The next morning.
"Bad news, Director! Look!"
"What? What happened?"
"Ice!! An iceberg!!!"
Everyone rushed out of the cabins, only to see an enormous iceberg before them.
While everyone was lamenting their bad luck, the director burst out laughing. "Hahahaha! Wonderful! This is an opportunity bestowed on us by the god of cinema! Quick, get the equipment ready! This is the perfect filming location!"
Kazahana Koyuki and Yuhan came out of their rooms. Kazahana Koyuki looked worried. "Are we getting closer?"
Yuhan asked a few sailors, "Have any of you seen Neji, Hongshi, and the others?"
"N-no, we haven't."
Just then, several voices came from the iceberg.
Looking over, they saw Hongshi and the three members of Team Guy actually having a... snowball fight. No, an ice fight.
Hongshi held a block of ice as tall as a story overhead and laughed at the three members of Team Guy opposite him. "Have a little snowball!"
"∑(❍ฺд❍ฺlll) You call that a little snowball???"
"Go! My little snowball!"
"Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm: Fire!"
"Ninja Tool: Exploding Sphere!"
"Konoha Strong Fist Whirlwind!"
Boom, boom, boom!
The three members of Team Guy pulled out every trick they had to fend off the "little snowballs" Hongshi kept throwing.
Yuhan covered his forehead. "Are they all idiots?!"
Hieimon said, "Boss is amazing! Oh! I've got more inspiration!"
The director's face had turned green. "How dare they destroy the god of cinema's gift! Chase those bastards away!"
Only after Yuhan used the Five Water Human Technique to stop Hongshi and the others did the director lead the technical crew onto the iceberg.
What they did not know was that three people on the iceberg had witnessed Hongshi and Team Guy's entire snowball fight.
They were none other than the trio of Snow ninja: Nadare Rōga, Fubuki Kakuyoku, and Tōu Tōkuma.
The three exchanged looks.
Fubuki Kakuyoku said, "Hey, hey, hey! That bald, dark, muscular guy looks dangerous! Though he doesn't look very bright!"
Tōu Tōkuma said, "Is that strength even human?! But he really does look like a complete idiot."
Nadare Rōga fell silent for a moment. "Hmm... in that case, Fubuki, you lure away that bald, dark, muscular guy called Hongshi later. Tōkuma and I will seize the chance to capture Kazahana Koyuki."
Fubuki Kakuyoku was reluctant. "Why do I have to go?! That bald, dark, muscular guy looks so gross!"
Nadare Rōga said, "I was watching earlier. That bald, dark, muscular guy is very strong, but he's the slowest. You're the fastest of us. You should have no trouble drawing him away for a while."
Tōu Tōkuma said, "Right, right, Boss is right. That bald, dark, muscular guy really is slow."
Hongshi said, "Why am I getting another nickname?!"
The Lord God said, "This nickname suits you perfectly!"
"With my own two hands, I'll make your dreams come true."
The dozens of film crew members reluctantly climbed onto the iceberg and set up their cameras. The three members of Team Guy and Kazahana Koyuki huddled around a stove.
After enduring the "little snowballs," the three members of Team Guy were freezing their asses off and had used up well over half their chakra.
Sandayu handed each of the four a cup of hot tea. "It may be cold, but this really is an excellent filming location!"
"Scene 36, segment 22, take one. Action!"
In the bitter wind, Princess Gale and her two remaining followers, Go Fukū and Go Funō (don't ask me how I knew), stood beneath the iceberg, staring at the demon king who had appeared at its summit.
The demon king laughed. "So you finally came, Princess Gale!"
Princess Gale drew her divine sword. "So you're... the demon king!"
Go Fukū said, "Please stand back, Princess. We'll deal with him!"
Go Funō said, "Demon king! You'll pay for Shishimaru's death!"
The demon king said, "Yahahahaha! No matter how many of you insignificant worms come, you're no match for me! Come forth, my warriors!"
Dozens of armored extras slowly rose from the snow, bloodthirsty red light shining in their eyes as they charged at Princess Gale and her two followers.
Go Fukū said, "Burn! My seven-colored chakra!"
Go Funō said, "I'll send you to the afterlife with my seven-colored chakra!"
Seven-colored chakra blazed around Princess Snowstorm and her two followers as they charged into the armored soldiers.
The director said, "Cut! Perfect!"
Lee said, "(╬•᷅д•᷄) Oh!!! Facing death without fear is the most fundamental spirit of a ninja!"
Hongshi said, "(งᵒ̌皿ᵒ̌)ง⁼³₌₃ Go! Use your seven-colored chakra to put an end to the demon king's evil!"
Tenten said, "Hey, hey! It's already over! Could you stop getting so carried away?!"
Yuhan shook his head. "They're beyond saving. Hmm?"
But Yuhan suddenly noticed that three of the armored soldiers were behaving strangely. After hearing "cut," most of the extras had stopped what they were doing to avoid unnecessary accidental injuries.
Three armored soldiers were approaching Princess Gale separately.
Yuhan said, "Neji, activate your Byakugan and see what's going on with those three!"
"Byakugan! This chakra flow! They're ninja!"
The three armored soldiers were now less than ten meters from Kazahana Koyuki. "Your Highness, come with us."
Kazahana Koyuki found this strange. "This scene is already over."
The armored soldiers removed their helmets, revealing the trio of Snow ninja. Nadare Rōga chuckled. "The next scene is underway. Kazahana Dōtō wants to see you."
"You! Who are you?!"
"It's about time we left!"
Nadare Rōga shot several steel cables from his wrist, trying to restrain Kazahana Koyuki.
"Oh no!"
Yuhan reacted fastest. "Tiger-Hare-Rat-Dragon-Dog, Water Release: Water Human Technique!"
A water human rose in front of Kazahana Koyuki, blocking the steel cables while throwing a punch that drove Nadare Rōga back.
Protected by his Chakra Armor, Nadare Rōga took no damage. "Not bad! Ice Release: Earth Ice Spike!"
The ice beneath Nadare Rōga's feet shifted, and an ice spike as thick as a thigh emerged, piercing straight through the water human. Part of the water human froze as a result, restricting its movements.
Tōu Tōkuma grabbed Kazahana Koyuki's arm directly. The board beneath his feet began to hover as he prepared to leave.
"Gentle Fist: Pressure Point Strike!"
Neji had also reached them by then. Forming his right hand into a finger strike, he aimed at a pressure point on Tōkuma's hand, intending to rescue Kazahana Koyuki.
"It's useless!" The Chakra Armor on Tōkuma's body released a violent electrical current, attacking Neji instead.
With his Byakugan vision, how could Neji not know the armor's power? His earlier pressure point strike had merely been a feint.
"Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Vacuum Palm." A gentle palm strike sent Kazahana Koyuki flying, and Tenten caught her as she arrived behind him.
Bang, bang, bang! Tenten threw several smoke bombs. Smoke burst out, allowing her to rescue Kazahana Koyuki successfully.
A pair of wings extended from Fubuki Kakuyoku's Chakra Armor, and she pursued Tenten.
"How dare you hurt my Princess Gale! Konoha-Style: Youth Concerto! Hiyah!"
Rock Lee had already leaped high into the air, sending a flying kick straight at Fubuki Kakuyoku's face.
Fubuki Kakuyoku had no choice but to turn aside, dodging Rock Lee's attack.
Because of this, Kazahana Koyuki had already been rescued and brought back to Yuhan's side.
Just then, Nadare Rōga shouted, "Fubuki! Hurry up and drag this bald, dark, muscular guy away!"
Turning around, she saw Hongshi already holding a "little snowball" overhead and hurling it at Nadare Rōga.
Hongshi said, "(╬•᷅д•᷄╬) How dare you interrupt my movie! Die! Have a little snowball!"
Nadare Rōga said, "Do you have some fucking misunderstanding about snowballs?! Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale!!"
Thud! An enormous white whale made of ice burst out from beneath the iceberg. The pointed horn on its head struck Hongshi in the stomach and sent him flying.
"What powerful defense! Drag him away!"
Flying in the air, Fubuki Kakuyoku seized the opportunity. Steel cables shot from her Chakra Armor and bound him, dragging him away from the battlefield to another corner of the iceberg.
"Lee! Look! I! I can fly!"
Rock Lee said, "Oh!!! Hongshi-kun! Wait for me!"