Naruto: Naruto Hosted by the System

Onoki smacked his lips, sensing that Kirigakure's desire for an alliance wasn't actually that strong.

He did have the idea of ​​forming an alliance, but he was afraid that the Land of Water would sell them off.

Just as Onoki was pondering a solution, his son, Kodo, rushed in anxiously.

"Dad, something's wrong! Something's happened!"

Onoki was already in a bad mood, glanced at his good-for-nothing son, and sighed.

Why can't our Iwagakure village produce a Naruto Uzumaki among so many ninjas?

"I told you to be more steady in your actions and not to make a fuss all the time. So, what is it?" Onoki took a sip of tea.

"Oh, Naruto Uzumaki has come to Iwagakure..."

"what?!"

Onoki spat out the hot tea he was drinking.

Why didn't you say something so important sooner?

"Didn't you tell me to be more mature...?"

Onoki didn't have time to scold his son right away, and quickly used the Super Light Heavy Rock Technique to fly towards the entrance of Iwagakure with Huangtu.

His granddaughter, Heitu, was already waiting there.

"Where's Naruto?" Onoki asked as soon as he arrived.

"According to the intelligence from the forward sensing team, Naruto Uzumaki is flying towards Iwagakure and is expected to arrive in a few minutes."

Onoki was somewhat puzzled by what he heard.

The Sensory Class? They should be hundreds of kilometers away from Iwagakure, right? Why did they say Naruto would arrive in half a minute? And what does it mean they're flying towards Iwagakure?

Logically speaking, at most half an hour has passed since the sensory team discovered that Naruto Uzumaki was sending information back to the village. It's impossible for Naruto Uzumaki to have crossed hundreds of kilometers in half an hour, right?

However, Onoki soon realized that this incredible thing was actually true.

Because Naruto's figure had already appeared before his eyes!

"Grandpa, he can fly too!" Kurotsuchi nudged Onoki with her elbow, looking surprised.

Onoki's lips twitched: I'm not blind, of course I know he can fly.

I don't know what kind of ninjutsu the other party used, but they were also able to fly in the air.

Moreover, that speed and that composed demeanor were far superior to Onoki's Super Light-Heavy Rock Technique.

With the added speed, the distance between Naruto and them disappeared in an instant.

"Hey, you two are here." Naruto greeted them naturally.

Onoki coughed twice, then smiled and greeted Naruto, saying, "Welcome, Hokage, to Iwagakure! Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

"Actually, I prepared a letter to tell you that I was coming to Iwagakure."

"Huh? We in Iwagakure didn't receive it?" Onoki looked surprised.

It couldn't have been something one of his subordinates overlooked, could it? What if Naruto felt offended because of it...?

"Oh, that's because I haven't mailed it yet. I mainly thought that the delivery speed might not be as fast as my own flight." Naruto took a letter out of his pocket and handed it to Onoki.

Onoki took the letter, opened it, and saw that it contained only normal greetings and an announcement that he was coming to Iwagakure, and that was it.

His face immediately darkened.

"Haha, the Hokage is really witty and humorous." Although he felt speechless, Onoki still tried his best to please Naruto.

"Come, come, let's go inside and talk."

Onoki winked at Yotsuchi, who took a moment to realize that his father meant for him to act as a guide and lead Naruto Uzumaki inside.

"This is my son, Huang Tu. He knows Iwagakure very well. Hokage, please feel free to ask him any questions. I'll be there shortly."

"Okay, I do have some questions I'd like to ask."

Seeing Naruto and Huang Tu walking into Iwagakure and chatting animatedly, Onoki finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Grandpa, is it really necessary? Even though he's the Hokage, you're still the Tsuchikage. You should at least be on equal footing with him." Kurotsuchi crossed her arms, somewhat dissatisfied with Onoki's obsequious behavior earlier.

Onoki was startled by his granddaughter's words. After carefully confirming that Naruto hadn't heard, he scolded, "What do you know? That's Naruto Uzumaki, who single-handedly defeated the Land of Lightning!"

Heitu curled his lip, unconcerned: "No matter how strong a powerhouse is, if they are hit by Grandpa's Dust Escape once, they will still be reduced to ashes."

Upon hearing this, Onoki thought of something and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "You young people like Kurotsuchi have no concept of what happened back then. The difference between Kage is probably greater than the difference between Jonin and ordinary people."

"How is that possible? Even the Third Hokage, who was known as the strongest Hokage, was only on par with my grandfather, right?"

Upon hearing the words "strongest Hokage," Onoki couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"That was just a title that Hiruzen Sarutobi gave himself to consolidate his rule and appease the people. The real strongest Hokage should be the God of Shinobi, the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju."

"Hashirama Senju was a rather naive person, and few people have seen his full power. But Madara Uchiha, who was on par with him, almost killed me and the Second Tsuchikage, Mu, when I was young."

"They had no power to resist at all."

Upon hearing this, Heitu opened his mouth in surprise.

The Second Tsuchikage, Mu, was Onoki's teacher and one of the few ninjas who could fly. He even mastered the "Dust Release," a bloodline limit surpassing bloodline limits. Onoki learned his Dust Release from him.

Such a powerful individual, along with Onoki, was completely powerless against Madara Uchiha.

"Naruto Uzumaki can't be as strong as them, can he?"

Onoki narrowed his eyes. "It's hard to say. Even if he's not as strong as Hashirama Senju right now, he's only fourteen or fifteen years old. What will he be like when he's in his twenties or thirties?"

Hearing this, Kurotsuchi gradually understood what Onoki meant.

Faced with a future Hashirama Senju, they had only two choices: one was to kill him before he grew up; the other was to befriend him and establish a good relationship in advance.

From a politician's perspective, the second option is tantamount to hoping the other party is a good person, which is too risky.

But with the Land of Lightning's failure as a precedent, would Onoki be so naive as to believe that Iwagakure is much stronger than the Land of Lightning? Obviously not.

Compared to the Land of Lightning, the only advantage of Iwagakure is that it has more ninjas, the most of any of the five great nations.

However, there are not many truly strong individuals. The only Kage-level powerhouses are Onoki, the Tsuchikage, and Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki. Kurotsuchi and Yotsuchi can barely be considered Kage-level.

Thinking of this, Onoki sighed: It's a pity that Deidara and Old Purple defected.

In short, the first option is fundamentally unworkable.

After explaining some precautions to Kurotsuchi, Onoki led her inside to meet up with Naruto and Kurotsuchi.

Seeing Onoki and Kurotsuchi approach, Huangtu stepped forward and whispered to them, "Dad, you've come at the right time. The Hokage wants to ask us for some things, but I can't make the decision about these things."

Onoki immediately smacked the yellow earth with his fist. "What do you mean by 'want'? That was clearly a gift that we at Iwagakure had prepared long ago to give him. And you can't even have your own opinion on such a small matter. What can we expect from you?"

After reprimanding Huang Tu, Onoki stroked his goatee. "What does he want?"

"Dust Release and Tailed Beast Chakra."

Chapter 96 Deidara, Go Become the Fourth Tsuchikage

"What does he want?" Onoki asked again in disbelief.

"Dust Release and Tailed Beast Chakra," Huang Tu repeated obediently.

"..."

Well, these are indeed not decisions that the loess can make.

Dust Release is fine; Naruto probably just wants to get the relevant information to study.

This is a bloodline limit, and only Onoki and his teacher, the Second Tsuchikage, know it in the entire ninja world. It's not something that's easy to learn.

If it were truly that simple, why wouldn't he let his son and granddaughter learn it?

However, as for the tailed beast chakra... for all the major powers that possess tailed beasts, the tailed beasts are weapons of war, so how could they be given away so easily?

But the person who asked for it was Naruto Uzumaki, and Onoki was afraid that if he didn't agree, the other party would just snatch it away.

Anyway, let's try to negotiate the price first.

So Onoki stepped forward and said with a smile, "Hokage, what do you think of our Iwagakure? Isn't it beautiful and unique?"

"Hmm, so are you going to give me Dust Release and Tailed Beast Chakra or not?"

"..."

Onoki's lips twitched. He had wanted to exchange a few polite words before getting to the point, but this kid was so direct.

"Well, Dust Release is easy to handle. I can demonstrate it for you myself, and I can also lend you the experience I've accumulated over the years." Onoki pulled out a small notebook and handed it to Naruto with a pained expression, but he didn't mention the tailed beasts at all.

Naruto took Onoki's Dust Release experience manual, skimmed through it, and then returned it to Onoki.

Ohnoki breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

It seems he's only somewhat interested in Dust Release, but doesn't intend to learn it.

"Where is the Tailed Beast's chakra? I know the Four-Tails Jinchuriki isn't in the Land of Earth, so I won't make things difficult for you in that regard."

"But I need the Five-Tails' chakra, so don't worry about the reward."

Ohnoki had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask, "How much Five-Tails chakra... do you need?"

"Not much, half is enough."

Onoki gasped in shock.

They really dare to say that!

Although tailed beasts can also replenish their chakra through refinement, the lost half can be fully replenished after a period of time.

However, during this period, Iwagakure will be in a relatively weak state.

Moreover, half of a tailed beast's chakra is at least hundreds or thousands of times that of an ordinary Jonin, so it's not something you can just give away.

"What do you intend to offer in exchange, Hokage?" Onoki wanted to sound out Naruto first.

"How about I call Deidara back for you?"

"what?"

Both Onoki and Kurotsuchi were stunned when they heard Naruto's conditions.