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Kurobachi's POV (Eastern Forest of Irminsul - Terra)
Kurobachi glared at the small, ridiculous woman who stood in front of him. He knew he should rush for his brother; the accursed Aburame had nearly gotten the better of him. But he couldn't help but fixate on the woman before him. Her spitefulness and weakness reminded him of his eldest sister, a fact that made his blood boil.
Suzumebachi's status as leader of the Kamizuru Clan was a recent development. In fact, she had only earned the right by convincingly besting the previous leader in combat. Kurobachi had been that leader. The man had run the clan well for years, but the war had proven more costly than anyone had expected. Their numbers had been in the hundreds, but after the fierce battles with the Aburame Clan, they were left with a mere twenty active shinobi. Kurobachi had led fine, but those blasted fools had been lucky enough to wipe them out. But the clan had needed a scapegoat, and the head and general of military affairs made for quite the target. With his approval within the clan at a time low, Suzumebachi had returned to the clan after a year-long training journey. Immediately and publicly, his sister called him out and challenged him to a duel. (7)
That damned duel had proven to be his undoing. Kurobachi had been the strongest of the Kamizuru for years. But in a mere year, his eldest sister had surpassed him. The rare parasitic wasp style was one only female members had access to. Her conditioning on a level Kurobachi hadn't seen in the clan, with his support at an all-time low and his recent death by Suzumebachi. The clan decided to change leadership…
If Kurobachi was honest, he had grown to distaste most women. They seemed to simply always remind him of his hated sister. This mission had been the worst yet for him. The Kamizuru Clan had been contracted for a valuable mission. Their three best were chosen, and Kurobachi had lost to Suzumebachi, and only one could come close. He had seen an opportunity even more so upon spotting a member of the Aburame. But as he saw this woman dare stand in his way, his rage guided him in facing her.
Kurobachi couldn't afford nor survive attempting to harm his sister. But this little bitch…
"I will offer you no mercy, you pathetic bitch." Kurobachi spat. "You cannot beat me, and once I've crushed you, my brother and I will enjoy making the Aburame scream."
"I won't be needing your mercy, nor will you get to hurt Shino," Sakura argued as she squatted low and warily circled the large armor-plated man.
"Your attacks will not hurt me. Your body will not keep up. You will die; you are a mere woman, after all." Kurobachi coldly assured.
The woman didn't bother responding, instead whipping a kunai with impressive speed directly for his chest. Kurobachi didn't bother dodging, instead allowing it to bounce harmlessly off his scales. He did, however, notice a smile from the woman. Lazily glancing down, he saw an explosive tag.
With a boom, it went off; however, Kurobachi was not harmed by the force or flames. Instead, the man leaped through it, aiming for where the woman had been. Kurobachi smiled cruelly at her shocked face as she stumbled back. However, He offered no respite and sent her head first into a tree with a powerful left hook. With a burst of blood, she went through it-
Trusting his senses, the man formed a hand sign and calmly spoke, "Kai." Instantly, the world around him shattered. He stared at the unharmed tree and whipped around to see the woman mere inches away. She struck him with a palm strike to the chest and attempted to stab between two plates on his neck. However, Kurobachi was no amateur; ignoring the harmless attack and leaning his head so the blade bounced off his scales, he attempted to swat her out of the air. However, she managed to kick off his face and narrowly avoided the blow.
"Surely you can see it now." Kurobachi lectured as he stomped closer to the woman. "A weak, foolish woman like yourself stands no realistic chance against a shinobi like myself. Let me simply break your neck and end this."
Once again, however, the woman didn't answer; instead, once again thrusting her palm, this time for his knee. Kurobachi didn't acknowledge the pathetic attack; instead, he raised a hand to chop her body in two. However, as soon as her palm touched, he felt a spike of pain and momentarily dropped to his knees. The woman swiped with her hand as if it were a blade; it barely grazed him, yet Kurobachi roared in pain. It felt as if he had been slashed. Shocked and caught off guard, the man leaped back to regroup.
"The only thing I can see, bug boy, is exactly how I can beat you." Sakura taunted with a wink.
Kurobachi's mind and chakra exploded. The man had felt this feeling before. Hurt and shocked, reality as he knew it was broken, and all the while, a snide woman mocked him…
"Somehow, you hurt me…" Kurobachi growled.
"Don't act surprised!" She sniped back. "My first attack hurt you earlier, too. You played it off to try and fool me, but this woman managed to outsmart you!"
"Hilarious," Kurobachi growled angrily. "So you saw through that aye."
"My earlier attack was just me making sure of it. Once I touched during the stabbing attempt, I was certain. That my newly learned technique would be your undoing." The woman boasted.
"There's no wound, and I made no sig-"
"Actually, you left plenty. You flinched when I landed it and bragged about your armor, but the problem is I'm using the sharpest blade there is." She bragged smugly to him. "A chakra scalpel, one that can cut through your armor."
"What is your name?" Kurobachi asked his tone the calm before the storm.
She smiled mockingly at him. "Sakura Haruno Genin of the Leaf."
"Well, Sakura…" Kurobachi said darkly. I'll assure you I sent you to your home in pieces!"
The woman had managed to get the drop on him fine! But her attack had only worked because he hadn't known! He would tear her apart now. (8)
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Oh, good god! Brother! HELP ME!" A shrill and broken voice sounded out. Kurobachi spared a moment to look at others at the only fight. Only to be stunned to see his sibling armless and screaming pathetically as the Aburame moved to finish him.
'It may be best to retreat; I'm not at full strength, and without Jibachi and with this bitch in the mix, I can't be certain I won't be overwhelmed.' Kurobachi thought before spiking down a smoke bomb. 'Best to retrieve him and retreat… the same technique that started this fight will end it. Super Whizzing Missile!' Kurobachi thought as he zoomed through the smoke right before Shino could reach and kill him. Snagged Jibachi and zoomed away; in mere seconds, he was hundreds of feet away with his sobbing brother.
'This was a disaster… I hate to admit it, but returning to Suzumebachi and the others will be the best move. Two Super Whizzing Missiles take a ton out of me. Besides, these are no regular shinobi..' Kurobachi bitterly thought over it. He glanced down at his nearly passed-out brother. 'Losing to an Aburame so decidedly. You fool…'
Kurobachi thought as he flew away with him, following his sense of where Suzumebachi was to regroup…