Chapter 60: Ohnoki's Heart Attack
On the second day, when the Iwagakure ninja arrived at the northern capital of the Rain Country to report the news, Ōnoki was still sitting and staring at Hanzo of the Salamander.
Salamander Hanzo is good at using poison, and his poison is a real weapon of large-scale destruction. Siege is useless against this demigod, and numbers will become a disadvantage in front of him.
That's why Ohnoki came alone without any of his men to ask for an explanation from Hanzo.
The two of them are now sitting opposite each other across a small coffee table. They seem calm and peaceful, but in fact they are madly slandering each other in their hearts.
The two of them were thinking: How can this old Deng on the other side be so pretentious? How long does he plan to hold on?
The silent staring game between the two was broken until an Iwagakure ninja instantly appeared in the yard outside the house.
When Ohnoki saw that the person who showed up instantly was one of his own, he immediately raised his thick eyebrows and gave a smug smile to Hanzo the Salamander.
In Ohnoki's mind, as long as Salamander Hanzo doesn't move, wouldn't I have a clear advantage over Iwagakure when it comes to the Rain Ninja?
The Iwagakure ninja who arrived looked at the Salamander Hanzo in the room, but had an expression as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Ohnoki had no idea what was happening outside at this time. He stroked his beard confidently and deliberately spoke loudly in front of Salamander Hanzo.
"Don't worry, just tell me what you want to say."
The beard on Ohnoki's upper lip was curled up a little bit because of pride.
The next moment, the Iwagakure ninja struggled to speak, and with just a few simple words, Ōnoki was petrified on the spot.
"Lord Tsuchikage, Captain Huangdi was defeated and captured. The Akatsuki organization said they have no intention of starting a war, but just want to make a deal with you."
Just then a breeze blew through the yard, picking up a fallen leaf and blowing it past the motionless Dayeki's eyes, making the scene seem particularly awkward and desolate.
Hanzo, the Salamander who had originally planned to play dead, suddenly came back to life after hearing this and laughed out loud with glee.
The voice became somewhat distorted after being filtered through the respirator, and sounded eerie, like—
"Jie Jie Jie Jie Jie!"
Oonoki's face almost turned red. He slammed the coffee table hard, stood up, and walked out of Hanzo's residence without saying a word.
He couldn't stay in this broken yard for even a second.
Salamander Hanzo pretended to ask, "Mr. Tsuchikage, are you in such a hurry? Don't you want to finish your tea before leaving?"
Ōnoki resisted the urge to vaporize the entire coffee table with a single Dust Release and left quickly without saying a word.
Later, he even used the "Earth Escape: Light and Heavy Rock Technique" to float up and flew away in a panic.
It was not until he left Hanzo's yard that Ohnoki finally calmed down and asked the Iwagakure ninja who came back to report again.
"What happened? Tell me in detail!"
The Iwagakure ninja lowered his head and told the whole story of how Huang Tu led his team and was surrounded, took the initiative to attack, and was captured by the Akatsuki organization in just three moves.
Ohnoki frowned deeply, his face looking terribly gloomy.
"Where does this Akatsuki organization come from? Who is the person who defeated Huang Tu?"
The Iwagakure ninja said, "It's unclear at the moment. We only know that the man seems to be the leader of the organization. He looks to be in his teens, a young man who is good at swordsmanship and illusions."
Hearing the word "boy", Ohnoki's eyes, which were already uncomfortable, widened even more, and he wanted to cover his chest in pain. "What did you say? The one who defeated Huang Tu was just a teenager? Damn it! How come even the younger generation of Rain Ninja is so outstanding?!"
Originally, Konoha had a young Yellow Flash, which was enough to make him envious and jealous, but now, how come a genius boy who could defeat Yellow Earth in three moves appeared in a small place like the Land of Rain? !
On the other hand, in their Iwagakure Village, the problem of a lack of successors has become increasingly obvious. Even as the Tsuchikage he wants to retire, he cannot find anyone to take over.
This gave Ohnoki a heart attack!
Seeing Ohnoki's face as dark as the bottom of a pot, the Iwagakure ninja was terrified, but he could only bite the bullet and continue to ask: "Lord Tsuchikage, should we agree to the deal with the Akatsuki organization? Captain Huang Tu... is still in their hands."
Even though Ōnoki was so angry that he wanted to curse, he couldn't just ignore his son.
He asked with a gloomy face: "How is Huang Tu now?"
The Iwagakure ninja answered truthfully: "Captain Huang Tu was seriously injured, but the leader of the Akatsuki organization helped to give him minimal treatment. He is not in danger of death at the moment, but he is still being held by the Rain Ninjas."
Ohnoki noticed another detail from this sentence - the leader of Akatsuki possessed healing abilities.
A teenage boy, who not only has the strength to easily kill Huang Tu in seconds, but also knows healing ninjutsu!
Ōnoki's hands were shaking, and the urge to cover his heart was becoming increasingly irresistible.
Why isn't such a talented young man in their Iwagakure Village?
Jealousy was like an ant gnawing at his heart, and it even made him blame Huang Tu for his incompetence.
"Humph! Since he can't die, let Huang Tu suffer a little more. There's no need to rush him back."
The Iwagakure ninja was shocked, "Are we not agreeing to the Akatsuki deal?"
"No." Ohnoki denied it immediately, thought for a moment, and then said, "We agree, but the transaction time is not now. You go back and reply to them and tell them that we will negotiate again in three days, no, five days."
After a pause, Ohnoki flew up again, patted the Iwagakure ninja on the shoulder, and said: "In the meantime, I will have to trouble you again. Within these five days, you must find out the details of the Akatsuki organization and find out whether they really have information from the root of Konoha!
Iwagakure can trade with them, but we must not allow them to blackmail us without knowing anything!"
Ohnoki is a ruthless man. Even if his son falls into the hands of others, he can still make rational decisions that are most beneficial to the village.
He has always been skeptical about Akatsuki's ability to decipher the Root Sealing Technique.
At that time, Konoha had always been at the forefront of the entire ninja world in the field of sealing techniques because it had the full support of the Uzumaki clan.
Moreover, the Root was not established recently. They started to be active during the last Ninja World War. Other ninja villages have tried to break the Seal of the Tongue on the Root ninjas, but all ended in failure.
Ohnoki believed that a teenage Rain Ninja boy had the ability to solve the difficulties that their village had not been able to overcome for so many years? It wasn't that easy!
Besides, even from a selfish point of view, Ohnoki was unwilling to believe it!
Because this boy is too good! His excellence makes him uncomfortable, his excellence makes him have a heart attack!
He didn't want to hear that this boy who didn't belong to their Iwagakure had achieved more at this age!
The Iwagakure ninja took the order and left.
Soon afterwards, the news was passed back to Akatsuki organization.
Upon hearing that Iwagakure could only accept negotiations after five days, Shiba Kiyokawa gave a smile that he had expected.
"It seems that the game has to continue!"
(End of this chapter)
