As the rain drizzled with the swaying of the branches against the icy winds, faint echoes and sounds shattered the picturesque gentle tranquility.
"Damn it! It's the Gale Tempest of the Rain, Hayate!"
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
"Wind Release: Rotating Shuriken!"
Two guys dressed in brown vests were alarmed as the intense fluctuations of Chakra surged out, magically molding a mud-spitting dragon and wind-infused shurikens, hurled at a certain distance.
These techniques were C-Rank and deadly when properly utilized. Especially when the visibility in the rainforest wasn't reasonable.
However, their efforts proved to be in vain as a silhouette of a man appeared, effortlessly evading lethal jutsu with ease.
Like a gust of breeze, he closed the distance between the two guys with a serious countenance and said, "... Pesky rockworms, are you done!"
"Foolish Rain bastard! We will fight you to the death! Karuizawa, now!" With fearlessness, the two Iwa-Nin threw 5 sharp kunai with papers tied to the ends.
"This is your end, Gale Tempest!"
"Earth Release: Headhunter Jutsu!"
Seeing the boldness of his enemies, Hayate wanted to dodge until a hand emerged and pulled him into the confines of the earth, immobilizing him in a second.
"Earth Release: Hiding Like a Mole Jutsu!"
Composed as a veteran shinobi, Hayate dug underground and launched a surprising attack on the hidden Iwa-Nin below him as the explosion above resounded, filling his earlier position with dust and rubble.
"Earth-Style Jutsu?! How?!"
The last words of the sneaky Iwa-nin were full of questions but Hayate killed him with a series of stabs, not satisfying his enemy's queries.
"Karuizawa! Karuizawa!"
Afterwards, Hayate quickly formed a plan and disguised himself as his earlier prey, emerging from the grounds with a calm expression.
"Karuizawa, is he finally dead?! Hah, if that's the case, then his title is all for naught!" One of the kids flamboyantly laughed, arrogantly declaring their win.
"Why aren't you talking? Wait... Are you really Karuizawa?"
On the other hand, one of the kids was suspicious. Nonetheless, it was far too late as the concealed Hayate appeared behind them like the wind and chopped their necks.
"Good read, kid. However, this ends here." A cold voice rang in their ears as they fell to the ground unconscious.
The teamwork of these Chūnin was impeccable and made him waste a considerable amount of Chakra.
Especially when he used the Hiding Like a Mole Jutsu which required Chakra to refine the muddy soil into fine sand.
Furthermore, the courageous attitude of this team was something that Amegakure must have in these current state of affairs.
*Clap* *Clap* *Clap*
"Looks like even my team didn't faze you, not one bit. What a useless bastards!" A silhouette appeared and threw shurikens at the senseless Chūnin.
Breaking his deep thoughts, Hayate subconsciously blocked all of the shuriken and said, "... Big rockworm, are you ready to meet your maker?"
Feeling enraged, the just-arrived opponent initiated the fight while Hayate went aggressive in his approach against the formidable one, a Jōnin and leader of the Iwagakure Team.
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Back in the mines.
"Fuck! Are you okay, Hikari?"
"I-I'm fine, Sabito..."
"..."
Looking at the devastation near the exit, Sabito cursed out his frustration while Hikari went pale and vomited from the gore. In contrast, Genji looked away, gritting his teeth while holding Yoichi on his back.
The bodies of children were strewn about, and there were even some who were cruelly trapped under heavy rocks, their faces twisted in anger and despair as life slipped away, barring anyone from leaving the accursed mine.
Even though those kids were fighting hard to stay alive, the haunting images of those familiar faces in death lingered with the group. It was an incredibly traumatic experience.
"We need to leave this hellhole as far as possible!" Terrified, Sabito cried loudly. Although he was clever, the horrifying scene made him irrational and easily scared as a child.
Nobody wanted to die and it was understandable on his part.
"No, we need to find a hiding place elsewhere... Stay calm, Sabito." Glancing at Sabito, Genji disagreed.
With the unexpected and brutal situation, Genji displayed remarkable boldness and sanity as a child.
Yes, he was spooked and trembling earlier.
However, the daunting task at hand needed a decisive mind to accomplish.
"Stay calm?! Do you see what's happening huh?! Look around you, all of them are dead!" Clutching his head, Sabito refuted and glared at Genji.
"Then what, Sabito? Run away from this place? Remember, we are all in the middle of fucking nowhere!" Unable to suppress her frustration, Hikari screamed and glanced at the two boys debating.
Hearing her words, both of them went silent.
As if soldiers on the battlefield, each tread felt like stepping on landmines.
Still, they couldn't always be in a passive position.
"... She's right, Sabito," Troubled by the precarious situation, a voice rang and continued, "Don't be foolish and take a deep breath, alright?"
"Yoichi!" X3
Seeing him wake up, the three sighed with relief on their faces. Another brain to work and look for any possible solution to the problem was always welcome.
"Are you fine, Yoichi?" Genji asked him.
[Status: Mentally Exhausted, Afflicted by the Curse Seal: Brain Implantation Technique(Flawed), Afflicted by Shepherd of the Innocent Lambs]
"Unfortunately, I still feel weak and can't walk for now. However, thanks to your panicked voices, I woke up..." With a pale face, Yoichi checked his current status and felt that another big boulder was on his shoulder once again.
Due to the earlier ruckus, Yoichi cursed inwardly.
"... For now, let's get out of the mine and don't even talk about running away. These shinobi don't discriminate so keep your thoughts in your very minds."
"Once we are out, look for Ame Shinobi around. They won't kill us since we still have a valuable asset, ourselves as miners of this mine."
"If there isn't any Ame Shinobi, run into the cafeteria. It's connected to the Shinobi Quarters so there will be people in that area."
Presently, Yoichi threw his thoughts back into his mind and proposed a solution which made them look at him, thoughtfully nodding in approval.
"But I-" Sabito wanted to interject until...
"I wanted to live, Sabito. And so are my friends. Are you going or not?" In that moment, Yoichi's eyes felt like a bottomless abyss, staring at Sabito without any consideration.
"Okay, okay, I'll go! Sheesh, you are too much when you are serious, Yoichi." Looking at his friends, Sabito joked around yet he couldn't stop thinking about leaving this hellhole, gradually walking with the group out of the mine.
'How is he so calm when there's a lot of dead people around? He drastically transformed like an old man!'
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Sorry for writing such a small fighting scene. I mean writing action movements and visualizing them was hard on my part but I did my best. As for the group, it was quite reasonable no? Trying to live on the edge of the Grim Reaper's scythe.
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