32 Chapter 31 : Men's Fight
[ a long chapter of near 4000 words because of the delay and yesterday didn't release a chapter ]
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Deep within a big forest, there was a peaceful round open space. Giant old trees with thick green moss wrap around it like a hug. The tall trees make a green roof, letting bits of sunlight peek through onto the soft ground covered in ferns. Birds sing all around, and the air smells like fresh dirt .
And amidst this wild life there were two individual standing face to face a little far away from each other .
Garou's POV /
We stayed still while looking at each other trying to assess the situation and what we will do .
I slowly go into my Niko style stance and notice Dai looking at me with interest .
' NIKO STYLE FLAME KATA
I crouch myself ready to lounge at Dai, he immediately got into his own stance . His body facing a little to the left side, right arm is fully extended forward, fingers pointed, and ready to strike, his left arm behind his back .
' is that the famous dynamic entry stance ? ' i thought real quick and look at how Dai was looking at me intensely, far from his usual goofy self .
FLASH FIRE '
* Swoosh Swoosh Swoosh *
i disappeared from my place real fast, flickering like a flame leaving after images behind me . At this speed, i could surpass any mid genin and below .
i moved in a circular zigzag way, touching the ground with my feet gently .
" hmm ?! " Dai widened his eyes a little surprised by my technique and sudden speed up, but I didn't let him think much as i appeared in front of him and delivered a Punch right at his face .
* PAW * * PAK *
I looked at my clenched fist that was blocked by his left palm easily as i also used my forearm beside my head to block his sudden punch that arrived out of nowhere .
He didn't give me time and " huuup ! " he uttered and rotated himself in 360 degrees, then delivered a circular kick aiming for my shoulder that came from above .
' FLAME KATA
" Huh ?! " Dai suddenly realized that ...
PHANTOM PACE '
* Puff *
I dispersed into an after image dodging to the right.
' ADAMANTINE KATA
all the muscles in my right hand contracted and hardened unnaturally, then i move it forward real fast throwing a punch aiming at his ribs .
IRON BREAKER '
he quickly realized the danger and before my punch hit his body, he turned towards the punch and put his forearms in front of it to block it, but that was a big mistake from him .
* BAM ! *
" AGHHH " he uttered and gritted his teeth from the sudden pain as he flew a few meters away and he quickly rotated his body in the air to stabilise himself until he landed on his feet, then he grinded through the ground backwards due to the force of the landing causing dust to disperse in the air .
" Huff Huff " he breathed a little hard while looking at me with sweat running down his face .
He tugged his green sleeve to see that his forearm was now red with a ting of purple on it .
As i look at the bruised forearm with a narrowed eyes, i thought to myself ' that punch could have broken a bolder to pieces but it only made a small bruise on his skin, i really underestimated his endurance it seems '
" i didn't expect that to be so strong ! " he said while shaking his arm to remove the numbness and quickly went back to his stance .
I put a wide grin on my face " you haven't seen nothing yet ! " i said while slowly getting serious .
' COMBINED ARTS ADAMANTINE FLAME KATA : RAGING FIRE '
i remove my tai chi slippers real quick and crouch down while putting enough force on my toes that it dug through the ground, then ...
* SWOOSH !! *
I leave a small crater the size of my foot and appear before him instantly, then throw a quick punch to his head with my right hand .
he instantly moves his body sideways to get away from the trajectory of the punch and for my fist to hit a tree behind him, then...
* BOOOM !! *
The moment my powerful blow hit the giant trunk of the tree, it fractured and cracks spread like a lightning until the tree broke down falling, but i didn't wait a second the moment my punch hit that tree and quickly threw a hook at Dai who stepped back barely avoiding the hook .
I continued and didn't let him breathe as i do a front flip and kick with my heel aiming at his head which was under my feet now .
" AHHHHH " i shout as i put a lot of force in that kick, but he jumped backwards at the last second and my kick hits the ground .
* BOOM !! CRACK !! *
The ground breaks instantly and a huge crater formed, spreading dust every that made it hard to see Dai .
" Dynamic Entry ! " suddenly an image of a foot appeared before my eyes a few centimetres away from my face while dispersing the dust .
' ADAMANTINE KATA : INDESTRUCTIBLE '
* PAW kriiik ! *
His kick hit my head that only made me move backwards a little but it didn't end there " STRONG STRONG KICK !! " he shouted and rotated himself in the air, then two more powerful kicks hit me, one to my face and the other to my arm .
* THWACK THWACK * " aghhhh ! "
I grimace a little as i flip sideways quickly until i was some distance away.
i inhale some air, trying to calm down, while looking at dai who went back to his stance, his breathe not coordinated like mine with sweat running down his face .
Even though my adamantine kata could give me an advantage to sharp objects and powerful blows, but it only strengthens the surface muscles on my body , and not every inch of it, it's like an inferior version of Tekkai from one piece .
And let's not forget that it doesn't strengthen my bones, so a hard impact could still hurt me really much, Even though i don't really care about the pain, but i care about the efficiency of how my body will move after .
" Master garou, i will become serious from now on are you ready ?! " he said seriously and i grin with excitement, thinking of something .
I just nod at him and go back to my stance waiting for him to do his thing .
Dai POV /
"Huff huff " i breathed hard with sweat running down my face .
Master garou tries so hard to show his YOUTH to me, i don't want to be left behind him. I will show him that my YOUTH is also bright !!
" Master garou, i will become serious from now on, are you ready ?! " i asked with a little concern but he confidently nods at me with that innocent smile of his .
I immediately became happy that i got the approval to show my YOUTH, so i didn't let him wait any longer and start to use my special justsu i created through this 20 years of my life .
" EIGHT INNER GATES FIRST GATE : GATE OF OPENING " I shout and chakra burst out of me as i broke through my current limits forcibly .
* Vroom *
" HERE I COME !! " i shout .
* Swoosh ! *
Garou's POV /
Suddenly i could feel the air become heavy, dust and debris dispersing and flying away . I look at Dai who was surrounded by a bluish chakra that was flowing around him uncontrollably .
' so this is the Eight inner gates ! " i thought as i looked at Dai's figure with a wide grin, excited for what about to come .
I know my speed and destructive power is more than him at our base but with his first gate opened, i could feel it that his physique is now equal or a little above mine.
'Psycho mode '
I concentrate and activate my technique, the blood circulation inside my body got faster and my focus locked on Dai, my surroundings got blurry except for Dai's figure .
" HERE I COME !! " he shouted and crouched down then...
* Swoosh ! *
He suddenly appeared in front of me with me having difficulty to see his movements .
ADAMANTINE KATA : INDESTRUCTIBLE
* PAW PAW PAW *
he punched three times to three different locations above my abdomen but i quickly blocked all of them, some slight tings of pain assaulted me but i didn't care and immediately counter attacked with a circular side taekwondo kick to his head because my hands were busy blocking his punches .
* PAW ! *
the kick hit the back of his hand instead of his head much to my disappointment . he didn't give me time and quickly grabbed my forearm and delivered a front kick to my stomach
I jump upwards quickly dodging the kick...
WATER KATA : BIND OF PISCES
Using his hand that was grabbing mine, i immediately move my legs and pin that arm until his head using my legs, then i grab his wrist and pull it backwards real hard, immobilizing him in this position .
" Aghhh ! " he uttered as he couldn't move with me latched to his arm until...
" SECOND GATE : GATE OF HEALING "
* BOOM! * * CRASH * THUD THUD *
" agghhh !! "
I was thrown far away like a ragdoll due to the sudden burst of his chakra and crashed through the ground multiple times until " huupp " i rotated and balanced my self in the air until my feet touched the ground, then do some backflips to remove the inertia of the force .
I stop and look at Dai who was surrounded by a tint of green chakra now looking like brolly's Ki .
' i am in no way his opponent now, i have to use somethings too, and there is no better time than to use it now ! ' i thought with my eyes narrowed while looking at Dai who was breathing hard .
" This will become dangerous, do you still want to continue master garou ?! " he asked me and i could see his concern for me which made me smile at him .
Even though he looks menacing sometimes but i know he is a big softie inside that doesn't like hurting others for no reason .
" Dai-san you are underestimating me too much, please give it your all or else you are meaning to disrespect me and my...Youth !" i told him with a grin .
" NEVER, I WILL NEVER DARE TO !! " he shouted with some tears running down his face much to my amusment, this dude is really sentimental when it comes to youth .
" i have to say the same for you to be careful Dai-san ! " i said to him while going to a stance that made some troubles for me because of my inefficiency using it .
" what do you mean by that ?! " he asked confused but i didn't answer, and he became vigilant the moment he saw my face with sweat running down his face .
' COMBINATION ARTS : VOID BOXING NIKO STYLE : FLASH FIRE '
Dai's POV /
I look at master garou that went into another peculiar stance that i have never seen from the other konoha ninjas or people outside .
" i have to say the same for you to be careful Dai-san ! " he said much to my confusion .
" what do you mean by that ?! " i ask but he didn't answer, his face became emotionless that suddenly made me have goosebumps all around my body with sweat running down my face .
' i don't feel so good about this ! ' i thought as i became extremely cautious, concentrating real hard to not miss his next move .
* SWOOSH ! * * PAWWW !! *
" AGHHH WHAT THE ?! " i exclaimed because he instantly disappeared and reappeared in front of me, and for me to raise my forearms to block his punch at the last second, but it surprisingly caused me some real pain unlike his previous punches .
" Take this ! STRONG FIST ! " i shout and counter attack with a punch to his head but he tilted his head to the right and counter attacked with a punch on my stomach that made me bent forward on his fist and knocked the air out of my lungs .
* PAWW !! * " AHHHH !! "
I shout from the pain and was sent flying backwards due to the immense force that hurt like no other .
I immediately rotate myself again and do some back flips, then stand on my feet. I held my stomach to ease the pain that made it hard for me to breath .
' his speed and strength exploded suddenly the moment his expression changed, what's happening ?! Even without chakra he is still could compete with my second gate ! ' i thought incredulously .
then i made my mind to...
" THIRD GATE : GATE OF LIFE " i shout and another burst of chakra left my body as the gate on my spinal cord opened .
Garou's POV /
I look at Dai who now had pinkish red skin, pupils disappearing, his hair standing on end, and bulging veins visible all over his body.
He crouched down until he was on a running position, then...
* SWOOSH !! *
He disappeared somewhere instantly, i quickly put my forearms in front of my face and look between my arms around to locate him but ...
* SWOOSH ! THWACK !! *
I was suddenly kicked right on my head from the side and went flying again until i hit a trunk of a tree .
* CRASH !! BREAK ! *
The trunk of the tree broke to pieces the moment i hit it and...
* Thud *
I hit the ground loosely, my vision became blurry and ny brain rattled, moments away to lose consciousness,
i immeadtly grit my teeth and stand up groggily, my head spinning, seeing the world in blurs .
* Spit...tp * * drip drip *
I spit out a broken tooth on the ground, with blood dripping on my mouth . I shake my head to remove the groggines and slowly focus back on Dai who was looking at me putting back on my mixed void boxing stance .
He nods in approval and...
* Swoosh Swoosh *
* SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH !! *
He was running around in a circle with me at the centre so fast that it was causing a small tornado which was dispersing all the dust and debris from the broken trees to fly away .
' oh no ' i thought as i covered myself with my arms and crouched down, so he will have less places on my body to hit .
' ADAMANTINE KATA : INDESTRUCTIBLE '
* SWOOSH !! *
He suddenly appeared in front of me with a speed i couldn't react to and ...
* THWACK ! * * CRACK * " AGHHH "
He kicked my forearms and pain immediately assaulted me because my arms bones cracked and i backed away from him quickly but he didn't let me catch a breath...
* PAW PAW PAW THWACK THWACK !!! * * drip drip drip *
I was being punched and kicked everywhere with me only having my Adamantine kata to defend myself which only reduced the effects of his assaults a little .
* Crack crack *
Many bones in my body started to crack and fracture until i had enough of this and...
" First form: Carnage "
* bum brr dr *
Instantly, my muscles grew bigger, Veing popping out of my skin about to explode, the world around me slowing down further than it already is until i could see a vague silhouette moving fast that i could discern him only as a shadow, then he quickly appeared before me .
' COMBINATION ARTS VOID BOXING NIKO STYLE : GOD'S FIST '
" AGHHHHHH !! " i scream while putting as much strength as i could into my punch until...
* PAWWW !! * * BOOOM !!! * * CRASHH !! *
The moment he appeared in front of me, my punch hit right on his cheek and he instantly flew away like a bullet towards a tree far from me and broke it in the process with dust and broken branches flying everywhere that made it hard for me to see what happened to him .
" Huff Huff Huff " i breathed hard while looking around at the clearing that was full of broken branches, craters, footprints. far from it's initial look when i first came here .
* step step step *
I look at Broll... at Dai who was slowly making his way towards me, his figure obscured by the dust .
His chakra then dispersed the dust and now i could see his blooded, bruised face with blood coming out of his mouth .
He stood there for a moment, his bangs hiding his eyes and...
"FOURTH GATE : GATE OF PAIN !!! AGHHHHH !! " he shouted and his aura intensified, his skin turned redder than it already was .
' OHH HELL NO !! imma really fucking die man, is he trying to kill me or what, he really looks pissed of right now !! ' i scream internally while sweating bullets backing away a little and widen my grin nervously .
" hey Dai, Youth ?! " i said to him to test the waters .
* step *
He stepped forward...
" it's the Youth of today that will be responsible to shape the future !! " i suddenly said with jojo face, sure of myself that this quote will calm him down .
* step step *
"Guess Not ! " i muttered as i sweat more " YOUTH IS THE TIME TO EXPLORE LIFE AND TALENTS !! " i shout another quotes at his face.
* step step step *
Dai's POV /
' Youth can wait for later, i just wanna SMASH for now ! '
Garou's POV /
He walked closer and closer until i was fed up with convincing him to come back to his senses " Fuck this shit !! "
' Second Form: Crazed hybrid Form '
My disheveled hair turned Red and wild, my right eye, got filled with blood vessels. The sclera turned a shade of red with yellow shining pupils .
'Fuck, this form really fucks up with my Emotions, I AM ANGRY NOW !! ' i thought angrily as i look at Dai who stoped for a moment, probably didn't expect my transformation BUT who cares, I WANNA SMASH !
he bent his legs and instantly disappeared and reappeared before me and punched my face .
* PAWWW !! * " Blurghhh "
His punch caved my my face but...
' WATER STREAM ROCK SMASHING FIST '
i redirected all the force of his punch, moving my hands as if it was Flowing until i counter him with a powerful hook using his own force .
* BOOM !! * "Aghhhh " * drip drip *
The hook hit his face caving it in the same it did to me, i flow back my arm which was emitting a blue ocean colour in it's way while grinning like a maniac feeling extremely excited and angry .
' WATER STREAM DERIVATED SHIGAN : PIERCING FANG '
I appear instantly before him fluidly, not letting him catch his breath because if he got away then he will surely win just with his speed, and my limit in this form is going to end soon so i have to finish this quickly .
With my fingertips i hit three different weak points of his body with extremely accuracy.
Right Thigh, Right Shoulder, Right Arm...
* PIERCE PIERCE PIERCE ! *
Then my senses go haywire as i look to my left to see a foot coming near my face in slow motion.
* THWACK * "AGHHHHHHHH !!" * CRASHHH *
I was sent flying until i hit another tree and got embedded on it's trunk like a bogger...
i slook at my surroundings, barely seeing anything because of how blurry it was, my head spinning feeling like vomiting, blood dripping down my face .
i was about to lose consciousness but...
DING ... { Assimilation %21 > %22 }
I grin subconsciously as information and experience of a peculiar martial arts merges into my very being .
" Hahaha ! " i laugh exhaustedly while the dust dispersed and now i could see a blooded Dai who was breathing hard, holding his shoulder, with blood pouring out of the three places i pierced which had finger sized holes on it .
I look at myself and him who were in a miserable state, if our shredded attire and blooded, bruised body could mean anything .
I slowly and groggely stand on my feets again with my arms relaxed loosely, i breath hard for a few seconds before i crouch down until i was on four .
for the last time i concentrate...
' WATCHDOG MAN STYLE '
* SWOOSH ! *
I jump with my speed exploding, faster than before, and appear before him from above, he widened his eyes for a moment but i didn't let him think much and did a front flip to deliver a kick to his shoulder .
But at the last moment he dodged to the right with difficulty and my kick hit the ground instead ...
* BOOM CRASHH ! *
the moment it hit the ground a huge crater of 8 meters formed that shook Dai for a moment, i took advantage of it and launched at him immediately while still using the S class hero's way of movement and appear before him...
' WATER STREAM ROCK SMASHING FIST '
I punch his stomach real fast until his back hit a tree which was what i intended for his body to be .
My fists flowed, imitating the movement of water, then i start to bombard him with punches and hooks .
* PAWWW PAW PAW PAW BOOM PAW PAW CRACK CRACK ! *
I punched and jabbed every inch of his body with all of my power...
the tree behind him started to crack and break until i put all remaining energy inside my body into one powerful punch .
* BOOOOOM !!! BREAKK CRACK *
the tree broke and Dai got buried underneath the branches and the broken parts of the tree and his chakra stopped bursting out much to my relief .
" hufffff hufffff hufffff" i breathed real hard, my transformation got undone and...
* Thud *
i fell on the ground losing consciousness .
The End .
