Chapter 125: Fuinjutsu

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"If it isn't essential, then how about we use it for a different purpose then positioning," Naruto suggested with a grin. Leaning forward, he clarified, "The first thing we need to focus on is minimizing Riser's numbers advantage. We need to take some of them out. If Riser is almost certain to make a play for the center of the board, I say we use that."

"You mean use it as bait for a trap," Rias said knowingly.

"You guessed?" Naruto asked while blinking in surprise.

"That was a tactic I was similarly contemplating. We send a small force to distract the force sent by Riser.

We can then have Akeno charge up an attack to finish them after our members retreat," Rias explained thoughtfully.

"No, that doesn't work," Naruto immediately claimed. Rias gave him a surprised look, so he explained, "That would be too taxing on our own members. The real issues with their numbers is that it will be tiring to fight them all. Your plan would involved several of us fighting them for a brief time, and then Akeno using a large attack. That would take away some of our stamina. We can't have that. Every little bit counts. We need to deal them casualties without tiring ourselves out."

"That sounds nice, but it isn't applicable. They won't go down without a fight.

An attack to finish them in one shot would require time, and they would sense the large buildup of demonic power.

That would only work if we distracted them with a fight," Rias argued.

Naruto just smirked as he asked, "And what if I told you I could make a trap that happens with no warning, and would require almost no energy."

Rias gave him a cautious look, but eventually matched his smirk as she replied, "I'd say I'm listening."

Leaning forward, Naruto announced, "You remember me telling you about fuinjutsu-"

As soon as the group entered the main gymnasium, the clone put his hands together in a hand seal. He then declared with a victorious grin, "Boom, baby!"

And like that, the gymnasium exploded.

The clone was buffeted by the shockwaves, but didn't lose his smile. It just waited calmly until-

[Riser-sama's rook and three pawns, retired.]

The clone gave a victory fist pump. It was a tiny bit worried it hadn't placed enough explosive tags. That gym was big.

A lot of open space for the explosion to diffuse. The rook especially could potentially survive if the explosion wasn't large enough.

So it had gone very heavy on the explosive tags. It had used almost the entire supply the original had managed to make during the training trip.

It was a shame that there weren't enough leftovers for a second such trap, but it was an acceptable loss.

A tactic was never as effective the second time. The surprise was gone now. The chance of a second such trap working was low.

So they'd have to accept Riser losing four pieces with no loss on their side.

Its duty completed, the clone poofed away.

"What just happened?" Tsubaki demanded as she straightened.

"Rias' first move," Sona answered calmly. Or at least the appearance of calm. Her mind was also racing from the inexplicable destruction of the gymnasium.

It wasn't that the gym was destroyed that was shocking.

Any Wizard-type of Rias or Akeno's level could manage such a feat given enough time to build up the amount of demonic power necessary.

That's just it though. There wasn't any buildup of power here. There was no sign of a large spell being used. It was just…boom.

Only an ultimate-class devil could use such a powerful spell so quickly. Even a high class devil would need time to gather enough power. There are no devils of that strength among Rias' peerage though. That leaves only…

"It seems Uzumaki-san is at work," Sona commented seriously. She quickly continued, "Many of his pranks have been similarly mysterious and incomprehensible. His skill set is still unknown for the most part."

Tsubaki nodded in understanding. Looking back at the screen of the smoking gymnasium, she remarked seriously, "This was a very good move for Rias-sama, but this mean Riser-sama will-"

"Riser will have to get serious now," Sona finished. Sitting back, she stated grimly, "Riser must be similarly confused by this event. He'll definitely warn his remaining peerage to look for traps. It's unlikely anymore of them will be caught unawares like that. Riser was and probably still is confident in his victory, but he's no fool. He now knows Rias has some tricks up her sleeve."

"Let's see just how many tricks she has," Tsuabki suggested calmly.

"I agree. This match has already gotten more interesting," Sona claimed with a small smile.

Every member of the Occult Club heard the explosion. They all stood up and started getting ready. They only paused briefly when-

[Riser-sama's rook and three pawns, retired.]

Rias gave a satisfied smile as she announced, "Step one is a success. Moving on to step two."

Naruto nodded and unsealed two scrolls. He then unrolled them on the table, showing they were filled to the brim with complicated fuinjutsu.

Placing a hand on each, he released a pulse of chakra into the seals.

The writing on the scrolls immediately responded, crawling onto his skin. After five seconds, his hands were covered in the symbols.

Pulling his hands back with a smile, Naruto turned to Chikyu and asked, "You done with those gauntlets?"

"Yeah. They should hold for…maybe two hours," Chikyu replied.

"Good enough," Naruto claimed with a shrug. Grabbing the armored gloves, he slipped them on to hide the seals on his hands. With them on, he turned to Chikyu and ordered, "Now make sure to follow Akeno-senpai discreetly. Don't let the enemy see you until your objective is about to be used."

"I know, I know," Chikyu replied flippantly, moving to rest on Akeno's shoulder.

Naruto then looked at Kareha and said, "You stay with Asia, Kareha-chan."

Kareha just nodded and flew over to Asia. Asia welcomed the fairy before looking at the dragon in her arms and saying, "Raito-kun, stay with Buchou-san." The dragon reluctantly followed the order.

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