Chapter 488: 453. Omoi’s Determination
A similar situation occurs at a different battlefield as a platoon of lightning division runs into a group of former Seven Mist Swordsman consisting of Ameyuri Ringo, Juzo Biwa, and an Ice release user from the Yuki clan of Kiri.
Together with the Yuki clan member, the two former mist swordsman shrouds the entire battlefield in heavy mist and blocks the vision of the lightning division members.
Ringo and Juzo perform the Hiding in the Mist technique and perform Silent Killing on the members of the lightning division. While the ice release user from the Yuji clan rains down shards of ice on the shinobis. He covers a portion of the battlefield in a blizzard as Kabuto takes advantage of an Edo Tensei's unlimited chakra regeneration to create a domain of snow on the battlefield.
Casualties pile up as the lightning platoon loses several members, including two of their captains.
"Damn it! At this rate, we can't hold for much longer." Omoi repels a sneak attack from Ameyuri Ringo as injuries slowly pile up on his hand. He wipes the blood from a cut on his face and carefully assesses his surroundings.
"With all this mist, I can't even sense their location, since this mist also contains their chakra." Zaji, the sensor of the team, shakes his head as his back is locked against Omoi's.
"Captain, when will reinforcement arrive?" Omoi blocks Ringo's attack with his sword and makes a series of hand signs.
He spews out a bolt of lightning from his mouth to attack Ringo, but the latter turns out to be a water clone.
Slash...
Ameyuri Ringo appears behind another vice-captain and slashes his arm with her sword.
BZZT... CRACKLE...
She discharges lightning bolts from her twin lightning sword, Kiba.
ARRGH...
The vice-captain scream in pain and loses his life as she stabs the blade through the latter's head.
Splash...
Blood splashes on the battlefield as the vice-captain clutches his neck and lifelessly falls to the ground. Ameyuri turns around and points her blade toward Omoi, telling him it's his turn next.
Gulp...
Omoi gulps his saliva.
"Damn it! I didn't have even a girlfriend yet and I am about to die now." Omoi clutches his blade and patiently waits for Ameyuri Ringo to make a move. Sweat trickled down his forehead.
Meanwhile, multiple shinobis from the lightning division attempt to run away from the mist in order to preserve their life.
"Stop Running! Isn't there anyone that can make my heart flutter with their techniques?"
Slash... slash...
One after another, Ameyuri executes one shinobi after another with a swift slash of her sword. The captain of the platoon helplessly stares at the state of his comrades as he is engaged in a battle against Juzo Biwa, another of the seven mist swords.
Currently, Juzo is wielding a giant sword he robbed from the corpse of a shinobi he killed earlier. His signature weapon, Kubikiribōchō, or the Executioner's Blade, is missing. However, even without the blade, Juzo is more than a match for the captain. The captain is barely able to preserve his life with some help from other shinobis.
The situation is not looking good on the other side of the battle too as the remaining vice-captains are locked in a fight against the Ice Release user from the Yuki clan giving Free rein to Ameyuri to chop down shinobis like grass.
"It's no fun when all of you are running around like that."
Ameyuri stops in her tracks. She points her twin blade Kiba, towards the sky.
BZZT... CRACKLE... BOOM...
A bolt of lightning falls from the sky. She crosses the twin blade and stabs them into the ground.
"Lightning Release: Thunder Gate,"
*BOOM*
A powerful surge of lightning flickers across the entire forest. The powerful lightning bolt burns down nearby trees and dissipates the surrounding mist. The lightning bolts pierce through multiple shinobis, instantly killing them in the process.
"Yurui!" Omoi clenches his sword in fury, as his friend loses consciousness from Ameyuri's attack.
"Damn it! I've had enough of this! How many of our friends have died already? I can't watch this any longer!"
"Stop it, Omoi! We can't fight someone on her level with our skills. Let's use this opportunity when she is attacking other platoon members to escape and inform the division head to request backup."
"No, I can't watch my comrades die like this. I better be called a martyr than a coward!"
Omoi takes a step forward and charges toward Ameyuri with a sword in his hand.
"Omoi, you!"
The other shinobis from Kumo stare at his back.
"I thought you were a cautious type. Since you dare to show courage in such a hopeless situation, then how can I back away? I will help you." Another of Omoi's friend flicker beside him.
"In that case, let's take her down together."
Ameyuri turns around and notices Omoi's squad rushing towards her while the rest of the shinobis are running away from her.
"Oh, someone with a backbone!"
Ameyuri lifts her twin blades and stares into Omoi's eyes. She notices the determination and courage in the latter's eyes.
Thump...
Ameyuri's heart skips a beat at his expression.
"Oh, I finally met someone who can flutter my heart. But do you possess the strength to back up your bravery?"
Whoosh...
With a burst of speed, Omoi appears in front of Ameyuri while she deflects various kunais and shuriken thrown at her by Omoi's friend to act as a distraction for the latter.
Bang...
She stomps her legs and jumps in the air to avoid multiple earth spikes from the ground.
"Cloud Style: Deception Beheading,"
He charges forward with a lateral sword slash aiming to behead Ameyuri with a single swing while she is still in the air.
Clang... clang...
Ameyuri deflects the shurikens and kunais with one of her blades and blocks his sword with her other blade. Both of them engage in a sword battle and Ameyuri easily overwhelms him despite the help from the sidelines.
"I have fought against multiple shinobis from various nations during the previous war. I met many men during those battles. Some of them were afraid of me and choose to run away. Some of them were overconfident in their strength and lost their life under by blade. However, you... you are different!"
Ameyuri stares at Omoi's still trembling hands and legs.
"Despite your fear, you are still determined to fight me with no chance of victory. Is it your foolishness or the courage of a reckless man? I wonder which one is it?"
"No! It's not like that..." Omoi firmly grabs his sword and parries her blade sideway by adjusting his strength at the last moment.
"I am a cautious guy by nature who doesn't like to fight his enemies if things could be solved in a simple manner. However, currently, I am fighting for the sake of protecting my comrades. So, even if I have to risk my life, I don't want to see them dying in front of my eyes." Omoi resolutely clutches his sword and takes a Kenjutsu stance and closes his eyes.
"Hehe... you are quite funny, kid! It's the first time I have seen someone like you. If only I met you earlier." Ameyuri smiles and gathers lightning chakra around her body.
Fwoosh...
Suddenly, she disappears from Omoi's vision and reappears behind him.
"I was waiting for you!" Omoi suddenly opens his eyes and slashes his blade in a single, large, crescent moon-shaped arc with a ferocious speed.
Slash...
Omoi's blade slashes through Ameyuri's legs as the latter managed to avoid her neck in the nick of time. Her blades close up on Omoi as the latter closes his eyes to welcome his death.
However, after a few seconds, the expected pain didn't arrive.
Omoi opens his eyes and notices Ameyuri struggling to hold her hands from chopping off his head.
Ah!
The sudden unexpected scene surprises him.
"Kid, I like you very much. So, run as far away as you can. I can no longer control my body."
Ameyuri's hands tremble as she holds the blade an inch away from Omoi's neck by sheer willpower.
Gulp...
Omoi gulps his saliva. However, he resolutely shakes his head.
"I can't! This is a battle I must fight to protect my friends."
Hehe...
A genuine smile appears on Ameyuri's face for the very first time.
"If not, only I had met you earlier!"
At a far away distance, in a secret hideout.
"Now! Now! I don't want my weapons to feel any emotions."
Kabuto makes a Ram hand sign.
Back on the battlefield,
Shoom...
Ameyuri's eyes turn black as she completely loses her personality and control over her body.
She grabs the twin sword and raises them toward the sky and channels a huge amount of lightning chakra through them.
"RUN! She is about to release another of those powerful attacks." Omoi warns his friends and swiftly escapes from the range of her jutsu.
'Lightning Release: Thunderbolt Discharge,"
She gathers multiple lightning clouds in the sky with her chakra. Ameyuri points Kiba towards the sky. The twin swords act as a lightning rod and attract the lightning strike from the sky.
Boom...
A thunderbolt reverberates through the forest, piercing everyone's ear drums in the vicinity. Ameyuri wields the lightning blade and swings in a vertical motion toward Omoi and his group.
BOOM....
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