Seeing Naruto’s face instantly fall, Sasuke spoke slowly with a pleased expression:
"So, Naruto, you don’t want to see Hinata looking sad, right?"
His expression was so clearly smug that it left Kurama a little confused. Kurama even felt his mind start to blur. "Great, Sasuke’s completely gone dark, even using lines ..."
Wait, hold on. Sasuke giving Hinata a Duy hat... maybe it’s not so bad?
Ugh, this is so weird.
Naruto, feeling completely defeated, leaned against the side of the ship, his eyes losing their usual sparkle. "I... I understand. I’ll do it your way..."
Ugh, this is getting worse!
No, no, no, forget it, forget it, I must forget everything!
Kurama quickly severed the connection with Naruto, curling up into a ball in the seal space, shaking and leaning against the wall. He needed to clear his mind, get rid of those disturbing images.
Seriously, why did this damn human have to watch such painful stuff?!
Meanwhile, the other people in the room, while not as disturbed as Kurama, were still pretty... well, let’s just say, they weren’t unaffected.
As filmmakers, the director and the actors all knew what was going on, but these ultimate lines were something they had come across before. Everyone in the room looked at Sasuke with strange expressions, and Fujikaze Yukie even took a step back from him, silently.
Of course, Sasuke didn’t notice, nor did he care.
Fujikaze Yukie approached Jiraiya, a little worried, and whispered, "So, those two... is that the kind of relationship they have?"
Sighing, Jiraiya rubbed his forehead and groaned, "I can assure you, that’s not the case. And I can be even more certain they have no clue what those words mean. You don’t need to worry. They just think they’re playing around."
It was true, Sasuke and Naruto were mostly just messing around with those words. At least Sasuke was, Naruto might be a different story.
Fujikaze Yukie glanced at the proud Sasuke and the lifeless Naruto, her face full of doubt. "Are you really sure... they’re just playing?"
Jiraiya fell silent for a moment, then finally said slowly, "Well... I guess, at least for now."
He was sure, because Naruto had Hinata who loved him, and Sasuke had Sakura who liked him. While Sasuke wasn’t fully aware of his feelings, Naruto was already prepared to accept Hinata, and Sasuke was starting to see something different in Sakura.
Jiraiya said this to mess with Naruto and Sasuke—after all, they were ruining their own reputations.
If they’re going down, they might as well go down together.
Having made their decision, Naruto and Sasuke no longer hesitated. As the ship finally came to a stop, they immediately jumped off the bow and, guided by Naruto’s chakra sensing, rushed toward their enemy.
That director was a ruthless guy too.
After seeing Naruto and Sasuke jump off, without any hesitation, he grabbed the camera and jumped after them, shouting while running, "Hey, slow down, the camera can’t keep up!"
Naruto heard this and slowed his pace slightly, while Sasuke didn’t care at all. He grinned excitedly, his Three Tomoe Sharingan instantly activated, and the chakra response hidden in the snow came into view.
"It’s you!" Sasuke formed hand seals, and with a surge of chakra, purple markings slowly appeared from the curse seal, gradually enveloping his lower body. "Let’s say hello."
"Fire Release · Great Fireball Technique!"
A three-meter-wide fireball shot out of his mouth, melting the snow on the ground under the intense heat. The flames surged forward, completely engulfing the hidden Snow Ninja beneath the snow.
"This guy!" Nadare Rouga’s face instantly darkened. Faced with the incoming Great Fireball, he didn’t hesitate at all and jumped out of the snow. He landed on a nearby ice block, looking down at Sasuke from above.
The Great Fireball missed its target and collided with the massive glacier. The intense heat melted the snow, and the explosion shattered the ice. The snow on the glacier erupted, pouring down like a heavy rain.
Sasuke and Nadare Rouga stood still as the falling snow passed by them, almost as if it were intentionally avoiding the two of them.
"Hmph." Nadare Rouga coldly snorted. "The ninjas from Konohagakure really have no manners. Can’t they even greet their seniors properly?"
Sasuke coldly stared at him.
"The Great Fireball just now was Konohagakure’s way of greeting you. If you can’t even dodge that, then you have no right to expect me to greet you properly."
"A little brat sure talks big." A hint of anger flashed across Nadare Rouga’s face.
But the next moment, he noticed the red glow in Sasuke’s eyes, and his expression changed slightly. "Is that... Sharingan?"
"Hah, it looks like you Snow Ninjas aren’t completely clueless." Sasuke sneered. "I didn’t expect a small place like the Land of Snow would even know about Sharingan."
This was Sasuke’s way of looking down on the Land of Snow. After all, they had their own ninja village, and Sharingan was something every ninja knew about, so they couldn’t possibly be unaware of it.
But then again, they knew about Sharingan because of Kakashi.
Nadare Rouga thought for a moment before asking, "What is Hatake Kakashi to you?"
Sasuke froze for a second. "You know Kakashi?"
"Cut the crap. Just tell me what he is to you!" Nadare Rouga was getting impatient. If it weren’t for Sasuke also having Sharingan, he wouldn’t care about this kid at all.
Sasuke narrowed his eyes and sized up Nadare Rouga. After a few seconds, he suddenly laughed mockingly. "I get it. You’re one of Kakashi’s defeated enemies, right? Considering the strength of your chakra, it’s actually quite normal that you lost to him."
As soon as Sasuke finished speaking, Nadare Rouga’s face darkened, and without hesitation, he formed hand seals. A cold, sharp ice shot through the air toward Sasuke. "Ice Shield · Break Dragon and Fierce Tiger!"
With chakra swirling, the snowstorm around them suddenly stopped. As the chakra surged, the snowstorm transformed into several tiger-sized figures that roared and charged at Sasuke.
Sasuke flipped out of the way, his face filled with surprise. "Ice Release? Are you from the Mizuno Clan of the Land of Water?"
Back when they were in the Land of Waves, Sasuke and Naruto had encountered Ice Release. After returning to Konohagakure, Sakura specifically researched Ice Release and learned about the Mizuno Clan, telling Naruto and Sasuke about it.
It was then that they found out that Haku was an orphan of the Mizuno Clan. Due to the Fourth Mizukage’s Bloody Mist policy, the village had been hunting down Kekkei Genkai users, which is why Haku’s mother had to hide her identity and marry an ordinary man.
And Haku had inherited the Kekkei Genkai of the Mizuno Clan—the unique ninjutsu created by combining the chakra elements of wind and water: Ice Release.
Sasuke landed some distance away, exhaling flames to destroy the snow tigers. His face serious, he looked at Nadare Rouga. "I didn’t expect you to be from the Mizuno Clan. Ice Release is indeed a troublesome Kekkei Genkai."
The scene where they were once suppressed by Haku was still vivid in Sasuke’s mind. If Bai hadn’t hesitated to kill, and if Naruto hadn’t activated Kurama’s chakra at a critical moment, they would likely have died there.
That traumatic memory made Sasuke instinctively become more cautious.
Nadare Rouga sneered.
"Your eyesight is nowhere near Hatake Kakashi’s. But fine... if you want to call me a member of the Mizuno clan, then so be it."
"Ice Style: Black Dragon Storm Kill!"
The shattered snowflakes reformed, turning into a massive snow dragon that soared through the air. The snow dragon coiled around, creating a fierce storm that completely wrapped around Sasuke.
The freezing cold and pressure made Sasuke instinctively raise his hands to shield himself. His Sharingan eyes scanned the surroundings, catching every flow of chakra.
The next moment, Sasuke suddenly widened his eyes, a hint of surprise in his expression.
The snowstorm exploded, and the powerful force completely tore apart Sasuke.
Nadare Rouga watched the scene calmly and said, "Stop hiding. This little trick won’t work on me."
On the other side, Sasuke walked out from behind the ice, his Sharingan’s blood-red glow more intense. A confident smirk appeared on his face as he looked at Nadare Rouga.
"So it’s like that. I thought it was Ice Style, but it’s just Water Style, huh?"
"By controlling the water molecules in the ice and snow, you’re achieving the same thing as controlling ice and snow. You keep saying ’Ice Style,’ but it’s just Water Style. No wonder you had to bring an ice mountain to attack us."
"Turns out, you’re just a bunch of amateurs."
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