Hanzo's attack on Land of Iron directly caused a huge wave in the undercurrent of Shinobi World.
Five Great Nations is completely intolerable to Hanzo's ambitious move.
In particular, the three major countries of wind, fire, and earth that border Land of Rain have directly entered a state of war readiness.
How can you allow others to snore and sleep on the side of the bed?
Once Hanzo successfully annexes Land of Iron, Land of Rain's land area will not only increase greatly, but it will also gain Land of Iron's large samurai population and ore resources.
In this way, Land of Rain truly has the foundation for its rise!
More importantly, Land of Rain and Land of Iron are not adjacent to each other, but are separated by Land of Grass and Land of Fire.
If Hanzo wants to annex Land of Iron, it will inevitably occupy part of the territory of Land of Grass and Land of Fire.
It can be said that Hanzo's plan is completely to pull teeth from the tiger's mouth, and the teeth pulled out are the teeth of Shinobi World's most powerful tiger.
This is why Danzo is so aggressive in asking Land of Rain to send troops.
At the same time, this move by Hanzo also gave the militant faction within Five Great Nations a suitable reason to launch a war.
In the more than 20 years since the end of World War I, as the economies, populations, and armed forces of various countries have grown, militant factions within each country have continued to rise.
These fighting factions were already ready to move, waiting for an opportunity, a suitable opportunity.
And now, Hanzo has given them both the opportunity and the reason.
"Hahaha!" Laughing excitedly, Third Raikage was holding in his hand information about Hanzo's raid on Land of Iron.
Land of Lightning, which is not adjacent to Land of Rain, has more choices when faced with Hanzo's move to provoke a war.
Therefore, Third Raikage is not angry about Hanzo's behavior, but is full of excitement and joy.
Land of Rain, Hanzo, and Third Raikage didn't notice it. What excited him was that Land of Lightning had a reason to launch a war.
Third Raikage, who knows his biggest enemy Land of Fire Hidden Leaf Village very well, understands that Konoha will definitely carry out armed intervention in response to the war initiated by Hanzo.
Once Konoha carries out armed intervention, he and Land of Lightning will have an extremely legitimate reason to send troops.
At that time, he can form an alliance with Land of Rain, send troops to the Land of Fire border, and contain the power of Konoha.
At the same time, they secretly support Hanzo and Land of Rain, allowing them to consume Konoha's effective forces on the frontal battlefield.
When the fighting between the two sides is almost done, he will lead the main force and attack directly into the belly of Land of Fire to plunder their resources and territory.
In a very short period of time, a feasible strategy was initially formed in Third Raikage's mind.
However, this strategy, Third Raikage, has a problem that needs to be solved.
That is to persuade the two countries, Wind and Earth, not to attack Land of Rain for the time being, but to provide support to Hanzo and Land of Rain.
Regarding this issue, Third Raikage feels that it is not a big problem. He is confident that he can convince the influence of the wind and earth countries.
After all, due to the appearance of Kizaru, Yun, Yan, and Sha Three Great Shinobi Villages had frequent contacts during this period, and they had the potential to form an alliance.
Without any hesitation, Third Raikage, knowing that the opportunity was fleeting, took action directly.
Just when Third Raikage started his own action, Kakuzu, who had been lurking in Land of Fire, understood that his opportunity had come after receiving the news that Land of Rain had raided Land of Iron.
As an old man of Shinobi World, Kakuzu still has a good strategic vision.
He knows that Konoha cannot stay out of this war of Land of Rain.
And once Konoha comes to an end, the scale of the war will inevitably expand.
By that time, my target Shimura Kizaru will definitely be arranged by the village to participate in the war.
As long as Kizaru joins the war, the chance to assassinate him will come!
Excited by the huge bounty and the confidence in his own strength, Kakuzu took the risk and sneaked into a caravan that was about to go to Konoha, and transformed into a caravan guard.
Unfortunately, just when Kakuzu was planning to sneak into Konoha, Kizaru was already preparing to leave the village and head to the border of Land of Fire.
The day after Hanzo raided Land of Iron, just as Kakuzu had just set off with the caravan, Kizaru had already left Konoha in the farewell of the tribe and Sannin.
So, on the second day after Kizaru left the village and the third day after the war broke out, when Kakuzu worked so hard to infiltrate Konoha, he heard a piece of news that made him both happy and sad. His target, Shimura Kizaru, had left the village.
Because Danzo and Hiruzen Sarutobi are on Ninja Conference, publicizing Kizaru's heroic act of going to the border alone to monitor and guard against Land of Lightning.
The news that Kizaru left the village spread to a small extent among the ninja community in the village.
As a veteran Kage Level expert, the experienced Kakuzu easily heard this information from Konoha Ninja's communication.
After getting this information, Kakuzu did not hesitate at all, and left Konoha under the cover of darkness that night.
After spending a whole night, Kakuzu, who was speeding all the way, arrived at the intersection of Land of Fire and Land of Hot Water.
Land of Hot Water is located between Land of Fire and Land of Lightning, and is a key defense area for both countries.
According to Kakuzu's estimation, Kizaru, who supports the border, must be in this area.
Arriving at the Land of Fire border, Kakuzu did not act rashly, but instead entered Land of Hot Water, preparing to make some simple repairs and restore the Chakra consumed on the way.
750 million, right in front of you!
As an experienced bounty hunter, Kakuzu knows very well that the closer he is to assassinating his prey, the more thoroughly prepared he must be.
"It's really good!" Kizaru, wearing brown sunglasses, was looking around with interest on the hot spring shop street of Land of Hot Water.
The hot spring shop on this street offers rich services, including both meat and vegetable dishes, which is an eye-opener for Kizaru!
With a faint smile on his face and a cold drink in his hand, he walked through Commercial Street's Kizaru and slowly Earth Flow entered a hot spring shop.
Under the warm reception of the landlady, Kizaru changed into a bathrobe, walked into the hot spring pool, and lay down in it with a comfortable look on his face.
"Ha~"
He breathed a long sigh of relief. Kizaru, who had been at the border for a day and had nothing to do for the time being, closed his eyes with a look of enjoyment.
After a while, the maid from the store came in carrying a pot of sake and cakes.
He placed the dinner plate steadily on the hot spring and asked Kizaru if he wanted a massage service. After being refused, he walked backwards and left the hot spring pool.
Resting his slender hands on the edge of the pool surrounded by stones, Kizaru opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the wooden door that had just been closed by the maid.
With a playful smile on his face, he drove Observation Haki and Kizaru, and felt a good breath approaching.
Wearing the bathrobe she had just changed into, she slowly opened the wooden door. Kakuzu, who had been traveling all night, was preparing to take a bath in the hot springs to relieve her fatigue.
"Hey, little brother! Do you want a drink?" Pour yourself a glass of sake, pick up the small wine glass, Kizaru looked at Kakuzu standing outside the wooden door, and said with a smile.
Sorry, I have been looking for Hokage's map and some information tonight, and I wasted too much time, causing the update to be late.