Strength of Heart

pefully when this is all over, we could live our lives the way we intended, then eventually work together to create ever-lasting peace. ”

Kasai : ” yeah, hopefully. I just want to see my family. ”

3 years of war and there is no sign of it ending. one day as the group is discussing their next strategy, Sasori gets into an argument with Kento, they never really liked each other, but things started to heat up when Sasori gets blamed for everything and gets called the reason for the lives that were lost. Kasai grabs Sasori trying to calm him down, as Kai does the same thing to Kento, but Kento brushes him off and walks away.

Kai: ” we can get torn apart now , I don know how much longer it will take, but we
e all we got and we
e all we need! ”

Kento: ” I never wanted to fight this war, this war was they
e problem they dragged us into and killed off most of our clan, my best friend is dead! I watched him bleed out just standing there not being able to do anything. Not for long, Im gonna end this war, Im gonna avenge Oto and our clan will be restored.

Kai gets worried as he sees something in Kentos eyes hes never seen before. He can truly tell hes hurting inside and that he has to fix it before it turns into something much worse.

This begins as the last stand , as its the 10 final warriors standing against almost 1,000 enemies. Mayonaka is by far the strongest opponent but he isn seen and Kasai knows now that Totsuki is alive. Kai and Kasai stand together as mayonaka and Totsuki show themselves.

Mayonaka: ” Kai! ”

Kasai : ” Mayonaka? I thought…. I thought you were dead?! ”

Mayonaka: ” I assure you I am very well alive and you will be the first person to feel my HATRED! ”

Mayonaka fights Kai, and takes him far from everyone else. And leaves Totsuki to fight Kasai.

Totsuki: ” Ive been itching to get my revenge on you! ”

Kasai: ” it will end the same way. I will make your defeat an inevitable goal. ”

Kasai and Totsuki begin to fight as Totsuki takes Kasai through the ground as they both are underground fighting. Sasori and Kento are back to back fighting with each other, working as a team. Just then two alone are able to defeat almost 200 warriors in 1 minute. Totsuki sees this a a problem and makes a clone that goes to fight Sasori.

Totsuki : ” I wonder, is your older brother even half as strong as you are? ”

Kasai : ” Sasori! ”

When Totsukis clone gets to Sasori he doesn waste time, he immediately grabs him and cinches on to him, just squeezing him to death. Sasori starts to cough up blood, Kento tries to get to him, but he has to fight his way towards him. Just when it seems like Sasori is losing consciousness Kento kicks Totsuki away. They
e surrounded ; Totsuki in front with about 400 warriors gathering. Kasai notices and gets mad, when he does his eyes are sparked by lightning with aura around his body as he headbutts Totsuki away then rushes towards Sasori. When he gets there he uses his lightning drill attack to defeat and kill nearly all the warriors surrounding them. Kasai looks at Totsuki and just stares at him. Making him combine bodies with his counterpart.

Totsuki : No! I will not be defeated by you anymore! This is the end for you and all of the Nakamura clan! ”

Totsuki ends up growing massive as his energy increases along with his power.

Kasai : ” Sasori. Get out of here. You can fight anymore, just leave Ill fight him. ”

Sasori : ” All alone? No. You
e my little brother Im not going to let you fight alone. ”

Kasai tells at Sasori : ”Theres no time for feelings right now , hurry up and go! ”

Sasori : ” No Im tired of being weak, Im tired of letting you down, Im———

Kasai punches Sasori in the stomach knocking him out. Before Sasori is unconscious he looks at Kasai and just says ”why? ” Kasai apologizes to him, telling him he understands his feelings, but some things are just not worth dying for. Kasai tells Kento to take Sasori far.

Kento : ” What about kai? ”

Kasai : ” Don worry hell be fine, Ill make sure of it. ”

Kento nods at Kasai then takes Sasori away. From those 10 warriors they had, only 4 survived.

It didn take long for Kai to start fighting seriously. It was the turning point of the fight as both Kasai and Kai were winning their fights. Although they
e winning, Kasai didn notice a shadowy figure following Kento. Totsuki gets angry cause he transformed and he still is no match for Kasai, then Mayonaka is pissed because of how much stronger Kai is. Mayonaka begins to smile since he has one final trump card, he closes his eyes then in an instant half his body is purple with a demon seal and when he is done with his transformation he tackles Kai and just starts punching him in the ground. Kasai turns around to check is hes alright and when he does it lets Totsuki transform again his final transformation as well.

Kasai is yet to be intimidated, Totsuki smiles as his power is enormous. All Kasai does is get in his fighting stance to get ready for a fearsome battle. Kasai and Totsuki are both evenly matched trading blows left and right. On the other hand its clear that Mayonaka is besting Kai, Kasai would try to help, but Totsuki wouldn let him. Mayonaka then makes a mistake while hes pounding Kai.

Mayonaka : ” When you
e dead, there will be no one to save the rest of your family and clan! Not only will I eradicate them, but those sons of yours will become my slaves! ” As he starts to laugh…

Kai ends up having a Vision, he can see a man walking with so much confidence and strength, but he doesn know who it is. Then there is someone next to him walking along side him.

Kai: ” You! You will not touch my family, you won touch my clan, you won even set foot in my town; I won even allow you to leave here alive! ”

Mayonaka starts to laugh, but when he punches Kai again it doesn do anything as Kai just starts rising up as Mayonaka keeps punching him nothing seems to be affecting him. Kai becomes strong, having a gold glow around his body. At this point Mayonaka is scared and can barely move his body, so Kai starts attacking him, hitting with a barrage of combos. Meanwhile Kasai and Totsuki are going at it, then it starts becoming evidently clear that Kasai and his speed are too much for anyone to handle. Totsuki loses all pride and just gets humiliated, he then tries to hold Kasai, at first he succeeds capturing him in his arms and trying to crush him, but Kasai just uses the lightning aura around his body to make a huge charge of energy that blasts Totsuki away. Mayonaka and Totsuki are against a wall, both unable to keep fighting. Kasai jumps in air.

Kasai: ” This ends now! ”

Both Mayonaka and Totsuki look up in the sky as they see nothing but lightning as Kasai has one final attack he unleashes that destroys everything in the area the size of 2 countries. When everything clears, there is no trace of anything as again Totsuki and Mayonaka are presumed dead.

Kento and Sasori are both stalked by the shadowy figure that was once chasing them. When it catches up it places a seal on both of them without them noticing and then vanishes. The seal on their bodies conceals itself hiding it away from them and anyone they encounter. It is now gone by the 4th year as the war finally came to an end. When Kasai finds Sasori he hugs him and tells him that they won, but Sasori says: ” it doesn feel like it. ” Kasai tells him its because of what they lost, it cost them a lot to win this war for their families and villages. Kasai and Sasori separate from Kai and Kento as they go different ways to get back home. Kai gets back to his small village as no one is excited to see him because of how much people he left with, just to return with only two. They inform everyone of the victory, but no one is grateful they just morn the deaths of those fallen later having a funeral. When Kasai returned it was the same no one excited to see them but their families, the Nakamura clan was only consisting of females and children all the men participated in the war and didn make it. The village was short a lot of people as they did the same. By morning the deaths of those who gave their life for the sake of the villages peace. When Kasai and Sasori got home their families greeted them with so much affection. Its just where was Ziku? Kasai saw his son for the first time in 4 years. He was all grown up and it was his birthday. Natsumi told Ziku to say hi to his father as she told him that its the greatest gift he could ever ask for. Ziku ran full speed and jumped in Kasais arms hugging him and crying.

Ziku just continues to cry.

Kasai tears up as well, but then says: ” Im so happy to see you Ziku, youve gotten so big. I truly missed you and your mother. I promised I would be back and I hope to never go back on that promise! ”

Natsumi tears up and smiles, along with Sasori and his family.