Bitter Cold - Frost Sky Cold Dragon Torrent!

"A barking bird gets the worm," as the saying goes. Nawaki's wronged tone and resentful gaze indeed drew Zhou Duan's attention. After glancing at the "pitiful, wronged, and helpless" Nawaki, Zhou Duan spoke:

"Since everyone is fine, let's prepare for battle!"

Nawaki: "..."

"You're going too far!"

Nawaki became frantic:

"Zhou Duan, aren't you going to say anything, you jerk?"

"Shut up, Nawaki!"

Bai Zhang sighed from the side:

"I just saw it, Nawaki, you were still standing there foolishly when Zhou Duan gave the scatter order. If Zhou Duan hadn't pulled you, you would have been blown away long ago. Speaking of which, Captain..."

Bai Zhang looked at Zhou Duan:

"Is your body okay now?"

It wasn't surprising that Bai Zhang asked this, as Zhou Duan's current appearance was extremely tragic. The rapid escape combined with the shock of the recent explosion, although Nawaki on his body had absorbed some of the secondary impact from the trees and mud, was enough to cause the wounds bound by bandages to bleed again. Furthermore, the recent one-on-one battle with Kyuukawa Takuya had left Zhou Duan covered in wounds, making him look like a bloodied person!

"No major issues. You know I'm a Medical Ninja, I know my injuries like the back of my hand. These wounds of mine won't even leave scars; they're minor injuries, it's fine. The problem now is the guy above our heads!"

Zhou Duan pointed upwards at the presence above the four of them. Minato, Bai Zhang, and Nawaki looked up, their expressions simultaneously turning serious!

This was a medium-sized ninja. Judging by the damaged forehead protector hanging from his waist, he was a ninja from Sunagakure who had been pursuing the supply team. Strangely, a pair of hand-shaped wings had pierced through the ninja's clothes from his back, and it was these wings that maintained the Sand Ninja's flight!

Even more horrifying was that through his torn clothes, one could vaguely see three additional mouths on the Sand Ninja's body: one on his left shoulder, one on his right shoulder, and one on his chest!

The three mouths constantly opened and closed, releasing ninjutsu of different attributes one after another!

"This is a bit tricky. He must have used Forbidden Ninjutsu!"

Minato frowned:

"The enemy's four mouths can release ninjutsu of different attributes: Fire Release, Wind Release, Lightning Release, Water Release. That alone isn't terrifying. What's terrifying is that although the enemy appears to be in a berserk and irrational state now, with two mouths sometimes using the same ninjutsu and no intention of using Combined Ninjutsu, random combinations will eventually happen, and the power won't be small. Moreover, the most terrifying thing is that I've watched the enemy release ninjutsu frantically for so long, yet there's no sign of his Chakra running out!"

"That's true, but it's not like there's no chance of winning..."

Zhou Duan narrowed his eyes:

"This Sand Ninja was injured in the eyes by me, and since we've been here for so long without him discovering us, we can deduce that this Sand Ninja's hearing must be impaired. Either it was also injured by my explosion, or his ninjutsu usage damaged his hearing. Also, there's always a price for a gain. His Chakra is so persistent, his physical strength might have a defect. Minato, it's up to you..."

Zhou Duan glanced at Minato, who immediately understood. With a wave of his hand, Minato held four Kunai in each hand. His eyes narrowed, and the eight Kunai traced different trajectories, seemingly colliding chaotically in the air. However, after colliding, they each bounced off and shot towards the Sand Ninja's vital points!

"Clang clang clang clang!"

Eight crisp metallic sounds rang out. Minato's Kunai struck the Sand Ninja, but were all deflected. He was clearly just an ordinary Chunin, but after using Forbidden Ninjutsu, not only was his Chakra abundant, but his body was also as hard as metal!

"This is getting a bit troublesome!"

Zhou Duan watched as the Sand Ninja looked down due to Minato's attack, his eyes narrowing. It was different from his prediction. The reason the Sand Ninja was attacking randomly at first wasn't because his eyes were injured, but because Zhou Duan's Explosive Tags had obstructed his vision. After the ninjutsu explosion, he had lost sight of Zhou Duan and the others due to the smoke. Combined with his chaotic mind, the Sand Ninja had begun attacking aimlessly. As for now, the smoke had cleared, and he had actively exposed himself to the Sand Ninja. Even though the Sand Ninja's mind was in disarray, his bloodthirsty instinct could still tell him what to do!

"Minato, Bai Zhang, Nawaki, normal attacks are ineffective. Use the fourth tactic..."

Zhou Duan downed a vial of potion, and the wounds on his body immediately stopped bleeding. His spirit also slightly revived:

"Bai Zhang, provide support. This time, I'm the core!"

"Understood!"

"Got it!"

"Understood!"

As their voices fell, Zhou Duan, Minato, and Nawaki simultaneously began forming hand seals. By the time the chaotic and irrational Sand Ninja reacted, the three of them had simultaneously completed their seals!

"Combined Ninjutsu, Dragon Fire--Gōemon!"

Thanks to Zhou Duan's usual rigorous training of Nawaki, and the fact that he and Minato deliberately slowed down their hand seals, the three of them finally released the ninjutsu in sync!

Although Nawaki's hand seals were slow, their power was not to be underestimated. Earth bullets were spat out from Nawaki's mouth, like cannonballs, directly smashing towards the Sand Ninja in the air;

The Fire Release spat out by Zhou Duan attached itself to the earth bullets almost the instant they were released, directly turning them red-hot and increasing their power exponentially;

Minato's Wind Release followed closely behind, turning the flame-covered earth bullets into a whirlwind in the blink of an eye. However, the Wind Release did not extinguish the fire; instead, it enhanced the flame's power and accelerated the earth bullets' impact force!

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a blinding red light and a deafening roar, the Sand Ninja's clothes were instantly burned to ashes. Although he was still flying in the air, the residual heat and small burn marks on his body made him howl in pain!

Although during the transport of supplies, Zhou Duan and the others had only practiced small-scale Combined Ninjutsu with low power as a test to avoid exposing the supplies, and high-power ninjutsu was only theoretical, looking at the scene before them, both the coordination and the power were undoubtedly unquestionable!

"Roar!"

The intense pain caused by the attack from Zhou Duan's trio enraged the Sand Ninja. After being hit by ninjutsu for nothing, the Sand Ninja immediately reacted. All four of his mouths opened simultaneously, and attacks of four different attributes began to brew!

Fire Release and Wind Release were released first, followed by Fire Release and Water Release, causing the latter two ninjutsu to cancel each other out. However, this also caused Fire Release and Wind Release to form a Combined Ninjutsu, and a scorching, thick fire tornado immediately attacked towards Zhou Duan and the four of them!

"Nawaki and Bai Zhang as the core, prepare ninjutsu!"

"Yes!"

Minato, Bai Zhang, and Nawaki responded in unison. Nawaki, in particular, formed hand seals at breakneck speed. By the time the Sand Ninja's attack was released, the four of them had also completed their ninjutsu!

Thousand Miles of Cold Water, coldness takes life. A river carrying countless ice shards was released by the four of them, surging towards the fire tornado with boundless might!

"Bitter Cold--Frost Sky Cold Dragon Torrent!"