"We must do this before those shinobi hounds spot us," Rokuro ordered. In his mind, this particular mission was straightforward to accomplish.
"I know it already, stop blabbering about teaching me." Junko merely replied to Rokuro's nagging, dissatisfied by his companion's bossy attitude.
Water Release: Hiding in Drizzle Technique!
Earth Release: Hiding Like A Mole Technique!
Soon, they reached near the target and moulded their Chakra within, then the magical scene happened as the water around them slowly turned into a wide area of mists, steadily crawling to the target's location while Rokuro melded along with the earth, sneakily moving underground at a steady rate.
Although both of these Genin have disagreements, their cooperation in broad daylight was impeccable and could catch a Chūnin off guard, proving themselves as prodigies from the abundant land of Konoha.
On the other hand, Yoichi grew alarmed and constantly looked around the thick hazy fog with a cold expression on his face. Earlier ago, he noticed a malicious intent towards him but instead of running away, he did not become panicky.
Regarding the shinobi, he felt 2 other intents that were not malicious nor treacherous yet the danger was still in the situation since the evidence and his perception of the five senses heard and felt their unknown movements or purpose.
One was in the underground while the other was in the ground... Hmmm... Where did the other guy go?!
Based on the vibration and scent, Yoichi felt the two deliberately slowed their movements, afraid to frighten their prey. But instead of being in a passive position, Yoichi instantly launched shurikens at the one hiding in the mists, aggressively taking the initiative of the fight.
"He noticed us?!" As the shuriken flew from her direction, Junko rolled off to the side far away from the trajectory of the lethal shurikens. Then, she caught a silhouette rushing towards her location and hurled her own shurikens as a counterattack.
In comparison, Yoichi also deflects the shurikens by intently flinging his own shurikens as his hastened figure became clear to Junko and the evident sparks of the friction between the shurikens made the skirmish feel equal in terms of capability.
Headhunter Technique!
Body Flicker Technique!
Noticing the fight atop, Rokuro suddenly lunged at Yoichi's foot in a moment but his opponent disappeared above him, seemingly aware of his movements.
"What?! This is impossible!" Rokuro felt deeply astonished and made his way to the ground, dispelling his technique with swiftness.
"Who are you two?" With a cold voice, Yoichi's figure emerged from the heavy haze and prudently took his kunai with killing intent gleaming in his eyes.
The gloomy atmosphere along with the hazy fog made the temperature feel freezing and terrifying while Rokuro and Junko nodded at each other, apparently making an inevitable decision.
"You do not need to know," With that being said, Rokuro swiftly tossed his shurikens at Yoichi while Junko moulded her Chakra at a remarkable pace and took a deep breath into her mouth, infusing her gathered air with Chakra.
Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!
Suddenly, Yoichi's Battle Instinct screamed with numerous dangers yet the drastic change of the wind blew the shurikens and mists from his path.
As a result, his forearms and lower body were pierced by the shuriken, also suffering from multiple lacerations due to the inability to react.
Enduring the pain, Yoichi violently jerked away the embedded shurikens and assessed the situation at hand.
Even though the pain was so tormenting, the pain was manageable since he had experienced much worse than these things.
Furthermore, his autonomous skin actually provided a good defense against the shurikens.
"Hahaha, this is it!" Soon, Yoichi's Qi Blood flowed into his injuries and healed slowly while he rushed ahead aggressively with crazy eyes locked on his opponents.
What a crazy bastard! Rokuro and Junko thought.
"Go, throw the remaining ones and I'll incinerate this psychopathic child!" Junko urgently exclaimed.
With the remaining shurikens, Rokuro hurled the sharp projectiles at Yoichi and scurried forth, giving Junko time to knead her Chakra.
As Yoichi closed the distance between the two, Rokuro twisted his waist and tightly extended his lower limbs, kicking his opponent to his lower ribs.
However, Yoichi parried the attack with his right hand and steadied his stance while infusing his left fist with Qi-Blood, mercilessly attempting to kill Rokuro in one blowout.
Mountain Crushing Fist!
While Rokuro began to steady himself, he caught a glimpse of the horrifying fist towards his chest. Having no time to react, Rokuro braced himself and blocked the destructive punch with his might, using two hands crossed to his chest.
This is not real! How inconceivable!
The violent blunt force of the punch instantly threw Rokuro to the ground as sounds of cracking were heard across the silent atmosphere. Rokuro's bones in his arms and chest suffered multiple degrees of physical trauma such as fractures, internal bleeding, and bruises.
"Yoshiro... Sensei... Help... Us..." Rokuro's mouth spurted deep-red blood and he coughed intensely, feeling the shortness of breath as his feeble call reverberated.
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!
After Junko finally completed the technique, a big ball of fiery flames turned the temperature up as if like a radiant sun in the middle of the cloudy morning.
Abruptly, the smoldering flames launched at Yoichi, who was taking a deep breath, and immediately rolled to the side. Nonetheless, he couldn't evade in time as his right arm and lower limbs were licked by the conflagrant ball of blazing flame, burning his skin and clothes in the process.
Ignoring the pain from the misty air touching his slightly charred skin, Yoichi gritted his teeth and stood up yet the wave of weakness poured out over his body, ultimately exhausting all of his energy.
From the earlier movements, Yoichi executed a fist technique but his body couldn't withstand such a deadly force due to his fragile physique and lack of mastery of the Mountain Crushing Fist.
Correspondingly, his injuries and strength before the current state were healed by Qi-Blood, gradually sucking his strength as a consequence.
Weak! I'm still too weak! If I have enough strength, I could definitely kill them in a single exchange!
As he ate two Qi-Blood Pills, the Incinerator within him ravenously refined the vigorous nutrients back into his body, injecting him with energy to stand up.
"Bastard! I'll make sure you die worse than death itself!" At this point, Junko was also exhausted from the terrifying exchange of strength.
Two C-Rank Techniques plus lethal shuriken alongside her talents yet the slightly tanned boy still survived and walked with difficulty towards them.
Two Genin with powerful arsenals... It's only Konoha could produce such prodigies in a brief span of time! But I need to gauge their purpose here before I reveal that I am an unrecorded Uchiha...
"Where's your other teammate?" Yoichi coldly asked.
"Yoshiro-sensei will kill you! Hahaha! Even if you kill us, you will not gain anything!" Junko crazily laughed and hatefully glared at Yoichi, apparently accepting her fate to die here in Amegakure.
"I know you three came from Konoha. Now, tell me, where is your teammate?" Yoichi's tone became gentle.
Due to a certain interest in his mind, Yoichi was extremely unwilling to kill them since they were the key to escaping these accursed lands with ease.
"Huh? How do you know that? Wait, are you from Konoha?" Junko was stupefied. A 10-year-old girl like her was defeated by a 4-year-old boy in a direct life-and-death combat?
"Don't believe him!" Rokuro harshly commented, still suffering from serious injuries.
While Junko and Rokuro glared at him cautiously, Yoichi said, "Then, so be it. Oh! Speaking of the devil... Come out, I know you are here."
*Clap*
*Clap*
*Clap*
"How impressive. Even my stealth techniques were easily exposed by you! Now, will you please let them go?"
As a man emerged, his exuding killing intent became suffocating, feeling that the temperature had gone down.
"Yoshiro-sensei!" Junko and Rokuro rejoiced while thinking of ways to kill the boy that occurred in their minds.
This is a Chūnin! What the hell?!
Feeling a cold sweat slide on his cheek, Yoichi became composed and laughed, "Hahahaha! You sure are a funny guy! If you want to get them, you must know the trade right?"
"What do you want?" Furrowing his eyebrows, Yoshiro was cautious.
As a consequence of the commotion, their time in that exact location became dangerous since the ruckus was so significant to the point where guards would be there in a few moments.
Should I tell about the curse? No, no... I don't want to risk activating this goddamn curse! I'll try and see if they can guess my hand gestures...
"Simple. I want to be a secret ally of yours." Yoichi smiled.
The rest were extremely curious about his condition yet the prudent behavior was still indispensable.
"And why would we think about helping you?" Yoshiro's eyebrows lifted.
"Because I know your mission here and I know about everything you required to finish this impossible task," Yoichi pointed at his head and continued, "But I have a huge problem right here."
All kinds of gestures about the curse seal were displayed by Yoichi but the Konoha Shinobi remained oblivious.
"Ah, forget it. Tell that to your superior and you'll be fine..." Then, Yoichi slowly walked away from the scene, resigning to the sheer stupidity of the Konoha Shinobi.
As Junko and Rokuro slightly recovered, Yoshiro carried them and shouted, "But how can we communicate with each other?"
Upon hearing his question, Yoichi replied, "We will meet sooner or later, you know that." After that, the boy's figure disappeared among the hazy mist like an enigmatic yet dangerous monster.
"What a pretentious bastard! We should chase him down!" Junko began voicing her complaints.
"No, we should hide for a bit and report it back to Ishida." At this point, Yoshiro felt annoyed.
The crucial information was there yet his incapability to know hand gestures was staggering as a shinobi of Konoha.
"Let's go!" With that out of the way, the three left the crime scene with incredulous expressions written on their faces.
A kid that could beat 2 Genin Rank Shinobi. Also, the boy's calmness and wit were impeccable. How's that possible?!
Soon, the location was surrounded by countless shinobi. But like a drama show police, the shinobi were so late to the action.
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I'll write them next time since the prompt in the middle of an action chapter felt a little bit metagaming.
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