39 War 4 (1/2)

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”Konan...” Rafi muttered slowly to Konan as he was in front of the Allied Shinobi forces.

”What? Surprised seeing me here?” Konan said strangely as she looked at Rafi's eyes through the mask.

”I didn't intend to battle you again after that time. You should undertand that, Konan.”

”...This is a necessary part for Amegakure. Now that I am its Kage, I will truly act like one.” Konan said firmly, after a brief silence.

”...Is that so?” When Rafi thought about current Amegakure's situation, he then understood why Konan was participating in the war. As the War could also stabilized Amegakure situation among five other great shinobi villages.

”Hey kid, so you are that fake Madara, huh. This little girl already told us much about your abilities, do you think you could still win?” Oonoki snickered as he taunted Rafi. Oonoki then hinted at Konan and Gaara to finish off Rafi with him quickly. The three decided to give Rafi a surprise attack as Gaara held Rafi's feet tightly with his sand.

”You underestimate me, old man. I have not even revealed much of my abilites in front of her before.” Rafi said calmly as he activated his Byaku-Mangekyo. He only watched silently as Gaara submerged him within his sand, while at that, he noticed some paper bombs were also mixed inside the sand.

After he was fully submerged, Konan exploded all of her paper bombs in succession. The sand were raised high up on the air as the explosion continued for some times. Beside the Kages, various techniques from Alliance's shinobi also joined in the barrage, as per Gaara's order. While Oonoki launched his Particle Style occasionally at given interval, to match the time when Rafi materialized. Although he could also felt a barrier seemed hindering his technique, but the barrier was not able to last long under his barrage of Particle Style.

”Hmph, just an arrogant brat. Even if you have those space abilities, you can't escape unscathed from all that.” Oonoki muttered after some times passed when the dust calmed down. Konan was silent after hearing Oonoki. As she didn't feel Rafi would went down that easily.

Gaara squinted his eyes as he scanned the battlefield with his sand to find Rafi's trace. Then, to his shock, he could felt Rafi's presence further behind him and the Fourth Company. He quickly turned behind as Oonoki and Konan followed suit. They could only stared in shock at the unscathed Rafi, far in the distance.

”That is quite a warm greeting, Kages. Now, it is unacceptable if I don't reply it in equal warm isn't it.” Rafi transmitted his voice to the Kages as he manifested his Susano'o in its Complete Form. After acquiring Hamura's bloodline, his Susano'o had changed to a dark gray Susano'o with a gray rune spear on its right hand, unlike his black-purplish Susano'o beforehand.

Gaara and Oonoki nodded at each other after they realized what Rafi would do. They quickly made a defense with their own technique, that protected them and Alliance's shinobi as Rafi raised the spear in a throwing stance.

”Then, let's see whether you all could survive this.” Rafi pointed the rune spear at the Fourth Company before the Susano'o threw it at them with a mighty force.

Due to Rafi's intricate control of its force, no sound could be heard at first, as the giant spear arrived quickly upon the Fourth Company's shinobi in silence. A deafening sound could be heard later after the spear first collided with Gaara's sand as its speed reduced slightly and faced with Oonoki's giant stone golem after passed through Gaara's sands. Although, the spear spent no time to break through the golem and caused a devastation on the Fourth Company's area. A large and deep crater with around 100 meters diameter could be seen was littered with the deceased and injured Alliance's shinobi. While the spear started to disappear in particles, as it was only formed from Rafi's materialized Susano'o. Gaara and Oonoki seemed to be out of breath after their defensive technique were destroyed by Rafi.

”Oh, it is quite a good defense, Gaara, Oonoki. Unfortunately, it is not enough to hold me.” Rafi said suddenly as he appeared behind Oonoki, Gaara and Konan. He pushed Konan away with a palm as he then kicked a startled Gaara hard on his back. After that, he grabbed Oonoki tightly with his Susano'o as he looked playfully at Oonoki.

”This?!!” Konan jumped further backward after she was thrown away from the push.

”Hm, this is Hiraishin Technique, Konan. Like I said, I didn't use all of my abilities in our previous fight.”

”Then, old man Oonoki, any last word? Don't worry, look, many other have gone there waiting for you in the afterlife.” Rafi said calmly to Oonoki in his grasp.

”He he, cough, cough, don't think you have won, kid!” Oonoki stared fiercely at Rafi as he said those words.

”Then, die, old man! Huh?” Rafi tightened his grip on Oonoki to crush him to death. But then, a pzzt sound could be heard from behind him as Oonoki in his grasp became fragments of crushed stones. Looking down slightly, Rafi could see a wide gaping hole on where his heart was supposed to be. Rafi then turned behind slowly as he saw a floating Oonoki was looking at him coldly.

”You are indeed strong, kid. Unfortunately, your strength blinds you. This, is your demise.” Oonoki said coldly to Rafi. Gaara and Konan then flew beside Oonoki as they looked at a dying Rafi. Konan looked at Rafi with a complicated feeling as she saw a gaping hole in his body.

”.....fufufu, my negligence. But, this is not the end. You should quickly arrive there, otherwise...” Rafi disregarded Oonoki and Gaara as he only looked at Konan as he spoke slowly. His body then started to change into a wood man under the stunned gazes of onlookers.

”Damn, so he is only a mokuton doppelganger. Where is his true whereabout?!” Oonoki said in annoyance.

”That much power...with only a doppelganger...” Gaara said pensively under his breath.