She Must Be Tributed (Part 7)

As the two entered the city limits of the Rain Village, Dante smiled. The street wasn't that busy considering it was a snow storm blowing around at the moment. Yet Dante found something quite interesting here. Dante observed the city and all its people. He made a hand seal creating a clone of himself. They both then made a hand seal, suppressing their chakra and hiding their presence, normal Assassin tactics. They then moved to a nearby bench and sat the bound and gagged girl down. One of the Dantes used the already existing rope tied around her to tie her to the bench. She couldn't run since her feet were bound anyway, but there was never anything wrong with taking precautions. Both of the Dante's drew a silver katana.

With that done, one of the two ran into the streets toward the people at full speed. This Dante was on a path of bloodshed, as he attacked everyone. All the attacks made were death blows. Amegakure civilians fell left and right to his blade. Meanwhile the other Dante stood by the girl, slashing at anyone that came near the two. His attacks death blows as well. What would be the cause of such carnage? It was all part of the mission. They were simply searching for someone. This being the chosen method. Dante wondered how long it would take for the man to reveal himself.

[THIS IS AN NPC. Not Saitou]


Seemingly appearing from the shadow a tall man walked from a dark alley directly into the cloned Dante's path. Since the fool was slashing at any and everything in his sight it was no surprise when the clone slashed at the tall figure. In a quick movement the man pulled out a kunai and blocked the attack and smiled. He saw the girl in the back, and knew that this was the person who was delivering her. Having blocked the initial attack the man jumped backwards 10 feet and spoke to the delivery man.

"I take it you are the one delivering Charlotte? You know for an assassin you aren't exactly stealthy. Did you really think coming here and killing a ridiculous amount of civilians was the best way to catch my attention? Now we will be attacked by all kinds of shinobi and soon enough word will get out that Amegakure has taken the Lightning Daimyo's daughter. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?"

The cloned Dante's attack had been blocked by the tall man of mystery. The man jumped back and began to question Dante's actions. Both the clone and Dante smiled the same sinister grin. This man's ignorance of the situation was quite something. Dante walked away from the girl and would stand next to his clone. A double dose of death was their symbolic representation as they stood amongst the bloodshed. They calculated the distance between the two, a plan devised.

"You walk from your safe haven toward the screams of the dying, unconcerned for your own well-being, and YOU ask me what the hell is wrong with me. Heh, let me ask you the same. What the hell....is wrong....with you?" he said in a cold sarcastic tone. Yet it was something to truly wonder about. Dante released the suppression of his chakra and presence on himself and his clone. He performed a single hand seal, releasing a wave of chakra forward toward the man. This wave would give the man a taste of Dante's power and grip his being like fear itself. Following the wave was the clone of Dante as he charged toward the man and would aim his blade's point toward the man's heart. "Sorry, if you hadn't realized, but there's been a change in plans." the clone said to the man during his blade's thrust.

Meanwhile the other Dante made another hand seal from his position, preparing for something.

The ignorance of the shinobi before him actually astounded the man. First he runs through the village attacking everyone in sight and basically alarming the entire village to his presence and then on top of that he attempts to attack the person who hired him. Shinobi these days really couldn't be trusted anymore could they? Where had the days of the ever trustworthy Akatsuki gone? They always completed their missions without fail and NEVER tried to pull a stunt like this. The wave of chakra released didn't phase the tall man one bit and he simply watched as the clone charged at him and spoke. The tip of the blade was aimed for his heart but sadly it would never even come close.

As the clone charged two shinobi appeared almost instantly before the man. Dante was not the only shinobi in the world capable of hiding his chakra and presence ans with a man who has the power to send powerful shinobi like the Seven Swordsmen of the mist on mission it was extremely foolish for him to think he would come out of the shadows without any form of protection. One Shinobi jumped in front of his commander and blocked the blade from touching his heart with a kunai. The other shinobi landed behind the clone and attempted to stab him in the back and through the heart from behind. This would easily obliterate the clone in one attack. Meanwhile, the leader again took a leap backwards distancing himself from the fight. Things were getting much more entertaining.

Dante's paralysis technique had reached the man successfully, however a new obstacle revealed itself or rather themselves. Two shinobi had revealed themselves to intercept Dante's clone. Dante figured the man would not be alone. Him insulting the man's intelligence before was just Dante's way of taunting. Already prepared for such a situation with his hand seal, Dante would aim both of his opened hands toward them the moment they revealed themselves. As the clone they attacked dispersed into a flock of crows around them, two rings of dark clouds would surround them, one each. Small cracks could be heard coming from the clouds. This was the Tenraku clan's Storm Cell jutsu. Dante did not have to worry about his main target at the moment, for the man was immobilized. Promptly after the cloud rings had formed, Dante would close his hands into clenched fists. The effect of such would soon be known to the men.

Assuming that his opponent was much weaker than he and a lot less smart had proven to be something that cost him an effective battle. The wave of chakra was much more than just a wave, but was actually a paralysis technique. Well if that is how we are going to do things... the man thought as he closed his eyes and smirked. His eyes stayed closed for more than 5 seconds and to Dante that wouldn't mean anything, but to those who knew the sign it meant he was either in a genjutsu or paralyzed somehow. The smirk on the other hand didn't mean anything to anyone, but it did symbolize something. This wasn't the actual man that had hired Dante, but rather just a shinobi using the transformation jutsu. The real man wasn't a shinobi and couldn't fight so he'd never come out in the open so easily. The two Shinobi that were unfortunately caught in the opponents Storm Cell Jutsu were useless now and as such they would be capture or killed. It honestly didn't matter as the plan was going successfully.

Behind Dante the girl he had brought had already disappeared. His focus being completely on the man in front of him had been proven successful. While Dante was distracted another shinobi appeared near the girl almost instantaneously. The Body Flicker technique having been utilized he grabbed the woman and disappeared yet again. The crackling sound of the thunder and the clouds were more than enough to hide the shinobi's movements and keep Dante from being able to hear them. The paralyzed man looked at Dante and his mouth moved slightly. He didn't speak, but rather something in his mouth moved and his body went numb as the shinobi died instantly. A seal on his tongue that when punctured would kill all of those who worked for the man. It prevented the capture and sharing of information. Following suit, the men trapped in the cages did the same. Dante's mission completed, what he would do next was irrelevant, but what was important was that Dante had just made a very powerful enemy.

As things seemed to go his way, they suddenly flipped the script. For the man before him had changed in form by release of the transformation technique. Dante was taken by surprise, a rarity. Instantly infuriated for being fooled, his chakra began to rise to the point that it distorted the air around him. The air itself would seem to shake as his hood flew off his head revealing his short spiky hair and intense eyes. Dante was ready to do more than make heads roll, he was ready to torture. Then something odd began to happen. The man who he thought was his target had done something while in affect of the paralysis. Something that would make this that more complicated. A type of suicide technique had been performed, killing the man and the other two shinobi trapped instantly. Dante's teeth clenched in his rage.

Then something felt off to him. Turning around abruptly in the direction of Charlotte it became clear. "FUCK!" he shouted kicking the snow beneath him harshly. He had been distracted and deceived. Unable to handle what he presumed a failure, he flickered atop the a high rooftop that would give him a good view of the city. He was brimming with anger. He needed to find that girl for it was not too late. Searching to the best of his ability he caught glimpse of what looked like another shinobi.

Dante would run after this shinobi, utilizing flickers to easily close the gap. He would confirm that the girl was definitely being taken away by this person. He would make hand sign and create two clones. The clones would draw katanas and flicker to the sides of the shinobi, flanking him or her as their blade would swing from in front of the thief toward the back of them, at the waist. Meanwhile Dante was coming in from behind, he had drawn his large blade which had erupted into a bolt of yellow lightning that would extend toward the back of the shinobi. This version of the blade would scramble the shinobi's muscle movements, confusing the signals of which limb would move when told. This lightning would be somewhat faster than the clones approach and would likely land first.

[48hrs, I got other things to do ya know.]

Dante's lightning blade had struck the shinobi causing them to react in a spastic manner. Flailing, the shinobi lost grip of the girl known as Charlotte, sending her flying to the ground. She would survive the fall unscathed thanks to the people she fell into. Then following through as planned, the clones of Dante struck the shinobi through and through with their katanas from the front to the real, cutting the shinobi in half at the waste. A gory scene as blood spilled and insides flew out. The two halves falling to two separate areas. A successful hit made by the skilled Dante. His sword had returned to a normal state and he sheathed it. His clones went toward the girl known as Charlotte and killed the two men who she had fell into. Charlotte herself was pretty shaken up, her facial expression remained frozen in shock.

Dante himself walked over to the upper half of the shinobi to confirm the identity. It was none other than the man who hired them, the one he was trying to kill all along. Still a bit pissed off, Dante drew his large blade again, then promptly jammed it into the ground through the man's kneck, beheading the already dead body. The head rolled across the ground a few feet. Dante's eyes were cold as he watched what he had just done. He snatched the blade out of the ground, the small amount of blood flying off its edge to the snowy ground as he sheathed it once more.

Dante then walked toward the other half of the man's body, checking the pockets for something he was told of when accepting this mission. He found 100 Ryo in the man's pockets, he would take this for keeps. He simply tossed this half of the man's body aside after pocketing the funds. He joined up with his two clones and the girl. "Lets get the fuck outta here. I hate this place now." he said harshly, while he pulled his hood on to shadow his angry cold eyes, and walked away from the scene. His two clones would follow behind him, the girl Charlotte between them. They were gonna watch over her as he traveled back to the land of snow. Charlotte would be freed from her restraints by the clones. Dante didn't expect her to run after seeing what he was capable of. If she knew what was good for her safety, she would stick with him regardless if he kidnapped her.

[Exit]