"Doto Kazahana, aren't you being fooled by false information from your subordinates?" Kanko Hyofo couldn't help but curse out.
He really couldn't hold back anymore. Initially, he thought he was just up against a particularly skilled Jonin, but Mokgetsu's display was entirely that of a strong adversary famous in the Ninja World.
Of course, Kanko Hyofo wouldn't suspect Doto Kazahana of intentionally giving false information because they were already tied to the same fate. If he couldn't win here, it would be impossible for Doto Kazahana to usurp power successfully.
Kanko Hyofo simply thought Doto Kazahana was foolish and thus got false information.
"Impossible, didn't you say you would definitely win?" Doto Kazahana retorted.
Kanko Hyofo criticized his intelligence, while Doto Kazahana mocked Kanko Hyofo's lack of strength, saying that a leader of a Ninja Village is afraid of a young man from a Great Ninja Village.
Before the battle, he was full of confidence, saying there'd be no problem dealing with this youngster Mokgetsu.
Kanko Hyofo wished he could punch Doto Kazahana into the ground. He had spoken so confidently because of the large discrepancies in Doto Kazahana's intelligence. Had he known Mokgetsu was so formidable, he wouldn't have collaborated with Doto Kazahana but instead defected.
However, after exchanging some heated words, both quickly calmed down. One was the leader of a Ninja Village and the other the second-in-command of the Snow Country, both knowing that discussing right and wrong was useless. The most important thing now was winning the battle and completing their usurpation.
Doto Kazahana, with several Snow Ninjas, moved away from the center of the battlefield towards the edges, trying to bypass Mokgetsu and directly capture Kazahana Sosetsu.
He was the core of the Snow Ninjas, while Kazahana Sosetsu was the core on Mokgetsu's side. Capturing Kazahana Sosetsu would greatly aid the battle's progress.
These small moves by Doto Kazahana naturally couldn't escape Mokgetsu's notice, as Doto Kazahana was also considered a strong adversary among the Snow Ninjas.
However, Mokgetsu didn't pay attention to Doto Kazahana, letting him sneak towards Kazahana Sosetsu's side.
He was here with Kakashi and the others to complete a task, rather than Mokgetsu having a task to do. If Kakashi and the others ended the mission without even fighting, the final mission rewards wouldn't be high.
After all, this was about the teacher system, not about being the strongest ninja system. The key was whether the disciples or students grew.
Of course, Mokgetsu wouldn't let everyone pass, especially not a ninja at Kanko Hyofo's level, because even if Obito and the others exploded in power, they couldn't win, unless Nohara Rin was killed and Obito awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Mokgetsu concentrated a large amount of Chakra in his mouth, quickly completing the nature transformation to convert all Chakra into Fire Attribute Chakra.
"Fire Release: Great Fire Extinguishing Loss!"
Mokgetsu clasped his hands and leaped sharply, spitting out flames more abundant than the Great Fire Extinguishing earlier, like spewing out a meteor composed of pure high-temperature flames.
The flames, resembling a massive meteor, upon contact with the ground, instantly turned into a ferocious sea of fire, turning everything around into black ash, far exceeding the ferocity of Mokgetsu's earlier Great Fire Extinguishing.
At this moment, Kanko Hyofo was drenched in sweat due to the sudden rise in temperature around him, his clothes soaking on the back. He had never seen such an exaggeratedly powerful Fire Release Ninjutsu.
At this moment, there was no need for Kanko Hyofo to issue any orders; all the Snow Ninjas desperately deployed their Ninjutsu to resist the fire sea that seemed to consume everything.
Those who could use Defensive Ninjutsu created ice and snow walls, while those unable to defend consolidated their Chakra and, after the ice walls shattered, used attacking Ninjutsu to counteract the fire sea.
Because they knew, if they couldn't withstand this high-temperature fire sea, only death awaited them.
"Don't underestimate the Ninjutsu I cultivated in the winter!"
"Snow Ninjas fighting in the heavy snow won't lose!"
"If this battle ends, I'll retire, go back home, and get married."
Watching the Snow Ninjas united and encouraging each other to fight against the fire sea, Mokgetsu suddenly felt a sense of déjà vu, as if he had become the BOSS, with the Snow Ninjas being the ones challenging the BOSS.
In terms of strength, battling the Snow Ninjas was akin to fighting a BOSS, albeit at a higher level.
This time, Mokgetsu's flames were elevated in both quality and quantity, significantly increasing overall power. The huge ice wall blocking the Great Fire Extinguishing was swiftly melted by the terrifying flames of the Great Fire Extinguishing Arrow, disappearing in mere seconds, as if it had never existed.
"Ice Release: Black Dragon Storm Kill!"
Confronted with Mokgetsu, whose power far exceeded estimates, Kanko Hyofo resorted to his real ultimate move.
Kanko Hyofo maximized the Chakra Armor he was wearing, then rapidly performed hand seals, unleashing a huge dragon made of ice and snow, rushing toward the fire sea.
Kanko Hyofo's Ninjutsu indeed had decent power, and in the heavy snow, it received a certain boost. However, it still seemed immature against Mokgetsu's catastrophic Great Fire Extinguishing Arrow.
It couldn't even halt the fire sea for a fraction of a second, with the ice dragon swiftly consumed by the fire sea.
"Ice Release: One-Horned White Whale!"
"Ice Release: Dragon-Breaking Fierce Tiger!"
"Ice Release: Ice Pillar!"
Once the ice walls were breached, all Snow Ninjas who could perform Ninjutsu used their most skilled Ninjutsu to counter the fire sea. Numerous icy beasts charged into the fire sea, attempting to halt its spread.
Even though the Snow Ninjas defended so vigorously, the fire sea had not been extinguished, only slightly reduced in scope.
Kanko Hyofo retreated rapidly to avoid being caught by the flames, while some slower Snow Ninjas were directly burned to death.