Operation: Wrath of....People

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The afternoon had been rather somber. The mixing of red and blue within the sky had been observed by the newly appointed Jounin as he lied on the rooftop of his apartment, bored and out of things to drink. He had met someone within the village recently, one of the ninjas named Mizuki. She had met his expectations somewhat though he was curious as to whether they would have a decent friendship or a relenting rivalry. The thought of the latter made the male chuckle somewhat as he took in a deep breath and relinquished his hold on the decanter he had in his right hand. Things had certainly been looking good in this new home of his. He had respect from most of his peers, a Kage that was not afraid to get his hands dirty and a plan in motion. Nothing could compare to the feeling of being apart of something that could...no would work. His grasp on the power of the Jugo had been coming along greatly, to the fact where he felt more in control of it. Yes he still had fits of rage here and there, but there were contained and isolated. Sooner or later he would hold full control of this demon, but for now he would take what he could get. As the alluring colors of evening began to shift to night, the subtle shifting of footsteps began to spread across his rooftop, seems as if he had company. Looking up to them, it had been someone with a mission missive handing it off to him before poofing in a trail of smoke," Well it seems like someone was not for small talk," opening the scroll he would read over the contents and sigh for a moment.

A nighttime mission to retcon some lives from the world, surprisingly the lives of some missing ninja. Either the world was ironic or this was some badly planned joke by someone. Either way the mission was set for the darkness of night which had not been too far from now. Looking at the sky he had a few hours before he needed to be at the gates to initiate the mission. Laying back down he closed his eyes and allowed the sweet embrace of sleep take him over until it was time for the mission. A few hours passed before he had awakened from his nap with a rather long yawn, standing up to look over the village before nodding," Time to get busy I suppose....I wonder if this will go fast or slow....only one way to find out," as he plunged into the darkness of the alley by his apartment and took off toward the village gates. His commute didn't take him that long and when he arrived he looked around the gates for a moment. For the first time in what felt like a while he was going off into a mission for a village. It was a rather lackluster feeling to be honest, but something that needed to be done. As he leaned against the exit of the village, he wondered if someone else was going to be accompanying him on the slaughtering of missing ninja.

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His eyes slowly turned to Mizuki as she came closer to the gates, nodding to her before speaking," That would be correct. They should be here any moment now in fact," he stayed with his back to the gates as they both waited for the third, though when it was revealed to be Stark a small smirk appeared on his face. He gave the man a two fingered salute before listening to their mission debriefing, he wasn't physically seething but he was pretty damn mad under the surface. He had not been a ninja for Suna for long, but even he believed in honor among thieves and this was his home now. Which meant he was fine with culling some people to send a message. As the man would begin to move, Ibari would lean off of the gates and begin to move toward the male at the same speed, running a meter on his right hand side.

Almost as soon as the words were out of Ibari’s mouth did the third member appear, Stark - Kenshin really but there was no need to point it out. Mizuki knew she wouldn’t be allowed out of the gates without his watchful presence along for the ride, crossing her arms over her chest she turned to face him, the mask still in place - passive and unreadable. Her eyebrow arched as she watched Ibari give a small two fingered salute in his approach, something of which she noted as familiarity. Interesting… so in his time between me and his experiments he is spending time with you… her attention flickered back to Stark as he launched into his explanation for their summons to the gate. 

All in all it was standard stuff - rogue group of shinobi operating outside of the laws we have set in place and taking what is rightfully not theirs with little to no regard for the lives of people that don’t belong to them. This highly irritated Mizuki but upon Stark referencing the ‘boss’ she had to suppress a knowing grin - hearing him speak of himself in third person was always so odd. So this was a snuffing out of scum - oh how many times had she been hired to do just this.. Back before she had sought out the tutelage of The Monster this type of job was her bread and butter. Though there was a key difference this time around - she had partners. Partners who didn’t think like her and definitely weren’t on her same wavelength as they both suddenly took off without any further mention of strategy. Groaning audibly, she took off after them, using a small burst of extra speed to catch up before falling into line on Stark/Kenshin’s left, within a meter - closer than Ibari but only noticeable to Kenshin. 

Mizuki was already running through tactics in her mind and firing off questions to the pair on her right - “How many are there? Do you have any ideas of their skill sets? Confrontational approach, stealthy or even a combination of both..”, the last comment was said almost to herself alone - the sudden thrust of this task without her usual reconnaissance left her mind flying in every direction in an attempt to create a plan for every outcome - impossible. She shot them both a look , different for each, as they continued to run; To Ibari it was a mixture of confusion and exasperated - and to Stark it was plainly skeptical. Brash and short sighted were two words she would have never described Kenshin with before, except this moment.

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As the group made their way to the destination the right questions were asked which only prompted a nod from Ibari as he focused himself. 36 wasn't a big number but they were heading into the belly of the beast and he was not going to let a mistake get him and the team killed. A small sigh would leave his lips as he looked over to the other two and more specifically Mizuki as he spoke," We may not have any bonding lessons, but i'm going to trust you to watch my back...and keep me from dying if it comes to it. The two of us should be able to handle this without Stark here having to bloody hands...so lets have fun alright partner?," the odd eyed male simply gave her a smile as he turned forward to look for the gave. If this was a test of his powers...he had something up his sleeve that would be saved as a just in case. A true display of his mastery over the bloodline he had just gotten used to. When the three arrived to the cave he would look around for a moment before rolling his shoulders and looking to the other two," How would you like to approach this partner," he'd ask the question to Mizuki as he slowly allowed his senses to stretch into the cave's system to find their targets.

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Finally they slowed down, her eyes were searching their surroundings with hungry intensity - just daring there to be anyone in the vicinity, though she didn’t sense anyone she was always on the defense; overly cautious at times even. A mere 200m away stood the mouth of a cave which was to be their target for infiltration. Her mind was already buzzing with ideas when it was brought back to center with her name. Ken/Stark was addressing her specifically it seemed so instead of listening with half her attention she refocused on his words, her frame crouched behind a clumping of trees that would hide them if any were to be looking. For once he was explaining himself and giving her an open look into his reasoning; perhaps it was due to Ibari being there or simply because she had gotten through his barrier into a place of trust, it didn’t matter. Mizu dropped her gaze for a moment as she processed this and nodded, bringing her eyes back to the group. 

He then ran through the vital information and pointed out what she had already noticed - years of infiltration and execution had made “one way in”s a hard no on her contract lists. 36 missing nin with a wide variety of abilities that would easily cover both weak points of Ibari and herself. She was contemplating some form of three man infiltration tactics when she was granted further surprise - “I have been ordered to simply observe -” The smallest squint of irritation would be shown in her eyes as she took in the real meaning of the words. No one was ordering you to do anything and you know it… and working as a team seems to be the heavy handed lesson here so fine, work together I will. Her gaze did not return to Ken/Stark’s however, she was blocking him from her immediate thoughts since he no longer played an active part in this mission there was no need to consider him- only Ibari...

Of whom was sighing as he too was coming up with his own line of attack. Their eyes held for a few moments as he spoke, her own memory going back to their first meeting and her skittish behavior, it had only been days after The Wraith so it was to be expected. While he was more than willing to work with her as he had little choice, it was with reluctance. Rolling his shoulders he seemed to concentrate on something internally all the while seeing how she would like to proceed. Nodding in thought she continued to gaze around the area as a plan began to form - reaching into pocket inside her robes she would draw out a small black book and pen before opening it to a blank page a ways in, her hand flying across the page as she spoke in a hushed tone. 

“If we look at the cave for what it is this actually works in our benefit, with one way in or out they clearly have the advantage against infiltration but they have the disadvantage to escape.”, the drawing had formed to show the opening of the cave from a side view and a general cave system stretching out underneath it. “My idea would be to make it impossible for them to escape without having to risk our lives at all - “ her eyes would flash up to meet his with a mad glint, “-simply put, I suggest we boil them alive. I have water affinity and as long as you have fire we can combine the two to shoot down into the closed cave system and boil or drown most everyone inside… those left to stumble out should be easy enough to dispose of. If you do not possess the jutsu needed, which in this case would be Great Fire Annihilation then I can compensate for that and perform both jutsu and let you attend to any survivors left to crawl out.” closing the notebook she would simply raise an eyebrow, “Thoughts?”


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Ibari stood in silence as he listened to his partners idea, and for a moment he tilted his head. Not out of confusion, but the opposite- out of excitement. It was certainly an out of the box thinking for dealing with the bandits while also keeping themselves in a position in which they would not get harmed. A collaboration of both fire and water, though he would have assumed that water and lightning would have been the better option here due to their coherence between the two elements but this? Definitely seemed like a punishment combo rather than a combo to end them quickly. Ibari looked around for a moment to gauge not only where he had been but the specifications of the cave entry as well as what they knew about the cave in general. As the other two stood there he began to reposition himself 2 meters to the right so that his face had been slightly tilted toward the caverns entrance, but in a way that when they began their assault, the fire would begin to spew straight into the cavern with no margin for error. Looking back to Mizuki he would begin to do a light stretch before giving her a thumbs up," If you have the water I have the fire. Let's start our little stew," and as if on cue he would begin to wait for her.

When she began her hand seals for her water technique he would wait a moment before performing the hand seals for his fire technique. Horse . Dog, Ram, Dragon ,Tiger , Snake ,Tiger were woven with swiftness so that when the water sprouted forward from her, the stream of fire would head forward until they connected in the tunnel. Once the two met, the fire would begin to spread outward causing a wide wall of flames to sprout forward. Ibari would hold the tiger handseal allowing the flames to continue to travel through the cave, filling each passage and cave room with scorching flames. It wouldn't be long before the screams and howls of those that thought they would stand again Suna would begin to fill the warm air of the night.
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