The deck erupted into chaos as a massive shadow rapidly swallowed the entire ship.
A colossal iceberg was moving against the ocean current, defying all logic. Like a rampaging beast, it surged straight toward the film crew's vessel.
"It's over… we're going to crash!!"
"Turn the rudder! Hurry, turn the rudder!!"
The crew screamed and scattered in panic. Fukashi Koyuki's face turned deathly pale as fear overtook her.
"What are you panicking about?"
Kakashi had appeared at the very front of the bow at some point unknown. Facing the oncoming iceberg, he showed not the slightest fear. Instead, he casually lifted his forehead protector, revealing his crimson Sharingan.
Atop the massive iceberg, several distinct streams of chakra were clearly visible.
"Quite the grand welcome," Kakashi said calmly. "Even if it's an enemy attack, it makes a perfect teaching opportunity."
He tilted his head slightly and glanced back at Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Haku, who were already standing behind him.
"Listen carefully."
"Today's lesson is the application of compound ninjutsu."
Before his words had even finished echoing, Kakashi's hands moved.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"
Puff!
White smoke dispersed, and two shadow clones appeared on either side of him.
"Compound ninjutsu refers to combining two or more different elemental techniques," Kakashi explained evenly, as if standing in a classroom rather than facing imminent destruction.
"When used correctly, the result is greater than the sum of its parts."
The clone on the left slammed its hands together.
"Water Release: Water Shockwave!"
At the same time, the other clone exhaled violently, wind-nature chakra transforming into a raging gale.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!"
A monstrous wave rose out of nowhere. The hurricane immediately merged into the water flow.
Wind accelerated the water, and water carried the wind. The once-scattered torrent began spinning at terrifying speed, instantly forming a massive spiraling water tornado that stretched across the sea's surface.
"Combined Ninjutsu—Hurricane Water Vortex!"
Rumble—!!
The roaring vortex tore through the air and slammed head-on into the approaching iceberg.
The overwhelming spectacle left everyone aboard completely stunned.
The director, who had been hiding behind the camera, stood frozen with his mouth wide open. The scene before him was something that only existed in top-tier special effects films.
The towering waves.
The violent hurricane.
And that lone figure standing before the storm like a god.
"Is… is that ninjutsu…?" the director muttered in disbelief.
Then exhilaration surged through him, fear instantly replaced by professional instinct.
He grabbed the cameraman beside him and roared, spit flying everywhere.
"What are you standing there for?! Film it!! Hurry up and film it!!"
"This is real footage! This is priceless!!"
"We don't need special effects anymore! This is a hundred times more shocking than anything artificial!"
"Even if the ship sinks, you must capture this on film!!"
Under the director's frantic shouting, the cameraman shakily lifted the camera and aimed it at the iceberg.
Meanwhile, atop the iceberg itself, three figures clad in the Land of Snow's specially designed chakra armor watched coldly.
Standing at the center was a tall, broad-shouldered man, his face filled with arrogance and cruelty born from long-held authority.
Wolf Fang Avalanche.
Seeing Kakashi unleash such overwhelming compound ninjutsu, he showed no panic at all. Instead, a cruel grin spread across his face.
"Hmph… so it really is you. That unmistakable silver hair."
Behind him, Kakuyoku Fubuki and Tōma Hyōga also recognized the figure.
"Big brother, that's—"
"Yeah. No mistake."
Wolf Fang Avalanche clenched his fists. The energy slots on his chakra armor lit up with an eerie glow, releasing a deep mechanical hum.
"That Konoha Anbu brat who slipped away with the princess right under our noses ten years ago," he sneered.
"Kakashi Hatake."
Watching the roaring water tornado, his eyes sharpened with disdain.
"But this time, you won't be so lucky."
"I'll show you the power of the Snow Ninja—and the true might of this armor!"
He raised both arms. The amplifiers on his armor flared to their limit, chakra surging wildly as his fingers flew through hand seals.
"Ram—Dragon—Monkey—Horse—Snake—Dog!"
"Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale!!"
Boom!!
The sea surface shook violently. The front section of the iceberg shattered instantly, transforming into a gigantic one-horned white whale dozens of meters long.
The frost beast let out a thunderous roar and burst from the sea, charging straight at the raging water tornado with unstoppable momentum.
"Shatter it!" Wolf Fang Avalanche roared.
The next instant, the smile on his face froze.
The Hurricane Water Vortex, infused with wind-nature chakra, possessed cutting power as sharp as blades.
Szzzt—szzzt—!!
A piercing screech echoed through the sky.
The seemingly indestructible ice whale cracked the moment it made contact, fissures spreading across its body like something tossed into a grinder.
"W-What?!"
Bang!!
With a deafening explosion, the massive ice whale was shredded midair, breaking apart into countless shards that rained down across the sea.
Though reduced in size, the water tornado still retained terrifying force as it surged straight toward the iceberg where the three Snow Ninja stood.
"Big brother, look out!!" Kakuyoku Fubuki and Tōma Hyōga cried out, their expressions changing drastically.
They reacted instantly.
"Ice Release: Swallow Snow Storm!"
"Ice Release: Ice Prison Jutsu!"
Countless ice swallows and thick ice walls stacked together, finally neutralizing the remaining force of the vortex.
Splash—
Seawater mixed with crushed ice poured down, drenching the three of them like drowned rats.
Wolf Fang Avalanche wiped the water from his face, staring at the sea as it gradually calmed. Shock and fury burned in his eyes.
"Damn it… that bastard…" he snarled through clenched teeth.
"To shatter an armor-amplified One-Horned White Whale in a single exchange…"
"His chakra reserves and technique power are far beyond what they were ten years ago!"
Then—
"Hey. Where do you think you're looking?"
A cold voice cut through the howling wind.
Wolf Fang Avalanche jerked his head down.
A dark figure was racing across the turbulent sea.
Kakashi strode across the water's surface, chakra clinging to the soles of his feet as if the ocean were solid ground. He leaned forward, dragging a long wake behind him as he charged toward the iceberg at terrifying speed.
Lightning flickered faintly in his hand.
His crimson Sharingan cut through the snowstorm like a streak of blood-red light, locking firmly onto the three of them.
"Since you won't come down," Kakashi said calmly,
"then I'll come up and invite you myself."
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