[On the roadside]
The situation was tense. Too tense that any ordinary person could pass out when hanging around after complaining how uncomfortable they feel. Folks did came out to check what the commotion was all about, only to rush back in, lock all doors and windows, and pray they never end in the crossfire.
On one end of the battlefield, a blonde kiniochi in a purple dress wielding a bo staff feeling like she was about to dance to her favorite tune.
At the other, about a dozen men facing her like they were facing their landlady who was angry at them for not paying their rent.
"What do we do now ?" One of them asked as they to their sensor.
The sensor stepped forward, little confidence and high awareness "Miss, I don't know who you are. But we're hunters on a mission. Since you aren't our target, please move aside."
The kiniochi just spinned her staff before sheathing it at her back. "For the first? My name is Haruko. Elite jonin of the hidden leaf. As for the second, I'm sorry. But your target is under my protection. So I'm gonna have to kill you if you're still stubborn in your little hunting."
The sensor, in response, took out a scroll from his pocket and opened it.
"Pooofffff" a thick smoke soon enveloped him. When it dispersed, his outfit and appearance has completely changed.
His entire outfit was black. From his leather jacket to his cloth underneath to his trousers to even his leather boots and gloves. His hair was black side parted ponytail. And he has a dagger sheathed at each side of his hips.
"I'm gonna say it one more time." He said while unsheathing his daggers, giving the stare of a threat. "Get out of our way!"
Haruko just made a cross hand sign and "pooofffff" an exact replica of her appeared beside her out of an exploding smoke. "Make me." They both taunted in sync.
After seeing the duplicate, the others understood that they'll have to fight the mysterious woman. They each brought their respective scrolls, and "pooofffff", their outfits and appearance also changed.
One has Black trousers and a white shirt giving him a decent commoner vibe. Green leather made boots, gloves and cape proving that he isn't a Frontline fighter. And his black curly hair and freckles face make him look too young for an adult. But most of all, he wield a wooden staff with a brownish orange orb on top.
Another was wearing a thick cotton filled leather layered jacket with black pants. Light leathered boots and gloves. Black wild hair and feminine face. And wield a wooden longbow.
The third wore a combat mesh with brown trousers. Leather boots and gloves. A rug coat hung at his back. A Caesar cut hairstyle with a goatee. And wield a sword and shield.
The fourth wore a black coat and trousers. A white shirt underneath. Black leather boots. A heart shaped face with silver hair. And wield a long spear with a short blade at the other end.
The fifth wore a khaki coat with a black shirt underneath. Black trousers with brown shoes. Black gloves. And wield a four handed Jager stocks. His face is similar to the spear wielder.
The sixth had a grey coat covering his black shirt. Black trousers with white bandage covering the right thigh. Black boots and bandages on his wrists. A Black curtains bangs hairstyle. And a sword sheathed at his back.
The seventh wore a black shirt with brown sleeveless coat. Dark blue trousers and leather gloves. He had armored boots and metallic shoulder, chest, elbow and knee pads. A Black swoop fringe cut hairstyle. A blue cape. And wield a longsword.
The eighth wore a green shirt with black trousers. Had metallic boots, gloves, shoulder and elbow pads. Blond curtains bangs hairstyle. And wield a broad rapier.
The ninth was dressed exactly like the sensor. Except the boots and gloves where brown. Had brown curtains bangs hairstyle. And was wielding a longsword.
The tenth and final one wore a short sleeve green shirt and khaki trousers. Leather boots and gloves. A dagger sheathed on his back. A Black curtains bangs hairstyle. And on each hand was a short axe wrapped in red clothes.
"Stay vigilant everyone. Remember, we're dealing with a jack of all trades who likes using tricks." The sensor warned them. As he knew that ninjas don't fight with only power, but also intellects.
The two Harukos didn't waste any time. They each weaved through different sets of hand signs, each with different partens, before reeling back their cheeks filled head.
{Fire style: Phoenix flower}
{Wind style: wind bullets}
Barrage of wind and fire ball flew out of their mouths, heading straight towards hunters.
Midway, the fire and wind merged, becoming an army of mini infernal suns.
The hunters, when witnessing it, could only look in fear at the upcoming attack, bracing for the explosions that might kill them should they not be serious.
But the mage was already setting up defense.
{Earth guardian who watches over me, hear my call.
Rise up from your slumber and protect us all.
From the force of evil in which on us it threatens to fall.
Stand firm on your ground, EARTH WALL!}
A large wall of earth, 3 times his height and 5 time his width, rose up in front of him like a fortress wall, standing firm to clash against even disastrous attacks.
The jutsu kept going until clashed the spell, and the result was like meteors falling on earth.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! ..."
The enhanced flames kept striking, exploding, shattering and destroying, hoping to bring it's obstacle down.
But the wall stood.
It shook, it it expanded, it shifted.
But it stood firm.
"Holy shit! It's actually holding up!" One of the spearmen exclaimed in shock after seeing the rookie spell was still standing, despite the continued bombardment.
"Yeah. But not for long." The sensor said after noticing the mage's struggling face. He knew it was only a matter of time before the spell break. But he wouldn't be surprised if she was keeping them on the defensive to launch a surprise attack.
And if that struggle is just from one ninja who's not taking them seriously, what about when she's going all out? Or more of them arrived?
The more he thought of it, the more grim his expression become.
And right now, things aren't getting better, as he's forced to choose between two choices;
Either remain behind the wall till it limit break, then get overwhelmed by the enhanced flames,
Or break up, charge from all angles, and overwhelmed her with continued attack with a high chance of being exposed to whatever tricks and traps she might has set beforehand which can highly kill them.
He then faced his companions with guilt as he realized the sad truth. "It doesn't matter what we do." The other adventurers faces turned from hopefully to dread when the heard what he was saying, as if he was presenting their fate, which was a frightening ending "One way or another,No matter what we do?
We're all gonna die."