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“Ice Release: Ice Age!”
Shin’s hands flew through a series of hand seals. An icy chill spread outwards, freezing the fleeing Ame Shinobi and extinguishing the fires they had set.
Shin’s control over Ice Release had improved significantly. He could now precisely control its range and targets.
He was arguably the strongest Ice Release user in history.
“Konan, are you cold?” Shin asked.
Konan nodded, her face slightly red. She was standing on ice; it felt like she was in a frozen wasteland.
Shin activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and used Amaterasu. Black flames appeared, and he used Kagutsuchi to control them, preventing them from spreading.
“Warm yourself by the fire,” Shin said to Konan.
“There are black flames?” Konan was amazed. She had never seen black flames before.
“Here you go.”
Shin didn’t attack anymore. The entire camp was frozen. No Ame Shinobi within its range could escape.
Unfortunately, Hanzō wasn’t there. He must have escaped before Shin returned. He must have sensed the danger.
Shin hadn’t harmed any of his allies, thanks to the Mind’s Eye of Kagura.
Without it, he might have frozen his own comrades as well.
On the other side of the battlefield, the Third Kazekage watched the frozen Konoha camp in shock.
“Retreat!”
He didn’t hesitate. The Suna forces immediately withdrew.
“Damn that old hag! I’ll catch her this time! Kushina, Mikoto, come help me!”
Tsunade yelled after defeating Chiyo’s puppets.
Kushina and Mikoto, who had been busy fighting other Suna Shinobi, immediately went to assist Tsunade.
But even with their combined efforts, they couldn’t capture Chiyo. However, they did manage to destroy her Human Puppet.
“She got away. Puppet masters are so annoying.” Tsunade punched the remains of the puppet in frustration.
Chiyo controlled the puppets from a distance, while she herself remained hidden. Tsunade hated that.
Chiyo was strong, but she was still a puppet master. She wouldn’t fight Tsunade directly.
The Suna forces retreated, and Konoha didn’t pursue. Sakumo Hatake ordered them to return to camp.
“That was an incredible Jutsu. I can’t believe an eleven-year-old can do that. Just how much Chakra does that Shin kid have?”
Jiraiya stared at the frozen camp in awe.
“Orochimaru, what are you looking at?”
Orochimaru’s eyes were fixed on Shukaku, the One-Tail. It was still under the control of the Sharingan.
“The Sharingan? Is the One-Tail being controlled by the Sharingan?”
Orochimaru frowned. There were no Uchiha on this battlefield. Well, there was Uchiha Mikoto…
He had almost forgotten about her. Could she be controlling Shukaku?
He didn’t believe it. He didn’t think she was capable of that. If it were Shin, it would be more believable. But how could Shin have the Sharingan?
“That thing is under control. I’ll try to seal it,” Kushina said, looking at Shukaku.
But Tsunade stopped her.
“Don’t. What if you fail and break Shin’s control? Who will deal with the One-Tail then?”
Kushina reluctantly backed down. She couldn’t even defeat the salamander; Shukaku was out of the question.
They left Shukaku alone and returned to the camp, finding Shin and Konan warming themselves by the black flames.
Tsunade was curious about the black flames, but Kushina and Mikoto already knew what they were.
Mikoto thought of the legendary Amaterasu flames, now used for a campfire. It was a strange sight.
Shin stood up and extinguished the flames.
“Suna retreated?”
“Yes, they retreated. Shin, deal with the One-Tail outside. Make sure it doesn’t cause any trouble,” Tsunade said.
“Okay.”
Just as Shin was about to leave, Sakumo Hatake arrived.
“Shin, can you undo your Jutsu?”
“Are you kidding me, Sakumo-san? How can I undo a Jutsu that’s already been cast?” Shin said, exasperated.
“Can’t you melt the ice? Our supplies are frozen.”
“I can’t do that now. Maybe when my control over Ice Release improves.”
Shin said. He really couldn’t do it.
“This is troublesome.”
Sakumo frowned. Shin’s ice was incredibly strong. He had tried to cut it with his White Light Chakra Sabre, but it didn’t even leave a mark.
“How long will it take for the ice to melt naturally?” Sakumo asked. Shin should know.
“It might take half a month. There’s no sun in the Land of Rain.”
Even under direct sunlight, it wouldn’t melt easily.
“We can use Fire Release to melt it. It’ll just take some effort,” Shin suggested.
“That’s our only option then.”
Sakumo left to find some Fire Release users.
Shin went to deal with Shukaku. He wasn’t planning on sealing it back into Bunpuku.
Instead, he extracted Shukaku completely.
Bunpuku, of course, died the moment Shukaku was extracted. Even Uzumaki Jinchūriki couldn’t survive having a Tailed Beast extracted.
Shukaku, freed from Shin’s control, glared at him angrily. Bunpuku was dead.
Shukaku had a good impression of Bunpuku. It had even acknowledged him to some extent. That was why it was angry about his death.
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