Inland Land of Frost.
Toward the land near the coastline.
Just as some people were trembling and hesitating over whether to go see what was happening, they suddenly felt the ground shake.
"The earth is shaking."
"Could those two ninja who were fighting just now be responsible?"
The Land of Frost's ninja became even more afraid to investigate.
"Don't worry. The daimyo has already been notified. Ninja from other villages should be here to investigate soon."
But they soon discovered that the disturbance had already vanished.
It was not until an hour later that the bolder ninja among them stepped forward to investigate.
When they reached the coastline,
they found that the place had completely changed.
Most of the trees in the forest near the shore had been buried underground, with only the tips of some tall trees still sticking out.
The distant sea also seemed not to have calmed down yet.
It was still churning from the aftershocks.
The bolder ninja patrolled the area and found no other information apart from the environmental changes.
But the environmental changes were simply too drastic.
"I've seen this kind of change before. The state of Hidden Illusion Village back then was remarkably similar to this place."
An old ninja recalled the events of that year.
Back then, the Tsuchigumo Clan had wiped out Hidden Illusion Village, the source of Genjutsu, in a single move, shocking the world.
Hidden Illusion Village's political corruption had caused it to focus more on internal strife.
And during that internal conflict, someone had set their sights on the Tsuchigumo Clan.
Enraged, En no Gyōja destroyed the village.
Though there were differences from the scene before them, both were equally terrifying.
Konoha.
The Deva Path flew high in the sky, looking down at Konoha below.
He had