Vengeance.

Ryou sighs, performing a hand seal. The jellyfish disappears in a cloud of smoke, the giant ball of fire incinerating the dozens of shuriken left behind. "You're not making this easy for me, are you? ...Fine, hurt me as badly as you want. I never did anything."

Ishi growled annoyed. "Well it's no fun if you let me do this.." He muttered to himself heading towards Ryou. Even though he had wanted to pick a fight, Ishi swallowed his pride and remembered why he had come to hurt this man. When the thought came into his head, of Ryou raping his sister, he lost control. Ishi, using all his strength punched Ryou in the face. He grabbed him by the shirt, stopping him from falling and punched him over and over again. He let out an enraged screamed and threw Ryou to the ground.

Ryou coughed up blood as his bloodied body slammed into the ground, spitting out blood to his chest. His nose was broken, a wrist smashed and he had a huge gash in his chest, luckily not severing any major organs.

Still, throughout the intense pain Ryou was still thinking. Am I going to die today because of something someone else did?! He sighed, calmly struggling to breath. "I-I've never... done anything... to Manami." He coughs out, wheezing.

Only becoming more outraged Ishi brought his foot powerfully down into Ryou's stomach. "PROVE IT! HOW DARE YOU DO THAT TO HER! IT'S MY SISTER!!" He dragged RYou up by the collar, and threw him back onto the bridge, hitting him against the banister. #

(What the hell are they called? like railings...)

Ryou coughs out more blood, grunting. "F*ck it... I wouldn't let you kill me if I did it... I was framed, there's n-no other way..."

Ishi cleared his throat and slowly strolled over to the bridge. He sat on the opposite banister and looked at Ryou, with an icy cold stare. "Why on earth would someone do that, eh?" Ishi cracked his knuckles, then rested his hands in front of him. "Explain yourself before I kill you."

Ryou just shakes his head. "I don't know why someone would do it... But I'm innocent. Why on earth would I rape someone before I get married?" He frowns, closing his eyes.

Ishi shook his head in disgust. He couldn't understand it either, but he wasn't happy. He pulled out a kunai and stared at it, slightly sadistic thoughts coming into his head, '..maybe I should take his little friend...then he'd never violate anyone again..' Remembering the look on Manami's face, he got very angry again. He jumped down off the railing and kicked Ryou in the chest, breaking the banister and sending Ryou falling backwards off the bridge. Ishi jumped down after him, and grabbed a hold of his collar.

Ryou coughs, blood spurting out his mouth as he falls from the bridge. Darkness began eating at his eyes. I'm going to drown... all because someone framed me. He has time to take one breath before he plunges into the water.

Ishi stood on the river bank holding Ryou by the collar. After about thiry seconds, Ishi dragged Ryou up and launched him back onto the bridge. "Drowning's too quick.." He mumbled before jumping back up.

"God forbid..." Ryou mutters, his body limp and unfeeling. "...W-Why would i even try to hurt your sister like that? She be...friended me, and I wouldn't just throw everything I have away to do such a... horrible thing."

Ryou's reasoning was only making Ishi more angry. He couldn't understand why this had happened. But to him, the truth was what Manami had told him. Even though it was not in his nature to completely ignore what someone was saying, today the talking was only making him mad. Ishi gripped the kunai in his hand and threw it with great force, causing it to land only inches from Ryou's crotch. "Don't you dare try to reason with me."

Ryou traces the path of the kunai, staring up coldy at Ishi, as if he couldn't feel anymore. "Then just kill me... If you won't listen to the truth, just end it..." He sighs. He was practically begging someone to end his life quickly. He didn't do that often.

Ishi smiled, chucking to himself. He was quite enjoying the fact, that the man who hurt his sister was in so much pain. Ishi croutched down next to Ryou and grabbed his collar once again. He dragged him up slightly so his face was about level to his own. He stared straight into Ryou's eyes with the same look from before. "Normally I offer the courtesy of final words..but you don't really deserve them.." Ishi clenched his fist and raised it, flowing chakra to it. Preparing to take a final blow at Ryou's head to end his life.

As Ishi was about to send his fist once again into Ryou's face Manami spotted them. Her eye's widened at the sight and she sped up, "ISHI, NO! IT WASN'T HIM! HE DIDN'T DO IT!"

Ryou glares at Manami, although relief washes over his face. He could barely move, though, and he certainly couldn't talk. What the hell is going on... He coughs out more blood, closing his eyes and laying his head down.

Ishi looked over to Manami confused. He lowered Ryuo onto the bridge carefully, trying not to hurt him more and walked over to meet her. When she got to him Manami grabbed onto Ishi's shoulders and looked over to Ryou. A hurt look spread across her face. Breathless she tried to explain, "It wasn't him..the more I think about it, it makes more sense. It was a clone..I have no idea who it was..we need to help him.." Ishi breathed in slowly, regretting what he had done. He quikcly ran over and picked up Ryou over his shoulder, "I'm sorry Ryou...we need to get you to a hospital." He said before rushing back to the village of Iwa, Manami close behind.

Ryou shakes his head, although it wasn't visible past Ishi's shoulders. He tried to struggle vainly, hanging his head to regather his breath. "L-left pocket..." He muttered, coughing.

Manami's face scrunched up slightly in confused, "Ishi! Wait!" Ishi immediately stopped and turned to Manami. "Put him down..he said left pocket?" Ishi raised and eyebrow and carefully lay Ryou on the floor, rummaging around in his left pocket he found a sheet of paper. "What's this meant to do.."

Ryou holds out his palm, his thumb twitching. "H-Hand it over." He coughs out, gritting his teeth. His wounds were more than mortal, and it was amazing he wasn't dead already. "Hurry."

Ishi quickly passed over the paper and stood back. Manami looked at Ryou, tears welling up. She knew it hadn't been him that attacked her, but whoever it was used his image. She felt bad for him being hurt, but found it difficult to look at him.

Ryou squeezes the paper, almost oblivious to Manami's emotions. The paper disintegrated, leaving blue chakra to trace over Ryou's wounds and heal them at an alarmingly fast rate for chakra. When it was finished, Ryou lifted his head, stabilized but still wounded enough for hospitalization. "Thanks for understanding, Manami..." He whispered. "And whoever actually did it..." He trails off, not wanting to finish. "They'll pay."

"Indeed they will..." Ishi said, a coldness still in his words. "I'm sorry for this..I know that doesn't exactly make up for it, but maybe you can understand. Manami sniffed, trying to keep herself from crying. "I think we should still take him to hospital.." Ishi nodded in agreement and once again threw Ryou over his shoulder and began running.

Ryou sighs, waiting until they reach the entrance of the hospital until he talks. "It's always good to get smashed up every once in awhile. At least for me." He smiles solemnly, the rest of his face blank and uncaring.

"What about gettin' smashed up Ryou?" Mali asked, and chuckled. "Thought you'd never see me again, eh?"

"No, because I thought you lived in Konoha..." Ryou mutters, rolling his eyes. "I sort of got *ss-whooped, why are you here?"