Chapter 12

"Those bastards from Konoha... They killed Ishida's and Daiki's genin!"

"Who the hell told them to immediately go after Konoha's team? It's only one team, so obviously the 'Yellow flash' sent the best! We need to tell our genin to avoid them at all costs."

"Who told them to attack the team from Konoha anyway?!"

In a corner, Ishida and Daiki were grounding their teeth as they simmered with rage. Their teams were in collaboration and they'd ordered their genin to attack the Konoha team at once.

The genin did exactly as they were told. They trusted their sensei, and paid for it. None of them knew what exactly happened, but they assumed that the Inuzuka boy smelled the Iwa genin coming towards them, the Uchiha girl trapped them in a genjutsu, and the boy with the sword dealt the killing blow.

One thing was certain, the Konoha genin were out for blood.

Back at the sea, team KKK was still trying to track down the summoned animal. It was very difficult to track a sea creature as visible clues were minimum. What separated a summoned animal from a wild one was the high amount of chakra in the beast.

So, Kiyomi had her sharingan activated as she scanned the sea around her for chakra signatures. Meanwhile, Kenji was utilizing is suiton affinity to locate any peculiar sea creatures that matched the description in their instructions.

"I'm hungry."

"So?"

"What do you mean, so?! What did you cook for the test?"

"Just check in the damn storage scroll! Can't you see I'm busy locating our target?"

"Guys..."

"Hey, I'm also looking! Don't think you're the only one who's pulling their weight in the team!"

"Guys..."

"I never said that! Why're you always trying to a pick a fight?!"

"GUYS!!" Kiyomi yelled, finally having had enough of the two boys. It just wasn't the right time to bicker.

"What?!" ×2

"There's a fight going on up ahead. I think we found our target. The animal matches the description."

Kohaku and Kenji immediately dropped their squabble. The latter handed Kohaku a bottle and said, "Drink this. Eating something right now will slow you down."

"What is it?"

"Bone broth."

As Kohaku drank the broth, Kohaku used 'Mikiri' and enhaced his sight. He could see a battle ensuing between three teams and the summon.

Kenji took charge and said, "We need to leave the boat here, far away from them. Let's go. The plan remains as we discussed. If we are caught, then Kohaku and I will enter the fray. Kiyomi, you'll be ready to use shurikenjutsu and katon jutsu whenever you seen an opportunity. They will underestimate you. That'll be a good time to trap them in a genjutsu."

"Yes." ×2

It was well established that Kenji would be the team leader in Hayama's absence the day one. The genin's entire training was based on leadership and tactical skills, rather than combat.

The trio moved fast. They dove into the water and swam to the battle going on at the surface of the sea. Using his Suiton affinity, Kenji manipulated the water around him and his team to refract light in such a way that they would not be visible from outside.

In a high intensity situation, the enemy team would not be at the liberty of sensing chakra approach them from outside the battle. The three teams that were fighting belonged to Kiri, Tsuna, and Iwa. The latter were getting dominated while the former two were at an impace.

The vast amount of water arounf Kiri team was highly advantageous to them. But, the Tsuna team expertly used the wind using war fans to discipate any suiton attacks. Meanwhile, the Iwa team at the brink of deafeat. They had exhausted their explosive tags and there really wasn't much else they could do. Their only saving grace was their decent taijutsu.

During the commotion, Kiyomi emerged from the sea directly in front of the summon animal and placed it under genjutsu. Then, Shiromaru, Kohaku's ninken, quickly took the satchel that was tied to the summon's body, causing the summon to disappear in smoke.

The teams panicked and looked around to see who had taken the satchel and fought even more ferociously.

Meanwhile, the KKK quietly swam back to their boat and began rowing away fast. It wasn't going to be long before the teams realized that none of them had the satchel and would begin to look for the culprit.

Kenji manipulated the water to make the boat move fast. It was a little taxing on his chakra, but nothing he couldn't recover after a few minutes of rest.

Soon, the teams were out of their sight.

"Let's go to the designated island. For three teams engaged in battle, and one of them being those bloodthirsty Kiri genin, we can assume that only one team is leaving that place alive. If they know what's best for them, they'll quit and try again in next exams. They can't know that we have the satchel with us as they've not seen us."

The team rowed towards the island, happy to have successfully executed their plan. It was practically impossible for even the Kiri genin to notice them under the sea. Kenji's affinity and proficiency was simply too superior. He didn't even let the boat leave any ripples in the sea.

"Someone took that satchel right from under our noses!!"

The Kiri genin were livid. They had been trying to keep the summon from popping out as it would have taken the satchel with it. But, they couldn't have guessed that someone would take advantage of their laxity and hesitance to go all out.

The Kiri genin looked at the exhausted Iwa and Tauna genin with utter malice.

The trio quickly weaved hand signs and yelled, "Suiton: Daibaku no jutsu!"

A ginormous tidal swept the are with extreme prejudice, making the genin fall into the sea. The six genin were terrified. The team from Tsuna wasn't very good in the water. They knew how to swim, but against the sharks of Kiri, they were bait lying in the open.

The genin tried to swim back up, only to be attacked by Kiri swords. The Iwa genin didn't even know what hit them as their heads were severed.

As the Tsuna genin manahed to surface, the felt incredibly sharp pain in their bodies. Blood spat from their mouths as they were forced into the air. What emerged from the sea was anyone's nightmare as sharks made of water bit into their flesh and disperced. Chunks of their bodies fell as the genin died gruesome deaths.

"Shiyoki, Tansui, let's go to the island. Genin from Iwa, and Tsuna don't seem good enough in suiton jutsu to be able to sneak past us. It was either a Kiri team too afraid to face us, or it was those from Kusa and Konoha. We will target them first, before we attack teams from our village. But mark my words, those cowards are going to pay."

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Note:

Mikiri: Allsight

Daibaku no jutsu: Great explosion technique.