"Damn it, when is this thunderstorm ever going to stop?"
Out at sea, the shinobi of the Five Great Shinobi Villages sheltered on a small island, watching the sky as they complained.
This small island had been raised from the sea by Ōnoki and Kitsuchi working together with Earth Release. It was only a few hundred square meters, yet it had completely drained both of their Chakra. They were currently lying on the ground, gasping for breath.
"Does this guy have endless Chakra? A natural disaster on this scale has actually lasted this long!" Dodai of Kumogakure said, frowning as he looked up at the sky.
"He merely disturbed the Natural Energy. He hasn't used a single bit of his own Chakra." Jiraiya, who had trained in Sage Mode, watched the disasters while using Earth Release defensive ninjutsu to block the storm and towering waves, reinforcing the small island beneath their feet.
Fortunately, these shinobi were all elites from the Five Great Shinobi Villages, so there had been no casualties. Ordinary shinobi—even weaker Jōnin—would have been doomed by now if they encountered such destructive weather out on the sea.
"How are we supposed to find the culprit if this keeps up?" Chiyo of Sunagakure said angrily, drenched like a drowned rat.
Among the Five Great Shinobi Villages, the Sand Shinobi had the weakest resistance to harsh conditions like the ocean and storms, especially Puppet masters like Chiyo.
"Though I don't know what he intends to do with the Ten-Tails, it probably isn't something he can accomplish in such a short time." Namikaze Minato still concealed the information he had obtained from Mount Myōboku. The Chakra Fruit was simply too great a test of human nature, and he did not want to spread word of it.
But at the very least,