24 Fight
Outside the cave,
Hearing Sayuri's suggestion, both Naoki and Shinku didn't respond immediately and began to ponder.
"Ok, let's do that!"
Though they didn't take much time reaching the same decision, naturally understanding just in case they had to leave some back up outside.
"Naoki-kun, please stay outside and if we don't come out for a while, please rush in!"
Said Sayuri to Naoki, after a little thought deciding to venture inside the cave with shinku.
No doubt Naoki was the strongest of the three, but he was also the medical support of the team, if he goes inside and gets taken out by surprise, it will be the worst.
In case of them, at least they will have hope of being given necessary medical aid even if something happens.
"Okay, be careful inside!"
How could Naoki not understand what Sayuri was thinking, without any hesitation agreeing to stay outside.
Although he was looking for fights to confirm something, but he had to put his personal curiosities away for now.
Being part of a team, he had to work as a team.
Thud!
Both Sayuri and Shinku after nodding at Naoki strode in, Naoki outside sitting by the cave wall, calm eyes on the waterfall in front of him.
"You are at most eight child, extraordinary power truly requires a sacrifice, the sacrifice of happy childhood"
The old man sat next to Naoki as well, with complicated eyes sharing his thoughts, as just in half a day with them, he had seen how different these three kids were from others.
How have they been trained to bear the thought of dying any moment at such an age, putting your own life on the line, the old man finding how difficult it was to obtain extraordinary power.
"True, but it can avoid people from getting into a situation like yours sir!"
Said Naoki politely in response to his words, everything has pro's and con's, discomfort at young age like now would most likely not bring such situations at an old age.
"Hahaha you are right child, if I was given a chance to restart my life, I'll gladly accept sacrificing my childhood then to feel powerless like this"
The worried old man let out a laugh for the first time, but the smile on his face full of helplessness.
The old man didn't say anything more as Naoki closed his eyes to rest, though his senses not dull, fully alert of anything just in case.
Inside the cave,
*Tap!!*
Both Shinku and Sayuri cautiously strode forward inside the cave, going deeper and deeper, the light from the end of the cave illuminating the whole cave enough to see somewhat.
Though what surprising was that quickly they reached the end of cave without encountering any trouble, a few figures appearing in the vision of two.
A fire was burning in the middle, at some distance from lay a few figures on the ground passed out, total 7.
"No one, but this fire...it clearly tells someone was here, were it those guys?"
Sayuri and Shinku didn't immediately strode forward to pick the passed out people from the ground, the burning fire explaining a lot.
Though Sayuri quickly began to think about various situations that could end up being true.
*Thuzz!!*
Though just when both of them were confused at the situation, the ceiling of the cave began to wobble like water, a head covered with a black scarff appearing out of the cave wall.
The figure completely appeared out of the wall, few kunai's in his hands as next second he hurled them at the two standing down.
Shinku and Sayuri who were alert already due to the current situation, noticed the sharp air cutting sound both moving away from where they stood.
"Thud!"
The kunai's drilled where they just stood, though the scarfed figure hanging on the wall didn't show much surprise and disappeared next second.
Zoooom!!!
The black hair of Sayuri fluttered suddenly as a black shadow had appeared before her like a ghost, her eyes widening due to such speed.
Swish!!
The sword in the hands of the person slashed towards Sayuri, on the course to diagonally divide her into two, but at the last moment the person rolled his wrists and turned around.
Turning around the figure blocked the sword, his legs not idle as well kicking backwards at the same time, Sayuri who had just escaped death not alert enough, kicked straight into stomach.
Boom!!!
Aghh!!
The power of the kick was not small, Sayuri blown back dozens of steps before stopping, clutching her stomach in pain.
Ahhh!!!
Boom!!
Seeing Sayuri blown back, Shinku seemed to be angry as he yelled, chakra appearing around his blade, the scarfed figure blown back but doing a flip he stabilized himself.
"Two Swords...Huh...
The figure focused on Shinku again, seeing another sword in the hands of Shinku this timey muttering with a smile.
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