Being in last position, Kyosuke had all the the time to observe his newly made friends stepping from branches to branches through the forest surrounding the Hidden City of Konoha. The silhouettes of the members of Team Vision seemed to fade before Kyosuke's eyes, and then reappear in the distance, ahead of him, as they evolved within this Deep Forest. Landing on one branch, and making it tremble under their weight, each Shinobi of team Vision was focused on their goal and silent.<br/><br/>They were well coordinated, following the orders of Kayo, the Hyuuga heiress, moving swiftly and undetected.<br/><br/>Kayo and her Byakugan protected them from any people approaching of their position, and even if none of them were discussing during their journey, Kyosuke could feel how they had started to bond together. The one proof of this bond was how Shimura and Chiharu, the chuunin he considered to be the most isolated, even individualist, were becoming friend quickly.<br/><br/>They had just entered the Country of Water when all of Kyosuke beliefs and his confidence were shattered.<br/><br/>From behind, he saw the mist appearing at the very last moment. As if it was falling from the sky and upon them.. this mist was everything but a natural event. The way it was summoned, so close to the member of their team in first position, and exactly on their course so that all would literally jump into it one after the other, made immediately Kyosuke think they were under attack.<br/><br/>As Chiharu who was just in front of him disappeared inside the mist, Kyosuke frowned and grabbed one Kunai in each hand. He didn't slow down and entered inside the newly created fog.<br/><br/>Immediately, moist plastered his hair on his face. He found it more difficult to breathe inside the mist and all sound seemed to be attenuated, he could only hear whispers in the distance.<br/>Kyosuke called them all, one after the other, his eyes scanning through the mist to try to see his companions. His head was turning on his left and right, but he could not locate them. He heard several screams and the sound of metal against metal.<br/><br/>"Damn !!!" Kyosuke said, before calling out once more his friends. He finally heard a voice, a whisper, a murmur which was being more audible as he was approaching. His name was called, it was Kayo or Chihura...a feminine voice. Wait, the voice was echoing now all around Kyosuke, making it impossible to find where it was coming from. And it was not Kayo, nor Chihura...who ?<br/><br/>"Who is this ??" yelled Kyosuke. Anger made his voice tremble, as well as a growing worry for his friends. "Who are you ??"<br/><br/>Kyosuke will never know. He stepped onto something. He crouched and searched with the point of his Kunai on the ground. Finally he found what his foot moved onto. It was a headband, with the metal piece ornamented by the symbol of Konoha. Drops of blood were visible on the metal.<br/><br/>Next thing he felt was two hands wrapping around his throat from behind, choking him to death. Kyosuke's hands opened, and the Kunais he was holding fell to the ground. He tried to grab the wrists of his attacker, but the pressure on his neck was incredible and he only writhe under the pain. He was lifted in the air, his feet barely touching the ground.<br/><br/>In an incredible effort of concentration, Kyosuke brought his hands together, palm against palm, he murmured a few words : "Kagemane No Jutsu...".<br/>Kyosuke called onto his Chakra and his shadow melted with his opponent's. Kyosuke, still trembling, tried to force his enemy to open his hands, by opening his own.<br/><br/>The same feminine voice would speak into Kyosuke's ear, mocking him :<br/><br/>"It's no use...I am too strong to submit to your technique and you are already half-dead.."<br/><br/>It was right. Kyosuke's vision was blurry and he would soon lose consciousness. He re-united his hands, and called onto the last bit of energy he had within to burn his chakra one last time.<br/><br/>"Kage Nui.."<br/><br/>Finally he heard her scream, and he was released. Only to fall unmoving to the ground.<br/><br/>