Konoha: The Innately Evil Uchiha

Chapter 78 Iwagakure's Sincerity (Happy New Year!)

His hunched figure was clearly visible through the thick fog.

Orochimaru's expression gradually stiffened; from the silhouette, he had already guessed who the newcomer was.

"Ohnoki!!"

Tsunade was equally shocked.

The Uchiha were stunned.

In the thick fog.

The newcomer had sparse, white hair, an aged face, thick, white eyebrows, piercing eyes, a distinctive garlic nose, and a goatee.

The old man had his hands behind his back.

Although he was short, his wrinkled face exuded a powerful aura, giving people the imposing presence of a massive mountain standing before them.

"Orochimaru, Tsunade?"

Onoki's gaze was originally intended to sweep past the people around Yinyue, focusing only on Yinyue.

Upon seeing Orochimaru and Tsunade, Onoki's thick eyebrows twitched, and his hard, stone-like expression turned strange.

"Heh, Tsuchikage-sama, Iwagakure's intelligence network is quite well-informed!"

Orochimaru wore his signature effeminate smile, and he was naturally unafraid of Onoki's gaze.

"..."

Tsunade remained silent.

Iwagakure's formation clearly indicates their intention to deal with Konoha. Tsunade was not surprised that Iwagakure would make a move at this time, but what worried her was that Onoki would personally go to the battlefield.

This shows that the old man from Iwagakure is absolutely certain.

"Oh……"

A smile appeared on Onoki's aged face, then he looked at the Moon Drinker between Orochimaru and Tsunade, and said teasingly:

"Some time ago, Iwagakure received a scroll containing intelligence that the Konoha leadership wanted to wipe out the Uchiha clan, as well as a cooperation scroll. At the time, I didn't believe it."

I don't believe that old bastard Hiruzen Sarutobi would be so incompetent as to cut off his own arm.

The various events that occurred in Konoha afterward, including the defection of the Uchiha clan, forced me to believe it.

So Hiruzen Sarutobi really was that useless, lacking both the courage and the means to handle the conflict between the ninja village and the clan.

As for that intelligence...

The source cannot be traced.

Considering that the Uchiha group defected and headed northwest towards the location of the Iwakage, I roughly understand who wrote this intelligence.

What courage!

young people.

I admire you very much!

When Onoki said this, his eyes were fixed on Yinyue, and his gaze revealed undisguised admiration. He was clearly speaking to Yinyue alone.

Everyone stared at Yin Yue with complex expressions.

The fact that Orochimaru was the captain's ally was already unbelievable to the Uchiha, but they never expected that the Third Tsuchikage, Onoki, would also be in contact with the captain!

"I entrusted Shinobu to deliver the intelligence and cooperation scroll to Iwagakure. Since you have no intention of cooperating, my promise to give Iwagakure those three-tomoe Sharingan is null and void."

Yinyue responded calmly.

Onoki sighed:

"It's a real pity that I missed this opportunity."

As the leader of a village, it is impossible for him to act blindly based solely on information from an unknown source.

I hope you understand.

Yin Yue looked directly at Onoki and calmly asked, "So, what are your plans now?"

These words are a blatant interrogation.

If Onoki also wants to stop them, Yinyue wouldn't mind activating the Complete Susanoo again.

Onoki wasn't annoyed; with a stiff smile, he turned in mid-air and gave orders to the Iwa ninja forces:

"spread!"

The voice was aged and contained an imposing aura, stemming from the constant nourishment of supreme power.

The group of Iwa ninjas remained expressionless, showing no reaction, and dispersed to both sides of the road on their own.

Because of the large number of people, most of the dense fog in this area dissipated.

A wide valley road appeared before the Uchiha clan members, who were filled with emotion.

Captain Yinyue only needed to communicate with Onoki to get the Iwa ninja to let them pass.

Yin Yue did not leave with anyone.

He could tell from the subtle expressions on Onoki's aged face that this senile old man still had something to say.

Onoki's eyes revealed admiration; the more he looked at Yinyue, the more he liked her. He spoke frankly, saying:

"Yinyue, since Konoha is not enough for you Uchiha to show your skills, why not come to Iwagakure!"

I can set aside a core territory in the village and give it to you.

With the protection of Iwagakure, you no longer need to consider continuing to flee. Anyone who dares to covet the Sharingan is making an enemy of the entire Iwagakure!

You are still the noble Uchiha clan.

I can make that promise.

"The future positions of the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Tsuchikage will absolutely be filled by an Uchiha!"

The Uchiha members exchanged glances.

The price offered by Onoki was tempting enough; if they were leading the team, they would most likely agree to go with Onoki.

Although they knew that this old geezer had grand ambitions.

Onoki was pleased with the complex expressions on the faces of the other Uchiha, and his sharp gaze returned to Yinyue.

Yin Yue's calm gaze met Onoki's aged yet sharp gaze, and without any hesitation, he rejected it:

"I'm sorry, the Uchiha clan no longer needs to rely on other ninja villages."

After listening to Yin Yue's answer.

The remaining Uchiha members pondered the matter seriously. Although they felt a little regretful, they inexplicably felt relaxed, as if they had broken free of a shackle.

Onoki's expression remained unchanged as he smiled slightly:

"Is that so? It seems you've already made up your mind. Very well, I apologize for not arriving as promised."

To express our apologies, Iwagakure had prepared a small gift for everyone before we arrived.

Right outside the Valley of Sanctions.

"If you want to rebuild the Uchiha clan in the ninja world, that is essential."

A glint flashed in Yin Yue's eyes as she said frankly, "No need to beat around the bush, just say what your purpose is."

Onoki chuckled:

"Once you leave the Valley of Sanctions, you will know what the gift is. Lord Yinyue, I have already shown my sincerity. Iwagakure will not antagonize the Uchiha."

If one day you find yourself under pressure to survive, feel free to come to Iwagakure to find me.

What I just said will remain true until I am buried!

Yin Yue nodded, and seeing the old man's good attitude, she thought for a moment and then gave him some instructions:

Before you reach the cliffs of the Valley of Sanctions, don't rush out. Wait a moment, consider it my return gift.

After speaking, Yin Yue looked at the crowd behind her and waved her hand to give the order to leave.

Orochimaru chuckled, "Hehe, just a moment."

As he spoke, he bit his finger, formed a hand seal, pressed it against the ground, and runes appeared, releasing a spiritual technique.

bang——

With a deafening roar, smoke and dust erupted from the fog, and a giant brown serpent appeared before the Iwa ninja army.

"Everyone, please come on up!"

As Orochimaru spoke, he led Kimimaro onto the snake's body and walked towards its head.

The Uchiha clan members looked at Yin Yue.

"Let's go up!"

Yin Yue spoke, and the Uchiha clan members, along with Tamao and Mikoto, leaped onto the giant serpent, standing together on its smooth, flat head.

Rumbling--

The giant serpent's eyes flashed with a fierce light as it swept over the Iwa ninja army before it, and in full view of everyone, it carried Yin Yue and the others away from the middle of the army.

The Iwa ninja watched the summoning giant snake.

Ohnoki was lost in thought.

Onoki wasn't too surprised or puzzled by Yinyue's refusal to accept the invitation; this was in line with his understanding of the Uchiha clan.

Looking into Yin Yue's eyes, Onoki felt a sense of familiarity, as if time itself had intersected.

The scene of Madara Uchiha humiliating him and his master and trampling on the Will of Stone flashed through his mind.

"Hmph!"

Ōnoki was dazed for a moment, then his expression returned to normal.

Now that he is almost eighty years old, his spirit has long since hardened like a rock, and he would not hold grudges against the Uchiha in the present.

"Wait a minute?" Onoki narrowed his old eyes and smiled, his heart beginning to anticipate the gift that Yinyue had left for him.

The summoned giant serpent passed through the army of Iwa ninja.

Looking around at the large number of Iwa ninja troops, everyone sighed, realizing that Onoki had really gone all out for this attack on Konoha.

The head of the giant serpent.

Under Izumi's cautious questioning, Yin Yue gave the Uchiha a brief explanation of the "Ninja Cat" and "Iwagakure".

In addition to contacting Orochimaru, Yinyue also used the Ninja Cat to set up this backup plan for Iwagakure.

Therefore, his planned escape route was northwest of the Land of Earth, rather than in any other direction.

In Yin Yue's original plan, as long as Onoki helped Orochimaru delay Itachi and Obito, Orochimaru would not be sealed.

In the scroll of cooperation intentions, Yin Yue promised Onoki that as long as Onoki helped him, he would give Iwagakure a pair of Sharingan eyes.

They just didn't have a face-to-face meeting.

Onoki did not believe it.

Yin Yue was also aware that this backup plan was too crude and naive, and she had no choice but to do it due to time constraints.

(End of this chapter)