[color=b0e0e6][h2][centre][u]Hime Yuki[/u][/centre][/h2][/color]

[@Pirouette] [@Savato] [@BladeSS4]

Before Hime realised what was going on the group was more or less being congratulated on passing their test by Shinko, or at least a clone of Shinko, whom relayed a message to them on the behalf of the Hokage. The result of what was to come next brought a small frown to Hime's face, that shifted somewhat back to a smile as she heard Tashiro's comment after the fact. [color=B0e0e6]"Well going in as a group would be fun, that way we can all make sure that each of us pass... Though if you guys all feel differently it might be fun to have it as a little contest between ourselves to see who can and can't pass, then the losers owe the winner something... Like, uhh... A meal or a favour! Of course it wouldn't be too fair to just try and steal one another's scrolls right now, so we'd have to wait until we got into the forest first before trying that."[/color]

It was unnecessary to say the least, but a little bet like that would probably encourage the two cousins to give it a try.

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[centre][color=deb887][h2][u]Koma Hitsugi[/u][/h2][/color][/centre]

[@Reflection] [@Syn] [@BladeX]

It was inconceivable to think that the situation could get any worse than it was now, but the king clearly had other plans for the already exhausted and likely traumatized team as he cleared the battlefield of any threat other than himself by killing his queen and feasting upon her blood to fix himself once again.

Any concept of lesson that could've been gained by the team from this endeavour was void at this point, Koma's muscles ached from exertion, her joints were becoming stiff due to a lack of oxygen and she was quickly running out of breath and Chakra.

But she still had adrenaline coursing through her system, so she was going to push on to the last second if it would finally kill this monstrous thing. She'd had a wind arrow charged and ready to fire for a while now as she waited for the right moment to shoot the re-invigorated king once again, but he was moving at such a pace that now she had trouble actually getting a decent moment to take the shot until he was above her. With but a second to react to the fist aiming to pummel her into a fine paste, she managed to turn herself and fire the arrow into his hand, the burst of wind that would come from it creating enough of a bubble between the unstoppable force and the all-too-movable an object to more or less harmlessly hurl her down into the sandy ground.

Mere seconds later, having barely survived the continued onslaught that was the king's attempt to kill all of them, Koma saw that Kaba had him restrained for the time being and that Bumu was currently losing consciousness and drowning... There wasn't enough time nor chakra left in the girl to make a full-strength annihilation arrow, but she could at least half charge it, which would no doubt set off the explosive tags that littered the King's body and hopefully kill him properly this time.

A moment of channelling and focussing what little chakra she could spare produced a bolt unlike the previous one. This bolt wasn't as bright nor as destructive, it's explosive radius would just about engulf the entirety of the King's body instead of his body and everything nearby, there wasn't time to doubt whether it would hit or kill him or be eaten once again, all she could do was fire and hope to hold onto consciousness of her own long enough to see the result of her shot.

Then she would have to leave the rest to Kaba and once more hope that they were finally finished, drowning twice in one day was more than enough for the kunoichi.