Rescuing the Snow Clan

Land of Water

The western pier of the Central Main Island of the Land of Water.

Several small boats were moored on the shore, and hundreds of men and women hurriedly boarded them. Most of them looked like teenagers, and there were almost no elders.

"Quick! Get on the ship! Lord Lan has already contacted reinforcements! If we escape the Land of Water, we can survive!"

A middle-aged man from the Snow Clan shouted loudly, beckoning his clansmen to board the boat.

"Waaaaah..."

Many young children cried as they were led onto the ship by the clan's ninjas.

"Oh no! Hurry! Hurry!"

The middle-aged man noticed that the ice dragon, which had been rampaging through the thick fog in the distance, had dissipated. He knew it must have been caused by the death of a clan ninja and the dissipation of their Chakra. He couldn't help but call out anxiously.

"I'll hold them off for a bit, you all escape into the forest!"

The middle-aged man shouted and rushed into the fog.

In the thick fog, many ninjas Hidden Mist in green robes, masks, and iron vests were the Kirigakure Hunter-nin Squad.

"As expected of Ice Release: Blue, he's still alive. Never mind him, we can't let any of those ahead get away."

Within the Hidden Mist Anbu squad, a figure who appeared to be the leader issued an order, and more than ten Anbu rushed toward the nearby ship.

"Green Squad, you guys go and take care of that fly."

The leader of the Hidden Mist Village issued an order to the squad beside him. As soon as he finished speaking, four Hidden Mist Anbu rushed towards the place where the middle-aged man was hiding.

The middle-aged man from the Snow Clan, who was lying in wait, thought he had done a good job of hiding, but little did he know that he had already been discovered by the Hidden Mist Anbu.

In the stream not far away, a young ninja with blue hair emerged from the water, climbed to the bank, and gasped for breath. After catching his breath, he took out a black pill from his ninja tool pouch and swallowed it.

"We've arrived at the agreed location and time, but Lord Naraku's reinforcements still haven't arrived...?"

The blue-haired youth was none other than Lan, Ice Release ninja from the Snow Clan. After fighting for a long time, his Chakra was exhausted, and he relied entirely on Military Ration Pill to recover.

A mournful scream came from the nearby forest, then suddenly stopped and disappeared. Lan could recognize the voice; it was the voice of the clan's Jonin leading the group.

"Will the Snow Clan perish today...?"

Having recovered some of his Ice Release: Blue Chakra, he stealthily made his way towards the ship.

The Snow Clan youths on the shore, who had not yet boarded the ship, fought bravely, shouting and battling fiercely against the Hidden Mist Anbu.

Lan quickly arrived at the ship's side and looked at the scene on the dock not far away, where the family's youths and bloodlines were being slaughtered by the Hidden Mist Anbu.

"Hateful!"

Lan gritted his teeth upon witnessing the massacre of his family's youths by the Hidden Mist Anbu. Despite his anger, Lan did not blindly reveal himself.

Ice Release: Freezing Ball Technique!

Lan seized the opportunity, Hand Seals, placed her right index and middle fingers together near her lips, and exhaled freezing air in the direction of the Anbu who had released the Ninjutsu.

Freezing air was blown out of the blue mouth, quickly forming a white sphere radiating cold air, like a white version of the Great Fireball Jutsu, which sped forward.

In the dense fog, the white, cold gas spheres were difficult to spot. Two Anbu were caught off guard and struck by the freezing sphere, turning them into ice sculptures.

"You actually dare to come here!"

"You didn't cherish the chance to escape..."

"The Ice Release user, Lan, is at the eight o'clock position!"

The Hidden Mist Anbu detected the enemy, and several figures rushed towards Lan's direction.

Ice Release: Ice Dragon Bullet Technique!

Roar!

The Land of Water is perpetually shrouded in mist, with numerous streams and abundant moisture, making it ideal for the use of Water Release Ninjutsu and Ice Release Kekkei Genkai Ninjutsu.

As Lan quickly Hand Seals, an ice dragon rose from the Permafrost ground and swept towards the approaching members of the Hidden Mist Anbu.

"It's Lord Lan! Hang in there!"

With the appearance of blue, the boys and girls of the Snow Clan mustered their courage and once again squeezed out their Chakra to fight back.

"Water Style: Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu Technique!" x2

Upon seeing the ice dragon, the Hidden Mist Anbu also unleashed their Ninjutsu, conjuring Water Dragon to fight against the ice dragon. Many Anbu threw Kunai with Explosive Tag at the ice dragon.

After a series of attacks, the blue ice dragon only managed to repel the Hidden Mist Anbu had no other effect. It was swept away by the Water Dragon and slammed to the ground, then bombarded by a wave of Explosive Tag and blasted into several pieces.

Ice Release: Swallow Snowstorm Technique!

Lan suppressed his physical potential, quickly Hand Seals, and used his remaining Chakra to condense a new Ninjutsu. After completing the Hand Seals, he pushed his hands forward, and with the push of his arms, countless white ice-sculpted swallows flew out from his hands and crashed into the Hidden Mist Anbu.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

As the blue Ninjutsu was activated, the entire arena was filled with the sounds of the Hidden Mist Anbu slashing at the ice-sculpted swallows with their Ninja Sword.

"Is it almost over...?"

Under the immense pressure of Blue Limit, his Chakra was exhausted, and he was completely worn out.

He seemed unable to even open his eyelids, stumbled, lost his balance, collapsed to the ground, and slowly closed his eyes.

"Opposing Kirigakure only leads to death! Water Style: Water Whip!"

Seeing Lan's predicament, the leader of the Hidden Mist Anbu finished his mocking remarks, then conjured a long whip of flowing water in his hand and lashed it out at Lan.

The Water Whip will entangle the target. In a typical ninja battle, if someone is entangled by the Water Whip, the battle is basically over.

The way this leader of the Hidden Mist Anbu operative used the Water Whip seemed to differ from the traditional usage; he genuinely used it as a whip, as if he wanted to lash out at his enemies.

"Um!?"

Just as the whip was about to strike Lan, satisfying his desire to lash out, it mysteriously vanished, startling the leader of the Hidden Mist Anbu.

Boom! Boom!

Explosions echoed through the arena, and countless orange-red fireballs shot out from the Snow Clan's ship, creating massive explosions upon landing and sending shockwaves through the air.

Fire Style: Fire Style: Phoenix Sage Flower Array!

Numerous ninjas dressed in black and white cloaks and wearing strange masks leaped off the ship. As they jumped into the air, countless exploding fireballs swept down from multiple directions.

Boom! Boom!

Wow!

"Well!"

Many Hidden Mist Anbu Ninja were thrown over or set ablaze in the explosion, screaming in agony. On the large island of the Land of Water, where water Hidden Mist filled the air, a rare ninja force used Fire Style Ninjutsu, catching the Anbu completely off guard.

Who is it?

The Hidden Mist Anbu leader, within the range of the Fire Style Ninjutsu, cried out in alarm and dodged left and right to avoid the flames.

The leader of the Hidden Mist Anbu realized that the enemy had sent reinforcements, and in considerable numbers and with formidable strength.

In the group using Fire Style Ninjutsu, a man in a white cloak quickly rushed to the front of the formation, Hand Seals to gather Ninjutsu, and soon gave a soft shout:

Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!

The Central Main Island of the Land of Water, where the air is thick with moisture and fog never dissipates, is now Seimei thanks to a powerful Fire Style ninjutsu. The sea of flames, radiating extremely high temperatures, sweeps towards the Kirigakure Ninja.

Great Fire Annihilation is a B-rank Ninjutsu that only Jonin can master. Its power is related to the user's strength.

Uchiha Ruofeng's Great Fire Annihilation was beyond the comprehension of normal people. It was like a sea of fire pouring down, overwhelming everything. The dozen or so Hidden Mist Anbu were like a lone boat in front of the sea of flames.

Is this Genjutsu?

The Hidden Mist Anbu, watching the encroaching sea of fire, had no intention of using Water Release Ninjutsu; they all thought they had fallen into Genjutsu.

"Idiot! Use Water Style!"

The leader of the Hidden Mist Anbu roared angrily and Hand Seals.

"Water Style: Water Formation Wall!"

"Water Style: Water Formation Wall!" X12

After the leader of the Hidden Mist Anbu used Water Release Ninjutsu, the other Anbu members were also awakened and began to Hand Seals to cast defensive Water Release Ninjutsu.

Compared to the sea of fire unleashed by the thirteen members of the Hidden Mist Anbu using Water Style Ruofeng, it was like comparing a pigeon's egg to a chicken egg—the difference was simply too great. The flames broke through the water flow, evaporating and drying the water, and scalding hot steam rose from the field.

Wow!

"Captain, help!"

The Hidden Mist Anbu were scalded by the steam and then engulfed by flames. Their screams and pitiful cries for help quickly fell silent...

Seeing the vast difference in Ninjutsu skill between the two sides, making a direct confrontation impossible, the leader of the Hidden Mist Anbu used the Mist Body Flicker Technique to escape, silently instructing his team members to cover his retreat...

The ninja dressed in white Anbu was Uchiha Ruofeng. Ruofeng's eyes were bloodshot and crimson.

His Mangekyō Sharingan ability can amplify the power of his Ninjutsu and reduce its Ninjutsu consumption.

Moreover, it can reduce the power of the enemy's Ninjutsu at a cost; the Water Whip of the Hidden Mist Anbu was precisely countered by Ruofeng's Dōjutsu.

The Great Fire Annihilation was only so powerful because of the amplification from the Dōjutsu.