Rumble, rumble, rumble—!!!
Amid a deafening mechanical roar, a heavily armored steam train—like a moving fortress—charged along the railway buried beneath the snow, surging forward like a steel behemoth.
The gigantic snowplow mounted on its front smashed apart layers of accumulated snow and ice, sending clouds of white powder billowing into the air.
"That is… Fukaze Nami's Great Snow!!"
"Hahahahaha!!"
Arrogant laughter blasted out through loudspeakers on the train, completely overpowering the howling wind and snow.
Atop the massive locomotive stood a burly, middle-aged man clad in heavy chakra armor, arms spread wide as he looked down at the people below with greedy eyes.
Fukaze Nami.
The current ruler of the Land of Snow.
"I've finally found you, my dear niece!"
As the train hurtled closer, Fukaze Nami's sinister gaze locked onto the trembling Koyuki Kazahana.
"Hand over the Hex Crystal!!"
With a violent wave of his hand, the train let out a shrill roar, its speed increasing yet again.
The Great Snow thundered straight toward the film crew along the tracks.
"Run!! Get away from the tracks!!"
Kakashi shouted sharply.
The film crew instantly fell into chaos, fleeing in panic to both sides.
But Koyuki Kazahana looked as though her soul had left her body. She knelt there blankly, staring at the nightmare rushing toward her, her legs weak and unresponsive.
"Oh dear… oh dear…"
Facing the steel monster, Kakashi sighed helplessly.
He flashed forward and stepped directly in front of Koyuki.
Since he had accepted the "special appearance fee," he had to earn it.
Tilting his head slightly, he lazily snapped his fingers toward Team 7, who were already standing in formation.
"Hey, you kids over there."
His voice remained perfectly clear despite the train's thunderous whistle.
"The theory lesson is over. Now…"
"It's time for the practical class on combination ninjutsu."
"If you don't stop that thing, your appearance fees are going straight down the drain."
The moment Naruto heard the words appearance fees, he sprang up as if injected with adrenaline.
"Are you kidding me?! That's my ramen fund!"
He immediately formed the Ram hand seal, chakra surging violently through his body.
"Sasuke! Don't slow me down!"
"Hmph, idiot."
Sasuke snorted coldly, but his movements were anything but slow.
Stepping forward to the front, his hands flew through seals as chakra rapidly gathered in his chest and throat.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!!"
At nearly the same instant, Naruto finished charging.
He took a deep breath, cheeks bulging, and blasted out a violent stream of air.
"Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!!"
Boom!!
The gale instantly fed into the flames.
Empowered by Wind Release, the already massive fireball tripled in size, transforming into a towering inferno that engulfed the onrushing locomotive.
"That level of fire is useless against my Great Snow!!"
Fukaze Nami laughed arrogantly from atop the train.
But the next second, his laughter caught in his throat.
With wind fueling the flames, the core temperature skyrocketed under the combined ninjutsu.
In the blink of an eye, the once pitch-black, frigid steel locomotive was scorched bright red, metal expanding with an ear-splitting screech as terrifying heat waves radiated outward.
"It's not over yet."
Kakashi commanded calmly. "Second group, follow up."
"Yes, sensei!"
Though Sakura was nervous, her eyes were filled with determination.
She mobilized all her chakra.
"Water Release: Water Colliding Wave!!"
Splash!
A massive torrent of water burst forth, surging toward the glowing-red locomotive like a tidal wave.
Beside her, Haku formed hand seals with elegant precision.
This was a technique he had just "learned" from Kakashi.
"The hardness of ice… plus the mass of water…"
Haku's eyes narrowed as he thrust one hand forward.
"Ice Release: Piercing Dragon Fierce Tiger!!"
Roar—!!
A crystal-clear ice dragon formed within the rushing water.
Opening its enormous jaws, it absorbed the water Sakura had created.
After devouring the wave, the ice dragon swelled dramatically, transforming into a colossal frost dragon even larger than the locomotive itself.
Carrying extreme cold, it slammed violently into the red-hot train.
Sizzle—sizzle—!!!
Boom!!!
Extreme heat and extreme cold collided in a single instant.
A terrifying explosion of white steam burst forth, blanketing the entire sky.
A hair-raising crack, crack echoed through the air—the sound of metal suffering catastrophic thermal stress after rapid heating and sudden cooling.
The Great Snow's armor, once its greatest pride, became as fragile as glass, instantly webbed with fractures.
The engine let out one final wail before dying completely.
"It… it stopped?!" Naruto shouted excitedly.
"No, not yet."
Sasuke activated his Sharingan, peering through the steam.
"The engine's destroyed, but its momentum is still enormous! It's still moving!"
Sure enough, even without power, the steel behemoth continued sliding forward, carrying enough kinetic energy to crush everything in its path.
"Not bad. Barely a passing grade."
Kakashi walked calmly to the front, watching the sliding train.
As he moved, his hands formed seals smoothly and fluidly, then pressed firmly against the ground.
"This last step is a demonstration from your teacher."
"Watch carefully. This is how you make Earth Release hard enough."
Kakashi's eyes sharpened as he slammed both palms down.
"Earth Release: Multiple Earth-Style Wall!!"
Rumble, rumble—!!
The ground shook violently.
What rose was not an ordinary earthen wall, but a massive rock barrier several meters thick.
Carved into its front were four enormous, ferocious dog heads.
They were unmistakably modeled after Pakkun and the others.
Thud—!!!
An earth-shattering impact echoed across the ice field.
The sliding Great Snow crashed head-on into the massive stone wall.
Rocks exploded outward, and the front of the train caved in completely.
The colossal impact made the entire snowfield quake three times over.
Yet the dog-headed rock wall, though cracked, stood firm like an immovable mountain, forcibly stopping the steel monster dead in its tracks.
As the dust settled—
Kakashi stood atop the massive wall, looking down at the stunned Team 7 below, brushing the dust from his hands.
"This is called—"
"Physical braking."
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