The guy who made his grand entrance spouting nonsense was directly kicked off the mountain by Sasuke with a single foot!
Accompanied by a scream, the grandly debuting Rouga Nadare rolled all the way down in such a dramatic fashion, turning into a snowball and landing right at the bottom of the mountain.
"Noisy."
Sasuke, hands in his pockets, coldly looked at Rouga Nadare down at the foot of the mountain.
"Boss!"
With a loud roar, a similarly armored, tall and burly man suddenly stood up from under the snow.
But as soon as this guy got to his feet, countless black bugs instantly swarmed all around him.
"What!?"
The burly man was shocked to see the countless bugs surrounding him—what kind of insects could survive in such freezing weather?
"Secret Technique: Insect King."
Shino looked at the burly man, extended a finger, and snapped it in front of everyone's eyes.
Countless bugs flew toward the burly man, directly wrapping him into a black spherical ball!
For a moment, all that could be heard was the buzzing sound!
At the same time, it was accompanied by the burly man's shrill screams!
Countless bugs gnawed at the burly man's flesh and chakra; even though his armor could amplify his chakra to a certain strength, it was useless.
This sudden scene interrupted the film crew's shooting process, making these ordinary people feel a chill down their spines. They all distanced themselves from Shino.
"Eh?"
"It's kinda similar to the Upper Water Stream Clan's bee control technique."
Kurotsuchi watched with great interest as the burly man collapsed helplessly amid the swarm of insects, inevitably becoming intrigued.
Shino paid no attention to Kurotsuchi's words and simply looked calmly at the burly man who was down to his last breath.
"Facing me, your defeat is inevitable."
"If you ask why…"
"That's because your disguise was far too clumsy."
Watching Shino speak to a guy who was about to breathe his last, Kurotsuchi casually sidled up to Sakura.
"Is your teammate's brain not quite right, talking to a dead guy?"
Sakura looked at Kurotsuchi beside her and twitched the corner of her mouth.
Compared to Shino, Sakura thought this girl was the one with issues.
Badmouthing his teammate right to his face.
"Kurotsuchi, that's enough. Don't cause trouble."
Han, standing off to the side, directly grabbed Kurotsuchi's shoulder and dragged her back amid her loud protests.
Compared to these unremarkable ninjas, Han's wariness toward Sakura was the highest.
According to the Five-Tails inside him, the Three-Tails had been killed by this pink-haired girl.
You have to understand—the Three-Tails Jinchuriki was the Fourth Mizukage!
Less than three days after the Fourth Mizukage's death, Iwagakure had already learned of the Mizukage's demise through their Jinchuriki.
This was one of the reasons Iwagakure was wavering.
After all, such a young and powerful combatant was simply too terrifying.
It was precisely because of this that Han had personally come for this mission.
This was both a show of goodwill toward Konoha and a way to keep Konoha in check.
A classic case of wanting to have it both ways, trying to grab benefits from both sides.
Wanting to meddle in the Land of Snow while also stabilizing Konoha.
Sakura saw through it but didn't call it out—the current situation was extremely delicate.
Under the threat of the Akatsuki organization, peaceful development was the correct path for Iwagakure.
As for the so-called importance of the Land of Snow, Sakura didn't think much of it.
If this were a conventional world, the Land of Snow would indeed be very important—or if ninjas maintained their early-stage combat power, the Land of Snow would indeed be significant.
But in the later stages, with those cheat-like levels of combat power, the importance of the Land of Snow plummeted.
"Damn it!"
"Who ambushed me!"
Rouga Nadare struggled to get up from the ground. Even though he had fallen from that iceberg, the chakra armor on his body had protected him well.
Sakura glanced thoughtfully at the chakra armor on him.
This armor…
There's potential here.
In the face of Kumogakure's chakra cannons, every bit of technological power needs to be properly utilized.
"Aren't you supposed to protect Koyuki Kazahana?"
"Get on with it."
Sakura raised an eyebrow at Han, signaling this guy to hurry up and finish off Rouga Nadare on the opposite side.
"Boss!"
At this moment, a figure shot into the sky. A woman flapped the mechanical wings on her back and flew toward Rouga Nadare, shouting anxiously.
Something's wrong.
There are too many experts protecting Koyuki Kazahana, and their teammate was killed in a single encounter.
Sakura couldn't help but take another look at the woman.
No other reason—she had pink hair too.
"Kurotsuchi."
Han spoke in a low voice upon hearing this.
"Got it!"
Kurotsuchi had always been a lively personality. Upon hearing this, she immediately shot into the sky.
Without relying on any external tools, she flew straight up into the air and charged toward the pink-haired woman flapping her wings.
"What?!"
The woman was shocked to see Kurotsuchi rushing toward her.
Flying in the sky without any external aid?
"Lava Release: Limestone Technique!"
Before the woman could react, Kurotsuchi spat out countless streams of concrete from her mouth, rushing toward her!
"Damn it!"
"Ice Release: Swallow Snowstorm!"
The woman formed hand seals, spitting streams of water from her mouth that quickly froze into ice, transforming into ice shuriken that flew toward the concrete.
The shuriken instantly sank into the concrete, and then there was nothing more.
The concrete instantly covered the woman, knocking her straight out of the sky, then rapidly hardened into a solid block, wrapping her up tightly.
Rouga Nadare also realized the danger of the situation at this point, his face filled with shock. He immediately began forming hand seals, preparing to unleash a large-scale technique to escape in the chaos.
"Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale!"
Rouga Nadare roared angrily, and a massive white whale with a long horn on its head shot into the sky!
Its momentum was terrifying; even Sakura couldn't help but glance sideways at it.
"Quick, quick, quick!"
"Film him now!"
"Edit it into the movie later!"
Faced with such a menacing ninjutsu, the old director showed no fear at all and immediately directed the cameraman to capture it.
And the cameraman, unafraid of death, actually hoisted the camera and charged forward!
Han took a step forward, and the ice beneath his feet instantly shattered!
His whole body shot into the sky, waves of heat surging around him!
"Boil Release: Unrivaled Strength!"
Han's Boil Release was different from Terumi Mei's.
Terumi Mei used Boil Release for indiscriminate large-scale killing, while Han incorporated the immense power generated by Boil Release into his taijutsu, dramatically enhancing both his strength and speed in all aspects.
More accurately, Han's Boil Release was a form of ninjutsu-taijutsu.
In a certain sense, Han and Sakura were actually the same type of ninja.
Han, clad in crimson armor, shot into the sky, facing head-on the massive white whale that was countless times his size. Unmatched power condensed in his hands.
Scorching heat waves, billowing white steam!
"Nani! Could it be!"
Rouga Nadare watched the unfamiliar ninja's actions, his heart skipping a beat as a bad premonition arose.
"Boil Release, huh."
Sakura watched Han's movements with great interest.
One punch fell!
Shatter! The violent power, accompanied by scorching steam, instantly obliterated the one-horned white whale.
Accompanied by the white whale's wail, it turned into countless ice chunks and fell!
"Beautiful!"
The old director couldn't help but shout loudly at the sight.
"Cameraman, did you get that?!"
"No problem at all!"
The man carrying the camera immediately gave the old director an OK sign.
"As expected of the man who inherited the will of the God of Movies!"
Ignoring the director and cameraman bragging to themselves, Sakura somehow appeared in front of Rouga Nadare, who was now questioning his life.
"Uh?"
"Is it too late to surrender now?"