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"Ice Release: Ice Age!"
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Shin''s hands flew through a series of hand seals. An icy chill spread outwards, freezing the fleeing Ame Shinobi and extinguishing the fires they had set.
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Shin''s control over Ice Release had improved significantly. He could now precisely control its range and targets.
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He was arguably the strongest Ice Release user in history.
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"Konan, are you cold?" Shin asked.
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Konan nodded, her face slightly red. She was standing on ice; it felt like she was in a frozen wasteland.
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Shin activated his Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan and used Amaterasu. Black flames appeared, and he used Kagutsuchi to control them, preventing them from spreading.
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"Warm yourself by the fire," Shin said to Konan.
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"There are black flames?" Konan was amazed. She had never seen black flames before.
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"Here you go."
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Shin didn''t attack anymore. The entire camp was frozen. No Ame Shinobi within its range could escape.
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Unfortunately, Hanzō wasn''t there. He must have escaped before Shin returned. He must have sensed the danger.
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Shin hadn''t harmed any of his allies, thanks to the Mind''s Eye of Kagura.
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Without it, he might have frozen his own comrades as well.
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On the other side of the battlefield, the Third Kazekage watched the frozen Konoha camp in shock.
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"Retreat!"
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He didn''t hesitate. The Suna forces immediately withdrew.
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"Damn that old hag! I''ll catch her this time! Kushina, Mikoto, come help me!"
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Tsunade yelled after defeating Chiyo''s puppets.
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Kushina and Mikoto, who had been busy fighting other Suna Shinobi, immediately went to assist Tsunade.
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But even with their combined efforts, they couldn''t capture Chiyo. However, they did manage to destroy her Human Puppet.
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"She got away. Puppet masters are so annoying." Tsunade punched the remains of the puppet in frustration.This content has been misappropriated from Royal Road; report any instances of this story if found elsewhere.
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Chiyo controlled the puppets from a distance, while she herself remained hidden. Tsunade hated that.
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Chiyo was strong, but she was still a puppet master. She wouldn''t fight Tsunade directly.
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The Suna forces retreated, and Konoha didn''t pursue. Sakumo Hatake ordered them to return to camp.
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"That was an incredible Jutsu. I can''t believe an eleven-year-old can do that. Just how much Chakra does that Shin kid have?"
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Jiraiya stared at the frozen camp in awe.
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"Orochimaru, what are you looking at?"
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Orochimaru''s eyes were fixed on Shukaku, the One-Tail. It was still under the control of the Sharingan.
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"The Sharingan? Is the One-Tail being controlled by the Sharingan?"
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Orochimaru frowned. There were no Uchiha on this battlefield. Well, there was Uchiha Mikoto...
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He had almost forgotten about her. Could she be controlling Shukaku?
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He didn''t believe it. He didn''t think she was capable of that. If it were Shin, it would be more believable. But how could Shin have the Sharingan?
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"That thing is under control. I''ll try to seal it," Kushina said, looking at Shukaku.
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But Tsunade stopped her.
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"Don''t. What if you fail and break Shin''s control? Who will deal with the One-Tail then?"
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Kushina reluctantly backed down. She couldn''t even defeat the salamander; Shukaku was out of the question.
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They left Shukaku alone and returned to the camp, finding Shin and Konan warming themselves by the black flames.
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Tsunade was curious about the black flames, but Kushina and Mikoto already knew what they were.
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Mikoto thought of the legendary Amaterasu flames, now used for a campfire. It was a strange sight.
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Shin stood up and extinguished the flames.
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"Suna retreated?"
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"Yes, they retreated. Shin, deal with the One-Tail outside. Make sure it doesn''t cause any trouble," Tsunade said.
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"Okay."
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Just as Shin was about to leave, Sakumo Hatake arrived.
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"Shin, can you undo your Jutsu?"
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"Are you kidding me, Sakumo-san? How can I undo a Jutsu that''s already been cast?" Shin said, exasperated.
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"Can''t you melt the ice? Our supplies are frozen."
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"I can''t do that now. Maybe when my control over Ice Release improves."
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Shin said. He really couldn''t do it.
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"This is troublesome."
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Sakumo frowned. Shin''s ice was incredibly strong. He had tried to cut it with his White Light Chakra Sabre, but it didn''t even leave a mark.
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"How long will it take for the ice to melt naturally?" Sakumo asked. Shin should know.
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"It might take half a month. There''s no sun in the Land of Rain."
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Even under direct sunlight, it wouldn''t melt easily.
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"We can use Fire Release to melt it. It''ll just take some effort," Shin suggested.
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"That''s our only option then."
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Sakumo left to find some Fire Release users.
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Shin went to deal with Shukaku. He wasn''t planning on sealing it back into Bunpuku.
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Instead, he extracted Shukaku completely.
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Bunpuku, of course, died the moment Shukaku was extracted. Even Uzumaki Jinchūriki couldn''t survive having a Tailed Beast extracted.
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Shukaku, freed from Shin''s control, glared at him angrily. Bunpuku was dead.
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Shukaku had a good impression of Bunpuku. It had even acknowledged him to some extent. That was why it was angry about his death.
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