Starting with the usurpation of Akatsuki, the ninja world was overthrown.

Chapter 161 The Alt Account is Useless

Chapter 161 The Alt Account is Useless

In fact, when Shiba Kiyokawa first decided to intervene in the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, he had already prepared himself mentally: Iwagakure and they were destined to only have a relationship of mutual exploitation, and could not become close partners who were truly connected.

This stems from the fact that there are significant differences in the interests and demands of both parties.

The Akatsuki's goal is to stabilize Konoha, seize resources and space, develop themselves first, and then plot against the surrounding areas.

Because the Land of Rain is currently on the rise, time is on Shiba Kiyokawa's side!

Once Loulan's industrial base, relying on the dragon vein and possessing unlimited energy, begins to operate, his capital for dominating the world will grow stronger with each passing day!

But Iwagakure is different.

As a traditional ninja village, their period of rise had long since ended.

The Tsuchikage, Onoki, would not be satisfied with merely stabilizing Konoha; they wanted to severely damage or even destroy it!

Only by tearing a piece of flesh from the giant beast can they fill their own empty bellies!

It was this fundamental difference in interests that prevented Shiba Kiyokawa from sharing the information with Iwagakure immediately, allowing them to guard Kannabi Bridge on their own.

Because he knew that simply passing on a piece of information was not enough to change the overall strategic direction of Iwagakure.

Therefore, before this, he tried every means to increase his influence and use information to keep the other party in suspense, attempting to attract the attention of Iwagakure.

However, it now seems that he underestimated the ambition of the old man, Onoki.

He's a guy whose mind is completely consumed by attacking! He's thinking about storming into the Land of Fire and tearing enough flesh and blood from the behemoth that is Konoha to fill his stomach!

Shiba Kiyokawa advised, "This intelligence we obtained is very important. Namikaze Minato's determination to attack the supply lines seems extremely firm. The Tsuchikage is so wise and thoughtful, shouldn't you first consider strengthening your own defenses?"

However, Onoki always maintained an attitude of "I have never thought that defense is a glorious thing".

"You can't win a war by just defending. Minato Namikaze was defeated by you not long ago. His myth of invincibility has now been shattered. Your legend is being forged!"

You're just one step away from getting your own special title, young man, aren't you even a little bit excited?

They were both clearly praising and complimenting each other.

But deep down, they were all angrily hurling insults at the other side.

Shiba Kiyokawa: You old bastard, all you think about is attacking, you don't care about the rear! No wonder your village was used as an experience point farm by Minato Namikaze in the original story! You old good-for-nothing with no sense of the big picture!

Onoki of Two-Day Scales: You brat, why are you such a coward? You even beat Minato Namikaze in one round before, and now it's so hard for me to get you to attack together? You little brat with no ambition at all!

They exchange polite compliments verbally, but secretly hurl insults at each other—that's the reality of life.

In the end, neither of them could convince the other, and they could only part ways on bad terms.

This incident served as a silent warning to Shiba Kiyokawa: the Akatsuki organization still needed to take over the mountainous area where Kannabi Bridge was located as soon as possible, according to the original plan!

While Onoki is certainly hateful, he still needs Iwagakure to stand in front of him and help him withstand the situation of the Fourth Shinobi World War.

Meanwhile, on the other side, after bidding farewell to Shiba Kiyokawa, Onoki angrily threw down a scroll.

"I'm so angry! That brat is completely unreasonable!"

But the next moment, he looked up at Huang Tu and Deidara, and a cunning glint appeared in his eyes.

"Have you guys figured out the secret behind the Akatsuki's soaring strength these past few days?"

Ohnoki is the cunning and treacherous Ohnoki after all. How could he possibly place all his hopes on Shiba Kiyokawa's wishes?

In fact, on the very day that Akatsuki defeated Minato Namikaze, he quickly sent a message to Koto of the Land of Grass, instructing those on the front lines who were in contact with Akatsuki to find a way to obtain the secret of Akatsuki's rapid growth!

At heart, Onoki is actually somewhat similar to Danzo—they both distrust outsiders and only trust their own people!

Iwagakure and Kumogakure had cooperated for so long to attack Konoha together, but not long ago Onoki turned on them and spent 10,000 ninja to kill Kumogakure's Third Raikage.

He didn't trust Kumogakure in the past, and now he certainly doesn't trust Akatsuki or Shiba Kiyokawa either.

However, Onoki was undoubtedly much smarter than Danzo, and his outward appearance was a hundred times better than Danzo's.

Even though he harbored secrets about the Akatsuki organization, he still tried to maintain a friendly alliance on the surface, and even readily lent them a third of the Land of Grass.

Just like in the original timeline, he secretly employed the Akatsuki organization for many years, but on the surface he always stood with the five great ninja villages. During the Fourth Shinobi World War, he completely changed his tune, severing all ties between Iwagakure and Akatsuki, and joined the Allied Shinobi Forces with a clean conscience.

Regardless of the timeline, this old fox has never been a peaceful one; he absolutely deserves the title of cunning and shrewd!

Therefore, it's not surprising that he would secretly set his sights on the Akatsuki organization.

Unfortunately, Iwagakure's greatest pain lies in the fact that of their combined brains, nine and a half bushels belong to Onoki alone...

Upon hearing his father's question, Huang Tu simply scratched his head sheepishly. "I feel... their secret is that they are extremely loyal to their leader, Shiba Kiyokawa."

Finally, they thoughtfully added, "Oh, and their slogans sound really inspiring."

This made Onoki so angry that his eyebrows kept twitching upwards.

"You've only discovered this much after all these days?!"

If this weren't his own son, Onoki would have loved to send him flying with a "Light-Heavy Rock Technique" right now!

Then he looked at his second apprentice, Chitu.

Chitu was so frightened that his big nose wrinkled up, but after a long while he could only manage to utter one sentence.

"I...I detected that their ninja squad's teamwork is excellent."

"Oh? Please tell me more," Onoki asked with delight, "How exactly did they do it?"

As a result, Chitu's true colors were revealed in his next sentence: "I...I don't understand, I just think they are very powerful."

"..."

Onoki desperately pressed his chest, trying to reassure himself not to be angry, not to be angry, at least he still had one last disciple.

In the end, he could only look with his last hope at his youngest disciple, Deidara, on whom he placed the most high hopes.

Deidara, noticing his master's gaze, immediately exclaimed with shining eyes, "Their combat is simply art! I just peeked at one of their sparring matches from the air a few days ago!"

Upon hearing this, Onoki became excited again!

You even know how to peek and learn secretly; you truly deserve to be my disciple!

Excellent! Finally, a disciple has inherited my wisdom! Teacher Shihe, Teacher Wu, can you see this? The Will of Stone is saved!

With an excited heart and trembling hands, Onoki hurriedly asked, shaking, "What did you see? Did you discover their secret?"

"I saw art!" Deidara replied earnestly, his devout expression like that of someone on a pilgrimage.

"And then?" Onoki pressed on, unwilling to give up.

"That's art!"

"So what exactly is art? How did they do it? How could a mere group of lowly ninja from a small country, a bunch of insignificant Rain Ninja, transform themselves in such a short time and defeat Konoha's Yellow Flash?"

"Art...it's just art! Art is a fleeting moment of brilliance! A magnificence beyond the comprehension of mortals!"

"..."

After a long, long time, Onoki looked at his son, Koto, with a weary expression. In that instant, in Koto's eyes, his father's back was hunched over, making his already pitiful height even more unbearable.

"Huang Tu, was your daughter born recently?"

"Yes, Father."

"After this battle is over and we return, I will take care of your daughter. This time, I will start teaching her from the time she can remember."

When he said this, Onoki looked particularly forlorn.

It evokes a sense of sadness, as if all the previous alt accounts have been ruined, leaving only the option to create a new one and start all over again...

(End of this chapter)