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The clone dispersed as Saikou looked around confused. He was just there a secound ago and now the wasn't. Turning around he saw Sano as he grunted. "Yeah, time manipulation..I gotta learn that.." He says as he sighed holding his hand back on his hilt of his sword. "Why can't you simply not use that time power of yours to obliterate us all? Wouldn't that be simpler why are you toying with us!" He shouts his anger surfacing as he calms himself sighs, great now he wanted to die, what an idiot.

"My god. Look at all this chaos. It's delightful." Aeron says to himself, as he casually walks forward through out the yelling, fighting, and other assorted struggles in order to look about the area. Meanwhile, he was walking directly towards Sano, and now the two Alchemists. Noticing the shift in stance, but not being able to fully comprehend the break in time that had happened. Aeron simply rolled his eyes at this show of power and then cast his bloodshot gray eyes in the direction of those others that had fallen, while still walking casually forward. Without even a word, he stopped and looked about once again. "It's a pity, all these Shinobi are fighting for nothing. I did not come here and see killing, they aren't even dead, and yet they continue to fight as if they were. Well, I'm sure they will be dead soon." Aeron says, he was rather intelligent for an undead being. He seemed to lack those interesting features like that of thirsting for blood, or brains. Or what ever other object normal zombies were supposed to hunt or hunger for. The shadow use of the Nara amused him though, a technique that could paralyze, and then successfully destroy an opponent so easily, it was almost amazing what it could do. Pity the male would die eventually as well, but that wasn't of his concern. "Hey you. The future dictator there. Or whatever you plan to call yourself. I heard about the lines that you're hear to preserve. And yet, look at the company you keep." The undead says, with a motion of his pale clawed hand in the direction of the huddled men at Sano's feet, and then the Nara. "A shadow bender, with his thirst for bloodshed and mentality of a child. And two magick users, though they appear much weaker then you. Why would you keep such company, if none of them can stand up to your likeness? I'm sure you have bigger plans then going around and watching the useless bloodshed, that your petty follows spread in your wake?" Aeron says, his jaw cracking a couple times in his speech, as he finishes gesturing and then lowers his arm to his side. His entire body never seemed to stop shifting, as far as his skin. Black veins constantly growing thicker and thinner with each and every moment that it took for him to be standing in one area, or with each movement. His clawed hands, sharpening into talons, shifting away from their more human like appearance, and into a more beast like, sinister and rather evil form. Before then moving back into the human, yet still clawed form again. An interesting and new being, had shown up in this world, so it seemed. Surely not as powerful as anyone may hope at this time. But they were interesting none the less.

"Did someone forget to tell the fiery guy that we stopped fighting a while ago?" Sano seemed to whisper to himself in a loud fashion. Turning to face both question he answered both at once. " RESEARCH!. It's why I do anything really, I seek to understand the clans of every village so I let you fight if that's your wish and I learn more and more as I see your clans skills. Why do I pick these as my fellows? Well they can't match me in raw chakra, but they each have unique talents that make them helpful in my research. Momiji over there is immortal, I've tried to kill him myself several times and he tends to get back up after I'm done which is a bit bothersome as you may understand. That and he does just about anything you pay him to do. Envy simply comes with Momiji, a servant or tool at best. Riku, I have no formal agreement with him, he simply follows me around and helps with research, he's looking for something and he finds it by consuming the souls of those defeated making some interesting weapons warranting research. Mei, she's a musical prodigy, with skills that could put her on par with any Kage with a little fine tuning, if you'll pardon the pun. They all fit into the vision of the future, and all warrant further investigation, much like yourself. I imagine you know what this is? It came into my possession not to long ago." he pulled a syringe with a blue liquid inside of it from the inside of his lab coat. The tyrant virus strain from the man's home village, capable of creating interesting monsters with a single injection. placing the syringe back in his coat and turning his attention back to the young cloud nin. "Well now you know, your just lab rats for the moment, if you want to end your life, your autopsy might prove interesting, but the battle for this village has come to a conclusion pretty much... except for a few people who didn't notice the fighting stopped," he said watching Hido and the fire demon fight his eyes the cold slate grey of a man who would do anything to further his research.

Kikyo hadn't really noticed the pain in her chest from where the lightning clone had been stabbed until Sano pointed it out. She had just figured it was her condition where her lungs constantly ached to the point where she spit up blood. Right before he froze time, she had looked down to see that he was right. Then, after what felt like a split second, the wound was gone. She blinked in confusion before looking up to see the last two of Sano's companions were now near Sano. She fingered the hole in her shirt, counting herself thankful that her jacket had some how survived not getting sliced. Still, is made her slightly sad to see her favorite shirt now had a hole in one of the most inconvenient places that any one could put on a girl who barely fit half her shirts to begin with. Kikyo blew her white bangs up in annoyance, hoping none of the guys she was around at the moment would really give a flying ******** about the fact that her simple tank top underneath her jacket was now on th verge of splitting open like a vest since now much fabric was keeping the front together. She looked up from her train of thought and sighed before doing a few hand signs. The young Soshi's skin started to turn a mghty blue, like that of the ocean, before she held up both hands and aimed themat both Hido and Immolatus. Soon, a strong gush of water came from both of her delicate hands as she preformed Hydro Flood to seperate Immolatus and Hido, making sure they were completely seperated. She mummbled an apology and crossed her arms just below her chest, not doing so intentionally. "This conversation was going so much smoother before people started budding in... Immolatus, I'm going to go get Kanshin after things settle down. I'm sure Hido's just trying to keep the poor girl from getting hurt... Again. She does have a tad of a clumsy nature and does have a habit of getting herself into messes... Although, Hido, try to see it from Immolatus's point of veiw, no pun intented big guy. He worked hard to save her from the guy with the chainsaw (who I didn't bother to consider has a name), and then you show up out of no where and whisk her away... Again. He's simply looking out for, not just a fellow clan member of the Enkous, but some one who looks up to him since she considers him her sensei. It's just a matter of "I'm pissed that you took some one I just saved, so give her back." If you just gave her back, you wouldn't be in the situation you're in now with some one who commands fire trying t kill you. It's actually very simple thinking when you truly come down to it. Not that I'm calling you simple, Immolatus. Just saying, it should make common sense." Kikyo scratched the back of her neck using one of her hidden vectors, so all that could really be seen was the hair covering her neck was parted slightly and there was a slight scratching noise coming from that direction. Kikyo turned to Sano and lifted an eyebrow. "Perhaps the conversation should be rssumed else where, in a place where fighting won't be able to take place and we can all try to calm down. Besides, the villagers still watching seem to be getting... nervous. Don't want some one to think that if they make a wrong move then one of our guys are going to attack them. Besides, crowds never lead to anything good."

"Leave the village peacefully?" Sano scoffed at the enraged cloud nin. "It is time for you to go home young Icarus, this village has become your Sun, it's stopped fighting my help and now instead of I being the trespasser it is you who stands against the light of the sun. Flee before your wax melts and you find the harsh reality of your avarice, and pride." Sano turned away knowing that the battle here was done and things could be taken more slowly now. As Sano leaped to the building behind him, shadows swarmed forward to stand in line with him, Gears, a large number of them, they had been up to this point redirecting the village and it's cannons, but with that task completed they were free to return to their commander. "So are you coming Ms. Future Kage? The hour grows late and the idea of some tea doesn't sound so disagreeable while this floating bastion of yours makes it way." Turning to the rest of those assembled he motioned several of them standing and joining him on the rooftop only leaving Hido to his battle. "Feel free to join us when your done Hido-kun, and don't forget to bring your other friend you've been hiding away from us with you, won't you?" Sano turned the other four who had come with him turning as well cloaks shifting as the wind blew. As they dropped out of sight the ANBU sprung from their perches sailing over the remaining intruders black shadows speeding off to begin patrolling the area.

Immolatus's from would slowly reattach itself together, thankfully the blade had only damaged shadow, and in his Douka no Jutsu form, his body could break apart with impunity and remerge.
However, the strain of becoming such a form left a tax on his body as the shadowflesh wrapped and whipped around, becoming human again, Immolatus's muscles tensed and released, slowly fighting to stand up but unable to because of the shadowbindings... There had been too many of the invaders, and his time had been wasted from the battle when one of their number was kidnapped by Hido. Could the battle to defend the village still be retaken from the invaders? If he could only move, he would be able to assist.... and it seemed as if fate was finally favoring him; Kikyo's waters washing over the fused shadows and split them apart, freeing the Enkou.
Springing to his feet and sheathing his scimitars, Immolatus would quickly set a fireball upon his efreet form's body in order for his injuries to regenerate and seal themselves, healing him. His heat senses quickly triggered outwards to determined exactly what was happening, quickly looking towards the clone as he spoke simply; "Mark my words Nara... you will answer for abducting Lady Kanshin..." Was there any way by which he could fight their power to bind people by their own shadows? If he could have seen his shadow and been able to dodge accordingly, perhaps; but even so the Nara shadow could manipulate and move at high speeds, leaping between shadows like a deadly hunter... Against such a power, there seemed to be no chance of stopping it...