Chapter 136: 132. Damsel In Distress Part-2
A/N:- There is this one guy who daily give a one star review to my book and farm his exp points. I won't stop him since I don't care anymore about rating but I am amused by his dedication.
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"Water Release: Air Water Bubble"
Mei makes some hand signs and creates a bubble of air around her.
Haah…
She takes a deep breath to inhale the air.
'This is not good. They have 10 people on their side and we are six people… also they are expert Anbus specializing in team fight and assassin… we are no match for them… I may have recovered my chakra but… the mental exhaustion is still there.'
All of her subordinates make a formation around her to protect her.
"We will protect you with our life, Captain."
Clang… clang…
They block all the projectiles thrown at them.
The Anbu leader signals his team. Anbu members start to make similar hand signs.
'Water Style: Marine Water Battle Formation Jutsu'
They gather a large amount of water and forms a spiraling stream to attack the group from various angles.
Boom… boom…
The water stream assault Mei's team from various angles.
'Water Style: Water Protection Screen'
Mei spits out a large amount of water from her mouth and forms a water screen to block the attack.
A few anbu members make some hand signs and their body turns into water.
'Water Style: Hidden in Water jutsu'
Mei warily looks around to avoid a sneak attack from the anbus as she analyzes their battle strategy.
'This group of Hunter-nins specialize in water battle formations… they start the fight by creating a large water prison to trap the enemy… then they attack their prey by using the chakra and water in the prison.
This way they can conserve their chakra and effectively hunt down their prey… if brute force fails then they opt for assassination by using the 'Hidden in the Water Jutsu'… even an experienced sensor won't be able to sense their location… since the entire water prison is infused with their chakra… unless one possesses ocular powers to see the chakra. Sigh… looks like they came prepared.'
Mei sighs as she completes her analysis.
'I can't use Boil Release to evaporate the water. It will take me quite the time to evaporate the water and also it consumes the remaining oxygen in water… then there is my team who can't bear the high temperature of the boil release.
Lava Release is also a no… It will burn the oxygen much faster and I don't think I have enough chakra to fight against ten anbu level shinobis single handedly. If only… if only… there was an Ice user in my team… he could freeze the water and create an opening in the ice to lead us out.'
Mei closes her eyes and opens them with resolve.
"We won't go down without a fight."
YEAH!!!
The rest of the group shouts as they engage in a losing fight.
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In a forest near the border,
Ao catches up with the rest of the Anbu squads deployed by Elder Genji. He turns to one of the Anbu and questions him.
"What's the situation, Taki? Fill me in."
"After receiving the intel from Genji-sama, we quickly departed for the Border. If our intel is correct, then a squad of ten hunter-nins is on Miss Mei's trail.
This squad hid in the forest before Miss Mei even arrived at borders. They provided the information on the Kaguya clan members' attack… I won't jump to any conclusion... but it seems like a pre-planned trap." Taki informs Ao.
Clench…
Ao clenches his fist and increases his speed. The rest of the Anbu follows after him.
'Genji-sama took care of me as a child when my parents died before the Second Shinobi War. He trained me and provided me with everything. I can't fail his expectations… I will protect Miss Mei at all cost.'
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Slash…
One of the hidden Anbu members reappears behind one of Mei's subordinate and slashes his back.
Splatter…
Blood splatters from the ninja's back as the surrounding water turns red from the blood.
Aah…
The ninja screams in pain as he clutches his back. The Anbu member hides again.
Slash…
Another Anbu member appears behind the ninja and slashes his neck to finish him off.
bloop…
The body of the ninja limply falls off as it floats lifelessly in the water.
"We can't be in such a passive situation for long. We have to counterattack." The elder ninja yells and makes some hand signs.
'Water Style: Furious Current Jutsu'
He creates a giant torrent of water in the water prison. The torrent spirals in and pulls the Anbu members inside it.
Fwoosh…
The hidden Anbu members reappear as the Spiralling torrent cancels their jutsu.
'This is the chance'
Mei makes some hand signs and spits out a large amount of water from her mouth.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique"
She manipulates the water into the shape of a dragon and directs it at Anbu members. The dragon rages along the furious torrent and opens its maw wide to bite down on the now visible Anbu members.
Splatter…
Blood spatters in the torrent as it slowly dies down, leaving behind two floating dead bodies of the Anbu.
'Water Style: Spiked Water Whip Jutsu'
Swish… slash…
A water whip appears behind one of Mei's teammate and grabs his neck, leaving a deep gash.
Aah…
The ninja wreathes in pain as he holds his neck. Blood leaks from his neck as his body twitches violently.
Splatter…
A fountain of blood splatter from his neck.
Fwoosh…
The Anbu Captain's water body turns visible as he held a spiked water whip stained with blood in his hand.
"Four more to go!"
He emotionlessly remarks as he stares at Mei's team with a predatory gaze.
Tick…
Mei bites her tongue as she looks at the situation.
'I can't hold back anymore. I have to use boil release to create an opening in this water prison… '
She turns towards her team and signals them to retreat to the edge of the water prison. The remaining three members follow her order.
'Boil Release: Acidic Annihilation Stream'
Mei opens her mouth, releasing an acidic corrosive vapor. The water around starts to boil rapidly as steam rises from it. Mei creates a water bubble to prevent from harming her teammates, but the highly acidic vapors start to blister their skin.
Sizzle… fizzle…
The rest of the Anbu members try to protect themselves by creating water shields around them.
Burble… burble…
The water boils and reaches an extremely high temperature as the amount of Oxygen diminishes in water. The water bubble around her team destabilizes as its shapes start to change.
The Anbu leader makes some more hand signs and creates multiple water bubble barrier around himself. He frowns and looks at Mei.
'What's her plan? At this rate, she will end up killing her subordinates before escaping from us.'
Burble… burble…
The air inside water heats and rises to the top.
Pop…
With a loud noise, it creates an opening at the top and escapes from it.
"This is our chance," Mei yells at her teammates.
"Oh... no!... you don't." The Anbu leader senses their intention.
He quickly makes some hand signs.
'I can't care about some minor burns at this moment. If they successfully escape to the village... then I won't be able to see tomorrow's morning sun.'
Pop… pop… pop…
He quickly dispels the water bubble shields.
Sizzle…
The corrosive vapors sizzle his skin. He ignores the burn and makes some hand signs.
"Water Release: Five Hungry Sharks"
He places his palm together and releases five water sharks towards them.
'It's not enough.'
He clasps his palms together and thrusts them forward, sending a giant water shark towards them.
'Water Release: Water Shark Bomb Jutsu'
He jumps in the stomach of the water shark to protect himself while swimming towards Mei's group.
"We have to hurry. He is catching up to us."
The Anbu leader quickly closes on Mei.
The sharks open their mouth wide to bite down on them.
"This is the end."
Fwish… whish…
A cold breeze blows towards them. The surrounding temperature instantly falls below the freezing point.
Snap… Crackle…
The entire water prison freezes up together with the Anbu leader and his subordinates.
Brrr…. shatter…
The Anbu captain shivers in cold as his body is frozen on the spot. The ice shark around him shatters, exposing him to more freezing cold.
It traps Mei and her group inside a large ice bubble, but they only feel a little cold.
Step… Step…
A young man walks towards them. There is a child following him closely. The young man has blue lines from the bottom of his eyes to the jawline. His hairs have a slight blue tint to them.
He slowly walks towards them and raises his head to look at Mei and her group. He shakes his head and closes his eyes.
"Yare Yare Daze"
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Chapter 137: 133. First Encounter
A few moments earlier,
Izuna changes Kimimaro's appearance by using the art of disguise he learned in Anbu.
'This disguise art is still handy, but Kiri anbus will be able to identify it quite easily. So, I need to tweak it a little to make it more natural.
If my memory serves me right… then there must be something in my storage scroll which could help me.'
Izuna starts to search through his storage scroll and finally fish out a beautiful small box.
'Found it!'
He takes the small box and opens it to reveal a make-up kit.
'This make-up kit was my present for Kushina Nee-san… sigh… I was unable to give it to her.'
Izuna sighs and reminisces about his memories with Kushina and Minato.
'Soon… I will heal both of you, soon. Once I master the Six Paths Sage Art… I will heal both of you with the Yang Sage energy.'
He clenches his fist tightly. Kimimaro silently stares at Izuna's face.
'Messenger-san seems to be worried about something. I hope all of his problems are solved.'
Izuna shakes his head and pats Kimimaro's head.
"Ok! Let me apply this make-up on your face to hide your markings. I will use some seals to change your chakra signature, and this make-up will hide your brows.
Transformation techniques aren't suitable for the infiltration task, as in some situations when you lose concentration they might dispel."
Izuna applies make-up to Kimimaro and himself.
"Good… we are ready to go!"
Both of them walk towards the Kiri borders. They easily cross the border and enter the forest.
'I will infiltrate the Kiri village as a traveling merchant. I just want to learn some new Kekkei Genkai and hone my nature transformations skills. I don't care about the politics and power struggle of Kiri. On the off-hand, it will be my source of entertainment.'
Izuna makes plans for his Kiri infiltration as he trod in the forest.
'I will visit Land of Demons after Kiri. Just what kind of demons are present in it to get such a name?'
BOOM… BOOM…
Multiple sounds of explosion interrupt his thoughts.
'The war with the Kaguya clan members is over with all the Kaguya clan members dying in the process. Kimimaro narrated the entire incident to me… So… what's going on now?'
The sound of battle piques Izuna's interest.
'I will take a sneak peek at the battle.'
Izuna makes some hand signs.
'Light Style: Camouflage Cloak'
He cloaks Kimimaro and himself into a light illusion as they walk in the direction of the battle.
Boom… boom…
Izuna notices a giant dome of water covering a large part of the forest.
Huh…
He senses multiple chakra signatures in the water dome.
'It looks like the 'Giant Water prison jutsu of Kiri and from the chakra mixed in the jutsu… It is a co-operation jutsu. Well, not many people have the same amount of chakra as me and Naruto… Let's get a closer look.'
He walks near the Water prison and spots multiple people in Anbu robes engaged in a fight against some shinobis.
'These Anbus with that mask and getup… they seem to be the Hunter-Nins of Kiri… They are usually deployed to hunt down powerful missing-nins who have sensitive intel about the village.'
Izuna notices Mei and her squad. He raises his eyebrow and ponders.
'They are attacking Mei Terumi. Well, Yagura is still the Mizukage… so Mei is just a normal jounin. Looks like… things are more interesting than my expectation.'
Pluck… Pluck…
Izuna feels a tug on his clothes. He turns towards Kimimaro with a questioning gaze.
Kimimaro points towards Mei and her subordinates and speaks.
"She was the leader of the group who attacked and killed my clan members. She fought against our clan leader and killed him in the battle. Later, after his death, all of us escaped from them but I was the only survivor."
Kimimaro narrates the entire incident of Mei's battle with Izuna.
'Oh! I haven't mastered Lava Release and Boil Release yet. I have to learn from her.'
Izuna silently stares at the battle as one by one Mei's teammates get picked off by Anbus and are killed in the battle.
'Somehow… this seems quite ironic… if I remember the original Naruto plot. Anbus were the elite shinobis of the village who are a cut above jounin, but somehow a genin like Naruto and Konohamaru can deceive and beat them… heck, they serve as cannon fodder in multiple incidents.'
Izuna ponders over the capabilities of Kiri Anbus.
'They aren't as skilled as my Anbu team. My team will slaughter them in seconds. Guess, my harsh training regimen paid off for them.'
Another member of Mei's team dies in battle.
'Should I help her or should I let things play out as usual? Well, Mei did become the Fifth Mizukage… so she should be able to survive this…'
"Water Release: Five Hungry Sharks"
The Anbu leader launches five water sharks towards Mei, who desperately struggles to get out of the water prison.
'Nah!... I can't wait for any miracle to save her. Guess, I have to save her. As for infiltration… I will think of some other plans. I just want to do things casually.'
Izuna makes a hand sign and takes a deep breath.
"Ice Release: Frost Breath"
He releases a large volume of cold air from his mouth. The surrounding temperature lowers as the water starts to freeze.
Snap… Crackle…
The entire water prison forms an ice dome, and all the Anbu members freeze in the ice.
"Yare Yare Daze"
Izuna reveals himself as he walks towards them.
"Seems like, I made it on time."
Snap…
Izuna snaps his finger and the ice around Mei and her group shatters. The group falls to the ground. Izuna stretches his hands and catches Mei.
He flashes a friendly smile at Mei and questions her.
"Are you alright, Miss?"
He gently places her down. Mei and her group frown as they warily stare at Izuna.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" Mei questions him.
"Earlier during the fight, I never saw your figure while fighting with these Anbus. Tell me, where were you hidden all this time?"
Mei takes out a kunai from her holster and points it at Izuna.
"Hold it right there." Izuna raises his hands in surrender.
"I am just a passerby. I was on my way to Kiri village with my younger brother when I saw you in a pinch." Izuna pulls Kimimaro in front of him.
Kimimaro emotionlessly looks at them. Mei frowns as she looks at Kimimaro.
'Did she figure out the disguise? My make-up skills aren't that bad, right?'
"Indeed… he is as pale as you. So, I believe he is your younger brother." Mei nods her head.
"…"
'Have I applied an extra coat of foundation on my face?' Izuna touches his face.
Haha...
Mei chuckles at Izuna's antiques. Izuna scratches the back of his head and a weird smile appears on his face.
Mei's expression turns serious as she holds up the Kunai against Izuna's throat.
"You may have saved my life earlier… but this doesn't warrant you suspicion free. If I sense any lie in your words… then I won't hesitate to kill you right here."
Gulp…
Izuna gulps his saliva.
'Well, she is a kunoichi after all… so I must have expected this. I can't use my identity as a traveling merchant anymore with that Ice Release.
But… I recently heard rumors about the extinction of the Yuki clan. I can use that identity… also with the Ice Release… it will make more sense.'
Izuna churns the gear of his mind as he replies to Mei.
"Wait… wait… listen to me first. Let me explain. But first… can you remove this kunai from my neck."
"Ok! Go ahead." Mei nods her head and pulls her kunai back. She still has her guard.
"It is like this… we both are members of the Yuki clan. My mother fled the village with me and my brother when our clan was hunted down seven years ago… We lived in a remote village far away from Kiri. A few days ago… my mother died because of her illness."
Izuna's expression turns sad as he shed fake tears from his eyes.
'Water release has this use too.' Izuna thinks in his head.
Mei's expression softens a little as she lowers her kunai.
'Mother also died when I was young.' Mei remembers her mother.
"At her death bed… mother's last wish was to bury her ashes in Kiri. So, to fulfill her final wish… I returned to Kiri… and on my way, I saw your group in a pinch… you know the rest."
Izuna finishes his explanation.
'I just pulled that from my ass. I hope she falls for it.'
Mei nods her head in affirmation.
"I still do not trust you. But I will spare you for now." Mei lowers her guard and turns towards the Hunter-nin corp.
"As for you bunch… don't expect any mercy from me. You came here to kill me… so don't mind if I do the same."
Mei turns towards Izuna and asks him.
"Can you only freeze their body while removing the extra ice?"
"I can do that." Izuna nods his head. He makes some hand signs and separates the frozen Anbus from the enormous chunk of ice.
Mei makes some hand signs while looking at the group of Anbus.
"Lava Release: Molten Catastrophe"
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