Ichiro, the Third, and the Fourth, finally learned to synchronize the technique, and it turned out to be extremely strong and dangerous. After discussing all the details of the plan, Kenshin double-checked all the formations on his sons' amulets, and then went to bed, deciding to have a good rest before the upcoming battle.
In this operation, Kenshin was destined for the role of "commander", because he was the only one who had the opportunity to see the entire nearby area in great detail, which was especially advantageous in the pitch darkness. And although with the increase in physical characteristics, shinobi were still able to see in the dark, but Genin and Chunin could not boast of outstanding night vision.
By nine o'clock in the evening, Kenshin had already woken up, and the first thing he did was look at what was happening outside. Seeing the two strangers sitting in their cave, Kenshin relaxed and once again briefed his sons.
By one o'clock in the morning, Kenshin was convinced that the two strangers were sleeping, and taking with him Ichiro, the Third, the Fourth, the Fifth, and the Sixth, he moved to the desired cave, since it was only 400 meters from his shelter. He was not worried about the noise of footsteps, because the formation on all amulets was modified, and muffled the sounds made by the user.
As soon as they approached the cave, they all took their pre-arranged places, ready to act as necessary. Kenshin took a deep breath, and once again checking the location of the strangers, mentally ordered "Let's start!"
His three sons instantly synchronized telepathically, and began to form seals with millisecond precision, and then all three shouted:
- Katon: Gokakyu no Jutsu! – Releasing a five-meter fireball, which immediately flew into the depths of the cave. They put 70% of their chakra into this technique, and worked to the limit of their capabilities.
Wasting no time, Kenshin immediately deployed a handicraft formation of sewn hare skins, with five amulets sewn in certain places, which were the basis of the formation. As soon as the fireball rushed forward, Kenshin threw the formation onto the ground, exactly in the center of the cave entrance, and instantly activated, barely managing to finish.
Small bursts of fire burst out from the cave, and if not for the formation, they would have burned Kenshin's face without any problems. The formation on the ground was a modified version of the formation that was placed on each family member's amulet, with a few changes. It worked only in one direction, and passed oxygen through itself so that the fire could burn without problems.
As soon as the fireball formed, Izao and Toru instantly opened their eyes. Their combat instincts kicked in. Seeing a huge fireball at the end of the cave, they realized that there was nowhere to run, so everyone tried to escape as best they could. - Suiton: Suijinheki - Toru shouted, and a thick wall of water appeared in front of him, exactly at the time when the fireball was several meters.
The wall of water did not help at all, and was evaporated in a second, and after it, the fire consumed Toru, not even leaving bones.
Izao was much luckier because he slept behind a small stone ledge, right next to the wall, and thereby received a little natural protection. He immediately made several seals and shouted:
- Doton: Shoheki! "And a small rocky slab, about 40 centimeters thick, rose in front of him. He deliberately poured in more chakra to make the structure stronger. As soon as a stone wall formed in front of him, Izao began to form new seals. But due to the complexity of the technique being performed, it turned out very slowly. And although the initial tangential impact of the fireball was contained, largely due to the natural protrusion, Izao had little time left.
A few seconds later, the fireball crashed into the end of the cave and spread flames along all the walls. Izao, seeing the flames expanding and rushing towards him from the side, accelerated to the limit, and at the last second, one of the flames managed to "lick" him.
Izao, with a burned face and burnt hair, instantly leaned back and fell into the wall, holding his breath as he freely traveled through the rock in search of a way out.
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As soon as the technique was formed and the barrier was activated, Kenshin instantly climbed the nearest tree with the help of Fifth, and began to observe what was happening inside the cave.
When he saw how one of the strangers burned in the fire, he was noticeably happy and said via telepathic communication, "One is dead, but don't relax, be on alert!" and began to watch the second one.
As soon as Izao disappeared into the wall, Kenshin instantly announced "Doton User has gone into the wall, everyone disperse and hide!", and all of his sons immediately took up hidden positions in different places, waiting for the enemy.
After half a minute, Izao came out of the wall and took a deep breath. He intended to escape from here as quickly as possible, and was in no hurry to get involved in a dangerous battle with an unknown enemy. He still cared about his life, so he tried to escape.
But Kenshin wasn't going to let him go. If one of the enemies could escape, then the Nakayama family could be in constant danger of attack and revenge, so when he saw Izao crawling out of the wall on the "radar", he instantly commanded:
"At eight o'clock, fifty meters away, Ichiro, act!" - Hearing his father, Ichiro instantly glanced in the right direction, and activating his sharingan, he saw the enemy. He immediately threw two shuriken at him and gave chase.
Izao instantly saw the shurikens flying at him, and did not see anything dangerous in them. But as soon as the shurikens were five meters away from him, they suddenly disappeared, and one shuriken appeared exactly near his heart, and the other near the femoral artery.
He was stunned, and with difficulty managed to parry the first shuriken, and only slightly turn his leg, avoiding damage to the femoral artery. The second shuriken stuck halfway, and Izao winced painfully, but immediately pulled it out of the wound, and realized that now he could not escape.
- Doton: Iwadeppo no Jutsu! – Izao shouted, and as he exhaled, four small stones flew out of his mouth, which, like bullets, rushed towards the approaching Ichiro.
Thanks to the Sharingan, Ichiro perfectly saw the flight trajectory of the stones, but his body was not so fast, and he only managed to dodge three, and the fourth hit him in the right shoulder, but was stopped by an invisible barrier