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But how long can your tricks last?

::her voice was barely above a whisper, hoping that only Kotai could hear it. She was a little unnerved that this man had managed to get through their defenses so quickly, she had worked so hard to keep them up. Had shunketsu been hurt? Had anyone been hurt? And why had he seemingly come looking for them::

(ooc: actually Kotai and hinata are in the woods ^.^() )

[[ You underestimate me, Shunketsu. And the power of my Forest Quagmire... =P Let's see what you've got. XD]]

Kotai and Hinata continued walking peacefully, the voice of the strange figure echoing over to their location faintly from behind. "So that's why he's here..." He smiled to Hinata. "Even if he finds out just what's going on, I'll deal with him. No one gets to you without going through everything I am first."

It's probably about this time that an odd boy runs into a rock nearby, which causes Kotai to stifle a laugh.


The Kotai and Hinata back where the stranger and his clone were struggled, spouting things such as "You'll never get away with this you fiend!" And other cliches... Kikkai Bunshin, of course, but as his insects carried Chakra, they had their own Chakra coils, and it'd take some punishment before they'd be revealed.

He stared at the rock and kicked it really softly. "Stupid rock.." He then continued to run around the village screaming and and stuff before wandering into the woods. He continued to screaming random "ninja" stuff like "NINJUTSU ATTACK!!" and "SUPER SHURIKEN SKILL #6!!".

"Man..im such a badass.." He eventually begin to run around in circles around where Kotai's group was. He was pretty close to them, but far enough for them not to see him. So in between them talking, they would hear someone screaming out like "SILENT KUNAI STRIKE!!", "BULBASAUR! GO!!!", "IM SUCH A BADASS!! NOBODY CAN BEAT ME!!", "HAHAHAHAHA!!!! IM SO AWESOME!!".

It could quickly be discerned that it wasn't Genjutsu... the leaves sitting on the forest floor kicked up, swamping the pure Chakra in swirls and eddies... dispersing it into the air as the trees seemed ever-shifting.

Kotai continued on, frowning behind his goggles. "Don't worry about him. We're in the forest... and the forest belongs to the Aburame. No one defeats me on my turf, no one. Justice will be served this day for the life he has taken, and the freedom he would take from you if given his chance. If he can find a way past my jutsus, then we'll fight. Until then, let's get some distance and let him tire himself out."

[[ Ugh, I wanted to deal with the situation without having Kotai flip out. ; ; Sorry, but you're going down. ]]

Kotai winced as the ground was torn, tearing apart the skin from his right shoulder down to his waist, leaving a bleeding mess all across his right side as he hit the ground. "That little ********..." He stopped as he viewed what the man was doing through the eyes of one of his uncountable insects, ignoring his wound and trusting it to the elite Kikkai that resided within his body at all times.

"That coward... he's mine!" He looked up from the forest floor to Hinata and then shook his head... the trees shifted violently once again as a massive swarm of insects lifted off. Hinata could probably tell by now that Forest Quagmire worked on the continued wingbeats of the hundreds of thousands of insects lurking within the woods... fed Chakra "pulses" by Kotai to pass on, in order to affect the senses of those trapped within the forest.

[[ I wanted a peaceful battle. = Looks like I can't have that. This is the beginning of the end. Super-mysterious Puts-DBZ-To-Shame-With-Sheer-Testosterone jutsulibrary GO GO! ]]

Kotai blinked, and then shook his head. "No..." His jaw worked as he reached into his shozoku, pulling out a small burlap bag. "No..." His eyes shrouded, he popped something into his mouth and chewed momentarily, dropping into a tight Horse stance. "I won't let this happen!"

"God of the Forest, God of the Mountain, God of the Winds... I call upon your dominion. Aburame, Akimichi, Gouken... BE IT NOW! Gather your might that I may consume the forces of Nature and be one with Eternity!" An array of flaming seals burned themselves into his forehead, shattering his goggles and tossing them aside. Scarves whipping in the sudden wind, he sought deep inside of himself for the energy needed to complete the ritual. "BORYOKU SANTOUSEIJI: Mon no Eiyuuteki Yuushi! RELEASE!"

The forest... so vibrant with motion and noises suddenly became silent, as though someone had shut off all sound and life. The ground for several hundred yards began to crack viciously and become dull, the color drained from it. The air seemed stale for some distance, dry... thin in some circumstances. Kotai himself was at the center of what could be considered a maelstrom of leaves, rocks, and tearing winds, arcing bolts of Chakra racing along each item in the storm.

All at once, the entire scene of mayhem was sucked directly into Kotai's body as a vanguard of insects flew forth and lifted him into the air, his body rigid and sparking off energy from the cuts in his muscles... one foot forward upon the leading edge of the cloud of deadly Kikkai.

It was a Summoning Jutsu of sorts... only written of briefly in the Gouken Scroll of the Rock Family Taijutsu. Kotai summoned actual elements into his body, infusing himself with Nature for a short period of time... after which, he hadn't the faintest what would happen to him. And he wasn't going to give a damn about safety when Hinata's freedom and sanctity were on the line, he'd promised... the trust of the Good Guy Pose could NOT be undermined, nor could what he'd gained and shared so recently.

Eyes shut against the glare and stinging liquid as his swarm streaked through the air at unreal speeds, he discarded his weights.... letting them fall behind the cloud where they impacted the ground somewhere far below, the resulting dust eddies threatening to choke him even at this altitude. "Kai-mon... Kyu-mon... Sei-mon... Sho-mon... To-mon... Kei-mon... Kyo-mon..." Kotai sank slowly to first one knee, and then the second as he said each Release, his body gorging upon what seemed like unlimited Chakra. "Hagane Yoroi no jutsu!" He had to stop the strain on his muscles before his body imploded, and excreting the Steel Armor would keep his body in place for as long as it needed to. Kotai was coated in a slick silver liquid that didn't actually seem to harden when it had.

He withdrew a four-slotted box from a pouch around the back of his hatai-ate, tossing in the green and yellow pills, washing it down with three Food Pills and five Soldier Pills. This nearly-lethal mix of transformation and pill-popping had its toll, of course... a raging scream splitting the clouds apart before him as Kotai clutched at his sides, sure that the insides of his organs were about to burst... some already had. He'd have to live with it for now... "Yoroi Henge! Kawakujiki!"

The metal covering his arms melded with the gauntlets and began to transpose during their transformations... hardening into full-length arm weapons with fully-articulate joints.




Well below the rage-filled Aburame at the Hospital-

Doctor Mingakure: God, what the hell was that?
Nurse Hito: I don't know sir, but I think you need to pay more attention to your agenda.
=The Doctor brushes his beard with a hand and nods, picking up a sheaf of papers.=
Doctor Mingakure: This is an official request for release of that specimen we have in the vault...
Nurse Hito: I'll send one of the gofers down to get it, sir.
=The Doctor steepled his hands and stared at the wall across his office, sorrowful eyes glaring emptily=
Doctor Mingakure: This... isn't right.

::hinata, too lost in her own thoughts, expending as little energy as possible to get rid of the fly that seemed to be bothering. A swift spinning kick aimed expertly at th annoying ones head would temporarily dispose of him, long enough for her to get away::

::after that quick move she continued, tears brimming at the edges of her eyes, all to aware of the sounds that were coming from behind her, but she had to stop this, she couldn't let more people from the village die. Without their kage, she had no choice but to rally what remained of their shinobi to protect the village while the elders decided what to do. Even if it meant her own safety, she was going to make sure that this man would leave, and leave for good::

::with all her effort, she reached the edge of the forest, tears in her eyes::