The masked Man stood quietly in the room lined with stasis tanks harboring bodies, there was one in particular he lays a hand upon tenderly. He slowly strokes the glass delicately, looking up at the figure in that laid inside.
"..."He takes his hand back, quickly types on the keypad which began to drain the liquid inside and leaves the room though not before doing one more thing.
Hearing frantic buzzing echoing throughout the halls becoming closer, he looks over his shoulder just as Stockman comes flying in no doubt panic by the look he had."...Their here! Their here!"he panics.
"Well, I'm not surprised. We have what we need, plus this give us a good chance to see how our little investment will fair.."he turns around to stasis tank, that was now half way drained. Smiling under his mask."But to be sure."
"But Mazter Zhredder, sai-"
"I fully aware. But did he not also say once something is expendable it is expendable. Let them come, but at the same time let's test out our new toys. Now shall we begin. I am sure our guard can give them a run for their money in the meantime and you have activated the seals?"
"Yez."Stockman assures him.
"Good, then please assist me, let's give them what they want."
Understanding Stockman hurries over to the controls, the tanks begin to light up awaking the slumbering bodies. The Mask Man stands in the center, his back turned to Stockman, starts to take off his mask as a device started to come down, he grabs it placing it over his eyes. Quickly preforming the hand seals, which activated the seals upon the tanks. A devious smile comes to his lips.
"Let's begin."
Neji and Hinata's eyes activated to scout and serve the area, they managed to locate the hidden base through the thick fog and the interior. From that and the intel from Pakkun had disclosed to them about the terrain, a careful plan was formulated by Shikamaru, Kakashi and Master Splinter.
"Do we sneak in? I don't think they know we're here yet?"Choji points.
"They know, we're here."Shikamaru."Like Pakkun said, this isn't really fog so we're going to need a frontal assault while a small group goes in followed by back."
"A diversion then?"Kakashi"It's clear we're their holding her, considering the many levels and who knows how many they have defending the place. The teams need to be small when going inside, but that team is going to need to eyes to find the place. No doubt they're going to have the area well guarded, if that is the case, Hinata, Sakura, Shino, and-"
"I'm going."Temari steps up."May's my genin, I'm going too. With the first wave."
"And I'll go too."Tsunade.
"That's fine. Naruto you go too, something tells me you might be able to locate May once your inside."Kakashi tells his student.
"We will need the second wave to make an entrance to get inside."Splinter tells them.
"Leave that to us!"Guy tells him. Pulling Lee next to him."Well get them in."
"Good, then you two will be the second wave. You and your team Guy."Kakshai tells the man."Though Neji will have to stay here, you'll be switched out with Kiba. Everyone understand? The rest of us will draw their fire, get in get out."
Kakashi looks at everyone, their determine silence was enough. With that they rush into the enemies territory.
Sensing their presence approaching a coy smile comes their lips, as they chuckle deeply. Licking their chops, stepping out more they draw their head back and let out a howl that pierced the through the air. Snarling with glee, their long claws out ready.
"Let's have some fun. Xavar!"Rahzor slams his hand down into the marsh."Ninja Art: Earth Eruption!"
The ground began to rumble, shake violently effecting the others as they charged forward. Feeling the ground beneath their feet about build up with pressure, alarmed they quickly move just in time.
"MOVE!"Yamato alerts everyone just in time.
They jump away just in the nic of time, the ground erupted where they once stood violently with such force.
"Whoa!"Naruto looks at the jutsu, to quickly refocus when something springs out at him.
Thinking quickly, he draws his kunai and manages to knock whatever it is back, only to feel its teeth baring into his arm about to draw blood luckily he used a shadow clone that puffed away into smoke. The creature was stun for a second before it locked its eyes upon another target, another one of Naruto's clones. The creature ran on all four, and there was more than one that charged at everyone. Like a pack of wild dogs they jumped on their prey savagely, their teeth like sharp blades ready to tear them to shreds should they let guard down. Kakashi charges up his Chidori and manages to take down a few, though with this thick cover of fog it was hard to see in which direction they were coming from. One thing was for sure, he knew these boney dogs were not something to take likely. Since their last encounter, Razhor had gotten better with his jutsu and he knew the mutant dog had his bloodlust eyes locked upon Kakashi. Which was good, because that meant it would make it easier for the others and most of Razhor's jutsu would be focused upon him.
"We've got to clear this fog!"Kankuro grunts narrowly dodging the teeth of the skeletal hound. Feeling a bit at an advantage right now, without being able to see his target he couldn't really lock onto his target and use his puppets effectively.
"Neji!"Tenten calls to her teammate.
The Hyuga understood and activated his eyes, he saw the creatures coming all around them. Trying to box and corner everyone, it was smart he had to admit, the others couldn't really see them. This fog had to go, but it seem to become thicker every second. Pinpointing where Razhor was, sending out his hounds he stood in front of the entrance of the hideout, and he wasn't going to make easy for them to get through. But there was something else, this smug look on his face, this gleam in his eyes. There was something else...he wasn't alone.
"Ninja Art: Water Hundred Head Hydra!"
Xavar unleashes his jutsu upon the others, in different areas the water took form of a massive serpent that shot out with their jaws gaping open, screeching loud across the area shaking it. It was a horrible sound, causing a few to cover their ears to protect them.
"My ears feel like their bleeding!"Kiba yells. His dog doing the same thing.
Hidden in the fog Xever watched them fall and become his victims, he takes out his blade smiling to himself. He charges for his prey in front of him.
"To easy..."he tells himself. Drawing his blade back to make the kill upon Kiba. Thrusting it forward.
Cling!
His knife knocked out of his grasp. Surprising the mutant, before he knew who it was that blocked him, in a swift motion they knocked him back several feet. Quickly he melts into the water before his attacker landed another strike, though Xever was quick he wasn't that quick for this person. They saw him swimming away, and went to strike him out of the water knocking the mutant fish out of the water breaking his jutsu. Angered now for their surprise attack and stopping his kill he looks to see, and finds to his surprise Master Splinter, who charges at him. A rush of fear and surprise comes over the mutant, who quickly regains composure. Thinking quickly he does another jutsu to attack Splinter and defend himself. Making a few clones of himself he splits up before Splinter could hit him, but the Master managed to land a blow on one of the clones, quickly expelling it.
"Where is Hime!"Splinter demands, taking a strong stance.
Xever chuckles echo around him."Swimming with the fishes."
"You are lying, I know she is here!"Splinter's voice booms back."Where is she!? Release her!"
It grew quiet for a second, listening to his surroundings his left ear twitches. Sliding to the left dodging Xever's attempt to attack from behind. Quickly he grabs the mutant's wrist and flings him over with ease throwing him into the water.
"Argh..."Xever gets up."It you still have some movement. Even though you escaped, there is no way to get her back. She's been chopped up like a car in Metal Shop Class. I must say though, it was the most beautiful thing ever. Who knew someone like her could hold on for so long, but my Master got what he needed. If you want her scrapes, then by all means...GO LOOK IN THE TRASH!"
He lunges at Splinter, forming three more clones. Slightly taking Splinter by surprise, seeing that Xever quickly draws from his back a Kraang gun and fires it at the rat. Smiling with delight."Adios!"
Pressing the trigger sending out a huge shot, when something quickly comes and covers him just in time, shielding him from the fatal attack. Taking Xever by surprise.
"Eh? Sand?"he realizes what it was shielding the rat. A sphere of sand, that lashed out at Xever violently.
Quickly he evades it, while firing at it which did little damage to it. Realizing this he retreats back into the fog to hide, while lashing out the sand still follows him, moving back further to give himself distance and to devise another plan. With the sand upon him, made it a bit difficult.
"This is becoming, much to tiresome. Time to add a bit of assistance. It better work Stockman."Xever mumbles threatening to the scientist, flipping over just in time before the sand grabbed him. Holding up a one hand sign that someone managed to see and realized who that sign belonged too.
"May's sign!?"
The rest where still fighting off the hounds, that kept coming in number and numbers while trying barricade their way through. But the fog was making it harder with every step, becoming thicker and thicker as they went deeper and deeper. Even with the Hyuga's who tired to guide them the estimated ground the needed to cover, it was the clear the enemy was making it harder for them to get through. Realizing this Shikamaru knew they had to knock out this fog first now. Luckily he had a plan for that as well, observing his surroundings it was clear this fog was being produced somewhere, the only question was where it was? From what Neji informed him, Razhor stood at the foothold of the place, meaning this fog was coming from there or maybe nearby. Changing up the plan he had to begin with, now focusing on removing this fog.
Using his wireless radio to inform everyone on the new target.
"We've got to get Wave 1 through. Knock out whatever is that's making this fog."he orders everyone."Neji or Hinata we need an estimate on the distance."
"Shikamaru! Everyone! There is something else."Neji urgently tells them.
Before he could inform the others something unexpected happened, the fog began to slowly disappear giving. Even so they still stayed alert Kakashi ordering some of them to move back and stay hidden, even Razhor knew everyone was here. Quickly the man comes up with a plan, he gives a quick hand signal to someone who saw it and follows his lead. Using the fog to keep themselves hidden, Razhor sniffs the air and smile with glee. Sensing Kakashi getting closer and closer to him, he elongates his claws and shots them out like projectiles in the direction/s which he was sure Kakashi was coming from. He didn't care if he hit the man or not, the thrill of him coming was enough to get him fueled. His animal predatory instincts took over him. And charges his claws elongate themselves again, lunging at the man who lunged right back at him with his chidori activated. Both of them thrust their attack upon the other one full force it seem.
Razhor snarls at the man, opening his jaw wide and chomps down hard and deep in Kakashi's shoulder who winces in pain much to the mutants delight. He buries his fangs deeper into the man, wanting to hear him scream to hear the melody he longed so much. The taste of Kakashi's blood drizzled down through his fangs down upon his tongue that excited him more. He felt shiver surging through his body, reacting upon it. His jaw rips at Kakashi's arm, pulling it out of the socket, tearing him apart.
"YOUR MINE!"he growls tearing away Kakashi's arm."What!?"
The man whom he thought he had suddenly disappeared or vanished in a cloud of smoke, and replaced with log instead. Damn it! He was tricked again!
"Damn!"he snarls stumbling forward, looking around for any sign of Kakashi. He knew he was close he could smell, with his back and focus on Kakashi left him open.
And open he was, before he could set up a defense or hurry back to his position."I don't think so!"Termai whips out her fan and unleashes a powerful blast of wind at the mutant. The power was enough to send him crashing back into the entrance of the hideout creating a clearing."It's OPEN!"
She informs everyone and rushes inside without waiting for the rest. Seeing the opening Ino knowing she wasn't part of the first Wave, hurried and followed Temari. Choji spots her, he calls after her but she didn't stop and raced inside.
"Shikarmaru! Shikamaru! Ino went inside!"he informs his friend.
Shocked to hear this though not fully surprise. He had a feeling she would do something like this, he knew she felt guilty out everyone and felt compelled and determine to make up for what she did to May. Making her brash and impulsive. He cursed himself for not keeping a better eye on her. Ino the type who put herself on the line for her friends, she had such a huge heart that it could some time blind her from right course of action. Jumping in without thinking it through or she did but in her mind, her choice was much better. She was acting like this was a solo mission, and she alone could save May. And because of it, he had to formulate a new plan quickly, since it wasn't how the original plan was suppose to go
"I'm coming MAY!"
Naruto knocks away one of the dogs and charges forward, breaking formation. He was followed by Kiba and Lee shortly after discarding the plan all together like Ino.
"Damn it."Shikamaru grinds."Well at least we go-"
"Shikamaru! Shikamaru!"Hinata urgently calls him."You have to get them out of there, it's a t-"
Before she could finish the place explodes.