Kurama fastened the black sword scabbard over his back. His family sword stuck out slightly over his black cloak like a fin. He was ready for action. He was ready to get his first kill. No more of the little kid missions for him. He was finally getting his shot at some real combat. Kurama was slightly nervous at the prospect of taking someone's life but he knew that it was for the greater good. He was to be working with Ren again. The last mission that Kurama did with Ren was one of capture, and it had gone very smoothly. Ren had taken care of is part and seemed to have no problems at all. Although Ren was much younger than Kurama, he there was still a lot that he could learn from the young Chuunin.

Kurama closed the door to his house behind him quietly even though nobody was home, he was just used to doing it. Kurama walked down the busy street in his black cloak, towards the noodle shop where he was going to wait for Ren. Kurama did not have the hood up as he wanted to feel the cool breeze ruffle his red hair. When it was time for the mission to begin his hood would go up. Kurama could feel the occasional glances from people as he walked down the street. He ignored them though, because they had nothing to do with his mission. Kurama neared the noodle shop but didn't see Ren. Once at the noodle shop, Kurama would sigh and take a seat to wait patiently for Ren. This time Kurama had been told all of the necessary information pertaining to the mission.

Word Count
284/1500

He was tired and things were not going too well lately, he injured his shoulder in the last mission he did and not only that after having recently taken out close to ten strong shinobi and wiping out a mob of smugglers, once again he received this mission, did they never quit or were they just plain stupid. He reached the back of the noodle shop where he had been washing the dishes and helping out as he spoke to her. " I have to kill a bunch of smugglers again, why do they keep smuggling if they know it will get them killed " He sighs as the girl knows better than to hug him and just gives him a free bowl of noodles.

He steps out from the door then sees the genin he helped out last time, Kurama. As he looked to the red headed Kurama he began thinking about whether he should even be on this mission. This war was really leaving them short on shinobi for missions to be sending weaklings out on high ranking missions as well. He then remembered that Kurama performed fairly well last time so maybe there was hope for him. As he waved to Kurama he began with just a few words. "Hi, are you ready?" straight to the point without any jokes or sayings he just wanted to get this mission over and done with. His blonde hair hanged in his face mostly as he wiped it out of the way so his one eye could at least see more clearly. He was hoping he would not need to baby sit him so much this time and he waited to see how Kurama would respond.

Word Count = 284/1500

Kurama would turn at the sound of the back door opening to see Ren emerge from the back. He was just how Kurama had remembered him. Small, but man could he pack a punch. Kurama had heard stories of what this young Chuunin was capable of but he was unable to see it first hand during their last mission together because Kurama had to chase down two genin who thought they could outrun him. Ren waved to Kurama and Kurama smiled. "Are you ready?"Ren said, getting straight to the point. Kurama would nod in response. Kurama put his hood up, signifying that he was in kill mode. Kurama spoke, his voice calm yet edgy "Lets go." If those smugglers think they can do their business in MY town, they have another thing coming! He thought to himself. Kurama would take a deep breath and then start walking towards the docks where the smugglers where said to be hiding out, checking over his shoulder to see if Ren was coming. The time was almost upon them, the time where Kurama would be able to show Ren what he was capable of. This would be Kurama's first B-Rank mission and he did a good job there just might be a promotion for him in the future.

Word Count 509/1500

He was happy to get a fairly quick reply although it looked like Kurama was deep in thought. Ren did yawn a bit again then stretched out a bit. His casual dress always made it seem like he was just some kid who recently became a shinobi. That was actually true but most of it got dumbed down or altered by gossip. The tails of him taking out a large beast as well as destroying many ships in missions. As he followed closely behind Kurama giving the impression that he was the one who needed protection. Some girls were blushing thinking not only that Ren was cute but that Kurama himself was pretty good looking too and cool due to the hood.

They had finally reached the docks and it seems the smugglers were in a hurry to pack the boats, not even trying to look less suspicious. Meanwhile the vanguard protecting them were sleeping around acting as if they were lazy men while infact they were all chuunin level shinobi with swords and certain skills which he assumed would hopefully be water. He did not want to fight against Earth, he did not mind Raiton or Fuuton and he really did not want Fire since it makes him sweat sometimes. The wind began to blow as one crate fell breaking and revealing the smuggled goods which were strangely enough medical supplies.

They could not allow this and with the ten vanguards spread out he pulled on Kurama's arm quickly to speak to him. " Wait ", he looked around then pulled on Kurama to follow then let go of his arm and then showed a hand sign for Kurama to duck low. He was fortunate all the crates were taller than him which was a bit annoying. They were near the side as he peaked he then looked back. T

"There are three of them on this side so there must be two at the front and the back and another three on the other side where they loading the stuff " He thought about it for a moment then decided on a plan. He looked to Kurama and signaled with his hands that he would take out the two on the left and Kurama must take out the one on the right. He gave a signal to be quiet then waited ready to charge in.

Word Count = 395 + 284 = 679/1500

The two reached the docks where the smugglers were unloading their shipment of...medical supplies!? What kind of criminals traffic medical supplies. Was there even a black market of medical supplies? As Kurama looked around he could see about 10 low lifes, all spread out around various locations. Kurama and Ren were very fortunate that there were crates to hide themselves behind before they were ready to strike. Although Ren did not have to duck down as he was small enough to stand behind the stack of crates without being seen. Kurama felt a tug on his cloak sleeve which caused him to freeze. "Wait" Ren said to him in a hushed voice and then signaled to Kurama to duck down. "There are three of them on this side so there must be two at the front and the back and another three on the other side where they loading the stuff " Ren continued. Kurama looked at his senior as he was obviously thinking of a plan. Ren peeked over the crates once more and signaled to Kurama that he was to take out the one on the right and Ren would take care of the two on the left.

Kurama looked at Ren and nodded to him as he slowly removed his sword from it's scabbard. Kurama was waiting for the moment when two of them had their backs turned to Kurama. At that moment he smiled and took off around the crates. Kurama willed his legs to go as fast as they could. The distance was only about 5m so he closed the distance very quickly. Before Kurama was within 2m of the one on the right, the thugs turned to see him rushing at them. But it was too late. Kurama had already drawn his sword and swung at the thug's midsection before he could draw his sword fully. But the thug had jumped backward, avoiding a more severe gash in his abdomen but still getting cut about an inch and a half deep all across his side. The thug cried out in pain and clutched his right side then looked at his bloody hand then back at Kurama with a glare. "You'll pay for tha-" The thug said as he was still trying to unsheathe his katana. However the thug's words were cut off by the sound of silence and a blade severing the man's spinal chord. Kurama had spun around and gone for a cheap shot while the thug had been talking. Not the most honorable move, but quite effective. Kurama's hands were tingling, from the sensation of his blade entering the thug, the mans warm blood ran down the katana onto Kurama's hands. Sick pleasure. Kurama  would smile at Ren and ready himself to help Ren if needed.

Word Count: 471+ 509= 980/1500

He was glad to see Kurama taking initiative and during that moment he decided he might as well get started. As he watched the quick attack by Kurama he dashed at the two from behind and slashed the them both behind the back of their necks. As they did not even get a chance to fight back he looked at Kurama who had just finished his little combination of a well aimed gut shot and a sneaky cheap shot to the back of the neck.

It was not long before the enemy became suspicious and looked around each corner to see a kid with blonde hair standing between two of their men, and one red head which they hated for some unknown reason. The men did not waste any time as in each group one of them quickly finished off seals and used Katon Goukakyuu no jutsu. The Fireball from the one end heading straight for Ren and the other end heading straight for Kurama. To top that the other three had also been alert and jumped on top of the boat and all three were performing that same Katon but as a group as there fireball was massive. Ren sighed as he dashed to Kurama carefully aiming the arc of his technique as water in a semi circle fashion surrounded them both. The Fire all hitting against his watery shield as he looked around taking note of the three on the roof the other two men who had not used the fire jutsu disappeared behind some crates and were now hiding.

"Go find them" that was all he said as he proceded with his second technique, a large portion of water in the shape of a dragon shot up to the roof and in an angle swiped two out of the three enemies on the roof breaking the one guys arm and leaving the other one half bleeding from his sword being pushed into his leg. The guy who jumped back lost his footing only to find the water dragon was redirected and blasted him through the deck. The other two fire users on either side or Ren had began charging with their swords drawn. Ren was too focused on the enemy to tell if Kurama was still there or not, but he trusted that he would be able to handle the enemy carefully.

As the two were closing in on him he just sighed knowing the mission would soon be over.

Word Count = 1092/1500
Chakra = 180/220

Jutsu used from Jutsu List

B-Rank
Suiton Suijinheki, Suiton Suiryuudan

Kurama's sunset colored eyes seemed to burn with even more intensity now. It was as if he had just awoken his true self. Was he psycho? Who cared? Not Kurama, that's for sure. Kurama grinned devilishly as he looked around, five fire balls where being launched towards Kurama and Ren. Kurama was too caught up in what he just done to the man lying on the ground before him to realize it before it was too late. Kurama had closed his eyes, expecting the worst. SPLASH! the fireballs landed in a giant arc of water. Confused for a second, it clicks in Kurama's mind that Ren was responsible for this. Kurama would look at Ren and nod. After their "all in" attack failed Kurama saw two of the jump over the crates in an act of cowardice. "Go find them" Ren said. Kurama nodded and took off, hoping that Ren could handle the others by himself.

Once again Kurama willed his legs to carry him as fast as they could. Luckily He caught a glimpse of one of the smugglers as he dove into a crate in an attempt to hide himself. He charged toward the crate where the smuggler had dove into. "Fight me like a man!" Kurama screamed at the crate. There was only silence. Kurama grinned as he positioned his sword in front of the space between the slats of wood in the crate. Kurama plunged his sword into the crate. The sound of steel slicing through flesh filled Kurama's ears. He could hear the faint gurgle and scream through the crate. The sword continued through the other side of the crate, it was covered in blood. Kurama could feel the man struggling on his blade.

He removed his blade quickly and watched as blood leaked through the crate and pooled on the ground around it. Kurama admired his blood soaked blade, which was interrupted by a burning stinging sensation in his back. Kurama turned his head to see what it was. There was a kunai lodged in his back. He turned further to see the other thug standing about 10m away, holding four more kunai in between his fingers. As Kurama turned, the thug launched all four kunai at him at once in wide spread and rushed towards him as he drew his katana. Kurama tried to spin into the side of a crate to avoid most of them because he knew he wouldn't be fast enough to dodge all of them. Kurama caught one of the kunai in the left shoulder. Kurama reversed his spin just in time to parry the thug's attack with his own blade. Pain ripped through his back as he could feel his would rip open slightly from the shock of parrying an attack. After the clash, Kurama would jump back, giving himself space, the thug did the same. Kurama would do a couple backflips to increase the distance to about 5m and then make the tiger seal. The thug would do the same. Both Kurama and the thug would release their Katon GokakyuunoJutsu at the same exact time. The two great fireballs would clash in the middle of the two. Kurama's fireball started overpowering the thug's fireball, causing the thug's fireball to be pushed back farther and farther. "IMPOSSIBLE!!!" the thug screamed as Kurama's fireball enveloped him. The thug screamed and screamed and screamed. The thug fell to the ground his back. Kurama walked over, trying to ignore the pain from his injuries and buried his sword in the thug's throat, making sure that he was dead. Kurama would walk back to the rendezvous point to wait for Ren, so they could go back home together.

Word count: 627+980=1607/1500

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Jutsu used from Jutsu List
Great fireball jutsu

Chakra: 135/150

They had finally closed in on Ren who drew his blade and released Mizukiri taking out the guy who happened to head straight into the technique. The guy hesitated after seeing his ally nearly have his head chopped off, instead half of his neck was cut as the man fell over with his head dangling around.

The moment that guy hesitated was a fatal mistake as Ren proceded to toss his explosive tag on the enemy. There is nothing that says you are dead more than an explosive being stuck to your head. With a sizzle and a bang the mans head was blown off as his body fell down lifeless. He was being brutal and direct as he aimed to understand the situation. They killed three in the beginning and Kurama he noticed had ran off to hopefully get the job done. He took out three supposedly with his water dragon technique and he killed the remaining to fire users.

He searched the ship killing the ordinary smugglers as he went down to the lower deck only to find the part where he blasted his water dragon had no enemy there. He kept his guard up as he looked around and listened carefully. There was definitely a survivor in here somewhere as he stepped slowly and carefully. Before he could even find the enemy he noticed five, ten it could be twenty small fireballs heading his way, he aimed to dodge most of them having very little space in which to do that. Some of them passed nearby as he noticed there were kunai in the fireballs too. From the ceiling the enemy fell down aiming to behead the kid from above. Ren's superior swordsmanship allowed him to block the attack as he jumped back then gave the enemy a serious glare.

"I don't like hide and seek" he took his stance and performed the hidden mist technique as the enemy stopped his movements. The enemy was trying to find out where the kid was and also wanted to survive. A special soft mist formed around his eyes as he looked on at the enemy. The mist vision technique was truly effective in these situations as he watched the enemy carefully. He wanted to bring this all to an abrupt end and finally closed in on the enemy. He launched his Raiton Kangekiha as lightning travelled a short distance, shocking his target who the swung his blade carelessly leaving an opening under his arm. Ren saw this and cut there nearly removing the limb as the man dropped his sword.

"Do not feel bad, you were weak" the words not that encouraging as Ren stabbed the enemy's chest. He felt he did a good job and went out to check on Kurama. It all seemed to have gone well he noticed a blood trail from a crate. He followed the trail and found a guy holding on to his ribs struggling to breathe. The man looked back and sighed. Ren stabbed the man in the chest then walked along to meet up with Kurama. He then left him with a short lecture. "Make sure you check next time, do not stab people inside boxes and hope for the best" With that he left to go hand in his report of the mission's success

Word Count = 1650/1500
Chakra = 150/220

Jutsu used from Jutsu List
[b]B-Rank
Kiri Shiryoku

D-Rank
Kirigakure

Exit Thread

MISSION COMPLETE!!!