When it was time to depart, Naruto was indeed there alongside the female lead aboard the large ship.
Sakura marched forward, furious, and immediately threw a punch at him. "Don't just take off like that anymore."
Naruto took the hit and looked helpless. He turned to Princess Fengyun nearby and said, "I really don't know how to deal with that big sister."
"Listen, Naruto," Anya reminded him. "She's our mission objective—you need to protect her. Like I said, we only take A-rank or higher missions. This one is A-ranked."
Naruto asked in surprise, "Wait, seriously? It's actually an A-rank?"
Anya nodded. "Celebrities are always in the spotlight—they bring endless trouble. Don't underestimate this."
Hakuto approached then and asked, "Dad, since you came all the way here for this mission, is it related to those flyers back at the village? I heard the Uchiha compound has turned into a female-only zone. Ever since finding out, Lady Tsunade has been super angry."
"Hold on, did you just call him Dad? And you called Lady Tsunade 'big sister'?" Naruto tried to wrap his head around Hakuto's relationship status right away.
Hakuto grinned warmly but didn't explain further.
Sakura, however, caught on quickly—shocked. She never imagined these two were father and daughter, much less that Hakuto's mother was Lady Tsunade.
Are you insane still handing out marriage proposal flyers? Sakura shot Anya a strange look.
Noticing Sakura's expression, Hakuto explained, "He wasn't the one pushing for those flyers, otherwise he wouldn't have taken such a distant mission."
"What a good daughter," Anya said, clearly pleased.
"But..." Hakuto shifted tone slightly. "Lady Tsunade often says behind your back you're a womanizer who's always stringing along too many women. How do you explain that?"
Anya's face fell. With a pained expression, he said, "You know there are so many lonely people in this world. I'm not a womanizer—I simply want to give them a home."
Naruto gave a quick nod. "Dude, you're awesome."
After hearing that, Hakuto and Sakura exchanged glances. Something felt off, but they couldn't quite place it.
Anya smoothly continued, "Besides, I'm older now—long past that stage. My heart is calm as still water. No woman can move me anymore. So, my dear daughter, rest assured."
"Fair enough," Hakuto shrugged, having only asked casually anyway.
Onboard the ship, Princess Fengyun joined the group of actors filming scenes. The others watched closely, occasionally offering commentary. Before they knew it, the entire day passed aboard the vessel.
Early the next morning, a crew member shouted urgently, "Director! Something terrible has happened!"
The director, wearing sunglasses and sporting white hair, stood at the bow looking out at the tall iceberg that had suddenly appeared at sea. He asked calmly, "What's wrong?"
The worried crewman answered, "We woke up this morning and found our path blocked. What should we do?"
"Got it!" The director suddenly exclaimed, adjusting the script. "Look closely everyone. This icy cliff is a perfect outdoor set. How could we let it slip from our lenses? Prepare for landing."
Soon, a large crew disembarked onto the glacier.
As Hakuto stepped onto the ice, she hesitated slightly and glanced toward Anya.
Anya gave her a slight nod.
Hakuto drew out the weapon gifted by Sasori, firmly gripping the metal handle as a bow rapidly materialized in her hands. Leaping forward, she positioned herself at the forefront of the crowd and commanded those behind: "Everyone, fall back!"
"What are you doing?" The director, who was currently filming, expressed clear dissatisfaction.
Drawing her bow, Hakuto shot a test arrow toward the peak of the ice mountain.
As the ice shattered, a figure shot up from the glacier, laughing maliciously as he spoke: "Looks like you've brought some real ninja talent here. Welcome… to the Land of Snow."
At this moment, two additional shinobi, one male and one female, appeared at the edge of the crowd. The female among them focused on Princess Fengyun and said: "Princess Yukie, long time no wait. Did you bring the hexagonal crystal?"
Anya swiftly gauged the enemy's strength. The leader was roughly at Jonin level, with the other two being Chunin. Their threat level was low, perfectly suitable for the current three versus three battle situation, so her intervention wasn't necessary.
She issued clear orders: "I'll handle protecting the target. You deal with these three."
"Fine." Naruto immediately charged forward, targeting the fattest male enemy first.
The battle erupted in an instant.
Hakuto faced off with the enemy's leading ninja.
"Heh. Just a brat? You really think you can take me on?"
Smiling slightly, Hakuto didn't speak further. She performed hand seals with both hands and announced: [Fire Release: Fireball Jutsu.]
[Ice Release: Piercing Dragon Tiger Strike.]
Fire met ice, creating an impressive spectacle. The flames intensified, burning snow from the sky. Snow burned and fell as flakes. Yet under these conditions, Ice clearly overpowered Fire.
Transforming into a powerful tiger, it tore through the fireball and charged straight at Hakuto.
"Ice Release?" Witnessing this scene, Anya's eyes narrowed for a moment before she let out a soft sigh: "Impostor technique. He's merely exploiting the environment to amplify his Secret Jutsu—it's not true Kekkei Genkai. Compared to Haku, it's far inferior."
"This isn't right," Hakuto said as she activated her Sharingan, facing the incoming Ice Release. Performing seals with both hands, she declared: [Ice Release: Piercing Dragon Tiger Strike.]
Snow and ice from atop the glacier transformed into a tiger, impacting with equal speed. The two jutsu canceled each other midair.
"This is... the Sharingan! You copied my technique. Who exactly are you? How come you know this eye technique too?"
Ignoring the enemy ninja's surprise, Hakuto countered with a question: "Perhaps you should tell me why your jutsu can be enhanced."
"Hmph, not bad. You figured it out, so I'll tell you anyway. See this armor I'm wearing? It's a chakra armor that amplifies the chakra in my body, enhances my techniques, and forms a chakra barrier around me. It can even neutralize your chakra attacks or trigger a Chakra Reversal. No matter what ninjutsu or genjutsu you use, they're all ineffective against it."
"I see. So that means it doesn't protect against taijutsu or archery, right?" Hakuto's eyes narrowed as she floated backward, increasing the distance between them.
Not fully grasping Hakuto's meaning, the ninja suddenly felt a sharp sense of danger — like death was about to strike.
With no time to waste, he made the hand seals. [Ice Release: Ice Wall.] A thick wall of ice formed in front of him.
"Boom!"
A Sky-Piercing Arrow, carrying immense force, pierced through the ice wall and struck the enemy ninja with tremendous impact, sending him crashing heavily onto the snow.
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