Wind Release was a very common type of ninjutsu in Sunagakure, with an exceptionally well-established tradition. As long as their innate chakra nature met the requirements, most Sand Ninja chose to learn Wind Release while they were still genin. Even without the natural aptitude, they would master Wind-nature chakra through later training after becoming chunin or jonin. Thus, the vast majority of Sand Ninja in the Shinobi Army present knew a trick or two of Wind Release.
At the Kazekage's command, the tens of thousands of ninja in Sunagakure's central army began forming hand seals in unison. Immediately afterward, Wind Release ninjutsu of all kinds and varying power erupted from the formation.
"This chakra presence..." Hidden within the sea of bubbles, Utakata keenly detected the Sand Ninja's movement ahead of time. But before he could react, the ninjutsu had already descended upon him.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."
Although Sunagakure had not formed a coordinated formation to pool their chakra and unleash a large-scale technique, the combined power of tens of thousands of jutsu was still astonishing. Violent winds instantly swept across the battlefield, roaring like dragons and tigers. The bubbles surrounding the Sand Ninja formation were scattered by the gale in an instant, then carried helplessly away into the distance by the currents of air.
When the ninjutsu ended and the raging wind subsided, the densely packed sea of bubbles had vanished without a trace. Only Utakata's red figure, wrapped in a Tailed Beast Cloak, remained before Sunagakure's central army.
"Damn it, Wind Release!" Utakata lowered his right hand from before his eyes and glared savagely at the Sand Ninja Army opposite him. He had not expected them to discover the Bubble Technique's weakness so quickly. That gale had probably blown away the jutsu he had painstakingly accumulated to some unknown