The Lost Shinobi

And The Final Battle Approaches

As soon as Akiko hit the tree, she tried getting up. Quite pitiful actually, as she was actually bent on dying. Scar was headed her way, and on instinct, she rolled to her side. Scar smashed the tree, making it collapse and fall forward. He got yup and she landed a blow on his head. The weird thing is, it was all instinct. She sent skidding back before he back flipped and landed safely. He dashed at her, and swung at her and Akiko ducked. She slammed her foot into her stomach, sending him hovering a little. She used that moment to punch his gut, sending him spiraling away. He smashed off the cliff and landed on the road.

He growled as he got up, his hybrid face showing as he sped much faster, and Akiko steadied herself. He did a small spin before making his fist connect the back of her head. She stumbled, and he used that chance to trip her and slam her head into the ground. She tried to push him off her, but he kept a hold on her head. Why was she fighting? She had accepted death but, why was it so hard to die? "You asked for death. I'll gladly give it to you," Scar stated. He started twisting her head, but then, she managed to lift her foot behind her, and kick Scar off her. He was obviously displeased. "For someone ready to die, you aren't exactly all for it." I've been telling myself that.

She stayed silent for a while, and he sped up towards her, but she was ready. She ducked as he ran, then stood up, lifting him over her and dropping him behind her, making him land on his back. She heard him groaned, and she moved. She threw a shuriken at him, which he caught. A kunai quickly followed and he caught that as well. He barely realized that there was a Paper Bomb on it, before it exploded. Akiko jumped from the tree and watched the smoke clear. Her eyes slightly widened.

His black chakra was now a cloak, leaving him unharmed. Quick thinking Kerma. He did a few hand signs before placing his hand on the ground, two katanas poofed out of the smoke. Crap. He latched them onto his back and Akiko ran towards him, knocking him off his feet. He grunts before he reverses it, making Akiko land on her back, Scar lands on her stomach. He hopped off, pulled out one of his swords and aimed it at her heart. He was about to plunge it down when she did quick hand signs. 'Boil Release!' Hot water sloshed Scar's face, he stumbled back as he screamed in pain. "Hot isn't it?" she said before dashing towards him and punching him down the hill. She gave chase for a while, she punched only for him to avoid and send a kick to her jaw, which she blocked. She sent her own kick, but Scar caught that and sent her through a tree. She smashed into three branches before landing on the ground.

As she slowly stood up, Scar immediately did a summoning jutsu. A large black wolf with red eyes and blood red fire appeared. She got ready and the wolf pounced.She pulled out a kunai and stabbed the side of the wolf's neck, making it yelp in pain. It growled as it got up and yanked the kunai out. Akiko looked from Scar to the wolf and she created a clone of herself. While her clone was fighting th wolf, Akiko sent ice shards at Scar. Scar made quick hand signs and a fire bird appeared. It melted the ice shards and charged at Akiko. Akiko quickly reacted, sending a torrent of hot water, dousing the bird. Scar dodged the torrent, grabbed Akiko by her neck and slammed her to the ground. Is this how he wanted her to die? By hitting the earth? Scar's wolf bit into Akiko's clone, poofing it away. While he was watching, Akiko's hands got free and she clapped them hard on Scar's ears. He backed away in pain and she could hear the wolf yelping as well.

Scar slowly got up and she panted. The wolf howled and three more join it, all four growling at her. To search for cover, she dashed into the trees. She was being chased, and as trees were torn down, she found another one to land safely on. Scar dashed onto a tree and started to follow her. Akiko landed on a branch, but it snapped. She was landing off the cliff, headed straight for the water. In she went, and she sensed Scar's chakra getting closer to her. She wasn't going to run, she wasn't a coward. She floated onto the surface and stood up. Scar dispelled the wolves, and she panted for breath. "You know, you should really just embrace death. You said so yourself, you have already accepted it. Why delay the inevitable? There are so many people waiting for you on the other side."

Akiko didn't reply. Not because she was giving her the silent treatment, but because she needed to breathe. "Fine. Don't die. Tazuna is gonna be alone though." At those words, Akiko shot up, "What?" Scar smirked, "Oh yea. The old man. I ripped his heart out and let him die a slow and painful death. It was great to watch him die. Kakashi probably already bled out. But then again, maybe somebody found him with a hole in his chest." Akiko's fists tightened. Now, Kakashi didn't seem to matter much to her, but he was still close to her. As was Tazuna, being her only grandfather that she would ever have. Akiko snapped and dashed at him. Her eyes were red and a snarl came out of her mouth.

Scar's hybrid mode was on, and he grabbed Akiko's wrist as she aimed a punch at him, and snapped it, making her growl in pain. She punched him hard in the nose, and since he was still holding on to her, they stumbled, before Scar growled and flipped her over her shoulder, making her crash against the floor, leaving a small crack. He formed a small Black Rasengan and was about to hit her, but her red eyes opened, She moved to the left, the Rasengan destroying the floor. Akiko smirked. "It's been a while since we got to fight Scar." "Can't say I'm gonna hate this, you're on my hit-list too, Yūrei."

She faked a gasp, "You remember me, how sweet. Let me talk to Kerma." "Karma doesn't speak bitch, sorry." She scoffed and blue tails came from behind her, smashing towards Scar. He moves and stabs a  kunai into one, making her yelp, retract the tail and growl. "Don't use the same tricks. It gets old." She sped at Scar, her hands becoming paws, blue with claws., as she punches Scar square in the face, sending him soaring into a waterfall. The impact shook the floor a little and she grinned the power.

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A giant boulder broke from the waterfall. Scar grunted as he stood up from the rubble. "Ouch," a deeper voice said. "Kerma, so nice of you to finally join me in battle." Yūrei let out a sadistic grin, not even Akiko could deny her this much "happiness." Akiko was currently in the passenger seat, trying to sustain herself from the injuries. "This is gonna go down the same way it always does. You screaming like the bitch you are, " Kerma growled. Yūrei laughed, "No brother to stop us, this is a little poetic.

Akiko almost shut down at the verge of the fight about to begin. Even though her "Soul" was in the passenger seat, she would still be affected by the damage on her physical self, and Yūrei tended to go overboard. If anything, Yūrei would probably be the second reason why she would die. "Only poem that's going to be written is the poem of your death." A black chakra arm lashes out from Scar and punches right through Yūrei, the chakra arm yanking itself out.

Yūrei grunted as the hole inside Akiko's body healed, "That hurt." Akiko obviously felt it, but she was in for a lot more than just a hole. Kerma growled and Yūrei growled right back. "Then this is gonna hurt even worse." He used five chakra tails to push off of the waterfall and sped right towards Yūrei, smashing against her and both of them, speeding like bullets into the side of a wall, a huge tremor erupted from the impact. Yūrei's sadistic smile returned, as the fun has just begun.