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The various nations of the ninja world were extremely shocked. Within just a few days, Konoha had annihilated Sand Village, and the fact that almost all of Sand Village's shinobi were lost completely served as a sharp warning to the ninja villages of other countries.
The seemingly decaying Konoha still possessed formidable inner strength.
Although Jiraiya had ordered all Sand Village corpses to be disposed of during the cleanup of the battlefield, it was inevitable for there to be oversights in such a large-scale slaughter of thousands. Even if Konoha shinobi cleared most of the Sand Village corpses, residual severed limbs were unavoidable at the scene.
Certain ninja villages with ulterior motives specifically investigated the original battlefield where Konoha and Sand Village clashed. It was a shocking sight; the entire ground was riddled with holes, as if it had been struck by some attack from the sky, resembling a honeycomb.
Through these countless holes, even the soil several meters beneath the surface was soaked with blood, and upon careful searching, many tiny fragments of human remains could still be found.
The ninja villages of all nations were unusually wary of Konoha. Judging from the combined topographical features and the wounds on some human remains, it was possible that thousands of Sand Village shinobi had been instantly annihilated…
Annihilating thousands of shinobi in one move sounded unbelievable, like a fantastical tale, but the reality was such that some jutsu beyond S-rank indeed possessed the power to destroy all creation.
However, for ordinary shinobi, S-rank jutsu were legendary and extremely rare, let alone Super S-rank.
Iwagakure, Land of Earth.
In his Tsuchikage-exclusive office, the old man Onoki stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze overlooking the village below through the window. Seeing the thriving village with people coming and going, a look of relief and comfort spread across his old face.
His gaze then shifted slightly upwards, looking at the countless rocky cliffs surrounding Iwagakure, and an expression of unwillingness appeared on his aged cheeks.
The Land of Earth, as its name suggested, was a country surrounded by rock walls. Most of its interior was desolate rock. The rocks within the country seemed to run along its borders, thus hindering its communication with other countries.
Serious hindrance to transportation meant hindering development. Even though the Land of Earth was one of the Five Great Nations, and Iwagakure was one of the Five Great Hidden Villages, it was no exception.
"Damn you, Third Raikage, you'll regret this later!"
Turning around, he glanced at the letter from the Third Raikage on his desk. Onoki grew even more annoyed. His body strangely floated up, then he grabbed the Third Raikage's letter and, with a flick of his hand, it instantly turned to shreds.
"That brat might only have the Mangekyo Sharingan now, but if he can still evolve…"
Thinking of this, a chill suddenly ran down Onoki's spine. The nightmare-like figure that had haunted his dreams for years reappeared, and fear even flickered in Onoki's eyes…
"Uchiha Madara!"
Onoki gritted his teeth. He vividly remembered decades ago, when he and the Second Tsuchikage Mū teamed up, only to be overwhelmingly crushed by that god-like man.
Because of his deep-seated fear and wariness of Uchiha Madara, Onoki had dispatched a large number of shinobi to monitor Konoha over the years. The Uchiha clan was an especially重点照顾对象 (priority surveillance target), and he knew almost the moment Wuchen awakened his Mangekyo.
"That brainless idiot!"
Recalling that muscular man whose head was full of nothing but muscles, Onoki's lips began to twitch. He secretly cursed the entire Kumogakure village for being full of big idiots, gathering all kinds of excellent and outstanding brain-dead individuals.
Perhaps Wuchen's ocular power wasn't as terrifying as Uchiha Madara's currently, but even so, he had annihilated the entire Sand Village in one move. The most crucial thing was that Wuchen was only ten years old, and also, his peculiar light manipulation ability seemed even more terrifying than the Sharingan…
Onoki hoped that Iwagakure and Kumogakure would launch a joint sneak attack on Konoha, so he sent a letter to the Third Raikage. His tone was extremely sincere and humble, and the terms were quite generous. Unfortunately, the Third Raikage still adamantly refused, which greatly angered Onoki.
You say you refuse, fine, refuse. As the saying goes, those with different paths do not conspire together. But you refused, and that's one thing. Why did you have to belittle Iwagakure as utterly worthless, and disparage me, a dignified Tsuchikage, like a stone in a toilet—both smelly and hard?
"You'd better not let me catch an opportunity, otherwise… Hmph!"
Onoki's face was gloomy, his killing intent undisguised. As long as the Raikage dared to leave Kumogakure, as long as he dared to come out, Onoki swore he would send people to secretly kill him!
"As for that Uchiha Wuchen…"
Thinking of Wuchen's monstrous strength, Onoki felt a headache coming on. From the sheer scale and destructive power that instantly wiped out Sand Village, it was undoubtedly a Super S-rank ninjutsu.
He recalled that dealing with such individuals usually involved ganging up on them or bringing along a Tailed Beast. However, Wuchen was currently in Konoha, and a large-scale sneak attack would be suicidal. Although Iwagakure had two jinchuriki, even if Roshi and Onoki's relationship was not good, and their ideas and concepts diverged, if he lowered his stance, he could still persuade Roshi, the Four-Tails jinchuriki.
"Damn it, the targets are all holed up in their ninja villages."
Onoki slammed the table, making it tremble, fuming with anger. Both the Raikage and Wuchen were holed up in their ninja villages. Directly dispatching jinchuriki for a sneak attack would be tantamount to gifting Tailed Beasts. Not to mention other powerhouses, Konoha had the Nine-Tails, and Kumogakure had the Eight-Tails…
"Attack Konoha first. The Third Raikage can be dealt with later."
Onoki's hesitation vanished, replaced by a resolute expression, a stern aura swirling around him. From Wuchen's current monstrous level, it wasn't just highly possible, but absolutely possible, that he would become the next Uchiha Madara!
While Kumogakure was also dangerous, compared to a rising Uchiha Madara, Onoki decisively chose to eliminate the latter first. Knowing how formidable Uchiha were, he understood that an Uchiha Madara could completely crush the Five Kage, but the Raikage could not!