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Chapter 2

"Report." The serious voice of their Captain resounded the clearing. All in all there were four ANBU Ops. Bear and Shiro were the two.

"It seems that the suspicions are correct. Orochimaru has started to move on his plans. He's been filling up his bases with his experiments. According to my source it seems he's also preparing an army." The last member, a woman in a dog mask explained. A slight tremor in her voice, not that anyone noticed.

"We went to patrol the borders but we encountered a problem. Seems like we're not the only ones seeking information regarding the snake's movements. On our way here we got chased by four of Orochimaru's goons." Bear stiffly reported awaiting his captain's outburst.

"What of the four?" their captain asked.

"You need not to worry bout them…" Shiro trailed off with a very low voice, the hood of his cloak covering his now blood dyed hair.

"Did you get to find out who the others are?" Dog asked, deciding to join in on the conversation.

"Nah" was Bear's short reply.

A rustle in the trees made the team alert but what emerged was a small rabbit. Nothing to worry about, so it seems.

'Rabbits aren't supposed to be up this late.' Was the thought going to everyone's mind. Suddenly a kunai went towards the group, their captain needing to bend over a little to avoid the weapon, narrowly missing his head. Bear was about to throw a kunai in the supposed direction of the enemy when someone emerged from the woods. Dragging the body of the enemy behind the collar Shiro's clone who revealed itself with the same mask and physique of the White Owl dropped the body in front of the group. With a small nod towards its original it puffed out of existence.

"Seems like you missed one on your way here Shiro. I thought you've "hunted" them all up?" their captain looked to Shiro, his hood down from avoiding the kunai, revealing a dragon mask.

"Tsk. Who said I cleaned them all? I was only referring to the four. You didn't asked about any others…." Was Shiro's philosophical reply, his stance relaxed as if not bothered that an enemy has breached their position. One hand lightly scratching the back of his head while the other was in his pants pocket as he make his way to the body.

"Can you at least show a little respect? I'm still captain here…" Dragon sighed as he watch Shiro's back, curious as to what would be the White Owl's next move.

"Hah! Tell that to the old lady. Haven't she learned that I answer to no one except her drunk ass?" Shiro mocked as he check the body. It was something shining by the corpse's feet that made Shiro run towards the group and tackle their two comrades down with their captain following.

"Do you really think I'd fall for such cheap trick?" a dark voice boomed from the forest revealing an image of a deformed man with snake like skin. Must be one of Orochimaru's experiments gone wrong. Really wrong.

"Oya oya. It seems that you missed again Shiro?" Dragon exclaimed, a bit of teasing laced with his voice as he dust himself as if not even bothered by the crimson dye in Owl's hair. Owl's cloak seemed to have been destroyed with the explosion.

"Tch. You're teasing isn't gonna work!" Shiro replied in a very low, as if brooding, voice. Crossing his arms as he looked away from Dragon.

"Stop ignoring me!" Came the voice of the snake/deformed man. A blush on his face, clearly fuming because of being ignored by the two.

"Huh? Dragon, do you hear that?"

"What? I don't hear anything at all?"

"Ah! I thought so too!"

What the fuck?

That was the reaction of the others that were left out. Bear, Dog, and not surprisingly snake/deformed man. What the hell is the problem of these two? Haven't they noticed that one of Orochimaru's experiments have attacked them? Seriously, are they not even thinking that this could risk the failure of the mission?

"H-hey…" Bear could only but mumble in a small voice. Questions about their captain and Shiro's sanity.

"Bear! Tell me do you noticed anything different? Do you hear weird things like this guy?" Dragon mocked as he pointed to Shiro with his thumb.

"Don't listen to him Browny!" Shiro ordered him.

Having heard enough and the ignorance of him by the two Anbu, the man decided to, at last, attacked the group. From his back emerged a sword made of bone and he swung it towards Shiro.

"Oya! Ne Dragon did you noticed this snake?" Shiro mocked.

"Oh? Why you afraid of snakes?"

"Psh! Don't joke around!" was Shiro's reply, amusement lacing his voice.

"I'm not a snake you bastards! These are dragon scales!" Was the enemy's comment of the carefree conversation between the two.

"Well snake or dragon I don't care! You'll be dead anyway!" Gone was Shiro's carefree tone and was replaced by a very spine chilling voice as cold as ice. He whispered those words to the enemy's ear as he leaned into him, their cheeks almost touching.

Shortly as Shiro moved his head away he once again took his machete from his back and swiftly swung it by the enemy's neck. The enemy evaded it by the last minute but before he could settle his self Shiro was once again attacking him as he slash his sword downward to his head which the enemy blocked with his bone sword. As Shiro was battling with the enemy a light conversation was held within the Anbu squad.

"Ne Ryuu-taichou, I've been wandering for some time now." Bear all but mumbled

"This about Shiro?" Dragon seem to already know where this was coming.

"U-umm.. Just out of curiosity why is Shiro in Owl division? I-I… I mean not that his skills don't cut out for the division but it's just that, why is he not in Cat division? He's really good at assassination. Back when we were being chased he was badass.." Bear stuttered. Ofcourse, who wouldn't when he all but doubted Shiro's skills as a member of the Owl division.

"Well, why Cat and why not Owl?" Dragon asked back which only but confused Bear.

"It's really not a subject that's talked about in the open. Many of our recruits all have the same questions in their mind but the answer can never be found. Anyways, who said that Anbu are limited to missions that are only within the boundaries of their division's skills?"

"Eh? Seriously, that can be?" Dog herself was surprised by what their captain had revealed. Surely that would put the recruits in danger seeing as they dive their noses in waters they don't usually dive into. Unknown lands are dangerous, no matter how skilled the person is in survival.

"Well not all recruits are accepted in that circle. A few handful of them only are and you have one at your front right now playing with the opponent like a dog and its chew toy." Dragon replied and made his voice louder on the last comment which the other two quickly realized was actually directed to the fighting form of Shiro.

Back to the battle or rather Shiro enjoying his time with his new punching bag with a kick to the jaw the opponent was sent flying to a tree with a much harder force than expected in a one sided fight.

"You shouldn't make comments like that taichou." Shiro all but put in his sweetest voice at the mention of Dragon's title for the mission.

"Can't I have some fun in this?" Shiro then sealed the knocked out body of the enemy and was now making his way over to the group.