Inside the City, the Uzumaki clansmen formed hand seals, sustaining the barrier together. The samurai's arrows failed to raise even a ripple, snapping and falling to the ground. Water Dragon Bullets followed, slamming into the barrier's surface and causing a faint distortion that immediately vanished.
"Tch. The Uzumaki Clan's barriers have always been a pain." Hozuki Lengyue spat. "With so few Uzumaki ninja, they shouldn't be able to keep it up for long. Unfortunately, every one of them has plenty of chakra."
"We'll have to rely on you. Our attacks aren't doing anything," said the samurai leader beside him. Their supplies were limited; they could not afford to waste them like this.
"I know." Hozuki Lengyue waved impatiently and ordered his men to use Water Release again. Fortunately, using Water Release here required relatively little chakra. Anywhere else, this approach would have been impossible.
Water Dragon Bullets struck the barrier one after another, their shattered spray cascading down its surface like a waterfall. The soldiers inside the City could no longer see outside clearly; the figures opposite them had become indistinct blurs. They were not worried about anyone sneaking in, however. The Uzumaki Clan's barrier protected them from every direction. Without the appropriate key, the only way in was brute force.
But as Hozuki Lengyue had said, the Uzumaki Clan had too few members. Even with their enormous chakra reserves, they could only hold out for so long. If they had as many people as the Five Great Shinobi Villages, their barrier could have held back an army, and the force Hozuki Lengyue commanded would never have breached it.
After sustained bombardment, ripples had begun to appear on the barrier's surface. Though it showed no sign of collapsing yet, they could only huddle behind it, unable to counterattack. If this