Cold mist covered the vast sea.
The surging seawater had frozen, preserving the movement of the waves, rising and falling endlessly over the frozen water surface.
“Ice Release: Thousand Killing Formation!”
The blue figure stepped on thin, fragile ice crystals formed in the air, standing firmly in the sky.
Shining stars condensed in the air, blades, spears, swords, and halberds completely forged from ice rained down incessantly like a downpour toward the icy earth.
An apparently beautiful and gentle girl used a ninjutsu filled with cold killing intent.
It was almost a cruel massacre feast.
BOOM!
BOOM!
The explosions continued for a minute before gradually weakening.
Weapons made of ice possessed explosive power like cannons, causing violent explosions on the frozen sea.
Frozen mountains began to collapse, and the frozen water surface dug holes several meters deep.
Countless corpses remained, and a mist of blood and white mist spread across the frozen sea surface.
“Damn it!”
A ninja dressed in blood-stained black clothes let out an angry roar.
The shattered corpses of his comrades were scattered around, ice fragments remained in the wounds, and the spurting blood froze into dazzling crimson crystals.
And the cause was the girl in blue clothing floating in the air while stepping on a block of ice — Irori.
As Yayoi’s highest-level puppet lifeform, she possessed an amount of chakra close to that of a Tailed Beast, and furthermore had a chakra circuit called “Ice Mirror,” which closely resembled the Ice Release Bloodline Limit.
She only used Ice Release, but her basic starting point was more powerful than that of the Yuki clan of the Land of Water.
“You’re still alive?”
Irori’s purple pupils remained calm and unmoved.
The hem of her kimono was slightly lifted by the wind, revealing her jade-like translucent legs.
Her exquisitely sculpted face was beautiful, overwhelming us with the creator’s outstanding craftsmanship.
“Die!”
The ninja in black reached out and grabbed the ice.
Crack!
Crack!
Cracks appeared on the ice surface.
A giant block of ice over ten meters in diameter was lifted with both hands, and powerful chakra gushed out.
That giant block of ice charged toward Irori in the sky with all its might.
BOOM!
The weight of the ice block combined with the sprinting speed made its explosion far more powerful than the ice itself.
However——
Pale ice fragments and dust slowly scattered, ice fragments drifting downward and falling apart.
Irori stood in the air, her body completely unmoved.
“Wh-what——”
The ninja in black widened his eyes.
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Ice spears shot out from the surrounding ice, piercing the ninja’s body and firmly pinning him to the ice.
His lips moved slightly, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, and his eyes quickly darkened.
“Too bad, unknown ninja.”
Irori let out a gentle sigh, and her elegant figure in a blue kimono gracefully landed on the ice.
Because her chakra amount was close to that of a Tailed Beast, a body capable of holding such a massive amount of chakra naturally possessed defense power beyond imagination.
Although it was not as powerful as a Tailed Beast, ordinary attacks would not even leave a scratch or wound.
Even without using Ice Release, she could defeat most ninjas with taijutsu alone.
“Lady Irori!”
More than a dozen figures quickly appeared — three ninjas and eleven samurai, all polite.
They had witnessed Irori facing dozens of ninjas, releasing astonishing Ice Release that released cold air, instantly freezing the sea into an icy plain and forcibly changing the battlefield.
And with overwhelming power, she had completely crushed dozens of powerful ninjas.
She had even easily annihilated the enemy leaders.
Such power was already beyond the reach of ordinary ninjas.
“Next, let’s sweep the next location.
Also, tell the other squads not to go too deep alone.
If you encounter a strong enemy, leave it to me.”
Irori spoke gently.
“Yes!”
Irori had a gentle attitude, but anyone who had seen that scene before would not see her as a harmless girl, but rather as a very functional combat weapon.
The ninjas and samurai followed Irori’s orders and began to act.
Due to a series of actions by the Five Great Nations, many small nations fell into chaos, and many ninjas from other countries were forced into exile.
Many of these exiled ninjas were from ninja clans, but none were particularly powerful.
Otherwise, they would not have been forced into exile.
If they refused to join, they would be driven away, and if multiple warnings failed, they would be suppressed.
However, there were too many ninjas that needed to be suppressed, and many entered through ports from the sea, so Yayoi had no choice but to send Irori, a powerful weapon.
As an artificial lifeform, Irori’s Ice Release was suited for combat in environments with water.
Sending her to suppress ninjas from the sea was a perfect choice.
“Lady Irori, we have found the intruders’ nest — it’s here.”
The speaker was Aburame Shion, a female ninja from the Aburame clan.
She was around twenty years old, wearing the black trench coat characteristic of the Aburame clan, and covering her eyes with a pitch-black eyepatch.
Although most of her face was hidden by the collar of the trench coat, one could faintly sense that she was a beautiful woman with an impressive appearance.
As a genius ninja of the Aburame clan, she was currently controlling numerous insects flying in the air and was in charge of this information-gathering mission.
Originally, Shion had been an elite of the Aburame clan and was very proud.
However, this time, accompanying Irori on her mission, she had been completely captivated by her elegant, wild, beautiful, and cold combat style.
At that moment, she was standing on the rough sea, pointing at a small island over 3 kilometers in diameter.
Above it spread a deep forest, with a large mountain in the center.
It was an excellent location as a hiding place.
Especially with the thick mist around, recklessly approaching would cause one to lose visibility and fall into the enemy’s trap.
Thanks to her secret insect technique, Shion had been able to find the enemy’s lair despite expending great effort.
Besides Irori, there were also ninjas and samurai from the Night Kingdom nearby, eagerly participating.
With a single word from Irori, they would charge in and seize the island, or so it seemed.
“Should we attack directly, Lady Irori?”
A warrior clad in heavy armor stepped forward and asked.
He gripped his sword tightly, chakra flowing into the blade, skillfully handling the technique bestowed by this chakra.
“No, there are many enemy traps outside, and the identity of the enemy unit is also unclear.
Seizing them without detailed information will result in unnecessary sacrifices.
Step back a little.
Actually, there’s a move I want to try.”
As she spoke, Irori’s figure danced in the air and stepped into the sky.
Although her feet had not yet formed, due to her speed, she felt as if she was stepping on air and stepping into the sky.
The people below looked at each other, not understanding what Irori meant.
At that moment, everyone suddenly shuddered.
“Hey, the air around us…
is it getting colder?”
A ninja shuddered, hoping it was just his imagination.
“Yeah, even wearing warm armor, it feels cold to the bone.”
A fully armed samurai also spoke, proving it was not an illusion.
It felt as if the heat around them had suddenly been drained.
“At this rate…
are there over 500 enemies?”
Upon arriving above the island, Irori’s purple pupils looked down at the island several kilometers below, and her rose-colored lips quietly exhaled.
However, upon feeling it closely, the temperature around her lips had dropped to a terrifying level.
A large amount of icy air flowed from there and was sucked into Irori’s respiratory system and body.
And as she breathed, the temperature of the surrounding air began to drop rapidly.
Vast chakra violently gushed from her body, freezing the air.
She clapped her hands.
BOOM!
Azure chakra completely erupted from inside her, violently blowing in all directions and creating a cold, pale storm.
“Ice Release: Frost Heaven Demon Realm!”
The voice as gentle as water was a sound that brought death.
A cold aura condensed in the sky.
First, ice crystals danced down from the sky, then accelerated, turning into a fierce blizzard in a matter of seconds.
Cold winds howled, and snow covered the surroundings.
The blizzard created by the cold air violently struck the ground like a catastrophic flood.
The sky was faintly dyed with ice and snow, gray mist completely blocked the sunlight, shadows enveloped the place, and it sank into eternal night.
The pirate towers hanging alone on the sea first froze the surrounding seawater, then the sand, trees, mountains, and even the stone fortresses built by the ninjas on the island desperately turned white.
In less than 30 seconds, the island and the surrounding sea area transformed into a giant ice sculpture artwork on the sea.
Grand and magnificent.
It was as if it was a masterpiece of nature’s work.
The ninjas and samurai on the outer edge of the Night Kingdom were wide-eyed and shocked.
In an instant, the island that they would have had to sacrifice to seize was completely frozen, becoming an unparalleled ice sculpture.
Not only the island, but even the surrounding sea area had frozen due to the cold.
The seawater beneath their feet had also frozen, no longer undulating.
“Retreat.
The sweep is over.
For the next three months, the ice here will not melt.”
Her complexion was slightly pale.
Clearly, she had unleashed a technique so powerful that it consumed stamina and chakra all at once, but it was not a secret technique to be used lightly.
“Ah, yes.”
The ninjas and samurai were dumbfounded, but their hearts were overwhelmed by the scene they had just witnessed.
In the end, they did not even realize when they had returned to camp.
…
“Irori is truly capable.
The northern border will be stable for a while.”
Information that Irori had heroically frozen the island reached Yayoi in Yomi Castle.
Inside the main castle, he smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the information in the intelligence report.
In just half a month, Irori had already suppressed the exiled ninja clans invading from the northern sea of the Night Kingdom, leaving no survivors — a highly efficient process.
The feat of finally freezing the island was even more moving and was undoubtedly a shot of adrenaline for the current Night Kingdom.
At the same time, it also helped establish the name of the Night Kingdom and attract more people to migrate there.
Whether it was population or foreign ninja clans, only truly powerful clans could create a suction effect.
Now, the Five Great Powers were racing against time to advance reforms and seize the lion’s share.
Yayoi felt that if he followed behind and took a little soup, he could still accomplish it.
Catching up with the Five Great Nations was not something that could be done in a short period.
One had to seek truth from facts, focus on objective laws, and fight a protracted war.
Furthermore, Yayoi knew that the establishment of ninja villages would inevitably involve internal losses.
No matter what, the hatred between ninja clans would not disappear overnight.
There would definitely be opposing forces inside, looking for opportunities to cause chaos.
Everything depended on the timing of the explosion and how much would ultimately be lost.
However, since each of the Five Great Nations had powerful individuals who could decide the situation in one blow, even if there were losses, they would not suffer damage.
“By the way, between husband and Irori, who is truly stronger?”
Since Irori was absent on a mission, only Kichou accompanied Yayoi in handling official documents.
Seeing that information, she suddenly became curious about who was stronger between Yayoi and Irori.
“Well…” Yayoi thought for a moment and then showed a calm smile.
“Irori is certainly something I created, but if it really came to a fight, unless I can perfectly complete ‘Chakra Armament Mode,’ I would be limited to lasting 30 rounds at most.”
Irori’s strength was not limited to Ice Release.”
Yayoi had undoubtedly poured an enormous amount of time and effort into creating Irori.
She could be said to be his original and most perfect masterpiece.
Even before Irori absorbed a large amount of chakra from the Seven-Tails, she had already been a very capable puppet lifeform.
After absorbing the massive chakra of the Seven-Tails, Irori had reached even higher levels in both Ice Release and physical abilities.
If Irori’s current body could absorb more chakra from Tailed Beasts, she might have been able to continue improving her performance.
Therefore, besides Ice Release, Irori’s taijutsu was also excellent.
Anyone who tried to avoid Irori’s Ice Release attacks and suppress her in close combat would face unprecedented despair.
However, Irori’s abilities had already been pushed to their limits.
If she wanted to further strengthen her capabilities, she would have to further activate her body.
But to achieve that, she would first have to activate her chakra to produce a further qualitative change.
After all, everything she possessed was based on the activated chakra she had refined herself.
When used similarly, her activated chakra resembled the effects of Yin-Yang Release.
Currently, the abilities of Yin-Yang Release surpassed her activated chakra.
Only through further qualitative change could her activated chakra rival or even…
surpass Yin-Yang Release!
“That’s true.
However, it’s hard to believe that Irori is a puppet creation.
But is it really okay to reveal Irori’s strength like this?”
Kichou smiled and sighed, secretly envying Irori’s overwhelming power.
Especially as a “daughter,” Irori’s actual age was much greater than that of her “mother.”
Therefore, Kichou often felt very complex emotions when facing Irori, her “daughter.”
“It’s fine.
Compared to real powerhouses, what Irori caused…
was just children squabbling?
It’s a bit amusing, but nothing major.”
Yayoi smiled nonchalantly.
Even after unleashing her ultimate secret technique, she only froze an island and the surrounding sea area for a few kilometers…
Uchiha Madara’s Susanoo could cut through several peaks with a single sword, severely injure the Seven-Tails, and nearly kill a Tailed Beast in an instant.
Moreover, this was an ordinary attack in Susanoo’s state.
He did not trust Madara’s Susanoo and did not possess a technique that could rival it.
Reality was that harsh.
Irori was strong, but at the same time, not strong enough.
However, at this moment, the power protecting the Night Kingdom was just right.