After using the Great Fireball Technique to deal with Nadare, Takumi turned his gaze towards the other two.
Fubuki and Mizore snapped out of their daze and immediately turned tail and ran.
"Holy crap! What the hell is with this guy! Is he even human?!"
"He got killed? Nadare got killed that easily!?"
"That Fire Release just now... was that even Fire Release?!"
The two of them were practically pissing their pants!
They knew Konoha's Shinobi were strong,
But they never imagined they could be this outrageously strong!
Taking out one of their comrades with a single move?
Who could withstand that?!
They didn't dare stay for a second longer.
The remaining two,
One took to the skies, one burrowed into the ground, fleeing insanely fast!
Takumi deactivated his Flame Body constitution at this point.
Otherwise, if he kept it up, there wouldn't be any ground left to stand on.
He walked over to the stunned Koyuki and chuckled, "One down, three to go."
Koyuki came back to her senses, looking at Takumi with a complex expression, not daring to say a word.
'What the hell is this?!'
'Is he really a Shinobi too?'
'Why is the gap between his strength and everyone else's so huge?!'
She never expected that Nadare, who was giving Kakashi a hard time, was killed by him so easily!?
'Just who is this guy?!'
"Takumi-kun, you... you've gotten so much stronger..."
Hinata, watching Takumi's terrifying Fire Release Ninjutsu, also looked on with admiration.
"Not bad, a little improvement."
Takumi smiled lightly, then said seriously, "First, treat Sakura and Ino's injuries, then we'll set off."
"Leave minor injuries like these to me. I am a Medical-nin, after all."
Rin stepped forward and said.
"Rin, I'll leave those two to you."
After instructing her, Kakashi turned to Takumi with a look of amazement. "The Chunin Exams just ended, and your strength has already improved this much."
"That was the most powerful Fire Release I've ever seen."
Pretending to be a little embarrassed, Takumi smiled and said, "It's alright, just normal levels."
Sasuke looked at Takumi with a constipated expression, his heart filled with resentment.
'Damn it...'
'The Great Fireball has always been the signature technique of my Uchiha Clan!'
'How can Takumi unleash one with such power?!'
'Is he an Uchiha too?'
'No! Impossible!'
'Only me and that man are left of the Uchiha!'
'There can't be a third!'
'Besides, even if he were an Uchiha, there's absolutely no way he could produce a Great Fireball that big!'
'A 500-meter diameter fireball? Can a human even do that?!'
"Wow, so strong."
Naruto stepped forward and said, "Hundreds of times stronger than that guy Sasuke's Fire Release!"
Naruto's mouth was a murderous weapon.
Those words were like a sharp sword, piercing straight through Sasuke's heart.
But he couldn't refute them, only glaring hatefully at Naruto.
'Damn it!'
'I'll be able to do that someday too!'
"Thankfully Takumi was here this time, otherwise it would have been hard to protect everyone in this terrain."
Kakashi sighed, watching the melted water at their feet gradually solidify. "Let's get out of here first. There are also some things I need to ask to clarify."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Koyuki.
Everyone returned to the ship and headed into the territory of the Land of Snow.
Meanwhile, the escaped Fubuki and Mizore had already sped back to the capital of the Land of Snow at breakneck speed, reporting to their boss… Kazahana Doto.
"What? Nadare is dead?"
Doto frowned deeply. "And the enemy was just a kid? It seems Nadare has been slacking off too much lately, he can't even handle a kid."
"But, that kid isn't normal..."
Fubuki's body was still trembling uncontrollably.
The immense fireball Takumi spat out was like a sun crashing to the earth, imposing an unparalleled pressure on her.
And that was without her facing it directly.
She could hardly imagine what Nadare must have been thinking, facing that fireball head-on.
'Maybe he didn't have any thoughts at all?'
'After all, he was vaporized in an instant!'
"Regardless, you saw Princess Koyuki, right?"
Doto looked down at the two kneeling on one knee.
"Yes, Doto-sama."
Fubuki bowed her head even lower. "But we don't know if she has the Hexagonal Crystal on her."
"No need to worry about that. She definitely keeps something that precious on her person at all times."
Doto said with great certainty. "The most important thing now is to capture her."
"Hmm, I'll handle this one personally then."
"That good-for-nothing Nadare, can't even handle such a simple mission. Seems he's fallen from grace."
Hearing Doto's disparaging remarks about Nadare, Fubuki, though wanting to refute them, ultimately didn't speak up out of fear of Doto's authority.
She could only silently pray that Doto would understand once he saw that boy.
'That kid is not human at all.'
'He's a monster!'
...
While Fubuki and Mizore were making their report, Kakashi's side also found out about Koyuki's true identity.
"Huh?!"
Naruto sat down on the deck in shock. "Sh-she, she's a princess?!"
He pointed at Koyuki, his face full of disbelief.
"That's right, she is the princess of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Koyuki."
Kakashi said matter-of-factly, then turned to look at Koyuki. "That stage name was to avoid Kazahana Doto's pursuit, wasn't it?"
"You knew and still asked."
Koyuki said disdainfully.
"Sigh..."
Kakashi shook his head, feeling a headache coming on.
Concealing her true identity meant the mission was full of uncertainty.
And Koyuki's attitude also left him somewhat dissatisfied.
If Takumi hadn't joined this mission temporarily, they might not have been able to protect Koyuki from that trio.
"In my opinion, now that he knows Princess Koyuki's location, he definitely won't just sit back and do nothing."
Kakashi stated his analysis. "Since Takumi is already determined, we might as well take the initiative and strike back directly against Kazahana Doto. We might catch them off guard."
"With Hinata here, we don't need to worry about reconnaissance either."
"I'll do my best." Hinata shyly lowered her head.
"However, this means the mission will become very dangerous."
Kakashi looked at the film crew's director. "So, we can't take all of you with us for the next phase."
"That won't do."
The director shook his head. "Our film isn't finished yet. We won't leave until it's done."
"Besides, being able to record real combat footage is the most worthwhile thing for me, even if it costs me my life."
"But..." Kakashi scratched his head, but seeing the director's resolute expression, he reluctantly said, "Alright, but I hope you'll follow our instructions when the time comes."
"Don't worry, I don't want to die before the film is finished either."
The director said with a smile.
The group reached an agreement.