Crackle… crackle… Bzzt…
Rain and lightning continue to pour down on the ship as it sways back and forth with the waves.
"I will do something about the rainwater!"
Minato writes down some Fuinjutsu seals on the four corners of the ship and makes some hand signs.
Fwoosh…
A purple hemispherical barrier shrouds the ship. The rainwater slides down from the top of the barrier to the sea.
"Thank you so much, Lord Fourth!" The eyes of the captain and crew light up.
"This barrier can block the rainwater, but the strong winds can still topple the ship. So, be careful! Also, there is a limit to what this barrier can withstand. Since I am the one supplying the chakra to the barrier, once I run out of chakra, the barrier will disappear." Minato warns them.
Soon, the rest of the crew focuses their attention on steering and stabilizing the ship. The members of the escort group glance at the sea from the deck.
"Sea journey is so boring! There is nothing to do!" Hanabi yawns while glancing at the fish in the water.
"Why don't we play some card games?" Yakumo takes out a pack of cards.
"Oh, that sounds fun!"
Naruto and Sakura also butt in.
"Can I also play with you?" Chojuro curiously stares at the cards in Hanabi's hands.
"Then let's play the cards. Hey Sasuke, wanna play with us?" Naruto asks Sasuke who is continuously staring at the sky.
"No, I will pass!" Sasuke waves his hand in dismissal.
"Tsunade, Mei, and Izumi sit on the other side of the ship and drink some tea.
Minato takes out another can of beverage from his storage. Kakashi engrosses himself in the latest issue of the Iccha Iccha Series. Ao sits down and closes his eyes to meditate.
Only Sasuke keeps staring at the roaring thunder in the sky.
'I have yet to create a powerful jutsu of my own. Chidori and its variations are a part of Kakashi Sensei's arsenal. The white rage technique is derived from the Sage arts. Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi are the abilities of my eyes. I don't have an ability that I can call my own. Even Naruto has improved Rasengan and created Rasenshuriken, a completely new jutsu.
I have an affinity for fire and lightning release. I already have a powerful fire jutsu in the form of Amaterasu and Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi. It's time to create a powerful lightning-based attack of my own.'
Sasuke continues to stare at the thunderstorm in the sky to get some inspiration for his new jutsu. Soon, he enters a state of focused intention and lets go of his surroundings.
Crackle…. Crackle…
A small thunderstorm forms in his mindscape as Sasuke focuses his attention on the thundercloud.
Bzzt… Crackle…
Small lightning sparks flicker across his body and eyes as he unconsciously channels the lightning chakra through his body.
Sasuke opens his eyes and makes some quick hand signs.
'Summoning Jutsu!'
He summons Garuda and orders him to take to the sky.
Whoosh…
Sasuke hops on top of Garuda and flies out of the barrier.
"Sasuke, he?!" The rest of the group stops their activities and stares at Sasuke in worry.
"He will be fine! He has entered a state of focused intention. If he succeeds, then he might create a new jutsu." Minato assures them.
Bzzt… Boom…
Dense lightning chakra gathers around him and attracts the lightning bolts from the surroundings. A transparent wind barrier appears around Sasuke and repels the lightning bolts.
Garuda heaves a sigh of relief.
"I can't sustain this for long. Still, Sasuke-sama's new jutsu might be on a completely different scale."
Minato and the rest also notice the changes in the atmosphere as more and more lightning chakra gathers around Sasuke.
"Judging from the scale of lightning, he might create a powerful S-Rank jutsu," Minato mutters.
"And it might be on par with Naruto's Rasenshuriken." He adds.
"What? Really?!"
Naruto stares at Sasuke in astonishment.
"His talent is on par with you. So, it's a given that he will soon create his own jutsu." Kakashi praises Sasuke.
"Umm… everyone! There is something below us." Hanabi points towards the sea.
"Hmm…"
Minato closes his eyes to sense the chakra beneath them.
"She is right! Something humongous is rapidly approaching us." Minato senses a massive sphere of chakra heading toward them.
"Is it one of those sea monsters?" Naruto enquires.
"Who knows? There is always a possibility. Perhaps it is attracted by the commotion caused by Sasuke's new jutsu."
Black clouds gather over Sasuke's head and form a gigantic conical field of lightning around him.
"It's here!" Hanabi points toward a giant shadow beneath the ship.
"Everyone, get ready for the battle!" Minato signals them.
Rumble… Rumble…
Massive waves rise from the sea. The black mist slowly envelops the area. The waves push away the ship. A massive column of water rises at a slight distance from the ship.
"What's that?"
The sudden mist startles the group.
"Don't lose your calm. It must be an attack from the sea creature. It wants to block our vision."
Minato warns them.
"Something huge is coming from 2'o'clock east," Hanabi warns them.
"On it!" Izumi infuses lightning chakra into her blade and jumps in that direction.
Swish… slash…
Her blade clashes with a gigantic tentacle. The lightning-infused blade slices through a portion of the tentacle before being blocked by the hard flesh.
SCREE…
A pained scream almost deafens their hearing.
Haah… Whoosh…
Izumi pulls out her blade and returns to the ship.
"More attacks are coming. From 5'oclock north, 11'oclock south, and 7 o'clock west." Hanabi warns them.
"We will take care of them."
Minato, Kakashi, and Ao volunteer to defend the ship.
Three more gigantic tentacles attack the ship. The trio is somehow able to repel the attack with their powerful jutsus.
"Tch… this is annoying. I can't see anything!"
Naruto clicks his tongue.
"I will blow away this black mist."
Swirl… whoosh…
Naruto creates a gigantic wind Rasengan. He throws the Rasengan toward the supposed location of the sea monster.
Boom…
The giant wind Rasengan explodes on top of something and creates a powerful tornado. The tornado sucks away the black mist and the seawater in itself.
Haaah…
Naruto directs his chakra in the tornado and steers it away from the ship.
The mist dissipates to reveal a giant squid-like creature with eight-giant tentacles.
"What's this?" Naruto's eyes widen as he stares at the giant sea creature.
There is a shell covering the head of the giant squid.
"It looks like a giant version of the squid we ate in the Land of the Waterfall," Yakumo murmurs as she compares the giant squid to the little squid she ate in the restaurant.
There is a small dent on the hard shell of the giant squid near its head.
"That's the location. My jutsu hit me. Except for that small dent, there is not even a scratch on its body." Naruto yells in wonder.
"Not only that, but its regeneration is also something else! Look at its tentacles." Kakashi points toward the tentacles of the giant squid.
All of its previously cut tentacles are fully restored. The group stares at the gigantic squid measuring a few tens of meters in amazement.
"It's bigger than the Hokage Monument in the village," Ayaka remarks.
"Hey, Kurama, what kind of legendary monster is this?" Naruto asks Kurama.
"Hmm… judging by its size and the marking on its shell. It's a baby Kraken."
"What? Baby Kraken!" Naruto yells out the name loud as he is shocked by the sheer size of the monster.
"Dad! Kurama told me that this monster is a baby Kraken."
"It's a baby!" The girls stare at the gigantic monster in shock.
"Then what's its full size?" Naruto asks Kurama.
"Hmm… at its full size, it should be around a few kilometers in size at the minimal," Kurama answers him.
"A few kilometers?" Naruto's jaw almost drops to the floor.
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