Reborn in Naruto As Madara's Grandson

Chapter 437: 402. Island of Redaku Part-5

The Shinobi group continues to discuss matters related to politics, geography, power structure, and other miscellaneous matters with the Redaku people.

"So, despite such advancement in technology; Redaku is under the rule of a monarch." Minato, Tsunade, and Mei are surprised to hear this.

It's not like the shinobi world doesn't have any kingdoms. They also have a few places where the land is still ruled by a king, like the crescent kingdom and the Loran empire.

Though these places are pretty weak compared to the Shinobi villages, they still employ shinobis for missions.

"Yes, every major city or town has a mayor who governs the place. The king's court and palace lie in the capital on the plains. Our Shirodo town also has a mayor, even though this place is pretty desolate and away from the capital. We don't get attention from the capital and as a result, this place is slightly peaceful and free of political struggle." Akari smiles slightly.

"We can guess the reason why the capital isn't interested in this place. It's because of the attacks of these sea monsters, right?" Minato enquires.

"You are right on cue, Lord Hokage. Speaking of which, the mayor of Shirodo town would like to arrange a meeting with your group, if possible."

Hmm...

The group ponders over the matter.

"The mayor is slightly coward in front of the royalty since he was banished to this place but he isn't a bad person. There are plenty of times when he stood up for the benefit of Shirodo town." Akari puts in some positive words for the mayor.

"Alright, please arrange a meeting with the mayor tomorrow."

Suddenly,

Rumble... rumble...

The ground trembles with a small-scale earthquake.

AH...

Akari and Viktor are startled by the sudden earthquake while Yuri and the rest of the shinobi group stare in the direction of the port.

"This burst of chakra... it must be Izumi. Looks like she is almost done with a sea monster." Kushina remarks.

She turns towards Yuri and notices her shocked expression.

"This technique... this chakra... it's similar to Izuna-sama." Yuri mutters.

"Izumi is from the same clan as Izuna, so it is a given that her technique is similar to Izuna. Though the technique she used now is unique to her, or rather every member of the Uchiha clan has a unique version of this technique."

"Uchiha clan... we have read a lot of things about them. We thought only Izuna-sama was a prodigy of the clan, but it looks like there are plenty of powerful people in that clan. It's not a clan of warriors for nothing."

"Haha... it's not like that." Kushina shakes her head.

"Only the people around Izuna are strong and talented. There are plenty of weak and normal people in the shinobi world too. Perhaps you people have read a lot of books about shinobi which lead to such an opinion. But in the shinobi world, shinobi only amount to ten percent of the population. The rest ninety percent of the population are civilians." Minato adds.

"It's understandable. Only strong people have the right to stand beside a strong person. Weak people will be left behind and, in some cases, they might become a burden for others." Akari sighs and shakes her head.

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Meanwhile, at the port,

Kei leads Izumi and his troops toward the location of the monster. The gigantic slender wyrm monster can be easily spotted from a distance. The scales of the serpent are blue. Its head is in the shape of a dragon with a large bony frill around its neck. A series of bony protrusions runs along its slender spine and its tail is split into a giant fin.

ROOOAAARRR...

It releases a draconic roar and attacks the guards with a swing of its tail. Occasionally, it shoots out a ball of water from its mouth toward the group of guards. The guards take cover behind the shelter built at the port. They regularly peek out of their cover and shoot its body with the energy blast from their spears.

The spear barely deals any damage to the hard scales of the monster. Since the monster is in a frenzy, the soul fracture barely has any effect on it.

"Captain!"

The guards notice Kei and his troops.

"Evacuate the seriously injured personnel to the nearby infirmary. Personals with mild injuries return to the backline while the new personnel take the offensive position at the frontline."

Kei issues a series of orders.

"Also, charge the ballista. If nothing else works, then we will have to rely on it to deal some damage to the monster. We can't always rely on the Sea Lord for her help. Also, it is a single monster, not a hoard of the monster; so, requesting the Sea Lord for assistance will be too much."

"We understand, Captain!"

The guards salute him and quickly perform their respective tasks and take their respective position.

Kei turns to Izumi.

"Lady Izumi, we would like to deal with this monster with our strength. If something goes wrong or we aren't able to hold it; then I would like Lady Izumi to step in and defend these people. If possible, please slay this monster at that time." Kei requests her.

"Alright!"

Izumi nods at his request. It's not her place to step in and take command, since Tsunade only ordered her to assist these people.

The guards continue to stall time by using guerrilla tactics against the sea serpent. They annoy the giant sea serpent by firing multiple energy projectiles and then hide behind cover to escape from its counterattack.

RRROOOARRR...

The giant sea serpent is annoyed by the continuous pestering of these guards.

It opens its gigantic mouth and charges up a compressed beam of energy.

"This is bad!"

Kei's and the other guard's expression turns ugly. They sense a feeling of trepidation from the powerful energy attack.

"What's the status of the ballista?" Kei inquires with agitation.

"Sir, we are still loading the ballista. It will take a few more seconds." The guard replies.

"That's too slow, damnit!" Kei clenches his fist.

The giant sea serpent completes the charging of its attack. It turns towards the port and aims its attack.

"Deploy the barriers." Kei grits his teeth.

"Yes, captain!"

Three guards who are members of the Uzu clan quickly carry the gigantic scrolls and place them on the ground.

They make some hand seals and slam their palm on the fuinjutsu seal on the scroll.

"Release!"

WHOOOSH...

The scrolls glow with a bright light, and a giant blue barrier appears in front of the port.

FWOOSH...

The sea serpent fires its attack toward the port.

BOOM...

The attack explodes on top of the barrier. The shockwaves from the blast travel across the port. The guards take cover behind the wall while Izumi confronts the sea serpent in the open. The shockwaves ruffle her air.

After a few seconds, the blast settles down to reveal the barrier. Smoke rises from the impact with no scratch on its surface.

Phew...

Kei and the barrier corps heave a sigh of relief. The guards load the giant javelin made of soul fracture stone as their core. There are multiple fuinjutsu inscriptions on the surface of the javelins.

"Captain! The ballistas are ready."

"GOOD!" Kei nods at them.

Izumi walks towards the group and curiously studies the javelins. The fuinjutsu seals on the javelins are too complex for her.

During her training, Izuna did teach her some fuinjutsu. However, she had no talent for it. So, after learning the minimal basics, she gave up.

"Are you sure these javelins will hurt this monster? If I remember correctly, aren't the soul fracture stone ineffective against these monsters?" Izumi raises her concern.

"The regular soul fracture doesn't faze them. But these javelins are processed by the special technique of the Uzu clan. The power of the soul fracture stone is enhanced multiple times. It should be able to deal some damage to this monster." Kei replies to her.

"Fire in the hole!" He waves his arm toward the giant sea serpent.

BAM... BAM... BAM...

One after another, five ballistas fire toward the sea serpent.

ROOARR...

The sea serpent is provoked by the counterattack. It swings its tail to destroy two javelins in mid-air while shooting down the other two with a barrage of smaller energy attacks. The fifth and final ballista manages to survive the onslaught and perfectly hits the chest of the beast.

GYYYAAAANNN...

The sea monster releases a scream in agony. The seals on the javelin glow and release multiple bolts of blue lightning. The lightning bolts arc through its body and stun it.

"FIRE!"

The guards continue to fire the javelins at the sea monster.

"Amazing!"

Izumi is surprised by their efficiency and the power behind the javelin.

'Perhaps there is no need for me to interfere.'