"S-she can't even see, how's that possible?!", a Root underling bellowed in frustration. I let the body of the injured man collapse on the bridge before I sigh. Perilously, I whip my head in the direction where the voice of the man had emanated. With a steady stride, I narrow my grip on the remaining kunai and hasten my feet in his direction.
"You can be so unpredictable when people are unable to see past your flaws", I smirk, positioning my kunai as I heard him gasp in terror when he tried to comprehend what had just happened.
The sharp blade was deeply grazed into his intestines as I grit my teeth together before forcefully twisting the kunai a good ninety degrees, making him scream out in agony.
I hauled my blood-stained kunai rapidly, making his wound gush out warm blood on me. This was all happening so fast and rapid, which gave me the upper advantage.
I didn't even give the wounded man the chance to collapse to his death, because that's just how cold my heart had gotten. Which is why I channel my might into the next kick, where I strike his fresh wound forcefully, making him choke on his voice.
He tumbled back by himself and I heard him lose his balance, thus, falling off of the bridge. His scream of agony didn't distance much from my ears as some other underling stepped up.
I have to admit that if I was a little late to block his strike, then I'd be wounded by now. Without knowing it, I'd held my breath from the anticipation and pounded my teeth against each other.
This underling is either naturally fast, or he took advantage of the split second when I was busy with the previous guy.
Our hands were slightly shaking from pushing our blades against each other.
"I thought we finished you off at the Final Valley", he hissed.
"Oh yeah? Well I hope I exceeded your expectations", I hiss back, the cling that sounded off of that sword belonged to none other than Owl.
"You sure are a tough cookie, Hanabi", he remarked.
"I am tough", I affirm, calculating a plan quickly in my head, "except, I'm not a cookie", I retort and quickly proceeded with my plan. I kept my kunai pounding against his blade as I rapidly snaked under his arm, slashing the side of his rib along the way.
I located a pressure point at the back of his neck, and raised the bony joint of my elbow, before landing the final hit.
"Hanabi watch out!"
"I know", I stress hard enough for my butterflies to hear.
Owl was clearly just a decoy. I clenched my jaw when I sensed four different chakras lunging forward to land a blow. The sound of swords unsheathing made my body act on its own in a flashing haste.
They were clearly coming at me with the pure intent to kill. However, even though they outnumbered me, I knew I'd still get past them unscathed using simple techniques.
Four swords were aiming to pierce right through my skin and land a hit. Simultaneously, I grabbed Owl by the collar of his uniform and yanked his wounded body in front of mine just in time.
His build figure concealed my somewhat petite one completely. Owl gasped in terror as the four sharp blades of his comrades' swords landed their blow right in his chest, making his body go limb from shock. His fellow Root underlings gasp dramatically at my quick defense technique.
"Splendid!!", Madara beamed using his fake Tobi persona.
Owl was clearly having his final breaths deliberately, but what I had in mind in this moment would set him out of his misery in an instant.
And so I with my dominant hand I channeled a high concentration of lightning chakra around my hand. The outcome clearly being sparks and glimmers of the conjuring Chidori dancing freely in my palm.
I perilously lean in near Owls ear and proceed to whisper, "this is for old time's sake", his sole response were a few words, which he failed to utter due to his abject wounds.
In short, and before the four Root underlings could retreat back, I slammed my calloused palm between Owl's shoulder blades, making his body go tense instantaneously.
Screams of torment could heard emanating from Owl, his comrades would follow lead soon. Because their sharp sword blades had conducted the lightning sparks strewed within Owl's body.
And while I'm sure that their sword grips were insulators, I strengthened the flow of lightning from my palm into Owl's body simultaneously. Ultimately, the magnitude of the flow expanded the field of lightning beyond the insulator barrier and therefore, capturing them in and affliction of agony.
"Deidara senpai would be so proud!!", Madara squealed while clapping his hands together.
"I can understand now what Deidara means when he says 'Art Is An Explosion", I scoff to myself.
"I know right?!?!?!", Madara squeals in a high-pitched voice, which almost made my ears bleed.
I can also understand why Deidara is always annoyed with Madara.
Eight down, two more to go.
The scene that unfolded just now gave the other remaining two underlings the opportunity to react quickly.
The remaining two underlings are not to take lightly at all. In fact, they are far more superior to the rest of their Root Anbu comrades. My stomach was filling up with uneasiness all of a sudden and I'd be lying if I didn't say that I was a bit skeptical about taking on Danzo's most elite bodyguards.
Tourne Aburame and Fū Yamanaka make a perfect team together.
Aburame clan specializes in insects.
Yamanaka clan specializes in mind techniques.
I made sure to keep those two mental notes in mind as I braced myself to take on the two of them. They're silent and composed like most Foundation Root Anbu. They seem to lack personality which is understandable due to Danzo's methods of living and training at The Foundation Organization.
Madara filled me in on the details of how they utilize their Jutsus together sometime back. Having enough details about their Jutsus gave me the upper advantage. However, there's still place for doubt within me.
Fū is a sensory type, just like me. He can use the Mind Transfer Jutsu which is complementary with Tourne's nano insects. It's almost too convenient and Danzo knew this.
From the start, I was totally aware of the approach they're going for. Fū will be the decoy, while Tourne will try to make contact with me at the slightest opportunity.
The nano insects are my concern at the moment. I could easily dodge Fū's attempts with the Mind Transfer Jutsu. However, Tourne could act as the decoy while Fū ensnares me in his Mind Transfer.
No matter how I put it, I still have to give props to Danzo for making such a combination.
I jumped back and took a fighting stance, since I knew that regardless of who acts as the decoy, both of them possess prowess that'll end the fight if I fall a victim to any of them.
"Tourne! Charge!", Fū instructs as I hear the unsheathing of two swords at once.
So they're coming at me with the Kenjutsu approach.
I am preserving my chakra for fighting Danzo so I can't afford to waste any. Nevertheless, I still clench my jaw and leap forward.
I completely dismiss the pile of corpses that stood before my feet as I spring into action. I could actually feel Madara's intense gaze on the our fight as I contemplated what to do.
I just wanted to know what filthy game is Danzo playing at right now.
These two are just getting in the way of my vengeance and it is making me a bit impatient.
I gripped the blood-stained kunai firm as I clashed blades with Tourne Aburame, making the cling echo back and and forth in vibrations before we lunged again.
So he's going to be the decoy.
"Avoid physical contact!"
"Understood"
As I keep clashing blades with Tourne, I begin thinking of an appropriate plan to execute right now.
I could ask Madara to lend a hand, but my pride is all over the place as I swore to myself I'd take down Danzo all by myself. Contemplating it now made me think that I really need to get these two out of the way so I could finally fulfill my vengeance.
I didn't wait four years to be disappointed like this. I can't lose to these two, not in any lifetime. Through my endless train of thought I'd totally been caught off guard when the clash of our blades resulted in the blade of my kunai to snap off.
Thus, causing an unintended opening.
"Hanabi!"
I clenched my jaw when I felt the strike of his sword miss me by mere inches.
Damn it.
A bead of sweat dripped at the side of my face when I felt his honed blade slash away a few strands of my flailing hair.
That could've been my face...
Pushing that thought away, I knew that what was coming is nothing less of a calamity. I hastily mark the broken kunai with my Technique Formula and pelt it mid-air.
"Mind Trans-"
"Flying Raijin!"
"Yes Hanabi's go!"
That Tobi persona was serliously getting on my nerves.
I disregard everything else completely as I held my breath tightly.
Two birds with one stone, I'll catch two birds with one stone if this works out.
I have teleported mid-air, where I had the knuai thrown.
Tourne and Fū are complementary that's for sure, but so are Fire and Wind.
Danzo was standing at the far end of the bridge, where he wouldn't necessarily sustain any damage.
My fingers begin to lace together into the intricate hand signs I learned to weave.
Horse, Serpent, Ram, Monkey, Boar, Horse, Tiger
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!"
A dashing cloud of flames erupts from my mouth and I make sure to direct the butterflies away so they don't get caught in the blaze.
I sense Madara's chakra retreating away as my flames flare out everywhere, possibly catching a few of my hair strands as well.
To increase the impact of the offensive, I rapidly recall the hand signs of my father's Wind Blade Strike.
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A/N:- hope you liked the fight in this chapter.
Ok so watch out this is my very first sketch of Hanabi. Like ever.
Now this is the digital art I promised.