Not long after, the group arrived in the Land of Snow.
They boarded vehicles specially designed for travel on snow and began heading deeper into the Land of Snow.
"Princess, we have been waiting for your return."
Sandayu looked at Koyuki with respectful delight.
As her manager, he had specifically arranged for Koyuki to participate in this film shoot, wanting her to leave mementos along the way, step by step, back to the Land of Snow.
Then to lead them in rebelling against Doto's tyranny, restoring clear skies to the Land of Snow.
Who knows, the film might even make a lot of money when released.
But Koyuki didn't fully trust Kakashi and the others yet.
In her view, these Konoha's Shinobi escorting them might be strong.
But they were absolutely no match for Doto.
The scars left by childhood trauma are immeasurably deep.
That kind of fear would cling to her for a very, very long time.
Unless the person she feared ceased to exist.
Soon.
The convoy passed through a tunnel.
The sky gradually darkened.
"Let's rest around here for now."
Kakashi said. "Find a more hidden spot. We can't afford to expose our location yet."
"Wait!"
Hinata activated her Byakugan to look for a suitable place, but she saw a strange object rushing towards them at high speed. "Something's coming! It's huge!"
At that moment, rail tracks appeared on the ground.
Sandayu's face changed. He immediately lay down to feel the vibrations on the tracks.
"It's them!"
Sandayu looked up with absolute certainty. "Quick, protect the Princess!"
"Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura!"
With a wave of his hand, Kakashi had the trio surround Koyuki.
Takumi also stood by Koyuki's side.
The enemy's target was definitely Koyuki, and Doto's goal was the Hexagonal Crystal.
Having mercilessly killed his own brother, Doto certainly wouldn't care about Koyuki's life.
Soon,
With a rumbling sound, a train rushed out of the tunnel.
At the back of the train, Doto stood imposingly in his long coat.
Seeing the familiar face that had woken her from countless nightmares, Koyuki immediately fell into a state of panic.
"It's... it's you!"
"Koyuki, it's been a long time!"
Doto said with a light smile, like a benevolent elder.
But Koyuki was completely consumed by panic.
"No, don't come any closer!"
"We can't win, we can't, absolutely can't..."
Grip!
Seeing her about to fall into a demented state, Takumi simply and decisively grabbed her by the arm.
"Hey, remember our agreement?"
"Take care of this guy, and you'll 'exercise' with me."
Hearing this, Koyuki was stunned for a moment, her face instantly flushing bright red!
"Hey! What nonsense are you talking about!"
"Our agreement wasn't about that! It was about being your 8th girlfriend!"
Takumi said nonchalantly, "If you're my girlfriend, of course we're going to 'exercise'."
"…"
In that instant.
Koyuki felt completely tricked!
'Damn it, this guy actually changed the deal, forcibly altering the agreement's terms!'
And then.
Sandayu suddenly stepped forward.
"Kazahana Doto, you bastard! Today, under Princess Koyuki's leadership, we will overthrow you completely!"
As his words fell, numerous figures appeared on the side of a mountain peak.
They were all of advanced age, but each wore armor and carried weapons.
"Hmph, a bunch of incompetent fools."
Doto looked on with disdain.
"Charge!"
Led by Sandayu, they charged forward!
At that moment.
The side of the train revealed densely packed holes, like a honeycomb!
"Look out!"
Hinata shouted loudly. "It's a trap!"
But it was too late.
"Kill them."
With Doto's cruel words, countless kunai were launched, instantly engulfing Sandayu and the others.
It was like a hail of gunfire.
However, after the smoke cleared, everyone saw a tall earthen wall standing in front of them.
It had blocked all the kunai!
"Kakashi-sensei!"
Naruto and Sakura shouted excitedly. It was Kakashi who had used the Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall to block the attack!
"Huff... huff..."
After using such a large-scale Earth Release Ninjutsu, Kakashi's body was immediately drained. He began panting heavily, then knelt on one knee.
'Kakashi, you need to eat better.'
Takumi rolled his eyes, then raised his hand towards the train.
"Hmm? What are you planning to do?"
Doto raised an eyebrow. "Are you going to use the technique that killed Nadare?"
Seeing Takumi's movements, everyone else backed away.
Especially those close to the train.
Doto didn't know what Takumi was doing.
But Naruto and the others knew perfectly well.
This was Takumi's big move!
From a distance, Kisame frowned deeply.
"What is he doing? Raising his hand... is he about to release some Ninjutsu?"
Even in Kisame's eyes, it wasn't clear.
But in Itachi's Sharingan, the situation was completely different.
"He's releasing Chakra, and his control is extremely precise."
"It's like a net, already spreading throughout the entire space."
Itachi explained what he observed, his brow involuntarily furrowing.
'Could this be that explosive technique that Deidara and the others reported before?'
Itachi speculated internally.
"Releasing Chakra? What's he trying to do?"
Kisame looked utterly bewildered.
"We'll know if we keep watching."
Itachi said.
...
"Since you're all so eager to fight, I'll have to resort to forceful measures as well."
Seeing everyone retreating, Doto didn't understand why, but knew there must be a reason.
'Whatever you're trying to pull, before my invincible train, you can't do anything.'
'I was thinking of giving you a chance to pledge loyalty to me, but it seems you're just a stubborn brat.'
'You can just die here.'
He raised his hand, about to swing it down.
But the next second.
Boom!
A massive explosion sounded.
Then.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The train erupted in violent explosions, its carriages instantly pulverized into dust!
"Holy shit! What happened?!"
"How did it suddenly explode?!"
"What's going on?!"
Everyone was stunned!
Because right before their eyes, the train had exploded without warning, all on its own!
"This!?"
Seeing this scene, Koyuki was also completely dumbfounded, standing there in a daze!
"Is this your ability too?"
"How can an ability be this strong?!"
"This is too incredible!"
This train was loaded with countless hidden weapons and traps, capable of wiping out a small army without issue.
But Takumi had detonated it from a distance!
All of them instantly blasted into nothingness!
At that moment, a figure was blasted out from the carriage.
It was Mizore.
Whoosh!
Takumi's figure instantly disappeared from where he stood.
Then he appeared in mid-air, delivering a fierce punch.
Crunch!!
A dull impact sound!
Takumi punched right through the man's Chakra Armor and body in a single blow, killing him on the spot!
"This!"
Doto's eyes nearly popped out of his head!
In that instant, he felt his heart accelerate!
It was fear!
A taste of fear he hadn't experienced in a long time!
"Hurry! Turn around quickly!"
He shouted frantically. Under his command, the train immediately accelerated and rushed away.
Within a few seconds, the train had disappeared without a trace!