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"Is it resolved...?"

Onoki muttered to himself, his eyes scanning his surroundings. He was clearly incredulous that he could so easily defeat the guy who had controlled two Kage in succession and escaped several collisions with that perverted freak, Minazuki Yoru.

Earth Release: Rock Armor!

His keen combat awareness prompted Onoki to subconsciously activate Earth Release, creating an indestructible rock and earth defense that covered his body.

Zheng!

The kunai collided and fell from Onoki's neck. Obito, having missed his target, chuckled casually, "The famous Dust Release that's renowned throughout the ninja world is nothing special. However, your combat awareness is commendable, Onoki. But if my attack hadn't been a kunai, but a Fire Release, you'd probably be roasted along with your rock and earth by now."

"Insanity!"

Onoki was furious.

If we were to name the people he hated most in his long life, it would undoubtedly be the Uchiha clan with their red eyes adorned with tomoe and an overbearing, arrogant demeanor. Secondly, it would be Hiruzen Sarutobi, who opened the Box of Elysium and destroyed most of the Land of Earth.

Even if this guy in front of him isn't an Uchiha, he still possesses the Sharingan, and he could easily be included in Onoki's list of 'people he hates most in his life'.

Onoki stared intently at Obito in front of him, and once again gathered Dust Release chakra between his hands.

Obito, with a relaxed expression, activated Kamui and watched Onoki's actions with a smile.

Dust Release exploded again, but Obito was still unharmed, which made Onoki fully understand the power that his opponent controlled.

"Time and Space Ninjutsu..."

The Third Tsuchikage laughed in fury: "You really are a cowardly rat hiding your head and tail, relying on your space-time ninjutsu to act so recklessly. Do you really think Iwagakure is your backyard?"

“There’s nothing I can do.” Obito said calmly. He didn’t want to be enemies with Mizuki Yoru. The battles with these ordinary ninjas made him feel like he was invincible with Kamui again: “Having space-time ninjutsu means you can do whatever you want.”

"Yeah!"

Onoki's angry face suddenly curled into a mocking smile.

In that instant, a clay figure suddenly materialized on the wall behind Obito.

The earthen figure coalesced into the shape of Onoki, and with a clasp of his hands, the surrounding space was instantly covered with a dense layer of incantations.

"This is……"

"Sealing Void Seal!"

Onoki, the Earth Clone, roared and slammed his hands on the ground, channeling chakra into the earth: "Earth Release: Earth Spear Technique!"

The earth trembled, and sharp rock blades burst from the ground, sending Obito flying. At the same time, the Dust Release technique that had been gathering between Onoki's hands roared out in that instant!

"Dust Release! Limit Break Technique!"

The dust escape technique, powerful enough to obliterate everything, erupted once more!

A flash of white light appeared, and Onoki sneered as he watched Obito being swallowed up by Dust Release.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Konoha's Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze, inflicted heavy losses on Iwagakure on the main battlefield. In the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, a small squad of Minato's troops cut off Iwagakure's most important supply line!

Even on the main battlefield later, they were defeated by Minato Namikaze in a 1v5 situation, which destroyed Iwagakure's morale and fighting spirit in the early stages.

After that, Onoki deeply realized the terror of space-time ninjutsu, and began to study how to counter it overnight, eventually developing this space-sealing seal.

Unfortunately, the appearance of the Box of Elysium in the later stages of the battle completely shattered Onoki's original plan to use this move to limit Minato Namikaze and launch a counterattack against Konoha. Minato's subsequent death further diminished the value of this move.

Unexpectedly, this move, which Onoki had originally considered to be sealed away, has actually had a miraculous effect today!

"In the midst of arrogant regret, let us transform into atomic dust in this world!"

"You seem to be celebrating a little too soon, Onoki."

The abrupt sound interrupted Onoki's words again, and to his astonishment, the Dust Release that had been engulfing the area where Obito was located began to shrink continuously.

No, it didn't shrink, it was absorbed!

Under Onoki's incredulous gaze, the Dust Release chakra barrier twisted and deformed continuously, and finally, like flowing water, it was completely swallowed up. The culprit behind all of this was a fiery red fan.

"This is……"

Staring at the inexplicable fan on that shoulder, Onoki's face showed obvious blankness, as if some memory sealed for decades was being slowly stirred up.

But Obito didn't give Onoki time to think. In that instant, a terrifying burst of chakra, accompanied by a white light, suddenly erupted from the fan!

【Uchiha Milkshake】!

Chapter 241 The Rock Protection Plan!

The Uchiha clan's sacred artifact, the Uchiha Flame Fan, crafted from the roots of the Divine Tree, appeared in Obito's hands at some unknown time.

A terrifying suction force erupted from it, and the bloodline limit power that was capable of annihilating all power in the world was like a deflated balloon, with all the chakra within being absorbed and devoured by the Flame Fan.

The source of the Rinnegan's power is the Ten-Tails.

The flame fan forged from the buds of the Ten-Tails naturally possesses the power to devour chakra. Although its strength is not high, it is still no problem to deal with techniques below the Six Paths level.

"I only drink milkshakes!"

Obito Uchiha waved his flame fan, and a surge of chakra burst forth as a fiery storm roared toward Onoki.

In his astonishment, Onoki only had time to release a layer of earthen wall in front of him, but how could he so easily block the rebound of the chakra absorbed by Dust Release?

The surging chakra shattered the earthen wall, and Onoki's figure was thrown about in the gale. Fortunately, the earthen armor he had worn earlier provided some protection, so Onoki was only blown away by the remaining wind and did not suffer any real damage.

"Fire ball fan..."

Onoki landed somewhat awkwardly on the ground, his gaze falling on the flame fan in Obito's hand. Coupled with the blood-red Sharingan in Obito's eyes, he was momentarily stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

A jumble of chaotic thoughts surged into his mind at this moment, representing the past he least wanted to recall in his life, a true nightmare he could not shake off!

"Where did you get this Flame Fan from..." Onoki growled, his eyes fixed on Uchiha Obito: "Who are you?!"

If there's anyone in this world who understands the Uchiha clan best, besides the second-generation white-haired tsukushō, the third-generation monkey tsukushō, and the pot-pot tsukushō, the elderly third-generation Tsuchikage standing before us, it must be this very man.

The profound memories and shock that Madara Uchiha had given him were deeply imprinted in his heart, and also gave him an extremely profound understanding of the Uchiha clan.

As far as he knew, when Madara Uchiha left Konoha, he should have taken the 'Flame Fan,' a symbol of the Uchiha clan's leadership, with him. This is why the Uchiha clan never displayed the Flame Fan in the following decades.

But at this moment, this guy actually took out this special tool!

In addition to everything this guy did—controlling the Mizukage, controlling the Kazekage, and instigating the Fourth Shinobi World War…

The gloom in Onoki's eyes grew even deeper, and even his short body began to tremble slightly.

"who am I?"

Seeing Onoki's expression, Obito sneered, "Don't you already have the answer in your heart?"

"Impossible! Madara Uchiha is already dead. He died at the hands of Hashirama Senju. Don't try to play tricks on me!" Onoki roared, his face full of disbelief.

"Heh, you're still alive, so why do you think I'm dead?"

Obito continued to disguise himself as Madara, speaking calmly: "As you can see, White Zetsu cells are filled with immeasurable activity. Relying on this power, prolonging life is the simplest thing."

"This is impossible, this is impossible!"

Onoki muttered to himself, unable to believe Obito's identity. His gaze fell on the bloodlust in Obito's eyes, and he subconsciously took a step back, just in time to see the 'White Zetsu' that he regarded as the key to revitalizing Iwagakure.

Even if you don't believe it in your heart, the facts are right in front of you.

The fear and nightmares he felt when he visited Konoha with his teacher, the Second Tsuchikage, and was intimidated by Madara Uchiha, surged back into his mind at this moment.

"It's this very moment!"

Obito's kaleidoscope suddenly contracted, and a massive amount of ocular power was released without reservation, surging towards Onoki.

Onoki, whose resolve was wavering, realized something was wrong and tried to activate his chakra to defend himself, but at that moment, Black Zetsu in the shadows narrowed his eyes and released an invisible force.

The two forces, one bright and one dark, overlapped and intertwined, instantly shattering Onoki's mental defenses and chakra barrier.

Beneath those bloodshot eyes, Onoki's consciousness gradually sank...

"Sandaime!"

Huang Tu, who arrived late, pushed open the door and entered. Looking at the chaotic battlefield, he thought to himself, "Oh no!" He then looked worriedly at Onoki in the center of the devastated secret room.

Upon seeing that although there were some scratches on his body, there were no obvious wounds, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"What's going on, Third Hokage? What happened?"

"No problem."

With his hands behind his back, Onoki slowly said, "He's just a clueless guy who came here to die."

Huang Tu was taken aback, only then noticing that there were several pure white Zetsu bodies in front of Onoki, exactly the same as the White Zetsu clones they had captured.

Did members of the same organization come to the rescue?

No, this peculiar chakra, with an almost identical appearance... a clone? A special doppelganger?

"Alright, yellow earth, tidy this place up a bit... Ouch, my back!" Onoki smiled calmly, but before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly clutched his aching back and groaned.

Huang Tu, his face full of black lines, hurriedly stepped forward to help Onoki up: "You should take it easy, old man. But the cellular products of these guys can help you fix things. For one thing, this old back should be healed."

"Stop joking! The most urgent task is to implement the rock protection plan!"

"Yes Yes Yes……"

"You little rascal... Fine, let's take these guys back for research. It'll give us more research materials."

"clear."

After speaking with his son, Onoki rubbed his aching back and flew towards the Tsuchikage's office to begin handling official business.

Meanwhile, Obito, who was hiding in the shadows, took this opportunity to gain insight into the current situation of Iwagakure.

The more he looked, the more his brows furrowed.

The weakness of Iwagakure was far beyond his expectations. This former leading ninja village, which was once comparable to Konoha and Kumogakure, was now in even worse shape than Sunagakure.

Even if Sunagakure is in dire straits, it still has a gold miner to make up for it, but Iwagakure has nothing at all!

The tailed beasts are gone, the elite ninjas are gone, the backbone of the nation is gone, the future successors are gone, the fiscal deficit is soaring, and the domestic economy is in recession.

And this was five or six years after the end of World War III!

Obito even suspected that what he was looking at was not Iwagakure, one of the Five Great Ninja Villages, but some small, war-torn country like Kusagakure or Yugakure.

Without a doubt, given the current state of Iwagakure, without Onoki's stubbornness, Iwagakure would have essentially fallen out of the ranks of the Five Great Nations, and would be in an even worse situation than Sunagakure.

"How about we take a break, just like we did in Sunagakure?" Black Zetsu suggested.

"Do not."

Obito shook his head and decisively refused.

Sunagakure has Rasa, a gold miner, so its economic recovery isn't under much pressure. But Iwagakure has nothing but abundant mineral resources.

Furthermore, since Sunagakure and Kirigakure have already made it clear to the ninja world that someone is causing trouble, trying to control Iwagakure by playing the same tricks as Sunagakure and Kirigakure is simply not going to work!

Obito squinted, his gaze suddenly falling on the plan on the side of the desk. His brows, which had been furrowed due to the dire situation in Iwagakure, began to slowly relax.

"The Rock Protection Plan..."

"Oh, Onoki, you've truly solved a tremendous problem for me!"

The so-called "Protect the Rock" project was to create artificial humans to alleviate the current dire situation in Iwagakure. In addition, with the capture of the White Zetsu clones, even before Obito and the others arrived, Onoki had already conceived of using White Zetsu cells for the "Protect the Rock" project.

"What are you going to do?"

"I will fully implement the Rock Protection Plan as a cover to carry out my ascension ceremony!" Obito put down the scroll in his hand and slowly spoke.

The Rock Protection Project involves creating androids, specifically replicas of those from the upper echelons of Rock Village. This is clearly not something that can be accomplished overnight.

To complete this plan, a massive amount of chakra would be needed. Obito could easily manipulate the chakra from the Iwa-go plan and use it for his own purposes!

……

Just like the Blood Sand Policy of Sunagakure in the past, the Rock Protection Plan, as the most important project of the village at present, has received strong support from the high-ranking officials of the entire Iwagakure village, provided that it is in line with the basic conditions of the village.

The resources of the entire Iwagakure began to be tilted towards the Iwagakure Protection Project. With Onoki's approval, the Iwagakure Protection Project received the green light all the way and was developed with full force.

While the scientific ninjas of Iwagakure might not be ranked at the bottom of the ninja world, they certainly aren't among the top. However, in this Iwagakure Protection Project, it's as if their Ren and Du meridians have been opened, with technological advancements occurring almost every few days.

The Iwagakure leadership initially had some doubts about these results, but when they actually saw the results, including a series of derivative products such as 'wound healing spray', 'severed limb repair', and 'prosthetic limb simulation', all the Iwagakure leaders were collectively thrilled.

Damn it, everyone in Iwagakure is a scientist!

The feedback from research is rapid and efficient, and policy support is also increasing.

Eventually, the secret plan to protect the rock spread throughout the entire Jonin circle of Iwagakure, and even the Chunin and Genin became aware of it.