The Land of Bears, Hoshigakure: The End

Water surged into existence across the sky.

Just as the torrent was about to take the form of a water dragon condensed entirely from water—

Those who had already sensed something was wrong fled far away, hoping it would not affect them.

But unfortunately, it was completely useless.

Although Water Release ninjutsu was indeed less powerful than other types of ninjutsu, its range and impact were absolutely top-tier.

At this distance, ordinary ninja simply had no time to react if they wanted to evade.

In an instant, the ring of ninja circling the area were all caught up in the attack.

It would not be fatal, but once the ninjutsu ended, exhaustion and unconsciousness were inevitable.

The End of Hoshigakure in the Land of Bears

Still, the tenacity of the rookie nine truly had to be admired.

After the Water Dragon Bullet Technique, the other Hoshigakure ninja had all fainted and collapsed across the ground in every direction.

Yet Naruto, Sakura, and Neji merely seemed somewhat out of breath.

Though they were bent over and appeared soaked through, they did not seem to have suffered much of an impact.

As for Akaboshi, Shizang, and Yeying, they had somehow used some method that left them almost completely unscathed.

They looked a little disheveled, but they were in far better condition than Naruto and the others, as there was not even a trace of water on them.

The one who had cast the technique was Winter Rain, one of Hinata's group.

After casting it, there seemed to be no follow-up.

Clearly, they had no intention of continuing the fight.

After all, this time they were playing the role of actual bandits. Since they were bandits, robbing people of their things was reasonable enough, but if they completely wrecked the place—

Hinata felt