[center][U][B]Mayonaka, Seisui[/B] - [I]The Tranquil Lotus[/I][/U][/center]

Nazo's demeanor and movement's changed, but they'd only have the chance to do so minutely for Nazo had only managed to evade the first half of his slash, the blade had still traveled across his body, though it did not dig into it, with the exception of the samurai's hand and arm. This meant that as Nazo turned his body counterclockwise and away, that Seisui's muscles reacted at high speed, charged with chakra, to push his blade right from a slash to a piercing thrust that moved barely slower than Nazo's own movements. Had the man not moved away in the manner that he had, he would have found Seisui's blade behind him, with his own weapon in contact with Seisui's chakratic sheath. A terrifying situation, but unfortunately for Nazo, it was not what came to past. Instead, Nazo began his retreat, and as Seisui noted the counterclockwise evasion and preparation to dash away, he erupted forwards, sparing no time for caution, the chakratic sheath of his blade disipating only after the Tranquil Lotus was two steps (three feet) from the location he had been in prior. This meant that as Nazo began his dash, Seisui follwed him, but he had began his movements before Nazo so as to allow the man's own speed to be his downfall.

When he made his second step to cease his movement, Seisui did it with the tips of his right toes angled diagonally away from his body so that the flat of its right side faced backwards and away from him. This allowed him to push his body backwards, altering its momentum, as he drove his blade past his left side and backwards towards Nazo's approaching body as he dashed towards him, seeking to impale him. The calm air of serenity and death was about the man throughout these actions as he emulated what he intended to bestow upon his opponent, the man who had challenged him to this duel. It was only fitting that he held back none of his swift skill and execution, and let his style's power be unbridled before the man.

It was a matter of life and death, but regardless of the victor, Seisui would remain serene and composed till the end, be it of his own life, or the conflict at hand.