Hinata sighed tiredly, if a bit irritated as Mika's cheerful humming continued to reach her ears, thus grating on her nerves and thinning patience. She turned her head to the girl letting her irritation clearly show on her face. "Will you cut that out?" She snapped after a second or two. "Its annoying."
Mika let her hand trace over the bark of the tree she was standing on before turning her blood red eyes onto the Hyuuga clan head. "Oh so my singing is annoying to you is it?" She smiled, somewhere between a friendly smile and a malicious one. She unsheathed one of her swords and pointed it at her throat. "Well guess what, your pretty little face and stupid white eyes are annoying me. So how about I carve those out? After all, you are the only leaf ninja here, I could easily kill you and then say that you died in battle?"
From his place in a nearby tree Kakashi let his eyes travel to his young student. 'I wonder if you can handle this Hinata.'
Hinata for her part did realize the precarious situation she was in especially when she heard the mutters that spread through the rest of the ninja in their company. She caught a sliver of movement from the corner of her eye. She flared her byakugan for a moment and caught sight of their targets approaching them.
She deactivated her bloodline and looked at the silver haired girl her face betraying no expression. "We don't have time for this."
"We have plenty of time miss Hyuuga heiress." Mika replied her smile growing as she took a step forward.
Hinata stomped down the urge to step back and held her ground stubbornly. Glaring at the girl she spoke again her voice cold and clipped. "Our targets are approaching, so either make your move you stupid Kiri bitch, or back off."
The tension between the two at that moment grew so heavy and thick that one could cut it with a blunt knife.
From his perch in the tree Kakashi raised both eyebrows in surprise. 'Either she's got a death wish, or she is officially the luckiest person on earth.'
Finally after almost a full minute of the glaring contest Mika smirked and lowered her weapon. "Fine then leaf bitch, I'll deal with you later."
Just as she finished speaking the allied group of Kiri ninja of the other team could be heard as their battle cries reached their ears.
Hinata and Akina shared a glance before both leapt away
Naruto observed as the two teams engaged the Mizukage's escort group. But, what none of the Kiri ninja knew was that it wasn't thirty Anbu the Mizukage had brought with him, but fourty five. The Mizukage figured that there was a leak in their information network, so in an attempt to lure the leaders of the rebellion, namely, Ginchiko, Hidetada or Guan into a trap he spread information that he would be leaving to Kumo with an entourage of thirty men, and then informed his most loyal Anbu to take another team to hang back and only strike when he confronted either Guan, Hidetada or Ginchiko personally.
Even now he could sense them at the edges of his perceptions, they were indeed masters of silent killing.
So all he needed to do was wait for the Mizukage to retreat.
The mixukage's plan was to lure whoever was leading the attack away from the main group and then ambush him or her with the fifteen or so Anbu.
The fifteen Anbu that would descend on Ginchiko and Hidetada, if all went well.
Right on cue he saw the blue robed figure break through one of the lines and rush into the forest apparently panicked. He spoke into his radio. "Ginchiko, he is heading in your direction, Hidetada head to Ginchiko's position, we will ambush him there."
"Copy."
"Very well"
Naruto put his radio away and rushed after the Miukage.
"Break through! We must protect Yondaime-sama!" one of the Kiri Anbu yelled as he moved to rush after the Mizukage, before he could leap however a green blur flashed before his eyes before a terrible burning pain tore through his stomach and he hit the floor, his vision fading into cold darkness.
The other Anbu all skidded to a stop as the looming form of Guan stood before them, his large broadsword glinting in the light, crimson liquid running down the edge, dripping, drops which fell to the grassy floor, staining the earth.
"Not one soul shall pass here!" He raised his sword and stabbed it hilt deep into the earth,, forming a line pulling it back out he spun it once over his head before swinging it over the earth directly infront of him. Huge spears of mud exploded from the ground and impaled two of the ninja that were caught off guard by the maneuver while the others leapt back, avoiding the assault.
He leveled his blade at them. "Those who dare, shall meet death."
Kakashi watched as Hinata was cornered by two of the Kiri Anbu He was ready to step in at a moments notice but his orders were specifically to interfere only if it was absolutely necessary, besides, she had been handling herself remarkably well using hit and run tactics and long range kunai throwing to injure and weaken some of the opposing nins. Her juuken had even caught one of them completely off guard, catching him in the right lung and effectively…well…killing him really.
He was wondering how she was going to get out of this one.
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