[Land of Iron]
"Tayuya..." Taiju whispers, his eyes on the redhead moving towards him, blade slicing the winter air in her pacing.
"Too slow. " Ameyuri chuckles, kicking the back of his knee, and he kneels on one leg as Ameyuri uses him as leverage to leap at Tayuya.
Blades meeting in the middle, sparks of steel and lightning flew around.
Tayuya clenches her teeth, pushing her weight against her enemy, but the Mist ninja chuckles at her attempts to push back, forcing Tayuya to back up.
"Damn it!"
"Come on, put some effort into this~"
Woosh
Senbon cut into the air aimed at Ameyuri, the red-headed swordsman cuts each senbon with a lightning slash.
Kin flashes hand signs, taking in a deep inhale.
"Fire style, great –"
"Dance Kiba." Ameyuri whistles.
Two giant lightning-induced slashes darting towards Kin, melting snow in its pursuit.
Kin froze for a moment, decreasing the buildup of chakra in her lungs would take a second she couldn't risk.
"Earth Style: Earth wall. " Yugao slams her hand on the ground, summoning a giant wall to protect Kin.
The lightning slashes diced through the wall with no resistance, sparks prickling in their skin causing burns.
"Shxt!" Yugao hisses, clutching her blade, she charges at Ringo. Purple chakra emitting from her steel.
Ameyuri's eyes widened, fangs showing as she smells an enticing opponent.
Woosh
Slash
The two swordswomen clash blades, meeting at every missed chance of touching flesh. Around them the snow took the brunt of the voltage and cuts.
Yugao aimed for Ameyuri's shoulder, the redhead dodges the slice, flicking Kiba at Yugao's head.
Woosh
The purple-haired anbu, tilts her head at the last second of the attack, a slice opening on the left side of her buccal region, steam hissing out of the cut.
"Oofff –" Yugao gasps as Ameyuri kicks her breast plate, shattering the armour and the pressure produced nearly crushes her ribcage.
Yugao went flying into the foggy snow, body out of sight.
"No!" Kin yells, sending a barrage of senbon at Ameyuri.
"Tsk." The Mist swordswoman, flicks her blade and lightning cuts the senbons in half.
"You are weak." She grins.
"Stop talking you b#tch!" Tayuya swings her blades like a butcher, disregarding her fighting style, she aims to cut her enemy into pieces.
Ameyuri parries each attack with the elegance of a fencer.
"Such predictable moves."
"Shut it!" Tayuya growls, swinging wildly at Ameyuri's head, but the mist nin leaps out of the way.
"Stop running. "
"Running?" Ringo tilts her head, her twin blades forming an x-shape. "Your friend is petrified over there." She gestures to Taiju, who hadn't moved from his spot.
"Taiju, wake up damn it!" Tayuya curses.
Kin takes her chance at Ameyuri, switching to a serpentine fighting style, she slithers across the snow, striking at the Redhead.
Ameyuri channels more chakra to her twin blades, lightning bolts charging at Kin.
"Hebi tsukai." *Snake charmer.
A giant azure snake coils around Kin, hissing into the sky as it clamps down on the lightning strike.
"Aaaahhhh!" Kin screeches, the discharge of energy electrocuting her. Bolts decimate her blood cells and burning flesh alive.
Thud.
Her burned body crumbles into the snow.
"Kin–" Tayuya's cry dies in her throat as Ameyuri appears behind her, the immense killing intent she's releasing has Tayuya shook.
"I'm disappointed in you Red."
Sink.
She stabs both into Tayuya's back, the tips poking out her chest, just below her lungs,not intending to kill but scaring her body as a lesson of strength.
"C-Coward..." Tayuya chokes out the insult, blood trailing down her chin.
Thud.
3/4ths of team Squad-0 are down, left to the mercy of the snow.
"Are you going to move?" Ameyuri teases.
"You bastard!" Taiju snarls, mustering the courage to attack, adrenaline pumping in his bloodstream.
Cling
Clang
Taiju and Ameyuri engages in a dance of steel, the choreography leaves no room for mistakes as even the slightest hesitation will result in one of them dead."
Ameyuri parries a slash to her thigh, spinning around to land a strike to his exposed side.
Taiju blocks the attempt with his blade, hand rattling at the impact.
"Tsk."
"Did that hurt?" Ameyuri pushes him with the same blade being blocked.
Boom.
A shockwave erupts from Ringo's leap, accelerating to Taiju who is currently suspended in the cold air. Twisting his body at an abnormal angle to stick his landing, his spine jolts in warning.
"What the–" He whips his head back, greeted by a kiss from Ameyuri's outsole.
Crunch.
Her foot whipping his head back with a sickening crunch, Taiju's eyes rolled to the back of his head, blood escaping his mouth as he slumps to the ground, still holding his blade.
"You kept your weapon in your hand? That's the first impressive thing you've done today."
She praises.
Looming her blade over his head, she draws circles just a touch from his skin.
Rumble...
Ameyuri halts her movement, a tingle moving around her body.
"Oh?" She hums.
Taiju's eyes rolled back to focus, blood vessels inflamed and his body is shaking.
"This is interesting. "
"Second sin: Godly pride."
Red chakra burst around him, his skin darkening to a shade of ash. Taiju stood up, blade emitting the violent crimson chakra.
Turning to the swordsman, he grins like a demon, fangs showing as he erupts into chaotic laughter.
"LET'S FIGHT TO THE DEATH." Taiju yells out, bloodshot eyes focused on her.
Ameyuri lets out a chuckle, releasing her own dark chakra taking the form of a 3 headed Oni, grey skinned and muscular demon.
Kiba charges more lightning around it, waiting to taste burning flesh.
"I'm really starting to enjoy this~" She giggles, "What's your name boy?"
Taiju continues his manic laughter, "Just shut up and fight me." He sprints towards her, blade slicing the air with its violent nature.
She moves as well, letting her lightning dance in anticipation of another victim.
This clash will decide the fate of his team, two monsters expressing their bloodlust in the severe snow of the Land of Iron.
[End of chapter]
Author's notes:
I'm back 😌
It seems a lot of you hate the harem aspect of the story...well too bad.
I'm keeping it and developing his love interests so they aren't just fan service.
This will be the final arc before Naruto's return, kicking off Shippuden.
Power stones please, don't be stingy.