The instant the Water Lily Bodhisattva fell, Doma sensed Akaza and another person arriving and immediately intensified the freezing.
Inside the ice castle, the clash of blades and a woman's sharp cries rang out. Clearly, Kanae had allowed herself to be trapped so she could find Doma's real body and keep him occupied.
She was already locked in a fierce battle with Doma.
By the time everyone arrived, both sides had suffered heavy injuries. The poison had penetrated too deeply into Doma for him to unleash any large-scale Blood Demon Arts.
More than half of Kanae's body had been encased in ice.
Hakuji stepped forward first. "Miss Tsunade, please leave him to me. I have a score to settle with him."
"Hmph! No way! You can't just claim him because you say so! I'm going first!" Little Tsunade planted both hands on her hips, acting every bit the spoiled young lady.
"Hey, Tsunade, did you forget His Majesty and Lord Tobirama are watching? Careful, or they won't let you come out to play anymore." Jiraiya stepped up from behind her and whispered in her ear.
"Uh..." Little Tsunade guiltily stole a glance overhead and met Tetsuhiro's meaningful gaze. Frightened, she quickly looked away.
"Hmph! I'll spare that perverted demon this time. Remember, you owe me a favor!" With that, Tsunade huffed and punched Jiraiya on the head.
"Ow! What... was... that... for..." A large bump rose on Jiraiya's head, leaving him grimacing and howling in pain.
"I don't like the look of you. Stop following me around."
"Heaven knows I wouldn't want to if Lord Tobirama hadn't ordered me to!" Jiraiya muttered under his breath, "Shrew!"
"What did you say...?" Little Tsunade shot him a murderous look.
"N-nothing... Lovely weather today, haha."
Leaving their bickering aside, Hakuji saw that she