Board Thread:World-wide RP/@comment-26510601-20170412202439/@comment-26510601-20170413045515

Ieyasu was well-prepared for this counter-attack by the surviving samurai of his attack. As soon as one of them body flickered from sight and the attack began from multiple fronts, his hands were already in the Snake seal. His skin turned as dark as a starless night, with a particular sheen that reflected the blazing fire of the dead.

While this particular group of Rise handled 2 of the 3 attackers, there was still the one that had body flickered that took a slash at his body. However, from his squat position there was a great deal of pent-up energy within. Like how any predator stores up energy before its killing strike, as soon as the sword struck at his back Ieyasu's hand immediately reached back to grab at the general area of the samurai where his face/neck should've been. Upon grabbing any part of the samurai Ieyasu would tighten his grip with his utmost power. Naturally, Ieyasu had strength that was a testament to his previous nickname, The Giant of Konohagakure. This was further enhanced by Earth Spear, which not only provided for one of the best defenses known in the world of jutsu, but also gave to much more tremendous power. These things added together should've easily crumpled and broken whatever he grabbed onto.

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For those same reasons, his back was not harmed by the samurai sabre technique at all. It had an unholy durability that could only be harmed by its Achilles Heel: Lightning techniques. Which, unfortunately this samurai had none of or not made use of it.

As soon as his grip was on the samurai, Ieyasu would sling the dead man over his shoulders crushing his body further as it indented itself into a part of the Earth. The Earth Spear immediately disappeared, Ieyasu beginning to look around himself to be certain that the area was clear. For a brief moment, he reflected on the group of Rise footsoldiers that helped make things easier for him. There was something nice about having someone behind you.

Everyone began to immediately run ahead with reckless abandonment, blood was running and nothing could quell the beating hearts of the true warriors ahead of Ieyasu. It was true he could've ran at this point, but he knew good and well that if he turned around now he would cower forever and never face his fears again.

Although doubt did lie within him, it was dwarfed by a burning passion to prove himself and crush this challenge he had lain out for himself. Ieyasu charged up behind the others as they ran ahead, almost tripping at the massive quaking beneath them from Gyugii's Open Hand Slap. This didn't hinder them too much, as Ieyasu just charged on before turning into a Bullet Tank on Gouda's command. Once launched, Ieyasu already had a good idea of what to do. A memory flashed in his head of something like this, the feelings of it were toxic and almost overwhelming

'61, 59, 53, 47..' Ieyasu thought to himself, although it didn't immediately stop the thoughts and feelings in his heart it halted them. Although it would be hard, if Ieyasu could try to calm these feelings in battle he could lower the risk of raging out at all in any way.



As his descent began, Ieyasu's bullet tank form became dark as night using the Earth Spear technique. Given the speed at which he was already going at, and the tremendous power that would come with it due to the technique in use: Everything within line of sight would be brought up as the Earth exploded in a horrendous display and everything within his immediate vicinity (est. 15-20 ft.) would be outright killed. Yet this wasn't where it stopped, it never did. As soon as Ieyasu made landfall, he was already spinning and raring to go.

While others were most likely recovering from the earth-shattering blow they had been dealt, Ieyasu would be blazing through the smoke trying to crush any and everyone in his path.