Taiju vs Goliath.
"Rakuen." Taiju's blade surges with a psychedelic mix of yellow, green, teal and violet, creating an after-image of slashes.
"3 headed hound." The goliath samurai channels chakra to his morning star, thrusting it down as a chakra manifestation of a 3 headed dog charges at Taiju.
Taiju rotates his vibrant blade, a trippy projectile slash flowing towards the chakra manifestation.
Sling
The flowing colours slice the dog in quarters, chakra bursting from the mixture.
"Raaah!"
The Goliath flashes to Taiju, building more force behind his morning star.
"11 heads of Avalokiteshvara." Taiju chants.
Golden light emits from him as 10 copies of him are formed.
"Huh?" The Goliath gawks at the sudden copies.
Boom
He slams his morning star against the ground, shattering earth as rock fragments shoot at the army of Taijus.
The rock fragments phase through the light clones.
"Show yourself–cowardly ninja!" The samurai barks out, swinging wildly at the clones taunting him.
Taiju steps up from one of his clones, pointing Shifuku at the samurai.
"Lotus petals." Taiju commands.
His light clones flicker around the Goliath, dissecting him like polished surgeons. A cut to the tendon of his knee, gashes at his shoulder joints, slices to the achilles tendons to eliminate his mobility.
His armour failed to protect him from the vicious strikes, leaving him at the mercy of the very man who killed his brothers.
"The least you can do is give me a death fitted for a warrior. " The Samurai pleads, his long blade stabbing the ground to give him stability.
Taiju nods at his request, thrusting his sword through the Samurai's chest, his clones mimic him by piercing at the Samurai's intercostal spaces between his ribcage, ending his life swiftly.
Sheath
Taiju places Shifuku back in his scabbard.
"Avalokiteshvara shows mercy to all." He recites.
---
Ameyuri vs Mifune.
The delicate beauty of the area was tarnished by scorch marks and cuts.
Mifune stands tall, blood dripping down from his head wrapping, protective plates burned off and a Lichtenberg figure on his exposed right shoulder.
"This is quite the mess." He shrugs.
Ameyuri stumbles out of a crater, her clothing littered with tears all over, blood seeping through her right side, but her devilish smirk didn't falter.
"You got me good. " She chuckles painfully, her arms shaking slightly.
"This next clash will decide everything. " Mifune declared.
"It's been an honour, General." Ameyuri channels lightning around Kiba, her blades willing to die with its partner.
Mifune couldn't resist his smirk," You are strong, Ringo.The last time I was pushed to my limits was against Hanzō." He shifts his legs apart, chakra flaring around him.
"Such high praise, let's die to the blade instead of the cold." Ameyuri coats her body in lightning, resembling a lightning Kijo, she prepares to use her full power.
"Kurosawa, black swamp of the fallen. " Mifune's blade is painted in a thick black liquid.
WOOOSH
Without a moment to spare, they moved simultaneously, moving at the speed of light to honour this final clash.
"Ameyuri Ringo."
"Shogun, Mifune."
Speaking each other's names for what could be the last time. Their forms reappear with just a metre separating them, lightning kijo vs the Black swamp warrior...
"Niruvāna."
A golden curtain of light separates them, the beautiful show of ultralights destroys the surface, creating a gash deep enough to reach hidden continental plates.
*Continental plates (plate tectonics) are generally 80 to 200 kilometres( 50 to 125 miles) deep.
Ameyuri's lightning armour vanished from the force of the shockwaves. Mifune's black substance evaporated despite the cold weather. The sheer power of the attack diffused their jutsus.
The one responsible for such a Godly ability is no other than Taiju, the once titled Bloody swordsman of Konoha, has been reborn as an enlightened swordsman.
Taiju walks over to Ameyuri, golden energy attached to him like a second skin.
"Oi–don't even think about throwing your life away! " Taiju barks warns her.
Ameyuri scoffs, "Who are you to decide my destiny brat?" Ameyuri flashes a bloody grin.
Taiju shakes his head, eyes glaring softly at Mifune. "General. "
"Young swordsman. " Mifune acknowledges Taiju's Kenjutsu prowess.
"We have slaughtered countless of your samurai. Will you let us live?" Taiju questions.
Mifune presses his lips together, tasting the dried up blood. "Sigh–even if I wanted to kill all of you, I stand no chanceagainst you specifically. " He confesses.
"Pftt." Ameyuri snorts, "Ouch!" She clutches her bleeding wound.
Taiju ignores Ameyuri's blatant disrespect,
"Your men died at their own accord. This is the cycle of life." Taiju preaches.
Mifune rubs his forehead, " The youth is truly terrifying...I have no grudge against you nor your companions. " Mifune clarifies.
"Thank Kami." Tayuya sighs, resting her hands on her hips as she walks over to them.
Kin followed from behind her, humming a tune. Yugao leaps over to Taiju, Runa in full display.
"Yugao..."
"Mifune-sama, it's in our best interests to negotiate a peace treaty with you and our Hokage. Enough bloodshed for one evening."
"What?" Taiju's eyes widened.
"Honestly, that's not a bad idea. Granny is way better than Danzo. " Tayuya nods in approval.
Kin sighs, "I really hate this place..."
Mifune takes her suggestion into consideration, "You are right, young lady. To prevent any future conflicts, a meeting between me and Lord 5th is mandatory. "
"Thank you, Mifune-sama." Yugao bows, sheathing her blade.
Thud
"Ringo!"
"Damn it–don't die yet!"
"Taiju!"
"Sorry, Kin..."
---
[ 2 days later]
Ameyuri's Minka-
The last two days since the battle was spent burying the fallen samurai, Ameyuri getting pardoned by Mifune and patiently waiting for Tsunade's arrival.
Squad-0 agreed that Danzo compromised them with this mission, they were never meant to survive their encounter with Ringo, it was a easy way for him to get rid of an unwanted variable *but fate has a funny way of working out.
The smell of roasted beef filled up the air and sizzling of vegetables in a pan.
"Tayuya, be patient. " Taiju scolds the Redhead.
"Oh-Kami, I'm hungry. " Tayuya groans from the dinning table, dressed in a scarlet kimono, matching her hair colour and a black bandana.
Kin sat on Tayuya's right side, wearing a Lapis blue kimono with her hair in a messy bun with her senbon securing it.
"Taiju-kun, please finish up. " Kin softly warns.
Yugao sat on the Redheads left side, preferring a grey kimono(Taiju's) oversized, sleeves swallowing her hands and her violet hair is let down in it's natural purple mess.
"You cook really slow. "
"Not you too, Yugao. " Taiju pouts, placing the food on the dinner table.
"Finally!" Tayuya snatches her chopsticks, ready to dig in.
"Wait for me." Ameyuri calls out, the mist nin approaches them in a light pink Kimono, her scarlet hair let loose, showing it's wild long locks, reaching her lower back.
Ameyuri sits next to Taiju, shoulders touching as she invades his personal space to make the dinner more intimate.
"Pass me the rice~"
"This is unnecessary. " Taiju groans, passing her the bowl of rice.
"Thank you."
"This isn't half bad." Tayuya approves of the meal, munching down a piece of beef.
"We all bloomed our swords, some of us in less practical methods..." Kin glances at Taiju.
Yugao's eyes focused on him, "Somehow the blood thirsty one is blessed by Buddha."
Tayuya snickers, Kin tries to hold back a giggle and Ameyuri nudged his shoulder, chewing loudly.
"The boy who begged for mercy, found enlightenment. " Ameyuri cackles openly.
The girls followed like a chorus of misfits.
Taiju slipped out a snort, "You lot are heartless. "
"That's why you love us." Tayuya points her chopsticks at him.
"Yes, I really do love you all."
A sharp silence followed, no gasps or scrunching faces, just women processing his words in the comfort of dinner, protected from the waiting cold.
[End of chapter]
Warning:
Next chapters will be smut.