Chapter 42

[Mokuton – Mokujin no Jutsu] a wood giant rises behind her. Without losing his momentum, the wood golem put his hand forward to intercept the earth golem fist.

Onoki: [YOUU! …. HOW?] astonished seeing Konoha's Senju princess using her grandfather's fabled Mokuton.

[Tsuchikage-sama!!] a dozen of Iwa shinobi shout as they rush to back up their Kage.

[Get away, take the rest of our troops and exterminate their survivors.] Onoki made sure that his forces don't interfere in his fight while using his advantage to reduce Leaf's military power.

[Jinton: Genkai Hakuri no Jutsu (Dust Release: Detachment of the Primitive World Technique)] as their golems were fighting afar, Onoki uses his kekkei tota's special ninjutsu creating and cube made of light with a sphere located at its center, between the palms of his hands.

Controlling the structure to expand rapidly in size when being propelled towards his target and tries to trap Tsunade inside.

With a burst in speed Tsunade avoids the attack, The sphere inside the empty trap seems to explode with a tremendous amount of force, while the exterior walls of the structure effectively restrict the size of the blast radius, resulting in the destruction of everything that was caught within as they are pulverized into tiny particles of dust.

[Mokuton - Jukai Kotan (Deep forest emergence)] Having great experience in fighting and wars, Tsunade changed the once destroyed terrain into a dense forest.

[Mokuton - Mokuryu no Justu (Wood dragon)] continuing her hand signs making full use of her advantage over the landscape, she created 2 wood dragons and moved to attack the Tsuchikage. Onoki seeing a wood dragon emerge from the wood forest, tried to float higher to avoid her attack.

Noticing that Onoki was flying away from her attack range, Tsunade changed the wood dragon trajectory to the nearest enemy squad.

Onoki: [YOU … tree lovers always using despicable and shameless means when you are fighting.] gnashing his teeth seeing his troops being slaughtered.

Tsunade: [Despicable? We are shinobi ….. without mentioning that you made an Alliance with other great villages just to attack Konoha and now Hidden Leaf is despicable? Did you lose your shame and lost intelligence as you aged?] sneered at Onoki 'righteous and moral' speech.

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Meanwhile Ryuji was Running across the field, appearing like a ghost around the enemy squads while reaping their lives effortlessly, he moved with fast movements maneuvering behind the enemy groups as he made sure that leaf remain force retreat without trouble.

As he finished the last Iwa squad pursuing the retreating leaf forces, Ryu approach the highest in command.

Ryu: [Take the remaining troops and retreat further, I will send a clone to fortify your command post. I will go and help Tsuna.] gave his orders but before he walk away. Ryuji took his sword and stabbed in the floor, the commander looks at him puzzled but soon understood as he saw the blood in his katana, Ryuji didn't give explanation and simply used shunshin.

Chuunin: [What was that for?] clueless about his actions.

Second Commander: [Look at the floor!] gave them a hint.

Chuunin: [Blood?] still puzzled but realized that there was an Iwa shinobi survivor spying at them.

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-Kannabi Bridge -

A 10-man shinobi squad was guarding the area surrounding a bridge, they were in high alert for any suspicious movement. Their mission was to secure the integrity of Kannabi Bridge that connect the main route for war supplies in their campaign against Hidden Leaf.

It would be a calm and perfect day without problems, if there wasn't shadows observing and sneaking around the protection squad from Hidden Rock just waiting for the right moment to strike.

Minato: [Alright team, I need Rin as back up for Obito's fight against the other Chuunin, Kakashi will summon his partner and deal with two Jounin at the south. I will deal with the rest. Everyone understood?] was whispering as he explained his plans to eliminated the squad guarding.

Team 7 nodded agreeing with Minato's plan.

Kakashi summoned Kuro and moved silently and swiftly at a better place to ambush. Looking at the large wolf laying down looking at his pray, Kakashi waves his hand to signal to attack.

Kuro jumped at the Iwa Jounin who was unguarded and was about to eat his ration. Before he could understand what was happening a large back wolf come aiming to bit at his neck. Easily taking out his enemy before he could retaliate or make any sound.

The second Jounin was relaxed guarding above, standing on a tree branch.

Soon he become alerted, as he heard chirping sounds approaching his location in fast pace. Wary about the unknow situation he was in. He jumps down and hide to observe or ambush if needed.

*Crack* *zzz*

A tree where he was hiding was broken by lightning aiming at his back. Without expecting to be target sudden the Iwa shinobi couldn't maneuver in time.

"I still don't have control enough to remove the chirping sound on Chidori." Thought Kakashi as he removes his hand that passed through his enemy back and clean the blood.

*BANG*

Hearing a loud sound of explosion, Kakashi run towards Rin and Obito's location. Reaching a clearing he found Obito trying to catch his breath.

[Obito? Where is Rin?] said Kakashi approaching the young Uchiha.

[ *Huff* Kumo … came and *huff* fought sensei.] Obito tried to explain with clear fear in his face.

[Breath first …] despite showing calmness Kakashi was inwardly he was alarmed.

Obito: [Kumo shinobi appeared and fought Minato-sensei, Sensei said something about Cloud's Jinchuuriki and ordered me to retreat and regroup with Rin and you. But we were ambushed by Iwa and they took Rin.] said in distress.

Obito: [We need to save Rin. Please, Kakashi you can track her scent, right?] said without giving his teammate time to assimilate with the alarming news.

Kakashi: [Yes, if sensei asked for us to retreat his enemies might be strong … Kuro can you help me track Rin?] asked his partner who just answered with a low growl.

The young Jounin and his teammate followed kuro, as he found a trail leading to Rin kidnapers.

A few minutes following the black wolf sudden stopped and lowered down. Noticing the wolf summon wariness, Kakashi stopped and look up ahead.

Kakashi: [I smelled 6 people inside this hideout, one of them being Rin] whispering to Obito.

Obito: [They must be the same team who took Rin.]

Kakashi: [All of them are at least Jounin level.] after years of training with Ryuji and his father, Kakashi took their trait of meticulous plaining before any attack attempt.

Kakashi: [We need a plan first.]

Obito: [We can't lose too much time, Rin need us.] his unstable emotions clouded his reason.

Kakashi: [No, wait ….] startled but tried to catch Obito before he could run.

Avoiding Kakashi and umping from his hidden spot, Obito started to run to the cave hideout carved in the rock.

[Katon - Housenka no Justu (Phoenix fire)] sending fire at the nearest shinobi to distraction.

"Damn Obito." Kakashi rush with Kuro behind.

Kakashi: [Run and take Rin, I will stall them.] taking his short sword to engage another Jounin.

Obito: [Hold on Kakashi, I will be right back.] said as he entered to rescue his teammate.

Iwa Jounin 01: [Hehehehe, we were waiting for you, little Hatake.] smirked at the white haired young Jounin. His confident smile made Kakashi alarmed.

[AArgghh] the smile in his face were replaced by a scream of pain as sharp claws were tearing his leg apart. Taking his chance, Kakashi deflect his kunai to his side and thrust his sword aiming at the heart.

Jounin 02: [Damn, kill this wolf.] gave his orders.

Jounin 03: [You killed one of us … I will kill your friends too.] angry at the kid.

Jounin 02: [Blow the hideout, bury them alive] before they could destroy the cave his team were running to the entrance.

Kakashi: [OBITO, RIN, HURRY!] for the first time in his life, Kakashi screamed with all his strength.

*BOOM* *BAM* explosions around the ceiling, destroying and sending rocks at them.

Obito jumped at Rin pushing her out of the cave with all his power to protect her but he couldn't move in time.

Kakashi: [OOBIIITOOO!] screamed in angst seeing his teammate and auto proclaimed rival being shallowed in rocks.

*BOOM* rocks raining down crashing where the young Uchiha was, a loud sound of destruction was heard soon accompanied by a cloud of dust. Rin and Kakashi stood frozen in place, tears pouring from Rin eyes. Kakashi didn't remove his sigh from where Obito was.

"I-i-I f-failed y-ou, Obito, I failed my promise to you, Ryu-nii." Thought Kakashi.

In a burst of yellow light, Minato sudden appeared but his students didn't seem to have any reaction. Minato took only a few moments before killing all remain enemy forces.

Rin: [S-sensei, Obito ….] tried to talk but couldn���t find any strength to continue. Minato wasn't idiot, as he teleports to his team, he noticed the absent of his always late Uchiha student. Adding the state his remaining team was, he become depressed and angry at himself.

"If I was faster, I could've protected him" Minato lamented in his mind.

What they don't know was that Ryuji's cone who was observing everything hidden, and was about to move when he saw a black shadow move underneath earth shallowing Obito before he was harmed.

"I can still sense Hiraishin mark on Obito, hehehehehe let's mess with Madara's plans a bit." Thought Ryu before using Kamui to move towards Zetsu and Madara's Hideout.