"Lets continue our search, we still have seven missing shinobi to locate. We will come back to retrieve his body once the others have been found" Kakashi said, breaking the silence that has fallen over them after Shikaku declaration.
"I doubt that the others are still alive. We should just head to the Kage tower and complete our mission" Anko said.
"Even so, we must find their remains. Their families deserve closure, and need I remind you that two of our own shinobi were apart of the joint team. We will find them because the shinobi of the hidden leaf don't abandon their comrades."
"Kakashi right, Anko. We don't abandon our comrades" Yamato said. After giving Yamato a quick nod, Kakashi order the team to move out.
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"Zetsu did you bring me the specimen?" ask a masked person.
"Yes leader-sama" said the white side of Zetsu.
"This better be worth our effort Obito" the other side said. Realizing the mistake his darker side made, the white side of Zetsu tried to apologize. But he was silence when he sense the rising killing intent coming from the masked shinobi in front of him.
"If you want to continue breathing, then I suggest that you never call me by that name again."
"It will never happen again leader-sama."
"Fine, but can I ask why we were rounding these creatures up. What do you plan to do with them."
"Research. I am going to learn what makes them tick, and when we capture the remaining Bijuu. I am going to use the information that I learned to eliminate them. I can't have them ruin the perfect world that I am going to create."
"Ah! If you wanted information about these creatures, then you should have ask us. We encounter them before, during the age of the Sage."
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After following the scent trail for an hour, they discover another corpse. The corpse was laying against the wall of a building. After examining the hitai-ate and the clothing, they discover the identity of the corpse. They have found the remains of one of the Kirigakure shinobi sent on the joint mission. And judging by the vest, they determine that the body belong to the Jounin. The cause of death was blood loss, and judging by the angle and shape of the stab wound, it was most likely caused by a ninjato piercing through the heart.
They were about to continue their search, when Hana notice a piece of paper crumbled up in the corpse's hand. Approaching the body, Hana crouched down and reached for the paper. As she reached for the paper, she notice movement from the corner of her eye. She look up and saw that the corpse was staring at her. Stumbling back in shock, she saw as the corpse's lips stretch into a snarl.
Quickly acting on her training as the corpse suddenly lunge forward, she successfully stop the corpse from pinning her down. As she wrestled with the decease body, her three ninken went on the attack. Two of them tackle the corpse off their friend/master. While they were pinning the struggling corpse down, the last ninken went for the killing blow. Lunging forward toward the unprotected throat, the dog bit down where the jugular vein would be. Shaking it head, the dog quickly tore out the corpse's throat. Black blood pour out of the open wound, but to the surprise of the others the corpse was still moving. It didn't even show signs that it was affected by the injury, it was still trying to bite the dogs pinning it down.
Ordering the dogs to move, Kakashi pulled out a kunai from his pouch. Charging the kunai with his natural affinity, Kakashi threw the lightning charge kunai at the corpse. The kunai pierce through the corpse's skull, and exit out the back of its head.
The corpse finally stop moving, but to make sure it was truly dead Kakashi threw more kunais at the body. Hitting multiple fatal points such as the lungs and the spine. Once they were sure that the corpse was truly dead, Shikaku carefully approach the body. Seeing that the corpse wasn't going to suddenly lunge at him, Shikaku crouched down to examine the remains.
"What the hell is it?" Anko ask.
"It human" Shikaku replied.
"Bullshit, humans don't get up after having their throats tore out, and there also the fact that it was supposed to be dead when we found it."
"It is human, or at least it once was. And it was dead when we discover it."
"What do you mean Shikaku? If it was dead then how was it still moving?" Yugao ask.
"Because of the state the body was found in. If you take a closer look, you would notice that the corpse is in the beginning stage of the decay process. And there also the fact of the stab wound, it was most likely caused by ninjato. A short sword commonly use by the ANBU and elite Jounin. The position of the entrance and exit wound on the body, means that it most likely pierce through the heart. A killing blow that would have killed a normal human. With that in mind, this man was dead long before we found him. Now what made him continue moving after death, I don't know."
"Could this be the work of a resurrection jutsu?" Yugao ask.
"It is possible, the Second Hokage isn't the only one with such a jutsu. Orochimaru recreated the Second Hokage jutsu and the shinobi villages have heard disturbing rumors that a group of shinobi were killing villageless clans to add to their army. Apparently they created their own resurrection jutsu, that animates the recently decease. And they use this jutsu to summon their undead army to attack other villageless clans, further increasing their army. They may have amass enough corpses for their jutsu, to overrun one of the great shinobi villages. And it is possible that the joint team was captured by this rogue group and killed to add to their army. But we will never know unless we head to the Kage tower."
"Don't think that would be a problem, as you notice we're heading closer to the tower, and I am willing to bet that we will find the rest of the joint team there. Whether they will be alive, dead, or neither. We will find out soon." Kakashi said.
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Kumogakure and Sunagakure were the last shinobi villages left standing. The others have fallen long ago, and as long they stay standing the people will never give up. They were the last beacon of hope left in this dark world. They will prevail, they will overcome this darkness.
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"Lord Raikage they have broken through the walls! We're being overrun!"
"Hold your positions! We can't let this village fall! We have countless of people relaying on us for their survival and I won't let them down!"
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"Baki we have to abandon the village! There too many of them!"
"And go where!? There no safe zones left! No we won't abandon our home. We will overcome this and we will show these creatures the wraith of Sunagakure shinobi!"
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By the end of the day, the last hope in the world has been extinguish.