I was broadcast live while taking the Chunin Exam!

"This isn't something you can decide, and besides, I don't see this as any kind of compensation at all," Itachi Uchiha said coldly.

"If that research takes too long, Kitahara Kaede would never have let Kurotsuchi go in at such a young age and come out in her seventies or eighties. So you're plotting to give Kurotsuchi a Divine Tree Fruit, aren't you?" Uchiha Itachi's voice remained icy.

If it's something you both agree to, he wouldn't say anything.

But now, it seems that Onoki has his own ulterior motives.

"Don't put it so harshly, okay?" Onoki chuckled awkwardly.

"Kurotsuchi doesn't have anyone she likes yet. She only gets a little excited when Kitahara Kaede is mentioned," Onoki said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Tsk tsk, Onoki, you're not being honest," Ai said with a hint of disdain.

"Hey, do you want to fight?!" Onoki said angrily.

"Fight? You talk like you're sure you can beat me. I really can't understand your thinking, old man." Ai took a slight step back.

"Hmph, if you had a daughter the same age as Kitahara Kaede, you'd understand what I'm thinking." Onoki scoffed at Ai's idea.

Kitahara Kaede is the most outstanding young man in the ninja world. Others may think that Naruto and Sasuke are the best.

But who among the people here doesn't know their place?

Compared to Kitahara Kaede, Naruto and Sasuke are nothing.

"Have you forgotten that this also depends on my opinion?" Kitahara Kaede said with a wry smile.

He's pretty much used to the feeling of being the center of attention.

But the feeling of being constantly introduced to potential partners is still somewhat fantastical.

"There are tons of girls in Konoha who like Kitahara Kaede. Do you think you can compete with her?" Tsunade said with ill intent.

"Tch, does the 'little girl' you're talking about include you, Aunt Tsunade?" Onoki said.

If a young person had said these words, it wouldn't matter.

But when these words came from Onoki's mouth, they were full of sarcasm.

"You want to fight, huh?!" Tsunade was instantly enraged!

"Of course I don't want to. Although your explosive power is just average, fighting you will inevitably be a war of attrition, and I don't have the energy to waste time." Onoki shook his head, looking indifferent.

Indeed, Tsunade's combat strength is only at the medium level of the Order class, and her lethality is acceptable.

However, Tsunade's vitality is so strong that she is almost impossible to kill in the conventional sense.

Even if Onoki used Dust Release to attack Tsunade at this moment, Tsunade's recovery ability would be able to withstand it.

That's not because she was completely unharmed by Dust Release, but because the destructive effect of Dust Release couldn't even match Tsunade's recovery speed.

The response was absolutely amazing!

Furthermore, Tsunade's order is the part of life that is born, so it wouldn't be strange for Onoki to find out that something like dying and being resurrected happened to Tsunade.

"You damned old devil!" Tsunade's eyes were red.

"Alright, let's leave this topic here. Let's think about what we need to do next..." Ai advised.

"We can only proceed with Orochimaru's matter after the show is over. Should we go to the Land of Rain first and tell Nagato about our plans?" Kakashi said.

“It won’t take Nagato long to clean up that trash, but it seems a bit rushed for us to go now,” Kitahara Kaede said.

"Then let's go to the Land of Water? We should at least tell Mei Terumi about the things we've been discussing here," Onoki said.

"Everyone's gathered together again, so what's the point of this holiday?" Kitahara Kaede asked with a hint of helplessness.

This holiday has been filled with a ton of things to do.

"Um, may I go back to Sunagakure first? My departure was a bit sudden, and I'm afraid the village might misunderstand something," Temari said somewhat awkwardly.

She was brought here by Kakashi using spatial teleportation, something the Sand Village had no idea about.

If they discover that Temari is missing, the matter will not be easily resolved.

"I almost forgot, Temari, you should go back first. Oh, and don't forget to attend our meeting later, it's in the Land of Iron," Kitahara Kaede said.

He did not intend to use force to keep Temari by his side.

With her current strength, Temari will no longer face any danger in the ninja world.

"Kakashi-sensei, please give Temari a hand," Kitahara Kaede said.

Kakashi's 3.6 eyes were filled with a smile, and the next moment Temari returned to her home in the Sand Village.

"Kitahara Kaede, you actually have feelings for Temari, don't you?" Kakashi said.

"I'm warning you, don't slander me!" Kitahara Kaede said jokingly.

"Hey, I knew you'd say that. It's more tiring to hear you say what's on your mind than to fight an Otsutsuki," Kakashi said.

“Alright, let’s head to the Land of Water next. I heard it’s become a popular tourist destination,” Tsunade said.

"It has to be said that the Land of Water has the best development; their geographical location is already quite advantageous," Onoki sighed.

The village with the best geographical resources is Konoha, followed by the Land of Water.

There's no shortage of arable land there, although there's a lack of mineral resources...

Chapter 814 Conspiracy

“The five great nations each have their own strengths and weaknesses. The Land of Fire has everything, but not enough of it,” Kitahara Kaede said.

"Ha, my Land of Lightning is close to the ocean. Although we don't have much arable land, we are not lacking in minerals." Ai said this with a rather happy expression.

"So all you've been doing all these years is accumulating war resources, right?" Tsunade bluntly exposed her.

Because of its abundant resources, most of the ores mined in the Land of Lightning are crafted into ninja tools, making them the most typical martial arts village.

"You talk as if you're that much better than me," Ai said irritably.

Although Konoha always claims to want peace, it was a militant party during the time of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.

The longest-serving Hokage, wanting to surpass his predecessors, naturally wanted to achieve something significant.

If Hiruzen Sarutobi hadn't been somewhat incompetent, Konoha would have truly had a chance to eliminate Iwagakure and Sunagakure on the main battlefield.

"That's Hiruzen Sarutobi's problem, and Konoha has never initiated a war against other countries!" Tsunade argued logically.

"Tsk, that's because every time Hiruzen Sarutobi wanted to start a war, another village would beat him to it!" Onoki said bluntly.

Aside from the Second Shinobi World War, which Hiruzen Sarutobi did not intend to fight, he looked forward to all other wars, large and small.

After all, Konoha at that time was indeed incredibly powerful.

White Fang, the three legendary Sannin, the Uchiha and Hyuga clans who are still alive, and Minato Namikaze and the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki at the end of the war!

Even when necessary, that old guy Danzo could go to the front line to fight. With this configuration, Konoha won all the battles on all four battlefields!

Even Konoha hasn't reached the point of exhausting all its strength!

With such strength, how could Hiruzen Sarutobi not harbor ambitions?

"I'm an old man too, and I know far more about Hiruzen Sarutobi than any of you do," Onoki continued. "Do you really think that the death of White Fang, Orochimaru's defection, and the departure of Jiraiya and Tsunade from the village weakened Konoha's strength?"

Onoki's words were rather strange.

"Leaving the village was my own choice!" Tsunade emphasized.

"So you can't even come close to Hiruzen Sarutobi when it comes to scheming!" Onoki scoffed at this.

"So, you make a living by working as a doctor while you're away from home, right? Then you must be able to obtain a lot of information that others can't know," Onoki asked.

"That's true, but what does that have to do with Konoha not being weakened?" Tsunade still couldn't figure it out.

"Tsk, if our villages were to plan an attack on Konoha, wouldn't there be informants? Such informants would definitely be influential. And are the people who need your medical treatment and can afford to pay you connected with these informants?" Onoki continued.

"!" Tsunade seemed to understand.

“That’s right, you’ve saved a lot of lives, and they might need your help again later! So isn’t it normal for you to tell me that we might be planning an attack on Konoha?” Onoki continued.

"Tsunade, you underestimate your status as the world's best medical ninja."

"You saved my men's lives back then. For your sake, if the Cloud Village knew that the Iwagakure was planning to attack Konoha, I would definitely inform you." A shook his head.

Tsunade is still somewhat inexperienced when it comes to scheming and deception.

"The reason A did this is because Kumogakure and Iwagakure have a feud. He knows the strength of Konoha, so he will not easily join the war."

"But if we let Konoha fight against Iwa ninja while they are on guard, it will not only let A know the strength or weakness of Konoha, but also weaken Iwa ninja."

"By the time he brings the Hidden Cloud Village into the war, the weak Hidden Mist Village will probably have already been defeated."

At this moment, Onoki began to explain as if he were giving a lecture.

“Other villages have difficulty understanding the situation within Kirigakure due to its unique characteristics, but Ako isn’t that kind of person. I’m afraid he already knew about the change of Mizukage in Kirigakure at that time, right?” Onoki said, looking at Ako.

“That’s right, we’ve found out about the abdication of the Fourth Mizukage of Kirigakure.” A admitted, but didn’t elaborate.

However, his attitude can be seen as an admission of Onoki's statement.

"And Tsunade, if the war is at a stalemate, you certainly don't have to go back to Konoha to help. But what if Konoha is at a disadvantage? Can you still feel at ease traveling around outside?" Onoki asked Tsunade.

The answer is obvious.

Tsunade may hesitate for a while, but she will definitely go back!

Because Tsunade, being cautious, was able to recall the Senju clan's location in Konoha!

Her family sacrificed themselves for Konoha, and Tsunade will eventually return to Konoha!

"As for Jiraiya, he even found out about the Akatsuki organization while he was investigating Orochimaru."

"If our villages were to start a war, do you think Jiraiya would get wind of it?"

Ohnoki asked.

The answer to this question is actually quite obvious.

Jiraiya was away from home most of the year, never returning earlier or later, but he happened to return just when he and Orochimaru were planning the Konoha Crush.

This was no accident, and it wasn't even solely for Minato's child!

Jiraiya had something more important in his heart than Minato's child!

Otherwise, Naruto wouldn't have lived in such a terrible environment since childhood!

680 “So, Konoha at that time still had enough preparations to deal with war, and Hiruzen Sarutobi even planned to initiate a war,” A said.

"Initiate a war? Why?" Tsunade asked incredulously.

"You think you want Orochimaru to be the next Hokage to die after Hiruzen Sarutobi? Actually, there's also him," Onoki said.

Hiruzen Sarutobi was old, and he knew his lifespan wouldn't last much longer.

Since he couldn't surpass Hashirama Senju and Tobirama Senju, he should at least be a successful Hokage.

Surely Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't have learned the Reaper Death Seal technique just to play around with it?

Once a ninjutsu is learned, it must be useful, and even targeted!

"So who will he be targeting?" Tsunade had already believed Onoki's words, at least most of them.

"Who did Konoha invite to the Chunin Exams?" Onoki asked in return.

“The Fourth Kazekage, Rasa,” Tsunade said.

“Back then, the Sand Village launched a war against Konoha under the pretext of the Third Kazekage’s disappearance. They actually knew that this matter had nothing to do with Konoha,” A said.

“It’s not uncommon for internal conflicts to turn into external ones,” Kitahara Kaede said.

"Hiruzen Sarutobi is a vengeful person; he still remembers the Sand Village's unannounced attack," Onoki said.

Chapter 815 Attack

"Let's go, to Kirigakure," Kitahara Kaede said with a sigh.

"There shouldn't be any problems with Kirigakure, so why are you in such a hurry all of a sudden?" Tsunade asked.

"There are indeed some reasons, but it's hard to say exactly why," Kitahara Kaede said.

After he said that, the others were still a little confused, but they didn't say anything more.

After all, they had no room to object to Kitahara Kaede's decision.

……

In Kirigakure, the former Mizukage, Mei Terumi, is giving Chojuro special training.