At the heart of the purple-black sea of flames that blotted out the sky.
A dense mass of white mist bloomed with a faint blue glow, like a rapidly expanding white sun.
Yet what it radiated outward was not light and heat.
But freezing cold capable of turning most things in the world to ice.
High in the sky.
Avalanche-like frigid air and tsunami-like scorching evil flames wildly devoured one another.
They instantly evaporated into white steam that nearly covered the entire sky above the Land of Bears.
The resulting violent shockwave also sent all the nearby Star ninja flying.
Yet Big Dipper, who still retained clear consciousness, felt deeply grateful.
Though this shockwave would still leave them with heavy casualties, it was far better than being wiped out entirely.
"Just what kind of powerhouse came to save us?"
The Third Star Shadow instinctively looked up toward the direction from which the Frost Kirin had appeared.
"That is—!"
Sure enough, at some point, a graceful and beautiful figure had appeared in the sky, slowly descending while ignoring the raging shockwaves around her.
A woman?
At the same time, the clash between cold and flame was decided.
The avalanche ultimately succeeded in completely extinguishing the sea of flames.
Frigid temperatures and countless ice crystals gave rise to snowflakes that filled the sky.
Mukade's puppet body revealed no expression.
But a storm had already been unleashed within his heart.
His full-power Majestic Destroyer Flame had actually been easily neutralized by this suddenly appearing blue-haired woman. That alone proved her strength could not be underestimated.
"Ice Release... Could she be from the Kazahana Clan of the Land of Water?"
Mukade still habitually assumed that the newcomer belonged to some faction in the Shinobi World.
After all, he had yet to encounter a formidable