They Actually Played Along... Give Them an Extra Drumstick!
The simplest way is to just wipe them out—and then, like in the Land of Waves mission, you'll be attacked repeatedly.
Having learned from her experience on the mission to the Land of Waves, Sakura decided to let them go for now, then follow them to find the mastermind behind the plot against the film crew, and eliminate him directly, thus avoiding a life of constant fear along the way.
"It seems like a good idea, but the problem is that the other side isn't quite able to keep up..." the girl thought, gently biting her lower lip, squeezing her pink lips into a pale white.
If you make it too obvious that you're letting the opponent win, they'll definitely guess what kind of scheme you're up to.
But if they don't hold back, can these three Snow Ninja really escape? The girl pouted, looking a little troubled.
At this moment, the two Snow Ninja opposite seemed to have made up their plans and began to act.
"Ice Release - One-Horned White Whale!"*
The two simultaneously Hand Seals, using almost all their Chakra to create two even larger ice whales, which pounced on the girl from one behind.
"Big but useless, a waste of Chakra." The girl shook her head slightly, nimbly leaping several times to land more than a hundred meters away, dodging the opponent's Ninjutsu, whose intentions were too obvious and whose preparation was slow. Watching the ice whale sweep past her feet, Sakura's heart stirred slightly, but she felt that she might have misunderstood, and that her opponent was not wasting Chakra.
The ice whale missed its target and crashed to the ground, kicking up countless snowflakes from the forest and creating a thick, impenetrable snow fog that cut off the battlefield and obscured the three Snow Ninja from the girl's view.
"As expected." She chuckled softly, her silvery laughter seeming to praise the Snow Ninja's quick wit.
Behind the thick fog, Sakura sensed three Chakra rapidly moving away under the cover of the snow mist—it turned out that this fierce attack was actually a prelude to the Snow Ninja's hasty retreat.
"Well done. And that should be something like Ice Body Flicker Technique, right? The Ninjutsu is pretty good too!" The pink-haired girl smiled as she watched the Snow Ninja quickly disappear from her sight. "Then this act can be continued, albeit barely!"
She leisurely formed the seal: Wei-Si-Yin-Si-Xu, this is the reconnaissance seal, "Ice Escape-Ice Clone!"
"Keep up with them," she instructed.
Leaving the tracking to her clone, the girl lightly stomped her foot and Body Flicker Technique returned to the crew.
"Sister Sakura," Director Asama's slightly impatient voice rang in Asama's ears as soon as she stood up, "How's the situation now? Did you drive them away?"
Sakura glanced around; everyone was looking at her, waiting for her answer—although many knew that the answer to the question had been self-evident the moment she returned.
"I fought them off, and I seriously injured their leader, so at least now, everyone is safe," she said solemnly.
The crowd erupted in cheers, some embracing each other, some dancing with joy, and some weeping uncontrollably—the reactions varied. After all, they had just thought the ninja protecting them was dead, and that they were doomed too, but the situation quickly reversed, and they were saved. The ups and downs of life were truly as dramatic as a game of PUBG.
After a while, everyone calmed down. At this moment, a young boy who had just regained his ability to think suddenly squeezed through and asked, "Sister Sakura, since your strength far surpasses that of the Snow Ninja, why were you defeated by him in the beginning?"
Sakura glanced at the boy. She had vaguely heard him excitedly arguing with his companion about how strong Sakura was. Sure enough, young people—especially boys—could argue about strength for more than ten years. The girl sighed inwardly, feeling a slight ache in her groin.
Okay, if there are no eggs, then it'll be egg pain, or maybe breast pain.
To prevent them from arguing about this to the point of tearing each other out, Sakura kindly explained, "I wasn't defeated. The initial Ninjutsu didn't hit me, so I dodged it and hid in the shadows."
She paused, surprised to find that many people seemed interested in this topic, or perhaps out of respect for the strong, they instinctively listened attentively as she spoke. The girl continued, "The reason we're hiding isn't just to ambush our opponents, but also to confirm who the Snow Ninja's true target is."
Here, she turned her piercing gaze to Asama and his nephew, and Fujikaze Yukie.
"I think you need to give us an explanation."
Asama Takehiko and Sandayu exchanged a glance.
"Sigh... In that case, let's wait for the ship to return and go with them." The latter sighed deeply.
As evening fell, the cruise ship that had been purchasing supplies returned.
"What? Damn it, I should have stayed too!" Naruto was filled with regret after just meeting the girl and hearing that they had been attacked by the Snow Ninja.
"Don't be disappointed, the opponents were weak, fighting them was pointless," Sakura Haruno shrugged. "Their armor, however, was somewhat interesting. It could absorb Chakra and had decent defense; ordinary Ninjutsu and Taijutsu probably wouldn't even scratch it."
Sasuke pondered for a moment and said, "There must be a limit or an opening, right? I wonder if my Lightning Blade can penetrate it?"
Sakura chuckled and said directly, "The biggest flaw is the person wearing armor. We'll deal with that later; right now, we need to discuss the mission with the client."
She led the two into a living room on the ship, where a few people were sitting at a round table.
"Everyone's here, Director Asama," Sakura said, closing the door behind her and sitting down in a chair by the door. "We can begin. Now, please explain why the Snow Ninja are targeting you?"
Director Asama remained silent, but turned his gaze to Asama Sandayu, who was sitting to the side.
The old man sighed.
"Sigh, it's a long story..."
More than a decade ago, Kazahana Dōtō, having heard that the Land of Snow possessed a secret treasure, secretly conspired with a group of Snow Ninja to launch a coup by force, killing his brother, Kazahana Sōsetsu, the daimyo of the Land of Snow, and seizing power in the Land of Snow.
Fujikaze Yukie is actually the daughter of Kazahana Sōsetsu, the princess of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Koyuki, the only royal bloodline to survive the coup.
"And the one who saved me back then was a Konoha Ninja. This time we hired a few of you Konoha Ninja, maybe he thinks we've come to reclaim the Land of Snow!" Fujikaze Yukie, no, she should be Kazahana Koyuki, began to secretly shed tears as she recalled this experience. Her eyes were filled with tears and her heart was full of sorrow.
As a major star, Kazahana Koyuki's beauty is naturally of the highest caliber.
The woman immediately burst into tears, her long eyelashes brimming with tears, her delicate features gently furrowed, making one unable to resist feeling pity and wanting to wipe away the beauty's sorrow. That tearful expression was truly touching and pitiful.
Even Sakura... oops, I should say, Sakura suddenly found her quite charming.
So beautiful.
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