Naruto gathered chakra beneath his soles, planted his feet firmly on the ice, and shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, his wooden sword aimed at Fubuki Kakuyoku's vital points.
"Ice Release: Swallow Snowstorm!"
Fubuki Kakuyoku immediately formed hand seals, countless ice crystals condensing in the air.
"Too slow."
The instant she finished her hand seals, an eerily quiet voice came from behind her.
The wooden sword, coated in wind release chakra, easily severed her left arm and sliced through the Chakra Armor on her back.
Naruto raised an eyebrow. She had twisted aside at the last possible instant to avoid a fatal blow. Her reaction speed was unexpectedly good.
If her Chakra Armor hadn't blocked him for a moment and bought her a little time, Fubuki Kakuyoku would have ended up like Li Si, cut in two.
"Aah!"
Fubuki Kakuyoku, who had thought she had escaped, belatedly realized her left arm had been severed. The piercing agony nearly made her eyes burst from their sockets.
"If you hadn't dodged just now, you wouldn't be suffering so much."
Naruto still wore a cheerful smile, as though he were commenting on the lovely weather.
Naruto had no nostalgic childhood fondness for the woman before him. If he hadn't been wearing weights, he could have swung his sword a little faster, and she would have died painlessly just now.
"You bastard..."
That seemingly harmless smile sent a chill down Fubuki Kakuyoku's spine.
The boy before her was so much younger than Kakashi. How could he possess such terrifying strength?
The blood pouring from her severed arm made her feel the fear of death for the first time.
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
Three blazing dragon heads roared toward Fubuki Kakuyoku.
After escorting the film crew safely back to the ship,