The explosion boomed like rolling thunder, unleashing an overwhelming gale that flattened the towering sea of bamboo layer by layer like waves of wheat.
Dazzling flames shot into the sky, turning night into day and illuminating the Shinobi Alliance hidden among the rocky mountains.
Accustomed to grand spectacles before the battle had even begun, Konoha's shinobi, under the guidance of the experienced Tobirama Senju, used Earth Style to create perfect observation grounds.
After witnessing this, the shinobi from the other villages followed suit, and earthwork bunkers resembling massive fortresses sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain on the higher ground.
The blinding beam illuminated the inside of the earthen bunkers, causing the pupils of many shinobi who had looked directly at the explosion to rapidly dilate.
"My eyes!"
Wails echoed continuously through the bunkers, and some people were already crouching on the ground, covering their bloodshot eyes.
Their retinas had been burned.
Tobirama Senju reacted swiftly, flashing to Nara Shikahira's side and mobilizing Konoha's medical shinobi to begin treatment.
"Kakuzu!"
Seeing the medical shinobi's squads spring into action, Tobirama found Takigakure's position within the interconnected bunkers. "Quick, lead the shinobi from the nearby hidden villages outside the bunkers and bring in all the wounded scattered throughout the bamboo forest who are covering their eyes."
He then flashed to the highest point in the center and addressed everyone within sight. "Those proficient in Earth Style, come reinforce the bunkers with me. Prepare for the second impact."
The crowd began bustling according to their assigned duties, and the relaxed atmosphere inside the bunkers abruptly turned heavy, oppression weighing on everyone's hearts.
The aftershocks and destructive force produced by a battle that had seemed so easy were already no less than a natural disaster.
Dense footsteps rang through the passageways. Kagami Uchiha, who