Mission:

A foot path for merchants was recently established. Kurai heard a bridge was built over the lake as well. Kurai also heard that some of these merchants were robbed as they came and went by bandits. Some of these merchants were friends with Kurai, so there was no surprise that there was a task at the mission board for someone to go and clear the path of these scum.

Kurai had decided to have himself a bit of downtime these last few days. There was no reason to train as hard as he had anymore, yet he did stay in shape and practice every morning when he got up, and every night before he went to bed, in order to keep his new skills sharp. Little Kong had the same attitude. Being just about as strong as his big brother, he aimed to stay that way.

There hadn't been much activity in Hinowa the past few days. His sister was plenty busy in the new hospital nowadays, so Kurai didn't think he'd be seeing much of her, but as long as she was somewhere safe and sound, he wouldn't have to worry about her. There was some other girl in the village too that he'd met in the cemetery, having likely lost family in the Korigakure blast; he didn't know if he'd be seeing too much of her anymore.

Those 3 leaders?... He didn't know, and he didn't care. Whenever he thought of them, a grim expression crept across his face, whether he knew it or not.

Kurai and Little Kong headed out of Hinowa using the north path; the main road that he and everyone else used when leaving the village to head to another country. The scroll at the mission board told of 4 individuals. The intel was gathered by a survivor of one of their raids. Lee, the ringleader, is a man who can only be described as built. He's a tall man with a great deal of muscles which he tends to use to his benefit. He wanders around mainly shirtless and in a tan pair of torn and stained trousers. He either wears black boots or no shoes at all. He has a tattoo on his left pec of a bear paw. His head is bald, and he has black eyes. He tends to use his feet and hands to fight instead of an actual weapon. However, he does carry a sword and knows how to use it, or at least the basics of Kenjutsu.

Goro, his right hand man, has short black hair, normally done in a crew cut type style. He's a little on the thin side, and likes to cover up his size with wearing several layers of clothing. His clothing is somewhat on the brighter side, but hardly ever matches. He tends to favor greens, blues, and purples as his preferred choices. His personality can be described best as a loyal puppy dog. Whatever his leader demands of him he does without question or hesitation. He's quiet, and otherwise rather still, unless preforming some sort of task that's been asked/ordered of him.

Shuji, the 3rd, had shoulder length black hair and bright green eyes tend to be the first thing people notice about this man, other than the fact that his hair is greasy and he smells like a bar. He wears a lot of dark colors, normally black. His clothing is mainly ripped and dingy, due to the fact the man doesn't like to bathe. Assholish tends to sum the man up. He's a jerk all the way around. Children hate him, women hate him, men hate him, his own /friends/ hate him. If there's a way for him to be mean he is. He's also very insulting, and tends to use a lot of vulgar language. He lacks any sort of respect for anyone but his leader.

The last, Kenji, tends to wear nothing but ragged shorts, held up by a belt made of rope. He has black hair that goes down to his ears, and brown eyes. He has a scar that goes across his back in a jagged slash. He's a fighter. Loves nothing more than a good rumble, well... except for the ladies. He also is a rather vulgar pervert.

4 basic bandits that thrived on preying upon the weak and helpless. They wouldn't be counting on someone coming along with the means to defend themselves. After about 10 minutes of walking through the wilds around Hinowa, and maybe another 20 minutes before he and Little Kong would reach the bridge is when the smell hit his nose. The smell of ass, feet and underarm funk. The aroma of scum that lived in the wilds, and didn't know what a bath was.

Lee noticed the skinny kid with a long black jacket and bare feet coming toward them with what looked like a pet monkey. He and his other 3 goons were up in trees. They'd jump out of the trees and surround unsuspecting victims that came this way. Kurai already knew they were in the trees, as did Little Kong, yet they walked into the middle of the trap anyway, to have them jump out and surround them.

“Fuck man, it's just some skinny weakling,” said Shuji. “I was hoping for another fat caravan. This little chump isn't even gonna be worth it.

“I thought it was a girl,” added Kenji, the pervert, scratching his crotch area. “Well, when we're done with him, I can always pretend right?...”

Like lightning, Kurai was upon the man Kenji. A Violent Heel kick was executed so fiercely that his jaw was instantly shattered upon impact. While he was still airborne, and his comrades struggled to keep up with the fast movement, Kurai jumped into the air as well. Kenji landed hard on the ground, to be followed by Kurai, who landed upon the bandit's crotch with the force that produced a disgusting pop and crunch sound. Kenji screamed before his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he passed out.

The remaining 3 looked upon the scene with wide eyes. “You're dead, kid,” said Lee, as Kurai purposely stepped onto the side of Kenji's face, stomping his head into the dirt as he got off of the man. Little Kong lunged toward Shuji as he opened his mouth the let out another insult. His 2 cohorts could only make out a brown blur as the simian was all over him, pelting his body with rapid blows. Loud monkey screams filled the ears. Little Kong snapped both of Shuji's legs and left him screaming and helpless on the ground, begging for his fellow bandits to help him. Goro urinated on himself, and Lee began to sweat. Little Kong shut Shuji up by repeatedly jumping up and down on his head.

Lee suddenly rushed toward Kurai. He threw kicks that Kurai didn't block, and ended up stumbling backwards after the kicks landed, holding his legs and grunting in pain. He threw punches that Kurai head butted, breaking his fingers and knuckles with more loud pop sounds. Lee executed one more kick, having broken both of his hands, that Kurai avoided and countered with a spinning back kick that sent him flying into the trunk of a tree. Kurai then kicked Lee in the mid-section many times. The force behind the kicks made the whole tree shake, spilling many leaves and causing the birds inhabiting it to fly off. After dozens of kicks Lee slumped onto his behind, making choking sounds and vomiting blood and chunks from his mouth and nose.

Goro dropped to his knees with his hands together as if he were praying as Kurai and Little Kong turned to face him. His pants were wet with urine. “Please,” he said. “This-this was their idea, I voted to just let you pass, I knew it would be a bad idea to ambush you, please! You have to believe me!!” Goro put his arms over his head to block as the 2 walked toward him, but neither touched the man. Kurai and Little Kong just walked past him and began heading back to the village.

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