Chapter 2: Denial

The compound was attacked...

It was the first thing I noticed when I and Kuma entered the compound, it was filled with screams and peoples running around, it was a chaos.

I looked at Kuma, he understood, we run to the CSA, to not only report our catastrophic mission, but also try to understand what is happening.

We run until we arrived at the CSA, well which is supposed to be one, only rubles remains, the underground seemed to collapse, the infirmary gone, and also the Formation center where our quarters reside seem to be in rubles as well.

We could see Gokoku-san doing water Jutsu's to keep the fire on the center at bay, until the other Tier 2 snapped from their gaze, and immediately started doing the basic water Jutsu's.

"What the hell...", I and Kuma were frozen in place, it was not possible, it must be a dream.

The compound supposed to be our green zone, a place of security, with all the seals and the sensors as well as the guards being in the compound, how the hell did we get attacked... 'now that I think about it, there was only one guard to protect the compound, it was the CSA guard, the others got deployed somewhere, and the tier 2's patrolling'

Was it an accident? or was it really an enemy attack.

Deciding to get our answers, we decided to go to Gokoku-san.

"Team O-W 2 ready to report sir."

He turned to us, he said "Sitrep Yurei."

"Enemy ambush on our way to patrol the northern side on 50 km of the compound, Kuma was the first victim of a Genjutsu and the enemy used it to cut his hand off, we tried to contact HQ but there was no signal, I theorized that there was a jamming device on the enemy side so I suggested to Kuma to get away from the zone while I and Inu were holding him off."

"Where is Inu?"

There was a silence, I looked at Kuma who was looking at the ground, then turned my gaze, I continued, "Inu..."

"Inu got KIA... He lost too much blood to be saved, the team to rescue us were late for the blood bags." It was Kuma who spoke, of which it honestly surprised me, again, from his character, I could guess he wanted to appear unaffected to not be out of duty.

Gokoku eyed us for a long time, the sighed, "Go to your respective place, your are out of duty for the time being."

I frowned, "Sir, permission to speak."

"Go on."

"What happened to the CSA and the center?"

He turned his gaze on the destroyed building, he sighed again, "The compound got infiltrated, how he got between the hands of the sensors and the patrol team... i don't know honestly, but he placed a powerful seal on each of the two building and destroyed them, then fled."

I was confused now, why did he order us to go on our house if the enemy is still not apprehended, I was about to ask him the question, but he cut me before I start, "I know, but i already sent a guard to intercept him, but until now... he did not return."

It was a chock, a guard of the CSA is at least a Tier 4, which means he is at least low-Jonin level, how did he not catch the guy who did this, it was n-

"Go on now, I have this mess to take care of, and sorry for your losses... especially you Izaku..."

I was about to go, but stopped dead on track, what did he mean by that, why me especially.

I must be overthinking, so I simply got to the main house, I approached the door, almost expecting my mother hug flying me through the door...

But no, there simply was no one on the house.

'Weird, mother is supposed to be there right now, and with the martial law being in place right now, it really is weird'.

I called my mother dozens of times, then I remembered, 'My mother is specialized in Iryoo-ninjutsu, so it is expected to be helping other, just need to wait."

A hour passed, 2, and still nothing, I am still convinced that my mother is helping others right now... but that bad feeling that is literally killing me since the start of the mission, is growing non-stop.

I waited, and waited, every quart an hour I check my surroundings with my sensory ability, but still nothing.

Then I spotted someone walking straight at the house, I rushed to open the door, but instead of being my mother, it was my father.

He stopped dead on track, looked at me for a while, in which I remarked his dark, gloomy face, sloppy posture, red eyes and under them there was red lines...

It was blood...

The knot on my gut growing exponentially, I started to tremble a little bit, I feared what he would say, what the first word he would utter.

He walked, slowly, until he arrived in front of me, he looked at me, more like stared at me silently, then his face twisted a little bit, tears starting to form, he reached and hugged me.

"Sorry Izaku, I am really sorry... Akiko... Akiko is not with us anymore."