Kakashi followed the direction of the voice.
Three Snow ninja had been turned upside down and stuffed into three extremely realistic ice toilets. Only their legs were sticking out, kicking wildly, while standard ice lollipops filled their mouths, reducing their cries to muffled whimpers.
Shin-chan was crouching beside them with a tree branch in his hand, poking the sole of one Snow ninja's foot.
"Do you know where the Daimyo is being held? Tell me, and I'll let you out. If you don't, I'll make the ice toilet even thicker."
Kakashi: "..."
He took a deep breath and stepped out from the shadows. "Shin-chan, why are you here?"
"I got lost," Shin-chan said with perfect confidence. "Then I ran into these three people. They said they were going to capture me, so I froze them inside toilets."
Kakashi held his forehead and sighed. "The Daimyo should be inside the main hall."
"Oh." Shin-chan nodded. "Then let's go."
Inside the main hall, four Snow ninja wearing chakra armor stood guard around the room. In the center sat a middle-aged man dressed in a white kimono. He was the Daimyo of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Sōsetsu.
"See him?" Kakashi whispered. "That's the Daimyo. I'll lure the guards away. Take the opportunity to rescue him."
"Okay." Shin-chan nodded.
Kakashi took a deep breath and prepared to throw a shuriken to distract the guards.
However, before the shuriken could leave his hand, he heard a thud.
Shin-chan left a formula mark on the ceiling beam, jumped straight down, and landed steadily in the middle of the main hall.
"Hey, which one of you is the Daimyo?"
The four Snow ninja froze simultaneously and turned their heads toward Shin-chan in unison.
Kakashi: "..."
He covered his face and silently withdrew into the shadows.
Forget it. Let him do whatever he wanted.
"Where did this brat come from?" the leading Snow ninja shouted sternly. "How did you get inside?"
"I jumped down from above." Shin-chan pointed overhead.
"You're courting death."
The four Snow ninja drew their ice blades simultaneously and charged toward Shin-chan.
Shin-chan clapped his hands together.
"Ice Release: Ice Handcuff Technique!"
Four pairs of ice handcuffs appeared out of thin air and accurately locked around the four Snow ninja's wrists, firmly binding their hands together.
"What?"
The Snow ninja discovered that they could not break free.
Shin-chan shouted again, "Ice Release: Ice Shackles Technique!"
Four more ice shackles appeared, locking their ankles together as well.
The four Snow ninja instantly became tightly wrapped bundles that could only hop around in place.
"You little brat..."
Shin-chan stuffed ice lollipops into their mouths as well. "There. Now it's quiet."
Kazahana Sōsetsu had long since been stunned speechless. He had never seen anyone rescue someone like this before.
"Are you the Daimyo?" Shin-chan walked over to him.
"I am Kazahana Sōsetsu."
"Alright, let's go." Shin-chan removed Sōsetsu's restraints. "Kakashi is waiting for us up there."
Kazahana Sōsetsu looked at the Snow ninja hopping helplessly nearby, his emotions too complicated to describe.
Just then, the doors to the main hall were suddenly pushed open.
"You think you can leave? It won't be that easy!"
Kazahana Dotō walked inside wearing a suit of pitch-black chakra armor.
"Dotō." Kazahana Sōsetsu's expression changed.
Kazahana Dotō sneered. "I didn't expect Konoha to actually send reinforcements, much less an immature little brat."
"You're the brat." Shin-chan looked at his armor and shook his head. "And those black clothes you're wearing are really ugly."
Kazahana Dotō's smile froze.
This armor was the culmination of his life's work, the pinnacle of the Land of Snow's technology.
Yet a twelve-year-old brat had called it "really ugly."
"What do you know?" Kazahana Dotō's voice suppressed his fury. "This is the most powerful chakra armor in the Land of Snow, the ultimate weapon I spent ten years developing—"
Shin-chan interrupted him. "But it's still really ugly."
"Brat, you're courting death!" Kazahana Dotō roared. His armor erupted with dazzling light. "Ice Release: Black Dragon Blizzard!"
A massive black ice dragon flew from his hand, baring its fangs and claws as it lunged toward Shin-chan.
"Wow, that dragon is really ugly too." Shin-chan clapped his hands together. "Ice Release: Super-Duper-Large Ice Lollipop Technique!"
An enormous ice lollipop smashed into the ice dragon's head.
With a crack, the massive ice dragon was shattered into fragments by a lollipop.
Kazahana Dotō: "???"
He stared with wide eyes, unable to believe what he had seen.
His signature ninjutsu had been countered by a technique with such a ridiculous name?
"Damn you!" Kazahana Dotō drew the ice blade at his waist and charged toward Shin-chan. "I'll kill you with my own hands, brat!"
Shin-chan activated the Flying Thunder God Technique and appeared on the ceiling beam where he had left the formula mark earlier.
Kazahana Dotō's blade struck empty air. Because he had used too much force, he stumbled forward several steps.
Just then, he felt something wrap around his ankles.
"Ice Release: Ice Shackles Technique and Ice Slide Technique!"
Shin-chan's voice came from above. A smooth ice slide suddenly formed on the floor, stretching from Kazahana Dotō's position all the way up to the ceiling beam.
"Release me, brat!" Kazahana Dotō roared.
"Konoha Flying Kick!"
Shin-chan leaped from the top of the slide with both feet together and kicked Kazahana Dotō squarely in the face.
Bang!
Kazahana Dotō flew through the air in a perfect arc. His helmet was knocked away, revealing a face twisted with rage.
Then he crashed heavily into the floor in the center of the main hall, creating a huge crater.
"Damn it... Damn you!" Kazahana Dotō lay on the ground, glaring viciously at Shin-chan. "I'll kill you! I swear I'll kill you!"
He placed both hands against the floor and tried to get up to launch one final attack.
"It's not over yet." Shin-chan clapped his hands together. Black sealing formulas spread across the floor and completely enveloped Kazahana Dotō.
Kazahana Dotō realized that he had lost control of his chakra. "What is this now?"
"A sealing technique. It can cut off the flow of chakra." Kakashi stepped out from the shadows. He had originally intended to support Shin-chan from the darkness, but it appeared that his help was unnecessary.
"And who are you?"
"Konoha ninja, Hatake Kakashi."
The sealing formula completed its final circle, completely wrapping Kazahana Dotō's body in the black glow of the technique.
Kazahana Dotō's rebellion officially came to an end.
Kazahana Sōsetsu looked at Dotō lying on the floor, then at Shin-chan brushing the dust from his hands. For a long time, he could not find any words.
He had originally believed this rebellion would plunge the Land of Snow into eternal ruin.
He never imagined it would be effortlessly resolved by a young boy.
"Thank you for saving me." Kazahana Sōsetsu bowed deeply to Shin-chan. "No words can adequately express my gratitude. The Land of Snow will never forget Konoha's kindness."
"You're welcome." Shin-chan waved his hand. "By the way, I have a very important question to ask you."
"Please ask."
"Does the Land of Snow have any ramen shops?"