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The overall scenery in Hazumi Island was...... quiet. A serene composition, with nothing but the sound of trees rattling at the mere presence of the humongous chakra pressure. It was also rather hard to see anything, considering the thick mist that enveloped the small island branching off of Kirigakure for main escort routes and wood supplies. A tall figure stood at the center of the island, surrounded by loose ground and a few rows of trees. Clearing through the mist, obvious observation showed a man. His Kirigakure insignia band clearly showing on his arm. Takai Chikyojin. The Mashin Chikusho and one of Kirigakure's most respected Jounin. What a blasted location...... must this be the only place left? he thought. He scanned the area, though there wasn't much to search for. His eyes has adjusted to the mist so he could see more clearly than outsiders like all Kiri ninja, but there wasn't anything interesting to look out for. His wicked, wide, mocking smile never faltered though. "They are all too slow, but they are all objects for my entertainment..." sighed Takai. As he will be hunted, only to hunt back the hunter. It gleammed within the mist to show anticipation. But why would a man such as him be doing out here? Has he finally gone rouge from his former village and is now toying around with the Undertaker Squad? Well.....not quite. Yet. He is still serving duty and has been given a special assignment by the Mizukage. Takai is off on a S-class mission to intercept the path of some particulary powerful ninja from the Land of Wind. The band of shinobi will prove to be extremely troublesome should they enter deep into the Land of Water, as the International Gokaku Bank is in risk of being robbed. If that should happen, not only Kirigakure, but the entire nation will suffer a major blow to their economy. These men are a problem, so the top assassin of the military has to come in and flush out the culprits. Prevent them from getting near the banks, and kill them. A simple one, but it is easier said then done. Takai saw this as a ticket back to the top, as he had noticed a few ninja who desired to take his position while he is on break. Since civil murder is not allowed in Kiri anymore, he has no choice but to take on this tracking/assassination mission. The Chikyojin succeeded in delaying the men in a bear trap, and has also cutted off any other routes to escape. So now, he has lured them to Hazumi Island, where he will confront the enemy. Whoever can get past him first will be a rich victor. He detected a slight vibration within the ground, coming from the direction ahead of him. Lil' punks, who the hell do they think they are keeping waiting?! Finally, he saw five humans. Four are men, one is woman, and all of them are dressed in defaced Suna uniforms. Takai guessed they were all Jounin-level ninja, but not all of them are well-trained enough. "Annoying scum..... how dare you interfere with us like this. From the look of things, you are probably one of those ninja from the Mist Village. They have gone too arrogant to think they can handle a small unit like ours," declared the oldest ninja a.k.a. the leader. "You got that right, and is he smiling at us?! We will teach this idiot to think twice to ruin what we have left!" shouted the woman. Everyone took a battle stance, waiting for Takai. The Jounin just smirked. "Arrogant? All of you kids are already pass arrogant enough to think you have what it takes to crush me without even getting a sense of the opponent. Communication is only for civilians, let us talk through battle. 'Right kids?" Takai replied. All five suddenly bursted at Takai from different angles. Kid. That really irritated them. They have been held back for too long back in their home village. "Don't call us that!!" another men yelled. He started to form four handseals in just one second. A bright light emanated from his mouth. "Lightning Release: False Da-!" A hand suddenly grabbed on to the man's neck in a choking manner so that the jutsu is disrupted and aimed safely away from him. Takai Chikyojin stood just a meter from the man. "See there? You didn't have any comprehension of my speed until I stop your Raiton with a single movement. Perhaps you should stop making it so easy for opponents to disable you like that at point-black range and start observing.." suggested Takai. His wide smile somehow convinced the light to retreat, by the man's will of course. He had the opportunity to inflict some fatal damage to him right now, but it's just the beginning. And he also had to counter another attack. The woman behind him weaved the U and Mi handseals, conjouring up a Doton. Ten spears of earth arose from the ground and rapidly darted towards Takai's lower body area. Another chance to kill him..... humans truly are ignorant. thought Takai. He released his grip, and swiftly dodged it by moving to the side. Although loose and weak, they did breach through the skin of the man Takai was choking but inflicted minor damage and pain. "Surely all of you can do better than this. Two attacks already and I have dodged them without much effort. Smash-and-grab artists these days," mocked Takai. Suddenly, another man jumped up above Takai and weaved a single handseal. "I guess you haven't even noticed the notes I have implanted below the ground. My Katon will blow you to smithereens!" Fire Release: Field of Exploding Traps! Several exploding tags suddenly emerged to the surface, and immediately ignited. Causing an intense explosion. Luckily, everyone had gotten away and then scouted back to make sure their enemy is dead. Game over. The Hidden Mist Village.... what a joke if they can't even see Narada planting bombs while they have subdued someone. laughed the leader. There was a powerful cloud of smoke surrounding them, but there were shocked faces when it finally cleared up! Takai Chikyojin's body showed up........ completely unscatched! "You think I did not detect an amateur move like that? Like I said, none of you have observed me enough to know that I pretend that I do not notice things in order to fool people. I suppose none of you are actually aware that you are fighting in my territory now, hence the mist. What a joke.... obviously you are no rival to me," laughed Takai. His smile grew more pronounced. The explosion had cleared off some of the mist, so the outsiders can confirm with their eyes that they have been tricked. The leader analyzed the situation more carefully. How did he do it?! He hasn't even moved a single inch from his position. So is it a jutsu? One without handsigns? It must be..... in that case we will make a follow-up combo assasult! he formulated. "Everyone! Get into T-B position!" he ordered. They all knew what that meant, seeing as they have reviewed many code words that referred to a certain battle stance. Another man and the woman flew besides the leader, while the other two cornered Takai to form a triangular type shape with a point in the middle. Takai finally started to form handseals, and the man at his right did the same thing. I came to a mere coincidence that the elemental jutsu Takai was performing is the natural opposition the man was performing. "Lightning Release: Decieving Drill!" A large blade of wind suddenly materialized around Takai, and sliced right through the ball of lightning in the man's hands. Fuuton: Kazekiri! executedTakai."Gah!!" the man yelped, as he rubbed his wounded hands. "Fuck!!! Attack him already!!" But it was too late. The wind blade went in circles, trying to cut the other targets. They backed off, trying to make some distance between the blade. While the others were distracted, Takai bent low and contracted the muscles around his knees. Then with short bursts of energy, he lifted off and instantly landed right belowthe chin of the man he sliced with the blade. Kiri Shoufuu! launched Takai. He kicked the man with an upwards kick right at the chin, sending him high to the air. I thought I told him not to make any more mistakes like that.. and unfortunately, that will be his very last one. Takai launched himself above the man in mid-air, lifted his leg, and concentrated a large force of kinetic energy on it. "Seishin Fura Pawaa!" Takai launched his leg right down at the man's lungs to kick him, and followed with the great force he had applied, would send him crashing to the ground. The man fell like a meteorite, followed by a bright beam of light produced by the kick. When Takai landed, he saw the lung area of the man completely exposed and guts on the ground around him. Blood gushed right out of him, but it didn't matter since he was already dead. The smell of undigested spagetthi appealed to Takai's nose.


"Your comrade is a true weakling, still not aware of his surroundings," said Takai. The leader grew angry. "How dare you mock our comrades!!!" he roared. Two men and one women bursted forward at Shikyo, and all drew weapons enhanced with their elemental nature. Suiton.... Fuuton... Doton.... observed Takai. They thrusted their swords at Takai, who decided to bring out his own Injection Blade to parry the blows. The woman made her way up to Takai to pacify him, but Takai simply jumped out of the way, his head now right in front of the woman. He leaned his head forward. Is he trying to kiss me??!! she wondered, in shock. Then Takai's hand slapped right on to her face and a slight demonic laugh can be hard from him. "Please move out of the way," he whispered. And he shoved her away from him, leaping off the earthern blade she held. With careful analyzation, Takai deduced that the ability of it was to turn the mass of anyone it pierces to stone, thus immobolizing them. The Suiton blade, the color disguised by the mist, pierced Takai's cheek and made a small bleeding wound. "Hah! Finally wounded, huh?! Well don't worry, that little cut right there will grow to a big one! You have no idea the quantity of blood that will be spilled once that happens!" mocked the man who cutted Takai. "On the contrary....." replied Takai, while lifting his finger. Suddenly, two kunai emerged from the ground behind the men's blindspots, surrounded by a dark-red aura and aided by a dark-red line that seems to have been rooted from the ground. The kunai stabbed right through a major vessel located at the two men's back. who are now facing unbearable pain. They coughed out blood, and swore a few times. "....I do...." The two kunai suddenly exploded, demolishing the bodies of the two men and a huge shower of blood erupted from them, raining down on the battlefield till it created a wide bloody puddle of the eradicated corpses. The Blood Mist Village...... now I can get a sense of how that really became our nickname... thought Takai. He grinned, now covered in small layers of blood. "A wound so big that it filled the entire body. I THANK ALL OF YOU FOR GIVING ME THIS OPPORTUNITY!!!' yelled Takai. His characteristic cool and calm is beginning to fade as it seems, and the bloodlusting ego within him is going to rise to the surface. "HAHAHAHA!!! AIHAHAHAHA!!!!" His wicked laughs rang throughout the mist. The woman, who had watched her partner's brutal death, was close to tears. Takai slowly turned around to face the woman, who now resembles that of a hurt 16-year old girl. "What's the matter girl??!!" demanded Takai. His words had a hint of a chuckle of them, and his eyes and teeth were wide open. "Are you really afraid of blood? Or has the scent of death finally grasped you? It seems that many tend to be fearful and hesitate when they feel their lives are coming to an end. Those two didn't seem to expect that to come, nor did that kid laying on the ground over there. Does dying scare you? Oh come now, it is not such a bad expierence really. All must die, no one can decide when that will happen. If you get killed in here, you can go to Hell and see your friends again.... permitted if they haven't sold their souls to the Devil to spare them from an eternity of gruesome work and being whipped if they even falter. Do you have any regrets, darling?" The Chikyojin walked closer to her, and the girl started to back away a bit. "NOOOOO!!!!! STAY AWAY FROM ME!!!!!" she shrieked. She started to run away but fell. Takai held her by gripping his arm on hers, and he proceeded to twist it She letted out a bloodcurling cry. Takai laughed a bit more. "P-please....... don't....." "You have nothing to fear..... I will not dare to kill a child such as yourself. You might grow up to be a great ninja someday if you convert to Kirigakure right now. But then again, that might not happen. Humanity is mad, hell cannot be so terrible! For it is that sense of regret.... which makes death so horrible......" spoke Takai. "Fire Release: Inferno Technique!" A flaming ball of intense fire suddenly flew right from the leader's hands and right towards Takai. Takai smiled. "Good....." he muttered. With a flick of his hand, he suddenly flunged the girl right at the ball, which rapidly burned her. Charge up the aura! Now having 80% of his chakras left, a dark-red aura enveloped Takai. Using his high speed, he ran to his left to avoid the ball while melting the ground he ran on. The leader did his best to diminish the ball, but that ended in failure too. The woman was incinerated, and so the rest of his teammates. He stood there with his mouth wide open, unable to believe that the time he spent to plan the escape has become mere uselessness. They had underestimated their opponent, and thus they have not been given the chance to make out any plan to defeat him. "Four down..... one to go!" laughed Takai, the aura now completely solidfied to give him the defensive power he needs. The leader, Hyu, looked at Takai, with blue, icy cold eyes. Eyes with a hatred of the whole world. This man..... he thought. He stopped himself. He has to remain calm. Otherwise, rage will just get him killed. He has alot of expierence, and he is six years ahead of this guy. He can avenge his comrades. "That blanket of yours..." started Hyu, referring to the aura. "Judging from the amount of heat I can feel from it, it is a defensive technique and is also the one that you used to block Narada's explosion?" asked Hyu. Takai nodded. "Good studying skills for the last man standing. I assume you're the leader of your deceased band. You're right, this aura is composed of Oni Reiki, which is the energy produced from my body. My kekkei genkai allows me to generate this aura for defense. I created this aura before to defend myself from the exploding notes," answered Takai. "And that katon of yours, was it meant to kill that girl? If you did it to make sure she did not reveal any information, then our cruelty are a two of a kind. I had no wish to even ask any of you foreigners anything. But like I said, I had not dared to kill a child in tears." He pointed at Hyu. "You did. I don't know whether I manipulated you into thinking that I am an interrogator or you just did it out of instinct, but you were the one who ended her life.... not me. She could have been saved if you were a bit more smarter, you know..." laughed Takai. Though that wasn't entirely true. To know that she could have been saved or not makes no difference in the world. Before Takai threw her, he secretly stabbed a kunai at a vital point in her body. Even if the fire didn't kill her, the humongous pain she had faced will. But it seems the Katon did kill her before his kunai had been just millimeters of killing her, and tricking the leader to know that he would have releashed her have gone smoothly as well. Takai Chikyojin is getting a thrill from this. He did not choose to make any haunting methods to scare the man, and he is going a bit easy on his victims. He hoped that he will not get bored while facing this figure. Hyu grunted, but kept his cool. "Hmph! Ninja are prepared to face death! We are all rouges from the village of Suna, and although they have limited us, we are always ready to fight for others! Pest such as yourself have only been kept alive by fate to face a horrendous death at th hands of me!" announced Hyu. Stringing up a row of handseals, he placed his hands on the ground. "Earth Release: Earth Style Rampart!" The ground started to rise and a large earthern ground came into shape way above the island. At this height, the mist will be diminished and they will see each other clearly. "Such confident words..... I hope you can fight as good as you can blabber shit, old man. And fight better than your partners too." Hyu formed the Rat, Tiger, Snake, Monkey, Snake handseals and suddenly a fist-shaped ball of earth emerged from each of his side. "Launch!" They flew towards Takai, making sure he dosen't just dodge them this time. He ran right at them, and performed a roundhouse kick. "Kiri Senpuu!" Thye kick crumbled the ball into pebbles and dust with relative ease, then Takai decided to repose. "Kiri Goriki Senpuu!" But before he can land a hit on Hyu, his opponent summoned a large demonic-looking gate. Rashamon! The gate blocked Takai's kick just before it landed, creating a great dent. However, the gate started to melt, and Takai walked right through it by way of a humanoid-shaped hole burned into it. That aura..... the heat can melt through even Rashamon... thought Hyu. He took out his sword and ten copies of the sword started to materialize as he swung it at Takai. "Ninpou: Senken no Jutsu!" Utilizing the entirety of Akuma Suji's willpower, he started to vanish and then appear again, dodging each blade he vanished. On the tenth blade, he caught it but suddenly found it hard to move. Hyu smiled, knowing that his plan had succeeded. "Just as I anticipated, observing your nature, you will attempt to catch the final blade and use a counter by throwing it back at me. But that blade has been imbued with a Juinjutsu that paralyzes anyone that touches it. And now..." Hyu created some distance. "You, however, need to be more observant. You might not know this, but before Narika got killed in my Katon, she implanted a transplantable jutsu on herself. This jutsu, created from a seal on her body, is automatically activated when she expierences extreme distress. And that jutsu...." divulged Hyu as he pointed at Takai. ".....is presented only to my eyes. And once that jutsu has been transplanted upon you, your fate has been sealed. This is the end, like I have said. By uttering a single word, that jutsu will cause an explosive effect much like yours, and not even your aura there can melt or solidfy enough to even lessen the impact. It is over! Kai!" With that, an explosion occured right at Takai's position. It will destroy every single cell of his body. Hyu had won. Hyu grinned, waiting to see the blood of the Chikyojin behind the smoke. Or had he? For he did it again, Takai Chikyojin, standing right on that spot with no major wounds! Hyu was shocked. Takai had four bloody wounds on his chest and part of his tuxedo had been battered, but they were all too small to even slow him down! "Impossible!!!! Why are you still alive?!" he asked. Takai chuckled. "You are the one who needs to be more observant.... in audibility... not just visionary. I said "[color=darkred]This aura is composed of Oni Reiki, which is the energy produced from my body. My kekkei genkai allows me to generate this aura for defense. I created this aura before to defend myself from the exploding notes."[/color] "If you had comprehended that, then you would have known that this aura, produced from my body, can not only protect me from the outside but also from the INSIDE. It was a simple matter to just solidfy the energy within me against my skin to make sure you don't breach into my external layers. Although I have to admit, that Juinjutsu and the explosive jutsu had not been what I expected." Takai then formed twenty handseals at incredibly rapid rates, producing a Katon-Fuuton technique that will blast this entire battlefield away. But Hyu had recovered quicker than Takai had thought. using Shunshin, Hyu appeared right in front of Takai, disrupting his handseal combination. Reacting to it, he thrusted an elbow at Hyu, it consisting massive force, delaying him as Hyu charged up a jutsu that will help him win this battle. Takai stabbed his Injection Blade into Hyu's skin, but before it can even pierce a few inches into his flesh, a layer of hot fire enveloped Hyu. Fire Release: Fire Release Armour! The Katon chakra's heat resembled the heat of Takai's own energy aura, which was already inflicting some severe burns on his face. Hyu snapped the blade and forwarded his feet right on Takai's stomach. Chest Crushing Tank! The stomp crushed Takai to the ground, whose aura had protected him from serious damge. But now he can barely move. And even if he could do something, it is doubtful that he will have enough time to muster enough chakra to defend himself. The blazing feet burned into Takai's flesh, keeping him still until Hyu makes a fatal blow. The leader now stood above Takai, mentally gloating in triumph. "For a sap like you who can take out four strong shinobi, your body really isn't as tough as you made it out to be," mocked Hyu. He then lifted his hand and violently curled it into a hard fist. Flames bursted up and condensed on that very spot. This is going to be a deadly one. Takai lifted an eyebrow, ready to accept the lethal attack. My time toying around with these hooligans is over..... thought Takai. "Damn....... it really is over," muttered Takai, with a voice of disbelief. Hyu grinned... as the flames have met its endpoint. "Yes, yes it is. You should have known from the very beginning that you must be ready at any time for your own death. Right now, in this situation, you can't inflict upon me any damage. This is my chance to avenge my partners!! Do you have any regrets, Unfortunate Victim? For it is those, as you have said yourself, that makes death so terrible than Hell. Well I hope you do...... because this battle has come to an end!" With an angry voice, Hyu thrusted a punch right at Takai, which will release an intense wave of fire which will incinerate his entire body. "Die!!!!!! Panther Pouncing Ta-!" Hyu stopped suddenly. Something moved. But where........?

He found himself unable to move on with the attack, so he retracted, each inch he moved his armour seemed to have weakened. It happened again. This time, he knew what it was. A bump pushed out from the heart area and back in. It inflicted pain identical to that of a heart attack. A disturbance in the heart chamber..... why am I having a heart attack?! wondered Hyu. He resisted to urge to bleed, and so having to retract, his jutsu finally died down. Something liquid-like is touching his heart.... Takai suddenly broke out in a high-pitch laughter. The wickedness soon revealed itself as he gloated and chuckled at Hyu, mocking him. "Tricked ya again, didn't I??!!! Man, all of you are so easy!!" laughed Takai. Now it was Hyu's time to feel the inability to move. He dusted off the blood that spilled from his wound, gaining back feeling again. "But...... how??! Did you use a Juinjutsu as well? But even if you did, you could have countered the one I used, especailly if you also lied about the part about the seal. So is it some kind of stun jutsu?! Answer me!!" roared Hyu, feeling massive pain every time he spoke. He felt as if something is squishing his heart now. Takai stopped laughing and just grinned, staring right at Hyu's eyes. He started to retrieve and grab his blade, now going for the killing blow. Is he really going to...?! A strike? thought Hyu. But then he noticed something odd with it. At the very tip of the blade..... was a small noticable opening! He pointed the wide tip, that led right to the inside of the sword, at the wound Takai made earlier when he cutted Hyu just when he used his Katon Armor. "Inobservant in sight, hearing, AND touch I see," said Takai, although it sounded like a chuckle." "What do you mean?" asked Hyu, unaware of the fact that he missed something. "This sword here is called the "Injection Blade." It's focus is not to inflict severe wounds on the enemy, but to pierce through them ever so slighty and launch a surprise. To utilize the injection, the blade has been modified so that it defuses the tip of the blade and opens up a small but clear opening in it when a pull on a certain mechanism and channel a small amount of chakra to the tip. We Kiri ninja store hidden weapons within this very blade, so that when we pierce through the enemy, we can launch a concealed follow-up that will surely end your life. When I pierced through your skin, I opened the hole on my blade to inject my hidden surprise in you. Once that happened, the victory is obvious. Understand?" explained Takai. "Yes, I can see it now. Such trickery you play! So you must have placed some sort of drug or a remote-controlled enzyme inside my body and now it's crushing my heart? Well sorry to say, but this Doton I have will definitely-" "Oh, but it is neither of those things," smiled Takai. He lifted his hand above the open tip, and Hyu gasped when he saw a familiar..... substance float right out of it! "Your energy aura?!" The dark-Roy flowing shape now hung above the blade and below Takai's hand. "That is correct. I have stored my own kekkei genkai, Oni Reiki, within this blade and I have injected part of it within your bloodstream," revealed Takai. Hyu started to feel a bit hot, and is close to panicking. And later after that, he will lose his sanity as he knows that the tables have been turned and what would happen next. "You were right. Our duel is coming to an end. I did not inflict upon you any damage. I inflict WITHIN you the damage. And this.... is the final attack," said Takai, lifting his finger at Hyu. His fate has been sealed. "No way!!! I am going to get out of here!" yelled Hyu. He squeled and squirmed away, but that ended in failure. You have kept me entertained old man.... for this mission was a success for Kirigakure. But now I wonder..... are your acting skills greater than mine? pondered Takai. Takai used Oni Reiki to confirm it, using the muscular energy to identify the chakra flowing within the heart. It was there, completely normal and balanced. I see...... so you do not have any Bunshin tricks or Genjutsu... "You saw what happened to your two men who got killed by the very same aura. Well, I'm about to do the same to you!" Hyu thought as much. He seemed to be speechless. "Endgame: Oni Reiki Shukyoku Kai!" chanted Takai. An explosion occured right at Hyu's position and it blasted from Hyu's chest. The result was obvious. A dismembered body with an entirely annihilated heart. Hyu is dead and the mission went on smoothly. Takai sighed. He grabbed Hyu's head, for good measure. I handled that too well..... these guys had really bored me in their own strengths. Couldn't get the right laugh cause they died too soon and what the fuck was with that formation? Fuck that. Might as well perform suicide. Though they had enthrilled me, the explosions I caused weren't big enough. Have to sharpen my timing later on, but nothing to overwork about. Anyway..... time to head back to the village. Mizukage Shinichi will be pleased.... reviewed Takai. "How wonderful.... my suit got ruined. Oh well, I still have tailored sets at home. Throw it or wear it," sighed Takai. As he headed back to the village, he didn't seemed to have noticed that the mist has cleared up and the blood has nearly dried up.



"Another Happy Ending."

The Hokage was full of shit as usual, his excuses meant nothing to Raiden at this point. The man would either put up or shut up, in his case his death would by a symbol of his silence. On the other hand, Raiden was hoping that the man would actually get a little serious about fighting. At the moment, Raiden had yet to suffer any real damage. But every time the Hokage, took some damage. He also found a way to counter it, only to return to a state of normality. This normality of course meant that he was unharmed, or the injuries would become less threatening. Raiden observe the man as he starred in his eyes and began talking. Raiden had already made a request and only time would tell. If Egress would in fact live up to his title as Hokage. Or simply perish before Raiden. The Uchiha, the lord of Lightning already decided long ago, that one of them would fall on this day. It was the day of days, a very significant battle for the people of Konoha. Raiden smiled somewhat as Egress got ready to make his move. Raiden scanned to see if there were any Genjutsus cast upon him. His eyes would cancel out such a thing, since such a thing was unwelcome and rude. Raiden shifted his body into a defensive stance. The Chakra that Egress was utilizing seemed familiar, reminiscent of the chakra he tapped into earlier. Raiden was pleased to see that the man, was now beginning to take things seriously. The Hokage was on the move, going through a transformation of sorts. And while this was happening, Raiden placed his sword back into its sheathe. It was time for him to get serious now, the man began flashing through a set of hand seals as he stood there. His preparations were completed in that instance, while witnessing this transformation. Egress looked very much like the Tengu of old legends. It was that which warned Raiden, not to toy with the Hokage any more. One false move and all of this would have been for nothing. The Chakra that Egress was releasing could be felt baring down on Raiden. The man released what could be describe as a very sinister laughter. One that was filled with excitement too, finally the time had arrived for Raiden to let loose. The Hokage was already doing it and so Raiden felt like doing the very same thing too. His eyes remained on the man as he stood there, it was soon time to act. The Hokage's words of warning held some encouragement behind them. If only Egress actually knew what he looked like, he would never reveal that hideous form again. Raiden sighed a little and prepared himself for what was to happen next. It was such a lovely day to die. And should Raiden die, he would have died a very happy man. At the moment, Egress was either on steroids, or his wounds were magically healed. Since the pain from before didn't seem to be present in his movements and actions at all. The feathers on the man made him to laughing stock before Raiden. "Devil you call me? No, the devil ain't got shit on me, bird man". Raiden said in response to Egress earlier taunt at it. Raiden's own hands dipped into his pouch that held various weapons, Kunais and Senbon needles came out as a result. As Egress advanced forward throwing his Ninjato, Raiden took note of something. The speed at which Egress was moving had complicated things a little. Raiden could still keep up, but Egress was pushing him to the limit. Egress was using speed against a man that knew a lot about moving at high speeds himself. Perhaps the Hokage had forgotten that little bit of detail in his rage? Throwing the Kunai now was a failure and so Raiden didn't proceed to do that at all. There was a fraudulent deception of the mirrors to the world. One that had happened before this little move. Raiden had made the necessary preparations, always planning ahead. But perhaps his little plans would fall short this time round. For you see, Egress was actually on a whole other level know. Something that Raiden would have to do something about. The Ninjato came in and as planned there was an explosion, one that not even Raiden could react to in time. The Uchiha steadied himself as he too underwent a partial transformation. His body changing in color and density, his defense increased. Was this the preparation that he made earlier on? The explosion shook Raiden's body, but it wasn't at all what Egress was expecting. The force from the blast was lessened by Raiden's little protective layer. Raiden was moving with the times, while inside this cloud of smoke. Shrapnels attacked his body or so it seemed. These things however lost their effectiveness based on Raiden's hardened body. The Uchiha turned after realizing where Egress was now standing. The smoke made it difficult to see where he was, but Raiden could see the silouhette of a figure standing not too far away. And from the looks of things, this man was preparing something again. Albeit, way too fast for Raiden's liking. He was struck by the shrapnel, but they did nothing other than to cause minor scrapes. One could hardly class this as a breaking in the skin too. Chakra lent its helping hand, the adventurous companions that once had a place in his palms, now gone. Missiles guiding to a fro, which was a pain in the ass to say the least. Piercing of metal and lightning ravaged or would do so to the embodiments of the Uchiha clan. The dark crested one to be impaled, through anterior chamber angle. For the other it was not so, Raiden's abilities expanded further than what the Hokage had originally thought. The Gian blast was absorbed enhancing his chakra amount. The smoke was soon to be cleared as the Uchiha stood up. Raiden appeared to be unharmed for the most part. His Kyuuketsuki seal had done a grand job at protecting him. The darkened tone of the body of the Uchiha said it all. The man was beginning to become quite the demon Egress thought him to be. The man stepped forward, his body feeling somewhat refreshed. The burns from the blast could be ignored as minor things for the most part.

With careful observation, Egress had gotten what he wanted. His previous movements were all distractions from his true intention. As Raiden stepped towards him, he could detect a change in his appearance. He recognized it as the one that Raiden had used previously to absorb his Goukakyuu. Noting Raiden's chakras, he could tell that this must be the thing that allowed him to block his sharpnel and absorb his Gian blast. How bothersome....... chakra absorption and bodily hardening as well. What a heavy defense thought Egress. The Uchiha also saw that there was a change in Raiden's chakras has grown lower than what he had seen before. His chakra should have been increased to my Gian.... but instead it has decreased. Could this somehow be related to the handseals he made prior to my attack? Egress had witnessed those signs but was too busy on the lookout for any genjutsu, something he is still doing at this moment and future ones, as one of them nearly killed him. Cancelling it out. He has no choice but to believe that is the case and so is on maximum security scanning all around him for any traps or things like that. But in any case, Egress came to the quick conclusion that Raiden's current state is the result of an implanted seal similiar to Egress's, as he had not seen a change in charka amount when Raiden first introduced it too him. Unless there were certain levels to it with certain requirements? But that would be something Egress would have to figure out later on. If he was still alive to stick around. The body enhancement might be a problem, but Egress didn't think it would be too much of a concern since his own strength has been increased to take on even the most toughest and enduring beings. Egress shook those thoughts from his head. Instead of being concerned about his external armour, let's be more decisive about his internal layer. Yes, a world of vital components contained by the external skin. Confident he could break through Raiden, he took the moment to weave six handseals and ended it with the U handseal. He actually did nothing more than to collect chakra into a single space within his system. It would have no effect right now, but would be useful in the future. At this moment, Egress formed the I, Uma, Tori, Saru, and Hitsuji signs and placed his hands on the surface. If remembered correctly, those were the seals for the Kuchiyose no Jutsu. Except there was a major difference. Egress did not draw blood. Shupou: Karasu Nesuto! conjoured Egress. After that, there was a large puff of smoke around Raiden and Egress that covered the entire building top. A second after that, the smoke cleared and what appeared to be a massive collection of stick, straw, wheat, and hay all in a circular wall could be seen in front of them. But with an outside view, a gigantic nest could be seen on top of the Hokage's Building. The masses of hay smothered out the chakra-enhanced shrapnel, easily intercepting its trajectory so it'd go off course. The giant nest that is said to have stood on top of the tallest tree in Toriyochi for several centuries. And now, it is going to act as a barrier technique from the result of summoning ninjutsu. The entire surface that Raiden and Egress are now standing on are made of dozens of layers of the nest's components. In addition to that, the nest is also very tall, reaching fifteen meters. All chakras here are evenly balanced. The raven looked at Raiden. He must win this battle. A battle here in this gigantic arena. Right now, Egress could see nothing but a snake. A snake-man if you will. Birds fly around in the air in search of prey while snakes dwell on the ground, searching for its prey. They tremble at the fear of a bird's shadow, afraid that they will pick them up, drop them off an unfamiliar area, and then be pecked to pieces. Would this battle prove the opposite? Who is superior? The bird or the snake? Or is it all wrong? Egress had never considered reformation, that would be a waste of time. But he wondered if there was actually a man behind those eyes. Covered in a disguise. Once again, he shook those thoughts away. It is irrelevant. The time to kill has arrived. "My, my, it seems you have advanced quite deep as well. But I don't think even that changes the fact that you're a defiled monster. Today will be the day to see who is the better one and emerge victorious. Don't you think it will be fun? We can play around with each other like the gods of ancient times," said Egress. After that statement, Egress clapped his feathery claws together and quickly sank beneath the nest, dissapearing from sight all together. He then proceeded to the needed steps in order for his plan to work........ Suddenly, an overlap of hay and wheat rose just a feet behind away from the spot Egress sank under. The overlap was about seven feet tall, which is just as big and tall as Egress himself. Suddenly, the overlap starting to move in a linear direction, north of the spot, which would be away from Raiden. It looked as if something..... or someone concealed beneath it was quickly crawling away. The overlap kept on moving and was now crawling up the nest. It stopped when it reached eight meters from below the nest. The next thing that happened occured in a blink of an eye. A Ninjato, composed entirely of steel, appeared from a flicker of the external layer of the overlap, as if someone had thrown it. The Ninjato flew across ten meters in under two seconds at a rather high speed, seemingly aiming for Raiden's chest. The blade was accompanied with a great amount of force, that alone was obvious when considering the elevation and speed. Looking back to the sharpnel that collided with Raiden's skin, it obviously didn't do much. And now those pieces are resembled into one form, all of the lethalty focused on the sharp tip of the blade. Would it pierce through the skin? It might...... and it might not. The ideal situation would be that the blade, unaided, would pierce through the skin and possibly knock Raiden back, diverting some of the blood flow towards the outside of the hole that might be created. And when that happened, two, condensed, "ropes" of the mixtures immediately formed and wrapped around Raiden's hands and arms, holding him down so he won't be able to move far. Since the toughness of each item the nest is made of tends to be greater than the items a normal nest is made of, the overall strength of each rope is identical to iron. The sword remained steady and never lost sight of its target, while Egress observed from his hidden position at the collections of hay. The winner of this fight is determined by the one who can see the future as predictable and the loser who can see it as unpredictable. The blade soars to cut through the villian! With supreme speed like that of a lance, the blade enhanced with lightning much like how Raiden had amplified his own attack, sliced right through the Uchiha's brain, ending his life almost immediately. The raven mimicked the snake's tactic, and succeeded where he failed.