"Konoha's ninjas, may I ask where Princess Koyuki is? After all, this is ultimately a matter between me and her. She can't possibly not show her face from beginning to end, right? Hmph hmph."
Because from the start until now he hadn't seen any sign of Koyuki Kazahana, Kazahana Doto's expression darkened a few more shades. He had gathered so many people this time precisely for the key on her; if she escaped, it would all be for nothing.
"At this point, there's no need to keep up appearances, right? We all know what you're after. Isn't it just that necklace that can open the treasure? She already gave it to me before this. If you want it, then come and take it from me with your own ability."
As she spoke, Furina pulled out a necklace from somewhere and showed it to Kazahana Doto opposite her. Its style was exactly the same as the necklace Koyuki Kazahana had worn before.
"Heh heh, what treasure? It's just some leftover items from the Kazahana family. Fine, since Koyuki doesn't want to meet, forget it. After dealing with you lot, I'll go find her personally; it's not too late."
After seeing the necklace in Furina's hand, Kazahana Doto's eyes clearly flickered. Evidently, his inner state wasn't as calm as his surface appearance.
But because the ninjas he hired from the underground exchange weren't exactly good people, Kazahana Doto could only put on an indifferent act. He didn't want to be backstabbed by these people later.
Even though he acted very nonchalant, many people behind him still changed their expressions. Clearly, the words "treasure" that Furina had just mentioned had already taken root in their minds.
As for whether the necklace was real or fake, of course it was fake. It was just an imitation she made. The real one had always been kept by Koyuki Kazahana, and from the attack until now Furina hadn't had a chance to contact Koyuki Kazahana, so naturally there was no possibility of getting the necklace.
The reason for doing this was simply to draw everyone's attention to herself. After all, even if these people besieged her, she wasn't afraid, but Koyuki Kazahana was different; any random ninja discovering her would be hard for her to resist.
After weighing the pros and cons, it was better for her to be the taunting bait.
"If there's nothing else, you guys should retreat first. The ones opposite are all ninjas; staying here won't do any good. Rather than sacrificing yourselves pointlessly here, I think it's better to preserve your useful lives to develop the future Land of Snow."
Seeing that Kazahana Doto didn't attack immediately, Furina turned to persuade the manager, who had already come to her side prepared to fight together.
Although the other party's courage was admirable, sometimes courage alone wasn't enough. In ninja battles, a group of ordinary people forcing themselves to stay would only cause trouble and nothing else.
"This..."
Hearing this, the manager subconsciously wanted to retort. This was the opportunity he had waited for decades for; even if he died, it was fine. How could he give up so easily?
But although his blood was boiling, the manager didn't lose his calm because of it. The next moment he also realized the current situation. He had personally witnessed the strength of ninjas before; it was absolutely not something they could participate in. Leaving now was the best choice.
After figuring it out, the manager immediately signaled the people beside him to scatter and withdraw, not giving Kazahana Doto any chance to detect Koyuki Kazahana's location.
As for where Koyuki Kazahana really was, only the manager knew.
After the sudden attack occurred, the manager had immediately arranged for people to take Koyuki Kazahana and evacuate. This was also why Kazahana Doto hadn't discovered Koyuki Kazahana's figure after approaching.
One could only say that perhaps the manager didn't care much about his own life; for revenge he could die without regrets. But for the princess, he absolutely didn't want her to get hurt because of this. In his heart, the princess was the hope for the revival of the Land of Snow; there could be no mistakes whatsoever.
"So confident, huh? You even let them retreat. Do you think just the two of you can deal with all of us?"
Seeing Furina let the others leave, a flash of mockery passed through Wolf Fang's eyes. It seemed that his previous defeat had made the other party a bit careless, but this time was different from before.
This time not only was Kazahana Doto taking action personally, but he had also hired many capable underground ninjas, including some from the famous Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist who were said to have assassinated the Mizukage and escaped unscathed. No matter how strong the kid opposite's Water Release was, what could it do? Could it possibly be stronger than the Mizukage?
In short, with so many of them dealing with Furina and Kakashi, the advantage was theirs.
"No no no, is there a possibility that we're not just two people~"
By the end, Furina was almost unable to hold back her laughter. From her perspective, just as Wolf Fang was mocking, Zabuza behind him had already slowly begun to draw his sword.
Having fought against him before, Furina knew this was the prelude to him making a move. This Mr. Wolf Fang who had luckily escaped with his life last time didn't seem to have realized anything was wrong yet.
"What!"
What happened next was just as Furina predicted. While Wolf Fang was still puzzled about what Furina's words meant, the Decapitating Carving Knife instantly slashed across his neck, and Wolf Fang's head, still carrying confusion, flew up right after.
Zabuza, proficient in the way of assassination, controlled his killing intent to perfection; no killing intent leaked during the attack. Plus, with major enemies like Furina and Kakashi right in front, Wolf Fang basically had no defense against the "teammate" behind him, and he was also distracted by Furina's words.
Under the superposition of all these circumstances, Wolf Fang only reacted fiercely to what had happened after being beheaded by Zabuza.
"I... died?"
In the last moment before Wolf Fang's consciousness disappeared, what he saw was his own headless body teetering, as well as Zabuza's cold gaze behind him. Before he could think about why Zabuza would kill him, Wolf Fang's consciousness fell into eternal darkness.
The last one of the three Snow Ninja attackers from earlier died in such a simple way: not in a frontal battle with the enemy, but in the most meaningless death by sneak attack.
"See, I told you, we're not just two people."
Looking at Wolf Fang's flying head, Furina felt that it would have been better if he had fought to the death against her and Kakashi that day. At least that way he would have died a worthy death, much better than this stifling way of dying.
"Ice Release: Thousand Flying Ice Needles of Death"
At the same time Zabuza acted, Haku beside him also began forming hand seals. Before the other ninjas could even react to what was happening, countless ice needles shot toward them. Except for a few who reacted quickly and dodged in time, the rest were all hit.