I trek through the forest and finally escape its hold on me. At the edge of the forest I could see the cliff and off nearby sitting atop a boulder was a samurai. The samurai Saito a formidable foe who's prowess in close combat was more than fabled. I had to prove myself a warrior in aims for further empowerment from the Gods. I had to take this man out to better myself. I stop just mid range of him 8 meters or so and remove my hood allowing the snow to hit my head. It was cool and refreshing but adrenaline kept me warm. I call out to the samurai. Saito was astounded by the look of the man, he was well built and was very sure of himself, enough to the point he says that the gods have favored him. It mattered not to Saito, since he was humble and even as a leader he saw himself a servant, a protector, a warrior to his land. Nevertheless the must have some strength for him to be that confident. Saito's curiousity was struck and he was ready for a battle.
"The Gods have spoken, and they want me to use you as a landmark. Let's get this show on the road Saito. I am Masrur the Beast of the land of lightning. Here to claim victory and achieve higher power."
Premonition was vital in close combat. I never expected that combo to go through. It was a feint, a pump fake a hoax for my real intentions. The samurai fell for it surprisingly. He took the bait extending his left palm and slapping my knee. As soon as he connected I ducked down head first while scooping his left palm pulling him inward while shifting my left shoulder inward towards his opposite leg grabbing his back leg and scooping him over my shoulder for a firemen's carry like take down. As I dump him down behind me I deliver a dropping elbow to the upper chest of the samurai.
With the opponent shifting his shoulder inward saito took his right knee and right elbow close in simultaneously the knee smashing against the opponent's chest and the elbow smashing into his back. Using the momentary pause from the pain Saito used the same right foot to perform a low forward sweep kick. The opponent already leaning forward, the opponent would be unbalanced and fall forward onto the ground.
As expected of the samurai his reflexes were amazing, he saw through my feint and was reacting at the same time. As I dove for his back leg he began to pull it forward and upward with a descending elbow. I was caught, or did I have him right where I wanted him. The bait baited the fisherman once more as his counter attack aims to strike me I protrude razor sharp bones throughout my entire body. Catching his knee and elbow and using my momentum to roll forward. With him stuck on the bones at the end of my roll I would kick him off sending him out to short range. As he would fly I would disperse wind from all point on my body and take a running start now faster and deliver a clothesline from hell before he lands. I grunt strongly as I attack releasing the rage of the beast.
As Saito was going in for the Intersection Method to stop the opponent, It was as if spikes protruded from his body, but they were made of out bone. Saito was caught as the opponent began to roll and kick Saito causing him to fly. Saito regained focused and twisted in the air before he would make to land. but before saito could land he see the opponent at him with great speed.
I heard the piercing screech of lightning crackling through the air. This was only akin to chidori, the samurai was flowing lightning chakra through his blade. This was the true strength of the samurai. We collided, the wind I was flowing through my bod weakened the lightning but not enough. The lightning cracked my protruding bones while effectively stopping the force of my attack. I push off standing off just 3 meters away from the samurai.
You ninja are all the same! Hiding from your opponent. No honor!
I thought I was moving quietly but the samurai's sense of hearing was very keen. He turned to face me as I aimed to deliver my simple chop with my sword. He gracefully pivoted and judging by the position he was holding his sword a sash was coming at the tail end of the pivot. I timed it perfectly, just as the sword approached me I dropped down to my back hands =, effectively dodging the sword while springing upward delivering a lunging upward kick with both feet sending the samurai into the air. I spring back on to my feet via a back hand spring and jump into the air to meet him. I grab hold of his body now inverted by the ankles wrapping my legs around the body and using gravity to pile him down head first into the ground.
Seeing the opponent attempting at a rising spike kick, Saito took advantage of the situation and instead of performing the rising spike kick, Saito instead used the rotational momentum generated to drop low and release a low right back sweep kick while charging chakra to his leg, allowing him to avoid the spike kick and counterattack in one fluid motion. The kick would have more than enough strength generated rotational momentum, the fully extended leg and the chakra charge to send the opponent off his hands and feet and sliding across the snow.
It was more than apparent at this point that the samurai didn't recognize my natural prowess for combat. I'd use this to my advantage as he stuck to basic counters. My unorthodox method of fighting would prevail soon enough. He stopped his prior actions and attempted to go for a low leg sweep as I dropped to my back hands. On the way down I saw this and reacted, pushing off of my hands into the air while leaning backwards to do a backhand spring, effectively jumping over and out of range of the leg sweep. I would then dash forward at the man dropping my level and then rapidly raisin for a swift full body upper cut.
In response to the opponent's full body uppercut, with precise timing Saito suddenly leans his torso backwards while at the same time thrusting his right leg forward while focusing chakra into that leg to be able to avoid the full body uppercut while striking the opponent allowing him to get knocked back across the field. Without hesitation, with extreme speed, Saito circles behind the opponent, leaps toward them while invoking the samurai sabre technique and twist in a horizontal position with a sword in each hand before slicing thru the opponent down the middle thoroughly ending the battle.
