Clous stood across from his water clone both holding a kunai in hand as they stared each other down. The clone quickly formed handseals, Clous out of instinct jumped back increasing the distance. Both were at full power ready to clash wit hall they had. Hyoutenka running at full to the point where the chakra was visible pouring out of both of them.
The clone lashed out quickly focusing the KKG into his right palm and lashing out quickly followed by its kunai. Clous ducked under the Hyoutenka Teppoudama and used his kunai to parry the thrown weapon and knock it away. Oh but not the water clone wasn’t done yet. He had closed the distance quickly holding a Hyoutenka Teppoudama in his hand. Clous’ eyes widened as he took a step back in shock. He didn’t even notice, he was slipping.
The clone swung it’s hand forward in a swiping motion cleaving through air as the water cut through a tree trunk. Clous ducked underneath it and formed his own handseals taking the water from the clones Hyoutenka Teppoudama and his on Hyoutenka flowing through his body. At point blank this was going to hurt like all kinds of hell. Ja no Kuchi (Serpent Mouth) A swirl of water started to form, at first it was a sphere quickly building up gaining velocity and size. The Clone jumped back knowing what was coming.
Quickly the water lashed forward in a large volume like a stream swirling around itself and snaking through the trees after the clone which was doing his best to twist the living water through the forest. The water formed a head as it got out further showing a complex structure of a serpent like feature. It’s mouth opened as it went in for the kill slamming against a tree trunk and knocking it over. The water continued forward digging into the ground. Having missed the clone water branched off from the initial attempt to give chase.
The clone continued running as Clous stayed in one spot focusing his chakra. He noticed the clone was coming back toward him, probably to make the jutsu hit him. He expected this and sent out a third to branch out from his source point and lash forward toward the clone.
Once the clone had enough distance he formed handseals turning toward the water serpent and firing another Ja no Kuchi - Serpent Mouth. He neutralized it watching it fall and soak the ground. Odd he expected another one to appear right after it. Oh was he wrong and yet right at the same time. As he turned around the glowing yellow eyes of a serpent, and Kite’s dark glare from behind the creature locked onto the clone who showed a degree of disappointment In his expression as he was seemingly swallowed by the vortex.
Clous sighed leaning back against the tree trunk as the serpent dissipated being sucked into the ground by the soil. “Well that went better than I thought.”