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"Long time no see, Kakashi. How come you're not running away like last time? Now I have to put in extra effort."
"My disciple is still fighting. How could I, her teacher, run away? On the other hand, Wolf Fang if you don't escape now, it might be too late."
After dodging the massive ice whale's charge with a flash, Kakashi immediately countered the other's mockery.
In the past, he had never paid attention to such taunts. Compared to verbal sparring, he much preferred using actions to shut the other up permanently.
But ever since meeting Furina, everything had changed. Influenced by her, he no longer yielded even the slightest bit in words just like now.
"Quite the sharp tongue. Once my comrades finish off that little girl, let's see if you can still laugh."
Words didn't match, so there was no point continuing. Realizing he couldn't gain any advantage in trash-talk, Wolf Fang simply shut his mouth and focused all his attention on the fight between the two.
"Heh. I'll return those words to you exactly as they are."
Just like Wolf Fang, who was confident of victory, Kakashi also firmly believed Furina would win without a doubt. The other might not know Furina's strength, but as her teacher, how could he not know?
To put it depressingly, even he himself probably wasn't Furina's match anymore let alone those two snow ninja who weren't even as strong as Wolf Fang. With their level of skill, lasting even a little while against her would already be a miracle.
"Kakashi-sensei, how are you so slow~? I told you to read less of those dirty books, but you just wouldn't listen. Now look you can't even handle some small-fry like this."
"Here she comes."
Hearing that familiar tone, an imperceptible smile appeared on Kakashi's face. Since the other had come over, it proved those two snow ninja had already been dealt with.
Next up was a righteous two-on-one.
"You little brat how is this possible?"
Following the direction of the voice, Wolf Fang saw Furina and clearly didn't want to believe that his two teammates had already been taken out. But the two people she was dragging in her hands forced him to accept the reality.
"There's nothing impossible about it. If you don't believe me, take a good look."
Looking at Wolf Fang's face full of disbelief, Furina had no intention of explaining. She casually tossed the burly man with his head blown open toward the other.
"Fuyuyu, damn it."
Wolf Fang only needed one glance at the burly man's corpse to confirm his identity. After knowing each other for so long, how could he not recognize him?
But if this one was real, then didn't that mean...
Thinking of the worst-case scenario, Wolf Fang quickly looked at the pink-haired one Furina was holding in her other hand. No mistake it was indeed their last remaining member.
After confirming it really was his two teammates, what puzzled Wolf Fang the most was how they had been defeated by Furina so quickly. Wasn't she Kakashi's disciple? How could she be this strong?
While Wolf Fang was racking his brain without any answers, he suddenly noticed that the pink-haired one in Furina's hand was still trembling slightly she wasn't dead yet.
Upon discovering this, a strange glint appeared in Wolf Fang's eyes, but he quickly hid it well. Then he began thinking about whether there was any way to save her.
After all, they had known each other for many years. Plus, if he ended up the only one left, his position with Kazahana Doto would definitely decline. No matter what, he couldn't just abandon her outright.
Moreover, he considered his own strength superior to Kakashi's, and far superior to those two teammates of his. Just because Furina could defeat them didn't mean she was stronger than him.
In his view, as Kakashi's disciple, Furina's ceiling was probably about the same as Kakashi's at best. If that was the case, why not try to save her? It was just two Kakashis, after all.
Only...
Crack
"Sorry about that. I forgot you still had one teammate left. I'll return her to you right now."
Watching Furina "thoughtfully" throw his teammate over, Wolf Fang felt no joy at all because before she was thrown, the pink-haired one's neck had already been snapped.
A corpse flying toward him how could he possibly be happy about that?
"You're dead!"
Suddenly, a pair of wings identical to the pink-haired one's appeared on Wolf Fang's back. Then... without looking back, he flew straight into the distance.
The decisiveness of his escape left even Furina stunned. She had seen his face full of anger and thought Wolf Fang was about to fight yet he just slipped away like that.
"Water Style: Water Severing Wave."
Furina naturally wasn't going to just watch him escape. Fierce water jets shot out one after another toward the distant Wolf Fang.
Unfortunately, the distance was a bit too great, and the other slipped away like an eel. Not a single one of Furina's attacks hit him he really managed to get away.
"Flying ability sure is convenient."
Watching Wolf Fang disappear into the distance until he was just a black dot, Furina couldn't help sighing. Although she could have chased him down if she really wanted to, there was no need.
From what they said, it was just a conflict between Fujikaze Yukie and her uncle. The monk could run, but the temple couldn't. Once they reached the Land of Snow, dealing with them later would be fine.
"This was truly spectacular. With such exciting footage, the movie will definitely be a huge hit when it releases."
"Amazing."
When they returned, noticing the director staring at the camera with an excited face, Furina finally remembered that even during the fight just now, the other hadn't forgotten to keep filming. Wasn't this level of dedication a bit too much?
"Hey hey, I'm not your actress. You just filmed me into your movie like that don't you think you should compensate me somehow?"
Although she admired the other's professionalism, Furina still took her image rights very seriously. Trying to get her for free? Dream on!
"Of course. Miss Furina not only protected our safety but also helped perfect my movie. Naturally, I will express my gratitude to you please don't refuse."
"Of course, of course." Seeing how sensible the director was, Furina immediately broke into a beaming smile, her joy plain on her face. Another way to fill her little treasury nice!
After some discussion, the two quickly reached an agreement on how to express that gratitude.
Once this movie featuring Furina's participation was released, the director would transfer a portion of the box office revenue to Furina in other words, a share of the profits.
Getting money just by waiting without doing anything else suited Furina's tastes perfectly.
"Oh, right my Kakashi-sensei appeared in it this time too. Don't forget about him. When the time comes, give me his share as well, and I'll pass it on to Kakashi-sensei later."
"Ahem. Doing this right in front of me isn't it a bit inappropriate?"