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"Not really," Kenji said as he smiled at Death with a look of calm bemusement on his face, "...but it doesn't seem like it'd be fair in any instance, so I guess this is as close as it's gonna get. Just give us a few second shere to cook up our master strategy." Kenji turned to his teammates and pulled them off to the side to discuss some quick strategy in a circle before taking Death on. if he was a leader of the village, odds are he was rather strong, and the three of them would need a good strategy to win.

"Alright ladies...what's the plan here? I think that if we all attacked him at the same time, we'd just end up hurting ourselves. Perhaps if you two played off of your strengths, and I played off of mine, which is defense and protection, we could work well as a team. What do you think?"

"Well, if I can have a little time to myself to get several techniques ready, that would be best. How about Kyoma lead the attack, and I will follow close behind, and ready a few techniques. Haruko, you can stay behind and offer support from a distance, then close with speed when you see an opening. How does that sound to everyone?"

Kenji looked around at the other two for approval of his plan, but was willing to accept better ideas if they had them.

Haruko nodded in agreement, "What Kyoma-chan said is correct but by working as a team, we'll be able to help cover up each other's weaknessess. That's the whole point of being in a team. So lets show Death-sensei that we can be one of the best teams out there." Haruko said with a big smile on her face.

Kyoma smirked as Kenji's Bunshin overtook her. She made a few handsigns, ending on one and creating a clone. She then put chakra into her feet, jumping high into the air while her clone charged for Death. She reached into her pouch with her right hand, and grabbed four shuriken, aiming for Death's arms. After throwing the shuriken, she did a couple of more handsigns and took out her kunai, aiming straight for his shoulder as she flew towards him.

"Olé!" As Kyoma's shuriken flew at Death, he pulled his scarf up in front of himself, acting like a bull fighter... except he was behind the red cloth. Normally, Death would activate the seals in his scarf and the projectiles would simply bounce off; however, something unexpected happened....

The shuriken hit the scarf and they pinned it to the ground, Death no longer under it. The quick unsheathing of one of Death's katanas could be heard behind them all. The end of the blade touched lightly against Haruko's back as a warning that he was there. Death whispered, "Don't move," lightly enough so that just Haruko could hear. Death had warped behind their defenses and into a power position. Now was when Death's spontaneous cunning took its stand.

Death spoke loudly, making sure everyone could hear. "I bet you didn't see that one coming, now did you?" Death shone with overconfidence and pride, very glad of what he just did. "This is why I fight purely on improve. In my opinion plans take too long to think about and they can be totally ruined when somebody does something unexpected, like this! It's just trouble for me, so I just make it up as I go. And when something works, I repeat it."

Death whispered to Haruko again. "Speaking of past successes, you'll join me and get rid of those pesky clones your teammates made if you know what's good for you." Death put slight pressure on his katana to Haruko's back, just as encouragement. It wouldn't cut her but it would help compel her to react. Death was curious what she'd do. Would she abandon her comrades so quickly? Or would she give up the fight and forfeit? Maybe even something else. It was all so interesting to him, the psychology of war.

Kyoma threw her kunai on the ground where Death had stood. She let her hands connect to the earth, doing a back flip to get a correct landing. She quickly picked up her kunai, letting her eyes search for Death.

She almost gasped in surprise as she saw him suddenly appear behind Haruko, holding a katana in his hand against her back. Kyoma bit her lip, but immediately grinned. Haruko is stong, she knows more than just medical ninjutsu. Her smile grew as she watched Haruko go down on all fours, swinging her leg for Death's.

Kyoma's clone stood by her, smiling just as she was. After whispering something in her clone's ear, she put more chakra into her feet, suddenly appearing a couple of yards behind Death. She did several handsigns, then punched the ground directly below her. Nothing happened at first, but soon roots and vines grew out of the ground, all flying to Death.

Haruko had made the right choice, she knew what had to be done even if it was risky. Death's quick reaction time played in as he jumped straight up to avoid being swept. His left foot lightly tapped Haruko's leg, but it wasn't anything that would throw him off balance. His jump was short, he had brought his knees to his chest and his arms outward, a stationary jump.

Landing warily to avoid a followup attack from Haruko, Death noticed that everyone had moved around. Not to mention there were vines attacking him from behind and lightning from the front. The lightning was too fats to dodge by it's nature but was an easy block for Death. The vines and roots could also be taken care of easily thanks to his powers.

Subtlety was never one of death's strengths. Most of the time he acted bluntly and upfront. This, however, was a battle which meant deceit. At the near last second (which didn't take too long) a small circle of black electricity formed upon Death's chest, hidden behind his shirt. Kenji's electricity attack appeared to make perfect contact with Death's chest. Death even acted out what the normal reaction would be by falling back and twitching slightly with a pained look on his face. Kenji's attack left a singe on Death shirt but that's as far as it got. Death's circle of protection saved him.

Pretending he had been hit, Death fell backward into Kyoma's attack. He pretended to be unconscious, not caring that the vines and roots would trap him. He slumped like a rag-doll to the ground, making a nice "fwump" sound when he hit. Death even loosened his grip on his katana and let it fall to the ground next to him. Death once again began to wonder what his playmates would do next. Would they trap him completely? Maybe they'd keep throwing attacks at him. Or they might do what his old friend Ino did once and go to his aid. Although something told him that the last one wouldn't happen, especially from Haruko.