[solved]Search For the Bandits (Mission!!)

[Aiko Uchiha]

Rank: C
Type: Search
Client: Konoha Officials
Minimum Posts: 6
RPTs Awarded: 20
Description: Apparently, there have been reports of multiple bandit raids on a nearby village. You are being sent by the village to investigate reports. You have the choice of finding the location of the bandit hideout and reporting to the village, so that they can send in stronger shinobi to wipe them out, or attempt to take them on yourself. Be warned, some of them might be tough cookies...

(Aiko Uchiha) RTP: 35/60
(Zephyr Uchiha) RTP: 5/60
(Rikuo Namikaze) RTP: 45/60
(Hikari Mi) RTP: 30/60

[Aiko Uchiha]

The sun was shining brightly in the room of a young Uchiha as she looked out the window just watching her fellow clan members pass by her house on their way to do whatever they had planned that day. Aiko's mind kept having flashbacks to what had happened the other day between her and Zephyr, a very close friend of hers.

I'll never leave your side...no matter what. Aiko remembered hugging his arm and looking up at him as she said this.

I'll never leave your side either... Was what the girl remembered Zephyr replied back and now she couldn't help but giggle widely and smile happily at had happened. He was a good guy always being there for her and vise versa. He was the true definition of a best/ close friend.

"Aiko, you have a letter from the Hokage. You need to come see it!" Her father shouted up the stairs setting the letter on the table and sitting down across from it. Aiko could be heard rushing down the stairs almost falling before sitting across from her dad as her mother entered the room as well. Her eyes looked up at her parents before opening the letter and reading it. The Hokage wanted her to go on a mission about some bandits raiding a few villages. Below was a list of names that were joining her on the mission as well. Hikari Mi, good she knew who she was and figured that was going to be a good part of the team. Then there was Rikuo Namikaze, her eyebrow raised a bit not knowing who he was exactly. Lastly there it was Zephyr Uchiha!!! Aiko gasped excitedly and jumped up leaving the letter on the table as her parents read the names.

"Two Uchiha's on the team, that should be a walk in the park." Her father stated before her mother grinned widely kissing her father on the cheek, "Of course dear especially the one that has an eye out for your daughter." Her father raised an eyebrow before following her mom out the room and pestering her about what she knew about this boy.

Aiko after several minutes of preparing packed her ninja tools and what not before rushing out the door not bothering to interupt her father pestering her mom about Zephyr. The letter had said to meet her team outside the gates of Konoha so thats where she was headed. After Arriving Aiko caught her breath and stood there looking towards the village to see if anyone was heading her way, this was going to be the best mission ever!

Post: 1/5

[Rikuo Namikaze]

It was a pretty standard day for Rikuo he had woken up taken a shower gotten dressed and eaten on his way to the mission office he had been summoned to the Hokages office. The Hokage had informed him that he would be taking part in a mission to track down a group of bandits that had been rading a nearby village. He was told he would be working with two members of the Uchiha clan Aiko and Zephyr he would also be working with Hikari. He was happy to get the chance to work with Hikari and he also remebered that Hikari had talked about Aiko and had said that she was diffrent then the rest of her clan. Rikuo hadn't really heard of the other one Zephry but he figured that it wouldn't due to judge him on how others saw the clan and Rikuo would at least give him a shot.

With that Rikuo left the office and quickly made his way back to his house to grab his back he always kept it ready by the door in case he had to move quickly. It was one of the skills his mother had taught him untill he could get his sealing scrolls ready once he arrived at his apartment he grabed his bag and tossed in six water bottle from his fridge and placed them in his bag. Rikuo's bag already had clothes and a first aid kit in it and his pouch carried all of his weapons .

Rikuo left his apratment making sure to lock up and quickly made his way to the gate were the team was to meet as he approched he noticed a girl and from her apperance he could tell that she was an Uchiha. He guessed that this was Aiko so as he got close he waved and spoke. "Yo i'm Rikuo and I guess we'll be working together". Rikuo moved so that he was standing next to the girl and turned to wait for the others to arrive.

Post: 1/6

[Hikari Mi]

Hikari was doing her chores as the windchime in the front of her house began to make a few musical noises. The windows in her house was open so the outside breeze could come inside and just keep it cool in the house. Her father had left to check on the shop and tend to anything that needed to be done while her mother was out helping once again with the new messenger birds that they wanted to be trained. Wiping her forehead a bit Hikari got back to wiping the floor as the time seemed to slip by. Within a few minutes she had finish the grueling chore and looked up at the kitchen window as she dumped the leftover water down the drain.

One of her mothers hawks had been watching her with a note attached, it confused Hikari as to why she hadnt noticed the bird earlier but then again that didn't really matter. Taking the note from the bird she made an exchange of a piece of fish to the bird as she took the letter. Apparently Hikari had been chosen, along with four others, to stop a couple of tough bandits raiding the villages around theirs. Her eyes then darted at the names, Zephyr Uchiha, a member her own team? This was starting out well. Then Aiko, it was about time Hikari had gotten to see that girl in actioin. Last but not least her mouth dropped when seeing Rikuo Namikaze. A blush came to process on her face as a smile crept onto it also, the night she had kissed his cheek...that was the most courage she had gotten ever. It had been a few days so it was awesome to see him again so soon.

Hikari rushed up the stairs having a bad already packed since she sensed that sooner or later she'd need it and left a note for her parents stating where she was going and that Hikari loved them and would see them soon. Her body slipped through her window as she jumped onto a roof and ran as fast as she could jumping from rooftop to rooftop. Her smile widend when seeing Aiko and Rikuo stand there. The first thing she did was land gently infront of them and waved smiling at Aiko before grinning at Rikuo after hugging him, "Hi Rikuo..this is going to be interesting! How's you and your cheek been?" She asked giggling referring to the kiss she planted on it.

Post:1/5

[Zephyr Uchiha]

Zephyr got up like any other day. He showered, got dressed, and ate breakfast, but this morning was unlike any other yet - he had received a mission! His first, too. It was a C-ranked mission as well! Obviously, he had done something right to receive this honor from the Council. The further he read into the letter, the more he liked it. He was to investigate a possible bandit hideout, and he was going with three other Genin...

The letter dropped from his hand, as did his jaw. He was paired with none other than Aiko! A smile crept up on his face, and he nearly jumped for joy. Further reading told him he was also paired with Hikari Mi, the girl that was ready to prove herself to their squad by taking on their sensei, and this Rikuo Namikaze kid... His name rung a bell, but he couldn't quite remember him. Zephyr shrugged, but quickly rummaged around his house to find things for his mission. He made sure he took lots of water - the landscape of the country was filled with forests and lakes, but you never know when you'll be gone from a source of water for a long time. He also made sure to pack non-perishable food like canned soup and things like that. He left his house running in excitement.

The sun was high in the air as Zephyr arrived at the scene of their meeting - the main gate of Konoha. There, three other Genin were gathered, two he recognized as Aiko and Hikari... The third, a guy with spiky, yellow hair, he assumed was Rikuo. Zephyr caught his breath for a moment before approaching the group.

"Hey guys.. Sorry that I'm late. Hey Aiko!" he announced on his approach. His brisk walk turned into a run as he went up to his good friend and hugged her. After a few moments passed, he released her and turned to Rikuo.

"I'm Zephyr Uchiha. I'll assume that you're Rikuo? Nice to meet you," he said in greetings. He extended his hand towards his fellow genin and mission-mate.


Post: 1 / 6 (Just so you guys know, the minimum for this mission is 6, and mission minimums don't get reduced for extra members. )

[Aiko Uchiha]

Aiko didn't seem to wait for too long before seeing a boy with shiny blonde hair approach her. The same sweet smile she always had was shown on her face as the Uchiha waved back at him. He seemed really nice but now seeing him Aiko knew exactly who he was especially after he said his name. Rikuo was the most agile in their class, also the most sought after secretly by the girls.

"Oh Rikuo!! Hi!! I am Aiko, it is very nice to meet you! I remember you from the academty. We'll finish this mission with a breeze."

Then Aiko heared a familiar feminine voice, it was Hikari no doubt as her long hair and blue eyes seemed to captivate Rikuo while looking out the corner of her eyes. Sensing something Aiko couldn't help but ask, "Are you two boyfriend and girlfriend?" A innocent laughter escaped her lungs as her ears started picking up on another more than familiar voice around the perimeter. Zephyr was here!! When he hugged her her arms wrapped around him hugging him back then stared at the group after he had introduced him self to Rikuo.

"I think we should get going guys..this is really exciting! Our first mission!"

[Rikuo Namikaze]

Rikuo smiled as he approched the gate and Aiko introduced herself to him he couldn't help but notice that her voice lacked the whole mighter then though tone that most other Uchiha seemed to have. Rikuo had to admit that he found it rather refershing to talk to an Uchiha and not want to kill them in their sleep because of their attitude. Rikuo nodded when she said that the mission would be a breeze and he chuckled. "I remember you to and of course if we all work together and keep on are toes we'll be fine.

Rikuo's smile only got wider as Hikari arrived and when she hugged him he hugged her back and gave her a warm smile when she said this misson was going to be interesting and he chuckled when she asked how he and his cheek had been. Rikuo smiled to Hikari before he spoke, "Hi Kari-chan good to see you and I don't know I think my cheek might miss you he's lonely". Rikuo couldn't help but chuckle at what he said and was going to answer Aiko when he noticed their teams final member.

Rikuo turned as Zephyr approched and introduced him self and offred Rikuo his hand which Rikuo shook and when the man said his name Rikuo nodded. "Yep that's me and it's nice to meet you too Zephyr-san I look froward to working with both you and Aiko". Rikuo smiled as Aiko said they should get moving Rikuo nodded. "Yep let's get going so that we can track down some bandits led on Aiko-san" Rikuo smiled from his spot beside Hikari. He couldn't help but glance at her he was looking foreward to working along side her.

Post: 2/6

[Hikari Mi]

Hikari laughed a bit when seeing Aiko react to her and Rikuo's playful bander but when she asked what they were a blush sort of appeared on her face. But before she was able to answer anything at all Zephyr was coming and Hikari was thinking about whether or not to do what she was going to do.

In a swift manner Hikari kissed the same cheek before grinning when seeing Zephyr approach and instantly hug Aiko first before telling them hello and introducing himself to Rikuo. Her eyebrow raised as for the next couple of minutes her eyes looked from him to Aiko in a very curious manner. Something was up between those two and that vibe was there ever since they did meet. But alas when Aiko started walking Hikari simply nudged Zephyr before grinning, "I see you and her are getting a bit comfortable with eachother." Hikari snickered before falling back and walking besides Rikuo when he was beside her.

Not being able to help herself at all the young Kunoichi looked up at Rikuo smiling widely. This mission was going to be easy by far, two uchiha's, Rikuo and her? Things should run smoothly but then again Hikari knew she wasn't able to judge these bandits..to not get caught for awhile these men had to be good.

[Zephyr Uchiha]

Zephyr laughed a little when Hikari nudged him and commented on his relationship with Aiko. He made sure to keep up with her, the two Uchihas leading the pack... Partially to leave the two lovebirds in the back, but he also wanted to be next to Aiko, of course. He began thinking about the mission. Why were they sending Genin to check out a bandit hideout? Were they just low-lives that they could wipe the floor with? Or were they not supposed to engage them? What if they attacked first? So many questions flooded his mind...


2/6

[Aiko Uchiha]

Aiko looked up at Zephyr as while studying his face. The boy seemed focused on the details of the mission and Aiko was certain they all had questions as to what exactly they were suppose to do. Right now though Aiko felt the need to fill them in on what exactly what going on and what they as a team were suppose to do. No one would be hurt under her watch that was a solid promise Aiko had made to herself. Smiling she nudged Zephyr a bit,

"We do have to be careful, some of them are tough you guys. Also we can find their hideout and take them on...or simply report back to the office and let someone of higher ranking deal with them. But I doubt that you guys want to find it and just leave like punks."

As the group walked toward the small village they were going to head to Aiko grinned at Zephyr before speeding up a bit as means on a little game. Knowing that Hikari and Rikuo would surely catch on too. They had to make it the village by nightfall before they bandits made another raid. The last thing she wanted was someone losing something priceless they cherished because of her slowness.

Post: 3/5

[Rikuo Namikaze]

Rikuo couldn't help but smile when Hikari kissed his cheek again and followed Aiko as she lead them towards the area the bandits had been raiding in. Rikuo kept his pace beside Hikari and like Zephy his mind was on the mission he didn't like that it was an unknow number that they were going against. Rikuo couldn't help but grin as Aiko spoke about the mission. " Ya I wouldn't feel right just tracking them down just for someone else to have to kick their butts but we should probaly find out how many of them their are first.

After Rikuo said this he noticed that Aiko began to pick up her pace he gave Hikari a quick peck on the cheek as pay back and then speed up to catch up with Aiko. He figured that she would want to cover as much ground as she could in case the bandits decided to launch another raid and who knew maybe they could help pervent someone getting killed. He quickly caught up to her and made sure to keep pace with her as they moved towards a village that was in the area so that they could ready their search for the bandit camp.

Post:3/6

[Hikari Mi]

Hikari smiled a bit just watching Zephyr and Aiko before hearing Aiko talk about the mission her mind was a little more at ease as Hikari started to know more and more about what they were doing. To her the numbers really did not matter, to send them on a C ranked mission the council had to think they were skilled Kunoichi and Shinobi. As Rikuo stated his problem Hikari shrugged, "I think we can handle it, I doubt it can be that many people."

Her eyebrow raised as her eyes watched Aiko speed up and Zephyr follow right behind her with ease. Then she turned red feeling Rikuo kiss her cheek, her hand touched her cheek before blinking, watching him catch up with Aiko before smiling and running and catching up with the group. Hikari said nothing as the walked faster right beside Rikuo. The girl just looked at him and smiled widely before giggling.

[Zephyr Uchiha]

Zephyr jumped into their conversation, having not much else to do except keep up his pace with Aiko.

"Four Genins, two being Uchiha, and I'm sure you guys are pretty strong too, because you're in this squad.. For only a C-rank mission? Easy. We have the tactical advantage, and depending on the size of the hideout and number of bandits, possibly numerical. It'd be a B rank mission if they were considering too tough for Genin," he reasoned with them. He nodded to himself afterwards, confirming it to himself.

"But we have to wait and see the hideout first. Are we getting near where they said the base was, Aiko?" He turned his head to face the girl whom he had shared his first kiss with just the other day. Zeffy still had butterflies in his stomach just thinking about it, and her.


3 / 5

[Aiko Uchiha]

"You guys come on now you know we can do this with ease. Now lets leave it at that and get going, shall we?"

With that being said Aiko had said nothing else as they walked on towards the hideout. Her mind was mainly on the events that had previously happened the other day between her and Zephyr. It was the night they had shared their first kiss and when he looked up at her Aiko couldn't help but smile widely at him. Just then her mind was made up to answer their question since she had figured that not only Zephyr wanted to know but Hikari as well as Rikuo wanted to know themselves. After about a hour and a half of walking Aiko slowed her pace to conserve energy.

"We are getting close, so everyone be on your toes please I don't want anything happening to any one. Before we get down to business I need to assign you all roles for after we capture the bandits." Aiko turned around to look at them all as they huddled into the group, "Hikari and Rikuo I want you two to secure the bandits and make sure they won't escape after we take them down. Zephyr I would like for you to help me get what they have stolen and return it back to the village so the Hokage can decide on what exactly he wants to do with it. I don't want to leave it all there and have more bandits just pick up where they others have left off. Okay?"

The young Uchiha looked up at Zephyr before winking with a giggle. Something however did catch her eyes, behind him a few feet away were footprints. Aiko grinned with looked at the other three. "They are headed in the direction we are going, so someone is on their was back to the hideout." Aiko walked up a nearby tree and expected the others to follow suit. When they did they contiued on their path until finding a cave and seeing two men enter it. Looking at her team that was in nearby trees Aiko nodded before jumping out the tree and waiting at the bottom for her friends. This was it, things were about to get very interesting.

Post: 4/5

[Rikuo Namikaze]

Rikuo smiled to Hikari when she came up beside him after he had kissed her cheek and also listened to Zephyr he had to admit it was a good point for all they new these bandits were only a small part of a larger group. Rikuo joined the huddle when the group had stoped and nodded when Aiko gave him and Hikari their job. "Don't worry Kari and me well make sure they don't go anyware after we take em down. As he said this he winked at Hikari Rikuo also noticed the foot prints and when Aiko had them move out he quickly followed her up the tree. Rikuo noticed the two men enter the cave and looked around for anyone who could be acting as a look out for the guys inside. Rikuo jumped out of the tree and landed by Aiko ready for a fight and to take down the bandits.

"When were inside we should keep are eyes open in case they have set up traps or have any prisoners just in case. Rikuo said this and readied himself for Aiko's order to move in. He glanced over at Hikari and gave her a smile as the both of them would be working on sercuring the bandits after the fight.

Post:3/6

[Hikari Mi]

Hikari smiled a bit when getting her job, "Like Rikuo said it won't be a problem for us. You guys be careful s well." The girl winked back at him smiling before following Aiko and the rest up the trees. When seeing two men enter and no hideout lookouts her mind had concluded that maybe they were all inside splitting up the loot. Before sheknew it however the group had jumped down out the trees and Hikari jumped afterwards making sure to hear the next move an smile back at Rikuo. Her eyes then looked over at Zephyr with a huge grin,

"We have to do our best. We can't let Shikamaru sensei down. Aiko tell us when you're ready."

Post: 4/6

[Zephyr Uchiha]

Zephyr noted the group as approaching the cave, but didn't bother to say anything as Aiko was already explaining the situation. He nodded in accordance to the rules set up by the group. He no longer had any doubts that these guys were amateurs. There was no lookout posted at all. The team jumped down to trees near the cave entrance, and Zephyr grinned as Hikari mentioned their sensei.

"Yeah. He won't be let down, not by us," he said confidently. His eyes scanned the area for any obvious traps or lookouts that he may have missed, but there didn't appear to be any. He kept by Aiko's side, knowing that their manpower would best be used in the front, and also wanting to protect her in case of an ambush. He didn't know what he would ever do with himself if she got hurt.

He looked at Aiko and nodded, awaiting the signal to move in.


4 / 6

[Aiko Uchiha]

Aiko looked at them and giggled a bit when mentioning their sensei. Her eyes rolled playfully before starting to approach the cave carefully. But through closer inspection Aiko realized that it was a thin hallway for now, so their den had to be at the end of this cave's tunnel. "Be careful, I don't want you guys getting hurt.

As they kept going through the cave there was a light at the end of the tunnel. Her anticipation was getting the best of her but before she could let it get complete control over her she had shut her eyes and inhaled before opening and exhaling and rushing into the room with her squad. Out the corner of her eyes a man to her left was standing there obviously paused in a state of shock, making the tiger handsign her abnormal blue flames engulfed her hands before she punched him in the gut then uppercutted him in the chin. As the man fell to the ground holding his face that had now been severely burned her head turned to her squad and the other men. So at the moment they were outnumbered by 3 but Aiko already knew that everyone could handle a situation if it turned into a two against one situation.

Post: 5/6

[Rikuo Namikaze]

Rikuo had quickly followed Aiko as she had began to move into the bandits cave makeing sure to keep his eyes open for any traps and anyone who could be waiting in ambush. Rikuo made a quick glance over his shoulder towards Hikari and gave her a quick smile he knew people might be nervous as this was their first combat mission. Rikuo on the other hand figured if he could catch the Demon cat Tora in the forest of death then he wouldn't get killed by some random bandit.

Rikuo nodded when Aiko told them to be careful and when they came across the bandits he couldn't help but grin as Aiko dropped one of them with some kind of blue flame. While he found this odd and very cool he would have to ask later but for now he had to keep his mind in the fight.Rikuo noticed that the were out numbred by three and decided to try and even the odd's a little. Rikuo made his way towards two of the ones closet'ss to the group makeing sure to duck a swing from one of the bandits weapon's He quickly deliverd a quick punch to the mans collar bone and an elbow to his gut finishing with a spinning kick to the side of the mans head to knock him out.

Rikuo quickly turned to the second bandit and delivered two lightning fast strikes to the mans chest using the Namikaze Clans Taijutsu stance the Humming bird. The style used well placed blows at lightning fast speed to devastae an oppenet. Rikuo Quickly followed his two blow up with a back flip kick to lift the man off the ground and onto his back. The man groaned and then passed out as Rikuo got ready to help his teamates with the rest before he could begin to tie up the downed bandits.

Post:5/6

[Hikari Mi]

Hikari smiled at Rikuo before making the neccesary handseal then just continueing like she was. Her mind was blown when seeing Aiko take out the man by the door with little effort, what was even more weird was the fact the fire was blue. Was that some type or jutsu or something? But before Hikari could think her eyes guided her to Rikuo who with little effort at all had disabled a couple of men. She couldn't help but smile he was amazing and Hikari was sure he knew it.

Just as her focused was on him a man seemed to try and hit her from behind. Hikari turned at such a fast pace she grabbed the mans wrist as her fist hit his elbow in a uppercut fashion breaking his arm. While he was holding it and screaming in pain another man tried to do the same except with a weapon. She blocked the bow with her wrist as it bounced off her Crystal Armor technique she had activated while in the tunnel of the cave and kicked him in the knee breaking his knee then punching him in his chest knocking the wind out of him. She then drew her leg up in a drop kick and dropped the man that was still yelling about his arm out cold as well. So far so good.

[Zephyr Uchiha]

Zephyr followed Aiko in the small hallway for only a short bit before she set her hands on fire and rushed in blindly. He sighed, wanting to have gathered intelligence first, but... Whatever. The other two blazed past him, as he assessed the situation. All in the few moments the three took down their respective opponents, Zephyr was calculating the situation in his mind. There were eight to begin with by his count; Aiko took down one, Rikuo two, and Hikari two - leaving three left. The 5 that got taken down looked pathetically weak, so Zephyr gauged that he could take on the remaining three, saving Aiko the trouble of having to take down her second victim - or letting the others steal one of his.

He quickly went to work, pushing off the ground with chakra from his feet to give him a boost of speed. The thugs never knew what hit them. They were so focused on the battle developing with the other three that the first one took a clenched fist straight into the cheekbone. Zephyr quickly spun backwards in the air and slammed his heel into the flying body's chest, no doubt knocking the wind from his lungs at least.

The other two were now aware of his prescence, and seemed to have a plan in mind. The two rushed towards him from opposite sides, so Zephyr flickered his eyesight between the two, back and forth. His mind formulated a plan at an accelerated pace - this battle was getting his blood to boil with anxiety and excitedness. In moments, he figured out a way to take them both out with ease.

Zephyr executed his plan nearly perfectly. He threw two kunai, one in each direction, towards each bandit. They were easily dodged and did not delay the thugs one bit, them hitting the ground harmlessly. As the two rogues neared, he leaped into the air, allowing them to meet just below him, halting both of their progresses. He quickly formed several handseals and inhaled deeply, remembering the training just a few nights before with Aiko. He fused his Katon chakra with his breath and practically shouted out his lung's capacity downwards. A fireball easily five times the size of a fully grown man was expelled from his mouth, and forced the two bandits to leap away from the flames.

However, it was their mistake. The two kunai he had thrown before were attached with Explosive tags, and their timers were about to go off. Zephyr formed a single Tiger seal and they both exploded, engulfing both bodies in flames and smoke, and thrusting them towards the ceiling with extreme velocity from the force of the blast. They collided with a wall or ceiling and were knocked out from the brunt force of the damage.

Zephyr finally fell to earth with a grin on his face, and perspiration on his forehead. He used up a bit of his chakra, but it felt good. He was also not very good with Taijutsu. Unfortunately for the first bandit, he had finally regained his senses and charged at Zephyr. It was a mistake. He quickly spun around and nailed him in the stomach with the heel of the same boot he had hit him with before, sending him towards the wall.

Their work was done. Each enemy was wiped out without too much effort. Zephyr took a deep breath and then wiped his forehead with his arm, then grinned.

"I'll start tying them up, I guess." Zephyr quickly went around and took some zip-ties he had prepared in his pack and quickly gathered all of the unconscious bodies, tying their hands and feet together so they couldn't escape. After his work was done, he dusted off his hands and looked at the squad.

"Seemed too easy to me."

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5 / 6

[Aiko Uchiha]

Aiko looked over at Rikuo who had easily took down two men. He was so fast it was hard to keep up with his movements when he had took a familiar stance Aiko had learned about it books she used to read. The Namikaze's taijutsu stance the humming bird was something Aiko thought she would never see it in her lifetime. But as the men were knocked out her gaze then turned towards Hikari, who for some reason was deflecting physical and weapon attacks like something was blocking them from touching her. Her face was actually surprised at how easily it was for Hikari to break a mans arm and leg with a simple kick and punch..something more was happening but she figured in time the truth would come out.

Then there was Zephyr her face lit up when seeing him execute the moves perfectly and even think about what he was about to do instead of rushing into the fight. Maybe that was something she learned from him today as a not to do. But then again Zephyr would probably give her a tip about it anyway, as he jumped into the air Aiko could only smile at what was going to happen next. Aiko looked over at the Kunai noticing that there was an explosive tag on each one. Now as they blew up her arm covered her face to deflect any flying rubble. After everything had died down Aiko frowned a bit, something was not feeling right about this, it was a bit too easy something more had to be going on and she was going to find out what exactly it was. Then remembering a day out in the field with her father came to mind. "Aiko just because you're in a room that seems like it has nothing to hide that maynot be the case, maybe there is something they are truely hiding and in a mission or fight against an opponent.. "But dad how am I suppose to know whether or not its that kind of situation?". That was when her dad simply smiled and touched her heart and then forehead. As the flashback ended Aiko grabbed the man she had knocked on the floor and pointed to the end of the cave.

"Where is it?! Answer me and don't lie!!" Without making the sign her other hand drew back as the blue flame shown itself again. The man with one hand waved and pleaded before going ahead and spilling the truth.

"T-the wall!! Over there!!! Its a hudden switch behind a fake rock slip! Just slide it! He had smiled a bit though as Aiko let him go and went towards the switch. Looking carefully Aiko flipping the hidden switch as she stood beside the door as it began to open, before it was all the way open a few hidden explosive tags blew up causing heavy smoke. When it cleared Aiko was blown back against a wall with bruises and cuts. Her head was hanging down and her breath slow.

'This sucks...we were so close to doing this perfectly...and i was so careless...'

Two men could be heard laughing while shouting down the hall, "We go one boss!!" Before heading back their to see what their boss wanted to do.

[Rikuo Namikaze]

Rikuo smiled as he quickly tied the two he had knocked out up so that they couldn't get up and just jump back into the fight. He looked over to Kari and noticed how she took down her foes almost like she had some kind of armor. Rikuo decided he would ask he about it later when they were one the way back if she was open to it if it was alright with here. Jason turned to watch Zerphyr as he took down the last three bandits that were in to room and Rikuo had to admit it that Zeph had some skill. Rikuo looked around the area before he moved over towards Hikari to help her tie up some more bandits.

As Rikuo walked over towards Hikari he noticed that Aiko was moving towards a rock on the wall that he had heard the bandit talk about Rikuo was about to wave it off when he noticed the grin on the mans face. Rikuo turned to try and stop Aiko but it was to late as she opened the door and it exploded. Rikuo quickly lept in the path of some of the debrie heading towards Hikari and also so that he could stop Aiko from hitting the wall. He would have made it to if the force of the blast hadn't stagred him so that he couldn't move at full speed right away.

Rikuo was able to take a few of the pieces that were aimed at Hikari out of the air before they reached her when he could hear the laughter of the men inside. Rikuo reached into his backpack and grabbed his First aid kit so that Aiko could get patched up and he tossed to to Hikari. "Kari stay here and look after Aiko Zeph and I will deal with who ever is left. With that Said Rikuo took of at full speed towards the whole tha thad been made when Aiko had been hit by the trap. It didn't take long to reach and Rikuo only stoped long enough at it to check if anyone was waiting for them. Once he was sure it was clear his speed picked up again as he made his way towards the room that was up ahead so that the could deal with who ever was left and so that they could get some pay back for their injured teammate.

Post:6/6

[Hikari Mi]

Zephyr had plenty of skill this wasn't something new to her. The boy may lack in social skills by a little but he sure did make up for it when it came to getting things done on a mission. Speaking of, everything seemed to be running smoothly as they began securing the men in this room. Hikari had stopped once she had heard Aiko talk to the man asking where is it, where was what? But as her eyes narrowed Hikari could clearly see a smirk on his face by then though it was a bit too late to say anything since Rikuo had. The next thing that could be heard was a loud explosion and smoke fulled the room. Rikuo though somehow made it infront of her and blocked the debris that was headed her way. She gave him a look which ment she'd thank him later as he gave her the first aid kit.

"Aiko...Aiko can you hear me? Where does it hurt?" Her eyes were filled with worry while her eyes continued to look at her wounded friend as her hands opened the first aid kit to get everything ready and bandage her up. Hikari knew full well that Aiko would have to recieve medical attention just as a backup but then something hit her mind, Zephyr. Hestitating a bit Kari had turned around to see if he was coming to check on her or go after the men they had heard laughing and rushing back towards the boss. "Okay, just be careful, we'll be fine here. I will get her situated and then we'll join you guys. Zephyr..get them good okay? I'll take care of her, she'll be okay. Don't worry." Kari knew though that deep down Zephyr was beyond upset and wasn't sure what'd he do.

Post:6/6

[Zephyr Uchiha]

Zephyr's eyes scanned the room for any other exit, but there appeared to be none. And then his eyes focused on the bandit who was revealing something important, behind a rock. He looked at it closely, and had no chance to even request that he open it instead of Aiko before she flipped the switch. In nearly an instant, an explosion rang out, knocking Zephyr to his feet and blasting rubble everywhere. Luckily, he managed to escape unscathed except for his heart. It was torn in two.

Lying on the ground bloodied was Aiko. Tears formed in his eyes. No, no! There was no way this was happening! His hands slowly clenched and he rose to his knees. Zephyr looked at Hikari and Rikuo with wide eyes, full of fear. His eyes fell down to the body of Aiko. Hikari and Rikuo were moving fast, but Zephyr felt like time had slowed to a standstill. Why couldn't he stop it? He was supposed to protect her... What would her parents think? What would she think? He failed to do his duty as not only a squadmate, but as a friend.

His eyes barely managed to register the voices of his other squadmates who resumed order to the situation. A medical pack was tossed to Hikari, who was going to take care of Aiko. Beyond that, he only heard the footsteps of the fleeing enemy ninja. Apparently, they did not know there were three other ninja present.

It was going to be unfortunate for them. Zephyr's moment of sadness turned into a hot flash of anger. His eyes closed, allowing streams of tears to flow down his cheeks. His fists slammed against the ground in frustration. No. He was going to make them pay for this. His eyelids slowly carried themselves up, for what seemed like an eternity, and no longer were his eyes black. Replacing his normal eye colour was a shade of red, dark as blood, and fierce as a dragon, with a black toma in the ring of his iris.

The Sharingan had awakened. The young Uchiha Genin rose to his feet, his past exhaustion having receded to the call of the bloodlust within him. His eyebrows furrowed and replacing his usual happy look was one that was fierce and ready for battle. All anxiety had fled him, being replaced by thirst for vengeance.

He looked towards Hikari with his now-red eyes and stated with a voice colder than he thought possible, "Keep her safe." Zephyr then seemed to disappear with a burst of speed, racing towards the newly-opened entryway. He quickly caught up to Rikuo, but failed to even acknowledge him being beside him as he sprinted through the hallway. After a few dozen seconds of travel, the short hallway came to an end, and soon the two were about to enter what appeared to be the final cavern in this shithole. This was the end... For the bandits.

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Mission: 6 / 6

Sharingan: 1 / 4

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