Ruri's strength had now improved by leaps and bounds. Whatever Ninjutsu he used, its power could reach several times what it had been before. The Ninjutsu he had just used to turn flames into ice had consumed only a little of the Flame-Flame Fruit power within him.
Any ninja below Kage Level sealed by Ruri's Ice Kingdom had to be immersed in water immediately to thaw, then kept warm. They had to receive emergency treatment the moment they thawed, or certain death would be their only fate.
This alone showed Ruri's current strength. On the surface, it looked like nothing more than perfectly ordinary ice, yet those caught in the ice Ruri released could only receive emergency treatment after being immersed in water and thawed. Otherwise, they faced certain death. Although Kage Level ninja would not suffer much harm when sealed, they would still end up with severe frostbite.
"Wonderful! We've finally sealed the Eight-Tails!"
"Yeah, we've won this time!"
"Ruri really is amazing. If it weren't for him, we probably would've died here long ago!" Behind Ruri, several Konoha ninja looked at what had been sealed, their faces lighting up as they spoke.
Crack... crack!
Just then, something unexpected happened. A series of cracking sounds rang out. The Konoha Ninja looked up at the Eight-Tails and discovered that cracks were rapidly spreading through the ice covering him, growing wider before their eyes.
"Oh no, the Eight-Tails is getting out! What are we going to do?" Yunfei Shinnosuke said with a worried expression when he saw that the Eight-Tails was about to break free of the ice.
"Roar..."
After a few seconds, the Eight-Tails finally shattered the iceberg and emerged, throwing back his head to roar at the sky.
"This damned Ice Release! You little brat, you're really annoying! What?