She murmured in amazement, then gathered Fire Release chakra around herself to resist it.
Even from this far away, she could feel the bitter cold.
It was easy to imagine that the cultists at its center had probably all turned into blocks of ice!
Only after several breaths did the thick, freezing white mist nearby gradually disperse, revealing Nai Hyuga's back and several human-shaped blocks of ice in front of her.
"Just as I thought..."
Yui nodded. Just as she had expected, every one of them had turned into a block of ice.
"Phew..." Nai Hyuga let out a long breath and moved her stiff limbs a little.
The ice crystals coating her clothes immediately fell away, piece by piece. Looking at the fragments, she felt rather helpless.
"This Ninjutsu doesn't seem focused enough. It would be nice if it could attack in just one direction, like Fire Release: Great Fireball."
"If I don't control this Ninjutsu, the slightest lapse could hurt me too."
Resting her chin in her hand, she murmured, "Looks like I still need to work on it..."
She placed a hand on her mask, intending to adjust it.
But the instant her hand touched it, the lower half shattered into flakes of ice.
"This..." Her hand stopped in midair. After a moment's thought, she finally sighed.
She reached behind her head with both hands and untied the mask. "Looks like wearing a mask just isn't for me!"
She swept her hands outward, sending an invisible wave of force that instantly shattered the human-shaped ice blocks before her. Not a single drop of blood spilled.
Just then, Yui came over from nearby.
"Sorry, Yui. Looks like I won't be wearing a mask anymore." Nai Hyuga handed over the broken mask. "Look, it broke even though the Ninjutsu