The lightning bolt from the javelin stuns the giant sea serpent for a few seconds. This presents an opportunity for the Shirodo guards.
They quickly load more special javelins into the ballista and fire them toward the monster.
Bzzt…
The seals on those javelins activate and produce a giant chain of lighting.
BANG… BANG…
The javelins pin the body of the sea serpent to the surface of the sea. A wide net of electricity engulfs the body of the sea serpent and continues to stun it with lightning.
"We can kill it!" the guards exclaim in surprise at the success of their attacks.
"Don't celebrate yet! The monster is still alive." Kei warns them.
The guards continue to load more javelins and fire them at the sea serpent.
RRROOOARR…
The sea serpent releases a shrill cry. Shockwaves travel through the sea surface, generating a few small tides towards the shore.
"It's a mental attack. Close your ears."
Izumi quickly warns them. The guards quickly take out a pair of earplugs and earmuffs. They insert the earplugs into their ear and cover their ear with ear muffs.
"Woah!"
Izumi is lost for words at the efficiency of these people.
After a few seconds, the cry of the sea monster dies down.
"Is it dead yet?" Kei asks one of the Uzu clan members who is sensitive to the chakra.
"It should be. I can't sense any chakra and movement from its body." The Uzu clan sensor remarks.
Kei and the rest remove their earplugs and heave a sigh of relief.
"This was much easier than expected!" The guards remark while clearing up the area.
"Mm… I didn't expect our strategy to work so effectively. Though we used up our entire stock of the soul fracture javelins, we managed to take down this monster without any external help. With this, we will gain confidence to kill more such monsters in the future. All of you did well!" Kei nods in delight and praises his subordinates.
"For a job well done, I will throw a party at the Fujiya restaurant." Kei proudly declares.
"Woah! Fujiya Restaurant?! Did I hear that right?" One of the guards remarks.
"Fujiya restaurant is one of the most expensive restaurants in our town." Another guard remarks.
"Hehe… captain is being so generous today. I hope his wallet can handle the bill." Another guard grins.
"Hoho… you don't have to worry about that. I will get a bonus from the boss for this kill. We will have surplus money, even after stuffing over selves to the brim." Kei discloses the information.
"Tch… And here in thought, the captain was opening his wallet for us." One of the guards snorts.
Haha…
The other guards burst out in laughter. Kei also joins them.
"Let's pick up our spoil of victory. We will fish this monster out of the sea, skin it, and sell its bones, scales, and meat for money. I will keep its skull as a memento." Kei cheerfully waves at his soldiers.
Izumi, who was silently staring at their interactions, finds it funny.
'No matter the world, all of these men share the same brain cell.' She recalls the habit of Itachi and his anbu group and Shisui and his police underlings.
The members of the barrier team lower the barrier.
Hmm…
The moment the barrier lowers, Izumi and the Uzu sensor sense an incredible amount of chakra gathering around the corpse of the sea serpent.
The seawater around the giant sea serpent boils. The blue skin of the serpent turns red, the luster of the scales on its body increases, and the pointy bones on its back become sharper and stronger. The color of its fin changes to black. But the most prominent change is the appearance of horns on its forehead.
The sea monster opens its giant red eyes and roars toward the militants.
"Shit! It's a mental attack."
The unprepared guards are caught off guard and struck by the powerful mental attack. Since the mental attack is a large-scale area of effect, its intensity is reduced. None of the guards loses their lives, but most of them are paralyzed in fear with blood dripping from their ears. A few guards with weaker mentality even fall to the ground with blood leaking from their ears and nose.
Only the members of the barrier unit and the Uzu clan members are somewhat unaffected by the group.
The barrier group quickly takes out the barrier scroll from their storage. They desperately make some hand signs as the frenzied sea monster in front of them is quickly charging a powerful attack.
"We won't make it in time." All the barrier unit members reach this conclusion. Despite that, they still maneuvered quickly, complete their hand signs, mold the charka in their body, and lay down the scroll on the ground.
Izumi, who has noticed the anomaly much earlier than the rest of the group, steps forward.
"This monster has grown much stronger from before. I am afraid none of your attacks will have any effect on it." She declares while riling up her chakra.
"I will block its effect while you people erect a barrier to protect yourselves from the shockwaves of battle." Izumi walks out of the effective range of the barrier team's barrier deployment area.
She steps on the water and walks towards the sea serpent while riling her chakra.
Some of the guards stare at the graceful figure of Izumi walking on the water in fascination.
Shiing…
Izumi activates her Sharingan. The tomoes in her eyes revolve rapidly and merge in a three-leaf clover pattern.
"Kami-wakei-kazuchi,"
Bzzt…
A surge of purple lightning gathers around Izumi. She stretches her palm and six lightning Mitsudomoe-shaped shurikens materialize in front of her.
Shoom… shoom…
The lightning Mitsudomoe hovers in mid-air. Purple lightning channels through them and forms a halo behind Izumi.
"A GODDESS!" The previously love-stricken guards mutter in sync.
"That's unfortunate for you people. She is married!" Kei points towards the ring on her ring finger.
"AH!" The heart of those guards shatters, and the budding love withers before it could even sprout. All of them spitefully glare at their captain.
"Don't give me that look or I will cancel the party!" Kei grumbles. The guards turn silent and watch the battle.
"Shield!" Izumi mutters slightly as a drop of blood leaks from her left eye.
Whoosh… whoosh…
The lightning Mitsudomoe floats in front of her and morphs into a gigantic shield.
RRROOOAAARRR…
The sea serpent releases another roar and launches the energy particles toward her.
BOOM…
The energy bomb explodes on top of Izumi's shield. A cloud of mist and water envelops the surroundings. Shockwaves travel across the area and push away the abandoned boats at the port.
The guards have long evacuated the port, so, currently, no one is present at the port. A faint blue barrier appears in front of the group and blocks the powerful shockwaves.
Phew…
"We made it on time!" The barrier team members heave a sigh of relief.
Once the barrier is deployed, the effect of the mental attack wears off. All the guards fall to the ground. They wipe the blood from their ears and turn their attention toward the battle happening on the shore.
The swing of a giant purple blade blows away the surrounding mist to reveal Izumi, who is clad in full-body chakra armor which is further enveloped in a half-body Tengu.
The guards gasp at the sight of the giant Tengu.
"Does… doesn't this look familiar?" One of the guards mutters.
"It does!" Another guard nods.
"It's similar to the ability Izuna-sama used, though at that time Izuna-sama's avatar was much bigger." Another guard remarks.
"Yes, Izuna-sama was my inspiration. It was part of the reason I joined the military." Another young guard mutters.
"The sight of that giant blade culling through that hoard of monsters is still engraved in my mind." The young guard adds.
All the guards agree with him. That was truly an unforgettable moment in their life; a sight they will never forget for the rest of their life.
The giant Tengu wields a purple katana in both of its hands.
RROOARRR…
The sea serpent roars at her and releases a barrage of energy attacks toward the half-body Susanoo.
"Lightning Release: Eye of the Stormy Judgement,"
Two more arms appear from Tengu's back. A giant lightning eye formed in a halo made from the Mitsudomoe. The giant arms plunge their hands into the lightning eye and pull out bolts of lightning from them.
They rapidly shoot these lightning bolts toward the incoming projectiles and diffuse them.
RRROOOAAARRR…
The giant sea serpent roars again and ejects the bony protrusions on its back toward the Susanoo.
HAAAHH…
"Swift execution,"
The Susanoo swings its katana and easily deflects all the bony protrusions.
RRROOOAAARRR…
The giant sea serpent slips into the water and circles below Izumi. It quickly erects a barrier and hides its presence.
"It can even conceal its presence." Izumi is slightly surprised.
However, she soon calms down and focuses her attention on the surroundings.
Soon,
"Found you!"
The two gigantic hands-on Susanoo's back wield a giant lightning bolt.
"It's not much of a surprise if you only have one place to attack."
The two arms on Susanoo's back hold a gigantic bolt of lightning.
"Lighting Release: Lightning Thunderclap!"
As soon as Izumi notices some ripples and movement on the sea surface, she slams the gigantic lightning bolt.
BOOM…
A pillar of water rises in the sky, followed by a chaotic surge of the purple lightning storm.
GYAAAAANNN…
The sea serpent releases an agonizing scream as the lightning bolt stuns it at a place.
Crack… crack…
The horn on its forehead shatters and it wreathes on the sea surface in pain. Dark red, sinister chakra seeps from its body. Red lightning flickers across its body, causing it to mutate even further.
"I won't let you!"
The Susanoo wields the giant blade.
Rumble… Rumble…
Lighting clouds gather in the sky and a bolt of purple lighting lands on the tip of the blade.
"Raikou: 3rdForm Musou Isshin,"
She vertically swings the blade and cleaves the head of the snake from its neck.
The sinister chakra around its body dissipates, and the red lighting on its body disperses. The crimson eyes of the monster turn green and slowly return to their previous state.
Izumi dispels her Susanoo and flickers towards the port.
"It's over!" She mutters to Kei and vanishes from the spot.
"Thank you so much!" Kei thank the empty space in front of him.
Whoosh…
A gentle breeze passes by and ruffles the few strands of hairs remaining on his forehead.
Ahem…
Kei clears his throat to break the awkward silence.
"The monster is dead. It's time for the celebration." He announces.
"Now that's what we are talking about!"
An uproar of celebratory cheers and victorious screams echoes across the port.
"Before that, don't forget to collect the body of the monster. It's now a property of the Trinity Corporation. And depending on its value, all of you might get a bonus." Kei declares.
"Captain, you are the best!"
The guards cheer for him.
"Hehe… it's still not too late to realize that." Kei smugly strokes the hairs on his head.
"…"
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Back at the resort,
'I still don't have perfect control over my Susanoo and I can only maintain it for three minutes before I collapse from the burden of my eyes.' Izumi sighs and flickers towards the resort.
She appears beside Tsunade and reports.
"I completed your order, Hokage-sama!"
"Well done! You must be exhausted after the battle. Go and take a rest." Tsunade nods and sends her away to rest as she notices the slight dizziness in Izumi's tone.
One of the maids leads Izumi to her room.
"Hmm… where are the kids? They aren't here yet." Kushina looks around in worry.
"They might be playing around somewhere. Besides, it's not like something will happen to them. Those kids have grown up and are quite capable. They can take care of themselves." Minato assures her.
"Minato is right! Besides, they can always use the flying thunder jutsu seal on them to escape in case of any troublesome situation." Tsunade agrees with Minato.
"Mm… you are right. But still, I can't help but worry." Kushina shakes her head.
"Kushina-san, please follow us. We will show you around the Uzu clan and will also discuss our Fuinjutsu techniques with you." Akari asks Kushina. Minato also follows after them.
"Since I have nothing to do, I will explore the market and look for some native plants and herbs in this place. Perhaps I might find something interesting here." A few maids escort Tsunade to the market.
Kakashi also somehow vanishes to find some interesting books in the town.
Ao and Chojuro also leave the resort to search for some specialties to bring back to the village. Since Kiri is too far from Redaku and there are no direct trade routes; they want to bring some Redaku products back to the village.
"I am quite exhausted from the trip. I will take a rest." Mei walks towards her room.
"Lady Mei, please wait!" Viktor stops her.
"What's the matter?" Mei turns towards him.
"Umm… lady Mei. Izuna-sama left something for you, before his last two years ago. He asked me to pass it to you or Ayaka, in case anyone of you shows up."
Mei patiently waits for Viktor as the latter return with an ancient wooden box in his hand. Mei holds the strange wooden box in her hand and looks at it in puzzlement.
There are multiple strange carvings, fuinjutsu seals, and runes on the box.
"How do I open this?" She asks.
"Umm… I am not sure. Izuna-sama only left a message: Pass this box to Ayaka, and it will open itself at the right place and moment."
"Is that all?"
"Yes, that's what he said!"
"Alright! Thanks for your help." Mei curiously stares at the weird box in her hand.
"What even is the use of this box?"
She flips it around for a few minutes, infuses her chakra in it, and even drips a drop of blood on it. But the box doesn't show any reaction.
"Is it just a normal wooden box? Or is it one of those prank boxes from Izuna?"
Mei recalls a prank gift box from Izuna. It was her birthday and Izuna gave a wrapped gift box to her.
When she opened the box, a creepy doll leaped out of it and licked her box. That incident almost gave her a heart attack.
Of course, as a punishment; Izuna has to sleep on the couch for next week.
"That Izuna!" She chuckles and stores the box in her storage.
"Huh!"
The wooden box teleports out of her storage.
"What? How did it come out?"
Mei attempts again, but the result is the same.
"So, I can't store this box in spatial storage. Now, that's interesting. Looks like this isn't a normal box. I don't have much information about the Fuinjutsu techniques. I will ask Kushina and Minato-san later." Mei carries the box into her room.
Meanwhile, in the clan library of the Uzu clan,
Akari and Yuji present various scrolls and writing with their unique style of Fuinjutsu to Kushina and Minato.
"Incredible! These techniques are quite incredible." Kushina reads the scrolls like a nerd.
"It reminds me of the days I spent with Grandma Mito. That was the first time I started learning the Fuinjutsu techniques." Kushina absorbs the knowledge of all scrolls like a sponge.
"Although, the fuinjutsu techniques of the Uzumaki clan and the Uzu clan have the same origin. Both of them diverge in their path. These runes in the barrier skill, this modification in the sealing formations…" Kushina immerses herself in the scrolls of the Uzu clan.
"Ahehe…" Minato stares at her enthusiastic expression.
"Lady Akari, this is for you."
He passes a bunch of scrolls with the Uzumaki clan technique and his insights on Fuinjutsu.
"Thanks for your generosity."
Akari accepts the scrolls and passes them to Yuri.
"Izuna-sama also taught us a lot of things. With this, we might be able to improve our skills in Fuinjutsu and perhaps seal some of the troublesome sea creatures."
"Oh… Akari-san! Who was the person that erected the barrier outside the Redaku? That's an extremely powerful and complex barrier." Minato asks, out of sheer curiosity.
Unlike Izuna, who is able to determine the nature of the barrier, with a glance and knowledge; Minato lacks the necessary tools and knowledge to understand the purpose of the barrier.
Still, his instinct as a Fuinjutsu grandmaster hinted to him of the advanced nature of the barrier.
"Umm… Minato-san, we don't know the exact person who erected that barrier. However, there are some folklore and legends of a God who took shelter in this place a few millennia ago. It was God who sealed and isolated this place from the rest of the world. It's said that the members of the royal family are guardians appointed by God to monitor the monsters in this place.
However, that's just some baseless rumors spread by the royal family to elevate their position in the hearts of the people. The current royal family is nothing like the one described in the legends. Rather than the guardians, they are more like the worst adversary of the Redaku."
Akari sighs and shakes her head.
"Still, there is some information about the origin of Fuinjutsu techniques in our clan. It is said that the Kenshiro-sama explored some ancient ruins and found some ancient scripts of Fuinjutsu and the records of a powerful ritual. He simplified the Fuinjutsu records and modified the ritual to create the summoning seal. Most of our records are missing and we don't have much information regarding the later life of Kenshiro-sama."
"Hmm… I see. Thanks for the information!" Minato expresses his gratitude and picks up a book from the library of the Uzu clan.
Akari and Yuri also sit at a nearby study table to read the scrolls and insights provided by Minato.
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