For months Nayuki had been training now. Soon she will have to go on her first mission and won't know if she will come back to them. It scares her that she's going to fight in another war. However, the knowledge that she survived the fourth shinobi war until the end somehow comforts her – not that it helps her boys but she knows that at least Hashirama and Tobirama survived on their own and for Kawarama and Itama she's going to fight herself. 'I won't let them die without a fight!', she promises herself. Someone clears his throat behind Nayuki. She turns around and looks at Yahiko, the young boy that helped with getting midwives back at Itamas birth. He's one of Butsumas main messenger. "Nayuki-hime, Butsuma-sama wants you to come to his study immediately", the boy tells her. Nayuki nods and smiles at him, "Thank you, Yahiko. I'll go there now." She starts walking into the direction of Butsumas study.
Nayuki knocks at the study door and waits for Butsuma to tell her to enter. She doesn't have to wait long. Butsuma looks at her and smiles for a second before sobering again. "Good, you are here. Shikaku and I were just discussing his next mission. I want you, Nayuki, to accompany him and his team on this mission", he tells her, "you are going to hunt down an Uchiha team that is going on a mission in one of the closer villages. Our informant tells us that the Uchiha team consists of 15 shinobi that want to retrieve an important artifact for their clients. I'm not interested in this artifact. I simply want to reduce their fighting power. This mission should take around two weeks, so pack accordingly. Shikaku, you are dismissed please inform the members of your squad immediately" Shikaku nods at Butsuma and bows to his leader and matriarch before leaving them alone.
Nayuki looks at Butsuma uncertainly and asks, "Are you sure that I'm ready for a mission already? I'm not sure if I'm prepared enough." Butsuma stands up from his seat behind the desk and takes his wife into his arms. "I'm sure that you are strong enough for this. Shikaku and Tora told me everything about your progress in training. I'm certain that you are as skilled as you were back when we were training together or maybe even stronger. You are definitely ready for it. Don't doubt it", he assures her.
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While moving towards their targets, Nayuki places Hiraishin seals in regular distances. Just in case, she assures herself. It's a long run and she placed about 20 seal on the trees they are passing. Suddenly she spots a rather strong source of chakra not even three miles away. She stops, 'That has to be our enemy'. Nayuki looks around her silently calculating their chances. She curses and turns to Shikaku saying, "The team, we have to ambush, is up ahead. However, we got a problem …" "What kind of problem?", Shikaku asks looking into her masked face (like child Kakashi and her hair is bound to a ponytail) trying to sense the problem himself. His sensor abilities aren't as refined as hers and so can't come up with an answer to his question. "The enemy team has more members than we originally thought and there is someone with a chakra capacity as high as Butsuma. I presume that Tajima Uchiha is leading the squad himself" His eyes widen, "Shit, Tajima is with them …. This must have been set up…. We need to retreat immediately – We don't have the strength to stand up to them" "We have to hurry! They turned our way! Do you think our informant was influenced by the Sharingan?" "I don't know but is possible… Can you teleport us away, Nayuki-hime?" "I can't teleport everyone, Shikaku… I have to split us into smaller groups to teleport, but other than that I see no problem. I've got a Hiraishin seal not too far away. I suggest getting the children out of here first", Nayuki answers him honest.
Shikaku turns to the team with a grave expression. Immediately everyone knows that something is up. "Alright, everyone listen up! Hashirama, Yahiko, Yukimura get here! Nayuki-hime will teleport you out of here, we are outnumbered and Tajima Uchiha is leading the enemy team. Therefore Nayuki-hime and I decided to retreat by teleporting. First to go are the children within our ranks which would be you three.", Shikaku commands before asking for the vital information, "Nayuki-hime how do you plan on returning to us?" "I placed a Hiraishin seal on you", she answers him sheepishly. He stares at her for a second unbelieving that he didn't realize that she did that before he nods and continues, "Well then, we don't have any time to lose… Everyone retreat. We await you return hime" Nayuki nods and grabs for the boys. Within seconds they find themselves in a new location. "I'm going to teleport you once again, afterwards you continue on back to the compound. Don't turn and try to help us understood?", she addresses the boys seriously and ads, "don't worry Hashirama, I'm sure everything will be alright" All three nod before their location changes again. "Kaa-sama, there is going to be fighting isn't there?", Hashirama asks worryingly. Nayuki looks at her son and smile forced. "Yes, we can't avoid a fight with the Uchiha. Continue on into this direction and don't turn around. I'll see you in the compound at the latest.", Nayuki answers before disappearing into thin air.
When Nayuki appears next to Shikaku she comes upon a slaughter. Almost all of their men were already killed. 'Did it take me so long or did I overestimate the distance between us? Doesn't matter, I have to get the survivors out of here now!', Nayuki thinks while observing the scene before her. Shikaku looks at her hopeful. He's banged up pretty much. Out of the corner of her eye she sees a fire jutsu closing up to them and she begins hand seals before releasing her own attack with a cry of "Suiton: Bakusui Shouha". In the last second the attack blocks the incoming flames- never was she gladder to have mastered Suiton till she could use the water from the atmosphere. She grabs Shikaku and hurries to collect the other survivors. Fast she collects the others using one of her Hiraishin kunai to avoid their attackers. The leader of their attackers grins at her like a maniac. Before she can reach the last living Senju he moves between her and her target. "So, you are one of the more talented Senju worms, huh? Tell me your name woman!", he commands her. Knowing that he won't let her pass to her the last of her comrades, she decides to humor his question hoping for an opening. She looks into his eyes and answers, "Nayuki." The other Uchiha shinobi are beginning to circle them and trap her group between them. "Nayuki Senju …. I never heard of you. Why would Butsuma hide a kunoichi of your talent? Is he afraid of something, tell me woman?", he continues, "I'm Tajima Uchiha but I presume, you already knew that." "Simple, I was pregnant. Why would he need to hide something? We are capable enough to protect our own. I guessed you were him", Nayuki answers kind of distracted by searching for an opening. "Pregnant? Not possibly with another potential Senju heir?", he asks before waiting for her reaction. When he receives no answer, he begins looking around himself. "So you can protect your own, huh? So I'm simply imagining all the fallen shinobi of your clan, woman? It is kind of satisfying to see how easily Butsuma fell for our trap. He became a bit senile, don't you think?", Tajima continues and rouses laughter from his own shinobi. Shikaku sneers next to her, "So you did set this up, I should have known... Mark my words, I'll personally see to your end!" The Uchiha simply seem to get into an even better mood with every second, suddenly one of them moves and kills the last separated Senju. Shikaku looks at Nayuki and whispers "Get us out of here. Tajima has played enough with us he will attack any time now. We don't have time left!" She nods and with one last look at the grinning Uchiha leader in front of her she says, "It was nice getting to know you, but we have to go now." She grins at him mockingly and watches his face turning into a grimace before she teleports herself and her comrades two Hiraishin seals away from the battlefield. She looks at the survivors of her team from the original 20 shinobi are only seven left. 'Well at least I could save all the children of our team', Nayuki tries to comfort herself while trying to heal the more grave wounds of her comrades. Tears escape her eyes – even though everyone sees them they don't comment on it. If they are honest, they would like to cry too.