3rd person's POV
The beast's head tilted downwards, his intense gaze fixated on the living creatures staring at its form, unbothered by the female hybrid counterpart barely conscious on his back, the beast's tail making a small motion of warning.

His large mouth opened releasing a large puff of cold air, sharp rays of teeth being bared as a low growl erupted from his throat, shaking the icy earth below his feet.

"Where is the contractor, who failed to follow the rules I have given?"

Shino looked up, meeting the eyes of the beast whom looked back both in hatred and anger, blue eyes now glowing to intimidate the human whom dared to even look at him eye to eye, yet in a split second, the human whom was brave enough to stand before him, quickly turned to look at his host, whom now was in a sitting position by his back, eyes staring blankly back towards the male human.

"I do not know who this 'contractor' is you speak of- but I do know the person sitting on top of you." Shino exclaimed, eyes not leaving the blank stare given to him by his dearest friend.

Huffing, the beast once again let out a puff of cold air, bringing Shino's attention back to it.

"The contractor I speak of is no other than the daughter of Jun and Asami, a woman bearing pink eyes and knowledge more so than any human."

As the words left the beast's mouth, an enraged yell echoed throughout the now icy forest, from the distance a small silhouette was visible to the people present.

"Do not speak of those names!!!! Fire style : Blaze wings!!!" the silhouette came closer, revealing Tsukiko, who's eyes were filled with madness, her laughter as her flaming hands kept slashing and inflicting scars onto the beast of ice, although the said creature looked not in pain, but in anger, reflecting the same as he did, but with more hatred against the woman before him.

"You have violated our contract, foolish human. What is there to give you, much less than respect nor mercy?"

Shino, and Sakura continued to watch the one-sided fight happen before them, with the beast hitting Tsukiko on the ground over and over whenever she would fly up and try to inflict pain on his sides.

" Shino, we must get Suzu away from them-" Shino raised his hand up to stop the pinkette, pointing at the three tailed hybrid sitting nonchalantly on top of the beast of ice, staring at them through her dull, blank looking eyes.

"But she doesn't look like she's even conscious Sakura, look at her." Sakura looked at her sister in worry, but nonetheless shaked her head and clenched her fist, yet focused on healing the wound on Astral's body.

"We should atleast try Shino! If we don't - she might disappear again!"

"No. I won't let that happen."

The two of them looked back towards the battle happening in front of them when the beast slammed his large paw onto Tsukiko, eliciting a pained gasp before she would cough out blood, glaring at the beast before her.

"As you have violated our contract, I will not uphold my end of the deal any longer." the beast opened his mouth, a ball of chakra started forming just outside of his snout. Forming into a deathly cold ball of ice that sucked in the remaining warmth of the terrain below them, the earth turning into ice, the trees frozen, and the terrain itself now covered in fragile yet dangerous blocks of frozen water.

With her final strength, Tsukiko mustered up all that she could and tried to atleast draw blood, yet failed as her sword shattered before her when it tried to pierce through the beast's hide.

"DAMN YOU-!"

"Begone." Shino and Sakura looked at the large ice ball that stopped growing, the two ninjas carrying Astral jumping away immediately as it collided on the beast's captive and the ground, triggering the ice as spikes made from the frozen water started to grow in waves of different lengths, spreading further outwards from where the beasts stood.

The ninjas avoided each and every one of the spikes trying to pierce itself and aim for their deaths, Sakura punching one and breaking it when one would get too close to them.

Suddenly, the beast stomped its paw onto the ground, stopping the spikes from growing further from where it is now, the two ninjas present worrying about their village, hopeful that the massive growth of ice spikes did not reach Konoha.

Silence, the only thing resonating around the icy field, was broken with the sound of a roar, followed by a smaller one, their cries echoing and reaching Konoha, shaking the mountain where the people of it hid. Tsunade kept the rocks from tumbling down towards the villagers, the ANBU nin following suit, evacuating the remaining villagers that were in possible harm's way.

"Ninjas! Seek the village and make sure that every single citizen is hidden to safety!"

The masked nin appeared before the slug sannin, nodding in reply.

"Hai!"

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"Hmph. Humans. Each and every one of them the same. They would even sacrifice one of their own kin, just for the sake of power." nudging his snout gently onto the female hybrid at his back, she would let out grunts of approval as her tail swayed slowly beside her, mimicking the beast's movement.

"That is not true!" The two of them looked at the direction of the voice, seeing a pinkette and a male human almost covered from head to toe, both carrying their comrade who was healing slowly yet steadily.

"Oh? And what makes you think I would believe you, and spare mercy on your foolish race?" it's icy blue eyes blinked slowly, his statement certain he would only hear selfishness once again from the words filled with emptiness by the foolish race.

"We're not all evil! Believe us! We also carry kindness, love, friendship -"

"Yet in every generation I see, there is only bloodshed, death, war, and lies. I have tried to trust in all of you, again and again, yet each time I was only used for my power. Do you still think, that I will listen to any of you after that?" growling, the female hyrbid jumped and landed onto the ground, the spikes making way so that she would not get harmed.

"Suzu -" taking a step forward, Sakura was pulled back by the Aburame just as a spike grew outwards from were she stepped forward.

Baring her fangs, all of her tails stood still in warning, growling at the ninjas before her, not recognising any of them.

Deciding to speak, Shino bravely looked upwards, initiating eye contact once again with the beast before them.

"If you won't hear us out, will you listen to someone else's, someone you are very close to?"

"Hah -! I would never listen to any human again--"

"But you are protecting one."

"Oh? And where might they be? I can see through your lies human."

"Suzu."

"Who?"

Shino pointed at the girl continuing to bare her fangs at them, her body crouched in a position ready to attack, tails still stiff, up in warning.

"Her."

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