In the morning Shin-Lin cousins got up early, and the Shin girls told the Lin boys about their decision they had made the previous night.

Kaen brightened up.

"That will be cool!" he exclaimed in amazement.

But Mekano and Shusui seemed doubtful.

"I don't like the idea," Mekano crossed his arms, having a concerned look, "We're on Sand ninjas' territory now. If you hurt one of their best Genin, we will surely have problems".

"Ugh come on! There's nothing to worry about! What harm could we possibly bring? We just want a Tamashi Ketto!" Hana argued, frowning.

"Tamashi Ketto isn't a game, it's a sacred ritual of the eastern shinobi in order to determine who wins the deal. The one who loses will have to fulfill one wish of the winner. And to let you know, in ancient times it was not just one wish. When Tamashi Ketto was first developed the rule was that the loser would become the winner's eternal slave," Mekano puckered. "And during Tamashi Ketto, if you follow all of its rules, huge Soul Energy is released. And you know how badly it can end for Shamo. She hasn't full control of her soul powers yet".

"Yeah but that Shinki guy cannot use Soul Energy, so they won't have to use it at all!" Kaen cut in, taking the girls' side.

"If there's no Soul Energy then it's no Tamashi Ketto," Shusui coldly answered, "It is named 'Tamashi Ketto' because it means 'Soul Duel', thus the Soul Energy should be included. If it's not there, it is a simple duel, not Tamashi Ketto".

"Ugh don't be so stern about definitions!" Kaen frowned, crossing arms.

"Um, maybe we could sort this out without a fight?" Nami quietly and timidly murmured.

But the children were still having a heated discussion.

"There will be Tamashi Ketto..." they suddenly heard an ominous girlish voice.

All of them widened eyes and looked at Shamo, who was grinning demonically, her left green eye twinkling.

Nami got scared and hid behind her brother.

Mekano frowned.

"Shamo, calm down. We don't need to take it that far," he calmly advised.

"Now there's no way back," Shamo continued with the same demonic voice, "He insulted us. He should pay".

"Pay attention to what you're saying! Good or bad, that guy is still your brother!" Mekano insisted.

"He is nothing but a spoiled brat to me," Shamo answered, her red nails slowly growing, shaping into red claws.

"Shamo, please stop..." Mekano now got worried, as well as all of the cousins.

"Um, Shamo, you really don't need to, you know... Now that I think of it..." Hana tried to change her mind as well, seeing what her persistence had brought her to.

"You cannot stop me now. No one insults the name of my elders!" Shamo sneered, and rushed forward in an immense speed, disappearing out of sight!

"No!" Mekano cried, and puckered. "Ugh!" he clenched his metal fist, "Curse it!" then he looked at the others: "We must stop her! Let's go!"

The cousins rushed towards the Sand Village Training Square, where they thought Shamo would go, as Shinki and his team were already there since the early morning.

But when they arrived, they widened eyes from dread and shock - Shinki and Shamo were already standing before each other, ready to start the duel!

"We're late..." Mekano murmured, getting seriously worried. He still tried his luck and cried: "Shamo, stop!"

"It is late, brother," Shamo grinned, glancing obliquely at Mekano, her demonic green eye sparkling, "We already formed a deal..."

Hearing this, the cousins gasped.

"No..." Mekano whispered.

"Oh no..." Nami got scared.

"It is my fault..." Hana got worried and felt heavily guilty.

Shinki, on the other hand, was perfectly calm. He was sure of his abilities.

"I don't know what your Tamashi Ketto is, but I'm always up for a duel, especially with the ones like you, whose parents haven't even been married," he frowned, watching Shamo.

"Ugh, the one who has no parents at all shouldn't even talk!" Shamo snarled, and prepared for the fight, bending a little to the ground, her red nails completely changed into long and sharp red claws!

"No..." Mekano murmured again, and then looked at Shinki's team - Yodo, Araya, and their sensei - who were astonishedly watching the young shinobi. Mekano frowned and shouted to them: "Why are you standing there?! Go and warn the Kazekage! This is not a usual duel! Something terrible will definitely happen! Hurry!"

The sensei, hearing this, got terrified, and quickly darted off towards the Kazekage Office.

Meanwhile, Shamo and Shinki were watching the breeze slowly blowing between them. One had prepared his puppet, and the other - her claws, fangs, and her yellow soul energy...

The breeze stopped.

Instantly, Shinki and Shamo gave a battle cry and rushed towards each other!