"Naruto: Ice God"Chapter 149: Saving Pakura
The Kirigakure shinobi struggled to pull their feet free from the ice. Just as they tried to get a clear look at their attacker, they felt something grab their legs again.
When they looked down, they were nearly frightened to death by the bizarre scene before them.
One by one, crystal-clear skeletons stared at them with hollow eye sockets, their razor-sharp fingertips deeply embedded in the shinobi's protective gear.
Agonized screams erupted throughout the canyon.
While the Kirigakure shinobi fought desperately against the skeletons, a Flying Thunder God kunai shot from the shadows, striking near where Pakura had fallen. Through her haze, Pakura glimpsed a slender figure instantly teleporting before her.
Reinforcements?
No—she had clearly been betrayed by her village. How could there possibly be reinforcements?
This must just be a dying hallucination.
With that thought, Pakura closed her eyes.
"These Kirigakure shinobi are surprisingly honorable."
Finding no signs of poison in her wounds, Feng Bai praised their martial ethics while casually flicking two poison-laced senbon.
"Sorry, I'm busy right now. We'll chat later."
Without sparing a glance at the Kirigakure shinobi who had managed to repel the skeleton attacks, Feng Bai began treating Pakura.
Healing wasn't exactly simple. Since they belonged to different factions, Feng Bai had to keep her alive while ensuring she couldn't recover her mobility too quickly.
What if the treatment went too smoothly and she escaped when he wasn't paying attention?
Blocking Feng Bai's senbon, the Kirigakure shinobi countered by striking down two skeletons attempting to subdue him, revealing a confident smile:
"Don't worry—I won't waste too much of your time."
This Kirigakure shinobi believed he had seen through Feng Bai's techniques. The opponent's jutsu looked terrifying, but in reality, that's all it was—terrifying.
After all, they were artificial constructs with easily predictable movements. While they might kill genin or chūnin, once they encountered a powerful jōnin like himself—
He coated his ninja blade with chakra and struck fiercely, only to be blocked by an ice wall before reaching Feng Bai.
"You really are troublesome. Since you insist—"
The Kirigakure shinobi tilted his head to dodge a kunai attack, but felt a sharp pain in his waist.
"Then I'll play along."
The youth's voice sounded behind him. The Kirigakure shinobi turned back in pain to see Feng Bai standing where the kunai had landed.
"This technique... Damn it, don't underestimate a shinobi from the Bloody Mist!"
Belatedly realizing what was happening, the Kirigakure shinobi—now with no chance to escape—was spouting threats one moment and clutching his waist in agony the next.
The Kirigakure shinobi had no time to notice the second Feng Bai appearing beside him. He only knew that his other, previously uninjured kidney was now being pierced by a ninja blade, the excruciating pain making it impossible to muster any counterattack.
Without giving him time for any last words, Feng Bai withdrew the blade and thrust it into the Kirigakure shinobi's throat, killing him instantly.
With the fall of the lead Kirigakure shinobi, the battle in the canyon entered its final phase.
Though artificial, the skeletons—with their advantages of initiative and numbers—still sent quite a few unlucky Kirigakure shinobi to meet the Sage of Six Paths.
After the two Feng Bais eliminated the last survivors, they stood in place and slowly transformed into blocks of ice.
The ice wall quietly crumbled at that moment, revealing Feng Bai focused on treatment while not forgetting to make some additional preparations.
"Perfect. With this in place, she won't be able to harm me when she wakes up."
Feeling the treatment was nearly complete, Feng Bai clapped his hands and summoned a shadow clone, unceremoniously tossing Pakura to it: "Carry her back to Shikkotsu Forest!"
The shadow clone tilted its head: "Weren't we going to get some good food?"
"That's right—you carry her back to Shikkotsu Forest, I'll go to town to find some good food and then return. Perfect plan, isn't it?"
"..."
Watching the shadow clone leave reluctantly, Feng Bai didn't forget to stage a cover-up before departing, using Fire Release to completely erase all traces of battle in the canyon.
When Kirigakure, having received no news for far too long, finally sent people to investigate, all they could see was devastation everywhere.
"Fire Release traces—consistent with Pakura's combat methods."
Standing in the center of the scene, Yagura kept a stern expression while listening to his subordinates' reports.
What was supposed to be an easy ambush operation had somehow resulted in all fifty Kirigakure shinobi dying here.
Was Pakura a monster, or were the Kirigakure shinobi just incompetent—fifty against one and still completely wiped out?
Yagura drove his green-flowered staff deep into the ground with such force that it perfectly conveyed his current state of mind.
The reporting Kirigakure shinobi was startled by this sudden outburst, almost cursing instinctively before quickly controlling himself.
This seemingly underage kid was one of Kirigakure's few remaining elite jōnin. Anyone who could survive the Bloody Mist and become a jōnin had their own unique skills.
However, this Kirigakure shinobi still felt aggrieved—what's the point of taking your anger out on me? The facts are right here. If you want to get fierce, go find the culprit!
Yagura said nothing, standing in place waiting for the results of the trace investigation.
The reporting Kirigakure shinobi also remained silent, just grumbling internally.
The scene fell into an eerie silence, with only the sounds of Kirigakure shinobi moving the charred corpses.
"Lord Yagura, no traces of Pakura's escape were found."
"Lord Yagura, the number of corpses doesn't match."
Both reports came simultaneously.
This gave Yagura an even worse headache.
The current situation was that they had no idea whether Pakura was dead or alive, nor whether Sunagakure had properly fulfilled their obligations.
Yagura gritted his teeth secretly, yet was helpless.
"Report back to the village—say the mission was successful."
After weighing the pros and cons for a long time, Yagura made his decision.
"Yes, sir."
There was no choice. This transaction was inherently secretive, and their side had conducted a fifty-against-one ambush. Once detailed investigation began, it would inevitably attract attention from neighboring countries.
By then, the entire shinobi world would know about Kirigakure's disgrace, which would definitely overshadow Sunagakure's betrayal of their own shinobi.
Moreover, this matter was under his responsibility—
Right at this crucial moment when he was about to become the Fourth Mizukage!
As if throwing a tantrum, Yagura performed some staff techniques before leading his people to conduct an even deeper cleanup of the scene, then departed with his forces.
By the time the matter was reported to the Mizukage, the entire scroll contained only one sentence: "Mission successful."
Out of trust in Yagura, the Mizukage and elders suspected nothing and signed the peace agreement with Sunagakure.
Meanwhile, Sunagakure's leadership, upon receiving Kirigakure's reply, proceeded according to their pre-arranged plan—blaming Pakura's death on Iwagakure, preparing to use it as a pretext for war in the future.
At the same time, Rasa also began searching for an excuse to attack Konoha.
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