Chapter 12: Ambush
Author's note: Hello Readers! I found a problem far too late. It seems that Koza Kubisaki was the Daimyo of land of neck, not land of hot water. I was mistaken.
As much as I want to rewrite the entire thing, I just can't. Not after setting the entire plot for the fanfic with Koza being the Daimyo of land of hot Water. So, sorry for the inconvenience.
-------Chapter starts-----
------Few days back----------
[Sensing data acquired. Discrepancies found.]
Fuck.
As expected, my sensing had once more revealed that I was being tracked.
My past self was really a genius to focus on sensing. Not despairing from low chakra reserves, he choose the best survival skill to get better at.
I immediately wanted to order the genin to form up in a defensive formation. But, I held back. Especially since, it was the third day that the AI found the discrepancy and it was because of the nature of the Discrepancy.
AI, inject the Mind map.
[Mind map injection.]
As the chakra decreased, I noticed the buzzing chakra lifeforms that I instinctively not notice as if they were part of the background. They were part of the background. Chakra existed in many lifeforms, perhaps due to that, sensors tend to look over these lives.
It didn't much for me to see them, especially after the AI pointed them out. The small centipedes, flies and mosquitos that were everywhere in the world, became quite glaring.
Aburame.
AI, show me the complete information on them.
[Aburame Clan
Classification: Shinobi Clan
**Notable Kekkei: Insect-Based Symbiosis
Overview: Known for their unique and unsettling use of insects as weapons and tools, they possess a secret technique that involves forming a symbiotic relationship with kikaichū (destruction bugs) from birth. The insects live inside the host's body, feeding on their chakra in exchange for absolute obedience and utility in combat and reconnaissance.
Currently: The leading shinobi clan of land of rice, with generations of loyalty to the Daimyo.
Canon: Joins Konoha.
Abilities & Techniques: Kikaichū (Destruction Bugs}, Parasitic Insect Technique, Insect Sphere, Insect Clone Technique, Bug-Based Tracking, Poison Variant Insects
Combat style:
Near-undetectable scouting.Natural chakra disruption (perfect against genjutsu users or chakra-dependent techniques).Flexible offense and defense via swarm tactics.High compatibility with Ambush tactics.
Weakness: Taijutsu, Elemental Ninjutsu]
Now, the problem lies in the fact that they had been following us for three days. And it sent a chill down my spine. Because it was only after comparison of 3 days data that the AI found the insect spies. If they wanted to ambush us on the first day, we would once more see dead bodies among us.
Flashes of the ruined compound of the original Kyudo clan passed through my mind.
Now, that was a surprise. It had been years since I had flashes to that night. The long slash given to me by Tobirama ached in that thought.
Now, this ache was familiar.
That familiarity brought me out of the sheer surprise and made my mind race. It was without doubt that Aburame were hired. Since they didn't ambush right away, on the first day, it means the Aburame's mission was currently in the stage of surveillance and tracking.
Any shinobi worth their salt would gather enough info about their target's combat power with good surveillance. And the Aburame clan were famous for being the best in the world in that field.
Meaning, as long as they collected enough details of our combat power, the surveillance would turn into ambush. Good Kami!
Why? Who needs could have the wealth and desire to hire a famous shinobi clan famous for their assassinations capability? It was without doubt our old enemy, Daimyo of grass.
Now, I was left with 2 choices- Retaliate or shed the surveillance.
Shedding the surveillance was not possible. The Aburame were the best in tracking and surveillance. Even if I lose them once, they would be back once more. I mean, how could one lose the tracking of insects? Even if I lose their tracking once, How could one find a place without the surveillance of insects?
No, we need to retaliate. But only planning a single counter ambush would bring the story back to initial point. Once more, more Aburame shinobi would come. This time, they would be motivated with revenge.
My current shinobi were the best example to show the drive of revenge.
Most importantly, my paranoid mind would go insane from such a trial. Consequences be damned, I don't think I could endure such surveillance.
I let my chakra flare in different pulses, signalling the others who were guarding the caraven and the new kids.
'Be ready. Enemy surveillance. Counter Ambush tactics.'
Now, I just need to set the trap and seduce them into it. That was easy because I need to show them a narrowing window for ambush, after which chances of assault succeeding would be slim.
As expected the possibility of us settling down with the support of noble would be the difficulty of the ambush would skyrocket. There was a reason I publicly told Lord Koza I would meet him in few days. Considering the narrowing window of chance, they were tempted.
BOOOOOOOMMMM.
The world shattered into light and fire—but none of it reached us.
A dome of pale-blue light erupted into place, shimmering with layered patterns of kanji and spiraling symbols. The explosion roared against it, only to collapse inward, devoured by the barrier.
Lord Koza stumbled back, drawing his blade halfway, his samurai already in full stance—but paused, eyes wide.
"A Fuinjutsu barrier?"
"Yes," I replied calmly, rising to my feet. "Hundred Transformations: Formation 22."
The intricate dome pulsed once, then dimmed slightly as it reabsorbed the shockwave. I turned to Koza and said, "This is your justification. And our demonstration of our worth. After all, no Daimyo to be rose to power without a dozen or so assassinations from shinobi. Our worth lies in our capacity to protect you."
He blinked, processing the calm within the chaos of a battle. I thank Kami that he didn't immediately attack me for dragging him into this mess. Well, the fact I was controlling the Fuin barrier: Hundred transformations might have to do with the fact.
[AI: Sensing active signatures. Compiling threat matrix. Four separate chakra flows confirmed. Chakra Types: Earth, Water, Fire, Wind.
Structure: One Commander, Three Assault Units. One unit confirmed to be Aburame. Other-unknown]
I felt the chakra pulsing from Ryu, making me look at his location through the crumbling ruins of the inn complex. I found him outside a barrier that boxed in Kyu and an enemy shinobi fighting. It was to understand the pulses as sign language considering I was the one who made it.
[Author's note: For reader's sake, I decided to write down that Ai was translating the chakra pulse signs. In fact, the Mc was proficient in it after years of use.]
[Ryu: Signal – Lightning ready. Enemy 2 confirmed to be Water-user. Requesting passage.]
[Transformation 23 modification selected. Injection.]
"Transformation 23: Water Veil Shatter," I whispered.
The barrier morphed.
A wedge opened at the far end, a soft whistle of wind escaping. Ryu dashed through, chakra already coiling at his fingertips for the Lightning ninjutsu he plans to use for the surprise attack on the enemy. Meanwhile Kyu was distracting the enemy.
A smile came to my face when all the training I had forced on them seems to bore results.
BOOOOOMMMMM
The explosion from the fire jutsu at the northern corner in which Kenta was rolled out with burns made me scrunch my face in annoyance.
Pulse PULse
[Terrain shift detected. Ally Yoshime requesting wide AoE clearance. Target: Enemy, a Ninjutsu Specialist.
Selecting Transformation x38. Injection]
"Transformation x 38: Blast Sponge," I intoned.
Two hexagonal plates from the barrier rippled outward and thickened into a layered shield that muffled the next explosion.
Yoshime leapt behind it, setting his seals.
Another chakra signal flashed—Kyu and Kento together.
[AI: Twin formation active. Targets Taijutsu specialist and clone user. Estimated chakra: High. Suggest Corridor Division + Clone-Disrupt.]
"Transformationx34 +38: Maze Channel. Clone Disrupt."
The barrier rearranged itself again, blooming walls and angular paths like a labyrinth. A specific corridor guided Momosuke directly toward the Taijutsu fighter.
"He's yours, Momosuke!"
He didn't respond—only sprinted forward from side into passage, chakra scalpels igniting in his hands.
Koza finally turned to me, stunned.
"You're fighting a battle from here?"
I nodded. "Not just fighting. Controlling it."
The AI hummed in my ear.
[AI: Update – Ryu has wounded his target. Recommend isolating passage to prevent retreat.]
"Transformation x56 : Seal Lock Grid."
Metallic chains of inked symbols erupted across the opened path behind Ryu, sealing it shut.
The entire battlefield was now a shifting mechanism, every movement of my fingers subtly warping the Fuinjutsu architecture of Hundred Transformations. A system I had created, not to protect, but to orchestrate.
To command.
Koza stepped beside me, still watching the battlefield through the translucent dome. "This is why you brought me here?"
"Yes," I said. "To show you what an army could be, under my leadership."
Another ripple surged through the barrier, and I heard the distinct crack of the broken barrier. Oh, come on! I just started posturing.
I turned to the glaring hole in my barrier formation which had an enemy commander leading a trio of shinobi straight me-the controller of this Fuin formation. I wish the shinobi of the current era were ignorant of Fuinjutsu like in the canon, in which the Fuinjutsu diminished in significance.
[AI: Enemy Commander suppressing chakra. Estimated Jonin-level. Defence Field Recommended.]
"Transformationx1 : barrier."
A pulse burst from the ground of the dome, forming a barrier on the path of the commander who was bombarding through barrier with a B-rank Earthen fist.
CRACK
"Transformationx1: barrier."
CRACK CRACK
"Transformationx1: barrier."
"Transformationx1: barrier."
CRACK
[WARNING! Chakra reserves: 64%.]
Fuck, while the Fuinjutsu had less chakra cost, an barrier formation like this without doubt was chakra intensive like Rasengan. Especially, when it was being broken. I pressed my hand against the sigils of the dome.
"Transformation x10: Reinforcement Layer."
The barrier that was cracking shimmered again before weaving itself back to 100%. Of course, the lessening chakra reserves made me groan in annoyance. Especially, when the trio of backup behind the attacking jonin started going berserk by using Earthen bullets, Fireballs and more earthen bullets.
Fuck
CRACK CRACK CRACK CRACK
Fucking hell, there was at least one another jonin in that group. My sensing had been duped. Fucking hell, It had been years since something like this had happened.
FUCK FUCK FUCK.
"Tranformation x 1+10: Reinforced barrier"
CRACK CRACK CRACK
I took stock of the situation as another reinforced barrier rose up in between the main force of the attackers and us. Outside, the assassins were falling, one by one but so were my shinobi. Kenta was burnt mess. Ryu was holding a broken arm.
"Kurabo, Hizen. Get ready for the fight."
I felt the whirling chakra form Koza and his two samurai as he looked at the assassins who were clearly doing a fucking combination jutsu. I felt the mixture of Oil like water bullets being ignited by the Fireballs casted by others.
BOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMM
[Warning! Warning! Fuin Barrier: Hundred Transformations damage -63%. Critical collapse imminent]
Pulse Pulse PPulse
[Karui: Ryu, Kyu and Kenta are down. Healing.]
"Fuck!"
[Warning! Warning! Chakra reserves 35%]
I heard the cold voice attacker as the first one came upon me when the series of the bad news came upon me, "You are dead."
I snorted in reply and parried the kunai thrust with my own, "Don't joke with me. Asshole."
Considering the emergency, I went all out. With a burst of chakra augmented force, I won the contest of strength in the parry by forcing the blow up. Using the chance, I used my free hand to deliver a punch to his sunglass covered face.
Unfortunately, it missed as he unnaturally bent back. As my fist went past face which descended, I grinned in triumph as the chakra scalpel grew through my fist and was brought down. Loss of chakra due to non-use of hand signs be damned. My chakra control was enough to use the Scalpel without the hand signs now-a-days.
SLASH
I was expecting the familiar tear of muscles but instead I got nothing making me puzzled for second. Especially when I saw him stepping back without a hint of damage. My eyes widened when I realized the crux of the issue. My Scalpel could only cut the things I was willing to. In this attack I was willing to cut down muscles, not whatever that makes up this clone.
"It seems my information had been well studied by you. To think you were using a physical clone."
Thank Kami I didn't use the Rasengan, the chakra loss would cripple the Fuin barrier.
"Well, fuck off asshole."
Not willing to hear the reply from the clone, I followed the retreating clone and punched out with augumented fist. While the clone appropriately blocked the fist, it didn't change the fact that it was fragile.
BAM
I groaned at my luck when I heard the distinct buzzing of insects scattering away. Wonderful, of all the invaders, my opponent had to be the Aburame jonin.
CLICK
A cold chill down my spine when the something approached from behind me. I jumped forward with all my might and chakra.
WHOOSH.
Even as I turned around I brought my hands up for a guard.
CLANG
It was by the edge of my teeth that the senbon missed my vitals and stuck my hand's gauntlet. The fast-paced combat of shinobi won't allow much time to think. My point was proven when the aburame clouded my entire vision with swarms of flies, beetles and mosquitos that had clicking teeth.
It was half revulsion and half fear that had me weaving the hand signs for Electromagnetic murder.
Lightening answered my command as it spread from one insect to another.
ZAP ZAP ZAP
As the dead insects fell with burnt smell and sizzling sound.
WHOOSH WHOOSH
My kunai held hand buzzed through the air to parry the thrown shuriken and Kunai which definitely had poison on them.
"Huff, Huff. Huff."
It was at this point that I noticed the appearance of my enemy. Sunglasses on the eyes and long coat that covered their insects. Black braided hair and a scar on forehead. The problem was that I noticed multiple shinobi of the same appearance opposite to me.
Clones.
I realized that I really hat fighting clones, especially real ones.
The slightly bent and hollow clones that didn't possess chakra made me eliminate them as normal run of the mill clones.
Meaning, I had to deal with 3 insect clones at least and the original.
"""You are defeated.""'
The short and curt sentence made me snort. I looked around for some backup, especially the trio of samurai. Unfortunately, I noticed that they themselves were struggling in their respective fights. Especially Lord Koza who was being bombarded with Earth walls and Earth bullet ninjutsu. Fuck, 4 fucking jonin.
Seriously, the grass Daimyo truly overestimated me, or I underestimated his wealth. Only a shinobi of Tobirama's calibre was the only thing lacking to make up another invasion team that crushed the original Kyudo clan. Thankfully, shinobi of his calibre could be counted on one hand.
"""You are distracted."""
The brief moment I took to take stock of the situation, the aburame shinobi and his clones were on me. Both real and illusionary clones poised to attack.
"Well! Fuck you too!"
Dual wielding Kunai, I parried the attacks from the real clones. As for the illusionary clones, I ignored them. Even if they attacked me in between legs.
CLANG CLANG
For a few momemnts it was a flurry of movement. I distinctly remember parring a overhead stab in second and dodging the kidney strike in another.
Knocked away the shuriken.
BUZZ
The very next thing was that I had bugs filling my entire vision and hearing.
Slash Slash slash
"Argh!"
In that moment of surpise, I was stabbed, cut and punched. Man, I hate the bugs.
I had enough of this.
Once more the Chakra scalpel grew from both the kunai and went head-to-head with the clones.
CLANG CLANG
As the Chakra scalpel went through the clone that attacked me with the kunai stab to my stomach. I dodged with inch of hair with a back step. The clone followed me while spewing more distraction.
""Foolish! Your Jutsu was read and countered. It doesn't work on my bugs!""
Well, two could play the same game.
I bluntly said while dodging the various slashed and hungry bug swarms, "Yes, it didn't work before. Of course, that was the case because I didn't know about the material of clone. Now, I know. They are bugs."
Just like I was unfamiliar with bugs, the aburame were also unfamiliar my Medic ninjutsu.
I said while jumping at the swarms of clones and bugs, "Fun fact! Do you know that majority of Bugs are made up of chitin? Well, I was the guy insane enough to know it and study it."
BUZZ BUZZ
My Vibrating Chakra scalpel went through the bug swarms and the clones one after another once more. Unlike before, they well lifeless.
Not just bugs, I studied every kind of lifeform I could and storied the results in my mind with the help of my AI. With that knowledge my Chakra scalpel could cut most of the things I encounter the shinobi profession. Of course, this combat style was also chakra saving. Hence, my combat style became centred on Taijutsu with Scalpel and Augmented body, supported by Fuinjutsu, Ninjutsu and numerous other auxiliary skills like poison, healing..
This was my answer for survival on battlefield.
CLANG
Finally, my kunai got parried by a clone, which was not a clone. I was sure this was the real body because it didn't get cut my chakra scalpel which was geared for bugs.
"Hello there! Now, die."
"Bug style: Swarm Infestation."
BUZZZZZZZZ Buzzzz
He escaped with inch of space while the numerous bugs came at me rapidly from the ground, air and his sleeves.
CRUNCH CRUNCH
I literally felt the parasitic bugs drilling into me and eating at my flesh. But, the one feeling that made me blow the fuse was when they crawled towards my dick.
"FUCK THIS SHIT! UNTESTED OR NOT, I RATHER KILL YOU WITH THIS JUTSU THAN SUFFER LIKE THIS."
I jumped up using the numerous ruins and half broken walls while doing my best to dodge the raining shuriken and kunai. It made me wonder if the Abruame were not that skilled in Ninjutsu. Putting such thoughts aside, I started sending pulses of chakra for sensing and messaging.
Pulse PULse PPULSE
[ AI translation: Gather around.
Sensing the current battliefield, battle pattern. Change in Fuin pattern.
Mind map injection.]
"Transformation 38 : Retreat massage."
The moment I committed to the change in Fuin barrier. My shinobi started retreating towards the centre in which Koza and his samurai fought. Of course, The few fragile barriers that erected as they retreated helped them a bit. Thank Kami for the AI, other wise it would be impossible for me to multitask in such level,
[Receiving data…
Estimating information on the distance…
Processing the terrain….]
As my AI received the feedback and made a mind map for me to follow. I swapped my kunai with chakra conducting alloy blades. While they were no chakra metals, they would do for a single fight.
"Medic's Kenjutsu: unstoppable blade!"
CRACK CRACk
The alloy of the blades cracked under the conduction of 10% of my chakra, it took 3 entire seconds for me to convert the chakra into chakra scalpels with a length ranging in meters.
[…..Terrain mind map: Marked with enemies and Allies. Injection]
"DIE! YOU DICK EATING FUCKERS!"
Even as the large chakra constructs started being angled at the entire battlefield, my mind worked in mysterious ways. Like realizing that I was acting weird and being uncontrolled like a druggie. Oh Kami! I was poisoned. So much for building immunity to toxins.
Even so, I brought down my giagantic scalpel down on my enemies, "DIE!"