Everything for the Village

"Ōnoki, that's settled. If you accept this, we will not leave until at least one of you has mastered Senjutsu. During this time, you can ask us any questions you may have."

At the end of his explanation, Kakashi presented Ōnoki with his choice.

"Alright, then you'll stay in Iwagakure for a few days. I'll find someone to make the arrangements."

Ōnoki agreed without the slightest hesitation.

After arranging for the Konoha members to leave, Ōnoki went to the Tsuchikage Building... and later to the newly built private training grounds of the Tsuchikage, where he found Kurotsuchi.

Unfortunately, Ōnoki originally wanted to have his eldest apprentice, Akatsuchi, and his son Kitsuchi, brought to his house.

However, Kurotsuchi, now the Kurotsuchi Tsuchikage, needs to know about this matter no matter what.

And Kurotsuchi...

Ōnoki felt that even if he called Kurotsuchi, she might not necessarily come back.

Even if they come, they'll point their fingers at him and ask, "Am I the master of Iwagakure, or are you the master?" to put pressure on him.

Rather than doing that, he should honestly go find Kurotsuchi and then have someone notify Akatsuchi and Kitsuchi to meet up where Kurotsuchi is.

The ellipsis above is because, when Ōnoki thought about this, he suddenly felt that the naming of the New generation was a bit too casual.

Although he was the one who chose all these names.

They're all made of soil, and just from the name, you can tell they're from Iwagakure).

Then a name he had only recently learned popped into Ōnoki's mind— Obito.

Well, although they're not from Iwagakure, they're still somewhat related.

After all, it was Iwagakure who smashed half of its body and bell.

After finding Kurotsuchi, Ōnoki did not immediately begin his lecture.

He sat to the side, waiting for the other two to arrive.

Ōnoki didn't say anything, and Kurotsuchi didn't bother to ask, continuing her training.

Ever since Shirozumi made Kurotsuchi experience the power of the Earth's master, Kurotsuchi felt that this was the direction she should take.

Therefore, he put aside the flight ability that his favorite Light-Weight Rock Technique brought him and began to train in a down-to-earth manner.

Not only do I stop flying normally, I don't even wear shoes anymore, going barefoot to feel the Natural Energy of the earth.

Finally, the Akatsuchi and Kitsuchi arrived in haste.

Besides these two, Deidara also left Ōnoki's mansion and followed him all the way here.

Deidara was somewhat curious about Senjutsu, but what he had just heard was simply not enough. Besides, he didn't have a photographic memory, so he couldn't remember it after hearing it only once.

So he followed.

Seeing Kurotsuchi everyone had arrived, Heitu stopped cultivating.

At the same time, Kurotsuchi glanced inadvertently at the spot where Deidara was hiding.

As Kurotsuchi gradually mastered the path indicated by Shirozumi and cultivated with her feet firmly on the ground, her abilities in all aspects improved significantly, even without using the Keystone.

The biggest improvement was in perception.

As long as she has her feet on the ground, her range of perception becomes terrifyingly large.

Deidara was hiding somewhere, Kurotsuchi noticed him immediately.

However, Kurotsuchi did not point it out and continued to let her grandfather Ōnoki, continue his lecture.

Ōnoki first explained the basic situation, and then stated that Konoha indicated that they would only leave with peace of mind if at least one person from Iwagakure mastered Senjutsu, but they would not deliberately select one like Kumogakure did.

Ōnoki's words were filled with disdain for the Raikage, believing that the Raikage did not love his village enough and did not lead by example.

Unlike Ōnoki, he decided to have Akatsuchi and Kitsuchi train simultaneously, and whoever succeeded first would become the first Senjutsu instructor in Iwagakure.

Of course, besides the Akatsuchi and Kitsuchi, Ōnoki himself also needs to train.

If it weren't for the fact that the Second Tsuchikage Mu, Impure World Reincarnation and couldn't use this shortcut, Ōnoki would have been eager to have Mu train with him.

If he hadn't just reconciled with Rōshi, and if he hadn't told Rōshi about this, Rōshi would have immediately exploded in anger and left the village, Ōnoki would definitely have made Rōshi join in as well.

If he weren't currently not the Tsuchikage and didn't lack the authority to command Kurotsuchi, who was Kurotsuchi Tsuchikage...

In short, both Ōnoki and the Fourth Raikage shared a belief that they were willing to sacrifice everything for the benefit of the village.

To uphold this ideal, we will spare no effort.

What does mere integrity matter?

The Raikage at least cared about his reputation, so he chose to train in secret.

Ōnoki had long since stopped caring.

He even went to pursue Grandma Chiyo for Madara Uchiha a while ago, so what is there to be afraid of?

If they could awaken the Rinnegan simply by consuming Naruto's "cells," Ōnoki and the Raikage would undoubtedly make their decision without hesitation... after only a slight pause.

This is the dark will of the Shadow.

Because of the incident with Grandma Chiyo, Ōnoki has given up all hope, and his dark will has surpassed that of the Raikage, which he no longer conceals.

"Luckily, I don't need to practice this."

After listening to the whole thing, Kurotsuchi was filled with emotion.

Fortunately, when Shirozumi first came to Iwagakure, she immediately expressed her opinion, even though at that time she simply wanted to annoy the old man and go out for some fun.

In short, it's fortunate that she already has a path to cultivate Natural Energy, so she no longer needs to be a gold miner.

"No need? Kurotsuchi, you..."

"Oh, old man, I don't think I told you that what I just used was Natural Energy."

To prove it, Kurotsuchi clenched his right hand Omega Groudon pattern appeared on the back of his hand. A stone sword covered in molten lava rose from the ground.

Everyone present was a ninja proficient in Earth Release techniques, and they immediately recognized the power of this move.

The rock giant summoned by Earth Release: Earth Release: Golem Technique is a technique similar to Susanoo and Wood Golem, so why is its battle record so poor?

It's because the Rock Giant is too weak.

Even if you expend Chakra to make it bigger, its attack and defense capabilities are still far inferior to Susanoo of the same size.

"Kurotsuchi, you..."

Ōnoki was somewhat taken aback.

At the same time, he was somewhat amused and exasperated by Kurotsuchi's attitude towards him.

Kurotsuchi had clearly acquired this ability quite some time ago, yet she hadn't mentioned the specifics to me at all, despite how important this matter was.

Does he really think he's the supreme king of the Land of Earth?

"Actually, there's another, more obvious ability, but I'll refrain from using it for the sake of the farmland near the village."

The Kurotsuchi withdrew its power.

The lava flowing on the stone sword gradually solidified.

What she was referring to was, of course, the Land of Termination, and the "Sunny Day" that replaced it.

Kurotsuchi once complained to Mei Terumi that the Land of Water needed Sunny Day and land reclamation, while Iwagakure needed rainfall and water resources, yet the two of them happened to have what the other needed.

However, this also has its advantages. As long as the two sides maintain their alliance and help each other out, it's not a problem.