Katabami Gold Mine - Miners' Rest Area
The miners' rest area and the guards' rest area are located on the north and south sides, respectively, about 200 meters apart, with a flat area in between. The house where Raiga Kurosuki is located is below the cliff on the west side, while the exit is on the east side.
"Hey! You guys, stop digging and get back inside!"
The rain intensified, thunder rumbled, and the ground became muddy. The torches in the guards' hands were extinguished, making it impossible for them to monitor the miners. To prevent anyone from escaping, they had to stop working and direct the miners to rest inside.
"Clap clap."
Hurried footsteps sounded outside the wooden house, and people entered the house one after another. In the darkness, Rock Lee and Rokusuke were already hidden under a hollow floorboard, waiting for their chance.
Soon, all the miners returned to their rooms.
After the guards counted the number of people, they locked the door from the outside and left.
To prevent people from escaping, the house didn't even have windows, and the air quickly became stuffy.
"Alas, it seems Rokusuke and the others are probably in grave danger."
"If we keep doing this, we'll either get beaten to death or work ourselves to death!"
"What should we do? Raiga Kurosuki has buried several more of our comrades alive these past few days!"
After the guards walked away, Rock Lee exchanged a glance with Rokusuke and pushed the floorboards open.
Who is it!
Because the room was very dark, the people closest to see Rock Lee get up from the bed looking terrified. Upon hearing this, everyone panicked.
They calmed down after seeing Rokusuke.
Rokusuke gestured for everyone to gather around. "Everyone, I've successfully secured Konoha ninjas to come and provide support."
"Really?! We're saved!"
"Is that thick eyebrow really okay? He looks like a kid."
Rokusuke had never seen Rock Lee display his full strength and was unsure of himself, but since things had come to this point, he could only try to calm everyone down. "Everyone, please be quiet. Don't worry, Konoha's Genin very strong. Nanasuki and Kyūsha are in position as planned. They will follow my commands. Now, please be quiet."
Rock Lee stood by the door, eyes closed, seemingly waiting for something.
The rain was so loud that Rokusuke still couldn't hear the whistle clearly, so everyone in the room was afraid to even breathe loudly.
"Chirp!"
Amidst the sound of rain, a faint whistle blew. Rock Lee's eyes snapped open, "Uncle Rokusuke, the first whistle has sounded!"
Rokusuke quickly said to everyone, "Everyone, don't panic. Nanasuki and Naruto will cause chaos over there. Let's run straight to the exit, as far as possible."
"But should we stay and fight too?"
Rock Lee smiled at everyone, his teeth even gleaming in the darkness. "Don't worry, everyone! We've got this covered!"
Rokusuke looked at Rock Lee and said, " Lee-kun, we're counting on you guys!"
"Um!"
Rokusuke took out a bamboo whistle, wiped off the rainwater, stood by the door, and looked at the slightly panicked miners. "Ahem, everyone, listen up, don't talk, don't panic, as soon as the door opens, run outside."
The miners, of course, understood the seriousness of the problem and all nodded.
"Chirp!"
Rokusuke blew the bamboo whistle with all his might, and the sound traveled through the rain to Naruto and Nanasuki, who were hiding nearby.
"Uncle Nanasuki, get ready to wreak havoc!"
Nanasuki held several smoke grenades in his hand. " Naruto-kun, are these smoke grenades useful?"
Naruto chuckled, "I added Granny Sansho's Life Curry seasoning to the smoke bomb. I'll go block the door first."
Lord God: "(°ー°) Are you a devil?"
Uncle Nanasuki looked at the smoke bomb in his hand, recalling the feeling of eating the Life Curry earlier. "Oh, what a brilliant idea! You demons, experience what it means to be so spicy it'll make your back burn!"
After saying that, he forcefully threw the smoke bomb out the window into the room.
"Huh? What is that?"
"Everyone, come and see what this is!"
"I can't see it clearly, everyone come closer to look."
"Peng Peng Peng"
Several loud bangs were heard, and a large amount of black smoke billowed out of the window.
"Ya ya ya ya!"
"Oh! My eyes!"
"Help! What is this thing?"
"Quick, quick, run!"
Naruto had already used his Shadow Clone to push a large amount of gold ore to block the gate.
"Boom boom boom!"
"Which bastard blocked the door! Let us out!"
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Oh, my eyes!"
Naruto, watching the black smoke billowing from the crack in the door, laughed, "Hahaha, taste the flavor of life!"
In the distance, from the gate of the wooden hut where Rock Lee was, miners were running out one after another, while Rock Lee stood guard to the side.
"Boom!"
Seemingly aware that the gate was blocked, the Kurosuki Clan guards jumped out of the window.
"That bastard threw that smoke bomb!"
Naruto: "Puhahaha! The way you all look, hahahaha!"
The forty-five guards were now flushed, their eyes swollen and red, and black liquid was flowing from their noses and mouths, which was then washed away by the rain.
Naruto, however, didn't rush to attack. Instead, he stared at them and shouted, " Karashi! Where are you!"
The guards were in complete chaos, barely able to open their eyes. Karashi was among them, and amidst the confusion, he heard someone call his name: "Who called me?"
Naruto located Karashi's position in the crowd. "So it was you. Then... Adamantine Sealing Chains."
"Ding ding!"
Two Adamantine Chains extended from behind Naruto, weaving through the crowd to bind Karashi and lift him high into the air.
"What is this? Help! Enemy attack!"
"Look over there! Those guys are trying to escape!"
The guards finally regained their composure, only to be terrified at the sight of so many figures fleeing in the rain. "Stop them! If the boss finds out, we're all going to be buried alive!"
"Stop right there!"
Eight iron chains emerged from Naruto's body. "Heh heh, you can't escape, Adamantine Sealing Chains!"
The Adamantine Chains seemed to be alive, extremely conspicuous in the darkness, weaving through the rain, and almost instantly arrived in front of the guard, piercing through his chest without him feeling any pain.
"What is that?!"
A single volley of Adamantine Chains pierced through nearly twenty people. The guards attacked with their claw blades, but the Adamantine Chains, being intangible, had no effect whatsoever.
"My strength has vanished! I'm so tired."
Sealing Jutsu appeared where they had been struck in the chest, and everyone felt all their strength vanish, their limbs feeling as if they were filled with molten lead.
This is what makes the Adamantine Sealing Chains so terrifying. Depending on one's control, it can be an incredibly solid entity or an unassailable void, and it also possesses powerful Sealing Jutsu.
In the original work, the chains Madara used to control the Tailed Beast were modeled after the Adamantine Sealing Chains Technique, which could seal Nine Tailed Beasts at once. Without an equivalent Ninjutsu, it would be impossible to resist.
The twenty guards were just ordinary people with slightly stronger physiques; with only the shallowest layer of seal, they were almost completely rendered incapable of fighting.
"Damn it, this guy's too strong, let's take him out first!"
Several more guards attacked, their bladed claws gleaming coldly, heading straight for Naruto.
Naruto swiftly Hand Seals: " Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Boom boom boom!"
Naruto was in the Adamantine Sealing Chains state at this time. Without the help of Nine-Tails, he had limited Chakra and could only create twenty Shadow Clone.
" Naruto Uzumaki Combo!"
" Wind Release: Wind Bullet Technique!"
The scene was extremely chaotic at one point, and even using only Shadow Clone, Naruto was able to suppress all the guards.
Standing in the center of the open space, in charge of the miners' evacuation, Rock Lee was already itching to get angry when he saw Naruto single-handedly defeat almost all the guards.
"Damn it, leave me a few! I want to fight too!"
"Crack!"
Suddenly, the spot where Sakura was standing was struck by a bolt of lightning.
Naruto and Rock Lee were startled. They knew that Raiga Kurosuki could summon lightning to attack enemies. Naruto shouted, "Ride! Leave this to me! You go help Sakura!"
Rock Lee: "Okay! Let's go right away!"
" Eight Gates Released Formation, Sixth Gate of View - Open!"
"Bang!"
The battle aura erupting from Rock Lee forced back the surrounding rain, creating a vacuum. " Sakura-chan! Hold on!"
He transformed into a streak of green, speeding through the rain as he chased after Sakura on the cliff.