Sharingan Training - Sanosuke Battles the Sword King. [Invite Only]

The room in where they sat was just like the typical conference room. There the was wall to wall carpet, a restroom, a water dispenser, a couple plants, a white board, a filing cabinet that was grey in on corner and of course the main attraction of the room was the conference table. No it was not the drapes that were navy blue and had a silver lining on them but the conference table. Around it were eight leather high backed chairs with wheels on the legs. But out of the eight chairs, only three of them would be used today. The secretary had already brought coffee, juice and iced tea for them to choose from and had prepared finger food for them to eat which consisted of ham and cheese sandwiches with sweet dumplings. The tree walked into the room and brought with them the intelligence they had gathered over the past week on this mission. There was Sadatto Taishi, Misaki Namiko and Uchiha Sanosuke. They were chosen to be a part of this mission. Taishi was a medical and taijutsu specialist, Namiko was their Fuuin ninja and Sanosuke was their weapons and ninjutsu specialist.

Taishi was a tall man with bandages on his hands and feet with his forehead protector around his neck and he wore his jounin flak jacket over his dark body fitted suit. His hair was blonde and his eyes were green and he had some scars on his face from previous battles. He was tall and very thin but Sanosuke knew from encounters with him that he was very strong in the ways of hand to hand combat. Namiko had purple hair with a standard female shinobi get up from kiri. A knee length dress and a large scroll he had strapped her her back was now leaned up next to the filing cabinet as they began the meeting. Sanosuke got up from where he sat and glanced at all of them before he began speaking.

"So thanks to you all and myself we have gathered information on what the situation really is. We are going to be up against a man who knows nothing of the word fear or retreat or surrender. It is obvious he is going to be posing a threat to Kiri soon if we let him. This opepration is to nip the problem in the bud as it were because if we let him gain more troops than he already has, its going to be troublesome for us to get rid of him." began Sanosuke.

"Agreed. A man like that would not be able to be bargained with. Only by force he will buckle." continued Taishi thoughtfully. "When do we leave?" he said as he turned to Namiko.

She gently brushed a couple strands of hair from her face as she began. "We can leave as soon as we get into contact with the Captain of the Illusion. Captain Lee Garaway. I sent word for him to meet us at his vessel at Pier 2 just before dawn to set sail. As for the money that will be used in this mission, it will be minimal. All we need is already catered for by the Captain and we have all the equipment that we could possibly need."

"I just have to pick up my katana from home. That will be all I need along with the provisions that you say the Captain provides. Alright I guess we are all set. I dont think anyone has any questions since we did the reconnaissance on this man ourselves. Just get a good rest and let us head out in the morning."

They did not touch the refreshments that were there except Taishi who took the entire tray and emptied it in his bag and left. Namiko and Sanosuke walked along the boardwalk by the shore. It was night and the cool air from the sea whipped about and rustled their clothing. She felt cold and came closer to Sanosuke who placed his arm around her waist and she placed her head on his chest as they walked.

"Sano?"

"Huh?"

"You know I love you right?"

"Yea I do." he said as he smiled a bit.

"Let's get married."

"What?" he said as he stopped walking and gently placed her in front of him. "Are you serious?" he asked smiling.

"Yea I am. I mean we've known each other for three years now. We have been on countless missions. We know each other better than anyone. I wouldnt lie, it is pretty weird for a girl to ask a boy to marry her but knowing you, all the intimidating and powerful you are, you suck at making the first move." and then she started laughing first then he started laughing afterwards.

Sanosuke led her to the trees that grew alongside the rocky shore line. There were beautiful lights that were on a string that were wrapped around the trunks of the trees giving off a pleasant glow to the nightly pier. Namiko was the first woman or first human being he had any care for after his sensei had died. Of course she was the first love he ever had since he was always busy on mission after mission, his mind and hear was too cold for such things as love. Until he met the purple haired Namiko when they were sent on a mission together when he was first promoted to Jounin rank. It was not her impressive looks or her prowess in battle that amazed him. No, it was how she was able to be completely feminine and gentle when she was around him. He felt as if he was priveledged to be with her and to see a side to her than no one on this planet has ever seen about her. No one but her beloved Sanosuke. And it was similer for him as well. He showed her a side to him that no one will ever see in life. In the meantime since he had no ring he used her kunai and carved a wooden ring that would fit her and knelt in front of her and asked for her hand in marriage. She of course said yes and he got up and kissed her tenderly. They went home that night and made love intimately and intensely.

They got up, gathered their gear and she was back to her professional and stern self. They walked towards the Jetti labeled as Pier 2 and sure enough, Taishi was there and so was the Captain.

The Captain was a very intimidating person. He was seven feet tall with a white X scar that ran across the face. His dark skin and white hair showed that he had some heritage in the lightning country. He had a sword tucked in his waist, not a katana but one of those swords that cam from the western lands that hat a guard to cover your fist as they wrapped around the sword. Tied to the belt were several pouches made of leather that had things that Sanosuke was not sure what they were inside of them. He had on a black T shirt and baggy white pants and a typical Captain's over coat that was alos black white gold trimings and gold colored shoulder pads. On his left ear was a large gold hoop earring. As Sanosuke walked up to him to greet him, the man towered over him. Sanosuke had to look up to speak to the man directly. He offered his hand for the man to shake in greeting him.

"Hi, I am Sanosuke, this is Taishi and Namiko. We are the Jounin you were supposed to meet."

"Right, did you bring the money for this trip? Nothing is free in this world."

"True...Taishi, give this man his money." said Sanosuke as Taishi came and handed the man a leather pouch about the size of a ninja pouch. The man took it and placed it within a pocket inside of his jacket.

He took them aboard and his crew did the needful and the pulled away from the jetti. The boat was rather large for a wooden boat. As was his nature, Sanosuke liked to observe what was around him. As he peered over the side of the boat, he could see that there were four cannons on each side. The ship had holding cells and the ships storage in the hull and above on deck, next to the Captain's quarters was the armory. Sanosuke took note of all these things. Right above the Captain's quarters was the bridge and sure enough, the Captain was there taking command of the boat. The crew did not pay the ninja much attention as they went on their way. The journey itself was uneventful. The weather was more or less clear with a slight drizzle every now and then and all of them were lost in thought. Sanosuke looked at Namiko as he gazed out to the open sea with the sea whipping her hair. She looked so beautiful it was a shame that he could not hold her right then and there. The plan was that this ship was going to be their get away transport when things got sour during this quest. The Captain or his crew will be moored here until the ninja are ready. Sanosuke and his team walked off the boat and started to walk towards where the land of sword were. Sanosuke did not see the need to cover themselves or anything like that. He wanted his enemies to know he was here and that he did not come here to play and that was why, for this mission the Uchiha had made up his mind to kill as many of the enemy as possible. Good thing the rest of his team mates had the same mentality. He chose the pair for a reason. Because they were willing to do what was needed for the mission to complete it without any compromise and they were willing to go along with what Sanosuke had planned. Despite his sometimes cold demeanor, they knew that Sanosuke would not put them in dangers that he would not also put himself in.

The journey to the land of swords that bordered with Kiri was an eight hour trip and now the trio was tired. They went to a nearby hotel and got separate rooms. It was hard for Sanosuke and Namiko since they could not be together but it had to be done. As he lay in his bed staring at the ceiling, he could not help but think of holding her in his arms. Meanwhile, Namiko with her sheets barely covering her was also thinking about Sanosuke. Her fingers were playing with the wooden ring that Sanosuke made for her. He was the first man in her life that was able to tame her and treated her with the respect that she wanted and she loved him for it. All other women to him were too soft or always too commanding, and wanted to control her. Sanosuke did not want to control her he wanted to tame her and bring her to love him. Both of them with each other on their minds finally slipped into the blissfulness of sleep.

The next day they awoke and had a light meal of pork and dumplings that they had from the hotel. They then gathered their things, which consisted of their weapons and food rations. Everyone of course carried their own things. The king where he resides was no secret. Where he had housed his soldiers were not kept secret because he was confident that no one would ever come and stand in his way.

Not too far away sat the Sword King on his throne and around him were his four strongest Generals. Each of them with their own fighting style but all sword based. There was the Eldest Gill, then Faradon, then Matado, the youngest was Vibz. They all had blonde hair and wore the same uniform just their sizes were different to each other. The youngest was the largest and weakest being Vibz going all the way to the strongest Gill and all of them were the sons of the Sword King. Taught from birth the really true meaning of being an swords man. Now they were specialists in swords but only in the type of sword that each of them used. One thing though that this time their weapons matched their size. Because Vibz had a neck slicing cleaver, Matadao had a broad sword, Faradon had a katana and Gill had a simple machete. The sword king himself however used all four of them and he was able to use them if he wanted at the same time. Or so the rumor was. The Sword King himself whose hair was once blonde as his sons was now white with age but his fearsomeness only got worse with age. He did not get weaker or more vulnerable but of course even more skilled as he grew older. The Sword King was thin and tall. It made sense since he would need a slim body to make the fluent movements of a swordsman. It was Gill who spoke first.

"My lord, we have been given word that three Jounin hailing from the hidden mist village has come into your domain. They also have adopted your style and have not bothered to make themselves hidden."

"Is that so? So they are so confident that they are out in the open? Then I think its time we show them why our armies are so great. Vibs, take your men and slay them all." said the Sword King.

Sanosuke and his companions continued on their way with their nap sacks full of supplies for the journey. As they went on their way, they could see a group of men with one of them larger than the rest. At once, Sanosuke could tell that the largest one was the leader. He took a head a count and the men would number fifty and they were all soldiers of the Sword King. Sanosuke then turned to Taishi.

"This is the chance Taishi. Show them what what Kiri shinobi can do."


Vibs then started to laugh as he saw Taishi step forward. He cracked his knuckles and began doing stretches. Taishi in his mind was thinking that these guys would be a piece of cake to take down. Because he was the fastest there. And now Taishi started to shadow box a bit as he waiting for his opponents to attack him.

"Wait wait wait...you wanna fight us by yourself? Are you serious? There is no way you can win. Attack!" screamed Vibs as his men rushed Taishi all at once. Taishi started off his attack by dropping low and kept giving sweeping kick to the men's legs tripping them up. As they fell, he raised his other leg and kicked upwards and let their falling bodies crash into the bottom of his foot. As he did this they thrust pike after pike to stab him and he evaded them some of them was close and he flipped over them and kicked them in their faces, some of their jaws were broken and so were their ribs as his fists crashed into their bodies. Soon enough they lay sprawled out on the ground in pain as Taishi was in the center with a fighting stance and his clothing was untouched. He then motioned Vibs towards him as he again took a fighting stance. Vibs took the bait and dashed at Taishi as he swung his blade in a horizontal arc in an attempt to cleave Taishi is two. He evaded it and skated under Vibs sword and kicked upward hoping to kick the man upwards but he was so heavy, it did not work.

The big man smiled at Taishi's failed attempt to come at him and how he failed miserably. Taishi did not loose his composure though. As he was determined to take the big man down. It he could not attack him in any set fashion or art so he had to figure out what Taijutsu to use that is the most unpredictable fighting style and that was when he remembered. The drunken fist. He went into his bag and drank an entire canter of saki and then he started to wobble. Vibs stood curious as to what was happeneing as he leaned on his sword and took in the scene. Taishi's eyes were blood shot and sleepy as he drifted to his left and he drifted to his right and ever so often he would hiccup and look at Vibs and just smile and then curse him and make fun of him in his drunken stupor. Then all of a sudden, he dashed thunderously at Vibs who was totally surprised by this and had begun lifting his sword to swing it at him but Taishi had already reached up on him and did a high flying spin kick to his face. As Taishi's foot crashed into the man's face, it did not affect him that much and Taishi did it again to his face two more times and still he did not fall. This time Vibs was waiting on him to jump again and when he did, Vibs raised his sword and struck out to Taishi with his blade. Taishi blocked it with the bottom of his foot which had steel plating under his sandals. He used his leg to push aside the blade and came back in an arc towards the man's face which connected and finally the foot struck the man's nose and that blow made him fell.

As the man's body started to fall, Sanosuke rushed in and beheaded the beast as the head rolled and blood splattered on both he and Taishi.

"What were you thinking Taishi? Ah forget it."

Sanosuke really wanted to know why would you use the drunken fist instead of using one of the gates? This man's attack was very anglular but the gates would have given Taishi more power to beat him down faster. Namiko with a glance knew that Sanosuke was not angry but was just looking out for his friend. He held Taishi who did not know himself any longer since he was totally drunk. Namiko found an alive soldier and collared him as she made sure and tell him to go tell the Sword King that his man was dead and most of his soldiers and to come better than that. They were jounin shinobi after all and three jounin could cause alot of damage to a region if they really wanted to.

By the time the sword king had gotten word of his son's Vibs death, it had been close to night fall and he was grieving the entire night. The next day he sent out his other son Matadao which was going to be using a different sword the broad sword to be exact and of course a different fighting style than his late brother. The eldest Gill said for him to go out instead of his little brother since he did not want to risk looking another important soldier again. The sword king of course was full of pride and reasoned that what Vibs could not do Matadao was the one who can.

Not able to find Sanosuke anywhere as he awoke and searched the house Akio would be rather confused. While he figured that the Jounin would have at least said something Akio wasn't completely sure if that was so or not. However a quick walk around town would reveal that an apparent team of three Jounin had set out to take down someone known as the "Sword King".

Not exactly sure who that was since he was both an outsider of the village and anti-social Akio would have no idea who the man exactly was.  This would be solved with another few minutes spent asking around or simply listening to the chatter of the citizens. With his gathered information Akio would set out on the road, heading directly for where he was told the King housed his "Army". Being as he was a bit late on the trail he would be lucky enough to time his arrival, unintentionally, just in time to intercept the early departure of the second wave of soldiers.

Taking up a position in the trees where he would hopefully not be seen the young shinobi figured he could make a difference in the mission. Not taking in the fact that this was such a difficult mission that three whole Jounin were assigned to such a task. Not letting this deter him at all Akio would single out the blonde male that seemed to be leading the group and hop the branches quietly as possible until he was close enough to keep up with every twist and turn they may make.

A wide grin pulled at the corners of the Uchiha's lips as he formed a single hand seal, the ram seal. Targeting the what he had no idea was an extremely strong swordsman with a direct genjutsu. Forcing the man to continue to move down what he expected to think was the direction of the first fight. While in truth he was merely walking through twists and turns of odd forest undergrowth and such. After awhile some of his men would begin doubting his judgement just to be yelled at and threatened when they would even suggesting that the man was lost or had no idea of the previous battle's position.

Following the man as he lead his men blindly in circles through pointless trails and offside roads that seemed to somehow link back to where they were originally when the genjutsu was applied. Having been following them from the tree branches Akio would be slightly winded. However, not nearly as bad as the men would be doing at this point since they had been working there way through all of the terrain below.

Releasing the genjutsu it would take the men a few minutes to relocate the trail before continuing back toward where the Jounin squad were. After hours of aimlessly searching in circle the swordsman would grin as he saw the Jounn up ahead. Still hidden within the trees Akio would not let this man off so easily. Quickly forming the Tiger seal followed by the Rat seal Akio would hold it for a minute before several replicas of the Genin appeared around the blonde swordsman that was leading the group.

Looking at them in a rather confused manner the swordsman would growl lowly. "Do you believe a kid can beat me? I don't care how many clones he has I'll cut through them all until I find him! I'LL CLEAVE YOU IN TWO!" Shouting at the decent cluster of about six clones.

While they only moved at about half the Genin's speed, which wasn't slow at all, this would not be a problem seeing as the swordsman had taken the bait. Running his blade straight through the first clone's left ribs and out of his neck, cleaving the top left portion of the clone's torso in half. Although he would notice they it was a clone right away. Seeing as it did not bleed and instead a black inky substance leaked from the wounds before the bigger portion of the body regrew it's top left half. Just at that moment what was only half a torso and a head sprouted the rest of a body and stood there, a wide grin splayed across it's face. The same grin would be plastered on Akio's own face in the trees as the swordsman grew angry, beginning to go from clone to clone, easily dismembering the targets in some way then watching them reform into two separate clones.

Chakra: 85/100
WC: 751

Jutsu:

Taishi, Namiko and Sanosuke stood over the badly injured soldiers and he looked at the first son of the Sword King's head a few feet away from his body. Sanosuke took up the head and placed it within a bag and held it in his hands. He now assigned this bag to be the head bag. The bag where the heads of the Sword king was going to see the heads of all of his sons. The bag was made of a thick plastic material so the blood would not soak through nor could anyone see what was in the bag. Sanosuke stopped walking as he sensed a familiar presence.

"Akio! Come on out here!" shouted Sanosuke as he called the genin. He was not upset about him coming here although, now the three of them will need to make sure he does not die out here.

"Sanosuke, you told a genin to come on this mission?" asked Taishi as he stabbed another soldier to make sure he was dead with his kunai.

"No Taishi...but I can feel that he is somewhere close by."

"This is not a good idea Sanosuke." said Namiko.

"I did not invite him here Namiko. He is a gennin of the hidden mist, he will have to take care of himself. I guess he is here to get some exposure which I dont really mind as long as he doesnt slow us down."

"Hey Sano...you remember the time when..." as he paused to stab another injured soldier. "we all sneaked away to the main land? And we got captured and Namiko had to come save us? Ah...those were the days buddy."

"Its a good thing I was there too. Otherwise you guys might of been fish food after I found you strung up over the sea tied to a nearby tree hahahaha."

They all laughed at that and Sanosuke loved to look at Namiko laugh, she had one of those laughs that would make you want to laugh. And he always wanted her to be happy. He was glad that they would be sharing this light moment and as usual Taishi was always the one to make them laugh. So they waited on Akio to show himself.

Hearing his name be called followed by orders to come closer to Sanosuke the young shinobi would no do so right away. As he was caught up in admiring his genjutsu. Akio would continue to watch the swordsman as he sliced through one clone after another. Their numbers slowly growing larger and larger with each swing of his sword. Then as there were around fifteen or so Akio would decide he had saw enough, jumping down from his tree, but also making sure to keep the genjutsu active so the clones could continue wearing down the swordsmen. At this point his men would join in as well, causing the clones to multiply even faster.

Now standing beside Sanosuke the Genin would look a bit uninterested. "Yes?" Was all he said as he rubbed the scar that ran across the inside of his end of his left eyebrow from when Sanosuke had struck him at the dock, causing him to crash against the dock, creating the gash on his eyebrow that was now a scar. "Looked like you needed some help...after all the village was smart enough to know they needed to send two Jounin just to babysit you." Teasing Sanosuke the Genin had a wide grin on his face as he awaited Sanosuke's squad's reaction to his words.

Chakra: 75/100
WC: 219
Total: 970

Jutsu:

"Sanosuke who the hell is this?" asked Taishi as he eyed the genin who actually made fun of Sanosuke much to his surprise.

Sanosuke wondered if the beating he got messed up his head. He saw that Akio had a scar and it looked relatively fresh. A couple days old at most so Sanosuke guessed it was he himself that caused that. He did not like the fact that he was being made fun of. But he controlled himself. He looked across at Namiko and he was glaring at the genin but when she saw Sanosuke making no issue about it she just let it go. Already she did not like the genin

"Akio...I haven't the clue as to why you are here. But this is a serious mission. If you get in our way, I will kill you myself. Do you understand?" he said seriously

"We might be here to look out for Sanosuke but you will see as the mission progresses why three Jounin are needed. And in all fairness we could just tell you to go home. But as Sanosuke says, if you get in our way, we will get rid of you even though you are a Kiri shinobi." said Namiko as she walked away from the youth.

It was Taishi that came up to him and told him to come along. So they went their way normally. And was now making their way towards the deeper parts of the Sword King's territory. Sanosuke glanced across at Namiko as she walked alongside him. He could not hold her hand or hold her within his arms but his eyes can. And as if she sensed it, she looked at him and their eyes locked and she looked away and so did he.

Crossing his arms as Sanosuke mentioned killing him if he got in the Jounin's way Akio would turn his nose up with a humph. "I'm honestly hurt Sanosuke. I go out of my way to help you and don't even get any thanks. I even bought you some time by distracting the next wave of men. The big blonde one in the lead didn't seem too bright though in my opinion. He's still wasting all of his energy up the path from us as he is attempting to fight off my illusions."

Shrugging as he walked in the direction of the men, hoping the Jounin would follow him Akio would notice the grunts and shouts of the men grow louder as they neared the battlefield, if you could call it that. "The regular soldiers shouldn't have much left in them. Although not so sure about the blonde leader."

After they would get close enough to hear the slices of the sword Akio turned back to face the Jounin. They should be just over this hill if my memory is correct. "You can thank me later if you want." The cocky Genin responded with a grin on his face, showing he was quite glad with his results and was hoping for thanks even though he was almost sure he would not receive such a thing.

Chakra: 65/100
WC: 224
Total: 1,194

Jutsu:

The three of them all turned and looked at the gennin. Sanosuke noticed that even though he may be smug and cocky about it, he was not lying. He had encountered a high level swordsman and not only did he not just run away, but he distracted them long enough for the team of jounin to gather themselves a bit. It was a rather simple but highly effective genjutsu as well. The one where the caster creates copies of themselves and multiplies when they are struck by a physical attack. Sanosuke himself knew if he was in that situation he could not do any better and by the looks on the faces of Taishi and Namiko they thought the same thing.

"Hey man, if he doesnt wanna say it I will. Thanks." said Taishi as he tussled the little boy's hair. "Come on we better let the little dude lead us over there."

"Yea come on Sanosuke. Let's get them."

Sanosuke said nothing and decided that he will follow Akio's lead. Either way was good for him, either stalk them or just attack them head on. But he knew the genin should be able to handle himself. If he could not one of them would assist him.

Grinning widely at the fact that someone at least gave him the thanks he deserved. Continuing on the trail they would arrive at the location of the swordsmen as he slashed a few more clones. "You little brat come out and face me!" He shouted as Akio deactivated the jutsu, causing the large amount of clones to turn into inky blobs that fell to the ground before disappearing.

Looking back and forth as he searched for which one was the real Akio. Finally spotting the Genin he would snarl with anger noticing he was standing among the Jounin he was dispatched to finish off. Akio, still grinning widely would allow his grin to fade slightly due to intimidation as he noticed the man staring directly at him.

Perhaps a bit overconfident in himself seeing as Matadao had allowed himself to be fooled so easily the Genin would quickly form the Ram seal, dashing at the man with blinding speed. Before anyone could do much about Akio's decision he would find himself shocked as the man bolted back toward him. Sword ready Matadao would deliver one fast horizontal slash along the Genin's right side.

While everything would seem to move much slower than it actually did Akio would clutch his side instinctively, falling to the ground facing upward. Chuckling Matadao walked over to the injured Genin and raised his sword. "Nice try..." He said softly with a victorious smirk on his face. Returning a smile back Akio would form a few more handseals as quick as he could. At the same time the man would give hs sword a heavy swing. Finishing just in time a puff of smoke would envelope Akio, dissipating to reveal the mans sword was now lodged within a log instead of it's intended fleshy target that Matadao had hoped to hit.

With his escape narrow, but accomplished, the Genin would reappear behind the three Jounin, on the ground with his hands still against the thin slice that ran the whole length of his right side. "Ahhhh...." Inhaling the Genn would grunt with pain. "It hurts..." He muttered to himself, even the slightest movement would cause the pain to shoot through Akio's body as blood ran from the slit. While it wasn't too deep it was an precise enough cut to cause a steady flow of blood to slowly pour from the wound in the Genin's side.

Chakra: 51.5/100
WC: 400
Total: 1,594

Jutsu:

Namiko quickly touched Akio as a green glow of light engulfed her hands and his wound which began to slowly but surly heal the boy's skin. She looked at him with a smile on her face. She had grown fond of this little one and she nodded at him telling without words 'do not worry, everything will be alright.' Sanosuke glanced back at Akio and and when he saw he was being attended to returned his attention to the enemy. As Sanosuke stepped forward to deal with the swords man, Taishi stretched out his hand to stop him without looking at Sanosuke who was now looking at Taishi.

"What is the meaning of this this Taishi?" as Sanosuke had a tinge of annoyance in his voice.

"Relax Sanosuke. I will handle this one as well. I have to fight against the best to test myself."

"Something tells me, these guys are going to get stronger and stronger Taishi. I too want to test myself."

"Yea yea yea. Just relax. I will take Mr. Broad sword here because youre right, this one is different that the last. It wont be so easy for me."

*sigh* "Fine Taishi. But if you are going to get killed we are not intervening for you." said Sanosuke as he folded his arms and watched as Taishi with his blue body fitted suit walked out to confront this man. He had full confidence in Taishi's abilties but he wanted to see the different sizes of sword play these men had learned.

Taishi took out his his pair of tonfa and held them with the smaller part being held with the longer parts resting on the behind areas of his fore arms.

"OYE! BLONDIE! Come at me bro!" shouted Taishi as he raise his tonfa in an X formation as he waited on the man to react first.

ooc: you will rp the swords man. he is using a broad sword. one of those sword king arthur and such uses,

Grinning widely the broadsword wielding man stood in front of the other as he brandished his sword. "You're going to regret this." He said as he spun the the sword handle in his palm before ready pointing the tip toward the man who opposed him. Rushing in he would make a reverse cut, swinging his sword from the ground up. After finishing the first stroke he would respond with a second even if the first one would not connect. Circling his blade around Taishi's body Matadao would quickly come back with a low swing to his feet before circling the whole way back before going for a thrust.

"Don't worry if my hair color bothers you, it will be dyed red soon anyway." Matadao remarked with a smug grin plastered on his face. His eyes held a look of true confidence in them as he stared directly at Taishi. Making eye contact anyone would realized that this man not only didn't mind killing, but wanted death. His look alone told you he relished the occasion to sink his blade into someone, to watch as the life left their bodies from the simple motion of a sword swing. Listening intently as the blade would tear into the flesh of his victims. Even though not even a single drop of Taishi's blood would be dropped yet Matadao would lick his lips just thinking about such a thing.

Matadao's head would cloud with the thoughts of death as he laughed under his breath maniacally. "I'll enjoy licking my blade clean of your blood when I'm finished with you." He shouted loudly as he would lash out with several thrusts to Taishi's chest before swinging in an slanted upward slash, aiming to cut Taishi right in half from below his right armpit to the opposite side of his neck.

All the while Akio would be sitting on the sidelines, a determined look on his face. Although at the same time he would be unclear as to if he would jump in and do something or simply allow this man to handle it. Not sure what to do he decided to simply leave it where it was and jump in only if he had to or couldn't hold himself back anymore. However, he would keep and eye out for anything worrying or maybe something that interested him. One thing he knew though was that the swords were something he was beginning to enjoy the idea of.

Chakra: 51.5
WC: 411
Total: 2,005

Taijutsu versus Bukijutsu, it was something that was always debated on throughout the centuries on which art was greater. True, Taishi knew, being the minion of the sword king himself one had to have skill, Taishi did not count himself out and he knew that if he fell here, then the swords man would slay the gennin first or at least try to and he could not have that.

With that thought, Taishi knew that timing was everything during hand to hand combat with someone. The man attacked with the first slash he back flipped and back flipped again to evade the second one and while Taishi was in the middle of the second back flip, the man was coming in with a low swing but his hands were where his feet were supposed to be since he was in the middle of a back flip and so, he pushed off from the ground with his hands at the last second knowing the man's arm would be outstretched and his head would be low since his attack aimed for his legs, Taishi would bring the side of his left leg crashing hard to the top of the man's head in an effort to fracture his skull. Taishi would then back flip again and re take a fighting stance.



ooc: this is that the kick looks like but to his head.