08-10-2016, 11:03 PM
The former kage had been right, a hidden passageway was what they were looking for. Which, to Minato, seemed a little strange. The only hidden passages that he'd ever seen in practice were escape tunnels. But the person that he had sensed was just sitting in one place. Minato sighed as he thought about what lay ahead of the two as they made their descent.
As they descended into the underground tunnels of the Makhel estate, the wall structure changed from wooden planks to cobblestone and cement. Although he was here on business, he did have to admit, this place was built to last.
Minato examined the architecture as the shinobi pair stepped lightly through the halls.
'I wonder there's a second exit.' The blonde man thought to himself as they turned their first corner. Confronted with a new corridor, the first thing they noticed was a sudden change in lighting. A row of candles lined both sides of the new corridor, illuminating the stone grey walls as the two continued towards their target.
'Minato... We're probably walking into a trap.' Kakashi whispered softly, his eyes scanning the surrounding area for anything unusual.
'Yes...' Minato nodded in response. Of course he knew it was a trap. Missions like this were never easy. Three guards up top, one person down below. Where the hell were the rest of the guards? They were either hiding, or whoever was down here was confident that they could take whoever Tsunade decided to send. 'But we can't turn back now.' The blonde spoke, finishing his thought.
It wasn't long before the hallway had ended, presenting them with a doorway. The doorway that led to their answers. Or, what they hoped to be answers. If the Makhel were actually planning this coup, then their answers had to be behind this doorway.
Minato reached for the door handle, Kakashi following closely behind. Both shinobi had already readied themselves and their weapons. The door was solid and wooden, as if it had just been carved out of a huge chunk of wood. The handle was made of brass and he could feel the mechanisms click as his twisted the handle.
The once silent corridors had now echoed with the squeals of the door hinges as Minato pushed gently against the solid object. Any sort of secrecy that they had once had was now gone. Whoever lay behind this door had definitely been notified of their presence.
“Ah! Minato, Kakashi, what are you two doing here?' A familiar voice called out as the duo stepped through the door. With one look their suspicions had been confirmed. The bulky woman that headed the Makhel family sat before them. The very same woman that they had only just left at the meeting thirty minutes ago.
The two shinobi stood, silent, staring at the woman. Her smile turned into a grin as the two men just stared. Their expression was emotionless, yet unforgiving. They just didn't understand why.
'So, you figured it out, eh?' The woman smirked, her smug laugh filled the room like a plague. It was annoying to even be around her at the village summits, but this infuriated the pair even more.
'Yes, we did.' Kakashi gritted through his teeth. He didn't like standing here, still, like they were. He wanted to apprehend her, turn her over to Tsunade, and make her pay for her crimes. But he would follow his mentor's lead.
'Well, that's what I get for trusting a lackey. They can never do anything right.' the woman snorted, before letting out a second loud chuckle. 'I bet he couldn't even finish Tsunade off, like I told him to.'
The golden haired shinobi clenched his fist around the handle of his signature kunai. He was usually calm and collected in situations like this, but something about this woman, no, something about the Omniverse had changed him. Maybe it was his lack of power, or the drive he had found to become even stronger than he was before, but he'd never been like this back in his world.
'Man, Kushina would be so disappointed in me... Losing my cool like this.' The blond thought to himself as his body seemed to react to her statements on it's own. Within a single second, he'd already made it from the doorway to the middle of the room and planted a fist into her robust stomach, launching her into the back wall.
The woman, hardly fazed by his attack, brushed the dust and shards of cobblestone from her Kimono as she lifted herself from the indent in the wall. Minato stared at her, anger in his eyes yet not on his face.
'Ah, sage mode. I have heard of this.' The woman spoke, watching and waiting for the second man to make his move. 'I see, so that's how you were able to make it across the room without me noticing. Interesting.' after finishing her thoughts, the woman discarded her robes. A set of plated armour sat beneath it.
'But I am no normal woman, either.' their foe spoke, her words becoming disgruntled as her skin darkened to a muddy green. Her waistline shrank as she got taller, growing from roughly five feet 7 inches to about seven feet. The woman let out a loud cry as her transformation came to an end. A wave of similarly coloured creatures, clad in armour, dropped from the darkened ceiling, surrounding the duo.
Kakashi dashed to Minato, covering is fellow shinobi's six and securing his own in the process. He'd never seen Minato like this. Sure, he'd seen him grieve when Obito had died, but never as angry as this. This new world, the Omniverse, was very different, and he'd definitely felt the limitations placed on them.
'Why do they always cheat?' The silver haired ninja sighed, gazing out at the ambush that they had, once again, walked into. Minato sighed, he didn't really know why they were doing this, and he didn't care any more, as long as they stopped them right here and now.
'We've had worse odds before.' The former kage replied, pulling a second kunai from his pouch and turning his attention back to the Makhel woman. 'But we need to stop them here.' his comments followed only by a confident chuckle from the monstrous woman.
There was no need for any more words on the matter from either of them. they already agreed on this fact, if they were left unchecked, they could do a lot of damage to the village. Hell, they'd already dealt a large blow to the village.
It was time to stop this.
As they descended into the underground tunnels of the Makhel estate, the wall structure changed from wooden planks to cobblestone and cement. Although he was here on business, he did have to admit, this place was built to last.
Minato examined the architecture as the shinobi pair stepped lightly through the halls.
'I wonder there's a second exit.' The blonde man thought to himself as they turned their first corner. Confronted with a new corridor, the first thing they noticed was a sudden change in lighting. A row of candles lined both sides of the new corridor, illuminating the stone grey walls as the two continued towards their target.
'Minato... We're probably walking into a trap.' Kakashi whispered softly, his eyes scanning the surrounding area for anything unusual.
'Yes...' Minato nodded in response. Of course he knew it was a trap. Missions like this were never easy. Three guards up top, one person down below. Where the hell were the rest of the guards? They were either hiding, or whoever was down here was confident that they could take whoever Tsunade decided to send. 'But we can't turn back now.' The blonde spoke, finishing his thought.
It wasn't long before the hallway had ended, presenting them with a doorway. The doorway that led to their answers. Or, what they hoped to be answers. If the Makhel were actually planning this coup, then their answers had to be behind this doorway.
Minato reached for the door handle, Kakashi following closely behind. Both shinobi had already readied themselves and their weapons. The door was solid and wooden, as if it had just been carved out of a huge chunk of wood. The handle was made of brass and he could feel the mechanisms click as his twisted the handle.
The once silent corridors had now echoed with the squeals of the door hinges as Minato pushed gently against the solid object. Any sort of secrecy that they had once had was now gone. Whoever lay behind this door had definitely been notified of their presence.
“Ah! Minato, Kakashi, what are you two doing here?' A familiar voice called out as the duo stepped through the door. With one look their suspicions had been confirmed. The bulky woman that headed the Makhel family sat before them. The very same woman that they had only just left at the meeting thirty minutes ago.
The two shinobi stood, silent, staring at the woman. Her smile turned into a grin as the two men just stared. Their expression was emotionless, yet unforgiving. They just didn't understand why.
'So, you figured it out, eh?' The woman smirked, her smug laugh filled the room like a plague. It was annoying to even be around her at the village summits, but this infuriated the pair even more.
'Yes, we did.' Kakashi gritted through his teeth. He didn't like standing here, still, like they were. He wanted to apprehend her, turn her over to Tsunade, and make her pay for her crimes. But he would follow his mentor's lead.
'Well, that's what I get for trusting a lackey. They can never do anything right.' the woman snorted, before letting out a second loud chuckle. 'I bet he couldn't even finish Tsunade off, like I told him to.'
The golden haired shinobi clenched his fist around the handle of his signature kunai. He was usually calm and collected in situations like this, but something about this woman, no, something about the Omniverse had changed him. Maybe it was his lack of power, or the drive he had found to become even stronger than he was before, but he'd never been like this back in his world.
'Man, Kushina would be so disappointed in me... Losing my cool like this.' The blond thought to himself as his body seemed to react to her statements on it's own. Within a single second, he'd already made it from the doorway to the middle of the room and planted a fist into her robust stomach, launching her into the back wall.
The woman, hardly fazed by his attack, brushed the dust and shards of cobblestone from her Kimono as she lifted herself from the indent in the wall. Minato stared at her, anger in his eyes yet not on his face.
'Ah, sage mode. I have heard of this.' The woman spoke, watching and waiting for the second man to make his move. 'I see, so that's how you were able to make it across the room without me noticing. Interesting.' after finishing her thoughts, the woman discarded her robes. A set of plated armour sat beneath it.
'But I am no normal woman, either.' their foe spoke, her words becoming disgruntled as her skin darkened to a muddy green. Her waistline shrank as she got taller, growing from roughly five feet 7 inches to about seven feet. The woman let out a loud cry as her transformation came to an end. A wave of similarly coloured creatures, clad in armour, dropped from the darkened ceiling, surrounding the duo.
Kakashi dashed to Minato, covering is fellow shinobi's six and securing his own in the process. He'd never seen Minato like this. Sure, he'd seen him grieve when Obito had died, but never as angry as this. This new world, the Omniverse, was very different, and he'd definitely felt the limitations placed on them.
'Why do they always cheat?' The silver haired ninja sighed, gazing out at the ambush that they had, once again, walked into. Minato sighed, he didn't really know why they were doing this, and he didn't care any more, as long as they stopped them right here and now.
'We've had worse odds before.' The former kage replied, pulling a second kunai from his pouch and turning his attention back to the Makhel woman. 'But we need to stop them here.' his comments followed only by a confident chuckle from the monstrous woman.
There was no need for any more words on the matter from either of them. they already agreed on this fact, if they were left unchecked, they could do a lot of damage to the village. Hell, they'd already dealt a large blow to the village.
It was time to stop this.
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