The Overlook

From his now elevated position in the air, Nobunaga had a very clear view of Kinzoku down bellow. The Hiyu was expecting and quite hoping that Kinzoku would take this clear advantage that Nobunaga had given him and take the opportunity to fire one of his bolts at him. This high in the air made Nobunaga a perfect target. The Hiyu and trained and built himself to be a tank, able to withstand almost any attack. Therefore he wanted to see if one of two things were possible. He wanted to see if either his soon to be Daytime Tiger could launch and destroy one of the speedy bolts or if his mighty, armor flesh could actually fend off one of these bolts. However neither of those cases would come to fruition as to the Anbu's surprised, the Jounin dropped his precious weapon and instead decided to started performing a series of hand seals. A bit to his dismay, the air born Kumo shinobi would continue through with his attack nonetheless. As he cocked his fist back, he watched from above while a dragon ascending from the mountain surface and began coiling its way around its summoner. Clearly being an earth jutsu rather than an actual creating from some form of summoning contract, the Hiyu thrusted his first forward and continued with his planned attack. The furious tiger made up entirely of Nobunaga's sheer strength and striking speed would collide with the mighty dragon, a construct of earth and chakra. Beneath the force of the colliding taijutsu and ninjutsu, the ground would quake, shatter and erupt under the pressure.

Despite the destruction taking place to the mountain surface, causing its to shatter and splinter in a 30 ft radius, to Nobunaga's surprise the dragon was left standing, still protecting its master. Landing on the upended junk of mountain top in his crouched and readied position, the Hiyu would peer through the eye slits of his skull styled helmet, waiting for his friend to reveal himself from behind the dragon. The silent sentry watched with intent as the dragon uncoiled itself and fully emerged from the ground, revealing its full length of 14 feet. This was quite the jutsu that Kinzoku had used. It was sturdy enough to withstand Nobunaga's daytime tiger and was clearly made to be used for offensive purposes as well. Perhaps this was a jutsu Nobunaga could add to his repertoire, being a ninjutsu specialist on top of being a weaponry specialist and taijutsu master. Shifting his gaze upwards, the Kumo Anbu patiently and quietly watched the dragon begin arching its way into the air, readying for an assault. Nobunaga knew that Kinzoku knew this earth dragon wouldnt hurt him, at least he hoped Kinzoku knew that given that his body was fully clad in the demonic purple and black armor. Therefore there was one of two things Kinzoku was aiming to achieve by this attack. The first was that the Konoha Jounin was hoping that the dragon could potentially overpower and pin Nobunaga to the ground and therefore force Nobunaga to submit. Perhaps he was hoping this was a possibility with some of the momentum the dragon had gained during its ascent but unlikely given Nobunaga was stronger than the average shinobi which was made very clear by the sheer size of the sword he held. The second and more likely option was that Kinzoku was simply using this attack as a distraction, waiting for the perfect opportunity to fire his bolt and perhaps pierce through the Hiyu's armor flesh.

Expecting the latter, Nobunaga would prepare for the incoming earth dragon by reaching over his right shoulder with his right hand. Clamping his mail plated fingers tightly around the long, bandaged wrapped handle that poked into the air, Nobunaga waited for the roaring earth jutsu to be 7ft away before making his move. Swiftly and simultaneously unhooking his large great sword and swinging it over his shoulder down to the right of his waist, the vertical swing would have the slab of metal that was his sword cross paths with the center of the dragons head. Upon contact with the devastating swing, the construct of earth would erupt into a shower of rocks, filling the air with different sized boulders and junks of earth. The remaining 14ft length of the jutsu would harmlessly collide into Nobunaga, showering him with earth and mud. 

With all the debris in the air, junks of earth of varying shape and size flying around, providing hundreds of distractions and the 14ft long stream of mud slamming into Nobunaga would give him cover from Kinzoku's eyes, allowing him to stay out of harms way from his crossbow for the time being. Nobunaga would attempt to use this time to close the distance between the two of them. Bursting out of the mud would be a ferocious hell hound made purely out of lighting, elegantly pouncing across the uneven ground and closing the 10ft gap between it and Kinzoku. Mere seconds later, Nobunaga would burst forward at full speed, B-lining for the Jounin with his great sword in his right hand and the lighting beast streaming from his left hand. The lightning cat coming at Kinzoku's right side would aim to smash into him from there, while Nobunaga swung the flat of his blade, aiming to slam Kinzoku's left shoulder, sandwiching him in the process.


OOC:
First sword attack swung with 130 speed, 135 (110 + 25[passive from sword on weapon swings]) strength. 
Sharpness :150 + (130+135 / 4) = 216

Second sword attack swung with max speed and strength
blunt force same as above sharpness

Lighting Beast (60 health&power, 65 speed)

-25ap armor, -30 lighting javelin - 45 lightning beast


262/537

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Kinzoku watched keenly as Nobunaga reached behind his back to take hold of his sword, a smile spreading across the Nazar's face. "Now we're talking" he'd say to himself as he watched his earth dragon move in for the attack, Peacemaker trained on its target the entire time. Just as the head of the dragon reached Nobunaga he pulled his sword off in one clean swoop. A loud crashing sound erupted throughout the mountain top as the sword obliterated the the dragon's head. The rest of it's body followed thereafter, crumbling to pieces as it clattered against Nobunaga's armor and the ground all around both Nobunaga and Kinzoku. However this did not stop Kinzoku's original plan of action. The dragon was still used as a distraction, albeit a powerful jutsu to be using as a distraction, but as far as Kinzoku was concerned it worked. Just like originally planned he would fire off the single bolt towards Nobunaga's right thigh the moment he swung his sword at the dragon. The bolt would stay true to its course slicing right through any debris that may have gotten in its way. Even through the smoke screen Kinzoku knew of the Hiyu's position. He could hear the sound of rubble bouncing off of his armor as well as sense his location through chakra sensory. If anything, the cloud of smoke as well as chunks of rock may only help in concealing his bolt. 

Whether the bolt hit or not was something Kinzoku wouldn't be able to determine right away. But there were still ways of doing so. If it made no sound at all then he could assume it missed completely. If it hit metal and there were no response form Nobunaga, he would assume it wasn't strong enough to penetrate the armor. If Nobunaga made any sort of grunting sound, then he would assume that his bolt had drawn blood. So he kept an ear our for the sounds trying his best to hear it over the crashing of his jutsu. 

If it hit, there was no telling on whether Nobunaga continued on with his attack. In case he did, Kinzoku would act accordingly as he watched a lightning beast charge out the dust cloud towards him. His golden eyes read the movements of the beast fairly easily and considering it had about 33 feet of distance to cover, it wasn't an immediate threat. The bigger threat was the large man covered in metal who would follow behind the beast shortly after, the beast coming to the Nazar right while Nobunaga attempted to flank from the left side. Considering Nobunaga would only be running at a speed of 65 (half your actual speed), Kinzoku managed to keep up with the both of them. With a new bolt already locked and loaded, Kinzoku pulled the hammer back as he moved Peacemaker from his left side across his chest pointed to the beast on his right side. He would follow up by placing his right hand directly beside Peacemaker in between the weapon and his chest, using the weapon to shield Nobunaga's eyes from his right hand. His right hand formed another set of five seals in quick succession, holding the last seal. 

Since the beast charged first it would undoubtedly reach Kinzoku first and just as it pounced it would find a bolt heading right between its eyes. The moment the bolt was released Kinzoku activated the jutsu from the last hand sign he was holding. The bolt would rip through the head of the pouncing beast as it would likely fizzle away into a couple of lightning sparks, destroying the jutsu. Turning his attention to Nobunaga, the Nazar watched as he swung his massive slab of metal aiming to strike with the flat of the blade. The blade would collide directly onto Kinzoku's left side lifting him off of his feet and rolling across the mountain top. But before the rolling Kinzoku got too far he would explode into a puff of smoke, a large chunk of earth from the destroyed earth dragon earlier. Kinzoku had substituted himself back to where Nobunaga was originally standing, about 33 feet away. By the time Nobunaga realized where Kinzoku was, there would already be a bolt mid-flight heading right towards the Hiyu's left shouder.

5ap for Arahant (+20 chakra, +60 RT)
1 bolt / 3 (150 speed/force, 250 sharpness) from previous post
1 bolt/4
5ap for Substitution jutsu
1 bolt/5

AP: 435/530

stats:

Upon commencing the swing of his massive great sword, Nobunaga heard the bolt sound off on Kinzoku's weapon thus signaling that an arrow had been fired. Even though Nobunaga knew an arrow was coming there wasnt really anything he could do about it. Given how fast they were fired, the distance between them and the fact that Nobunaga had already commenced his swing meant he couldnt just change his actions so quickly. However Nobunaga was well aware that was going to happen. He did not feel like having to fight both the dragon and Kinzoku at the same time therefore he decided to take out the dragon and face the prospect of taking an arrow. This would also allow him to test out his armor against the Jounin's crossbow. A sturdy defense against and piercing offense. Upon obliterating the earth dragon descending upon him, Nobunaga felt the cold hard steel of the bolt dig into the front of his right thigh. Yes, it actually managed to cut through his armored flesh, albeit not too deep. The arrow managed to puncture enough of Nobunaga's leg to stay stuck in his limb before halting and sending a jolt of pain up and down his leg. 

Keeping with his actions, Nobunaga would chop away at the stick protruding from his leg with his electric hand, keeping the portion in his leg there before shooting out the lighting beast. With the piece of the bolt still lodged in his leg it would prevent any extreme bleeding, and the experienced shinboi would be able to ignore the pain coursing through his leg for the rest of the spar. Tis but a scratch for the Kumo tank. Continuing with his one two punch combo, Nobunaga watched closely as Kinzoku readied himself for the incoming attack by placing his crossbow along his chest to face the incoming lighting beast and his other hand behind the crossbow. Being in full control of the lighting beast, Nobunaga could have manipulated it to take evasive maneuvers but it was took big and not fast enough to dodge such speedy bolts. Therefore he would continue using it as a detraction while he went in for the main attack. Although his hand was hidden do to the crossbow, Nobunaga still saw the twisting and maneuvering of Kinzoku's forearm, clearly indicating that he was performing his one handed hand seals once again. However Nobunaga did not care, so far everything about Kinzoku was offensive therefore Nobunaga did not expect some form of defense ninjutsu to take place. Also, he doubted Kinzoku knew a ninjutsu that could harm his armored flesh, even though his bolts could therefore Nobunaga cared not for the hand seals that were being performed under the cover of his crossbow. He went on with his vicious sword swing. 

The lightning beast would dissipate after being hit and Nobunaga's sword would collide with Kinzoku, or at least it appeared to. Upon making contact with the side of Kinzoku, his body would get smacked to the side like a rag doll due to the sheer force of the swing however he swiftly erupted into a cloud of smoke. Coming to a sliding halt once this happened, Nobunaga was already aware of where Kinzoku was. His advanced sense of hearing due to being an experienced fighter allowed him to locate Kinzoku the instant the Konoha Jounin replaced himself with the bolder that was now flying away, shattered into hundreds of pieces. As Kinzoku was retracting his finger on the trigger, getting ready to fire the bolt, Nobunaga would take action. Beginning to thrust his left first forward, despite no one being there, once the bolt was fired, in the blink of an eyes Nobunaga would vanish. His entire body would disappear and morph into a thin, swift moving bolt of lighting. Cutting through the air, with tremendous speed, easily avoid the arrow mid flight, Nobunaga would travel in the form of a lighting bolt to the opposite site from which Kinzoku held his crossbow. A mere moment later, the lighting vanished and the Hiyu appeared one meter to Kinzoku's side, the moment of the punch he started prior to transforming into a lighting bolt continuing right into Kinzoku's cut. The strait forward punch would slam right into Kinzoku's stomach with more than enough force to overpower his senses and knock him out. 

OOC:
Bolt speed: 235
Punch speed & strength are same as stats

-25 armor, -30 lighting javelin - 60 bolt

147/537

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Based off of the sound his bolt made when it collided with Nobunaga's thigh it had both hit its target as well penetrated the armor. As to how deep it was and how much damage it had done, well there was no telling. For the moment he had to focus on the oncoming attacks from Nobunaga and his lightning creation. It seemed waiting for the beast the leap for its attack was the right move to make as the bolt was unavoidable. Next came the swinging of the metal slab and then Kinzoku had replaced himself with a large rock. 

From his current position Kinzoku could clearly see Nobunaga, his crossbow up and aimed right at man as he got ready to pull the trigger. However before he did so he noticed the Hiyu preparing for a punch much like he had done before. "That again" Kinzoku thought to himself expecting the previous monstrous attack he had just used. It didn't work then and Kinzoku was not about to let it work this time. Refraining from firing his bolt as he suspected it wouldn't make it past the jutsu, he instead began bringing his right hand into the ram seal. As in was in the process of doing so his golden eyes watched as Nobunaga literally turned into a lightning bolt and shot into the air to only come back down as a lightning bolt and appear directly beside Kinozku. With the help of his Arahant ability Kinzoku was able to follow the movement of Nobunaga traveling as a lightning bolt, his eyes could perceive events a lot faster than his own body could react. 

Luckily Kinzoku had been prepared, though having been expecting to escape another jutsu, it would still work for this attack. With his completed Ram seal Kinzoku would vanish as a blur using body flicker to move directly ahead of himself away from Nobunaga's punch re-appearing about 20 meters away from him. He would quickly spin around before aiming his crossbow at the Hiyu once again but he would refrain from firing a bolt. It was more of a precaution, in case Nobunaga moved in to attack him. His right hand would move up to his neck grabbing a hold of the stone piece on his necklace. At that moment he canceled his Arahant ability as his eyes returned to their normal state as he activate another jutsu in it's place. At that moment the entirety of Kinzoku's body would begin changing as his skin transformed into wood. Due to the fact most of his body was covered, the only indication would be the change in his face and over his metal arm.

With the completion of the transformation Kinzoku would remove his right hand from his necklace and form the seal of confrontation followed by the Tiger seal. Suddenly white feathers would begin falling all around Kinzoku and Nobunaga. The moment Nobunaga's eyes would fall upon the feathers he would begin feeling drowsy. In a matter of moments he would be laying on the ground sound asleep if the genjutsu was now canceled. Though Nobunaga was no doubt an experienced fighter and may either attempt to cancel it before the effects full took hold of him, or try to interrupt the jutsu which Kinzoku had prepared for both situations. With the increase in his chakra from turning his skin to wood Kinzoku would put Nobunaga's own chakra levels to the test to see if they were strong enough to cancel the genjutsu. However if he tried simply interrupting Kinzoku, Kinzoku would counter by firing a bolt at Nobunaga having had Peacemaker pointed at him the entire time. The bolt would be aimed at the shoulder currently holding the massive slab of mental in his hand.

10 ap for Body Flicker
50 ap for Assimilate All Creation Wood form (+70health & 85chakra)
45 ap for Temple of Nirvana (120 power)
1 bolt/5

AP: 330/530

stats:

Cutting through the air as a speedy lighting bolt and reappearing in the blink of an eye, ready to deliver the finishing blow, Nobunaga sensed Kinzoku's chakra flare as he body flickered out of the way, avoiding the incoming blow. With his enhanced senses on alert, as always the Hiyu knew exactly where Kinzoku was going. Going behind him, of course he was creating more distance between the two of them, which was wise on his part. He exelled at long ranged fighting and Nobunaga preferred up in your fight type fighting. With Kinzoku swiftly moving through the air, heading to a position behind the Kumo Anbu, before he actually reached his position Nobunaga would take action. Figuring Kinzoku wanted to create as much distance between the two of them as possible in order to fire another one of his speedy bolts, the Hiyu would dive down towards the ground while simultaneously deactivating his lighting javelin and unconnecting his armor from his body. He was running out of chakra and could no longer sustain both those jutsus for much longer. Upon making contact with the ground the Hiyu would burrow into it like a mole, taking his fully armored body and sword with him.

Kinzoku would re-position himself in time to see his opponent vanish within the ground. Nobunaga couldnt risk getting hit by another bolt as he would have been unable to close the gap between the two of them in time. Remaining right at the edge of the surface, from his concealed position Nobunaga would let go of his sword and clap his hands into the Boar and Tiger seals. Once they were performed, using Kinzoku as the origin point, the ground beneath him would swiftly begin transforming into mud. With a diameter of 15 meters and a depth of 4 meters, the hard mountain surface beneath the feet of the Konoha Jounin would trans mutate into a field of thick, sludgy mud, consuming his feet and pulling him down into its depths, if successful.

Being 20 meters away and out of range from the swamp by about 5 meters, Nobunaga would use his chakra sensing to feel if Kinzoku had either gotten stuck in the swamp or not. Depending on what happened, the Hiyu would do one of two things. If the Konoha Jounin manged to get stuck in the jutsu and began getting pulled down into it, Nobunga would remain concealed and wait for the Jounin to be fully submerged and pass out before canceling the jutsu and going to pull him out. However if Kinzoku had managed to avoid the swamp and started moving away from it, Nobunaga would reveal the upper half of his fully armored body, with his massive great sword held outwards in his right hand. Revealing himself up to his waist, Nobunaga would viciously swing the sword horizontally from right to left, releasing a sharp wave of chakra 5 meters long and half a meter wide. The wave of pure chakra would slide off of Nobunaga's sword and cut throught the air, heading strait towards where Kinzoku would be heading, aiming to cut him off. 

OOC:
Swamp speed & power: 65

Sword swung with speed: 120, strength: 100
Wave power & speed: 60, sharpness 150

-20 hiding like a mole -45 swamp of the underworld -30(maybe) rupture


52/537

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As Kinzoku activated his juts and began turning his skin into wood, he managed to turn in time to see Nobunaga slipping down into the mountain using hiding like a mole. With Peacemaker aimed at Nobunaga following him as he went down, he refrained from firing a bolt to the out-of-sight ninja. He noticed the lightning around Nobunaga disperse as well as his body armor revert back to its normal state before he managed to fully slip away. A slight grin had formed on Kinzoku's face as he was still able to detect Nobunaga and know of his exact location. If hit intention were to hide from Kinzoku's crossbow then surely hiding underground wouldn't work. Kinzoku's crossbow was strong enough to shoot his bolts right through the ground and into Nobunaga. But he would refrain from doing so. With only being able to tell of his general location Kinzoku had no way of being able to shoot at a precise location which could result in killing the man. Had Nobunaga been an enemy, he'd likely be dead right now. Luckily he was a friend, for the time being.

Now that Nobunaga was out of sight the Nazar could no longer use temple of nirvana. So he was just going to have to get him out of the ground somehow. But before he could do so Kinzoku was caught off guard by the swamps forming all around him catching him at his feet first. Kinzoku was familiar with this jutsu having it in his arsenal himself. As the mud slowly began to get deeper and Kinzoku began sinking, he slipped Peacemaker onto his back not even attempting to pull himself out. He knew he did not have the strength needed to get himself out of this jutsu so he was going to need a little help from a familiar friend. Forming the same set of five seals he had earlier, the earth dragon would come out of the mountain top yet again just outside the swamp's range behind Kinzoku. Hovering just above the swamp it would float right beside Kinzoku as he reached up and took hold of the jutsu's mouth. By now the swamp would have been just under the Nazar's waist. But with the dragon's superior strength it managed to pull it's summoner out of the deadly swamp with ease. 

Kinzoku climbed on top of the dragons head kneeling on the spot where the neck met the head. If Nobunaga still revealed himself and released the wave of chakra Kinzoku would shift the dragon as it slithered out of the way, the beam being fired into the air. Having the dragon fly about 10 meters in the air, Kinzoku would remove Peacemaker once more with his metal hand and aim it down at Nobunaga's position. He could tell Nobunaga was running low on chakra which was likely why he reverted his armor back to his original state. "Hiding underground won't save you from Peacemaker partner" Kinzoku would say. If Nobunaga had remained underground, he would say the same thing but louder to ensure the Hiyu heard him. "These bolts are made of the finest steel. If they could pierce your armor I'm willing to bet they will do much worse to the ground." Kinzoku would hold off on firing a bolt for now, waiting to see if Nobunaga decided to come out and attack him.

25 ap for Assimilate All Creation Wood form (+70health & 85chakra)
45 ap for Earth Dragon (120 speed/power/health)

AP: 305/530

stats:

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From his concealed position, Nobunaga waited and felt Kinzoku begin to slowly get sucked into the swamp beneath him. However Nobunaga felt the earth shift and rise, pulling Kinzoku out of the ground and swirling into the air. "Not that again." Nobunaga thought, canceling his jutsu now that he was no longer needed and to preserve what remained of his depleting chakra. Not having expected Kinzoku to do what he did, Nobunaga would change his plans, no longer planning on launching his blast of chakra anymore. Still revealing himself however, Nobunaga would fully emerge from the ground to see Kinzoku hovering 10 meters above him atop the earth dragon's head. Gazing at his opponent throw the holes of his helmet, holding his great sword out to his right. He came to see, of course that Kinzoku had his ranged weapon pointing right down at the Hiyu. Kinzoku wouldnt know but his armor was no longer bonded to his flesh. It was still connected to him but no more were his health and armored fused, therefore the touchness of his full bodied armor was no where near as sturdy as it was before. If another arrow were to be fired it would surely go right through the armor.

He could not let the Konoha Jounin fire another arrow. Therefore Nobunaga had to end this. Slowly standing up strait and raising his weapon, he would hook it onto his back while his armor began to recede. With his armored back to its original form, revealing Nobunaga's exhausted face and mangled, sweaty hair, the Hiyu would grunt "That was a good bout. You had me at my limit." Flexing his fingers and shrugging his shoulders in circles, the Hiyu would work out some kinks from his joints. This was the first time he had spent this much time in his fully body armored suit and it was also the first time he had expended this much chakra. His muscles were soar and his joints ached, but it was a feeling enjoyed. It felt good to go toe to toe with a fellow shinobi. Running a hand through his damp, mangled hair, Nobunaga would state "Perhaps I should have attempted to take you out at the beginning instead of prolonging this." Expecting Kinzoku to disperse of his eath dragon and end the battle as well, the brute would walk over to his friend and said "Do you seek a place to rest?" Kinzoku had just arrived in the village, perhaps he wanted a place to sleep and rest, regain his strength before taking on the trip back to Konoha.

Kinzoku watched as Nobunaga pulled himself out from beneath the ground still fully glad in his armor. His crossbow was still aimed at him waiting to see how the Hiyu would react. But his reactions indicated there was no necessary action needed by the Nazar. Nobunaga followed by placing his sword back into its strapping, the speed at which he did so indicating that he was doing it because the spar was over and not because he was freeing his hands up for some sort of jutsu. With both Nobunaga's words and the retreating of the armor back into its original state, Kinzoku knew the session was coming to and end. He followed up by placing Peacemaker into its own strapping as he slid himself off the neck of his earth dragon landing down onto the uneven ground in a kneeling position. Rising to his full height, Kinzoku would being patting the dirt off of his pant legs as his skin reverted back to its original state. The earth dragon would slowly merge itself back into the mountain also as though the ground had been water.


"That was a good bout wasn't it" Kinzoku said, confirming what Nobunaga had said. Kinzoku couldn't help but laugh at the Hiyu's next words. "I have no doubt you could have Partner" Kinzoku replied, "but where's the fun in that?" After the two came together traversing over the uneven ground, Kinzoku would continue to speak. "That armor of yours is quite magnificent, the way it just swallowed up your body. It's also pretty damn tough. My crossbow is the strongest attack I got and even that had a hard time of getting through to you. All my other attacks would have been rendered useless. If you hadn't reached your limit I have no doubt you would have taken me down... that lightning bolt... very sneaky" he said with a slight grin.

The Nazar followed up by retrieving a cigar from the inside of his jacket, somehow unscathed by their spar. He would offer one of the Hiyu, handing him one if he accepted. After lighting his cigar (and Nobu's if he accepted), Kinzoku would release a puff of smoke away from Nobunaga's face before answering. "Nah, I've got to get back to Konoha. There are things that are in need of my attention. You can refer to me as 'Kinzoku Sensei' from now on" he said with a grin, basically informing the Hiyu of what the business was. "I'll find some place to rest on the way there. It was good to see you again Partner" Kinzoku added indicating this was the end of their get together, raising his right hand to shake that of Nobunaga for what could be the last time. "Take care of yourself." Once that was done, he would place the cigar back into his mouth with his metal hand before turning around and backing his way down the mountain, turning away from someone who was once his ally. Now, who know what would become of their friendship. 

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Approved.

"You are right about that." Nobunaga agreed. If he had tried to end the battle when it started instead of letting it drag out, the Hiyu would not have been able to test his limits. Also, he would have missed out on going toe to toe with his friend, which was indeed quite fun. The Hiyu listened to Kinzoku's amazement at his armor, noting how if it werent for his crossbow he would have never been able to harm him. Nobunaga was well aware of that, having taking an arrow right in his leg. Now that he mentioned it, Nobunaga's attention was drawn to his leg, where he now felt his warm blood tricking down his leg under his armor. Gazing down at the whole in his leg piece, feeling it throb in the pain, Nobunaga would say "Those bolts of your are quite dangerous. Were it not for my armor, it would have gone right through me. Your crossbow is the perfect counter to my armor. Swift and so far the only thing to penetrate my armor. Quite the weapon." Wiping off some blood with his thumb that had oozed out onto the armor, he would continue "My lighting bolt was developed specifically to counter longer range fighters such as yourself. A useful, but a taxing technique."

Turning down his offer for a smoke by shaking his head, Nobunaga would grunt upon Kinzoku informing him that he was now a sensei. "Leading a group of Genin. I never had the pleasure myself." Raising his right hand to shake Kinzoku's, Nobunaga would nod in reply to Kinzoku being grateful for having seen him again. As Kinzoku left, Nobunaga would then making his way to the hospital to have his leg treated. Walking to the edge of the cliff, Nobunaga would walk right off scaling the side of the mountain with his left arm and leg. Once nearing the bottom, he would pounce off, shooting to the air and elegantly landing on the road bellow before making his way to the medical facility. 

He was glad to have been able to see Kinzoku once more. The way their paths were headed, it was very likely that they could meet on the opposite ends of the battlefield. Something Nobunaga hoped would never come to be. However the future was as unclear as ever for the Hiyu, anything could happen.

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