Chapter 568: Colosseum
Although Hoshigaki Kisame's voice was not loud, it was clearly heard by everyone.
Most people subconsciously cast a look of astonishment at Hoshigaki Kisame.
However, on Hoshigaki Kisame's smiling face with bared fangs, they saw only arrogance and publicity.
It was as if there was a wild beast-like breath that was wantonly venting out from his body.
Kumogakure Toroi, which had been ready to step on the stage, could only stop its steps awkwardly at this time.
Only a few people with more flexible brains looked at the direction of the Mizukage Kaito after hearing Hoshigaki Kisame's speech.
Although today's competition seems a little less formal, its importance to the five great ninja villages is self-evident.
Now that Hoshigaki Kisame dared to speak directly and initially, there must be the instruction of the Mizukage Kaito behind it.
Kaito, who sat calmly in his original position and did not say anything to stop Hoshigaki Kisame's actions, seemed to confirm the speculations of others in disguise.
'Are you so confident in your subordinates?'
Although Hoshigaki Kisame performed very well in the battle against Kitsuchi just now, one-on-one and one-on-many are completely different levels of difficulty.
Just based on what Hoshigaki Kisame said just now, even if the other four Kages were merciless and asked all ninjas to attack together, the Kirigakure would have no place to argue.
The ninjas who can be sent to join the Maintenance Force are basically the elites of each ninja village. Even among the few Kages present, not everyone can guarantee victory.
'Are you really not afraid that he will be beaten to death on the spot by other angry ninjas?'
This is the true thought in the hearts of most ninjas at this time.
Many people even felt a trace of humiliation and anger.
Onoki, whose son Kitsuchi had just been eliminated, asked Kaito directly with an ugly face.
"Mizukage boy, this seems a bit against the rules, isn't it?"
Hearing Onoki's questioning tone, Kaito didn't even look at him, but replied frivolously.
"There's nothing against the rules. Since this battle is to establish the prestige of the future commander, of course we have to do it to the extreme, so that it's not in vain for the Kage to come here in person~"
After saying this, Kaito retracted his gaze from the ninjas who were gradually becoming noisy, glanced at Onoki beside him, and said with a smile.
"Don't worry about it, Tsuchikage-sama. Kirigakure doesn't mind Jonin Kitsuchi continuing to participate in the next battle, even if all the people brought are sent out."
"The same goes for Sunagakure Village."
Kaito said the second half of the sentence to the Kazekage Rasa.
However, when these words fell into the ears of the two Kages, it was already a naked humiliation.
Fourth Raikage Ai, who had been silent throughout the whole process, also slammed the table in anger.
"Mizukage! Are you looking down on our Kumogakure!!"
However, facing the furious Raikage, Kaito's smile remained on his face, and he just replied lightly.
"Oh, I forgot, the same goes for Kumogakure~"
Rasa and Onoki looked at each other, and both saw a hint of coldness in each other's eyes.
At this point, the nature of this fight has completely changed.
Even someone as shrewd as Onoki guessed that Kaito dared to do such a thing, and he must have something to rely on.
But for the dignity of the Iwagakure Village, Onoki could not give in at this time.
Looking at his son who was still a little dazed in the field, Onoki shouted at him directly.
"Kitsuchi! Since Kirigakure is so confident, what are you waiting for?! All ninjas of the Iwagakure Village, step out!"
Hearing the shame and anger in Onoki's voice, Kitsuchi, who was still thinking about the gains and losses of the previous battle, regained his determination and took a step forward without saying a word.
The Iwagakure ninjas following behind him saw that their Tsuchikage had spoken, and they also took a step forward without hesitation.
Seeing that someone had already taken the lead, the Kazekage Rasa would naturally not be polite.
"All ninjas of Sunagakure Village, step out!"
After the defeat of Urayama, the strongest leader of Sunagakure Village this time, Rasa had already given up the competition for the commander this time.
But now that Kirigakure took the initiative to break the rules, Rasa would certainly not miss such a good opportunity.
"Kumogakure."
"Wait a minute~"
When Fourth Raikage Ai was about to order Toroi to bring people to follow, Kaito interrupted him with a smile.
Seeing that he was treated differently, Ai immediately looked at Kaito angrily.
"What? Are you scared, Mizukage?!"
"Haha, Raikage-sama, you're overthinking it. But since the scale of the battle has escalated, the seats for watching the battle must be adjusted a little bit."
After saying that, Kaito ignored the eyes of others, put his hands together, and then slammed them on the ground.
"Ice Style: Icicle Prison!"
As Kaito's voice fell, the temperature around him suddenly dropped.
Then, thick ice walls began to condense out of thin air.
5 meters, 10 meters, 15 meters, 20 meters!
2 walls, 4 walls, 8 walls, 16 walls!
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of thick ice walls more than 20 meters high surrounded this open training ground into a huge arena with a diameter of nearly 1,000 meters.
There was only a "small door" more than five meters high left behind Hoshigaki Kisame.
Kaito's sudden release of a large-scale ninjutsu immediately calmed down the ninjas from other villages who were originally filled with righteous indignation.
"Is this the strength of a Kage?!"
"Is Ice-Ice Style so strong?"
As everyone was dumbfounded, Kaito said to the Fourth Raikage Ai with a smile.
"Raikage-sama, please continue~"
After saying that, Kaito ignored the sight of others and jumped onto the ice wall in front of him.
"Kisame, go in and wait. The rest of the Kirigakure, find your own place to watch the battle~"
As Kaito finished speaking, Hoshigaki Kisame hung the Hiramekarei in his hand back on his back and walked into the center of the circular arena composed of ice walls.
The other Kirigakure ninjas who came this time also glanced proudly at the ninjas from other villages around them, then climbed to the top of the ice wall and took their own places to watch the battle.
"Mizukage-sama, why are you doing this?"
Namikaze Minato slowly stepped onto the ice wall, and saw Kaito sitting down on an ice crystal chair. He smiled bitterly and walked in front of him.
"Minato, aren't your Konoha ninjas joining the fray?"
Looking at Namikaze Minato behind him, Kaito leaned back against the chair behind him indifferently.
Namikaze Minato's eyes flickered with unreadable thoughts, but he ultimately turned to Uchiha Fugaku below and said softly, "Clan Leader Fugaku, I'll leave it to you."
(End of this chapter)