Konoha, reported by the Fourth Hokage at the start.

Chapter 313 Response

"The Fourth Kazekage... Good! Good! How dare you torment the yellow earth like this... Good! Good indeed!!!"

Onoki's chest heaved violently, his eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he gritted his teeth, repeatedly saying "Good!"

"Lord Tsuchikage..." Several Jonin accompanying him asked with worried expressions, "What happened?"

Onoki ripped the three letters to dust and roared, "The Fourth Kazekage has broken through the border and is heading straight for the village."

"What!" Everyone was shocked, then asked worriedly, "Where are we? Should we go and intercept the Fourth Kazekage?"

"No, let's go back to the village first," said the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, shaking his head.

Despite his anger at the Fourth Kazekage for deliberately severing his eldest son's limbs, Onoki did not lose his composure.

The letter said that the Fourth Kazekage was leading a team of about a hundred people, heading straight for the village, but the information might not be accurate.

The border line, which is in a standoff with the Sand Village, cannot be completely monitored because too many people were previously transferred there.

No one can guarantee that the Sand Ninja who came was just the Fourth Kazekage's hundred-man squad. What if other Sand Ninja squads bypassed the border guards and invaded the village?

If they don't return to the village immediately and let their anger cloud their judgment to intercept the Fourth Kazekage, it could actually cause the village to suffer significant losses.

At this moment, they had to get back to the village as soon as possible and absolutely could not allow the village to be attacked.

As long as we get back to the village, with them there, no matter what schemes they devise, we'll have to face them head-on.

"Akishi, use the carrier hawk to send a message to Ishii and Haito, instructing Ishii to continue leading the attack on Kumogakure, and Haito to lead five hundred-man battalions back to reinforce the village," Onoki ordered.

According to intelligence reports from a few days ago, the Sand Village forces were locked in a fierce battle with Konoha on the border of the Land of Fire, so it's impossible for them to suddenly shift their forces to their side on a large scale.

Therefore, the number of Sand Ninja attacking this time should not be too large.

If Hui Tu brings back another 500 people, the safety of the village should be guaranteed.

After what happened back then, Hui Tu's strength has changed; she is no longer the little girl he used to protect.

"Alright, I'll go first. You all hurry back to the village."

After writing letters to Ishii and Ashdod and sending them out by a carrier hawk, Onoki flew into the sky and returned to the village ahead of them.

"Quickly, speed up!"

After Onoki left, no one dared to slack off, and they were willing to over-consume their chakra in order to speed up their return to the village as soon as possible.

The Rocky Plain is not far from Rock Hidden Village, about 100 kilometers away.

Ōnoki flew at full speed, covering a straight line of 100 kilometers in just half an hour, and returned to Iwagakure.

"Phew...phew...I'm alright!"

Seeing that the village had not been attacked, Onoki took a deep breath and breathed a sigh of relief.

His eyes immediately turned cold. Now that the village was safe, it was time to properly deal with the Fourth Kazekage.

"Lord Tsuchikage, you know everything!"

At the Tsuchikage Building, Onoki landed directly from the sky without going home. Upon seeing Onoki's advisor elder, he spoke with a solemn expression.

He also received intelligence from the Sunagakure front.

The Fourth Kazekage headed straight for the village. This was such a big deal that even the advisor elders were at a loss as to how to handle it.

Thankfully, Onoki is back. With Onoki around, there's no need to fear the Fourth Kazekage.

This confidence comes from Onoki's strength over the years.

"Convene a meeting of Jonin immediately," said Onoki.

With the Fourth Kazekage's attack imminent, and at this crucial juncture, Onoki cannot let anger control him. Only after the village's defenses are in place can he go and kill that despicable madman, the Fourth Kazekage.

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage."

The advisor elder accepted the order and, through special means, summoned all the Jonin in the village to the Tsuchikage Building for an emergency meeting.

Three minutes later, all the Jonin from Iwagakure in the village had arrived in the large conference room, including some elders from ninja clans.

Onoki stood in front of a boulder, looking down at the group of Iwagakure Jonin below, and said, "The Fourth Kazekage has attacked and has already crossed the border. He is speeding towards the village. According to intelligence, if they don't stop to rest, they should be able to reach the village in about half a day."

"However, it's impossible to keep resting; the other side isn't that stupid."

Without stopping to rest, by the time they reached Iwagakure, the Sand Village ninja had very little chakra left.

Onoki actually hoped that the Sand Ninja would come regardless of the consequences, so that they could wait in comfort and kill more people.

However, it's clear that the other party isn't that foolish.

A slight smile appeared on the lips of the group of Jonin as they continued to watch Onoki.

Jonin are high-ranking members of a village. The moment the advisor elder received the news of the Fourth Kazekage's attack, he passed the information to all the Jonin and made simple defense arrangements.

More than a dozen teams had already been arranged to disperse and search for other Sand Ninja within the Land of Earth, except for the Fourth Kazekage's team, just in case.

Therefore, the Jonin who came here for the meeting already knew in advance about the Fourth Kazekage's attack.

After hearing what Onoki said, none of them expressed any opinions and waited for Onoki's orders.

Iwagakure is ruled by Onoki, who makes all decisions, especially at crucial moments like this.

"If the Sand Ninja's target is the village, then they will definitely rest about 100 kilometers before reaching the village, which is the area around Red Rock Castle."

"Considering the Fourth Kazekage's deliberate provocation of me, the Sand Village ninja will likely be resting in a town, not in the wilderness."

The Fourth Kazekage deliberately severed Huang Tu's limbs to provoke him, and then headed straight for the village; his purpose was easy to guess.

The newly appointed young Kazekage wanted to fight him head-on.

However, considering the invincibility of Dust Release, Onoki guessed that the Fourth Kazekage would choose to rest in the town, preventing him from using Dust Release on a large scale.

"From now on, each of you will form your own squads and be ready to provide support at any time. The Anbu will monitor the area around the village to ensure that no Sand Ninja sneaks in."

"Did you understand?" Onoki shouted.

"Understood," the Jonin replied loudly.

"Alright." Onoki nodded, then looked at the two at the front and said, "Old Purple, Han, you two teams will move with me. The rest of you, go and prepare."

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage."

The group of Jonin from Iwagakure quickly left after receiving their orders, leaving behind only Rōshi, the four-tailed Jinchūriki with red hair and a purple shirt, and a tall man wearing a red cloak and a red mask, who was also the five-tailed Jinchūriki.

"Your mission is to come with me to confront the Fourth Kazekage and strive to defeat Sunagakure in one battle."

Even during the most dangerous times, Onoki hadn't allowed any Jinchuriki to leave the village, but this time Onoki was completely enraged.

He was going to leave the village to stop the Fourth Kazekage and kill him and all the Sand Ninja.

He wanted to show the Fourth Kazekage how serious the consequences of angering him were, and to let the Fourth Kazekage taste the rage of having his comrades killed.

Of course, the most important thing is to save the loess soil.

However, he knew the chances were slim, so he decided to leave it to fate.

"Yes, Lord Tsuchikage."

Both Rōshi and Han were the kind of people who didn't like to talk. They would just listen to Ōnoki's words; it was their duty as jinchūriki and also the responsibility of the village's ninjas.

(End of this chapter)