"bang, bang, bam,"
The sound of clashes and explosions resounds all around the Sky estate.
The samurais and ninjas everywhere were fighting, some were fighting against real human beings while others were fighting against the white Zetsu of different sizes and shapes.
With her incredible perception encompassing the entire estate Karin had a full view of what was happening.
"So this is what they look like when they haven't been detected. The white Zetsu!" Karin said looking slashing and killing one of them only to see it fall and become a tree.
"I didn't know they could do that, it wasn't in the rapport, is it new? Is it why he deployed so many of them?!" she wondered.
The existence of the Zetsu was a secret well-kept, those creatures were precious.
Their body was a treasure trove that any village would want to have, so everyone from Madara to Akashi wanted to keep them a secret.
As the partner of Arima and Akashi, Karin had access to a lot of information so seeing them in the open like that surprised them but like all the warriors here it didn't matter much and she quickly focused on the task at hand.
"Those creatures are weak to fire! You can also shred them into pieces, You need to consider them still active until they start becoming trees," she screamed informing his comrades of what she had noticed.
Even though she wasn't the only sensorial ninja here others quickly realized that it was always useful to share intel with your friends.
After saying that another assailant a young boy not so much older than her flickered toward her.
They clashed using their kunai against one another each with the intention to kill, soon Karin took the upper hand with her physique and training Karin gained the advantage of forcing the boy.
Sparks appeared in the sky with each strike and with each move she forced him back, it didn't take long for his body to be riddled with wounds.
"Sorry," Karin said lowering her kunai and killing him instantaneously.
After seeing the body of that boy fall on the ground she turned around toward her next target when she heard someone shout.
"Be careful those white creatures can take humans' appearance to trick us,"
hearing that immediately reminded her of what she had seen on the report on the zetsu, and her instinct immediately flared up warning her of danger beside her.
She tried to move away when she felt something on her leg.
Lowering her head she saw that the boy had transformed into a white zetsu and his arm had changed into an arm that grew at a fast pace.
In an instant, she was trapped by a tree that had grown behind her.
'It managed to trick my senses for that long at such a close distance, looks like they also studied us,'
"Adamantine chained," She screamed knowing that she needed to act fast or she would be killed.
From her back, two glowing chains sout out destroying the tree behind her and freeing her.
But by the time it happened something strange happened the forehead of the white Zetsu opened revealing an eyeball.
"A Sharingan!" she exclaimed in surprise seeing the the three tomoe on the forehead of the Zetsu starting to spin.
"Dammit!" she said as the same pattern appeared in her eyes and she found herself ensnared in an illusion.
Slowly she felt that she was losing control of her body and her mind drifted away,
In her consciousness, Karin could be seen drifting away as as the pattern of the Sharingan appeared in her.
"You will spy on the Uzumaki for me..." she heard and rocked and dark voice in her head "...Everything that they did, all their plans all their preparation, I want to know everything..."
"No, I refuse!"
"You will spy on the Uzumaki for me, "everything that they did, all their plans all their preparation, I want to know everything..." she heard again, and again.
After each word, she felt herself succomb.
All that happened in an instant outside and by the time the chain destroyed the tree binding her the eye on the forehead of the withe Zetsu had lost its light before it was inpalled by her chains.
"It was close, I had forgotten that part of the rapport in the heat of the moment," she said looking at the dead zetsu that quickly turned into a massive tree.
She then moved toward her next target completely unaware that she had fallen like a few others under the influence of a powerful illusion.
Soon Kuroko, Araya and everyone else followed by Tsunade, Danzo and their men arrived.
"What are those white creatures?!" Danzo asked unable to understand what he was seeing
"It- it's mokuton, the wood style, like grandfather's, how is it possible!" she exclaimed
While they were still surprised Kuroko, Araya and the others took action eliminating the enemy.
"We need to know what this is, capture those creature!" Danzo shouted urgently his eyes shone with disbelief mixed with greed.
With the intervention of all those high-level individuals, the assault was squashed even faster than it would have been.
"What happened?! How much loss did we sustain? Put the injured here!..."
Akashi and the others were busy assessing the damage to their people and healing them.
A little far away Danzo was looking at his men kneeling in front of him.
"How many of those creatures did we capture?!"
"Unfortunately my lord they all changed into trees before we even confronted them,"
"What! Useless!!" he exclaimed before walking toward one of the trees and started to examine them like the men of the Daimyo,
A few monks that were working for the Daimyo had already surrounded one of the trees, praying with the hand joined with some talisman flying around the trees they used their strange technique to determine their origins.
After everything had been dealt with Akashi and the others sat beside Karin,
No stranger was authorized inside so they stayed outside trying to gain information from those strange trees.
"What exactly happened?!" They asked seriously.
With a serious expression, she recounted the event that had happened from the moment she had left the restaurant to the moment they arrived.
After a moment of reflection, they all started to give their input.
"This is strange, the timing is too perfect, do you think that someone in the Daimyo court helped them divide us,"
"Maybe, but even if they didn't with their strange abilities to change appearance obtaining information would be easy,"
"But maybe they were the ones at the origin of that attack!"
"Was it all they were after really,"
"They tried to kidnap some of us but seriously with the abilities of those they sent it was nearly impossible to accomplish,"
"Indeed they must have had another purpose,"
"A hidden goal,"
Yes but what is it?"
The discussion continued for a while until they were interrupted by a knock on the door.
"Get in,"
The door opens to reveal Tsunade who seems displeased to be followed by Danzo.
"Welcome to you Senju princess, the elder Danzo, please make yourself comfortable,"
"What will you drink, tea, coffee, sake the maids will serve you?!" Araya asked
"Nothing, but thanks for the offer," Tsunade said
"We met under unfortunate circumstances, first the meeting in the Daimyo castle and now that, first I must tell you how sorry I'm for the loss of you people, this is never easy,"
"Thank you it's never easy to lose people."
They exchange greetings for a few moments before passing to the important point.
"Do you know what those white creatures were, they were able to manipulate wood style, which is the technique of the first Hokage, you must know how important it is for us?" Danzo asked
"Indeed we unfortunately do not know much about those creatures and the few things that we know are highly confidential," Araya explained.
"Those creatures attacked you in the heart of the fire capital, meaning that they aren't afraid of anything and must be your enemies, it will probably happen," Danzo said looking toward the Uzumaki.
"Your clan has a long friendship with mine and the village as well i know that you may not have a lot of trust in us after what happened, but this may be an opportunity for us to create new ties,"
"You're absolutely right, it can be an opportunity for us, unfortunately, we aren't in the same situation that we were in the past, See," Akashi said, pointing at his Kimono that had the pattern of the Sky country.
"So how about giving us a moment to talk about the event that happened here to the country and they will make a decision, plus we can't let the Daimyo out of the loop he could feel hurt, to be excluded, It won't be long, In the end, I'm sure that you understand this tragic attack can be the cornerstone for a new alliance between all of us,"