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Aiden would be traversing the empty wastes of the Wild West. With only his torn pink shirt and black pants on, the otter male would be making his way towards where the Infinity Gang was rumored to be. The surrounding terrain was rocky, barren, and overall a wasteland. This was definitely not a good thing at all. There wasn't a water source in sight, and the simple fact of the matter is that there is barely anything in the environment he could use to his advantage if he had to. The only thing he can take notice of are the cracks and fissures that would continuously be created, only to break apart once more. This land was certainly unstable, and this wide, open area, if used right, could prove useful in itself. If he should ever find himself far too outnumbered, he feels this could at least help him, but he suspected that it wouldn't be by much, and the times it can prove helpful can also equally prove devastating.

The strong winds blew, making his torn pink short sleeved shirt flutter in the strong winds aggressively, the two cut open holes only further serving to make this fluttering all the worse. The back of his left calf would also have a hole, making his bandaged leg partially visible. The wound had already fully healed, thanks to the witch doctor shit Nanashi can do, but Otter has yet to have found to time to undo and take care of the bandages, or the blood stains, for the matter. Overall, since the battle with Chu-Bu, Aiden had found little time for anything outside of hunting down Daiki, gathering tidbits of information and the like. The broken sword revealed nothing, though he still stashed it away back at the village for now for other reason. The local petty criminals seemed more knowledgeable about Daiki, or at least someone that has been rumored to be dealing with a weapons contractor lately, and that was the Infinity Gang, a large gang that prides itself on the endless amount of members it has. Many leaders of it fell, but more and more take the place as soon as it opens.

All in all, this seemed like a huge headache, especially considering that from what he heard, the gang was fairly powerful. The last thing Ai wanted was to meet his end out here in this wasteland, or even outside of Zaiaku's arms, for that matter. He knew that such a risk was very possible, but it was worth it if he can get the location of Daiki, especially considering his learning of what happened to Misami. Just thinking back on it made him seethe in anger towards the man. This vengeance was no longer about Aiden himself, but about all of those that Daiki has harmed and twisted apart, and about preventing the fucked from continuing it in the future. Aiden had now seen it, he could see how he acted like a brat when he first entered Iwagakure, shaking down merchants in such a crude way. He didn't like that he did that now that he was looking back on it, but he knows that whoever sins he made while here, they'll be repaid when he can feel Daiki's flesh run cold, and the glimmer in his eyes disappear.

Suddenly, he would take notice of a small black ball seemingly appearing out of nowhere, and as he looked at this ball, which lied on the ground motionless, a bright flash would envelop his being, blinding him for a few moments and startling him, making him back away as he would rub his eyes furiously. As the blindness subsided, before him would now be a large amount of people, forty in total, with what seemed to be their muscled leader up front, a large halberd standing even taller than he is, glimmering in the sunlight. "What kind of dumbass has entered the territory of the Infinity Gang? Of Ryuu?" Yeah, this guy was definitely the leader, and it turned out Aiden didn't have to seek him out at all, as he instead flipped the tables on the Chuunin, outnumbering him easily. This was most certainly going to be a painful experience for him, that he can tell right off the back.

"Just call me Otter. I need to know the location of Atsuchi Daiki, and I've heard that the Infinity Gang has been dealing with someone that matches his description. Can you tell me where he is?" He would ask the seemingly larger man as the group split in half, with twenty of them, all of whom appeared to look more like civilians than gang members at the moment, moving away from the main group and last Ryuu, standing between Aiden and the strong leader of theirs. "Well, Otter, I could tell you where he is, but I have a counter proposition for you. That tail is recognizable, and it just so happens that Daiki had asked me to keep on the lookout for you, to capture you and bring you to him. You come with us, we won't kill you. You fight us? Well.." His voice would trail away as he would pick up the large weapon, quickly spinning it before slamming the pommel onto the ground once more with a sickening thud. "I'm sure he would be happy with us bringing your tail instead."

Shit, he should've known that things would end up this way. He would have to fight this group of monsters and just hope he can survive. He heard about a bounty being on the leader's head, so if he can bring it back he could very well make some decent money, at the very least. Still though, he had forty enemies to go through, and something tells him they aren't like the twenty Genin he had fought recently, not in the slightest. "Go to hell, I'll get it from you, one way or another!" He would yell at the leader, whom of which merely laughed in response as the first twenty charges towards Aiden. Pulling out his Kunai from his right pouch and holding it in his left hand, he would prepare the claws of his right, and as the first thug was upon him, he would thrust upwards into their lower jaw with his claws, forcing the man would cry out in pain as he would forcefully move him in front of the next one, whom of which would stab his blade into his back, effectively killing him. Aiden would quickly move past the already dead thug, jamming his kunai into the next thug's neck, tearing it open as he would force his left hand outwards to the left, slitting his throat, making the casualties reach up to two now.

So far, these people were as skilled as academy students, which virtually made him scoff in disbelief that they didn't try to improve first before going on their attacks. As the third came in, Ai would turn around, striking him in the side of the head and knocking him away around a meter or two, instead allowing him to dig his claws into the neck of the one behind him, where he would then reach forwards, biting into and taking a small chunk of flesh out of the side of his throat, causing the thug to scream in pain as he would cease attacking Aiden, instead focusing on the heavily bleeding wound he now had. Another two would end up upon Aiden, and the Chuunin can see glimpses of the other group of twenty beginning to move forwards as well, most likely wishing to take him out as well. He knew he would be overrun unless he would do something drastic, something that would attract their leader into coming into the battle himself.

Forming the horse hand seal, the Chuunin would inhale before throwing his kunai at a thug that came in to try and get him, the blade striking him in the groin. He himself would use his superior speed to back away by around thirty meters total, and by that time, his preparation was complete, and Aiden himself would wait a few moments, waiting for them to catch up to him, and as they did, he would exhale, releasing a large cloud of black smoke that covered the thirty meter distance quickly. This wasn't smoke, however, but instead it was gunpowder, and as Aiden's tail lit aflame, a few of the thugs would realize wha this was and begin to attempt to leave the cloud, but they were already caught in it, and as he twisted around, his tail striking the cloud and he himself backing away a few more meters, the blast would occur once more, the fiery explosion catching the entirety of the academy level thugs in it, and only a small portion of the Genin leveled thugs, equaling twenty four casualties, and plenty of scorched earth.

"That's enough! I'll kill this little shit myself!" The six foot tall man would declare as he would step towards Aiden, picking up his weapon and twirling it around in his hands, his right foot seemingly crushing the cooked skull of one of his fallen gang members, leaving blood on the boot. Suddenly, he would break from walking, instead he would be entering a full charge, moving seemingly faster than he had expected, even surpassing Aiden's speed, even if it was by slightly more. Aiden himself was already taken off guard by this and frankly, he didn't have anymore clothes that he could really waste without looking like a half-naked. He had to think of something, and fast. Casting the Horse, Dog, Rabbit, Ox, and Dog hand seals in quick succession, a two meter long Otter made out of water would shoot out of Ai's mouth, flying towards the approaching enemy leader, where it would already be curling up just as it made contact with his chest.

Aiden, knowing what comes next, would duck downwards just as the halberd attempted to slice him in two and, using his experience of running on all fours, would try to escape a meter distance just as the bubbles appeared, just barely getting out of the radius when the steam came afterwards alongside the deep-throated screaming of Ryuu. Seemingly, even with major second degree burns on his chest, arms, and the lower section of his face, all that did was seemingly make him all the more angry, as he was no glaring at Aiden, the thick streaks of steam that came off of his burning torso making him look more like a monster than a man just then. Forming the Tiger sign, Aiden would take notice as when the man took another step towards him, the droplets of water that fell would expand and move behind him, creating that clone of his. That wasn't all the Tiger hand sign was for, however, as he was kneeding chakra for what he hoped will help end this.

As Ryuu was about to move towards Aiden, most certainly going to land a hit on him, he would be taken off guard by the clone made of water that would appear behind him, jumping on his back and digging their fingers into his burns, making him growl angrily as he would grab it, aiming to destroy it. This was perfect though, as Aiden would run into melee distance of Ryuu, where he would fire all six bullets of he Water Gun technique right into the man's neck, bloodying it up and further destroying the already destroy and burnt skin that was there, while his clone himself would begin digging his fingers into the man's neck, grabbing at any pieces of skin and tearing it off and digging his fingers into the wounds, further causing the man pain until he could take it no longer, and would fall to the ground, unconscious. As his halberd landed fully on the ground however, the earth had a different idea with dealing with the leader, and as a result it would open up underneath his body, causing it to fall into a deep fissure, where Aiden could only assume he would be dead.

Looking up, he would see the remaining able-bodied and alive thugs running off, demoralized, though there would be one, whole of which would be covered in burns, that would be trying to crawl away. Walking towards this injured thug, Aiden would flip him over and hold his left hand against his neck tightly, glaring into the burned male's face. "Daiki's location, now." He would demand, and a few minutes later, after finally getting his answer, he would put the thug out of his misery, leaving the other bodies behind to rot as he would head off to finally end this.

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