"Bring your cannon fodder and come at me together!"
Kazahana Dōtō nodded, his face dark.
Meanwhile, Lei Dou was still warily surveying his surroundings at the foot of the mountain.
The avalanche had stopped, but the feeling of being watched like prey had only grown stronger, leaving him on edge.
Looks like I need to put chakra sensing on my agenda!
Knowing there was danger without knowing where it lurked was unbearably frustrating.
Just then.
A piercing boom suddenly rang out from the mountaintop.
Everyone jerked their heads up.
A streak of red light tore across the sky and descended with devastating force! Lei Dou's pupils contracted sharply.
That's...
The red light was blinding, its true shape impossible to make out at first. Only when it came within thirty meters overhead did its outline become clear.
It was a giant dragon!
A ferocious giant dragon formed from red crystal!
Its enormous jaws gaped open, ready to swallow Lei Dou and the others whole!
Crystal?!
Crystal Release? Guren?!
Lei Dou's mind buzzed, then went completely blank!
Was this the wrong script? Wasn't Guren Orochimaru's subordinate? What was she doing in this godforsaken Land of Snow?
The woman stood proudly atop the Crystal Dragon's head, looking utterly arrogant.
In another instant, the Crystal Dragon would hit the ground. Once that terrifying impact erupted, the ordinary film crew members around them would be reduced to pulp.
"Lei Dou!!"
Kakashi's startled cry rang out. At that moment, an icy gleam flashed in Lei Dou's eyes.
Good thing I haven't released that jutsu yet!
Lei Dou spread his fingers and clawed sharply at empty air.
The silent snowfield instantly erupted. White snowflakes roared into the sky like an enraged swarm of bees, meeting the descending Crystal Dragon head-on.
The bitterly cold snowflakes tried to freeze