No Room for Another Heart (Kakuzu fanfiction)

The Duel

No ones p.o.v.

The two got into position looking the other up and down. Kisame raised his sword and placed it on his shoulder grinning. "Come on little fishy, let's do this thing." He charged forward bringing his sword down in a horizontal swipe. Ikari easily jumped up over the blade and spun forward bringing her foot down to his shoulder. The blow connected but Kisame didn't budge an inch as she pushed off landing a few feet away. "Well, you're built like a brick house." Kisame chuckled and punched his chest. "If I couldn't take a blow I wouldn't be here little fishy but you talk too much." He watched as his water clone neared her from behind ready to strike as she spun lobbing a kunai lightning-fast piercing the clone as it dropped into a puddle of water. Kisame watched as he charged forward again raising his sword into the air bringing it down with a crushing thud as Ikari barely had time to dodge out of the way. He followed up by flipping over the blade and ripping it across at her who landed in front of a tree. She ducked under as the blade crushed straight through the tree's thick trunk causing it to topple over. Ikari ran around him quickly weaving the signs unleashing another blue ball of fire at him from behind. Kisame quickly turned and weaved his own signs spitting out a massive volume of water halting the fire in its place. When the steam cleared the two grinned at each other not saying a word as they charged the other once more.

Kisame's p.o.v.

     This one was good, her fire was strong and she's quick. I'm able to keep up with her fairly well in terms of speed but she's having to avoid every hit. If I can just land one blow with Samehada I can begin turning this battle in my favor. I watched her carefully, analyzing her every move looking for a good opening. There, when she dodges around she takes a moment to rebalance herself due to the speed of her movements. I swung Samehada around once more causing her to dash around me as I kicked back with all of my strength connecting solidly. She went flying back, flipping to land on her feet. I took the opening and charged in weaving my hand signs and spewing water onto the ground speeding my advance as I brought Samehada crashing down into her. I sent her flying and Samehada got a good chunk of her chakra, she's very happy with its taste. Bandages began unwrapping themselves as Ikari stood back up looking at Samehada in amazement. "This is Samehada, she likes you Ikari." I grinned as she stood to her feet and readied again. She's a brave one, many would have turned tail and run at the mere mention of Samehada. 

     We entered another standstill waiting for the other to make their move. I kept watch as she weaved signs and two clones of her appeared at her sides. They rounded me on my flanks as all three weaved hand signs and shot similar blue fireballs straight for me. I quickly made a water prison around myself, thick enough to take the two fireballs from the side but...where was the third she shot from the front? I watched as it soared over the prison and looked back in front of me to see her standing right in front of me. Before I had time to react she made signs I didn't recognize and her hand ignited into the blue flame as she brought a now flaming blue kunai through the bubble destroying it. I jumped back grinning, she had moves. I looked down to my cloak which was singed slightly and the small cut across my chest. It's fine though, Samehada drained some of her chakra and so now its simply a game of endurance. 

     I charged back in swiping at her quickly causing her to take a few glancing blows. I could see her beginning to slow down as her movements got sloppier with each graze of Samehada. I jumped back and tossed Samehada into the air as I weaved the signs and fired a massive shark bomb right towards her. This would end it, even if she counter attacks the shark bomb will absorb the chakra of the jutsu and just get stronger! As the shark neared her I saw her weave hand signs and stared shocked by the sight.

Ikari's p.o.v.

     This was not good, Kisame was a lot faster than I was accounting for. Samehada is said to be able to eat your very chakra and I could feel it leaving my body with every minor graze from the revealing scales. Any more full blows and I would pass out. I watched as he broke off his melee attack and tossed Samehada into the air. I kept my eyes trained on him, my breathing beginning to become labored. A massive shark of water came flying right to me as I blacked out.