One of the Amegakure ninja closest to Pakura was lying on his back on the ground, so Pakura could see him very clearly.
This Amegakure ninja showed no signs of life, and shockingly, he had become a dried corpse!
The sight filled Pakura with intense unease, because the condition of the Amegakure ninja before her was simply too bizarre.
It was as if every drop of moisture in his body had been drained away. His entire body was extremely shriveled, his skin clinging tightly to his bones like a thin sheet of paper.
Even the eyeballs in his sockets had shrunk to the size of raisins, making the sight particularly horrifying.
After steadying herself, Pakura decided to move the fireball closer to the Amegakure ninja's dried corpse, trying to find out what had happened.
However, as the fireball gradually approached the corpse, Pakura suddenly sensed something strange.
"Strange, why does my fireball feel hotter than before?"
She muttered to herself. As the fireball drew closer, that scorching sensation became increasingly obvious.
Still puzzled, Pakura had the fireball circle the cave once more to inspect the surroundings.
Only then did she notice that the entire cave had undergone tremendous changes.
When she had carried the captain into the cave, there had still been many small puddles on the ground.
Now, the water in those puddles had vanished, leaving behind only small depressions.
It was clearly still pouring outside, yet the cave felt exceedingly dry, as though even the moisture in the air had evaporated.
Having recovered some of her strength, Pakura braced herself against the rock wall and stood up.
She turned over the Amegakure ninja corpses one by one and examined them closely, only to discover in astonishment that they had all become dried corpses. Even the captain's corpse, which