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"What gave depth and meaning to your life will no longer be important
For never will you see, touch, or taste your dreams
What inspired you to action? What was your creative force?
For now, I am the ability to place your fears above your goals."

Shitake looked at Soma with a blank face, he wasn't planning on jumping in at all, he understood the circumstances of this situation. Though, Shitake nodded at Soma in agreement showing him he understood, then he turned his attention to the new comer walking towards Carsaik while talking to Xzaro. To Shitake, this man was obviously not aware of his surroundings or maybe even his life, he was an uninvited shinobi who proposed as a threat to the village. However, with his lack of attention to detail, Shitake saw him as a helpless child walking into a battlefield. As Carsaik charged in on Xzaro, this shinobi was sure to be the ginny pig on how powerful Carsaiks arm really was if he did not move. Shitake thought to himself as he crossed his arms while shifting his body weight to his right tilting his head a bit. "Who does he think he is?" As Shitake saw him as a child, he looked like one as well, hardly human, but nothing he'd worry to much about, he hardly looked threatening. "Move or die!" Those were Shitake's only 3 words to the new coming shinobi. Sounding like a threat, it was his life he was saving, but for the shinobi not to know what was obviously going on, he would have indeed been strucken by Carsaik if he was partnered with Xzaro. In his position and with choice his choice of spoken words, he was indeed a bit clueless about the area.

"Discouragement!!! In the face of disappointment,
In the face of setbacks and barriers...
Indolence!!! What afflict alarms your soul?
What stops you? Procrastinates you to greatness in each facet of your life?"

“You have to have the darkness
for the dawn to come.
I have long since closed my eyes.
My only goal is in that darkness.

As words were exchanged between the two sides, Xzaro was already fighting in his head. His inner struggles were a more terrible clash than any in the outside world, for thoughts in a brain's circuitry were exchanged at speeds smaller than nanoseconds. How one's perception of the world would always be altered, even slightly every breath they'd take. After finding out that his own village would not be of aid, a larger war than any nation could attempt to recreate was takign place. Kagegakure was the reason Xzaro was even committing these crimes. Konoha was the real target, villages like the Leaf and the Sound just happened to be at the wrong place and time and with the wrong motives. The Datenshi deserved nothing more than to be avenged! To restore balance in the Hidden Shadow was always Xzaro's goal. Despite pledging no allegiances to anybody, Xzaro had always been loyal to his village. Now that his own village was not accepting, what would become of Xzaro now? Would he accept his fate and die? Would he change goals? "AAAGHH!!!" Once Carsaik would be close by, he'd find a dark wave of chakra exploding from Xzaro's body and sending him back. Xzaro was unstable, and chances were he'd be transforming into something else the way things were playing out. Standing within visual distance of him would be a very dangerous idea...

Deep into that darkness peering,
long I stood there, wondering,
fearing, doubting,
dreaming dreams no mortal ever
dared to dream before.”

God damn Soma. What was that even for? Why wouldn't he attack Kuro? There was nothing to gain. It was almost as if he just loved to annoy people. Kuro just sighed. His red eyes roamed toward Soma spoke. "Kagegakure, do not compare me to Xzaro. He was a Greatest Shinobi person, but I could do far more than he could ever dream to." Kuro grinned, showing his teeth. Soon enough, He chuckled at his own sentence, before burying his hands in his pockets. He turned to looked at Xzaro, but as soon as he turned his back, Kuro felt yet another presence. He turned to the man that appeared in front of Soma. This had to be one of them. Kuro simply waited, and watched to see how Xzaro would handle the situation. If the battle started right here, Kuro would kill Carsaik, assuring no assist to the Rogue in the match.

Things were getting interesting with each passing moment and to add to it, the Shadow Village had received an additional set of visitors. However Carsaik paid no mind to them. His mind had already been focused on what was in front of him. Anything from the outside would only bring about a permanent halt to it's own existence by interfering with this battle. The only thing that could bring an end to this battle was Carsaik or Xzaro. No one else. There was no turning back for either of them. Once he engaged someone in battle, he would not stop until either himself or the other person was dead. He was a myrmidon by nature, meaning he would go through the most extreme of lengths to kill his opponent no matter what the price. No matter how exhausted his opponent became, no matter how fast they ran, and no matter where they hid, he would eventually end their careers as a shinobi permanently. Yes. Always finishing what he started. This was Carsaik Ashitaka's nindo way. As the dark wave of chakra exploded from Xzaro's body, it would cover the area where Carsaik had engaged him in close quarter combat, however it would come to a complete halt once it reached Carsaik instead of spreading throughout the area. The smoke and debris that filled the air would block the two shinbi from sight and all that could be seen was dark chakra. However something moved within the darkness. Whatever it was, it was somehow holding the force of Xzaro's dark chakra at bay. Boldly revealing itself to the open was Carsaik's cursed arm, gripping the head of the dark chakra's explosion by the head with a monstrous grip. The ground beneath the Ashitaka would tremble as he contained the raw force of the explosion in his left palm, however his current position had never changed. The mere strength of his arm itself had prevented this. Squeezing the head of the attack, both the golden and cerulean eyes of Carsaik would narrow on Xzaro. Soon the dark chakra would attempt to leak and spew through the open spaces between Carsaik's fingers, however he would prevent this by squeezing his hand tighter.

"Be quiet and die quietly." He said in response to Xzaro's wailing. "Your village despises you. It's quite obvious in how easy they were willing to give you up."

He grinned darkly as he fueled Xzaro's anguish and agony. Suddenly there was another explosion. But this time it would sound out from within the contained force held in the dark chakra that Carsaik had been holding at bay. Soon the the shape, size, and color of the dark chakra would bend and warp until it gave way to a new shape. After stabilizing, it would take the form of a large indigo sphere of light composed of condensed layers upon layers of Carsaik and Xzaro's chakra, large in enough in size to swallow approximately three grown men. This condensed sphere of chakra had been a result of the combination of Xzaro's enormous dark chakra and Carsaik's own chakra. By capturing Xzaro's reibi chakra, Carsaik had managed to mold it with the released chakra of his cursed arm, creating a force to rival a four tailed bijuu bomb. Driving his hand forward with relentless force, Carsaik would force the entirety of the blast in Xzaro's direction. Skipping back a few feet, Carsaik would watch as the sphere of chakra beamed towards Xzaro. Using it in this nature, Carsaik had managed to mold Xzaro's attack from a passive explosion into a more condensed and directed blast by driving it in his direction. The difference from both attacks was simple. Xzaro's chakra itself had been expelled from his body into an explosion, not specifically targeting anything in particular except any potential nearby targets in it's vicinity, resulting in the surrounding area absorbing the blast as well. With Carsaik condensing the the chakra and volleying it in Xzaro's' direction, the impact would be more powerful and more specified in direction, resulting in Xzaro receiving the maximum amount of damage without expending any of the excess damage into the environment. It was true. Anything in the vicinity of Xzaro's earlier attack would be put anyone in danger. But this only applied certain shinobi, such any of those who's chakra levels were exponentially lower than Xzaro's own. However, there was one thing. Any force equal to or greater than the Xzaro's chakra would be either canceled out or overwhelmed. In this case, Xzaro's options would be limited source of the blast's power was the result of the combination of both his and Carsaik's chakras combined into one single condensed force of destruction.

"Your village abandoned you Xzaro. There's no looking back. The only thing that stands in front of you is me and your death.."

Kuro smirked as Yoshiyuki reformed himself. Did he really think it was that easy to get rid of? No this match was still his but he would still go along with it. He saw as Yoshiyuki mentioned for him and he slowly approached him while hold his blade to Kuro's neck, never taking his eyes off the prize as well. He listened to Yoshiyuki's spoke but he slowly shook his head. "Another reinforcements? Eh..." He said and sighed as hold his 2 katanas while not still moving stand. Kuro's body was straight, and thin. His head tilted upwards, and his eyes to the ceiling. He let a sigh escape his lips as he stood there. It was more, or less to get the attention of the man. "Seems whoever you are... Its not working on me...hehe..." As he spoke Kuro smiled to himself. Slowly his eyes fell to the side, landing upon the boy with a dull look. "I hope whichever God you pray to gives you a safe journey to the afterworld..." With those final words, Kuro would begin this battle until he get ready. Kuro closed his eyes while drop his 2 katanas down on the gate.'Chidori Nagashi' He thought to himself while forced his body and able to extend it outside of his body and through objects which he was holding against Yoshiyuki and hurt him so bad. As He chuckles at him while his left arm took his 1 katana and he move his right arm took his other 2 katana and ran away back on the ground and about 30 feets stay away from the gate and watched between Xzaro and Carsaik. "Yo, Xzaro I will come to help you and I will use it." He said to Xzaro while handsign and hold it.

Kuro smirked. The plan was perfect, he had killed himself, with Kuro being a major influence in that decision. It was quite a same though, he'd wanted the blood of Xzaro's on his hand. That dream however, had never come to pass. Nothing remained of the Old Soma (Old Akatsuki) when he decided to end his life. A pure art-form it was, but still, it was also cowardice.

When Soma took hold of his dragon sword to Kuro's neck again, Kuro held his ground and cancel his jutsu.. Kuro's smirk grew, as footsteps continued to come behind even as Soma pulled back. "you stole my chakra, b*****d." The footsteps grew louder and louder as Kuro neared him. Almost a constant rate of movement towards Somat. With a light pause, Kuro's arms moved to his side, swaying back and forth as he moved. "I don't fear death, nor can a criminal hide in the shadows for too long..." The footsteps continued, although Kuro had stopped moving. "One day you will be dead." He said and ran away from the gate without Xzaro's help. Kuro screwed Xzaro's orders.

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