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*Ogami lets out another Howl, shattering all the illusions, Thus Ogami begins a massive chase after Shadow, being able to locate his scent underneath the most thicest odors, due to the Cursed Seals dotting his birthmark*

"I'LL...FIND YOU...WERE EVER YOU GO, SHADOW" Ogami said as he turnign away from Ryu completely showering him with large chucks of dirt and duist at him, and set off chasing Shadow. ogami was picking up two scents, Saluk's and Shadow's. "BEAST MIMICRY: MAN-BEAST CLONE" Yugo transformed into a copy of Ogami and they both went after Salluk and the other after Shadow.

Saluk re-apeared in Otogakure, inside a jungle-like place.
"Now, I gotta find Orochimaru while I'm still strong."
Saluk remebers the hard work Yuki and Aki put into him trying to revive him. Saluk felt the guilt consume him. He was able to shake it off, only by promising himself to explain it to the two. With this promise in his heart, Saluk tredged forward, looking for Orochimaru...
-The Saluk story will continue in "Shinnobi Battle! Quest For Otogakure!"-

Aki snorted a bit, gently lifting the bag left by Saluk into her arms. Quickly leaping over to the tree she had impaled, she yanked her fuuma shuriken out of it bough. She then returned to stand next to Yuki, placing the bag down in between them.

"I may or not be much help," she called to Ryu, spinning her weapon on her left hand, "...but let me know if you need any back up."

Aki nodded in reply. "Alright, but... if he seems to be winning, I'm stepping in, no matter what you say."

Ryu quickly picked them up, and brought them back. "Keep away. I don't know what will happen when they wake up." He set them down, and set up a barrier around them, which preceded to heal them, but would also keep them in.

"Then stay in the barrier. Its healing you." Ryu amped up the shield, causing it to heal faster, and even resonate some of its aura, healing Ryu's light wounds.

*As Ogmai lay unconsiouss he was coughing up blood at an alarming rate, blood was literally pouring out of his mouth. For the first time since he was told his father died, he began to cry in his sleep, worried that maybe cooperating with Orochimaru was the last decision he would ever make. He was worried that Kasumi would be imprisoned forever, that Kasumi would be used for Orochmaru's twisted experiments.*

*Ogami's external wounds began to heal, but something inside him was repelling the effect from reaching the majority of the problem area, his internal bleeding. Ogami still was pouring out blood from hsi mouth, and occasionally coughing small chunks of tissue out.*

*Yugo was completely affected though, he stood up and walked over to Ogmai and lied down by his side, whimpering every so often. Yugo was worried that Ogami wouldnt survive, as the Cursed Seal tooks it toll.

Meanwhile Orocimaru was observing Ogami's condition, wondering if he would survive the seals himself. "You better not die, boy. your precious Kasumi is waiting for you to rescue her."