Rescuing a Diplomat [Mission]

Arriving at the scene of the kidnap, Ryujin quickly scoped the perimeter from the trees, carefully examining the area before making his way down. There is no noticeable signs of conflict here… the bandits must be well trained… maybe even shinobi he thought. He reached down and grabbed a piece of rubble from the dirt road and squeezed it between his fingers. The dirt clumped together, a sign of moisture. It hasn’t rained for weeks… and the sun is excruciatingly hot…this is a sign of Suiton users. He performed a further exhaustive examination on the surrounding area before finding his first clue which pointed him northeast. Off we go, he thought as he once again began his trek.

The tents were medium-sized and looked as it had the capabilities to hold around 3-4 persons and there were 9 tents in total. 20-30 people… this is going to be difficult Ryujin thought. I may even have to use my sharingan.

Suddenly, he eyed an enemy leaving their tent. The enemy wore a Hitai-ate with an unknown symbol on it as well as a flak-jacket different in style than any village Ryujin knew about. Jounin or chuunin level soldiers and there are so many… Ryujin thought as he checked his supplies. He began to think of a strategy. If this was a simple assassination method I could easily use Katon and burn them all alive at once. But this is a rescue…how annoying.

The enemy should be preparing to sleep except a select few who will be on guard duty. I doubt that there are any sensory types in this camp so I should be fine. He entered the tent of the former bandit and told the 3 others inside that he would perform guard duty. Just as I expected, one person from each tent so 8 others. As the sunset turned into the night, 8 other bandits would leave the tent to guard, however, there were 3 stationed near a single tent. That must be where he is, if I can kill these 8 silently then I may be able to leave without starting a large scale battle.

These three bandits will take more than simply slashes to take out at once… Ryujin thought. Ryujin summoned two Kage Bunshins and used Henge to transform the clones and him into the fallen bandits. “Yo, when’s the shift over?” Ryujin asked one of the bandits as his clones crept up on the other two. “What are you doing. Get back to your post right no…” the bandit replied as Ryujin punched him in the gut. He then unsheathed his wakizashi and performed a diagonal slash while his clones subdued the other two. Alright, the moment of truth… Ryujin thought as he grabbed three kunai from his forearm seal.

The bandits simultaneously threw a storm of shuriken at Ryuujin. Calmly, he used his agility and quickly focused chakra into his feet and exploded upwards dodging them. Landing a few meters away from the bandits he fled quickly. Even with my speed, I can’t outrun these men with this guy over my shoulder he thought as he placed the diplomat on the ground. He bit his finger and then began rapidly forming hand seals, “Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu!” he shouted as a ball of fire appeared.

The bandits became distressed as the fireball took on the size of what seemed like a mountain. Ryuujin used this time to quickly hide the diplomat in one of the tents. This should do.

The 25 bandits stared intensely at Ryujin before yelling a battle cry, “YAAARGHHHHH!!” They screamed as they began rushing towards Ryujin. “That’s a mistake…” he whispered as he sheathed his wakizashi. “This will be good practice.” he said. The first enemy that reached him was subdued with two punches aimed at the stomach and then a roundhouse kick to the head causing him to fly backwards towards another bandit. The next two surrounded Ryujin and tried to grab him. Ryujin jumped up into the air and performed a split kick, hitting the two in the face. He then stuck his hand into the pouch of a fallen bandit and grabbed 7 kunai. Jumping into the air, he performed an aerial assault on the bandits using the kunai, talking down 7 more.

Using his agility, Ryujin dodged the blows from the bandits before retaliating with several punches and kicks. He then grabbed the remaining bandit and twisted his neck, breaking the cervical vertebrae. 10 more bandits stood in his way. “Sorry, but I don’t want this to drag on too long.” Ryujin said as he unsheathed his wakizashi. Flickering through the enemy camp, he slew the remaining bandit with agility and quick slashes of his wakizashi until there was one more left. “You look scared” Ryujin said as he stared down the remaining bandit. “And you should be” as Ryujin dashed towards him before killing him. A scream was heard in the distance. (From the loan bandit)