Chapter 15: Assassination and Scrolls

Chapter 15: Assassination and Scrolls

Now, Ken knew he couldn't simply approach the shinobi from behind and expect it to work perfectly.

Any skilled assassin would pay attention to both entrances to their hideouts, even if one of them were technically a secret escape route.

A Jonin would likely have traps prepared for both sides, and methods to escape from assaults on both entrances.

Ken knew that, but he also had absolute confidence in his technique and lack of presence.

The traps weren't enough to hold him back, he was easily able to feel them as he didn't need to rely on his eyes.

The cavern he was in was completely dark, and an intruder would only be able to see using a source of light, which would likely alert the Jonin hiding in the cave.

Thanks to those factors, he was able to get closer and closer to his target, crawling on the ceiling like a reptile.

He was using an extremely small amount of chakra only on his fingertips and the tip of his shoes to stick to the rocky surface.

It wasn't a difficult technique, Ken had mastered it during his training while looking for ways to better utilize Chakra on his own.

He was basically imitating a spider's movements, which was exactly what he had been attempting to do anyway.

And, just like any spider, he was preparing to wrap his webs around his prey.

Currently, the Jonin and two of the Genin were resting. All of them sat down with closed eyes.

The third boy had his eyes peeled open at the entrance, sometimes also turning his head slightly towards the hidden escape path, likely having been entrusted by the Team Leader to do so.

Now, usually, this would mean that it was a free game for Ken to just kill them all in quick succession. But he could easily tell that the Jonin wasn't actually resting.

He seemed to simply have his eyes closed and he was faking his breathing, making it shallower to imitate the one of a sleeping person.

But Ken could distinguish it, as slight alterations still existed here and there. His enhanced senses were easily able to pick up any irregularity, no matter how small.

The Jonin had likely decided to rest when getting back to their city and to safety.

Ken stopped just a few meters off of their spot, just a few centimetres off where they would be able to spot him thanks to the campfire's light.

Well, at least the Jonin would be able to spot him. The Genin weren't anywhere near skilled enough to notice him as long as he stood close enough to the rocks.

Ken decided to do what he knew best... Create a distraction and go in for the kill. A technique as old as time, but still one of the most effective.

Ken formed a hand sign with one hand, creating an imperfect clone right underneath him.

It didn't have a face, and its armour was of the wrong colour, but it was enough.

The clone dashed towards the sleeping Jonin, while Ken crawled further, passing through the light of the flame in the same instant, as the Jonin jumped up and stabbed towards the clone with a kunai.

The Jonin was prepared for something to happen, his instincts had been telling him about something happening for a while, he felt watched.

But he simply couldn't feel anyone or anything nearby.

The one that had also been flustered was hit head-on, while the one still making hand signs managed to jump to the side.

His Jutsu finally being finished as he brought his hands together one last time and shot a smaller ball of fire toward Ken from his mouth.

Ken shot from his position, jumping from wall to wall like a frog and appearing behind the Genin in less than a second.

The Genin had taken out a kunai, but didn't even get to turn around before Ken grabbed his head and crushed it into the nearby cave wall.

Ken then simply threw a Senbo through the head of the last Genin, who was still getting up and pushing his teammate's body from atop him.

The entire confrontation with the 3 Genin had only taken 5 seconds. Ken was rather pleased with the time, he was also pleased with seeing so many Jutsu from the Shinobi.

He had remembered very few being used in the show, so he would have a blast learning more of them.

Just a few seconds after he finished the genin off, the wall in the middle of the cave was blasted apart, with the Jonin jumping out, clutching his side, not even having removed the blade yet.

Then he saw the scene in front of him, with all of his pupils dead and strewn across the floor near the cave entrance.

"SHIT!" The Jonin finally lost his cool with that, failing to notice the figure clutching onto the roof of the cave right near the entrance.

Just as he was looking around, Ken's hands reached down, before the Jonin could even react, his gaze was forcibly moved behind him, forcing him to stare at the blown-out campfire he had just come from.

"W-wha-?" Those were the Jonin's last words, as Ken landed soundlessly on the ground right in front of him.

Ken then proceeded to start scavenging the corpses of the Genin, as the squad leader simply fell on the floor, motionless.

The Blind Assassin whistled happily as he found more and more supplies.

Each of the Shinobi had been carrying a pouch, each pouch had at least 20 Shuriken and 3 Kunais. Ken strapped all of them to his belt as he continued to search their pockets.

Most of them were empty, only carrying some random pills that Ken had no clue about. The Genin that seemed to have trained the most did seem to have three scrolls on him, which made Ken extremely excited.

Ken also found a few scrolls on the Jonin, and he basically took everything that he could carry with him.

After that, he threw all of the bodies inside the cave, right over the fire. He sat down and warmed himself up for a bit, ignoring the smell of burning bodies as he went and retrieved his blades.

With everything he owned back in his possession, Ken departed from that cave. Outside of it, he decided to cover his tracks a bit more, taking out his long blade with a smirk.

His chakra flowed through the blade, flowing in as Nature Energy also started filling the blade, making it vibrate slightly with the wind.

Ken didn't bother with much build-up this time, merely swinging his blade in a downward motion, sending a flying slash into the cave.

The cave shook, as the rocks were cleaved and pushed aside. The flying slash kept cutting into the rock for at least 50 meters, as the cave simply collapsed.

Ken then proceeded to just flee, not even leaving a footprint behind for evidence.

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