With my current strength, if I couldn't even handle a wild Three-Tails, I'd be a pathetic excuse for a jinchūriki.
Watching Gekkō Raito stride over so casually, Zabuza could only follow despite his worries. He was just about to ask about the specific battle plan.
Suddenly, Raito stopped by the lake, slowly crouched down, and gently pressed his palm into the icy water.
"Let's see how long you can hide down there!"
The corners of Raito's mouth lifted slightly into a confident smile.
The next second!
Ice Release: Freezing Moment!
Abruptly, an utterly terrifying chill erupted from Raito's palm and swept wildly outward in every direction. Almost in the blink of an eye, the entire enormous lake froze into a solid block of ice.
At the spectacular sight of the vast lake before him being frozen over by Raito in an instant.
Zabuza was completely dumbstruck, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets. Never in his wildest dreams had he imagined Raito's power could be so terrifying, and this... could it be Ice Release?
Was this the Ice Release Raito had mastered?
Its power was downright absurd.
Such a terrifying freezing range and intensity were on an entirely different level from Haku's delicate Ice Release.
The corners of Mei Terumi's mouth also twitched slightly. Although she had imagined many different battle scenes before coming, she had never once thought Raito would freeze the entire lake outright!
This astounding ability meant far too much to Kirigakure, an island nation. Fortunately, he was one of their own. If another ninja village possessed a strategic weapon like Raito.
Then it would be nothing short of a catastrophe for Kirigakure.
Simply freezing all the sea around the village and blocking its shipping routes would already be enough to put Kirigakure through the wringer.