"Brothers, show Her Highness the Princess our resolve and courage! Charge!"
Sandayu, who had arrived late, rushed out with his twenty or thirty armed samurai. Dressed in worn-out armor, they came pouring forward in a dark mass.
Naruto narrowed his eyes, shook his right hand, and flung the water droplets from it onto the ground. He could not help complaining, "Charging in with samurai swords is brave and all, but you can't just rush in blindly!"
"Naruto, are you okay?" Kazahana Koyuki called as she hurried over. Kakashi, Sakura, and Sasuke came over as well.
"I'm fine!" Naruto scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed smile. "I just overdid it a little. I didn't expect the Rasenshuriken to be this powerful. Princess, I'm sorry, but all that's left of Dotō is a few bloodstained pieces of armor!"
"Rasenshuriken?" Kakashi asked in surprise. "Naruto, was that the ninjutsu you developed? Is your hand okay? With so much Wind-Nature Chakra gathered together..."
As he spoke, Kakashi grabbed Naruto's hands. He noticed that Naruto's right hand was somewhat wet.
Naruto smiled. "When I developed the Wind Release Rasengan, I already sensed this problem. Lady Tsunade taught me how to train Water-Nature Chakra and helped me master its nature transformation. As long as I gather Water-Nature Chakra with nature transformation in my palm, I can block the backlash damage from the Rasenshuriken."
"Naruto, you've gotten even stronger! Congratulations," Sakura said.
Sasuke kept both hands in his pockets and said nothing.
Kakashi said, "The Rasenshuriken is undoubtedly S-rank in difficulty. Naruto, you really are incredible!"
Naruto chuckled, but the environment of the Land of Snow made him shiver. "But my hands are a little frozen now. Seriously."
Naruto could now use the Rasenshuriken without suffering its backlash. He did not know how his