Naruto: Let the glory of the giants spread throughout the ninja world!

Naruto could no longer contain himself upon hearing Yukie Fuji's words, and his initial excitement at hearing the amazing story vanished completely.

"What do you mean, 'Let him take your life if he wants it'? Is life something you can so easily throw away?!"

"You're nothing like the Yukie Fuji I imagined! You're not trying to atone for your sins; you're just trying to escape!"

Upon hearing Naruto's words, Fujiyama Yukie paused. She didn't turn around and continued walking towards her room, though at a much slower pace than before.

"You think you're so insightful? You're just a little kid who's never experienced pain. You even believe what people act out. It's laughable."

After saying these words, Fujiyama Yukie went straight back to her room, leaving everyone standing there.

Naruto clenched his fists and looked at his former idol, whose figure had already disappeared.

Travel is always tedious, both for Naruto and his crew on the ship and for Akira Ryukura himself.

Three days have passed since the last time the vendor was sent away, but there has been no movement from the Land of Snow. Ryukura Akira couldn't help but wonder if their political system had completely collapsed.

However, Ryukura Akira has not been without useful information these days. For example, he learned from an old man that a huge meteorite fell in the south of the Snow Country decades ago, causing the ice and snow within a radius of a hundred miles to melt.

Ryukura Akira concluded that this was the object from another world, since such a significant matter couldn't possibly be left unmentioned in the original work.

However, when Ryukura Akira inquired about the aftermath, the old man only said that the two daimyo of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Sayasu and Kazahana Noutō, risked their lives to go there, and somehow managed to make the meteorite disappear.

Therefore, the entire Snow Country regarded the two as gods, and as a result, Fuuka Nutō's usurpation of the throne encountered almost no obstacles.

As for other clues, all that remains are some unofficial folk tales about Daming Prefecture, such as the saying that Daming used golden shovels to shovel snow.

Ryukura Akira organized the clues he knew so far, and took a bite of a rock-hard candied hawthorn.

"The known extraterrestrial object is a meteorite with immense heat, and since Fuuka Nyutō and Fuuka Hōsetsu can make meteorites disappear, it can be concluded from Fuuka Nyutō's behavior that the meteorite was taken away by them."

If that's the case, then Feng Hua Nu Tao's behavior can be explained. That meteorite was most likely some kind of divine weapon or powerful artifact. Feng Hua Nu Tao probably needed an Ice Release ninja to dissipate the meteorite's heat so that he could control it more easily.

That guy who dreams of ruling the ninja world every day is capable of anything. As for why he wanted to capture Kazahana Koyuki alive...

Need you even ask? It's definitely some kind of invincible duel between two swordsmen. Kazama Shoyuki, a peace-loving girl, didn't cooperate with Kazama Nutao's ideas and was thus subjected to a military coup by her younger brother.

Before her death, Kazama Shoyuki sealed her power within Kazama Koyuki's body, so Kazama Nutao is determined to capture her and extract it using some underhanded methods.

It can only be said that Ryukura Akira read too many novels in his previous life. Although the process was completely wrong, he still guessed about 80-90% of the truth.

"While it may not be entirely accurate, this is roughly the general outline of the process."

With a crunchy sound, as the last candied hawthorn was swallowed, Ryukura Akira casually tossed the stick down, hitting the samurai beside him.

At this point, apart from Ryukura Akira, there was no one conscious on the iceberg.

Ryukura Akira carefully examined the faces of the unconscious samurai, and finally determined that Wolf Fang Avalanche was not here either.

"Oh dear, that's strange. Where could Wolf Fang Avalanche go? He's not an Ice Release ninja."

Ryukura Akima rubbed his hands, still very puzzled about the boss's whereabouts.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. Counting the days, it's almost time."

Feng Hua Nu Tao stared intently at his monitor, having dispatched men to ambush his niece on her inevitable journey back to the Snow Kingdom, ensuring that nothing went wrong.

As for the few Konoha ninjas who accompanied him, Fuuka Nutō didn't take them seriously at all. Those samurai were all wearing chakra armor, and even if the Hokage of Konoha came, he would be in deep trouble!

If it weren't for wanting to play it safe, Fuuka Nutō would have already led his army to conquer the entire ninja world.

"Lord Nutao, there is still no news of Lord Langya Xuebeng; his whereabouts are unknown." The guard walked shakily to Feng Hua Nutao's side and reported in a low voice.

Feng Hua Nu Tao seemed completely unconcerned about this, saying, "Then we don't need to worry about him. If he doesn't want to do it, there are plenty of others who will. You know what's most urgent right now."

"Yes, I understand!" The guard bowed and took his leave, his body covered in cold sweat as he exited the gate.

His gaze was vacant, and his fear was palpable. But then he thought of his wife, his children, his parents. He needed this job; otherwise, his whole family would freeze to death in this freezing weather.

"If only this weren't the Land of Snow." He took a deep breath, straightened his back, and walked down the corridor toward the door.

.........

During her time on the ship, Fujiyama Yukie never considered what Naruto had said.

"Ugh."

After tidying her hair, Yukie Fujiyama stepped out of the cabin. As dawn broke, she was already suffering from insomnia once again.

Walking on the planks she had walked on countless times, Fujiyama Yukie was extremely familiar with the facilities here, and she remembered how she felt every time she performed here.

However, the people here seemed to be strangers to Fujiyama Yukie.

The destination of this journey was her former home, the country her father loved, but it was not her country.

She left the Land of Snow too young and spent too much time outside, losing the pure whiteness of snow.

She had been in this production crew for ten years, but she knew this was not her home. The ninja world was so vast that there was no place for her, Fujiyama Yukie, to belong.

Suddenly feeling a bit tired, Yukie leaned against the railing and looked up, feeling the cool sea breeze caressing her cheeks. She knew that the Land of Snow was almost here.

However, at this moment the entire ship began to shake violently, thump thump thump, thump thump thump.

Everyone rushed out of their rooms, shouting, "What happened?!"

Splash! Crack!

A large hand gripped the bow of the ship, then with a powerful squeeze, tore the entire bow off, before disappearing into the sea.

Fujiyama Yukie's face was ashen. "It's Uncle, it's that monster, he's here!"