Never Let You Go [Zabuza Momochi]

Chapter 27

Chapter Inspiration: The Lightning Strike by Snow Patrol

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Their remaining numbers lined the town on the forest edge. The night was quiet, calm before what was to ensue. Fin came up alongside Yupa, crouching low in the darkness so to not give away their position. "Did you get them out?" the leader asked.

"As many as we could," the rogue answered lowly. "They are taking refuge in backcountry."

"Good." The man wanted to limit the number of innocent casualties. Those who were unable to escape the tyrants when they did.

Zabuza had yet to take his eyes off of the silent homes that stood before them, unwilling to engage in any form of conversation. He only listened in on their plans to carry out this mission, hand itching to hold his blade and slice through the enemy that collapsed the tunnels. Haku didn't bother to say anything, knowing when the young man was in this mood it was best to leave him alone to his thoughts. But it wasn't hard to guess what the rogue was thinking.

"Thirty seconds we give the signal," Yupa relayed. "Move through the streets with stealth, try not to make any noise, including your kills, so those in the manor do not know we are coming."

The birdcall sounded, the line rushing forward through the shadows. Zabuza pulled forth his blade, ready for anything that might come their way. Halfway towards their destination, the young man lunged forward and arched around his weapon, causing those behind him to furrow their brows. A soft thunk sounded as the metal embedded into the side of the building lining the next street. Upon rounding the corner, the rogues glanced over watching a body belonging to an enemy crumple to the ground, head rolling away. Many smirked from the silent kill. Haku paused waiting for this partner to follow the others. The bloodlust was clear in his eyes, jaw tense under the wrappings. All the teen could do was feel somewhat sorry for anyone who went up against him tonight.

"Haku..." His head turned, staring at his partner from behind the mask. "Kill them all."

The closer their forces grew to the manor the quicker they moved from the adrenaline that rushed through them. Rushing the wall the guards were unprepared for the onslaught and that was when the jutsus broke out. It rocked the household, causing the enemy to pour out of the manor and engage.

Haku's needles immobilized an entire group allowing his allies to easily take care of them. Meanwhile, Zabuza was flipping his weapons in hand and decapitating all opponents. But the enemy kept on coming and it was clear to see that they were becoming outnumbered, quickly. The young man growled remembering why he always preferred working alone or with Haku. His Mist Jutsu was impossible to be of use once again. It'd hinder the vison of their own allies. Clones splitting up to try and help them gain the upper hand it proved to be only partly useful. But it still wasn't enough. However, Yupa would never tell them to fall back. That would only mean defeat, but the enemy wasn't the only ones loosing comrades.

Zabuza whipped out a kunai, stabbing it into a man's gut and mid turn sliced through another's chest. He didn't stop there using the kunai to heft the enemy into the air throw him over a shoulder. The body slammed into another causing the two to collapse to the ground as Balto whirled around having noticed a little too late that he'd nearly been killed.

Haku was locked with a rogue who smirked at the fact that he viewed the teen as a child. However when a cold sensation began spreading from his hands to the arms it caused the man to glance down. Ice. He began panicking, pulling away and trying to brush off the frozen water. But it continued to climb even without the contact. The rogue began screaming when it reached the bridge between the shoulder and neck stumbling backwards into the chaos and running away to find some kind of help. But they both knew it wouldn't come. Haku turned dodging a kunai that came flying through the air, but his eyes widened upon seeing the ninja who had thrown the weapon had found a new target, most likely believing that the first one fell dead. The teen followed his line of sight, shouting, "Zabuza!" and throwing a needle through the air. However it was too late, the rogue releasing the weapon before Haku's made contact.