Great Toad Sage's Mission

After carefully placing A-Da, A-Er, and A-San into the Super Whirlwind Brothers' nest, Houka jumped straight down from the ice peak.

"Shriek!"

With a flap of its wings, Super Whirlwind Style Two caught Houka swiftly and steadily.

Without needing Houka to say anything, Super Whirlwind Style Two flapped its wings and flew to a steep ice wall on the ice peak.

Houka formed Hand Seals toward the ice wall. Before long, the seal placed there slowly emerged, revealing an Ice Cave.

This Ice Cave had previously been only a little over half a meter high, but Houka had since expanded it enough for an adult to walk inside.

Jumping from Super Whirlwind Style Two's back into the cave, Houka strolled forward slowly. Every two steps, he stopped and formed Hand Seals with both hands to undo the various sealing formulas ahead. Along this short stretch alone, he stopped eight times!

Houka's face darkened a little.

Had he set all these seals himself?

When had he set up so many seals?

And the original purpose of these seals had clearly been to guard against thieves, so why did it always feel like they were guarding against himself?

Houka rubbed his brow, then entered the innermost ice cave. It was about half the size of a basketball court, and in the very center stood a Giant Snake Ice Sculpture, lifelike in every detail.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina lay beneath the Giant Snake Ice Sculpture. Both were covered in a faint layer of ice crystals, as though a gentle touch could melt them with body heat.

Minato Namikaze and Kushina's faces were exactly as they had been back then, unchanged in the slightest.

The two clung tightly to each other. Though their expressions were pained, the corners of their mouths were slightly raised,