Model Employee Nonou of the Future

"Get to it!" Sarui barked. He'd had enough polite talk and now wanted his men to stop the spy from doing anything rash.

Kumogakure was a village where the Raikage's strong personality held everyone together. Because of this unity, they hated traitors and spies more than anything.

A cold, hard look came over the faces of some Kumo ninja. They threw their kunai straight at Nonou.

Thwack!

The sound of the air being sliced open rang out.

The kunai flew through the falling snow and frost, heading right for Nonou.

Just when the kunai were about to hit Nonou's hands and feet, the air shook suddenly. With a loud crash, all the kunai were knocked away.

Then, someone dropped from the sky, landing in front of Nonou.

"Miss Nonou, it's been a while..."

"..."

Nonou stared at Sarutobi Ryo, who had suddenly appeared. She was already shocked by the sight of Katsuyu, and this was too much.

She had always believed that only Princess Tsunade could summon Katsuyu.

But Sarutobi Ryo standing there made her head spin.

Sarui and the others saw everything.

He looked surprised and demanded, "Who are you? Tell us your name!"

When Sarutobi Ryo looked up, they saw the glint of his Forehead Protector.

"He's a Konoha Ninja!"

"And behind him! That's not Frost Curtain... it's… Katsuyu!!"

Katsuyu was so big, and it was so dark, that they couldn't see it clearly at first.

Only when they got closer did they realize that the white thing blending in with the snow wasn't just the weather, but a living creature!

"Katsuyu?!"

Sarui was older and had fought in the Second Shinobi World War. He had heard of the Sannin, the legendary ninja.

He became cautious right away, looking around as if he expected Princess Tsunade to show up.

"No need to look, Princess Tsunade isn't here," Sarutobi Ryo said, his voice cold as he glared at the group.

There were twelve of them in total. The Kumo ninja leader was dark-skinned, strong, and had a black "Lightning" symbol tattooed on his arm.

"You're Black Lightning Sarui?" Sarutobi Ryo asked, stepping forward. Snowflakes swirled around him.

The Kumo ninja couldn't see well in the dark and didn't notice that snowflakes had mixed in with the frost.

It was the Ice Release Chakra starting to flow.

As mentioned before, even the same Kekkei Genkai can be used differently by different people.

Sarutobi Ryo wasn't from the Yuki Clan, but he had learned Ice Release as an "outsider."

Really, Sarutobi Ryo had made a new kind of Ice Release.

His Ice Release couldn't be exactly like the Yuki Clan's.

With each step he took, the wind and snow grew stronger.

Just as Sarui was about to order everyone to attack, lightning flashed in front of him.

"Lord Ai?"

"Hmph!"

The muscular man with short, pale yellow hair stuck to his head, surrounded by crackling lightning, was none other than Lord Ai, the Third Raikage's son.

He had arrived incredibly fast, so fast that Sarutobi Ryo's left eye couldn't keep up.

Using the quick vision of his right eye, Sarutobi Ryo only saw a blurry flash of lightning.

"We've found where she hid the scroll!" Ai said, looking at Nonou. Sarui and the others understood at once.

Sarui asked, "Lord Ai, do you mean she hid the scroll somewhere else?"

"That's right. You guys go get the scroll. I'll take care of them!"

As he spoke, lightning crackled around Ai, and he went into Lightning Chakra Enhanced Mode again!

"Ai?" Sarutobi Ryo frowned, knowing this would be difficult.

But luckily, I brought Might Duy with me this time.

If I can get the chance, Ruri's Gentle Fist might hurt Ai. After all, no matter how hard you train your insides, you can't make them stronger than rubber.

"Young Master Ryo?!" Just then, Hatake Sakumo's Team arrived.

Hatake Sakumo was very surprised to see Sarutobi Ryo suddenly on the road ahead. "Isn't that Katsuyu?"

"Sakumo sama, it's been a while," the huge white slug said, lowering its head, its antennae waving. It spoke with a sweet, girlish voice.

Sarutobi Ryo quickly explained the situation to Hatake Sakumo.

Hatake Sakumo understood. "If Young Master Ryo hadn't come to help, I would have had to choose between saving my team and getting the scroll..."

"Sakumo-sensei, the information in that scroll is very important."

At that moment, Nonou stood up.

She looked serious and seemed to be telling the truth.

"It has Kumogakure's plans for at least the next ten years..."

Basically, it contained Kumogakure's secrets and technology plans.

If they got it, they could know what Kumogakure was going to do in the future.

"I understand," Hatake Sakumo said, knowing that losing the scroll would be a huge blow to the Land of Fire.

"Young Master Ryo..." Hatake Sakumo looked at Sarutobi Ryo.

Their late-night talks and hints now made sense, helping him understand many things.

"Sakumo, please go get the mission scroll. Leave this place to us. Senior Duy, I need you to go with Sakumo..." Sarutobi Ryo decided quickly.

He would send Hatake Sakumo and Might Duy to get the scroll, while he and the others would defend against the enemy and rescue Nonou.

"Alright..." Hatake Sakumo said.

Knowing where the scroll was from Nonou, Hatake Sakumo moved like a flash of light, his whole body shooting out like white lightning.

"So fast!"

Ai, Sarui, and the other Kumo ninja were shocked.

They knew that Konoha White Fang's knife glowed white when he attacked.

But now they saw that Hatake Sakumo's movements were also incredibly fast!

"It's a Body Flicker Technique!" Ai said, realizing that he couldn't be that fast without using a technique.

"He knows the No Sign Body Flicker Technique too?! Hmph! That's not just your thing!"

Ai's hair stood on end, and two sharp, horn-shaped Lightning Release Chakra shapes appeared on his shoulders.

"It's Lightning Chakra Enhanced Mode! In that state, Lord Ai's nerves are boosted by Lightning Release Chakra, giving him the best reaction and movement speed..." the Kumo ninja said. Ai chased after him.

"Eight Gates Formation... Fourth Gate... Open!" Might Duy shouted, seeing how fast the two were. A blast of air burst from his body, a green light flashed on his skin, and he suddenly sped up, chasing after them at an amazing speed.

The three of them chased each other, quickly disappearing into the vast snow and frost.

Everyone was stunned.

Hatake Sakumo and Ai's speed was expected.

But Might Duy's speed was truly shocking.

Yamanaka Hui couldn't help but shout, "Are you kidding me?! Isn't he stuck as a Genin?!"

"Everyone," Sarui said, getting ready to attack.

Might Duy's reputation as a "eternal Genin" was well-known in Konoha, but Kumogakure didn't know about it.

So they just thought Might Duy was some hidden expert.

Suddenly, Sarui felt danger.

Katsuyu spat out a huge amount of acid.

Splurt~!

When the acid hit the ground, even the rocks melted.

In an instant, several of his men died horribly.

The others who dodged were naturally the stronger ones.

They looked at their friends, now just piles of melted remains, and were shocked and angry.

Boom!

Before they could fight back, a hand with a cold aura came down from the sky, smashing one man's head.

An overwhelming force crashed down.

Everyone there had excellent eyesight.

So, the scene seemed to slow down.

They watched as the Kumo ninja's forehead caved in, his eyes popped out, and his brain exploded.

The blood that spurted out froze with a deep chill, turning from liquid to solid.

Only then did Sarutobi Ryo quietly say, "Ice Release... Crushing Palm Strike!"

With one move, he smashed the enemy's brains. The shattered head, frozen, knelt in the snowy frost...