"Lord Tsuchikage...?"
Watching Ōnoki roar hysterically, quite a few Iwa Ninja did not dare approach him.
They could only watch from afar.
Everyone in Iwagakure knew Ōnoki had a bad temper. Getting close to him at a time like this was just asking to be yelled at, wasn't it?
In the end, Kitsuchi ran over, carrying the ten-year-old Kurotsuchi in his arms.
"Lord Tsuchikage, please calm down."
Kitsuchi showed rare backbone and directly shouted into Ōnoki's ear.
Even Ōnoki was startled by Kitsuchi's sudden behavior, freezing on the spot.
Still, he calmed down somewhat.
Kurotsuchi had not expected her father to ever dare speak to her grandfather like that.
Seeing Ōnoki fall silent, Kitsuchi continued, "Lord Tsuchikage, the most urgent matter right now is rescuing the trapped villagers and rebuilding the village, not raging here in helpless fury!"
Kitsuchi's words were somewhat harsh, but they completely brought Ōnoki back to his senses.
He swept his gaze around him. Everything in sight was a complete mess.
The battle had erupted directly within Iwagakure, and the destruction it caused was unimaginable.
At this moment, the once-familiar Iwagakure was utterly unrecognizable!
As far as the eye could see, more than half the village had become ruins, with collapsed walls and shattered rubble everywhere.
The villagers' screams still filled his ears.
Ōnoki immediately stood up, his body floating into the air once more.
"All Iwa Ninja, listen up! Immediately build temporary shelters and rescue the afflicted villagers..."
Having barely regained his composure, Ōnoki began issuing orders, methodically arranging the ninja to carry out rescue operations.
Only after arranging everything did Ōnoki descend back to the ground, clutching his lower back.
"I really am old. Just saying a few words was enough to throw out my back."
Ōnoki's gaze remained dim. The last light in