Land of Earth border, Iwagakure camp.
Ōnoki, a short man, sat in a chair far too large for him, his expression grim.
Recently, Iwagakure had suffered one setback after another. Not only had it repeatedly lost ground in its battles against Konoha, it was also struggling to make headway against Sunagakure.
"Damn it, where did Sunagakure get all that money?"
Ōnoki slammed his hand on the table in front of him, making the Iwagakure jōnin nearby fall silent in fear. No one dared risk provoking him at a time like this.
Ōnoki stewed in silence for a while. Then he looked up at the jōnin around him, and some of the gloom in his heart lifted.
"Have we still heard nothing from Han?"
There was a note of anticipation in Ōnoki's voice.
If they could bring back the Seven-Tails and deploy it on the battlefield, it would be enough to decide the outcome!
Iwagakure could no longer afford to drag out the current situation.
They had to quickly defeat either Sunagakure or Konoha. Otherwise, their supply lines could easily run into serious trouble.
Compared to powerful Konoha, Sunagakure was undoubtedly the easier target.
And the quickest way Ōnoki could think of to end the war was to unleash a Tailed Beast and fight with their ultimate weapon.
Sunagakure had a One-Tail Jinchuriki. With Roshi away from Iwagakure, Han was the village's only other Tailed Beast Jinchuriki.
In this situation, if they could deploy the Seven-Tails on the battlefield, they could easily crush Sunagakure!
That would leave Iwagakure with more strength to deal with powerful Konoha.
Unfortunately, Ōnoki's hopes were ultimately dashed.
A call suddenly came from outside the tent:
"Lord Tsuchikage, Konoha has sent an envoy."
The unexpected voice interrupted Ōnoki's thoughts. Hearing that the envoy was from Konoha, he