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Without a single word commenting on the merits or dangers of what Lana was doing, Shinji took no time to react to her attack. As soon as he saw her move, Shinji launched forward himself, leaping from the roof of the building they were on top of to land on the ground, gaining distance on the battle quickly with his phenomenal speed. His left eye still watering and in pain, Shinji winced on his approach, but pushed through his impaired vision which would be healed soon. The battle was beginning now and he had to concentrate on keeping an eye not only on himself and his enemy, but also on the Genin in order to protect them... there would be no time to pay heed to the screaming pain inside his body. In a seamless maneuver, Shinji reached down to his side and loosed his windmill shuriken from his side, flicking his wrist as the huge blades rotated outward and then locked into position as Shinji launched it at Lana's target.

Still running forward, Shinji whipped the Shuriken towards his foe, aiming for his chest which would force him to deal with the sharp blades while hopefully protecting Lana from the much higher-ranked ninja's counterattack. As it flew towards it's target, spinning and slicing vicious through the air with incredible speed, Shinji then held up his hand in a single seal in front of him, activating the 'Ka' kanji on the Flame Wheel as the entire Windmill Shuriken burst forth with red hot flames which added an extra level of threat to the weapon. The shuriken's path and speed was timed perfectly and would arrive just after Lana's attempt to attach seals to the man's legs and shortly after that, Shinji would be in range to follow up and do what was necessary to continue to keep Lana safe and put pressure on his enemies.

However, within all of this, Shinji managed to smirk as he ran, the joy of battle flooding into him even in the midst of the seriousness of this attack. Adrenaline flooded his system, propelling him forward and enhancing his reflexes as he would be ready to respond at an instant's notice. This is what Shinji lived for... action, and he would be sure that his would bring honor to his clan and protect his village and it's members. It didn't matter what these two men were after... an attack against any member of the village, or the village itself was an assault on Shinji and he would fight to the end to repel and eradicate the danger... and more then that, he would enjoy it.

[Chakra Point Total: 77/80]

[Augmentations Used: R.Arm (0/4), R.Leg (0/4), L.Arm (0/4), L.Leg (0/4)]
[Secondary Augments: L.Eye (1/3), R.Eye (0/3)]

"Let's Do This."

As Hideki's clone moved in for a strike, he was unfortunate to find himself in the quick grip of the Tsuchikage. As she squeezed his wrist his mouth opened to let out a yelp, however it was cut short by him bursting into water, the hand that was once there slinking into a puddle on the ground.

As Hideki's attack struck a stone pillar, he flicked his wrist backwards to quickly retract the attack. As he did, he caught sight of a few figures jumping from the building across with the children on it. Backflipping, he brought his wrist down in order to allow the blade to come under his feet, landing on it and pushing himself farther upwards into the air. He watched two clones of Deidalus charge his way, and a genin pop up from where he once stood. Twisting his body horizontally in mid-air, his blade and the water as well swirled around him as he extended it farther and farther until the deadly blades sliced at the ground before the clone could manage to completely rise out, in an attempt to it in half and turning it into wood. The next clone he saw coming was of another girl, and his water blade sought that one out. It quickly rushed downwards and attempted to wrap around the left leg and snake upwards into a stabbing blow through the back into the stomach. Of course Hideki had no way of truly knowing if they were clones or not, however he guessed that no genin was foolish enough to rush into the fray like that.

As his body reached its full ascent, the metal blade once again swooped under him and flowed horizontally, acting as a small balancing beam which he ran across in the air. It was then that he caught sight of his brother yelling. The vision in his right eye faltered slightly, and he could tell that suddenly he had lost a small fraction of his vision which only meant one thing; Kenpachi had put himself in danger and near death. As bolts of lighting were clearly led to the source of water and metal floating in the air, he quickly jumped off of the blade and flicked his wrist in a spiral motion, sending both the water blade and metal one towards the two clones of Deidalus, each one with bolts of lighting coursing around them from the sky. As the two conductive blades neared the clones, more electricity would be drawn to the area as that was its nature. He aimed to strike both of their chests, but factoring in the intensity of the electricity in that area, Hideki gathered that the area of effect for his attack would be far too great for the clones to block.

As his decent brought him behind the clones, he jumped back and picked up the body of his brother and his weapon, hefting both over his left shoulder muttering, "Baka" as he continued to jump back three more times in order to get out of the now dust-ridden area. Retracting his blade to its original length, Hideki thought up of just where to find a medic good enough to replace what was lost in his attack. As his body began to dematerialze into mist from the feet up with his brother as well he muttered, "We'll see each other again soon enough Deidalus. I hope the slaying of your formal teacher was worth the destruction of the face of your village." Hideki hinted at something that hadn't become apparent to him until fighting the man. The way he moved, even some of the things he said, they were reminiscent of their sensei. And as both brothers had studied his notes, Hideki had always wondered about his first student. He spoke of him not at all, and even in his notes there were only vague references to a genin he took on long ago. But Hideki was certain it was him. And as he and his brother disappeared with the wind, the destruction he and his brother had caused was apparent. The lightning had caused the gates to crumble under its own weight after being struck numerous times. Nearby buildings were beginning to catch fire, and the huge gashes in the ground from Hideki's blade caused sulfur to rise into the air. Personally, Hideki gathered that somehow the sannin had survived the attack. He may not have survived it without a scratch, but the man wasn't dumb. Even with the destruction around them, Hideki and Kenpachi's goal was not reached: Deidalus would die the next time they came.


Kirigakure: Shunshin no Jutsu (Hidden Mist: Instantaneous Body Skill)
Description: An ability which allows the user to transport from one area to another in a spray of fine mist. The user has to have been to the area before and the distance is limited to about one mile. This jutsu can only be used to escape combat, and may not be used if the shinobi is attacking or has been attacked.

Deidalus grinned as he ran towards the Raiton utilizing brute. The beast of man had clearly wanted to close the gap and get into close combat with him this entire fight. However, Deidalus always attempted to do the unexpected when it came to fighting and had deliberately kept escaping and provoking the man. As a general rule, provoking ones opponent or even goading them into a particular action in a fight was an extremely effective move. Now, Deidalus intended to close the space between the two in an attempt to throw several jutsu at him in close range. As he neared his target, Deidalus noted that Kenpachi appeared rather ecstatic and a bit more crazed than he had appeared normally. As the man rushed towards him, Deidalus also noted that the blade Kenpachi wielded over his head in preparation for bisecting him, started to turn transparent (albeit with electrical sparks traveling through it) and, to his growing horror, Larger.

“He taught you two that technique, eh? Not terribly surprising.” Deidalus muttered to himself even as he channeled his chakra to his right hand. Bringing his fist down to the ground, Deidalus spoke. “Rising Earth Pillar!” he said as he shoved the chakra into the ground. Normally such a technique would be used to attack the opponent, but this time Deidalus was using it defensively. A small pillar of earth roughly 6 feet in height, shot out of the ground at an angle and impacted Deidalus in the sternum, forcing him back and away. Just in time, it appeared, as the transparent blade smashed into the ground and through the pillar. Deidalus quickly covered his eyes and ears with his arms but even then the blinding flash nearly seared his retinas and the loud thunderclap nearly busted his ear drums. Suddenly, he was bodily lifted by a shock wave that sprang from the impact point and hurled him into a nearby building. Smashing through the window, he continued for a few feet before slamming into a desk his right shoulder and arm taking the brunt of the damage. It was then that his vision faded to black.


After having split from the real Deidalus, the two clones rushed towards the second and more mature brother. Even as they closed the distance, the sudden change in weather, due to kenpachi’s jutsu, nearly derailed them from their course. However, lives were at stake so the clones kept on going. When Hideki threw his weapon at them, they decided to put their plan into action. What they didn’t expect was for the lightning to be attracted to the weapon itself. If it were not for the quick intervention of Shinji neither one would have survived. However, only one was spared from the vicious attack. Bending down he placed his hands to the ground and said firmly, “Doton: Doryuudan no jutsu.” Even as the earth rose and formed about the clone in the shape of a dragons head, a loud crack came from the sky and a lightning bolt struck the dragons head and it exploded.



Deidalus awoke to the acrid stench of burned flesh and smoke. With a start however, Deidalus realized that he could neither see nor hear anything going on around him. Feeling around with his left hand he checked himself over. Dislocated shoulder, a couple of bruised, if not cracked, ribs and second degree burns on my right leg. He thought, letting out a sharp hiss as his fingers poked and prodded his leg. Feeling around once more, he grabbed a hold of a nearby chair and lifted himself up. Planting his right foot down brought on a wave of nausea but Deidalus pushed through it and made his way out of the building using his sense of touch. As he exited out of the building, he started to pick up bits and pieces of sounds.


Chakra: 110/180
Kunai:9
Shuriken: 20
Makibishi:0
light bomb:0
smoke bomb:5
steel wire: 3 yards worth

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»Out of all the events in Iwagakure, this one took the cake. The massive effect of that last guy's jutsu was intense. It created a massive creator, and even had lightning bolts strike down in a furious manner down there. 'Emily and Lana charged in recklessly... But I'm glad we attacked that white hair guy, instead of the spikey haired man.. They would have gotten hurt, or bad injuries from his attack. But... If Shinji didn't show up, it would have been far more dangerous.'

Getting the signal from Shinji, Kaze disrupts his clone, and hopped off of roof, to the ground, and got a better look at the landscape from a view other than bird's eye. '...Geez..', Kaze couldn't imagine what it would have been like if he had charged in with Lana or Emily. Sure, they were strong, but... Reckless nonetheless.

As Kaze was making his way over to Shinji and Deidalus, he was distracted by an unfamilar voice that rang out. Kaze quickly turned to look at an oddly shaped figure wearing purple. Kaze's facial expression clearly showed,"Wtf?", and also showed he was weird ed out by this figure. 'I've never seen him before.. But,' looking to Deidalus and Shinji and then back at the man,'since they don't look at him as if he's a threat, he must be alright..'

Kaze then hurried over to Deidalus and Shinji. "Uh..." Kaze said, while pointing to the odd man, but still looking at Shinji and Deidalus. "Who is that?"

Watching his superior pop his dislocated shoulder back into his arm with a mere grunt was an impressive display of the man's battle-worn status. Retracting his offered hand, Shinji waited for some kind of an order or a response as to what had happened here, but was disappointed to hear it would only come out in a briefing. When asked about the Genin however, he forgot about his disappointment and answered quickly... "They're all fine. A couple of them got a bit anxious to jump into the fight, but luckily I was prepared to guard them and keep them alive. I was able to repel one of the enemy's attacks and keep Lana safe as well as removing her to a safe distance in the chaos of the lightning attack. Luckily no one was injured."

After delivering this report, Shinji could hear Deidalus disappointingly mutter something under his breath and move off to the Tsuchikage. Disappointed that he did not seem that interested in speaking to Shinji about any of this, Shinji was about to follow him, but then turned to see Kaze ask him about the strange man in purple who Shinji had not yet noticed in his concern for Deidalus. Turning around, Shinji was only able to catch a brief glimpse of the man as he screamed something half-insane and ran past the guards. The guards however showed no resistance, which was rather telling of the man's clearance. "I'm not really sure Kaze... never seen him before. Can't bother to deal with it now though. there is too much work to be done. We need to get the repairs underway. How would you feel about undertaking a mission? Do you still need a few to qualify for the exams?"

Shinji figured this would be the best course of action and an area where the Genin would be able to assist their village as well as prepare them for the upcoming exams. Hopefully, if they were able to begin the repairs soon, the village would be less susceptible to another attack if those two men were to return, which from what he could understand of Deidalus' reaction... they most likely would.


[Chakra Point Total: 66/80]

[Augmentations Used: R.Arm (0/4), R.Leg (0/4), L.Arm (1/4), L.Leg (1/4)]
[Secondary Augments: L.Eye (1/3), R.Eye (0/3)]

"Let's Do This."

While waiting for a response from Kaze, Shinji felt Riko's familiar presence come closer, his pain becoming somewhat alleviated. However, in reflecting on it, it was not as much of a relief as it had before. "My body is getting used to her presence... soon I won't feel much alleviation at all." Disappointed by the revelation, Shinji was none-the-less happy to have her sister of sorts look on him with care, as he turned to face her and answer her question. "Never better." he responded with a smile.

Of course, it was an utter lie. His legs burned with agony as if they had been set on fire and put out, just to be set back on fire again and plunged into ashes. And aside that, there was still the gnawing pain throughout his body which he felt at merely a baseline level which had nothing to do with the use of his augmentations. Riko's presence however was soothing and the pain quickly vanished from his mind, pushed into a deep cavern of his consciousness as he stood tall amongst the group. "Deidalus-sensei seems to be fine. Remarkably, he wasn't gravely injured in that blast, though I have no clue how he could simply walk away from it. Perhaps the Tsuchikage created a last second defense for him amidst the blast... I would not put such a thing past her."

Smiling to the group, Shinji didn't know what else to say, but clearly things had to get moving in terms of cleaning the area up and rebuilding the gate. With attacks of this magnitude, there was almost work to be done in fetching supplies and repairing destroyed buildings. "Riko, how is your training for the Chuunin Exams coming along? Have you completed all the necessary requirements to qualify?"


[Chakra Point Total: 66/80]

[Augmentations Used: R.Arm (0/4), R.Leg (0/4), L.Arm (1/4), L.Leg (1/4)]
[Secondary Augments: L.Eye (1/3), R.Eye (0/3)]

"Let's Do This."