Judge/Jury/Executioner
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around, the battle continued to rage. While a few of the ninjas are
down, the majority of them are still in the midst of the fray, and a
number of the warriors had been knocked unconscious. But the
fiercest battle, by far, is going on around Kobatsu. The two
incarnations of Leviathan are engaged in a brutal match, neither
able to gain a decisive advantage; the seemingly psychotic Shadow
Mode Testament is attacking relentlessly head on, while Hisame
Shizumaru is adding even more pressure from the side. The ninja
master is being hard pressed on all fronts; though he is able to
keep up, it's becoming more and more difficult due to his wounds and
rising fatigue. Finally, he begins to near his breaking point...with
a puff of smoke, he pulls the classic ninja teleportation art,
teleporting behind Testament a short distance. Using the moments he
has before his foes are able to reorient and resume their onslaught,
he prepares his most suitable art.
"Kikaku Ken no
Jutsu!"
As Testament completes his turn, Kobatsu is moving
in. His hands lash out with blinding speed, forefinger and pinky
extended on both hands as he goes for a devastating series of rapid
blows to the nerve centers located in the shoulders and neck. But
his blows strike only air. Before he is able to change his attack,
Testament has reformed behind him...he sweeps his scythe low,
catching Kobatsu in the back of his legs and sweeping his feet out
from under him. Testament spins his scythe in his hand...as soon as
the high ranking ninja hits the ground, he immediately begins to
roll, trying to come to his feet. But before he can get far, the
butt end of Testament's scythe has slammed down into Kobatsu's solar
plexus. He grunts in pain...
"ENOUGH!!"
Kobatsu's
voice, though a bit raspy, rings out over the whole battlefield.
Both sides stop for an instant, hesitating at the immense authority
in that voice; even Testament hesitates. And that's all the time
that Kobatsu needs. In a puff of smoke, the ninja master has
disappeared, and reappeared in the midst of the
battlefield.
"Ninja...WITHDRAW!"
The ninja, after yet
another moment of initial hesitation, do so. Those still standing
gather the few unfortunate enough to have been incapacitated...they
retreat, heading out through the doorways. Kobatsu lingers a moment,
saying one last thing before also heading out.
"...not
bad."
And then he too departs, leaving the exhausted
combatants to relish their victory. Those among them who were still
conscious, anyway.
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Later that day, in the Hokage's
inner sanctum, again the Lord Daisetsu is engaged in discussion with
the ninja master. Daisetsu seems noticably more tired, and Kobatsu
is still speaking with a bit of a rasp.
"So, I take it that
our warriors' performance was acceptable?"
"...you have done
well. Your warriors have proven their strength to my satisfaction.
You will have my support, Daisetsu."
"I thank
you."
"Before you move on, though...you may wish to consider
pausing and resting awhile. You are tired, and surely the rest of
you could use a bit of a breather as well. Speed is vital to
war...but one must be careful that speed does not become
recklessness."
"...I shall keep that in mind."
And
with that, Daisetsu rises and takes his leave.
Round 3 is
now officially over.
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edited by Dry31 on 04-23-2003 at 05:29 AM
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