Battle of Kiri (Part-1)

"Gaaaaaah!"

The Konohagakure shinobi fell before Kishimaru Kuriarare, one of the seven swordsmen of the mist.

"Ha, ha! I love how they always do before they die. Gaaaaah."

A huge man with orange hair wielding the great sword, Samehada, approached him

"Enough with the disrespect, Kishimaru. Did you take the scroll?"

"Damn you, Suikazan. Take your damned scroll. Am I not allowed to have my fun?"

His comrade's defiance enraged Suikazan, "We are in the middle of the war. This scroll contains the identity of every shinobi with a Kekkei Genkai within our village. Imagine the damage it would do to Kirigakure if this would fall into the Leaf's hands."

"Well, now it's in our hands"

"Yes. Now, we have to recover the armaments scroll"

Suikazan and Kishimaru walked towards five other shinobi, each of them sitting near a group of dead people. One of the shinobi, a short man wielding the Kabutowari said, "Did you recover the damned scroll?"

"Yes, we did"

Kishimaru scoffed, "You mean to tell I recovered it"

"Enough Kishimaru"

Suikazan approached the river flowing through the forest and after touching its water

"Summoning Jutsu!"

A large shark appeared and the wielder of Samehada put the scroll in its mouth.

"Take it to the Mist Central Headquarters"

The shark started to swim so fast that it was out of sight in a few seconds. Jinin Akebino said to Suikazan, "Now then on to the next scroll. Did we know where it is?"

"Apparently, it is in the possession of a Konoha genin team"

Kishimaru laughed, "Genin? They gave the fucking scroll to genin?"

Raiga Kurosaki, the wielder of Kiba, the sharpest sword in existence scoffed, "It makes sense actually. If a group of Jonin or ANBU would move through the forest, we would intercept them because we would expect them to have the scroll. We wouldn't expect weak genin to carry such an important item. Tell me, Suikazan-san, how do you know it's with a genin team?"

"I found this letter in one of the pouches of one of the Leaf Jonin I killed. It's a list of routes. Several genin teams were dispatched with scrolls. They are to be taken to several checkpoints around the region. Our scroll is in a team led by Choza Akimichi. Its members are Genma Shiranui, Ebisu, and Might Gai. The scroll is in the hand of Might Gai"

"Now they don't sound too tough, do they?"

"I don't care if they are tough or not. Our purpose is to recover the scroll at all costs. Intel should be protected and the fools who lost the scrolls to Konoha shinobi will be severely punished when we return home. According to the letter, the team who has our scroll will arrive at this position in about an hour. We should get ready for an ambush"

"I will bury explosive tags on the road. Before they enter the range, I will blow them. It will create enough smoke to disorient them, maybe make them faint. While they are down, Kishimaru and Juzo will kill them."

"It works for me. You be careful not to blow them up because we will lose the scroll", Juzo said

"Why the hell? Let Kasho blow the fucking scroll. That way, the intel is lost to Konoha", Kishimaru replied

"And that way, the intel is lost to us too. Prepare the ambush."

The wielder of the twin sword, Hiramekarei, a young man with pointy brown hair look at Suikazan, "Suikazan-san, I will transform into a rock. They will not expect an attack from behind"

"Good idea, Raishin"

...

Cool breezes flew in from the north, gracing two the face of two shinobis in a cloak with their hood up. One male and another female.

Their rower continued using his oars to propel the small rowboat towards their destination, the country of wave, and the place of war.

Their job was simple. Get the scrolls from Konoha's hand and get the hell out of here. Bringing back the scroll is all they need to do. There is no need to fight or anything.

As they headed towards the central islands. Their rowboat docked, and the rower asked, "Are you sure you wished to be dropped off here?"

"Yes." Pulling his hood up, Kan said as he and Mikoto stepped out onto the small island with mist.

"Thank you for taking us here. You should leave now", Mikoto paid the money to the rower as he nodded and turned around.

Kan, who had just set foot in the Wave Country, was shocked by the explosion in the distance.

"I will go and see what's going on over there, You go and scout the place, remember, the more we know, the better our chances of survival", Kan said, Mikoto nodded

Out of nowhere, the wind emerges and flows harshly around him, repelling the mist beside him.

Even Mikoto has to jump back from him due to the pressure she was feeling, "Where do we meet"

"Konoha's camp. In 5 hours", Kan said as he took flight, or rather he jumped, repelling himself from the moist land and into the air

Boom

He flew at an amazing pace towards the location of the blast.

...

~~~1 Hour before their arrival

The team of genin approached their given point. One of the children wore black glasses and suspenders, another had a senbon in his mouth and the third wore a green jumpsuit and had a bowl haircut. Before they could walk near the Swordsmen's exploding tags, another man appeared before them out of nowhere.

"Don't walk over here! It's an ambush!"

"Dad! What are you talking about?"

The man resembled one of the children, but he was much taller and had a bushy mustache. The Swordsmen of the Mist revealed themselves, appearing before the four Konoha shinobi.

"As I said, it's an ambush"

"It seems our ruse has been discovered. There is no point in using stealth anymore"

Kasho weaved a sign, defusing the exploding tags buried below ground. The child with a senbon in his mouth was shocked, "It's no good they are surrounding us. There is no way we can escape!"

The one with the glasses was even more afraid, "Are these the Seven Swordsmen of the Mist? I heard about them. We can't fight them!"

The man with the mustache nodded, "I heard about them too, It's good I made it just in time. I will fight them"

"Father! You are just a genin. You can't fight them!"

"It's an honor for our group's name to be known even to whelps like you", Juzo said

"But that doesn't change the outcome of this battle. Tell us, you with the weird hair, how the hell will you fight us?", Kishimaru said

The man smiled and said to his son, "They underestimate me. They don't know my power. Do not forget that I have the Eight Gates Released Formation"

"But that will kill you"

"Then I will die protecting you. It will be my greatest honor as your dad. Go on, children! Take another route. I will hold them back"

The man's skin became red as a green aura enveloped him. The children then ran in the opposite direction.

"You will go nowhere! Ninja Art: Needle Senbon!", Suikazan said

...

When Kan reached the scene, he saw a blood-red figure, fighting against four mist shinobis all by himself.

Three of the Mist shinobis were lying on the battlefield definitely taken down by this blood-red figure..!!

The unknown red skin man unleased another breathtaking attack, Killing another.

As he collapsed to the ground.

This was the first time Kan was greatly impressed by someone. This blood-red figure was engraved in his memory.

This weird-looking mustache man was more admirable to him than Hokage.

Kan ignored the three surviving swordsmen who were running for their lives. Instead, he went to check on the situation of Might Dai.

After a brief moment, he put the green hue palm on his chest, as he sighed helplessly.

"Whoever you are. You were incredible", Kan said to the mustache man

"Gai", Dai muttered with some hoarseness in his voice.

"Don't talk, Your condition is very critical"

Dai clenched Kan's collar, as he struggles to speak up, "My... son...

He tilted his head and died right there. Kan sighed. Kan wished to return this body to his son, but he does not even know who this guy is. Not to mention this unknown Gai. Where would he even begin searching for him?

His son could be anyone, From Genin to Jonin, to even civilian.

Kan sighed even greatly, Even though he admired this guy while he was fighting. But that's it, why would he go for such length to search of his unknown son.

Kan decided to bring this man to Konoha's campus with him. At the very least, heroes shouldn't die unknown.