Windrest Valley.
Whoosh!
Tap tap tap!
Hyuga Chō directed his two teammates while concentrating on sensing the condition of the ten Hagoromo members. The moment any of them ran out of stamina, he would immediately pull them back up.
At first, the ten Hagoromo members still wanted to tough it out. It was not until the wind smashed them into rocks and left their heads covered in bumps that they understood their clan's arrangements had not been wrong.
It was not only the violent wind. Rocks and other hard objects carried by the gusts could also make them lose consciousness.
That was when the Konoha ninja had to step in.
"Hmph, these guys might have chakra comparable to ours, but their experience is terrible!" Inuzuka Gō said to Aburame Shikyō.
He could tell by now that these people had no combat experience at all.
Their use of chakra was crude as well, relying entirely on advance preparations.
They were constantly struck by rocks swept along by the gale.
If not for their specially made vests, they would have suffered far worse than a few bumps.
Aburame Shikyō said, "As long as they do not die, I do not care about those people. I only want to know what Captain Tonbo is doing."
His gaze fell on Tobitake Tonbo.
At the center of the barrier platform stood two Tobitake Tonbos.
That was not the important part.
The important part was the large machine before them. A gigantic sphere spun continuously, occasionally releasing ninjutsu to protect several devices placed outside the barrier.
One Tobitake Tonbo kept operating it.
The other, like them, remained alert for any Hagoromo members who might be swept away.
"You mean that machine? I took a look, but I did not understand any of the data on it.