After a fierce clash between the two sides, the battle was temporarily halted before even half an hour had passed, thanks to the unpredictable weather in the Land of Rain.
That was right—at that very moment, a torrential downpour suddenly began over the battlefield where Sunagakure and Konoha were fighting.
The terrain here was low, and the Great Waterfall Technique that Amegakure had used earlier had already formed a small lake. The shinobi on both sides could no longer keep fighting.
Seeing this, the commanders on both sides immediately sounded the retreat and withdrew their forces.
Since Sunagakure had entered the Land of Rain this time, it found another excellent location to establish a camp. Its original base near the border was left for the Sunagakure forces arriving later.
Konoha likewise decided to set up camp within the Land of Rain. They carefully chose a spot on higher ground, where they would not be submerged even if the rainfall grew heavier.
That night, the camps both sides had established in the Land of Rain were quiet, and Amegakure did not harass them again.
Meanwhile, the Land of Wind and the Land of Fire had become embroiled in a fierce dispute.
After learning that their forces had clashed and suffered considerable casualties, the daimyo of both countries and the senior officials of their respective shinobi villages questioned each other, demanding that the other side provide a reasonable explanation.
For a time, tensions between the two countries grew exceptionally high, and both sides stood ready to fight.
Both sides also sent envoys to begin negotiations in the Land of Rivers.
After a war of words, neither side was willing to give an inch.
As it became clear that the negotiations had reached an impasse, the hawks in both countries lost patience. They