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Akio began sprinting out of the mist once his clones were destroyed by the ground caving in. Once out of the mist, Akio began to look for Kyoma, since he didn't see her he figured that she was on the other side of the mist. Akio started to think to himself 'Well, victory is completely out of sight as of now. Should I go ahead and finish the fight? I don't think so, why risk being injured when you've already lost, right? Ofcourse thats right, I've already used up alot of chakra, and if I do end up injuring her it'll only make her chances at becoming a chunin lower... No reason to hold back a fellow village member. Then again there goes my slim chance at becoming chunin... I'll learn to live with my choices one of these days.' After the mist would clear, Akio Would raise his hand and announce "I withdrawl."

Teleporting back onto the field, directly between the two candidates, Death turned to face Akio. "Are you sure you wish to withdraw from the match? This is your last chance," he warned. Death could only wonder the reasoning Akio had behind his actions, perhaps his motives were more mature than they seemed.

"So be it," accepted Death. "The winner is Kyoma Sakura!!" he announced to the crowd and they cheered for a bit before the majority left their seats to visit the restroom, get some food, or to just stretch their legs. Speaking to Akio and Kyoma, Death informed them, "You're match was obviously short, but I feel you both showed a good taste of your skills. I will definitely want to see you two fighting in the future, perhaps on teams. But for now you are both dismissed until the announcement of the new chuunins. Good job today, both of you"

Akio's actions were strange. Death had even thought that he seemed like he was rushing off to perform a special mission for someone. There was a lot to wonder about and Death didn't expect to stop wondering for a while. Death would have to keep an eye open for Akio, something was going on.