❁𝐈𝐙𝐔𝐌𝐈'𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘- 𝘈 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘉𝘓𝘖𝘚𝘚𝘖𝘔 𝘖𝘍 𝘏𝘖𝘗𝘌 ✔︎

Chapter 6, Part 4

Sakura ran through the halls, gasping heavily and fighting off as many guards as she could to find the cellars. "Damn, where are they?!" She thought as she continued to fight.

Finding another set of stairs, she was confronted with a large door and a large group of guards. Sakura groaned in rage and threw a punch at all of them, "Shannaro!" She exclaimed.

As she passed through the door, all she saw were the cellars, which had been completely destroyed. Her eyes widened at the sight, and she dashed in search of any survivors. All she discovered were dead guards and no victims.

Punching her way through the other end, she opened a new hallway and carefully examined it before entering enemy territory.

Then she discovered a terrified child lying against a wall. Sakura dashed to him and examined him for any injuries. He stepped back, alarmed. Sakura knelt before him and extended her hand gently. "Do not worry, I am here to save you," she said softly.

The child wiped his eyes and hesitantly reached for her hand. When he did, he dashed into her arms. "Are you hurt?" Sakura asked as he let go and rubbed his eyes. He quickly nodded no and sniffed. "T-The girl...She saved us, but I got lost and could not find them anymore," he said, looking up to meet Sakura's gentle gaze.

He blushed slightly but remained focused on the situation at hand. "Which girl? What did she look like?" Sakura immediately inquired, as she healed him anyway.

His eyes welled up with tears. "B-Brown hair, black eyes..." He muttered, "She had the same headband as you and a purple shirt with a white and red crest at the back." Sakura's gaze softened now.

Sakura smiled as she thought, "Izumi, you saved them."

She stood up and grabbed the child's hand, holding it tightly while smiling confidently down at him. "We will find them!" Sakura said as they ran to find the group.

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Izumi effortlessly dodged all of her attacks. With her mangkeyō sharigan activated, she could see everything. Ayame groaned because she could not hit her, not once!

Everything around them was destroyed, and they were dangerously close to a group of women and children. Izumi broke through a castle window and ran to the roof. Ayame pursued her, shooting lightning.

"Do not run away from me!" Ayame exclaimed as she reached the top.

Izumi immediately threw her to the ground, causing her to scream loudly. However, Ayame managed to escape with her portal and appeared behind Izumi, kicking her hard.

Izumi collapsed against a wall and coughed as she defended herself against Ayame with her kunai.

They stood there for a while, each attempting to strike another and looking for an opening. Ayame laughed, "Look at you, you are just a half-blooded freak who can barely use her clan's ability!" Ayame exclaimed as Izumi's eyes returned to their natural color.

Despite panting heavily, she maintained a firm grip on her kunai.

They were both a bleeding mess.

Izumi kicked her ankle, making Ayame fall and squeal from the sudden move. She looked at her angrily at the comment she made. Ayame then got pinned to the floor and coughed out blood.

She looked at her angrily and only continued to laugh. "Seems I did strike something in you!"

Izumi grabbed at her neck and choked her. "S-Stop trying to underestimate me!" Izumi exclaimed angrily as tears finally fell from her eyes.

Now Ayame has severely hurt her.