Meanwhile, in Iwagakure, in the Land of Earth.
"They want us to ally with Kumogakure and Sunagakure, then immediately send troops into the Land of Fire?"
Kitsuchi, who had only recently taken over as the Fourth Tsuchikage, looked at the secret letter in his hands, a troubled look involuntarily flickering in his eyes.
Ever since becoming Tsuchikage, Kitsuchi had been handling the affairs left behind by the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki.
Aside from that, Kitsuchi had also sent heads rolling throughout Iwagakure. He had not forgotten that it was people in the village deceiving their superiors and concealing the truth who had brought the Akatsuki Organization down on Iwagakure!
Kitsuchi could not locate the Akatsuki Organization's base anytime soon, nor was he a match for them, so naturally, he had no intention of attacking them. But the parasites in Iwagakure were right under his nose. How could he possibly show them mercy?
"What happened in the Land of Grass probably scared the Daimyo!"
Kurotsuchi stood beside Kitsuchi. After he became the Fourth Tsuchikage, she had automatically taken over as the Tsuchikage's assistant in Iwagakure, while Deidara had chosen a different path.
Having watched Ōnoki die right in front of him, Deidara could no longer possibly join the Akatsuki Organization. He had even realized that his explosions would hardly be enough to secure his revenge.
Lately, Deidara had been studying Iwagakure's Dust Release, hoping to inherit it.
"Uchiha Chisen-"
As Kitsuchi listened to his daughter Kurotsuchi, his expression could not help but grow complicated.
At that moment, Kitsuchi had the same thought Ōnoki once had. Why did powerful shinobi always emerge in Konoha? If Iwagakure had someone as powerful as Uchiha Chisen, even the Akatsuki Organization would not be impossible to fend off!
But only after taking charge of Iwagakure did Kitsuchi