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Ryu got up, but didn't turn around. "Actually, your in no condition." He stood in front of Ogami. "Why hello Shadow. I was really hoping you were spying to attack them, and not us. As for your blade, it thirsts for blood, and a rusty katana doesn't thirst. So, why don't you come out?"

Ryu looks across his shoulder. "Yugo, Stop Ogami. Something is up!!"

"Saluk!" Aki half-yelped. She crouched down, rolled him onto his back, and gently pulled him off to the side of the village's path, then knelt beside him. She pulled her glove from her hand and lay it on his forehead, frowning beneath her soft, cloth mask. "Just stop talking. We'll deal with that in a minute."

She gazed for a moment at the two headbands lying on the ground, before pulling her mask from her face. The scars along her jawline twitched a bit as she struggled internally with her thoughts, but she grabbed both of them anways, knotted them together, and put them in her pouch.

"Damn." she muttered, shaking her head. She looked to Yuki. "Would you find me some cold water?" she asked, pulling out a clean cloth from her bag, "Soak this, please, so we can help him- there's not much we can do in the state he's in now, but anything will help a little, at this point."

Her face turned to a frown as she looked down at him. "I'm suprised he's still alive, even..."

*Ogami's jutsu allowed him to become one with the gorund, thus the ability to move along the ground undetected...Racing through his mind the visions of Orochimaru began to taunt him again*

"Your getting closer Ogami, your almost there...after I give you this gift, you'll be the strongest Ninja ever...along with your Birthmark that is"

*seconds later Ogami rose from the gorund , and there stading infront of him, was Orochimaru*

"Oh...you got here quicker than i thought Ogami...i watched you little "game" against Ryu...and i noticed you need a little...boost" Said Orochimaru as he walked up to Ogami "Here, take this and enjoy the gift"

*Orochimaru's neck flew out and wrapped aroung Ogami, and he began to bite him on his back multiple times, in doing this he created numerous Cursed Seals around the Birthmark*

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Ogami screamed out, the pain too much to handle him even for his body, which had suffered years of training ata time to be able to withstand massive pain. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME, DAMN YOU." Ogami begn to convulse, he literally began to bl;eed from every pore imaginable. Although he felt a massive flow of power within his body, he couldnt withstand the pain that came with it.

((Damn, he's good)) Shadow though. "Shh, Ryu...you'll blow my cover!" Shadow wispered... "The villagers are convinced that I'm one of them, and how dare you accuse me of trying to attack you guys...I would never do that!" Shadow said.

"Then why does your sword hunger for our blood?"

"Why does it hunger for your blood" you ask? I'll show you why RYU!!! "Shadow screamed.
*Shadow transformed back into himself, his Akatsuki cloak on, and lunged at Ryu about to attack*

Saluk sat up, slightly winded, but feeling better. He looked around and saw Yuki and Aki smiling at him.
"Thanks you two" Saluk grinned. He then turned his attention to Shadow and Ryo.
"Aki. Yuki. We gotta stop Shadow. He's the one who ambushed me with I was fighting Vladamir. I almost killed my cousin, then Shadow interfered and knocked me unconcious with...his eyes..." Saluk began to feel woozy again.
"Whatch out...his eyes....they're...Sha....sha..." Saluk barley got this out as he fell on the ground in a subconcious state of rest.