[b][center]Ryoku Samidare
The Amekage[/b][/center]

[center]Ryoku was frowning at the sight before him - his large scale Water Arms proved to be ineffective against the Four Tails, that was continuing its rampage. To make matters worse, it was rapidly approaching the village. The Yonbi resisted and completely deformed his water arms, making Ryoku fall on one knee, trying to catch his breath. The technique was not a taxing one, but when performed on large scales, it could tire out the user quickly. Looking around the battlefield, all he could see were his comrades dying or about to die by the beast. All of them brave men and women, trusting him as the Amekage and dying in that trust. And all the people back in the village still trusted him. He looked at where the hands of the beast appeared and his thoughts darkened.

He started to form seals, without realizing what he was actually doing. He intended to pour Black Rain down on the beast and set it on fire. He was decided to protect his village, no matter what - even if it meant harming and possibly killing another living creature, no matter hov malevolent its intent. Just as he was about to weave the last seale, he was disturbed by what sounded like wings flapping. Turning his head, he spotted an owl approaching him. He was a bit puzzled when it landed on his shoulder. Listening to it for a couple of seconds, his mind snapped back to his usual thinking. A plan was already set in motion and a diversion was needed for that plan to work. And should it work, the beast would be sealed.

Standing up once more, Ryoku formed another series of seals, this time aimed to restrict, not to attack. First, he formed two Water Clones. Then, he had each clone using the Water Arms technique, just as he did. The arms were as large as each of them could do - they grabbed the hands and tails of the beast. As soon as they felt solid contact, they focused more on the technique. He felt strained but he could do it. They could all do it. After all ...

... his village was his family.[/center]