Born in Sunagakure, dedicated to antagonizing Konoha for decades

"You despicable bastard, I'll kill you one day! (▼he▼メ)"

Once, when he was being harassed, the handsome Scorpion was powerless to break free from those strong and powerful hands, but he couldn't stop threatening with his mouth. He absolutely could not submit to the bastard's tyranny.

587. The mastermind behind it all was Onoki!

"Then I'll be waiting for you, don't let me down! You little rascal....ヾ(^Д^*)/"

Despite the futile threat posed by the handsome scorpion, Masato smiled and continued his actions without stopping.

Just kidding, unless you can create a replica of Kaguya-sama, I wouldn't back down even if you created Six Paths Madara...

"Ugh, Master Masato, let go of Scorpion! Let me have him!!"

As she watched her boyfriend's pretty face being kneaded and pinched, Xingli finally couldn't hold back any longer. Her eyes gleamed with a horn-like green light, as if she wanted to devour him. The red hair on her head stood up on its own without any wind. She held her boyfriend's head between her arms like a mother hen protecting her chicks, while the other hand kept stroking her boyfriend's pretty face. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably as she muttered something under her breath.

You wouldn't believe it, but this is the first time she's ever seen her boyfriend's handsome face since they started dating...

"Damn it, let me go.....?(*｀皿′*)??"

Having just escaped the tiger's claws only to fall into the wolf's den, the handsome Sasori was both ashamed and angry, struggling incessantly in Uzumaki Anri's arms. Unfortunately, even though he had successfully lost weight and possessed a muscular physique that gave him strength beyond his years, he was completely useless against Uzumaki Anri, who had "natural super strength" and was also aided by the seven-tailed beetle.

"Sigh! Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night! Sasori is still young, we can't let him get pregnant. Chiyo doesn't want four generations living together yet..."

Masato was also startled by Anri Uzumaki's unrestrained appearance and wolf-like eyes. He immediately retreated 800 meters to the door, patted his chest, raised an eyebrow at the handsome guy, and quickly left the scene of the crime.

That said, handsome Scorpion isn't even ten years old yet, he shouldn't be capable of killing someone...

........

However, the day after Shinto returned to the village, news of the fight between Konoha's White Fang and the Tsuchikage Onoki spread throughout the entire ninja world. This year was like a major year, with all sorts of explosive news emerging one after another. Normally, nothing major would happen for many years, but this year, one thing after another erupted, leaving people overwhelmed. Now, Konoha and Iwagakure were fighting, and Iwagakure's Four-Tails Jinchuriki had even summoned the Four-Tails. Following that, other major ninja villages were attacked, and then White Fang's mission failed, a rare occurrence in decades. Before they could even digest White Fang's mission failure, Konoha's Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, stole his best friend's girlfriend and helped raise someone else's child, causing another uproar in the ninja world.

In previous years, such incidents would dominate the headlines for more than half a year. However, this year, White Fang's failed mission only lasted two days before being taken down, demonstrating just how rampant gossip is in the ninja world. Before everyone could even catch their breath, Konoha's White Fang clashed with the Tsuchikage Onoki. And this time, unlike usual, they've been fighting for several days with no sign of a truce. The border of the Land of Fire has been cratered by Onoki's map-wide attacks, and the surrounding area is swarming with Konoha's underlings. But Onoki remains unfazed, still fighting White Fang single-handedly. If one didn't know the inside story, they would think that White Fang had also cheated on Onoki!

What kind of deep-seated hatred could possibly drive the usually cunning Onoki to such a reckless outburst?

However, the battle between the two made the Konoha underlings watching from the sidelines cheer with excitement. Onoki's unstoppable kiting style and White Fang's fancy footwork stunned the underlings watching from the sidelines.

However, at this moment, Mitokado Homura, the head of the Foreign Languages ​​Department, the deputy head of the Logistics Department, and one of the Konoha F4, stepped forward to speak on behalf of Konoha. Through their meticulous investigation, they finally confirmed that the mastermind behind the previous disruptions in their respective countries was the Tsuchikage, Onoki. Furthermore, Mitokado Homura called on Kumogakure and Sunagakure to unite and jointly condemn Onoki, the culprit who destroyed the unity of the ninja world.

This left the onlookers in the ninja world completely dumbfounded, shocked that such a small, crippled body of Onoki still harbored such lofty ambitions!

They actually dared to send three people at once, and one of them was Konoha, which has long been the dominant force in the ninja world!

They were equally bewildered: what was Konoha doing?

When the Hokage was in the ICU a while ago, he even issued a kill order against Shiki, but now he wants to team up with Sunagakure. Does he really think that effeminate Kazekage of Sunagakure is an idiot?

Actually, Mitokaku and the others had no choice!

There have been so many things happening in Konoha lately, it's all so chaotic!

That bastard Shiki kept stirring up the emotions of the villagers who were marching, and even fueled their anger, causing their friends to have blood vessels burst. Logically speaking, they should have been targeting Sunagakure to avenge their friends first. Anyway, it wasn't a big deal for Iwagakure to come to their border to raid, and it was just a drop in the ocean for Konoha.

But everyone has a temper. If Onoki had only done that one thing, they would have tolerated it and avenged their comrades by fighting Sunagakure first. But damn it, Onoki actually treated their Land of Fire like his own backyard. One raid wasn't enough; he came back again when the respawn time arrived. Now they have reason to believe that the last raid on the mine and armory was also the work of Iwagakure. The different methods—sometimes acting like an old hand, sometimes like a novice—are just their ways of spreading misinformation.

The saying goes, "Good things don't happen more than three times," and this is the third time already. If Sakumo hadn't been offline, they might have stolen another wave of jungle camps. Onoki has finally lost his chance, and even Buddha is getting angry.

Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado discussed it and decided that since they hadn't received any news of Shiki's death after the ninja world's kill order had been issued for so long, it was clear that this thing had little effect on Shiki. They had searched through all of Senju's manuscripts before his death and found a way to break Shiki's defenses. Since they couldn't even kill Shiki by tricking him, they might as well put this matter aside for now and put the revenge against Iwa ninja on the agenda first and make a name for themselves in Konoha.

So that the world will know that even without the Hokage, these two can still make Konoha shine!

Moreover, it's best to pick on the weak. Ōnoki is currently bogged down by Sakumo, and his son is missing. Iwagakure is leaderless. If they were to attack now, Konoha's strength would be easily overwhelmed. However, with Kumogakure and Sunagakure lurking nearby, neither village has the guts to launch a full-scale war. Therefore, Mitokado Homura thought it best to issue a team-up request to Kumogakure and Sunagakure. The Raikage and Kazekage surely have reason to see this. If Kumogakure and Sunagakure join the team, they can then focus their attack on Iwagakure's stronghold without worrying about their rear!

588. Raikage: Tell Hiruzen Sarutobi to talk to me.

However, the reality is far from ideal. He had already said his piece, but neither the Hidden Cloud Village nor the Hidden Sand Village paid him any attention.

Although Sunagakure is effeminate, he is one of the more intelligent Kazekage among all the generations. Their minor squabbles with Iwagakure are fine, a friendly competition that helps them improve, and as long as they don't go too far, it's harmless. However, if they really team up with Konoha this time, an indelible rift will appear between them and Iwagakure when the next war breaks out. This would be extremely disadvantageous for Sunagakure. Currently, Kirigakure is holed up overseas, seemingly plotting something, and the three major ninja villages are relying on Sunagakure's combined forces to keep Konoha in check. If they really join forces with Konoha to destroy Iwagakure's stronghold, what will become of Sunagakure and Kumogakure?

Just learn from Kirigakure and run off to an island overseas to become the Pirate King...

Furthermore, Mitokado Homura, a writer, underestimated the determination of the three great ninja villages to resist Cao Cao. This is the downside of having scholars in power; they take everything for granted. If Hiruzen Sarutobi or Danzo Shimura were in charge, they wouldn't have done something so shameful.

However, Danzo is currently a criminal with a guilty conscience. Although he has "turned over a new leaf" and regained some popularity in Konoha under the influence of Shinto's support, he is still under observation. Although he is still Konoha's chief advisor and one of the four giants of Konoha, Danzo, who has not yet passed the observation period, still doesn't have a loud enough voice in front of Mitokado Homura and Utatane Koharu. Moreover, he has to maintain the image of a kind and righteous person that he has worked so hard to build in front of the villagers. He doesn't have time to care about these things. The fact that Onoki and Sakumo Hatake fought has nothing to do with him. Sakumo Hatake was killed by Onoki, and Hiruzen Sarutobi only killed one of his right-hand men. For Danzo, who is a criminal with a guilty conscience, it's just a matter of clapping his hands before going to bed at night. It doesn't bring him any real benefit. If Sakumo Hatake dies, how can he become Hokage?

After his failed attempt to secretly eliminate Nawaki, he realized that he had little hope of becoming Hokage until everyone had forgotten about it. However, he was still young, and time would heal all wounds. He could make a comeback when everyone had forgotten about it. So, his life plan during this period was to develop quietly, maintain his popularity, and wait for the day he could make a breakthrough.

If Onoki gets stabbed to death by Sakumo, it has even less to do with him. The credit goes to Sakumo, and he has nothing to do with it. So he doesn't care. Since his two friends like to show off, let them show off. In the end, they'll be the ones who lose face.

The Raikage's side was even more straightforward: "What is Mitokado Homura's status? What is my status as the Raikage? If anyone wants to talk, it should be Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage, who should come out and talk to me. You, who are not even the second-in-command, are not qualified to talk to me!"

Ignoring Mitokado Homura, he continued reading the text commentary sent by his underlings about the duel between Shiroga and Onoki, occasionally marveling at Shiroga's amazing jumping ability.

He'd fought Onoki countless times, and honestly, Onoki's hide-and-seek fighting style disgusted him. He'd trained his muscles for decades, making him one of the strongest in the ninja world in terms of strength, speed, and toughness. However, his Achilles tendon was too short, resulting in insufficient jumping ability. Every time he fought Onoki, Onoki's hide-and-seek style infuriated him. So when he saw the written reports from his underlings that White Fang could actually reach Onoki while he was flying through the air, he was incredibly envious of that jumping ability. If he had White Fang's top-tier jumping ability, he could beat Onoki to a pulp...

"Father, why won't we agree to Konoha's request?"

Still marveling at Lord Azaburo's extraordinary wisdom and thankful he hadn't led his men to raid the Land of Fire, the future Fourth Raikage snapped out of his reverie and asked curiously, "No one knows a father better than his son." Although his father had said that Mitokado Homura wasn't qualified to ally with him, he believed that if it were truly beneficial to Kumogakure, his father wouldn't care whether it was Mitokado Homura or Hiruzen Sarutobi. In his view, if they agreed to join Konoha in entering Iwagakure, even if Onoki had to rescue his son and was held back in the Land of Fire by Sakumo Hatake, it would be only a matter of time before they and the Konoha alliance reached the Crystal Island. But he couldn't understand why his father hadn't paid any attention to Mitokado Homura.

"Hmph. You're thinking too simply. First of all, this is definitely not Hiruzen Sarutobi's intention. Hiruzen Sarutobi, who inherited Hashirama Senju's ideology, would never initiate a war. It's just that Mitokado Homura is taking advantage of Hiruzen Sarutobi's absence to make a big fuss. Hashirama Senju's ideology is deeply rooted in Konoha. If Mitokado Homura really wanted to start a war against Iwagakure, how many people would listen to him? At least people like White Fang would never pay attention to him."

"Secondly, didn't you see that that sissy Sunagawa didn't take Mitokado Homura seriously? For many years, Konoha has needed the three great ninja villages to unite against it. If we agree to Konoha's demands, then we'll be in a situation where we're all in the same boat! That sissy Sunagawa ignored Mitokado Homura for that reason, so you can't just look at the surface when you're doing things."

Seeing his still immature son, the Third Raikage had no choice but to patiently educate him. Although he really didn't want his son to become Raikage, to avoid gossip within the family, there was no young man in their village who could stand alone. His son was several years older than Hiruzen Sarutobi. Those who ventured out into the world had one foot in the grave. He was lucky to have lived so many years longer than the First and Second Raikages. He should make plans early. The position of leader is based on merit, and his son was currently the only capable one in the village. The future of the village was in his hands.

Since Hashirama Senju's death, Konoha, though still occupying the center of the ninja world and hailed as the overlord of the ninja world, no longer held an absolute advantage over them. In the First Shinobi World War, because the major villages were still in their initial stages of development, Konoha was relatively stronger at that time. The Uchiha clan alone took on the entire Iwagakure village, a feat that was unprecedented and unique in the history of ninja villages. Although they lost the Second Shinobi World War, Konoha's victory was hard-won. If Onoki hadn't withdrawn early, it would have been hard to say who would have won when Shiki returned to the battlefield!

So even though they lost World War II, they still saw hope. The distance between them and Konoha was constantly shrinking. Maintaining the current situation was their best option. If they agreed to join forces with Konoha to fight Iwagakure, and Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly decided to start a war, they and Sunagakure wouldn't be able to stop Konoha.

He never placed his hopes on those cunning bastards from the Hidden Mist Village...

589. Onoki's son is quite astute.

"White Fang! Where is my son! Dust Release: Particle Style...(╬◣д◢)"

At the border of the Land of Fire, the second half of the battle between Onoki and Hatake Sakumo officially began after the intermission. Although the battle was fierce, Onoki never forgot his mission in the Land of Fire, which was to find his son. Hiruzen Sarutobi had two sons, but Onoki only had one son, Kyoto, who was already half a head shorter than Hiruzen Sarutobi. If Kyoto also died, he would have no face to continue living in the ninja world.

Without hesitation, he unleashed a map-wide attack at the charging Hatake Sakumo. He had been firing at him for several days, and his mana was almost depleted. The map-wide attack was a mana-intensive ultimate, and now each attack was one less he could use. But he had no choice but to fire. He only had so many abilities left: map-wide attacks and earth escape. Against agile heroes like White Fang, who could move with flair, earth escape was practically useless. The only thing that could pose a threat to White Fang was the map-wide attack. So even though his mana was almost gone, he dared not hold back. If White Fang got close, he would be in deep trouble.

As for physical combat, unless he's an idiot, a moron like the Raikage would go and fight White Fang hand-to-hand. A flying mage fighting an assassin hand-to-hand is just like Chiyo's son getting drunk and trying to use the Three-Sword Style.

"..."

Hatake Sakumo rolled his eyes, which were just like his son's deadpan expression, and said, "Where's your son? Why are you asking me this..."

He then took a small, quick step to dodge the area-of-effect attack fired by Onoki, and then transformed into a shadow, leaping into the air and charging towards Onoki. Both were seasoned fighters; as long as he could get him within three steps of Onoki, he was confident that he could end the battle within three rounds.

Golden Lion can also fly. Back then, Golden Lion killed the previous head of the Anbu in front of him and left calmly. He spent a period of time training his leg explosiveness. His jumping ability was enough to reach Onoki when he was flying in the air. However, every time he approached Onoki, his route was cut off by Onoki's map attack. Constantly switching routes consumed Onoki's mana and also consumed his stamina. This time, White Fang's short blade did not emit white light. He had given up his plan to stab Onoki to death. Onoki's fighting and retreating style made him very helpless and unable to get close to Onoki. He could not make use of his advantages. The Hatake clan naturally has less mana. He could not outlast Onoki by wearing him down like this every time.

So since they've failed every time, they might as well stop using their skills. After all, this is Konoha's territory, and if they can't find their son in time, Onoki will naturally leave.

“That damn bastard…..(▼he▼メ)”

Another map-wide attack hit the ground without achieving anything. Onoki, watching Sakumo Hatake switch routes again, was both angry and anxious. Even if his son hadn't been captured by Konoha, he was still on Konoha's territory. And judging from Huangtu's plea for help, his underlings were all dead. Bianya's situation was definitely bad. They were still on Konoha's territory; they could hide for a while, but not forever. Every day Huangtu stayed there increased the danger. But now he couldn't find any news of his son. He had stalled White Fang, but he couldn't hold off so many Konoha underlings. He could only hope that Huangtu would be quick-witted and leave the Land of Fire while he was drawing attention to them...

...

"Huff... Wenya, hang in there, we'll be at the village soon, don't die!"

Meanwhile, the guy Onoki was worried about, Kyoto, had indeed left the Land of Fire with his half-dead companion, who was barely clinging to life. After all, he was Onoki's own son. Although the two looked very different, the inherited genes wouldn't change. Kyoto was much smarter than Onoki had imagined. After hiding in the cave in the Land of Fire for a day, his companion was unconscious but his injuries did not continue to worsen. After finding that there was no movement outside, he didn't have the patience to wait for his father, the Tsuchikage, to come to the rescue. If he delayed any longer, his companion, who had taken the knife for him, might get tetanus and die. So, after his companion's wound stopped bleeding, he quietly ran away with him.

The reason they weren't discovered was because Huang Tu was quite cunning. He chose a route that no one expected, taking a long detour out of the Land of Fire, through the Land of Rice Fields, and then finding a doctor in the Land of Rice Fields to stabilize his companions' injuries before leaving again, passing through the Land of Frost and the Land of Waterfalls before finally returning to their Land of Earth. Although it was a long detour, the distance was several times longer than when they came, but it was safe. No one would have thought that Onoki's son would have to travel through three countries to get home.

Sakumo Hatake couldn't have imagined it, and neither could anyone else. When being chased, who wouldn't be thinking about getting home as quickly as possible? Who has the time or inclination to take a detour and admire the scenery of different countries...?

"Yellow Earth, you're back! That's wonderful...! Lord Tsuchikage has been looking for you in the Land of Fire, fighting with White Fang for days!"

Huang Tu was discovered by the secret police as he was about to reach the village. Seeing Huang Tu carrying a "corpse" back in a disheveled state, they quickly went up to help him carry the "corpse" and said.

"Quickly take Wenya to the hospital, I'm going to Tuying Tower to find Master Tumu..."

Huang Tu didn't have time to argue with this secret agent. After finishing his sentence, he immediately headed towards the Earth Shadow Tower in the center of the village.

His father was fighting White Fang in the Land of Fire. He was terrified of White Fang. Just thinking about how White Fang could kill someone with a flash of white light, and how those elites were helpless against White Fang, like chickens being slaughtered, made him shudder. He was now starting to worry about becoming the father of the Tsuchikage.

Although his father is very powerful, being the only bloodline limit ninja in the ninja world and capable of flying, as long as he doesn't get lured into a cave by the Raikage like last time, apart from the Kazekage and Shiki who can also fly, generally speaking, no one else poses a threat to his father. Even if Hiruzen Sarutobi has that stick that can grow thicker and longer, it won't threaten his father.

But thinking of White Fang's terror, and considering that his father was already past his prime and was fighting on foreign soil, he was really worried that his father would be shot by White Fang. So he had to quickly send someone from the Civil Engineering Department to inform his father to come back immediately.

Meanwhile, inside the Tsuchikage's building, Tsuchikage was also deeply troubled. After Onoki left, he was temporarily in charge of all the village's affairs, big and small. Other matters were manageable, being trivial matters. What truly troubled him was that Konoha had publicly revealed that the Iwa ninja were the masterminds behind the previous incidents of disrupting various countries, and that they planned to join forces with Sunagakure and Kumogakure to attack them. Although Sunagakure and Kumogakure had not yet made any statement, he was still extremely worried. None of these powerful figures were honest; saying one thing and doing another was their usual practice. He was genuinely concerned that Sunagakure, Kumogakure, and Konoha had already secretly joined forces, but simply hadn't said it openly.

590. Literati and poets value fame more than profit.

If the three villages join forces to attack their crystal, and the Tsuchikage is not there, he and the Four-Tails alone cannot stop them. The Tsuchikage is fighting in the Land of Fire. He really wants to send someone to call the Tsuchikage back, but the Tsuchikage only has one son, Huangtu. If the Tsuchikage returns and Huangtu is left all alone in the Land of Fire, he really can't bear it. If it were him, letting his son be hunted down alone behind enemy lines, only those who have experienced it can understand the pain.

So he's been debating whether or not to inform the Tsuchikage. There's been no movement from the three villages, so he's undecided. If Sunagakure and Kumogakure really don't intend to join forces with Konoha, then if he sends someone to inform the Tsuchikage to bring him back, wouldn't he be ruining Konoha? The Tsuchikage will probably hold a grudge against him for life.

But if the Sand Village and Cloud Village have secretly joined forces with Konoha, and the Tsuchikage is not present, their crystal might be lost...

Thinking about all this, the civil engineer had a splitting headache and didn't know what to do.

"Lord Civil Engineer! Quickly, quickly, quickly inform Father to return..."

Just as Tu Mutou was in pain, Huang Tu rushed into Tu Yinglou with the speed of wind, panting heavily as he spoke.

"Yellow Earth, you're back? That's wonderful! I'll inform Lord Earth Shadow immediately!"

Seeing Huang Tu covered in a mess, Tu Mu didn't rush to ask what happened. He immediately told his underlings to relay the news of Huang Tu's return to their boss.

.......

"Menyan, are you planning to go to the Hokage Building again today...?"

In the mansion of Mitokado Homura, one of the Konoha F4 and a cultured man, Mitokado Homura's wife looked at Mitokado, who was slumped on a stool after breakfast, contemplating life, and said...

"Ah... I won't go for now. Xiaochun can handle that small matter..."

The decadent literary figure, Mitomon Enjo, said somewhat awkwardly.

That's a slap in the face!

He'd been slapped hard across the face by that burly Raikage; how could he possibly face anyone now? Would he become a laughingstock in front of everyone? Where would he put his face as a respected figure in Konoha without a powerful leader?

Literati value fame more than profit. Take Mitokado Homura, for example. He served as Hokage's assistant for over twenty years, working diligently and without any mistakes. During World War II, he supported his teammates from the rear, helping them win the war. His role as Hokage's assistant was not only qualified, but could even be considered excellent!

However, looking back on his political career of more than 20 years, it has always been so uneventful. He did not experience any great ups and downs like Danzo, and his reputation was not as prominent as Danzo's. In a few decades or hundreds of years, people will remember the name of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and may also remember the ambitious but incompetent Danzo Shimura, but how many people will remember the learned Homura Mitokado?

He also wanted to leave his name in history and be remembered by the world, but he had never had the opportunity!

This time, his friend had a stroke caused by that bastard Golden Lion. He hadn't really thought much about it; he just wanted to help his friend with official business while he was in the hospital.