Chapter 67: Henge no jutsu

"So that's all we could find. Now we have to take the next step and go to the mansion."

Reading all the information his students gathered, Yamato already had a plan to finish this mission successfully. For someone like him, who is an experienced Jounin, finishing this mission with his own hands would be easy and fast, but considering that this mission is meant to evaluate Toru's skill in executing a mission of a high rank, Yamato wanted to hear his student's opinion before starting the operation.

"So how do we distribute ourselves? We need to be able to surround the entire mansion, so we can make sure the target doesn't escape."

With his hands in his pockets, Toru was waiting for the perfect moment to reveal his plan, however, this plan involved someone from the team specifically, so he didn't know how this person would react upon hearing his plan.

On the other hand, Yamato understood right away that Toru has a plan, so with a smile, he handed him the notebooks with the information and waited patiently for this guy to mention the plan.

(Sensei... you're too perceptive)

Accepting the notebooks, Toru read everything while Hinata and Ino watched him in silence. After a few seconds, Toru already had a mental image of the internal and external structure of the mansion, so now, in his mind were created hundreds of situations, in which he was killed again and again, each situation was worse than the previous one, but this helped Toru to trace a fixed route for this operation.

And then, a slight glow illuminated Toru's eyes, and seconds later he pointed his finger at Ino.

She felt confused, as Toru simply looked her in the eyes while pointing his finger at her.

"You, you're coming with me."

"What?"

Raising an eyebrow, Ino was trying to decipher what Toru was thinking.

"Let me explain first."

Crossing his arms and, tearing off one of the sheets of paper from the notebook, Toru took a pencil and drew the outside plans of the mansion, at least as he imagined it on the outside, since the inside were only guesses that could go wrong later.

"To get into the mansion we will need distractions, escape routes and, of course, a good strategy to carry out the assassination. Also, we must remember that possibly the kidnapped girls are somewhere inside the mansion, so we must take care of that as well."

Pointing to the key parts where Kirou's mercenaries might possibly be distributed, Toru flipped the sheet of paper and drew a rectangle that simulated the surroundings of the mansion.

"The first thing we have to do is to choose the time of the assassination. We will choose the night, since it is more likely that the target will be more unprotected, but this also affects the outside of the mansion, since it is more than obvious that the guards that will guard the outside of the place will increase. This is where Yamato-sensei and Hinata come in."

Looking at the Yamato and then at Hinata, Toru took the pencil tightly and drew two dots on the map.

"First, Hinata will be at the front of the mansion, she will use Byakugan to give us the exact numbers of ninja outside. Next, Yamato sensei, you will stay in front and wait for my signal to start disabling the ninja outside."

"What's the point of all this?"

Feeling surprised by Toru's terrifying mindset to strategize, Yamato felt that there were still a few things to add to this plan, but Toru had already thought of that, so he quickly answered.

"Yes, I plan to infiltrate the mansion."

"What, are you crazy? If the information the villagers gave us is true, inside that mention there must be at least fifty ninjas. Going in alone is stupid, have you lost your mind? Do you want to die that badly? Because if so I could kill you right now."

Reproaching Toru's plan, Ino was right. Entering the mansion alone knowing that there were a large number of ninjas was a guaranteed suicide, but this made Toru's gaze turn as cold as ice.

"This is where you come in, Ino. You will be the key that helps me open this door."

"Huh?"

Eyes wide, Ino felt that this would somehow be too dangerous, on the other hand, Yamato tried not to laugh, as he realized my what Toru is planning.

"How could he help in this?"

With a look full of determination, Ino approached Toru and looked him in the eyes. Considering that she doesn't usually help much in missions, this made her feel strangely motivated.

"Here, we will be forty meters away from where Yamato-sensei will be. When I'm sure this operation can begin, I'll tell you what you'll have to do."

Nodding her head, Ino thought that on this very one she had to give her best effort to be of use to her teammates.

At the same time, Yamato felt slightly while looking at Ino and Toru.

(She is improving... the same can be said about Hinata and Toru).

Nodding his head, Yamato recalled the day team 11 was created. Both Ino and Toru seemed to hate each other, though it was different for Hinata, who was quieter and usually only talked to Toru, but now, after that night during their battle in the research mission, Yamato could confirm that the princess of the Hyuga clan had become a kunoichi worthy of her title.

"Your plan is a good one, Toru. However, I'm going to add something to it."

"Add something? Could there be what is it?"

"When you give me the signal to start, that's when you'll know."

Looking Toru in the eye, Yamato felt he could understand this boy as far as being a ninja was concerned.

"Then, Toru-kun, let's give it our best effort."

Looking down at the ground with a slight smile, Hinata hoped that she could be useful in this mission, obviously she would be, but she always complicate herself thinking that she will be a burden to the team and feeling inferior to everyone, but this feeling disappeared when she felt Toru's hand stroking her hair.

"Yes, let's give our best effort."

Looking into Hinata's eyes, Toru smiled slightly, this made the girl open her eyes unable to believe what she was seeing, as this was the first time she saw Toru smile, but still, this made her happy for a few moments.

On the other hand, Ino looked at this with a worried expression on her face. She knew it was this feeling that made her heart clench, but still, she shook her head as she regained the serious expression on her face.

(I must concentrate)

Patting her cheeks, Ino smiled as she tried to guess what Toru had planned for her.

"Then we'll start at nightfall, so everyone get ready."

Hearing Yamato's voice, team 11 nodded their heads.

-Outside Kirou's mansion, midnight-

Moving slowly through the darkness of the night, stroking the leaves of the trees with each movement he made, Yamato put his hands together and, instantly, roots came out of the ground and covered three specific places with branches and leaves.

[The first step is finished]

Whispering through the communicator, Yamato looked at the surroundings with narrowed eyes.

At the same time, in one of the places Yamato covered with branches and leaves, Hinata clasped her hands together and activated the Byakugan.

[There are twenty-eight ninjas around the mansion, all of them are distributed in strategic places so as not to have any blind spots.]

Whispering into the small microphone hidden in her sweater, Hinata increased the strength in the Byakugan and was able to see inside the mansion. Her eyes widened like saucers when she saw the numerous ninjas inside.

[Inside the mansion there are more than fifty ninja, moreover, in the center of everything there is a room where the kidnapped women are. It seems that they are still alive]

With more veins swelling around her eyes, Hinata finished her report. After that, a voice was heard over the transmitter.

[Understood, we will begin shortly.]

Speaking through the microphone on his scarf, Toru needed to prepare.

(Yamato-sensei already knows my plan, so it will be easy to act).

"We're already here, what should I do?"

Whispering to Toru, Ino looked at the surroundings. At the same time, she realized that there were too many ninja outside, so it would be difficult for Toru to infiltrate.

"Toru...?"

Toru however, the boy didn't answer, after all he was watching the death lines of the ninjas outside. This made Ino feel confused and in a strange way, a shiver ran down her spine.

"Ino..." Toru said without looking away from the front.

"What?" replied Ino

"No matter what, you won't be mad at me for what I'm going to do."

Again, hearing Toru's voice a shiver ran through his entire body. Then, their eyes met, the blue glow of Toru's dojutsu seemed to light up the place slightly.

"What do you mean?"

Feeling nervous, Ino moved a little away from Toru, however, he approached her.

"Keep quiet, if you make noise we'll be discovered."

Looking into her eyes, Toru's Shigan glowed, at the same time, he approached Ino, however, she tried to move further away, but this Toru didn't mind, as he grabbed her arm preventing her from continuing to move away.

"What are you doing? Let go of me!"

Trying to keep her voice low, Toru deactivated the microphone on her scarf and brought her face closer to Ino's. The two were so close that they could hear each other's breathing, could feel each other's body heat and the softness of each other's skin.

"Let go of me... we can't waste time, we're in the middle of a mission."

Looking away and avoiding eye contact, Ino felt Toru's hand squeeze her arm. She had forgotten what a boy's strength felt like, it was strange, however, she didn't want to waste time since they were in the middle of a mission.

"You want me to punch you in the face, let go now!"

Trying to let go, Ino looked Toru in the eyes with a slightly angry expression, at the same time, her cheeks were a bit flushed due to Toru being too close to her, but no matter how hard she tried to make Toru's hand let go, she couldn't, Toru's strength was greater.

"Don't move..."

"What are you doing....!"

Bringing his hand closer, Toru touched Ino's abdomen. In response to this, Ino felt a strange shiver run through her body, but then, she opened her eyes realizing the situation and tried to quickly let go, but Toru was faster and threw her to the ground.

"We're in the middle of a mission. No! Don't touch there! Ahng!"

Trying to make Toru break away from her, Ino tried to push him off, but no matter how hard she tried to use all her strength, she couldn't, she felt as if her body was getting weaker by the second. At the same time, Toru caressed Ino's abdomen, slowly ran his hand down her thighs using his fingers, touching the soft skin of this girl.

"If the ninjas hear you, they will discover us and you will ruin the mission. So, if you want to tell me something, do it whispering."

Toru's eyes shone with Shigan's light, then, Ino gritted her teeth and looked at him with small tears at the corners of her eyes. This was the second time Toru did something like that, but this time it was different, as he was being delicate in touching Ino's body.

"Toru, let go of me now... we mustn't waste time..."

Wrapping her arms around Toru's torso, Ino whispered in his ear. However, the latter narrowed his eyes and brought his face close to the girl's neck, in response to this Ino shuddered as she buried her fingers in Toru's back.

"Please... I don't understand why you're doing this to me..."

Seeing Ino's tears, Toru sighed and, then, put her hand on Ino's chest.

She opened her eyes, however, trying to run away was useless, Toru's strength did not allow her to escape.

(It's soft and smells like flowers...)

With an expressionless look on his face, Toru caressed Ino's breasts, after that, he moved his hand a little until he reached her chin, making her look him in the eyes.

"You... fool... do whatever you want..."

Closing her eyes, Ino's legs trembled, at the same time, her heart was racing so fast that you might even think she would go into cardiac arrest at any moment. Her whole body was reacting to Toru's caresses, feeling shivers with every touch.

She could do nothing, she could not escape, so she resigned herself and accepted her position at this moment.

However, this made the two of them feel closer together than ever and, at the same time, Toru's eyes sparkled.

(Now I know for sure, I was able to confirm it. But now is not the time to be so distracted, I already got what I needed).

Wiping Ino's tears, Toru smiled slightly as he let go of this girl's arm, after that, he stood up from the ground, looking into her eyes.

Ino on the other hand, felt as if her heart would warm at the sight of Toru's smile, but almost instantly, murderous intentions took over her thoughts. Not only was she being thrown to the ground leaving her in a vulnerable position, but she was also being touched in places she considered shameful. This was unacceptable, it was something she could not tolerate, but before her anger exploded.

"You... Why did you do that to me!"

Ino was angry and embarrassed, however, Toru closed her eyes and sighed.

"Because I needed to take the information from your body to perform a transformation jutsu. At the end of it all, I just needed your skin texture and scent."

Having answered Ino's question, Toru turned around and clasped his hands together.

"Henge no Jutsu [Transformation Jutsu]."

Being surrounded from head to toe by a cloud of smoke, Toru's body changed, he had now taken on Ino's appearance.

Seeing this, Ino had no words to explain what was happening, she simply lay on the ground processing what had happened.

"Now, let the mission begin."

Toru, now in Ino's appearance, smiled as he looked at the girl in front of him, a second later, he jumped down without looking back.

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Author's note: Does anyone else think Toru is no longer afraid of death?

Well, leaving that aside. I'll post the next chapter when I reach 150 power stones, if they reach the goal fast I'll post the chapter right away.