"Little Kimimaro! Want to give it a try?"
Watching Nadare Rōga try to escape, Lin Cheng chuckled.
"Sure."
Kimimaro nodded happily and instantly caught up with the fleeing Nadare Rōga.
"Brat! You're asking for it! Ice Release: Dragon Break—huh?"
"Lin's Explosive Slam!"
"Ah!!"
In the howling wind, Kakashi had been preparing to escape, while Kazahana Koyuki was still grief-stricken.
They stared, dumbfounded, at Nadare Rōga, who was twitching on the ground, his eyes crossed and mouth twisted after Kimimaro slammed him down.
As for the other Snow Ninja, they hadn't gotten away either. Lin Cheng had taken care of them all while he had the chance.
"So, what are you going to do now?"
Holding Kimimaro's hand, Lin Cheng walked over to Kakashi and Kazahana Koyuki and asked with a smile.
"I'm going to take Princess Koyuki out of the Land of Snow! And thank you for your help just now!"
Kakashi lowered his head and thought for a moment before stating his decision.
"No! I'm not going! I won't leave the Land of Snow!"
To Kakashi's surprise, Kazahana Koyuki, who had just calmed down, immediately protested with renewed intensity.
"Princess Koyuki!"
"Since you're a princess, you can hire us brothers!"
Without giving Kazahana Koyuki a chance to vent her feelings again, Lin Cheng went straight to the point.
"The Land of Snow is small! There shouldn't be any enemies we can't handle!"
"You two!"
Kakashi was taken aback by Lin Cheng's words.
But before he could say anything else, Kazahana Koyuki agreed to the deal.
"I agree! The Land of Snow will be your payment! If you help me get revenge, the Land of Snow is yours."
"What?! Princess Koyuki! You—"
"This is my business! I have the right to decide!"
Seeing Kakashi try to stop her, the still-young Kazahana Koyuki screamed at him hysterically.
"Heh! You don't have to offer anything that outrageous! Besides, we're not suited to running a country!
"So, let's say the payment is 100,000 yen!
"It's our first mission, so we should give you a discount! Right, Little Kimimaro?"
"I'll do whatever you say, Big Brother Lin Cheng!"
Kimimaro was delighted to see Lin Cheng asking for his opinion.
"All right! My little brother agrees! It's a deal! You two wait here!
"We'll be back with an answer soon!
"Little Kimimaro! Let's go!"
"Okay."
"The wind's in our favor! Mind if I borrow a prop?"
Lin Cheng went over to Nadare Rōga, who was still twitching, and tore the wings off his back.
He unfurled them, cradled Kimimaro in one arm, and gripped the center of the wings with the other before sprinting away.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
The Wind Release: Great Breakthrough blew against the wings, which had already been slowly lifting off.
They shot into the air and flew into the distance at astonishing speed!
"That's amazing!"
Watching Lin Cheng and Kimimaro disappear into the distance, Kazahana Koyuki suddenly looked at Kakashi with longing in her eyes.
"Uh... Princess Koyuki! You..."
"I want to go too!"
"But they just said—"
"I want to go!"
"Al-all right!"
Seeing the longing mixed with stubbornness in Kazahana Koyuki's eyes, Kakashi, whose teacher, the Fourth Hokage, Namikaze Minato, had died, chose to follow his heart for the first time!
"We'll go the same way!"
"Yeah! Yeah!"
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
"Ooh! Hehe! Hehe!"
Kakashi held Kazahana Koyuki tightly as they chased after Lin Cheng and Kimimaro. Kazahana Koyuki had been grief-stricken moments earlier.
But the thrill of hurtling through the sky soon made her forget her troubles, at least for a little while!
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