505 470. Battle of Wits Part-2
Swoosh… swoosh…
The Ino-Shiko-Cho trio and the two Kumo siblings swiftly jump out of the water blade's way.
Slash… slash…
The powerful water blade slices through allies and foes alike and only stops after massacring tens of people.
"Woah! What was that?"
Ino stares at Kinkaku's hand in shock.
"That's Bashōsen! Another treasured tool of the Sage of Six Paths." Samui informs them as wields a tanto and observes the other brother.
"Nee-san, let me handle this!" Atsui wields his giant blade and dashes in Kinkaku's direction.
"They are no match for my ninjutsu, that's imbued with my hot soul."
"He talks too much. This is perfect! Kinkaku, leave this one to me!"
Click…
Atsui clicks his teeth and produces a burst of fire from his mouth. He wraps it around his blade and swings it forward in a horizontal motion.
Clang…
Ginkaku blocks Atsui's attack with Shichiseiken. Both of them engage in a sword fight.
Clang… clang… clang…
Atsui madly swings his great sword and builds up his momentum.
"Cloud Style: Rampant Strikes,"
With each strike, his momentum grows, and so does the force behind his swing.
"Chotto! That's not looking good!"
Ginkaku's face turns sour as he has difficulty withstanding Atsui's continues strikes.
Shoom… Clang…
Suddenly, Ginkaku extends his hand forward and grabs Atsui's blade with his bare hands. There is a layer of dense red chakra around his hand.
"Just kidding!"
Ginkaku grins as he performs a front-leg axe kick toward Atsui's gait.
Tch…
Atsui spins the hilt of his blade to free it from Ginkaku's grasp and uses its flat, broadside to block the kick.
BANG…
He veers across the surface of the water and jumps in mid-air to perform a backflip before landing smoothly on the surface of the water.
"That kicks packs some hot power." Atsui groans in pain.
HEH…
A grin appears on Ginkaku's face.
"His leg!"
Ino's loud remarks pull their attention to Ginkaku's leg.
A glowing yellow rope is wrapped around Ginkaku's leg.
"That's not cool! When did he…" Samui's expression turns pale as she glances at Kinkaku's empty left arm.
"WWIIINNDDD!!"
HAAH…
Kinkaku swings Bashōsen and generates a powerful burst of wind.
Shoom…
The powerful gust of wind turns into a giant hurricane. It pulls the surrounding water and turns into a giant water tornado.
"Dodge it!"
The Ino-Shika-Cho trio splits away to avoid the tornado. The tornado continues to travel forward and engulfs several shinobi within it.
"LIGHTNIIINNGG!!"
Kinkaku performs another swing, and this time generates a powerful current of lightning.
GAAH…
Atsui screams in pain as the lightning travels through the water and electrocutes his body.
"The sea is a great conductor of lightning!" Shikaku swiftly flickers towards the land.
Crackle… crackle…
The lightning spreads through the seawater and jolts anyone who comes in contact with it.
Whoosh…
Kinkaku closes the gap with Samui and swings the Bashōsen fan as a weapon.
Clang…
Samui blocks the fan with her tanto blade. Kinkaku parries her tanto and tilts his body sideways to avoid the blade.
Swish…
Samui wields a kunai with a paper tag with her other hand and swings it toward Kinkaku's head.
Whoosh…
However, Kinkaku ducks down and dodges her attack with his fast reflexes.
Bang…
He performs an upward front axe kick and hits Samui squarely on the chin.
GAH!
Samui spits out a mouthful of blood.
HAAH…
Kinkaku clenches his left fist and aims a punch at Samui's head.
Bang…
Samui barely blocks the punch by raising her arms around her face. However, the powerful force from the kick sends her flying across the surface of the sea.
BANG!
She slams into Atsui and both of them slide towards the land.
"Are you alright?!" Ino swiftly moves towards them. She treats Samui's chin with the Mystic Palm technique.
"Things aren't looking cool! I barely survived that fight. These brothers aren't someone we can confront in a head-on battle."
"But that won't stop my hot fighting spirit from igniting them with my flames." Atsui wipes the blood from his face and stands up.
"Wait, his arm!"
Shikamaru notices the yellow glow around Kinkaku's arm.
"That… that's Kōkinjō. But how's that possible?" Samui's eyes widen in shock.
She glances at Ginkaku's leg and notices a similar yellow glow.
"Don't tell me that…"
"Yes, they split the yellow rope in half and now both of them possess a portion of Kōkinjō," Shikamaru affirms her conjecture.
"That's not cool!" Samui grits her teeth.
"Switch places Ginkaku!"
"Right Kinkaku!"
Ginkaku jumps in front of the group.
"Bind and Draw out!"
Kinkaku opens his mouth.
ARGH… BLEURGH…
Samui and Atsui hold their stomach in pain. Their chests expand outward and a transparent shade escape from their mouth.
"SEVER!"
Ginkaku slashes Shichiseiken and severs the transparent shade in half.
Bleurgh…
Both of them puke out a mouthful of blood after the loss of their spirit word soul.
"Record them, Benihisago!"
Ginkaku holds a brown-colored gourd around his waist.
FSHOOM…
A powerful suction force originates from the gourd and pulls the severed portion of Samui, Atsui, and Choji's spirit word souls.
"All right! My side is done, Kinkaku."
"We've been had…"
Samui grimly stares at the Gold and Silver Brothers.
'Despite their looks, these brothers possess a certain level of intelligence.'
"That's what you think, you jerks!"
Atsui hurls his great sword on his shoulder.
"It's my turn now!"
Swoosh… Swash…
Samui swiftly flickers beside Atsui and places her hand on his mouth.
Mmmph…. Mfff…
"Didn't I always tell you to pay attention to my words? Or did my words fall over deaf years?" Samui glares at Atsui.
"Now listen. Don't say another word unless I ask you to. Is that clear?" Samui gives a death gaze to Atsui.
Mmff… Mm…
Atsui nods his head in fear.
"What should we do now?" Ino asks her.
"A portion of our spirit word soul has been taken hostage by him. It's both a curse and a sealing mark. The words that we have uttered the most since our birth are recorded within that spirit word soul. If we speak that word again… then that gourd in his hand will summon our soul and seal it away." Samui warns them.
Ginkaku stares at the spirit word marking on the flat side of Shichiseiken. Three words- hot, cool, and hungry are engraved on the blade. He folds the side of the blade to hide the words and glances at the group.
"You people seem to know a lot about us! Looks like the passage of time has revealed most of our secrets." Ginkaku grins at them and throws the Shichiseiken blade toward Kinkaku.
"The words that we've said the most are now forbidden? What kind of silly game is this?" Ino grits her teeth.
"I see!" Kinkaku reads the words on the blade and hangs it on his back.
He holds the Bashōsen fan with both his hands and infuses a large amount of chakra into it.
'What? What… what is it?' Choji and Atsui hold their head in frustration.
'What is the hot word I use to love the most?' Atsui shakes his head.
"You don't have to think so hard to figure it out!" Ino and Samui stare at Choji and Atsui, respectively.
"Bashōsen: Sea of Flames,"
Kinkaku swings the fan and generates a powerful wave of fire. The fires cover a vast area and engulf the group within them. Crimson flames burn over the surface of the water.
HAAH…
Shikamaru makes a series of hand signs and throws a fuinjutsu scroll from his pocket.
A blue barrier covers the group and protects them from the fire.
"This is so convenient!" Atsui places his hand on the surface of the barrier.
"This scroll won't last for long. So, we have to think of a solution!" Shikamaru speaks in a pale tone.
"Oh! I didn't expect them to have so many tricks in their arsenal." Kinkaku grins as he stares at the blue barrier.
"If that's the case!"
Kinkaku waves to the Bashōsen fan once again.
"Wind!"
He fans the flames and the intensity of the flames increases by another notch.
The surrounding temperature rises rapidly and the sea water evaporates into steam.
Sweat trickles down the bodies of the group inside the barrier.
"At this rate, we will be cooked alive!" Ino wipes the sweat from her forehead.
"HOT! It's so hot!" Atsui opens his mouth.
HEH!
A smirk appears on Kinkaku and Ginkaku's faces.
SHOOM…
A powerful suction force originates from Benihisago and draws out Atsui's body.
The suction force ruptures the barrier and pulls Atsui in.
"ATSUI!!"
Samui yells his name in horror as Atsui's body vanishes within the gourd.
"This idiot!"
