Chapter 341: Leaf’s Military Operation 02
The air around the base was filled with killing intent. The faint rustling of the leaves in the wind made a poor disguise for the brutal fight that laid ahead.
Jonin Asuma Sarutobi stood at the forefront of his team. His sharp eyes scanned the mercenaries gathered before them. He let out a deep calm breath and it formed steady small clouds in the cool morning air. His ever-present cigarette was clenched between his teeth.
Asuma could feel it. The pulse of hostile chakra, twisted and unnatural, emanated from the enemies that stood between them and Orochimaru's lair.
The son of the Hokage quickly assessed the situation. 'According to the scouting team's report, there are a total of 26 enemies in this location protecting that base. And it looks like out of those 26, 14 of them came out to greet us. Judging from the mutation and strange protrusions on their bodies they're not doubt Orochimaru's experiments. Need to capture a few alive.'
Asuma's team, six strong, spread out around him in a loose formation, prepared for the onslaught. His team was balanced.
Genjutsu, taijutsu, and ninjutsu specialists, all well-trained. But the mercenaries were different. These weren't proper ninjas but they also weren't ordinary fighters. They had tasted Orochimaru's twisted power, and it had warped them into something monstrous.
Asuma locked eyes with the three men who approached him, their bodies bulging and contorting with the activation of the curse seal.
One had grotesque arms, nearly twice the size of his body, covered in bone-like protrusions. The second, a wiry figure, was crouched low to the ground, his limbs elongated unnaturally, moving with an unsettling insect-like grace. The third had a face half-transformed, one side human, the other a grotesque mass of scales, his fingers twitching with dangerous chakra.
Asuma held a cool face even as he realized he was about to face 3 strong opponents at once.