After speaking, Kangetsu reached into the ninja tool pouch behind him, pulled out a shuriken, and hurled it at the barrier before him!
The shuriken spun through the air, only to stop in midflight. Kangetsu shouted, "You can show yourselves now!"
His scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan fixed an icy gaze on the town gate!
Inoue, however, asked in confusion, "Lord Kangetsu, what is this?"
"Next time, remember to observe more and act less! This is Barrier Ninjutsu! I don't know whether this barrier has any offensive capabilities, but barriers can have strange effects. Who knows what this one does? Be careful next time!"
As Kangetsu finished speaking, a group of figures came into view!
Inoue also activated his one-tomoe Sharingan and examined the barrier, inwardly startled!
Meanwhile, Kangetsu saw someone in a black-and-white kimono form hand seals and shout, "Release!"
A huge crack instantly appeared in the barrier. It slowly widened, then became a doorway!
Kangetsu walked straight through and looked at the leader, who had pineapple-shaped hair and a small mustache. His appearance clearly marked him as a member of the Nara Clan! Behind him stood the member of the Onmyoji Clan who had just dispelled the barrier. Of the other two, one was very fat, with a huge character for "food" on his belly! He was apparently from the Akimichi Clan, which represented the Butterfly Clan! The last was from the Yamanaka Clan. With his pale blond hair and stern expression, he looked very much like Ino's father in the original story!
A faint smile appeared on Kangetsu's lips. Though it clashed with his icy face, that contrast gave him an even more bewitching air! His scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan rested on the pineapple-haired leader, and before the Nara Clan member could speak, he said, "The Nara Clan, the Akimichi Clan, the Yamanaka Clan, and the Onmyoji Clan! So this little town is home to your Four Clans! Though your combat capabilities aren't particularly strong, you have the Nara Clan's brains, the Yamanaka Clan's intelligence, the Akimichi Clan's strength, and the Onmyoji Clan's hand seals. I really can't imagine what sort of enemy could give you enough trouble to make you pay to hire our Uchiha Clan!"
He finished with a mysterious smile, his Sharingan sweeping lightly over the group of people who were all taller and bigger than he was!
Kangetsu's words, delivered before the Nara Clan member could speak, left everyone stunned. But a Nara was still a Nara. After a brief flicker of surprise, the man immediately recovered and said, "My lord from the Uchiha Clan, you know the Four Clans of our little town in great detail! I am Nara Isshin. Thanks to the support of the other three clans, I became this town's mayor and took responsibility for its safety and affairs! But this time, we've truly encountered serious trouble, so we had no choice but to invite you lords of the Uchiha Clan here! For this, I am deeply grateful!"
After speaking, Nara Isshin bowed deeply to Kangetsu!
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