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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"A Kraken? You mean this giant monster is a baby Kraken?" The eyes of the captain and the crew widen.
"Haah… my life as a sailor wasn't in vain. Finally, I have witnessed one of the legends of the sea. Now I can call myself a full-fledged true sailor." The captain tears up.
"Ahem… sorry to interrupt you, captain, but can we focus our attention on the battle? If our ship sinks here, then you will drown just like legends." Kakashi gives a rude awakening to the captain.
"Of course… of course… I will personally steer the ship and watch this battle to the end. It will become a tale foretold in the future among other tailors." The captain gets hold of the steering wheel.
The rest of the escort crew members continue to attack baby Kraken to whittle it down.
"It's not working!" Ayaka shakes her head.
"Its regeneration is too powerful. It can quickly recover from any injury we inflict on it. Looks like we need a powerful attack to finish it in a go." Minato suggests.
"But its tentacles won't allow us to gather enough chakra to release our attacks." Izumi slices another tentacle with her blade.
"At this rate, we will run out of chakra and stamina." Visible exhaustion appears on Ao's face.
"Dad! Buy me some time. I will attack it with a full-power Sage Mode Rasenshuriken." Naruto requests Minato.
"Alright! We will buy you time."
Swish… swish…
Minato makes some hand signs. Yellow lightning flickers around him as he disappears from his place. He reappears near the eyes of the Kraken and attacks them.
"No matter the creature, eyes are a weakness of every living being. If I blind it, then it won't get a chance to dodge the attack."
Swish…
Multiple lightning-infused tri-fork kunais appear in front of Minato.
Whoosh… whoosh…
He throws them toward the eyes of the Kraken. The Kraken senses the danger and closes its eyes.
Ding… ding…
The kunais produce metallic noise upon collision with the hard protective coating around the Kraken's eyes. The baby Kraken flails its tentacles around in madness.
Whoosh… whoosh…
Minato swiftly maneuverers through the tentacles and continue to bombard the eyes of the Kraken. Other group members assist Minato by repelling its attacks on the ship.
Bzzt… crackle…
Kakashi creates a giant purple lightning blade and slices through another tentacle of the Kraken.
Plop…
The chopped-off tentacle falls and disappears into the sea.
Squirm… squirm…
The tissue around the tentacles squirms like worms, and new flesh grows out of it within seconds.
"Its regeneration must have a limit. There is no way it can regenerate infinitely." Kakashi dodges another tentacle aimed at him. He dashes over the tentacle with his lightning blade stabbed into the flesh of the tentacles.
Swish… sploosh…
A giant cut appears on the tentacles and separates them into two separate halves. A blood scent wafts in the air as green blood leaks from the chopped flesh.
Ugh…
Yakumo closes his nose to avoid the stench.
"Everyone, take the antidote. Its blood is poisoning the surrounding air." Kakashi feels slightly nauseous from the bloody stench. He takes out the all-purpose antidote pill and consumes it.
"How long Naruto?" Minato asks Naruto who is busy gathering nature energy.
"The nature energy is very thin here. So, it will take me a while to gather enough." Naruto replies with closed eyes.
"If that's the case, then…"
Whoosh… Minato gives up on kiting the attacks around. He stretches his palm and gathers a large amount of chakra in it.
Swirl… whoosh…
Minato creates a gigantic cyan wind nature Rasengan.
Tch…
He clicks his tongue and infuses more chakra into the Rasengan. The core of the Rasengan turns orange as Minato adds some Nine-tails chakra to it.
"Eat this!" He aims the giant Rasengan toward the Kraken's face.
Screee…
The Kraken senses the threat from Minato's attack. It opens its mouth and gathers a large amount of water chakra from the surroundings.
It charges up a gigantic water beam in its mouth.
Fwoosh…
The Kraken releases the beam toward Minato. Minato counters the beam with his wind-release giant Rasengan.
Boom…
Both attacks collide with each other and create a blinding explosion that covers the surrounding area. Water vapors and mist cover everyone's vision.
Swoosh…
Minato is sent flying out of the white mist. He topples multiple times in mid-air before crashing into the water. Minato infuses some chakra in his heels and attempts to stabilize his footing over water. His steps leave a giant trail in the water as the backlash of the attack pushes him further onto the surface of the water.
A major portion of Minato's clothing is torn apart by the previous attack.
Haah…
Minato regains his footing on the water at almost a distance of a thousand meters from the ship. The escort ship is almost point-sized in his vision.
Phew…
Minato heaves a sigh of relief.
"I was able to neutralize its attack with my Rasengan. However, the backlash from the collision of the energy was so intense that it broke two of my protective seals.
Bzzt… bzzt…
A transparent barrier flickers around Minato. The barrier flickers for a few more seconds before a bracelet cracks on his wrist.
"It has served its usefulness." Minato discards the bracelet and turns his attention to the ship.
Fwoosh…
In the next instance, he reappears on the ship.
"Dad, are you alright?" Naruto notices Minato's tattered clothes.
"I am fine! Take care of this Kraken." Minato waves his hand as he takes support against the mast pole of the ship.
"Alright! I won't let this opportunity you gave me in vain."
Minato wasn't the only one to get caught in the aftermath of the explosion. Even the Kraken got a concussion from the powerful backlash of the jutsu.
Haah…
Naruto opens his eyes and enters the second stage, Senjutsu Mode. He extends his arm and infuses all the gathered nature energy in his palm to create a gigantic rasenshuriken of around ten-meter diameter.
"Eat this!"
"Sage Art: Cho Ōdama Rasenshuriken,"
BOOM…
The rasenshuriken explodes on top of the Kraken and envelops it into a gigantic windstorm.
Haah…
Naruto extends his palm and detonates the inner core of the rasenshuriken.
A spherical vortex of razor-sharp blades slices and tears through the body of the Kraken.
Rumble… Rumble…
The explosion from the jutsu generates powerful wind currents, causing the ship to sway back and forth.
"Everyone, quickly hold on to something!" Kakashi warns everyone, as a powerful gust of wind assaults them. The mast of the ship bends at an unnatural angle and is almost on the verge of a breakdown.
After a few seconds, the storm settles down to reveal the bloody Kraken still floating on the surface of the sea. Its body is twitching from the powerful impact of the jutsu. There are countless wounds over its body. Most of the minor wounds are already healing at a rapid pace while the major wounds are taking some time to regenerate.
"What a tenacious vitality!" Minato marvels at the state of the kraken.
"And it's only a baby at that!"
"Tch… It's not dead!" Naruto grits his teeth.
"I almost give it my all and yet… it still somehow survived."
"Kurama, can you lend me some of your chakras? This time I will blow it away for sure with my Tailed beast Rasenshuriken bomb." Naruto clutches his fist.
"I can't do that." Kurama shakes his head.
"Why?" Naruto questions him.
"Take a look around you." Naruto looks around and notices the tattered state of the ship and the scared expression of many sailors.
"If you detonate your tailed beast rasenshuriken here, then Minato and the rest of the people will be fine since they can safely evade the aftermath of the jutsu, but these sailors will become a victim of the explosion," Kurama explains the details to Naruto.
"Kurama is right! The tailed beast Rasenshuriken is way too powerful to be used amid the ocean with no footing to stabilize others." Minato shakes his head.
"Still, it's not like your jutsu didn't have any effect on it. The countless microscopic wind senbons from your rasenshuriken dealt massive cellular damage to this guy. It will be a while before it could recover to its previous state." Kakashi inspects the state of the Kraken with his Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Naruto! Leave the rest to me." Sasuke's voice echoes through the ship.
Sasuke, who is still flying on top of Garuda, opens his eyes.
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