The Five Kage gathered once again, and each of them seemed to have changed considerably.
Ōnoki seemed to have grown younger. He was full of vigor and looked as though living another ten or twenty years would be no problem.
The Fourth Raikage's muscles had become even stronger, brimming with explosive power.
Gaara and Mei Terumi did not look very different, but their surging chakra fluctuations still revealed the changes in them.
When Minato Namikaze relayed Ye Feng's conjecture, Ōnoki was the first to agree.
He was the oldest and had seen all sorts of changes in human nature. Some civilians in particular, whose thoughts had once been suppressed, would become warped when their strength soared. They would grow extremely radical and do many irrational things.
By comparison, ninjas would fare much better. After all, they had a relatively clear understanding of themselves and would not lose their way.
Ōnoki spoke up:
"This situation won't last too long. As long as we maintain order through this period, things will be much simpler afterward. I suggest sending a quarter of our ninjas to quell the unrest."
The Fourth Raikage nodded in agreement:
"I agree. Very few civilians can obtain special powers, and their strength generally won't be very high. As long as we watch out for certain unusual individuals, there shouldn't be any major problems."
Gaara spoke up as well:
"Yes, but humans should still show some restraint. What we need to pay more attention to now are wild beasts and summoning beasts. I've received intelligence that sand beasts in the Land of Wind have already begun mutating and attacking people. It seems the changes in the Land of Wind's environment have deprived these sand beasts of their former way of life, making them extremely irritable. Their strength has also become