[center][h2][b][color=ed1c24]Katsuko Moto[/color][/b][/h2][/center]

[color=ed1c24][i]This guy...[/i][/color] Katsuko kept his gaze firmly attached to Yakoul in front of him. He knew the longer he remained the more enemies he would have, but his attention still focused on the cat-man. [color=ed1c24][i]I haven't even fought him before and I can already tell. His chakra, his presence, his movements... He would beat Seijo if he felt like it. He's dangerous. Something I will have to account for.[/i][/color] Katsuko's gaze briefly shifted around, looking back towards the two girls and then over to the silver-haired jonin woman before doing a general sweep of the area to land back at Yakoul. Right now there was only four enemies, a number he could manage. Then again he might not, depending on the true extent of the androgynous cat's abilities.

His chance came when Yakoul backed away and announced his intention to let him go free. Obviously there was a good chance it was a lie, but the fact he moved to a distance where Katsuko could easily manage an escape is what prompted him to actually leave now. Everyone else was gone, the enemies would soon regroup, this was his last shot at escaping. Even if Yakoul wouldn't pursue there were plenty of others that might try to chase or track him. [color=ed1c24]"For how much you talk you don't really say much,"[/color] Katsuko said aloud, a cocky grin forming on his face to finally break the past minute of seriousness. [color=ed1c24]"You might be able to intimidate weaker men, but the next time we meet I won't hesitate. Your psychotic reign is coming to an end."[/color]

Katsuko jumped into the air straight up, pulling out the scroll from his belt. In a large poof of smoke he had summoned back his gigantic club, Saihyousen. [color=ed1c24][i]Time to cover my escape.[/i][/color] As he began to descend back to the ground he lifted the massive weapon over his head, timing his downward swing to smash the courtyard before he would land. The resulting impact was more akin to an explosion than someone slamming a club against the ground. Stone debris and dust was rocketed into the air in a thin cloud, the ground even shook like an earthquake, and a massive crater was all that remained of the area in front of the destroyed building. Katsuko jumped out of the dust cloud, his weapon already sealed away again, and landed on a nearby rooftop. The Confederate shinobi around ground zero would likely be stunned and incapable of following him now, with a few possible exceptions. But it was good enough. His golden eyes returned to their red color and he began leaping from rooftop to rooftop on his way out of the village. [color=ed1c24][i]I won't say anything about what I saw,[/i][/color] Katsuko decided as he fled the scene. [color=ed1c24][i]It will only create fear. I'll just say that Yakoul is formidable and that nobody should engage him. No one needs to know the depth of his power if they aren't going to fight him. I think it's a him. He talked about those girls like a guy would...[/i][/color] The thought was pointless and he shook his head, returning his focus on catching up with the rest of the Red Sages that had retreated. He wasn't going to report anything but it was best to regroup anyways. He kept a stern face, hiding the pain he was feeling throughout his body. It would seem that he couldn't steal Yakoul's chakra without consequences. [color=ed1c24][i]Sapping someone dry is normally fatal for them, but on him it might just be fatal for me.[/i][/color]

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[center][h2][b][color=0072bc]Mirai Yumiya[/color][/b][/h2][/center]

Alright, so Kanata had a plan. Between Yakoul and Kanata, Mirai felt that nothing could go wrong now. The enemy seemed strong but they couldn't be [i]that[/i] strong. As their general moved away and gave the red-haired rebel a chance to flee, Mirai gripped Aneko's sword tighter and moved her robot arm towards her shuriken pouches slowly. [color=0072bc]"Good plan. He can't handle all of us at once,"[/color] Mirai spoke, though just loud enough for Kanata to hear. She didn't want to be too loud and accidentally antagonize Katsuko into attacking them when the possibility existed of him leaving without hurting anyone else. When he jumped into the air is the exact moment that Mirai's confidence a moment before drained, the [i]actual[/i] prospect of having to fight draining her of her will to do it. Then he summoned [i]that thing[/i] again. [color=0072bc]"Get down!"[/color] Mirai had already seen a glimpse of what he could do with such a monstrosity and didn't intend to feel the effects firsthand.

Instinctively she reached out to Kanata with her robotic arm, grabbing the other girl by the shoulder and pulling her backwards and to the ground. Kanata wasn't there earlier and may not had been able to realize what was happening in time. But Mirai was able to bring herself and Kanata to the ground by the time the explosive impact occurred. The ground shook violently and their backs were peppered with tiny rocks, but larger chunks of debris flew overhead. Those bigger stones may have hit them if they didn't get down, especially since they would've lost their balance if they were standing and been unable to dodge. Once Mirai felt no more pebbles hitting her she released her iron grip on Kanata and looked back. Dust was slowly drifting to the ground, there was a large hole in the compound, and the Red Sage guy was nowhere to be seen. [color=0072bc]"I'm glad they didn't fight,"[/color] Mirai mumbled to herself aloud, picking herself back up. After a quick glance around, just to be sure there were no enemies, she stretched her robot arm out to assist Kanata in getting back up.

[color=0072bc]"Those rocks over there could've hurt. We're lucky we didn't get hit..."[/color] Then her eyes drifted to the other side of the new crater. The unconscious Aneko seemed both unharmed and slightly less unconscious. The servant woman began to stir, slowly sitting upright and putting a hand to her head. [color=0072bc][i]So that's how she got knocked out. She landed on her head.[/i][/color] The blue-haired teenager let out a sigh of relief and turned her attention back to Kanata. [color=0072bc]"Do you think... that we'll get in trouble? I mean... we didn't protect the general in the end..."[/color]