Rock Lee's Betrayal

Hoshigakure was connected to the outside world by a steep cliff. Only Star Ninja who had mastered the Mysterious Peacock Method could come and go freely, but for Houka, even without the Super Whirlwind Brothers, he could easily climb up and down using the Reverse Lotus.

After carrying the meteorite down the cliff, Houka dug a cave into the mountainside, sealed the meteorite inside a scroll, put the scroll away, then set up the Five Elements Seal and the Eight Trigrams Seal before burying the cave.

Houka was extremely practiced at all this. After all, he was a man who used Reverse Summoning Jutsu every month to travel to the snowy mountains of the Land of Snow and bury Explosive Tags!

Natsuhi used the Mysterious Peacock Method to form a pair of wings and watched over the entire process. Only after confirming that there were no problems did she finally let out a sigh of relief.

"With this, although the village will go through a period of turmoil, it will settle down in the near future. No one will die from training the Mysterious Peacock Method again. That's wonderful."

Natsuhi smiled. "Lord Houka, thank you."

Houka entered the Reverse Lotus state and stepped through the air directly back to the top of the cliff. Only then did he speak to Natsuhi, who danced lightly through the air. "To me, this was just a mission, so there's no need to thank me specially."

Natsuhi slowly descended, gazed deeply at Houka, and said, "After this, I'll take Hotarubi and Smail away. We'll head to... the Land of Snow."

Houka smiled. "That country is very cold. If you really plan to go, make sure to wear a few extra layers."

Natsuhi nodded. "Is there anything else you need to tell us?"

"Be careful