Clash

Compared to the sandstorm-strewn Sunagakure, the main color of Iwagakure, though similar to the former, is a rather dull yellow, but the main component of this color is mountain boulders.

When the First Earth Shadow Sekika, founded the village, he deliberately chose this location, which was easy to defend and difficult to attack. Compared to Sunagakure's seemingly strong but actually cramped narrow pass, the strange terrain formed by natural rocks was obviously better able to resist external enemies.

Therefore, to kill Ōnoki, you must lure him outside the village.

Ōnoki himself understood this principle well. He learned from his teacher's example and knew that as the Tsuchikage, especially the Tsuchikage with Dust Release, maintaining sufficient strategic deterrence was the best choice.

After all, in this era where ninjas generally have high attack and low defense, Dust Release Kekkei Tōta, is more like a gimmick in most cases.

As Ōnoki pushed open his office door, ready to begin his day as the Tsuchikage, a violent explosion, accompanied by a tremor powerful enough to shake the Tsuchikage Building, instantly alerted the Tsuchikage.

"What happened?!"

Ōnoki steadied himself and immediately summoned his subordinates to assess the situation.

However, the thick smoke rising from the direction of the Research Bureau, seen through the window, has confirmed the current situation.

Soon, the ninja in charge of the investigation came to report to Ōnoki that someone had attacked the Research Bureau and kidnapped researchers, including Dr. Kōta.

"Damn it, come with me!"

Upon hearing Ōnoki's forehead.

He never expected that anyone would dare to plan such an operation while he was in charge of Iwagakure.

They really don't respect me at all!

Driven by rage, Ōnoki quickly chased after the enemy in the direction they might have fled.

Soon, only two Jonin remained with him, able to keep up with his movements.

"Wow, that's fast."

Outside Iwagakure, Fuyuan observed Ōnoki's movements through a surveillance drone.

The opponent was very fast; the drone couldn't even keep up with its speed at one point.

"That's Ōnoki, the strongest of the Five Kage. Although it's still necessary to carefully consider whether he or the Hokage is superior, the Tsuchikage's strength should not be underestimated."

Fufeng reached out and smoothed his hair, looking at Dr. Kōta who was being "held hostage" to the side.

Apart from Kōta, all the researchers they abducted were killed by Fudō.

In this way, even if the mission fails, Kōta can still maintain control of the Iwagakure Research Bureau by relying on Ōnoki's trust.

Of course, Fufeng did not believe that his actions would fail.

"We've arrived at our location."

Unfolding the map Fudō it with the images transmitted by the drone, they confirmed that Ōnoki had walked onto the trap they had set.

"Then, let's start."

With a command from Fufeng, Fudō activated his Ninjutsu: "Earth Release: Materialization Transformation!"

"Stop!"

The moment Fudō his Ninjutsu, Ōnoki immediately stopped his actions and waved to his two subordinates to remain still.

"What happened, Lord Tsuchikage?"

One of the ninjas stood still, cautiously observing his surroundings, while using his body to block Ōnoki from being attacked from a distance.

"I underestimated them. I thought these guys were just going to plunder the Research Bureau, but it turns out their target is me?"

Ōnoki had already noticed the change in terrain. As a master of Earth Release Ninjutsu, he knew that the opponent's elaborate display was not simply to hinder his pursuit.

Border region of the Land of Lightning.

Since the Land of Lightning recognized the Kumogakure's de facto semi-independence, the Daimyo of the Land of Lightning, no longer trusting them, chose to deploy his own soldiers to defend the border.

As usual, the soldiers were patrolling the border area when, as they walked into an open area, two sudden attacks took the lives of the last two soldiers.

The sounds of thunder and screams mingled together. Upon hearing the noise, the samurai commander in charge of the team hurriedly turned around and saw ninjas dressed as Kumogakure using various methods to kill his subordinates.

"You bunch of ninjas, are you planning to rebel again?!"

The commander drew his katana and slashed at the nearest ninja.

He imbued his Chakra, increasing its sharpness, while the ninja he attacked drew Kunai, imbuing it with Lightning Release Chakra to counteract the Chakra imbued by the attacker.

After a few brief exchanges, the commander realized that he couldn't handle the large number of ninjas in front of him on his own. He deflected the kunai the ninjas were carrying, made Kunai as if he was about to attack, and then fled towards the base while the ninjas raised their hands to defend.

There, he also had dozens of colleagues stationed, which should be able to withstand the attack of the Cloud Ninja and buy them time to report to the Daimyo's Mansion.

Realizing the samurai's intentions, the Cloud Ninja threw Kunai and shuriken, some of which hit the samurai's torso, but failed to stop his actions.

Seeing that their opponent was getting further and further away, the Cloud Ninjas gave up the pursuit and collapsed to the ground.

"Well, the ultimate goal is to stir up chaos within the Shinobi Alliance anyway, so whether or not we kill their Kage is irrelevant."

Sasori emerged from the shadows. The Cloud Ninja he had just encountered were all captured during a raid on a base. He had deliberately left them alive so they could still use Chakra and increase the realism of the attack.

"The already fragile trust between Kumogakure and the Land of Lightning will likely be completely severed now, giving me ample time to research my ultimate weapon."

Scorpion muttered to himself for a while, and only left the scene after the Cloud Ninja beneath his feet had completely died.

Meanwhile, under the manipulation of Fudō and Fuyuan, the two Stone Ninja who were following Ōnoki Jonin one after another, leaving Ōnoki alone in the trap.

"To counter this kind of Ninjutsu, which is powerful enough to alter the terrain, one would probably need to defeat the caster..."

Having dodged the Earth Spider's attack, Ōnoki had roughly analyzed the characteristics of the Materialization Transformation.

"Or, completely destroy the terrain they summoned." Ōnoki stopped in his tracks.

What is he going to do?

Bu Yuan, who was hiding in the shadows ready to attack at Fuyuan moment, saw Ōnoki standing Fudō and was curious about what he was going to do next.

"It's strange, but it's actually a very good opportunity to attack..."

Fudō his fist, ready to deliver a fatal blow to Ōnoki.

"Idiot, retreat!"

Fufeng voice came through the communicator, but before the two could ask what had happened, a dazzling white light began to flash in Ōnoki's hand.

"Dust Release: Limit Separation Technique!"

The enormous cube enveloped the entire area created by the Materialization Transformation and remained there for some time.

"Hey, really?! Dad actually used that move?!"

Kitsuchi, who was tracking the invaders along other routes, sensed something was wrong when he saw this scene.

The invaders are probably more powerful than they imagined.

"Go quickly and support the Tsuchikage!"

Kitsuchi roared, then quickly formed hand seals and unleashed Earth Release: "Earth Release: Dry Land Navigation!"

A large amount of soil solidified under the action of Kitsuchi, eventually becoming a huge stone boat.

The ground beneath their feet softened, and once the Stone Ninja had all jumped onto the stone boat, Kitsuchi immediately activated his Chakra. The massive stone boat, combined with the soft soil, began to glide towards Ōnoki's location.

As the white cube gradually dissipated, a huge, smooth crater was revealed in the Land of Earth.

His Fuyuan revealed.

His right hand was affected by the Dust Release and disappeared without a trace.

Fudō, he directly molecularized and completely left the Shinobi World.

Only Fufeng, because he was far from the range of the Dust Release, was not harmed at all.

"Is it you who killed Naruto and Tomohiko?"

Ōnoki floated above the ground, looking down at Fuyuan lying on the ground.

"Wind Release: Void Bullet!"

Several wind-attribute Chakra balls flew towards Ōnoki, but he nimbly dodged them.

Taking advantage of the opponent's evasive maneuver, Fufeng quickly closed in and kicked Ōnoki, preventing him from using Dust Release.

Ōnoki manipulated rocks to surround his body, using them to defend against Fufeng's leg techniques.

"Wind Release: Flower Scattering Dance"

The tornado, carrying flower petals, protected Fufeng's body and obstructed Ōnoki's view.

Once the tornado subsided, Fufeng had successfully rescued Fuyuan and brought him to a safe location.

"Such speed, and without using any Chakra nature transformation, to be able to do that... are you talking about the so-called Artificial Human?"

Ōnoki highly praised Fufeng's speed.

Fufeng ignored the other party and cautiously observed Ōnoki's actions.

Her incredible speed is due to the changes Ōtsutsuki Shibai's cells made to her body.

She is now even more physically superior to Artificial Human.

However, she did not inherit the Ōtsutsuki's ability to absorb Chakra and cast Divine Arts; otherwise, she would not have been afraid of Ōnoki's Dust Release.

"Earth Release - Core of the Moving Earth"

Seeing that Fufeng intention of ignoring him, Ōnoki launched the first attack, using Core of the Moving Earth to raise the ground beneath Fufeng's feet.

Fufeng hurriedly jumped off the plot of land, a move that played right into Ōnoki's hands.

"Earth Release - Stone Spikes".

The sharp Stone Spikes aimed at Fufeng's landing point, Fufeng used his Taijutsu to break the spike.

His ability to withstand Ninjutsu with his bare hands is comparable to that of the Third Raikage.

Ōnoki carefully observed Fufeng's every move.

"Lightning Release: Lightning Net."

Fufeng created a massive net of lightning that enveloped Ōnoki, she took advantage of the moment when Ōnoki's attention was diverted and quickly rushed towards him.

"Earth Release · Earth Style Wall."

The Earth Style Wall rose up, blocking the lightning net, but was shattered by the Fufeng.

"Lightning Release: Needle of the Striking Lightning".

Fufeng's long leg lashed out like a whip towards Ōnoki crossed his arms and took the Fufeng- on.

The moment the attack struck him, Ōnoki felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

The powerful electric current scorched Ōnoki to a crisp, and his hands trembled uncontrollably as he was kicked away.

Lightning Release: Needle of the Striking Lightning is a Ninjutsu that allows the user to become electrified, often used by Fufeng in close combat.