"Hiromi-sensei! Our communications are being severely disrupted! We can't establish a stable connection with headquarters!"
A young Chunin from the Yamanaka Clan shouted anxiously. Blood had begun to seep from his nostrils after he forcibly tried to break through the interference.
"We have to get the message out! Kikyo Castle is in grave danger!"
Yamanaka Hiromi's gaze was resolute. "If regular communications won't work, we'll use that! Activate the Ultra-Distance Communication Scroll! It'll take time to prepare.
"You, come with me. We're going to the highest point! Everyone else, protect us at all costs!"
The Ultra-Distance Communication Scroll was a precious ninja tool developed by Konoha, capable of transmitting information over an extremely long distance once, even in the harshest conditions.
But it took time to activate, couldn't be moved, and emitted a noticeable chakra signature, making it an easy target.
Just as Yamanaka Hiromi led two assistants carrying the scroll toward the command post's rooftop to force the transmission through, several enormous stone shells came hurtling toward their approximate location!
"Protect the Communications Unit!" Mimura Yome shouted.
Before she could even give more orders, several quick-thinking Konoha Ninja nearby had already thrown themselves into action.
A ninja from the Inuzuka Clan and his Ninja Dog worked together to use Passing Fang, trying to knock one of the stone shells off course.
Another Konoha Jonin, skilled in Earth Release, desperately raised an Earth Style Wall to block a second shell. But the stone shells were far too powerful!
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
The Earth Style Wall shattered instantly. The Jonin who had used Earth Release was hurled away by the blast, spitting blood as he crashed into the rubble.
Although the Inuzuka Clan ninja and his Ninja Dog succeeded in deflecting the shell, they were caught by the edge of the explosion