Uzumaki Survival 004

Oden was rubbing his hands together like some two-bit villain. 

Commanding the Yukinyudo to act as a surprise ambusher, its two compatriots were caught off guard, and easily subdued. Tricking them into signing the contract-with their blood-was child's play. 

Placing the giant heads into three separate Storage scrolls, he could unfurl them, and summon them just like how Kankuro or Sasori summoned their puppets. Just imagining the shock of some enemy shinobi once he unsealed the yokai on top of them was a deliciously evil thought. 

“Three ninjas, 3 o’clock.” Nozomi warned. 

Turning to the right, Oden spotted those Yuki-nin who had ineffectually thrown kunai at the giant headed monsters. They wore dark grey/black outfits that completely covered their faces, and were probably in their late 20's. Based upon their complete lack of jutsu, and their weak aura, he'd rate them as bottom tier Genin. By his estimation, he could blend all three of them into bloodstains within a minute. 

Suzuki's eagerness to test her fists still hadn't cooled down, and she took an excited step towards them, which made the Yuki-nin come to an abrupt halt. 

“H-hello, foreign ninja. Th-thank you for your help, but Yukigakure is a sovereign village. Please wait outside the gate while we handle internal matters.” The lead Genin all but begged. 

“We are the Uzumaki, here on a diplomatic mission to form an alliance with your leaders. As future comrades, I must insist that we aid your Hidden Village during its hour of need.” Oden declared, his tone of voice brooked no disagreement.

“That's…” The Genin nervously scratched his neck, and looked to his teammates for support, only to see they were looking anywhere else. “...fine, but please at least let us supervise you.” He finished on a weak note. 

“Poor guy must be cold, he's shivering.” Nozomi peaked around Oden's shoulder, and said in a pitying tone. 

“...let's go, the sound of fighting is more intense towards the city center.” Oden tacitly agreed with the Yuki-nin, and then took point. 

Suzuki ran to catch up, and flexed her fist at the Genin while she passed them by. The guy in the lead staggered, and slipped onto his ass. 

“Sorry! She didn't mean it!” Nozomi apologized, and then followed in their wake. 

“Nozomi, what is ahead of us?” Oden asked, relying entirely on her OP sensing abilities. 

Closing her eyes, and forming the handseals for the Mind's Eye of the Kagura technique, she softly made a “oh” exclamation in shock. 

“Don't keep us in suspense!” Suzuki lightly cuffed Nozomi on the back of the head, as their resident sensor had spaced out. 

“The defenders are much more potent going forward! They are unleashing ninjutsu regularly, and a dozen Yukinyudo corpses are scattered on the street! A dozen more are active, and a giant head that stands at about three stories tall is also present!” Nozomi exclaimed. 

“Tch. Let's speed up, if we don't show off in the next fight, then our new ‘friends’ might not be so friendly to us.” Oden spat to the side, and began to move faster. 

While what he said was true, he was also internally malding. That three story tall yokai was clearly a boss monster, the pack leader or alpha of the bunch! If he could subdue it, and place it under his control, not only would he improve his own strength, but also establish himself in the eyes of the Yuki-nin. In this world, power was number one. If he didn't have some deterrence, then it was very likely that the Uzumaki would be used! 

Jumping across several streets, they passed through several poor areas of the city, before coming across well decorated buildings. Many of the inner buildings were made of stone, or other expensive materials. 

‘It was no wonder only low tier ninja were in the outer layers, I wonder how many Jonin the Hidden Snow has.’ Oden thought to himself as they drew near. 

Coming to the next block, Oden halted his step from the top of a four story tall igloo. Looking at the battlefield, he saw about 30 shinobi engaged in a fight for their lives. The majority of them were dressed no differently than those Genin, and had weak auras. All they did was throw kunai, and aim for the demons’ eyes. 

Five of the ninja present were radically different in both clothing style, and demeanor. Snow-style ninjutsu was their forte, and they could spawn in all sorts of snow-based attacks. 

Further subdividing this group, were three unique individuals. From what he could tell. each of them were teenagers, and were at the very peak of a Chunin's skill. 

One was a man with an incredibly stocky body-about as wide as a refrigerator-and had nearly pitch black eyes. After performing a set of handseals, his arms & legs transformed into polar bear paws! Meeting one of those Yukinyudo head on, he traded punches without losing ground! These were yokai who could destroy buildings! If Oden had to compare this feat, it was similar in taijutsu to two gates Rock Lee! 

Suzuki rolled her eyes. “I can do better.” She pouted. 

Oden ignored her commentary, and focused on the other two unique individuals. 

A girl with light violet-pink hair, blue eyes, and a feral bloodlusted grin on her face was fighting beside a pair of wolves! From what Oden could tell, these weren't summons, but were ninja wolves, like how the Inuzuka raised ninja hounds! The teen didn't merge with her dogs, but a faint sheen of ice nature chakra gathered at her finger tips, and formed razor sharp claws! Moving like a wild animal, she diced up one of the Yukinyudo with quick agility, blinding it and then slowly killing it with a ‘thousand’ cuts. 

The final man had bright white hair, had piercing pink eyes, and wore a loose black yukata. Standing atop an igloo, he sneered down at the three story tall giant head. Performing three dozen handsigns, a hundred black-ice icicle shards the size of a forearm spawned behind him, and launched themselves at the Yukinyudo in a lethal barrage. 

Roaring in outrage after the icicles stuck into its arms, causing it to bleed, the boss monster's yellow eye flashed, and Oden felt like falling over as intense sickness assaulted his stomach. 

‘Genjutsu!’ He internalized as he fell to his knees, and dry heaved. 

Spawning an Adamantine Chain, he sapped the foreign chakra out of his system, and shakily stood up. Looking around, he found only Suzuki, and Nozomi were on their feet. Suzuki, because her chains were already coating her fists, and Nozomi because she must've sensed the foreign chakra, and countered it before it could affect her. 

Five Genin-who had been distracted by this AOE jutsu-instantly met their end, the sound of their bones being crushed was particularly unsettling. The alpha monster was letting loose with a deep laugh, and was slowly climbing up the igloo that the black robed white haired guy was on. 

Nozomi pulled out a handful of senbon, coated them with her chakra, and then threw them out one by one, snapping the Yuki-nin out of the Genjutsu. A few of the Snow ninja gave appreciative glances her way, but were quick to rejoin the fight. 

“Thank you girl.” The polar bear man thanked in a deep voice, before he clobbered his foe into a bloody pulp. 

Whilst the boss monster was occupied, and the black-ice practitioner was desperately chucking everything he had at it to no avail, Oden saw this for the opportunity that it was. 

“Now's our chance, Suzuki, we have to bind that thing!” 

“On it!” She replied, and then disappeared in a burst of speed. A variant of Body Flicker left an afterimage of seals in her wake. 

Jumping up and underneath it, she grabbed onto the yokai's treetrunk-like leg, and wrapped her chains around it. Then, with a twist, and a roar of physical might, she flipped it upside down, and corkscrew-dropped it face first into the snow down below. A mighty thump resounded across the street, and blood freely flowed through its forehead. 

“Hahaha!” The pink haired ninja madly laughed, and continued to spam jutsu, despite the fact that Suzuki was still in the crossfire! 

Oden had just arrived to witness this, and unleashed his twin chains, restraining the oncoming attacks. 

“You’re looking to die?!” White hair growled. 

“Idiot, step aside!” Oden growled back. 

Nozomi, meanwhile, performed a few more handsigns. The senbon that she threw still contained trace amounts of her chakra. It flashed green, and the black robed guy fell onto his back, then scratched himself all over as her Genjutsu took effect. 

“Nice one, Nozomi!” Oden praised. 

“Oi! Oh-den!” Suzuki dangerously said his name as she struggled to keep the boss monster under control. 

Oden sheepishly laughed, and then added his own chains to hold it down. Repeating the same scene from earlier, he finally got it to submit, and placed it under his control. 

“Go, dominate the other yokai.” Oden demanded from his newly acquired summon. 

It angrily growled at him, but had no choice but to obey. 

Between the surprise ‘traitorous’ yokai, his chains, Suzuki's incredible strength, and the help of the wolf chick, and polar bear guy, they made short work of the rest. By the end of the battle, Oden had collected five more average Yukinyudos, and one boss monster, bringing the total number of his ‘summons’ to nine. 

“You bastards! Do you know whom you have struck?!” White hair gasped as he stood up as the battle concluded. 

Oden silently released all of his Yukinyudos from their sealing scrolls, and stood atop the boss monster's head with his arms crossed. 

“My name is Oden Uzumaki. Do you have the qualifications to threaten me?” 

“Y-you! He's in league with the yokai!” White hair stumbled over his words, and looked like he might flee at any second. 

“Sorry for Koga's viper tongue, the Kakuyoku are a prideful lot, and, as the heir to his clan, he is no different. We of the Roga clan, however, are happy to fight alongside the famed Uzumaki.” The light-pink haired wolf girl grinned, and openly looked at Oden's body with naked appreciation. “But you can call me Saiu, handsome~" 

Suzuki scowled, but didn't say a word, leaving the negotiations to Oden. 

“Yes. Little girl. Doiyo Fuyukuma thanks you.” The black eyed, polar bear guy who was built like a fridge saluted Nozomi. 

The lithe girl ‘eeped’ and hid behind both Oden, and Suzuki. 

“So. Where are the rest of the Hidden Snow ninja? This can't be all of you, right?” Oden spoke in a curious tone of voice. 

Yet his words seemed to have hit a sore spot, and even those ninja who had just expressed goodwill a moment ago seemed to be incredibly defensive. 

“Hmph, this is still the outer city. The fact that we three scions of Yukigakure's three Great Clans even bothered to show up was mercy enough. Besides, the sudden influx of yokai has been incredibly alarming. Ninjas have been dispatched all around the country to stabilize the situation.” Koga declared in a haughty tone. 

“Just share all our secrets, why don't you.” Saiu facepalmed, and one of her wolf companions howled alongside her mournfully. 

“Uzumaki. Why you come?” Doiyo asked. 

Oden glanced at his companions, and then re-sealed the yokai. 

“The Uzumaki are looking for new allies. Given our abilities, and the recent tide of yokai, it seems like we came at just the right time.” Oden said with a smile, and held out his hand. 

The three clan members likewise glanced at one another, and came to a silent agreement. 

“Our parents are the Clan Heads, and have the final say in this village…but I can't imagine they'd say no to the Uzumaki. Welcome to Yukigakure.” Saiu wolfishly smiled back, and shook his hand. 

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AN: Reminder, this isn't a harem. Just because a woman says you're hot, doesn't mean we smash (nor should you believe a kunoichi at her word. I'm going to try to make deception amongst ninjas a common theme.)