XX-level Hokage

"Orochimaru, you and Itachi go find the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and fight them. There are still some scores to settle," Deidara said to Orochimaru.

"Then let's do it this way." Orochimaru didn't object to Deidara's suggestion at all. Just then, Onoki and the other two arrived.

"Deidara, witness my terror!" Onoki said angrily.

"Yabai, the old man has gone berserk." Although Deidara had just made a domineering attempt to take on three opponents at once, he still broke out in a cold sweat when he actually saw the enraged Onoki.

"You haven't forgotten, have you?" Onoki clasped his hands together, then opened them, and a transparent cube appeared out of thin air. Akatsuchi watched Onoki's movements nervously; he hadn't expected him to actually use this move.

"Something's getting increasingly wrong. Is he planning to use the Dust Release technique?" Deidara thought to himself, realizing the danger. "This is really bad." Deidara hurriedly steered the giant clay bird away into the distance.

"Don't even think about escaping." The transparent cube in Onoki's hand transformed into a transparent triangular pyramid, pointing directly at the direction Deidara had fled. Just as he was about to launch it, Akatsuchi suddenly hugged Onoki from behind, causing the Dust Release he had gathered to dissipate. "What do you need me for, Akatsuchi?" Onoki asked, puzzled.

"If we use this trick, the island turtle will really be doomed," Akatsuchi said nervously.

"Damn it, this is a problem! This guy is way too big, he doesn't look like an animal at all," Onoki said angrily. Taking advantage of this time, Deidara also escaped Onoki's attack range.

“There’s a flaw.” Deidara quickly circled behind Onoki and threw a clay bird at Onoki’s back.

By the time Onoki and Akatsuchi noticed, the Clay Bird was already in front of them. "Hah!"

Deidara quickly formed hand seals and detonated the clay bird. "Boom!"

"Old man!" Black Earth called out with great concern.

Looking at the smoke from the explosion, Deidara laughed triumphantly.

But when the smoke cleared, a rock giant appeared, and Onoki and Akatsuchi sat on its back, unharmed.

Akatsuchi summoned a rock giant at the last moment, which blocked Deidara's sneak attack.

"Damn it! It's Akatsuchi's clay figure, why is it always sticking to the Tsuchikage's side, getting in the way?" Deidara instantly realized the situation and said angrily. Then Deidara rode the giant clay bird and flew away into the distance again.

Meanwhile, Orochimaru led the Itachi of the resurrected earth into the island turtle's shell.

Onoki watched Deidara fly into the distance and Orochimaru and Itachi walk into the shell.

"Lure Deidara away from this giant turtle and then quickly take him down; his power is too troublesome here." In just an instant, Onoki made his decision.

"Akatsuchi, Kurotsuchi, you two go and follow those two. Don't fight them head-on, just hold them off. I'll take care of Deidara and then head over there," Onoki said, then quickly flew towards Deidara's direction.

Chapter 181: The Island Turtle War (Part 2)

Inside the tortoise shell, Naruto stood up and asked, "Something's not right. Why has the world suddenly turned upside down?"

“Oh, yes, this kind of thing does happen occasionally on this island, it’s a very rare phenomenon.” Motoi explained, scratching his head, while Yamashiro Aoba nodded emphatically beside him.

"I see. I'll go outside and take a look," Naruto said.

"No, aren't we supposed to be training with Killer Bee? It's better to focus on training," Kushina said. "Oh dear, I still want to go outside and take a look," Naruto said.

"Leave the situation outside to us. What, don't you trust me?" Kushina said, feigning anger. "Naruto should realize something's wrong now, this is troublesome," Yamashiro Aoba thought to himself, feeling a sense of foreboding.

"Of course I believe Izumi-nee, I'll go train right now," Naruto said casually. "Wow~" This surprised Yamashiro Aoba greatly.

For some reason, Kushina's identity was not revealed. Naruto naturally had no doubts about his mother's words.

“Let’s go take a look.” After Naruto left, Kushina said to Motoi, Aoba Yamashiro, and Guy.

Meanwhile, on the path leading into the turtle shell, Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi caught up. Kurotsuchi instantly formed hand seals and unleashed a Lava Release attack at Orochimaru. However, it was easily dodged.

Just then, Kushina and the others arrived.

"Orochimaru and Itachi???" Upon seeing the two, both Yamashiro Aoba and Kai couldn't believe their eyes. According to their intelligence, Orochimaru and Itachi should already be dead.

Orochimaru was killed by the Third Hokage and the current Hokage working together, while Itachi was killed by the rogue ninja Sasuke.

“These are all familiar faces. Guy, Aoba is here too, and…” Orochimaru glanced at the group, his gaze finally lingering on Kushina’s face for a moment. “This is…” Itachi looked at Kushina with shock and disbelief in his eyes.

Mikoto and Kushina were very close friends, and Itachi had met Kushina many times, so he couldn't possibly be mistaken. "What's going on?" Itachi looked at Orochimaru and asked softly.

I was also incredibly surprised, but as long as it involved that person, everything was understandable. "Orochimaru spoke up. "Itachi?" On the other side, Kushina's gaze swept past Orochimaru and landed on Itachi.

"This one who looks like a snake is called Orochimaru. He was a disciple of the Third Hokage and one of the legendary three, but now he is a rogue ninja of Konoha."

As for the one beside him, his name is Uchiha, also a rogue ninja from Konoha who once slaughtered his entire clan. "Yamashiro Aoba explained to Kushina, "So he really is Mikoto's child." Kushina's eyes held a complex expression.

"Why are they taking so long to appear? Let's hurry up and take them out," Heitu said as he flew through the air.

"If I remember correctly, you're the Tsuchikage's granddaughter?" Yamashiro Aoba asked, looking at Kurotsuchi. "Perfect timing, take us to find Naruto," Orochimaru said with a smile.

"Don't even think about it!" Kushina's expression turned cold upon hearing Orochimaru's words.

"Now's the time! I'll hold them in place, you guys grab them! Water Strike: Water Horn!" Kurotsuchi seized the opportunity and unleashed Water Strike. A large amount of water fell onto the lime residue left from her previous attack, causing the lime to spread and flow to Orochimaru and Itachi's feet. The lime quickly solidified, firmly fixing Orochimaru and Itachi in place.

"I see." Orochimaru glanced at the limestone formation beneath his feet and immediately understood. "Idiot, now you can't move." Kurotsuchi pointed at Orochimaru and said smugly.

The lime-setting technique that Kurotsuchi just used produces fast-acting cement that can spread through water and solidify rapidly upon reaction. "Kai, Izumi, Motoi, be careful not to step in this water," Yamashiro Aoba quickly reassured the three beside him.

At this moment, Kurotsuchi spat out several more clumps of lime, covering Orochimaru and Itachi's bodies and securing them even more firmly. "Just to be safe," Kurotsuchi said in unison.

"Great! Now we've got victory in our grasp!" Motoi exclaimed excitedly. "I'll gather the intelligence," Yamashiro Aoba said with a smile.

"Itachi, are you going to keep watching?" Orochimaru asked Itachi beside him without any sign of nervousness. "Amaterasu."

Black flames appeared out of nowhere, burning the lime on the ground to ashes. "This is bad."

Just as Kurotsuchi was about to continue her attack, Itachi vanished from his spot, kicked Kurotsuchi to the ground, and then used the Water Prison Technique to bind her tightly.

Seeing this, Akatsuchi was about to use the Rock Giant to attack when Itachi glanced at him and black flames engulfed the Rock Giant. Akatsuchi himself was also controlled by Itachi's genjutsu.

Kushina and the others sensed something was wrong.

Kushina summoned the sealing chains to firmly bind Orochimaru, saying, "I'll control Orochimaru first, you guys go help quickly."

Without hesitation, Yamashiro Aoba, Guy, and Motoi rushed towards Itachi. Looking back at them, his eyes instantly transformed into the Mangekyou Sharingan. "Tsukuyomi!"

The three of them collapsed to the ground instantly.

At this point, if Guy had opened the Sixth Gate, along with Yamashiro Aoba and Motoi, they could have easily defeated Itachi. However, they didn't understand the Mangekyou Sharingan or Tsukuyomi.

So they were instantly defeated.

Seeing the three of them fall so easily, Kushina was greatly shocked. She looked at Itachi and asked, "What did you do to them?" Ryou didn't speak, but walked closer to Kushina step by step.

"Don't come any closer. Otherwise, I'll take Orochimaru down with me," Kushina said coldly.

"Still struggling, Kushina?" Orochimaru suddenly spoke. "How did you..." Kushina hadn't finished speaking when Itachi approached.

“Aunt Kushina, we have no intention of being your enemy,” Itachi said, looking at Kushina.

Orochimaru's body became soft and then transformed into dozens of snakes, which emerged from the gaps in the sealing chains and then reassembled into Orochimaru.

Orochimaru looked at Kushina and said, "I originally wanted to find Naruto, but since I've met you, there's no need for that now. If you agree to do one thing for me, I can take Itachi and leave Naruto behind."

"What is it?" Kushina asked calmly.

"Help me write a letter and give it to my 'junior sister,' now the Sixth Hokage, Hyuga Mashiro." Orochimaru summoned a snake, which opened its mouth and spat out a scroll.

"You mean, you came here to deliver a letter to Mashiro?" Kushina didn't believe Orochimaru's words. "Of course, you can refuse. We'll go back into the turtle shell and find Naruto to help us," Orochimaru said calmly. Kushina pondered for a moment and said, "I understand."

Orochimaru laughed upon hearing this, and then threw the scroll at Kushina.

Kushina reached out and caught the scroll, but in an instant, the scroll turned into a small white snake that surged into her arm, forming a black line.

"What's this?!" Kushina asked, clutching her arm and her eyes icy cold.

"This is to prevent anyone from peeping. When she sees the Sixth Hokage, she has her own way of taking it out." After Orochimaru finished speaking, he turned and left with Itachi.

Kushina was left watching their retreating figures with a puzzled expression.

Meanwhile, Onoki and Deidara were engaged in a fierce battle in the air.

"He's even faster than in his prime, that old bastard," Deidara thought to himself.

“You always loved to keep your distance, sneaking around and fighting as you went. I hated that the most,” Onoki said with a laugh. “Shut up!” Deidara said impatiently.

“Give up, Deidara. Come back to Iwagakure with me, and I might spare your life,” Onoki said.

"Die, you old bastard! I'll show you which is art: my explosion or your Dust Release!" Deidara quickly changed direction, and then a dozen sticky bees appeared out of thin air, scattering and attacking Onoki.

Facing Deidara's attack, Onoki formed hand seals. "Earth Release: Rock Arm"

A giant rock hand appeared out of thin air and enveloped Onoki.

The clay bees kept exploding, but ultimately failed to break the giant rock hand.

Seeing this, Deidara continued to throw more clay bombs, eventually blasting a crack in the giant rock hand, revealing Ōnoki inside. "Deidara, give up, your explosions can't hurt me," Ōnoki said from within the giant rock hand.

At this moment, Onoki's entire face was visible through the gap in the giant rock hand. "Alright, now's the time, C4 Garuda."

The explosion originated from the giant rock slab and continued to spread. The sound was incredibly loud.

"Hahaha, you old codger, have you grasped the essence of my art yet?" Deidara said confidently.

But when the smoke cleared, Onoki wasn't in the giant hand; instead, there was a pile of dirt. "A Rock Clone?! Oh no, when did this happen?" Deidara hadn't even reacted yet.

Just then, a voice came from behind him. "Dust Release: Particle Style Detachment Technique"

Chapter 182: Gathering

"Oh no!" Deidara sensed something was wrong and tried to dodge, but it was too late.

A beam of white light pierced through the clay bird beneath Deidara's feet, causing it to vanish instantly, and Deidara plummeted downwards as a result.

"Damn old man, I'll show you what ultimate art is." During his fall, Dida reached out and touched his chest, intending to unleash "CO: self-destruct".

But Onoki seemed to have anticipated Deidara's move. A beam of white light pierced through Deidara's left hand in an instant, then flew behind Deidara, caught him, knocked him unconscious, and threw him onto the island turtle's stomach.

In the end, he couldn't bring himself to kill Deidara directly. After dealing with Deidara, Amanoki flew into the shell.

After Orochimaru and Itachi disappeared, Kushina helped Yamashiro Aoba and the other three to their feet. By this time, the four of them had woken up, but they were very weak.

Then Kushina helped Kurotsuchi break free of the water prison and helped Akatsuchi break free of the illusion. It was at this moment that Onoki arrived.

"You're too slow, you old geezer," Heitu said irritably, her recent crushing defeat leaving her extremely frustrated.

“Deidara flew too fast, and I had to lure him off that turtle before I could use Dust Release, so it took some time,” Onoki replied.

Then, looking at the others, Onoki frowned and asked, "Has the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki been captured?"

"No, they didn't intend to capture Naruto. After defeating us, they turned and left," Kushina said. She omitted the fact that Orochimaru had asked her to deliver a message to Mashiro.

"Such a thing has happened, so what exactly is their purpose?" Onoki asked, puzzled. Kushina shook her head and remained silent.

"In any case, let's inform the Allied Forces about the situation here first. Judging from the condition of these individuals, they have undoubtedly suffered severe psychological damage. According to the information about Akatsuki shared by the Hokage, this should be caused by Itachi Uchiha's Tsukuyomi. We'll need to have Tsunade come over later," Onoki said, still somewhat puzzled.

In the sky, a giant tortoise is flying slowly, but upon closer inspection, there are three small black dots below the tortoise.