Excellence (Part Three)

Ouroboros had made it to the right location as designated by his map and such. He looked around with a large smile plastered upon his face. Looking about and such. He leaped upwards and rested in a tree. Seeming to have left his gourd in the middle of the path. There was reason for this clearly. He wanted to accomplish this mission by taking out most of the men in one blow. But he then realized an easier method to accomplish this task. He leaped down and began to dig a hole with his kunai, which he was able to dig deep enough to put the gourd into the ground, then bury it back so that only the tip was left. Facing upwards of course. It was open and snow could be seen, but it would only look like a white patch on the ground. Due to the heat of the area it quickly melted and it looked like a hole of water. "At the cost of part of the ship." He stated as he leaped back into the tree. Coughing a bit. "Get prepared." He stated motioning for her to go to the other side of the tree.

Hiro reached the area only seconds after the man, her feet skidding her to a halt easily by a slight twist of her foot. Straightening herself she awaited her orders, watching with wary and curious eyes as the man left the gourd then returned for it. After digging a hole with a kunai he had pulled free, he managed to hide the gourd in the dirt, the overflowing snow simply melting away and becoming invisible within the contours of the dirt. He spoke of losing part of the ship then quickly he disappeared into the tree had had vanished in once before. Eying him she nodded and hopped onto the other side of the tree. She didn't speak much and simply squat on the branch, weight on the balls of her feet. Her body positioned so she could dart forward if needed, ready to launch forward in a dime or to drop down in the blink of an eye. Glancing over at him coughing she quickly dismissed it, listening for sounds, ready for the 'fun' to commence.

"Okay. You take out all the guys. Ill watch from here." He stated as the A-Ranked Shinobi from Iwagakure began to approach. The rumbling of a large mechanism could be heard from the distance. Gaining speed and momentum as it pressed onwards. The large brown tank seemed to be unique in size. With a tube on the back that housed a captured shinobi. This made Ouroboros smile with glee. "See, that tank drains chakra from a victum and converts it into raw killing energy." He spoke with a wide smile. He gripped the hilt of his blade as the tank came into view. Then with a quick throw. His blade flew in, catching two of the guards off guard and causing them to be decapitated. The blade then u-turned and returned to the trees. Hidden among them. The leader of the Iwagakure unit looked surprised as he sent five of his men to go up ahead and check it out. Looks like it was time to begin the battle. "Be careful." He stated as he practically sent her to go kill herself. She never told him what uses she had. So he just expected her to be a taijutsu expert. So he wanted her to go in there and beat em up. Though these guys had enough combat skill to beat her ass if she didn't utilize strategics. He would come in and help if she got to overwhelmed.

(We have to take damage btw as we are not gods xD)

Hiro looked over in silence, watching the man's every move. Her body tensed as he reached and gripped his blade, explaining the mechanism that rumbled in front of them, though below at the same time. A sort of elastic way, the blade curved almost like a boomerang slicing off the heads of two men then just as quickly returned to their cover. There was a moment of silence, awkward tensity as a man shouted out in surprise. Before turning and speaking to someone else, he seemed to examine the bloody mess then shouted something to someone else. The captive a drowsy looking person, simply seeming to float. Hiro watched as a group of five others half marched, half ran into the field after, glaring around and looking towards the direction that the blood seemed to be most prominent. The tank rumbled to a slow stop as the fighters took the head, ready to clear the path first.

A sort of strange look came onto Hiro's face, a expression of disbelief and sort of shock when he basically told her to get to it. For a second it seemed as if she had chickened out, but it quickly past as she managed a nod and evaluated the way the man moved. Once figuring out her plan of motion, she dropped down and quickly made moves. Her speed was unsurprising as her body build suggested more of speed than strength and in a swift movement she sliced upwards towards the man coming towards her. Taken by surprise he fell as if silenced by an assassin. A smear of blood fogged the air temporarily but the grasp of surprise was only temporary.

The momentum of her speedy steps from the tree were stopped when she was countered by the man's comrades. She wasn't sure what sliced her but she felt the sting. It left her bleeding some though at the moment she was so focused on simply staying alive and defeating these men, as small of a group as they may be, she couldn't focus on it. Her body was still movable which was all she needed as she ducked and two of the men knocked themselves out, her body having and easy duck that looked similar to simply falling. Whether it was or not that she slipped was left to the mind of whoever cared to think about it. Their large and bulky bodies had been too dense to call themselves to a stop in time causing them to knock heads and it left her enough time to fall out of the way. She was down to two.

Her body shook slightly, it was a bit straining as she was not used to purely using her strength and the heat was unbearable. A lot of her chakra had been focused in her body to her feet to keep her body fast enough to pace with the men. Her mind focused more, pulling all her strength together, she probably wasn't even half-way done. However if she could take out these ones as quick as possible, she wouldn't risk overexerting herself. Chakra preservation was necessary.

The two came to attack as a team of course. She could sense their movements though slowly from the chakra waves. Her eyes closed as she ducked and spun, aiming a roundhouse kick into one's gut. In a response the man grabbed her foot, taken back slightly, but using his strength he flipped her body, slamming her into the ground. Hiro was dazed a moment, stars sparkling like lights in her head. The man took that time to stab at her. In just the nick of time, Hiro managed to roll out of the way, avoiding a fatal blow and simply getting once again slashed, this time a stinging pain rung through her side. The fatigue causing her mind to acknowledge the pains she felt.

As she gathered herself to a crouching position quickly, she did another sweep, knocking the man in the shin and throwing his balance off. Embracing the moment, she spun free her kunai and stabbed the man's foot into the ground like a stake. A seep of blood showed and in the moment the man shouted, Hiro used what strength she could to slam an upward punch into his chin. A sort of creaking grinding sound resounded as it connected, disorienting him long enough that she could jump behind him and use him as a shield from his own partner. A blade slicing into the chest.

Hiro huffed slightly, pushing the dead body forward into the shocked man as he realized what he had just done. Now the body fell towards him it was a distraction long enough that allowed Hiro to bump the dead body, the dead weight turning and sliding off the blade. Grabbing the last one's hands she used her full strength to ensure any spasms of acknowledgment would be suppressed by her strength, her arms curved and she stabbed the man in his chest with his own blade. A cough of blood and he too soon fell limp. His hands releasing the blade, she pulled it free, watching the body fall as if it were cutting through butter.

Her body was still shaking, the battle having only taken a few moment's time and yet exerting almost all her energy. She panted softly and turned, raising the blade and quickly hacking off the heads of the two men who had been unconscious. Finished with the bloodshed for the moment, she quickly ducked and sped to a group of bushes s good distance from the tank and guord, hidden for the moment in case anyone else would chose to pop out and look around. Her eyes moved to the leader, looking to see where he was located now, if he had moved at all. She took this moment to relax and focus on breathing and relaxation. If it were only a moment it would be enough to replenish enough to fight a little longer.

Blood trickled from the gashes she had received a few more scratches had appeared and she was unsure of where they came from. It took only a second to one-over herself, she'd definitely need rest if this didn't kill her. She winced, her head throbbing a moment. Now she simply waited for either the next wave or the next orders, whatever came first, her hands grasping tightly to a dead man's blade. Blood trickled from the gashes she had received a few more scratches had appeared and she was unsure of where they came from. It took only a second to one-over herself, she'd definitely need rest if this didn't kill her. She winced, her head throbbing a moment.

He looked at the carnage she left. How exciting. She was clearly not as useless as he had expected. But she still didn't display anything that would make him find her useful. He leaped from the tree and looked directly at the tank before him. Which seemed to have gotten closer, so close in fact that the triple barrel that the ship seemed to supply was not as great in design as it was supposed to be. Why? It was because it was surrounded by water. All of them where. The leader was above ground. All of the things where. The Tank itself held suspended in the sky by a large pillar of water that seemed to arrive from nowhere. This was however the power of the blade in which Ouroboros had. The control of water. The mastery of it all. Was fabled to be only a trait of a demon. This demon. It was good in its execution, or at least in theory. Its pressure alone keeping all manner of objects afloat. He felt something sharp hit his back. It was the leader, who had used his own sword and body flicker to get behind him. Leaving a very dangerous wound upon his back. Causing Ouroboros to cough up a bit of blood. "Crafty little bitch." Ouroburos stated as he lifted his blade up. The tank shot out the side of the pillar and hit the earth with a thud. "You wanna fight?" Ouroboros stated as the leader removed his blade from Ouroboros's back. "Ill indulge you then eh?" He stated as he swung his blade backwards. The Leader hopping back and in a parry like stance. The swing however, had a negative effect, and left all those ninja dead. It was raining water and body parts. A gory mess indeed. He knew the girl would be confused on what was happening. Ouroboros made no movements yet managed to kill all those men in a single blow. He then looked at the leader, and was smiling until another combo, leaving Ouroboros on his one knee, his blade hitting the ground to support him up. "Your faster then I thought." He stated as he laughed a bit. Not really getting a chance to attack the man who moved faster then he was ever going to be able to. With a giant leap, he expected to gain some ground from the man, but yet again he felt a blade enter his back. This caused a scream to leave the mouth of Ouroburos.

Ouroboros staggered in the air, but swung his blade forward. Making it come into contact with his foes. It had made the blade corrode, and turn into pure water. Which spilled out of Ouroboros. Turning fast he used his foot to kick the man dead in his chest. Sending him upwards. "Say goodnight." Ouroboros stated as a large serpent burst from the ground, in a poof of smoke, and swallowed the man whole. Ouroboros smirking as he hit the ground with a thud. As if he was knocked out cold. He wasn't, he was just caught off guard by the speed issue. How sad. Oh well, Ouroboros rose up and dusted himself off. Placing his sword on his back. "Well turns out this mission was a success. Lets get out of here." He said with obvious blood marks on his clothing. He also seemed to be bleeding out slowly. Staggering forward he rested against the tank and entered it. Using the power of the man inside it, he would enter and attempt to turn it on. "Lets get this back to base." He stated with no remorse for whoever was trapped in the canon.

Hiroko could barely see what was going on, her vision a bit frayed, like looking through water. Her head was still stabbing as if being constantly hit. She slumped slightly, regaining her breath and meditating for that second. Her eyes closed, but her ears perked, focused as she allowed her body to recover some chakra. It would allow her to move better, but the wounds would still hinder her. Some time passed before she heard the man speaking assumed towards her. She shifted, straightening herself from her camouflage of the bushes. Her body swayed a brief second, but she shook it off. The field was covered in blood and bodies, she had missed something and in a way she felt so much more insignificant. The fact the man had taken apart the field so more effectively than she could dream to.

She walked to the tank, stopping a distance away before turning to the field and analyzing. "How many fingers did we need?" She asked suddenly though in an indifferent tone. She looked up as another tinge of pain shot in her head. Concussion.. lovely... She refused to show weakness though and stood straight up, the only give-aways that she was injured were a slight wincing grimace, her messed up and bloody clothes and her slightly oozing gashes. "Or are we coming back for them. If that's the case we'd have to hurry, the crows will be upon them soon." As dark as that phrase was she said it with no enthusiasm whatsoever.

He smirked as he made a hand-sign. A clone poofed and appeared. "Go get the fingers" Ouroboros yelled outwards. They complied. After getting all the fingers he looked at the girl, and brushed his hand gently against her face. (AUTOTOUCH :3) He looked her in the eye and then smacked her hard with his hand. (AUTOHIT :3) "Sleep, you did good enough." He stated as he put her on his shoulder. Driving off from the place in the tank. Heading back to Yukigakure.

[Exit]

MISSION COMPLETE