Hearing Yato's response, many Sand Ninjas who had begun viewing Hidden Leaf favorably now glared angrily at their Leaf counterparts.
The Leaf shinobi were equally confused about Yato's sudden madness.
Hizashi grew anxious—this concerned both villages' reputations.
Noticing the Uchiha shinobi nearby remained expressionless, he asked curiously:
"How can you stay so calm when Uchiha Yato's about to cause a catastrophe?"
The Uchiha ninja replied:
"This is Yato's favorite trick. During training back home, he nearly burned down three practice fields."
"Turned out to be an illusion technique."
Observing Yato gathering massive water release in the sky, he added:
"I'd sooner believe this is genjutsu than think Yato would actually cause destruction."
After considering this, Hizashi looked up at Yato still amassing power overhead.
The scene felt surreal.
Deciding not to overthink it, he adopted Yato's philosophy—let taller people handle collapsing skies.
While Hizashi relaxed, the Sand Village couldn't afford to.
Their leadership mobilized Jonin for defense—only elite fighters could help now.
Their sole consolation was Yato not using fire release, which would've been harder to counter.
But the growing mass of water vapor, clouds, and spheres above grew increasingly terrifying.
The Third Kazekage declared: "Stay calm, everyone!"
"Strong fighters, prepare to advance with me."
"I'll create an iron sand shield—just help me reinforce it."
Watching the preparations below, Yato felt puzzled.
Their friendly beach volleyball game had completely derailed into potential combat.
Not that he minded—he'd promised the Sand Village a grand gift, and he never broke promises.Seeing that the Third Kazekage and the others below were ready, Uchiha Yato thoughtfully greeted them.
"Since you're all prepared, I'll begin now~"
Even at this moment, Uchiha Yato was still treating it as play, as that was simply his nature.
Hearing Uchiha Yato's words, the Third Kazekage and his group immediately raised the large shields they had created to block.
At this point, Rasa and Sasori suggested, "I recommend connecting all the shields together."
"Link them with chakra threads, then fill in any gaps."
"This way, we can ensure the civilians below won't be harmed."
Upon hearing Rasa and Sasori's suggestion, the Third Kazekage quickly organized the puppet masters and other ninjas to assist.
But Chiyo couldn't shake off an indescribable feeling about the whole situation.
Once everything below was in place, Uchiha Yato judged the timing right and released all the Water Style techniques he had gathered in the sky, sending them cascading down in one massive surge.
The enormous torrent rushed downward but was completely caught by the Sand Ninja.
It was like water pouring into a giant pot, though occasional jets still spurted from the sides.
Everyone marveled at the scale of Uchiha Yato's feat and were astonished by the sheer volume of his chakra.
Just as they thought it was over, Uchiha Yato called out from above:
"Here comes an even bigger one!"
Above the "black iron sand pot" now hovered an enormous water sphere.
This made the Sand Ninja, who had been about to celebrate, tense up again.
The Third Kazekage shouted, "Uchiha Yato! Aren't you afraid the Hidden Leaf will suffer the consequences with you?"
"Aren't you afraid other villages will rally against your Hidden Leaf?"
He had no choice—he didn't dare confront Uchiha Yato directly, as their chakra levels weren't even comparable.
Uchiha Yato burst out laughing.
"Third Kazekage, you really can't take a joke, can you?"
Before the Third Kazekage could react, the massive water sphere Uchiha Yato had gathered began to disperse, transforming into a heavy downpour.
This rain brought joy to many Sand Ninja and civilians alike.
After all, seeing rain in the desert—let alone such a heavy downpour—was practically unheard of.
Chiyo and Ebizo also sighed in relief, finally understanding why Rasa and Sasori had acted the way they did earlier.
Most likely, Uchiha Yato had already told them about this plan, tricking everyone else.
Rasa and Sasori exchanged glances: Don't ask us—we had no idea either.
Chiyo remarked, "This is exactly the kind of thing Uchiha Yato would do."
"If it were anyone else, they might have actually destroyed Sunagakure. But with him, he just wants to have fun."
Ebizo added, "His strength has already been acknowledged by so many in the Hidden Leaf."
"For him, playing around is more important than winning."
As the rain fell, an exhausted Pakura suddenly noticed a black object moving toward her.
It was none other than the beach volleyball they had been fighting over earlier.The score ended in a 2-2 tie after that final play.
Pakura took the beach volleyball straight to her face.
In her last moment before passing out, she uttered that classic line:
"Damn you, wicked Uchiha!"
Tobirama Senju would like to remind everyone: Royalties, please. Thank you!
Meanwhile, the Third Kazekage finally let out a sigh of relief—
Only for Uchiha Yato to immediately make him tense up again.
"Attention, Lord Third Kazekage and all the ninjas dragging that iron pot below."
"If you remove the Chakra from this pot right now, the Hidden Sand Village will experience its first-ever major flood. So, please be careful~"
And so, the Third Kazekage successfully borrowed Tobirama Senju's famous words:
"Damn you, wicked Uchiha Yato!"
Truly, wherever Uchiha Yato went, chaos followed.
The sheer volume of water created immense pressure—pressure that Yato had precisely calculated.
It gave them just enough room to move, but not enough to escape entirely.
So now, they could only wait for rescue. Otherwise, the Hidden Sand would be flooded.
Chiyo, standing nearby, quickly grasped Yato's intentions and stepped in to help reduce the water level.
Rasa, Sasori, and others also joined in—after all, wasting such a massive amount of water would be a capital offense in the Hidden Sand.
The last time Yato had brought rain, many villagers had eagerly collected the water in whatever containers they could find.
And so, the beach volleyball match ended in a draw.
A victory for Uchiha Yato's personal amusement—and a crushing defeat for the Hidden Sand's leadership and Pakura.
With that, the Sandbar Exchange Meeting came to a successful close.
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