Chance Meetings (Mission - Hunter)

The sound of the roar permeated the surrounding area much faster than the shock that followed. Observing the contractions around Raians throat, Sanji could immediately tell that this was no normal roar. As it began to travel through the air, Sanji continued moving, creating a further 1 meter gap between himself and the crazed Jugo. His eyes periodically darting between the trio. The instant the roar connected with the Fuma Shuriken, Sanjis suspicions were confirmed in the form of the Fuma Shuriken being knocked off it’s trajectory. In that very moment, as both anger and frustration began overcoming the Hyuuga his more calculating personality took control.

Sanjis perception of his surroundings slowed to snails pace from a cognitive perspective. It had to be noted that the male who had circulated chakra to his Dojutsu hadn’t stopped moving in the direction of the two individuals, the two being Raian and Sanji. Since he had continued to move towards the duo, he too entered the 5 meter radius of the Moving Earth technique cast by Aokidanza.

Now approximately 4 meters from Raian, the Hyuuga firmly planted his feet on the ground, taking a deep breath in the process. “The one at the back is troublesome, but he didn’t as much as flinch at the prospect of a Fuma Shurikan slicing him in half. What an interesting fellow… The brute… well he lacks a few brain cells that is for sure. What kind of an imbecile rushes an enemy they know nothing about? The priority has to be to eliminate the one in the back, with the chakra circulating below us and the earth already in the process of submerging, I’ll likely be trapped in a close quarters fight with the brute while the black haired one act’s in the capacity of a support.” Briefly shifting attention to the Uchiha. “He’s probably more of an idiot than the big guy. I mean, at least the big fella’ had the notion to deflect the Fuma Shuriken before it went out of his range. This… guy… has just been standing there. Fuck him.”

“It ends now.”

Taking a single sharp breath, the Hyuuga centred and synchronised his mind and body effortlessly. This wasn’t a feat that his alter ego could achieve. The first sharp breath was followed by another, the oxygen obtain with each breath circulating at a more accelerated pace to usual throughout his body. His hyper-oxygenated muscles expanded ever so slightly, releasing a breath he focused, “Sharpen thy will, hammer thine body, be the bullwark against the wicked.”.

His body almost immediately wrapped in a visible chakra aura. Taking in his surroundings, the distance between himself, the Jugo, Aokidanza and the Uchiha, the Hyuuga began taking action. The point at which the Hyuugas reality resumed to full speed was just as the power of the roar had travelled 1 meter, the ground had submerged just over one meter.

Slipping his right hand behind his back at top speed, the Hyuuga pulled the secondary Fuma Shuriken free, rising, launching it with full speed and power at just over eye level, approximately 1.6 meters above the submerging ground level. This swing was effortless, sending the Fuma Shuriken on a completely different path to the one that was knocked off trajectory. The Hyuuga had already calculated the trajectory of the first Shuriken, based on the velocity and the relative pressure generated by the Jugo, the Shuriken would have been thrown off course by just over a handful of meters.

On the back of that calculation, he released the second Fuma Shuriken on a completely autonomous trajectory. Unfortunately because of the speed and force of this Fuma Shuriken, it would be completely unimpacted by the roar that was still being expelled by the young Jugo. In the grand scheme of things, Sanji was situated around 3 meters away from where the eastern wall of the sinking ground would be located. With the ground submerging at a third of Sanjis innate speed, a quarter of his current enhanced speed, he was confident that would be able to react appropriately in the time it would take for the black haired male to further support his muscle headed friend.

Shifting his balance to his left foot, his centre of mass lowering once again, his head still below what would have been the lowest level of the layer of Chidori senbon, he snatched 3 shuriken from one of his pouches he then quickly launched them towards the direction of the Uchiha at top speed and strength. “Peace be with you.” He thought to himself, sending 1 Shuriken at head height, the second at torse level while the third aimed at the groin. Naturally, the one aspect of the events that were transpiring that also had to be considered was that the Uchiha appeared to be no longer channelling any chakra to his ocular region, allowing the Hyuuga to deduce that the form of Dojutsu utilised by the male had been disabled.

Standing at 3 meters from the Hyuuga, the Uchiha was also caught in the submerging pit albeit by what would eventually come to be the eastern wall. With a gap of just around 3 meters, it would become rather difficult for the Uchiha to react to the actions of the Hyuuga. While the Shuriken were being released by his right hand, the Hyuugas body was moving north west, directly towards the oversized Jugo at top speed.  

While the roar was still expanding in the direction of the Hyuuga he was able to casually overpower it with his enhanced strength. Casually pushing through, to close the gap of three meters. Now just over a meter from the man, Sanji right hand shot to the hilt of his crystal singing blade. Grabbing the hilt at top speed, Sanji simply cut the ribbon that held the blade at his hip, extending the tip of the sword out to brawny mans right hip while simultaneously pushing the gap between the duo to around a 7th of a meter. With the swords length of 1 meter, Sanji had to take care, raising the sword high enough so that it wouldn’t be caught against the ground during the swing; this approach resulted in the Hyuugas face being obstructed by his forearm however he was still be able to utilise the Byakugan to observe any movements that would cause him worry. With the sword continuing on it’s trajectory, the tip would pierce the skin at the hip like a sword through butter. With the closing distance, the blade would edge deeper into the Jugo as Sanji moved the sword in a diagonal direction at a maximum depth of 4 inches. The sword would travel all the way through the mans muscle, flesh and bone leading up to his left shoulder.

Naturally, with the distance between Raian and Sanji, the Jugo would bear witness to the Hyuugas right sleeve tearing on the back of the wire that was attached to the Fuma Shuriken that was headed towards the black haired male. At this point, the man could make a decision to either snatch the wire in an effort to stop the Shuriken dead in its path or to defend against the blade headed for his torso.

“Huh… aaa Jugo…” he thought to himself, witnessing the mans transformation. Sanji had seen this form of transformation before, at a annual festival hosted in his village. The festival was a tradition in the eastern part of the world where the Jugo Kekkei Genkai is quite prominent compared to the western lands. The tradition involved caging a Jugo in a contraption made from meteoric iron, too strong for a single individual to break out from. The locals then poked, prodded, and burned the Jugo over a period of 2 days in order to send them into the berserker frenzy. Still caged but in a Berserker form, the local butcher would cut away at the Jugos hardened skin, quickly distributing each piece of flesh. The villagers held the belief that the transformed Berserker meat contained healing properties and indulged on it on an annual basis, buying a live Jugo from the Yew Black Market.

There was one thing that Sanji was certain about, “When they transform they’re usually a lot more powerful and ferocious…” he thought, the gap between himself and the Jugo reduced to 1 meter. His body and centre of mass lowered, his right hand reaching for his sword, his eyes proactively darting between the three men. At this time the Jugo hadn’t moved his arm to anticipate Sanjis Katana, in an effort to counter the berserker and throw him off during the interaction that was to follow Sanji lowered his head, tucking his lower chest against his knees, effectively shrinking his body profile in doing so. With his left hand, he delivered a swift strike to the ground.

The hit instantly sent a ripple into the immediate vicinity at 140 speed and power, suddenly making the area beneath the Jugo unstable which in turn decreased his speed and strength by 30. As the Jugos next move was contingent on Sanji, he waited for the ripple to bridge the 1 meter gap between himself and the Jugo. His eyes still primed on the males chakra network. During the period that the ripple began expanding into a 15 meter distance around the Hyuuga, his eyes darted to first the Senju then the Uchiha. Once the Shaking Earth reached the Uchiha it would send him flying 10 meters into the air, the same fate awaited the Senju. Naturally with the Jugos strength surpassing the power of the technique and with the debuff applying after the fact, he would remain firmly on the ground, ready to receive what was to follow.

With Aokidanza situated 6 meters from the Jugo and the Hyuuga, the Fuma would have only have travelled a distance of 3 meters by the time the man release his grip on the ground, stopping the earth from sinking. Meanwhile, the Uchiha stood completely motionless, not a hand seal in sight, not a clone to be seen. The first Shuriken hit the Uchiha in the head, splitting his wig in two upon connection. The second Shuriken clashed against his armor, the impact force effectively destroying the armor in that region before crushing his ribs under intense pressure. The third Shuriken struck the groin, now embedded deed into the mans body. With the 3 consecutive strikes and the fact that a Shuriken had just blown a whole through his brain, the Uchihas chakra network faded as he dropped to his death.

On the other side of the battlefield, with the Jugo now caught in the radius of the Earth Shaker, the Hyuuga reached for his sword, his shirt tearing as the lining of the wire began to be slowly exposed. Having achieved the intended effect with the Fuma Shuriken being directed at the Senju, Sanji decided with a flick of his wrist to yank the wire and re-direct the Fuma, changing its trajectory with an effortless pull. With the pull came a moment of absolute focus, almost as if having a bird eyes view, Sanji could see all of the pieces on the playing board falling in line.

The Fuma Shuriken now headed back to its owner at the same speed as it was initially thrown would now be blocked the towering body of the Jugo. Instead, the Shuriken would come to strike him in the back, obliterating his spinal cord before piercing one of his two lungs. And now in this one moment, the Hyuuga once again secured grip on his sword, drawing it from a makeshift scabbard comprised of a small silky piece of string, swinging at the Jugo will killing intent. The swing once again commencing at the Jugos right hip, the gap between the duo pushed to a 7th of a meter once more, with the blade extending 4 inches into the mans body moving at top speed towards the males left shoulder. Should the Jugo place his arm in the way, the blade would effortlessly slice through it and continue its trajectory. Upon reaching the Jugos centre mass, the Hyuuga pushed the sword a little bit deeper to ensure that the heart is split in two upon contact.

In the distance around 6 meters away, Aokidanza had erected walls in anticipation of the Fuma Shuriken that had now changed course. Unless the Jugo had eyes in the back of his head, he would either die by the sword or by the Fuma Shuriken... or both.

There were a few things to note about the state of the battlefield. The first was that the Uchiha had died at the hands of the Hyuuga, his body embedded with an assortment of Shuriken, one in the head, one in the chest, one in the groin. He was done for and the instant his chakra network began fading the Hyuuga knew that one had been ticked off the list.

Shifting his attention to the larger, transformed fella, it was obvious even to an layman observer that this towering figure was much larger than an average human, more so that he was considerably bigger than the small Hyuuga. However, as Sanji lowered his left fist he saw an opening in the males defence which forced him to act.

As the over sized male cocked his foot back, extending his arms out completely by his side in preparation for the heavy soccer style kick, the Hyuuga saw his chance to act. There were a few factors that went into soccer style kicks, the first was the balance. It was evident that despite being in a berserker state, the man still retained an element of intelligence as he expanded his arms out, pulling his right leg back, balance shifting to his left foot as he primed himself to boot the Hyuuga in what would be one excruciating kick for the small white eyed male.

However, the giant that towered over the Hyuuga was 6ft 2 in height, making his lower body and each leg in the region of 0.95 meters, with the area from his knee to his foot covering roughly 0.47 meters in length. With the distance between the Hyuuga and the giant being reduced to a seventh of a meter, the instant the giant began to cock his foot back he created more of a distance between his foot and the Hyuuga which in turn meant that his foot would have to travel longer through the air to contact the young man. The total distance from the tip of the foot to the Hyuuga being 1.6 meters.

In wake of those events, the Hyuuga flicked his right wrist the moment the ground around the giant began to shift from the movement of his oversized body. As his right foot began moving back towards the white eyed male, a flick of the wrist delivered a previously rigged Kunai to the palm of Sanjis hand at a speed of 100. Now shifting his centre mass, the foot still in motion the Hyuuga began to move back to create more of a distance between himself and the giant. The instant the Kunai landed in the palm of his hand after travelling 0.41 meters from its original location to the palm, the foot had only travelled 0.47 meters. In tandem with the Kunai delivery the Hyuuga was also able to extend the distance between himself and the giant by the distance of 0.61 meters because of the evasive actions taken at a speed of 150.

Raising his right hand he threw the Kunai directly at the mans chest. Despite the unorthodox position of his body, the 360 degree vision offered to the Hyuuga through the use of his Byakugan allowed him to perfectly target the Jugos heart. Should the Kunai connect, it would rip through his chest, digging past his skin and bone before splitting his heart in two. The Kunai whistled through the air from a distance of 1.3 meters, flying from the palm to the chest at a speed of 127.

Naturally, on the other side of the battlefield, as the Fuma Shuriken had not yet shifted on a returning trajectory to its owner, it would continue in a linear motion towards the Senju. Seen as the young man had forgone any defensive measures, the Fuma would strike him dead centre upon arrival, splitting his body in two upon connection. Having already travelled 3 meters prior to this moment however during the recent exchange where the Hyuuga had moved back, the Fuma would have travelled a further 0.52 meters, leaving a mere 2.48 meters before the inevitable connection with the young male. At a sharpness of 100 there would be next to nothing that would stand in the Shurikens way. Even if by some miracle, the Senju was able to avoid the Fuma Shuriken and continue on his 4 foot or rather 1.2 meter approach, the Hyuuga would be able to easily extend the distance between himself and the young man by 1.8 meters in that duration.