Semifinals: Morio vs Enishi

He had been sitting in the stands watching Tsuna's fight and at the conclusion he had seen all that he needed to see. Removing himself from the area he would roll his shoulders and stuff his hands into his jacket pocket as it was time for him once again to fight," It looks like i'll need to pick up the slack for this team then... Now that i've seen what you are made of i'll make sure to get the pleasure of beating you," of course as the smile appeared on his face it was more a smile of demented confidence than joy. Making his way to the arena he would walk out with his usual armor on and both swords, Cassian and Raizel, on his person. Cassian would be floating harmlessly to his right moving as he did while Raizel sat strapped on his left hip. He didn't know much about his opponent except he had beaten a fresh Jounin and that they also used a strange weapon. Curious to see how this fight would go, Morio stood in the center of the massive arena and pushed a few strands of the muddled blue hair out of his eyes. The amber hues would scan the arena for a moment and then moved to the stands where he would glance for just a moment. The noise would be shut from his mind as he turned his head back to the door in front of him and waited for his opponent to come out. Within his mind he could hear his demonic partner whispering within the halls of his inner forge," Making it this far is no small feat... You've fought well if not a little...chaotic, but that means nothing in the grand scheme of things. We are here to win and show the strength of your Ametsuchi steel aren't we partner?," although Cassian had been right, Morio was here for more than that. Tapping on his forearm he would answer the entity mentally although it seemed to be the only way he would answer them," I'm here for that and more. This exam is only a means to an end...and i have to beat him. It just feels right," with that he would fall silent, waiting for his opponent and soon the fight to start.

Stats:

AP used: None
Overdrive: 1/5
Current Armor and Weapons:
Morio's Reforged Armor
Raizel
Cassian
S ranks used:
Hoshimura Style: Overdrive
Black Overdrive
Banishing Shift
Despia

And so, the stage was set. 

After cleaning up the previous theaters of battle marred by the absolute devastation unleashed by the previous fights of the preliminaries, the semifinals of the Nova Exams were right on time to commence. This time, the bracket called for two of the winners of the preliminary round - Enishi Kurosawa and Morio Hoshimura to fight in the semifinals. The Sage of Pleiades' fight lasted the longest out of the other first-round battles, so he didn't have much time to rest and heal himself before he was called for the semifinals to start...it also didn't help that he didn't even have a moment to watch the other finals since they were finished by the time he defeated Fu. Quite unfortunate as the understudy was especially excited to see Zeo and Tsunayoshi battle but he was spoiled upon hearing that Zeo was defeated in a rather embarrassing manner. Adding on to this, he didn't have enough time to reapply his Spellbinding Seal, so his strongest defensive technique was unusable for this fight... and his opponent seemed to be quite the swordsman. Morio Hoshimura, who shared the last name as Tsuna - his skills in Weaponry were to be expected. 

The Hoshimura Clan was a prominent influence in Hoshigakure, full of members that should never be underestimated at all costs. Morio also defeated Arashi Tekiatsu who proctored Enishi's Bell Test around a year ago during the International Chuunin Exams. While Arashi was...quite disappointing in strength considering that the understudy almost defeated him - the fact that Morio was able to dispatch him quickly proved that his age was not a factor in his skill.

"How amusing."

Striding in confident resolve as he entered through the west side of the arena, the auburn-haired Chuunin would take note of the repaired domain. It seemed as though the higher-ups decided to take a more traditional approach in the construction of this arena, as this was simply a 50x50 meter clearing - essentially 50m in diameter and surrounded by 15m tall walls at the edges. As alluded to before, the arena took the appearance of nothing more than a simple grassy clearing with absolutely no obstructions, lakes, or rivers in the area besides grass on the ground that was only a few inches tall. This was the optimal and fairest place for battle, a perfect setting for the semifinals. 

The Hawk of Hoshigakure would observe and absorb such crucial information immediately, gazing forward and seeing his opponent who adorned a black overcoat sitting over a kimono and a pair of pants - indicative of a unique type of armor along with two powerful-looking weapons. Hawkish eyes narrowing, Enishi would calmly advance toward his opponent who stood at the center - stopping ten meters away and parallel from the adversary and fifteen meters away from the west side entrance. Regarding equipment, Morio would see that Enishi would proudly adorn the Legendary Weapon of Hiramekarei, strapped on his back and wrapped in bizarre chakra sealing bandages. The understudy would also no longer have his Wakazashi equipped, only having a single basic scroll strapped to his right hip which possessed his sealed Naginata. Tethered to his skin would be his invisible Nise armor, and of course, his Ninja Sealing Bands and pouches would be in their correct positions. 

"...So you're my opponent." The Hawk of Hoshigakure would speak first, breaking the silence - yet his words would be uncharacteristically harsh and sarcastic, putting on a facade to get a gauge on the boy's personality - whether he was quick to anger or calm for his age. "I didn't know Arashi was such a pitiful weakling, losing against little kids who just graduated out of the Academy. Oh, how the 'great' fall." He paused, peering close at the boy's expression for a few moments. "...You carry the same surname as Tsunayoshi. He is truly a powerful shinobi and an even more skilled swordsman. Let's see if greatness runs in the blood of the Hoshimura, or if Tsuna is the only prodigy in a clan of worthless frauds." A visible sneer would form on the Sage's expression, honestly having fun acting like a stuck-up dickhead, and hopefully - Morio's response would be funny and give a good indication of his personality; if not, well, Enishi wasn't against going straight for the kill.

WC: 621

The Wraith:

1/6 Pleiades Stacks Acquired [+1 from this post]

OOC [The 4 S-ranks]:
True Sage Mode
True Sage Mode Cloak
Nature Divergence: Mukou
True Fire of Samadhi

So this was his opponent. Amber eyes watched as his opponent walked into the arena, the once dulcet colors turning a pastel red while still retaining their amber glow to signify his clans "proud" doujutsu. He observed the male as he continued to walk forward, the muddled mess of elements that he made up caused the male to chuckle inwardly. His hands which were once crossed would drop to the side, and his sword would stop floating around him and return to right side. He didn't know too much about his opponent, nor did he care to personally. They were yet but another stone ready to be turned into raw material for his own gain. They were the one who had won the fight just prior, but what they had in their arsenal was unknown. What did intrigue him was the sword that sat attached to the male's back. Such raw chakra and in abundance stirred the dragon within the blacksmith that almost made him smile. What he figured was an introduction was merely a jab by someone who seemed more bark than bite which disappointed Morio in a sense. He came here to fight not banter, but it seemed as if there was always that one person that would do it. Shrugging his eyes would not remove from the male as he offered a quick, but direct statement," Coming from someone that doesn't look that much older than me you sure are fuck full of piss. Are you going to fight with your dull words or that sword of yours?," his hands would grasp the blade as he glared in the direction of Enishi. A chill would be felt upon his opponent as he glared not just at him, but through him, the distance between them being just enough. Fear never held Morio but today he would instill fear within his opponent. At the same time the sword was grabbed a pair of wings would begin to spawn from the back of Morio's armor, hexagons quickly forming into a pair of wings with a four meter wingspan. The wings would lift the young male off of the ground but two meters as he looked at his opponent, his sword at the ready for any and all forms of retaliation. The battle had begun.

AP:
Kenseigan: 10 AP
Furious Design: 30 | -30 Debuff to Chakra and Speed for 3 posts
Silverwing 90 Health (Current Flying speed is 100)
Overdrive 2/5

Good. Nothing bothered Morio more than a talker. Though Morio spent but a moment speaking, his eyes never left the other male, and through the Kenseigan he could see the buildup of chakra within his form, no doubt in an attempt to perform a jutsu. There was no tell for the male whistling but what gave away what he was about to do was the tinge of blue that would emit from the male that had only been visible to his Kenseigan. At first it had been blue, a signal the male had been using the element of water known by the young Hoshimura himself. Curious indeed. Though while he noticed this he did not simply stand by and do nothing. As the male whistled the three notes, Morio would still remain floating, but as he did a cloak of pink chakra would ebb and flow bolstering the Hoshimura's innnate chakra and speed. He would be undaunted as the needles formed 3.1 meters from him, a smile appearing on his face as was amused that the Hawk thought this would be a challenge. He didn't need to look, he could feel the presence of one he needed to beat...one he was going to. As the needles traveled toward him, a flash of light would take over Morio for but a brief second as his primary armor changed and the large weapon known as Cassian did as well. Standing before Enishi was no longer the normal armored Morio. No. In front of him stood a tower of armor and shield. From the helmet of the armor, those burning eyes would stare at the male as the claw like gauntlet that had occupied his left hand would grow into a shield 5m in radius that would raise and block the oncoming assault of needles. The tink from the needles would fill the area as his eyes continued to stare at the form of Enishi. As the rain fell, Morio would stand tall still as he remained floating off of the ground, his feet dangling but not touching the ground.

The rain would sleek down the armor as he whistled silently within the helmet, his lips and much of his face hidden from sight except his eyes. He wouldn't sit idle nor would he give his opponent any quarter. Within rapid succession five notes would be whistled followed by Morio swinging the sword in his right hand in a semi-circle, summoning 210 swords into existence. The blades once formed 2 meters from his location, no closer than 1.5 meters of Enishi that would shoot toward him at 105 speed and have 105 power. The swords would fly through the air with a trajectory that would not impede or clash with one another, the fan of blades covering much of Enishi's left and right flank. As the sword moved, Morio would complete his next set of six pitches as a dome of invisible chakra would begin to spawn 3.1 meters behind Enishi and begin to cover an total radius of 20 meters. The dome would expand at a speed of 137 but its power would be 167 due to his space time amplifier. The dome would move to swallow Enishi's back and in turn swallow him whole, pushing him to the ground and keep him there. The threat of the swords would cover his left and right while the dome of invisible space-time chakra, moved to swallow him whole. Morio would continue to watch and act accordingly depending on his opponents reaction to his attacks. There would be no response to his quip, there was no need to.

AP:
-80 Silverwing (40 for activation last post, 40 Upkeep)
-30 Furious Design
-10 Kenseigan
-30 AP Rapid Blade Thrust 210 Blades l 105 Speed and Power
-35 AP Singularity 140 Speed l 170 Power
-30 AP Space-Time Amplifier B rank
-55 AP Whistle Trigger (Singularity and Space-Time Ampifier)
-40 AP WOSAC 60 Chakra l 60 Speed
-40/40 AP Requip (Swapping Morio's Reforged Armor & Cassian for Inferno Claw and Fang and Abysswalker Cooldown begins now for swapping both Armors and Weapons
Total AP used: 342
Total Remaining: 811-100=663
Using 100 AP to create two Overdrive Stacks
Current Stacks 5/5

It would not be seen, but felt. The smile of Morio emanated from his metal casing as he watched his attack continue toward the Hawk. Through his chakra vision he could see the chakra build up once more, a blue aura appearing upon him," Another water technique...i'm getting sick of this," he thought to himself as some sort of protective covering encased his opponents body and blocked...no it weakened his singularity. A pity but it was one defense out of the way and that was enough for Morio. Now the Hawk was on the counteroffensive as the blades of water formed and pointed toward him. Did this man not know pointing swords at a blacksmith was folly? Even then he could sense the power within those blades and it was curious rather or not- No he knew his armor could withstand it, but this was the perfect time. Time to either end or yield. Within the armor, Morio would drop Wosac and instead breathe life into a technique of his own design. The glowing of his Grafted Living Weapon would ebb and flow before turning black and white. Within his form his body would begin to surge as his hair turned white and his eyes would retain their pastel pink hues but be mixed with purple as well. An inch off of his body a black barrier would form and instantly he would begin moving forward toward Enishi. The blades would find their path impeded by the shield first, but when he thought the blades would crack through the shield, Morio would use swift movements to Deflect the oncoming attacks. The strength of his shield would exceed his opponents attack as the blades fell to the ground and shattered, his form closing in on Enishi. Before Morio cleared a meter distance, two things would happen in succession. The blade in his right hand would drop and the second it left his hand a green ball, 5cm in diameter would form and a single second after a ball of green energy would fly toward Enishi. The male would find his body violently pulling toward the green ball unless he could resist its pull.

A smirk appeared behind the helmet as the ball reached a single meter in front of Morio it would violently explode causing a massive explosion of violent space time energy out for 25 meters. The trees that Enishi thought would conceal them would find themselves violently ripped apart, same for the terrain but Morio would be the only one that had been fine. This was not the end though. In his right hand a green tinged weapon would form, 120 centimeters in length that his hand which currently had the shield on top of would run along. The whispering of blades would envelope and attempt to disrupt Enishi aiming to weaken him. At the same time as this Morio would whistle five notes, and envelope his blade in a tinge of black and purple chakra. The mixture of black, purple and green would serve as the final calling card of Enishi as Morio moved to end their bout. He would keep his eyes open and sword hand at the ready to react to his opponents movements, but Morio knew one thing. This had to end now.

AP and stuff:
[Dropping Silverwing so not paying upkeep for that]
[Dropping WOSAC as well]
-35 Upkeep for Singularity
-100 Overdrive 90 Chakra l 90 Speed
-50 Black Overdrive
-75 Despia 240 Power l 240 Speed
-40 Dark Chariot 50 Weapon Health l 50 Impact Force
-50 Deflect
-30 Whisper of the Sword 145 Speed l 145 Power (Clashing only) Debuffing Enishi's Vigor and Speed by 50
-25 Whistle Trigger
Ap remaining: 308

Hey...it's not anime music:

Seeing that his counteroffensive would come to fruition as the five water swords darted towards the armorclad knight while also successfully defending against the force of chakra that spawned behind him, the Wraith's hawkish eyes would take note of a few changes occurring in the knight's disposition. The first was that the boy's eyes - the only facial feature Enishi could really analyze - would gain a purple hue mixed with the pinkish pastel color; the second being that the wings that the boy once grew to attain flight would be extinguished. All of these changes would raise alarms to the understudy as his gut would tell him one thing...to defend...because Morio was going all in. It was all or nothing. The instant that simple thought fired through Enishi's brain and the moment after the trees rose, Morio charged forward - relentless and undaunted in the face of a potentially brutal end. "He's that confident in his defense?!" Sweat dripped down the Wraith's forehead; it could be a bluff or a fake of sorts...but it could also be a fact of the matter that his armor was simply that strong. Or...what gnawed at Enishi the most was the possibility that Morio didn't care if he was going to get severely injured if it meant ensuring that his opponent was going down for the count. Regardless of which, there are times in the life of a shinobi that a challenge needs to be faced head on without hesitation, 

This was one of those moments.

"FINE!"

The moment Morio began to charge forward, the Wraith would reflexively activate his Seal of Protection while simultaneously deactivating Iron Wall - seeing as it served its purpose by already debuffing Morio's Singularity. Instantly after the Seal of Protection would be activated - creating yet another layer around the understudy - Grand Chariot would be deactivated, essentially increasing Enishi's resistance to debilitating effects. Singularity would still be in effect, but due to the efforts of the Chakra Barrier Seal and the newly activated Seal of Protection - no damage would still be done to the Hawk of Hoshigakure. But he wasn't done yet...not even close. A single handseal was all he needed...and that would be Tiger, activating his Nature Chakra Storage Seal which would immediately increase his levels of natural energy. In front of all in the hellstorm of rain and flashing lights indicative of clashing souls, Enishi released the true power of his bloodline. His medium-length curly auburn hair extended to flowing locks of an autumn mane, swaying through the deluge of rain and chakra. His tannish skin morphed exceedingly pale and alabaster, black hollow-like marks appeared around the Wraith's right eye as if it were ichor incarnate, and on the right side of his forehead grew a single protruding horn. The berserker mask tied to the right side of his head cracked into a white and black color - almost seeming to merge with his face. Enishi's eyes, once ocean blue in hue morphed golden and slit - reminiscent of a hawk. Concurrently, a blazing golden cloak would seep out initially an inch surrounding the Sage which would intertwine with all of the other auras he had around him before he manipulated it immediately to spread a foot around his body to ensure that this was his penultimate aura that functioned as his first defensive. 

This was the Sage of Pleiades - Enishi Kurosawa.

While all of these borderline handsealless and nigh instant actions occurred, the Wraith steadily advanced towards his next counteroffensive as he quietly whistled six handseals - waiting for the right moment to release the jutsu - finishing by the time the golden cloak expanded a foot around his body. This would also be the time that Morio successfully blocked the Arming Swords the Sage of Pleiades launched at him as they fell to the ground to his displeasure. But soon after, the armorclad knight would abandon his blade on his right hand as it fell to the ground before suddenly a green ball of energy formed and released itself towards the Sage of Pleiades. But suddenly...the Wraith would find himself pulled towards the ball, cloak included. "That chakra of his... it's like a reverse of Fu's jutsu." He hadn't seen anything like it, but he didn't like the odds of just tanking the potential attack...he had to suppress it. Considering that Morio had just crossed a meter by the time the ball would be released, there were about nine meters of distance between the two as the green chakra was pulling the understudy towards its advancing self...meaning that there wasn't a lot of time to react. That's fine, he'd just-

Oh, it fucking exploded.

Exploding as it traversed a meter in distance which meant it pulled Enishi a meter away, that meant the Sage was seven meters away from the green chakra and the very least - seven meters away from Morio. The exploding burst of green chakra was threatening, but the Sage never faltered in the slightest - unleashing a guttural roar as he extended his cloak at chest level into a fist-width size construct five meters in total length, drilling into and debuffing the explosion before destroying it instantly due to its inferior power compared to the Enishi's cloak. Due to the two forces extending at the same blistering speed, it would only take a few moments for the understudy's cloak to suppress Morio's attack. But the understudy wouldn't wait for his cloak to utterly erase Despia from existence, choosing this to be the right time to mount his counter. Expelling from his body would be a nauseating purplish-green mist that was completely transparent to the naked eye, extending from that point of origin into a fog twenty meters in all directions. The fog appeared to be harmless at first...until it would inevitably come in contact with foreign equipment, specifically Morio's. All of his armor, weapons, anything you could think of would be intensely corroded by this seemingly harmless mist the moment it touched it...and considering that the two were six meters away from each other while Morio was relentlessly charging at Enishi - also adding the fact that his Despia would be destroyed right before his eyes, it would be extremely difficult to react properly to both movements. However, the Wraith wasn't finished just yet, deciding to activate his Seal of Absorption at the same moment he unleashed the acidic mist that would expand to twenty meters in all directions centered on him, keeping it on standby in order to debuff or potentially absorb any tricks Morio's had up his sleeve in the near future.

Once Despia would be inevitably destroyed by Sage's golden cloak, he would quickly retract the fist-size punch attack back to his cloak, keeping it a foot surrounding his body. Even though Despia would be destroyed, that wouldn't mean that the pulling effect wouldn't be deactivated, as Enishi was still being pulled towards Morio. Because of the explosion's destruction and suppression, the trees that the Wraith conjured would also be intact. With his counters successfully activated, the Wraith would now be within the mist, six meters away from Morio judging by his position a moment prior to Despia's destruction. Any debilitation techniques he tried to use on Enishi would also prove ineffective considering the power of Seal of Protection. He also saw that Morio conjured a sword of sorts shortly after releasing Despia, keeping his levitating swords of water on standby for that reason as well.

The Jugo would watch the Hoshimura's actions and reactions closely, ready to react and or change plans on the fly.

"It seems you also realize that it's time to end this bout, eh?"

WC: 1241
TWC: 3405

AP + Stats:

Enishi's True Sage Mode Appearance:

It all came down to this. Morio would watch as Despia began to expand and explode, his eyes seeing the weakening of the stability of his attack and only a smile formed on his face. As the blast began to die down, he would whistle five notes to himself and draw Raizel. The blade would begin to hum with a small sheen of wind as he continued on his path toward the encroaching Enishi. He thought because his attack was done and gone that he would stop, but Morio was not a quitter. As the  mist began to spawn, Morio wouldn't stop. No. The mad lad would continue to fly toward Enishi through it and readied his final gambit. Both blades drawn he would swing with Raize and the green chakra sword. The sword produced by Black overdrive would find itself clashing with his golden chakra, something that reminded him of Yamato's strange form. Chuckling he would continue to drive the blade down, fully knowing that the blade could be weakened by whatever his opponent had. What Enishi would not expect however was the purple and black aura surrounding his sword to shrink into the blade itself. Should Enishi attempt to weaken the Chakra blade, he would find his attempts in vain. Why? Morio would sacrifice the power of Dark Chariot to increase the blades power for one last time. In addition he would infuse the blade with lightning chakra, further increasing its health and power by 10. The blade would find itself tearing through the cloak and moving toward Enishi in an attempt to take his head from the right. This is what he calculated but what of the other blade? While the focus was on the stronger blade, Morio would bring Raizel to the forefront, striking at the left of Enishi's head to take it from the left. A gambit that would surely cost him the match, but one he was willing to bet everything on.

In his mind he could hear his shield and armor crying, but standing stalwart. The ability of the mist may have weakened the armor, but it would not take it out just yet. The cackling of a mad man enjoying the thrill of battle would echo as he watched his opponent, waiting for the surrender or the taste of defeat.

AP:
Armor and Shield are at 100 Health
-1 Overdrive stack for Black Overdrive
-10 AP for Chakra Infusion (On Black Overdrive Weapon immediately after Dark Chariot is on CD)
-50 AP for Lion Hawk (Adding 50 Health and 50 Impact force to Raizel.) Raizel is currently at 150 Health and is swinging for 145 Impact Force
-20 AP Upkeep for Dark Chariot. Using 2nd ability to add 50 Health and Power to Black Overdrives Weapon (Depending on how it is debuffed the numbers will be different)
-20 Whistle Trigger
100 AP used