No more than three minutes passed between identifying the targets and eliminating them.
Like the most efficient, cold-blooded battlefield cleaner, Miwako precisely removed every "eye" and "alarm" on the harbor's outskirts that might expose their operation.
The exquisitely fine chakra control afforded by Creation Rebirth Strength, combined with the teachings of White Fang, who already excelled at covert operations, let her find the simplest, stealthiest, and least taxing solution every time, taking the arts of infiltration and assassination to their peak.
Half a minute later, the three gathered at the harbor's Command Center.
The disturbance at the watchtower had clearly alerted the enemy, and a commotion was already building inside the Command Center.
But since the protective barrier had shown no response and the watchtower had sent no warning, no one suspected an attack. Of course, that would only last so long.
"BANG!!!"
A terrifying crash like the impact of a battering ram abruptly shattered the harbor's relative nighttime quiet!
An enormous hole burst through the wooden wall on the Command Center's second floor under a force of sheer brutality!
Wood chips and shredded paper blasted inward!
Faint eddies of chakra swirled around Miwako as she charged through the hole like a humanoid tyrannosaurus. Without wasting a word, she drove a fist packed with Monster Strength straight at the Kirigakure Jonin, who had jerked his head up at the crash, his face frozen in astonishment. Her punch tore through the air with a piercing shriek!
"Enemy attack! Maximum alert!" The Jonin was experienced enough to remain composed despite his shock. Even as he roared the warning, his body instinctively shot backward, his hands flashing through hand seals before his chest. "Water Release: Water Formation Wall!"
A thick wall of swirling water rose instantly before him, attempting to block the sudden,