"Is it over?"
Jörmungandr and Aizen approached Kōki and Setsugetsu after they saw them stop.
Looking at the battlefield transformed by the Setsugetsu, he clicked his tongue in admiration. "Such power has already surpassed the scope of ordinary Ice Release. Ordinary Ice Release could never achieve such an effect. It truly lives up to its reputation as an ability formed by the Kekkei Genkai."
Although Jörmungandr had never seen Ice Release techniques used in the Shinobi World, he noticed a clear difference in Haku's performance in the original work.
One is the range of the technique. In the original work, Haku's Ice Release techniques were quite powerful, but they were all single-target attacks with a small range.
Secondly, the Ice Release Ice Release seems somewhat unworthy of the name, relying entirely on its creation ability as the main means of attack, without truly showcasing the "Ice Release" element, which represents the maximum power of Ice Release.
However, the Ice Release in the Setsugetsu is completely different. Not only is it large in range, but it is also extremely cold. The released freezing air can easily affect the climate and continuously cause harm to people.
If we consider the actual effects of Kekkei Genkai, Setsugetsu's should be called Ice Release.
"Alright, now that the mission is complete, I'll be leaving. I'm still in the process of completing my mission."
Kōki had achieved his main objective of meeting Aizen and the others, and had even sparred with Setsugetsu, directly experiencing Setsugetsu's strength. This trip could be considered quite successful, and it was time for him to leave.
Moreover, he originally had a mission to support the Konoha forces, so it was already quite remarkable that he was able to find the time to meet with Aizen.
If we arrive at the Iwagakure battlefield too late, the people from Konoha will probably be looking for us soon.
Seeing that Kōki was about to leave, Aizen and the others didn't say anything more. In any case, the main purpose of this meeting had been achieved, so there was no need to try to keep them any longer.
They knew that the true identity was different from theirs.
Kōki is still bound by the shackles of Konoha Ninja; he cannot disregard Konoha's orders until he has made the necessary preparations for his path to godhood.
But that's fine, they're leaving soon too. Since the organization was newly established and recruited some people, they need to come and assess them, so they'll be busy from now on.
After giving Kōki and the Aizen some instructions, Yuki left the battlefield and ran towards the battlefield in Iwagakure.
After Kōki left, Aizen and the others did not linger, heading towards the black market in the northern Land of Fire, leaving behind this battlefield full of ice sculptures.
However, they both forgot one crucial thing.
That is, they chose to meet within the territory of the Land of Fire.
Furthermore, Kōki suddenly had a whimsical idea and wanted to test Setsugetsu's strength.
More importantly, they forgot that the battle took place within the Land of Fire, and after the meeting, they left without even cleaning up the battlefield.
Therefore, such a battle attracted the attention of others.
Not long after they all left, a dozen or so Konoha Ninja, attracted by the commotion they had made during their fight, arrived.
If Aizen and his group had walked any slower, they might have run into Konoha's ninjas, which would have exposed their organization directly to Konoha's eyes.
Fortunately, the Konoha ninjas didn't arrive that quickly. If they had, Aizen would have had no choice but to use Genjutsu to control Konoha Ninja in order to maintain the organization's secrecy.
As for why they didn't kill the patrol team, it's because killing Konoha Ninja would only attract more attention from Konoha, making it easier for them to find a weakness.
Fortunately, the patrol team was relatively far away and took a long time to arrive; otherwise, they would have been under Aizen's control forever and would have lost their freedom.
When the Konoha patrol arrived at the battlefield, they were instantly stunned by what they saw.
What met their eyes was a vast expanse of white. A gentle breeze brought a chilling cold, and even the blazing sun overhead could not bring them any warmth.
What terrified them even more was the deathly stillness of the icy battlefield, a veritable forbidden zone for life, devoid of any living creature, so utterly silent.
At this moment, they were utterly horrified and Chunin wonder: what kind of immense power could accomplish all of this?
At that moment, a Konoha Ninja seemed to want to test just how cold the ice block in front of him really was.
He took a Kunai from his pocket and threw it onto the battlefield.
The thrown Kunai formed a thick layer of frost in the air, then rolled twice on the ice before snapping in two with a "crack".
"Hiss!!!"
This situation caused the surrounding Konoha Ninja to gasp in surprise.
They hadn't expected that in just a short while, the low temperature on the battlefield would render a hard Kunai made of fine iron brittle, causing it to break with a simple collision.
They couldn't help but think that if such an attack hit a human body, the person would probably freeze to death instantly, without any chance of resistance.
"Captain, what should we do next?"
Looking at this terrifying, icy world before them, the Konoha ninjas had given up any desire to go inside and search for clues about the warring parties.
Even though they possessed Chakra that allowed them to ignore most of the cold air, they still didn't want to enter such a dangerous place.
Seeing the troubled expressions on his teammates' faces, the patrol leader didn't intend to make things difficult for them. He said, "Let's go back to the village and report the situation here to the Lord Hokage. This is beyond our control."
After speaking, he prepared to leave with his teammates, but as if wanting to remember the scene, he looked back at the frost-covered battlefield before leaving.
But that one glance froze him in place, because he saw that the trees frozen in ice and snow didn't seem to be ordinary trees, but rather something created by Wood Release. This discovery horrified him even more.
His teammates, seeing him stop and look surprised, asked curiously, "Captain, what's wrong?"
"I think I've spotted who's fighting on the battlefield. Quick, let's get back to the village immediately and report this to the Lord Hokage."
After discovering the clue, the patrol leader became anxious and hurriedly urged his teammates.
Before his teammates could react, he took the lead and headed towards Konoha.
His teammates were confused by his hurried tone, but they still followed the patrol leader.
On the way back to the village, someone asked the patrol captain, "Captain, what did you see? Why are you so surprised?"
"I discovered that the person fighting that expert who froze the battlefield was none other than our village's Wood Release ninja, Lord Kōki Itō. Didn't you notice that those frozen trees look a lot like Wood Release: Deep Forest Emergence Technique?"