The Third Kazekage glanced at Two-Scales Ōnoki and sighed inwardly, knowing that Sunagakure's secret Sand Manipulation Technique would likely be impossible to keep secret from now on.
"Rest assured, Kazekage. Even if I know the secrets of the Sand Manipulation Technique, we Iwa Shinobi won't spend the effort developing another ninjutsu path that doesn't suit us." Ōnoki patted his chest, wearing an expression that said, Don't worry about it.
The Third Kazekage sighed gloomily. He believed that the Iwa Shinobi truly had no energy to research another ninjutsu path. But if they did not research ways to counter the Sand Manipulation Technique, he would chop off his own head and use it as a stool!
This was damn awful! Now he knew exactly how it felt to have his village's secret techniques learned by someone else.
The Third Kazekage took a deep breath. "Enough nonsense! Let's begin."
The moment he spoke, the two pairs of Iron Sand Wings on his back transformed into streams of black iron spikes that shot toward Sarutobi Toru.
On the competition grounds, Kinnara controlled the Wood Release and made a giant tree rise high into the air. In the end, a towering tree over a hundred meters tall stood in the middle of the arena.
Sitting on a branch, Kinnara looked toward the distant battlefield with an utterly bored expression.
In truth, however, he and Sarutobi Toru were two bodies sharing one mind. He was merely multitasking.
Thunderous booms rang out, brilliant flashes burst through the air, and fierce storms swept across the area.
With three Kage-level experts fighting, the battle was truly intense enough to make the ground tremble.
Of course, Sarutobi Toru was holding back by at least half. Otherwise, now that he had entered Constant Sage Mode, he would have beaten Ōnoki