Orochimaru's men spriowards the three Leaf ninjas. They each selected their target and were looking forward to their victainst them.

  Genma tensed his muscles but had a calm expression. "Here they e. Be careful and don't waste time. They would most likely have backup."

  Despite the teuation Anko had a pyful smile. "Don't worry. I'll be fine." Her eyes drifted to Daichi and seeing the Genin's ck of fear, her hidden worries disappeared. 'Let's see what you really do.'

  The three Leaf ninjas didn't wait any longer ahe enemy halfway.

  In seds the csh of ons could be heard through the forest as sparks flew in the air betweewo groups of fighters. They separated from their panions a some distance so as to not interfere with the hts.

  Daichi was fighting against Tanjero. The prisoner with high level taijutsu skills and man with four arms.

  Genma faced off against Ryotoba. A bloodthirsty fighter and a human fish hybrid.

  Anko's oppo was Yuma who could easily use air bullet attacks from his fingers.

  Orochimaru's men focused on their enemy in front of them. The 3 remembered the uren gave them.

  'Our target is Daichi Hekima. The Genin in their group. I want him alive and in one piece. But I also want to see just how strong he is. The other two… You kill them if you .'

  Yuma looked at Anko and had an evil grin. 'With my power she won't beat me.'

  Anko Mitarashi Vs Yuma.

  Yuma quickly took two kunai ahem flying at Anko's head. The Special Jonin from the Leaf tilted her body slightly and easily dodged the ons without taking her eyes off the enemy. Before Yuma could make the move he collided with his foe.

  Anko ducked uhe wild punch sent by Yuma and quickly took him off bah a leg sweep. Yuma, who was startled and falling to the ground, quickly raised his hands in Anko's dire.

  "Air bullets!"

  Several small air bullets were fired from his fiips. Yuma grinned as he looked at the woman. 'At this cle I won't miss.'

  The wind style attacks hit Anko's body and she fell to the ground. Seeing his enemy defeated so easily he was happy. But that joy didn't st for more than a sed or two. The instant he heard the whistle of several objects ing towards him. Before he could get up and dodge, multiple shuriken hit his body.

  "Argh!"

  "If you think it's going to be that easy to take us Leaf ninjas down, then you have uimated us a lot." Anko's voice came from all around him.

  Yuma's smile had long vanished and was repced with an expression of seriousness. He looked around and all he could see was the greenery. His attention turned back to the body infront of him and his eyes wide what he saw.

  The fallen Anko turned into several snakes and rushed towards him. Bearing the pain from the Shuriken wounds Yuma quickly got to his feet and jumped to a tree branch.

  He immediately took the ons that were pierced into his flesh. 'I was careless. Damn it. Thankfully this is just a flesh wound… But something isn't right…'

  Yuma looked at the snakes below and a memory came to him. This was not the first time he saw this jutsu.

  'This is the Snake e teique. I've only seen Lord Orochimaru use it. So how this womahis jutsu?'

  "Peek-a-boo!"

  As Yuma pondered on this question Anko suddenly appeared behind him with a smile and kicked him in the back sending him flying forward.

  "Argh!" Yuma, despite being attacked, quickly twisted his body in mid air and faced Anko.

  "You bitch. Take this! Air Bullet wave!"

  Small pressurized air bullets quickly began firing from Yuma fiips. Anko jumped to the side a moving to avoid the attacks. Even though it looked as if she was on the defe was not the case.

  'He has above average speed and strength but Taijutsu skill and teiques are abysmal. Then there are the air bullets ing from his fiips. After he shoots an attack from a finger he 't send another air bullet attack from that finger for at least 5 seds. It must be because of some physical limitations, recoil or something else.'

  Anko was carefully and analyzing her oppo and figured out the strength and weaknesses of his tricks.

  'Damn it. I 't waste too much chakra.' Seeing his attacks fail to hit the target Yuma stopped his wind jutsu assault.

  He took a step forward but the sed fell to one knee. His vision slightly blurred for a moment. 'What the?'

  "Looks like they're kig in."

  Hearing Anko's voice, Yuma looked at her. He quickly figured out what happened.

  "Th-those shuriken earlier. You ced them with poison?"

  Anko grinned as she came near him. "Yeah. It's something that'll put you to sleep till I get you some better aodations. I have a feeling my friends bae would love to have a chat with you."

  "You…" Before he could finish the sentence Yuma fell to the group and closed his eyes.

  Anko looked at the unscious body for a few seds and got closer. "Alright. Now I just o make sure you don't go anywhere."

  Just as Anko was about to touch Yuma's body, his right hand quickly moved and was in front of her face.

  "Air bullets."

  Despite the extreme cle, Anko successfully moved her body and dodged the attack. But her trench coat was not so lucky. It had several holes torn through it and the female Jonin was displeased.

  "You just destroyed my favorite coat. Alright. gratutions. You've pissed me off."

  Yuma quickly jumped to his feet and Anko created a short distaween them. Yuma had an arrogant smirk as he looked at Anko. "Do I look like I care?"

  "You look pretty lively fuy who was about to take a long nap." Anko couldn't help but quip.

  "Hmph. I was slightly affected at first but my body quickly fought off the effects. Poison of that level won't be effective on me. Lord Orochimaru saw to that. He made several modifications to my body and poisoance was one of them."

  Anko growled as she listeo the man. 'Of course it is. That bastard Orochimaru loves poison teiques. He knows just how dangerous they are. So it would make sense for him to develop some subordihat could withstand most toxins. I'll o be careful.'

  "What retionship do you have with Lord Orochimaru?" Yuma suddenly asked.

  "Retionship?" Anko raised an eyebrow.

  "That snake e teique. I've only seen Lord Orochimaru use it. And the way you used it earlier was almost the same. I doubt that's a ce…"

  Anko's eyes narrowed as she looked at Yuma. "Yes. You're right. I do have a retionship with Orochimaru."

  'I k. Is she one of Lord Orochimaru's spy?' Yuma silently looked at the woman with hiddeement. But Anko's words poured cold water on that feeling.

  "I want to kill that bastard someday. That's my retionship."

  Yuma was angry when he heard that. He had seen Orochimaru's strength and khe Leaf ninja in front of him could never aplish such a task in her life. "Don't be sant."

  With those words Yuma rushed forward and their fight resumed.

  Genma Vs Ryotoba.

  Genma leaned back to avoid a fast kunai swipe and quickly terattacked at the extended arm. He thrust his kunai into the elbow of his enemy, but just as the on was near Ryotoba's body, his arm moved faster and dodged Genma's attack.

  Orochimaru's minion took a step forward a his hand to Genma's face. They were in the shape of a cw as Ryotoba's aim was to literally rip Genma's face.

  Seeing the deadly sharp hand ing, the Special Jonin didn't panic. He looked at his enemy and spit the senbon in his mouth directly towards Ryotoba's eyes.

  The human fish hybrid was taken back for a sed and swiftly moved his head to evade the flying needle. But this momentary pse in tration allowed Genma to escape and create some distaween them.

  Genma was calm as he looked at the enemy who had rage written all over his face.

  'This guy. Kakashi and Guy… They fought someone like this guy in the Land of Sea. He had extremely good physical strength and speed. And based on this one's appearance, he must have a simir skill set. If he has an advah water style jutsu then it's a good thing I'm not near any rge bodies of water.'

  "You 't escape from me, little rat." Ryotoba roared and rushed tenma. The special Jonin didn't back down and ran forward with his kunai.

  Ryotoba raised his forearm and easily blocked a kunai strike without injuring himself. Genma he hardness of the scales on the man's body.

  'It seems those bck scales block kunai and shuriken. They're hard to break. But they withstand chakra ssh? I also o be careful about his water style jutsu.'

  Ryotoba and Genma fought with Taijutsu for several seds before Ryotoba suddenly jumped back, making several hand seals.

  "Water style - Tearing Current!"

  A powerful water wave was bsted in Genma's dire, the speed of the jutsu would have made it difficult for ordinary ins or even some low Jonins to escape unharmed.

  But Genma was her. He increased his speed and quickly escaped the jutsu range. Ryotoba was surprised to see that. 'I thought I had an uanding of his speed. But it looks like this bastard was holding bae.'

  "You're a fast little prey aren't you? Don't think this little bit of speed will help you." The ninja from the Land of Sound asked with a desding tone.

  Genma wasn't someone who would be easily provoked. He smiled and replied in a calm tone. "I was ohe guard of the fourth Hokage. The man who was regarded as the fastest. It would shame him if I couldn't at least keep some pace with him. pared to that this is nothing."

  Ryotoba got angry as he looked at Genma's taunting smile. "You bastard." He rushed forward with increased speed and tried tenma's flesh with his bare hands.

  The Leaf Jonin showed a jovial and cool face but was very careful and aying attention to the other party's every move. 'It's really easy to antagonize him. He doesn't seem to have a sense of strategy. He's relying on his speed and force to kill me.'

  Genma parried several strikes and carefully redirected a few others while making sure the scales didn't harm him. The man could feel the killing i emanating from Ryotoba and frowned. 'A blood thirsty person with no problems in killing. I really don't like people like you.'

  Genma suddenly got closer a out several fierce sshes with his kunai at the area's of Ryotoba's body not protected by the bck armor like scales.

  "Aaahh…" Ryotoba screamed in pain as blood spshed from body.

  Genma kicked the man hard iomach, sending him colliding with a nearby tree. Ryotoba slid down to the ground with his back to the tree trunk.

  "This isn't a fight you win. Surrender."

  "Surrender?" Ryotoba looked at Genma with anger and pain.

  The Leaf Jonin nodded. "Tell us everything you know about Orochimaru and the Leaf vilge will show you leniency."

  Hearing that proposal, Ryotoba went silent for a few moments. He then looked down on the wounds on his body. His left hao the wounds and soon his palm was covered in the crimson liquid.

  Ryotoba looked back at Genma and a mad grin formed on his face. He brought his left palm to his fad quickly licked the palm of blood.

  "Delicious!" Ryotoba excimed as if he was iasy.

  Genma was surprised and slightly taken back at the deranged se the enemy just showed him.

  "You pathetic Leaf ninjas…" Killing i and chakra quickly began to flow from Ryotoba's body. The hair on Genma's body stood and he became in guard.

  "I'm not someone who'll surrender so easily." As he spoke those words, several marks began to appear on his body. Genma looked closer and saw that they were inating from his neck. He immediately knew what was happening.

  'Don't tell me… This guy… he's activating his curse seal.'

  "RHAAAA!" Ryotoba screamed as he looked at Genma. As the marks spread, his body began to transform.

  Genma was about to attack Ryotoba but the transformation was quickly pleted.

  The Leaf Jonin tried to sehe situation of Anko and Daichi but was unsuccessful.

  'Anko, Daichi. Be careful. I have a feeling things may not go our way so easily.'

  The battle had ehe sed, more dangerous stage.