Garp's Doubts

Under the effects of Kaze's Great Fireball Technique, the temperature in the southern forest of the Land of Fire gradually began to rise.

Kaze immediately ignored Garp's subordinates and headed straight for Hashirama's villa.

The Marine soldiers, on the other hand, all looked tense as they stared blankly at Kaze.

For a moment, they were at a complete loss.

Though they wanted to display the Marines' bravery and attack Kaze, the pressure he exuded was simply far too overwhelming.

Forget taking the initiative to attack him.

Hardly any of them could even manage something as simple as taking a step forward.

Before long, they could only watch as Kaze arrived in front of the villa.

However...

Before Kaze could push open the door and enter,

Hashirama had already pushed open the door and stepped outside first.

Now that the temperature had risen, there was no need for them to stay inside the villa to keep warm.

Yet the moment Hashirama walked out of the house, the sight before him deeply shocked him.

The enormous crater Kaze and Kuzan had created during their battle was over a hundred meters deep.

Its bottom was nearly impossible to see at a glance.

Its diameter exceeded several hundred meters.

It looked as though a meteor had fallen from the sky.

Next came the Konoha Ninjas.

Every one of them wore expressions of excitement and exhilaration.

Even the way they looked at Kaze was filled with anticipation for their Lord Hokage.

Finally, Garp emerged from the villa with Koby and Helmeppo.

However, Garp had yet to recover his stamina.

Forget continuing to fight Kaze.

At that moment, he could not even use Observation Haki.

Standing taller than Kaze, Garp looked down at him.

He could not help feeling somewhat uneasy.

However, upon seeing that Garp