Go To War! The Land of Mountains Invades the Land of Chasms

Rally at the Border! Mountain vs Chasms!
A dense mist covered the moist, yet heavily forested area that dominated the terrain around the border of the Land of Chasms. Storm clouds were gathering overhead, as per the norm in and around the Land of Mountains, and it was there, nestled in the thicket, that a small team of shinobi hid. Wearing trademark shinobi wartime flack jackets, the three-man team knelt surveying the surroundings the best they could in the thick smog. It was Team Kirigakure, one of Yamagakure's best infiltration squads, and the forerunners for the main invasion force. Reinforcements were located several miles away, at one of the Land of Mountain's key military outposts, high in the mountains above the forested area that composed the country's border.

"Oi!" Yukimaru grunted, trying to get Sarutobi's attention without raising his voice. "Sense anything yet?"

"The enemy is definitely just over that border. I can't determine the exact number just yet. Review our orders please." Sarutobi replied, establishing a telepathic link via his tailed beast skills.

"Aye, its rather simple really." Yukimaru began, now speaking through his mind. "We're the advanced infantry. Yamakage-sama couldn't spare us too many people, so we'll have to make due. You see that bridge over there?"

Sarutobi and Inoue glanced a few meters ahead of them, where the foliage broke away, and a chasm separated the Land of Mountains from the Land of Chasms. Connecting the two sides was a large, stone bridge, covered in the same dense mist that was covering the rest of the vicinity. Both genin indicated that they did, in fact, identify what Yukimaru was speaking about.

"Our job is to establish an entry point by which Yamagakure and allied shinobi forces can penetrate the Land of Chasms. If that objective is complete, we'll convert the bridge into a supply line to continue refueling our troops as we advance towards the local hidden village." Yukimaru continued mentally. "Luckily, we have three things we can use as our advantage. One, the Land of Chasms has long borders and borders three other countries, so its not like we'll face too much resistance; this war time, and they have to spread their defenses across the border or risk leaving a gap for enemy forces to penetrate. Two, Sarutobi is a jinchūriki, and we can use him to muscle our way through if we have to. Three builds off of two; by having Saru lend me some of his chakra, we can quickly overwhelm opponents that aren't our level or above."

"Right." Sarutobi agreed, leaping beside his sensei and placing a hand on his shoulder, allowing for the chakra transfer process to begin.

"Once we're done here." Yukimaru continued, using the mental link. "We'll let the second unit take over and we'll return to the village for further assignments."

"Sensei," Inoue cut in, using the telepathy. "Did you place your marks?"

Yukimaru nodded, "I placed a few while we were scouting the vicinity. I'll have no problem zipping around here."

With that said, the chakra transfer process completed itself, resulting in a Version 1 cloak forming around the silver-haired jōnin. Sarutobi then assumed his Six-Tails Chakra Mode, leaping into the tree adjacent to his mentor, with Inoue forming up just behind them, in a reverse-triangle formation.

"Get ready." Yukimaru mentally warned. "Here they come."