The First Storm [Village Destruction]

(Yens blue tie grants him a passive +25 to his medical jutsu.) 


So that was it.  A woman decided to make her prescence known, and stood in defiance to both leader, and enemy. Yet yen decided as the man spoke to the girl. His decision was to wordlessly murmer seemingly a small prayer as he bowed his head, and seemingly kneeled down further. To hide down in apparent shame.  Enough to look as if he was making a final plea to a god.  Looking like a showing of faith to some quiet god to others.  He need'nt to have done much more than that. Still it was only a simple ruse for the aburame.  Plans were in motion. Yet subtle plans. Surely anyone who knew yen he had something cooking in that head of his.


 While the man spoke to the girl. Yen was careful to not betray any other motions other than an occasional shiver. Seeming as if frightend, and in greif. All which were small and simple things to enable him to fully use his limited time. For all he knew the kage would belive yen had cracked, and was loosing composure.

 However, all of these tiny actions. Were nothing, but  falsehoods.  Yen amid this slowly, and carefully  weaved 7 hadsigns at a speed of 15.  As the mizukage rambled. (ox, ram, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, boar) as the man would begin to appluad the others  for rising up. On the second clap before xyxer could complete his third clap. An dark grey aura would begin to shimmer to life around yen.

 Yen disired and needed his defenses up to truely maintain a distinct advantage. It would represent anything, but a simple protection to the naked eye.  Even one would wonder if it truely had anything else behind it. As the grey aura was resting 8 inches away from yens skin. Sorrounding every inch of yens body, and even connected to the ground as if being able to protect him from thoes foolish enough to attack from below.  Yet thoes whom had yet to encounter it would find it very unusual to see this.

Forged from his own yang chakra after learning every single weakness that had to be seen of it. As it was noted yen doubt anyone could figure it out without study of the technique.  It had the ability to nullify both elemental jutsu and normal/elemental physical attacks. Including damage from swords and kunai.  Of course at an ammount equal to half of it's power.  It was merely an defensive  method for yen. ( yang art yang aura. Power:150 (chakra stat+25 from chakra charm, +25 from blue tie due to this being medical.) Speed: 125, health:125))

Yen look up and attempt to  rise to his feet, but he would then fall to his knees. All the while weaving 2 single handsigns. At a speed of 22. The first being the tiger handsign. The dark grey aura would shimmer as if the wind rippled through it.  This would enable the aura  to awaken in a semi sentient way. If an jutsu, or physical attack would hit the aura. The aura would expand  10 meters in all directions including below the user. This creating a thick dome of grey thick  chakra  protecting the user. This would move at jutsu speed (125). All In attempt to protect the user from harm. Of course since it will be moving.  While expanding the aura would follow standard sharpness boosting rules.  (Awakend aura.)

The second handseal woven would be the  seal of confrontation. Universal yes upon accepting a challenge from another shinobi. But this also served as another function. The aura was a blunt aura. Capeable of simply acting a semi powerful wall, but it also could change properties as well. Into a sharp aura. One in which if blade ,armor, body, or even jutsu were to strike it. It would be like simply running into a fine blade. The aura now had  sharpness equal to it's power stat while reducing the damage still to the user. An fine and powerful addition to the occasion. (Blunt aura turned to sharp aura. Aura sharpness=150) 

Looking up Yen's eye fell on the kiri army as he upon the second try would fully stood to his tiny 4ft hieght. He then looked over towards the kage. As he was not one to turn from his village. His eye met the mizukage's 45 meters away as he maintained the seal of confrontation. He was aware as best he could for any movement from the opposition within the ranks of the kiri ninjas.

Within the depths of his being his insects hummed to life as by a simple command they began to produce the special serum they produced. A terrible concoction that by flowing through yen unaffecting him. This due to his  affiliaction to the insects. Yet this was a sealess jutsu of yen's.


The serum flowing through his body. would merge with blood sweat, tears, and other bodily fluids. The use was that it would apply to any  water jutsu he posessed that can be used from water produced from him.  Like mist, or water clones, even large swaths of water. If used with a water jutsu, or webbing jutsu. Once outside of the user the serum would last for awhile (5 posts)  Unless consumed, breathed in, or absorbed via skin contact with it, or clothing/armor that made contact to the water jutsu at hand. Once inside another's body the serum would lie dormant for mere moments. (1 post) Before increasing the chakra costs and maintaining cost  by the power of the jutsu. (ap, and ap upkeep,)(Secret jutsu. Kilkikaichu chakra destruction serum: power: 125. (55 base+35 chakra scaling, +25 from blue tie, +10 from lord of tge insects.))


"I'll use all my strength and fight too. But first... kage of the mist."


He spoke in an faint voice.  As he finally resolved himself to give it his all. Yen would note the kage of the mist village.  Standing 45 meters away.   Perhaps his thirst for battle would be quenced for a spare moment. Perhaps this would rouse the man. Yet he would be honset.

"I recall a shinobi from your home by the sea. Haru Hyuuga does it ring a bell?  He truely was quiet an induvidual. I would wager to guess with you here. You may have been close to him?  So in that respect. I will speak. Turn back mizukage. We need'nt fight. Let your shinobi live another day. Let ours live another day. The travel must've been far from the sea to here with that size army. So an offering of peace before we do anything we will regret."

Yen continued as his eye watched out towards the army behind xyxer. Some 85 meters out behind the kage.  Their  forces looked large. Frightfully so regardless yen was steady he stood up for his nation. His voice would ring out Towards the army. Doubtful if they could hear. Yet all the while remaining aware to the best of his ability of any movement at hand from the kage or his goons. 

" if there lies no reason within you. Then Weave the seal of confrontation like i did, and we shall handle this like civilians of the ninja world. State our names for the history books if we deem war is unavoidable. Blood will run through the grass, and stain the earth. The wind will howl more agony than ten of  this storm can create alone. The clash of our nations will cause more bloodshed, and vile than the books are willing to write.  Even as the victor we will only sweeten the horrors of the conflict. Hell would seem more fitting of a sight then here at that point.  I am ready for both peace and war.  Thus i assure you there will be casualties on both sides. However, if we avoid this. We can stand our armies down, and unite to take out an uncommon enemy, bring peace, and even put a mark of this event behind our nations as a misunderstanding.  Even create a new chapter in the book's  Times have changed."

Yen would state as he despite his tiny stature was not going to step back. He was not going to let his own village, and nation fall before him. Not without a fight. It was a fight he was ready to give it all on the line. A defining moment between thoes who will kneel and willingly give up their heratage their home. And thoes that would conquor fear and opression. His voice rose to thoes around him and he spoke up once more.


"Konoha rise. Unless you have forsaken your families and your home. Stand and fight. You all wear the headband and have a rank. Earned it through blood, sweat, tears, and risking your lives.   Now is your defining moment."


Upon the unfortunate arrival of any of the additional kiri forces. Yen would frown as he would feel the slight discomfort of a multi man conflict. Still he would accept it.

( Notes on the serum. it affects nin, fuin, medical, gen, weaponry that utilize chakra, taijutsu that utilize chakra, some bloodlines (like dojutsu, and other ones that require chakra use to be active or utilized.)  

Ap: 1,239/1,509


Jutsu used

http://naruto-role-play-rpg.forumotion.com/t35438-yang-art-yang-aura 

(effects used: sharp aura/ blunt aura.-50 ap + 10 to upkeep cost) ( awakend aura, -50 ap +10 to ap upkeep cost per post.)

http://naruto-role-play-rpg.forumotion.com/t32797-hidden-jutsu-kilkikaichu-chakra-destructive-serum -50 ap


(Feel free kiri nin to join at the end of posting order. Lets have some fun)

ooc: 3 back to back posts is a struggle y'all, don't try this at home

A few other would come to arrive after the anbu, but there was one who stuck out amongst the rest. That was a young blonde girl, who stood standing on her two feet. The anbu was in front of her, so it wasn’t until she had spoken up calling the rest f the Konoha ninja cowards that she came to realize that she would not submit to these foreign invaders. Artemis quickly gathered respect for this individual. If it wasn’t for her own sworn oath to the Hokage and the rest of the village, she also would have done the same. She was more than willing to die for her village and protect the will of fire that the blonde so obviously possessed. The anbu felt a sense of dishonor as the confident ninja call them out as cowards

While kneeling, the woman’s eyes flickered to Risako, and then xyxer from the comforts of behind her mask. The man begun to speak of the valiant shinobi who stood up to great odds, but then proceeded to call her pretty fucking stupid. Well, that was rather rude and uncalled for, but then again, he was the big bad here so I suppose it wasn’t too much of a surprise for the savage comments.

With her eyes back on Risako, She’d continue to watch her. If the acting Hokage remained standing, not bending the knee as well as refused to plead for those now standing to kneel back down, the anbu would rise alongside the rest of her village who were now ready to fight for the place they called home. The anbu wanted to look back and admire the girl who re-ignited the will for fire inside all of the Konoha shinobi, but now was not the time. A storm was brewing over the hidden leaf, and their light had to remain as bright as it had ever been if they wanted to avoid getting put out. The Cheshire operative was angry she wasn’t in tip top condition for this battle, but she would perform at the best of her abilities. She would not let her village down. With the anbu now standing up straight, she was now at the ready for whatever took place next.

A few familiar faces in the crowd helped Kaya feel a little bit safer to all the madness that was going on, but It was hard not to feel a little scared at the site of a large army at the gates. Kay wished her mother and father were here. She knew they’d be able to protect the village, and save them from this madness. Suddenly, she felt a little disdain at the fact that they weren’t, and they were letting her suffer this alone. She wished Kasuga was her, and only hoped that he was was watching over her.

A young blonde woman appeared shortly after Kaya, but she was different than the rest of them. She refused to bend down to this mighty man who seemed to be calling all the shots. She was the true definition of a “bad bitch”. It was quite inspirational really, enough so to get a rise out of a lot of the Konoha ninja to get up on their feet. The little girl wanted to join them, she really did. But she didn’t feel remotely closely strong enough to take on any of these ninja who have come to threaten their safety. She felt… useless.

During all this madness, suddenly a strange man would appear by her side who has one of those masks that worked for Kurisu. She recognized him from when she first came to the village. “Come with me, I have to get you to safety.” Before Kaya could reply, she vanished from the scene, and like that, she was gonezo.

ooc: Assuming this is turning into a destruction thread, exiting my Genin via rules due to having less than 150 stats.

ooc: Quick notefor Xy, my eyes aren’t like the typical Byakugan ones. They are actually lilac/purple in color so wouldn’t really be able to identify her as a Hyuuga off that.

Queen would take notice as a few more arrived before she had stated her bold announcement. One of those being Ita Uchiha, the boy she had befriended alongside Jace. The three of them had been good friends, and to see he was still around… Well it brought her a small sense of comfort. She hadn’t seen him since before Jace’s passing. She only could imagine how he took it… Surely not worse than her. From the looks of things, it looked like he planned to stay off to the sidelines for the time being. Whatever his reasoning. The blonde only hoped it was a good one.

With her announcement now made, Queen still looked at Risako until the big boy villain finally began to speak. He begun on a slow clap, that of which most stereotypical villains perform in every plot line. The girl’s face however, remained stable, not bothering to get worked up at the mockery. Her annoyance was still held by that of her fellow shinobi who had betrayed their village by giving up so easily. Queen quietly listened to his words, her brow furrowed as she looked upon the faces that stood before them… Their headbands. Ninja from the Hidden Mist. What a surprise that truly was. Wild savages they were. If anything, it was a surprise they hadn’t come sooner. Word must have spread of the will of fire’s flame dwindling, and they just so happen to take advantage of it. They were true cowards for coming while Konoha was at their weakest.

Queen quickly shrugged at his attempt to insult the girl, quickly cutting him off before he could continue. “Stupid, maybe… but can’t argue the fact that I have bigger balls than the lot of you.”  She replied back. Her remark was more vulgar than she typically preferred, but it seemed like a response that may resonate amongst the Kiri Shinobi. Unfortunately, it was also implied to her fellow shinobi. “ Our safety now means nothing later when we’re so quick to claim defeat every time someone comes knocking down our doors… Tell me, would you simply bow down to some random lord who came to Kirigakure? Would your ninja? I think not.” The girl would try to explain to the foreign man if he would have stayed quiet enough for her to speak.

She doubt she’d change his mind on the matter, and even less so on his conquest on dominating Konohagakure, but nonetheless she tried to reason with the man. She stood by her words. There was n point in their village if they simply bowed down to Kiri. They’d have no pride, no honor, and just about anyone would come and try to do the same until there was nothing left of the hidden leaf. They may have lived today, but they would have been gone with the wind by tomorrow. Even if Queen was the only one who would stand agains the hundreds, if not thousands, she’d die fighting in what she believed was right. She’d die in Jace’s memory…

If Xyxer had continued to speak, she would listen of this proposition he would give. A one on one fight against one of their own.  There girl’s fist would clench while at her sides. She wasn’t sure if he would keep his end of the bargain if she managed to win, but she could respect this battle of champions and could feel pride knowing she was fighting for her village’s freedom. That being said, The blonde was slightly confused at his remark of not knowing her rank. Even the girl who showed up late could see that all of Konoha’s ninja were lined up by a matter of ranking, and she had lined up with her fellow Jonin.. so how was it that he didn’t know? Hell, asking a simple question could resolve the issue. Nonetheless, it seemed like the man wanted an upper hand in this battle; to fight dirty if you will, but that didn’t dishearten the girl. “I am a Jonin if you wish to know, but if you continue to chose your..” She paused for a split second to single out the word, “.. operative. I will gladly accept the challenge."

With all that being said… These events probably would not occur. Why? Because the rest of Konoha finally seemed to grow a pair, and finally realize what they were doing was nonsense. Risako seemed to had stayed standing unlike before when She had seen her from afar. Between Queen’s words, and her failing to fall back down, the rest of Konoha one by one, rose back to their knees. The dimming embers sparking back into a large flame. With her all seeing eyes, she could see Sal rise up, his voice filling her ears. A slight smile crept on her face at his words.

The anbu in front of her rose up next, and there you had it. Most if not all of Konoha was ready to take on the large wave that was ready to harm their flame. But hopefully, their flame would shine bright enough to the point where it would sizzle out the water like a droplet. Queen’s lilac eyes stared back at Xyxer, with another shrug, she activated her amour from her passive form as the two former bracelets engulfed her arm.  “What can I say? We’re a bunch of fucking idiots.” She’d state sarcastically. There was a chance that none of them would make it out of this alive. There was also a chance that they could win this. Whatever the case, Queen was ready.

-15 x 2 for activating armor
- 1 for byakugan
32 ap used thus far.
1 counter gained on arm of the God

Her lilac tinted, pupil-less eyes scanned the area, more specifically the shinobi on either side of her and the ones standing meters away. A few more ninja joined their ranks after she had knelt, Ita among the last to arrive and claiming the ground near Queen. She recognized his face as he briefly faced her to get to the spot of his choice, his grey cloak concealing his black hair and anything else he wore underneath it.

Her attention was drawn back to the army ahead of them, the leader slowly clapping his hands as he began to applaud the girl in front of her. Her eyes darted around as the army’s banners waved high in the air, a grotesque image of a man upside down sewn across it. The symbol of the village laid underneath it and as her vision came upon it her eyes widened, both in fear and shock.

The Mizukage, leader of the Village Hidden in the Mist, was the man threatening their very lives. He was known to be ruthless and merciless, willing to kill anyone who stood in his way. Kirigakure had always been like that, harsh and cruel to outsiders or those who disobey. The man wielding an enormous amount of power would have no qualms, she figured, about slaughtering the entire village, proving to the world through example how murderous Kirigakure was.

The color instantly drained from her ivory cheeks as her brother stood at the beckoning of Queen’s speech, putting his life on the line in order to stand up to the oppressors in front of them. Her hand reached out shakily to pull his arm, her last attempt at saving one of the only people she was truly connected to. Her eyes begged for him to retract his declaration of disobedience, not wanting to see his blood shed before her.

But she was too late.

Salzem shifted into his lycan form, towering above the kneeling shinobi as he stood at least eight feet tall with his white fur glistening in the dimmed day. There was no way her petite, four foot and nine inches frame could drag him back down to kneel. He had doomed himself to death, and potentially the lives of every person, shinobi and civilians alike, by standing with Queen. She just hoped she would be fast enough to save him if the time ever came for her to do such a thing.

Hikari had had faith the blonde, fiery Jounin could have defeated the ANBU that the Mizukage had offered to fight her with. Yet now, as more and more shinobi began to rise in defiance of the bloodthirsty army in front of them, it was evident lives would be lost this day. It might even go down in the history books as the day Konohagakure was massacred.

She noted, with sullen eyes and an emotionless expression across her normally cheerful visage, that those who stood amongst the kneelers made their own comments, some to the other Konohagakure ninja and some to the Mizukage. One man in particular rose after having made a final prayer to any God that could hear them, and ordered the rest of their shinobi to rise, to stand with them in their time of need. To fight for their village and never give up, as they were trained shinobi and giving their lives was what they were supposed to do.

A cord reverberated deep within the Hyuuga, a pain swelling in her chest as the situation grew heavier. Her heart ached to stand with her comrades, to defy the man in front of them till she took her last breath and her body went numb. She bit her lip, almost breaking the delicate skin, as she fought a war within her soul. On the one hand, she wanted to stand and fight for the honor of her village, but on the other, she knew she could not follow her desires unless the Hokage ordered her to stand, or unless Salzem or Kaya were being targeted.

Hikari would do anything to keep those two breathing, even if it meant her own life would fade away, forgotten in the war as a meaningless shinobi dying for the cause, as they meant more to her than her own useless life. She wasn’t able to protect the ones she loved years ago, but this time she would change the course of history, willing to fight even a devil in man’s clothing to protect Sal and Kaya from the sufferings of death.

Speaking of her silly little student, it seemed the young girl had been taken by a Konohagakure ANBU when the Mizukage and Queen began their conversation, swiftly being taken somewhere deep within the village. Hikari was thankful for the operative who rescued Kaya, putting her heart at ease that her beloved student, and friend, would be safe for the time being. It was one less person she had to worry about during their potential fight for their lives.

Darkness loomed over them all, the storm raging on around them, as only time could tell what would happen next. The Mizukage could easily continue his orders, sending his shinobi to attack her own in multiple fights to the death. Or he could try to face the Hokage head on in a one versus one fight, kage versus kage. Hikari did not know the capabilities of the new Hokage, having never actually met the woman before, and thus, she knew not if they could win such a match, But her hoped rested in her hands if it came down to such a match.

Should Salzem be targeted by any attack, Hikari would activate both her Lightning Javelin jutsu (by focusing lightning chakra throughout her body, ionizing her neurons to increase her neuro-transmission rate, granting her a buff in her speed of strength so total speed is now 140) and her Yin Healing Wound Destruction technique (by directing chakra to her heart to begin the healing process within herself, with a power of 100). Those two techniques require no hand signs, and as such they would be done simultaneously while Hikari moved to jump in front of Salzem in an attempt to block whatever attack may come his way.

If Salzem is not targeted by any Kiri shinobi at this particular time, then Hikari would not activate any jutsu nor her Byakugan, and would continue kneeling, awaiting orders from the Hokage or any advancements of the Kirigakure forces. Yes, she may seem weak and like she was betraying her village for what it stands for, such as their belief of the Will of Fire, but she was loyal to her leader, and despite the Hokage not kneeling, Hikari had not been told to do otherwise by the raven haired woman. Likewise, Hikari had silently vowed to not be the reason for any bloodshed, wanting to save as many lives as she possibly could- either with her refusal to stand or using her abilities in medical-ninjutsu.

Ita continued to look on as the Mizukage addressed Queen who was standing beside him as he knelt. He applauded her bravery and offered an ultimatum to the fighting, that was if the group collectively adhered to his request, which was unlikely. The rain continued to fall which caused whatever part of Ita’s hair that was exposed from underneath his hood to become wet and fall over his face. Ita lowered his head so that his hair draped in front of his face covering most visibility of his eyes, in an attempt to blend in with the rest of the crowd. Underneath the safety of his wet hair, his eyes shifted to their more, natural state, assuming a deep red color. For now, Ita would wait until things started moving, staying out of the politics of the upcoming events until it was time for him to decide what he would ultimately do.

 

Keeping quiet, the boy would continue listening, attempting to figure out which way this altercation would go. If it were to go down to staged battles, maybe the boy would stay to taste blood, but the odds of them actually winning the whole war seemed slim to none. Ita’s eyes ascending to see the mass of chakra in the distance behind their leader wondering if diplomacy was still on the table.

 

-1 sharingan

[Mb on Queen's eyes, void the Hyuuga knowledge segment]

There was some notable misfortune in Xyxer being unable to respond to the response of the bold jounin that had ignited the flame inside the hearts of the many. It seemed to him that to converse with her would have given him more insight into the village of Konohagakure far more than Risako. His eyes had now been broken from the Kage before him, yet his peripheral vision remained as keen as ever; after all, if he simply stopped paying attention to the hostile before him he wouldn't have been a Kage for long. That was when he first caught sight of it as his hands first met, a child shivering in the line of the jounin.. but that wasn't what caught the eye of the Mizukage. That child's hands had formed the first of a series of handseals, and that was when a foul taste entered his mouth.. these people weren't honourable. They hid in the grass like vipers, then proceeded to strike when their opponent let their guard down, believing themselves in respectable company. This.. this was why Sameonna drowned the village. The realisation started to dawn on Xyxer, just as his bloodlust started to rise.

His action thereafter came naturally and was more instinctive than planned, yet it was still carried out with the finesse of a man that loved the intimacy of combat. A single hand dove down into his ninja pouch, which was secured to his thigh on the same side, and roughly two inches away from his hand at the start of the movement. He retrieved the hilt of a kunai which he spun out from the pouch, and flicked the kunai diagonally towards the bicep of Yen after imbuing it with a faint bluish aura, which also started the fuse of the exploding tag that was wrapped snugly around it's hilt. The projectile was still on the path to hit Yen's torso should his arm not be in the way. As the action went through and Konoha started to rise, Xyxer called out, "Let the slaughter begin! Remain kneeling and survive, or if you're genin, run.". His sleight of hand wasn't intended to kill anyone, yet simply make a point; Yen's disrespect to the negotiation had been duly noted, and his life had now entered the bingo book of Kirigakure with no hope of being removed.

Of course, that action had occurred as others had only just started to stand, putting them in an awkward place to defend the poor boy. Risako could likely intercept the projectile, which only made the following action easier. Samehada was removed from Xyxer's back while the kunai was being retrieved, his free hand having pull the blade up onto his shoulder as he started to close the distance to Risako to begin their glorious combat. The grand army of Kirigakure now started it's slow march towards the village, preparing for the massacre that was about to unfold.

[Xyxer's Speed = 100+25 = 125
Kunai's speed = 125+80=205/2=102.5+40=142.5
Kunai's sharpness = 50+10(infusion)+51=111

Didn't want to launch a S U P R E M E attack on Yen so it's tame so we can proceed to move on. From here on, post your exits and then proceed to join your respective fights (Which I believe has been discussed in your skype chats)

Xy - Risako & Kots
Altar - Sal & Queen (Hikari?)
Yazu - Ita
Aryll & Angel - Kinzoku, Yensung
Kozai - Artemis
Goon, Fenrir, Jinzu - Jason, Kisuke (Tatsuo?)

Due to the irl copycat storms making activity fickle, people affected by the storms have an indefinite posting time. If these fights are incorrect, feel free to PM me or hit me up on skype

So ofc, exit and I'll defend any attacks against Xy in his subsequent fight thread

O, and ofc, village destruction starts now)

Around the same time Queen decided not to kneel, Yu would hop off of her and run to Risako, where he would find respite by leaping onto her shoulder. He would arrive about the same time Xyxer decided to throw his kunai at one of the Konoha Kool Kids, to which Risako would use her left hand to throw her own kunai at Xyxer's kunai, intercepting its path and knocking it into the ground due to its angle upon collision, landing some five meters away from the Konoha Kool Kids. Her own Kunai would skip off of it, travelling another five meters, spinning in a high arc before landing against the ground with a thud. It would land 5 meters away from the other kunai and 5 meters in front of the Konoha group. Let's say all actions happen as fast as possible.

[Exit into the battle topic]

[After talking with Overlord Yousei and Master Charles, it's been agreed by us (People blessed with @'s) that the posting order can be ignored so that people can exit and post into their respective fights without too much delay. GG]

[Overlord Yousei would also like to remind everyone that they will be carrying over their current AP and cooldowns from the current thread, which for most here was also carried over from their observation threads. glhf]

By the time Kotsuzui had knelt down in front of the Mizukage, a few others had joined in doing the same with the exception of one person. A blonde haired female stood amongst the crowd of her fellow kneeling shinobi. She had a few words for everyone kneeling, but it didn't bother Kotsuzui in the slightest. He didn't give two shits what some dumb brod had to say to him, especially considering how he had never even seen her before. It wasn't her actions that stirred the Kaguya, it was the actions of Risako. Whatever reason she had to refrain from kneeling this time Kotsuzui did not care. All he knew was that if their leader was standing it meant there was going to be a fight. Kotsuzui could no longer hold his grin back as it menacingly spread across his face. He could feel the excitement bubbling up inside of him coursing through his veins. This was going to be like no battle the Kaguya had ever been in before, it was going to be glorious. Even if death came from this, the Kaguya could not hold in his excitement. What better way was there to go out other than doing what you loved?

Kotsuzui slowly got up from kneeling as the muddy earth dripped off of his knee. It was at this moment that the Mizukage made his move for Risako as well as throwing a kunai towards one of the Jounin ahead of himself. Risako easily handled it deflecting it with her own projectile. Now the Kaguya needed to decide his own course of action. In his mind there was only one person for him to go for. The giant robot looking machine making its way from the front lines was a possible target. The person cooped up inside that thing contained one of if not the strongest chakra signature within their forces which meant she had to be a formidable opponent. 

However that was not the Kaguya's target. The Mizukage was. He was without a doubt the strongest person standing out here, and his display of power only solidified it. There was something about him that pulled the Kaguya to him but he couldn't quite place his finger on it. Putting everything aside, the most important reason for choosing the Mizukage was not for his own selfish desires, but it was to protect the leader of their home Risako. What point was there in fighting anyone else if their leader was left to face the Mizukage on her own and potentially die? Everything would be lost if that happened and thus it couldn't be allowed to happen. That in turn, became his number one priority, putting his life on the line to make sure Risako lived through this storm.

[Exit]