This was taking a whole lot longer than Ryuu wanted it to, as the stack of scrolls and documents piled up next to him, still not able to find anything important. He wasn't about to give up, though, he had a strong feeling that there was something there, something big. And he wasn't about to leave without first getting his hands on it. As he shuffled through the papers he wondered if Hikari had managed to find something, wondered if she was already back at the agreed upon meeting spot. If she was waiting there for him, thinking about him the way he was thinking of her. He quickly shakes his head, sighing to himself. Most likely not. No doubt she was thinking of Kuronotsurugi. His brother seemed to be the only one who was always on her mind, and to be honest, he was a little jealous. Why, after the shit he'd done, would she still like him? It was confusing. But it was also none of his business. If she was happy with a guy like Kuro, then Ryuu guessed there was nothing he could do or say to change her mind. It was up to her to realize Kuro wasn't a good person, or at least, a person who deserved someone like her.<br/><br/>Seconds turn into minutes as he rifled through everything in the office, and he finally found it. What he'd been looking for. He opens it, his eyes grow wide as he saw what was written on the parchment. This was big. He pulls out a blank scroll from his pouch, laying it out next to the one he'd found. Forming a couple hands signs, he made a cut in the middle of his hand, placing his palm down on the blank scroll. "Ninja Art: Blood Ink Copy Jutsu." It was something that he'd come up with on his own, a jutsu of his own creation, like so many of the other jutsu he used. The blood flowed from his hand, like ink being spilled from a pen, before turning into words, becoming an exact copy of the original scroll.<br/><br/>Once finished, he allows the blood to dry as he puts everything else back where he'd found it, making sure that each scroll, each book, each individual object, was placed exactly as he'd found it. Taking a step back, his eyes scan the scene, nodding to himself in satisfaction. It was perfect. Reaching for the scroll he'd created, he began to roll it up when he felt a tingling sensation upon his wrist, and the marking upon the stone charm he wore began to glow yellow, then turned orange. "Hikari." He mutters, gritting his teeth. He'd had a bad feeling that something like this was going to happen, even though he'd hoped for it not to. "Shit...!" It grew more intense, a bright red, signaling that she'd taken damage, and was unable to fight back. She was down.<br/><br/>Scrambling to put the scroll into his pouch, he rushes from the building, moving as quickly as he could through the darkened village without letting the occupants know he was there. As easily as he got in, Ryuu managed to get out as well, and when he did, his narrowed Sharingan eyes picked up the signal of several chakra signatures, one of them being Hikari's. "Hold on, I'll be right there!" He says, mostly to himself since he wasn't around anyone at that moment. He ignored the tree branches that seemed to reach out at him, snagging his clothing and cutting his cheeks, almost in an attempt to prevent him from reaching his goal. He now had cuts on his arms and face, blood dripping down his skin, but that was no matter. In fact, he was glad that he'd gotten cut.<br/><br/>He was only a few feet away, and the scene was clear before his eyes. Hikari was on the ground, protecting herself using a ice style barrier, and there were four ninja who were attacking at the said barrier, trying to get through. Not on his watch. He springs himself forward, barely a blur as he blindsides one of the ninja, flinging both himself and the enemy through the trees. Ryuu turns back, the first victim unconscious on the ground. He breathes hard, anger filling his veins, as he bares his teeth and his eyes glow more harsh and bright. The enemy still confused as to what happened, Ryuu remains in the shadows of the bushes, sending what appeared to be some sort of ball forward, which hit another enemy, sticking to him, before exploding, splattering blood all over the surrounding area, and on the ice barrier that Hikari was using.<br/><br/>Only then did he step forward, holding a blood red sword, vein-like material connecting the sword to the cuts within his arm that he was holding the sword with, shimmering in the moonlight that filtered through the tree branches above them. A pause, before he moves quickly forward again, attacking the last two enemies. They were ready this time, and they fought back. But it was obvious, despite the fact that Ryuu was only Chuunin, he was more than enough skilled to be considered Jonin material. His eyes keep up with the enemies movements, dodging attacks and other such moves, before managing to slip past the third enemies defenses, shoving his sword through the other guy's chest, and once it made contact with the sword, the body hardened, turning into a statue it seemed, made of the same material as his sword, before both the sword and body dissipated, becoming nothing but dust, then drifting away.<br/><br/>Turning around to the last, who seemed to be panicking, Ryuu began attacking without mercy, relentless hitting and kicking, knocking the guy around like a rag doll. "I'll make you pay for hurting her!!!" He yells, kneeling on one knee as he forms hand signs, lightning forming around his body, enveloping him almost completely. It looked like the Chidori of Kakashi but was different at the same time. It was red like the lightning was coated in blood, and that was exactly the case. Standing up quickly he moves, racing toward the last stander, moving in a swift manner, kicking the guy up into the air, jumping up after him and began pummeling him with the blood infused lightning, which made it much more powerful. It seemed almost like he'd lost all control of his senses, seeing Hikari like that. He never wanted to see her hurt. Just the mere thought of it made Ryuu's blood boil.