Ōnoki's Rage

"You have no connection to Konoha, but you've angered me," Tianqi said furiously.

"Lord Tsuchikage, are you alright?" At this moment, the Tsuchikage's guard rushed in.

"We seem to be meeting for the first time, young man. I don't know how I've offended you," Ōnoki said, waving his hand to stop the guards and addressing Tianqi.

"You don't know? I'll say a place and you'll know. Do you remember the Land of Hot Water?" Tianqi continued to stare at Ōnoki, completely disregarding the shadow guard.

"Oh, the Land of Hot Water. Isn't that Konoha's territory? My developing influence there has nothing to do with you." Hearing "Land of Hot Water," Ōnoki knew what Tianqi was getting at. Since it was the Land of Hot Water, he didn't care at all.

Seeing Ōnoki's indifferent expression, Tianqi became even angrier. "You're secretly invading other countries and suspected of starting a war. I'd let it slide if I hadn't seen it, but since I have, I must intervene."

"And most importantly, my teammate is currently injured and lying in bed because of your actions. Based on this alone, don't you owe me an explanation?"

"So it's about a teammate's injury that you're demanding an explanation. What's this talk of war? I thought you Konoha ninjas had become ambassadors of peace," Ōnoki said with his arms crossed, a mocking expression on his face.

"Ōnoki, don't try to distract me. Regarding my teammate's injury, what do you intend to do?" Tianqi said impatiently, wanting Ōnoki to get angry so he could teach him a lesson.

"What do I intend to do? Heh. You, a mere Konoha ninja. I don't know how you snuck in, but you're alone. Do you think you'll be able to walk out of here alive?" Ōnoki waved his hand, and the guards immediately surrounded Tianqi.

Tianqi smiled as he looked at himself being surrounded. "Ōnoki, you've become quite something since becoming Tsuchikage, so dismissive of life. You'd kill someone just like that."

"Hmph! I've never had a good word for Konoha ninjas. If I kill you today, Sarutobi won't dare to do anything. Arrogant brat!" Ōnoki said loudly, disliking Konoha, a village he considered untrustworthy.

"Destroy him!" Ōnoki directly ordered his subordinates to attack.

Hearing the order, the shadow guard didn't hesitate. They charged at Tianqi with kunai. Because the shadow guards were never weak, they were absolutely obedient to the Tsuchikage's words.

Seeing everyone attack him, Tianqi stood still and activated his Mangekyo Sharingan.

Seeing Tianqi standing still, the guards thought he had resigned himself to his fate and directly stabbed him with their kunai.

"Got him!" One ninja, thinking he had hit Tianqi, was overjoyed, but Tianqi's voice shattered his happiness.

"You're celebrating too soon," Tianqi said with a smile, looking at the ninja.

Seeing that Tianqi could still speak, the other ninjas didn't hesitate and stabbed Tianqi with their kunai.

Bang bang bang.

The kunai pierced Tianqi's body. Instead of blood, there was the sound of metal clashing.

That's right, Tianqi had used Kamui to phase through.

"What's going on? Why isn't he down?" Several ninjas pulled out the kunai that had stabbed Tianqi and looked at each other in confusion.

"This brat really is strange to dare come here alone. The kunai actually passed through his body. What a bizarre ninjutsu," Ōnoki, worthy of being the Tsuchikage, saw the problem at a glance.

"You've finished attacking, it's my turn. Fire Style - Kagutsuchi!" Tianqi directly summoned black Amaterasu flames. The Amaterasu flames formed fiery spikes that struck several ninjas respectively.

In an instant, the entire shadow guard was wiped out. The flames didn't disappear; they continued to burn the corpses, and soon, the bodies were reduced to ashes.

"Such terrifying black flames." Ōnoki was already shocked by the instant annihilation of the shadow guard, and he didn't expect the black flames to leave nothing behind. "A strange penetrating ability, coupled with terrifying black flames. Today might not end well."

"Killing my shadow guard should be enough. Leave now, and I won't pursue your responsibility." Ōnoki hadn't figured out Tianqi's ninjutsu and believed Tianqi possessed a penetrating ability, making him unable to do anything. He wanted to let Tianqi leave.

"Heh heh, I'm laughing. You say kill, then you say release. Ōnoki, I don't know if I should call you too naive or too simple-minded." Seeing Ōnoki waver, Tianqi directly provoked him.

"Then what do you want? I advise you not to go too far. This is Iwagakure. Although I haven't figured out your strange ability, such an ability must have a powerful limitation. I don't believe you can use it indefinitely. If you push me, I'll use a numbers game to drown you today." Seeing Tianqi trying to press his advantage, Ōnoki threatened him.

"Numbers game? Heh heh. Ōnoki, let me help you remember. When you went to Konoha to form an alliance with the Second Tsuchikage, who did you meet? Do you think that person fears a numbers game?" Tianqi said with a wicked smile, wanting to make Ōnoki recall that shadow.

!!! Hearing Tianqi's words, Ōnoki's face turned grim. That man, that unapproachable man. It was he who had made his teacher and himself unable to lift their heads, even being threatened by him. His old face was thoroughly ground into the dirt.

"Unfortunately, you're not him." Ōnoki glared fiercely at Tianqi. He finally remembered why this person looked familiar. This person looked too much like that man – the same arrogance, the same unapproachability.

"It seems you remember." Tianqi directly activated his Eternal Mangekyo and stared at Ōnoki. His scarlet eyes shone brilliantly at that moment.

"Yes! Yes! It's these eyes, this arrogant expression. Uchiha Madara, it's you! It's you! Today, I will reclaim the dignity I lost!" Ōnoki's inner Uchiha Madara merged with Tianqi, and he directly saw Tianqi as Uchiha Madara.

At this moment, the past humiliation resurfaced, and anger overwhelmed reason.

"Dust Release - Primordial Detachment Technique!"

"Madara, die!" Ōnoki used his Kekkei Tōta, which fused earth, wind, and fire ninjutsu, Ōnoki's ultimate move, and attacked Tianqi directly.

"So you're angry and mistaking me for Madara? Madara is indeed Ōnoki's shadow." Tianqi looked at the incoming Dust Release without any concern. With Kamui, what was there to fear?

A transparent white cubic energy shield directly enclosed Tianqi, then decomposed. Tianqi disappeared, and the floor also decomposed, leaving a square pit.

"Hahaha, Uchiha Madara, weren't you very arrogant, very unapproachable? Weren't you still annihilated by me today?" Seeing Tianqi's figure gone, Ōnoki burst into laughter.

As Ōnoki was laughing, Tianqi's figure slowly reappeared. The moment he was hit, Tianqi had directly hidden himself in Kamui's dimension.

"You're unharmed? How is that possible! I clearly hit you!" Ōnoki said in disbelief.

"Ants are just ants, daring to challenge me."

Susanoo!

A colossal blue energy erupted around Tianqi. The walls and floor cracked, and the skeletal frame of the Susanoo began to form slowly.

"This! This! This is..." The terrifying memory returned. Seeing the slowly forming skeletal frame, Ōnoki's inner shadow reappeared. "No! This is impossible!"

The upper half of the Susanoo in the sky completed its second form. Tianqi slowly ascended, and the legs also began to grow.

Roar!

The giant figure directly reached the roof. The Susanoo roared, and with two punches, it broke through the roof. The Susanoo's body continued to grow, reaching 600 meters.