'It's bad,' Reizo thought as he began to feel tired.
Given the way they were attacking him, he knew that if he didn't escape soon he would be in the same situation for hours.
Much of the area around him had been destroyed by his attacks and by the energy projectiles that failed to hit him.
And as he continued to dodge the energy projectiles and the harassment of the Uzumaki ninjas using that strange technique, while at the same time bringing more destruction to the city he passed through, Reizo felt more and more fatigued as time went on to the point that he felt the power inside him begin to diminish.
Furious and frightened, the man struck harder and harder at the Uzumaki who were harassing him, causing them a great deal of damage.
Various parts of these Uzumaki's bodies exploded into flesh and blood every time Reizo attacked them, but he couldn't kill as many as he wanted before an energy projectile headed towards him and he was forced to defend himself, giving many of his opponents time to retreat and be replaced by others.
They were like cockroaches.
No matter how many of them fell, more and more kept coming.
Some of them were smarter.
They stopped using that strange technique to attack, instead simply launching Ninjutsu from a distance, and he couldn't get close to them because he was met with a huge barrage of energy projectiles every time he tried to approach them.
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Inside their ships, Tsuji, Sorai, and Hina watched the battle calmly, unconcerned about the destruction of the city and the condition of their subordinates.
Although his merits depend on the state of the captured cities and the state of his subordinates, they were more interested in the samurai and the way he obtained so much power.
The city and its citizens?
They weren't his compatriots, so he didn't need to worry about them.
His subordinates?
This was a war, and they had enlisted knowing the possibility of dying.
Furthermore, most were only seriously injured and not dead, so a quick trip for medical treatment would save their lives.
And since they were wounded in combat, the operation to recover the lost limbs would be free.
As the battle in the city continued, the 3 commanders were ready to go and fight at the critical moment.
After all, they don't want to kill the target.
They need it alive, and in order to study it they must capture it using a seal.
Although they haven't decided who would keep him for study, that didn't matter to them for now, as the priority was to capture the target.
Of course, they would be on guard against the others to prevent any accidents.
While he was watching the battle, Tsuji saw out of the corner of his eye his son return to the room.
Although he was annoyed at not participating in the fight, Utsui was interested in the battle so he couldn't help but return.
And watching the battle on the screen, his eyes couldn't help but sparkle with excitement.
But soon after, he realized the power of those fighting in that battle and knew that he would easily die if he joined them.
Annoyed, the young man refused to accept that his father was right.
But his curiosity made him stay in the place.
Tsuji didn't pay much attention to his son as he returned his gaze to the screen.
And he watched with satisfaction as the enemy fought for another half hour before finally slowing down.
The ship's computer could accurately calculate how the target's speed and power decreased every second to the point that the ninjas harassing him could now fight him on equal terms.
"Slow down, the target may have a trump card," Tsuji ordered his soldiers in the battle, and did the same with the weapon controllers to gradually decrease the power of the energy projectiles.
Sorai and Hina did the same in their ships.
The three watched with excitement as the target lost strength every minute, and when they felt the moment was approaching, they acted at the same time.
The three commanders quickly made their way to the exits of their ships and jumped out of the air.
Reducing the weight of their bodies with earth chakra and using fire chakra to propel themselves towards the goal, the 3 competed to see who would arrive first.
Meanwhile, Reizo fought with all the strength he had left.
But he felt tired, and the power within him that he had gained from the monks diminished every second.
As he watched his enemies surrounding him seemingly without end, he knew he would lose this battle and cursed his luck.
At first he had the strength to eradicate all the cockroaches that were now harassing him.
But the strength of the barrier surrounding the city suddenly increased, and those pillars of energy were strong enough to kill him.
With energy projectiles suppressing most of his power, he could only use a small portion of it to fight off the Uzumaki clan ninjas who harassed him like pests.
And at this moment, it seemed that he could only stay here and die.
Accepting his fate, he prepared to stop defending himself and instead amassed strength with the goal of killing as many enemies as possible before falling.
If he was going to die, Reizo thought about taking everyone he could with him.
But suddenly, he saw something out of the corner of his eye.
Another enemy was approaching from the air.
Reizo didn't care about one more or less enemy, so he would soon ignore him.
But suddenly he realized that it wasn't 1, but 3 figures approaching from the air from 3 different directions, and for a moment he felt that something was wrong when the 3 approached and the other enemies moved away.
'NO!' Reizo screamed in his mind as thick chains suddenly emerged from the three figures that had appeared out of nowhere, and he understood their purpose.
Suddenly everything became clearer.
Why didn't they kill him with those energy projectiles?
Why did the Uzumaki, who had been attacking him so fiercely, suddenly slow down and give him space to breathe?
They wanted to catch him.
The Uzumaki had realized that his strength was not natural and wanted to capture him in order to study where his strength came from.
At the prospect of the Uzumaki succeeding in copying the monks' method, Reizo's mind was filled with terror.
Unfortunately for the man, it was too late.
Reizo could do nothing when the 3 chains thrown by the 3 redheads surrounded his body and suddenly he could no longer move his body.
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Some time later, the city's inhabitants had regained their peace and quiet.
Or at least they could be a little calmer after the attack stopped.
That cannot be said of those who lost their homes and families during the incident.
Everywhere the battle took place, entire buildings had been destroyed and their occupants buried beneath them.
And in many streets there were several ditches, some with red stains at their depths. It was all that remained of the unfortunate souls who had fallen victim to Reizo's attacks.
Of course, Reizo wasn't the only one who caused destruction and death in the city.
The energy projectiles fired and the Uzumaki harassing Reizo also had their share of destruction.
Tsuji, Sorai, and Hina cleverly ordered many of their subordinates to scour the city to tell the 'truth,' in which Reizo was portrayed as the sole author of all the destruction.
And to win the goodwill of the population, all available ninjas began to help and heal those affected, while also distributing food.
Judging by the grateful faces of the civilians, one could say it worked.
Tsuji, Sorai, and Hina were not worried about this.
For them, the most important thing now was the man trapped between them as he looked at them with hatred.
In a room inside a building within the city, the 3 commanders surrounded Reízo while they thought about how to obtain the information they wanted.
What he did regret was not knowing mind-reading skills, as it seemed that the target did not want to cooperate.
'You won't make me say anything!' Reizo wanted to say, but no words came out of his mouth and he could only express his hatred with his eyes.
After all, the seals painted all over his body prevented him from moving and made it impossible for him to utter a single word.
"We are not enemies," Sorai said as she approached Reizo.
"Our countries went to war on the orders of our leaders."
"I have no intention of killing you"
As she spoke, Sorai hoped the target would be deceived.