "Looks like I made the right choice in giving you this scroll."
"I got the biggest luck!" Orochi said in a confident tone, the Yokais all glare at him "Sorry black cat, but I guess the tables have turned for you and bonehead."
"Don't think for a second just because you have a new form means you have a chance." Nekomata said unfazed by Orochi's new form.
"He's right! You still have us to fight!" Gashadoruko said.
"Good thing he's not alone." Tsurugi said, changing her weapon back to sword mode as she tosses the sheath away.
The battle resumes, Tsurugi facing Gashadokuro as the two clash their swords, Orochi stares at Nekomata, the ninja Rider yells and rushes forward.
He throws a punch at him, however, Nekomata dodges by using his speed and begins a series of fast scratches at Orochi, sparks flying everywhere as the Yokai reappears behind Orochi.
"Do you now see the difference in stren-" He's interrupted by Orochi swinging his arm at him, knocking Nekomata away.
"Would you kindly shut the hell up?" Orochi said.
"What?" Nekomata said, he leaps forward and does a series of fast punches at Orochi, despite sparks flying from each hit, the Rider is unfazed by it.
Orochi punches Nekomata to knock him a little upwards, he then grabs his legs with both hands, spins at high speed before tossing the Yokai upwards.
Propulsors appear on Orochi's legs as he uses them to leap high in the air, he then grabs Nekomata by the leg again, comes crashing down and slams the Yokai on the ground with so much strength that he bounces up, and the Rider delivers one strong punch to send the Yokai crashing onto a car.
"Now YOU see the difference in strength?" Orochi said while pointing at the Yokai "Because let me tell you, I'm just warming up."
With Tsurugi, she avoids a slash of Gashadokuro and manages to slice him, she does another slash, then leaps upwards to perform an upward kick at the Yokai.
Gashadokuro yells as he launches skull-shaped projectiles at her, Tsurugi avoids some of them but gets hit by a lucky shot, she falls on one knee afterwards.
Taking this opportunity, Gashadokuro rushes towards her to swing his sword, thinking fast, Tsurugi stands on one leg and uses the blade on her ankle to block the attack, she then does some hand signs.
"Ice Ninpo: Blizzard Vortex!" Tsurugi starts spinning upside down, using the blades on her ankles to create a small cold vortex and this pushes Gashadokuro backwards.
Tsurugi spins in circles around him, striking the Yokai several times while keeping his distance and avoiding his attacks. Gashadokuro's eyes glow in a green light and he breathes green flames from his mouth, coating his sword with them before performing a circular slash, releasing fiery waves that manage to stop the vortex and knocks Tsurugi away as she falls on the ground but quickly gets up.
She's managing to put up a good fight, but is still recovering from her injuries against Nue, and it's shown as she breathes heavily while using her sword to support herself.
Despite that, she pulls herself up and rushes towards Gashadokuro with a battle cry, who simply chuckles and swings his sword upwards the moment Tsurugi swings hers, causing her to lose her balance and Gashadokuro delivers a clean punch that sends her away.
"You came all the way here and I can tell you are not at your full strength." He said in a mocking tone "Just give up, you won't win."
Tsurugi gets up once again and holds her sword with both hands "See, that's the thing…. I'm too stubborn to give up."
Gashadokuro swings his sword forward, launching a fiery green wave at Tsurugi, an explosion occurs on impact and Tsurugi leaps high in the air, then spins the cornua of the scroll.
[Cho! Hissatsu no Jutsu!]
A pair of butterfly wings appear behind Tsurugi as she does some hand signs "Super Ice Ninpo: Butterfly's Judgement!" She extends her right leg as the blades on her ankles gets coated in ice as they extend, and she performs a flying kick at Gashadokuro, who gets hit by it as an explosion occurs and he's sent away.
The Kagami siblings are back-to-back against their respective enemies, Onibi and Kasa Obake surround the two, ready to attack.
"You two will burn together, burn together in hell!" Onibi said as flames appear on his hand.
"I want to taste more of that despair of yours, so please, don't die on us yet." Kasa Obake said in a sadistic tone.
The siblings look at each other and stare for a few short seconds before nodding, already with a plan in mind without needing words.
"Die!" Onibi said as he releases a stream of flames from his hands, Kasa Obake rushes forward with the intent to stab them with her umbrella.
The siblings already expected their opponents to do just that, they grab each other's hands and leap high in the air, avoiding Kasa Obake's umbrella and she gets hit by Onibi's flames.
"What the?!" Onibi yelled as he stops the flames and sees that instead of the siblings, it was Kasa Obake who was hit.
"You damn moron! You almost burned me to death!" Kasa Obake shouted.
"It's not my fault you were there instead of those two, you are the moron, you moron!" Onibi yelled back.
"You never pay attention to anything, you only care about destruction and causing as much chaos as possible. Do you even think or is your brain the size of a bean that it deprives you from any intelligence?!" Suddenly, she gets hit by a fireball.
"Shut up shut up shut up! No one insults me and gets away with it!" He yelled and starts shooting more fireballs while screaming like a mad man.
Kasa Obake opens her umbrella to protect herself from the fireballs, she pushes herself forward despite being overwhelmed by the fireballs.
She manages to get close and rams the umbrella at Onibi, who gets pushed backwards before leaping towards Kasa Obake, the two beating the hell out of each other while screaming as many insults as they can. Meanwhile, the Kagami siblings are watching this chaos.
"This is quite entertaining." Fuuka said.
"Indeed, sometimes you don't need to use strength against your opponents, you need to target their minds as well, using their personality and characteristics against themselves, and others as well." Gensou said.
Back to Orochi and Nekomata, thanks to his new armored body, Orochi casually tanks each of the Yokai's attacks, the only downside of this form was his reduced speed due to how bulky it is.
Orochi throws a punch at Nekomata, sparks fly on impact but the Yokai quickly recovers and uses his speed to slice through Orochi, sparks fly as well.
Nekomata does a flying kick at Orochi's back that pushes him forward, Nekomata leaps again in order to use his claws to scratch Orochi, but he counters with an upward double axe handle as he turns around, knocking Nekomata away.
"Where was all of that gloating from before?" Orochi said in a mocking tone "You said that I didn't have a chance to win just because I got a new form, but I'm wiping the floor with you."
"You are trying to anger me by mocking me with words, don't think for a second that I'm like Hiryu and Ayaka." Nekomata said in a calm tone before using his speed to scratch Orochi again.
Despite his bulky body, he still grunted and felt pain from each attack, thankfully they were minimized but that doesn't mean he was invincible.
Orochi swings his right arm horizontally to try and hit Nekomata, however, he manages to evade and scratches Orochi again, who falls onto one knee as Nekomata lands in front of him.
"You're almost at your limit, while I would say for you to give up, it seems pointless, so…." Nekomata yells as he's surrounded by a black aura "... Let's put an end to this fight, Black Fang!"
"Yeah…." Orochi said as the giant black cat energy projection rushes towards him "... Couldn't agree more." Orochi said as he spins the cornua of his scroll and does some hand signs.
[Yagyu! Hissatsu no Jutsu!]
Steam comes out of Orochi's mask as he yells and ignites his entire body in black flames before rushing forward. He clashes with the black cat as the two push forward, Orochi comes out on top as he yells at the top of his lungs and passes through the black cat, causing it to disappear.
"W-What?!" Before Nekomata could process anything, Orochi appears right in front of him. It looks like time has slowed down as Orochi slowly gets closer, Nekomata could only stare in shock, the helmet's eyes glow in a menacingly light.
Orochi gets down as he puts his head between Nekomata's legs, grabs them, his legs propulsors actives and he runs faster, leaving a trail of flames behind as everyone watches him, even Danzo.
He continues to run while yelling, his yells getting more hot-blooded with each second that passes, all the while Nekomata is screaming from Orochi's flames.
"Super Fire Ninpo!" Orochi leaps high in the air, using his legs' propulsors to get as high as he can. "Fire Buffalo….!" Orochi then flips Nekomata upside down, placing his feet on the underside of his arms "Orochi….!" After reaching his max altitude, he begins falling straight down like a meteor "DRIIIVEEEEEEEEEEEEER!" Orochi yells at the top of his lungs as he begins falling, Nekomata yells as well, screams of pain that is.
The two continue to fall, more flames accumulating in the process, then, Orochi slams Nekomata so hard on the ground that it causes a crater to form and then…. A large explosion, so big that the others have to cover themselves with their arms to avoid the shockwaves.
"What the hell was that?!" Onibi shouts.
"That right there was Hyuuga Yasakani, and he's one hell of a ninja." Tsurugi said "If I do say so myself."
As the smoke caused by the explosion starts to clear, a silhouette comes out of it, revealing to be the Orochi, walking out of the smoke and raising his arms while screaming like a wild beast. On the ground, the Nekomata Scroll has been shattered into pieces, with Kuro, injured with blood coming from his body, coughing as he tries to get up, but is too injured as he falls on his knees.
"Impossible…." He said weakly "How are you this strong?"
"Because unlike you, I fight in order to protect those I care about, not out of blind loyalty." Orochi said coldly as turns his head around. "By the way, you should worry more about yourself."
"What?" Kuro said before noticing something, he looks at his hands and notices that they are vanishing "What…. Is happening?"
"You are vanishing, because when a Yokai is defeated by a Rider, not only their bodies are destroyed, but their souls too." Orochi said. "Was it worth it?" He asks Kuro "What is worth it following that bastard, even at the cost of your life?"
Kuro stayed silent for a moment, he closes his eyes and sighs "Even if I answered, you wouldn't understand.""
"Of course I wouldn't! Your master is a mad man!" Orochi shouts in anger "I don't want to understand, I don't care what his goals are! All I care about is stopping him!" Kuro suddenly chuckles "What's so funny?"
"Oh nothing, it's just, you remind me of Master Danzo when he was young, the light in his eyes before the tragedy made him fall into the darkness." Kuro said.
"... He was a good kid wasn't he?" Orochi asks.
"Indeed, I do not regret this decision." Kuro said as half of his body starts to vanish "It was…. An honor following Master Danzo, and just between us, I hope you don't turn out like him, you still have hope."
"I will never become like him." Orochi said.
"Good, then you better end this fight…. Hyuuga Yasakani." Kuro said as he closes his eyes and vanishes for good.
Orochi was currently feeling a mix of emotions, on one hand, he felt no sympathy towards Kuro, on the other, it did pain him a bit that he had to end someone's life. He fought Yokais, and while this isn't his first time fighting a human that transformed into a Yokai, this was the first time he actually took their life, and he gets a feeling this won't be the last. He takes no joy in this, but knows that based on their current situation, he has no choice.
Onibi, Kasa Obake and Gashadokuro stared in shock at to what just happened.
"N-No way, he actually defeated him…." Onibi said.
"That Orochi guy, how powerful is he?!" Kasa Obake shouts, the two then hear a laughter and see that is coming from Gashadokuro.
"Oh you never cease to amaze me, Orochi!" He said in an excited tone "You have become quite strong, so strong it makes my non-existing blood boil in excitement!" He said as he holds his sword with the intent of fighting him.
"Gashadokuro, that's enough." Danzo said as he walks forward. "You three have done a good job, now retreat."
"What?!" All three shouted at the same time.
"You heard, now get out of here, that's an order." Danzo said.
"Oh hell no! I don't care if you are in charge, I don't take orders from a meatbag like you!" Gashadokuro said.
That's when a magma in the shape of a fist is suddenly launched and passes through the trio into a car, melting it, they look in shock and fear at what happened.
"You will do as I say, otherwise you will share the same fate as Kuro." Danzo said in a threatening tone as orange energy comes out of his eyes "Did I stutter?"
The three look in fear towards Danzo, and without saying a word, immediately run away so they won't continue to anger him.
"I must say, I'm impressed that you manage to survive against my followers." Danzo said "And you…." He looked at Orochi, who has returned to his Hebi Form and joining the group "You even manage to defeat Kuro, that's quite the achievement."
"Cut the crap Danzo!" Orochi said before pointing at him "Spare me with those empty praises, this is gonna end now, with my foot up your ass!"
"He's right, whatever your plans are, we will stop them!" Tsurugi said.
Despite being outnumbered, Danzo was still feeling confident "You will not, because I now have…. The power!" He said and pulls the Kagutsuchi Scroll., causing the group to look in shock.
"Is that supposed to scare us?" Gensou asks. "Even if you did use it, I don't think you could control the power of that particular Yokai."
"Indeed, unlike the others, Kagutsuchi was one of the few Yokais who weren't sealed, meaning he managed to retain his conscience unlike the rest." Danzo said.
"Retain his conscience?" Orochi asks.
"You're saying that the Yokais that were sealed lost their ability to think?" Fuuka asks.
"Yes, they did." Danzo confirms "Before that, these Yokais were all sentient beings who could think and act rationally. After being sealed for many years, their minds start to deteriorate, causing them to lose the ability to think and reducing them to mindless beasts." Danzo explains.
That revelation caught the group by surprise, yet, it made sense. That's why Yokais like Gashadokuro, Kagutsuchi and Kuchisake-onna were so different from the rest, and why the rest could only think like wild animals.
"You are right, I couldn't control his power, despite being sealed inside this scroll, Kagutsuchi was still there, unable to do anything, but still capable of thinking." Danzo said before an evil grin appeared on his face.
The way those words were phrased, plus the evil grin, already gave an idea of what exactly Danzo did to Kagutsuchi to the group.
"You removed his ability to think?!" Tsurugi shouted in shock.
"Why do you even care?" Danzo asks "He's a Yokai, your enemy, you should be thanking me for this."
"To hell with your thanks!" Orochi shouted "Sure he was our enemy, but that doesn't give you the right to just remove his ability to think!"
"Like you ninjas did with the Yokais that were sealed?" Danzo asks.
"Don't you dare turn this to us!" Orochi shouted again in an angry tone, his anger getting the better of him as the eyes of the helmet were glowing and small flames appear around his body "How the hell were our ancestors supposed to know this would happen?! All they did was seal the Yokais so they wouldn't hurt more people!"
Everyone noticed the anger and rage in Orochi's tone, Tsurugi having a concerned look behind the mask, the Kagami siblings had indifferent looks, but were still a bit concerned.
Orochi was already fuming due to his anger, Gensou puts his hand over his shoulder "Hyuuga don't bother, you know he's doing that on purpose just to mess with you." He said in a calm tone "That's what he does, he uses words and manipulation to mess with our emotions. I do agree with you, no one has the right to remove another living being's ability to think, no matter what."
"Then maybe if he wasn't so weak, he wouldn't be in this situation!" Danzo shouted "Not that it matters, because one way or another, his power is mine, mine to control, and mine to use in whatever way I want!" He then pulls the Yokai Driver.
"A Driver?!" Tsurugi shouted.
"No wait, something isn't right about it." Fuuka said.
Danzo then puts the Driver around his waist, a purple strap comes out of it and connects to the other side.
[Yokai Driver!]
"Prepare to witness a power that surpasses that of a ninja." Danzo said as he presses the button of the scroll.
[KAGUTSUCHI!]
"The power of a Yokai!" He then inserts the scroll on the driver's slot.
Behind Danzo, a large version of the scroll appears, with a ring of 9 purple flames surrounding it. Danzo raises his right arm above himself before turning it around, he slowly brings it down so his palm can be in front of his face and he swings to his side.
"Henshin!" He said and turns the cornua of the scroll, revealing the image of a humanoid figure covered in magma.
[Yami no Jutsu!]
The scroll in the air opens, the figure comes out of it roaring before diving straight down at Danzo and "Swallows" him as his body melts into magma.
The magma covers Danzo's entire body before petrifying, forming the appearance of his Rider form before shattering.
[Kami no Tanjo, Kagutsuchi!]
The group stare in shock and widen eyes towards Danzo's Rider form. The undersuit is black with orange lines, covering it was armor that resembles that of a Japanese samurai armor, orange in color alongside blue robes, the boots are pointy and the helmet resembles a Kabuto helmet, with two large horns that makes it have a demonic-like appearance, and the eyes are yellow.
"N-No way…." Tsurugi said in shock.
"Impossible." Fuuka said in shock as well.
"He became…." Gensou said.
"A Kamen Rider?!" Orochi shouted, finishing the sentence.
A menacingly orange aura appears all around Danzo as he chuckles to himself "Yes…. Yes! I can feel it! The power, the true power of a Yokai!" He then starts laughing.
"Danzo!" Orochi shouted.
Danzo continues to laugh, the aura around him increasing in size to the point it towers over the rest of the group, and a demonic face that resembles that of Danzo's Rider form appears from it, staring down at the group as they glare at him.
To Be Continued….
Next Time on Kamen Rider Orochi:
"Hyuuga's attacks are not doing anything."
"DANZO!"
"I know you are angry, but don't let that anger blind you, you could make a mistake."
"But be aware, the story of the Murakami clan already had its dark side even before Danzo came into the picture."
"I always say that there's nothing wrong with living by your emotions, the issue comes from when you let them dictate your life."
"But, while I could do that…. Where's the fun in that?"
"I think I have an idea on how I can be entertained, you shall curse the fact you were born as part of the Yasakani clan, Hyuuga Yasakani."
Chapter 13: Ninpo: Volcanic Rider