Meanwhile, in Kumogakure, at the Raikage's Office.
Unlike the cold calculations at Amegakure Base, the atmosphere here was charged with fury and agitation.
"Bam!!!" A deafening crash, louder than any before, rang out as the Third Raikage's fist, wrapped in Lightning Release chakra, smashed the steel desk in front of him into pieces! Splinters and papers flew everywhere.
"Useless! Those rock-playing fools from Iwagakure!"
The Third Raikage's roar boomed like thunder, making the entire office hum. His bronze skin flushed slightly with anger, and the veins bulged across his heavily muscled arms.
"Five hundred elite shinobi couldn't beat him! They even sent their top assassination squad with Explosion Release's Gari, and the whole lot of them got slaughtered like chickens? Has that old fool Ōnoki gotten senile?"
His secretary, Mabui, stood to one side, still wearing her usual calm expression. But a closer look revealed that her fingers had tightened slightly around the intelligence scroll she held.
She reported in a low voice, her words clearly cutting through the Raikage's roar. "Lord Raikage, after cross-checking intelligence from multiple sources, we can confirm that Uchiha Ling used a jutsu never before seen in the Shinobi World during the battle at Stone Burial Ravine.
Its abilities appear to be as follows: for a short time, it grants immunity to all physical and energy attacks, while also triggering a state of extreme Lightning Release enhancement. His speed, strength, and Lightning Release power increase exponentially.
Iwagakure's assassination attempt was utterly defeated by this unknown jutsu."
"The Mangekyō Sharingan?!" The Third Raikage's pupils contracted sharply. Though hot-tempered, he was no fool.
As the leader of his village, he had never lived through the Warring States period, but he had read through the village's archives and knew about this classified information.
The Third Raikage abruptly turned