Sigmund, Nori, and Nanami are in for the fight of their lives.

Sigmund already exhausted.

Nori severely injured.

Nanami, the only healthy player of their group.

With the death of their sensei on their shoulders, they all seek revenge.

Nanami has awoken her most deepest darkest secret.

Will their prevail? Will Nori and Sigmund's battle effect their upcoming battle with Kotatsu?
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Nanami wasn't to fond of how the match had begun, or how it was going. For a while the two teammates which she considered precious friends. They went back and forth, blow for blow. But she noticed Nori seemed to be several steps behind Sigmund. Eventually Nanami watched as Sigmund dominated the match. She hated seeing them fight. Nanami's eyes kept glancing over at Kotatsu. Everything she'd seen here and then noting the relaxed state of things. It left her feeling very worried. Then that sense of forbidding became reality as the match was being called. Suddenly Kotatsu and several clones, as well as a man. The man threw the corpse of their Sensei in front of the Kage's and pronounced they were seeking something and they would capture, torture, and kill everyone until they found it.

 She thought back to the first time they had met him. His training was not only fun, but hard at the same time. It was her Sensei smiling face that brought about another emotion. To those who could see her, her fists were clinched so tightly that blood was dripping from them. This wasn't sadness, this wasn't regret. This was bravery, this was a bond, this was hatred! The face she showed became serious.. Nanami looked seriously pissed off. But all these feeling didn't fade, they became more and more intense. The area around Nanami became saturated by an intense chakra. A mighty wave of chakra burst from her as the jutsu that sealed her eyes away suddenly vanished.

The air around Nanami suddenly changed, and to her it seemed like time itself had stopped. She didn't understand why or what seemed to be causing this. Then there was a bright light and Nanami was standing in a house and was looking at a woman, who had some similarities to Nanami. The woman gazed at her with a smile for many moments "Sorry its just good to see how beautiful you have become. Nobody could have foreseen the events that are unfolding right now. But this type of moment is that your gift was given to you for. From here on everyone will either look to become friends or rivals. Your friend Sigmund will most likely become a rival, if he doesn't think of himself like that already." Nanami gazed at the woman "Who are you?"

Karina smiled "I am your birth mother, in time everything will be explained. What I can tell you, and have the time to tell you is you are a bearer of the Sharingan. Use it well, and be careful. You have a lot to live for. So go now. Protect your friends.." Nanami walks up to her and hugs her tightly "I will Karina, even if you are my mother. My real mother to me is Tamari."

The woman smiled "I know, in time we will meet again. I look forward to that moment." Nanami nods and then another flash of light and its as if no time had passed what so ever.

Her eyes blink a few times, the clarity of the things Nanami saw sureal. She looks into her wrist-guard and see's the reflection of her Two-Tomoe Sharingan. Nanami grinned at this and watched as the assailants threatened their Kage, but then they threatened Sigmund. The way Nanami carried herself suddenly changed, and the aura that she gave off was vastly different. Nanami slings her bow, as this would not be the time to use that jutsu yet, and arrows would do little in this situation. Nanami removes the hairband that had held her hair in a ponytail. She stands on the railing and kicks off to land quickly in front of Sigmund. Her hair sways with the wind.

Nanami looks back at him with the Sharingan glowing brightly. Her gaze was not the cheerful one, not the happy one, not the intense one. This was a face that Sigmund would know very well, as it is the type that Sigmund had shown on many occassions. The seriousness on her face was clear "Sigmund-kun, Nori-chan. We have an opponent to kill, with this one there is no room for mercy." Her eyes move back to Sigmund. They were piercing as if looking into the boys soul "Rest for a moment if needed, if not lets do this.." Nanami's tone was completely different, there was no arrogance or any other emotion in her voice.

The girl's gaze falls on Nori "I know we all have vengeance on our minds, but to become engulfed by it will get you killed. So don't act recklessly." Nanami takes the armband from where it was tied around her bicep. She puts the headband in its proper place.

Now she turns and faces Kotatsu "Me and you have unfinished business, and I do plan on taking your life for killing our Sensei. Before I fought foolishly and like it was some game. Part of me thinks you said you would kill Sigmund first to draw me out. I think you are mad because you didn't get the chance to kill me, and now you have brought out the darker side of me. I hope losing your life to do so was worth it, and I don't plan on losing." Nanami stops herself "Let me correct myself.." She looks at Nori and Sigmund "We, don't plan on losing." Nanami smiles at her teammates "Shall we?"
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   Sigmund awaited Kotatsu's move, until out of nowhere, Nanami came flying in like nothing. She seemed incredibly different physically than the last time he saw her. Her hair was raven colored black and her aurora around her changed drastically. She stared right into him, with different eyes. Her eyes were different, like a kekkei different. Her irises were brightly colored red with two tiny black dots diagonal from each other in each eye. He had read studies and books about it and the only people who possessed such a thing were only Uchihas. Sigmund couldn't process this information correctly as she gave him an all too familiar look. It was a face he used very often. The look of determination. Her eyes pierced their way to his soul. Something was awakening inside him too.

   His eyes changed their own color, the green that had appeared twice now, making this the third time. The red underlining eye shadow resurfaced under his eyes. The tips of his hair changed to white. He couldn't understand the changes his own body went through at times nor could he understand how Nanami had possessed the Sharingan. But there was no time for that. They faced their opponent with determination. Revenge was out of the question. Pride for their village filled their hearts. He returned his gaze back at Nanami, then to Kotatsu.

   "Heal Nori. We're going to need her. I'll hold him off until you're finished. It's going to take all of us to do this," he ordered. With their sensei gone, his remaining title as team leader still remained. Sigmund was the bronze, Nanami the brains and Nori as the glue to hold them all. They needed her just as much she needed them. Their team skills were going to be exposed now. "Quickly, Nanami," he added as he began exposing some of his bones, creating the bone sword he needed to perform. "Kotatsu, this fight will be the end of you," he announced as he charged right at Kotatsu, about to perform his dance of the Camellia.

[Akitoki Sigmund rolled 23 using 1d20+16]
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Kotatsu had did what he was told. He summoned clones, however not the normal shadow clones people believed they were to be. It was a type of jutsu that seemed to be more beyond than a shadow clone. He talked, moved, and even could perform jutsus as an actual human being. Nobody knew who was the real one, however Sigmund, Nori, and Nanami, the famous Fire Trio, ended up being stopped by one of the many from the center of the stadium. Jonin leaders attempted to save the Kages. All available genin fought the Kotatsu army. Other ninja tried to defend themselves as much as possible. Parents, citizens, and children screamed and ran through the stadiums, pushing and shoving each other trying to get away. Many were injured in the process of escaping and some were being killed as they lost the battle to defend themselves. It was probably one of the most disastrous events in history, similar to the event when the Sand Village attack Konoha, many, many years ago to capture the one and only Sasuke. However this was most dangerous. Innocent lives were being taken, Kages were being executed in front of the entire Kumogakure village, and the mysterious man was looking to take over this village for the sole purpose of looking for something dear.

Kotatsu smirked, looking right at the three fire genin. "This is going to be fun. I'm going to enjoy killing you for my master. My land. We will find what we are looking for. I'm going to be your worst nightmare," he taunted them. This was going to be the fight for their lives. There was no going back. All their training that they undergone was going to apply now. All the skills and the education they received from the academy, was hopefully going to pay off. He wasn't scared of the newly transformed Nanami. In fact, he was already prepared for this moment. He had information on every single genin who participated in the exams, and Nanami and Sigmund were the two that interested him the most.  He prepared himself for the upcoming attack from Sigmund himself.

Nori didn't know when Kotatsu was going to strike, but she knew that she wouldn't be able to hold him. Sigmund was right. She couldn't protect him even if she wanted to. It was something she wanted to do out of sheer want to protect him from harm, but even he wouldn't accept that help from her. She knew he had his pride as a guy to protect himself. It wouldn't be right if she was the one protecting him. To him, she was just a girl getting in his way. She was about to open her mouth and say something to him, but then she a gust of wind swiftly go by her. She turned her head and lifted up an arm to shield her eyes from the dirt flying into them. When it cleared, she saw Nanami with her black hair blowing in the wind. Nori just stared at her. Something was different about her. She had seen that black hair back in the infirmary when they were together, but her aura back then and her aura now, it was...substantially different. She could feel it was stronger than before and it was almost intimidating to her. She had never felt this type of power coming off of the sweet girl until that moment and her eyes...her eyes were unlike anything she had ever seen before. 'The sharingan...' she thought silent to herself. Was she really able to possess such power? The only ones she knew held such a trait were the Uchihas. Was it possible that she... But her thoughts were soon interrupted when she heard Nanami speak to her. Nori pressed her lips tightly together. "I understand that. I won't be reckless, but I won't be easy, either," she told her teammate before she looked back to Kotatsu.

It was true that part of her wanted to avenge their sensei. After all, he was a good man who gave them the tools and resources they needed to work together as team. Now it was the time to put them to use. She was sure that it wasn't only her that didn't want to let their sensei down. They had to direct all the knowledge and tools that he taught them to defeat this opponent. They had to defeat him. It wouldn't bring him back, but they could surely do him proud and show him what they were capable of accomplishing by working together. There hadn't been many opportunities for them to work together as a team and combine their abilities as one, but she was sure that they would today. Nori could only hope that Nanami would be able to restore her full mobility and heal her wounds, so she could unleash her full potential. Her eyes turned to look at Sigmund, seeing the tips of his hair turn color once more as it had once done back in their battle. She smirked and looked back to Kotatsu. She felt a little bit sorry for him. They were going to unleash a fury on him like no one had ever seen before. "Let's do this, Nanami. Heal me up, so we can shut this guy up and kick his ass. I'm sure even Sigmund can't do it alone."

Nanami looked back at Sigmund and smiled "Can you keep him occupied for about thirty seconds? I should be able to have her mobile by the time the thirty seconds is up." Nanami strained her eyes as she could see the chakra flowing through Nori's body. This allowed her to identify the fracture point "First, this will hurt a bit. I have to seal the fracture point. But in order to do that, I have to make sure the bone is lined up correctly." If nori has a cast on she removes it "Understand even with my healing, you will need to have it treated once we get out of this mess."

Nanami doesn't really wait for a response as she takes hold of Nori's leg and presses together the fracture point. Then she starts chanting the prayer that summons her healing chakra for her arrows and she begins sealing the fracture. Even while concentrating she still made sure she could be aware of an attack if one comes towards her.

Nori looked down at Nanami as she saw her remove the cast from her leg. "It's okay. I can handle it. I trust you, Nami," she said with a small smile. She curled her fists at her sides, preparing herself for what was about to come but she knew that it would be worth it in the end. As long as she was able to help take this Kotatsu guy down, that was all that mattered to her. She could only hope that she could make some kind of a difference since she didn't hit Sigmund even once in their battle. She was hoping to have better luck this time around. Before she was able to respond to her friend's last words, she felt her take hold of her fractured leg and winced. Even just putting slight pressure on it hurt like hell. She did indeed feel pain and for a brief moment or two, a look of pain crossed her face but she could definitely feel the pain in her leg lessen and lessen. Now all she had to do was have those other wounds healed and she would be good to go.

Kotatsu, rolled 33 using 1d20+15 ((18)); Taijutsu Defense.

Going up against the fire trio wasn't something he had planned, however it would make for an interesting take on things. He had hoped to kill the girls and face Sigmund alone however a three on one sounded more promising. Sigmund strikes first, taking point. He seemed to be the stronger teammate out of the three so he was going to enjoy every bit of fighting with this one. The girls were different story. "Impressive," he commented on Sigmund's exotic dance. He had seen Sigmund's moves one too many times to know how this boy was wired to the core. It was all too easy to defend against as well. As Sigmund came towards him with his bones, Kotatsu was able to dodge every strike that was aimed at him with speed and gracefully avoided being struck. One by one, Kotatsu managed to avoid a single scratch, something he knew would tick Sigmund off in the long run. After while, within the 30 seconds time frame, Kotatsu grabbed for Sigmund's bone hilted sword made the dance go to a complete stop. "Now it's my turn," he declared as he pushed Sigmund backwards and followed it up with his own jutsu. Completing a series of hand signs at incredible speeds as he lunged towards Sigmund, he announced "Dark Release: Warped Tornado!"

The whisky darkness that had been emitting off of Kotatsu began to twirl. As it did, it grew bigger and stronger. Before they knew it, Kotatsu was heading horizontal towards Sigmund. It looked fairly similar to Kiba's own technique, Fang Passing Fang. If Sigmund could dodge this, he can avoid substantial damage but if he cannot, Sigmund was looking into getting torn up already.

Kotatsu, rolled 27 using 1d20+15 ((12)); Ninjutsu Attack
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[Akitoki Sigmund rolled 30 using 1d20+17 ((13)); Ninjutsu Defense]

   Sigmund had slashed at him every opportunity that he could. However Kotatsu dodged every single attempt he had. He blamed it on his exhaustion however with his new found awoken power seemed to keep him up to par as best as his body could take. Not landing a single hit was most disappointing and before he knew it, Kotatsu managed to stop him mid dance, grabbing his sword and stopping the entire dance. Sigmund was surprised. The dances he knew were incredibly fast and to know Kotatsu was fast enough to grab onto his bone sword, stronger and sharper than any steel Shinobi's could craft, was pure amazement yet dangerous. He was pushed back, the bone leaving his hands and Kotatsu had rushed him. He managed to create what looked like a dark whispy black tornado coming bright at him. With his quick witts, he was able to fit in a substitution jutsu st the last minute, a puff of smoke creating a temporary impaired vision and leaving behind leaves. This gave Sigmund the opportunity to camouflage him and his team. He hoped he bought enough time for the girls.

   This is insane. He was able to stop me mid-dance. Nobody has that kind of speed and power. What is this guy made of? he thought to himself as he reappeared by the girls.
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Nanami focused, she had to breath and control her chakra. The Sharingan gave her a new perception. This brought many ideas to her mind. She had read some on each wielder seems to grow in different ways. This excited her, she knew they would get through this. They had to. Seeing Sigmund's Kekkai change his looks gave her another confidence boost.

She let out another deep breath. The fracture was nearly sealed, meaning Nori should be able to use it for a while anyways. Nanami's eyes look up at Nori "Just a few more moments." She heard the battle continuing on behind her. She knew Sigmund would need their help. Another few moments pass and Sigmund slides to a stop in front of them. At this point Nanami releases the chakra flowing into Nori. The fracture would be sealed, and a lot of the superficial bruising and soreness "Thats all I can do under the circumstances.. So you remember how I controlled the mini tornado's back when we were training with Sensei? Well I am going to create a couple with my jutsu and keep the pressure on, while you two hit him up close. I can weave the wind in and then out for when you two attack. Also we shouldn't stay grouped up, then he'll have to choose to attack." Nanami taps her bow "I have my trump card ready. Ready? Because he won't be confused for long."

Nanami darts to the left, heading at an angle. She starts making several hand-seals "Wind Release:Divine wind Jutsu." With the completion of her hand-seals a duo of mini tornado's form. While miniature when comparing them to real tornado's, they stood twelve feet tall in their own right. Unlike normal tornado's, the wind in these were like razor blades, able to cut through pretty much anything with ease. The two she creates with the jutsu move extremely fast and attempt to criss-cross to put Kotatsu into a blender. She knew it wouldn't kill him, but it sure wouldn't feel good, and it sets up her next jutsu.

18:04, Today: Nara Nanami rolled 24 using 1d20+15 ((9)). (Ninjutsu Attack)
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[Kotatsu, rolled 34 using 1d20+15; Ninjutsu Defense]

Kotatsu had gritted his teeth when he made contact with Sigmund. He had knew this trick all too well. Sigmund used it normally at the last second to confuse his opponents. The puff of smoke clouded his vision temporarily, which unfortunately bought time for the trio of genin. His technique came to a stop, as Kotatsu landed on all fours to stop him from continuing further from them.

As the smoke subsided, Nanami had moved to the left, casting a wind jutsu. He began to feel the wind shift as two giant tornados were summoned, kicking up dirt, dust, and pebbles, twirling and twisting at incredible speeds. Getting caught in one of those was not going to be good, however Kotatsu didn't seem to freight over it. He was confident he was going to at least kill one of them.

They had weaved in and out, cutting off Kotatsu and his direction to Nanami. As he got back up onto his two feet, the tornadoes had collided, all that could be heard was "AAAARRRAGGGG!" as Kotatsu appeared to be stuck in the middle of both tornadoes, taking a nasty and deadly hit. eventually he laid down on his back, appearing to be a bit immobilized from the trio's perspective, then suddenly, poof!

Kotatsu's body had vanished, borrowing this trick from their own teammate, Sigmund. Kotatsu managed to use a clone jutsu, within a clone jutsu already that was cast earlier. the incredible skill of Kotatsu was amazing. To have a clone jutsu already casted and then was able to execute another one with one already going, showed off his chakra skills and execution of ninjutsu fairly nicely.

Kotatsu reappeared next to Nanami. "Surprise!" he cooed as a punch was launched towards Nanami's face. His fist had appeared much larger with darkness engulfing his fist with it. Dark whisps emitted off of this attack too. "Dark Release: Shadow Gale Punch!" he declared. The darkness formed a bird, with dark, long whispy wings, representing a gale bird.

[Kotatsu, rolled 17 using 1d20+15; Ninjutsu Attack]

Nori had waited patiently while Nanami fixed up her leg and although it was just a bit painful, she could feel herself getting a little stronger and she was glad for that because she wasn't going to be just sitting around and doing nothing for this fight. Once her friend was finished, she carefully lifted and flexed her leg. A smile spread across her face. "Nami. You're amazing. Thank you. You're the best," she said as she was able to finally move the once fractured leg and looked over at her friend. She listened to her speak and that look of determination spread across her face once more. This was going to be their chance to prove their sensei proud at just how well they could work together when they have something worth fighting. "I've never been more ready in my life. I have both my legs back thanks to you and I won't waste them. You've given me a fresh start and now I can fight with nothing holding me back." Nori reached over and raveled her wrap back around her hand before she pulled tightly on it and curled her hand into a fist. Regardless if her leg was better, she was going to still be careful around Kotatsu. "Let's do this," she said in a solemn voice before she turned her head and looked at their enemy just as Nanami darted to the left to attack.

Nori knew she had to wait for just the right moment to attack and if her attack was going to work, she needed to be ready. Once she saw those mini tornado's form, she took off quickly at an angle, letting the wind carry her faster on her feet. She could feel the wind shift and just as it opened up, she stopped in front of Kotatsu, crouching down on her feet as she looked up at him with a smirk. She had to minimize or help avoid that attack that was directed at Nanami and hopefully this would do it. "Surprise," she said as she swung her leg round full circle and if she managed to get him off his feet, she would deliver strong punches into his stomach before kicking him into the air and delivering a blow with her fist to knock him back down onto the ground.

[ Yamada Nori rolled 30 using 1d20+19 ((11)). Taijutsu Attack. ]

[Private to GM: (I am guessing we fight like the example in the Jonin section, so this is just a defense post.)]

(20:03, Today: Nara Nanami rolled 27 using 1d20+16.  Ninjutsu Defense.)

Nanami watches her jutsu move in and slice Kotatsu to pieces.. "I hope that is not all, I would be greatly disappointed.." As the tornado's stood still, her head was on a swivel, looking this way and that. When the boy suddenly appeared next too Nanami she blinked "Good, I was hoping you would be more fun.." The dark chakra fueled punch came at Nanami, she almost laughed as she read his body and saw the opening to dodge..

She turns to the side and jumps back a ways.. She laughs a little "It was a good try, but you were a little slow, and oh.. You have a surprise coming your way.." She winked at Kotatsu and smiled.
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[Kotatsu, rolled 35 using 1d20+15; Taijutsu Dodge]

That new Sharigan of Nanami's was rather annoying. Kotatsu may have been fast, but this is what gave Nanami the edge in this match right now. He was beginning to become too slow for her and couldn't keep up. He needed to be faster, and he surely would be. As she moved backwards and dodged his punch, the dark whisps of his hands remain as Nanami tried to taunt him about the surprise that was coming for him.

Because the moment she announced there was something waiting for him, he felt the wind adjust behind and Nori announcing her own presence. It didn't take much for him to body flicker away in an instant and redirected his attention to the Taijutsu user this time.

Reforming his Shadow Gale Punch, he reappeared behind Nori, wanting to send this mighty punch into her back. "Shadow Gale Punch!"

[If defense and attack have a dramatic difference, Nori will suffer severe pain in her spinal cord.]

[Kotatsu, rolled 32 using 1d20+15; Ninjutsu Attack]

[sigmund will post after Nori's dodge post.]

[ Yamada Nori rolled 17 using 1d20+14.  Ninjutsu Defense. Dodge unsuccessful. ]

Nori was fairly confident that she would hit Kotatsu, but she didn't want to give her hopes too high. She didn't know what this man was capable of, but he had to be strong if he got this far. She wasn't trying to let him intimidate her, though. She couldn't let him. Not at a time like this where her teammates needed her. She was strong. She knew that and she had to make this opponent believe that, too. It wasn't just her, though. Sigmund and Nanami...they were strong in their own ways, too, and right now, the three of them had to combine forces. Just as they didn't really know what they were getting into having Kotatsu as an opponent, Kotatsu didn't know what he was getting into, either. Although, just as Nori was sure that she would hit him, she saw him disappear. "Damn," she muttered under her breath as she slowly stood up, but it was just as she did that she felt a gust of wind brush past her. A sudden chill went down her spine as she heard Kotatsu's voice from behind her. She began to slowly turn around, but before she could even look him in the eye, she felt a powerful force come into contact with her back. "Ughhhh!" It was so intense that it caused her to fly forward and roll across the ground until she landed on her stomach. She stayed still on the ground for a minute before she placed her hands on the ground and began to slowly get up, but she instantly fell back onto the ground coughing and gasping for air. Why couldn't she get up? Nori could feel a numbness in her back and she didn't understand why? Fear struck her. What was happening?
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   Sigmund watched the events unfold. He gritted his teeth has he was trying to stop Kotatsu from striking Nori,but he was too late. Kotatsu had disappeared for Nori's attack to completely missed and that was it. Nori went flying to the ground and rolled away from the trio. She couldn't even get up and that struck something inside him. "This is getting out of hand. You will not hurt anymore of them!" he shouted and lunged forward. He didn't think twice. He knew he should've coordinated with Nanami, but he was being too stubborn and irrational.

   Kotatsu didn't hesitate to act. It was a clash between the two boys. Kunai knives clinked and clanged together. The two girls could only see small glimpses of the physcial confrontation between the two men. If anything, Sigmund was losing and they could see it, but he didn't give up. His retractable bones broke one by one as he grew more exhausted. Punch after punch, kick after kick, and small drips of blood could be seen from where they use to be seconds ago. As Sigmund threw his final punch, Kotatsu had manged to place a paper bomb on his side. Sigmund's eyes grew wider, and then a loud explosion could be heard throughout the entire stadium. Civilians screamed out of panic, battles halted as Kotatsu's clones disappeared. All eyes were on the explosion from down below with the fire village trio.

   Clouds of dirt filled the arena and blocked the views of many, no eyes on Sigmund. Debris flew to the stands, striking some and missing many. Fire began to spread around quickly with the wind from the mountains blowing it everywhere. The stadium began to catch fire and quickly began burning the remains of it.
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With the explosion, fire spread quickly and he couldn't have asked for a better outcome. The debris helped his leader escape, with the Kage's in hand and long gone. It wouldn't be long until the entire stadium turned into ash, trapping all within to die and be forgotten. The Land of Lightning will never, ever forget this day. The day war was declared from the Land of Snow. He couldn't see if Sigmund had survived the blast or not. It was unclear, but dead or alive, Sigmund's body would return with him regardless. All Kotatsu could see was blood and bones everywhere, Nori still on the ground, and Nanami watching it all, covering her eyes from what appeared to be doom. He couldn't help but smirk at the satisfaction of victory.

Everything seemed to have just gone by in the blink of an eye. All Nori could remember was that she was knocked on the ground and was unable to move. She could hear Sigmund shouting from afar and it brought her attention up to see her teammate lunging forward towards Kotatsu. There was a confrontation between him and their opponent and as each minute passed, she could only see Sigmund getting exhausted. He was running out of energy and because of that, the strength of his attempted attacks caused him to not land a single blow. They were failing at avenging their sensei. How were they going to bring him justice this way? They had to try harder. They just had to. But it was as Sigmund was bringing up a fist towards Kotatsu, that she saw something being placed on her team mate's side. Nori's eyes widened. That...that couldn't be. Then there was an explosion. "Sigmund!" she shouted as she covered her face with her arms to shield the debris flying towards her. She stayed down on the floor, waiting for the smoke to pass.

"No...no. Damn." Nori slowly lifted her head up from her arms, her eyes looked for any signs of Sigmund or Nanami, but all she could see was smoke and fire. And blood...and bones. Her first thought went to Sigmund. The bomb was directed specifically at him. He could have been...no. He was alive. He had to be. She slowly lifted herself up onto her arms, supporting her weight as she dragged herself over in the direction of her former friend. "Sigmund? Sigmund?!" she exclaimed before a sudden pain hit her back, causing her to temporarily collapse back onto the dirt. She stayed there for a moment, but she slowly struggled to pull herself back up onto her arms with a grunt. When she managed to do so, she continued dragging herself in what she hoped to be Sigmund's direction. "Please don't die. Please don't die. You can't. You just can't." Nori slowly felt the tears fill her eyes as she saw snippets of the boy in her mind. "Please be alive. Please," she said in a low voice.