The next morning, the sky over the Land of Snow was still clear.
Shun and Koyuki arrived together at the Cloud-Severing Mountains to the east.
This mountain range, with an elevation of over four thousand meters, featured steep peaks constantly covered in ice and snow, resembling a giant silver dragon stretching across the eastern part of the Land of Snow.
Standing at the foot of the mountain, looking up, the peaks were hidden in the clouds, inspiring awe.
"This is the crucial location in the Cloud-Severing Mountains. Once this path is opened, warm currents can flow through the valley into the Land of Snow." Shun said to Koyuki beside him, pointing to a relatively gentle area in the middle section of the mountain range.
He had already surveyed the terrain with his Byakugan, confirming that the rock structure here was relatively loose, making it the best place to create an opening.
Koyuki nodded, her eyes full of anticipation. "Then I'll leave it to you, Shun."
Shun activated his golden Six Tomoe Rinnegan and flew into the air.
Then, he let out a low cry. "Chibaku Tensei!"
A black core shot towards the middle section of the Cloud-Severing Mountains, erupting with immense gravity in the air.
The surrounding rocks and accumulated snow were instantly sucked towards the core, forming a massive spherical rock mass that forcibly peeled away the rocks from the middle section of the mountain range.
BOOM!
With a loud bang, a huge opening, a hundred meters wide and tens of meters high, appeared in the middle section of the mountain range.
Warm air streamed through the opening, blowing across the Land of Snow, bringing a long-awaited warmth.
"Shun, you're amazing!" Koyuki exclaimed excitedly, her eyes filled with surprise.
Shun landed beside Koyuki and said with a smile, "Next, we'll go to the Floating Snow Mountains, it will be finished soon."
Then, using the same method, Shun created another hundred-meter-wide opening with Chibaku Tensei.
As the two openings were created, warm currents from outside surged in, blowing across the Land of Snow, and the previously cold air gradually became warmer.
The mountain transformation caused significant commotion. Large areas of snow-covered mountains in the Land of Snow began to melt, and streams converged into rivers.
More grass shoots broke through the soil, and even cold-resistant wildflowers bloomed on the hillsides.
The people of the Land of Snow emerged from their homes, cheering with delight at the sight before them.
Some were tilling the fields with hoes, others ran to the river to draw water, and children chased and played in the grass. The entire Land of Snow was immersed in the joy of welcoming spring.
"The Land of Snow is finally saved. We won't have to suffer from the cold anymore."
The praises of the people were endless, filled with gratitude.
Just then, Shun sensed some anomaly and threw Koyuki back to the Land of Snow Royal Palace.
Koyuki asked, puzzled, "Shun, what's wrong?"
"Near the opening in the Cloud-Severing Mountains, there's a hidden base with weak energy fluctuations, like an outpost of some organization. I'm going to check it out and will be back soon."
After speaking, Shun flew towards the opening in the Cloud-Severing Mountains.
With the Byakugan's perspective ability, he quickly discovered the hidden base entrance in a cave deep within the mountain range.
The entrance was covered by a camouflage barrier. If not for the energy fluctuations during the mountain transformation interfering with the barrier, it would have been difficult to detect.
Shun quietly disabled the barrier and slipped into the cave.
Inside the cave was a spacious area filled with various instruments, but it was empty.
Just as he was about to investigate further, a short old man in a gray robe emerged from behind the instruments.
When he saw Shun, he immediately trembled with fear, his legs gave out, and he knelt on the ground.
"My… My Lord, spare my life. I'm just a doorman, I don't know anything."
Shun instantly fixed his gaze on the old man and asked coldly, "Who are you? What is this place?"
The old man stammered, "I… My name is Bug. I'm an outer member of Kara. This is Kara's external base. Kara's true base is in an alternate dimension."
A glint flashed in Shun's eyes as he asked, "Alternate Dimension? Where is the teleportation array?"
Bug dared not conceal anything and quickly pointed to a circular array in the corner of the cave. "That… That is the teleportation array. It requires specific Chakra to activate."
Shun walked to the teleportation array, observed it carefully for a moment, then channeled Yin-Yang Chakra into it.
As the Chakra was infused, the teleportation array glowed black, and a spatial gate opened within the gate.
"You stay here and don't leave." Shun told Bug, then stepped into the spatial gate.
The Alternate Dimension was desolate, its ground covered in cracks, giving a sense of oppression.
Shun did not act rashly but opened a spatial gate. "Kaguya, I've found Kara's base in an Alternate Dimension, come over."
A moment later, Kaguya emerged from the spatial gate.
"This is Kara's Alternate Dimension base? The energy fluctuations are very chaotic, like the aura of a Ten-Tails."
The two followed the direction of the energy fluctuations and soon discovered a smaller Ten-Tails in the central area of the Alternate Dimension. It was bound to the ground by chains, emitting a low growl.
A hint of surprise flashed in Kaguya's eyes. "A lesser Ten-Tails. I didn't expect Kara to be hiding a Ten-Tails larvae."
Shun pondered for a moment and said, "It seems this is Isshiki's secret weapon."
Kaguya nodded. Her Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan erupted with intense light and a powerful ocular power instantly enveloped the lesser Ten-Tails.
Buzz…
The lesser Ten-Tails struggled a few times, then was firmly controlled by the ocular power, no longer moving.
Kaguya raised her hand to open a channel connecting to a subsidiary space and threw the lesser Ten-Tails into the space.
"First, I'll seal it in my dimension. We'll deal with it slowly when we return."
After dealing with the lesser Ten-Tails, Shun and Kaguya began searching the Alternate Dimension but found that Kara's members had already withdrawn.
"It's alright. At least we found the lesser Ten-Tails and know Kara's hiding place." Kaguya said.
"We'll find another opportunity to completely destroy their base later."
The two did not linger and returned to the Lamd of Snow cave via the teleportation array.
At this time, Bug was still trembling in place. Seeing Shun and Kaguya return, he was so frightened he dared not even breathe.
"How much do you know about Kara's situation?"
Bug quickly recounted everything he knew about Kara, including their leader, member composition, and their purpose for collecting Tailed Beasts.
Shun listened carefully, committing the information to memory.
Then he said to Kaguya, "Let's take him back first. We might get more useful intelligence."
Kaguya nodded. She raised her hand to seal Bug, and absorbed him into her dimension.