He had no idea who had unleashed the ninjutsu that caused such a massive explosion. He hoped Torifu was on the winning side, and that he would make it back alive.
Jiraiya gazed gravely toward the explosion. Only a small patch of sky had been visible there before, but now the blast had lit up almost half the sky over the Land of Rain.
"He will. He definitely will. He's Kumonaka Torikaze, the strongest person in the entire Shinobi World."
"That's right! Master will win for sure!" Yahiko and Konan spoke with absolute confidence, but Konan's hand clutching the hem of her clothes revealed the worry in her heart.
The shinobi in the city knew the Kage were fighting for their future peace, so they began silently praying for the Kage to return safely.
Perhaps the shinobi's prayers had worked, or perhaps the Kazekage and Tsuchikage had already reached safety.
The shock wave behind them had gradually begun to die down.
The Tsuchikage and Kazekage looked back in silence. They truly had no idea what to say.
After a long while, the Kazekage finally joked, "Maybe you should send the mastermind a bill and make him pay for the damage to the Land of Earth."
The Kazekage said this because the explosion had reduced half of the Land of Earth's Rain Province to ruins. The ground had been scorched by such intense heat for so long that it had surely crystallized, making it impossible to use normally.
The Tsuchikage punched the Kazekage lightly. "You seem to have forgotten what Iwagakure is best at."
For Earth Release shinobi, restoring the terrain was easy. Even if the damaged area was huge, they just needed to send out more shinobi.
It wasn't a big deal. There were more important things to worry about