The Test has Begun (Zetsumei and Leanna)

A tall hodded figure stood waiting motionless.

Ibara appeared quickly beside the figure.

"She should be here soon master" he said kneeling down.

"If she is late you know what to do" the figure said lowly.

"Now go I will contact you if you are needed, you have done well Ibara" he said waving his hand in front of him.

(Right now you, and no one except Kumo and Ibara know his name, that last post was fine since it wasn't in her mind)

"Rise my follower....I have good word from Kokoro of your power" he said with his hand resting on her shoulder.

"Don't be offended if I want to test your powers myself, You won't beat me, but I will make sure not to hurt you beyond my repairs of healing." he saidremoving his hood his mask was simple Black with red markings all over it, long reddish hair hung over it.

"I, like Ibara, like to keep my identity hidden, I suggest you do the same, if you prove yourself to me, I will assign you a mask" Zetsumei said in a secretive voice.

The wind lifted his hair on front of the match.

"I have to say your eloqeunce reminds me of Ibara, he is an intellegent one, you seem the same" he said removing his hand, his hands were ice cold as they always were as if he himself were dead, The Pale Demon, he lived up to his name the cold touch would have penetrated her clothing leaving a cold chill on her.

"Begin at your ready" he said stepping back a bit.

Zetsumei felt the weight.

"Good job, making it harder for your opponent to move" he said then vanished, he was behind her.

"To be a Higure you must think quickly, with no hesitation" he said then aiming a knee at her back.

Kumo stood with his arms crossed as he watched the battle from his hiding spot, he was hidden by his mayfly technique...being completely invisible to everyone, only the leader or Ibara would know he was there...He chuckled softly to himself as she watched Leanna try to battle their leader..."Interesting, she uses such primitive tactics with such raw power...It is powerful indeed, but only good against the weak minded. A real strategist could easily see through her...."

"I feel the gravity increasing, unfortunately that won't work, that plan is pointless" he said with a smile, at the flick off his wrist ten bodies appeared behind each of the clones and exploded, revealing the real Leanna if she was indeed there.

Zetsumei caught the kunai with the flick of his wrist and threw it into a tree.

A shadow formed over Leanna a tall zombie like man stood behind Leanna.

It let out a raspy grunt.

"Be careful LEANNA!" a voice yelled from the forest and Pein burst through and tackled the zombie, "Are you ok" he said to her standing straight.

"You think I would let you get me" Pein said grabbing Leanna by the throat, his face and body morphed onto that of the masked Zetsumei and the other formed into Pein.

"See but my darling, that man right there" he said pointing towards Pein.

"Is very real, everything you do there, he feels as though he was alive" Zetsumei said then headbutted Leanna the figure morphed again it was Konan she licked the blood that was forming on her lip.

"Her too" Zetsumei said sitting on a tree branch.

"Don't try to catch me in your little strings Ibara told me all about you" he said with a smile that actually moved his mask into doing the same, it was form fitting.

"This is no genjutsu, they are actually there, actually feel pain, and the best part is, I control it" he said clenching his fist and causing Pein to hold his chest and writh in pain.

"Isn't it beautiful"

"Do you want to know the best part, I can read your mind, tell the closest people too you" he said as the rest of the Akatsuki popped up.

"You didn't know most of these people, but you are easily outmatched" he said with a laugh.

"I knew you wouldn't win, but so far you haven't shown me anythign special"

*Can i Join....and watch?*

(Yes but don't interfere)

"Do you question my judgement" Zetsumei said harshly.

"You should ask the other members what happened to the last member to do that....now fight or die" he said as his body faded into that of Deidarawho held up his hand and shot an explosive clay bird at her.

(Ok these are still my characters, thus you should have said trough a knee at him, killing him, I am ok with, but not hitting, take into consideration these are just as strong as their normal selves)

Zetsumei just laughed.

"Have fun"

((Lol, there isn't much logic in that Rick. You can't claim a hit on me, but killing me instantly is OKAY!))

(Well hits are easier to do, Killing would be more elaborate, basically treat these like clones, you wouldn't say you punched a clone as hard asyou could in the face you would throw a kunai at their heart)

((Makes sense, but these guys seem far more powerful than a clone.))

(Well Obviously)