Chapter-9

{Tanima Bridge/2 p.m}

"Captain the explosive tags have been deploy in the key points of the structure, we await your order"

"Supposedly a convoy originating from the Land of Thunder should arrive approximately in about 30 minutes. This 'accident' will be a huge blow to the relationship between Kumogakure and Tanigakure. Let's wait till the appoint time"

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"Here they come, prepare to blow the bridge....Wait, Cow do you recognize that uniform?"

"No I have never see it before but all of them have the same attire, white ninja suit, white mask and a sword, but their not katanas, they're straight blades or with little curvature. The only certain thing is that their part of an organization and all of them have at least special-jounin strength"

"It seems that this caravan is more important than we though, 20 guards easily disposable, Rat how many do you sense?"

"I can only sense 20 guard, 4 chunins around the central carriage and the 4 white guys, if there are more I can't sense them. Should we continue our attack Frog?"

"Yes we will carry the mission regardless of the circumstances. Our plan doesn't change when the central carriage reach the center of the bridge we blow it up, then quickly dispatch the guards and chunin, to in the end overwhelm the white guys. Understood?"

"Yes captain"

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"They're almost there, remember our priority and don't let survivors. Now!"

*Boom**Boom**Boom**Boom**Boom**Boom**Boom**Boom**Boom**Boom*

After the explosions the structure of the bridge didn't hold for more than a few seconds before falling down at the same time that a column of smoke grew as time passed. This smoke also create a curtain in the vicinity of the bridge.

"Let's take advantage of the smoke to eliminate them quickly"

*Swish*

A thin red line suddenly appear in one of the guards neck, follow by many others, ordinary guards are nothing more than sheep waiting to be slaughter. Meanwhile the chunins face better condition being able to contend with their respective adversaries, but the numbers weren't in their favor.

"Where are those white guys, also the central wagon is missing"

"Search for them, they haven't been able to go very fa-"

"Enemy attack!"

The masked shinobis suddenly suffer a counterattack using the same method of taking advantage of the smoke turning the previous one-side massacre into an equal footing fight

"There are more than four guys, it doesn't matter employ large scale jutsus, wipe them out"

"Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu(Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique),Katon: Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu(Fire Release: Powerful Fireball Technique),Katon: Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu(Fire Release: Powerful Fireball Technique), Katon: Haisekishō(Fire Release: Ash Pile Burning), Suiton: Daibakufu no Jutsu(Water Release: Great Waterfall Technique), Raiton: Rairyu Rendan no Jutsu(Lightning Dragon Attack), Wind Style: Great Breakthrough"

Trying to counter this jutsu barrage the unknown shinobis employ the Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall which partially success, being able to block most of the attacks.

[Note:Unknown shibobi->white escorts/Masked shinobis->people who destroy the bridge]

The fight resume shortly after with both sides suffering casualties as time goes, even being at a disadvantage the unknown shinobis had the upper hand, for every unknown shinobi killed, two masked attackers will fall or be gravely injure. Even in this situation neither side retreat, if an expert strategist were to look carefully at the battlefield they will become aware that from the beginning till the current moment the unknown shibobi have only been in a defensive stance protecting the wagon discarding everything else, this does not mean that they have the advantage, on the contrary if the masked shinobis continue to exercise pressure they will ultimately be defeat but the casualties will soar. They're like a cornered wolf, ready to fight to the end.

"Ignore your comrades, complete the mission"

"Captain four signature from the west, they're about to reach this place possible reinforcement"

"Boar take a few of our men and delay them" "Yes, you come with me"

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"Quickly we must intercept them before they reach the bridge, Dog take Cat and Horse and circle them from the left, the rest of us will confront them frontally"

"You've already he*Splat*

Dog didn't eve finish talking when his head explode like a watermelon forcing the rest of the rest of the squad to search for cover

"Where is the enemy I can't see them, Swallow can you pint-point where the attack came from"

*Fum* Another projectile smash against one of the trees use as cover, ripping a part of it

"I can't, which mean that they're out of my range, but but that's crazy, my sensing range is of more than 500 meters. Also the previous four signature are now only two and they're coming in our direction"

"Where are the other two?"

*Fum*

"I don't know they just vanish"

*Fum*

"Create a distraction, diversify the attackers attention and push forward"

*Fum*

After another shot, Cat and Horse create false clones and throw smoke bombs to try to obscure the enemy's vision. Unfortunately all of this brought enough time for the two figures to close the distance and come face to face with the masked shinobis. Both figure where that of a men more like kid and a woman. The kid has spiky silver hair, very pale skin, and blue eyes and muscular and toned body wearing a tight-fitting short sleeve shirt, sports tan baggy training pants with a black belt weaved through the waist and black martial arts slippers, while the woman is a fairly tall and well-toned with pale skin, gray eyes, and shaggy black hair to chin-length wearing a Shihakushō and two swords at her hips. The first to speak was the kid.

"So this are the guys Max want dead, they seem pretty weak to me, even more after seeing them being suppress by that woman*tsk* now she will receive a bonus, and I lost my gamble to that annoying old man. So half-half or free for all?"

"I don't care as long as you complete our mission, but per orders we must kill at least one person"

"*Sigh* my last mission was much more fun, you're a boring person, you know that, right?

"Die"

While both were chatting between one another two masked shinobi employing the Body Flicker Technique appear in front and behind the kid trying to stab both the neck and heart while a third one try to cut his escape route employing shurikenjutsu

"Have you ever been told that it is rude to interrupt a conversation?" Said the kid while his whole demeanor suffer a 180º change, becoming like a sharp sword ready to sow the lives of kettle

Disappearing in a blur of speed, the kid appear with his legs around the neck of the third attacker while his hands twist the head in an inhumane angle. After ending the first life a couple more corpse fell death in mere seconds with a lot of thin red line in their bodies

"Now, where was I?" The kid said looking for her partner while returning to his previous cheerful demeanor, what greet him was her partner seething her swords once more with four corps at her feet. "You know that you're extremely efficient when you try"

The remaining two shinobis seeing how easy these two people have dispatch a squad full of elite shinobi didn't think much, they turn around and flee *Fum**Fum* only to fall death after a few meters from their original position, the cause of death, a hole in the heart and a ripped head.

Few minutes later a third figure emerge from the trees, a tall woman with a curvy body, long, indigo-colored hair with numerous scattered pink streaks wearing a purple sleeveless dress with gold piping around the hem, white zip-up boots with black lines on the front extending to the bottoms and heels, and a metallic utility belt

"As sharp and accurate as ever eh" Said the kid "*Hum* your sarcastic comments don't affect me little kid" "Who are you calling little, old hag" Hearing this comment the women glare at him. As for the other woman, she sigh exhaust seeing the two of them bickering again. "If both of you remember we are in a mission now, so please put this on hold till we finish"

*Hum* "*Tsk* You know that the mission is already over, if those two face enemies with only this level they'll finish in the blink of an eye, and you know it"

"It doesn't matter what I think the mission doesn't end till we return" "Although I don't want to admit it, she is right little kid, so let's stop wasting our time here and reunite with them"

Having said this three figures disappear in a blur of speed.