Chapter 18: Retreat and Defensive Battle, Meng Ling's Fire Constitution

  "So soon you've come after me." Seeing the white-armored Wolf Fang Snowfall behind him, Kakashi didn't show any signs of fear, but Mei knew that this was already the second time Kakashi had fought against Wolf Fang Snowfall. To see that he was still so calm after having just defeated his own existence, it was clear that Kakashi's reputation wasn't just due to possessing the Sharingan, but was truly earned through his own strength.

  "Oh? Kakaxi, I didn't expect you to see Wolf Tooth again and still be so calm. Indeed a talented person. Would you like to come and assist me?" At this time, another extremely majestic voice came from behind Wolf Tooth's snowy body. At the same time, a robust man wearing a silver cloak walked over.

  "Who are you?" Seeing the newcomer, Kakashi didn't react at all because he himself didn't recognize him. However, he knew that since the other person was standing on the side of Wolf Fang Snow Fall, they were absolutely his enemy. Of course, when he saw this person for the first time, Menglong, who deeply understood the plot of Fire Shadow, immediately knew who it was.

  "What a stormy weather! He really has the demeanor of an usurper. As soon as he arrived, he started pulling people over, to be honest, this person's face is really thick-skinned." Dreaming thought to herself on the side.

  "Hmm? Who is this little girl? Are you Konoha ninjas interested in bringing a little girl with you when doing A-level missions?" Wolf Fang Snowfall asked with a smile that was not quite a smile. At this time, the two had already arrived at a distance of about five meters from Meng Ying and her team.

  "Kakaxi teacher, it seems that a good retreat is impossible this time." Meng Ling said in a low voice.

  "Hmm, no good. This retreat is indeed a bit difficult. I'm not their match yet, and the armor on them is just too eerie." Kakashi said with some helplessness.

  "It's true, although the enemy may be much stronger than us now, if I want to retreat, they can't stop me. It's just that...now..." Meng said, looking at Feng Hua Xue on the carriage behind her, and continued in a somewhat powerless tone. She knew that the power of the Devil Fruit couldn't be transferred to others, so if she used her Fire or Ice Body to attack the enemy while protecting Feng Hua Xue, it would inevitably affect Feng Hua Xue herself. After all, Feng Hua Xue was just an ordinary little girl now, not even comparable to the young ninjas in the Ninja Academy, let alone having any self-defense capabilities.

  "No need to say more, hurry up and take Princess Snow with them and leave. I'll cover the rear." Kakashi said, pointing to TenTen and Kurenai in the distance, as well as Hinata who was inside the sled.

  "It's not good this way, Kakashi-sensei. I think it's better if you take them away from here, and I'll cover the back." said Meng Ling with a smile.

  "Kakashi looked at his own body in surprise, and then glanced at the distant Fuu and Wolf Fang Snow Storm."

  "Alright, Kakashi-sensei, I'm going to use that technique from last time. You'll be affected by the backlash here." As he spoke, Ren's hands began to burn incessantly.

  "Uh-huh, I know. You have to be careful and retreat immediately if you're no match for them." Kaixin instructed with a mix of concern and reassurance.

  "I've said it before, if I want to escape, unless someone as strong as Lord Fire Shadow blocks my way, it's absolutely useless." Meng Ling smiled faintly, and the flames in her hand grew even more vigorous.

  "Alright, let's meet up in the Land of Earth then. I'm off." Kakashi was also a reasonable person and knew that lingering here would only increase their own crisis. Immediately, he led TenTen, Kurenai and the unknown Anbu member away on the sled.

  "Don't even think about escaping." Seeing this, Wolf Fang Snow Avalanche let out a loud roar, perhaps thinking that Meng Leng, this little girl, wouldn't be able to do anything big. He didn't care about Meng Leng's existence and directly chased after Kakashi.

  "Firewall." Before Wolf Tooth Blizzard could pass by Meng's side, Meng suddenly pressed his hands to the ground on both sides, and instantly formed a flame wall with a length of 200 meters centered on him, completely blocking Wolf Tooth Blizzard's path.

  "I knew it, how could Kakashi bring a useless little girl here? But you're not ordinary, huh. However, you can't stop me. Ice Style - Breaking Ice Tiger!" Looking at the three-meter high wall of flames in front of him, Wolf Fang Snow Avalanche sneered and quickly formed hand seals, instantly summoning a giant ice-type sword-toothed tiger in front of him. With a fierce leap, it instantly appeared above Meng's head and launched an attack on her.

  "Are you ready to trample me to death? How childish. Flame Ring." Suddenly, Meng Ling waved her small hand and a circle of fierce flames ignited around her, instantly enveloping her.

  "Ordinary flames can indeed overcome water escape, but this is ice. Do you think you can melt such a large amount of ice in an instant?" Wolf Tooth Snowfall sneered.

  "Hmph, it's not over yet, Flame Pillar." Meng Ling let out a cold hum, her body rapidly descending. The fierce flames that had just enveloped her suddenly transformed into a golden flame pillar shooting towards the sky, instantly splitting the Broken Ice Ferocious Tiger into two segments from the middle.

  "What." Seeing the situation in front of him, Lang Ya Xue Bang was suddenly shocked and quickly retreated to Feng Hua Nu Tao's side.

  "Hmph, useless indeed. Must I be the one to settle this?" Feng Hua's angry voice was cold as she directly tore off her large cloak, revealing a suit of silver-white armor underneath.

  "What's with the Chakra armor? It's different from those people just now." Meng Ling said coldly.

  "Oh? You know what this is, Chakra Armor? At such a young age, you have quite the broad perspective. If we weren't enemies, you might actually make for a pretty good assistant." Fūka shouted with laughter.

  "Indeed, if it weren't for this mission, I wouldn't have met someone as spirited as you." Meng Ling smiled faintly, while also assuming a battle-ready stance.

  "How dare you insult me!" You're looking for death. Ice Escape - Black Dragon Blizzard." Feng Hua Nu Tao angrily shouted, his hands quickly forming a seal, and instantly a black aura appeared in his hand.

  A heavy fist was swung out, and a black aura shot out like a giant sea serpent, charging towards the location where Meng Ling was.

  "Is that all? Let me show you my attack - Crossfire." Seeing the swift black air flying towards him, Meng Ling calmly crossed his burning hands and index fingers. In an instant, a thin golden line appeared at the intersection of the two index fingers. Before long, it had entered the mouth of the python-like black air.

  "Are you kidding me? You think this kind of attack can withstand my ninjutsu? How arrogant, have you run out of chakra?" Fūka shouted loudly with a manic laugh, her eyes filled with disdain as she looked at Mugen.

  "Just wait and see, I won't let you down." Meng Ling sneered, at this time the black air of Jiao type had already arrived in front of her, and was about to collide.

  “……”

  There was no expected loud noise, no expected miserable scream, only to see the python-like black air stop one meter away from Meng Ling, and it couldn't move forward by a single millimeter.

  "This is the true power of the Crossfire." Meng Ling said with a cold smile.

  "Hmm..."

  A shrill sound flashed by, and the raging storm of ninjutsu black air was cut in two by Meng Ling. At this moment, a half-meter diameter fire pillar was attacking Feng Hua Nu Tao's location.

  Crossfire, is one of Portgas D. Ace's techniques in the anime and manga series One Piece, which can cut through objects using a high-temperature gold thread. During his fight against Blackbeard, he used this technique to directly cut off a massive banana-shaped rock that was as large as a mountain.

  "Hmph, Ice Escape - Twin Dragon Blowing Snow." Seeing the pillar of fire charging towards him, Feng Huasheng let out a cold snort and from his lacquered gloves emerged a jet of black energy that countered Dreaming Rain's cross-shaped flames.

  "Your abilities are not that great, I really don't know how someone at your level could successfully usurp the throne. Is Snow Country's defense capability too weak?" Meng Ling looked at Feng Hua Nu Tao with disdain and said calmly.

  At the same time, Meng Ling's Crossfire also entwined with Feng Hua Nu Tao's Double Dragon Blizzard, and in an instant, both sides' moves simultaneously disappeared. Only a large empty space was left in the middle.

  "Little girl, you're being too arrogant. Ice Escape - Wolf's Snow Avalanche." Seeing Meng Ling still had a calm expression, Lang Ya Xue Bao took advantage of the moment when Meng Ling was distracted and launched his strongest ninja technique. Instantly, dozens of giant ice wolves rushed towards Meng Ling's location.

  "It's all over, I suppose... *sigh*..." Looking at the dozens of giant wolves in front of her, Meng Leng let out a helpless sigh. At the same time, she also crossed her arms over her chest.

  "I didn't want to use that move at first, but now I have no choice. Dai Enkai!" Meng Ling's body suddenly burst forth with energy, and a circle of bright red flames formed around her, about 10 meters in diameter. In an instant, the flames ignited into a raging inferno.

  "This... just how much chakra does this little girl have?!" Witnessing the scene before him, Wolf Fang Snow Avalanche suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of fear, his entire body involuntarily beginning to tremble.

  "Flame—— Emperor." Before Wolf Fang Snowfall could regain his composure, a very muffled voice came from the midst of the flames. At this moment, all the flames dispersed, revealing a gigantic object wrapped in scarlet flames being held by Meng Ling's right hand.

  "Uh, uh...that is..." Even Feng Hua Nu Tao was a bit tongue-tied when he saw the object in its entirety.

  "This is the largest firework I've given you, haha, enjoy it well." After that, Meng Leng's right hand swung down violently, and a huge golden fireball slammed onto the empty ground, instantly bursting into a loud noise.

  In the distance, Kakashi and others who had already left Snow Country sat on a small boat, staring at the scenery on the island with nothing to do but look on blankly.

  "Her power is much weaker than last time, has her chakra almost run out or is she intentionally holding back?" Kakashi thought to himself as he also put on his forehead protector and covered up his Sharingan.

  "The mission has failed." Kakashi muttered to himself. But at this time he was still worried about Mei Terumi's safety.