Naruto: I'm in Konoha, my name is Uzumaki Menma

Chapter 106 Onoki and Roshi Clash [3K views, please subscribe]

Iwagakure Village.

boom!
The conference room door was violently pushed open, and a burly man with red hair and a ponytail barged into the room.

"Onoki! Why did you imprison Kari?!" Old Purple, with a full beard, questioned Onoki in front of many high-ranking members of Iwagakure.

Being pointed at by Old Purple like that, Onoki's face turned very ugly, and he slammed his fist on the table: "Old Purple! Mind your place! This is not a place for you to run wild!"

"I'm being wild?!" Old Purple laughed in anger, jumped onto the conference table, crossed his arms, and looked down at Onoki.

Seeing this, the other high-ranking ninjas from Iwagakure who were attending the meeting tactfully left the meeting room.

After everyone left, Onoki's son, Koto, quickly went up and closed the door, trying to smooth things over by saying, "Senior Ooshi, Kari's situation is a bit special."

"What's so special about him?!" Old Zi was completely unconvinced and continued to roar aggressively, "Shou devoted himself to the village, even being captured by the enemy and subjected to inhuman torture. Now that we've finally gotten him back, you want to lock him up and interrogate him?"

“This is a necessary procedure.” Huang Tu sighed and tried to pull Lao Zi off the table.

But Lao Zi was stubborn as a mule, and he sat cross-legged on the table: "If you don't give me an explanation today, I'm not leaving!"

Onoki was so angry that his beard bristled, and he slammed his fist on the table: "If you're so capable, then sit here for the rest of your life!"

The loess soil, sandwiched between the two, tries its best to mediate between these two people with clashing tempers.

After all, one is his father and the other is the village's Jinchūriki. The two are already incompatible in terms of personality, political views, and many other aspects. If the conflict is exacerbated by the hunting incident, it will only have a negative impact on the village.

So Huang Tu quickly explained, "Old Zi, Shou led a team to the Land of Bears and lost contact for several months. Now that he has suddenly returned, it is a necessary procedure for him to be investigated."

"What a load of rubbish!" Old Purple glared at the yellow earth. "Kari escaped while being pursued by the enemy. The border patrol ninjas even encountered that group of people and killed one Jonin and several Chunin and Genin! They even injured several of them!"

"Do you suspect that Kari is a spy released by the enemy? Using the lives of a Jonin and several Chunin and Genin as bait to put on a show?"

It has been a month since the Explosion Release ninja, Kari, fled back to Iwagakure.

Of the teams sent by Iwagakure to investigate the upheavals in the Land of Bears and the Hidden Star Village, only Kari escaped. The other two remained missing, which made Onoki suspicious of Kari and prompt him to have Kari investigated.

Since returning, Kari has been confined to his quarters under the pretext of recuperating from his injuries, which Old Purple could no longer tolerate.

After extensive investigation, Old Purple obtained a great deal of information from the ninjas who participated in the battle to welcome back the hunters.

For example, one of the pursuing Hoshigakure ninjas was very strong, at least at the Jonin level, and he inflicted some injuries on the border patrol ninjas who joined the battle. In the end, the few Hoshigakure pursuers also died in the battle, and their bodies were brought back.

Old Purple and Onoki had many disagreements, and Kari was also his friend. Seeing his friend being treated like this, the hot-tempered Old Purple certainly couldn't stand idly by.

That's why we have this situation today, where Old Purple barged into the conference room and questioned Onoki, the Third Tsuchikage.

Completely disregarding Onoki's status as the Tsuchikage.

Meanwhile, Onoki, who was sitting in the main seat, was also very dissatisfied with Rōshi, the jinchūriki who often opposed him.

"I already said it was normal procedure! Did I put Kari in jail?" The already short Onoki stood on tiptoe, propped his hands on the table, and glared angrily at Rōshi.

"Then why don't you release them! It's been a month!" Old Purple's eyes widened, showing no fear as he met Onoki's gaze and shouted for Onoki to release the people.

At any other time, Onoki would have felt that time was about right. After all, the investigation had yielded no results for so long, and the pursuing Hoshigakure ninja had indeed lost a Jonin and several Chunin and Genin. It was unlikely that the enemy would exchange so many combatants for a ninja from another country.

Furthermore, Kari also brought back some information about the Star Ninja Village.

According to Kari's confession, he was defeated by a mysterious woman. The woman was very strong, and his entire squad was wiped out and imprisoned in the Star Ninja Village prison.

While in prison, Kari was subjected to inhuman torture and interrogation, but he remained tight-lipped and did not reveal any information about Iwagakure.

Instead, based on the conversations of the Star Ninja Village ninjas guarding him, he roughly deduced that Star Ninja Village had experienced a coup, and a group of powerful and mysterious ninjas had taken control of Star Ninja Village's intelligence.

He even met Yotsuki, a ninja from Sunagakure who was also imprisoned.

"It's not time yet." Onoki, who had originally intended to release the person, became as hard as a rock because of Rōshi's provocation, refusing to budge.

"You old bastard!" Old Zi gasped for breath.

With his right hand imbued with Lava Release, he slammed it towards Onoki.

Onoki immediately used Earth Release: Rock Fist Technique to turn his right hand into a hard rock, directly confronting Rōshi's Lava Release.

boom!
The rock fist collided violently with the Lava Release technique, unleashing a massive heat wave. Even Roshi, a Jinchūriki, was forced back several steps.

However, Onoki was also badly hurt. Most of the clothes on his right hand were burned by the Lava Release, and the rocks on his arm were also shaken off.

“In a few days, when the month is up, Kari’s confinement order will naturally be lifted,” Onoki said coldly. “Hmph!” Old Purple snorted heavily.

He knew he was no match for Onoki, otherwise he would have already fought this incompatible old man.

But the stubborn Old Purple would never bow down and submit to Onoki.

Having received the promise, Lao Zi put away his Lava Release technique, pushed open the door, and left the conference room.

"This is infuriating!" Onoki gasped for breath as he watched Rōshi's departing figure.

"Hey Dad, don't get angry with Old Purple, take care of yourself." Huang Tu then stepped forward and helped Onoki up.

Mentioning this made Onoki feel like his back was about to break. He rubbed his lower back and said to Koto with exasperation, "Hey, if you were stronger and could suppress Rōshi and Han, I would have passed the Tsuchikage position to you long ago! You wouldn't have to be so busy every day!"

Huang Tu, being scolded by his own father, could only force a smile.

Onoki sighed deeply at his honest and simple son.

The loess soil looks just like his younger self, except his strength is somewhat lacking...

It's not that he's weak. Huang Tu, who is not even thirty years old, is already a Jonin. During the Third Shinobi World War, he was even able to command one of the battle lines.

However, his strength was not enough to suppress the Four-Tails Jinchuriki, Rōshi, and the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, Han.

Therefore, Onoki was very worried that if he passed the position of Tsuchikage to Yoto, he would not be able to control these two Jinchūriki. And once he was gone, if these two Jinchūriki started causing trouble, there would really be no one in Iwagakure who could suppress them.

This is also the biggest predicament facing Iwagakure right now: a lack of high-end combat power.

The ninja education system adopted by Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) was modeled after Konoha's ninja academy system, but it also had its own unique features.

Iwagakure has many ninjas. During the Third Shinobi World War, they were able to muster 10,000 ninjas to besiege the Third Raikage, A. They fought for three days and three nights, eventually exhausting A's chakra and causing his death.

However, Iwagakure also lost many excellent ninjas, and they are still recovering from that loss.

With Huang Tu's help, Onoki slowly sat down, rubbing his aching lower back with one hand. His deep gaze, piercing through the wrinkles, looked at his son, whose face was full of confusion, and said, "The Daimyo doesn't want to have a stronger conflict with the Land of Bears, or rather, the Star Village, so as to avoid getting into war."

"Therefore, the daimyo of the Bird Country will step forward and send a state note to the Bear Country, hoping that the Bear Country will explain the situation and, depending on the circumstances, recognize the new daimyo of the Bear Country."

"What?" Although Huang Tu didn't understand politics, he was stunned for a moment when he heard that the Daimyo of the Land of Earth was going to compromise.

Isn't it said that one's name should not be dishonored?
Not to mention the massacre of the Daimyo family and the bloodbath of the nobles of the Land of Bears. There are quite a few nobles in the Land of Earth who have intermarried with nobles in the Land of Bears. How can they tolerate this?

While Huang Tu was stunned, Onoki punched him on the head.

The yellow earth roared as it was struck.

"So when are you going to finally see the light, you blockhead?!" Onoki was completely disappointed in his simple-minded son.

However, his granddaughter Kurotsuchi has shown extraordinary talent and intelligence since childhood, which gave Onoki hope.

"Huh? Dad, what happened?" Huang Tu scratched the spot where his father had punched him, wincing in pain.

Onoki gave him a disapproving look before slowly explaining, "Since the last siege of the Third Raikage, A, our Iwagakure village has lost more than two thousand ninjas. The war-weariness in the village is also quite high. If we rashly start a war, it will only benefit the Land of Wind."

"So the daimyo's idea is to have the smaller countries come forward and acknowledge the new daimyo of the Land of Bear, using this opportunity to find out the mastermind behind the upheaval in the Land of Bear, and then stir up trouble between the Land of Bear and the Land of Wind, so that the ninjas of the Sand Village can first test the Hoshigakure. Once they have fought enough, we will find an opportunity to intervene."

Despite Onoki's detailed explanation, Hikari still didn't quite understand, his eyes revealing a clear sense of naiveté.

The power struggles at the national level are completely unknown to many ninjas who specialize in combat.

Looking at his son's blank expression, Onoki finally sighed and turned to the window: "Let's continue to increase border patrols. The Land of Bears may have to be renamed."

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at the same time.

The sheer curtains of the Oni no Kuni Shrine moved without wind.

The Maitreya priestess suddenly awoke from her bed, her white robe, soaked with cold sweat, clinging to her back.

Her trembling fingertips pressed against her violently heaving chest; the nightmare from earlier still lingered in her mind.

Boundless darkness engulfed the entire ninja world, and within a beam of light piercing the darkness, a blurry figure vaguely emerged...

“This prophecy…” Maitreya became uneasy.

(End of this chapter)