[indent]Time. Yes, time was what was of the essence for Nazo. It was time that wasn’t really present in the half-second that it took for Seisui to not only get to Nazo so quickly, but a slash from Seisui’s sword came at Nazo’s shoulder. It was on the right this time. The switching from sides is indeed a smart thing to do. It will keep the opponent off guard. However, what Seisui intended to do wasn’t going to happen. Nazo had already taken the stance. Not like it was that hard. All he had to do was to get his sword half-sheathed from the scabbard. The attack going at his shoulder and it was coming downward.

As the slash came down, Nazo was ready. He sheathed his sword and parried it upward.. He did this a couple of times as the parry would act like how a deflecting of kunai or something of the like. Nazo, this time, was moving forward as he kept the slashing against Seisui’s sword. This caused a lot of 'CHING CHING' sounds. Metal scraping metal, and even more birds were fleeing the vicinity. Nazo knew he had Seisui on the defensive, and that’s where he ducked just in case Seisui would attack back, and he crouched fast, and his body turned to where he was behind Seisui. That’s where Nazo unleashed an attack that he liked to call Horizontal Beheading. It was utilized by slashing in a horizontal fashion. By the time he did it, Nazo was standing and not crouching. There would only be a second for anything to be done about it. Probably too late for that thought.[/indent]