Without any surprise, Fuyukuma Mizore's figure, just like Roga Nadare, flew directly backward.
All that remained was Fubuki Kakuyoku, the last member of the Snow Ninja Trio.
She did not use taijutsu; instead, she formed hand seals and spat out a massive block of ice, firing it towards Takuno.
However, what she didn't expect was this.
Takuno had already finished his hand seals; he turned to face the gigantic ice block, and a fierce gust of wind erupted.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
The power of this Wind Release directly sent the ice block flying backward, and Fubuki Kakuyoku, who was directly hit by the Wind Release, was also blown away.
Where the Snow Ninja Trio had stood, now only Takuno remained.
At this moment, Takuno tapped his foot; sometimes using taijutsu seemed to be addictive. This feeling of fist meeting flesh was indeed a man's romance, and even he felt quite comfortable doing it occasionally.
However, what he used couldn't be considered pure taijutsu; it should be classified as nin-taijutsu.
Super Strength, compared to physical might, leans more towards the precise control of Chakra.
His incredible speed was also due to the instantaneous burst from a large amount of Chakra condensed in his feet, as well as using Wind Release to reduce air resistance while simultaneously providing him with wind propulsion from behind.
After a while, the Snow Ninja Trio also crawled out of the snow.
Even though Takuno's Super Strength was indeed very powerful, he couldn't directly take their lives unless they were completely unprepared.
The ninja profession, aside from those who specialize in physical conditioning, can generally be considered fragile; even a Jonin might have their throat slit by a genin.
But that would only happen if the opponent was completely off guard.
Chakra is indeed a miraculous power; as long as one is prepared and condenses Chakra into specific body parts, the defense of those parts will dramatically increase.
At this point, slitting a throat becomes very difficult, at most causing a little damage.
This is why some Jonin have their throats easily slit by a Kunai, while other ninja remain unharmed even after being slammed into the ground, creating a large crater.
Aside from taijutsu ninja like Might Guy, the strength of other ninja isn't their bodies; it's their Chakra!
Roga Nadare's hands were trembling at this moment. He felt as if his arms were no longer his own after taking that kick, numb and painful, and he even suspected that his bones had directly fractured because of it.
"So it's a taijutsu ninja," Roga Nadare said, gritting his teeth.
"Who knows?" Takuno didn't refute, walking towards Roga Nadare. Meanwhile, two Shadow Clones appeared beside him, heading in the other two directions.
At this moment, Roga Nadare felt regret; he should have fled directly when the other party killed the other Snow Ninja.
At that time, he had already determined that the opponent's strength was likely superior to his, yet he ultimately didn't decide to flee directly, wanting to say something instead.
Unfortunately, he hadn't realized that Takuno, who had specifically sought out the Hidden Snow Village, would not allow them to escape.
From the very beginning, Takuno had used his still incomplete Mind's Eye of Kagura to lock onto them, and being locked on by Mind's Eye of Kagura meant that unless they were much faster than Takuno, they would be unable to escape from his grasp!
And this was clearly impossible!
Roga Nadare gritted his teeth; now that the opponent had made his move, he could only choose to fight!
On the other two sides.
Takuno's Shadow Clone looked at Fuyukuma Mizore, who was struggling to get up, and said, "Work hard, let me see what your strength is like."
Fuyukuma Mizore did not speak; he was greatly annoyed by Takuno's attitude.
However, he, who primarily used taijutsu, dared not approach Takuno because he had been somewhat traumatized by Takuno's kick earlier.
If he took a few more kicks from the opponent, he would surely be beaten to a pulp!
He formed hand seals.
Several massive ice spikes shot directly at Takuno, but he easily dodged them.
"Is that all you've got?"
Takuno's calm voice, however, sounded incredibly mocking in Fuyukuma Mizore's ears. Chakra fluctuations erupted from his entire body.
Unfortunately, these Chakra fluctuations were nothing in Takuno's eyes now. If it were the past him, before he had fused with the Uzumaki bloodline, his Chakra would have been inferior to the opponent's, but now, he had been reborn!
Takuno simply watched as the opponent, in a not-so-short amount of time, condensed a huge whale made of ice.
After finishing the condensation, Fuyukuma Mizore was panting heavily. He shouted, "Taste this!"
With that, the massive ice whale lunged towards Takuno.
"Oh, it's quite big. Making an ice sculpture out of it should be a good choice," Takuno said, looking at the ice whale, his teasing voice reaching Fuyukuma Mizore's ears.
Then, he only saw Takuno gently throw a punch.
That ice whale, which he had formed with all his might and all his Chakra, was easily blocked by Takuno's fist.
Afterward, he saw cracks continuously appearing all over the ice whale.
"It's going to explode," Fuyukuma Mizore murmured. Without anyone needing to tell him, he knew that this was the most likely outcome for the ice whale.
Sure enough, the ice whale instantly shattered, and many ice fragments cut his exposed face, but he showed no reaction, as if he had already given up.
"Do you have no stronger moves? Then would you like to try my Ice Release?" Takuno's voice fell into Fuyukuma Mizore's ears like the voice of a devil.
Takuno casually formed two hand seals.
"Ice Release: Ice Shigure!"
In just an instant, above Takuno, and even extending above Fuyukuma Mizore, ice cones slowly condensed and appeared. Their sheer number completely exceeded Fuyukuma Mizore's imagination.
This was a Ninjutsu Takuno had thought of on the fly. Normally, it would be a Water Release, and the power of water droplets would only be effective with absolute speed, so it wasn't very useful.
But now, due to the surrounding environment, it transformed into Ice Release, and ice cones certainly had some power. Coupled with such a quantity, the sky filled with ice cones wasn't just a single layer.
This kind of power was already terrifying.
As for the name, Takuno had thought of it on the spot after recalling the Sand Shigure used by Gaara. The latter used sand for defense and then continuously shot grains of sand, which was similar in concept to Ice Shigure.
"Do you still want to resist?" Takuno asked. He didn't intend to kill the Snow Ninja Trio, which was why they were still alive and able to perform until now.
Fuyukuma Mizore looked at the ice cones in the sky, which he couldn't condense even by risking his life, but which the opponent had condensed so easily. His legs slowly knelt down, and he bowed his head to the ground.
"I surrender."