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Inuzuka Compound
Raijin's eyes snapped open, and he found he was laying in a comfortable bed. Looking to his left and right he realized he wasn't in his room at the Hokage Mansion, then he remembered what happened the other day. He moved the blankets aside with a violent jerk and saw the bandages around his torso, a grimace came to his face and it disappeared quickly when he saw the sliding door open and Kiba walked in. The boy was about to open his mouth but Raijin beat him to it, and it was obvious he wasn't gonna have any argument.
"Kiba, I want you to go to the Hokage Mansion and get my gear out of room 115. Bring me my mask, uniform and las pistol, bring them to me and tell your mother that we are not done yet." A pale faced Kiba nodded his head before turning and quickly leaving the room, Raijin stood from the bed and ripped the bandages from around his torso, seeing the stitched up cuts and only getting enraged by the sight of them. His gaze snaps back to the door as Tsume marches into the room, obviously Kiba told her what he said.
"You still want to fight? Right after you just woke up from your injuries and you still want to fight?!" Tsume was enraged but was also impressed at the same time, 'He's relentless', she thought. He stood there glaring at her, murder would be the word best described to how he was staring at her.
"I didn't say the words, so our fight isn't over. Kiba went to grab my gear, and I will be damned if I allow a hound to beat an elite of Krieg." Without a word, Tsume lunged at him and smacked him across the face, before she could smack him again he caught her hand in an iron grip, both of them staring each other in the eye with rage boiling below the surface.
"I will make you scream the words these time, by Kami I will make you say it!" The matriarch of the Inuzuka clan yelled in his face before ripping her hand free and leaving the room, slamming the sliding door closed. Raijin paced back and forth across the room, his silent rage building more and more, 'that woman is infuriating', he growls to himself. Minutes pass before a knock announces the rival of Kiba as he walks into the room, he sets the gear down on the bed and looks at Rainin as he picks up his uniform and starts putting it on like a man possessed.
"You may be my pack mate, but if you hurt my mom I will kill you." Raijin seems to stare at his gear after Kiba's words, he had no intention of causing serious harm to Tsume, he only wanted to make her realize that he would never yield to anyone except the Emperor, and that he would die before surrendering to anyone that wasn't the Emperor.
"I have no intention of permanently damaging your mother, Kiba. My only intention is to show her that I surrender to no one besides the Emperor of my people, today she will learn that." All other sounds are drowned out to Raijin as he lifts up his gas mask and places it over his head, once it is in place he puts his helmet on and buckles it. Fully geared up his gaze turns to Kiba who physically shudders as the black lenses of the gas mask seem to stare into his soul. The guardsmen of Krieg stands to his full height in his war gear, he checks his equipment one last time before walking out the sliding door not even paying attention to the frightened Kiba following behind him. Kiba tries to get his attention, but realizes that Raijin is not listening, his mind is entirely focused on the fight only a few feet away in the training room. Reaching the training room he barges through the door, Kiba steps back as the door slams shut.
Training Room
Raijin stands in the exact spot he did the day before, Tsume stands across on the other side of the training room. A small shiver actually goes her spine at the sight of him, she can practically smell the rage and contempt flowing from him. Kuromaru stands beside her, honestly wondering if accepting a challenge from Raijin was a good idea. Tsume opens her mouth to speak, but doesn't get the chance as Raijin dashes across the training room, launching himself from his position which leaves cracks in the concrete floor. Thinking as quick as she can, Tsume brings up a Kunai and blocks the sword slash from Raijin, Kuromaru lunges at Raijin with his teeth bared to latch onto the Kriegsman. A searing hot pain flashed through Kuromaro's mind as the bolt of Raijin's las pistol sears a burn mark onto Kuromaru's flesh, having singed off his fur. Raijin lowered the power of the pistol as he had no intention of killing either of them, but the pain from the bolt was comparable to having a burning piece of wood pressed against ones skin for a minute straight. The blast itself and the pain of it sent Kuromaru stumbling back, Raijin wasn't able to capitalize on this advantage as Tsume was able to knee him in the chest, making him jump back because of the pain and because he knows the hit popped a few stitches on his chest. Tsume raised her hands to call a jutsu while Raijin bolted across the room, he was running along the wall and leaped off, creating a crack in the wall from the power as she shot like an arrow straight at Tsume and Kuromaru, las bolts flew towards both of them as he fired rapidly from the pistol.
Tsume soon realized what his strategy was, as most of the bolts where flying at Kuromaru, 'he's trying to single me out'. Jumping backwards, Kuromaru and her were able to barely dodge Raijin as he slammed into the spot there were standing in, his Karan driven into the ground. Finally seeing an opportunity, she clasped her hands together and made a hand sign.
"Man Beast Clone!" Kuromaru changes again into a clone of Tsume, Raijin isn't able to tell between the both of them until they start to move, the clone moves slower than the real Tsume because of the wound from the las bolt. Raijin launches himself towards the ceiling and uses the momentum to launch himself toward them, firing multiple las bolts from the pistol he is able to make a space between the both of them, landing right in front of them he brings up his sword, slashing at any opening while also firing his las pistol. Raijin is able to kick the clone of Kuromaru, getting the ninken to back away as he focuses on the real Tsume and separating her from her companion. The ninken launches himself at Raijin, who is able to shoot his las pistol over his shoulder and hit the ninken in the chest, sending the ninken sprawling to the training room floor.
Tsume snarls in rage, she presses her attack on Raijin with her kunai as she tries to slash at any opening she can find, 'he's stronger, how the hell is he stronger?! I can't make a dent in his defenses!', a quick and sharp kick from Raijin sends her flying back, she holds her side in pain and knows he broke a couple of ribs. Lifting her head up, the point of his blade is no more than four inches from her face, she waits for him to ask the question, he moves the blade away.
"You're not done yet." She shivers in slight fear at the raspy and dark voice that comes from the mask. She stands up with a snarl and launches at him with her kunai, both of them practically dancing around each other with sparks flying from the contact of their weapons. Raijin jumps back, raising his las pistol he fires a furious fusillade of las bolts towards her, she is able to block two of the bolts with her kunai, but drops the blade with a hiss of pain as the bolts heated the metal to the point of burning. She falls to her knees with a cry of pain as two bolts impact on her left thigh and hip. Raijin slowly walks towards her, sheathing his sword he grabs her hair and gently pulls her head back, making her look into the black lenses of his mask.
"Do you yield?" Oddly enough his voice sounds soft through the mask, she stares into the lenses and shakes her head.
"No, I do not yield." Both of them stare at each other for a few minutes before Raijin makes a 'hmm' sound through the gas mask. Suddenly, his hand moves from her hair to squeezing her throat.
"I thought you would say that." He gives her throat a quick and harsh squeeze before backing up and harshly kicking her in the chest, sending her tumbling backwards. She jumps back up, fighting the pain from the bolts she lunges at him, using her own claws she slashes at him furiously, her hands cloaked in chakra she strikes relentlessly at him and he dodges every strike she sends at him. Finally she is able to slash him across the chest, drawing blood, but unlike before she doesn't even hear a sound from him. Raijin responds quickly as he his fist up and uppercuts her across the jaw, Tsume honestly thought he broke her jaw from the force of the strike. Falling to her knees, Raijin spins his leg around in a harsh kick that impacts on her shoulder, sending her sliding across the floor. Staring at her as she attempts to stand, Raijin walks over to Kuromaru and places his boot on the ninken, causing a loud groan to come from wounded dog. He aims the barrel of the las pistol at the Kuromaru's head, Tsume's eyes widen as she struggled to stand up.
"Yield." The cold voice of Raijin calls to her, those black soulless lenses staring back at her as he awaits to hear a decision from her.
"I... I yield." She finally says the words, truly afraid he would've killed Kuromaru if she hadn't. Placing the pistol back in the holster he walks towards the training room doors and opens them, she jumps when he yells as the mask makes it more intimidating.
"Bring me a medical team and be quick about it!" Raijin turns from the door, those lenses once again seeming to stare into her very soul. He walks quickly towards her, standing to her feet she prepares to fight again but stops herself when he stands in front of her and shows no sign of aggression. Bringing his hand up he slowly runs his gloved hand through her hair, she has to stop herself from shivering at his touch. Even though he just got done beating her and her companion to a pulp, here he was being gentle and caring. She stops herself from stepping towards him when he moves his hand away, the medical nin of the clan arrive minutes later with Hana and the Haimaru brothers in toe, quickly being followed by Kiba and Akamaru. Raijin steps away from Tsume and allows the medical nin and her family to check on her and Kuromaru, he doesn't spare the family a glance as he leaves the training room. Tsume sees him leave the room and stops herself from pushing the medical nin and her family away to give chase, 'he didn't tell me what he wanted'. Meanwhile, walking towards the front entrance of the house, Raijin stops at the kitchen table and reaches into the pocket of his uniform, he pulls out a brass chain necklace with the imperial Aquila hanging from the bottom, he places the necklace on the table and without hesitation he leaves the Inuzuka compound. The sun is high in the sky, meaning that it is midday, he starts to walk away from the compound but feels himself start to become light headed, he makes it as far as the bottom steps of the compound before slumping down against a tree, unbuttoning his uniform jacket he sees all of his stitches ripped open and were bleeding heavily. Leaning his head back against the tree he would sigh softly to himself, the last thing he saw before falling into unconsciousness was the beautiful face of one spiky haired woman.