Kurama Awakens

The Senju Forest was quiet and peaceful. A serene woodland that had a special touch of harmony and grace. It was said that for all the progress and industry that had infected the ninja world, there was still some beauty to be preserved in untouched virgin wilderness. This beauty was soon disturbed by an unholy earthquake. The ground trembled, felling trees and scattering wildlife. Earthquakes in this part of the world were unusual, but earthquakes that lasted this long and were this intense were completely unheard of in human history. The denizens of many nearby villages panicked and some began to fear that this was the end of the world.

In a way, it was.

The earth was torn asunder as a large being pulled itself out of the ground. Steam and chakra poured from the rupture, and in the haze of destruction, an orange fox could be seen. The creature was huge and sported 9 distinct tails. It shook its body and several seals scattered from its person. It was fully freed from whatever influence had kept it underground and dormant for so long. The madness of captivity and paralysis however had done wonders for the Bijuu's temperament. The creature bellowed a mighty curse and began stomping his way through the forest. He destroyed cabins, woodlands, and even the occasional town as he made his trek across the country. Every now and again, he'd fire a dramatic blast of energy whenever a group attempted to accost him. Either that, or he'd trample them underfoot.

Kurama was too angry to talk. He was too angry to reason. Whoever or whatever had kept him cooped up for this long had to have known that he'd go mad. They also had to have known that he'd sniff out the closest village. A place where he could do significant damage and kill any humans capable of sealing him away. That place was Konogakure. The circumstances of Kyuubi's imprisonment and release are unknown but what is known is that if he is not stopped soon, he will arrive at the Hidden Leaf Village. And when he does, he will tear it to pieces.

QUEST: Nine-Tails Attack
STATUS: LIVE

The forest itself has been thrown into chaos as wild animals were spooked both predator and prey alike. Any civilian from the affected settlements that managed to get away were fleeing for their lives in a wide panic. The moon was high in the night's sky and full to cast the world in it's eerie pale blue light. Leaping from senju tree to another is a squad of four accompanied with another group. Rin Uchiha lead his group who were expert fuuinjutsu users and access to advanced doton techniques. Presumably following behind him is another group led by Yui Kotoshura.

All of them were tasked with a single mission, and that was to fend off the raging Kyuubi and if possible seal it. As much as they probably should just outright apprehend the Tailed Beast, Rin felt that since it was an intelligent creature he was willing to give it the option to either turn away or face the consequences of its actions. As they were starting to see the orange blur in the distance, or rather as soon as Rin saw it given his keen eyesight. Rin spoke to his men in a commanding tone that doesn't warrant doubt nor hesitation.

”Our Target is just ahead. I'll make an attempt for diplomacy with the creature to calm it down. If it immediately attacks or at any point I want you three to focus on defense and provide support from the rear. We would need to weaken him, so when the time comes I expect you all to be vigilant.”

”Of course sir. The three experts responded nearly in sync with each other. One of the three will make sure to relay the order to Yui and her group as to keep them up to speed on what is going to happen. Overall their plan of outcome was the same as Rin honestly doesn't expect diplomacy to work. Still at the very least by the end of this Rin can say that he gave the Kyuubi the option to walk away.

Rin will attempt to get as close as 50 meters away from the Tailed Beast unless the Kyuubi attacks. From there Rin will perch himself on top of a senju tree to get a clear view of the Nine Tails while his men are positioned 10 meters behind Rin with their hands poised to form hand seals for a last second earth wall. There was fear within Rin, but his desire to protect his village and resolve serve as armor to do what must be done.

”That is as far as you go Kyuubi. If you calm down then we can perhaps come into terms. If not then I suggest you turn the other way and move on or else we will apprehend you. Do I make myself clear to you? His tone held strength in terms of will power as he doesn't seem to be doubting about the fact that they can apprehend the bijuu or not. His three-man squad were focused on the Kyuubi, but even they shifted their eyes to each other as they probably question where this 15 y.o. boy has the nerve to talk like that to a Tailed Beast of all things. Either way Rin is willing to give Kurama a chance without fighting, and if it fails then they'll simply go with the initial plan. His hands are at his side, though his left hand in particular has the ebony knife within the thigh holster by his fingertips.

Yui had made her way with Rin however she branched off to let him try to talk, she had her squad with her just like Rin had his. They were trained to capture the tailed beast, the plan was simple of words did not work Yui would use her powerful jutsu to attack and distract the beast. Yui would move from the west and prepare as the tailed beast was getting closer, she made sure her team and herself were out of sight.

"We will wait here and wait for the signal if the negotiations fail, if they do we will be prepared I can carry you and drop you off and different points using my C2. Having the ability to fly has its advantages, once the battle likely begins I want you to aim and trap the tailed beast while at least one of you aim to seal the monster. We cannot let him move forward toward the village if he does it will cause massive damage and destruction to our village."

The men would nod their head as she prepared herself before summoning her dragon, she would climb on its back and wait. This jutsu could last as long as she wanted to make her be able to prepare it in advance. She would climb on its back inviting the three to do so as well, she waited patiently for the signal. The men were rather impressed she could summon such a large dragon, seeing the clay come out of the mouths on her hand certainly got their attention. She was quite strong they knew this from reports but they had never seen or heard of her going all out, if a battle were to happen it would bring out her max this day.

Stats, Jutsu and UA:

Kurama was marching through the forest when all of a sudden he was accosted by a 15-year-old punk kid. The beast stopped in his tracks as he realized that the kid was backed up by more humans. They looked older and more grizzled. Kurama guessed that this party was here to kill him, or worse yet seal him. Rin shouted words that sounded like a demand for surrender. The Beast was in no condition to fully comprehend the words but even if he could understand them fully, he'd have refused. The proud and most powerful of the Bijuu would not bend to the will of a mere human boy.

Kurama retorted with a scream. The sound was deafening and it would cause the tree top he was standing on to shake. The wind blew and if Rin's grip was weak he'd certainly fall off. The beast swiped violently. He aimed a claw at Rin specifically and followed up with another slash towards the child's squad. He ignored the blonde for now, as she hadn't spoken directly to him nor challenged his might.

What happens next is pretty much how Rin honestly expected it to go. With Kurama's deafening roar that threatened to tear Rin off from the tree he was on. Still in combination of Rin's position with chakra magnetizing him in place. As the tree flexed under the pressure Rin didn't find it too difficult to stand his ground. Swinging a mighty claw no doubt to cleave through him. His men that was prepared had lost their composure from the roar so they won't be able to raise a wall in time, but Rin decided that was alright.

Have it your way then. As the hand was swinging at his direction Rin could see that this could get nasty. Rin used the tree flexing back from the shockwave to launch himself up in the air a bit. All while wrapping his arms, the left hand holding onto the Black Death as he spins his body over the sweeping hand. However with precision Rin quickly extending his right heel to slam the back of it against the back of Kurama's hand. As Rin will attempt to force that hand inward that hopefully might smack into the other arm or at least buy the men enough time to gather their composure and form the necessary seals to perform the earth wall. Rin further cements this as he throws the Black Death at the hand he just kicked and given the enchantment it holds the same power as it was initially thrown. More specifically, Rin aims for the knife to pierce into the wrist of that hand potentially cutting into bone and some nerves.

It is a probability though slight that this may or may not deter the Kyuubi to still try to attack the trio. But given how awkward that would be since the beast is overextended already. Unless of course the bijuu decides to spin around, but what it will soon realize is that two of the three men causes two walls of earth using the pre-existing earth to instantly erect. However one being tall and thick yet lacks width rises up to slam into Kurama's stomach. The other is thick and shaped into a square that suddenly erects underneath one of Kurama's feet in hopes of unbalancing him and tilting him in perfect view for Yui to take her best shot at him. If this combination of attack works like it is supposed to the Kurama will have what feels like a splinter at his wrist while having that throbbing sensation from the slab of stone slamming onto his stomach.

The third men of the three takes a few meters step back as he strings together a number of seals in case the bijuu launches the bijuu doma. However he holds off from weaving the final seal as the man prepares to use the Mult-Earth Wall at any given point. Of course, Rin's knife vanishes with a flash of golden light as it leaves a gaping puncture wound on the Kyuubi's wrist. The ebony knife reappears in Rin's left hand as he slowly starts to descend while his eyes remain locked on Kurama. He wanted to see if this bijuu can regenerate, or if not then Rin had other plans to weaken Kurama and pin him down.

[Analyzing Kurama ½ turns]

Rin's Stuff:

Knife Throwing Speed:

A Class NPC 1:

A Class NPC 2:

A Class NPC 3:

As expected the beast was not negotiating to let out a massive roar she took to the skies dropping the first of her squad close to where she was. She told them to prepare to use the swap technique and slow this creature down. She watched Rin actions she had a wide opening as she would fly around its side dropping the remaining two off with the same orders. Finally, she would circle one last time this time from her dragon 5 missiles would fire aiming at various parts of the beast's body.

She was sure it would think it could avoid them but these were no normal missile they seaked out the target so even if it tried to evade with his massive size it was unlikely it could do such things. As she expected major explosions she quickly flew away from the beast keeping distance she could do hit and run tactics for a short time before needing to get close with her explosive taijutsu.

Stats, Ua and Jutsu:

The pipsqueak was quick. Kurama would give him that much. He somersaulted from the tree just before the beast's claw made contact with it. The tree and the surrounding forestry were obliterated, but in that split second, Rin had cut into his flesh with a small dagger. The beast howled mostly out of annoyance rather than pain but it refused to let it distract him from the other humans he had seen in the vicinity. The boy was buying time. Kurama was in a mad rage but combat came naturally to him. He thrived on war and could form strategies in moments. Rather than locate the bipedal insects, he opted for an attack with a large radius. No matter where they were, they'd feel this.

Kurama slammed all nine of his tails into the ground at the same time. The attack occurred just before the shinobi could fire off the walls. The strength of the blows produced a shockwave so strong it threatened to break their legs and turn their organs into jelly. A tremendous earthquake followed, and the beast changed its position albeit a hair more slowly than it normally would. It saw that its wrist was badly bleeding as the result of an ultra-sharp blade.

Usually, human weapons were ineffective in harming it. Whatever Rin was working with had to be made from a legendary material. Kurama cursed his luck when he also saw a series of projectiles flying his way. He was able to ignore the pain of Rin's stabbing which was fortunate given his next move. Kurama brought his claws together and thunder-clapped in the airspace in front of him. All of the missiles would be blown back and prematurely detonated due to the force he had created with his paws. Kurama was impossibly strong, and he had the physical mass to back it up. If they wanted to hurt him, they'd need to do a lot better than that.

He wasn't willing to give them the chance though. The beast eyed the flying girl and then fired a stream of uncompressed Bijuu balls directly at her. The rapid-fire projectiles would deliver a far more explosive impact. They threatened to blow her and her dragon to smithereens. Kurama leaped back a bit as he fired. He was frighteningly quick for a fox of his size. The movement was a blur, and he displaced such a large amount of geography with his movements, that the backup ninja would have trouble targeting him due to the massive amount of debris he was kicking up. The would see a massive shadow in the distance but beyond that, they were fighting blind. This was, of course, assuming that they had not been mass annihilated by the shockwave.


Used:
Continuous Tailed Beast Balls - S-Rank

That certainly was a reaction that Rin didn’t expect from Kurama as it howled from the pain inflicted by Rin’s knife. He knew that the Black Death was incredibly sharp and durable that there hasn’t been many things that knife couldn’t pierce. Apparently bijuu is not on that list. However it only seemed to annoy the Kyuubi as it retaliated by slamming all nine of its tails on the ground. The three men who were in the midst of preparing their earth jutsu were caught by the sudden vibration from the strength behind the tails. Luckily if it was of any assurance the three were high up on the trees, although they magnetized their feet against the trunk of the tree. Even through the tree however they can feel the sheer magnitude that the three popped off from their respective trees and remain suspended in the air for only half a second before descending.


Rin however remained unaffected by this tremor given that he’s in the air. Rin throws the Black Death once again as Kurama slammed his tails down at Kurama's left shoulder and Rin flipped his body as he lands on a falling senju tree by his left palm. Magnetizing the chakra coating his palm to remain in place, but really he utilizes the arhat fist to dig his fingers into the tree itself. Continuing to flip his body as Kurama made to move after the tail slam, Rin throws the whole tree with great force at Kurama in hopes it'll slam against him before he could clap those hands. By the time Rin landed on his feet on the ground the knife vanished once again from Kurama's shoulder and reappears in his right hand once more.

Rin's Stuff:

Knife:

Rin’s NPCs are stunned for this round.

It appeared as if the beast had other plans toward her missiles, the way it moved its speed was u heard of for a creature its size. As it let out a massive roar and aimed a stream of blasts toward her she quickly would fly into the air drawing its blasts aiming at her higher into the air before quickly flipping the dragon and diving away from the blasts. As she screamed past where the stream had aimed she prepared another set of attacks, clearly the direct attacks with them would not have an effect, she did, however, have a plan she would fire five more missiles off this time she did not directly aim them at the beast, instead she watched its movements and would aim to hit where its feet would land. By aiming to rock its footing as it tried to move she hoped it would buy time for Rin as well as the members of her squad to recover from being stunned.

"This damn beast... I only hope I do not have to get close with his seemingly immense aoe attacks it will be hard for me to remain close to him."

Yui would circle around some more after narrowly avoiding the stream of blasts, considering how strong those blasts appeared to be this mission was certainly not something two lower ranked shinobi should be taking on. Listed as a B rank mission seems insane to low considering the beast's power if the situation got to grave she would force Rin to leave with her. She did not make the deal to get her brother brought back to life just to die herself. The squad with her seemed to be dazed by the slam but none of them were dead, one appeared to be a bit hurt but still functioning. If this creature was unaffected this time she would be forced to use close combat, this certainly worried her. Still not many in the word had her power of close combat doing some of the most insane damage when actually close.

Stats, Jutsu and UA:

Kurama grinned wolfishly as the boy's squad were knocked off their perch. Even Rin was not immune to the devastating effects of the shockwave. Had they been on the ground level their bones would be shattered, but since they were in the air they'd merely suffer significant vertigo and vestibular disturbance. Fortunately for them, their training as shinobi would allow them to recover given time. However, time in a fight against a Bijuu was a precious commodity. The gargantuan creature was about to lurch forward when he felt something strike his shoulder. It didn't fully deter him as he had stifled feelings of pain, but it did force him to pause for a second. The stabbing was followed up with a giant tree hurtled his way. The beast dodged to one side while still performing his thunder-clap. The Nine-Tailed Fox eyed Rin with hatred and malice. Much to Kurama's surprise the pipsqueak did not cut and run. The Kotoshura was narrowly evading his Bijuu balls which incensed him.

The balls of pure Demonic energy exploded in mid-air threatening to knock her counter-attack of course. The sky and air radiating with heat energy which each explosion. The temperature of the area rose by a large margin and the surrounding forest began to blaze with the remnant of clay and Bijuu bombs. The boy had neglected to account for the rising smoke, but luckily Yui had a bird's eye view of the situation. The bombs she launched at Kurama succeeded in striking the ground. He had contorted his bomb away from the incoming missiles but he hadn't realized that she was aiming for the earth itself. The resulting blast and earthquake caused him to stumble backward as he lost his footing. Kurama fell on his side but in a moment he sprang back on all fours. That little ultra-sharp blade was becoming a nuisance as was the flying terrorist. He didn't have much to fear from the dagger as it was more or less like being pricked with a needle, but it was rather distracting.

Rin and his men were in danger of being hit by the residual blast given their close proximity to the beast. The men had been knocked off their trees which meant they'd be falling to the ground while stunned. If Rin did nothing, his men would certainly die from the same blast that had topped Kurama.

Kurama backed away as he began to formulate a new strategy. While he thought, he started to gather chakra in his mouth for a true Bijuu Dama.

It was a moment, but it was enough for Rin to grasp the missiles that Yui had launched at Kurama's area. Problem is, given Rin's perception, sense of coordination, and his intelligence Rin can see the trajectory close to his three men who haven't touched the ground just yet. Those missiles would be hitting too close Rin quickly realized and without hesitating Rin formed the Ram sign as he took a deep breath. When he exhales a strong gust of wind that forms into four small tornadoes rapidly stretch up to the sky dragging fallen trees and the like as added debris. The downside is that Kurama would still have his footing as the missiles never reached their mark, but the upside is that the tornadoes flings away the clay projectiles and due to the nature of fuuton some of missiles are even cut in half.

Some detonates prematurely while others are flung randomly around the trio. Now there is a distinct possibility due to the debris that has been kicked up along with some of the missiles being flung at random it is possible for these missiles to smack against Kurama. Likewise some of the trees might end up smacking Kurama as well, but they're no where near as dangerous nor problematic as the explosions can do. Otherwise Rin just saved his men from injury or worse death itself. This blast of wind however dispels some of the smoke to reveal that Rin's technique also thinned out the area from the senju trees. Where only a few that has been rooted in place remain. Rin hurried over to the disoriented group as he immediately asked.

”Anyone injured?! One of the three shook his head as they began to stand up on their feet.

”Thanks to your efforts we are fine. Focus on the bijuu sir and we'll cover you from the distance.” With that being said two of the men split off. One heading north a good 50 meters out, and the other was heading south as they seem to be in a pincer position with Kurama in between them. The third remained at Rin's side as he resumed preparing for defensive countermeasures against the bijuu.

Rin's Tech:

Yui watched as her plan seemed to work, however, the blasts from the mouth of the beast were very dangerous as she could feel the shockwaves as well as the heat from them, it almost felt like it was searing her skin. However, she had another plan as soon as the beast had fallen to its side in that instant she made a signal for her squad to use swap of the underworld. As the beast would attempt to lift itself up it would notice it felt like it was being pulled into the ground by the swap.

Yui would fly up into the sky before diving the dragon toward the beast flipping off the dragon she would aim it straight down toward him before she would make sure it was close enough to detonate and strike the beast. She was simply using the much large blast to hold down the beast using the force of the blast to shove it or attempt to shove it further into the swamp. As the explosion went off and finished she was still high into the air before her hair would begin to flow yellow and her eyes turning red. Rin knew what this meant she was activating her gates, suddenly while in the air she began to dash in the sky using her blast to quickly and sharply change her directions with her screaming at full speed toward the beast before she would get closer aiming several punches and kicks firing off a massive wave of blast toward the beast. This was seven blows in total and the power behind the blows was very intense easily showing her true power.

Stats, Jutsu and UA:

The boy cared for his ninja. It was nice, but it was pathetic. If he didn't use his tornado technique then Kurama would have lost his footing and toppled into the Swamp. From there, he'd be up shit's creek and without a paddle. Fortunately, Rin had blown away the explosives and by virtue of sheer luck the blasts missed the space around the beast's feet. Kurama was able to keep his footing and continue to charge up his Bijuu Dama like he had planned. If necessary, he would move a away from the swamp however given the fact that the technique was cast in the area where he was projected to fall and he did not fall, he was therefore not in any danger from that Doton jutsu. He saw Yui jumping off her dragon and preparing to dive bomb strike him. The beast aimed skyward and fired the blast like a wave, similar to how his cousin Gyuuki might attack. Because Yui was free-falling directly towards him she'd find it near impossible to dodge while in mid-air. The blast of pure chakra threatened to vaporize her before she could get off her explosive melee attacks.

Kurama would have laughed if he wasn't firing his beam. Rin had saved his subordinates but had now doomed his friend in the process.

Damn… Rin's vision quickly shifted over to the Nine Tails as it shifted over. Its eyes of hatred locked on Yui as she was suspended in the air. Whatever the case, Kurama seemed ready to attack and that wasn't good given her vulnerable position. Granted he knows that Yui can just blast her way around, but Rin couldn't risk that. So instead Rin started to run at Kurama utilizing the Reap footwork to move faster even just a little bit. However even to his vision time seemed like he was dragging through slow motion while Kurama moved normal.

Reach dammit… He thought to himself as fear was becoming more apparent in his mind. Rin throws the Black Death up at Kurama's throat in hopes it'll do something. However as Rin noticed the knife was moving faster than him. The boy wanted to move faster, but he knows that physically it simply was not possible for Rin. Not the amount that Rin needed to reach Kurama in time.

Then, Rin felt pressure on his head like someone placed their hand on him. Energy flowed through his body, and his mind became clear and focused. His eyes became fierce as he molds chakra and mixing it with fuuton.

”I'm not letting you hurt her…” Then in what appears to most instantaneous Rin dashed through the gap and utilizing the Spring Chant Rin slams both palms against Kurama's left leg. Then as Rin flows the mixed chakra not in just one hand, Rin flows the built up fuuton chakra through both hands which produces a meter length wind blade on each hand. Which given the position of his palms, both blades pierces a meter deep, and since it was the initial release each releases multiple small wind blades for two meters that seeks to shred through the nearby flesh of the bijuu. However while this goes on, Rin jumps off be it ground or air and spins his body around in an upward spiral of Kurama's leg. As he travels Rin rapidly slices through Kurama's leg up to his thigh which Rin slices all the way around to hopefully make that leg useless for the time being.

Rin will then jump again onto Kurama's back, and digging both wind blades into Kurama's pelvis Rin rapidly runs up along Kurama's spine. Of course Rin expects there to be some form of counter, but given his Perception focused solely on Kurama along his choice of fighting style and speed of a demon. Rin is determined to evade Kurama's attacks be it tails or claws and more than likely Rin will either cut through the tail or leave a meter deep gash in the wrist as he evades. In the case Kurama tries to roll over Rin will simply dash the other way, and this will make it worse for Kurama because the entire way Rin is leaving a line of meter depth of cuts into Kurama's flesh. To which Rin will run to Kurama's side or stomach and continue running up to the bijuu's head. Where Rin will attempt to slice his wind blades into Kurama's cheeks that contain the muscles that allows any creature to close their jaw.

By the end of this hopefully Kurama will be too cut up and redirected his attention to Rin that he wouldn't have time to fire whatever attack this bijuu had in mind. Rin will no doubt be soaked in Kurama's blood from head to toe as beads of it drops from his once warm black hair. However the extreme toll this endeavor had made Rin winded and it felt like every muscle in his body was screaming in agony. The only thing that wasn't covered in blood is his hands as they are poised like they're Spears over Kurama's throat while the other hand has the wind blade poised just an inch from Kurama's eye.

”You had enough yet?” Strangely, if Kurama cared to notice, Rin doesn't hold hatred behind his actions. A bit of fear is in there, but instead of being terrified it only seems to fortify his resolve and fights with more vigor. Whatever energy that was bestowed upon him has worn off by now, and hopefully this will be the end of it. Meanwhile the two men went ahead and formed the necessary seals so that they can create two swamps of the underworld underneath Kurama as they worked to double if not triple the range of the already existing swamp of the underworld to trap the bijuu from all sides.

Rin's Stuff:

Knife Speed: A++

NPCs:

Yui had her plan perfectly laid out, and it appeared to be working before she saw Rin knock away the missiles, by aiming them off course it made her entire planned attack miss. The swamps were still there but now rendered useless. She was still barreling forward with her attack as he tailed beast would suddenly pay attention to her now. It appeared to be taking aim toward her, she was free falling or blasting toward the beast so this was not good. How was she going to be able to avoid this next attack, that was when she saw Rin go into action. He would suddenly move at ungodly speeds, she could barely see where he was moving with the speed he was showing.

She had to go faster, she had to get closer as she would turn her body around and aim behind her she would throw several punches aiming it so she would propel herself as rapid speeds down toward the ground aiming to make herself move below the possible blast. She was desperate as she would get closer to the ground she would spin bher body flipping around in the air aiming herself to be looking at the tailed beast with her this time aiming her feet to blast and rocket herself forward ar rapid speeds toward the beast. She had to push herself even further, she would use a taijutsu aiming it not to hit the beast but to make her move at even faster speeds toward the beast as her speed would rapidly increase making sure to observe any change in the beasts action. As she got closer she felt her body aching from the gates but she was not going to stop now with her now right on the beast she would pull her hand back aiming to slam her fist into the beast's body. With the speed at which she was moving she could not track exactly where she was aiming but she knew he was large and began to throw many punches and kicks toward the beast aiming to connect as many powerful blasts attacks as she could. These attacks were point blank also using her physical hits to strike the beast, but something seemed different as she was hitting him her eyes glowed red and it seemed as if she was pushing herself beyond what she was normally capable of, her blows sent shockwaves besides the blasts by the pure strength and power she was using.

Stats, Jutsu and UA and LBP used:

Kurama had an amazing sense of awareness when it came to fighting multiple humans. He had been carved from the flesh of a literal God-Demon and as a result, he had been gifted considerable battle cognition. He sensed two incoming attacked before they even began. The first was the wild explosive punches that Yui would use to re-position herself in mid-air and the second was Rin Uchiha's attempt to slice through him. Before the two actions could be commenced, Kurama took action. He jumped backwards at full speed utilizing his massive size to cover a greater distance. The demon's speed and reach allowed him to evade both the death from above and Rin Uchiha's dash to cut his hind legs. He would also be able to avoid the Swamp attacks that the duo's minions would cast. By virtue of moving backward, the dagger thrown at his throat would also miss. Kurama skipping backward created close to an 80-meter gap between himself and his opponents. It was from this new vantage position that he'd fire the beam. By now, Yui would have fallen far closer to the ground which would put both her, Rin, and their men in the same blast radius. The raw power of the Bijuu wave would evaporate all of his enemies in one fell swoop if they were struck by its blinding power.


Kurama used 3 precog points to avoid Rin's attacks, Yui's attacks, and the NPC's attacks.
Used: Bijuu Dama

Rin had heard rumors and legends of bijuu's combat prowess said to be unrivaled except by their own kin. But he never imagined that even before Rin made his move Kurama moved at a great distance in such a short amount of time. The sheer turbulence generated by Kurama's movement slams against the knife that spun away only to disappear and reappear in Rin's left holster. Yet that wasn't what Rin was tense about, for while he couldn't keep up with Kurama he didn't lose sight of the beast. Immediately he shout to the third man that was now behind him.

”Now!” The sheer amount of urgency and commanding behind Rin as he doesn't appear to falter encouraged his men. The one behind Rin quickly slammed both palms onto the earth and suddenly a reinforced wall of earth appears in front of Yui and Rin as exactly 29 more walls emerge to further distances. 10 walls erected to protect the other men, 10 more rose in front of Kurama, and 9 more are strategically placed in front of the inner wall as reinforcement. Meanwhile Rin extended his right hand as he generates a brief flow of chakra through his arm. Manifesting into existence is what appears to a very well made chokuto in it's senju scabbard that Rin's right hand grabs on to.

Rin places the sheathed blade at his hip as he begins building up a condensed amount of chakra mixed with fuuton chakra through his arm and into the sheathed chokuto. Gusts of wind picks up to strong levels around Rin as the blade he holds begins to emit a distinct pale blue glow. The few clouds that were above them begins to take on a spiral like motion as well and from the rising heat of the bijuu dama and explosions flashes of arcing lightning can be seen within the clouds. The full moon becomes shrouded making the area darker than normal.

”Yui, if you have long enough range make sure the Nine Tails stays at a distance. In case he comes here, don't engage in close quarters for this might cleave through you instead.”

[Charging up Heaven's Splitter]

Rin's Stuff:

NPC 3:

As Yui saw this massive beast easily avoid her attacks she was in shock, he knew exactly what she had planned and avoided all of it despite how unusual she fought. She also saw she was going to be in trouble with her now falling down toward Rin and the others she would touch her foot and blast off the ground darting to be next to Rin. She had some long-range attacks but they would simply be knocked away like her other attacks had been.

As the walls rose she was unsure how long they could hold out, this was far beyond what they were capable of. Even with her gates active she only had a short time more before the effects wore off and her body would go into extreme pain.

"Rin I cannot keep this up for much longer, I had to use gates and through everything, I had at him but he avoided all of it. I am unsure we can stop him, I had no clue he was this powerful but I do have a trump card. Someone that is very skilled in sealing and capable of dealing with this beast. I would owe him yet another favor...Still, they should have offered is way more to help considering how insanely powerful it is and a threat to the village. We need his help... I am sorry you have to learn about my dark secret this way but I have no choice I cannot die here."

Yui would simply call to Menza the tone and thought in her voice it showed it was very serious and life-threatening. This was going to be either their downfall of the saving grace but she clinched her fist tightly knowing he would demand so much for this action. This was not only to help herself it was also to save her village and if sealed into Rin make him a powerful force the world had never seen before. Someone that could stand at her side as an equal, someone she could be herself around someone she loved.

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Kurama's Bijuu blast slammed into the constructed walls. The lad's men had managed to erect a barrier just in the nick of time. It spared them from sudden death but it only prolonged the inevitable. The wave of pure Demonic energy strained against the walls until one by one each of them fell. Fortunately, by the time the beam had blown over the obstructions, it had exhausted itself. Smoke wafted around them and fires raged across the forest. The Kotoshura's bombs and Bijuu Dama had inflicted lasting ecological damage on the area. It would still pale in comparison to what Kurama would do to Konoha.

With the walls fallen, Kurama lurched forward. All they had managed to do was prick him a couple of times in the hand and shoulder. It drew a decent bit of blood but against a creature of his size and constitution, it was more of a nuisance than an actual threat. Kurama could see the storm clouds gathering and when he peered down at the still living humans, he saw that boy. The young man was clearly the leader of the squad. He was defiant in a way that few shinobi were but Kurama could tell just by looking in his eyes that he was untested.

There was no way the mighty Nine-Tailed Fox would lose to such an insignificant would-be hero.

They were no longer on the trees. There was no elevation to protect them from shockwaves and now that they were on the ground level, the Demon would turn their bones and organs to liquid. Kurama made a fist and struck the earth creating a shockwave that would kill them all in one fell swoop.

Menza considered his work to be play and his play to be work. When you spent most of your life catering to the whims and wishes of someone else, your perspective about leisure and employment tended to change. For Menza, anything he did was fun because he wanted to do it. No one could make him do anything he did not want to do. So if he needed to work it was because he decided that was something he needed to do. And if he decided to have fun, then that was also a product of his own choice. It was free will that defined him at this stage of his life, and it was something he guarded with vicious tenacity. Favors were rare, and when he obligated himself to someone else he always did so because he expected that they would not abuse that privilege. To abuse it would make him a slave to their incessant demands. He would need to help them otherwise he would be going back on his word, which in turn would him an unfaithful and unreliable liar. For a man who valued freedom, this was an unacceptable conundrum. Thus, he only held himself out for quid pro quo outside of an explicit contract to those whom he found "trustworthy". Trustworthy in Menza's mind meant not intelligent enough to take advantage of him and not weak enough to need his help every five minutes. Menza liked to think of himself as a superb judge of character and not once had he been proved wrong in this field. So when Yui called him for the second time in a row without first fulfilling her outstanding debt to him, he was disappointed and irritated. Annoyed that she would do such an immature and irresponsible thing, and bothered that he had been incorrect in his prediction that she would not call for him anytime soon.

The desperation in her voice, however, made him wroth. He didn't care for her well-being per se but he knew that there were few problems that she couldn't simply blast her way out of. If she was this scared then it had to be something truly frightening. Menza had long speculated that the world was overdue for a Bijuu crisis, and while he wasn't certain of when he knew it would happen sooner or later. The Cursed One's immense intellect and deep understanding of the state of the world allowed him to surmise that what he was being summoned to help fight in this long-predicted Bijuu attack. It was a grave threat to his life and the lives of many others. Thus, Menza began forming seals before he was teleported to her location.

The Cursed One warped into space directly in front of them. The moment he appeared, he completed the final seal and loosed a technique. Menza's intelligence took over and allowed him to accurately predict the beast's moveset and how it was going to strike only after a millisecond of appearing on the battlefield. Kurama was now playing against an opponent that was just as tactically aware as he was.

Menza used Great Moving Earth Core to open up a massive hole right where Kurama aimed to strike his fist. The beast's hand and arm plummeted into the ground. He struck the bottom of the hole and the entire Earth rumbled in response. It was perhaps enough to knock everyone else off their feet if they weren't prepared, but other than that it generated no shockwave. Kurama's strike had not hit the surface of the ground that they were standing on, thus sparing them of a gruesome fate.

More.

Yui had never seen Menza in such a serious and determined state. In their rare encounters, he had been jovial, concerned, helpful, friendly, and solemn. He had not once expressed a decisively negative emotion. Now that the former assistant was facing a gargantuan being that threatened to kill him and Yui, he was all business. Menza guessed that Yui did not just bring him here just to save her though. He could tell by the candor of her voice and the presence of others that she wanted Kurama dealt with. He could also tell by the landscape and geography that he was in Fire Country which meant this beast likely posed an existential threat to Konoha, and by extension Taichi and possibly other loved ones. It would have been a simple matter for Menza to save her and himself, but he was a man of his word. He had given her the ability to call for his aid and so he would lend a hand in subduing or at least slowing down the beast. But the cost would be tremendous. More on that later.

Menza the Cursed One flickered through a set of hand seals and slammed his hands on the ground just as the beast was pulling its arm out of the hole. Kurama moved forward only for two enormous rock formations to sprout from the ground and catch the beast mid-leap. By all accounts, the Fox should have died right then and there. The formations would have been big enough to blot out the sun if it was daylight. They were designed to capture the Ten-Tails and Kurama for all his might was still smaller than the Juubei. The Nine-Tailed Fox had stretched out his hands on both sides and had dedicated each of his tails to stopping the formations from crushing him. It was clear that the beast was holding the pillars back with everyting he had. He had prevented them from coming together to squash him like a bug but it was taking all of his strength and focus. Kurama's eyes were bloodshot and the veins in his arms bulged as he fought for his life. The momentum of the formation had been halted but at his size, if he so much as slipped he'd likely still be seriously injured. The technique was one of Iwagakure's finest and as such Menza had made a point of learning it. The symbol on this great gate, however, was not that of Iwagakure, it was of the Society of Rebirth and Reordering.

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They would all likely recognize the symbol. Over the past few years, the Society had worked to become one of the most feared terrorist organizations in the world. The only thing more fearsome than their power was the lack of clarity in their goals. People knew they were a quasi-religous political movement but beyond a desire to "reorder the shinobi world" there was not much else known about their objectives. It seemed that the unknown inspired more fear and loathing than the known. Rin and his compadres, and now Yui herself, would know that they had summoned help in the form of one of the organization's finest members. Menza wanted them to know. It would prove useful in his coming endeavors.

He stood straight and focused on analyzing the situation in the few moments he had left to him. The only reason Kurama wasn't Bijuu Bombing them was because he couldn't afford to keep his mind off pushing back the walls. It wouldn't last forever though. Kurama would find a way out, that was for certain.

Menza turned around and saw the squad he'd be working with. He glanced at Yui with an expression devoid of emotion. The man's tone of voice was calm but a discerning ear could tell that it suppressed a murderous rage.

"I hoped we would be meeting under different circumstances Yui"

He turned to Rin and looked at the boy with cold and unfeeling eyes. The odd structure of the sockets and pupils gave him a haunting look.

"Whatever you are planning on doing, do it quickly. Aim for his eyes and please don't miss." Menza turned back around and summoned a Fumma Shuriken with the Flying Thunder God Seal emblazoned on its blades. He lowered his center of gravity and held out his hand as he began calculating distance and wind speed. He began to speak without looking at any of them.

"You can't afford to pay for my sealing services Yui dear. So unless one of you knows how to seal Kurama, I'm afraid you'll have to content yourselves with fleeing this fight and evacuating Konoha."

The way he said "dear" dripped with sarcasm and disdain. He found this girl annoying and more of a bother than she was worth. He hoped she would show him some spectacular chaos with her new abilities. Instead, she had proven to be a whimpering and begging teenage girl. Troublesome bitch. No matter, he'd have plans for her.

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Even from the howling winds gathering around Rin he could still hear Yui as she explained her situation. It was true that she was throwing just about everything she had at Kurama including usage of gates. From what Rin can recall from the times Masuyo used it that's gonna take a heavy toll on her body once the gates close. That would be bad considering that the multiple earth walls technique barely held up against the bijuu dama. This beast was told to be immensely powerful, and honestly Rin figured that Yui was prepared for it.

Rin noticed that Kurama was staring at him, and while a couple of his men were starting to falter in will power Rin remained unwavering. One could say that Rin and Kurama locked eyes for a moment.

That's when Rin's eye shifted over to the Nine Tails who lurched forward, but in a very quick succession Yui called out for someone and just like a blink of an eye a strange man appeared already in the midst of forming seals. Even in just a short period of time being on the battlefield Menza made Kurama's fist relatively shallow to not deal as much damage as it originally would have. Thankfully Rin's eyes were trained mostly on Kurama, and he sees two giant slabs of earth fold themselves with Kurama caught in the middle. The bijuu was really struggling against the overwhelming pressure from both sides, and thus creating an opportunity to unleash the strike. Mozzarella turned his attention with a expression devoid from emotion towards Yui and spoke some words before shifting his eyes to Rin.

”I'm on it.” Rin quickly said after Menza told him to aim for Kurama's eyes. Had Kurama not be restrain like he is now that probably would be difficult since he could just evade. Still Rin drew out the evergreen chokuto into a horizontal arc, and thus forms a 50 meter length of crescent shaped wind blade that flies across the land in high speeds. Generating enough wind upon the blade's wake that heavy gusts of wind power tosses up the fallen trees, dirt, branches, etc that carries along with the blade. Given Rin's accuracy the long 1 meter width blade should collide into Kurama's eyes as it threatens to slice deep into those eyes just before all of the dust and stuff slams into him including the open wounds. Which could be equivalent of rubbing salt on the wound.

The area suddenly grew brighter after this as a strange phenomenon occurs in the sky. The storm clouds that was gathering above them now looks like someone split the clouds in half. Giving two halves to split further apart in rapid speeds until it looks like there's a storm cloud on one side while the other cloud is opposite side of it.

”If only we can get closer to him in time we can finish this quickly. Sajiro, prepare to restrain him once more. Jariko, stay at a distance and prepare to defend in case the Nine Tails tries that beam again. Yui and Gero, follow me to Kurama so we can end this.” Rin spoke to everyone in his commanding tone. Rin then turns his attention to Mozzarella as his men starts to get in their position around Kurama.

”I don't know who are, but thank you for your service. I only ask if you can help restrain the bijuu while we focus on sealing him away.” Rin didn't know who this Menza was, but he does know that somehow this man is connected to the Society. For now, at least, he seems to be on Yui’s side. One NPC moves over to place the Swamp of the Underworld underneath Kurama so if the blinded bijuu breaks free he'll fall into the swamp. In the case Kurama tries to move and/or retaliate the second NPC will conjure the Multiple Earth-Style Walls to box Kurama tightly into an enclosed space that essentially becomes a chute for Kurama fall into the swamp below. Meanwhile Rin and the third NPC will attempt to make their way to Kurama as swiftly as possible. Hopefully by then the bijuu is restrained in some way by the swamp.

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When it felt all hope would be lost Menza appeared before the group, but his face was very serious, the tone of his voice made it clear he was not happy with being called again. In fact, she felt a massive amount of disdain from his voice/ Still that would have to wait until later, this was the nine tails, after all, no joke for sure and something that would not be easy to defeat. As she listened to Rin she understood she knew she had a short time left with her gates and would to make effective use of them. She would take a deep breath before planting her feet and dashing past several of the wall making sure she remained hidden behind as many as possible before dashing with an intense speed to its side. She would leap into the air again with her throwing several punches down toward the tailed beast, the massive explosions, and shockwaves aiming to slam him into his hold even more.

"Rin you need to start soon I can't keep this up forever, get this bastard so our village will be safe if we fail it's over for Konoha."

Yui would continue to fire off as many punches downward toward the beast as she aimed to try to land on the beast. If she could get on its back she would slam even more blows with her throwing a vicious amount of blows, she had to make sure it could not move at all costs as she made sure to give a signal for her squad to also cast walls to pin and hold the monster in place as well as to use swamp.

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It was over. They were on the ground lined up like bowling pins. Once his fist struck the ground and generated the shockwave, he'd have finally rid himself of these annoying Nin. Then he could take his time getting to Konoha. He wasn't sure if his siblings were out and about roaming this world, but regardless of what they had done, he would show the world what a true Demon was capable of. The beast's fist was inches away from the ground when the earth gave away. Instead of hitting the surface of the ground, he felt his arm disappear into a deep depression.

A hole?!

The first coherent thought he had had since the battle had begun. One of the ninja had pulled a fast one on him it seemed. Kurama looked up to see that the squad had increased in number. An additional figure had joined the battlefield by way of teleportation. Kurama removed his arm from the depression in a blur-like movement and focused in on the newcomer. There was something off about him.

Kurama didn't let doubt or hesitation overtake him. Wherever this human had come from, Kurama would send him straight to hell. Joining this fight would be the last mistake he would ever make. The Nine-Tails leaped forward but seconds after his feet left the ground, he noticed two gargantuan slabs of Earth rise up in each side of peripheral vision. The constructs had appeared quickly, and before he could even get his bearings, they closed in on him. He knew this technique. Kurama's mind was too clouded with rage and hatred to accurately recall the name but he knew what it was and what it could do. The beast threw his weight and felt his clawed feet dig into the earth. He managed to arrest the momentum of the jump before he could be caught mid-air.

He shot his hands out to both sides just in time. A thoom erupted from the space between the rocks as Kurama prevented them from coming together. The size of the technique was beyond anything he had ever personally experienced before. This jutsu was not made to capture a human or even a regular tailed beast. It had been designed to capture something far larger. Kurama remembered the human that had created this technique. He remembered him well. The pain of pushing the slabs back had jogged his memory even as he focused on keeping his body from being squished. The Demon banished the memory as quickly as it came. He focused on the Sandwich Technique and the man that had cast it. Kurama used his Negative Emotion Sensing ability to read the man. Everyone else was a mix. He sensed fear, pride, bravery, excitement, and desperation from each of them. He was familiar with those emotions. When humans were fighting him, they practically squirted the stuff from start to finish. But this new stranger was something else entirely. There was something off about his emotions. He had them, but they were blackened somehow. Impure.

Kurama sensed rage, hatred, but also calmness. He wasn't afraid, he was focused. Kurama knew that Menza did not want to be here, but now that he was, he would fight to ensure that Kurama was subdued. The Nine-Tailed Fox would not have it. He saw the boy charging up an attack and knew that he needed to escape this prison before he died.

The beast centered himself and gave the walls a final push. He had halted most of their momentum but if he wanted to get out from this trap he'd need to do better than that. He bought himself an extra second by inching the walls outward by a few meters. He ceased holding onto the slabs and used that precious moment to zip through the corridor. The beast grinned wolfishly as he narrowly passed through the gap. The demon's glee was replaced with pain as a crescent whizzed into his line of sight. He moved his head a second too late, distracted by his escape. The attack gashed his right eye, blinding him completely and causing him to roar with pain. The sandwich shut behind him, catching one of his tails before he could fully clear its range.

Kurama was bleeding from his right eye and the collision of the walls had broken his center tail. The ground turned into mud and he felt himself sinking. They were trapping him.

No. No. "NO!!!" he roared. The beast looked upwards and saw that the terrorist genin who had assaulted him earlier wanted another round. He opened his mouth to fire a blast but he was too late. Yui pummeled him with a series of Blast Release strikes. She successfully landed on his snout and began to beat him into the Swamp that the other ninja had created. He could take the pain. He could take the hurt. The blows were powerful but they could only barely break his bones and damage his flesh. He was blind in one eye but he could still fight. Even as Yui struck at him, he struggled. He managed to lift one of his hands out of the mud and swipe at the girl. He aimed to knock her clean off his face. Once he had done that, he would begin to pull his form out of the mud. If he could just get his feet from underneath him then maybe he could pull his tail out.

He had been a prisoner for god knows how long. He would not be their prisoner again.

The boy unleashed a wave-like slash from his chokuto. The strike wasn't dead on but it served its purpose. The beast's field of vision was cut down and the others used it to their advantage. Kurama's tail was trapped, he was pummeled into the ground by Yui's blast strikes, and the other ninja had kept him anchored in mud. The battle had shifted dramatically in their favor, all thanks to his help. The positive turn of events didn't inspire any particular sense of happiness in him though. They hadn't answered his question, but judging from their lack of fear at this stage, he assumed they could seal the beast. This was good. Otherwise, Kurama would just heal himself to full strength and free himself from their bonds while their own chakra reserves dwindled. Rin thanked Menza for his service and asked for his continued assistance in restraining the Bijuu. Menza guessed that he was probably Yui's superior, but judging from his age and lack of strength he couldn't be more than a Chuunin. Konoha wouldn't have sent such an inexperienced and weak group to deal with Kurama. They must have happened to be in the area when the Tailed Beast had appeared. Rather than run and tell the village, the had decided to stall its advance out of some bizarre sense of bravery and an astounding lack of self-preservation.

"Classic heroes" Menza muttered to himself.

The Nature Clansman shrugged and began to wind his arm. He built up a terrific amount of momentum and then his arm grew grey as he flooded it with nature chakra. The mutant gene worked to increase his strength and coordination. A stream of chakra erupted from his elbow and he spun violently. The Fumma Shuriken was loosed directly at Kurama. The beast's swipe at Yui was interrupted as he sought to block the shuriken from hitting his only good eye. The weapon was knocked away, and in that instant Menza grabbed Rin.

In the blink of an eye, they were teleported to the airspace directly above Kurama's arm. Rin might be a bit disoriented but other than that he'd be fine. They'd land on the beast's elbow. Menza executed the Ultra-Added-Weight Rock Technique, to petrify the area. The joint would lock in place preventing Kurama from using that arm. The beast was powerful and it wouldn't hold him forever but it would serve to keep his dominant arm from interfering with the sealing process. The longer they kept him in this mud, the better.

"Tell your men to keep casting the Swamp of the Underworld. The current volume of mud is not nearly enough to keep him immobile. "

The beast would be growing desperate now. A Bijuu Dama would be the likely answer for their continued assault. Menza would need to find a way to keep that trap of his shut.

To be frank the fact that Mozzarella has only been here for only a few seconds and yet has already caught Kurama on the ropes is impressive in Rin's opinion. Still Rin kept his focus on the bijuu as it scarcely moves out of the sandwich. Yet it seemed to be so focused in escaping with a wolfish grin that it didn't see Rin's large blade of wind that sliced deep into Kurama's right eye. Then with the gargantuan slabs of stone closing behind Kurama, Rin quickly noticed that one of the tails was caught in between of the plates. Rin didn't know which was worse, having the right eye sliced into or having one of the tails crushed. Both are sensitive areas for anyone.

One second Rin was moving towards Kurama, next thing Rin felt is a light touch on his shoulder and suddenly Rin is above Kurama's right arm. The bijuu had attempted to swipe at Yui as she was landing blows after blows against the bijuu. However Mozzarella made short work to ensure Kurama could not do so. Rin felt a bit dizzy from the sudden burst of movement as he wasn't prepared for that. However seeing the bijuu allowed Rin to overcome it. Rin hears Menza as well as Yui speaking of how she can't keep it up forever and nods in agreement.

”Keep casting the Swamp! We need to make more of it!” Rin called out to his men and they nodded. The one who was supposed to wait on the earth walls switched to using the Swamp of the Underworld to layer on top of the existing one. Allowing it to be deeper and hopefully twice as restraining. In addition to Yui's pounding the beast into the mud. Rin flips the jade blade utilizing the Kendo stance as he drops straight down onto Kurama's right elbow. Bringing the force and strength to pierce through the skin before sinking perhaps an inch deep. Then he quickly flows fuuton chakra into the chokuto and a extending three feet past the chokuto of nothing but fuuton blade. Creating a wedge that allows the chokuto to pierce deeper to the hilt before Rin draws the blade at an angle. Creating a larger laceration and puncture wound. This will sever those tendons that is filled with nerves and it will make Menza's job a lot easier since Kurama wouldn't be able to form a fist or grab something. Problem is that Kurama can still flail it around just not as effective.

As Rin is drawing out the chokuto the third man is just now getting to the bijuu. Rin leaps from the arm to the back of Kurama's head magnetizing himself with chakra under his feet. It might piss off the bijuu even more so, but it'll allow the jounin to reach Rin and the Nine Tails. Assuming that Kurama is mostly subdued by now, the NPC will place one hand at the back of Kurama's head while placing the other on Rin's chest just over the heart. What is best described as suction since it would feel like Kurama is being pulled somewhere. Somewhere he is definitely not going to like.

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