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Chapter-o1
The Pride of the ANBU
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Nobody dared to move, nor make a sound. The silence was vital. Quivering. Acrid.
The battlefield was continuously swept with the harsh winter wind, chilling every shinobi down to his spine. In each and every one of them, a sound was roaring in their ears. Rapid and anxious.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
It was the beating of their hearts; each beat urging them to begin the warfare; urging them to ignite violence and spill blood onto the ground.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
It is the last battle of the war; it was the determinant of the victor between Iwagakure and Sunagakure, who had asked for the help of Konoha. Both villages could not afford to lose, for failure is a blow that their respective leaders could not take.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
All of the shinobis from the two villages looked at their adversaries with determination and the intent to win. But something was amiss. And it made the Suna captain anxious.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
The help from Konoha has not yet arrived.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
"Sir, will they come?" a nervous shinobi asked, breaking the silence. The captain, who was facing the enemy lines with a void expression, did not answer; he was afraid that the answer is a 'no'.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
The Iwa captain raised a meaningful hand, alerting the army behind him into full-attention: they would have the first attack.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
The wind died away, leaving an unbearable tension in the air. Awaiting.
Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump. Thump.
Crunch.
As the Iwa captain was about to give the signal, he stopped himself. His watchful eyes scanned the enemy in front of him, finally resting at the one who made the sound.
Four young ANBU stood in front of the Suna ranks.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
Relief and courage doused the Suna army; their help has arrived. But what baffled them is that Konoha sent only four ANBU to help them. And to add to the oddity, they seemed to be pre-teenagers. It was uncanny.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
An Iwa shinobi laughed mockingly at the ANBU's presence, saying, "Ah! So their help has come! Konoha sent four ANBU to help Suna? How foolish! And to think that these are mere children! You are underestimating the strength of Iwa!"
His colleague spoke without looking at him, "Fool! Don't you know who they are?"
The proud fool looked at his ally, and then to the ANBU team.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
His ally replied solemnly, as if honoring their very presence, "They're the 'Pride of the ANBU', you fool."
Thump. Thump. Thump.
The proud shinobi's valor sunk down onto the ground as did the others; there was no way that these four young ANBU couldn't be the infamous 'Pride' team. He took a second look at them, cowardice replacing his former bravery.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
Dog. Wolf. Hawk. Tiger.
Their porcelain animal masks were the ones used to codename them, since no one outside the Konoha authority and their own families really knew about their identities. It is said that they were formed especially, even if they belong to the Black-Ops division, for the purpose of assassination and top-secret operations more notorious than of the usual Black-Ops ranked missions.
Thump. Thump. Thump.
The wolf-masked male (considering he has the ANBU emblem on his right shoulder) held up three of his fingers up, then pointing to the west side of the enemy ranks. Next he held up two of his fingers and pointed to the east of the enemy ranks.
The tiger and the dog masked ANBU simultaneously nodded at their orders.
He lifted his index finger. The whole team poised to strike.
Thump. Thump. Thu— The Iwa shinobis' hearts stopped as they realized what was going on: at the fall of that finger, their fate would be sealed and sure. Their bodies felt weak and boneless; the strategy of the Pride is fool-proof, for the members are to be distributed among the army divisions.
The Suna general swallowed, readying himself to give the signal, since he would send the army after the Wolf had given his signal. Anticipation struck his spirit. If the Tiger would take on the west, the Dog east, then the Wolf and the Hawk would take the north, where the strength of Iwa lay, and then there would be no escape.
The victory of Suna is secured.
The finger of the Wolf pointed straight towards the enemy; signaling the whole team to move.
And with a cry, the Suna and Iwa sent their armies off into battle.
Blood stained the ground, Violence hung in the air, and Death brought its mighty hand down on the dark horse of the battle. The Pride of the ANBU had brought the triumph of Suna over the war, without losing a life, but leaving no enemy alive.
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