Chapter 34: Push 1 Konoha
"What did you say? Konoha's Uchiha Shisui died? He committed suicide!"
In the Tsuchikage's office, Ōnoki was stunned as he looked at the documents on the desk.
This is the information that was urgently sent over by the Iwagakure Village spy hiding in Konoha last night.
Ohnoki sat in a chair, looking at the information, feeling quite sad and pleased.
He really didn't expect that Konoha, which was established with the support of the Senju and Uchiha, would come to the point of opposition with the Uchiha after losing the Senju.
He couldn't help but think: Sarutobi Hiruzen, you are finally lost in the sea of desire for power and can't extricate yourself.
The major ninja villages all have more or less some knowledge about the mess in Konoha Village, especially the Uchiha, one of the two major ninja clans that founded the village. Everyone knows that no one from their clan has ever served as Hokage.
Even after the Second Hokage came to power, he drove their clan to live on the edge of the village. It was truly a heartless village.
Now they have even reached opposing sides. The relationship seemed to have been very tense in the past few years, and now with the death of Uchiha Shisui, I'm afraid there is no room for easing.
"Hmph, Sarutobi Hiruzen, you're getting old and your mind is not clear anymore." Ōnoki sneered disdainfully.
If their Iwagakure Village had a powerful ninja clan like the Uchiha, they would be willing to let them be a Tsuchikage. Why would they have to stop it at all costs?
Only Konoha Village would look at the Uchiha with such serious prejudice. They need their power, but are also afraid that their power will threaten their rule.
"Someone come here." Oonoki pushed the documents aside and shouted.
Swish.
A masked ninja suddenly appeared in front of him and knelt on one knee in front of the Tsuchikage.
"Contact the spies in Konoha Village and ask them to investigate the situation between Konoha and Uchiha at all costs, even if it means exposing their identities." Oonoki said with a stern face and a cold tone.
"Yes! Lord Tsuchikage!"
The Anbu ninja didn't say much, accepted the task and left instantly.
Ohnoki floated to the window and looked in the direction of the Fire Country: Sarutobi, Sarutobi, no matter how far you and Uchiha go, I, the Iwagakure, will definitely give you a push and make you lose both arms of Konoha!
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Not long after, the door of the Tsuchikage's office was pushed open forcefully.
The door hit the wall with a loud bang and almost fell apart. Ohnoki turned around with a dark face.
He could tell who it was just by the sound of the door slamming.
"Deidara, are you trying to rebel, little brat?!" Ohnoki flew in front of Deidara and pretended to hit him.
Deidara quickly put one hand in front of his face, and then used his other free hand to pull Karin and her daughter over and protect them in front of him.
"Don't do it! I brought you two granddaughters!"
Chinami is only in her twenties, and considering Oonoki's age, she is old enough to be their grandfather.
But Ōnoki didn't care about all that. He directly pulled Deidara over and punched him more than a dozen times until his waist snapped. Only then did he let go of Deidara with satisfaction and a look of pain on his face.
Although his waist was a little painful from the sprain, he would feel even more uncomfortable if this traitor didn't beat him up every now and then.
After beating them, he floated in front of Karin and her daughter and looked at them.
This sight gave me a shock.
Both mother and daughter have red hair and red eyes. In the ninja world, people with these features are not necessarily from a certain clan, but people from that clan definitely have these features!
Except for a certain hybrid, whose father's genes are so powerful that they can even cover the genes of the six descendants.
"You...are the Uzumaki clan?"
Although it was a question, Ōnoki's tone was very certain.
If they were just ordinary people with red hair, Deidara would not have brought them here.
Furthermore, the chakra in their bodies is very active. Only ninjas who have mastered the technique of refining chakra will have such active chakra. The chakra in the bodies of ordinary people who cannot refine chakra will be dormant.
Chinami bowed slightly and said, "Yes, Lord Tsuchikage, both mother and daughter are survivors of the Uzumaki clan."
Facing Ōnoki, the Tsuchikage of one of the five major ninja villages, she was a little reserved, fearing that the other party was someone who was difficult to talk to.
"Don't be nervous." Oonoki said soothingly.
After thinking for a while, he picked up the papers from the bookshelf, wrote a document and handed it to them.
"Since it was Deidara who brought you here, I will let you stay. But you still have to go through the necessary inspection. Take this document with you, and someone will take you for inspection when you leave here. If you pass the inspection, someone will arrange your accommodation."
Chinami took the document and cried with joy. "Thank you, Tsuchikage-sama!"
In just a few days, their identities changed from refugees to members of the Great Ninja Village. This contrast made her cry.
Then Karin and her daughter left the Tsuchikage's office, and Ōnoki seemed to have something to say to Deidara and the others.
"The barbarians from the Hidden Cloud Village have become restless again. They have been harassing villages and towns along the border in the coastal areas recently. The Daimyo has issued a mission to wipe out these Hidden Cloud Ninjas."
Ohnoki distributed several pieces of intelligence to Deidara and his companions, all of which were about the crimes committed by the Hidden Cloud Clan at the border.
Deidara took the information, glanced at it casually, then glared and shouted:
"Ohnoki, you've done your best as a Tsuchikage. You still call this harassment? They've intruded 10 kilometers into the coastline. Why don't you just let them into the village?"
Ohnoki didn't tolerate him and punched him twice.
"We're going to fight with our heads, why don't you count how many Kage-level strongmen we still have in our village? The good ones are mixed together, and there is a lack of successors. If you don't grow up quickly, we won't even be able to compete with the Sand Village!"
Finally, he muttered, "There are not many people who are willing to live up to their expectations. I am an old man whose body is half buried in the ground and still sitting in the position of Tsuchikage."
Deidara smiled awkwardly. He was so talented and growing so fast that he almost ignored the fact that the overall strength of the Iwagakure Village was weak.
The weakness of the Iwagakure Village does not lie in its low- to mid-range combat power. On the contrary, there are quite a few ninjas with low- to mid-range strength in the Iwagakure Village, and they are among the top among the five major ninja villages.
But when it comes to high-end combat power, it's as if it's been cut in half, and there are not many shadow-level masters.
One of the Jinchūriki ran away, and the other one was good at fighting, but he was aloof and indifferent, and was not suitable to be a Tsuchikage.
Others also have various shortcomings, which directly led to Ohnoki having to sit in the position of Tsuchikage at such an old age, and he even had a herniated disc in his lumbar spine...
"Don't worry, old man. Let my uncle Deidara go over there and do some bombing to make sure those Cloud Ninjas evenly cover the entire coastline!"
"Does it also include ordinary people?"
Deidara: "..."
"Ha~ You old man, don't you trust my perception? Would I hurt ordinary people by mistake? You are talking nonsense."
The suspicion in Ohnoki's eyes remained unchanged. If the village was not too poor, causing the ninjas to frequently take missions out, resulting in a shortage of combat power, he would not want to send Deidara's team.
An accidental injury could easily damage the reputation of their Iwagakure, and the military funds allocated by the daimyo would probably have to be cut again.
"Anyway, hold back!"
Ohnoki handed the task list to Deidara with mixed feelings, and then added with concern: "Kurotsuchi, keep an eye on him."
Kurotsuchi smiled brightly: "Don't worry, Grandpa, I will definitely take good care of Deidara!"
Only then did Ohnoki feel relieved. Little did he know that Kurotsuchi was already complaining wildly in his heart. Who could control this explosive demon?
She just wanted to beat up the Cloud Ninjas and take in the scenery at the beach and have some fun.