Ice Versus Ice

"No..." Kazahana Koyuki was very worried that Issui would hand her over, and then she would lose her life.

"Haha, that's ridiculous. You think I'm afraid of your turtle shells? The one who can scare me hasn't been born yet. Besides, Miss Yukie is someone I'd risk my life to protect. I have to protect her; it's a ninja's oath. Don't underestimate our vow. Trying to capture her? Unless I'm dead, it's impossible." Issui said with a laugh. They're just a few clowns, thinking they can mess with me. Ignorance is bliss.

"Go! Don't hold back, kill this brat!" Nadare Rōga said.

"Tch, I've been planning this all along! Ice Release: Icicle!!!" Flying Swallow Fubuki launched an attack directly.

An Icicle shot out from the ground, its target pointing directly at the Issui.

"Tch, Ice Creation, an ice bear!" Issui created a giant ice bear over three meters tall using ice.

The giant ice bear smashed all the Icicle and cracked the ground with its stomp before attacking Flying Swallow Fubuki directly.

Although Flying Swallow Fubuki was surprised, she quickly dodged, but the Ice Bear's target was her, and it wouldn't stop until it killed her.

"Oh, you can even use Ice Release? You're quite an impressive kid. Fuyukuma, you go deal with Ice Bear, you're the strongest," Nadare Rōga said.

At this moment, Kazahana Koyuki was still lying foolishly behind Issui, her eyes filled with emotion. This little devil kept his promise. He protected me. Really? I hope he wasn't killed.

The director, however, was extremely excited and hurriedly organized a crew to film the contestants' battle.

"Ice Release - Tearing Dragon Fierce Tiger!!" Nadare Rōga also launched an attack on Issui.

Nadare Rōga used Chakra to transform the surrounding snow into the shape of a fierce tiger and rushed towards Issui.

"Ice Creation - Tearing Tiger Fierce Dragon!!" Issui countered.

The dragon created by Issui using ice-attribute Chakra attacked the tiger formed from snow, instantly crushing it. Without stopping, it continued its charge towards the Nadare Rōga.

"Ice Release - Ice Prison Jutsu, Ice Release - Swallow Fubuki!!!" Flying Swallow Fubuki directly trapped the ice dragon with the ice prison, and then turned the snow into darts to attack Issui.

"Tch, Ice Creation - Multiple Ice Shuriken!!" Several Shuriken made of ice knocked away Flying Swallow Fubuki's shuriken, and then attacked Flying Swallow Fubuki directly without stopping.

The Ice Shuriken were incredibly fast. Before Flying Swallow Fubuki could react, a multitude of Ice Shuriken struck the Yin-Yang Eye symbol on the back of Flying Swallow Fubuki's armor under the watchful eyes of Issui present. The Yin-Yang Eye symbol was cracked and nearly destroyed; it was truly sturdy.

"Watch out behind you!!" Kazahana Koyuki shouted as she saw Fuyukuma Mizore attacking Issui from behind.

It turned out that Ice Bear had already been dealt with by Fuyukuma Mizore. Seeing that Issui was focused on fighting Flying Swallow Fubuki, it launched an attack directly from behind Issui.

But is that even possible? What would be the purpose of Issui three Ice Clones? Of course, it's to defend against multiple attacks from the enemy. These Ice Clone, like Shadow Clone, are physical entities and can use some of the original's Ninjutsu. Except for special Secret Technique, they can use everything else.

"Ice Creation - Ice Diamond Ice Cage!!" An Ice Clone used a Ninjutsu directly on the Fuyukuma Mizore.

The Fuyukuma Kirisame was trapped in a cube-shaped ice cage and couldn't open it no matter what it tried.

"Tch, don't waste your energy. I used a lot of ice Chakra to reinforce the density of this ice cage. Now its density is about the same as that of a diamond. Brute force is useless. Fire Style is okay, but do you know Fire Style?" The Ice Clone that created the ice cage said calmly.

"Tch, not bad, kid. Looks like you're not so easy to deal with. It seems we can't suppress you without using our full strength. I have to say, you're the strongest enemy we've ever encountered. Your Ice Release Ninjutsu is even more proficient than ours," Nadare Rōga said through gritted teeth.

"Ice Release - Nadare Rōga! Ice Release - Icicle!" Nadare Rōga and Flying Swallow Fubuki joined forces to attack Issui.

The avalanche created by Chakra transformed into the shape of a wolf cub and launched an attack. Issui quickly dodged, but as soon as he landed, numerous Icicle sprang up from the ground, attempting to freeze him inside. However, Issui sped up and escaped the attack range.

"Ice Release - One-Horned White Whale!!!" Nadare Rōga seized the opportunity and immediately launched an attack.

Suddenly, a huge ice whale with a single horn burst out of the nearby sea and attacked Issui. The area in the path of the ice whale was completely crushed by it. Having already lost its strength, Issui was immediately attacked by the ice whale and pressed down, disappearing from sight.

Seeing Yishui, who had died protecting her, Issui a large number of crystal tears, Kazahana Koyuki remembered that her father had also been brutally murdered by Kazahana Dōtō and his gang when she was a child. Overwhelmed with fear, she fainted.

"Haha, what a powerful brat! In the end, he was crushed by me. Pfft, so what if he was powerful? He still died. What about being a genius? Even a genius needs to be alive to continue being a genius. Fubuki, you cooperated perfectly." Nadare Rōga laughed arrogantly as he saw a genius ninja from Konoha killed by him.

"Hmph, this brat isn't anything special. He even made the two of us work together to kill him. He deserves to die. It's his honor to have us send him on his way." Flying Swallow Fubuki relaxed from her earlier tension and was very happy. The Ice Shuriken attack had almost destroyed her Chakra Armor.

"Stop laughing! Let me go! Honestly, being trapped in an ice cage like an animal is outrageous! We have to beat that brat to a pulp!" Fuyukuma Mizore said in frustration. Nadare Rōga and Flying Swallow Fubuki were unharmed, while he was the only one in such a sorry state. Didn't that mean he was weaker than them? It was truly infuriating; that damn brat!

"Tch, you big idiot, you're really bad at this..." Flying Swallow Fubuki mocked Fuyukuma Mizore, stepping forward to check if he had untied the ice cage, but her body suddenly froze, and then a large amount of blood flowed from her mouth, and she lay motionless on the ground.

"Ice Creation - Ice Crystal Sword!" Issui stood behind Flying Swallow Fubuki Xue, holding an ice sword with blood on its tip.

Looking again at Flying Swallow Fubuki's back, the Yin-Yang Eyes had been shattered by the ice sword, revealing flesh and blood oozing from within. The blood slowly flowed onto the ground, turning the icy snow a deep crimson, and white steam rose from the hot blood on the snow.

"Fubuki!!" Fuyukuma Mizore cried out in grief and anger as he watched his longtime companion die before his eyes. In truth, he had a crush on this girl, but he had never shown it because he wasn't as handsome Nadare Rōga. He never expected that she would die in front of him today. How despicable!

"When? Weren't you dead?" Nadare Rōga asked in fear.

"Didn't notice? When you and that woman teamed up against me, I took advantage of the chaos created by the wide-range Ice Release to hide myself. Then, an Ice Clone took my place to dodge your attacks. Ninjas are the kind of people who can't think like ordinary people, especially in battle when they get excited about the success of their moves. In that instant, all their weaknesses are exposed to the enemy. Your Chakra Armor is powerful, but it's not your own power. The biggest weakness is that once the control core is destroyed, you're finished. Just now, my Shuriken shattered the control core of this woman's Chakra Armor, so with just a light stab, she died from my ice sword. What a pity," Issui said calmly.

"The reason you didn't attack me directly is because you couldn't break through my Chakra Armor in an instant. So you chose the easiest target, Flying Swallow Fubuki. She happened to be rescuing Fuyukuma Mizore, and after the battle, she was practically defenseless. Plus, she just happened to be passing through the ambush point you set up. She was the perfect prey. What a terrifyingly calm brat," Nadare Rōga continued, picking up Issui.

"Absolutely right. I took advantage of your underestimation of me. Children and women are the two most deceptive types of people. Adults often look down on children because, in their eyes, we children are just a bunch of immature little kids. Even if some are geniuses, their experience won't be that great. And women are even easier to deceive. They are like poppies, bewitching all men. So, do you still dare to say you'll kill me, a child?" Issui mocked, raising his head.

"Hmph, goodbye, brat. I won't let you be so smug next time." Nadare Rōga immediately fled.

"Tch, Fatty, your companions abandoned you. You've been left behind. What a pathetic character. Not only are you fat, but you're also incredibly stupid. You're hopeless. Alright, let's finish you off in Issui said to the Fuyukuma Mizore trapped in the ice cage.

"No, please, let me go, I promise..." Fuyukuma Mizore begged for mercy, but his mouth immediately opened wide as he looked at his chest, where a huge bloody hole had appeared, and blood was dripping down, no matter how hard he tried to cover it with his hands.

"Ice Creation - Ice Water Great Spear!!" A huge ice spear appeared in Issui's hand, and he quickly stabbed the Yin-Yang Eye in the chest of the Fuyukuma Mizore several times. The Yin-Yang Eye was immediately destroyed, and then the ice spear gave him a piercing chill.

"I... I don't... want to... die... ah... ah..." Fuyukuma Mizore screamed, clutching his chest. His body slowly collapsed, and he looked at the dark sky through the ice cage, his eyes filled with longing. If only he could live as an ordinary person with Flying Swallow Fubuki, how wonderful that would be. But alas... Fubuki, I'm coming to join you. You won't be lonely underground.

"You were born at the wrong time, and you didn't follow the right wise leader. Your path was predetermined when you embarked on this evil path. In your next life, strive to be a true ninja who understands emotions. Alas, born in a chaotic world, we ninjas can only barely survive. But if we possess emotions, we will become stronger, become true heroic ninjas, become respectable ninjas. Go well, and in your next life, don't regret it, and don't aid and abet evil again." Issui said, stroking the glistening face of Kazahana Koyuki lying on the ground.