"Idiot, who are you trying to deceive with such a poor disguise? It seems like you don't intend to tell the truth honestly. It's really troublesome. I originally wanted to save some energy."
Wood Clone crossed his arms and said impatiently.
Suddenly, two men behind him picked up knives and stabbed him in the back silently.
The sword flashed, and Iori didn't seem to notice it, but the next moment, there was a click, and the blade only penetrated a little, and was blocked by a layer of wooden armor.
Iori smiled lightly, not surprised by the sudden attack.
[It seems that the defense is pretty good. As a C-level ninjutsu, it can easily withstand the thrust of Genin. It seems that it has been successfully developed and can be added to the Wood Release novice package.]
The strength of the opponent was clearly visible in Iori's eyes. Except for the man in the lead who was Chunin, the others were just Genin. It was just a good time to use them to test several low-level Wood Release previously developed.
"Wood Release·The Art of Placing Seeds." Iori flicked his finger, and several seeds shot towards one of them like meteors.
"What's that? Get away." The man didn't pay attention and was about to use Kunai to push it away, but at that moment, the seeds exploded and pierced into his body.
"Ah!" The man screamed and used Kunai to cut towards the roots, but every cut brought a huge pulling sensation.
As the roots penetrated deeper and deeper into his body, he became ruthless and cut them off with all his strength. As the roots broke, large pieces of his flesh and blood were torn out, and pain and fear intertwined on his face.
Iori looked at his miserable state and silently recorded, [It seems that there is a problem with the positioning after development. Leech Seed is more useful than expected. Once it takes root, it is difficult to pull out.]
Seeing Iori easily block the attack and maim one person, an uncontrollable panic surged in the hearts of several others, and they realized that the opponent in front of them was far beyond their match.
After a brief exchange of glances, they made the decision to escape.
Although they turned around and ran away, the duck Iori they got was not going to let go. He clapped his hands and said, "Wood Release·Flying Leaf Knife."
Following his movements, countless blades as sharp as knives shot out from his hands, chasing the fleeing enemies at high speed.
Two people thought they were agile and tried to dodge these deadly blades, but they underestimated Iori's skills.
The leaf blade drew spiral trajectories in the air and cut off their legs accurately. The two fell to the ground screaming, and the ground was stained red with blood.
The remaining people tried to fight back with ninjutsu: "Water Release·Iron Cannonball." "Water Release·Water Whip."
Water Release Ninjutsu collided with the flying leaf blade in the air, causing water to splash. Although Water Release was defeated, the leaf blade also lost the power to continue moving forward.
[Razor Leaf is average in power, slightly stronger than the average C-level ninjutsu, but not yet at the B-level level.]
"Wood Release·Thorn Whip." Iori didn't stop, and Hand Seals his hands again.
The ground suddenly shook, and vines sprang up from under the enemy's feet like lurking snakes, quickly wrapping around and binding them.
Iori pulled hard and threw them in front of him like dolls.
[Vine Whip's effect is not bad, it is a high-quality control and can be used for continuous attacks.]
"Okay, the experiment is over, it's time to get down to business." Iori turned on Sharingan and stared. Under the control of the illusion, the other party instantly became quiet.
"Tell me, who asked you to lurk in the daimyo's mansion, and what does he want you to do?"
"Master Kazahana Dōtō sent us here. We are waiting for orders here. When they come in, we will cooperate internally and externally to completely destroy the daimyo's defense line."
"Just a few of you?"
"Dotō-sama has many snow ninjas in his hands. They are the main force. We are only responsible for disrupting their formation."
"Can you sneak in without anyone noticing?"
"The guard captain is also Lord Dotō's man."
Between the questions and answers, Iori also understood the current situation. The daimyo's own defense had been penetrated into a sieve, and many of the guards had defected.
These spies are nothing more than a casual move played by Kazahana Dōtō, just insignificant victims.
Killing the remaining few people casually, Iori used Sharingan to hypnotize the leading man, preparing him to identify the traitorous guards.
With this controlled man, Iori returned to the main hall.
Kazahana Sōsetsu and Asama Sandayū had not yet left. They were surprised to see Iori controlling a man dressed as a servant walking towards them.
"Your Excellency, this is..., and where is Koyuki?" Kazahana Sōsetsu asked hesitantly.
"I am a clone, and my real body is accompanying Her Highness the Princess. This is a spy who lurked in. I caught him. He revealed that there were traitors among the guards, so I came here."
"I hope His Highness the Daimyo can gather the guards so that I can deal with the traitors." Iori said calmly.
Kazahana Sōsetsu's eyes flashed with shock, and then he regained his composure and ordered, "Is the situation actually so broken? Okay, Sandayu, go and summon the guards."
"Yes!" Asama Sandayū took the order and left.
Soon, the footsteps of guards could be heard in the square in front of the palace. They gathered together, whispering to each other, and some looked around warily. There was an uneasy atmosphere filling the air.
Iori led the hypnotized spy to the crowd. Under his command, the spy began to identify the traitor mechanically.
Some people looked panicked and tried to defend themselves, but under the hypnosis of Sharingan, all pretense was useless.
Some people were not willing to surrender and tried to escape, but were nailed to the wall by the spears shot by Gate of Babylon. Scarlet blood slowly flowed down the wall, warning the remaining people.
There was no trace of mercy in Iori's eyes. After catching and killing the traitor who was pointed out, he was finally able to deal with the enemy with peace of mind.
He didn't want to see the situation where he was on the front line killing everyone, only to have his house stolen.
After a while, Iori rushed back from the capital with Koyuki. Koyuki hugged Kazahana Sōsetsu excitedly, his eyes flashing with excitement, and kept talking about Iori using ninjutsu to bring spring.
Kazahana Sōsetsu Listening to Koyuki's account, a trace of complicated emotions flashed across his eyes, as if he had made an important decision in his heart.
He said to Iori, "Your Excellency Uchiha Iori, after everything is over, I have something I want to talk to you about."
Iori nodded when he heard this. He felt that this matter should be related to Land of Snow's secret treasure, the geothermal machine.
As time went by, Wood Clone, who was sent by Iori to investigate intelligence, also came back from the outside world.
After seeing Iori, he contacted his own existence and transferred his memory to Iori.
Iori carefully analyzed the intelligence collected by Wood Clone and confirmed the enemies he would face in the future.