Chapter 3: Chapter 3: Hyuga Hiroshi
Tripartite Border - East
Swish!
Leaves rustled and the wind whistled as a nearly-imperceptible blur shot through the forest, touching down on branches for merely a moment before abdicating, excitement coursing through him.
'After being cooped up in that compound for 5 years doing nothing but training, I finally get my first mission: the heads of Senju Tobirama and Uchiha Izuna. Perhaps it's because of the Kaguya blood running through my veins but…I'm excited.'
An almost maniacal smile threatened to tear apart the face of Hyūga Hiroshi as his hands joined together to form a snake seal.
'Byakugan!'
In an instant, his vision expanded with the trees around him no longer obstructing his view. His sight continued to expand to almost a kilometer before it reached its end.
Hmm?
Hyūga Hiroshi suddenly slowed to a halt before dropping to the forest floor. Straightening himself to full height, he tilted his head to the right whilst dropping his shoulder.
Squelch!
As his shoulder dropped and the kimono slid off to expose bare skin, a keen bone protruded upwards carrying with it a sickening sound. Grasping the bone poking out of his shoulder, Hiroshi pulled, ripping it the rest of the way out of his body. Pointing it towards the copse of trees ahead, he chuckled.
"Seriously? You know I can see the two of you right? You might as well come out, and I don't recommend wasting your time on one another. I'm here for both of your heads after all."
Kunai from one direction and shuriken from the other launched at him simultaneously, reaching him near instantaneously. With a smile, Hyūga Hiroshi's arm blurred slightly before, as if providing almost no resistance to his blade, the projectiles were cleaved in twain effortlessly. Following the attack, two small figures appeared in front of Hiroshi.
One possessed crimson eyes, spiky white hair held back with a Senju clan helm, with navy clothes and green body armor. A sword was held in hand, blade facing Hiroshi.
A young Senju Tobirama.
The other, looking remarkably similar to a certain other Uchiha child, possessed spiky black hair, black eyes, and was draped in a navy blue robe and body armor. He too wielded a sword aimed at Hiroshi.
A young Uchiha Izuna.
"Well… if you're not coming to me, I suppose I have to come to you, don't I?"
Impatient and excited, Hyūga Hiroshi simply couldn't hold himself back. It was time to see how he held up in the shinobi world. His right, armed with a bone blade sharper than steel. His left, wind screeching as it whipped furiously around his palm. The war-like blood and instinct of the Kaguya coursing through him, what was previously almost maniacal, became full-blown psychopath as bloodlust poured in the air. He sprinted towards them, blade lashing out at Tobirama, a palm angled towards Izuna.
One spiky white head and one spiky black head turned towards each other in silent agreement.
For now.
Tobirama retreated instantly, already understanding that he couldn't meet that bone head-on, if the severed kunai and shuriken were any indication. Izuna, however, pressed forward, katana meeting the wind-cloaked palm of his assailant.
Clang! Clang!
Sounds of steel meeting steel echoed out as palm and katana met. After dodging the bone blade, Tobirama swiftly headed back into the fray, opting to stab rather than slash, hoping to lessen the chance of losing his sword. The three danced, Izuna serving as the vanguard against Hiroshi parrying blow after blow, whilst Tobirama flitted around, piercing stabs keeping Hiroshi on his toes. As they fought, it was becoming increasingly obvious that there would be no result if they continued like this. Leaping backwards, Tobirama began to sign rapidly.
"I've been working on this one for some time. To think I'd use it against a Hyūga first. Or is he a Kaguya? Nevermind that. Water Release: Water Severing Wave"
Kneading the chakra in his belly, converting it to water, Tobirama spat out a highly-pressurized water stream. As it cut through the air and trees around him, he began to turn his head, angling the stream at Hiroshi. Izuna leapt upwards as the jutsu swept underneath him.
'To think he had already created this jutsu at such a young age…no matter.'
Halting his advance on Izuna, he allowed the bone blade in his hand to dissolve into bonedust before sprouting bones from every joint. Assuming the stance of Revolving Heaven, he held out his arms.
"Try my modification. Eight Trigrams Willow: Revolving Hell!"
Spinning rapidly, what usually would form a dome, instead became a swirling tornado of bone. As the stream made contact, it dispersed instantly. Then…it began to move.
"Eight Trigrams Willow: Revolving Hell…ver.2"
Like something out of a nightmare, the calcified blade storm began swiftly moving forward towards the two.
"What the hell?? Water Release: Great Waterfall Flow Jutsu"
Tobirama jumped upwards, spewing a tremendous amount of water downwards towards the Revolving Hell.
Splash!
Water was sprayed everywhere as the waterfall and veritable typhoon met. Tobirama and Izuna retreated towards the treeline observing the damage. Slowing to a halt, Hiroshi flung bone blades towards the two who dodged, before reaching behind his head.
A hush seemed to fall over the three, the only sounds being Tobirama's panting from chakra exertion, Izuna's panting from physical exhaustion, and the sound of Hiroshi's spine being removed from his body.
"Dance of the Clematis: Vine."
Whip! Cracccck!
The earth exploded as Hiroshi's spine-whip smashed into the ground right where the two stood mere moments prior. One coming from the left, the other from the right, their katanas resembled scissors as both slashed at him. Spinning backwards, Hiroshi pulled on his whip, the whip twirling around him and blocking both strikes. He then lashed out with it, sending both Uchiha and Senju flying backwards and through the nearest trees.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet!"
"Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet!"
Soaring out through the gap their bodies made in the trees, came two giant eastern dragons: one water and one fire. Twisting around each other leaving just enough room for them not to collide, the dragons roared as they aimed to consume Hiroshi. Byakugan narrowing in concentration, he allowed his 'vine' to dissipate before crouching into stance, lightning arcing off of his body.
"Allow me to show you the fruits of our evolution. Eight Trigrams: Twin Piercing Railgun."
As the current gathered at his palms before compressing into spheres, Hiroshi spun 360 degrees before slamming both hands towards the incoming jutsus.
Akin to the sound of cannonfire, the orbs of plasma vibrated briefly before blasting outwards so swiftly that visually, they appeared as a single large laser beam.
BOOOM!
The dragons and laser beam met in a tremendous explosion that rocked the forest and kicked up an enormous cloud of dust that obscured all three figures.
Cough!
As the dust entered their lungs, coughs began to ring out within the cloud while Izuna and Tobirama attempted to locate Hiroshi. The two got nary a moment of rest before the dust particles became disturbed. Something snaked through piercing towards them. Izuna leapt backwards, attempting to escape the cloud of dust, while Tobirama went still, hoping to count on his sensory abilities.
Whiiiiiish! Crash!
However before Izuna could get far, a bone whip wrapped around his neck, choking him before slamming him into the ground. Sensing him, Tobirama attempted to intervene, but before he could, Hiroshi swung the still-trapped Izuna flying into him, both of them smashing through several trees before stopping.
Expelling wind chakra from his tenketsu, Hiroshi cleared the dust cloud, revealing the beaten and bloodied forms of Uchiha Izuna and Senju Tobirama struggling to extricate themselves from the mass of broken trees. A swift Body Flicker placed Hiroshi right in front of the two, whip still held in hand.
The two seemingly accepted their fate of defeat but refused to surrender, opting instead to glare silently at Hiroshi with their remaining strength. Izuna's eyes bled red as his sharingan awoke, one tomoe lazily spinning within as if mocking him before death.
Hiroshi looked back at them before glancing at his whip. Letting it dissipate, he trained his eyes on his defeated opponents.
'Now what do I do with them? I'm not really interested in killing.'
"What are you waiting for? Kill us."
Izuna barked. He'd already been forced to team up with a Senju, but to still lose? He was humiliated, frankly, death would be better.
"Not interested. Thanks for the fight though, you two were certainly worthy quarry."
Ignoring the disbelieving stares, he grinned at the two.
"Besides, someone's here to pick you up."
Flicker!
Three blurs appeared, two in front of the defeated Senju and Uchiha, and one standing beside the victorious Hyūga.
'Here they are…Tobirama and Izuna are decent, but this is Madara and Hashirama we're talking about! The Future Ghost of the Uchiha and Second Rikudō Sennin, and Future God of Shinobi!'
Slightly star-struck, Hyūga Hiroshi gawked at the brothers of the shinobi he'd just defeated, completely ignoring his brother who'd appeared next to him.
"IZUNA! TOBIRAMA!"
Madara and Hashirama yelled in unison as they beheld the pitiful state Hiroshi had left their siblings in. Instantly turning to face the Hyūga brothers again, both unsheathed their katanas.
"Madara/Hashirama STOP!"
Crawling slowly in front, Uchiha Izuna and Senju Tobirama halted their brothers.
"He had the chance to kill us…but didn't."
Tobirama's brows scrunched up as if being spared was more offensive then death.
"Izuna…is that true?"
Hmph!
A nod and grunt answered him. Slowly lowering their katanas, the two kept alert, eyes trained on the Hyūgas as they supported their siblings and began to retreat backwards.
"Oi. Before you go, we should spar again sometime!"
Hiroshi shouted after them. Receiving no response, he shrugged watching as they left.
"Shoot! They 'got away'!"
Chuckling lightly, Hikaru shook his head before the two vanished into the forest.