Even if the Third Raikage thought about it a hundred times, he couldn't understand where Kizaru got his confidence to declare war on the Land of Wind before completely subduing the Land of Iron.
"Madman! Fool!"
Cursing Kizaru in his mind, the Third Raikage, on the surface, still had to maintain a calm expression.
Because of Kizaru's reckless actions, the Third Raikage's plans were on the verge of bankruptcy even before they were fully implemented.
The Third Raikage could already imagine how furious the Third Kazekage, who was declared war on by Kizaru, would be.
And his other ally, the Third Tsuchikage Onoki, would also become more vigilant against Kizaru, with a high possibility of canceling the promised support.
Thinking back to his recent speech and declaration of war, the current Third Raikage wished he could lead his troops to attack Amegakure and give Kizaru a good beating.
Feeling the gaze of those around him, the Third Raikage forcefully suppressed the anger in his heart and began to speak.
"The plan remains unchanged; we march tomorrow!" Having said the words and carried the emotions, at this moment, the Third Raikage had no choice but to go to war.
"Do we need to recall the envoy sent to ally with Kizaru?" the secretary hastily asked.
"No!" With a firm tone, the Third Raikage looked at his secretary and continued, "Contact the Tsuchikage; I need to communicate with him."
"Understood!"
"Go!"
After hearing the Third Raikage's orders, the secretary, knowing the urgency of the situation, vanished in an instant.
Seeing the secretary leave, the Third Raikage did not linger but walked away directly, heading to his office.
At the same time the Raikage received information about Kizaru's declaration of war, Kizaru, situated at the border of the Land of Fire, also received intelligence from the village.
"It's getting more and more interesting!" Sitting in his seat, legs crossed, lightly swinging his toes, Kizaru smiled.
Beside Kizaru stood two Konoha ninjas, one was the leader of the border patrol team and a high-ranking member of the Hyuga clan, Jonin Hiashi Nagayasu. The other was a Root ninja responsible for delivering information.
"Kizaru-sama, how should we proceed next?" Although Kizaru was only a little over ten years old, Nagayasu, a high-ranking Jonin from the branch family, was extremely respectful when facing Kizaru.
"Deployments remain the same; maintain regular patrols," folding the intelligence report in his hand again, Kizaru arranged.
"Understood!" Nagayasu respectfully responded.
"You can leave now!" Waving his hand, Kizaru signaled Nagayasu to step back.
Nodding, Nagayasu turned and left, closing the door behind him.
Through his Observation Haki, Kizaru confirmed that Nagayasu had walked far enough, then looked at the Root ninja who had remained silent.
"Do you have any message to convey to me?"
"Lord Danzo asks you to be more cautious. He speculates that the Kumogakure might take action in the next few days," the Root ninja said in an emotionless tone.
"How touching!" smiling slyly, Kizaru placed the folded intelligence report on the nearby table. "I understand. You may go!"
"Yes!" Acknowledging with a nod, the Root ninja directly left the room.
His uncle was quite good at strategic vision!
Compared to Danzo's speculation, Kizaru had a more accurate judgment. The attack by the Kumogakure would happen either tomorrow or the day after.
The reason for such certainty, Kizaru naturally had one.
When he was just flipping through the intelligence report, the progress bar in his mind suddenly surged by 3 points, reaching 52%.
The sudden increase in the progress bar had only one reason – his name had been spread in a short time.
And the only one who could do this and had a reason to do so was probably the Kumogakure.
If Kizaru hadn't guessed wrong, the Kumogakure had publicly announced the identity of the attacker, which was himself.
And following this line of thought to continue the speculation.
The Kumogakure suddenly revealing the attacker's identity at this point would only have one reason.
That is to stir up the villagers' hatred towards Konoha and initiate a war against Konoha.
Thinking about the appointed meeting time with both himself and Kakuzu, Kizaru found the situation becoming very interesting.
How coincidental!
Sighing in his heart, Kizaru left his seat and stood up. Although he was full of anticipation for tomorrow, Kizaru had more important things to do at the moment.
The integration progress bar reached 52%, and Kizaru fused a new ability.
This time, the ability was the in-depth development of his Devil Fruit power.
During the three years of having the Glint-Glint Fruit, Kizaru had been continuously practicing and developing the abilities of the fruit. This fusion allowed him to have a higher mastery of the Glint-Glint Fruit's powers.
Raising his right hand, extending his index finger, instead of the usual golden light, a symmetrical index finger appeared at the tip of Kizaru's index finger.
First the index finger, then the right hand, and finally, a mirrored image of Kizaru appeared in front of him.
"Looks handsome!" Kizaru honestly exclaimed while looking at his duplicate.
After saying that, Kizaru's figure disappeared from the room, leaving only a mirrored version of himself.
The follow-up development of the Light Release Invisibility Technique, the Light Release: Mirage.
Kizaru had been practicing and developing this genjutsu, which was about to be completed. After fusing with the new ability, he successfully used it.
Stepping out of the wooden house, Kizaru reappeared, revealing his form. At the same time, the illusion inside the house disappeared instantly.
Leaving the house, Kizaru walked towards the distant forest at the base.
There, Kizaru was prepared to try another new ninjutsu.
A variation of the Flash Bomb, a combination of the Glint-Glint Fruit and sealing jutsu, referencing the Byakugou Seal and a skill used by a female hero in a game from his previous life, Kizaru developed an entirely new Light Release sealing jutsu.
With time still early, Kizaru, at a walking pace, took about twenty minutes to reach the depths of the forest.
Using Observation Haki to sense his surroundings and confirming there were no living beings within a kilometer, Kizaru began his attempt.
Starting by extending his right hand, a faintly glowing spherical ball, similar in appearance to a flash bomb, appeared in Kizaru's hand.
Aimed at a large tree in front of him, the spherical ball from Kizaru's hand flew out at high speed.
Upon touching the large tree, the spherical ball instantly burst into a glaring light, transforming into a cylindrical cage that enveloped the large tree.
Within the cage formed by the combination of light particles and chakra, four thick chains tightly wound around the large tree.
Where the light-restraint touched the tree, smoke rose, showing signs of scorching.
More than just high temperature, the Light Release chains, combined with sealing jutsu principles, also had the effect of suppressing chakra.
Light Release: Light Restraint!
This was Kizaru's combination of sealing jutsu and his Devil Fruit ability, a Light Release sealing jutsu he developed.
A satisfied smile appeared on his face. Kizaru raised his right hand and snapped his fingers.
"Snap!"
With a crisp sound, the cage and chains restraining the large tree erupted into an even more dazzling light, instantly exploding!
The smoke, wood splinters, and soil generated by the explosion directly passed through Kizaru's elementalized body.
"Terrifying!" Laughing, Kizaru said, "I'm even more looking forward to tomorrow now!"