"I'm saying you're asking to have your hide peeled off! Rōshi is a complete lunatic. Make him Tsuchikage, and tomorrow he'll declare war on all four of your countries."
Liusha froze for a moment after hearing that. "Is that guy really that bold? I only heard about it, that's all. Don't get mad."
But the more Liusha spoke, the angrier Ōnoki became.
Not because of Liusha, but because of his own village.
The capable ninja all had something wrong with their heads. Back when Grandfather recruited clans to establish Iwagakure, why hadn't he brought in some clans with smart people?
It had gotten so bad that there was no one to use now. He could not even retire if he wanted to.
"Sigh, I guess I'm just doomed to work myself to the bone. Luckily, the Shinobi World is at peace now. No need to go to war, which saves us a lot of trouble."
"Otherwise, I'd probably lose ten years off my life."
Torikaze smiled inwardly. If Ōnoki knew war was coming soon, who knew how he would feel.
Clearly, no one liked war. The purpose of war was to help countries and villages develop better, so as long as there was a way to keep villages and countries steadily growing—
Naturally, leaders would not choose to gain benefits through war.
Of course, aside from those idiots in the Land of Lightning, the other countries thought the same way Torikaze did.
That was why everyone could cooperate and develop together. Nothing bad had happened all these years.
"Alright, Torikaze, we'll head back first. We can keep chatting when the Five Kage Summit begins. Otherwise, we won't have anything left to talk about then."
Torikaze smiled slightly. "Of course. Then I won't see you off. We're all old acquaintances."
Ōnoki