@ShivrajSorry for the long delay, I was gonna post Chapter 8 before December even started but lost mah USB and had to start all over ;_;
And then was gonna post this duriing Christmas but left my new USB in school on the last day #topkeks
New chapters should be coming in like my shitposts tho, thick and fasta
Last Time The Himitsu brothers, Kazuki and Kuria face off, whilst Haruko Tsukegami forces Ken, the Lust of Katakiuchi, to use his strongest jutsu to overcome him. Konohuro deceives Batt with a Genjutsu and manages to take the 3 Legendary Sage Beast Scrolls off him, Batt slits Toichi's throat whilst under the Genjutsu.
Part 8 Standing upon a snowy peak were 3 Jonin level shinobi. Behind them, a fourth, much shorter shinobi clambered up, panting in her obvious efforts to reach the summit. StarShizen's small frame was inadequate for battle, however a sharp intellect and unparalleled memory distinguished her as one of the greatest tacticians of all time. All over the shinobi world, stories are told of how she passed the physical aspect of the Chunin exams without using a single jutsu. Her primary chakra nature is still unknown to even her closest of friends.
"Now...call up.... the soldiers" panted the young tactitian. Shishida Amigake, leader of the Amigake clan and close friend of Onimaro Himitsu, rose her arm to signify the first stage of the assault. A loud, thudding noise soon blasted from behind as the sound of tens of thousands of shinobi clambered to the peaks of the surrounding mountains. Crono Sabaku stared in awe as StarShizen's plan came to fruition.
Strategically placed, every 10-20 metres apart were Genjutsu seals that amplified and regulated any visual Genjutsu cast by a user placed upon them. Sitting at the bottom of a 2 kilometre deep valley, the Village Hidden in the Snow was surrounded on all sides by treacherous, snow covered mountains. As Shishida Amigake gave the signal, Genjutsu users simultaneously cast Shadow Style: Shinobi Multiplication Genjutsu to make the 200 strong shinobi army appear over 100 times greater in number.
As a result; the Snow Village now appeared to be surrounded on all sides by treacherous mountains with shinobi dotted along their face. As the shinobi stamped their feet, the snow that blanketed the mountains now began to slide, slowly at first but quickly gathering into terrifying avalanches.
The avalanches, of course weren't meant to fool any decent Jonin-level shinobi. The sheer number of shinobi that dotted the landscape was far too many to be reasonable, it was obvious that Amplification seals were being used, however that deduction was simply part of StarShizen's plan.
Nevertheless, some response was still expected, yet the village was unperturbed by the apparent threat and as the first wave of snow slammed into the walls, not a single flare, alarm or siren was activated. Onimaro sensed something was wrong and asked Star about it, who responded in a calm yet rather hurried fashion;
"The average village posts Chunin to Special Jonin level shinobi at their gates, a village as desolated and hard to locate as the Snow should have even lower, making it practically impossible that not a single shinobi fell for the trap. Furthermore, the Snow Village has enforced metal gates that they imported from the Hidden Metal over a decade ago, the fact that those weren't used, even as a safety measure mean that they must have been forewarned. However, even if they were fully knowledgeable of our plan, the obvious route would be proceed as if they were unaware and simply lay in ambush... "
The tactician's rant was cut off by a scream and clash of metal from behind, an explosion sent a wave of heat up her back and she was soon swamped on all sides by the familiar sounds of battle as the Genjutsu-specialists were forced to defend themselves. In almost as little time as it had taken to sweep her head from side to side to spectate the dismantling of her strategy, StarShizen's diversion had been completely taken apart. As StarShizen turned her head to inspect the intensity of the damage behind her, she felt a sharp sensation at her lower back, swiftly followed by a great force pushing her backwards. As she rolled down the face of the mountain, she made the following mental deductions.
"1. I'm losing a lot of blood, yet this wound was perfectly aimed so as to not kill me immediately...this is most likely a kidnapping, either with intent of a ransom...or worse.
2. Crono Sabaku, Onimaro Himitsu and Shishida Amigake are the only individuals who were informed of the initial stage of the plan before this morning.
3. No shinobi approached us recently, therefore the attacks must have come from members within.
4. The fact that we were attacked at this point, reveals that Stage 2 and 3 of the plan were not jeopardised. That excludes Onimaro who was aware of all 3 stages.
5. The attacks must have come from the guards assigned to protect the Genjutsu users.
6. Crono was solely in charge of the payments and recruitment of the guards, furthermore, he's the only other individual who doesn't have clan members involved in this mission.
7. Crono Sabaku is the traitor."
StarShizen hit a boulder as she reached halfway down the mountain, combined with the blood loss she had already suffered; she then spent the next 15 seconds of her descent unconscious, rolling to a contorted slump with far too many broken bones than she would've liked to count.
A heavily bandaged Ken Himitsu waddled into the meeting room, flanked on both sides by Katakiuchi subordinates. They each had an arm over his back as they helped him to his seat at the front of the room. They scampered out immediatly; ecstatic to just have set foot in the war room. Konohuro stood in front of the congregation, virtually unscathed. His lips tightened as he began to address the people before him.
"Now that we're all here, I'd like to start off by addressing several obvious concerns." He gestured to the 5 empty seats alongside Ken.
"Nibui Kirishima perished in Vuregu's escape." Several concerned gasps spread throughout the room.
"This is no cause to worry. Arashi, our current Sloth, has been sent to recruit a new Greed. The two of them will then proceed to locate Vuregu." There was a pause as Konohuro looked across the room.
"However... we do have a deserter. Our Envy, Rayzote Yamato vanished at the Hidden Hill and we do have cause to believe that he has given up our plans. I can assure you that he will be handled justly, but as of now, we will have to lay low.
As we all know, our Gluttony will be out of combat for a considerable period of time due to the child she is bearing. She will use her visual prowess to recruit not only a replacement for herself but for Rayzote and Kazuki."
Ken, rarely ever paid attention in these meetings, he only really joined Katakiuchi for the blood and fighting. He wouldn't even have bothered to come to this one if so many of the Yugure weren't absent. As usual, his interest wasn't piqued and he was just about to dose off when he heard Kazuki's name mentioned. He snapped his head up and had to shake off the dizziness that followed.
"K...Kazuki? What about Kazuki?" It suddenly dawned upon Ken that he hadn't seen his friend since halfway through the battle at the Hidden Hill. Konohuro raised a curious eyebrow at Ken.
"Surely you of all people would have noticed... he never made it back from his battle with Kuria. We found his arm and alot of blood at the scene so we're assuming the worst. His brother wasn't found either."
The crowd that Konohuro was addressing was largely made up of corrupted Kage. There were 6 of them, and each sat in a seat specifically ordained for their respective Hidden Villages. As there were still 5 uncorrupted Kage, the remaining 5 seats were filled with high ranking shinobi with hidden Kirishima links. Once the remaining 5 Kage had been disposed of, these high ranking shinobi were to take their place. One of the soon-to-be-Kage/shinobi stood up to ask a question.
"Konohuro, I am not doubting your leadership qualities and this question is in no way questioning your capabilities; but I, as well as other members present do find it unsettling that you have such confidence when your proclaimed Yugure has been reduced to just 1 member in such a short period of time. And I'm saying 1 because Ken here is no condition to fight. Only leaving you...and, you couldn't even kill the Hidden Hill Kage."
Konohuro nodded in agreement. "I can understand your worry Allake, but in 48 hours the Yugure will be back at full strength. As for Batt, I have...other... plans for him. Someone with his talents can serve us better alive than in death." A sinister yet thoughtful smile appeared on his face, a look that silenced the room and any other questions. As Konohuro's eyes wandered across the room, scanned the Kage and future Kage alike. He pointed to the Kage of the Hidden Snow and the soon-to-be-Kage of the Hidden Inferno.
"You and you, come with me, lets talk. Everyone else is dismissed, this meeting is over."
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