Afterward, Konoha swiftly expanded its gains and quickly occupied most of the Land of Grass. Ōnoki had never expected the Iwagakure forces led by his son, Kitsuchi, to crumble at the first blow.
Takigakure
Ōnoki furiously stared at the report before him. It detailed the great battle at the front lines: Iwagakure had suffered a crushing defeat, and his son Kitsuchi had been severely wounded and captured.
Konoha was not the only culprit behind all this. There was also that Sound Village.
Chiba Kishu—where had he come from? Shikotsumyaku and Wood Release, two powerful bloodline limits, had actually appeared in the same person.
Hadn't both the Kaguya Clan and the Senju Clan already been wiped out? How had someone like this suddenly emerged?
Picking up the peace proposal Konoha had sent again, Ōnoki had no choice but to consider the possibility of negotiations.
"Damn it! First Kimura Takuya from Amegakure, and now Chiba Kishu from the Sound Village. Why are all these small village geniuses determined to oppose me?!"
Ōnoki snarled, tearing the report in his hand to shreds as though he could tear apart Chiba Kishu, who was thousands of miles away, as well.
Just then, the door to the Tsuchikage's office was pushed open. Kurotsuchi, Kitsuchi's daughter, barged in. "Old man, you have to save my dad!"
Kurotsuchi hugged her grandfather and shook him repeatedly.
Ōnoki grew even more irritated. "I know, I know! Aren't I trying to figure out how to save your father?"
This had never been meant to be a full-scale war. All he had wanted was to force Konoha to hand over Roshi and loot the Land of Grass along the way. He had never expected things to reach this point. If they kept fighting and things truly escalated, losing his son over