Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom
Aiko and Emi were retreating. They just threw kunais with paper bombs and those were the reason for the explosion.
Aiko: We are retreating towards the camp and it has already been 15 mins. Where are the reinforcements that Kouske said are coming. Also, where is Kouske? Is he dead?
Emi: I do not know about the reinforcements. Also, worry about Kouske later as his chances of survival are less as well. Didn't you see that humanoid werewolf and his ninken. Maybe we will have another enemy soon as Kouske is even younger than you and we both know children are easy pickings.
They were being chased by a giant beetle that had a child Amagiri shinobi on its back and an Oni like muscular giant. Looks like the Oni like giant only received little damage. The Hirasaka that executed the [Lightning-Style: Electromagnetic Murder] was nowhere to be seen, probably dead. The Hagoromo probably took him out somehow.
Both arrived in the area where Kouske battled and stopped to face their enemy.
[Hirasaka Oni]: You should drop the hope of reinforcements. We are attacking your camp, the canal point and even your diamyo at the same time. Your reinforcements that were about to come probably went back to help the camp.
Aiko: Wha...No that is not possible. You are lying.
[Amagiri Beetle]: He is telling the truth. One of our group is attacking your camp from another direction. Our Hyuga members saw the reinforcements and thought something went wrong, but as we engaged you, your reinforcements went back to support your camp. This is the end of the line for you. Now I hope your ally who killed our Hyugas and others with the injured comes to rescue you. That is the only reason we have not killed you yet. We are more wary of a surprise attack than you weaklings.
Aiko: HOW DARE YOU BELITTLE THE UCHIHA!
Emi: AIKO! KEEP YOUR COOL. ALSO, DO NOT BELIEVE WHAT THEY ARE SAYING.
Aiko: THEN WHY ARE THE REINFORCEMENTS NOT HERE? THEY ARE PROBABLY SAYING THE TRUTH.
Emi: EVEN IF IT IS THE TRUTH, YOU ARE A SHINOBI. ALSO, IT IS NOT SET IN STONE THAT WE WILL DIE. Someone took out their other members. He might be hiding nearby to do another surprise attack so do not lose hope. Please, If you lose hope then we are really going to die.
Aiko: Do you have a plan? We already used our Fire-Wind combo and that beetle took no damage.
Emi: That beetle might not take damage but we can take out the other two.
Aiko: It will not be easy. They know our combo so they will probably be wary.
Emi: We have to engage and create an opportunity.
[Hirasaka Oni]: Let's just kill them. Maybe their ally just does not care or maybe he will appear when they are about to die or he/she is not around.
[Amagiri Beetle]: Yeah, get away Hirasaka, I and my clansmen are about to use our poison mist.
[Amagiri Beetle]: [Ninja Art: Poison Mist]
[Amagiri-child-shinobi]: [Ninja Art: Poison Mist]
The Hirasaka Oni moved towards his 9 O'clock direction and got away. While the poison mist was moving towards the front covering 2 meters in width and increasing in a straight line towards Aiko and Emi.
Emi: AIKO RETREAT! DO NOT ENGAGE. ALSO, SAVE YOUR CHAKRA FOR A REAL OPPORTUNITY.
Both Emi and Aiko retreated backwards. The poison mist spread to 10 meters in a straight line before stopping. Emi and Aiko retreated 5 meters more than the place mist stopped and hid.
Kouske: Hey guys, did you finally get your merit?
Aiko: Wha...AAAAHHHHHH...
Emi: AAAHHH...
Kouske stopped both from screaming by putting his hands on their mouths.
Kouske: Shhh, are you trying to let the enemy know of our location?
Aiko: How are you alive?
Kouske: Of course, I took out my enemy and his ninken, while you guys did nothing and brought the trouble to me.
Emi: Kouske are you telling the truth?
Kouske: Don't you see signs of battle in this place? I engaged the enemy here and took them out. Also, I took out the Hyugas and others with their injured members included. You are welcome by the way.
Aiko: Ho...How?
Kouske: Why should I tell you?
Aiko: We are allies.
Kouske: That does not mean I need to tell you about my jutsu or the way I did what I did.
Emi: If what you say is the truth then you got the most merit in this battle Kouske. That would also mean you are stronger than both Aiko and me. Now we could use your help.
Kouske: Hah, wasn't it you guys who wanted to stall the enemies that had more numbers than you and wanted merit. I did my part. You guys should handle these. I do not want to deprive you guys of the opportunity to get some merits.
Emi: Kouske we are allies. This is not a joke and stop acting like a child. You are a shinobi.
Kouske: You are wrong. I am a child first, then a shinobi later. Also, I am acting like a child because I am one. Lastly, this child did his part, what kind of adults can not do their's. Also, I wanted to let you guys know, the enemy is telling the truth. No reinforcements are coming. I went a hundred meters back to sense and just like they are saying our main camp is under attack as well. What's more, our allies that were having a fire festival, we do not know of their circumstances so if they were taken down then you guys will be able to become really famous by stalling more than 40 enemy shinobis. You guys wanted merit right and to get famous? Well, you should stall 40 something enemy shinobis. I am about to scram from this place. Just wanted to let you know as a favour.
Aiko: What? How could you just think about running with your tail between your legs? You are a shinobi.
Kouske: Listen, you idiot. If you want to die then do not drag me with you. I have already suffered enough due to your stupidity. I said so in the beginning that 4 vs 18 was suicide. You guys did not listen. I took out 10 shinobis. 8 were Hyuga and others with their injured. One Tenro with his ninken that would make 2 more. What else do you want from me?
Emi: Kouske, it is not set in stone that our camp will fall. If you retreat leaving us and our camp is fine after this attack, then I will report you. You do know that your punishment could be capital punishment as you are deserting in the middle of a battle.
Kouske: Hah, First of all, based on the scale of the attack our enemies will definitely succeed. Either our camp will fall or the canal strategic point will be lost or our diamyo will be taken out. 1 of the three or all three could happen but I am sure that they will achieve at least one objective as they have more numbers. Second of all, for you to report me, you have to survive first, which is looking bleak to me. Third, even if you survive, if we lose our camp or if we lose our diamyo then who will you report me to? YOU SHIT FOR BRAINS BITCHES!
[Hirasaka Oni]: Found you guys, quite the guts to have a fight between allies in the middle of the battle and shouting at others, giving your position away, and right when you are hiding.
Hirasaka Oni came flying in and punched where Kouske and his teammates were. Kouske and his teammates vanished to dodge. The place where the punch landed, shattered the earth with cracks spreading and smoke rising as if a bomb exploded.
Kouske hid.
[Kouske-inner-thought: SHIT! That is what I get for being a good human being. I wanted to convince them to retreat with me. It is not like I have got a crush on that beautiful Fuma kunoichi.....No Sir, I have got no such crush.....Ah, fine. I could not let that beautiful Fuma kunoichi die. BUT FUCK! SHE REALLY HAS SHIT FOR BRAINS. I EXPLAINED THE WHOLE SITUATION BUT SHE IS ADAMANT ABOUT NOT RETREATING AND THAT UCHIHA BITCH ALSO WON'T RETREAT DUE TO UCHIHA PRIDE. FUCK! Now what to do? Do I help them? retreat by myself? But what if the camp and the diamyo survive the attack. I will really be punished with Death. DAMN, I SHOULD NOT HAVE FOLLOWED MY HEART. IT REALLY IS TRUE THAT WOMEN ARE ONE OF THE THREE PROHIBITIONS FOR A SHINOBI. I SHOULD HAVE RETREATED BY MYSELF SILENTLY.]
[Hirasaka Oni]: I see that you guys have one more member. You won't hide for long.
[Kouske-inner-thought: Great, even the enemy knows about me.]
Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom
The Amagiri Beetle came running and toppled the trees in its path. It joined the Oni.
[Hirasaka Oni]: Smoke them out but do not use poison, it will be difficult for me to attack.
[Amagiri-child-shinobi]: Okay.
The Amagiri-child-shinobi on the back of the beetle gave command and poisonous insects spread in different directions.
[Kouske-inner-thought: SHIT! Looks like I have to engage as well. FINE!]
[Animal Mind Control Jutsu]
Kouske just gave new commands to his animals.
[Kouske-inner-thought: TIME TO CALL IN THE AIR STRIKE!]
Rats started to drop from the sky in the places the poisonous insects were spreading.
BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM
Kouske had his birds get the rats in their feet and on their backs. The birds then flew and were waiting on the highest branches of the trees. When the order was given, the birds took the rats and dropped them on the places ordered by Kouske. Kouske exploded 8 rats. The resulting explosion shook all the areas around and shockwaves with winds spread everywhere. Some trees fell and The Oni and the beetle with the child shinobi also retreated. Kouske just stopped poisonous insects from spreading everywhere. Now he wanted to take them out.
[Kouske-inner-thought: HERE IS THE SECOND AIR STRIKE COMING!]
[Amagiri Beetle]: WHO IS ATTACKING US? FROM WHERE?
[Hirasaka Oni]: I THINK WE SHOULD RETREAT. I DO NOT WHO THIS IS BUT HE OR SHE IS DANGEROUS. WE SHOULD RETREAT AND JOIN OUR ALLIES.
[Amagiri-Child-Shinobi]: I CONCUR, I HAVE LOST ALL OF MY INSECTS. WE SHOULD RETREAT. ONEE-SAMA EVEN YOU WOULD TAKE SERIOUS DAMAGE IN YOUR BEETLE FORM IF YOU WERE ATTACKED WITH SUCH EXPLOSIONS.
As they were done speaking, some rats and squirrels dropped on them. There were 9 in total.
BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM, BBBBOOOOMMMM
The resulting explosions, as if artillery was doing a concentrated fire at a single place. 20 meters diameters of land flew in the sky with constantly occurring explosions and resulting shockwaves and air ripped apart more trees. There was a 20 meter diameter crater and in the 5 meters more circle around it, there were no more trees. The Oni and the child shinobi probably completely disappeared in the explosions. Some pieces of the giant beetle were lying in the crater but they then transformed back to human pieces. Likely, it was not a good end. After shockwaves and air passed. Kouske came out of his hiding spot.
Kouske: MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, YOU PIECES OF SHIT! YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE ANGERED ME. THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR FORCING MY HAND. TAKE THAT YOU ARMOURED BEETLE, YOUR ARMOUR GOT NOTHING ON ME. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. HMM,.....,WHAT ARE YOU BITCHES LOOKING AT? DO YOU WANT SOME EXPLOSIONS AS WELL?
Aiko and Emi both looked terrified at Kouske. They saw Kouske laughing like a maniac right now.
Aiko: The rumours....they were true. His clan's training really did break him. He really is crazy. Those explosions could have harmed us by its shockwaves and air but he still executed 17 such explosions without caring for his teammates. one after another as well.
Emi: K..K...Kouske, I think you can retreat. YES, I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING. YES, AFTER WE ENGAGED WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU. YOU CAN LEAVE RIGHT NOW. YES, JUST...JUST LET US RETREAT AS WELL. WE WERE ALLIES EVEN IF FOR A SHORT TIME, SO I HOPE YOU DO NOT KILL US. I PROMISE WE WON'T TALK ABOUT YOU. PROMISE ON MY NAME AND MY CLAN'S NAME.
Aiko: Nod, Nod, YES, YES, DEFINITELY. WE DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. WE KNOW NOTHING. I ALSO PROMISE ON THE UCHIHA CLAN'S NAME. SO PLEASE LET US GO.
[Kouske-inner-thought: Hmmm, Looks like I scared the shit out of them. Well, I wanted to appear in a cool manner after I took the enemies out and I wanted to impress that beautiful Fuma Onee-san but they saw my other side while I was in the moment. What's more, I called them bitches and threatened them with explosions. FUCK, I WANTED A BEAUTIFUL ONEE-SAN AS A GIRLFRIEND BUT FUCK. I STRUCK AN AXE AT MY OWN FOOT.]
Kouske: You guys, don't need.....hmm,...FUCK! WE NEED TO GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW. MORE ENEMIES ARE APPROACHING. THE ENEMIES THAT WERE BEING HELD BY OUR ALLIES WHO WERE PLAYING ARSONISTS ARE COMING. THERE ARE 36 OF THEM. ALSO, FROM THE CAMP SIDE AS WELL. 14 ENEMIES ARE COMING. WE NEED TO GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE. I THINK OUR CAMP HAS FALLEN AS WELL.
Kouske said this and started running. Aiko and Emi were afraid of him and hesitated but thinking that they would die if they stayed, they decided to follow Kouske.