Chapter 23

(1 Week Later)

Yukimura and Shiro watched as a bloody stump of a hand floated down the river, hitting the side of their boat loudly.

"Are you alright Brat?"

"I have seen people Blasting Sensei", he looked at the side to Yukimura, "I think I can at least handle this much"

Yukimura sensei nodded...

"It looks like the battle started without us,"

He looked further ahead, bodies slowly coming around the river bend.

One wore a blue sash around his forehead while another had the Kiri headband, "the resistance and Kiri... looks like the war came sooner than we thought. Time to initiate our Plan's next Sequence..!!"

"Understood Sensei"

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The battlefield was a nightmare, people's guts spilling out, their blood baptizing the ground like holy water on a baby.

And it was gut-wrenching for anyone who will see it.

One Kiri shinobi charged at another Kiri ninja, moving behind his distracted form to cut off his arms, both of them.

Shiro was watching all of this from the safe distance, He closed his eyes in order to take in everything he just saw.

Yet he shook his head, He is an Assassin, what kind of assassin close his eyes off.

As he flexed his fingers and white vapors covered his palm

The area surrounding him lost all of its heat and the temperature kept decreasing to a minimum.

He Raised his mist-covered palm towards the air...

"Fallen Meteor"

Shiro draws a large amount of chakra and channels it towards the sky, He never really cared of Sensors or anyone else finding his location, His heart covers everything about his chakra... If they are not crazy Strong, He can never be felt.

The chakra is molded and froze the atmosphere just above the sky in order to form a huge Icy meteorite.

Shiro lowered his arm and the meteorite started falling into the atmosphere.

Rumble Rumble

Everyone stopped fighting and looked at the sky...

Their eyes widened as they tried to flee from a massive meteorite of solid ice from the upper atmosphere falling down towards them.

But the Icy Meteorite kept getting smaller, due to the friction of the gravity...

BOOOOOMMMMM

The Impact left all them scattered but the damage was weak, it was not worth all the fear it inclined in their Heart.

"What was that?", One of the Kiri Shinobi asked

"What just happened?", asked another

*Tap*Tap

They all looked at the voice of the footstep walking...

"Stop State your Business", Another Kiri shinobi held his sword and asked

But the man did not stop as he kept moving with his hand behind his back.

With his every step, the temperature kept dropping... the man stopped and his mirthful eyes looked up at the one who asked the question... The Water molecules besides him that were already freezing quickly, began to freeze at an even faster rate.

The water molecules beside him froze and formed an Icy Sharp longsword.

"Are you Yuki Clan descandent?"

Shiro smirked, "Are you two sides not gonna fight anymore?"

"What do yo--

GAK

Blood formed from one of the Kiri shinobi's mouth as he froze on the spot in the same pose

The Icy sword moved on its own and at bullet speed.

Everyone finally got serious against this unknown threat, as they held their weapons closely.

Shiro flew in the air by riding an Ice Sword that suddenly appeared under his feet, as countless swords appeared behind him.

His eyes widened and the Swords behind him moved...

It was at that moment... all hell loose broke loose, and the pandemonium struck the Kiri Shinobis.

It was one for themself battle, as they all tried to block or dodge the attack of the multitude of swords coming at them.

In addition to cutting their targets with cuts and puncturing their vital spots, the blades froze everything they reach, from people to objects.

After some initial casualties, Both Sides of Kiri found the Weakness to the attack as they destroy or Dodge the swords coming at them.

It took a moment for all of them to either destroy or dodge every sword in the proximity.

"Get him", the Leader of Rebellion side ordered

"Captain", The Kiri shinobi from Mizukage side asked their Leader

"We will corporate with these low lives for capturing this unknown threat.. after that, kill them"

The Rebellion grinds their teeth after hearing this...

Shiro who was watching this smirked, "I am so touched that you all are joining the forces in order to kill me"

"Get this bastard"

Shiro's eyes widened yet again, and the temperature around him dropped even more...

"Spider web"

!!!

One could see the countless white webs around them, each covered in Icy blades every inch...

Everyone tensed and Shiro points his finger towards them.

The white webs moved not leaving a single opening for anyone, One must say this is a highly-skilled offensive move.

When Both sides of the Kiri shinobis managed to dodge the attack, all they could see were the frozen bodies of Kiri shinobi, unknown whether it's rebellion or Mizukage's force.

"Where is that Yuki Clan Bastard"

"Hey, look what is that written", One of the Kiri force yelled

They all looked at the white snow on the ground, "If the Rebellion leader wants to see her Captain alive, then she will come to the northeast cave... alone within three hours"

"What do we do?"

The Rebellion Second in Command looked here and there, but all he could see were the poisoned and the dead bodies of Mizukage's forces, as well as the frozen bodies of Kiri Shinobis unknown of their side.

"He Wasn't here alone, someone took our Leader with them and killed all the Mizukage's forces... while that Yuki Clan Bastard distracted us"

"Is it the Work Of Zabuza? Last I heard the Last son of the Yuki clan flew with him"

"No point in making assumptions, Report back to Terumi sama, Rest of us will scout northeast cave"

"Understood"

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(Kiri Central Island)

In the Hectic field, Mei Terumi, the leader of Kirigakure Rebellion forces was standing beside a round table with 3 more Shinobis. Furiously discussing something... On the Table, there was a map of Entire Kiri with some circles marked on them

Suddenly, the flap of her tent is opened up, as one shinobi came in and kneel

"Leader, One member of Unit 3 has come back he has a message for you"

"Where is he?"

"Waiting outside"

"Bring him in"

"Yes"

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(Kiri Northeast)

"You seem kind off strong out there... when did learn how to do that?", Yukimura sensei asked

Shiri chuckled, "Just some annoying guy taught me"

A frown appeared on Yukimura's face, "When?"

"Just... someplace"

"Are they a threat"

"No, they are not Sensei, I would have known"

A Gentle and Kind smile formed on Yukimura's face, "That's a relief than"

"You not gonna Doubt me? Considering my record of Lying to comrades"

"I trust you Brat"

Shiro grinds his teeth and balls his fists, "I don't trust anyone, So, don't trust me sensei... I might... I will betray your trust"

"..."

"I... I am sorry, I know, you love and trust me without any condition but---

Smiling gently Yukimura started speaking, "Do you know, why am I like this towards you?"

"Because you pity me"

With soft eyes he looked at Shiro, "Yes, I do, Do you know why I pity you though?"

"Because you lost someone... Considering your age, it's not your son, But someone my age... and someone very very important to you... you are too gentle for someone who fought and kill in 3rd Shinobi world war... my guess is, It's your Brother, In the 3 shinobi war when both of you were young, He died protecting you"

Yukimura laughed out loud, "You sure are smart... But you missed something very important"

"You were betrayed... Someone you both trusted. But", Shiro looked at the laughing man, "What does it have to do with me?"

"..."

'Just how scary is this boy?'

Yet he kept laughing and laughing...

After some time Yukimura wiped the corner of his eyes of any drop of Tear forming on it

"We Were Orphans, My Older brother... He was everything to me... and when he fell in love with a great and incredibly beautiful girl and married her... I was the happiest in the world. But we were both wrong... she was a sleeper agent sent by Iwa, and She betrayed us... So, when my brother sacrificed himself for me... everything went south"

"..."

"I wanted to kill my sister in law... but she killed herself in his embrace, I was angry, and I threw her body to someplace for decaying while burying my brother's body"

"..."

"I couldn't handle his death, I couldn't handle her Betrayal, I became Anti-Social, never talked to anyone, Never trusted anyone... always seething in rage and revenge... I become power-hungry"

"..."

"But do you know? In the end, when I finally wiped out her family in Iwa, I found the last message that my brother left for me... That Bastard brother of mine, he always knew her identity... His death... this is the price he paid for being with her in life and in death... and Yet I became the final obstacle between them in the end... I felt empty, with no one to go to, with no one to talk to, No friends, no family... No nothing"

"..."

"Did you bury them together?"

Yukimura smiled with some tears, "yes, I did, I buried them together and let them be together in the death, I started trusting people again, letting them in my heart... and Even if I get betrayed by someone I trusted... This is the price I am willing to pay"

"..."

Yukimura smiled gently and looked at the Little Kid near him, "Don't be sorry Shiro. I trusted you. My mistake, not yours. Even if you betray my trust in the end... I will still trust you because I pity you... Because you are like me... Because no one pitied me when I was there... Because no one understood the pain I was going through back then... And even if our pain is different, it's the same for us, and that's why I---

"Geez, I don't wanna listen to you and your philosophical talk", he stood and went inside with some heavy feeling inside of him

Yukimura chuckled, as he leaned back against the wall of the cave "Aaah Kids, Such a short time span... Such a wonderful youth"

His chuckle disappeared when he saw the Rebellion leader Mei Terumi in the distance though...

"Shiro"

"I said, I don't wanna listen to any of your philosophies"

"SHIRO"

Shiro frowned and come back to him, "What is it?"

"Look", Yukimura pointed at the distance

"The pieces are in place, Let's start our final plan Sensei"

Yukimura nodded as both he and Shiro disappeared.