On the main battlefield.
Takuno watched Roga Nadare stand up; he had taken the heaviest blow.
"Are you really going to fall out with us to this extent?" Roga Nadare asked, gritting his teeth.
"To make you obey, necessary measures are necessary," Takuno said casually as he walked.
Seeing that he couldn't reason with him, Roga Nadare stopped talking nonsense and formed hand seals.
"Ice Release: Crushing Dragon Fierce Tiger!"
As Roga Nadare completed his hand seals, one beast after another emerged from the ice around him, baring their fangs at Takuno.
"Tear him apart!" Roga Nadare shouted.
Then, those beasts rushed towards Takuno with their gaping mouths.
Takuno watched this scene and casually formed a hand seal.
"Ice Release: Ice Blade Rotation Technique!"
Subsequently, what should have been a Water Release Ninjutsu of flowing water blades now transformed into extremely sharp ice blades, rotating around Takuno.
The moment those beasts approached Takuno, they would collide with these sharp ice blades and be instantly cut apart, without exception.
Seeing this, Roga Nadare formed hand seals again, and several ice bullets shot towards Takuno.
However, those ice bullets couldn't reach Takuno, being blocked by an ice shield that rose around him.
"Ice Release: Ice Prison Technique!"
At this moment, Roga Nadare condensed a huge ice ball in his hand; this method was best for rolling down a snowy mountain, but he clearly couldn't care about that much now, so he used Chakra to propel the ice ball towards Takuno.
He wanted to use gravity to destroy the ice shield around Takuno.
However, Takuno had never intended to use the ice shield to defend against anything. When he saw the opponent's Ice Prison Technique, his eyes lit up.
He knew this Ninjutsu too!
Immediately, he formed hand seals with both hands.
"Ice Release: Ice Prison Technique!"
In an instant, an ice ball even larger than the one Roga Nadare had condensed appeared before him, and then shot towards Roga Nadare at a speed far exceeding the opponent's.
Soon, the two ice balls collided.
The ice ball condensed by Roga Nadare shattered instantly without any resistance.
And the speed of the larger ice ball seemed largely unaffected, continuing to shoot towards Roga Nadare.
Facing this ice ball that was almost larger than himself, Roga Nadare was a little stunned. He hadn't expected the opponent to understand the mysteries of Snow Shinobi' Ice Release so quickly and use it so freely.
He took a deep breath, then condensed a large amount of Chakra at his feet, using the Body Flicker Technique to dodge the impact of the ice ball.
Then he threw several Kunai in Takuno's direction.
Takuno watched this scene as several ice cones condensed in the air and collided with the Kunai.
However, on each of those Kunai, there was an explosive tag. The moment the Kunai and ice cones collided, an explosion filled with black smoke erupted between Takuno and Roga Nadare.
At this time, Roga Nadare was also rapidly forming hand seals. The Chakra in his body was also rapidly depleting; this was bound to be a powerful Ninjutsu.
"Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale!"
Roga Nadare completed his hand seals, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. No matter how strong the opponent was, it should be impossible for him to escape unscathed from this Ninjutsu.
A giant white whale, dozens of meters long, surged out of the ground and crashed towards Takuno's position. That size meant no defense could withstand its weight!
Even if he escaped the white whale's falling range with speed, it would explode at the last moment, producing countless ice spikes. This was an all-encompassing, unassailable attack!
When the black smoke cleared, he saw Takuno on the other side also beginning to form hand seals.
Starting to form hand seals at this point? Roga Nadare was stunned for a moment, then revealed a mocking smile. Was it already too late?
But, soon his smile froze on his face.
Not only because Takuno's hand seal speed exceeded his imagination, but also because the hand seals he formed were so familiar.
"That's... the hand seals for Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale," Roga Nadare's mouth twitched, revealing an incredulous expression.
Impossible!
Even if the opponent saw his hand seals, he couldn't possibly use Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale!
Ninjutsu isn't just about knowing the sequence of hand seals; it also requires the assistance of Chakra. Without the Chakra circulation method, the opponent couldn't use Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale!
Roga Nadare comforted himself internally.
However, when a white whale even larger than his own Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale appeared behind Takuno.
Roga Nadare could no longer deceive himself; the opponent had indeed used Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale!
He saw his eyes widen, staring furiously, and the Chakra in his body once again erupted, surging into his One-Horned White Whale.
Immediately, that One-Horned White Whale became even more massive, yet it was still a notch inferior to the One-Horned White Whale condensed by Takuno.
Then, the two One-Horned White Whales collided, without any surprise.
Roga Nadare's One-Horned White Whale instantly disintegrated, but this time, the power of Takuno's One-Horned White Whale was also greatly resisted. When it fell and shattered the earth, it exploded directly but failed to form ice spikes.
However, the powerful impact still blew Roga Nadare away, slamming him into the base of the snowy mountain over there.
"Not bad," Takuno looked at Roga Nadare over there. He was actually able to forcefully increase his Chakra volume at the last moment, raising the power of his One-Horned White Whale to a level almost equal to his own.
Otherwise, the explosion after the One-Horned White Whale fell would not have just been an impact force, but also sharp ice spikes shooting out with the impact. It would not have been easy for Roga Nadare to defend against them in his state.
Roga Nadare, in the Land of Snow's weather, indeed possesses good strength. Of course, he is still far from an Elite Jonin, but he can certainly reach the level of a regular Jonin.
Unfortunately, facing him now, he was no longer enough.
Takuno currently couldn't accurately determine his own strength. He probably hadn't reached Kage-level, but he should be at the Elite Jonin level.
Of course, on the surface, he was just an ordinary Special Jonin from Konoha.
Takuno moved his feet, walking towards the direction where Roga Nadare had been blown away.
In the end, Roga Nadare still gave his all to resist that Ninjutsu, so nothing major would happen.
As for that Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale, it can only be said that it can only be used in the Land of Snow. Normally, it would be Water Release, and forming the shape of a white whale would consume a large amount of Chakra, which isn't worth it.
It's better to directly use Ninjutsu like Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave.
At this time, Roga Nadare slowly crawled out of the snow, his figure extremely disheveled.