The Defensive Line Was Breached
Upon hearing the news of the combined attack by the Kekkei Genkai, the four clan elders rushed out with the remaining ninjas, their killing intent palpable. Meanwhile, the four people, including Yemo, whom they had just painstakingly imprisoned, seemed to have forgotten all about it.
Yemo looked up at Minato, and Minato happened to look up at him too. Their eyes met in mid-air. Seeing this scene, Yemo couldn't help but smile bitterly. In the blink of an eye, they had become someone no one cared about.
"So it turns out those Kekkei Genkai families indirectly helped us. How ironic," Kosuke shook his head, speechless at how things had turned out.
"Alright, let's not talk about that. But to our surprise, those Kekkei Genkai families launched their attack so quickly?" Minato said, his gaze sweeping over the broken gate in front of him. His eyes seemed to pierce through the distance of space to see the defenses of Uzushiogakure, which were on the verge of collapse under the attack of numerous Kekkei Genkai.
Oops...
Yemo slapped his mouth and yawned, climbed onto the huge conference table, lay down on the smooth surface, closed his eyes, and fell asleep. He showed no signs of tension from being sealed by the barrier. He had only slept for two or three hours last night, and now he felt a little sleepy.
Seeing this, Kakashi couldn't help but ask, "Hey, Yemo, things are in complete chaos outside, we're still being held captive, and you still have the mind to sleep?"
"Why not?" Yemo rolled over, still with his eyes closed, and said, "We can't get out in this situation. Whatever happens outside is none of our business. To be honest, you're not paying attention just by standing there. You might as well sleep like me."
At this moment, Kosuke walked to the edge of the sealing barrier again and said, "Although I don't know what kind of sealing barrier your Four Holy Seals is, these sealing barriers that rely on ninjas to maintain all have one thing in common, that is, the power of the sealing barrier is determined by the strength of the ninja."
As soon as he finished speaking, Kosuke raised his longsword. This time, Kosuke did not rely solely on strength; he secretly infused the blade with wind-attribute Chakra to enhance the sharpness and penetrating power of the sword.
With the amplification of Wind Release Chakra, Kosuke's sword strike became even stronger, tearing apart the air wherever it passed and producing bursts of wind and thunder sounds.
Thud...
The moment the sword blade touched the light barrier, a loud bang was heard, and a powerful shockwave transformed into a hurricane that spread in all directions. Within this small sealing barrier, everyone's clothes rustled loudly, and they could barely open their eyes.
Unfortunately, the power of the light barrier far exceeded Kosuke's expectations. Even though Kosuke wasn't blasted away by the light barrier this time, he still couldn't break through it.
"Damn it," Kosuke cursed instinctively as he sheathed his sword.
At this moment, Yemo, who appeared to be asleep on his side, spoke up, "No need to waste your energy. This barrier is a barrier Ninjutsu created by four Uzumaki Clan ninjas using the Four Symbols Seal Sealing Technique. Even if the maintainers are weak, the barrier itself is extremely powerful. This is one of the several Barrier Ninjutsu passed down from the Uzumaki Clan before the Warring States period. It is specifically used to seal Tailed Beast. Legend has it that the Uzumaki Clan once helped the Senju Clan leader, the First Hokage, capture Tailed Beast using this barrier. Whether that's true or not, we don't know."
Kosuke thought for a moment and said, "It should be true. I remember the Second Hokage saying that the capture of the nine Nine Tailed Beasts was thanks to the Sealing Jutsu of the Uzumaki Clan."
"So, does that mean we have no choice but to stay here and there, and unless a miracle happens, we can't escape?" Kakashi said, looking up at the screens of light around him and glancing at the ninja in the corner.
These four Uzumaki Clan ninjas seemed unable to speak. No matter how Yemo and the others talked, they didn't make a sound, just sat there with their legs crossed and eyes closed.
Actually, the elders had instructed them not to pay attention to what Yemo others did or said inside, and to pretend they hadn't heard a thing.
This barrier can only be broken from the outside. As long as nothing happens to these four ninjas, this barrier is indestructible.
Kakashi turned his gaze away and climbed onto the conference table. Since there was no way to break through, and besides, seeing Yemo sleeping so soundly made him want to sleep too. He had only slept for two or three hours last night, and seeing Yemo sleeping so peacefully made him sleepy as well.
Seeing the two kids sleeping, Kosuke and Minato exchanged a glance, shook their heads, and smiled wryly. The two of them were sleeping well and not sleepy at all. Besides, it was impossible for all four of them to sleep in this situation.
However, standing there was boring, so the two of them brought two stools and a small table, along with some hot tea on the table, and calmly began to drink tea within the barrier.
Inside the sealed barrier, not only were they not panicked at all, but they were also able to sleep and drink tea without any restraint – that's Yemo and his group.
The four ninjas watching this scene felt uneasy. Were they the ones being imprisoned, or were they the ones being imprisoned? It seemed that they, the imprisoners, were more nervous than the imprisoned.
Time passed slowly, and as time went by, the room suddenly fell silent, with only the soft, gurgling sound of the tea clinking against the sides of the cups.
Whether it was a second, a minute, or an hour, no one chased after the passage of time. They let time flow slowly through their fingers, coming gently and leaving without a trace. Yemo and the others seemed to suddenly fall into this rare tranquility.
The room was peaceful, but outside, shouts of battle continued. Several major families had launched a joint attack, unleashing their strongest forces to break through the Uzumaki Clan in one fell swoop, without further delay.
With the arrival of the four elders, the seemingly collapsing defenses were barely held back. Outside the village, a bloody battle raged, and inside the village, things were far from peaceful. Many Uzumaki Clan, organized in an orderly fashion, headed towards the Sacred Mountain. The roads were crowded with people; mothers held their crying children, and children supported elderly people with mobility issues. They were all ordinary tribesmen, and if they were caught up in the war, only death awaited them.
Looking down from the sky, the road between the Sacred Mountain and the village was crowded with people, all heading to the Sacred Mountain for refuge. However, the crowd was so large that the movement was extremely slow.
When the outer defenses were in dire straits, the four elders ordered the villagers to retreat to the Sacred Mountain. Everyone understood that the outer defenses would definitely not be able to withstand the siege of the Shishu clan. The reason they were still resisting was simply to buy time for the rest of the Uzumaki Clan to retreat.
Thud...
Suddenly, a deafening roar shook the earth, and the ground of the entire village trembled as if an earthquake of magnitude 30 or higher had occurred. Many people were so frightened by the sudden tremor that they fell to the ground.
Many fleeing villagers looked toward the direction of the explosion, where a column of smoke, hundreds of meters long, rose from the ground like a dragon at the village entrance, while gusts of wind howled from the deserted streets behind them.
The explosion naturally reached the ears of Yemo and the others inside the barrier. Yemo, who had been sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes and sat up from the table. Although he appeared to be asleep with his eyes closed, he was actually awake the whole time. Kakashi woke up almost at the same time.
The four of them turned their gazes toward the door at the same time, where they could vaguely see a towering column of smoke in the sky. Upon seeing this, the four of them could no longer remain calm, and the same thought flashed through their minds.
"The defenses have been breached!"
The breach in the defenses means that those Kekkei Genkai families can no longer be stopped. Those families can advance unimpeded through the gaps in the broken defenses, which is truly a bad situation.