As everyone knew, the Land of Fire had an exceptionally high rate of forest cover.
In the end, Ruohuo's Great Fireball 100max still hadn't managed to test the Lord Third's strength.
But it had tested his thick skin.
The earth and the forest had taken the brunt of that man-made miniature sun for the Third, but a massive forest fire had been unavoidable.
Fortunately, there was a large river nearby.
It was the river at the Valley of the End, where the statues of Hashirama and Madara glared at each other. It was fairly wide.
Though it wasn't the rainy season, the river still had plenty of water.
The Anbu and the Sealing Squad had briefly become a fire-rescue team. With help from the Five-Tails, they were quickly putting out the blaze.
"I told you, my partner has always been very gentle and loves nature."
Under Orochimaru's soft-spoken coaxing, Ruohuo had finally "calmed down." He pointed at Five-Tails Kokuō, who was busy putting out the fire.
A fire that would have been terrifying to humans was merely a matter of blowing a few times or taking a few steps for a sixty-meter-tall behemoth.
"Though the evil Iwagakure Ninja sealed it inside a human, once it regained its freedom, all it wanted was to get away from them."
"I don't know where that White-Haired Uncle and the blond guy got all that hostility from... The Five-Tails is so gentle. How could they bring themselves to attack it?"
"Unforgivable..."
As Ruohuo spoke, he kept glaring at White Fang and Minato.
The two could only offer awkward smiles. White Fang, who had caused this entire "misunderstanding," was especially mortified.
Thankfully, it hadn't turned into a disaster...
White Fang glanced furtively at the Third, who was receiving treatment. The Third had managed to evade