Board Thread:Konoha Missions/@comment-27375402-20160309210228/@comment-24463731-20160310054215

Appreciative of their opponent's skill, Shinyuu dropped the Cocoon jutsu as soon as the clone appeared. He hadn't managed to generate nearly as many beetles as he would have wanted, but at least their numbers were replenished within his body. The swarms of beetles previously released by Shinyuu were not meant to protect the Aburame, rather forming a dark cloud over the battle between Zeshin and the original.

They began to descend covering a wide area to make it difficult for the rogue ninja to escape being engulfed within the cloud. With the destruction of the guardtower's roof from the barrage of weapons that had passed overhead, Shinyuu's body vanished in a rapidly rotating sphere of his kikaichu beetles. Though not a decent enough defense against the incoming barrage of weapons the clone brought to bear against him, the beetles were not so fortunate against the fire stlye techniques, and as the flames washed over them many of the kikaichu perished, leaving only a fait whisp, from the thick swarm that had moments later formed a barrier between Shinyuu and the attacks. Their rapid circular movement and numbers protecting Shinyuu from the flames the beetles successfully deflected the oncoming barrage of weapons, sending them flying in all directions, sticking into the floor and support beams of what remained of the guard tower. With their selfless sacrifice, the kikaichu they had given the Aburame ample time to do what he had wanted... which was disrobe.

His coat hung around his waist, the gloves tucked under his belt. The hat had also been discarded, lying on the ground of the ruined guard tower. Shinyuu's pale skin had likewise turned a pitch black as the rinkaichu within his body suffused his every inch of exposed skin. Leaving the original to Zeshin for the moment, Shinyuu knew that the one in the remains of the tower was nothing more than a clone... no need to be gentle here. Though he wasn't as fast as his teammate, at this short of a distance, he didn't need to be. Shinyuu himself had trained long and hard to bring his speed to its pinnacle and before the clone had time to pull out the weapons from the floor of the guardhouse, Shinyuu would dash forward, covering the distance between the two in the blink of an eye.

One hand was reaching for the clone's face, fingers splayed slightly, while the other instead aimed lower, at the clone's thigh level. The hand reaching for the face was a diversion of sorts, for most humans, when faced with the visible danger, would likely not consider any other attacks. Coupled with the quick speed of Shinyuu's movement, there wouldn't be much time to consider the second hand, and Shinyuu needed only the smallest moment of contact for the rinkaichu to infect the clone and devour it. As he had taken off his own clothing, the beetles would be able to penetrate the clothing the mysterious enemy wore.