Naruto Karyuden

Chapter 14: Be Strong III

BE STRONG III

The attendees at the meeting were completely oblivious as to what's about to happen.

Ordinarily, they'd have already gone home but negotiations ran longer than anticipated. Everyone's tired and annoyed and they're running in circles.

They're jolted awake but a quake. A loud explosion puts every single shinobi on full alert.

"Lords!" A man runs into the room, panicking. "We're under attack! There's hundreds of them!"

Tsunade slams her fist on the table. "And how exactly did they even get this close?!"

The wall behind them cracks. They turn their attention to it just in time to see it implode, an explosion sending bits of it flying toward the Fire table.

Just as the shinobi are about to strike to protect the officials, they're surrounded by chains. Semi-translucent golden chains created from chakra.

"Adamantine Sealing Chains"

Everyone follows the chains to their origin- Awaji Uzumaki. They surround everyone and create a barrier that protects them from the rock, which slam into the barrier and fall, leaving them safe.

Kakashi and Tsunade look on in surprise. "That's... just like Kushina's..."

"Leaf, head out and stop our pursuers. I can keep everyone safe." Awaji's hands are trembling but he's not letting it show on his face. He's old and his chakra is not what it used to be; the Uzumaki's Chains are draining.

Shizune stands behind the elder Uzumaki and places a hand on his back, activating her Mystic Palm to transfer chakra. He turns back to her and smiles. "Thank you."

Each table's shinobi go to protect their respective Daimyo and officials. Shinobi not part of the meeting join them and defend and escort them to safety while the best fighters rush out to fight the assailants.

The Land of Rice Paddies officials and the Fuma clan shinobi make a run for it along the corridor but are quickly beset by enemies. They don't have any distinguishing features or emblems. They look like ordinary thugs, but they have to have some skill, right?

Hanzaki, the Fuma's tall bulky leader, draws his blade from his back, a Zanbato, a wide sword that can be best described as a giant cleaver knife, about as big as the man himself. Sasame draws what looks like a blade from her back, except it doesn't have a hilt but a giant ring. It has a single-edged scimitar-like blade except the sharp part is on the other side.

The bandits cry out. "Get 'em!"

Hanzaki charges toward two at the front. "Do not underestimate the Fuma clan's weapons!" He swings his zanbato with tremendous force and speed, moreso than the attacker thought possible. They're cleaved in half and flown back from the immense pressure of his brute strength.

Others aren't fazed and don't seem to care what happened to those two. They take out their kunai and go for the officials.

"Ninja Art: Hair Binding"

Kotohime's hair seemingly gains consciousness of its own as it wraps around and entangles the remaining assailants, strong enough to crush their bodies.

Sasame flicks her wrist and her weapons' blades unfold themselves, now numbering four. The Fuma shuriken, also called Shadow Windmill for its ability to fold its blades. She throws the shuriken at the attackers but it's easily dodged. What they don't dodge is the shuriken hiding in the first one's shadow. It digs deep and Sasame doesn't miss her chance to run in and make the slash wound deeper. She grabs the second Fuma shuriken and uses them in a powerful combination of both close quarters and at range.