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Katsuro's attack from the front would be unsuccessful in two ways because
soon as he'd made contact with Eds counter strikes his image would fade
slowly. However his presence was not lost; From underneath the sand a large
object displaced the sand below his opponents feet. Then a second later
Katsuro rose from the sand below and swung his arm to attempt trip his
opponents and cause him to lose his footing and if he could knock Ed off his
feet he'd fully rise from the sand and spin his torso to in turn throw Ed further
into the air and spin him simultaneously.

The Sharks attack would be useless against the defense of his armor and when
making onto would be destroyed as it made contact with the acidic sleeves that
surrounded his arms. Ed would be safe from the burning effect as the sand
armor surrounding him would stop the acidic aura from reaching his skin. Next,
The hand that had arose from the ground would be followed by the rest of
Katsuro as he swung up using his free hand to quickly try and make contact
with Eds chin and vault him into the air with pure power. If He managed to
preform this correctly He'd try using the primary lotus and would attempt to
immobilize Ed using his sand coffin rather than bandages. If he failed, he'd
retreat back. However his attack was very fast and would be considerable to
dodge while Katsuro held onto his leg.

Katsuro watched the sand shark swallow Ed whole and simultaneously
watched the explosive note fly towards him. He could survive the explosion
with his armor but he'd take heavy damage. However if he backed down now
there is no way he'd get another shot at a finishing move. He Stood strong as
the note approached and instead of Dodging he moved Forward and as he
moved forward the armor on his arm diminished and cracked. It quickly
shattered and the reason being was the instant change in size of his hand got
bigger as he moved forward changing to giant dimensions. He shouted out in
pain as the explosive note would explode and send out an explosion right
next to his legs. The armor covering his body would shatter and break as the
notes damage was taken at point blank range. The first shell shattered and
revealed the sand layer underneath it. Then as the sand wore down his body
took the damage from the remaining force. He felt the strain on his ribs break
a few of them and felt bruises and cuts from n his flesh. His now giant arm
however was far less damaged as it's durability had increased and if anything
the explosion would boost his attack as it weakened Eds shark. Katsuros
legs were still in their sand shelling from the original desert fist and took less
damage but would suffer a fracture or two as intense pain shot through him.
The next attack however would mean the end for Ed as his fist launched
forward as the explosion damaged him he aimed his enlarge fist and heavily
advanced strengthened muscles at Eds shark while it was in mid air. This
would be nearly impossible to dodge for Ed as the shark could not change its
course in midair and Ed would still be dazed from Katsuros first attack. Along
with the damage from the explosion this would plow through the soft shell of
the sharkand katsuros punch would make nearly a full impact and break
several bonesin Eds body and in the process knock him out of this battle.

Katsuro was already heavily damaged and the second wave of explosive
kunai would finish him off unless he could do something,"My ultimate
jutsu!" he managed to shout out and raised his enlarge right arm in front of
his body to take the damage but at that same time he increased his muscle
mass and activated the most powerful jutsu in his arsenal. The explosions
went off and the damage was taken by his arm and he could feel the force
nearly break his arm but was protected by two things. His increased size and
durability and the second was his muscle brace jutsu. The lining of pure
chakra boosted Muscle surrounded his entire body and stopped most the
damage.Then when the cloud of smoke cleared he stood tall, his arm had
returned to normal and hung next to his side, covered in blood and damage.
For a few seconds it was not clear if Katsuro could move but a second later
he stepped forward. His muscle brace covered his body and gave him the
godly strength he needed to keep moving. "You were close but I have
survived worst..." He walked towards Ed slowly as his legs had received
less damage during the blasts due to the desert fist cast he'd worn. He slowly
limped towards Ed; as sand and scorpion shell fell from his body onto the
ground. He would stand above Ed and fall to a knee. There was a moment of
silence before Katsuro held his left hand forward, which wasn't as badly beat
up as his left and offered Ed a hand shake as he spoke, "Good fight..." He
said laughing, he'd enjoyed the battle and would hoped to fight many more
battles in the future.