The Oni jester meets the snake king!

[Moongem]

(This is a continuation of "He's supposed to be dead! The Oni clown arrives in Poison" Or whatever it was. It is still open. Kinda."

Onikaru was thankful that Mazuku was behind him. He would be suspicious of his unsupressable grin. He lifted his head, looking forward as they passed through the gates of the poison village. The mere sense of Hebimaru-sensei's fear chakra allowed him to keep a strait face once again, still, the thought of his father being his marionette could almost bring a grin to his face. Onikaru halted and turned back towards the group that had been following him. His new ally Ryuu, the man he had once referred to as father; Mazuku, and Mazuku's seeming bodyguard. Onikaru pondered. His father would take a liking to his sensei if Onikaru presented him in correct light, which would be easy for him to accomplish. He turned back around and walked towards the large building in the middle of town where he expected Hebimaru would be.

Mazuku's head wondered around his shoulders as he gazed around his environment, he had never been here so his curiosity was boundless. He wished her could get a birds eye view on the area using his Hionishin no jutsu. He almost felt bound, knowing his son would be angered if he did something like that. He continued to pivot his head around, gazing around until Onikaru stopped and looked back at them and then looked forward and continued towards the large building in the center of town. Mazuku was curious. Why did his palms become clammy as they entered the village? The hairs on the back of his neck stand high? Who was this Hebimaru individual? He supposed he know soon enough. His head began to rock gently as if music was echoing throughout his brain. He couldn't help but smile, despite the odd fear seeping into his being.

[seltor]

Theme

Hebimaru was seating on the floor with his legs crossed, eyes closed, meditating, right on the middle of the Hidden Poison Village's Village Hall. Because it was the tallest building and the one on the center of his domain, Hebimaru had decided to make this building his center of operations for the entire time he would be staying on that forsaken village. Despite having his eyes closed, thus not being able to use his mighty Sharakugan, the White Snake was attuned with his surroundings, ergo he could sense if anyone dared to disturb this moment of peace he was having.

While he was meditating, Kazuki is puppet, the very first successful experimentation with genetics tampering, was approaching. Despite being unable to see chakra, Hebimaru was his creator and he could very well sense him when he was sufficiently near. Sighing, as he sensed the air around the house was being disrupted, the White Snake opened up his eyes and checked who was coming. To his surprise, a small sun of chakra was on the way, he knew no one had that much chakra, and he also was aware that only authorized people would venture so deep inside his realm. "Onikaru-kun and Ryuu-chan are coming along with Kazuki, but who is the other one?" he wondered.

Because he had been in a trance of sorts, his malevolent chakra aura that could instill fear even in the most brave shinobis were acting with full power, he really didn't want to be caught unguarded and unprepared. Smiling, he was expecting Onikaru's reasons before scolding him if necessary, but what he felt disturbing was Kazuki's presence, he was there when he should be searching for Mazuku. "Don't tell me he succeeded so early?" he questioned. Raising from the ground, feeling some numbness on his previously crossed legs, Hebimaru turned to face the group while he had a neutral expression, even if deep inside he was grinning.

"Onikaru-kun, why do you disturb my meditation and who are those two strangers with you?" he questioned with a soft voice.

[Moongem]

Onikaru looked at Hebimaru with a smile, "If I told you who he was... You might not believe me... I'll let him tell you." He turned slowly, looking at Kazuki and Mazuku. He childishly raises his right hand and grabs Mazuku's sleeve, "Father... this is my sensei. Hebimaru." A series of false plots rushed through Onikaru's mind, "I suppose... now is a good time to tell you what happened in Onigakure after your 'death'." Onikaru looked down.

"After your defeat by Akuma Sakebi of Konoha... Uncle Zaneku took the position of Onikage. It seemed your death had drove him mad with hate. It consumed him. He became dangerous, even towards me. Not to long after wards, the Kuro Hanran attacked Tenchu-sama and me. They went after Tenchu-sama because... well... he said he didn't want harm to come to the legacy of the Yondaime Onikage." Onikaru ended and took a breath, he then continued, "Uncle seemed to think I was the reason you died... he blamed me and after trying to fend off his organization... Minari. Sasimaru. Kira. Zaneku. I had given up, and decided to accept death." He turned and looked at Hebimaru, "Hebimaru... had been a new Jonin in Onigakure and came upon them attacking me. Being a Jinchuriki, he was able to fend them off. He took me from the village and then became my teacher."

Onikaru moved behind Mazuku and pushed him towards Hebimaru, "Introduce yourself... father."

Mazuku's eyes were wide with disbelief as his son explained. Could Zaneku have actually been capable of that? Did he attack Onikaru? He felt a sense of betrayal in the back of his head and a deep anger in his chest. He snapped back to reality as his son pushed him towards the man that seemed to be the leader of the village and was apparently Onikaru's sensei. He didn't know what to say or how to react to this fellow. He blinked a few times and then extended his hand.

"My... My names Uchiha Mazuku... Yondaime Onikage of Onigakure. I.... " He stopped and thought, "Thank you. For saving my son..." He said, "As long as my son is in allegiance to you... I will be a ally to you." He said.

Mazuku's mind was else where. Focused on the last time he saw his older brother and that feeling of betrayal deepening. He snapped back to reality. The betrayal turned to anger and the words of his grandfather returned to his mind. 'Mazuku-chan... when ever overwhelmed with doubt or anger. Smile.'. Mazuku's lip twitched as it formed a wide smile and then a grin. Mazuku's fathers wish had come true. Zaneku had become a mere copy of their father. Mazuku laughed slightly/

[seltor]

"Uchiha Mazuku" whispered Hebimaru with a grim looking tone on his voice as he approached Onikaru's father and instead Mazuku's hand, the White Snake simply placed his right hand on the Uchiha's right shoulder. "Your words deeply touch me Yondaime Onikage, the devotion to your son is admirable. Yet I am afraid his words bring truth to this room. I was a newly appointed Jounin, a promising one I might add and I saw him in danger from the current Onikage, Uchiha Zaneku. The Onikage that treats his underlings, civilians and shinobis alike badly, the Kage that betrayed you. But one question does remain lingering, Onikaru-kun told me you were dead, and yet there you stand in front of me. And since my hand is touching your shoulder you can't be either a mirage nor a ghost. Tell us your miracle Mazuku?" requested Hebimaru with a soft tone on his voice.

But before Mazuku could even start replying, the White Snake took a few steps back and extended both arms horizontally and proclaimed "But first welcome to Dokugakure, the Village Hidden in Poison. Me and your son conquered this village a few weeks ago, and we aim to rebuild it and make it great."

[Moongem]

It was obvious. Mazuku was not used to showing 'negative' emotions, he fidgeted his fingers awkwardly and looked back at Onikaru and the man known as Hebimaru. His symbolic smile was gone as he then looked at his feet. The Uchiha symbol on the back of Mazuku's shirt danced gently as the wind caressed it, his hair flowing to the left. His eyes turning a deep purple, deeper then his hair. The three tome that normally inhabited the Sharakugan had formed a triangle like shape and the center tome becoming a spiked sphere. "My Night Shade Sharaukgan acts a window between myself and Onigakure... I see its current state as though it was in front of me." The forth Onikage was silent momentarily, "It seems you have spoken in truth." He says looking at his destroyed home. A mere shell of its former self.

Mazuku's eyes returned to that light sapphire spark as his Sharakugan returned, "I know what I have to do... as Forth Onikage... as a father... and as a student." He closes his eyes before looking at Hebimaru, "I'm going back. Back home. To Onigakure" He turned towards Onikaru, nestling his hand on his son's head, "I'm going to end this. The violence from my clan has gone on long enough. I would honored if your people could accompany me. So I have more comrades. "

Onikaru grinned, his father had trusted him, "Father. I will come with you, along with my New Dawn, so long as Hebimaru-sensei agrees to come."

[seltor]

"Surely we will go with you, Uchiha Mazuku" stated the White Snake, clearly emphasizing the last words, Onikaru's father name. "We will go and we will punish them all, as they rightly deserve for so long now. But before we depart, there are some things to prepare, plans to be made, an army to muster and a challenge to overcome. Onikaru-kun, I require to speak with you in private, as soon as this meeting is done. The challenge I spoke is for you Mazuku. While I was allied with Onigakure, I heard tales of your power, of those amazing feats you made, but I want to witness those in a controlled environment. I have the perfect opponent for you. Show yourself my servant." Hebimaru told, shouting the last sentence.

Out of a cloud of smoke, his resurrected shinobi emerged, unscathed and as powerful as ever, Takai Sakebi, the late son of the Hokage himself was there to greet Mazuku. "He will be your opponent if you accept" declared Hebimaru.

[Moongem]

Mazuku was happy to know that he had allies. Even happier when he saw Akuma's child appear before him. One, it meant the wretch had died and two, Mazuku had something to let his aggression, his anger, out on. Mazuku's Sharakugan gazed behind Takai, implanting a small packet of chakra behind him.

Mazuku's hand lifted to the hilt of his sword. Anyone with a sharakugan would've noticed the small packet, to anyone else however it would be invisible. He mirrored his late sensei, Tenchu, as he took up his Ken-Jutsu pose and in less then a moment was gone in a flash of purple chakra. He had used his time-space nin-jutsu (Hionishin no Jutsu- Literally: Flying Demon God), a modified version of the forth Hokage's Hiraishin no jutsu. His sword was positioned against Takai's spinal column. Mazuku wasn't done. His eyes began to scan the area as possibilities of what Takai would do next raced through his mind and tiny, almost insignificant packets of chakra everywhere.

Mazuku forced his hand down, if Takai was not to react, his spine would be cut into and his body would be left limp and useless.

Onikaru watched, his fathers signature. He looked up at Hebimaru as he spoke, saying he needed to speak to him... privately, "Of course, Sensei." He replied

[seltor]

"Oh my, hasty individual your father is Onikaru-kun, Takai couldn't even react" whispered Hebimaru to his pupil. "There is one thing you forgot Uchiha Mazuku" he stated with a louder voice as he Takai Sakebi was severed in half by the older Uchiha's sword, blood spilled everywhere, creating a large puddle around where Sakebi once stood. The late Hokage's son vanished from the ground as his body turned into ash, only to resurface once more, unscathed as if nothing had happened moments before. "You cannot kill what is already dead" explained Sakebi with a darker voice than he had in life.

[Moongem]

Mazuku grinned at the boys reformed body, he couldn't help but remember the last time he felt this angry, ever since Onikaru's mother had been killed by the Tsukikage. That time, he didn't have a way to let his pent out aggression. He viewed all the chakra packages that had been placed around were the boy had emerged, tactics ran through the Onikage's mind, the puddle of blood making a interesting strategy possible. His shadow rose from the ground, and without hand seals, the Onikage had created a Oni Bunshin.

The bunshin of Mazuku lifted its dominant hand, lighting beginning to course around it. The original Mazuku moved his arm back before hurling his sword above Takai, obviously missing purposely. The bunshin's hand hit the blood with a splat, suddenly, the lightning on its hand spread through the blood. This was possible since blood is mostly composed of water, and water conducts electricity. It didn't even seem like Mazuku had moved, but the original one had once again disappeared in a burst of purple chakra. His hand latched onto the hilt of his hurled katana, the momentum from the hurled katana spinning him, but his own weight and gravity, bringing him down towards Takai's left shoulder. The lightning danced across the bloods surface towards Takai's feet, Mazuku knew better then to underestimate Takai, after all, this was the child of the man who everyone thought killed him.

Onikaru gridded his teeth as he watched his father, why was someone so carefree, so childish, so immature able to fight in such a way. He hated his father for this. He glared forward towards him, his hands, balled into tight fists.

[seltor]

"Calm down Onikaru-kun" whispered the White Snake, "If you wonder what betrayed you, the answer won't be your fists, but your neck. That jugular sure is visible, and shinobis with good insight would notice it and use it to their advantage. Calm down or in the future everything can crumble because of this reaction of yours. Use this moments to clear your mind, you must remain calm at all circumstances, a day may come where your life will be on the scale and if you wish to survive, you know what to do. Observe your father fighting, analyze his style, discover his weaknesses and strengths, one day you will defeat him, and I'll help you and then I'll resurrect him and yet another pawn moves under my will." he instructed, clearly alarmed by Onikaru's anger, which if not checked could ruin everything.

"You truly are a formidable fighter Mazuku, yet the dead cannot die again" the White Snake congratulated and warned, knowing what Sakebi would do. Sakebi suddenly closed his eyes as he focused his power for one abrupt surge of gravity, Mazuku being in mid air would be thrown away or at least he would be incapable of finishing his blow. The other one, the clone would also be blown away, but at the same time, the lightning being conducted on his feet would be unaffected and Sakebi was hit with it. Unlike a living person, he didn't react, though damage had been done to his legs, and for now, while he was regenerating, he couldn't move from his spot, being open for another attack.

Jutsu: Shinra Tensei minor scale

[Moongem]

Mazuku's body was pressed by the familiar jutsu, being blown backwards. Mazuku knew this jutsu all to well, and has placed many packages at a particular location. Mazuku's body 'flickered' as it disappeared. It reappeared not far from where he had originally started, he turned his body in mid air and landed gently on the balls of his feet. He smiled at the zombie of Takai, it fought nothing like its father.

Mazuku closed his eyes for a moment, obviously he was trying put up a good show, he thought, an endless slideshow of tactics flowing through his mind, he knew his forte would be little effective, only to, once again be pushed away by a wall of gravity, but perhaps..." He began placing packages at specific areas, one being directly besides Takai. It was time to take things at a more strategic approach. Mazuku disappeared, only to reappear besides Takai, instead of using his katana, he had his foot lifted and had press ed it towards Takai's throat.

Onikaru listened to his sensei's words and closed his eyes, the voice of his Biju calming him, soothing him. He soon opened his eyes, "Y-Yes Sensei..." he said, his hands no longer in fists.

[seltor]

"Good" merely said Hebimaru after hearing his pupil's answer, unfortunately he had to devote less attention to Onikaru while the fight still raged on, because he didn't suppress Sakebi's entire personality, he required no active control and Takai Sakebi would still fight at the best of his abilities, of course with a mere thought he could suppress all traits and the late Hokage's son would be merely a puppet while he pulled the strings. Mazuku had dodged his gravity thanks to his impressive abilities, his clone however didn't had such luck being utterly destroyed by the force wave created.

Soon enough, the Uchiha was back and Shinra Tensei wasn't prepared to be fired once again, so Sakebi simply allowed Mazuku to kick him in the throat, accomplishing one thing, being thrown out of that dangerous place and gaining back the control of his lower body. He rolled over in mid air, softly landing on both feet. A smile emerged from his emotionless face as he knew that Mazuku would soon be despairing.

[Moongem]

Takai had predicted, Mazuku disappeared, reappearing midair behind him, his foot lifting towards the back of Takai's skull. Mazuku seemed rather calm, although he should know that another Shinra Tensai could be launched. If one had a Sharakugan, they would be able to see that Mazuku had slightly less chakra then before his warp. Mazuku needed to show these two, Hebimaru and Onikaru, that he could fight the Dark Rebellion. And Win.

Onikaru's eyes were set on his father watching his every move, though there were so many packets of chakra that it made it rather hard to follow him when he warped, his eyes were peeled however, and the fact that Onikaru was a 'prodigy' made it easier.

[seltor]

"Enough" shouted Hebimaru, "It is quite clear that despite your considerable power, fighting someone that cannot be injured and become tired, this is will drag forever. Uchiha Mazuku, Sakebi won't try to defend himself, just throw him your strongest attack so we can assess how much damage it can deal, do not worry he will emerge unscathed once again." asked the White Snake, slightly impatient. They didn't had the luxury of time and he knew it well, the sooner their plans were marching, the sooner this conflict could end and he could resume Onikaru's training.

Once again, Sakebi allowed to be kicked on the back of his skull, being propelled forward several meters, only to land on all fours and raise back to his feet as if nothing had happened.

[Moongem]

Mazuku looked at Hebimaru, he simply stared for a moment, suddenly his grin returned, "So... you want see what I can do... with Jutsu, not just my bare ability..." He contemplated his higher powered eye. No. THAT was his trump card. Only to be used when deemed necessary. He thought, scrolling through his jutsu in his mind. He looked up, an even wider grin now on his face, "Fine. But, taking your village into consideration, I'll take Takai outside the village. No need to follow. You'll see it just fine from here."

Using his long range byakugan traits, his Sharakugan placed a chakra pack outside Dokugakure. Mazuku slung his arm around Takai, as if he was his 'buddy' and warped to the chakra pack. Taking Takai there as well. Mazuku smiled at Takai, "For your sake, my damned enemy, I hope that beings destroyed at a molecular level will be able to be brought back." Three Mazuku's suddenly rose from his shadow, quickly followed by a fourth. Mazuku removed a pen from his pocket and wrote on the others hands. 'Lim el ig ht' He wrote on their hands. They suddenly glowed. Mazuku disappeared, reappearing next to Onikaru and Hebimaru. "Shield your eyes if you value your vision. This jutsu is...." Suddenly a snapping sound echoes from where he had been, the sky light up with a blinding light that could almost be called 'holy'. The blast seemed to engulf an entire block of a city, or at least it would had Mazuku not moved him. Suddenly, crackles of lightning echoed from the area. "Is Lime Light."

[seltor]

After the huge explosion that lighted the night sky, completely blinding all of those that had the bad luck of looking on the wrong direction, without at least trying to shield their eyes, the sound of thunder emerged victorious from the chaos that was created from Mazuku's ultimate attack. Because Hebimaru was in control of Sakebi, he knew what the older Uchiha had done, he had seen it in his mind, so he was aware that such technique required, at least theoretically no motion from the opponent. "Massive power, perhaps one weakness, he is not to be underestimated at all" he concluded.

"Impressive Mazuku, chaos that ensued is enormous and the destructive power is incredible, yet how practical is this technique in a actual fight where your opponent will fight back?" he asked, he had to know or at least judge the answer from Mazuku's reactions. "Regardless, I guess we are prepared to commence Operation Black Death. Let the Poison Ten elite group emerge to the battlefield"

[Moongem]

Mazuku looked at Hebimaru, perhaps he had misjudged him. Mazuku had assumed Hebimaru would of satisfied with the destructive power of Limelight, however, it seemed if he wanted to know if Mazuku knew how to use it as well, a trait which Mazuku couldn't help but respect.

"I misjudged you." Mazuku admitted, "I thought the show of sher power would be enough. I guess I was incorrect." Mazuku thought for a moment, "Honestly, my pale-skinned friend, this jutsu is not intended for a single, one-on-one style fight. Its meant for scenario's of war. Mass amounts of opponents. You ask for a powerful jutsu; and in terms of damage, and lack of finesse, Limelight would be it." Mazuku smiled his trademark smile, showing he was no longer uncomfortable around Hebimaru.

Onikaru moved his hands, as he had lifted them to shield his eyes from Limelight's brightness, "Father... you aresnal of Jutsu is as impressive as ever..." he said as images of Mazuku mutilated body coursed through his mind, it was unknown if this was because of the hate his biju felt towards Mazuku, or the hate Onikaru held towards his father. To Onikaru, it didn't matter.

[seltor]

"People tend to misjudge me, but then they are dead to correct their mistake, a dangerous world we live on, not many mistakes are afforded, and even one can mean our demise. I saw the destructive power of your strongest jutsu, yet I do not believe you will use it in the future battles we will have, unless of course, you pretend to obliterate Onigakure even more. I suppose that is not the case as we should preserve all villages intact, and more importantly, their repositories of knowledge." stated the White Snake as he placed his left hand on his pupil's right shoulder.

"Mazuku, please go and gather your forces, prepare them for the incoming fights we will partake, while we do the same, do not worry, your son will soon join your company as I believe it is your desire, but first I must discuss something with him and then I must leave. If we wish to win this war, there certain things that I need to do alone." he requested.