The ninjas of Konoha looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Even the Uchiha clan members stared with wide eyes. They knew their clan leader was amazing, but he was too amazing.
"It must be true. Look, Iwagakure's gates are wide open, as if they're waiting for us to enter."
Shikaku felt his brain was a bit slow. "If we had known our Hokage was so strong, why bother planning tactics? He could have just gone on a decapitation mission alone."
Satoshi stood up and said, "Let's go."
The group marched grandly into Iwagakure, as if returning home.
Along the way, the ninjas of Iwagakure said nothing, silently stepping back half a pace, watching Satoshi walk into the Tsuchikage building.
Here, Ōnoki once again solemnly presented his surrender document.
Incidentally, he dragged over Kumogakure's strategist, Dodai, making him a scapegoat.
Saying something about how they originally didn't want to be enemies with Konoha, but were misled by those barbarians from Kumogakure.
Now, Kumogakure's strategist is here with us, and as soon as you give the order, I'll chop him down to show our sincerity, blah blah blah.
This left Satoshi dumbfounded.
As expected of an old fox who has seen the world. His ability to change faces was far superior to his own. It seemed he still needed to practice.
Dodai, who was tied up, looked at Ōnoki, then at the surrender document, then at Satoshi.
Are you kidding me?
You guys just surrendered?
What about the promised troops to support Kumogakure?
Raikage-sama is still hanging at the village gate waiting for you to save him.
Forget it.
As long as Kumogakure still exists, there will always be a time to surpass Konoha. I will endure for now.
Satoshi waved his hand, signaling to lock Dodai up again. It wasn't like he could just kill everyone he met.
Negotiations could wait until people from the other villages were gathered. He was still very interested in one thing.
"Ōnoki, how do you fly?"
Ōnoki thought for a moment, then told him the truth, "This is the Ultra Light-Weight Rock Jutsu."
"Tell me about it."
"...Alright."
Earth Release: Ultra Light-Weight Rock Jutsu not only required extremely high talent and understanding of Earth Release, but also knowledge of weight and gravity, as well as long-term research and practice. So Ōnoki wasn't worried that Satoshi would steal it.
Moreover, he was worried that if he angered Satoshi, he would really order the complete annihilation of Iwagakure.
It was said that Kumogakure had now become the largest water park in the Ninja World.
"This Jutsu doesn't require Earth Chakra, but rather an understanding and control of the relationship between weight and the earth."
"By using the Jutsu to lighten my body's weight, it took me at least ten years to learn this Ninjutsu, even for a genius like you..."
Ōnoki's words stopped abruptly.
That's right, ordinary geniuses couldn't quickly master this Ninjutsu. Fortunately, Satoshi was a little different from a genius.
[Ninja World Scientist activated: Through unremitting efforts, Tobirama successfully mastered Earth Release: Ultra Light-Weight Rock Jutsu.]
[Now, Tobirama can fly freely in the sky.]
Satoshi nodded. "This Jutsu is indeed a bit difficult."
Ōnoki snorted. He finally regained a bit of confidence.
The next second, Satoshi's body floated up effortlessly, without any warning.
"This Jutsu is really good. I won't have to climb trees when picking peaches."
"It's just a bit slower than Tobirama-sama's Flying Thunder God."
Satoshi rubbed his hands. "Now, let's start learning Dust Release."
Ōnoki spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
"Someone! Your Tsuchikage has fainted! Who will help him?"
...
When Ōnoki woke up, he found himself in a hospital room.
"Where's the Hokage?"
"Hokage-sama... is currently studying the Dust Release left by Mu-sama..."
"Ōnoki-sama! How did you faint again!"
—
A white-haired man was holding a scroll, looking very serious.
[Dust Release, a Kekkei Tota beyond Kekkei Genkai developed by the Second Tsuchikage Mu, formed by the fusion of Wind, Earth, and Fire Chakra nature transformations. Its power is immense, leaving most people far behind.]
[Ninja World Scientist activated]
[Through unremitting efforts, Tobirama has mastered Dust Release, as well as related Ninjutsu.]
...
Land of Wind, Sunagakure .
The surviving Sunagakure ninjas were still struggling desperately.
"Hold on a little longer! Reinforcements from Iwagakure will arrive soon!"
Ebizo and Chiyo tried to cheer them on, but they felt uncertain.
If it was a one-on-one fight, the current Sunagakure was definitely no match for Konoha. Of course, the old Sunagakure would also be in trouble.
During every Great Ninja War, Sunagakure would choose to attack the Land of Fire. After being defeated, they would immediately seek peace.
Fortunately, they still had two big guys.
Although Kumogakure's defeat had a huge impact on the Three Village Alliance, they had a rough idea of Iwagakure's strength.
Even if Konoha fought to the death, they wouldn't be able to finish them off in a short time. This gave them a lot of time to react.
However, the actual situation was much worse than they imagined.
A large number of Konoha ninjas stormed into the Land of Wind, destroying their first line of defense.
There was nothing they could do. The disparity in strength between the two sides was simply too great.
One Konoha was already enough to give them a headache, and now Kirigakure was acting crazy, with their little shota Mizukage charging at the front with his cute little stick.
As they fought, he released the giant turtle inside his body.
Are you afraid Konoha won't know how loyal you are?
Even more headache-inducing was that Iwagakure, like Kumogakure, had completely disappeared.
Anyone who didn't know would think they had also been defeated.
"What is that old geezer Ōnoki dawdling for? We're holding back Konoha's main force here, so why is there no movement from his side?"
Chiyo complained about Ōnoki while urgently repairing her puppets.
"It's been days. If Iwagakure doesn't act soon, we'll be completely devoured by Konoha."
"Does he want to wait until we're all dead before coming to pick up the scraps?"
Ebizo remained silent, his expression also very grim. He already had a bad feeling.
"Sister, perhaps it's not that Ōnoki isn't supporting us. It's that he no longer has the ability to protect himself."
Upon hearing this, Chiyo's hand suddenly paused. "It shouldn't... be that fast."
Ebizo frowned. "We should prepare a retreat."
All along, Sunagakure's strategy was to follow behind as a lackey.
You two villages eat meat, at least give me a sip of soup, right?
Sunagakure had experienced many wars and knew the difficulties of fighting on multiple fronts. Unable to concentrate their strength, they could easily be caught by the enemy's weaknesses and slowly worn down.
Unless... a formidable figure like Madara or Hashirama appeared on the other side, someone who could take down an entire country alone.
This person couldn't possibly be that Uchiha brat who inherited Tobirama's will, could it?
That would be too ridiculous.
Suddenly, a ninja stationed outside rushed into the village.
"Chiyo-sama, Ebizo-sama, the Hokage is rapidly approaching the village."
"How many people did he bring?"
"Only himself."
(End of Chapter)
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