The group attacking the Daimyo Mansion's convoy consisted of numerous ninja of unknown origin.
These ninja were also clearly far stronger than the people escorting the convoy.
As the battle raged, the convoy's ordinary samurai guards died one after another, leaving only a handful of ninja still fighting back.
They stood guard beside a carriage, gritting their teeth as they held on.
Before long, however, they could no longer hold their ground and were beset by danger.
Seeing this, one of the female ninja hurriedly scooped a girl of fifteen or sixteen out of the carriage and fled with her.
"Don't let them escape! Take that girl alive!" one of the attackers roared.
The female ninja gritted her teeth and sprinted, heading straight toward Uchiha Sora and Tsunade.
The attackers caught up in the blink of an eye, hurling a barrage of hidden weapons and shuriken at the female ninja and the girl.
The barrage swept Uchiha Sora and Tsunade into its path as well.
As a passerby, Uchiha Sora had no intention of getting involved. But when he saw that the attackers cared nothing for his life and were attacking him too, his brows drew together slightly.
The next moment, he formed a hand seal with one hand.
"Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
A thick earthen wall rose from the ground in front of the attackers, effortlessly blocking the barrage of hidden weapons.
The attackers were startled.
The female ninja fleeing with the girl froze in surprise as well, coming to a halt.
"Sir, thank you for saving us!" the female ninja hurriedly said. Then she pushed the still-terrified girl in her arms toward him. "This is the Princess of the Land of Fire. Since you've already helped us, please see it through and take her back to the Daimyo