The Jutsu Master

Chapter 32: Kick Back

Ju Ichi, stumbles out of the triage site, slowly approaching them, unable to see the body. "Who's..." He looks at the body beneath them and see's Shiroi as his eyes widen when he glances back seeing Eijiro still unconscious. He hobbled over towards Shiroi despite Sakura trying to stop him when she see's Shiroi as well. Ju Ichi kneels at the body of Shiroi.

"N-No... Shiroi.. please, get up... Shiroi... please... don't leave mehere, not without you... Shiroi, don't go. No... Shiroi!"

Ju Ichi hugs and cradle her lifeless body.

Minutes prior...

"I have no intention to tell you anything." Iruka says staring down a Pain.

" I see then I have no use for you." The man goes to stab at Iruka with a black rod when two hands grasp it. And both he and Iruka look up to see Noda and Kakashi standing side by side.

"Creating a loud diversion to investigate in the shadows, eh?" Noda asks.

"Kakashi! Noda!" Iruka shouts.

"Please take the wounded one and get away. Leave this scene to us." Kakashi says.

Iruka nods. "Roger!" He grabs the wounded leaf ninja and leaps away swiftly leaps away.

"Now it's just us three." Noda says once Iruka evacuates. He stares at Pain with a glare, before noticing the rinnegan. "Rinnegan?" He mutters. "So is this party for Naruto or Sadao and Anzu?" He asks the orange haired man in front of him wary not to activate his Sharingan yet.

"Then I'll ask you two, where is the nine-Tails?"

Noda laughs in Pains face. "What you're doing is utterly pointless and ridiculous. You may out comrades in the rain village, but we don't do that here in Konoha."

Kakashi nods in agreement. "Yeah. Even if it means dying, there's not a single one of us who would sell out a comrade."

Both Kakashi & Noda reveal their sharingan's ready for combat against this foe. Kakashi breaks the metal rod, Pain responds swiftly with a kick, Noda crouches down as Noda does a few signs in rapid succession.

"Earth Style: Mud Wall!"

Three walls form around the pair, Kakashi runs forward, as Pain stabs a new rod into Kakashi's shoulder he attempts a lightning blade, but, briefly, if only for a moment does Kakashi feel as if he can't control himself and he misses, stabbing into the mud wall instead of his target.

"Kakashi Hatake, the copy ninja..." Pain stares at Kakashi, his gaze then turns to Noda. "Noda Isao, the blue eyed dragon. I'm honored to meet you both." Kakashi leaps back next to Noda, extracting the rod from his shoulder. "Where is the Nine-Tails?"

"Such a silly question." Kakashi mutters, channeling more lightning chakra into his hand. He attempts to rush Pain with another lightning blade, but mere inches from making contact he feels a wave of force stop him and launch him back that also crumbles the wall around Pain.

The blast causes a large eruption launching both leaf Jonin back, Noda recovers quickly having been further away than Kakashi had been he hides amongst a nearby uncolapsed buildings. Kakashi moments later, rises out of the debris field. Kakashi steps down the debris, and creates more lightning in his palm. Next he uses his lightning hound to try a ranged attack however it is also repelled. A crash erupts behind Kakashi, a second Akatsuki also, with the rinnegan. He detaches his arm and from it several missiles launch towards Kakashi, however as they near their target they all burst becoming confetti, Noda watches from nearby his Mangekyo Sharingan active. Kakashi then tries to strike the newcomer with his lightning blade, but he dodges perfectly, Kakashi and Noda both immedietly, learn the harsh lesson, that so long as one Pain can see them, both can. The two pains now stand together against Kakashi, alone on the field, while Noda guards him from nearby.