Sozen the Ghost Shinobi

Chapter Six

✦ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕤 ℙ𝕒𝕣𝕥 𝕋𝕨𝕠✦

Sozen jumped up and flipped over the railing. With an easy landing on the slightly broken ground, Sozen looked up at the smirking Hyuga.

"I don't like your attitude, Hyuga," Sozen sneered.

He had to be careful, the Hyuga could waste him if he took more than one blow. Chakra points were important but with his chakra still being disturbed, Sozen wasn't at full potential.

Hayate called the fight, and they began.

Sozen had butterflies, it had been a very long time since he was worried about not being able to control himself so he played it safe. Performing a hand sign known only to Sozen, He held his hands at his centre opposite each other before extending his arms and forming a sort of circular motion. After it was complete and the steady flow of chakra was slowed in his body Sozen folded his arms.

All he had to do was wait this out.

Neji, with his eyes narrowed and Byakugan active, didn't understand why Sozen's chakra slowed down. No one did, to be honest. Going in with a Gentle Fist style as he done previously, Neji went in for an attack. Sozen tried not to laugh at the shock and gaps emitted from everyone as Neji passed through him. Neju lost his balance but regained for more attacks that completely missed Sozen as they went through him.

"What's wrong? Can't hit me Hyuga?" Sozen mocked.

Kakashi explained his theory to a confused Naruto, who had been yelling at Sozen to beat Neji's arse. It was a variant of a Ying Release, Spirit Release, something likely only a Fujimoto member could complete to this extent. Sozen, in teasing nature, decided to flick Neji's forehead as he remained close but unable to touch Sozen.

"So this is why they call you a Ghost, hm?" Neji observed.

"One of the reasons," Sozen sighed before appearing behind Neji.

Sozen landed a hard kick to the back of Neji's head. Using his speed, Sozen went all out with kicking Neji. It took a split in the shinobi's head for Sozen to realise he had been using more chakra than intended in his kicks so he stopped. He released his Jutsu and folded his arms.

"This battle is done, I suggest you call it. You still go to the next round regardless," Sozen shrugged.

Hayate appeared to have similar feelings as he knew how overpowered Sozen really was.

"Not likely," Neji spat as he charged in only for the unthinkable to happen.

Sozen stopped Neji's hand and held tight on his wrist. The powerful attack was stopped with what seemed to be no effort. Sozen swiftly grabbed the teen's shirt and threw him over Hayate's head causing one of the bigger creators in the walls the group had seen. Sozen stood his hands folded as his seal wounded him due to the exertion of chakra.

Neji remained down long enough for Hayate to call the battle. Sozen teleported to Neji and pulled him up. While Neji was confused, he didn't have the strength to push away from Sozen.

"Hey, Neji," Sozen mused as he teleported the teen, "you should be nicer to your cousin, I don't know much about your clan's workings but I wouldn't bother with proving your strength to her. Prove it to yourself and no one else."

Sozen offered his advice before leaving the teen on a bed for the medical ninja to aid him. Neji was stunned to be told something like that to his face, there were underlying emotions that Sozen had somehow read and he didn't like that. He did notice, when Sozen walked away, that those seal markings were licking at the nape of the teen's neck again though.